Why do we love?

went to taka today, saw sesame street performing.. i realised that i never ever watched it before. lolx.! ate crystal jade with my mom, saw laura. went shopping for christmas gifts with my mom. saw many things that i like, but then again, she wasnt buying anything for me. well, i guess its the time that we spent together that's important. after that went to church, super early. well, listened to yz and band play some songs. and timothy was making wierdd noises. oh well, the main thing that struck me today was the sermon of the service.

it was about focusing our lives on something/someone. but what is that something/someone? what will be the centre of my life? people think that our lives are like pies. there is a segment of each important thing in our lives in that pie. studies... work... play... cca... blah blah blah. well, people think that God also takes up one segment of the pie. totally wrong. God should be the filling of the pie, in fact the whole pie!! he should be the centre of our lives, in control of what we do. everything we do revolves around him. is your life self-centred or christ-centred?

what will be the character of my life? do you want to conform to the patterns of this world? i hope you don't. the Bible tells us to think and act like Jesus Christ. in whatever you do, just remember, Jesus went through the same things as we did. loneliness, pain, suffering, happiness..... but his response to the situations he was in was different from ours. in any circumstance, just remember these 4 letters. WWJD.? what would Jesus do in that circumstance? then do it. another point, i've been emphasizing on the fruits of the spirit, and well, pastor mentioned it today. Jesus' attitude was full of the fruits of the spirit. as i said in a recent post, in whatever you do, try to have the fruits of the spirit in your life. now character defines who you really are. you're not going to take anything materialistic from this earth to eternity, but you're going to take your character with you. if God wants to mould you, he will put you in that opposite situation. if he wants you to learn to be patient, he will make you wait for every bus, wait for your food, stop at every traffic light.... are you going to reject all these just because of your own comfort? or are you going to allow God to shape and mould you, to become the character that is of Christ.? will you do the right thing, or do what is favourable in your situation?

what will be my contribution of my life? am i going to focus my life on getting or giving? it is more blessed to give than to receive. take this christmas as an opportunity to give. what will be the communication of my life? God wants people to watch your life and see Christ in you. be a living testimony. who do you think they will listen to? a pastor who is paid to 'be the good and holy man'? or someone who just wants to live for Christ? real life sharing(testimonies) are way more powerful then fake ones. so take time to share about how God has worked in your life, like i'm doing on this blog. tell the world that Jesus lives.! we all have to get one thing right, we don't have to be perfect to tell others to do the right thing. the world is full of foneys/phonies(i don't know how to spell), they want real, authenthic people, giving real testimonies, and telling the truth, not conning them. in this life that God has given us, are we too concerned about promoting ourselves or are more concerned about sharing the gospel?

whatever i wrote here, take time to ponder over it. all the points are taken from pastor kow's sermon, i added some myself.

we are blessed to be a blessing to the world around us.