CHRISTIANS IN ACTION BLOG

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  • GOD KNOWS

    I didn’t know that school and exams could take my attention away from blogging for a while, but it didn’t stop me from writing blissful articles to share here. On the first day of my exams, I had a thought-provoking moment. I was prepared for my exam, but I had been hit hard by stress from the previous weeks. I was angry about the situation, and I just had to rant to God about how tired I was. However, I quickly changed the subject and became positive as I felt guilty for doubting God in the first place.

    After I wrote my exam, it really hit me – the fact that God knows. Like, He actually knows. It sounds plain, right? But God knows what you’re about to say before you even come to His presence, and yet He still listens to what you have to say. To me, it’s incredibly cool and has so much warmth to it. That pain, that feeling, that excitement – He knows it all.

    Jesus knows us fully. He knows our strengths and weaknesses, our family history, our biological makeup, and our worldview. He knows every nook and cranny of us. He knows us better than we know ourselves. And He also knows suffering on an intense, personal level. He knows what it feels like to be happy and excited – everything we feel, He knows!

    Jeremiah 1:5 says, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”

    When we face life’s challenges, we often conclude that God is unaware of what we’re going through or that He cannot see the magnitude of our struggles. But is this really true? Is God oblivious to our pain? Absolutely not. God is fully aware of everything we experience. If He knows the number of hairs on our heads, then He surely knows the details of our lives and the difficulties we face.

    Always remember that God sees and knows your situation. He desires to demonstrate His power on your behalf, but it requires your faith. Faith, not emotions or complaints, is what moves God and activates His power. Be encouraged today to rise up, put your faith to work, and do what is needed.

    STAY BLESSED.

  • FORGIVE YOURSELF

    It’s been a very busy school week, but also a good one for me because I had the chance to have a very interesting conversation with my friend.

    We shared our thoughts on a story we heard from our professor. He had a friend who was easily angered by people who didn’t do the right thing. However, he later found himself in a situation where he had to speak to these same people at a gathering—but he couldn’t. The reason? He couldn’t forgive himself.

    Though he was a follower of Christ, his attitude toward these people didn’t reflect Christ’s character. When the opportunity came for him to invite them to a fellowship program, he was unable to do so because of how he had treated them in the past.

    Hearing this story, most people might just say, “Be kind to people; you don’t know when you’ll need them.” But it was more than that.

    You see, he couldn’t function properly in his calling. He couldn’t do what he was supposed to do because he hadn’t forgiven himself.

    Now, let’s dive into the Bible.

    Take a look at Paul’s life. Do you know that Paul’s ability to function in his calling was largely based on his ability to forgive himself?

    I began to understand Paul—the man who had blood on his hands—and the courage it took for him to forgive himself. If he had chosen not to, he would have had God’s forgiveness but still failed to fulfill his destiny. He would have lived and died in pain and regret.

    I may not know you, what you’ve done, or how bad it is. But I do know this: you need to let it go today. You are still everything beautiful that God says you are, and He still wants to use you.

    You’ve spent too much time hating yourself. It’s time to forgive yourself and move past it. There is a beautiful life ahead of you and important work to do for God’s kingdom.

    So, extend grace to yourself. And if you feel like you don’t deserve it, that’s okay. By definition, grace is undeserved kindness.

    I hope this has blessed you.

    Our blog post for the week is on its way and will be published on Saturday. Stop by and read it!

    God bless you all.

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