Saturday, April 28, 2012
ACK Conference reflections
The ACK (A Certain Kind) Conference held by our church from 19-21 Apr was indeed a blessing and I just wanted to share abit on wat i learnt. The conference topic was: Knowing the Will of God.
This is certainly what every christian struggle with as we attempt to seek answers from God. Here are some pointers from our notes.
How can we really know the will of God?
Seeking God's guidance involves 7 important factors:
1) The revelation of God's word
- His will is never contrary to His word.
2) The submission of Prayer
- having the right posture and seeking Him through surrendered prayer
3) The counsel of Godly people
- advice from wise godly people/elders helps
4
) The responsibility of Your decision
- it is never God's will to shirk / run away from your existing responsibilities
5) The confirmation of Peace
- undeniable restedness in your decision
6) The confirmation of Circumstances
- God will align the circumstances to be favourable if it's His will
7) The purity of Motives
- are you seeking God's will just to endorse the plans you deem best?
Pastor gave the example of a man coming to tell him that he believes that it's God's will for him to move to do missions in China after his divorce. firstly, divorce is surely not God's will, but leaving that aside, moving to china instead of remaining here to father his young children is also surely not God's will.
This really struck a code within me and i understood finally why He didn't allow that relationship to work out. being with Govan and fantasizing of a life elsewhere is being irresponsible. haha, it sounds so simple rite now - like any idiot would have known so. yeah, i was that idiot.
sometimes i can't help but pity myself like why do i have to take on the responsibilities of taking care of my aging mum all alone even tho i'm neither the eldest child nor only child. yet it definitely feels like. n when i continue to work hard late into the nite, taking home a mediocre pay, the stresses of being the sole breadwinner does hit me from time to time.
the best thing about believing in Jesus is that we have a hope that cannot be taken away, so no matter how hard life at this side of eternity might become, we cling on to the hope that all things will be made new and perfect again at His second coming and we will live in eternal bliss with Him.
Pastor challenged us at the end of the conference - Where you live determines How you live. Are you living in the Kingdom of God or the kingdom of this world?
We should all live with the Kingdom perspective.
Are you ready to surrender to God's plan for your life?
Don't worry because...
"God's will is Totally Sovereign
Gloriously Redemptive,
Sometimes Puzzling
But Always Perfect."
~~~ Angela 5:10 PM
