PEP 20 (23\04\08)
Jeremiah 1:4-10
That is what I need to prepare to lead my prayer group in RP with.
I had a difficult time. I don't understand the text. The familiar feeling of fustration and anger began to surface... then I heard it.
God's gentle whisper. The whisper that I ignored last night. Nudging me to pray. Then it all make sense. My mistake and foolishness; yesterday. So, I clasped me hands, bow my head....quieten myself and went before God. My first words are "Father...I'm Sorry."
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The computer I'm using is giving alot of problems with it's laggyness. Alot of time is being wasted. Alot of things to do. I didn't come before God to ask for help. In fact I push God out of the picture. I just wallowed in anger.
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After my prayers, I got some encouragement from God to have faith. After reading the text , I'm ready to lead my Prayer Group.
Jeramiah 1:4-10
This verses tells me of the comfort one can have because one knows that God has chosen , appointed him or her with full knowledge of him/her before she was born. It also comes with the question: What then is one's response to the calling or...in simpler terms appointment?
We look in to verse 5
God made us, He knew us and before we are born, he appoint and chose us to be his people. Note that prophet is for Jeremiah. Don't go around claiming that we all have to be prophets. Haha. Still still, we are all chosen and appointed to serve God in some different ways and in some similar ways in life.
Then in verse 6, we see an all too familiar response."I am not ready", "I've never done it before", "I don't know how to."Not to say that these are not valid reasons or feelings. It is natural and ok to feel afraid and inadequate. It is how you approach this issue that matters.
In Verse 7-8, God replied Jeremiah " Do not say,'I am only a child.'You must go to evryone that I sent you to and say whatever I commanded you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you." The last part starting from Do not be afriad was Declared by God to Jeremiah.
So the issue is this , I am afraid , I am inexperience , I don't think that I can do it, But am I going to put that aside and step forward saying" Here am I , send me" or are we going to cower and says " Let me be a "normal" Christian? In life , we are always faced with 2 decision, for myself or for God. And we have to chose between this two. To put aside ourselves and put God first or to put God aside to put myself first. If you have never asked yourself such questions, it is most likely that you have been putting God aside all this while.
Still, we can put aside our fears and go share the Gospel (All Christians' calling[Great Commission]) Because in verse 8 God as already promised to be with us and He will save us.
This brings me to another point. Often I hear people says "I don't feel God" or "that I cannot see God" or even from my own brothers and sisters in Christ " My walk with God is dry." Not that I don't say all these things myself but I realise that the reason all these things can be said when we have a real and amazing God is when we put God out of our lives.
When we truely serve God, we will be placed in situations whereby we need to come before God on our knees with hands clasped and hearts yearning, crying out to God for help and for providences. Those are the times you can see God moved his hands and perform miracles. If you are going to live your lives in an all safe for yourself manner, it is natural that you see only a little of God or none of Him at all. Because You never need Him niether did you include Him in your life. Then you'll say, " I can't feel /see God" If you live a life for God, then you'll get more than just feelings of God. You'll have a relationship with God. Which means it is possible to serve and still put God aside. So becareful. To lean on Him. Look at Proverb 3:5-6 for reference.
Verses 9-10 tells us that doing God's works is not easily. You'll face difficulties. Read and you'll find out. Haha.