Self Evaluation...Check!

Yesterday, which is Sunday, I wasn't able to update my blog.hehehehe. Though I understand that  blog is really not a regular basis because it is not a diary. It's just that it is my accountability with the Lord. I want it this way. Rather, it's better this way. :)

Anyways, again yesterday was another incredible creation of the Lord when it comes to my walk with Him. My heart is always ready to receive the blessings and challenges, so this Sunday was one of those two (challenges and blessings).

The Sunday church service is always a blessing for every one who hears the gospel and it's a way of reminding us how good the Lord has been for the last few days of the week. Indeed, GCF is blessed with very good singers/group of talented musician singing for the Lord and is a refreshing start. Also blessed with excellent teachers of the Word. The Lord really enables them to speak The truth without any hesitations. Praise the Lord for the lives of our pastors, elders, deacons and volunteers. May they always find encouragement to Christ who gives them strength.  Philippians 4: 13 "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."

Of course the most important part of the service is the sermon. It was found on Philippians 4: 1-9. Let me just give emphasis to these verses : " 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you."  Paul urgently advises us to develop a Christian thought life in everything we do.  William Barclay rightly observes that..."The human mind will always set itself on something and Paul wished to be quite sure that the Philippians would set their minds on the right things. This is something of the utmost importance, because it is a law of life that, if a man thinks of something often enough, he will come to the stage when he cannot stop thinking about it. His thoughts will be quite literally in a groove out of which he cannot jerk them. It is, therefore, of the first importance that a man should set his thoughts upon the fine things (Matthew  6:21 "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.") and here Paul makes a list of them." (Barclay, W: The Daily Study Bible Series, Rev. ed. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press)

I remembered Pastor Larry asked the congregation, "Is the person you truly hate, still sees you as a loving and forgiving person?" Only we can answer this question. The challenge there is to evaluate our walk everyday.  Are our minds and actions reflect on the truth? Praise worthy or excellent? Right? Pure? Lovely and admirable? Or is it dominated by lust, anger, greed, selfishness, etc (just to name a few). 
 
More from the goodness of the Lord is The Holy Spirit that sanctifies our mind through God's truth, His Word...