PURE HEART

Having a pure heart is a very difficult thing to do. You have to be used to thing I call sacrifice. Someone can sacrifice things for others, but he might not have a pure heart. But the pure heart will never spent their time without sacrificing things for other people.

I had an appointment with my friends this evening. The place where we should meet was quite far from my house. My friends have their own motorcycle, but I haven't, and it makes me find difficulties to go to certain or far places. I didn't mind going by myself, taking the public transportation. But I had to go earlier than them because the public transportation around my place isn't as much as in other areas. If I ask you to calculate my expense for one day trip using public transportation, it will be enough for three days trips using motorcycle.

Arriving at the place, some of my friends borrowed some money from me. I wouldn't mind giving them the money, because I knew that they really needed it at that time. Besides, I also thought that I still have enough money to go home. Time moved on and it was getting late. When our activity ended, and I went home by taking public transportation, I realized that I didn't have enough money to take another transportation to get home. I stopped at the closest place to my house district, but I still had to walk for about 20 minutes to get home. No wonder, I was tired.

Without realizing it, I was suddenly filled with disappointment over my friends. "Why didn't they understand me or even try to help me?" This mind blinded me from God's voice. Thankfully, I prayed... It was the moment when God renewed my power and my heart. He thanked me for being independence and for being so kind that day. He said that I've done a good thing and that He appreciated it. He reminded me, deep inside me heart, that I had to learn to have a pure heart. He said it was not easy, but it was worth fighting, because He loved the pure heart.

When I said, "He (God) said...", it was not literal thing, but I knew I was right, I heard His voice through the Holy Spirit, I wrote His words through the Bible that He loves the pure heart. You may have also experienced times when you should sacrifice things, and it seems like you are the unlucky ones, but notice this, God know what you've done and He appreciates it. Don't contaminate it with complaint or grumble. Let's learn to have a pure heart, because that is what He wants.

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FIND THE RHYTHM (Christian Daily Devotion)

“I’m busy! I have a lot of work at the office. I also have housework to do. I have to go to church, to cell group meeting... Oh God, I’m really really tired! What if I do not go to church this Sunday? What if I ask for a break in the ministry? Let me finish my job first. Besides, I can still go to cell group next week.”

Bustle sometimes becomes the reason for some Christians to put ministry in the second place, weekly service in the third place, and even... God in the fourth place. They think that their job, college, school, or family and friends are more “urgent” than spiritual matter. “If I do not work overtime on the weekend, I won’t have enough money for my daily needs. If I join the ministry now, I won’t have enough time to study; I’m facing final test, you know. I don’t have time for personal prayer, because I have a lot of work to do.”

Does God prevent us from working or studying? I believe no. He indeed wants each of us work diligently, bless our family and community so others can glorify our God. I also believe that He’s the one who plans our job, our school, our family. He also wants us, more that anything, put Him before other things in our life.

If it is true that we have a lot of work to do, why can’t we manage them so that we can still go to church and have personal prayer? If it is true that there are a lot of assignments and tests at school, why can’t we study far days before the examination? If it is true that we have family events, why can’t we have them after the Sunday service?

I realize that these days people business is far more complex than my grandparents or my parents generation. Without any intention to judge or lecture, but, what is more important than God? Without Him, we won’t be able to work well. Without Him, we won’t be able to study well. Without Him, we won’t be able to have a lovely family. So, why don’t we try to find the solution? Keep working, keep schooling, keep spending time with family , but not leaving personal prayer, service, or ministry? The answer for this situation is TO FIND THE RHYTHM OF OUR LIFE.

God’s wisdom will help us to the rhythm of this life; when do we have to work, what do have to do, what preparation do we have to make? He will show us the way to arrange everything without eliminating or pushing aside personal prayer, service, and ministry. God’s wisdom will also help us to count on Him, to live in faith, so that we don’t have to worry about any lack or failure.

Now, let’s find the rhythm of our life!

Father in heaven, forgive me for deprioritizing You. I want to learn to put You on the highest place in my life, and I need Your wisdom in order to do it. Please help me to find my rhythm of Life, God. Amen.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,

and all these things will be given to you as well.

Mat. 6:33

Christian Daily Devotion: BEST FRIEND

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OPEN YOUR HEART (Christian Daily Devotion)

If you can not find eternal joy

and you can not feel everlasting love

which changes your old life

and makes the new one meaningful,

then...

open your heart,

set your eyes on Him,

surrender your life,

glorify His name,

and accept His faithful promises.

You’ll find the meaning of your life in Him

No man on earth can give what you seek

No power on earth can please you indeed

No treasure on earth can satisfy your soul

No love on earth can save your spirit

Realize that everything will disappear

It’s only a matter of time that

He’s coming again...

I LOVE BEING ME

If I ask you this question, "If you have a choice, what part of your body that you want to replace? Why don't you like them or why do you want to replace them?" what is your answer?

"I want to replace my eyes. I am slant-eyed and I don't like it. I want to have bigger and rounder eyes."

"I don't like my legs. I think they are too short. I want to replace them with longer legs so I can be taller than I'm now."

"I think I hate my face. No one considers me pretty. That's why I want to replace it and have a more beautiful face. I will have a surgery to make myself prettier, then no one will think that I'm ugly anymore."

Let's see the phenomena happening in these modern days. More people want to be like other people. The straight hair want to be the curly hair. On the contrary, the curly hair will have their hair smoothed. The darker skin want to be the white skin. While the white skin tanned their skin under the sun. Huft... what a confusing world.

It's okay to have a new look, it sometimes can refresh our mind. But, try to love yourself for whatever you are. Does God say that each of us is precious before Him? Does He say that His creation, us, is a perfect creation? Some people even think that when God creates us, He will destroy our blueprint as soon as we are created. It means that no one compares to us. We are the only we in this universe. You are the only you in this universe. Can you imagine that?

Accepting our self is one way to show our gratitude to God. God never forbid us to take care of our body, but he doesn't want us to take care of it for other purposes beside truth, His truth. Besides, our body isn't eternal. Now I urge you to love yourself the way you are, because you are precious before God's eyes.

God, thank you for making me the way I am. I realize that I'm not perfect, my physical body may be not perfect, but I want accept it, God. Help me to gain Your plan in me with this body. In the name of Jesus Christ, my perfect Creator, Amen.

Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.

Rom. 6:13

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God's Love (Christian Daily Devotion)

I walk my days

with Your love in this heart

In joy and sorrow

You’ve always been there to accompany

Like a beautiful melody

Your love echoes in my heart

When despair tortures

You come to show love to me

Your love has change my life

bringing freedom from oppressing past

Your love is the light of my life

guiding my steps to the just

Your love is the true love

Your presence gives meaning to my life

gives hope to my soul

You make me understand that

nothing compares to Your great love

Your love is the true love

YOUR LOVE NEVER FAILS!!!!!

i'm not superwomen!!!!!-no longer i am

It happened again. What a "testing" day! Since I woke up in the morning, my heart was filled with worries. I have stayed awake for a whole night, but I couldn't finish my job. There is a great burden in my heart, "How can I finish all these tasks?"

But it was my fault. I let the worry controlled me. All that I'd been thinking about was that I have to solve them all, today. I forgot that I'm not a super woman who can do anything.

Thank God, in the middle of working on those stuffs, I stopped and decided to pray. I said, "God, I've been through days like this with great effort, my own effort. And the result was, I was terribly exhausted. God, I don't know what will happen today, but allow me to surrender all in me to You. Please, accept me. Help me to make the best out of me, today. Help me to finish my part, today. In the name of Jesus, Amen."

After praying, I felt calmer. Next thing I knew was I did what I should do, I did what I could do. I also felt that God opened my heart wider than before. I accepted things that didn't run according to my will. I saw the goodness of others more than the previous. And in such situation, I could feel that He wanted me to keep being generous to others. The truth is I am no longer I am when I give everything in His mighty hands.

Try it!!!

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When I first met you all those years ago,
I fell in love so fast, I knew right then,
You were the one and only one for me;
I'd never have to look for love again.

Each anniversary finds us happier;
You are my light--my moon, my star, my sun.
You show me what real love is all about,
You fill my life with pleasure, joy and fun.

As time goes by, our love grows stronger still.
You're the most amazing man I ever knew.
I prize our anniversaries because
Each year I fall in love again with you.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MY DEAR, LOVE U MOST!

BE AS YOU WISH (Christian Daily Devotion)

We’ve been in the 10th week of 2013. Once our pastor asked us, me and my friends, “What is the difference between 2013 and 2012 for you?” This question made us think a little bit harder. What is the difference, hah...?

If you receive the same question, what will be your answer?

Our answers might be different. Maybe some of us consider this year better than last year, or maybe some of us think the opposite consideration. But the answer of the pastor made me realize something. He said that this year could be the same, of different than the previous, based on what we said and believed. If we feel that this year there is new spirit, new vision, new blessing... then, BE AS YOU WISH!!

When I was thinking about it, I decided to gather all the positive energy, all of my dreams, and then, bring them in my prayer. “God, all I want is to have a more meaningful life this year.” I remind myself to give thanks. I rearrange my action plan for the dreams I have. What about you?

“But, you don’t understand. I’ve been through series of bad events within these weeks. It seems like nothing goes right!” Is it what you feel now? Then, will your rest 49 weeks be destroyed only by this saying?

Bible does tell us about a Canaanite woman who begged for her daughter’s recovery from being possessed to Jesus. We can see her strong will; even Jesus’ “mean” reply was ignored. She remained believing that she would receive what she asked.

Let’s say good things! Think of good things! Dream of good things! Ask for good things! Pray for good things! Have faith on good things! I can never guarantee that you will always experience good things, but Jesus Christ can guarantee that He will never leave you; He will always be with you, in all circumstances. Then... be strong!!!

God, thank you for Your promise that You’ll never leave me. I give You my days. Work on best things in my life, God. Amen.

Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

Mat. 15:28

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Christian Daily Devotion: DREAM HOUSE

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GOD'S PLAN IS ALWAYS THE BEST|! (\Christian Daily Devotion)

How do you feel if you never get things that you really want? It’s a bit annoying, actually, but that’s how I feel about this life. Sometimes I thought that I was a kind of person who knew exactly what I really wanted, such as to which school I wanted to study, but I was wrong.

I used to think that my choice is the best choice in life. And because of this “wrong independent thought”, I had to make many times of adjustments. What kind of adjustment? Well, when I entered my senior high school, I remembered that I came there with low low motivation. Why? Because It was not the one I wanted. I had to arrange my feeling every time I went to school, and it took about 6 months for me to realized that I was there not by coincidence, but by a plan that only God who knew.

It happened again when I wanted to go to university. I was planning to enter one of the universities in my city right after graduating from senior high school. But God set another plan. My parents had no money to bring me in, that’s why I had to find it by my own (it means that I have to work first to get some money for college) and it took three years for me to have them. In the fourth year I knew that I could not enter public university since I’d missed the proper years to join the submission test. Finally, I went to a private college not for from my house.

The college where I studied used to be a quite popular college (with its major faculty), but a year before I entered, there was a problem inside the foundation and a huge demonstration could not be avoided. Because of this problem, there were only two classes in the first year, in my year.

What could I say then? I felt like I was in the wrong place and at the wrong time. I said that because I still did not know what His plan for me, and I started to realize it when I was in the second semester.

Because there were not many students, the lecturers were more focused on us and I had less difficulty in earning good score in almost every class. It also influenced the dean’s consideration in giving scholarship. In short, I could get finance aid until I graduated and had more chance to deepen my knowledge through several competitions. And the best thing of all, I could also know good new friends in God. In conclusion, I finally knew what’s God plan for me.

We might think that we know everything, that we know what’s the best for us, but trust me, God’s plans is far more better compared to our plans. What we have to do is being patient until He reveals those plans. You may not trust me, but you absolutely can trust Him.

HOPE (Christian Daily Devotion)

"Oh, God... what's going on with today? Everything doesn't go right. Is there something wrong with me? Are You punishing me, or just testing me? Do You hate me???? AAAHHHHhhhh..."

That day was truly truly truly tiring day. I think it was the most tiring day in my life. Can you imagine? I woke up late. I forgot several things to prepare the last day. My motorbike suddenly failed. The computer didn't work. I made a lot of mistakes during my performance. I was on my way home when it suddenly rained. I had to struggle under the rain and it suddenly stopped when I was home.

When I remembered this, and wrote this, all that I can feel was angry. And I almost forgot one thing that made me "fix" again. I heard my senior pastor read a verse, Rom. 5:3-5. I know that this verse doesn't talk about kind of suffering that I've been experienced, but it still give me strength, especially when it mentions about HOPE.

In every difficult situation, God wants us to see HOPE; hope that everything will be alright again, hope that difficult times will be replaced with joyful times, hope that God is always planning something behind all things happen (where it is always something good). What do we have to do is to believe and give thanks. It might sound simple, but remember this, "There is power in simplicity."

Then, be grateful, and just believe!!!

Father in heaven, thank you for everyday that You've given to me. Teach me to be grateful and believe, teach me to see Your wonderful creation, hope, each day. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.

 Heb. 6:19

NOT ALONE -Christian Daily Devotion

Today was really a tiring day. I had a lot of things to do because we're going to have a tournament tomorrow. We, me and my team, had prepared our job descriptions, and I'm responsible for cooking class (my little plan was making a little Masterchef Junior competition).

I have planned everything for the last several days. I listed all my needs, ranked things according to its priority, wrote my rundown plan... in conclusion, I considered myself perfect in planning. But, today I understood one important thing that I've missed. I forgot that although I was responsible for what had been trusted to me, I did need a friend.

Yesterday I was so ready to print out my game outline, put rice thermos to the cook's house, take the vest order, shop (vegetables, reward), and still had to finish my slide orders. Huft... I did think that I could handle all this things alone, but I was absolutely wrong. If my friends didn't help today, I had probably been fainted now.

It's okay to be very independent, it's a very very good thing. But we can't always say, "If I can do it by myself, why should I bother others?" We are social creatures who do need other people to live. We can't expect ourself to be the boss, the treasurer, the secretary, the staff, the salesman, the office boy, the cook, the tailor, the cotton planter all at once (if you know what I mean). We need at least someone else to be part of our life. Even God needs us to be His object of love.

See, don't live alone anymore. There are friends around you.

God, thank you for my family, my partners, they who I call friends. I do not know how to live without them. Teach me about friendship, about trusting others. Teach me not to live all by myself, God. Thank you, Amen.

 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work; if one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10