How Much You Long for God?

How much we long for God can be directly measured by How Much we long for his Kingdom to be established in this broken and fatherless world.


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For it is written:-
Our Father who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be Done on Earth as It is in Heaven.

Give us our daily bread,
Forgive our sins as we have forgiven those who sin against us.

Lead us not into tempation
But deliver us from Evil.
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As  we can see, First we should Long for God's kingdom and his desires then comes our needs and our desires.


We should long to See Christ in others..
The desire to see Christ manifested in everyone you know should be your foremost desire.
So we need to capitalize on whatever "Good" the other person has and magnify it.
Instead of telling a person his mistakes which he is aware of, praise him for the Good he has and then use that good to demolish the bad in his life.
This leads to Servant leadership where you become a servant for others to lead them from darkness to light.

I just thought of every person as a statue and God is asking us to work on them shine them to see Christ himself manifested in them.
So when you see God blessing them more, and using them more magnificently than you...your heart shouldn't cringe but rather be joyful that we have been of use to the master to establish his kingdom.

God was dealing with my jealousy,envy most of the times, teaching me not to cringe but to give glory to God.

Long time no see!!

its been a Long time since ive written in my blog!

Its time to start again....
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble,whatever is right, whatever is pure,whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me — put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9

This morning i visited peter brierleys blog.

There was a post that really touched me ...http://brierleys.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/my-night-in-the-red-light/

Its nice to see the ministry he is doing....saving people's lives...going through what they feel.
Well what i felt today was What was is point If you continuosly think about Yourself...and not about the Whole World being blown over.
I had plans of doing higher studies..and make myself more educated...but now i think i dont have time enough ...that I have education enough and I am good enough to cater to the needs of another human being be it Helping them out personally or may be in some organization.

As of now...I feel things can go a different way if you ....Start to think More about Others Than you think about just You,your family,your friends.

Do nothing out of selfish amibition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.Each of you should not look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others.
Phillipians 2:3

God's T-shirt!!!

Today morning as I got up the Holy Spirit just said to me..
You know what T-shirt is Jesus is wearing today?
He is wearing at-shirt which said "Born for Sinners".

So i started to think all kinds of T-shirt captions which Jesus would wear!
Born 4 U
2 Die for U!!

Why dont you guys think and write what u think God is wearing today??

Old has to Die, New Has to Come

Colossians 2:6-7
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord,so walk ye in him.

Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught,
abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Walking is a daily process...to take the next step...we always need to have LIGHT(Jesus Christ) and Eyes(that can see not blinded) to see where we are stepping next.

Today God told me that it needs to be PURSUED through GRACE given by Christ at the cross.
We dint have this privilege before...but now bcoz of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross..we are having the opportunity to pursue not with our strength....but only with the grace which gives FAITH WHICH STRENGTHENS US in Christ.

WALK=>PURSUE=>GRACE=>FAITH IN CHRIST

Faith that he has Col 2:13 and we are dead in our sins.

and since its a continuous process...
Christ touches you Once to give you wake up call..after that you have to continuously pour oil to the desire TO PUT TO DEATH AND BRING TO OBEDIENCE EVERY THOUGHT UNDER CHRIST!!!! <=2Cor 10:5

And it is written to walk like that...We need to be rooted and established in faith...i.e bcoz in the world today...devil continuously tries to fool us that we are being and have been uprooted and this reduces our faith in the truth and hence ultimately we stop walking!!!


Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:old things are passed away:behold all things are become new.2Cor 5:17


Since God said 2Cor5:17....and since he is not a liar!!


Lets not devil fool us and make us make God a liar in our own depraved minds away from the truth!!

THE THING LEARNT TODAY IS WHEN YOU HAVE STARTED A NEW LIFE!!!...Its NOTTTT going to be NEW IN AN INSTANT!!!


Its a continuous process of WALKING....PURSUING TO PUT TO DEATH THAT IS AGAINST THIS FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH!!!


Devil tries to drag U into ur old practices....making you believe YOU HAVE NEVER GIVEN UP AND YOU ARE JUST CONTINUING UR PRACTICES!!!......BUT ITS A LIE!!!!!!

The truth...its just working to fool you and when u even get back to ur old stuff...U ARE ACTUALLY COMMITING NEW SINS ALTOGETHER>>>
U ARe freshly starting to sin!!!!

So FROM TODAY IAM GOING TO SEEK GOD FOR HIS GRACE TO SHOW ME NEW THINGS OF HIS MAJESTIC BEAUTY TO PURSUE SO THAT I CAN REALLY START A NEW LIFE IN HIM!!!

So as you pursue God will show you wat trees to axe!!

SO IF U CANT SEE THE NEW LIFE IN YOU....THEN THERE ARE SOME OLD THINGS U NEED TO AXE WHICH U HAVENT!!!


A PROMISE-
Col 2:13
And you being dead in your sins and the uncircumsicion of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses.
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Obedience and Faith

Obedience comes by faith Romans 1:5

Faith comes by hearing, hearing the word of God


Faith comes from Grace!!!

So from the verse "Faith comes by hearing, hearing the word of God" it means that Faith comes actually BY UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S GRACE THROUGH THE SACRIFICE OF GOD ON THE CROSS THROUGH HEARING GOD'S WORD!!

Through Him

As i started to read John tody @March 27,2009

John 1:3 Through him all things were made;
without him nothinggggggggg was made that has been made.



THROUGH HIS GRACE
THROUGH HIS LOVE

THROUGH HIS FORBEARANCE OF OUR SINFUL LIVES

After reading this...God spoke to me these.....and i asked him to give another verse to understand what he meant by Through him all were made!!

And then i opened in later part of the Bible and this came up...James 1:17,18....God talks....When you ask him the right questions...He is quick to respond!!!!


THROUGH HIS CHOICE!!
James 1:17,18
Every good and perfect gift comes from above,coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,who does not change like shifting shadows.He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.


HE CHOSEEEE TO GIVE BIRTH WHICH IMPLIES HE HAD A CHOICE!!!
And God made that Choice and he gave us birth through Christ!!!

And here we can see that the real birth when we accept in faith that Jesus was raised from the dead by the power of God and same power rescues us!!

Never Cast Away

Wonderful.......Beautiful............
Glorious .....Matchless in Every Way....


These were words of a song i was listening and singing to as i was Worshipping God and our Lord Jesus!!
Then the Holy Spirit said......
"I am Wonderful.....Beautiful......
Glorious................Matchless in every Way!!!!
BUT WHAT WOULD IT BE IF YOU DONT REALIZE THAT!!!....
If WHAT I AM FOR.... ALL THESE.. DOESNT UNDERSTAND!!!

Haven't I been Good....Have i given any less...haven't I given you more than you can think or Imagine!!!
What I am Would be nothing....if You wouldn't realize my son...
OF HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU DEAR...For I am Always with you!!

John 6:37
Those Who COME TO ME I WILL NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR DRIVE AWAY!!!!!!!!!!

Just come to me and You will realize WAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!!"

Speechless

........Speechless..Tears....Just tears..rolled down my eyes......Opened my mouth in awe!!
AWESTRUCK!!!
Just kept looking at the sky...
What Just happened.....Just speechless!!

The time of my fulfilment of my covenant with God came...that is 12 am at which i everyday spend time talking with God especially for saving my life when i dint have any medication once on a train journey!!

I actually started talking to him with lots of difficulty....I was thanking him for that...but i knew...
I lost his touch...bcoz i was unable to live a life worthy of him...unable to give up things what he wanted me to give up in my life..

I was outside of my room...walking in the garden before my room ....it was night 12 Am..

So i told him while i was still like that....God i know that I forgot abt How wonderfully awesome and beautiful and Great You are....(i knew i lost that understanding of his beauty...but i just said these words...to God)
And I told him Help me to realize that!!
And i felt condemned that i wont be able to reach him ever..
But suddenly i realized the reason i was having this chance to talk to God...was bcoz He was allowing it!

He was willing to come back to me!!!
And i said this........."The very reason I am getting this chance to talk to God like this so that i can get back to YOU!!"

The moment I said "YOU" in the last line..........
The power went off...as i was staying in a remote place outside city.... as i looked up ...
and since it was almost past midnight....and i Looked up and saw the sky!!

........Speechless..Tears....Just tears..rolled down my eyes......Opened my mouth in awe!!
AWESTRUCK!!!
Just kept looking at the sky...
What Just happened.....Just speechless!!
The entire sky was just lit with beautiful stars....and sky was so beautifully star studded that even though i was under a tree...Even through its branches...i was able to see the splendour of the sky...because even from in between the branches i was able to see the stars beautifully shining!!!
I was able to see this spectacular scene only bcoz the power went off for a few seconds...

I just was asking God before that....if u see what i just asked before...."So I told him while i was still like that....God i know that I forgot abt How wonderfully awesome and beautiful and Great You are...."

I asked God I don't want say mere words of Praise....i want to feel from my heart when i give you Praise...
And here was his answer....I just was speechless and started crying!!!
I was like...Did God just speak to me!!

How gracious of him to respond to a fool like me!!....I asked him to HELP ME REALIZE HOW AWESOME HE WAS!!!.....and there he showed the splendour of the sky...so beautifully lit up from one corner of the sky to the other!!!

I learnt one thing that..........At any GIVEN POINT OF TIME IN OUR LIVES....
GOD IS MORE THAN YOU CAN THINK OR IMAGINE!!!!!
So u might sing and praise unto him with one energy and interest level...but suddenly when he reveals himself...we would be speechless again..and realize Wht we had in mind while singing praise abt him...He is even more than that!!


Zechariah 13:8-9
In the whole land declares the LORD.
"two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
yet one-third will be left in it.

This third I will bring into the fire;
I will refine them like silver
and test them like gold.

They will call on my name
and I WILL ANSWER THEM;

I WILL SAY ,'THEY ARE MY PEOPLE,'
and they will say "The LORD is our GOD."


I WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT WHAT SPECIFICALLY SAID TO ME IN THIS... "I WILL SAY ,'THEY ARE MY PEOPLE,'and they will say "The LORD is our GOD."


Amen to that!!

Infinite for Finite

What is the population of the entire Human race....may be few billions!!

But How many other types of things/creatures exist in the nature and the sky.

I was just thinking that When God had in mind we will be so numerous and HE MADE EACH ONE OF US SO UNIQUE!!!


And he cares about the needs and minds of the over 6 billions unique personalities....he gave even much more for each one of us to like...

Coz every one of us has different interests....and there so many!!
Coz Some like Roses, some like lilies...Some like mountains, some like seas, some like the Stars..and even in that there are so many to choose from!!

Some like plants...some like Black colour....some white...some Blue...some like the oceans, some like the lakes, some like the waterfalls...
Shouldnt we be glad that God gave us sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many things to choose from!!

He gave us Infinite things to be delighted in for these finite people!!
AND THE SOLE REASON HE DID THIS IS FOR US TO REALIZE JUST ONE THING!!! THAT HE CARES.....HE LOVES....He wants us to understand!!

He is there for us....having HIMSELF....MORE THAN WE CAN EVER ASK OR IMAGINE!!!

Though he has every reason to treat us like nothing!
He even TORE APART THE DIVISION THAT WAS THE CURTAIN SEPARATING US AND GOD WHICH WAS TORN APART..


Just now God told why he was so strict in the old testament...the reason is that If he would have always shown us so much grace....we would never understand his love and be arrogant!!


If we are taking God for granted Now....how much we would have taken him for granted...if he always have Loved and gave us so much freedom from the beginning....

ALL THE OLD TESTAMENT AND EVERY THING THAT HAPPENED IS JUST FOR US TO UNDERSTAND>.....HOW AWESOMELY AWESOME.....GREAT......POWERFUL.....HOW MUCH UNWORTHY WE ARE......HOW POWERFUL HE IS.....SO HOW MUCH UNDESERVING WE ARE OF HIM!!!!!
GOD IS MORE THAN WE THINK OR IMAGINE!!!!


THIS IS ALL JUST FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS OFFERING US MORE THAN WE CAN IMAGINE OR THINK THAT IS INFINITE...>THAT IS HIM!


AN INFINITE GOD FOR A FINITE HUMAN!!!!

Why Do we fail to Love the Lord

Genesis 16:35,36
The people ate the manna for 40 years, until they came to the land of rest, that is, until they came to the edge of the land of Canaan.*
(The measure they used for the manna was an omer. An omer was about 8 cups.)


Israelites have been fed by the hand of the LORD for fortyyyyyyyyyyy years!!
The Lord was gracious through it all and we know through this forty years they have rebelled many many times yet the Lord fed them.

The reason we fail to understand the Love God has for us is mostly bcoz:

1)WE TAKE HIM FOR GRANTED AND FORGET WHO WE ARE DEALING WITH!!!

2)IF WE DONT MAKE AN INITIATIVE TO TRY TO LOVE HIM ....WE WILL BE BLINDED AND SIMPLY CANT SEE HIS ACTS OF LOVE BY OUR ACTS OF SINS WHICH BLIND US!!!

3)WE TEND TO FORGET ALL THAT THE LORD HAS DONE AND HOW HE RESCUED BY HOLDING YOU WITH HIS OWN HAND!!!!


Our LORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABLE AND HE IS ABLE AND FOREVER IS....For the Heavens are his handiwork.
He is telling us that The solution to all our life's problems lie in the simple truth!!
The truth is
For God so Loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son
That whosoever loveth him shall not die but shall have everlasting life.

All we have to understand is he loves us with an undying Love.