Do you realize in this life there are things that never change? Just as 1 + 1 is "always" 2, God says His words are "always" true as well. That means God's words were true 1000 years ago. And, His words will be true 1000 years from now on as well. Although everything around us may change, God's words never change. They are true all the time. So, we can trust in them.
Will you be happy if you stopped growing? "Of course not!" you would probably say. You see, we all want you to grow. We want you to grow stronger, taller, and healthier every day. No one will be happy if you stopped growing.
When you wear shirts in the morning, did you ever misplace the top button into a wrong hole? You see, when we misplace the top button wrong, no matter what we do, we will end up misplacing all the buttons downward. So, when we button up the shirt, it's very important that we start right.
And, sometimes this is what we do with our own lives. We hold our lives tightly into our own hands. That means we try to control our lives on our own, telling God, "God I don't need you." But, the Bible says, when we are trying to hold our lives tightly into our own hands, God cannot help us. Because He cannot come into our lives. It's only when we start releasing the hold, and tell God, "God, I let go of control of my own life." That's when God starts to come and help us, so that we can be used for Him. Are you trying to control your life on your own hand? It's time to let it go...
Have you ever been distracted before? Maybe you were working on your homework so hard. And then all of sudden, you heard your brother exclaim, "ICECREAM!" You know what this is called? The voice of distraction!
Do you know why Peter began sinking? You see, Peter was doing fine as long as he was looking at Jesus. But, the moment he saw the winds, he was distracted! And, that's when he started falling! You see, in our lives, as long as we trust Jesus, everything will be fine. Even the waves and winds cannot make us fall. But, it's when we start getting distracted, we become afraid and start falling. So, when distractions come around you to make you see the waves and winds, don't be distracted. Keep your eyes on Jesus Christ.
Do you realize the Bible speaks of a better home? Once Jesus told his disciples that he is going to prepare a home for them. "There," Jesus said, "You will have a wonderful rest, greatest fun, and unspeakable joy!" Most amazingly, at Jesus' home, we will see God's face and get to worship Him! Wouldn't you want to be at his home? Well, Jesus says he would love to invite you to his heavenly home. All you have to receive the free gift. Free gift? Don't know what that is? Click here.
And, we too at times get lost in this life. In the darkness, we do not know where to turn to. So, we too need the lighthouse to point us to the right direction. Do you know what's the lighthouse for us? It is God's words. The Bible says, God's words shine in our lives, so we may know where to go in this life. So, when you get lost, open the Bible and start reading it. Soon, God's words will shine through your way..svg.thumb.png)
Have you seen a bridge? Do you know what the bridge does? It connects the gap from one side to the other, so that people or cars can go across. Do you realize we too had a big gap with God? In other words, because of our sins, it was impossible for us to go to God, or for God to come to us. Do you know who closed the gap for us? Jesus did. When he died on the cross for our sins, he became the bridge for us. And, do you know how we cross this bridge? By trusting Jesus.
Once there was a missionary in Africa. While he was travelling there, one day he found himself being chased by the ferocious lion! Desperate for help, the man ran as fast as he could to the point he ran out of breath and couldn't run any more. Gasping for breath, the man cried out, “God! Please Help Me!” Right then, the lion passed over him, chasing after the gazelle. “Oh, Thank you God,” the man prayed.
But, then at night, as the man tried to sleep in the tent, he was bothered by the mosquitoes. He tried to chase them away, but to no avail. So, the man ended up staying up all night through. Frustrated, the man began reading the Bible in the morning. Then, all of sudden, he heard God say to him, “You prayed to me yesterday when you were in a big trouble with the lion. But, why did you not pray to me, when you were annoyed by the mosquitoes?”
Do you know what the church is? Is it a building that we go to? Is it the pastor that we listen to? Is it the place where we sing and dance? You know, all these things are what we do at the church, but they are not actually the church!
