~Because a little sin leads to more sin. ~Because my sin invites the discipline of God. ~Because the time spent in sin is forever wasted. ~Because my sin never pleases but always grieves God who loves me. ~Because in time my sin always brings heaviness to my heart. ~Because I am doing what I do not have to do. ~Because my sin always makes me less than what I could be. ~Because others, including my family, suffer consequences due to my sin. ~Because my sin saddens the godly. ~Because my sin makes the enemies of God rejoice. ~Because sin deceives me into believing I have gained when in reality I have lost. ~Because sin may keep me from qualifying for spiritual leadership. ~Because the supposed benefits of my sin will never outweigh the consequences of disobedience. ~Because repenting of my sin is such a painful process, yet I must repent. ~Because sin is a very brief pleasure for an eternal loss. ~Because my sin may influence others to sin. ~Because my sin may keep others from knowing Christ. ~Because sin makes light of the cross, upon which Christ died for the very purpose of taking away my sin. ~Because it is impossible to sin and follow the Spirit at the same time. ~Because God chooses not to respect the prayers of those who cherish their sin. ~Because sin steals my reputation and robs me of my testimony. ~Because others once more earnest than I have been destroyed by just such sins. ~Because the inhabitants of heaven and hell would all testify to the foolishness of this sin. ~Because sin and guilt may harm both mind and body. ~Because sins mixed with service make the things of God tasteless. ~Because suffering for sin has no joy or reward, though suffering for righteousness has both. ~Because my sin is adultery with the world. ~Because, though forgiven, I will review this very sin at the Judgment Seat where loss and gain of eternal rewards are applied. ~Because I can never really know ahead of time just how severe the discipline for my sin might be. ~Because my sin may be an indication of a lost condition. ~Because to sin is not to love Christ. ~Because my unwillingness to reject this sin now grants it an authority over me greater than I wish to believe. ~Because sin glorifies God only in His judgment of it and His turning of it to good use, never because it is worth anything on it’s own. ~Because I promised God he would be Lord of my life.
Adapted from THE REBELUTION (http://www.therebelution.com/blog/)
"until you find me, Tuesday, September 22, 2009
5 months old, Leo Yi Riehl
Sunday, 13 September 2009
This cheeky boy have been growing a lot.
Let the pictures do the talking!
rosy cheeks!
trying to crawl
peek
a
boo!
somewhere near NIAGARA FALLS! at 5 months and he's been there! I'm almost 16 and haven't got a chance to go there
like father like son
trying to roll over
I've did it!
Happy family! Notice the super-duper GREEN grass?
in a park near Niagara Falls
cheeky
beauty sleep
I wanna go there!
"until you find me, Sunday, September 13, 2009
Recently, I've been CRYING a lot..
Yesterday, during praise and worship in church, tears just rolled down... I needed a break through in my life!
Don't you think life is so complicated? I realized lots of things through out the worship..
1. When it comes to exams, we tend to skip cell group, ISCA, and even church! We think that we need more time to time to study, but have you thought that what exams will bring us? Some might say a good future.. What about changing that into I'm busy for you, God? Without God in our life, we can have a good life on earth but what about in heaven??? I guess God will also say He's busy for us then..
2. I can fill a burden in my heart. Deep deep down, all the cuts and unforgiving debts.. and also a burden for a friend. I don't understand why should she go through all this but I guess it's God's will to let her go through this 'thing'!
3. I can't stand people teasing me with this or that guy!I HAVE NO CRUSHES AND AM NOTINTERESTED IN ANYONE! I cant stand people stalking me! Even more people from form four in school are getting stalk! I hate that, seriously!
4. People always say I'm FAT, SHORT and QUIET!! You people know who YOU are! So what?
BUT......
Looking back, there was once in cell group long long time ago..
Mookie was praying and comforting Sarah as she was going through something bad. She said that no matter how, short, tall, quiet, noisy, thin, fat you are, thank God for that! God made you this way. When He was creating the world, He already had us in mind. He created us all with special personalities, characteristics and appearance. People may tease us, but so what? God created us in His own special way.
Don't care about other people's teases, gossips, blablabla.. Don't put that in heart. No matter what others say about us, treat it as a compliment! No matter how hard it is in life, enjoy it as life as super short!