Disciplines Of The Mind : Faith

Read Mark 5 : 35-43

Do we really believe that our fears are based on lies? We must. We have to realize that every threat that comes against us is under God's watchful eye. We must understand that every concern of our lives is easily within His ability to relieve. While our sinful flesh and an aggressive enemy want to keep us preoccupied--even obsessed--with our security and status, God wants us preoccupied--even obsessed--with Him. If we would invest all of our emotions and thoughts into Him, He would manage our lives. We have such a hard time with that. We try to manage ourselves and give Him what's left over. But nothing is ever left over. We're completely spent on other things long before we turn to Him.

Why? Because we believe the threats are real. We believe the future may be dreadful. We believe that the economy may colapse, that the terrorists may win, and that the culture may grow inhospitable. Closer to our hearts, we believe that we may get sick, that we may not be able to pay the phone bill this month, or that our relationships may be easily broken. And as long as we think about these things, we cannot have faith. No one ever gets mountain-moving faith by obsessing about the mountains. They get it by focusing on God.

This takes discipline. It requires an active management of the thought life that perhaps we've never tried. It means that when a bill comes that is too large to pay, we must think about the God who is larger. We cannot lie awake at night wondering how we will pay it. It means that when there is crime in the neighbourhood or terror in the the world, we cannot obsess about the possible threats. We must think about the God who is Sovereign--our Protector, our Refuge, and our Strength.

We think that we are victims of our fear, but we are wrong. We actually cultivate it. We think about the threats to our well-being, never realizing that the threats are lies and our God is true. Will we suffer harm? Perhaps--but not ultimately, not out of His time, and not without a greater purpose. Faith knows that, and it isn't afraid.

Faith tells us of things we have never seen, and cannot come to know by our natural senses.


We all need faith to overcome fear.

Developing Courage To Battle The Giants In Our Lives!!

After talking about fear. These are some ways to battle with the Giant---fear in our lives.

1. Staying faithful with the small things.

2. Keep your eyes on the big picture...God wins

3. Gather courage from past victories.

4. Be who God made you to be.

5. Step into the battle with confidence.

6. Take time to celebrate God's work in our lives.

Everyone needs help in life... we can partner with God who can help us face the Giants in our lives.

All the best everyone!!!!

Disciplines Of The Mind : Fear

Genesis 3 : 8-10 ; Proverbs 1 :33

Ever since one dismal day in the Garden, humanity has lived in fear. Some of us seem to fear it all: We are full of hang-ups, anxious about every next day and every pending disaster. Others of us seem to fear nothing, but boldness and arrogance are usually masks for deeper insecurities. Deep down, all of us are now, or were once, afraid.

What do we do with our fear? Where can we take it? It is so universal that it has ordered much of the world we live in. Most religions are built on it. Most proposed political and social remedies attempt to relieve it. Our economics are founded on it. We stock up wealth because we fear the future. We create huge governments because we fear chaos. We worship idols because we 're afraid there might be no one to take care of us. We don't want to be some anomaly of life spinning on some random planet with no meaning to it all. Chance scares us. Ever since we severed ourselves from God's fellowship, we've been very, very afraid.

Perhaps our intial fear, this angst that plagues every human who thinks realistically about his or her existence, was entirely legitimate. After all, our sin has offended the one true Sovereign, the Lord of all there is. Where can we relieve our fear when the universe's greatest power is the One we're afraid of?

But God tells us not to be afraid if we've come to Him in repentance and faith. Having accepted His salvation, we can rely on this unalterable truth: All our fears are based on lies. Think about that. Our insecurity? He has made us secure. Our future? He has ordained it with blessing. Our enemies? They are weaker than He is. Our chaos? He is a God of order. What is it within us that contradicts these truths? Faith must convince us of them. Discipline your mind to dwell on truth. Replace your fear with faith.

All fear is bondage.

I thought of sharing this with you all. As I believe that fear is that Giant in our lives that always hinder us from doing a lot of things for God.

Guess what?!?!?!

Today is SZE WEI's 15th birthday!!! Yay!!!!

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to Sze Wei... Happy Birthday to you! :)

Well... Since it is her birthday today, I would like to share a little about her. Hmm... Ok.. I got to know her when I was in Form 4 through prefects' camp. I kind of like force her into having this friendship with me.. Hahaha... (Hui Ying is very very scary!!!)

It started off by me asking her whether she bathed or not. hahaha.... such a weird question to start off with. I was her group leader and that time i only know her as Yin Ying's friend and my group member.. A very very shy and cute group member.

After that.... I don't know how it turn out.. She became my very very very very very good friend! I am just so amazed by how God has provided this girl to be my friend. Although we might be very different from each other. But we are just able to connect. She is three years younger than me but i just don't know how we could be such good friends.

We have come a long long way... I just really thank God for placing her in my life and me in her life. To be able to have this chance to be her friend. I really enjoy and treasure this relationship with her! Thank You, God!

One thing she did that touched me a lot is that she even remembered that i had this biology project. I had to catch some insects in order to do this project. And she remembered and she even caught a cricket for me and make sure that the cricket will not die before my experiment. Thank you, Sze Wei!

I really hope that our relationship will get better throughout the years. Although i sometimes think that it will be impossible as we go to different schools now. Well.. I just have to trust it to the Almighty God who provides and make everything possible in His timing!

Happy Birthday Sze Wei! I hope that you will grow closer to God! And that you will continue to love Him no matter what happens! Thank You, my friend.... :)

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