How does it feel when people treated you like that you don’t have NO ROOM at all for you to move, to be yourself? When to be yourself is WRONG, and to be the person that people want you to be is the right person. Isn’t that so frustrating? I’ve been there a long time ago. I didn’t like the way i am, because I strived so hard NOT TO BE MYSELF! I became someone else beside me! So awful, awkward and terrible.
When you recognizes and values for WHO YOU ARE, it causes a response in you; It releases you to be WHO YOU ARE to the other person.
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When you values another person for WHO THEY ARE, it causes a response in them; It releases them to be WHO THEY ARE to you.
WoW!!! It’s so TRUE and simple!! But many of us missed this point (so DID I). Did you know that God is a Person too? It means that this applies to Him to.
So, back again,
When you values God for WHO HE IS, it causes a response in Him; It releases Him to be all that He is to you.
Oooh maaan!!! I’m in trouble, that what I was said in my heart! I oftenly DISHONOUR, DISREGARD and not honouring Him in my life through my deeds, words, and thoughts. Now, I know why!!!! He wants to be in the place where He can be Himself!!! That’s Worship! Worship have to be the place where He can be All that He is! Where is it? Is it in church? No, not at all. Anywhere could be th eplace, as long as we honour Him just the way He is, He will show up.
Friends and supporters, this is what’s in my heart that I want you to have a lifechanging experience remotely through this newsletter. Open your eyes, honour God almighty with your life.
The question is, How can we honor Him? What makes Him a God? What quality that He has? Character makes a person. We can honor or dishonor a person based on their character. Same to God, through His character we can honor Him. How can we know His character if we never have a relationship with Him? It has to be 100% Him, the fullness of His character, not 50% or even 99%! It’s not God if it’s not God!
The 2nd week of my school was about “Biblical and Historical basis of Worship”, Rob Packer from NZ spoke in our school. On the 1st day I stroke by the fact about honoring God, I have told you the story on the 1st part of this newsletter.
On Psalm 27, David proclaimed that God is his rock and his salvation. Although he surrounded by his enemies, he wasn’t afraid and fear at all. Cause he know that God is with Him! How can that be happened? Many times I’ve found that in times of trouble David could always overcome it, he always find a way to praise and honor God just the way He is. He conditioned himself to be that way, that every time circumstances comes he could only overcame it with God in his life. Verse 5 and 6 of psalm 27 said that on times of trouble God will put David high on a rock so that David’s perspective lifted up above his enemies. That’s when the victory comes!!!! When David’s perspective was lifted up above his enemies, the situation has not changed yet, but David has! His point of view has changed, he can see that his enemies is lower than him.
David’s perspective that has changed represents our heart attitude towards our troubles and problems. My heart used to not fully believes in God, eventhough i didn’t agree with the enemy’s lies i didn’t have full confidence in God. I have seen how God has provided me in my finance on my last season of my life, but still I was acting through my prayer like I have never seen Him doing miracles in my life. I did pray, but turned out my prayer was considered as whinning, complaining and even testing Him!!! I was shocked knowing the fact that I was testing God! I repented, humble myself, and seek for His mercy upon my life. It was never my intention to do that. Things that I thought was true turned was not the FULL TRUTH, it has to be 100% or else not at all!!!
I only have 2 more days before my Australian student VISA expired 
But you know what? The fact that I haven’t got the money physically, the fact that I still need AU$ 5,000 in 2 days, and the fact that I will also need lots of money for the next 2 month for outreach, I have changed! His truth has changed my heart, my perspective! I am standing now, looking down to my problem on a higher different ground! I am not afraid. Lacking of money won’t make me go back home to my country, I know what I’m doing here, to fulfilled God’s will. Creations shall not dictates nor ever controls The Creator. How could things like money could control God’s promises in my life? NOT A CHANCE!!!!!!! Even the sun stop shining, I will be stand HERE firmly!
For the glory of the King,
Ericko Tandayu
