Reflection 11

Knowing about the conversion of John Westley, and the life of David Livingstone, and Charles Spurgeon was really overwhelming feeling, because these people where so amazing on how they have come to follow Christ and do the great commission which is to go out of there place and spread the gospel to all nation, and make a disciple and to follow Christ as well. Some of them are a great speakers, and some are so good in building relationship to other tribes and win their hearts to follow Christ. I somehow see my self in how God had used me as His instrument just like to these guys. It is such a great privilege to be used by my God, and so much great to know how much He love His people.

 I am not really a smart girl, but I am sensitive enough to feel about others feelings and situation or experience. I have been to Thailand for just two months to reach out Buddhist people through English teaching. It was really a great time for me, because I was able to share the love of God to those people who doesn't believe in God but only to Buddha. So sad to know about how they practiced their belief, and that's one thing that I was really eager to let this people know that there is really God, and not an image God, but a powerful God who can do everything and a God who loved them so much.I had a few students who became so hesitant and resistant to know about Christ, but I believe that I soul is very important to God, the good thing being a teacher is that they are very respectful to you and sometimes they want to know you more because there is a question in their mind that why is this teacher different from them. Being a servant of my God  and Lord is worth it, because He will really make a move for you. 

The things that I need to improve is that, I should be more sensitive in God's calling specially this time that a few weeks from now I will be graduating, and I have to decide of what to do next. I am still praying and never I will stop praying for it.

Reflection 10

It is really great to know about the life of different people of where they came from and how they have gone to know and believe in Christ Jesus. We had talked about the life of George Whitefield and how good he is in presenting the gospel to people, and as well as John Westley, the more I heard about the stories of people who had done such a great thing in our history, the more I give honor and glory to God for what He had done to this people's lives. I have come to learn more  about our history in our church like how and where it really begins. And I have learned as well that each person who became a believer had different perspective and way how they would share Christ to others, and so good to know that many people would come to believe in them too. All in all, we are really made by God so uniquely because we all have different views and stand and all of us has different view in life and even understanding a simple phrase or words.

In my life before, I don't really practice being a good person, and in fact during my first college years, I was being influenced by my friends instead of influencing them and lead them to know Christ, I was the one who got carried by them. Shame on me, I thank God that He made a way for me to come back to Him and brought to this place, which is the Bible School, God had trained me and had build me up, and I am still under His construction. I believe that God is not yet done with me yet, He had given me a surrounding of a good influenced people, like my teachers and my classmates and friends, only this school I felt the love and care of a true believer and follower of Christ.  It's really amazing how God had changed me, and now I am ready to face my old friends and influenced them to Christ, in fact one of my old friend had ask me to help her by prayer and had ask some advises of what to do. 

The things that I will do to help and influence people and lead them to Christ, first is that, I will continue to pray for my old friends and take the opportunity to share to them the love of Christ Jesus, and be willing to take the time to spend with them and build the relationship again, and help them to guide them to trust in Jesus name. Second is that, never let the enemy get's in and never give the enemy the thought of disturbance not even a chance. 

Reflection 9

As we have studied about the new reformation or new group of people that had different doctrine and stand from Roman Catholic and who were against the Catholicism, and so I started thinking about what can I get from this lessons. Now I came to realize that God is still in the working process of each of the reformation, and He is there and He had not leave His people alone. I have also seen that He had come to preserve His evidence and "His-tory" by using people to spread the Gospel. There are times as well that there need to be someone to die for the sake of doctrine or belief or even just to preserve their own culture and religion.

When I was younger, I thought that religion was just nothing and its not really important, maybe because my Mama always told me that Catholics are religious people and we are not, and I interpret it like religion is not important at all. Well, I just did not understand what my Mama was talking about, so I grew up believing that there is no religion can save my life, and only me, myself, and I can save my own life. But then, God showed me the way and had help me understand about the life and love of Christ Jesus for me, and God had used people like the old time to save His children. And now I am so proud that I am now one of God's children, and He is my Father. I am thankful to God that He had preserved His people and word and His story so that a person like me would be able to know who God is. Now, I guess there's nothing to change about my behavior, or maybe not really change everything, just a few behavior of mine.

Now that I have Christ in my life, I am one of the person that needs to preserve and share God's love and life to others. It is now my duty and responsibility to let other people know who God is and who Jesus Christ is, and what Jesus did for all.

Reflection 8

Knowing more different people this week makes me excited to know more about different peoples life and experiences and contribution in our history of the church. I like Luther's life experiences an specially his guts of facing the higher authority and fight for what is right and truth. I tried to put my self in his shoe, and I said, I don't think I will be able to stand there alone without any support from my family or close friends. So as John Calvin, I really saw how He had come to change the churches setting and doctrine and how smart and brilliant he is. I thank God for his life because without using John Calvin's life I don't think that our church today would be this organize. I can really say that God had done so much for His people, and to preserve His people, there might be people that needs to take the risk and suffer, but that's God's way of showing to the next generation that there is really God and telling people "His-tory". 

I see how God worked in my life, since I had come to know and accepted Christ Jesus as my Lord and Savior, He had open up my eyes and see the world, that means that my eyes were closed and blinded by the things in this world before I came to know and love Christ. If I was blinded before and now how I see God's working hand in my life so I will not stop seeking and searching for God. 

I will continue to read His word and meditate on it, and continue to follow His will for me. I will not stop from learning things as long as I will be able to step up and grow my faith in the Lord. I will also follow His way and always trust  Him  and acknowledge Him in everything I do.  

Reflection 7

Out of the reports that my classmates had presented in class there were two things I have learned, and I have also enjoyed listening and knowing different people who had made a big impact in our history today. I had never known this people in the pass and it so amazing to know that they were very brave to fight for their faith and different kinds of belief. They had studied to gain knowledge and it seemed like through studying they became more curious about life, and specially about doctrines and belief. Now, I have learned that each people really have it's own curiosity and dignity and how they come to believe in God and to follow God's calling and leading. And there are also people that just follow what they think are accurate to follow and some people choose to obey those who are higher than them and smarter than them. Anyway, second thing that I have learned is that most of those saints or people who became saints and became famous in our history of the church are all smart and educated person, and most of them came from a noble family. I haven't really heard that they came from the poorest family or maybe there are some but not really many of them.

From my learning to these people's life, I can say that I can also make a difference and it may not be the same thing as they had done at least I am making an effort to be part of the history, but the difference is that they are famous and I am not. I will take this opportunity of learning and share this to people, if I was once a coward then that should be change too.

Now, I will start sharing to people the life that God had imparted me and He had made and will make for me. That means I will share to them what God has done in my life and what were the things I did to ruin the life that God has given me. I will no longer be a coward, and start sharing it to my friends who are not yet a believer. I will also stop being a shy type person but be friendly and share the love that God has given me.