My First Sunday Service at Calvary

okay, i know it may seem wierd and erratic to write a blog about my first time n a place on a sunday, but still, this day was a great day for me! heheh

so, this morning, i woke up at 9am, and foud my mom here on the computer.. i asked her if i could attend the sunday service (because my mom's catholic) because a friend invited me there, and miraculously, with no arguments whatsoever, she said yes. PRAISE GOD!!

so i got ready, and got there by 10:00, which was awkward because the 2nd service didn't start until 10:30, so i was early with a near empty stomach (!!!).

some of my friends were surprised, but nonetheless, happy to see me there for the first time on a sunday.. let me tell you, although it was exactly what i thought it would be (singing praises, listening to the word while drowning out the loud cries of my rumbling stomach, as warned by Matti), i loved every moment of it..

i sat with a new friend, Joe (well actually, sarah forced me to sit with him because he was new, but we already met the friday night before and became fast friends) and ate Kim, and listened to pastor Joe as we covered one part of Rev.12..

Praise the Lord because it was at that morning that God's voice is made even more clear to me.. if we expose our sin to Him, and ask forgiveness, He will forgive us, and forget our transgressions because He knows our worth..

as it says in the Psalms 130:3-4, "If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord who could stand? But with You, there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared." for as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us (Ps 103:12) for from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear Him...(v. 17).

i learned from that service how to discern Spirit Conviction from Satanic Accusation

Spirit Conviction:

1. the Holy Spirit will not convict sin that is confessed

2. the Holy Spirit is always specific of the sins you've comitted

3. the Holy Spirit always points you to confession and solution

Satanic Accusation:

1. the Devil will remind us of our sins from the past and tries to convince us we're no forgiven

2. the Devil hardens the heart from repentance

3. the Devil makes you feel hopelessly unclean

as God continues to mold and shape us all, we continue to grow, and He will not only show more to us the truths and possibilities of His love, but He will also pour us with it, so long as we continue to open up our hearts and listen to His word

PRAISE BE ONTO THE LIVING GOD!!!