*tHiS WeEk!! *


Prayer Meeting!
Time: 4pm

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*PrAyErS!! *

1) Members that have not been attending church
2) All sec sch students' exam
3) Vision, direction & prog of the youth ministry for 2007
4) Youths overseas for school or work

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*Weekly Events!! *

Prayer meeting on 6 Oct, Fri, 8pm at Fel's home

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*BiRthDay mEmbErS!! *


7 Oct: Jacky n Angelin
19 Oct: Faith
22 Oct: Deborah
29 Oct: Gabriel & Lin Sui
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[updated on 1 Oct]

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Fix Those Breaks!

"I couldn't repair your brakes so I made your horn louder"


Suddenly, I see a whole society racing out of control, blaring its horn all the way. Of course, what good does that do? Inevitably you will hit something and come to a gruesome and painful stop. It's a crash course with no direction - a foolish way to solve a problem. But don't we live our lives a lot like this? Our brakes go out so we speed up, blowing our horns until we run into something.One of the tragedies about this observation is that it reminds us that people are often blowing their horns but no one seems to be able to hear. Prisons are full of lives that crashed, and no one bothered to hear their horns blowing. Kids crash the same way. Some blow their horns, but it's already too late.


The best way to avoid this kind of tragedy is to realize we were made for God. A life of purpose puts the brakes on our running out of control. Allowing time to worship and seek God helps us re-center ourselves on God's purposes for our lives, and reconfirm our life-course. When we periodically stop for "checkups," we can spot problems before they become dangerous. Worship, in other words, allows us to fix our brakes.


As I keep thinking along these lines, I suddenly can envision a serious head-on accident scene where two cars are tangled in twisted metal with little hope for the occupants. And in my ear, I can hear a horn stuck in the on position, signaling way to late, that at least one of these cars never got its brakes fixed. The horn is only useful when you can stop and do something about the situation. We need to set our purposes while we can. And don't forget to check your brakes.


(Adapted from Purpose Driven Life Daily Devotional - Fix Those Brakes! By John Fischer)