Garden of delights

Wahhh...is this a library? It's awfully quiet here :) What happened to all the blogging?

*Originally from 'The Hiking Path Meant For One' - For a nice photograph, do visit my blog :) Sorry i didn't know how to put the picture here! Still learning this HTML nonsense!*


We had combined life groups yesterday at church - Daniel's group with ours, James' group. It's always nice to see more than your own members for a change. The sharings, fellowship, worship, comments, ideas, insights etc are given a new lease of life, intergrated too you could say. It was good to see most LG members from both groups show up and thank you to Daniel's life group for being so hospitable with us :) Even baby Natalie joined us - she eventually slept though but was a part of the study of the word throughout, while sleeping on her daddy's shoulder :) It was encouraging to see everyone share throughout. Sure, we might have taken some time to warm up, and needed some encouragement from Daniel and John to speak out, but i think as time went by, the speaking out was good and so were the volunteering :) It was very encouraging to see everyone chip in and feel right at home with one another.

God sure is just and fair. He loves all of us but He will also punish us for our wrong-doings. We live in a wicked, cynical, individualistic world. But we can always seek refuge in God. We have an impression of what God promises for us after life but i guess more often than not, we are too caught up with this earthly world and what we tell God we want Him to do for our lives to realize how beautiful the promise will be. But our hikes with God and this life, every step of the way till we reach the kingdom is what matters most. If we follow with Him faithfully, spiritually and prayerfully, we will indeed grow stronger in Him. It's easier said than done but it's important to be a mirror of what God is, and when we fall, to always cling on to Him and seek Him, not turn away from Him. Our hike is a long one, one with many obstacles. But we have the comfort of knowing that we can stop at God's Garden of Delights or Refreshing Springs to rejuvenate ourselves and carry on with the good fight. Let us not be selfish Christians. Our walk with God is not a self-centered one but a God-centered one. Many Christians accept their salvation and forget that that's the beginning of our walk, not the end. We also tend to forget that we are not put here and saved to be just that. We are also here to save others, not ostracize them. Let God be the judge, let us not be the one's trying to play God. Lord, humble us and soften our hearts. Let us not assume that being a Christ-follower is just about giving in terms of dollars and cents, not cheating, not sinning, not commiting adultery and fasting. These things are good values but these aren't the only things God has called for us to do.

These were among the many things reflected and meditated upon the study and sharing of the Word. I couldn't help but feel thankful to God for the members of BLC, whom are as always a tight-knit group of people, appreciative of what we have, and what we can share with one another. Not just a bunch of people who come walking in and out of church on Sundays, forgetting all about fellowship and genuinely being...friends.