every beat of my heart

Sunday, December 13, 2009 @9:52 PM

13.12.2009 Sunday

Dear Lord

Our last session 22.11.2009 on God is Love brought us a Teachable Moment
There is an area common in our lives where we are not surrendered to You
Is it any wonder its called Unforgiveness galore (we are sensitive girls afterall)
Besides being created, people can be challenging, demanding, dogmatic packaged into one confrontational aggressor. Well 'weird' kind-of describes the rest of the unmentionables.
No la. Don't be silly its not that bad. Just practising odious adjectives.
I suspect each of us probably only has one 'little enemy' at a time to stumble us.

if we don't meet them now perhaps we will, later in our working life
if not in church perhaps in poly or uni
if not at home then maybe in the street/shops

So help Sparkers Lord Jesus
Not to be tripped by sins of unforgiveness.
May your Word that does not change,
change our understanding of your Word.
As our ability to grasp becomes better,
So shall your truth be clearer.
Each time we read your Word. Amen.

Today is our last 2nd Sparkers Sunday School. ; (

Character of God: Love

We learned
The feelings of passionate lovers who eat forbidden fruit is not love.
Love is not about feelings.
Love is a deliberate determined decision to obey God.
Jn14:21,23
²¹ Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”
²² Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, “Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?”
²³ Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.

Commanded to love God and His family, we are to conduct ourselves and commit to love

even if
- family members are difficult demanding and naggy
- colleagues are indifferent lazy rude and rehearse backstabbing
- church members are superficial phoney tackless unresponsive
- friends are offensive clueless and hurtful
even if
- we are tired friendless lonely and misunderstood

So how? my beloved Sparkerling princesses
Like Job let us repent of our attitude and acknowledge God's great power and perfect justice.
Like Job we can't know all the reasons for everything that happens.
Thus we often must choose between anger and trust.
I have this box of unanswered questions with the Lord.
When I get to heaven, I will have the pleasure of Him telling me the answers.
We must decide and commit to trust God in good times
To build up our faith so that we can continue to navigate in bad times.

After receiving all that unwarranted criticism, Job was still able and willing to pray for his 3
buddies. Forgiving someone who wrongly accused you of something you didn't do can be tough, but Job did it.
^Matt6:14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. ¹⁵ But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Matt18:³⁵ “That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters^m]">[m] from your heart.”

God says our love for others should be like the way He loves us.
Col 3:¹² Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. ¹³ Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. ¹⁴ Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. ¹⁵ And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.

Dear Lord, grant us this desire. ^Col3:16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. ¹⁷ And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

So.......What were you all thinking when I spoke what was in my heart? I said
1.I am not sure if any of you can resist the wooing of one not after God's own heart, an unbeliever.
2.I am not sure if any of you can disentangle from a physical relationship that crosses No Man's Land.
Oooops.! Kel kel the Experienced got agitated with you for taking the accusation sitting down.
Why no retaliation she said. Kel with the Right response despite being sick. Way to go.
3.What were you thinking?
I threw my questions into my Q box in heaven of course.
They will be answered when I get to heaven.

Missing 3 of my favourite things
Shanghai Gel
Debbie Jap
Jun Gold Coaster

a load off my mind
a load off my heart
God please change us each time we read your Word.
Love all my 11 sparker snowflakes