He says not to worry, and I say, "Worry? Not me. I am only concerned." He says to cast my burden on Him, and I say, "Lord, watch me carry it in Your strength." He says not to fear, and I say, "I am not afraid, I am only apprehensive." He says, "My peace I leave with you." And I say, "No, thanks. I'll rather stick with mine. " And when I lose the battle of life, I blame God.
Afraid, I just move on. Fear is a launching pad to my lifting. It is the first obstacle to overcome on my way up; the constant companion on the way to my dream; and the last enemy to defeat just before I lift the trophy. And because what I fear most happen to me, I choose my fear. I fear success and just go ahead to succeeed. Fear has lost its dread. It is the turn of fear to be afraid.
"It is well." How often we say that without meaning it! And how often we mean it without saying it! Clichés are once powerful words or statements whose meaning and power we have lost through flippant usage. "Praise the Lord." "I am good." "I am strong." Should we stop using these clichés because of overuse or should we bring back their power through conscious usage? What do you think?
History is made when we stand for something, noble enough and long enough. The tide is turned when we believe in God, strongly enough and persistently enough. Our contribution is defined by where and how we stand, and who and how we believe.
It is springtime in Chicago. The snow has abated, leaving behind a heart-warming weather. The windy city harbours strong memories for me. It amazes me how green Chicago is - a testimony that comerce and environment can coexist. I look forward to breathing your cold and clear air for the next couple of days. And please snow, stay away; come again another time.
Dressed up like a doll, we present the face we want people to see. Our outward appearance is clothed in fine linen, while our heart remains dark and unattractive. Reputation is what we want people to believe about us; Integrity is who we really are. Between Integrity and Reputation is a big gulf of lies, and a keg of gunpowder waiting to explode.
The place of prayer puts me squarely in the Court of God, where the rules are different from the Court of Man. In God's Court, there is justice in the ambience of love. And when I am caught in the wrong side of justice, Mercy and Grace - two friends of the Court - spring to their feet in my defence. With Faith and Patience as my lawyers, I can ask the IMPOSSIBLE and do the UNTHINKABLE.
Hawaii carries its own feeling. A lovers' haven. A tourist destination of choice. A tropical climate in the middle of the Pacific. You feel rested even after 10 hours of flights from Chicago. Your wife seated right beside you in a rental car, you say, "Life is good." Then you remember you will be teaching communicationclasses to 45 Christian leaders from 22 countries, and you say, "God is able."
Whenever the devil tries to unsettle me, I say, "No, you can't! I am DTB - Delivered, Transferred and Beyond your reach. Because Col 1:3 (Amplified) says, '[The Father] has delivered and drawn (me) to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred (me) into the kingdom of the Son of His love.'" I discover the devil can handle anything except the Truth.
