Yesterday, went to Hope Church as was invited by J many times. I kept pushing her invitations back cos I know mum and dad aren’t very approving as they are of a different belief. And partly cos I was a little lazy as well. =/ But that aside, when yesterday came, I really had this urge to persuade mum to let me go for the service. Like, there was something there that was telling me I should really go.
Thankfully, I managed to convinced mum. Thus, I went. And I have not regretted a single bit. (Though there was a few initial awkward moments cos i know no one there, except for J.)
The people there were REALLY NICE! (: and I mean, GENUINELY NICE. can really feel that they are sincerely…NICE! (: i mean, true nice-ness VS fake nice-ness; sure can tell one. HAHA… so i felt really good and welcomed being there. And I realised, it was the Uni Service. which is pretty good cos it’s kinda like, people understand what you are going through in school as well? Uni life is tough…and being able to be in the house of God with Uni students is like…really encouraging. 
and the sermon was awesome! like, it really spoke to me! i guess you could say, God knows our every fear and difficulty. that prolly explained the “urge” and “drive” i was experiencing that made me really wanna go ystd. (:
just something I would like to share which I thought really hit right at home.
1 Timothy 6:11
“Flee from all this”
FLEE is usually associated with cowardice and fear, but in this context, “flee” should be like, fleeing as a mean to Victory and the only wise thing to do as there is no better way.
- Flee from godless teachings (v3-5)
- Flee from the love of money (v9-10)
- Flee from evil desires (2 Timothy 2:22)
- Flee from sexual immorality (1 Corinthians 6:18)(Genesis 39:10-12)
- Flee from Idolatry (1 Corinthians 10:14)
What caved in was “Flee from Idolatry”. Idols, not so much in its literal sense like celebrities and all but could also be like a crush/gf/bf/spouse…it’s someone or something that you fixate upon and your whole world and all the decisions you make seem to be revolving around them. During this period, it kinda felt like that. what happened between me and S is like consuming me from the inside. I can say like 90% of the things i do everyday kinda had him in mind. And now I know, it shouldn’t be this way. (: i must flee from idolatry. “In life, we also tend to give in a little, a little and a little. Then we give a little more, a little more, a little more. By the time we realise, we are stuck, or hooked. And although it’s going to be really difficult; we need to flee.”
The next statement is something I wouldn’t have thought about before but hearing it, really makes a whole lot of sense.
“If you are moving away from something, naturally, you are moving towards something else.” so true right?? (:
Thus, “fleeing” may not necessary be the work of a coward. It is towards greater things (:
The next thing was about “FIGHT”. we must keep in mind and know what we want to fight for. and PERSEVERE on.
FIGHT with PERSEVERANCE (James 1:2-4)
- Tough times will not last; and going through it will only mature you.
PrisCJN
