Never Give Up!

Home is where the heart is and my heart seems to be in two different places now. I miss my home here and I so miss Hong Kong *iwannagohome! Well.. The only good thing now, is that I'm so near town that shopping's made convenient, down side of it, I'm falling off the wagon, the shopaholic nature of mine seems to be taking over. (ok. I know. what's new right? but you can stop rolling your eyes NOW.)


Anyway, that's not the most important thing, or rather, the most interesting thing i'd like to share about. Have you ever been to church and sat through sermons and can't really relate to them? Somehow, Sunday's message spoke to me in such a great way that i can barely describe. Truth to be told, I learn some thing new every Sunday after church and I often take home a message with me. But Sunday's message was one that struck a chord in my heart, I couldn't help but wanna cry when the service was over.

What's the message about?


Well, first, ask yourself this..


When you face the hardest battle in Life, What do you do?

Pastor Lee's message was from Joshua 11: 1-23. He gave us three simple, but empowering points to hold on to when faced with such a situation..


1. Hold fast to the word of God.

• because fear robs us of our faith and perspective, joy and strength of God
  
• The keyword to note in Joshua 11: 6 "but the Lord said to Joshua, 'Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow about this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. you shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.'"
  

2. Be true and faithful to the will of God

• Believe that this God of mine will see me through and fight for me!


• even if His will may seem to go against normal human analytical logic, believe in His will!


• if you refer to v6, you'd realise that the Lord asked Joshua to "hamstring the horses and burn their chariots with fire. In combat, these things obtained from the enemy could have been very useful and it was against logic to set them up in fire, but Joshua was true and faithful to God's will. Though what He has installed for us may seem illogical, we just have to believe in the Will of God, because HE knows best and HE has His plan for us.
  

3. Press on in the work of God

• The fruit of perseverance and endurance is evidently seen in v23 of Joshua 11. "So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war."


• Joshua was true and faithful and he did, in the end, reap the fruits of his perseverance and endurance


• Do not look at your confidence but at our Lord, to move on, to persevere, to press on! Don't give up!

I often ask Him, if this is His will for me, one that I know and can hear the calling for, then why am i so near yet so far from it?

It was as if i were back in secondary school, when I asked Him why He chose me and put me in a tough position, to do a seemingly near impossible task. I thought of giving up so many times, but time and time again, whenever i prayed, He told me, "you're not alone in this, I am with you. You are not leading them, I am, and with Me, all things are possible". and He did create a miracle, we got a gold, despite the fact that the week before, we fell to rock bottom, so much so that we couldn't even hold a decent chord together. But He made it possible, all we had to do was just to have faith.

And now, I'm in this same position, and I pray, over and over again and I ask, is this what He wants me to do, and each time, my calling, my desire for this grows even stronger. Some may not believe in the power of prayer or maybe think that it's my subconscious talking to me, but if you just quieten your heart to listen and to pray, you'll hear a clear distinct message, one that's only meant for you.

I am now toiling for 3 years doing something that I do not have much passion for in hope that I'd be able to embark on my passion and my love. I made a promise to Him, that I'd do my best to help those in need, that if financial circumstances permit, i'd give free treatment to those who need help. I know now, more than ever, that this is what my heart yearns and craves for, this is the what my heart hungers for. I am full in the love of my Lord, but I know, this is my calling.

Sunday's message, simple as in may seem, meant a lot to me. It was speaking to me, in a voice so loud that I am convinced, now, more than ever, that all i need to do is hold true and be faithful to His will and all will be done.

If you are facing any trouble, any dilemma or you're in a situation where you're asking "why me? why me Lord?" then I hope this message did speak to you then way it spoke to me. What ever you're embarking on, or about to embark on, Don't Give Up! Have Faith!

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