Wanted to blog about how I spent my Good Friday this year, but I couldn't find the time till now so here goes!
Throwback to 1 month ago haha.
Prior to the day, I have been looking forward to the service for quite some time so I was so happy when it's finally Good Friday. Other than the fact that it's a day off from school, I just really love the significance of the day itself. It's a day which reminds us of God's great love for us. :-)
Of course, it shouldn't just happen on Good Friday. God is good to us everyday, we just have to clear our clouded lenses to see it!
Thankful for this three who were so willing to come! Was afraid that the message might be a little heavy for them but thankful that they're all so accepting about it. Had a great catch up over Nakhon too heheh. :-)
The brother also joined us! :-)
Of course, with Good Friday came the Easter service on Sunday :-) I really loved the sermon delivered during that service.
It was on Jesus as our source of life, and how He's the only One who will be able to satisfy the ultimate hunger and thirst. He'll be able to give us a life filled with vitality, a life that's renewed.
We've to learn how to be more Christ-like as well, especially as we "eat of the flesh, and drink of His blood". It's for Him to live in us, for Him to remain in us.
"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confined of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."
- Dr Martin Luther King
I think during that period of time, I was constantly plagued with fatigue and was so caught up with my own life. I stopped caring about those around me and only wanted to get through what I was facing. It's really easy to fall into this trap of being self-centered and unsympathetic towards those around you. So much easier than picking up your phone just to drop a text of concern to those who need it. So the sermon during Easter really reminded me of how I should be like, how I was like. Guilt overwhelmed me and I tried to correct it but honestly, it still wasn't easy to keep up.
It's a constant learning process in this journey with the Lord. Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but the most important thing is how we choose to react to it.
Will we seek the Lord for help first? Or get overwhelmed by our fears and worries?
Luke 11:9
"So I tell you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
Thank you Lord for the countless wake up calls that I need. :)