What saves us from crisis in life?

https://pca.st/episode/41b601e8-d262-484f-b803-eff85aa63d3d

Listen to this testimony of a brother who learned what the real meaning of consecration is and how to have a thorough dealing with the Lord.

Hello 2021! New Year, New Consecration

2020 has really been a bumpy ride. Not just for me but for all of us. Our plans all have been wrecked and we were all forced to a pause.

Honestly, I think that when 2020 started, everything has been going too fast. I personally was in a hurry. I was in a hurry to graduate. I was in a hurry to decide whether to take the board exam or not. I was in a hurry to be in the training. Basically, I was in a rush. It was because I felt that everything has been delaying a lot.

So when the year started, I was like, Lord, finally, last semester! I’m graduating! After 8 years, I’ll finally get to finish college! I’ve been studying for 21 years already. Finally, I finish! Then the Lord was like, Hmm… You’re too excited huh?

The Lord is sovereign. He has the absolute right to do whatever He wants and whenever He wants to do it. But He is also wise. He doesn’t miscalculate and He is not without a purpose. In every arrangement, there is always something behind the scene. He wants to accomplish something.

At first, I was quite disappointed that I wouldn’t get to stand on a stage to get my diploma. I wasn’t even able to get a grad pic. Then the training went online. I was like, “Lord, this is not what I expected. Why?”

Then I started enjoying the world again. I got into kdrama and kpop a lot. But thank the Lord for not letting me stay in that condition.

In the graduation fellowship, a verse hit me. It was Joel 2:25.

And I will restore to you the years / That the swarming locust has eaten, / The licking locust and the consuming locust and the cutting locust, / My great army / That I sent among you.

Joel 2:25

We always think that when time passes by, we can never recover it. Well, part of it is true. A time not spent with the Lord is a wasted time. But praise the Lord for Joel 2:25! He can restore the days!! We can’t but He can!

How do we cooperate though? First, of course, is repentance. We need to repent. Once the Lord enlightens and touches us, we need to humble ourselves and repent immediately. Then we need to come to the Word for supply and enjoyment.

This year is a year of repentance, confession and enjoyment! New year, new start, new consecration!

Lord, I consecrate myself to You again! Lord, I surrender my family to You. Lord, my training, my church life, my growth in life are all for Your economy. Lord, keep reminding me that I am for You and I am Yours! Lord, gain me! Gain Your heart’s desire in our lifetime!