Have you ever wonder why there are mosquitoes?

Would you believe me if i said God sent a mosquito to bug me whole night that i was half awake... that i would not be late for work this morning? Hahaha! Well, its "half true". I reached my workplace just in the nick of time to hand over some files to be brought over for a morning meeting over at the head office. You may ask
why "half true"?

While i am still under the sheets, i was grumbling to the Lord. "Lord, why there is this d@mn mosquito in my room...?" i remembered i had deliberately not use the air-con too much to avoid a over-reliant on such a luxury. i simply pulled my blanket over my whole body so that the irritating bug will not "buzzzzz" in my ears. You noe what I meant? They seem to hover near your ears, close enuff to irritate & kp you awake... kekeke!

And i believe God was trying to talk to me. Really! the Lord always used such circumstances to speak to me.

The Lord impressed upon my heart to think of the christian missionaries that are in the fields now... Most of us christians in Singapore have been living so comfortable lives. I almost couldn't sleep without air-con when I went for army reservist.

I am now reading a book now titled " Making Jesus Lord" by Loren Cunningham. If there is going to be a book to change your life, this is going to be one! In short, Loren teaches us the dynamic power of laying down your personal rights for Christ, for the sake of the Gospel.
Give up your rights for your own comforts, give up your rights being with your earthly family, friends, give up your successful career, give up your freedom, give up those things that mattered to you most, perhaps even give up the rights to marriage...

Jesus wants us to follow Him... losing our rights and gaining the world. Only by taking Jesus' example into our lives will we be able to win in life, ruling and reigning with Him.

"If anyone man would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up the cross and follow Me. For whover would save his life would lose it; and whoever loses his life for My sake and the Gospel 's will save it." Mark 8:34,35

Another reason God asks for us to relinquish something is bec He wants to give us something greater. It is a rule of the Kingdom of God: Give up something good and receive something of greater value; give up your rights and receive greater privileges with God.

It isn't so much of "gloom and doom" to give up our rights. Those rights are, in the 1st place are given to us by our heavenly Daddy. Though its not gonna to easy to give up, but I must say the HS really challenges me to this new concept. I thank the Lord for renewing my mind and my inner man. I am learning something new.

After my dental appointment just now, I thought abt the hefty operation costs that I will have to bear. I never had much savings, neither have I an insurance plan. But I was reminded once again that our Lord owns the whole universe, all the world's resources, 1o thousands of 10,000 angels at His command. All I have to do is to stop worrying and surely God will provide for me.

Have you ever seen a worried sparrow? No? Bec He feeds them, even the poor sparrows.