1 Corinthians 10
12 Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence.
Here it is.
The end is coming. For my stay in KL or Asia for that matter. And a whole new chapter is about to begin. Even for my family, things are happening. Jean is in Port Dickson now for her internship. Really a tough life. I'm going to Australia and Lynette is going to start working. Hopefully everything with Shaun works out well with the whole buang daerah issue. 2 years is a long time.
Anyway, the point that reminds me again is what Sherene said, don't lose ground. And that echoes in today's QT. The verse that preceeds the one about not being tempted beyond what we can bear is this. That self-confidence is useless. That we shouldn't be claiming that verse and saying how we won't fall. It's like pointing to the speed limit of 50 km/h at a speeding truck and thinking it won't ram you over and spill you in ways humans shouldn't be. That's exactly it, we shouldn't be destroyed the way temptation destroys us. It was never the plan from the beginning.
And so, back to the point for me is that with all the warnings. I should be careful to keep up my QT and prayer. And the nice quote from Mandy on Facebook, when satan comes knocking on the door, just ask Jesus to get it.
Cultivate God-confidence. Cultivate, not activate. That's what we hope to use in our moment of weakness, like an LoL ability, only to find the "not enough mana" words plastered right below your dead carcass. It has to come from a life of being close to God, knowing that He is with you and that He has your back. It's like being in a lane with a lvl 18 champion at the start of the game. It's choosing to lane with Him and rely on Him to create the openings for victory and not just trying to outplay your opponent.
Okay, that's enough analogies for my own good. Prayer time, to cultivate God-confidence.
Nitez!
Oh and see you guys soon!