Monday, February 28, 2011

A Bouquet Of Praise

... that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. - 1 Peter 4:11


Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) was a World War II concentration camp survivor and Christian who became popular speaker around the world. Thousands attended her meetings as she talked about how she had learned to forgive her captors just as Christ had forgiven her sins.

After each meeting, people surrounded her and heaped accolades on her for her godly qualities and thanked her for encouraging them in their walk with the Lord. Corrie said she would hen return to her hotel room, get down on her knees, and present those compliments in thanks to God. She called it giving God "a bouquet of praise."

The Lord has given each of us gifts to use to minister to one another (1 Peter 4:10) so that "in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever". We have nothing to offer others that we have not first received from the Lord, so the glory does belong to Him.

To learn humility, perhaps we could follow Corrie's example. If we receive a compliment for something we've said or done, let's privately give a bouquet of praise to God for the glory He alone deserves.


Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious - Thy great name we praise. - Smith

Praise is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

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1 Peter 4:7-11

The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love cover a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.

If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God.
If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.

To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

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I watch Your wonders fill the sky... Over the mountains reaching high...
The same majesty floods my life... i stand in awe...

As long as i live, i'll praise You Lord...
Name above all, be lifted high...
All of my days, i worship You... i worship You...

Lovely, You are lovely...
There is no one, there is no one more worthy... You are worthy...
i try to find the words, there is no one lovelier...
~...Christ Tomlin...~

Praise the Lord... for giving me my Adam... the one that i had long awaited...
Thanks to the Lord... for helping us get through all the obstacles...
Worship Lord alone... for You are worthy and there is none like You...

after months, popping here and there... it's time to decide...
settled with shelter, study, living... and now, which actually should be the first, a church...

feel like, a man can't serves 2 masters... where to serve, is my question now...
going to a church which I don't feel like a home?
or another one which welcome me with warm smile?

I see the needs... but, I also wish to get a place that could feed my spiritual life...
both nothing wrong with teaching... again... i should choose a church based on feeling? or just stay with what i had committed?... which actually don't have much chances for me to choose at first...

Stay at the church and try to help them with what is given me?
knowing there is no such perfect church... cos we are the one who make it a better church...
but, just feel like going somewhere i feel comfortable with...

is it time to serve but not to be served?... anyway, let's skip this headache question first...

Paul... thank God for him... few times, that i thought i'm going to lose him...
when he is angry, unhappy, and frustrated... when i do mistakes, sick, and blur...
thank God that he could calm down eventually and be there still...

Daddy, I loves You... cos You loves me first... and now, let me use the love given, to love this man i chose @ given... he knew that only you can help him with his temper... from your servant i heard that, someone with bad temper is someone lack of love... is that apply to him? if so, please, use me as a way to deliver Your most precious love to him... i really hope that he can stay in beloved condition all the time... not only through me, but by God Yourself... let him feel Your presence and Your love all the time... with love, lots of sins can be covered, lots of problem could just be small little matter... or doesn't matter at all... Daddy, help him to stay in Your love whole day long, until the end of his day...

and also Your little daughter here... give me wisdom please... i can feel that his cousin is someone full of wisdom... bit of admire, little jealousy... knowing that everyone is unique and no way to compare... but still, i wish to have the wisdom she has... therefore i could do less mistake and less blur... by Your mighty, i can become a light for the rest too... please, give me wisdom, so that i can solve the problem well, serve other properly, build your church with wisdom too...


PS:- Paul, i know you may come to my blog and read this, here is my prayer, for you and for me... obstacles we face, not meant to be only one of us, but we both will need to face it together... let's pray that we could have enough strength from God to overcome all these... no one is perfect, sometime you can't control your anger, and i'm so blur for things... let's move forward with His strength, power, and blessing... we can learn to be someone glorify His name...

I think you must be very clear that we are surround by non-Christian... mostly... our relationship is a life testimony for them... they are observing us, as a Christian... they might become Christian, because we gave them good impression of a Christian... we do our part, let God do the rest...

Dear, try to love your family with action... try not to reject their requests... you might think those little things doesn't matter, but that's what counted after day and days... do some small little thing for them, and I'm sure they will appreciate it...

:) ... well, couldn't sleep tho after telling you i want go to bed... and this is something that I worked on from around 2am?? XP well, feel sleepy now... i think i can sleep now...