Just Be happy…

Just Be happy…

August 12, 2010

Become a disciple of Christ doesn’t mean that everything is okay. There are still many problems come. So, how I can be happy if there are still many problems come.

Two days ago, my beef was stolen, yesterday some one complained that the laundry was not clean yet, they are angry and wanted me to return their money, a week ago I can’t pay my credit card, I only can pay part of it, in this two days I must pay the catering fee, I don’t have enough money now and I hope that we can get the money from the laundry in this two days. Last month my father was sick and being stay in a hospital for 5 days and I am very worried about his health.

If I want to count the problems, I will be stressed and can not be happy anymore. But, I learn something. I can still happy even there are problems. I can still happy in God because god is stable. God doesn’t the same as my business, some time up and some time down. When I hang my happiness in my money, I will be happy when I get money and I will be unhappy when I pay something. And if I think about it, I will be unhappy rather than be happy because the condition recently is I lose more money than I get.

In the bible, the Israelites and Judah also got problems in their nations but they hung their happiness in the conditions. They didn’t hang their happiness in their God. The result, they become unstable and not believe in God anymore. They become sinners. They did what ever they want to do no more rules in their life.

Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me? They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. Hosea 7:15-16 (KJV)

Hosea 5-7

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God’s feeling…

God’s feeling…

August 11, 2010

Our relationship with God is like a marriage, husband and wife. Need commitment, need love, need faith, need hope to get through it.

God very upset with Israelites. Their relationship with God was not good. God feel that they are like the whore. How do I feel if I marry a whore wife? I also feel very mad and upset.

They didn’t really love God. They set their heart to the other god. Their heart was poisoned with the nations around. They worship another god and their attitude was not good. They committed sins like whoredom, Adultery, Wicked, Witchcraft, Money lovers, etc.

Because my relationship with God is like the relationship of husband and wife, so, I must sacred the relationship. I must make it holy and respectful. I must avoid sins and I must server Him.

Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye. The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

Hosea 4:18-19 (KJV)

Hosea 1-4

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Now you are safe…

Now you are safe…

August 10, 2010

There are many obstacles in this life. The obstacles sometime make me think again about being faithful to God. But, when I knee down and pray, I know that the obstacles are good things for me. Obstacles make me grow. Obstacles make me wiser. Obstacles make me even better than before.

Today someone stole my fathers’ beef (cow). They cut it into pieces and put it in to two bags and run away with two motorbikes. Approximately, they did this at 1 a.m. One of the employees calls me this morning. Then I went to the police station with him to make report.

I feel very down because it is my dad’s cow. My dad trust me to manage his cow farm and this bad things happened. But, if I think again, it is not too bad (yes it is bad), because now the workers build a big cage use the woods from the trees around. Before, the cows are not in cage. They can walk any where in the land. Now, we have new rules and it makes the farm better.

David still remains even he lived in 3 ages of kingdoms. He lived in Judah, Babylon and Persian. God take care of him because he was always having good relationship to God. And finally, God said to him via His angle: ”you are safe now”

Even there are obstacles in my life, I want to fight them with the strength from God until God says: “you are safe now”

But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

Dan 12:13 (KJV)

Daniel 10-12

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Kos Yono