New life found in HIM

I'm so happy to have my life found by God again..
Though i've run away from Him so many time that i couldn't even number them...
But God is always faithful and good...And He even call me by my name and reminding me of my youth where by out of so many kind of accesories i always like to wear cross accesories...
And how over joy i am when i got my 1st cross necklace...How He had called me when i was in boy's home,how he let me know denise and the rest in boy's home and through them i got to know matthew.And how i 1st joined w224 which is the adult cell group led by joanne,on how he had touched me when i 1st step into church...
How great is our God that He had sacrificed His one and only Son Jesus Christ my Lord and saviour to died for my sins and forgive me time and again when i know that i had hurt Him so much...I'm really happy to have my Heavenly Father and to be back in His love,grace and presence once more...And now letting me knowing so many wonderful people in my new cg led by catherine N276...I'm so happy to know all of you...To me really nothing on earth worth that much to me than my destiny in Him and to Love Him more...I've always thought that only earthly love is real...But truely His love is real and great...I'm really am in such joy and would like to share wid you guys this joy...And would like to say...No matter what comes...Even if the mountian is super high...Nothing is impossible for God...And let us all not Give up and relly on His almighty strength...ya...Though i may face problems now in my life...But its normal for it to come for i'm part of God's household now...So i will hold on to God and His word steadfastly and never say to Him that i can do it on my own anymore....
GOD BLESS N276 forever...
By:steven

Loving Out The Fear

All of you should be of one mind, full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts and humble minds. (1 Peter 3:8 NLT)

God enables us to love the fear out of one another.

We drive fear from our families and friends by loving one another so supportively that every one feels safe inside the group. (1 John 4:18) This safety allows us to bring our humanity into the open, including all our pain and joy, our ups and downs, our victories and defeats.

It means you give to others the same uncommon safety Christ gives you – to be real, to be sad, to be messed up and confused, yet to be loved.

God challenges us to create a Christ-community where we love like our lives depend upon it (1 Peter 1:22) and can each “live and move and have our being.” (Acts 17:28)

We’re to weep together and celebrate together, caring for each other equally (1 Corinthians 12:25-26) as we comfort and confront, warm and warn, cherish and challenge, within an atmosphere of supportive safety.
Loving the fear out of each other requires that we develop:

Tender hearts – We give support to each other because God gives us support, and we’re to encourage others with the encouragement we receive from him. (2 Corinthians 1:4) In the New Testament, the word ‘support’ can literally mean “to increase one another’s potential.” (Romans 14:19 NJB) We strengthen one another by extending love, instead of fostering fear, and we do that by offering relationships that are safe and sympathetic.

Humble minds –True humility focuses on the worth of others. We understand our value in Christ, and we understand that God shapes each of us for a unique purpose.

Godly eyes – Loving the fear out of our family and friends – in fact, loving the fear out of the world – means we see others for what they can be, not for what they appear to be now. Jesus called Peter a rock when the fisherman was still acting on impulse (Matt. 16:18), and God called Gideon a mighty man of courage when he was hiding from the enemy among piles of grain. (Judges 6:11-12) God calls us to encourage and affirm each other (1 Thessalonians 5:11), seeing those around us in terms of their purpose and mission in life.

What does this mean?

· God enables us to love the fear out of one another. You can love the fear out of others, and you can allow the fear to be loved out of you.

· We exhibit tender hearts when we say to one another:
§ It’s OK to have a bad day.
§ It’s OK to be tired.
§ It’s OK to admit your mistakes.
§ It’s OK to say your marriage is failing.
§ It’s OK to confess your addiction.
§ It’s OK to share you’re scared.
§ It’s OK to want a day away from your toddler.
§ It’s OK to grieve a loss.
§ It’s OK to doubt, to be confused, to cry.

· We exhibit humble minds when we say to one another:
§ It’s OK to be happy you got a new car.
§ It’s OK to celebrate that you got a huge raise.
§ It’s OK to joyfully tell us you lost 17 pounds.
§ It’s OK to say you won the sales competition.
§ It’s OK to shout “Hallelujah!” because God’s presence in your life is so good.
§ It’s OK to tell us these things because we will be as happy for you as if these blessings had come to us, and we will join you in hearty celebration.

Hey N276
Be blessed by the word =D

BRAND NEW LOOK!

Hello everyone, as you can see i did some changes to the cg's blog cause i felt that it looked really really really boring in its old form. I would be editing it further but for now, if there is anything you guys want to chane feel free to just state ur views on the tagboard i added and i will get it done.

God bless
Theodore