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Sunday, July 19, 2009
16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SFA
Disclaimer: It is what i took down and posted in my own words. Hope it'll be helpful

Are you feeling worried? Are you at peace? Are you faithful to your responsibility as a husband, wife, children or anything you can think of? Is your heart crying? Is there not enough? Who would we blame?

Many of us a trapped in this world of materialism. Once again, materialism. We would usually blame the world. ' This post was offered to me. If i don't get it i'll feel empty' or ' I have no money, I am so depressed'. Sounds familiar? Well, this shows that God is absent in your life. You have to walk closely with him, let him take control of your life. It is a less heavier burden to carry. The world now has evolved. Would you give up you high paying job, or high status, friends, fame, maybe all the money you have to someone who needs it more? I bet its easier said then done. Many of us would fight to get that job, status, friends, fame and money.

Many of us are selfish. Very selfish. Look around you now. Everyone is fighting, destroying each other, just to get what they want. This is not what God wanted. There is so much anger and hostility around us. Where is the smile on everyone's faces? There was once i tried smiling to brighten up the people i smiled at's day. I sat in a train and smiled at the commuter sitting opposite me. She gave a weird stare at me. Then, i boarded a bus and smiled at another commuter. He said ' siao ah?!( are you crazy)' . Its really very sad. Actually, the battle lies in you. You decide to keep the happiness or the vengeance. Remember, one sin leads to another, you lie to cover you other lies, you cover the part you dirtied, only to realise it gets worse. Sin makes us hostile toward God, and this strains our close relationship with him.

Repent. Are you too ashamed to repent? Are you too angry to repent? God knows us even before we were created, what's there to hide?. 'For you created my innermost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. Psalms 139:13 NIV'. He is always here to bring peace to you. He is our lord, our shepherd. Would a shepherd let his sheep go astray? He would not. We are the lost sheep and he is our good shepherd. Jesus is here, here to look for his lost sheep. You can do your part by going back to him. Forgive like how he forgives.

After forgiving, that is not all. You have to love others like how he loves us. We can take holidays, but faith, hope and love does not. 'And now these three remains, faith, hope and love. The greatest is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV'

We all want God to heal us. Many go to the doctors, surgeons, fortune tellers etc to heal us. What we really need is God. Many of us are burdened with the sin we're carrying. Don't fall to pride, guilt and what the devil plans to stop us from reaching God. Pray to the lord that in Jesus' name, stop the devil and his workers from straining you relationship with God. Once again, we should find a quiet place where we can hear him speak. Do you have the time?

'Oh no, i don't. I have my studies to care about. Oh, and my overseas holiday, and shopping, and surfing the net, going out with my friends, ... ... ' It is just endless, the excuses are countless. God gave you 24 hours a day, can't he spend at least 15 minutes with you? Many people can spend thousands of dollars and take days of leave just to go overseas and play, enjoy themselves, indulge in luxuries that we can't even say that it is ours. When it comes to being in church, i see people flooding in fast to find a seat. When it comes to leaving, they'll run! Run! Run out. Can they just spend their sunday worshipping God and embracing his presence? Its a challenge for all of you reading this. Enjoy his presence, enjoy worshipping him. Finding the peace God wants to give you lies in yourself and yourself only. Call for his help and he will be there.

Hil's advice: Try reading the scripture everyday and praying everyday as well. It takes at least 15 minutes and you'll see the difference in the long run. Actually, even the simplest of things can be the most wonderful if you have God in your life. Adios!