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Thursday, January 12, 2012

THANKS!

my 27 years of existence I owe to God...Who did not hesitate to bring me to this world knowing my failures and defiant attitude...my disobedient and arrogant tendencies...everything bad about me He knew beforehand but still I live...Thank you Lord!

I was guided by parents who purposed to use the Scriptures as their basis in raising their children. Parents who are not perfect but was a target of grace nonetheless. They taught me how to love because God has first loved us. They taught me the importance of obedience and honesty...respect and honor...compassion and grace...I have been a product of God's amazing grace through my parents! Thank you God for my parents!

I grew up with two sisters who has annoyed me since the beginning of their lives! I was jealous of the attention they were getting at first...but now that we've grown and matured, I appreciate their reception to Bible Doctrine. Now, instead of being irritated and annoyed, I rejoice because they have the same heart towards ministry that was instilled to us by our parents. They are a reflection of God's grace...Thank you God for Eunice and Steph!

My life mostly revolved around people who are oozing with grace...people who shared the same faith and belief as I do. My doctrinal principles and references are a direct result of the dedication of Doctrinal Oriented people who illuminates the Word of God through the Local Church! Thank you God for Faith Baptist Church - South Metro and the leadership of this church.

My love for teaching is also a grace gift from God. The more I teach, the more I fall in love with doctrine. My teaching skills were developed in Church while teaching the Young People. I've always enjoyed teaching to young people who are overtly receptive. My good times and bad times in teaching, I've shared with the young people of our church. Thank you God for the young people of my Church!

Love...personal and impersonal is a vital part of the Christian Way of Life...People has shared their life with me and vice versa. Sharing the most intimate details of life with confidence and doctrinal relevance. The relationships that developed have been tried and tested...some are not as intimate as before but still as important as ever. If there's one thing that I have picked up from doctrine its this: LIFE IS BETTER LIVED WITH RELATIONSHIPS THAT HAS THE SAME FOCAL POINT...GOD! Thank you God for Friends

Then...there's the personal and intimate aspect of love that has been a sensitive topic for me for the past few years. But I've decided to not let something that was originally designed by God as a source of Grace, be a source of worry and stress. God has allowed me to grow and learn from every situations in my life...Every stupid and self-inflicted hurt and pain pushed me to a closer relationship with God...every divinely ordained discipline taught me valuable life lessons. I'm not claiming that I've earned what I am enjoying now...it's still grace...but for me not to enjoy something that God has allowed is ingratitude and arrogant. So yes...I am enjoying my life with someone God has allowed in my life...and in God's right time, I will be sharing my life with her for the remainder of my life in ministry. Thank you God for Neth!

Everything I owe to God...What I am now is because of the equal privilege and opportunity God has given me to enjoy the growing stages of my Christian Way of Life. Doctrine has never been real to me till now. I've been studying doctrine since I was 17 and never thought that the sweetest realizations would start after 10 years! Thank you Lord fore everything you've done...everything really boils down to grace.

Here I am Lord...use me!




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