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Kamis, 09 Februari 2017

3 Hal yang Kudapatkan Ketika Aku Memutuskan untuk Bersaat Teduh Saat Aku Patah Hati

http://www.warungsatekamu.org

Oleh Ruth Theodora, Jakarta

“Manusia hidup bukan dari roti saja, tetapi dari setiap firman yang keluar dari mulut Allah” (Matius 4:4).

Sebagai seorang yang bertumbuh di keluarga Kristen, ayat di atas tidaklah asing bagiku. Aku mengerti bahwa kita tidak hanya membutuhkan makanan jasmani, tapi juga makanan rohani. Untuk mendapatkan makanan rohani ini, kita perlu menjalin relasi dengan Tuhan, salah satunya melalui saat teduh, saat di mana kita menyediakan waktu untuk berdoa dan membaca firman-Nya setiap hari.

Namun, meskipun aku mengerti prinsip tersebut, melakukannya adalah hal yang berbeda. Hubunganku dengan pacarku dahulu membuatku lebih mengutamakan waktu bersama dengannya daripada waktu bersama dengan Tuhan. Apalagi, kami dahulu menjalani hubungan jarak jauh yang membuat waktu pagi dan malam kami habiskan untuk menelepon. Waktu saat teduh pun terlupakan.

Hingga akhirnya pada akhir tahun lalu, aku putus dengan pacarku. Saat itu, aku merasa berada di titik terendah dalam hidupku. Di saat itulah, Tuhan kembali mengingatkanku akan ayat Matius 4:4 di atas dalam sebuah khotbah di gereja. Aku merasa tertegur akan ayat itu karena telah melupakan Tuhan saat aku dulu berpacaran. Aku pun mulai memutuskan untuk kembali menjalin relasi dengan Tuhan dan bersaat teduh setiap hari, dan itu membawa dampak yang positif dalam hidupku.

1. Aku dapat melepaskan masa laluku yang kelam

Awalnya, aku begitu diliputi perasaan bersalah. Aku takut Tuhan marah kepadaku karena kesalahan yang aku buat di masa lalu di mana aku mengutamakan pacarku daripada Dia. Namun ketika aku bersaat teduh, aku menyadari bahwa Tuhan mengasihiku apa adanya. Dia tidak melihat masa laluku yang kelam. Dia juga tidak marah kepadaku. Dia menghapus dosa-dosaku dan memberiku kesempatan untuk bertobat dan kembali kepada-Nya.

2. Aku memiliki pengharapan untuk hari depan

Ketika aku bersaat teduh, aku membaca banyak kisah dalam Alkitab yang memberikanku harapan. Aku membaca kisah Rut. Meskipun dia seorang janda yang miskin dan bukan orang Israel, namun dia bisa mendapatkan Boas yang tidak memandang latar belakangnya. Bahkan, dari keturunannya, Yesus dilahirkan. Aku juga membaca kisah Yusuf yang awalnya mengalami berbagai macam penderitaan, dijual oleh saudara-saudaranya, dimasukkan dalam penjara, namun akhirnya dipakai Tuhan untuk memelihara hidup suatu bangsa yang besar (Kejadian 50:20).

Semakin sering aku membaca kisah-kisah yang ada dalam Alkitab, semakin aku diyakinkan bahwa Tuhan selalu menepati janji-Nya dan Ia merancangkan rancangan damai sejahtera bagi anak-anak-Nya, untuk memberikan kepada kita hari depan yang penuh harapan (Yeremia 29:11).

Awalnya, ketika aku putus dengan pacarku, aku begitu takut akan masa depan. Aku takut untuk menjalin hubungan yang baru, karena aku takut kembali disakiti. Aku juga takut kalau-kalau aku takkan pernah menikah nantinya. Namun, ayat dalam Yeremia 29:11 menguatkanku, dan membuatku percaya bahwa Tuhan memiliki rencana yang terbaik dalam hidupku. Yang perlu kulakukan hanyalah percaya kepada-Nya.

3. Aku menjadi lebih peka dengan penyertaan Tuhan

Ketika aku bersaat teduh, aku meluangkan waktu untuk bercakap-cakap dengan Tuhan. Semakin sering aku bercakap-cakap dengan Tuhan, aku menjadi semakin mengenal-Nya dan semakin peka dengan setiap perkataan-Nya. Aku dapat merasakan penyertaan-Nya ketika aku melakukan pekerjaan, merencanakan segala sesuatu, dan mengambil keputusan. Aku pun semakin disadarkan bahwa jika aku ada hari ini, ini bukan karena kekuatanku, tetapi karena penyertaan Tuhan dalam hidupku yang begitu luar biasa.

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Ada begitu banyak dampak positif yang kurasakan ketika aku bersaat teduh. Saat teduh bukanlah hanya sekadar rutinitas rohani, tetapi sebuah hubungan dengan Tuhan yang perlu kita utamakan. Yesus berkata dalam Matius 6:33, “Tetapi carilah dahulu Kerajaan Allah dan kebenarannya, maka semuanya itu akan ditambahkan kepadamu.” Aku telah merasakannya. Ketika aku mengutamakan Tuhan dalam hidupku, aku dapat melepaskan masa laluku yang kelam, aku memiliki pengharapan untuk hari depan, dan aku menjadi lebih peka dengan penyertaan-Nya.

Rabu, 08 Februari 2017

Kamu yg mana?

Bertumbuh bersama lebih baik drpd tebar2 pesona di berbagai sosmed..
😀#opini ku


Selasa, 07 Februari 2017

Bayangkan jika si dia...

Ini dia...
Dulu ada pelajaran dr sebuah buku..
Intinya kalau suka sm orang, bayangkan dia tua keriput...
pikirkan kalau dia adl ayah/ibu mu...atau kakek/nenek mu,,
Apakah km msh suka?
Kalo ga, tinggalin aja...
Hr ini menemukan quote ini..
Bayangkan dia adl anakmu..
Setuju semua..hihi...
😃😄
Kalau km mau pny anak yg suka pornografi, silakan menikah dgn org spt itu..
Jika km mau ayah/ibu yg playboy/playgirl, silakan jadian dgn org spt itu..
Kalo km mau pny kakek/nenek yg merokok, silakan bertunangan...
Sifat tdk akan berubah setelah km menikah..
Jd jgn terbuai penampilan dan harta..

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#wisdom #quote..
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@Regrann from @gentlewomenhood -  Now that we got our laughs out on my last post...This, this is profound. Life has cycles and I truly feel like the dysfunctional people, relationships and families derive from weak foundations that are consistently repeated, taught, learned. As women we have to be more conscious and serious about who we open our mind, body, and life to. Would you want your child to be in a relationship like yours? It's really worth asking. #ThisIsntIt - #regrann


Minggu, 05 Februari 2017

Still Waiting on God’s Perfect Timing?

Still Waiting on God’s Perfect Timing?
http://theprayingwoman.com/
By

 Esther Joy

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We often pray, hope and dream for various things. However, we can get impatient when we don’t know when they will happen, such as knowing its exact date or time.

True faith includes being patient and remembering that God has our best interest at heart.

This also includes believing that God knows just the right time to reveal it to us. Whatever God has promised us will come to pass. The challenge is to trust His timing. Therefore, we may have to exercise much patience.

Knowing the exact timing of various blessings or promises won’t make much of a difference because we would still have to wait for it, if it doesn’t come instantly.
If we knew the exact time, then there is no need to exercise our faith.

We would remain fixated on that date until it comes and not live in the moment of each day.

At bus stops and train platforms, in London, there is usually a live board which tells you when the next one is coming. I’ve often been frustrated when the board at a bus stop was not working because I wouldn’t know when the next bus was coming.

However, I later realized that regardless of whether the bus timer is working or not, if the bus is still in service, then it will come. Therefore, I won’t be any better off knowing when, only that it will eventually arrive.

This is the same way that God works. He is alive and active in our lives; so it is only a matter of time when our blessings and promises will come to pass.

David waited for over 20 years to become king of Israel from the moment that he was anointed by Samuel: 15 years to become king of Judah and then another 7 years to become king of Israel.

If he had known that it would have taken that long, then he may not have been able to gain the skills and characteristics that he had learned through his waiting period, that were needed for him to become a great king.

He lived in each moment anticipating when he would get there and learned a great deal along the way, so that he was fully prepared and ready to gain his title.

God likes to prepare us, while we wait, to be spiritually, emotionally and physically ready. When we allow this process to finish its work, we come out mature, complete and not lacking in anything (James 1:3-4).

When we wait and endure long, difficult moments and processes to get to where we need to be, we truly value and appreciate it because of the struggle we went through.

When our hard work finally shows its fruit, when that miracle comes or when our career or business finally flourishes, we would be proud of our efforts and how far we came. We would also appreciate it more because of how long we waited and prayed for it.

We will gradually get to where we need to be, it takes just one step at a time. Everything that has happened in our lives is preparing us for greater moments. God wants to use our whole lifetime to prepare us for eternity and greatness, so He is not in a rush.

God’s timing is perfect; never early and never late. He knows what is best for us and will place us at the right place and at the right time. It’s only a matter of time, so hold on to Gods promises for your life.

Jumat, 03 Februari 2017

Who has your heart?

Who has your heart?

http://waitingforyourboaz.com/who-has-your-heart/

2 / 2 / 17

By: Tatum-Lee Louw

“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life”.Proverbs 4:23

As with most things in our lives, we never really learn until we have experienced certain things. I never really understood why guarding my heart was such a vital part of my growth, until a broken heart nearly caused me to turn my back on life. I am not just speaking about a romantic relationship, but life, in general, requires us to guard our hearts daily. There is a reason why we are instructed to do this, and the Lord showed me a fresh perspective on why guarding my heart is so important in my walk with Him.

Our hearts have unique identities.

We tend to think the heart is just the emotional parts of us, but what the wise man is really trying to say to us is that the heart dictates all of our behavior. In this scripture, the heart becomes a primary focus ‘above all else’. The scripture does not deal with the physicality of our hearts, but rather our immaterial self, the abstract parts of our human make-up, in essence, our soul.  Our hearts is the seat of our personalities, the Bible says that “the things that come out of our mouth, come from the heart, for out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks”(Matthew 15:8). Our hearts fashion our thoughts, which we use to think, trust, plan, deceive, lust etc.  Solomon goes further to say “Just as water reflects the face, the heart reflects a person”(Prov 27:19).  Our hearts have unique identities and reflect our inward selves.

The functionality of the heart.

The book of Proverbs is saturated with instructions on how to live a wise and fruitful life, but in this scripture special attention is drawn to the heart. Placing the heart on top of our spiritual list of priorities. Before your career, before your boyfriend, before your loneliness, before your bills, before your dreams, ‘guard your heart’.

Even the Apostle Paul instructs us to ‘Sing with grace in your hearts to our Lord”(Col 3:16). Jesus said ‘Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies’(Matthew 15:19). The heart that is neglected and left vulnerable is an ideal candidate and foothold for the enemy to grab a hold of.

It matters to God that our hearts are transparent, pure and pleasing to Him. The Bible emphasizes this truth on two separate accounts 1st in 2 Samuel and the in the book of Psalms;

“To the pure, you show yourself pure, but to the wicked, you show yourself hostile”

(Psalm 18:26 ; 2 Samuel 22:27)

It becomes more evident why we should guard our hearts with fervency “It is only the pure in heart that will see God”(Matthew 5:8) God is not only interested in our physical lives conforming to His word, but our inner man needs to be in total agreement with it as well. This enhances our desire to serve Him and it is part of what makes the new covenants promises so beautiful. God’s word targets the inner man. He does not long for us to have mere religious encounters with Him, but He wants us to establish a relationship with Him. This happens once our hearts are exclusively His and is not subject to other corruptible influences.

How do I guard my Heart?

We are aware that there are ‘rulers, powers, and authorities of the dark world’(Ephesians 6:12). The Bible would not give such a direct instruction if there was not a threat. Harmless distraction, are still distractions. Sometimes the most ‘innocent’ of things catches our attention. Honestly, I have experienced this with watching series and the way the world ‘romanticizes love’. Eventually, I would fall in love with characters, daydream about ‘the one God has for me’ the way I saw it on Television, then get so annoyed when it doesn’t happen the way I envisioned it to.

 

Guarding your heart means that you need to make it a priority to watch over the things you know you are vulnerable to. The world has a way of making us numb to sin, especially the media, technology, and music. Constantly reflecting helps me, I ask myself ‘Tatum where are you at, where’s your head and where is your heart’. I do this daily. I also make it a priority to memorize scripture, my favorite being;

“whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate on these things”

(Philippians 4:8).

Our minds must constantly submit to the influence of Christ, we have to constantly make the time and effort to ‘set our minds on higher things’. He needs to be the highest object of our affections and ambitions when this happens our hearts will remain strong.
What have you done this week to exercise guarding your heart?


Rabu, 01 Februari 2017

When Disappointment Turns Into Divine Appointment

http://waitingforyourboaz.com/disappointment/

When Disappointment Turns Into Divine Appointment

4 / 25 / 16

Disappointment

" Father,
Sometimes life just gets the best of me. Sometimes I give into the discouragement all around me. I get so caught up in myself when I want to be caught up in you.

Papa help me to focus on the future you have for me, instead of getting so caught up in discouragement.

Take me from glory to glory, for I know you are the one who prepares a table for me. You are the one who causes my cup to run over. You are the one who pleads my cause and lays out my days before me.

Help me to trust in you-wholly, fully, deeply, and unconditionally.

I want to fall radically in love with you, deeper each day. Help me to understand that this disappointment is leading me to future God appointments.

You have a plan and purpose for me. All of the days I will live are marked within your books. Give me the courage to chase my dreams.

Make my dreams become your vision.

Help me to walk glide for glide, right alongside you. I know you are with me every step of the way.

When I face heartbreak and disappointment, I know the road you are leading me down is beautiful, even if at this moment it doesn’t feel so lovely. The road you have for me to walk is going to be wonderful.

Wherever you lead, I want to follow. Many are the plans of my heart, but you, O Lord, determine each step. You determine my course. You know where I am going and where I will be. You know where I am right now.

Somehow, the best lessons come from the worst heartbreak. Something beautiful can spring up out of something so ugly.

Something the devil used to try to do me in for good you will use for my benefit. Lord I can make my plans, but your purpose prevails.

Give me the strength to be all that you’ve called me to be, and to face this season of my life with joy, peace, and grace. Give me the strength to trust you despite the odds.

Overwhelm my heart with love, that I would know your will is to prosper and not to harm me. I thank you for giving me a hope and a future. I entrust you fully with my future and I cannot wait to see the beauty that comes from it.

I love you Jesus, and I trust you.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
~Jeremiah 29:11


Wisdom in a film La La Land

Gbr d atas..
Quote dr hatiku..terinspirasi dr Lady in waiting n berbagai kejadian...

Nonton La La Land gara2 byk dpt nominasi...
Sebenernya aku lbh suka travelling drpd nonton...

Trus yg lbh penasaran krn tmnku Linda blg:
 Bnyk pelajaran hidup yg bisa diambil dr film ini..
1. Sebanyak apapun kegagalan yg dialami, jgn pernah menyerah dalam mencapai mimpimu, terus berjuang
2. Bnyk hal tdk terduga bisa dtg kpn saja di wkt yg tepat..tentunya sesuai rencana Tuhan
3. Tdk semua hal yg kita inginkan dapat terwujud sesuai dgn rencana kita..tp pastinya Tuhan tau apa yg terbaik untuk kita
4. Dukungan dr org2 terkasih sangatlah penting..jd hrs saling support&doa buat org2 yg dikasihi
5. Penyesalan selalu dtg terlambat tp teruslah maju menatap masa dpn, maafkan masa lalumu
6. Roda hdp trs berputar..kdg d bwh..kdg d atas
7. Hidup adlh pilihan..apapun pilihanmu..hadapilah dgn senyuman dan terus maju.
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Aku setuju sm Linda..
Menurutku ada bbrp hikmat tambahan yaitu terus berdoa dan berjuang mengejar panggilan hidup, jgn peduli pd kt2 n ejekan2 org2..Kt Tuhan jauh lbh penting...
Memilih pasangan perlu hikmat, km bs dilema dlm memilih antara A atau B atau C..Mungkin aja km cm mengenal dlm 1 atau 2 musim saja kyk Mia mengenal Seb tp Tuhan bs tunjukkan karakter2 asli lwt berbagai peristiwa..just wait and see..and you will understand it clearly..Just let it go n let God take control..
😀
Nite GBU