post by: gee
First post for 2009.
First post for this new year.
I've missed updating this site.
What really happened why I stopped updating? The reason I have is this: I started to drive my own life--I started to drift away slowly from God last 2008, I guess, starting from the time I've stopped updating. There were on and offs moments last 2008, this day, our relationship would be high, next day, I'd lose the passion and go down. It was such a roller coaster ride. But despite of those circumstances, I just want to praise God's name because He has always been faithful.
This blog is not just any other ordinary blog. This was a God-given, God-driven blog. He placed this in my heart--He told me to put this site up--and this is my offering to Him. But sometime in the mid of 2008, I've neglected this God-given and God-driven blog. And I apologize to God and to you, dear reader. But still, His glory remains glorious and it will forever be even though I'd stop updating this site.
I just want to share my heart out to you readers. I really have this passion of reaching out not just to youths, but to everyone that may stumble upon this site. I've prayed and I've asked prayers for this site and I could really say that God is the foundation of this site--not me, not Rachel, not us--but Him. It's not about the contents here, it's not about what's written in here, it is about WHO HE IS and HOW AWESOME, HOW GREAT, HOW GOOD, HOW FAITHFUL, HOW WONDERFUL, HOW GLORIOUS, HOW BEAUTIFUL OUR GOD IS!
I want to thank God for every circumstances that I've went through all through out 2008 and 2009. Though it was an up and down ride--I've seen how His grace was so much sufficient in those seasons where I chose to go astray yet He calls me back and welcomes me into His arms--were I could find the rest that I've always yearned for, sought for, asked for and cried for.
Who says Christian life is easy? It is not easy--if you ask me! Christian life is a challenge--a challenge to press on, to move forward, and not to ever give up! A challenge to fix our eyes ever on His face! So we should never move backwards, we should never stop fighting, we shouldn't grow weary--because God is our source of everything. If ever we lack strength, make praises to His name! Why? Because the praises that He hears gives Him joy, and the joy of the Lord--is our strength. We should learn to praise Him, in everything that we do, in every circumstances we face--because He is above everything else--His name is above every other name!
In sad times, we should worship him. In good times, we should worship him. In times of trouble, worship Him. In times of anxiety, worship Him. In times of brokenness, worship him. In times of destruction, worship Him--because these emotions and feelings shouldn't rule over us and they should never be a hindrance to our worship to Him. Emotions are not meant to rule over us, WE should rule over them and these emotions we have and feel should BOW DOWN before our King.
I continue to praise His name, because He has always been with me. I continue to praise Him for giving this site readers. I thank Him because His goodness and greatness in my life overflows! I thank Him and praise Him because His love never fails!
So, reader(s), I encourage you. NEVER EVER STOP PRAISING GOD. He is good, all the time. He is great, forever. He is awesome, hallelujah! Blessed be the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! =)
And remember, that explosive praises frightens the Enemy! :) P.S, I also thank God for causing my eyes to see Darlene Zschech's Extravagant Worship book. Although I'm still on chapter four, I've learned a lot of things already! Praise God because He teaches me stuffs through this book! :)
