Lightness of being #39 God is suffice (30 Mar 2014)

Lightness of being #39 God is suffice (30th Mar 2014)

Dear...

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning;
for in thee do I trust:
cause me to know the way wherein I should walk;
for I lift up my soul unto thee.
              Psalms 143:8

Every breathing moment, swirling in our midst are diverse thoughts with a common intent - to stir the devil in us. Or maybe more appropriately, to bring into overdrive, our inclination to judge, a direct consequence of the eating of the forbidden fruit from the Tree of knowledge by Adam and Eve.

Envy, fear, pride, anger, lust, greed, impatience, selfishness and the whole myriad of emotions made all of us their favorite haunts. And indeed it is no jaunt in the park for these are more than emotions, but evil spirits that not just taunt us, but seeks to lead us down the slippery slope to hell.

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
                2 Corinthians 3:5

God is perfect. We are not. Someone recently classified me as religious. The sheen of holiness I might seem to have, but it is ever so easily penetrated from within, whenever my carnal self succumb to the lure of the devil.

Only when we submit to God can we overcome the wiles of the devil.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
                 Titus 3:8

And lately, I have found by the grace of God, this new resolve to always consciously at every fork road of thought, put aside my finite understanding, and instead to take time to rest in our Lord, to know His will.
And knowing God's will is not about Him telling us what to do for every situation, for if we have diligently taken time in His Words, we will know what Christ would have done.
But to the carnal man, such Christlike actions are not the way the world meets her selfish needs. Can we, who are determined to obey God, be in this world, yet not of this world?

Christ will bring about victory in all situations that God put us through.

Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
                  2 Corinthians 2:14

这一生最美的祝福，就是能认识主耶稣, 就是能信靠主耶稣

God blesses

Eng Hieang
30th Mar 2014

An afterthought - Just enough

"Just do it," that's Nike's catchy advertising jingo. "Just enough!" You can be sure that is not the motto of the gnomes of Wall Street.

Being stuck in the confines of the plane, one have plentiful time to read, which I did, savoring over the wealthy class that Forbes magazine promotes as its mantra.
And thinking about one's relationship with God, and why did He put me in not just the cattle class in the plane, but in life?

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
               Titus 3:4-6

Thanks be to God, His Spirit residing in me always not just convict me of my sins, but corrects and brings me into His perspective.
Riches of the world I might not have in surfeit, but a richness of life He has blessed me with, since His Spirit fell upon me at age 40. And that is more than enough for me.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee;
yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
                  Isaiah 41:10

My response must continue to be, as shared above, be one of a thankful heart that is fully opened to His Spirit emanating forth from us as His lamp upon which the love of Christ will illuminate the encapsulating darkness upon this world. What a privilege for all who believe and are willing.