Thursday, 21 July 2011

Does it really matter? :/

Okay, my blog yesterday centred on God's time been the best. I google "God's is the best" and came across this interesting article. This is an excerpt...

"I wondered who coined the adage; «God's Time is the Best». This adage is completely false though a very popular adage used in time of encouragement. When you say something is «best», you are comparing it to a minimum of two other things. The use of this adage especially when someone is reaching for something and it is not coming as expected is completely limiting the Almighty God that made the heavens and the earth. First things first, this adage is not in the bible and it has no bible premise or assumption.
The bible points us to the fact that God dwells in the heavens (the spiritual realm); the heavens have no time. So all time starts and ends on earth. God created the day and the night which is the primary index for time. If this is true, then all the time is God's time if we look at it in terms of creation. So which time is God's and which time is the best? I am sure you would understand why this particular adage makes no sense at all.
Now suppose we are looking at it from the lens of humans; this becomes a bit complicated because humans are not the same in terms of psychology, philosophy, demography, geography, etc. The general agreement I can surmise from people's reaction is that God's time is when what you are expecting comes to fruition. If this argument is true, what would you call the time that your expectation is not matched: Devil's time?"
You can check out the full article here.

It made sense to me, but then I wondered, does it really matter? Does over analysing make any difference when it comes to our Christian life? Does it improve it or what? Does it affect our faith in God positively or negatively?
Personally, I think the article has valid points, but I say, if saying and believing in "God's time is the best" is going to keep your faith burning in the Lord, go for it. Different strokes for different people. Telling a not so learned person/new believer that saying "God's time is the best" is a false saying would to me shaken them.
I say, leave the over analysing and let us keep on believing in our God in heaven.
That does not mean that I support ignorance.

Anyway, what do you think?

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

I'm back!

I first of all want to apologise for the huge break I've taken from blogville. I have had so much to do and there has been a lot of things that have happened, but I thank God because His grace is more than sufficient for me.
This song- Moving Forward by Israel Houghton has been such a huge blessing to me. Have a listen and be blessed too :-)
Moving Forward by Israel Houghton
Oh oh oh yeah yeah....

What a moment You have brought me to.
Such a freedom I have found in You.
You're the healer who makes all things new.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!

I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead.
I'm here to declare to you my past is over.
In You all things are made new. Surrendered
My Life to Christ. I'm Moving, Moving Forward.

oh oh oh....

You have risen with all power in Your hand.
You have given me a second chance.
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead.
I'm here to declare to you my past is over.
In You all things are made new. Surrendered
My Life to Christ. I'm Moving, Moving Forward. ( 2x )

You make all Things new.
Yes, you make all things new and I will Follow You forward. (4x)
I will follow You forward...
  I am moving and not just moving, MOVING FORWARD whether the devil likes it or not becase He- Jesus, has already made ALL things new in my life and He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world. I am walking away from all the evils, nasties and negativities and moving forward.  
Anyway, it's summer!!! YAY
I just wish the weather will be a bit more summery than springy (is that a weathery word? :P)
It's literally ALWAYS raining. Not heavy, crazy rain, but just this drizzle that just won't stop and when there's a respite, the sky's so overcast that it feels like it's still raining anyway. I keep on thinking of this song-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfi5w4EFqhsI don't think I should be complaining about the rain though considering how much the people in East Africa would LOVE to have it rain continually.
Sooooo...Patience is a virtue we need and constant faith in God is must.I went for the graduation party of a family friend yesterday.After such a long time where things seemed to be stagnant, he gets all these blessings at the same time. First, his wife safely gives birth to a beautiful boy and then he gets an amazing job in an oil company in London and now he's graduated with his PhD in chemical engineering.His wife was the main source of income in their home for a really long time, but he remained faithful and steadfast and now, he is so so reaping the rewards.To all those who are studing for the first degrees, masters or PhDs, don't have jobs or things seem bleak right now in your life, don't give up. Don't let "now" weigh you down. You will get your blessings in due time because God's time is the best.This dude already has one child, God definitely knew that with the second child coming, they would need a bigger house, more money for education, feeding etc and everything just fell into place at the right time.GOD IS GOOD! He is awesome.  Word for you today: Don't give up. God's time is the best.