Dont give up!

Have you feel like giving up? Tired of working and studying? Are you worried about the future?

You dont need to worry and put your trust and faith to the Lord.  In 2 Chronicles 15:7 NIV, it says: 

[7] But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”

https://bible.com/bible/111/2ch.15.7.NIV

Lets draw our strenght from God all the days of our lives dont give up.

Day 1 of Midyear Prayer and Fasting 2024

 

CCF Midyear Prayer and Fasting

C.A.S.T

Scripture

‭Daniel 1:8-21 NIV‬

[8] But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. [9] Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, [10] but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.” [11] Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, [12] “Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. [13] Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.” [14] So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days. [15] At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. [16] So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead. [17] To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. [18] At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. [19] The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service. [20] In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom. [21] And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.

https://bible.com/bible/111/dan.1.8-21.NIV

Work with all your heart

Who are you working for? Do you work for money? Do you work to serve and honor God?

In order for us to survive in this world, we need to make a living. We need to find a job or have our own business. As we strive to put a meal on our tables and secure the future of our families, we need to work everyday until we retire.

However, as we are busy in making a living for us to survive, we glorify money and career and forgot to honor God in everything that we do. We need to focus on God, honor Him daily and thank Him for all the blessings.

As what in ‭Colossians 3:23 NIV‬, says:

[23] Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 

https://bible.com/bible/111/col.3.23.NIV

Our work and our businesses are from God. We should honor Him and give to Him all the glory. We should not please others. We do not to please and impress our bosses and friends. They will love or hate us and we are never enough for them. God will always love us and accept us and forgive us for our sins. 

Lets focus on him everyday and fully trust in His blessings and lets be faithful to Him. Bring back to him all the blessings. Lets thank the Lord our God for the things He bestowed upon us.

The Lord is my Sheperd

Are you lost? Don't know where to go? 

We always go astray especially when we do not think of the consequences of our actions. Naturally, as humans we are impulsive in our decisions, at the spur of the moment, without knowing if this is right or wrong.

How can we walk at the right path? Who navigates our direction? 

Our captain and our sheperd is the our Lord our God. One of my greatest memory of my childhood is the verse from Psalm 23. The Lord is my sheperd.

‭Psalms 23:1-3 NIV‬

[1] The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, [3] he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.23.1-3.NIV

The Lord guides us and He provides our divine compass to direct us in walking the right path. We are no longer going astray because he gives us the right direction.  

Let us not worry for our future. Let us entrust to God our lives. Our faith should be greater than our fear of failure. Let us keep our feet on the ground and walk by faith and not by sight.

Dinner with our Korean Language Teacher