How are u guys going so far?? Doing good? Haha... Sorry for the "unswiftness" in updating the blog with more LOVES.... Just came back from MCL...*no life*... Haha...but its fun though... Anyways, personally, God has been spoken to me alot through this book... It is just so AMAZING!! :) getting excited hey!!

So today's passage is the power of new. NEW!! Who dun like new stuffs!? New shoes, new clothes, new games, new car etc... How about new commandment?? I guess people's reaction will be "har.. again ah... got a lot ady leh from old commandments, now got new one summore?? har~...". [No offence kays!! :)] But there is a difference between new and old commandments. I believe u guys have already read that in the passage. The old commandments were motivated by fear of the judgement of God would bring on those who disobeyed; whereas the new commandment is motivated by LOVE and dependence on God's power.

The old and new concept applies to our relationship as well. As what we've read before, human feeling fades. At that time, the relationship will become old. It will be more to habits and rules. Its like: "I already used to it, its my daily routine, its my daily life etc etc" kind of things. No more passion, no more motivation?? But where is the love??

Jesus' new commandment is the key to renewing love. Yup, we understand, but how?? Hmm, renew= makes thing new= get new stuffs!! HAHA, WRONG ANSWER!! Coz new stuff = old stuff after one day. But rediscover the attitude of love in the everyday habits of your life. GO BACK TO THE BASICS, THE LOVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RELATIONSHIP!! Always remind urself of the love that u have for people when u do the usual things for them. It will get your heart to a place where u can find strength to work on the other problems as well. This is the way to renew our relationship with our God as well. Get ur heart back to the basics and focus and love.

Well, its easy to say, but its hard to do it and apply it in our lives!! Why?? Coz human got lotsa excuses. "Don't think i have time... Got other things to do... Don't think i can do it... I am not as perfect as God (thats true)... Don't know how to do it....etc etc". To conclude, we always want to do something with "our" own strength, power. BUT Jesus will never command us to do something that He is not willing and able to empower us to do. God will always give us His power to do the things or commands He wants us to obey. We can do that by God's power!! Even if we think we can't do it, but we know God can do it, and we have God's power to do it!! So live a "I think I can't, but I know God can" life. Just rely and depend on the power and love that our Heavenly Father has given to us. Find rest in Him. :)

With muchie LOVES,

Michelle