Weak as I am

Some areas of struggles:
Struggling to manage my finances properly given the fact that I do not watch my budget with the convenience of ATM.
Struggling to maintain disciplined time with God when time gets more occupied with other 'things'
Struggling to keep my pride and anger in check at times and in relationship with people.

I do know these aren't real struggles, they are more like excuses. It addresses something deeper with ever simple answers that I already know.

Anyway, I enjoyed the song 'In my weakness' this week.
Found the lyrics online in someone's blog and the words do make me see that I am nothing without Him- which in a not so direct way leads me to stay humble and not boast in any of my strengths.

In My Weakness by Mike Harland and Cary Schmidt

When living life for Jesus Christ become too hard a task,
When obedience means sacrifice that seems too much to ask;
That’s when I learn that my own strength isn’t really strength at all,
And I find rest in humbleness when I surrender all.

In my weakness He is strong;
In my need He leads me on.
When I come to the end of all I am,
And I place my trust in Him;
That’s when His strength begins –
In my weakness.

When failures in my human strength have weakened all my pride,
And ruined hopes in fallen dreams have crumbled me inside;
It’s then by grace I fin’lly see the strength of Jesus Christ,
His victory is real in me when weakness fills my life.

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I was sharing with the guys in Sunday school today about setting aside time for God each day. Just realised the notes that Johnathan offered to our class last week was exactly about how to do exactly that. Oh well, that's so much for not reading.

The idea of your walk talks louder than your talk talks, being a hypocrite still rings in my ears as I sometimes examine my life. Perhaps I have seen many people who are such great talkers yet hugely inconsistent with their life.

Along with this this question links on: How then do one identify a mature believer? Answer: by its fruits. This is the outward growth that is brought forth by the inward growth. Many people see this by the worldly successes the Christian had amassed himself with. The better ones puts this gauge on the level of service/commitment in Church. I am in no way condemning this mindset,
in fact these are good gauges of God's blessings upon the Christian's life as he seeks and make choices that draw him closer to God.

Because of this reason, I do see myself disqualified in many occasions in telling people of the endurance in the Christian race, to even win when I am still in the (or even just started) the 'race'.

Humility cures worldliness. The book of James clearly shows that. Like many other commandments, it does comes with a promise. James 4:10- Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

Sidenote: do check out this Christian organisation Statement of faith. Quite solid. I liked the one on Church. (since we are on the topic of loving the Church now)