Praise God! I'm finally going into the second trimester of my pregnancy and it was all worth it when I had my ultra sound on Monday and saw the tiny fingers and feet of my lil' one. It was the most adorable, peaceful, magical thing I've seen and I was glad Vincent was with me when the doctor did the scan. The creation of life is indeed amazing.
Well, I wish I can say all the nausea has gone away with the first trimester but my digestive tract has not been very cooperative lately, giving me heartburns and sour taste in my mouth esp after every meal. I was eating my baby's favorite french fries the other day, and every bite into the crunchy supposedly yummy potato tasted bitter! Geez.
Also, I was driving Caron, my SOT classmate back home the other day and puked all over my steering wheel and at the car door when I made the mistake of talking. Just couldn't hold the puke in. Yikes! You wouldn't want to know what came out. I felt so sorry for Caron, but she was really nice about it.
Well, school is really going into full gear. We had an overnight prayer meeting the other day and I stayed up till about 3ish. Boy, I actually felt dizzy after that, but I was glad I still did it! Got 2 exams this Wed (arrgh...) plus lots of other activities. Feel dog tired- no other way to describe it!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Are you happy?
Below is an excerpt from Ulf Ekman's book that I'm reading now which I dedicate to a friend who was born-again but has joined herself with the world and given up the 'good fight' to live in backslidden lifestyle. Although, trust in our friendship has been broken due to our different visions in life, but I believe God is still pining for her to return to Him, to break the bondage of restlessness, weakness, unhappiness and misery, so here goes:
"They want to be in God's Kingdom, but the devil has convinced them that the cost is too high. They can never pay the price, and they will never overcome temptation or live in victory.
At a time of temptation they failed, and they accepted Satan's lie that God does not love them anymore, the race is run and the gate is shut. Therefore, they feel uneasy at spiritual meetings. They feel exposed, backslidden and isolated and would rather flee from the presence of God.
Yet when they are out in the world they do not find satisfaction there, either. In their hearts they long for God and do not want to sin. Hence, they are left out of worldly society, not being able to fit in there either. They are neither here nor there and are very uncomfortable.
If they humbled themselves and came back to God, they would find a glorious restoration and experience His love more than ever.
But if they continue to flee, they will become hardened and embittered and give themselves completely over to the world. Then they will become one of the most hostile enemies of the gospel, since it is impossible for those who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance (Heb 6:5-6)
No one can hate God like the person who has tasted His goodness and then rejected Him. No one lives an unhappier life.
"They want to be in God's Kingdom, but the devil has convinced them that the cost is too high. They can never pay the price, and they will never overcome temptation or live in victory.
At a time of temptation they failed, and they accepted Satan's lie that God does not love them anymore, the race is run and the gate is shut. Therefore, they feel uneasy at spiritual meetings. They feel exposed, backslidden and isolated and would rather flee from the presence of God.
Yet when they are out in the world they do not find satisfaction there, either. In their hearts they long for God and do not want to sin. Hence, they are left out of worldly society, not being able to fit in there either. They are neither here nor there and are very uncomfortable.
If they humbled themselves and came back to God, they would find a glorious restoration and experience His love more than ever.
But if they continue to flee, they will become hardened and embittered and give themselves completely over to the world. Then they will become one of the most hostile enemies of the gospel, since it is impossible for those who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance (Heb 6:5-6)
No one can hate God like the person who has tasted His goodness and then rejected Him. No one lives an unhappier life.
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