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Friday, October 16, 2009

Hello there , sorry for not updating my blog yesterday , was quite busy because friends came over ;D HAHA , I'm here to update about Jessie's Birthday and day 25 and 26 . It's weekend again , I'm so happy ! ;D Going picnic tomorrow with my youth ! Excited . woohoo ! Weather here is getting hotter and hotter everyday , the sun is killing me man , damn striking . HAHA . Gonna do some revision later if there's time because have to go cell group later around 6 . So yeah , Day 25 and 26 below , followed by pictures ;D
God bless and loves you !

DAY 25
Say now to mercy
- Mercy is removing the speck from your brother's sister's eyes
- The alternative to judgment is not tolerance , it is mercy- not ignoring other ppl's faults
-Being nonjudgmental means we don't see anyone outside the circle of God's grace , as beyond the bounds of our forgiveness , as outside the limits of our love

" If you forgive those who sin against you , your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse others , your Father will not forgive your sins "
( Matthew 6:14-15 )

-Merciful forgiveness is to be offered immediately
- Mercy is the proper responseof those who have received God's mercy

How will I show mercy?
- Mercy takes most of the courage because it is often rejected
- Although we're rejected , we continue to show mercy . Jesus offered merciful forgiveness even while being ridiculed , rejected and nailed to a cross .

"God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So you should always clothe yourselves with mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you."
( Colossians 3:12-13 )

- Be kind . Kind words and actions are simple expressions of mercy that makes more of a different than you'll ever realize .

- Be humble. When making the choice to speak with humility about yourself or to act in humility toward others , you are expressing in some small measure the mercy Jesus showed us when he humbled himself to come to this earth to serve us .

-Be gentle . Gentle does not necessarily mean quiet. It means unselfish- admitting where you're wrong .

"A gentle answer will calm a person's anger, but an unkind answer will cause more anger. "
( Proverbs 15:1 )

- Be patient . When you're patient with someone , you are mercifully recognising you need other's patience as well .

- Get along with people
" If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone" ( Romans 12:18 )

- Forgive . The strength to forgive someone else can only be found in the truth that you have been forgiven by God .

" Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. "
( Colossians 3:12-13 )

DAY 26
Understanding God's mercy
- God wants us to be merciful because he is merciful
-The secret to a heart of mercy is in seeing-really seeing-God's mercy toward you
- The better you understand the mercy God has give to you , the more merciful you'll be toward others
-The grace and mercy of God are his undeserved gifts to us
- All of our lines are meant to be contained in God's act of grace- what he has given us in and through Jesus Christ
- Your forgiveness , future , relationships with God and with others are contained in God's great act of grace .

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. " ( Ephesians 2:8-9 )

In the photos :
Jessie , her brother- Darren , Sharon , her brother-Allan , Lydia ;D