february20.

"With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don't hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for Him is a waste of time of effort."

1 Corinthians 15:58

how many of us fall short of trust?
how many of us can say we FULLY trust?
how many of us are convinced that
the work of the Master is of sovereignty?

paul, in this case.
out of fervent sincerity.
appeals to us, to fully let go.
to THROW ourselves into the work of God!

paul must've experienced
the glorious result of trusting in God fully.
to be able to convince us,
addressing the corinthians his dear, dear friends..

i've always had an issue wif trust.
dis is by far,
the greatest and prevailing block in my life.
that impedes an even closer r/s wif God..

trusting Him is almost inconceivable to me.
i just cannot..
not matter how hard i try,
i just cannot!

maybe because of failures and disappointments,
too many that i'm afraid to a certain extent.
fearing that if i trust,
i'd be hurt at the end of the day..

but in the course of this week.
my faithful Master spoke again..
that only now i understood the full meaning of it.
how beautiful.

it says in 1 John 4:18,
"there is no fear in love.
But perfect love drives out fear,
because fear has to do with punishment.
the one who fears is not made in perfect love."

we fear of rejection.
we fear of failure.
we fear of expectations.
we fear everything else but God..

coz if we say we fear God,
all these earthly fears will be cast out!
coz God is love,
and love cast out fears!

it may seem confusing,
it may not make sense to you now.
it didn't make sense to me,
but now it does.

my testimonies and sharings
can only come dis far.
then God comes in,
and write your story..

like paul,
i can only put my beliefs and convictions in writing.
it is only up to you,
if you allow God to use you powerfully.

i wouldn't say i can trust in men or God fully now,
but at least now i know why and how to trust.
i wouldn't say i'm more holy now,
but at least now i know what i'm living for.

my dear friends,
i may seem like a nag to some of you.
but i really really encourage you,
to not hold back..

if you're afraid,
at least take the first step.
to let God show you how to..
He gave you a lifetime to learn!

He'd been patient with us when we were far off,
and He'll continue to be when we're near Him!
many a times, we're impatient wif ourselves.
but now its time to let go, and let God..

until you take the first step
and see how great is He!
you'll realise that only then,
you can fall and jump around safely in His presence!

if you can imagine,
of yourself being so so small.
and you're standing at the center of a huge palm.
God's palm.

no matter where you go,
how you fall,
how you run freely!
you're still in His palm, safe!

so His word has spoken,
THROW yourselves in the work of the Master,
confident that nothing you do for Him
is a waste of time!

once you're convinced and willing
to take the step to trust in God.
trust me that He'll give you
situations along the way that requires trust!

and it is in these situations,
that God knows if you really mean it.
STAND YOUR GROUND!
pass the tests!