Sunday, September 20, 2009

IKDG (cont)

Chapter One
So This Is Love?

Beyond What Feels Good, Back to What Is Good



It was finally here - Anna's wedding day, the day she had dreamed about and planned for months. The small, picturesque church was crowded with friends and family.

Sunlight poured through the stained-glass windows, and the gentle music of a string quartet filled within her. This was the moment for which she had waited so long. He gently took her hand, and they turned toward the altar.

But as the minister began to lead Anna and David through their vows, the unthinkable happened. A girl stood up in the middle of the congregation, walked quietly to the altar, and took David's other hand. Another girl approached and stood next to the first, followed by another. Soon, a chain of six girls stood by him as he repeated his vows to Anna.

Anna felt her lip begin to quiver as tears welled up in her eyes. "Is this some kind of joke?" she whispered to David.
"Im.. Im sorry, Anna," he said, staring at the floor.
"Who are these girls, David? What is going on?" she
gasped. "They're girls from my past," he answered sadly. "Anna, they don't mean anything to me now...but I've given part of my heart to each of them."

"I thought your heart was mine," she said.
"It is, it is," he pleaded. "Everything that's left is yours."
A tear rolled down Anna's cheek. Then she woke up.


Betrayed

Anna told me about her dream in a letter. "When I awoke I felt so betrayed," she wrote. "But then I was struck with these sickening thoughts: How many men could line up next to me on my wedding day? How many times have I given my heart away in short-term relationships? Will I have anything left to give my husband?"

I often think of Anna's dream. The jarring image haunts me. There are girls from my past, too. What if they showed up on my wedding day? What could they say in the receiving line?

"Hello, Joshua. Those were some pretty lofty promises you made at the altar today. I hope you're better at keeping promises now than you were when I knew you."

"My, don;t you look nice in that tuxedo. And what a beautiful bride. Does she know about me? Have you told her all the sweet things you used to whisper in my ear?"

There are relationships I can only look back on with regret. I do my best to forget. I laugh them off as part of the game of love that everyone plays.

I know that God has been faithful to forgive as I've asked Him to. And I know that the various girls have forgiven me, because I've asked them to.

But Im still aware of the consequences of my selfishness. I gave my heart away too many times. And I took from girls what wasn't mine.
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I Kissed Dating Goodbye

i've been on a long vacation and never even missed my blog..haha
i've been too busy enjoying with so many things.
things so unusual as it was before.
although things can sometimes go mad, i hardly noticed catching myself from despair.


Everything is totally great and loving.
It is so fun pleasing God in everything you think and do.

And when i think back of the disappointments and heartaches i had on my past, i can clearly say, it was all too selfish. Love was selfish. It is a worldly kind of love. not God's definition of love. After reading a few pages of the book, "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" I can say im still innocent if in terms of His definition.

The reason that I have little time in blogging its because I want to spend more time pleasing God and to learn more about His definition of true love. (i've spent also time farming which adds up also to my busy schedule *grin*)

its hard to explain my feelings today. it's indescribable.. i smile without even knowing the reasons why. (im not being lunatic or what) Its an overwhelming feeling entrusting your future to God that everything would turn out fine.And it really is. I've turn richer than i could ever remember - not financially but spiritually.

Being single would never be a problem at all. =p

Reading Joshua Harris' book entitles "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" had inspired me throughout my journey -- to wait for God's timing. i have just started reading a few pages. And I really recommend you to read it too. Its an awesome book.


I KISSED DATING GOODBYE
Introduction


Thanks for picking up this book. Some people never get past the title.

"My friends won't touch it," one girl told me. "They hear the title and say, "There's no way I would ever do that."

One guy urged me to change the title. "More people would read it," he said. Maybe he's right. I heard the story of a confused bookstore customer who asked the owner for a copy of I Kissed My Date Goodbye. Now there's a book with a message people would read!

I decided to call this book I Kissed Dating Goodbye because I want to be up front with you - there are some radical ideas on these pages. Most other books on dating will tell how to make dating work for you. This book tells you how to make your life pleasing to God - even if that means taking a break from dating.

So let me make a simple request. Just read the first chapter. If nothing in it grabs you, that's fine. But I think you'll discover that something in this book could help you.

You see, I don't want to argue with you about whether or not you should date. Yes, I'll be honest about the problems I see in the way most people date today. But ultimately my goal isn't to convince you to stop dating. I want to help you examine the aspects of you life that dating touches - the way you treat others, the way you prepare for your future mate, your personal purity - and look at what it means to bring these areas in line with God's Word.

So even though in one sense this book is about dating, in another sense dating isn't really the point. The point is what God wants. Discussing if or how to date isn't an end in itself. Talking about it serves a purpose only when we view it in terms of its relation to God's overall plan for our lives.

You may not agree with some of the things I write. That's okay. My hope is that you'll stick around to see what I have to say. If you at least walk away from this book with a little more wisdom, my mission will have been accomplished - and your life could be enhanced. I pray that the ideas shared here will bring you a little close to God's desire for your life.

So thanks again for picking up the book. Thanks for reading more than the title.

-Joshua Harris




Tuesday, September 1, 2009

It's so nice to be happy!

here we go again.... *smile* *grin* *more grins* ahahaha

some people might think you're getting crazy day after day smiling, laughing for some unknown reasons..what they do not know that behind those smiles and laughs is not just about faking, masking and stuff which they had commonly seen, heard or felt from others. but its more like saying, i'm true, contented and genuinely happy inside and out.




 

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