Recently, so many things took place. At one occasion, I broke down, completely. When you want people to understand you, first we need to understand ourselves. I thank God for the people around, esp her. Thessalonians mentions about building up one another and in other part of the Bible it touches on being one body in Christ, concluding on how we should assist, encourage and build up each other.
First, God can only rebuild us when we go to Him with a contrite heart, a heart that is totally humble before Him. I confess that at most times, I am a stubborn fellow, refusing to give in and hugging on strongly to my stance. In fact, true disciple and leadership come from true humility likewise Jesus humbled down himself before the world. Humility is where love can be found so sincerely and profoundly. It is where love can be felt so naturally. It is where people can drawn to Him so naturally when they discover the power of humility. Without humility, Love is absent.
Lets be uber transparent before God because he knows our struggles and he looks at our heart.
To be lifted up by God to a higher place, we must first willing to start low. In Matthew 19:30, it says that ''But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.'' How true is that! Stop comparing with each other, knowing that God has a perfect call in every single one of us and believe that he will raise us up to the right position according to His timing.
Being patient with God and use all the opportunity to glorify Him instead of being comfortable with the current, waiting to be called. Remember that everyone, no matter how confident, outstanding and perfect they may seem to be, that they have their own set of problems and defects in some areas of their live. Sort it out, be open to God. Pack up all the defects and bring to Him to be examined. WE will see revival.
Regarding spiritual gifts, as I was pondering over the views and encouragement from different individual, I realized something. It is more than God's timing. I believe that God is every ready. It's all about whether we are ready or not.
1 Corinthians 13 speaks to everyone. It says:
1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Faith Hope Love, the greatest one is Love. Without love, everything is nothing. What is love?
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails.That is God's standard of love, and that's what I need to possess. A leader in the making...
