The Trial of Faith
Suggested Scripture Texts:
1. 1 Timothy 1:18-19
2. Hebrews 3:17-19
3. Matthew 26:37-38
4. Numbers 13:27-28
Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."
We need to fight to keep our faith alive. Having faith is not merely the absence of distress or sorrow. Neither does it means that with faith, life will go on smoothly. Doubt leads to victory in distress and sorrow. Faith rests in the promise that God will make a way of escape. Regardless of the circumstances, trust in God as He is actually on the same boat as you.
God's purpose is not to test his people by bringing plague after plague to his people. God is, however, more interested in helping you to tide over all your tribulations in your life.
1 Peter 6-7: "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. [7] These have come so that your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire - may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed."
Escaping these trials that God has planned for us is not the equivalent of having the triumph of faith. The failure to as God what his eternal purpose in the trials that he has allowed in our lives.
The riches are all in Jesus Christ.
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How people end up together is baffling.
Is it mere Chemistry or simply pure coincidence that people come together and foster the best of great bonds.
When we bid farewell to each other and say 'hope to see you again', do we actually mean it?
When we bump into each other after bidding farewell, do we become hi-bye friends or something deeper?
The reminiscence of ties; the friendship and camaraderie fostered; the topsy-turvy feeling of having memories come flooding back into your minds...
Four years is a long time... still I am in your manner of thoughts for the stupid things that I did which I now have forgotten.
Regrets? I don't dwell on regrets.
Have I changed? Who hasn't!
Have I oriented myself in a different direction? You bet I have!
Am I different? Naturally.
Simplicity and something of the norm. That's what I want.
Conformist? Me? Hello...wrong door you are knocking!
Haven't we all heard the simple story of how two people fall in love.
Boy meets girl. Boy likes girl. Girl likes boy. Boy goes out with girl. Girl goes out again with Boy.
What if...just what if...the girl ain't exactly who or what she is...what if there are more than meets the eye...
It is a simple story plagued with sweeping assumptions and warped perceptions.
Love ain't that simple after all.
According to I Weekly, I am going to get pretty hot-tempered in camp this week. I think it may actually hold water considering the fact that I am going to continue packing my stores this week and the container is closing this friday. I think I may even be on the verge of strangling a certain banarama for his ineffectiveness in the unit. The army is a hierarchical organisation. The higher the rank, the higher you are in the food pyramid. The men, unfortunately, form the base of this food pyramid. Though we support this pyramid and prevent it from collapsing, yet we are often the least appreciated bunch of people in the army. Think about it, all the great and visionary plans that the commanders take eons to come out with can only be executed perfectly if there are men to do the job and make their vision come true. Commanders and Officers are there to plan. Sergeants are there to delegate and supervise and men are just the sponge that soaks up everything that is given to them. This is the great significant plight of being a men in the army. Enjoy it while it last!
