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Trials Makeover

2011-12-09T02:31:00.001+08:00

Trials in life come and go and some stay longer than another. How long would you allow a trial to stay in you depends in you.

1) Set a cut off date

This is to help you to know when to stop entertaining the thoughts. What you sow is what you will reap (Galatians 4:7-10), if you allow the seed of disappointment, discouragement, sadness, rage or anger to grow, what you reap could be disastrous as you allow yourself to seep into it and when it grows, it consumed you and you lose grasp of yourself.

2) Know you are God's child

God is faithful and just (Psalm 111:7). Stay fervent in prayers and seek God in these time. When you seek Him in prayers, be firm and know what God can do in your life, it can progressively shift your focus and perspective that helps you to move forward than moving back pondering on the issue - the issue that you think is bad enough would not turn to be better or to even make you think something good will come out of it - not yet.

Stay positive and not self inflict more negative elements to that issue.

I've learnt never try to make a 'wrong' right-leave it to God cause we will never ever get it right.

Know God already has a plan; He already knows the future (Jeremiah 29:11), and He will bring about justice! Before eternity is through, He will right the wrongs that have been done unto you. But, you have to release the situation into His Hands first.

3) Forgive (Matthew 6:12) and forget

This is the difficult part I think, where many would think they could have actually forgiven that someone, but they have not; do a deep search and if you find anger and disappointment or even sadness persisting then you have not forgive.

I agree this is not an exceptionally easy thing to do..so don't be cruel to yourself, let yourself have some time in this, diluting and eventually wiping out the hurts and scars that cuts deeply. Seek God and ask God to bring this to pass.

Forgiving is releasing negative emotions, feelings and thoughts out of you which could prevent you from receiving the abundance of God blessings and withholding God's grace in your life. When forgiving is achieve forgetting comes easy.

Dear Lord Father, I commit my brothers and sisters and also myself into Your Hands, God as trials and tribulations befall us in this world we are living in, God help us to know that You are a God who is faithful and just and You are always with us in this trying period; and, God I know that You'll not allow anything that's too difficult for us to handle, so God, please help us to overcome and rise up above these. Help us to know making the wrongs right which we certainly can't do because it is beyond us but not beyond You . God, I pray and ask for Your unceasing grace to release forgiveness to ourselves and to others that have caused the hurt and to know that You are God that is sovereign in our life and will make everything goes well for us. I thank You God for the good and bad things that have happened and is happening to us that make us realize that You are so real and also be able to experience Your wonderful love in our life. Thank You God, in Jesus name I pray, Amen =)

have a blessed day =)

CAPTIVE-ated

2011-08-02T17:32:00.001+08:00

"This is what the LORD says: "In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, to say to the captives, 'Come out,' and to those in darkness, 'Be free!' "They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill. They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water." Isaiah 49:8-10 NIV

Captive

1. One, such as a prisoner of war, who is forcibly confined, subjugated, or enslaved.

2. One held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion.

adj.

1. Taken and held prisoner.

2. Held in bondage; enslaved.

3. Kept under restraint or control; confined.

4. Restrained by circumstances that prevent free choice.

We are often too deprived of God's love and wonderful blessings, often suffocated in our tiny self; unable to break free and falling too often into the traps of temptations of the world. We are held captive by the world - too often lied and deceived on what we can really do and to achieve the freedom and blessings from our wonderful God.

Little did we know, we are actually unaware or perhaps in denial that we are the culprit of our own captivity. In fact, our fears and uncertainties and our relentless effort of blocking off reality of the Truth have kept us in captivity for the longest time. And, these have deprived and have locked us in from receiving what God has prepared for us – His love, joy and blessings. God would not want to withhold all these blessings from but, to give it to us freely when we ask from Him.

"This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it—the LORD is his name: 3 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 33:2-3

Come before Him this day and let Him show you. Ask God to help you to take the step of faith to walk out of this captivity to experience His wonderful blessings and freedom.

Dear Lord Father, let us come before you and pray, God, we surrender ourselves once again to you. As we live in this world and could have been blinded by materiality and worth of the world; once again, God, keep us safe and away from these temptations of the world. Search our heart God and shows us Your Magnanimous will for us so that we can boldly take this step that You have already planned and prepared for us. Guide us and set us free from the captivities and barriers that our minds have created, so that we can boldly walk this path that is set forth before us. Open our spiritual eyes to see and ears to hear what You have called and yet to call us to do and also, to see and listen to the call of the needy, lost, troubled and weary. Bridged this gap so that God, so they too will be able to experience Your Wonderful and Marvelous Love and Blessings. Dear God, I commit this prayer unto You, thank You Lord, in Jesus name I pray, Amen. =)

have a blessed day =)

yechow

Aftermath of Disasters and Calamities

2011-04-10T23:23:00.001+08:00

Many things have been happening that got me to sit down and think. Day in and day out we have been hearing about earthquakes, tsunami, the unstable nuclear plant and the unrest in Libya and the rests of the Middle East. No one have predicted n foresee these calamities n disaster.

It doesn't matter if you are a millionaire or a farmer today, you have just lost everything overnight - and they are of equal status overnight and maybe they are spending day n night in the same place hoping for aid and food brought in to feed their 3 meals or maybe just 2.

What is of the world is so temporal n it just take a disaster to wipe it all away from us. We are at ground zero, owning nothing at all and where do we go and what are we going to do then?

God is a 'constant' in our life. Knowing who God is and knowing what He can do for us is can serve a great comfort in whatever situation we are in. He said in the bible in Romans, "If He is for us, who can be against us." (Romans 8:31) and He's our comfort in time we need Him (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

These verses alone sent us great comfort and there are the very promises of God for us. Nothing else or no one else have any hold on us when we have God who is CONSTANTLY with us.

Spend some time to think about how the people in places hit by calamities; think about the millionaire and the farmer who totally loss everything overnight.

Seek God fervently and really get to really know Him (if you do not know Him as yet) because He's the One who can bring about changes to situations and help us to look at the situation in an entirely different perspective. He has never change yesterday today and in days to come.

Please pray for people who are grieving n suffering in calamities and unrest around the world. Pray that God will sent them comfort to the lost and those in grief. And, may God presence be so eminent in these days for them, so they may come to know who this true and living God is.

thanks for your prayers and have a blessed day.

yechow

Living Mary in Martha's World

2011-01-29T06:21:00.001+08:00

Luke 10:38-42 (NIV)

At the Home of Martha and Mary

³⁸ As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. ³⁹ She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. ⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

⁴¹ "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, ⁴² but few things are needed—or indeed only one.^[^a^] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

I am sure that most of us would have come across this context of Mary and Martha uncountable times. But, we are so consumed into the world system that often times we forgot we ought to take on Mary's role and come before God – take time out from the world and to quieten down our hearts and just listen to HIM.

Martha who was seen to be hospitable and characterised in this context as she was too often distracted doing many things, often upset and worried. Sometimes, I felt it is like most of us – too busy with our work, ministries, wearing too many hats that kept us distracted often enough where we were only meant to run or do only one or two tasks (v 41-42). Is this what GOD has put into our hearts or called us to do? God has planned and managed our time for us, making sure the load (i.e. our job, family, ministries, position held) was enough for us to take and giving us time to rest and time to spend with HIM; but, did we do our part in managing this part of life well and well for GOD?

GOD yearns for us to come to HIM, to listen to us and for us to listen to HIM; like what Mary had done; this context of scripture would not be in the bible if it is not of any significant or of any importance. GOD foreseen that to happen to HIS children for them to fall in the trap of 'works of the world' – and, GOD was then forsaken of HIS time with us due to the many things that we do.

When you spend time with God, many things will be revealed in due of HIS time- the purpose that has been planned for you in the world. And, it is this task that you have to work on it and put other things on secondary.

GOD have been calling to us time after time but, have we yet responded to this call of HIS, the call of a FATHER yearning to spend a little time with HIS precious child?

The World 'FIRST'

2010-09-21T14:00:00.000+08:00

Matthew 19:30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

If we want to be the first, what could we be chasing? Chasing is defined as 'to rush or hasten', could we miss out on GOD and HIS blessings in this hasten and rapid move we are making? If we rush and hasten our walk, our focus will also be quickened and our focus is narrowed.

Many of us in the world walks and talks too quickly, what follows after could be destructive. In the world, as to the relevance of what I perceived so far; relationships are the far most essential element in survival (even in times of Adam and Eve). Like it or not, humans living in the world need some kind of human contact. What if there is a disruption in this link? A person may just be alone, depress and maybe eventually self destruct.

Although running and rushing may get you to the first place. But, let us put things in perspective: when you are running and rushing, did you manage to run your thoughts and ask GOD the best way to do it, did you manage to look out for danger signs that GOD had been wanting to show you, and did you manage fill the needs of people that GOD wants you to fill along the path.

Your thoughts and focus is narrowed – your ultimate goal is the finish line. Imagine this, if you looked back from the finish line, what have you achieved or left behind – unfinished business and unsettled or destructive relationships. What about our relationship with GOD? Did the chasing, rushing and running make you a glorious champion of getting the FIRST place with much fulfilment and satisfaction?

Take the backseat, start thinking and reflecting, what if you have pace or slow down your steps, you could have obtain a broader horizon – widen your scope to what you can do or how you can go about doing it (by putting in more effort and thoughts); this will eventually give you a better position in life – physically and spiritually.

If you could have taken a step slower, spoke after running through your thoughts, react and attempt after much consideration and in prayers; would not all these put you in a better position when you see the ultimate outcome and wouldn't that calls you to be in the FIRST in the goals (races) of your life as you have gain more and save yourself from destruction, making someone's life more meaningful and happy because of what you have done and developing a closer relationship with our CREATOR?

have a blessed day.

yechow

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We Love 'Suffering'

2010-06-10T13:50:00.000+08:00

A friend asked me one day, "Why Christian have to go through suffering?"

What is suffering in a Christian life? Did they not go through suffering when they are not yet Christians?

Suffering; I felt is like a word that is widely misused; when something does not go right in the things that you do or meeting unfavourable situation or facing the difficulties in some junctures in life.

Being a Christian and living it means more than just living life day to day. We have to be constantly aware and put your mindset into the correct and right perspectives.

Some people say they are Christians but, took no notice of what it meant (it can also be another label put in life maybe most of your family are). Being a Christian happens when you have an encounter with GOD and this is also where transformation begins.

For some people, it takes a journey to take and a phase in life before they encounter GOD. And, this lapse of time is where some characters, personalities, attitudes and behaviours develope. Some people have not been a Christian in earlier days and some may have found GOD later part in their Christian life eventhough they have been Christian for a long time.

Moving from a life that has no idea who GOD is or has no GOD in it; to a life you want GOD to be in your life, need some adjustments. This may be a so-called 'suffering' for some people who try to make these changes in their life. This is because they have been in their comfort zone for a long while but now, tries to take the step out of – which can be quite a challenge to make this shift.

For others, 'suffering' to them may be; how to share the gospel, how to change people's perspective of GOD, or how to fulfil the calling GOD has for them or for some of us, standing at the crossroad of making a decision that could lead to an unfavourable extent in our Christian faith.

End of the day, we have to decide, 'if we are really suffering?' and we must weigh the worth of our suffering because all that we do is done unto GOD and sometimes the things that we do are actually fulfilling our calling from GOD.

So, when you think you are suffering, think again; because this 'suffering' brings more good than bad in our life.

be blessed =)

yechow

Battling with Strings

2010-04-08T22:54:00.001+08:00

What can the world offer?

Many of us are like puppets in the world. We are tied by the 'world-strings' of wealth, status and comforts of the world.

Little that we know, there are another set of strings. Some of us are tied by invisible strings. Strings that hold you with GOD, strings that we do not see but yet, EXIST.

The strings of the world will leave you crippled once it snaps. You began to feel that the world is like a huge maze – lost, desperate and eventually despair – because the only things you know of the world are just wealth, status and comforts. And, it has been a part of you for as long as you start to look unto these material things.

The strings of the lives of some of us as Christians are tied to God hands. Strings that are woven so strongly that will never snap in many of our circumstances and trying times. And, in these very Hands of GOD, HE guides every strings to the right paths (Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 139:9-10), He made us unique (Psalm 139:13-14) and gives each one of us roles (Ephesians 2:10) to work on in the world with constant teaching and guidance and holding on to the each one of us so that we would not trip and fall (Jeremiah 29:11), with much of HIS patience and love; before we reach our eventual destination.

He takes a great deal of effort to make our lives in the world worth living; manifesting Himself constantly to give us the comfort and assurance. And, telling us that HE is always there and that HE will never let go on the strings we are holding on.

In trouble and trying times, HE will hold on to us more tightly.

Most times we do not feel secure is because we cannot see what lies ahead. Hence, we tend to cling on to the strings of the world; strings that we thought will give securities and fulfilments in lives.

Grab on the right strings, today.

Have faith and be secured because we are tied by the strings of God (Psalm 136) - although we do not see it, but it is there tied on to us tightly.

HE never fails because HE is the GOD!

ENDING today ..

2010-02-21T03:48:00.001+08:00

I thank GOD that the world is always moving - going ahead day by day whether we like it or not. Some of us might think it as it's bad; when we are going through a rough patch in life. Moving forward just seems to be even more insecure and sometimes, causes far more distresses that what it has been today.

HE has not left us living in a world where despair seems stagnant, where stresses just overwhelms and you get the feeling of something got stuck at your throat and you cannot breathe, a dead end where there's no turning back or sitting for hours with a blank mind. Familiar?

HE has created the world that move forward. We should imitate the world by moving forward too. Depending on your perspective but, this is mine - a forward move strips away layer and layer of unhappiness, fades off the overly saturated sadness in you, dampens the intensity of feeling of unworthiness.

Where do we stand ?

GOD has never meant for us to looked back. GOD's promises focused primarily on the day after today or the day after a month or a year.

GOD taught us to hope, to persevere, to trust. all have something in common . All these, give us a future perspective – the yet to happen perspective. So, what excuse have you got to stay stagnant at one spot, not wanting to barge a single bit? Or, what are you trying achieve by looking back while everything is in the moving towards the front order? Nothing of the past is going to changed because it has happened and it has been done.

The world does not revolve around you because it moves forward - seconds after seconds, minutes after minutes, hour after hour, day after day, year after year and the list go on. And, to gain from GOD - HIS plans. HIS provision, HIS blessings for you; lift your legs and make another mark on untouched ground (reminds me of creating footprints on the beach).

Move forward for you may not know what GOD has installed for you in the future. Looking back, withholds the blessings from GOD and what has already happened before this; by fussing and pondering over it, will not cause a change anymore.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

blessed day

yechow

Upkeep and Maintenance

2010-01-23T15:41:00.001+08:00

It is not a work hazard or I'm missed doing accounts, and definitely not another accounting jargon to bore you. But indeed, upkeep and maintenance is what I'm going to write on.

What has been enforced on my inspiration to write was the bus ride home from Singapore; which passes many buildings of many shapes, sizes and colours. All these buildings were dirty from the accumulation dust from cars, the weather and the pollutants in the air.

The buildings of many shapes, sizes and colours reflect us. Humans come in different shapes, sizes and skin colours too. Imagine me and your new life (i.e. the new life when we accept HIM as our personal Saviour) as a newly painted building, coated with a new paint - clean and flawless without a speck of imperfection.

However, we lived in a world of impurities which could smudge our lives and also spiritual lives.

We live in a complex world today, that sometimes, it is hard for us to discern the good from the bad. The complexity of the world has warped our mind – making us difficult to draw a good sturdy line between the good and the bad. We are caught in between – which many refer it as the grey areas in lives and of the world.

Unknowingly, we have been constantly dusted and choked with layers and layers of pollutants of the world.

But knowingly, we all know that we have been saved by HIS grace, been made clean and pure by HIS blood shed on the Cross. Our spirit renewed by HIM through overcoming death and HIS resurrection. We have been made new by HIM. (1 Corinthians 1:30 "God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.")

So, we have got some work to do on our lives and spiritual lives.

Upkeep and maintenance of our spiritual life is essential -'washing' the impurities of the world that have sheered of spiritual life and be constantly on the check of our spiritual lives - to be more attuned to GOD. Effective listening and communicating with GOD; navigates us to correct paths in our lives in the world and the spiritual realm.

GOD has opened up the eyes and ears of our spiritual lives (HE has helped the blind man sees and deaf ears listened) so, that we are not blind and deaf to the world but, to walk a victorious and meaningful life in the world and our spiritual lives because of HIM.

Be conscious.

Isaiah 42:18-25 (NIV)

Israel Blind and Deaf

¹⁸ "Hear, you deaf;
look, you blind, and see!

¹⁹ Who is blind but my servant,
       and deaf like the messenger I send?
       Who is blind like the one committed to me,
       blind like the servant of the LORD ?

²⁰ You have seen many things, but have paid no attention;
your ears are open, but you hear nothing."

²¹ It pleased the LORD
for the sake of his righteousness
to make his law great and glorious.

²² But this is a people plundered and looted,
       all of them trapped in pits
       or hidden away in prisons.
       They have become plunder,
       with no one to rescue them;
       they have been made loot,
       with no one to say, "Send them back."

²³ Which of you will listen to this
or pay close attention in time to come?

²⁴ Who handed Jacob over to become loot,
       and Israel to the plunderers?
       Was it not the LORD,
       against whom we have sinned?
       For they would not follow his ways;
       they did not obey his law.

²⁵ So he poured out on them his burning anger,
       the violence of war.
       It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand;
       it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

have a blessed day =)

yechow

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The ‘OVER’sized Cross

2010-01-16T22:33:00.001+08:00

Have you been wondering what kind of Cross you'll be carrying for JESUS when we were all save by HIS grace on the day of our salvation?

The Cross to me, simply means living the Christian life.

The Cross is not about what you have to do or what you are called to do. It is mainly about giving up our old self and be renewed to living a life being a Christian.

A lot of us including myself, before GOD called us, we have plant thoughts in our heads, some of us have even taken a step back; even before we experience HIS hands in it, we find the nearest door and make our exit. For us, when GOD called us for tasks, it is going to be the biggest and the most not achievable task ever – consciously or subconsciously we put on the shield that says 'I can't do it', 'I don't have the it, to do it'.

We often magnify our Cross – which adversely make us, look at ourselves as we are too small or weak to handle our lives. We blow up our callings and our servings, making it much more tiresome and difficult for us to reach.

A Cross will not be oversize if we have GOD in it, manoeuvring the steering of our life for us. For HE has walked on path before us and smoothen out rough passages so, that we go through it with the least difficulties.

What makes the path difficult and rough could be the reflection of our minds. It is in all normal human being's defense system - to keep us protected from harm. Physically, we have the skin as the outermost layer which acts as our first layer of defense from any harmful elements. Mentally, we evaluate and discern what is good and bad for us, what we can and cannot do – to keep ourselves protected. How many of us venture into something without giving the slightest thought of it?

Living a Christian life can be a challenge as we battle with our mind. But ultimately, at the end of the challenge, we learn something and grow in our walk which at the same time we are able to experience GOD's miracles and blessings. What could be better than all these?

LIFE is about GOD and you.

No CROSS is too hard to bear because you have HIM.

Through verses GOD has reveal HIS promised to us, to assure us that going through with HIM is not difficult. We must constantly and consciously remind ourselves of GOD's Words:

Matthew 11:29-30 (New International Version)

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

1 Corinthians 10:13 (New International Version)

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

Psalm 55:22(New American Standard Bible)

Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

have a blessed day =)

yechow

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FW: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

2009-09-26T03:24:00.000+08:00

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

A Time for Everything

¹ There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

² a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

³ a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

⁴ a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

⁵ a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

⁶ a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

⁸ a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

Notice in the verses, there are good times and bad times. All these reflect life; we have our peaks and our slumps. And in these times; GOD is most likely to be neglected. During good times, it's all about fun and doing the things that make us happy and during bad times; we are busy occupying and putting ourselves in the worst possible position.

In both of these situations, we should not have GOD playing bystander role, but, to let HIM intervene and be a part of our joy and sadness - to be able to experience the fullness of the joy and to gain the most valuable lessons from the sadness.

Continue to hope in the LORD and give thanks to our wonderful GOD.

yechow

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The Growing Bud (Child)

2009-09-01T15:07:00.001+08:00

Have you seen a flower bud slowly transforming into a beautiful flower?

When a bud, it's enclosed and no one will know how this bud will turn out to be. It's so vulnerable that if there is strong wind or rain, it might just blow it off the stem where it's attached to. When we are a child in our Christian walk – still in a stage where we are unsure and adjusting to the new faith; and just like the bud, it's either we sustained the strong wind and rain and grow to be a beautiful flower or fall off the stem.

I saw this stem with a lot of white flowers growing on it (i.e. white sakura flowers). As it continues to grow tall, a rainbow appeared behind it. The petals of the flowers slowly fall off, dispersing into the direction of the rainbow. A bright white light appeared soon after that - taking the shape of the Cross in front of the rainbow.

I felt GOD was saying when you start to grow in your Christian walk, we will be like the bud; so fearful, unsure and with the vague knowledge of what Christianity, we tend to sway in and out of it.

And, as we grow to being more like Christ, that advancement of the stage from being a raw Christian to be in a stage where we have already gained more understanding and knowledge and, that we are more steadfast and sure of our faith. Others see a transformation in us and we know that we are in some ways mimicking the life of Christ or working and developing on the values of Christ in us. This is the stage where people will tend to acknowledge that our life is 'shining' for the LORD; reflected from what they see in us – our attitudes and behaviours.

As we know more, we begin to understand GOD delivers or fulfilling HIS promises; we know and acknowledges that everything comes from HIM. Take for instance, everything that happened not in our expectations are considered as luck or coincidences when we do not know about Christ but, when we know more about GOD, there are no such things that things unexpectedly happen and it's because you are lucky or the thing happen coincidently. But, everything have happened because of HIM – which also signifies a part of the growth in your Christian walk.

The Cross signifies you and your Christian walk and the rainbow tells us about GOD's promises to us. As we walk closer, when you are able to understand who Christ is and transforming to be more like HIM, GOD fulfils HIS promises to u because you are able to decipher how things come about and what HE can do for you – and what GOD is doing is not going to be in vain and, as HE does it and as you understand it your faith heightened gradually with understanding.

Colossians 3:10 (New Living Translation)

¹⁰ Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.

2 Corinthians 3:18 (New Living Translation)

¹⁸ So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.

yechow

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When I thought I suffer a great deal ...

2009-07-27T23:03:00.001+08:00

Am I suffering?

When you think of suffering, think again … many of times when things doesn't seems right or doesn't go right and way beyond your capabilities to handle and it hit the dead ends of our minds – we then classify it in our mind as "we are suffering" …

I had a week of messed up emotions due to what I perceived myself to be in and have it planted in my thoughts … I never look elsewhere … only me, myself hobbling at that thought … it affected almost everything – it ripped my joy and contentment that I should have …

When I was at it, GOD showed me … I saw HIM on the Cross … it was only ONE SIDE of HIM that I saw; HE was at this point in time where the soldiers were going to pinned HIS hand on the Cross …

Now, let us imagine, we have all know how painful is it when we get cut or fall and hurt ourselves and it has caused a stigma in us and so much so, we try as much to prevent it from happening again - the 'known' pain … it's just a surface cut that has caused such weary reactions in us …

How about this? Think of how you would feel (the psychological state) if a big nail is pierce through your palm, break the layer of the skin, penetrates through the inner the muscles, veins and then crush the bones and out from the other side … a BIG ouch to that, right? The thought of it as crazy painful and eerie … and most of us just do not want to go to the extent to give a thought to those kind of pain …

Then, I saw HIS face looking at the nails going into HIS hands - the 'perceived' pain (the pain hurts even more when u look at the nail going through your hand) was already there even before he nail hits through the palm … and that's not all, JESUS did not only had one of HIS hands on the Cross, but, both HIS hands and feet … and, I'm sure the nails on those parts were not done all at one go … JESUS had to endure this extreme pain more than once … JESUS had to go through the pain episode over and over again and, that's not the end of it, HE was hung up on the cross, bearing HIS weight against the pulling gravity, without water and drink under the hot sun … and the crown of thorns that was on HIS head …

What is suffering to you now? I have learnt much from it … not wanting to contemplate with the thought of that so-called suffering I had … what you sow is what you'll reap … so, if you perceive in your thoughts you are suffering, you would end up destroying what GOD has for you …

Galatians 6:7-9 (NIV)

A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that naturewill reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

have a blessed day =)

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Ride With ME

2009-07-02T20:55:00.001+08:00

Ride With ME .. this is not a song by Nelly, The single managed to peak at #3 in the U.S. & the UK in 2001 ... but, this so called to RIDE WITH ME is no. 1 in my charts …

HE taught me when I was in the MRT that day .. I was thinking to myself, gosh, how bored is it taking MRT day in and day out … but after that lesson, I began to enjoy taking the MRT because HE's there with me … bringing little surprises everyday …

The rail .. the walk ..

When I was given the thought, I did not know how I should write this down … I sat and ponder, how I should write this ..

It was just past few days GOD gave me the inspiration on what I should do with the thought I had initially developed ... and why I can't decipher what I have to write or how to go about writing it, is because all these happened in the train – the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit); how to write stuff that happen in the MRT? But, thank GOD for HIS wisdom n guidance (for the benefit of those who do not know, it's a express train system in Singapore – which I travel on daily to get to school) ...

It was one fine day, when I was travelling on the train, GOD point out something remarkable and that changes how I took the train … HE told me the our Christian walk using the train …

I remember holding on the railing of the train ... closing my eyes trying to catch a wink .. which is pretty impossible to do (I doze off a couple of time, n almost fall, haha) ... but, I just told myself to rest my eyes that day, half aware what's happening around … few seconds after that .. GOD began HIS lessons ...

The MRT is jus t like our Christian walk ... when we board the train, we already know we got up the train to get to a destination … and there are many people in the train ... each person having their own time to get to this destination ... the people travelling with you represents that in this walk there are many people who are with you and you are not alone … but each have their own timing to this ultimate destination (represented by people getting off at their station)

People walk in and out your life ... some people reaches earlier than you ...

Holding on the rail is the only assurance that u get when travelling in the train ... keep u from falling and not being pushed around by people ...

Although in this walk a lot of things u could not see or understand … but, you know that you are holding on to SOMEONE and that SOMEONE is GOD … noticed that in the train there are handles everywhere... handles that represent whenever you are going to fall .. there's something you can grab on to and not fall .. GOD make sure that every point of time HE'll be there for you with HIS hands outstretch ready for you to grab on to … Although u are swaying here and there but, as long as you grab on to HIM … you will never fall… everything and everyone will be left behind walking when you reach your destination … n everyone will also reach their destination eventually …

Hope when u take the train the next time it'll be a totally different experience =)

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"Do not stop doing good to others".

2009-06-01T00:00:00.001+08:00

"Do not stop doing good to others".

The Words spoken are vividly planted in my thoughts. I was asking GOD what HE has to say about this. I heard of this verse before and I had to search my thoughts for awhile – then a prompting came that it might be in 2 Corinthians. I flip open my bible to 2 Corinthians and there it is - the page I need to find where my verse:

2 Corinthians 9:7-9

^"You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure. "For God loves a person who gives cheerfully." And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the Scriptures say,

"They share freely and give generously to the poor.
Their good deeds will be remembered forever."

This verse coincides what my thought were when I was deciphering what GOD has told me, "Do not stop doing good to others."

We were taught to 'do good; to others since we are young. As Christians, the emphasis of 'doing good' is even more evident. Many of us have been driven by notion whereby, by doing good deeds, we are to be blessed by GOD– and, indeed this is very true, GOD will bless us for 'doing good' and as an added bonus to that and coupled by the faith we have, we know that maybe we can stay in a big bungalow when we go back to Heaven.

Ask yourself these:

Do we ONLY do good cause we want to be blessed by GOD?

And, what are we going to do if this good does not bring blessings – DO WE STOP?

We should not let the notion of 'doing good' to be blessed by GOD; be the only reason for us to do good deeds to others. The basis and intention that comes by 'doing good', comes from our heart (ref: You must each decide in your heart how much to give); I believed that is what GOD want to see in us -the sincerity of out hearts of doing the act of goodness to others. And, this goodness and trueness of the heart of men will truly be blessed by GOD (ref:don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure).

have a blessed day

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"Do not stop doing going to others".

2009-05-31T23:57:00.001+08:00

2 Corinthians 9:7-9

"They share freely and give generously to the poor.
Their good deeds will be remembered forever."

This verse coincides what my thought were when I was deciphering what GOD has told me, "Do not stop doing good to others."

Ask yourself these:

Do we ONLY do good cause we want to be blessed by GOD?

And, what are we going to do if this good does not bring blessings – DO WE STOP?

have a blessed day

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the 'Droplets' (2 Samuel 14:14)

2009-05-23T12:25:00.001+08:00

2 Samuel 14:14

¹⁴ All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him.

The droplets of water represent the parts and parcels of our lives – the different phases and which may also represent the different things we are doing in our lives. It can be so scattered to a point that we find ourselves loosing that direction in lives – that later misses our focus altogether.

But, little that we realised that GOD has not want life to be like that for us.

When one of these droplets is gathered with a finger, this droplet; from a dot will then break and follow the fingers as it leads it to another dot and it merges and if we continue to lead all these droplets, it'll become a big pool of water – the dot of water that breaks and merge; signifies us, when we are then broken (this is where we come and get to know more of GOD and learning the lessons HE has for us) and where in HIS hands HE will lead us and bring us back together to make us whole again to the person we were initially meant to be - before we come back to HIM – the eventual race of life on earth.

have a blessed day =)

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Back to Basic

2009-04-15T00:23:00.001+08:00

Christianity 101 ? Walking back to our Christian life... the day that you took the step of faith when you first say ‘YES’ to HIM ... Many of times, we tend to look elsewhere and other solutions when we at met we troubles ... and, create a great ball of fuss and stress within us ...

I realised when I’m beat with troubles ... I franticly searched and fussed for a solution, trying to make enough sense in whatever solution I came out with that will just take away my troubles ... And, all these solution would not get me anywhere and sometimes it became worst ... coming to my wits end, i start turning to GOD - GOD just come and sweep all your fuss and worries clean... And bring you the top-class solution to our troubles...

Then I thought to myself ... why has GOD become my last resort to all my worries and troubles? But, in fact GOD should be the first one we should go to in times of troubles... because HE knows us...

A lot of times, we want to rely and depend on our own strength because we are afraid that when we come before GOD for that problem or request ... we feared that they could not take the outcome or results that GOD have for us, whilst some others might think they do not want to trouble GOD with their nitty-critty problems ...

GOD already knows what is coming in front of us – our current, our present and our future ... what you will be doing every minute and every second of our lives ... and, one thing with GOD, HE wouldn’t let us handle something that’s way beyond our might unless HE has prepared you for it; because HE loves us too much to see us suffer...

So, look back at the first day ... when you said YES to GOD ... and this is the TRUST that will sweep away all your fuss and worries ... because we have an awesome GOD who opens the door every time we knock on it =)

Psalm 9:10
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Jeremiah 17:7-8
"But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."

The JEHOVAH JIREH We Know

2009-03-18T14:02:00.001+08:00

Declaring abundance in everyday living ... maybe we know or we don't know it ... but, GOD has given us HIS abundance blessings (i.e. wisdoms, strength, monetary terms, etc) to all HIS people ... I used to sit down and ponder ... what is GOD's abundance and how we know we are living in HIS abundance ... and, I felt we have began to conformed to the world so much that we began to measure it with the world's scale ... living in the measurements of the world does not reflect the abundance in HIS blessings.

Did we ever notice, every beginning of the month when we begin to calculate our expenses and at the end of it; there's bound to be a deficit ... and as you live through the month – you find in many unexpected ways, people come and bless you with this and that and even with money (this are GOD's blessings that most of the time we don't see) and by the end of the month there's a surplus ... and all these - it is because HE has provided, our JEHOVAH JIREH .. the one whom we have call GOD, LORD, JESUS and FATHER.

GOD has open my eyes and I thanked HIM for doing so – to see the abundance living HE has provided for me day after day ... for there's way too much chasing to do in the world (chasing in accordance to the measurements in the world) and there's never enough when we keep running after it ... you began to feel that you are so lack of everything while GOD's blessings is just right beside you.

Why have Jesus told the disciples not to bring their purse, bag or sandals? Because this is when HIS blessings will reflect.

Luke 22:35

Then Jesus asked them, "When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?"

"Nothing," they answered.

Proclaim this abundance that HE has given because as children of GOD; we have no lack.

have a blessed day =)

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CROSSing Fire

2009-03-14T20:46:00.001+08:00

CROSSing Fire

Last Sunday, GOD showed me the fiery burning cross .. i believed GOD is urging us to be passionate for HIM .. to be on fire for HIM .. What has kept us from lighting our fire for HIM ? and, what have we got to loose to be on fire for HIM ?

Stepping out from our comfort zone is a biggest issue for most of us ... we live in the world that have everything made right for us ... in our own comfort .. moving on to somewhere or doing something which is out of the norm is moving out our comfort zone ...

Being passionate is not difficult and it starts from ourselves – we have to be the initiator ... when we were making decision to be part of the family of CHRIST, to be HIS children ... i believed there is this eagerness inside of to know HIM more .. recalling the day when I said I want HIM to be part of my life .. i never had forgotten the joy that came to me on the day i say yes to HIM ..

Setting on flame for HIM - let HIM be a part of your everyday's questions, everyday's blessings, everyday's sorrows, everyday's good morning, every night's goodnight, everything and all things you can think of ...

GOD started to burn for us first and for HIM to pass on the fire to us .. the FIRE which leads to HIS Kingdom .. to be the light to the people who needs HIM, who are still lost in their own maze and the light that guides the dark and unseen paths .. the Light has shine for us and now in us for us to light the darkness to the rest ..

Isaiah 9:2 (New Living Translation)

² The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness,a light will shine.

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not my RAINBOW ?

2009-03-03T19:48:00.001+08:00

Psalm 77:11-12
¹¹ I will remember the deeds of the LORD;
       yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.

¹² I will meditate on all your works
       and consider all your mighty deeds.

It was a rainy day ... and it has been raining the entire afternoon ... then the rain began to drizzle and it was this time the sun came out .. it sets the sky to have a ochre blueish colour – in my mind there should be a rainbow (thanks to the science lessons in school) ... and it was then i peeped out of the window from my kitchen .. to my surprised .. i saw the traces of the rainbow forming .. there and then i told myself .. i gotta go out and catch a glimpse of it .. i open the front down and took my camera with me .. i did not know why i had such reaction today .. but the occurrence of that rainbow reminded me of GOD's promise ..

In Genesis 9:13-15, this was what GOD has promised Noah and the rainbow is a sign of the HIS covenant in the bible;

¹³ I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. ¹⁴ Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, ¹⁵ I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.

A lot went through my head at that time ? my heart was filled with joy and content at that time .. however, i was also puzzled with the joy and contentment ... because i didn't make any request on that day .. i was searching through every inch of my brain mass but, NONE .. then, i realised then it was not about me .. but, how GOD has come through and show some others with HIS; "YES, I promise !!" and like how HE had the covenant between HIM with Noah .. and, that was the joy and content i was feeling while looking at the rainbow at that time =) HIS 'YES & AMEN' to the people is the source of joy !!

GOD has also reminded me something else – that's to put others first ... others' joy is your joy cause this is the same joy that our FATHER has brought to us ... find and count your blessings daily – as this are GOD's daily gesture of LOVE =)

Ephesians 5:21
²¹Honor Christ and put others first."

Philippians 2:4

⁴Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Mark 10:45

⁴⁵For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

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why are you running ?

2009-02-10T19:09:00.004+08:00

why are we running ?

it was the Sunday service just passed when i had this thought ... during our prayer ... i was expecting GOD to speak to me ... and HE did ... not by HIS audible voice but, through a kid ... we were all encouraged to pray at the end of the service .. as usual, head bowed, eyes closed =) then all of a sudden a kid came running into the hall (i presumed that he was running into his hall to meet his parents)... he was running and then a loud thump, i guess he must have fell ... and then he got up and walk ...

there and then, that few seconds of commotion actually gave me this thought ...

are we running too fast in life ?

do we keep running and running and neglecting things that come your way that you are supposed to learn or know ?

are we running too too fast for the things that GOD wants us to achieved ?

this boy was definitely running to his parents (for us : running the destination that eventually lead us to our FATHER) and he fell ...

are we running this race for GOD (without GOD’s help) hastily?

running through every hurdles in life without taking a second look at it (the lessons GOD has for us to learn) ... running hastily through life overlooking things that come your way will caused us to fall into the trap of the world – that leads us to feeling emotionally and physically tired latter giving up on this race for HIS eventual purpose ...

what I have learnt from this boy; was to pick myself up again whenever i fall and walk .. taking steady steps ... learning lessons, taking tests that GOD has for us and to trust in HIM holding our hands walking and growing with HIM in this journey of life .. and at the end of the destination .. HE’ll be there with HIS arms wide open waiting for us ... WE ARE HOME =)

the 'why GOD have not answer me' syndrome

2009-01-14T00:34:00.006+08:00

do you happened to come across this ... "GOD how come i've been praying so much and i pray to you everyday but you never answer ? did you hear me ? " i have to confessed this has always been my issue ... and it happens off and on my walk with HIM ...

alot of times in our Christian walk - we tend to have 'why GOD have not answer me' syndrome .. and when this is not dealt with greater issues may incur - you start to spend less time with GOD, then you backslide & you lost your faith ... eventually, u r out of the picture n not sync ...

but, what have been spoken in the bible that most of us have often missed and unaware (which applies to me too =P) :

in Proverbs 3:5-6 (New International Version)

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make your paths straight."

and, in Isaiah 40:31 (New Living Translation)

"But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint."

GOD has told us to TRUST IN HIM - n what HE have promised in return ? 'He will make your paths straight (we will not fall / stumble) & we will find new strength (in our faith in HIM)' ... and these are from that 2 verses and there are more in the bible that tells us about HIS promises when we trust in HIM ...

recently, someone has shared with me about Proverb 3:5-6 and then he asked me how can i be sure that GOD will fulfilled HIS promised to us and whether we will still be around to see our parents' salvation ? i told him i don't know .. but, i will continue to hold on to that promise and continue to trust in the LORD and be persistently commiting my parents' salvation in prayers ... and, to have faith in GOD - he got me to think about his questions, and, i also asked GOD and my sister .. apart from what i thought, is there anymore to it ?

there was one night (it was the Saturday night that has just passed), me and sis was praying for my parents' salvation and my bro's going back to GOD ... i saw one part of the eagle's wing - and i remembered the song 'On eagles’ wings I will soar' (familiar, huh ? hehe) and thru that i recalled it's a verse in Isaiah ... i was frantically searching my bible during sunday service to see what GOD have to say about the wing .. i found it (paiseh, the 2 sisters sitting to the right and left of me also was helping me to find that verse, u know who u r) !! the 'Trust in the LORD' caught my eyes immediately ... n the 2 verses shared similarities ... deriving to what GOD have to say on my thoughts and that is to hold on to the promise and trust in HIM ...

continue to "trust in HIM for HIM to deliver this promise to us" =)

Choosing 'with' & 'without' ..

2008-12-31T14:23:00.002+08:00

in one of the Krismas Kita celebration .. the whole beauty of the event was looking at people coming back to FATHER .. and to see people who so readily and eagerly serve hoping to touched others and bring them back to the path where it leads to our Abba Father .. praise GOD everything was made fantabulously just for HIM that few nights ..

on the same night too .. GOD reminded me about salvation .. HE showed me this during the altar call .. it's an image of the mountains and the plains .. but, this image was divided into two with cracked lines running in the middle of it .. on the left it was black & white and on the right, it's a coloured image ..

this image distinct the life with GOD and the life without GOD .. n the distinction is shown by the cracked line cutting the middle of the picture .. life without GOD has no meaning .. like the salt without its taste n our future is just an unseen path, life is just black & white without GOD ..

GOD want us to come to HIM .. to want HIM .. to enable HIM to paint the colours into our lives from HIS colour palette, to make the unseen path visible - with HIM shining the way and holding our hand to walk this path with HIM .. to bring taste our lives ..

i believed that this is not a message to all new believers but it's also a message for all to remind us who are already believers ... that live this life with GOD .. let HIM be a part of ur daily life .. to let HIM show u what HE has install for you !!

"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

John 14:6

out of the strong came something sweet ...

2008-12-20T04:06:00.002+08:00

I was reading Judges 13-14 this morning in the bus on the way to school .. it was about Samson .. it was this part that actually struck me .. Samson threw a riddle to the Philistines during the 7 days of his wedding celebration n whoever who solved the riddle will be given 30 fine linen robes and 30 sets of festive clothings .. n if the riddle could not be solved, the Philistines will have to do otherwise ..

Judges 14:5-6
As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah. At that moment the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he ripped the lion's jaws apart with his bare hands.

Judges 14:8-9
Later, when he returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to look at the carcass of the lion. And he found that a swarm of bees had made some honey in the carcass. He scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate it along the way.

The riddle (Judges 14:14) derived from his experience :

"Out of the one who eats came something to eat;
out of the strong came something sweet."

Judges14:18
So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer:

"What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?"

This has reminded me how GOD has been to us ... GOD ALMIGHTY is indeed one supernatural being with so much strong (which is even stronger than the lion) infinite points in HIM - that's what make us GOD fearing ... but, on the strong side of HIM .. let's be reminded also that our GOD has also HIS soft and gentle side in which in this walk with HIM; we have experienced the sweetest things that HE has done for us and is doing for us and it's even sweeter than honey ..

dwell in HIS sweetness today ...

be more & more like HIM today

2008-09-06T10:23:00.001+08:00

all Christians carry an identity in us - an identity that reflect Christ. to imitate HIM does require some effort; start working on it today n persist on it, because it's a matter of getting use to - to change n to influence the lives around you ... you must first adopt this changes to yourself.

start today n adopt qualities that Christ have n be blessed =)

Philippians 2:5-11

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
taking the very natureof a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

the unseen paradise ...

2008-07-11T15:38:00.008+08:00

gosh, it has been ages since i've been blogging ..

hav u ever wonder about ur life, a life is quite confined to where we r n doing so routine stuff .. kinda like u r in a box kinda feeling, detached from the outside world ... not knowing the that u can have more of life than juz living thru it day by day ?

imagine urself looking through a keyhole n through the keyhole u r looking at the most picturesque sight u have ever imagine – nicest blue skies and purest white clouds, birds flying and the greenest plains that u have ever scene … what peace that will filled u when u r looking at it … this is what we see by looking through a keyhole … the things that we r going to experience is juz a door away n y it’s so hard to grasp wat is beyond this door ?

this is where the disappointment comes ~~

bringing us back to reality … a lot of time in life we felt we r so stuffed and we felt that we r so limited to where we are at n wat we can do .. life have become so routine, work come home, do the norms and then head to bed, then comes the next day, gosh, the same things … is there anymore that juz that ??

lil did we know that we can have more than that … life isn’t juz being contained in a small room looking through a keyhole … but we can experience wat life will be like moving beyond this keyhole .. so much so life beyond tis felt like a normal square box television to a wow, a widescreen plasma tv ~

a lot of us r still searching for this key to open this door and get out of the norm routine life… and a lot of us will be weary and afraid when we opened this door - what will life be like – a lot of things have been planted in us that make us so afraid that wat life will be, we r so confined to where we r and we r so protective of ourselves that we rather sit and wait for things to happen – going where life’s taking us ...

UNCERTAINTY, DANGER, ETC ETC … all these going thru our minds daily that so much so most of us tend to procrastinate or not taking this step at all …

Ever wonder to urself – ‘hey, how come this person’s life is so ‘colourful’ and there’s so much happening in his/her life that we somehow felt that we r missing out on something … something which can drive ur current life to a wider perspective … every life holds a key to open the door and experience wat this living can give us - the key of Life that everyone have dreamed of n this can be found only in our Creator … which is GOD … life have been lifted to another level for me when I became a Christian … I went thru the life – trapped in a box n yearning to have a more than juz what I’m going thru, I want the life beyond this door and not only looking through the keyhole … I found this key .. n the Creator has opened this door for me ~

This life beyond this door is awesome … I still do the norm stuff but now there’s more to it … life is viewed at a completely different perspective … I found the colours and I start to paint my life … life began to have a meaning and a purpose … no one will ever imagine … life falling into the rite places (that’s wat we want rite), meeting the rite ppl, doing wonderful n exciting things, going thru a trauma and waking up from it knowing that ‘ hey, I have learnt and these life most important lessons that and the wonderful thing of all is u know y the lesson is for.’, knowing y things happen in ways u thought never possible and experiencing wonders and miracles that can be so mind blasting – that makes ur heart skipped a beat when u thought of the miracles GOD has brought n still bringing into ur lives …

Who is this GOD ?

ask urself today, what is life for me ? I took the first step from a black n white life to a life with colours and I believed many more colours will be added to my palette in time to come … the Psalm of David in Psalm 23 tells us that GOD is with us wherever and whatever we do and when He provides .. it’ll be in abundance … we have GOD we have no lack … this is HIS promise to us ...

Psalm 23

A psalm of David

¹ The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

² He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

³ he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.

⁴ Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

⁵ You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

⁶ Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.

AMEN

~ have a blessed day ~

laying my future in HIS hands ...

2008-01-08T11:40:00.005+08:00

another year has pass ... another year that i have been living in HIS embrace ~ looking back year 2007 ... it's a awesome year ... despite faced wif many challenges, emotional ups n downs, HIS love has never ceased even a second of my life ~ HE has never left me out of HIS sight ... i confessed that most of the times i'm the one who ventilate myself in this bubble of mine ~ away from God ~ during this time, being in my 'leave me alone' situation, i felt very strongly HIS unfailing love picking me from the shattered pieces of emotions ... n constant reminders that HE's by my side ...

at times i find that i want alot of God n at times i will just shun away from HIM ... it's been much of struggle sometimes to keep things at a constant degree / to be at a balance ... i find myself always gripping n balancing myself wif a balancing pole n not to fall off to the ground ...

i was walking alone in singapore - trying to take a breather from episodes n events from 2007 ... God has spoke to me on n on as i read my bible ... HE's there to clear the questions that has been circling in my head all thruout (my self evaluation time wif GOD) ... i was sitting down in Raffles Place (waiting for my friend for dinner) ~ borrowing the light fr the nearby lamp and began to flip the pages of my bible .. i believed these r the answers to the questions that have resurface on n off looking back at the entire 2007 n this is where i wanna start building myself again from where i left it and from what God wants me to do ... i dun wanna act on my desires anymore .. but for God to act on it ... n for HIS will from HIM to be done thru me ...

I believe year 2008 is gonna be a year that I wanna make changes to myself for God (i wanna experience Him as much as i can in 2008, it may sound crazy for those reading this blog ~ but, i wanna tell u, HE is an awesome GOD, n i believe that it's gonna be a wonderful walk if u walk closely wif HIM - u muz really experience HIM) ... i believe this is the season where i need to take a step out leaving my comfort zone to see more of GOD and to shake myself out to the reality of my walk wif GOD ... i believe that 2008 is a challenging year ... n i'm walking this year 2008 by faith ~ as i do not know wat lies ahead of me ... but, i believe that this will be the walk guided by HIM ... you'll never fall ...

Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.

Psalm 55:22

many things came to my head as i was planning to make all these changes ... it's so difficult to make decisions especially when u have brothers n sisters that cared for you so much ~ but, i guess i hav move out n to prioritise my time so that i can reach out ... the decision of spending less time is considered to be very difficult for me ... God spoke to me ... i felt that HE wants me to reach out to people n HE also allow me to see clearly wat i'm doing now ... being stagnant and comfortably stuck at one place ... a thought that came in very clear was "y r u standing there n looking at these people .. they r sad and lost ... can't you see all these people r all still in darkness...wat r u doing? " the words juz cut me thru n thru ... then God has confirmed all these in Roman 15:14~21 ... i felt HIS heart crying out for these lost souls n it's our duties here on earth to share HIS words and wonders that HE had come thru for us ...

Those who have never been told about him will see,
and those who have never heard of him will understand.

Romans 15:21

For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.

Luke 19:10

so, let us reevaluate ourselves once again for year 2008 ... wat God wants us to do and wat r the plans HE have for us in 2008 ??

The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.
1 Corinthians 3:8~9

have a wonderful and fruitful 2008 ~ have a blessed day !!

God's Tremendous and Everlasting Love

2007-12-22T09:38:00.000+08:00

Romans 8:31-39

Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love

What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.
Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.” No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I was very encouraged by the entire context. I felt the love He has for all His children. He has put us in a position that are higher than every living thing on earth and in v.38-39, He affirmed it.

I felt that we must reposition our lives to know how important we are. And, by realizing our position, we will be at a better perspective of what God has for us and why He has chose us to do certain task (that sometimes it’s seen to be very tough to execute) and not someone else.

Living a Christian life doesn’t come easy – we have to face prosecutions like what Jesus faced. And, being in Jesus’s position He would have cried out to God (His Father) to end the prosecution right there and then and do not have to go through it at all. But, He did not because He knows that all of us have to go through these and by doing so He’s actually preparing the hearts of the people. And, by going through prosecutions; He wants the glory and wonders of God to be revealed to the non-believers and believers (to edify and build their faith) and tell them there’s a great God that will make sure that they are perfectly fine eventhough the prosecutions or trials sometime might seem so unbearable. God has sent His Son – to show us what His Son had gone through. And, choices have been given to every men on earth to choose to follow His Way eventhough ideally God will want all His children to come back to His side; which father would not want to see his children coming back to him).

Don’t be discouraged if there is any trial that is too hard to bear, because God is there to oversee everything and He’s with us at all times – to ensure that we will not be hurt ourselves because “we are his children, we are his heirs.” (v.17)

mission trip ~ Samal Island, Philippines

2007-10-23T18:13:00.000+08:00

haven't been updating my blog for ages ~ i'm back from Philippines and this mission trip is awesome ~ the gist of it ~

This was my first mission trip. This trip is meaningful to me because from this trip, I felt that my relationship with God has strengthened. I have learnt to seek Him and to wait upon Him. The entire trip which include the preparation stage (before departure) – God has shown me His faithfulness and how by trusting in Him; He’ll bring you through the most impossible things and how He has tamed my heart to wait upon Him. My dad has actually prevented me to go for this trip on the week we are leaving. I have to listen to my dad everyday - telling me not to go. But, I wasn't a bit worried that I can't go. I was packing my bag eventhough my dad kept telling me I can't go. There's a strong feeling inside of me that tells me I can go and I just continue to fast and pray.

Being in Samal is an eye-opener. I felt that I have been challenged in many ways and it has impacted me to change my ways and my thoughts. During the rope course, I remember that I prayed at every juncture of an obstacle. Being a person who’s afraid of a lot of things, especially heights, I put a stopped to things that I think it will kill me. And, living in this fear, it has prevented to experience the fullness in life.

To know that God was with me at all times and to embrace in my faith for Him, I braced myself to do the things that I would never had done because I have submitted to my fears that have been planted in me all this while.

Men have many fears in life that may put a full stopped to the things they can do. One thing with men, they have already thought of the outcome of fear even before they try to overcome it or living out of it. Fear is a setback for many that have prevented many to move forward and to discover new aspects of their lives. Crossing the fear barrier is not easy as there are many uncertainties that men feared. Unless men have certain assurance; he’ll never attempt to cross this high pillar in their lives. I found that this assurance can be found in God; being said so this will again challenged our trust and the faith we have in God. How much we think God can do for us? It comes back the issue of how we think again. Let’s say, if we move our perspective to think how God thinks? Another question will emerge; do I know God enough to know how He can help me?

I felt that men will only accept His help when they foresee each situation is going to be a dead-end for them and there are no avenues that they can turn too. Why wait till we are at such state? I think men should put themselves in the shoes of those mentioned (i.e. to be at dead ends) and allow God to come in to interfere in their lives. All the time we say that we submit our burden to God, we know very well ourselves that we are still holding fractions of it in us unwilling to give it all to God caused we are not assured of our trust in God.

This is the barrier everyone should overcome – it’s the mind that has overpowered of our lives that have also prevented God to interfere in our lives.

They are too afraid to crossed the untouched realm in their lives.

The devotion and the heart the people in Samal have for God has touched me greatly. The kids that are so tender in age (i.e. below 10 years) could demonstrate to me the importance of God and the tremendous love they have for God. They walked 7-9km on uneven and rocky path just to get to church that starts at 8:30 in the morning (they must have woke up extremely early walk to church). I felt guilty about it that I have not loved God enough and because of the comfort of my own life, I have sometimes take the walk of faith with God for granted in many ways.

The many things in Samal have taught me lessons to live a life that puts God at the top of everything. I have learnt to put my trust in God more and how by trusting God; He’ll bring you through the obstacles that are in front of us. I thank God for putting me in this trip and sending me constant reminders through the people and through various events (e.g. camp, visitations, etc). I realized that when you trust in the Lord; and when God has ushered you through all the difficulties; your faith will be brought to a higher level.

The trip is great.

"For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."

Psalm 100:5

ok ... for the moment this is it ... will write more bout the trip soon ~ hope u'll be encouraged by this ~ nite nite all n have a blessed week ~

Ready to Submit ?

2007-07-25T16:05:00.000+08:00

i haven't done blogging for sometime .. n i tink i ought to be back to share abit of wat i've been thru ... hmm, izit months or weeks ?? argh, can't recall .. okok, dun wanna kill any more of my brain cells...

it's been months of ups and downs ... eventful ? no, i dun tink so ... been thru an emotional whirlpool (exaggerating loh ) ... am feeling tired after every episode of it ... i guess this is wat i have to go thru to strengthen my heart ... to break n to rebuild … i have been pretty exhausted ... my mind kept churning out stuff that i sometimes i can't even decipher ... sometimes it juz left me in a state of exhaustion, totally fused by it...

i learnt alot in the midst of working out how to unwind the entanglement of my thoughts … how God works is miraculous … HE does things that u least expected n mite not even cross ur mind of doing it .. but it works, it really, really works … I tink God is working in me …

in this time I really feel that I was shattered into a million pieces (exaggerating again, hehe ) n felt lost at certain point in time … in these period problems kept arising … all at one go n at one time … I try to juggle wif it for awhile … then I found it’s not wise at all .. I kept returning to the same point without much have been done … ponder n ponder n ponder … fussing n fussing n fussing ~ I was reluctant to submit these to God … I din know how to n I din want to … I realize that at these point many ppl would not wanna submit to God the problems they faced as they are afraid that they will not be able to accept the outcome that the Creator has for us … we juz can’t faced it …I have the same feeling too ... this hinders me too n I was so reluctant to submit my problems to God… God is so graceful, He let us choose … He never forces us to do anything ... n God never forced us to submit … but He's there to make sure that we dun get hurt ... He there for us in times of need coz God loves us very very much … our God is a compassionate God .. when He see us suffers He feel for us too ... but, letting us go thru it is for us to be stronger and ready for wat’s to come in eternity… when God find it’s too much for us .. He sent ppl whom we can seek comfort n lend us their ears … it’s a way of showing He’s there for us, can u see it ?

“For men are not cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men.”

Lamentations 3:31~33

these few weeks … God has thought me how to submit to Him … it’s so difficult for me to submit … as I’m worried that I can’t faced the outcome … it’s the mind game again … I held on to all these … until I was really really exhausted n I realized at times like these … u’ll be drifted far apart from the ONE … being in your world wif ur worries … u r in ur own invisible bubble ~ away from everything … I shared it to a sis finally … n she has enlighten me … she told me … this is wat satan want from us .. to be away from our God bcoz he’s afraid of our growth ... by submitting to all worries prevent u from growing wif God … do u not wanna grow ?? do u not wanna submit all these to God n began to grow again?? I begin to realize soon after … I have so much fun growing wif God (this is true loh, keke)… how can I let the FUN end n sulk on all my worries in my entire life ?? NO NO … growing is too much FUN … how can yechow not have FUN !! hehe

Then I told myself to tell God how I felt n to submit n acknowledge all these b4 God … taking this step is difficult coz we wouldn’t wanna leave the comfort zone that we hav settled ourselves in … although these r worries (but worries does have its own comfort zone in our lives) … we rather brood over it n lie to ourselves than to accept the unknown reality that we r suppose to faced … I took that step … coz I know it has gone beyond me … I submit to God everytime when I felt weary … n soon after the peace has returned … day by day…

I still ponder on it .. but everytime the thought comes … I tell God I’m giving this to Him …

“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you.”

James 4:7~8

ok …I’m done wif sharing ... have a great week n a blessed week today … may we continue to seek Him n grow wif Him

finding the Peace thru our God

2007-05-29T10:18:00.001+08:00

"looking at the clouds bring peace ~ but, how can this bring much peace to my heart ..."

in times like this ... the vibes of sadness juz hit u thru n thru ... u bring all those feelings upon urself n make yourself feel extremely bad ~ seeking God wif ur heart but letting ur mind plays wif ur feelings n emotions doesn't help ... coz u'll be so clouded by ur emotions n thoughts that ur eventual focus will be still be ur emotions ... i hope by blogging this it will serve as a reminder to me not to rely on my thoughts (that have been making me feel sad bcoz of the things that happen dat does not fall within ur set threshold) n to set my focus on the Lord ~ for He's a loving God that give us His love so graciously ... seek Him for He'll give us peace

“Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you." Job 22:21

today's TAWG 24-05-07

2007-05-24T17:28:00.001+08:00

i like my camera so much ... brought it along for my TAWG .. so tot of taking a few snapshots of my bible (still working on my bible tabs) b4 my TAWG ~ but end up i spend like 10 mins on photos, photos n more photos ~ arghhh ... was reading Exodus today n felt that God really love His people ... n i felt that the 10 commands that He gave us is out of His love for us .. so that He can protect us so we won't hurt ourselves ~ God's love is really amazing !! ~

~my devotion~

2007-05-21T11:54:00.001+08:00

"O Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your words are trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant." 2 Samuel 7:28

~ the light ~

2007-05-21T11:16:00.000+08:00

'And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.' Genesis 1:3~5