Leap of Faith vs Taking a Risk

Cravings: Devil's Chocolate Cake

I have been pondering about leaps of faith lately. I can't help but wonder about the differences between "Taking a risk" and "Taking a leap of faith". I mean they're both essentially the same thing. I agonize over this because a leap of faith is supposed to be something that you do because you are unsure but you know God will see you through. Taking a risk on the other hand...it is supposed to have a more secular connotation. I guess my biggest question is how do you know for sure when you're doing something, if you're relying on God or not. I am facing such a decision right now...and all I can do is pray for guidance and courage.

Joke of the Day

Cravings: Cheese On Crackers

Please let me introduce you to the latest sensation that will be sweeping the internet in a short while. Read this. I'm sure that most of people who have some Chinese/Asian knowledge will be shaking their heads and wondering just how something like that made it on to the Microsoft website. The second paragraph of the page is especially funny.

A Rant

Cravings: Funnel Cake

I just got back from a time of hanging out with Amy and Jee Leng. It's been ages seen we've hung out together and it was a good time of catching up and fellowshiping. We talked about all sorts of things and of the things was how hard it was finding help to organize the OA camp this year. Appalling isn't it? A church of 300 - 400 people and yet it is so hard to find workers. And it is not only for this ministry too. All ministries are facing problems with finding people who are willing to serve. Common excuses are "I'm too young.", "I've just started working", "I'm too busy with my job", "I'm too busy with my family", "Not now", "I'm too old", etc. The list just goes on and on. Finding time to serve is all about prioritizing. If you don't prioritize serving God, you'll just find something else to fill up that time and you'll never be free enough to serve. Speaking for experience, I can say that I'm busier now then when I first started to work. If I didn't make it a point to serve in the YF when I first started out, I don't think I'd be serving now. It would definately be harder for me to start now, when I've so many more responsibilities. Also we can't always be serving in the place we want. God calls us to where ever He wants us to be. There is this verse in the song "We are the body" by Casting Crowns that goes...

Jesus paid much too high a price,
For us to pick and choose who should come.

We're lucky God doesn't think like us. If He did, we would still probably be waiting for the Messiah. I'm sure Jesus didn't enjoy going to die on the cross. He probably had plenty of better things to do then to come to earth and die to save us. The great thing is, He did it anyway. And if we are the body of Christ, why aren't we doing the same?

Sorry...Just needed to get that rant of my chest.

1 Minute 30 seconds - My Heart Bleeds

Cravings: Bacon wrapped sausages

One and a half minutes was all that was left to joy, but agonizingly it was all ripped away. In that one moment of madness, all was lost. Inestia had scored for FC Barcelona. I saw it all happen as if in slow motion. The ball knocked into the Chelsea area, Belleti missing the ball in his attempt to clear. I think it was then I knew...the Catalans were gonna score. It was crazy. Barcelona hadn't had a shot on target the whole night! 13 shots on goal not a single shot on target... until then. Sigh...I don't even know why I watched the match. I was sound asleep and then suddenly woke up at 4 something. I was drawn to check out the scoreline and saw to my great joy that Chelsea was 1-0 up. I didn't want to get my hopes up though, so I just continued watching the report from my computer, until with 10 minutes to go I gave in and went out to turn on the TV. That's all it to took shatter my dreams and the dreams of Chelsea fans world wide, a goal with one and a half minutes to go.