{"id":44726,"date":"2022-03-31T17:35:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T21:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lent.fll.cc\/?p=44726"},"modified":"2022-03-31T17:35:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T21:35:18","slug":"finding-order-in-chaos-day27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lent.fll.cc\/en\/finding-order-in-chaos-day27\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 27 &#8211; Unfading Desire, Everlasting Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px||0px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-9px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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and secondly, to seek and choose, together, what Jesus urges Martha, the \u201cbetter part\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>One condition must be met in order to achieve these two goals, that is, we need to <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>maintain a strong aspiration in our heart<\/strong><\/span>; an aspiration that has been planted in the deepest recess of our heart by our Father in Heaven the moment we are created.\u00a0 This will help us to rediscover a place that belongs to us; a dwelling place where we can <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>restore our true \u201cself\u201d<\/strong><\/span>, and are <strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">free to grow and flourish; a place we can call \u201chome\u201d<\/span>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Blockquote&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In this home, we can become the person whom God desires and to unleash our potentials to live the wonderful life that God wants for us. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; 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It\u2019s too late now. I can no longer make up for my mistakes.\u201d Among Christians, one the the most persistent voices around us, coming from the older generation or those who were baptized many moons ago, often say that they feel that they are too old or it\u2019s too late to be called and be useful to God.\u00a0 Such is not the nature of our Heavenly Father who is full of compassion.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Blockquote&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Like the father in the \u201cThe Parable of the Prodigal Son\u201d, He has never given up on any of his children.\u00a0 Regardless of their situations, circumstances or life stages, nothing can get in His way of welcoming His wayward children home and let them become His vessels of love.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/lent.fll.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/life.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;life&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This demonstrates the infinite love that God has promised us!\u00a0 Not only does this apply to those who have sinned against our Heavenly Father, but also those who might have missed the Father\u2019s call for various reasons.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Therefore, we should never feel that it\u2019s too late for God to call us and thus, miss the opportunity to respond. <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Even if we have missed many opportunities to fulfil the \u201cduties of the moment\u201d in our life,<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Blockquote&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>our Heavenly Father, who never gives up on us, will never give up providing us opportunities for responding to His call. In turn, we have our whole life to live them out. Until the day we return to our heavenly home, we can still respond to and fulfil God\u2019s will for our lives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Thus, despite the fact that certain duties are time sensitive, our individual life\u2019s mission does not have an expiry date.<\/p>\n<p>In the Book of Romans Chapter 11 Verse 29, it is said,<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;(Romans 11:29)&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Bible verse&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; author_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#d43b3e&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;bounce&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#8230;the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Blockquote&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Surely God will not alter His original calling intended for us, and He does not care for how many remaining years or days we can attend to this mission entrusted to us.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In truth, are not our longevity and capabilities gifts freely given by God?\u00a0 It is not up to us, but God, to decide our longevity!\u00a0 If God wills us to offer more to Him, He will provide us with sufficient time and abilities to fulfil our earthly mission.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, our Heavenly Father is a generous and benevolent God.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Do not be concerned about how far away you are, or have been, away from Him. Let us be resolute, get up and return to our Heavenly Father.\u00a0 At the end, we will discover that He has never stopped hoping and waiting for our return to His side. If we don\u2019t give up on ourselves, He will definitely not give up on us. <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Though we have made many mistakes and wandered away from Him, if we return to Him with a repenting heart, God will not only \u201crestore\u201d our identity as His children, but also restore and pour over the blessings and inheritance that have been prepared for us!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title: \u53cd\u601d&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/lent.fll.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/finding-order-in-chaos-background.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||20px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_font_tablet=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_font_phone=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_font_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Reflection<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/lent.fll.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/finding-order-in-chaos-people.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;\u7530&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Do you have regrets that you may have missed some opportunities of responding to God, filling your heart with self-blame and remorse? Offer all these regrets to God now.<\/p>\n<p>Do you feel that you lack courage and energy to respond to God\u2019s call because you feel that you may be too \u201cold\u201d, you lack confidence in your capabilities, or for other reasons?\u00a0 Now is the time to run to God and take refuge in Him, for He will restore your courage and strength!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title: \u4eca\u65e5\u79b1\u544a&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/lent.fll.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/finding-order-in-chaos-background.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||20px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_font_tablet=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_font_phone=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_font_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Today\u2019s Prayer<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>My Father in Heaven!\u00a0 Thank you for Your unfailing and steadfast love for me.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t matter how far I have wandered away from You, how much I have been obsessed with \u201cmany things\u201d other than You, how many times I have given You the cold shoulders, how many opportunities of responding to Your call that I have neglected, how many times when I even refused to talk to You, and have completely ignored You!\u00a0 How is it that it seems You are never bothered by all these?\u00a0 I\u2019m amazed by the width and depth of Your ocean of mercy and compassion.\u00a0 You have tolerated all the pain that I have inflicted on You.\u00a0 Do not allow me to hide my face from You, so that I may respond to Your call of love for me and find the dwelling place, Your Sacred Heart, that I can call home.\u00a0 Abba Father, I long for You, I love You!\u00a0 Thank you for Your great love for me!<\/p>\n<p>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. 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