"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to his purpose" - Romans 8:28

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" - Jeremiah 29:11

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight" Proverbs 3:5-6

Monday, August 15, 2011

In His perfect time


I'm saddened, disappointed with my new job. I think that my work from my previous job is more okay, more challenging compare to this new job I had. So I got a little depressed. But someone had said to me that I'm responsible for my happiness. Happiness does not comes from someone or from something. Happiness depends upon my attitude toward things. The circumstances had nothing to do with it. I choose to be happy or I choose not to be. She told me that in everything that I do, I should do it for God's glory, that i need to be a faithful worker in the things that God had entrusted upon me even though it's just small things. She said that  if I can be trusted with small things, a time will come that God will entrust me with much bigger things. So as of now I need to change my attitude toward things. I need to be happy, to be content, to be grateful, and make sure that I do my best with the work that God had entrusted to me because in his perfect time God will reward me with bigger things.

- 陳錦錦

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Love is more than a feeling

Love is more than a feeling, Love is not based on feelings alone.  Feelings are unpredictable, unstable, it changes overtime. Feelings just come and go. Nowadays a lot of married couple got divorce, why? because the foundation of their marriage was their feelings, as time goes by, those feelings changes so is their love for each other. True love is a choice, it is based on a commitment. Love is a choice, a careful choice we all should made. Remember Jesus, He chose to suffer for us. Remember the scene at the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. See, if Jesus would just allow to let His feelings rule over Him, He would have not suffered. He might just go away but He did not. He chose us that's why He choose to suffer the death at the cross to save you and me. Here's a poem I would like to share. I learned this poem when I was in high school, way back in the valentines day of  2002. I don't know who authored it but the message is exemplary.

Love is more than a feeling
Love is a DECISION
 A decision based on 
more than an attraction to a person.
Love is a careful process
of reasoning and commitment,
You think it through,
You weigh all the facts,
You make a conscious choice.
Marriage based on feelings alone
stand on dangerous ground.
That's because feelings can --
and will -- change,
But a love based on 
DECISION & COMMITMENT
will withstand the changing winds of feelings.
God shows us how to love each other
God sticks by us no matter what
through all sorts of feelings.
That's Unconditional Love.
Love is more than a feeling,
LOVE IS A DECISION

At the end of the poem.... I signed my name where I decide to commit to being the right person rather than finding the right person.

- 陳錦錦