Thursday, January 04, 2007
Key#1 Get Rid Of The "Wilderness Mentality"
In the OT, as the Israelites were in the wilderness, they always relied on God to give them what they need, having God to bring them out of circumstances. However, God wants us to step out and be independant. Don't always rely and wait upon God to give and help you in everything, but step out and fight for what we what we need. We should be working. In the wilderness, we'll never acheive great things. We will only see that little amount of abundance in the wilderness, when out of wilderness there flows with "honey and milk". Therefore, God wants to bring us out of the wilderness to the promise land that flows "honey and milk".
Key#2 Be Ready To Touch The Unclean
During Jesus's ministry, He had touched the uncleans. For example, He had touched the lepers to heal them, sat down with the tax collectors to eat... etc... We should not avoid the world but go to the world to reach out to them, just like Jesus had in the NT. Simon Peter, the fisherman, worked in the Sea of Galilee. It was his workplace where Jesus showed him dreams and visions, and the place where he was discipled. So it will not be in the church that God will show us dreams and disciple us and mould us, but it will be our workplace! It's where we should expect God to move, disciple and mould us!
Key#3 Expect A Storm In The Journey
Mark 4:36-38, Mark 6:45
Being a Christian, we don't ecpect that our lives will be so comfortable, everything will go on so smoothly and we will not fail in everything we do. However as Christians, we should get ready to be uncomfortable. God sees that the journey that we go through is more important that the destination. Ultimately, we are going to achieve and reach our destination. It's the journey that make us a stronger person. God is more concern for our character than our comfort. God wants us to rise up in faith for ourselves when there's a storm.
Key#4 Ask God For A "Rhema"
Matthew 14:25,28
For every new level to go, we need a new encounter with the Lord. Jesus and His disciples were in the boat on the sea. Jesus was then walking on the water! Then Jesus gave a word specifically, a Rhema word, only to Peter to walk on the water, and he did it. He was the only man in the whole history that walked on the water other than Jesus. Jesus gave non of the other disciples the word to walk on water and therefore non of the other disciples had succeeded. Therefore, ask God for a Rhema word to do the impossible.
4 Things You need to Build On:
a) Your Strength
b) Your Distinctive-uniqueness
c) Your Revelation
Key#5 Use The Power Of Your Imagination
Matthew 14:30
Psalm 1:1-3
In the realm of vision and dreams, there is no limit that our mind can contain. Whenever we can imagine, we can get it!
Key#6 Develop The strength To Handle Failures
*Strength is the capacity or ability to bounce back when you are knocked down.*
There's no guarantee that whatever we are doing will be successful. But as we failed and being knocked down, let's stand up once again to continue to work for what we are doing, don't give up! A person who is strong will take a short time to bounce back when he/she is being knocked down.
Key#7 Call Out To Jesus When You Are Sinking
Matthew 14:31-32
When Peter was sinking into the sea during the storm, he called out to Jesus. Jesus was just beside him, nearest to him. Jesus reached for Peter's hand to save him and they walked on the water together. When we are facing a storm and feel that we are sinking, call out to Jesus. Actually, Jesus is nearer than the breath that we breathe! When we call for Him, He wants to be there to save us and be there for us. Pray! Prayer is the key to success!!
__candice.w384
i'll worship You, my God; 10:41 PM
Hey guys, did not know that a CG blog existed. Well its 2007 already and i want to agree together with candice that we can multiply this year. We are going to get Cg of the year. Well we are heading in the right direction as we can see from christmas. We are capable of bringing friends. We already have 3 decisions from the last 2 weeks which i feel is a great testimony of what God is able to do through us.
I thank God for all of you, each and everyone for making Cg such a fun filled and 'crazy' place to be in. You have made it a very enjoyable place for people to come and have fun. W384 is a wonderful Cg to be in and its because of each and everyone of you. From the lame gang of 3(you know who you are) to the more serious people, each of you are unique and marvelously created by God. It has been a privilege to serve God together with you guys.
oK, 2007 WILL BE THE BREAKTHROUGH YEAR FOR THIS CG!!!!
Lets work together to make it happen.
God bless
Yz
i'll worship You, my God; 9:45 PM
It's 2007!! Let's continue to grow the cg and aim that cg can multiply by april!
I have edited our cg blog once again. hope that this blog can be revived!!
__candice.W384
i'll worship You, my God; 2:21 AM
