One of the most memorable quotes I heard at the recent pastor’s conference was: “A pastor who is not content in God will feed on his sheep rather than feed his sheep.” I know exactly what that means. When I don’t find my satisfaction in God alone, I tend to look to my congregation for my self-worth, […]
Deuteronomy 4:9–“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children— The idea of being motivated to be faithful, committed, and productive in life […]
What we are tempted by promises physical, esthetical, and intellectual fulfillment, but ultimately disappoints. When I first got my Macbook laptop computer 5 year ago, I saved up a whole year for it. I read every review and even went to the Apple Store to test it out. After lusting after it for over a […]
Psalm 84:5-Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. I remember playing in a baseball or soccer game, and I couldn’t have been older than 10 years old at the time. But after the game I remember my mom saying to me, “that if you don’t play […]
I watched the Grammys last night until I could no longer take it. It wasn’t so much of the vileness and filth (Yes, that too), but boredom and meaninglessness of it all that I couldn’t take any more. It was like staring at a sewer water flowing through for an hour… What I saw was […]
When I first became a Christian, I thought Jesus was going to come back while I was still young. Now, I’m not sure if He will come back at all in my life time. But I know one thing for sure. I will see Him one way or another soon. It may still be that […]
1 John 4:10–In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. When was the last time you worked diligently hard to love someone, when you couldn’t “lean on” immediate affection and adoration? Maybe because of an argument, a […]
Do you have joy in the midst of your sorrow? Only Christians can have that. The worldly can have sorrow in the midst of their joy. But they can never have joy in the midst of their sorrow. How so? Imagine a group of unbelieving people enjoying watching football together at a restaurant. There is […]
Numbers 32:6-8–But Moses said to the people of Gad and to the people of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to the war while you sit here? 7 Why will you discourage the heart of the people of Israel from going over into the land that the Lord has given them? In talking to my older […]
I’m enjoying an unexpected day off from school due to snow! The world is covered in white, and it reminds that one day we will be as white as snow as far as our sins are concerned. But only if we will keep our faith to the end and resist the world and sin. In […]