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God and Broken People

                                       Sermon-A Valuable Lesson
             My pastor preach a really good sermon at Calvary Baptist church this Sunday morning which touches my heart and really opened up my spiritual eyes to understand what God is been sharing showing me past few weeks.

                                                            

 

      Pastor T.P. Johnston                                                                            January 12,2014

                                                         God and Broken Peoeple

                                                                 Judges 13

Everything is broken- God use it for his purpose

Verse 1- children of Israel did evil- 40 yrs. of Philistines domination.

Verse 7- would Israel fall God send a deliverer

This time the people did not cry out

God does preserve his people even they don't give a whim about Him.

Be aware of children therefore sins will influence them.

Verse 3-5 An answer to freedom from Philistines

God always meets us at the point of our inability.

Romans 5:6 No other hope but God

I know I am broken & this is what I am going to do about it - not the way God's works- it is all God

Manoah's wife, no name, God works with those who are in obscurity.

Verse 12 Faith not if this happens- but when this happens

Faith in a Godless time. Hebrews 11:6

Obey without knowing details.

Verse 18= wonderful- fantastic- beyond understanding

Samson born name means like the Son

Broken though he was Samson was set apart for God's work.

Set yourself on God's works.

Three questions for broken people

1. Am I eager to hear from God?

2. Am I willing to obey God?

3. Am I ready to be amazed by God?

 

 

God wants to use our brokenness to set others free!

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

God use brokenness to help others in wise counsel.

God use your willing heart and brokenness for his purpose.

Be What God Made You to Be

                  A story is told of a king who went onto his garden one morning, and found everything withered and dying. He asked the oak that stood near the gate what the trouble was. He found it was sick of life and determined to die because it was not tall and beautiful like the pine. The pine was all out of heart because it could not bear grapes, like the vine. The vine was going to throw its life away because it could not stand erect and have as fine a fruit as the peach tree. The geranium was fretting because it was not tall and fragrant like the lilac; and so on all thought the garden. Coming to a heartsease, he found its bright face lifted as cheery as ever. "Well, heartsease, I'm glad, amidst all this discouragement, to find one brave little flower. You do not seem to be the least disheartened. " No, I am not of much account, but I thought that if you wanted an oak, or a pine, or a peach tree, or a lilac, you would have planted one; but as I knew you wanted a heartsease, I am determined to be the best little heartsease that I can."

 

Others may do a greater work,

But you have your part to do;

And no one in all God's heritage

Can do it so well as you.

Do it and Understand Later

                  Past few weeks, I have to make a decision and it is hardest decision I have to make. I don't want to do it, but I got sick so much that I know that God is trying to show his plans is perfect then my own plans. I receive scriptures and close friends telling me that I should listen to God and follow him even I get rejected by others. I don't understand why the choices is so hard, yet God gave us a free will. I really want to honor God more then anything. I do hope certain people will understand why I have to make this decisions. Please pray for me to find words to explain this to them. I know God is with me every step I take and I will be alone with him as everyone will leave me, won't understand why I did with my choices.

                     Proverbs 3:5
                 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding

On a cold night

                   It is really crazy past few weeks!! I got a message from my teacher named Keith, saying that I am failing in my English classes and better bring the grades up soon, and better studies harder for the test which is coming up in few weeks.  I have two quizzes and two projects to bring up my grades. Please pray for me to able studies harder and able to survive on four to three hours of sleep. I had been studies today all afternoon and evening. I have to get up at five o'clock everyday to spend time with God, get ready, eat breakfast, and go to work. I don't know how I made it through over four months. I am able to go home for Thanksgiving, November 27th and coming back on December 3rd. Just six weeks away until I see all my family since they are all coming to my parents' home.
            The story behind this picture, I had three coffee this morning and three teas this evening. I love evening on cold night, dress in my comfortable clothes and lit dim candles around me in kitchen w/ living room. Better get back to studying my school.

Final Day

I realized that I never finishes my final day at Northwood. It was very hard to write what happened on last two days before we headed back to Hinsdale, IL. I wasn't quiet done with issues that I am dealing with. Past three weeks, it is really struggle for me to deal with my emotions and working in Publication/mailroom. I decided to check up on my friends on websites and came across one of person that I greatly admire. This person has a picture of verses that I forgot about what God has showed me and use it for my blog name, it is Psalm 62:5-7. I broke down and cry out to God to forgive me that I had doubt him to take care of me and my future. After praying, I felt peace in my heart and taken trust and confidence in God, who will direct my steps.