The Way of Love

I posted this exact same thing on my tumblog a couple of months ago.. and am feeling like wanna post it on my blogspot page as well. This is called..The Way of Love

I love how The Message translated 1 Corinthians 13. I opine this is the best translation of this verse. Moreover, it helps me dive deeper into what’s behind these powerful awesome verse which leads me on the thought to post this that you may also being reminded as well as blessed by reading it through.. :)

1 Corinthians 13

The Way of Love

 ¹ If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. ²If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing. ^3-7If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. 

   Love never gives up. 

   Love cares more for others than for self. 

   Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. 

   Love doesn’t strut, 

   Doesn’t have a swelled head, 

   Doesn’t force itself on others, 

   Isn’t always “me first,” 

   Doesn’t fly off the handle, 

   Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others, 

   Doesn’t revel when others grovel, 

   Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, 

   Puts up with anything, 

   Trusts God always, 

   Always looks for the best, 

   Never looks back, 

   But keeps going to the end.

 ^8-10Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.

 ¹¹When I was an infant at my mother’s breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.

 ¹²We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!

 ¹³But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.

Be blessed,

- claya

Nothing I desire besides you..

just happened to read this bible verse again..

this is one of my favorite psalm from Asaph

This is my heart's desire.. nothing but GOD..

my everlasting strength and portion.. <3<3<3 

²¹ When my heart was grieved
   and my spirit embittered,
²² I was senseless and ignorant;
   I was a brute beast before you.

 ²³ Yet I am always with you;
   you hold me by my right hand.
²⁴ You guide me with your counsel,
   and afterward you will take me into glory.
²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but you? 
   And earth has nothing I desire besides you. 
²⁶ My flesh and my heart may fail, 
   but God is the strength of my heart 
   and my portion forever.

²⁸ But as for me, it is good to be near God.
   I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge;
   I will tell of all your deeds.

Psalm 73 (NIV)

One-Word Theme

Year after years, I have been making my annual resolution -- as most of you may did. More than that, I have my yearly bible passage that guides me along the year. Plus I often give theme for every month that I am going through.  Themes like “Intimacy – February”, “Sparkling August”, “Colorful October”, “Productive November” etc.

           This year, I’m going to try something new. Well, at the end of 2010 I have determined a theme for 2011-2012 which is “Raising my Standard”.  This actually explicates my wish to become a better me in every area of my life; whether in ministry, in health, in education, etc. Well the new thing that I’m going to try is make a One-word-theme of the year. I got this idea from Dan Britton. Here’s the link: http://blog.compassion.com/one-word/ and http://sites.google.com/site/giovagnoni/One.doc?attredirects=0

I found that it was a brilliant idea when we can find one word God birthed in our spirit and try to live it out all along the year. One word could help us to focus working and learning the word day in day out. At first I was thinking about three words “Hope”, “Faithfulness” and “Compassion”.  But I end up deciding Compassion as my theme of 2012 after our family worship and sharing on old and new eve. Mom is actually the one who reminds all of us to always have compassion to people in need.

Here’s the example of my word of the year and the further details:

Lydia Claudia Suwuh

Word for 2012: Compassion

com·pas·sion (k m-p sh n). n. Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.

I have experienced God’s blessing, favor and mercy in a wondrous and miraculous way in the past years. It came to my mind that this year should be my time to give thanks to God, to know the desire of God’s heart even more, and to take action. In the bible, it’s obvious to see how God always has compassion; to heal the sick, to rescue those in trouble, regardless their race, belief, wealth or position. I believe that Compassion is more than sympathy or feeling. It needs to be channeled into real action just as what Jesus did.

Scripture:

Lamentations 3: 22,32 (NIV)

Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.

Proverbs 19:17 (MSG)

Mercy to the needy is a loan to God, and God pays back those loans in full.

James 1:27 (NIV)

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Jeremiah 22:3,16 (NIV)

This is what the LORD says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place. ¹⁶ He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the LORD.

Psalm 41:1-3; Psalm 86:15; Psalm 112:4; Psalm 145:8

Song: Solution – Hillsong United
         Give me Your Eyes - Brandon Heath

         Oh You Bring – Hillsong United
         Friends of the Poor - Leeland and friends

I am only grazing the surface of spiritual depth. I need to walk further, dive deeper, climb higher. I want to have more than just sympathy to people in need but to maximize my potential and to serve with my best. I wanna be the hands and feet of Jesus.

To whom should I have compassion..

To poor people (including beggar)

To those I minister (kids suffer for cancer at Estella, kids at Pasar Karombasan, kids at Salvation Army Orphanage)

To people around me who needs acceptance, compliment, etc

To loner

To those who like me not

To friends

To those people God put in my heart or mind (could be anyone)

What hinder me in showing compassion..

Prejudice to beggar

Laziness to come and visit those kids I minister

Selfishness

Feeling disadvantage

Financial

Compromising

‘Next-time’ mentality

Ignorance of God’s voice

Application:

-          Weekly fasting

-          Schedule regular visit to Orphanage, RSJ, Pasar Karombasan, Estella.

-          Collect extra money for donation (monthly)

-          Provide extra money special for beggar I could suddenly encounter.

Hopefully, this post will benefits you in whatever ways..

Have an incredible New Year!

Last year-- New Year Proclamation

Goal 2011-2012:Raising the Standard

2012 Resolution Form.. It's really helpful! :D

Kids suffer for cancer at Estella

feeding people with mental disorder

Kids Service at Pasar Karombasan

this is where they live..

Kids at Salvation Army Orphanage