Divine appointment

You have heard about divine appointments I'm sure? It's when you meet someone that God has prepared for you to meet to talk with about Jesus Christ. Whether it's a lost person or a born-again Christian. Well this divine appointment happened on my birthday which was 8/4/12. I was planning on going to this mall which is called the Great Mall which is the closest mall I know near my house. And going to Taco Bell to witness in Milpitas. But I ended up going to a Mcdonalds in Milpitas. I came in and went to the bathroom, I saw a guy brushing his teeth in the bathroom and I have never seen that before. I never seen anyone brush their teeth in a public bathroom which is really strange, but it was funny. I came out of the bathroom and walked at a table to put my backpack down. All of a sudden, I saw what I think was the bible. I thought, "no it can't be" and just stared at it before walking over to check if it was. And it was the bible! The man walked out of the bathroom and I assumed it was his so I said to him "hey I saw that your reading your bible" and he said "yeah man." So me and Felix (that's his name) start talking. We talked about false teachers and false teachings, deception etc. He told me he came from the Philippines and grew up Catholic but is now a born-again Christian because he found the truth, which is of course Jesus Christ. He loved the Word of God and so did I. I could tell in his eyes the passion he has for the Lord. He even told me he gave an NKJV bible to the cashier who was working in front. Felix's passion for the Lord Jesus Christ was just awesome. He told me that he comes to Mcdonalds in the evening to read the bible. I so happened to encounter him at the time he was reading it and I didn't even realize it! And I was planning on going somewhere else! You see how the Lord directs our paths and guides or steps. Just ask Him and trust that wherever you go He will provide the divine appointments there. And ask the Lord to soften the hearts of the people He wants you to talk with. Praise the Lord!!! God is sooo good!!!

Quotation

The bible without stories is like food without seasoning. It has no flavor. 


-George Lenta Jr. 

8/4/12

Today is my birthday!!! Woo-hoo! Praise the Lord!!! I am 19 now and I am starting to feel old haha. Well this morning I had a mini celebration with my family before they took off across the United States on their 10 days journey to Boca Raton, Florida. I ate a chocolate donut and a glass of chocolate milk (my favorite). I got yet another birthday card (my third one) from my dad. Then my dad had to do a few things before he left. He said goodbye and then took off, I felt like crying but I wanted to hold it in so I wouldn't do it in front of him. Then after they took off around the corner, I just broke down and started weeping. I walked inside the house and said "Father it hurts, please protect them." And I said other things, but I was so emotional at that moment. It's really difficult for me to say goodbye. Please pray for my dad, stepmom, stepbrother to come to the Lord Jesus Christ.  A family friend came over and his dad as well so they could move furniture that we don't need from the garage to his truck. I also got to talk with my mom today and my brother as well as they wished me a happy birthday. My good friend Ajay that lives in Atlanta called me and wished me a happy birthday, which was very nice of him. That's a great friend right there, he is not saved but I am praying for him. Please pray for my friend Ajay and his family so they can come to the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved. I got a lot of facebook posts on my wall of people wishing me a happy birthday today. I am planning to go witnessing tonight and share the gospel. I want to be bolder for the Lord and share Him with everyone. I thank everyone who follows and reads my blogs, that makes me really happy and I thank all of my followers as well. Please tell your friends and family as well about this blog and also check out my good friends blog that I am a part of jesusfreakz.tumblr.com. Today is not about me, it's all about the Lord Jesus Christ. He gave me life on this day and created me for His glory. He is the one who get's the credit alone. Not me. I am just a lowly humble servant of the Most High God, the Lord Jesus Christ. May He be glorified today tomorrow and forever and ever. Amen.

P.S. I also can't wait to go witnessing tonight!!! Praise the Lord!!! Please pray that the Lord would use me.

8/3/12

Yesterday I wanted to go to my Church building to have some prayer with a few of my youth group people before they left on my Church's youth retreat with other Church's of the same branch CCIC (Chinese Church In Christ). The prayer was just awesome, but it seemed like I covered everything for the retreat! haha. But everyone else prayed and whatever prayer it was, it was wonderful because the Lord God Almighty hears our hearts and our words and He knows if we really meant the prayer or not. After we prayed everyone left downstairs and we just waited for everyone to pack their bags into the bus and then wait to board. I hung out and chatted and was a bit of a complainer because I missed my youth group friends and did not want them to leave haha. When everyone boarded the bus, I came in and hung with them a bit before they left. They were waiting for my friend Brent, and then he called me and said that he was not going. I reported this to the rest and then they told my pastor and he said that everyone should get on the bus now. I said goodbye to everyone I could before they left. As I was driving home from my Church building I saw in the back of car written on a red balloon happy birthday. Today was the day before my birthday, but I knew that the Lord was giving me a sign that it was Him, wishing me happy birthday directly from Himself. That gave me so much encouragement and the love I felt was just awesome, and the peace as well. God is so good. Later on, I came home and did some other stuff. And then later me and my family here in Fremont left to visit our cousins in Cupertino and I had a nice time there as well. I had a nice day today.

False "gods"

In the major religion of India which is Hinduism, a lot of Hindus worship their own gods or idols as I should say. This is very destructive and deceitful because these "gods" are just idols and they don't exist, but it is because they are created by man. Here are some scripture to back that up and show you that these "gods" are just idols. Habakkuk 2:18-20 "Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. Woe to him who says to wood, 'Come to life!' Or to a lifeless stone, 'Wake up!' Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it. But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him." An idol has no value because it is hand carved and created by humans, we are trusting in something that we already made. Romans 1:21-25 says "For although they knew God, they neither glorified as God nor gave thanks to him, but in their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal men and birds and animals and reptiles. Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised. Amen." So as you can see from this passage people are being deceived and being lied to by creating their own idols which is a "god" and chasing after them instead of chasing after their Creator, Jesus Christ who is to be praised forever and ever. Amen. When it said in the passage "images made to look like mortal men and birds and animals and reptiles. That is exactly what we see with the Hindu "gods". The Hindu "gods" that people worship are made to be men or people, they look like humans! Like the Lord Krishna in Hindu belief is a "god" with blue skin, and other "gods" have different colored skin, like green, blue etc. And the Hindu "god" Ganesh is a "god" made to be an animal. Just like it said in Scripture above in the book of Romans! Isaiah 44:9-11 says "All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own shame. Who shapes a god and casts an idol, which can profit him nothing? He and his kind will be put to shame; craftsmen are nothing but men. Let them all come together and take their stand; they will be brought down to terror and infamy." Idols are just created things and people worship them as "gods". But the Lord Jesus Christ is the risen Savior. The one who died on the Cross for all of our sins and came back to life three days later. He is the one He claimed to be, the Savior of the world. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16. Repent of your sins and put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, not those worthless idols. Praise Him forever and ever! Amen!!!

God definitely has Chick-Fil-A's back! Praise the Lord!!! :D

Quotation

When you have boldness their are great benefits. When get out of your comfort zone and use it, you will never be the same. Get out of your comfort zone and tell someone about Jesus, the only one who can save them. 
-George Lenta Jr.