More time

I used to have more time when the face was not in the book, the bird tweeted just in the morning and apple was just a fruit.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and prejudice, the former is chewing your heart, where as the latter is biting other people's heart.

Justification for doing the wrong thing

The smallness of consequences should not be a justification for doing the wrong thing.

Redemption

Pondering on how incredible redemption was, it's unimaginable yet believable.

Sheep

If you are his sheep then you will believe, it's not if you believe and you will be his sheep. (John 10:26)

It's a miracle

If you are not able to do the possible, you are so miserable. If you are able to do the impossible, it's a miracle.

Born Blind

You wouldn't say - even in your heart - to a man who was born blind: "God didn't knit you together in your mother's womb" (John 9:3)

Thank You

He's been so gracious in my life, God is so gracious. He's been very faithful even when I was not faithful, even when I was  far away from His presence. He keep showing up in my life, especially when my faith was wobbly. If God only gave me second chance, it would not be enough for me, in fact He gave me million of chances, not so I can fix my mistakes but rather to teach me that without Him I can do nothing.

Many times I just don't want to follow Him anymore, I just want to run away, but why I don't have a free will to do so? I'm a such hopeless little-finite-creature! I believe the reason why I'm still following Him, it's because He made me so. It's very easy for me to wake up in the morning and curse Him, I will - but thank God for He keep showing up in my life and made me not to curse Him but to worship Him.

I'm so grateful that He is my Good Shepherd, I give thanks for I always keep hearing His tender voice to draw me back into His flock. Thank you Lord, for your mercy, for your love, for your magnificent work in my life.

The Fear

I fear to fear the fear that is not the fear of God

Judas as Jesus' CFO

When he said : "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth..." he showed us an example by choosing Judas the thief as his CFO (John 12:6) (Paraphrased: Jon Bloom)

Act after you think

Think before you act and speak but please speak and act after you think.

Nasi Menjadi Bubur

Nasi memang dijaga jangan sampai menjadi bubur tetapi walaupun terjadi, bubur tetap akan mendatangkan kebaikan (Roma 8:28-30)

To Be Rejected

We may go to church every Sunday and serve actively in the ministry but still going to be rejected (Mat 7)

Hamba Tuhan dan Orang Awam

HT: Saya minta tolong 'install'in software ini.
Awam: Masa Hamba Tuhan pakai bajakan?
Tuhan: Emang bedanya awam sama HT apa?

Jodoh

Jika jodoh A adalah B, tetapi A memilih C yang adalah jodoh D, apakah rencana Allah yang terbaik B dan D dirubah oleh A?

Mempertahankan Iman Pengharapan

Di hidup manusia seringkali atau setidaknya pernah kita merasakan terhimpitnya jiwa kita di lembah kekelaman, seolah-olah tidak ada pertolongan daripada Tuhan. Hal tersebut membuat kita sangat ‘down’ sekali.

Bahkan seringkali badai yang mengoncang perahu kita di atas permukaan air begitu dahsyat sehingga membuat kapal kehidupan kita diombang-ambingkan kian kemari. Namun kita bersyukur bahwa kita mempunyai Sauh yang kuat di bawah permukaan air yang terus mengikat kita, yaitu Yesus Kristus.

Jika pengharapan kita akan Tuhan dilandaskan berdasarkan tindakan kita, maka sangat mustahil sekali kita akan terus berharap kepada Tuhan karena manusia sangat rentan sekali, hari ini kita bisa memuji Tuhan dan bersukacita, beberapa hari kemudian kita bisa mulai mempertanyakan Tuhan dan sedih.

Namun pengharapan kita bukanlah didasarkan dari seberapa konsisten kita menaruh pengharapan itu, tetapi karena pengharapan itulah sendiri yaitu di dalam iman kita kepada Kristus Yesus yang telah dikaruniakan kepada kita. Dan apabila iman itu dikaruniakan kepada kita, bagaimanakah kita dapat mempertahankan hal itu yang telah kita dapatkan oleh kasih karunia?

Never changed

We will never changed foundationally if the main purpose of coming to Jesus just to get the blessings not Himself

Sauh yang kuat

Di atas permukaan air, kita merasakan gelombang menimpa silih berganti tetapi di bawah permukaan air kita mempunyai Sauh yang kuat yang terus mengikat kita (Ibrani 6:19-20)

Cinta itu tidak buta

Cinta itu seharusnya tidak buta dan benci itu seharusnya tidak melihat. (Lukas 6:27)

Kirbat-Mu

Terima kasih Tuhan untuk kirbat-Mu, tempat aku menyimpan air mata sengsaraku, semuanya di dalam kedaulatan-Mu. (Mazmur 56:9)

Berkata tidak

Belajarlah untuk berkata tidak sekalipun jika hal tersebut dapat melukai orang lain.

Pekerjaan Baik

Kita bukan melakukan pekerjaan baik supaya kita diciptakan dalam Kristus, justru sebaliknya. (Efesus 2:10)

Kebusukan Relung Hati

Manusia hanya mengetahui kebaikan permukaan hati tetapi Tuhan mengetahui dalamnya kebusukan relung hati.

Kami Bersyukur

Kami bersyukur atas matahari yang menyapa dan tersenyum dengan lembut hari ini. Namun walaupun dia tidak tersenyum kami pun tetap bersyukur.

Lose our salvation

We definitely can lose our salvation only if we believe that we attained salvation by grace and our decisive will. We will because we are so fragile.

Iman tanpa perbuatan

Kita dapat memperlihatkan perbuatan kita tanpa iman tetapi kita tidak dapat memperlihatkan iman kita tanpa perbuatan.

Saved by grace

If you believe you are being saved by grace and your obedience, you will keep seeking God's favour through your obedience.

Two kinds of believe

There are two kinds of believe, the first one is his word finds a place in our heart, the other doesn't. (John 8:31&37)

We were not so precious

It's not because we were so precious in his eyes that made him died for us, but rather the reverse. (Rom 5:8)