Why do we love?

don't want to stand here and shout your praise, and walk away and forget your name.
i said on sunday, how much i want revival, but then on monday, i cant even find my bible!

how true are these 2 sentences, adopted from the first lines of 'tell the world' and 'believe' respectively. i was thinking of what jd taught us in lesson on sunday. 'how many of you can say that you've lived/are living the christian life?' 'can a person like me really change?'

i'm sad to say that i've never seen anyone live the perfect christian life. well, that's because nobody's perfect. but ever seen someone TRYING real hard to be like Christ? okay, let's get this straight. living the christian life is following Christ, imitating him. but we can only imitate, because we aren't perfect. Philippians 2:5 'your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.'

BUT, relax. God says that he is working on us in this life.. Philippians 1:6 '...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.'
James 1:4 'perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.'

well, can a person like me really change? the answer depends on you. God wants you to change, but if you don't want to, then its a different story. God is giving you a choice. ever wondered why when people are really down and out will they than turn to God? its because they realise that they arent perfect, they arent strong. they have to lay down their pride to ask God for help. i've experienced that, you can read my testimony in archives. about the Brunei trip.

that's why people tend to be more receptive to the gospel when they are in jail. the future's bleak for them, they are labelled already. they can't do anything. only God can. at least they're better off than some people, who think that everything they own is by pure luck or their own strength. they dun see a need for God to interfere in their lives. that's why.