I was reading some articles in Oral Roberts Ministry website. Wanna share one of the passage that seems like it is talking to me of my situation... Especially those i bold! Here goes...


SELF-PITY: The problem is self (By Oral Roberts)

Don't just think about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too. — Philippians 2:4, TLB

The emotion that often can hurt you the most is self-pity. We all have to fight this one.

Self-pity hits me worse when I have worked hard and given of myself until I am worn out in my body and maybe can't sleep. Or, I pick up something negative that somebody I admire has said about me. Or, I take a cold that gets worse and goes into a sore throat or a hurting chest, and I’m not able to take time out to rest and get well.

But whatever the cause of it, self-pity is an emotion all of us indulge in at times. Even the stoic often seethe within because they feel they are not getting treated fairly.

We have every right to feel appreciated, wanted, and loved. But we need to realize that there will be times when we won't feel that way. And at those times, self-pity is not the answer. Because once it’s unleashed, self-pity can quickly become a deadly emotion. It can destroy everything God has for us and wants us to be.

A close business friend of mine told me that at one time self-pity almost ruined his life. It was when he came against a great financial crisis.

"Oral, I got to feeling sorry for myself," he said. "I felt that nobody in the world had ever faced what I was facing. I didn’t know where to turn.

"Then it dawned on me that there was One I could go to. So I got down on my knees and renewed my relationship with God. When I got through praying I felt like a new man. I got up, squared my shoulders, and said, 'With God’s help, I am through with self-pity. I am going to stop thinking only of myself and start thinking of others.'"

He did, and it changed his life.

The whole problem with self-pity is the "self." We become so bound-up with ourselves and our own affairs we don’t even think of anyone else. So the best cure I know of for self-pity is to ask God's forgiveness for selfishness. Then go out and find someone less fortunate than you are and do everything you can to help that person. Take seriously the Bible's advice in Philippians 2:4.

The cause of your self-pity will become amazingly unimportant when you are absorbed in helping others.

pls pray for me for my emotions.
thx.

God bless.

Catch the service online this morning. CHC is currently on a Making Marriage Work Course. A total of 14 lessons. Yesterday Pastor Kong taught about In-laws. Today, he taught on a topic most people avoid. Sex. This course are for married couples. But i think it is very good for us who are not married yet... so we will be equiped to handle problems if any arise nx time when we are married. =)

Hoping to go out for dinner tonight... but dun think so le...

Stomach feeling cramp also. Dunnoe y leh.

Till then. Hope u all have a great day today.
God bless.