Tuesday, March 22, 2011

I For U

2 Samuel 5:12
“And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.”

Last night, God answered our prayers to finally be part of a group here in Cebu. Having no family and friends in this city is lonesome and we’ve been hungering to meet people to relate to and be accountable with. Praise God for opening a new bible study group for couples, complete with baby sitters to attend to our kids :> Our first session last night was from Andy Stanley’s iMarriage. What struck me was the sad scenario of being  usually committed to a marriage rather than be committed to my partner. The former’s focus is ‘I’, the latter is ‘U’, meaning my spouse. All the while I thought achieving peace in marriage is good enough. It was a realization that my pursuit of a win-win goal, especially in a conflict, still boils down to ‘I’ because I want MY marriage to work out. How true. So me.

David waited seven years after Saul’s death for Israel to finally acknowledge and anoint him king over the land. Add to that the length of time since Samuel first poured oil over his head and told him he’ll be the next king. He waited long, endured much, went through a lot - - from stature to experience to wisdom, he sure is now more than fit to lead and has the right too. Amidst the glitters and glory of the throne, David did not forget why he’s there. Not because of his credentials. Neither for his comfort. He knew better than claim he earned or deserved it all. ‘By God and for the People’ was his script. No ‘I’, all ‘U’.

iMarriage seeks to address the ‘I’ of almost always having our expectations work for us. But never in God’s kingdom can we find God calling an individual for his own name. Instead He promotes the ‘I’ on the premise of serving the ‘U’. Why do you think you got that raise, and the promotions? Why do you have such influences, why that position? Just for 'I' and 'I's' family's sake? Not even Jesus Christ promoted Himself when He came to be with us. He always mention that He was sent to do His Father’s work - - that is, to serve His people and bring Him glory. No 'I', all 'U'!
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I For U

2 Samuel 5:12
“And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.”

Last night, God answered our prayers to finally be part of a group here in Cebu. Having no family and friends in this city is lonesome and we’ve been hungering to meet people to relate to and be accountable with. Praise God for opening a new bible study group for couples, complete with baby sitters to attend to our kids :> Our first session last night was from Andy Stanley’s iMarriage. What struck me was the sad scenario of being  usually committed to a marriage rather than be committed to my partner. The former’s focus is ‘I’, the latter is ‘U’, meaning my spouse. All the while I thought achieving peace in marriage is good enough. It was a realization that my pursuit of a win-win goal, especially in a conflict, still boils down to ‘I’ because I want MY marriage to work out. How true. So me.

David waited seven years after Saul’s death for Israel to finally acknowledge and anoint him king over the land. Add to that the length of time since Samuel first poured oil over his head and told him he’ll be the next king. He waited long, endured much, went through a lot - - from stature to experience to wisdom, he sure is now more than fit to lead and has the right too. Amidst the glitters and glory of the throne, David did not forget why he’s there. Not because of his credentials. Neither for his comfort. He knew better than claim he earned or deserved it all. ‘By God and for the People’ was his script. No ‘I’, all ‘U’.

iMarriage seeks to address the ‘I’ of almost always having our expectations work for us. But never in God’s kingdom can we find God calling an individual for his own name. Instead He promotes the ‘I’ on the premise of serving the ‘U’. Why do you think you got that raise, and the promotions? Why do you have such influences, why that position? Just for 'I' and 'I's' family's sake? Not even Jesus Christ promoted Himself when He came to be with us. He always mention that He was sent to do His Father’s work - - that is, to serve His people and bring Him glory. No 'I', all 'U'!