Are You Ready For Freedom?
We all love freedom, but are we ready for freedom? The taste of freedom is sweet, yet, how we use freedom is also very important. If freedom is not used wisely, it may become harmful. Is freedom just about seeking our own happiness and doing whatever we want to do, or is there is higher freedom? Is freedom supposed to be without boundaries, or does true freedom come with some protective restrictions and self-restraint? God calls us not to pursue a false freedom, but seek the true and lasting freedom by abiding in Him!
Annual General Meeting 2020
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2020 of
The Blessed RUN (TBR) Ministries will be held virtually
on 20th June 2020, Saturday, 5.00 PM.
Disguised Grace In A “New Normal”
Grace is not always obvious, especially when we are stuck in a situation we do not wish to be in, just like this “new normal” under the pandemic that we have to adjust to. Yet, what grace does God have for us? Can we recognize His grace in disguise?
How Long, O Lord?
In this COVID-19 situation, one lingering question in our minds is, “How long more will this last?” God’s people of the past had asked the same question. How does God address this pressing concern? What hope does He offer when the waiting gets tough? What directions does He have for us during the wait?
God Wants to Change You More Than Your Circumstances
We tend to dream about a different reality from our current one, and in our prayers, we always like to ask God to change our unpleasant circumstances. But sometimes, God does not change our circumstances until He changes us, especially our hearts. Changed circumstances is not the only way for God to prove that He loves us. In fact, sometimes, the very set of circumstances that we asked God to change is necessary to bring about a deeper transformation in us.
A Refocus On Blessed Family Culture
Family is the dearest to us, yet as we spend longer hours than usual with our families during this circuit breaker, we may need to deal with more tensions. However, important lessons and new divine grace are also in store for us. Since God surely has His reasons to let us stay home with our families this season, let’s refocus on deepening the gospel culture in our families and restore the bliss and purpose God has for our families.
Fear Says “What If”, Faith Says “Even If”
“What if…?” is a question that always pops into our minds. Consequently, we will become highly anxious and fearful, if we fail to guard our hearts. Fear likes to ask, “What if”, but faith says, “Even if”. Certainly, our God can stop this pandemic, or grant us our wishes, if He wants, BUT even if He does not, let us still consider Him God and trust in Him. Though we may never reach a stage where we can be totally without fears, yet even as we still have fears, we can choose to follow God by faith. Instead of focusing on the “what-ifs” that we do not know, let us hope in the God whom we do know!
Not Designed To Control But To Trust
No matter how remarkable a person is, man cannot control his own destiny. Because there are at least two things which man cannot control: Time and Chance. Only when a person comes to terms with this reality, then he will not over-rely on his own intelligence, but will realise his need for God, for divine power outside of man himself.
Confronting Our Idols And Idleness
The COVID-19 pandemic tears down man’s idols. We trust in medical science, yet it offers no cure for the novel coronavirus; we worship wise human leaders and experts, yet they are helpless in the face of one very contagious virus; we run after money as if it is the treasure of our lives, yet one virus brings the global economy down. The pandemic is good reminder for us to turn from our idols and seek God earnestly. Yet, as the pandemic silences the empty promises of idols, it also brings the potential trap of idleness, as the world slows down because of COVID-19. As “an idle mind is the devil’s playground”, we must pray that we “never tire of doing what is good”.
Put Your Hope Not In The End Of The Pandemic, But In The Risen Lord!
Let us put our trust and hope in this risen Lord Jesus who conquered humans’ worst enemy – death, and He too can give His believers eternal life and sufficient grace to deal with every good or bad encounter on earth.
