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Wednesday, June 01, 2005
1:53 AM
If u are dreaming of revival,u first need to have christlike qualities and Godly attitudes that win people over.here are a list of some of them.
...simple direct specific
#1 forgiveness
john20: 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." (NKJV)
a)removes distraction
When u retain other people's hurts in you,u get all unhappy and resentful on the inside that u shut off all communications with somebody whom offended you.Forgiving is not being holy,it is simply freeing yourself from any forms of distractions that are unnecessary.I remember as a student i constantly failed my class tests and exams,especially maths.Why?i held on to other people's trespasses against me,especially from two guys who laughed the loudest,thinking that they are better then me.From that day onwards,i grew an intense dislike for mathematics,whenever i did maths,that image flashes into my mind.People laughed at me...i felt so depressed and useless.Especially in Singapore that has a KBE(Knowledge Based Economy ) resource scheme ,math is so important that without it you cant go anywhere,even if u have talents.
b) heals
i vividly remember when i got a whole bunch of trauma in me.Once,my mother shouted at me in public because she caught me hanging out with my friends when in the first place the tutorial for that day has been cancelled.From that day onwards i had a mentality that whatever i did,it would be wrong in her eyes.I suffered from this trauma and had no confidence in myself.It was not long that i talked to God about it that the following day my mother apologised after much thought.It had been months since that day and i was wondering why she apologised for something that took place so long ago and is not significant to me anymore.I only talked to God about overcoming my trauma and not what happened that day.Immediately after hse apologised,i felt free from my fears for the first time and now i am enjoying a life that is from self condemning to non condemning.THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS IS GREAT.IT RECONCILES,SETS YOU FREE FROM FEARS,UNHAPPINESS AND GRANTS YOU LIFELONG,ETERNAL PEACE,AND JOY WITH MANY OTHERS.
2#don't judge a book by its cover.
john 7:24 Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment. ( ASV)
You cant decide on people's faces.they may look as if they are unlikely to become christians.Some have animal like faces,some have demonic faces.Some have alien faces.There are all kinds of faces.The purpose is to train you not to judge but to look on the inside.when i see someone,i always think "what is it that this person knows that may help me to advance the kingdom of God?what is the person's potential?abilities?if this person was won over,will this person become someone great for God?"
3#believe the best about people.Say good things.
proverbs 26:24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. (WEB)
Bad speech can sap a person's confidence.it can also make somebody resentful against u.the power to mould or brek someone depends on what u say.consider this:
James3:5 So also, the tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do. A tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. 6And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life. It can turn the entire course of your life into a blazing flame of destruction, for it is set on fire by hell itself. (nlt)
james3:9 Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it breaks out into curses against those who have been made in the image of God. 10And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! 11Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? 12Can you pick olives from a fig tree or figs from a grapevine? No, and you can't draw fresh water from a salty pool. (nlt)
Use ur words to heal,not to kill.yeah??