The blithe existence of a righteous man

Ok, so i haven't posted in a really long time, i'd wager that its a little something called procrastination...Anyway, i feel that what has happened in camp and all that is too important to ignore and procrastinate over. As you may have already guessed, this post is about Adventure Camp 2.

I had felt in the months leading up to camp that God was going to do something great not just in the lives of others, but also in my own. I went to camp expecting not to give, but to first receive, and I know that i was not dissapointed. I had been feeling rather discouraged and angsty about the state of the world around me, as i saw the travesty that man commits on a day to day basis, and the deadness in the eyes of the people that wandered the streets, without meaning, without purpose. What i saw saddened me simply because i thought that there was nothing that i could do. After all, how can one man change the world?

Camp was fun and all that, but the thing which i know that i will always remember camp for is the prescence of God there, the thick annointing that was prevalent through the camp, because games are fun and all, but what really changes lives is not the games, its the presence of Jesus. Where Jesus is, the water is turned to wine, the blind see, the dead live, the lame walk, the captives are made free again. Where Jesus is, there can be no lack, only providence. Where Jesus is , there are is no mourning, only dancing. Jesus was there in that camp.

To me, this camp was a camp of restoration, acceleration, and impartaion. I went to this camp asking God for restoration of what i had lost sight of over the ages, the passion for Christ, the depth of revelation that He had given me regarding Himself, and the awareness of His love for me. I know that He has restored, else i wouldnt even be posting would i? other than that, i just know that its already been given, and i dunneed to worry bout it anymore...

Abit of a sidetrack here, just to explain the purpose of this blog etc. The person i'm writing to, the you etc, is actually me. I wrote this blog to me. These are all letters to me, to remind me when i'm weak of who i really am, to remind me of what i really have, and to remind me of who really loves me. I am always amazed by the depth of revelation and all that that i used to hold, and all that i had written really ministers to myself when i need it the most. My life is irrelevant if it fails to glorify Jesus, as are my words.

Anyway, i realize that i ramble alot, but the core of what i received was this: That i really want to live my life for Christ, or not at all. What is the point of life if it is lived for the self, for self fulfilment, for pleasure, for knowledge, or even for other people? It would be void. To live for the self is to die by yourself. I used to know this, but i just never really lived it too the full because i had always thought that i had so much time ahead of me, that i am still young etc, But i realized recently that i do not have as much time as i used to think, none of us have. If we live, let us live to the fullest for Christ, that in everything, Christ is glorified in our lives, that He shall be lifted high in our lives, that we shall be living testaments to his goodness. We do not know the number of our own days, so we shall endeavour to live each day like the last, to live fully for Christ. The time for time wasting is over, and now is the time to stand for what we believe in truly. We have spent far too much time apologizing for Jesus, far too much time being afraid of what others think of us. Man will fade and pass away, but Christ will still remain. Awaken, and see the glory that God has meant for us to walk in! We were not meant to struggle as we do, we were meant to fly above our circumstances. Do not be afraid, for when you trust in Him, he will back you up in your words and in your deeds. God will not dissapoint you, this is His promise to you, a covenant made with the blood of Christ.

One thing i learned alot about form this camp was worship, and what it meant. Worship isnt an action, its a reaction. Its a reaction to the person of Jesus. When you see Jesus and His work at the cross, you will worship. Whenever anyone saw Him for who He was, they worshipped Him. To see him is to worship, To see Him is to receive all that you need. When you worship, God works for you, to turn your problems into vicotries. When you are faced with a problem, turn to Jesus and worship, and recognize that He is God, and He is God in your life, and celebrate the fact that He has won the victory for you. This is not your battle, this is your victory. Smile, Jesus loves you:)

Hey there beloveds! If ur taking ur o's and all that, and want to improve your english vocab for compo, leave me a tag with your email, and i'll pass you my vocab list. Remember, the battle is the Lords:)

Man, its been ages, almost a year to be exact, twice hath the solstice gone by and other poetic nonsense etc.... Any way, its been a rather interesting year thats gone by, a year older, a year wiser, and a year which finds myself being propelled towards the somewhat dreadful inevitability of army life. Ah well. In anycase, got a fun website for y'all for now, www.creativecommunity.sg , rather interesting, if i decide to start my own business. If you do, you can practically apply to 4 diff gov. funding schemes to start up (probably). Hurrah for our government! GE is over! PAP won! Yay! Exclamation marks!!

In life, there will always be failure. Not maybe there will be failure, its a definite thing. Every day that we live, we are bound to fail someway or other. Maybe we do something we don't want to do, maybe we don't do something we want to, it may even be that we fail our exams. Don't let these things steal your victory, your triumph, because you have all victory in Christ. Many times when we fail at some thing, subsequently we think that there is no way that we could ever succeed at it.

"I failed once, what makes you think I'll succeed this time?"

Sounds familiar? Thats because thats what many of us think, whether we admit or not. Its what psychologists call learned helplessness, where we are so caught up with our own failure that we believe that we cannot do something.

With God, all things are possible. Just because you fail once doesn't mean that you will fail agian, just place your trust in Christ. He has a plan for you, and for your life. The plan He has for you is an infallible and indisputable plan, and in spite of what you think, He can and He will make something great of your life. You may think, "I'm so small, i can't do anything, what would God want with me? He should choose Insert-Name-Here, hes got the worng person choosing me" Well, He did choose you, and no, He didn't make a mistake. He chose you because He loves you, and theres nothing He won't do to see you happy. If He chose to become human, to hang on a tree between heaven and earth, torn flesh hanging off his side, precious blood flowing freely as an expression of His passionate love for you, then whats giving you victory in your life, in your studies, in your finances? What is healing to the One who would let the hands which flung the stars into the farthest reaches of the universe be pierced by the crude iron bolts fashioned by the hands of men? Your victory today is as assured as the day He hung on the cross.

It may be that all your life, youv'e been a failure, an outcast, an untouchable in society, but don't let that rob you of your victory. The woman with an issue of blood for 12 years, was a social reject, labeled as unclean and shunned by all of society. No one would even sit where she had sat before, no one would share a table to her, no one would even want to touch her. In spite of being an outcast for 12 years, she pressed through a huge crowd just to touch Jesus. Imagine if she had given up when everyone started shouting at her, shouting "unclean!Unclean!", as they had done for the past 12 years. Imagine if, in fear of being stoned, she had turned aside and slunk back to her pained existence, always regretting not pressing through to Jesus... But she did. She pressed through the crowd, and she received her victory.

Don't be afraid to trust God.
"What if i still fail?"
"What if God dissapoints me?"
"What if everyone just laughs at me"
Heres a question back at you: What if you don't? What if He doesn't?(He won't, thats for sure) What if your'e right?
You won't fail again, just trust God. What have you got to lose? Nothing. What have you got to gain? Everything. Your life is too important For you to leave your future to the events in your past.

Forget your past. What happened, happened. You cant change the past, But God can give you a future. Trust God, and you will not be dissapointed, for we do not serve a God that will break His promises, and He promised you that that He will bless you with all good things.
Don't worry about yesterday, don't worry bout tommorow. Yesterdays gone, tommorows settled. Its Settled by God, because He has paid for it, and He has overpaid. All that you will never be in want, not just never in need, never in want.

Whats the difference? you need a car. You want a Ferrari. Thats the difference. Ah.

You are blessed, and your future is as assured as the righteousness that God has placed in you, which is as secure as Christs place at the right hand of God. We are aquitted, vindicated, not as criminals pardoned, but as men who have never sinned, for such is tha nature if Gods rigtheousness.

Thats right. If you believe that Christ is your saviour, and that you are a son of Righteousness, it is as if you have never sinned. You know and i know that we still do stuff which seems wrong, but to God, it never happened.

We say to God "oh man, i cant beleive i just did that" God says "Did what?"

Jesus Loves you, so live assured of the good things that are coming in your life...

Ive been really busy as of late, so i havent really had the time to post much, but i guess it doesnt really matter. I realize now that for a while, I seemed to have for gotten what really matters in life, what i really needed to prioritize. With the work that came in, it seems that i prioritized that work over my own personal time with God, thinking that it had to be done etc. What i have come to realize is that no matter how much you work, there will always be work. The more you do, the more you have to do. I found that the more i did, the less came out, the less time i had, and the lower the quality of the work that i had. The key is to say that none of these things move me, to be as solid as Christ because of what He has done. No matter what the conditions in this world, know that these are temporary, and that the promise of God is eternal. We can be solid and immovable not because of our upbringing, our will or whatever, but because of the solid Rock who is within us. When you compromise and bow to your circumstances, they stay, acknowleding your problems doesnt make them go away. Its when you refuse to bow before all the circumstances because you know that the truth of God says you are more than a conquerer, because your victory is as assured as the death and resurrection of Christ that the truth of God manifests in your life. There can be only one truth in the world, and that truth is the truth of Christ. your circumstances may seem all consuming, an insurmountable mountain in the path of your life, but let me say this, that that mountain has already been removed by Christ.
No matter how big the mountain, how deep the sea, how long the journey, no matter what happens, Everythings gonna turn out allright. All the people out there, they have no right to say that, but we as children of God have the right to say that in the full knowledge that God has been to your future and made everythign alright.
It doesnt matter if youve screwed up a test, said something you shouldnt have, hurt someone you never meant to, or wasted so much time on something you never wanted to do. God can change what already is, he can heal hurt relationships, and he can restore time much more than what was lost. What ever your need, God is there to meet it, because not only can He do it, He wants to. He wants to heal you more than you want to be healed. He wants to bless you more than you want to be blessed, and he wants ot love you much more than you want to be loved. He knows the thoughts you hold in your heart, and in spite of that, He still loves you. He loves you no matter what youve done, what youve said, what youve become. He still loves you, even when you turn your back on Him, He still loves you even when you ran from Him. He loves you because you are His beloved Child. He loved you before the world began, and he will never leave you.
Look at the sky, the endless blue sky, as wide as it is, it isnt as wide as His love for you. You know why the sky is blue? Because blue is the color of grace, and He wants to remind us of His grace where ever we go. Life is beautiful, not because of where you are or who youve made yourself to be, and not because of what you do or who you know, but because Jesus loves you. Because you are Gods Child, The world is always beautiful, and the truth of God triumphs over the lies of your circumstances.
To be a child of God is the ultimate blessing of all, because as many as are the sons of God are gods. It may sound really hard to believe, but man was made as gods over this world, with perfect authority just as God has. Adam lost that authority to satan, but Christ has won back that authority and now if you speak anything by the name of Christ it is done, For He has perfect authority over heaven and earth. As Christ is, so are we. Jesus himself said have i not called you gods? and the pharisees were angered by Christ because He called himself the Son of God, thus making himself equal to God. Live in the knowledge of who you are, and settle for yourself the question of "Who are you?". This is my answer: "I am the beloved son of God, in whom He is well pleased."

If youve read this, Kudos to you, you must be really bored to have found this post after months of inactivity. Jesus loves you...

you know, 2004 was a really amazing year, and for myself it really was the year of a thousand times more. I am at now so much more than I was before, having been given great grace this past year, for i know that all that was given was not given because of anything else than the undeserved favour of God. I am glad for last year, but now a new year has begun, and it is Gods promise that whatever good there was in the year of 2004, this year He is going to give you much more. Be ready, for this is the year of the favour of God on your life. It is a year of favour, of blessing, and of acceleration in the Holy Spirit. There is a special annointing on the year to come, be ready for it... This is a year of material blessings, not just spiritual blessings. Do not be afraid to believe for the things you desire, for God will give you the desires of your heart. He is not a stingy God, dont ask as though He is. My God is an good God, and a very rich one at that. look for ward to the year...