Psalm 84

hey guys, really was impacted by my qt so i decided to share it even though its so late. 3.35 rite now. haha this psalm was actually given during the YA Camp as one of a few passages to continue reflecting upon after the retreat (if we wanted to). it was the first passage and the amazing thing is tt my qt from my 1 yr old daily bread for today was on Psalm 84 too. so i felt tt God really wanted to speak to me through this passage.

so the psalm is abt how wonderful it is to be with God and to worship Him and trust Him. this struck a chord with me cos in the past (actually only until this yr), i didnt really have a passion to be with God, to be close to Him. i mean yea i knew tt God was great and everything but i didnt really experience Him and didnt really want to get to noe Him better. but this yr really changed me and i now feel how the psalmist feels. tt one day in His courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. i feel as if God is encouraging me to continue to have this passion to be with Him and to have the passion to serve Him.

this passage also brings out a point tt i really have a strong feeling abt. it reminds me like i said abt my past and it really got me to think. i have believed for some time tt one problem tt second gen Christians face is their personal walk with God...their passion for God. i mean a lot of wad we second gen Christians noe of God is from our parents and from how we see God wrks in their lives, we become Christians. but a lot of us i feel do not really have the first hand experience of being touched by God. usually the first gen Christians feel God's presence and greatness personally which makes them decide to be Christians but most of us second gen Christians go by our parents experience. im not saying tt being a second gen Christian is bad, we are blessed to noe abt God earlier in our lives, all im saying is tt this is a common problem tt most of us face. we noe abt God earlier but do we noe God?

i find tt because some of us rely on second hand experiences, we do not have the passion to seek God and do not have the passion to draw closer to God. we take our faith for granted and many of us take going to church for granted. i have seen many first gen Christians in my church truly treasure their time in church as they have faced parental objections since they became Christians and when their parent's hearts are finally softened, u can see how grateful they are to God. i find tt since many of us have been going to church since young tt we may just take it for granted and not truly treasure it like the first gen Christians do.

the worst case scenario tt i have found abt second gen Christians is tt they arent Christians at all. some of them think tt they are Christians just because they grew up in a Christian family and hence they may end up growing up without ever accepting Christ. im sure we once thought tt way...i sure did. but thank God tt He doesnt give up on us and tts why i can say tt im a true Christian today. but there are some pple tt may be stubborn and still be convinced tt they are Christians when they are truly not.

so i challenge all of u second gen Christians to have the passion to draw closer to God and to experience Him first hand and to continue in ur faith. take the time to reflect on how wonderful it is to be able to come to God and how blessed u are to noe abt Him since u were born and to be able to go to church.

for u first gen Christians, dont wry ive not left u guys out. be thankful tt He has touched u and for coming into ur life. continue to have tt passion for Him and treasure the experiences tt u have with Him in ur life. if u are not able to go to church, continue to pray tt He may soften the hearts of whoever is stopping u and continue to want to draw closer to Him, even at home.

k then tts really it from me today. its 3:57 rite now. gonna turn in so tt ill be awake for tmr. stay tuned for posts 102 and 103 of the YA Camp series. oh btw the first digit is the day number so the first post from the second day would be post 201. just for ur info in case u were confused by the wierd posts numbers. i noe some of u can be tt blur (jan...). haha ok then cyas:)