Comments on: the turning point http://blog.deblurr.com/2008/02/26/the-turning-point/ live. love. laugh Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:50:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Bily http://blog.deblurr.com/2008/02/26/the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Bily Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:47:34 +0000 http://deblurr.com/blog/?p=158#comment-12 it was progressive - to a point - and progressive again. a. progressive from gr.3 - 11 as God showed me things bit by bit. notably the year before baptism in gr. 11. A distinctive LOVE and maturity in the community I found at church. That God was alive and present. That he is immanent and active in the lives of those who follow him. b. broken to conviction and response of commitment. God's clear calling during youth camp preceding gr 11 c. God's continual revelations, trials, invigoration of life http://bilyxiao.com/my-faith it was progressive – to a point – and progressive again.
a. progressive from gr.3 – 11 as God showed me things bit by bit. notably the year before baptism in gr. 11. A distinctive LOVE and maturity in the community I found at church. That God was alive and present. That he is immanent and active in the lives of those who follow him.
b. broken to conviction and response of commitment. God’s clear calling during youth camp preceding gr 11
c. God’s continual revelations, trials, invigoration of life

http://bilyxiao.com/my-faith

]]> By: alison http://blog.deblurr.com/2008/02/26/the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-11 alison Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:56:00 +0000 http://deblurr.com/blog/?p=158#comment-11 thanks for the good reminder. it's always good to review how did i meet God. i guess at first what really captured me was knowing that my God really loves me so much and i could indeed have a personal relationship with him. and it was just kinda blindly having faith gradually, not like having any "THE moment" and until now, he just keeps showing me his grace and almighty, every day, every minute. i really have no excuse of not believing him. He doesn't let me go. and i'm not gonna let him go either =) thanks for the good reminder. it’s always good to review how did i meet God. i guess at first what really captured me was knowing that my God really loves me so much and i could indeed have a personal relationship with him. and it was just kinda blindly having faith gradually, not like having any “THE moment” and until now, he just keeps showing me his grace and almighty, every day, every minute. i really have no excuse of not believing him. He doesn’t let me go. and i’m not gonna let him go either =)

]]> By: xaueious http://blog.deblurr.com/2008/02/26/the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-10 xaueious Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:44:00 +0000 http://deblurr.com/blog/?p=158#comment-10 The first attribute of these 'defining moments' for testimonies include when someone becomes aware of the reality God's presence, which is <i>spiritual perception</i>. Another level of that would be the point at which they start to 'love' God, or gain an emotional attachment to God, specifically by what God did for them, which would be an <i>emotional response to their spiritual reception to God</i>.<br/><br/>I also have no defining moment I can pin point. Being brought up in a Christian environment made it difficult to find any turning point. My Christian testimony would be my life story, with its increasing sensitivity of the reality of the spirit of God. <br/><br/>Using my model, I have been brought up to be spiritually perceptive. However, I can identify main triggers to my emotional responses to my spiritual perception, which makes up my testimony. In my case, I would group multiple instances where I felt something emotionally relating to God to include. Those who have those earth-shattering defining moments would choose that one event for sufficient impact. Both of these are to the same effect in the end. The first attribute of these ‘defining moments’ for testimonies include when someone becomes aware of the reality God’s presence, which is spiritual perception. Another level of that would be the point at which they start to ‘love’ God, or gain an emotional attachment to God, specifically by what God did for them, which would be an emotional response to their spiritual reception to God.

I also have no defining moment I can pin point. Being brought up in a Christian environment made it difficult to find any turning point. My Christian testimony would be my life story, with its increasing sensitivity of the reality of the spirit of God.

Using my model, I have been brought up to be spiritually perceptive. However, I can identify main triggers to my emotional responses to my spiritual perception, which makes up my testimony. In my case, I would group multiple instances where I felt something emotionally relating to God to include. Those who have those earth-shattering defining moments would choose that one event for sufficient impact. Both of these are to the same effect in the end.

]]> By: Joanna Tang http://blog.deblurr.com/2008/02/26/the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Joanna Tang Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:04:00 +0000 http://deblurr.com/blog/?p=158#comment-9 that's pretty much what i feel too...that's why i used to find it hard to share my testimony cos it just seems natural for me to believe in God =)<br/>i guess some people might not feel as impacted by the testimony of one who didn't have a miracle/major turning point in his/her life. for me, when i started reflecting on my life, i realised that God has always been performing miracles...however insignificant they may seem to others or myself initially, but there's no doubt about it =D that’s pretty much what i feel too…that’s why i used to find it hard to share my testimony cos it just seems natural for me to believe in God =)
i guess some people might not feel as impacted by the testimony of one who didn’t have a miracle/major turning point in his/her life. for me, when i started reflecting on my life, i realised that God has always been performing miracles…however insignificant they may seem to others or myself initially, but there’s no doubt about it =D

]]> By: Mathew http://blog.deblurr.com/2008/02/26/the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Mathew Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:51:00 +0000 http://deblurr.com/blog/?p=158#comment-8 I'd say I feel the same as you. tbh, sometimes it really sucks when ppl ask me to share my testimony. I don't know what to talk about! There's so many things that, on their own, are important but didn't really "make me believe". I’d say I feel the same as you. tbh, sometimes it really sucks when ppl ask me to share my testimony. I don’t know what to talk about! There’s so many things that, on their own, are important but didn’t really “make me believe”.

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