~*I am a child of God =)*~
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For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life
John 3:16
Remember: God loves you more than you could ever imagine. Have a good day, and God bless!
Love, ACJC Christian Fellowship
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Okay so Mel asked me to update the blog. :D
Well I really have quite alot to say but I've already blogged about it on my own blog.
So I guess you guys can get over there to read my post on the 2007 CF camp. :)
http://li0nheart.bizhat.com
God bless!
-Skyler
5:47 PM
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. could be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty." Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull." Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me." (Does that sound familiar to some of us? :))
After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter" ... and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest. At the second tree a woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship. When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree so I'll take this one", and he cut it down.
When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for. The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end. The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark.
The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams. Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.
Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said "Peace" and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.
Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.
The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best.
Much as I wish I'd written this story, I didn't. It's one of my favourites, you can find it at http://www.skywriting.net/inspirational/stories/three_trees.html. There are many other inspirational stories there, go check it out if you have the time!
Anyway, I put this story up because nobody else is posting anything (except for maomao's post which was eons ago). So hopefully this will get the ball rolling, so post whatever you like NOW! Just make sure it isn't insulting, duh. Haha.
In His love and mine,
Melanie
Now faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see. Hebrews 11:1
4:51 PM
.Children Of God.
We are the Christian Fellowship from Anglo Chinese Junior College! :)
Basically, the purpose of this blog is just to have a place where anyone interested in knowing more about God, or even just talking to other Christians, can come to.
This is a new blog, still under construction, so not much is up yet.
Do feel free to post up anything you like, as long as it's edifying and constructive. :)
Oh, and if you're interested, Melanie and Sharyl will be putting up a blog devoted completely to putting up song lyrics and chords. It will be linked to this site once it's up, so go and check it out!
Well, that's all. Have fun browsing!
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Psalm 96:1
CF Meetings
When: Every Friday, 5pm
Where: LT2
Morning Worship
When: Every Wednesday, 7am
Where: Bleachers
Morning Prayer
When: Every Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 7am (Tue - 7.40am)
Where: Bleachers
Worship & Sharing Session (open to CF and non-CF alike)
When: Every Tuesday, 7.00am
Where: Sky Garden (that's above LT4!)