today's spiritual food

it is really true what my churchmate says.. once you have experienced Covenant's leaders' preaching, it's hard to find another preaching of that standard that fills you as much. I am almost always ministered when I go back to Covenant. THank God it is only 2 months in a year that I can't attend Covenant. Ah well, I can always get the audio cd, but it's kinda different.

In Covenant, Pastor Kai preached on the spirit of complaining using Numbers chapter 13 today. A few lessons that I took home:

What happens when we complain? We are actually dismissing God's power for us. We have already heard, and not just heard, we have experienced miracles of God, yet we still fail to realise that whatever happens, Jehovah is still God. When we complain, we are saying to God that we think He cannot work through people whom we complain about, that He cannot work through situations and circumstances. Don't belittle God. He is the same God who created Heaven and Earth. When more is given, more is expected. I have always understood that when God gives you more, He expects you to give more in service in return. Today, I realised that it's also when God gives you more, He expects you to be more patient, more perservering, etc etc.

WHen we complain, we also mislead God's people with us. This is so true especially when one is a leader at church. There are people looking up to them. And the complaining spirit is very contagious, when one is leading a flock young in faith, they might just think that is the attitude to handle matters. When things go wrong, complain. We are to bear in mind that there will always be GIANTS in the land, but it is also a good land. Look at God's track record. When we complain about our leaders in particular, we are actually undermining God's leaders. I like the reminder that Pastor said that they are imperfect humans too, and that the leaders in chruch requires our prayer more than anything else.

WHen we complain, we miss God's destiny for us. We need to have a GIANT vision, a GOD vision, not a grasshopper's vision. It is not what's the problem but who's the problem.

Gary was also preaching about something similar @ FCC. COOL.

Had a great lunch with F and later S. Good catch up. Good sharing.

had coffee with S @ Polo Club. That was a great catch up too. Lovely Sunday

Now to prepare for cousin's wedding.
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