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The Proper Foundation
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
 "Unless the Lord builds the house, its labor in vain." Psalm 127:1aImagine spending years building an expensive home with the finest material and craftsmanship. It is a work of art, and the project is almost complete. As the day arrives to move in, a building inspector arrives and hands you a notice that condemns your beautiful home because it doesn't meet the building code. Imagine how you would feel at that moment with the notice in your hand and your eyes staring at your beautiful home? Many Christians - business people, ministers, teachers, parents etc... - who invest years in their various fields of dreams will one day stand before the Lord and realize they were building their own house, NOT the Lord. God is very picky when it comes to our motives behind the actions. Before we act, we must ask why? Why are we doing what we are doing? Has God called us to this task? Are our motives based purely on financial gain, control, prestige, or pride? It has been a struggle for me the last couple of months - struggle not in my faith, but with what I am doing. I have been praying that there must be more than this here in Kluang. The struggles, the loneliness and the discouragements has taken a toll on me early this year and I just wanted to quit and just be a "regular" guy, father and and husband. I thought to myself that I have given my best and I done what I believe is a "fairly good" work and now its time to move on. I just could not go on like this anymore. My prayer was, "Lord, why am I here and what am I suppose to do?" Of course the Lord has His own humor and he made me wait as He knows that it is the one thing i cannot stand. It seems to me that I struggle with this same question every 5 years or so and in all of this, He has made me wait upon Him. And WAITING before Him is what i did. Lately, Psalm 127 has been playing in my head. questions like, "Who is my master?", "whom am I serving?", "to whom am I giving to?", "whose house am I building?", "in whose strength am I laboring for?" and "what is my mission?" - in all these questions, I know the Lord is saying something to me and revealing my heart and His heart as well. "If any man builds on his own foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work." 1 Cor. 3:12-13 I knew exactly what the Lord is saying and has me to do. I am being refined - with all the trials and struggles that I am going through, He is refining my character, pushing me towards His throne and teaching me to TRUST in His wisdom and strength. I am also reminded that my labor is not in vain!!! Sometimes while building a house, we can loose sight of the entire house we are building - and that is what happened to me - I loose sight of the big picture because I was so focused on what I am doing. I began to wept and repented before the Lord for I have been so myopic in vision and selfish in my serving. i have forgotten that I am building a cathedral and not a house. I also realized what God has called me to do here in this small town - to raise a young generation from this small town that will transform this nation and to be agents of change for this community and beyond. As I looked back over the years, the Lord has been good in placing so many young men and women in my life - young men and women with the potential to usher God's presence into this nation. I must add that I am the luckiest youth worker to be surrounded by so many young and hungry hearts that are ready to give, serve and lead. King David learned this principle by the end of his life. Throughout his life he had learned that God always tested him to find out what was in his hert, and what his motive was in his actions. David intructed his son to "...acknowledge the God your father, and serve Him wholehearted devotion and with a willing ind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind th thoughts" 1 Chron. 28:9 Bradah Jit @ 10:18 AM |
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