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9/6/2008 be more & more like HIM today .. 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: 7/11/2008 the unseen paradise ...gosh, it has been ages since i've been on this ..
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, if this step is taken which then make us 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’
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 23A psalm of David1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, 3 he restores my soul. 4 Even though I walk 5 You prepare a table before me 6 Surely goodness and love will follow me AMEN ~ have a blessed day ~
1/8/2008 laying my future in HIS hands ...another year has pass ... another year that i have been living in HIS embrace ~ looking back year 2007 ... it was an 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, 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 !! 1/4/2008 Hillsong - YOU are my world this is wat i wanna do in 2008 .. the lyrics have spoken for me ~ the lyrics for the song ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My father I adore You more Than anything my heart could wish for I just want You And Jesus my beloved savior Everything I am I owe to You I owe it all to You And angels come and adore You And we Your children worship You You are my world You are my God And I lay down my life for You You are my Lord The one I love No one could ever take Your place And everything I have I give to You My Lord, the One I live for I live for You And all my days are gifts from You I pray Id use them as You want me to Use them for You And angels come and adore You And we your children worship You You are my world You are my God And I lay down my life for You You are my Lord The One I love No one could ever take Your place 12/22/2007 God's Tremendous & Everlasting LoveRomans 8:31-39 Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love
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) 10/21/2007 the mission ~ Samal Island, Philippines 29/09/07 ~ 05/10/07haven'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 ~ 9/17/2007 the past revealed ~All the TnT (Twenties n Thirties) will have to share their testimony on Saturday nite service and on 25 August 2007; it was my turn ... this was wat i was sharing that nite ... i prayed alot alot ... coz i did not want to be on stage to share, the thought of standing in front scares me. But, each time I resisted, God speaks to me. God spoke to me during one of the Sunday service, it’s from Jeremiah 1:9 :
9 Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth.
So I guess I have to make things be there on stage sharing
The verse I’m going to share is from Jeremiah 1:5.
God spoke to me over one of the lunch date with my parents’ friend. Aunty was sharing her past with us - how she had been through the thick and thins in life. And, how much she went through to be where she’s at today.
She shared with us this verse where God had spoke to her which is Jeremiah 1:5 5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." She thanked God for all the sufferings she had gone through. All these are in His plans and through all these it made her a stronger person now. I have always dislike accounting and every time when there’s exam, it’s gonna be the worse week or the worse month. When people are busy doing accounting exercises, I was busy memorizing accounts to pass my exams. But, my parents have wanted me to do it so I just obeyed. After I graduate, and thank God I graduated; I struggled as I didn’t want to do any job that relates to accounting. Things got even worse when I join an audit firm – where I could not do my cash flows and other accounting problems. I could not perform well as I didn’t like accounting. I started to blame my parents for asking me to do accounting and I’ll be so lost when I want the job that I like. I always get turned down as what I study does not correspond to what I applied for. It struck me, when aunty was sharing her story. I began to realize that what I have gone through is all in God’s plan. God that have known us ‘before HE formed us in the womb’ already know that I have to go through all these and He allows it. What God wants me to go through is not how to hate my parents for asking me to do accounting or how to hate the subject. I believed that what God wants me to go through is how to handle the situation when things are not going in the way I want it to go and to learn lessons from the difficulties I have faced rather than the physical part of it which is accounting. And, I know thru these I’m a stronger person. I repented immediately and I was released from the grudge I had all these time. And, I thank God for the lunch date with aunty or I will not be release from it so quickly. This is my sharing for that night. Hope it encourages u too
7/25/2007 Ready to Submit ?i haven't done any blogs 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
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
“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
Hillsong - All For Love 4/23/2007 He knows ...this song have been playing since the beginning of this morning ... it has been ringing in my head ... over and over again ... since saturday ~ after the service "Jesus I believe in You, Jesus I belong to You, You are the reason that I live ..." how many of us have actually truly believe n belong to Him ... we kept singing but r we really responsive to our words ... i begin to question myself .. n the more i question myself, the guilt begin to set in ... have i really set my faith in Him at the point of time i come to seek Him … n what happen to times I dun seek Him ? i realise that my personal pleasures and comfort in life is slowly consuming my time i spend with the Lord, our Father ... i'm really drained, though i dare not admit; weeks after weeks chasing after the things that only fulfill my personal enjoyment / needs and the empty slots of my day ... i wake up every morning telling God to plan my day n my time ... but i came to realise all these came back to satisfying my own needs ... it’s all about me n my time n my plans ... what has happen to His ? juz felt so convicted ... "i walk with You, wherever You go, through tears and joy, I'll trust in You"
i haven't been listening hard enough and have been clouded by all the pleasures in life that slowly draws me away from Him ... i'm so happy that He came to the rescue at this point when I can’t hear Him n sliding away from Him … i really muz thank roy for his words the other day … that I should set my priorities n to cut down on my activities … I’m indeed very tired n sick that day … n very preoccupy with things to do … anne shared the same things to me too ~ to pace my life … I thought I could actually live through it (to have fun n to spend time with God n my family) … but I was wrong … n yesterday … during the WMM meeting … i have never been at church feeling so tired n drained out … the speech that boon fei gave really hit me hard … he shared bout seeking solitude ~ to recede to a quiet place … for your time with yourself and God … despite I was really really tired … I know God wants me to listen … n the words kept hitting at me … n at the point when we sang before the close of the meeting … I really cried … but I’m happy bcoz I know God has kept the promise ~ to keep me in the right path … to show me what’s right and wrong … I really thank Him for the people He sent to tell me what’s not good for me … I muz really work on my walk ~ “The Lord is good and does what is right;
he shows the proper path to
those who go astray”. Psalm 25:8 i hope this will encourage u in some ways …
have a blessed week ~ n may we continue to follow the plans that God has for us
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Hillsong ~ With All I Am 3/2/2007 Endurance & Perseverance ... r u up to it ?in this walk i noticed that i have to be prepared to take everything at first hand ... even from the very beginning stages, n coming from a family of idol worshippers it put u in a more difficult position to practice ... sometimes how i wished that my family is a christian family n i don't need to worry so much about everything ... hmmm, having to say this ... if i'm a Christian since birth, will i persevere the walk with God ?  i believed to be where i'm at now and coming to know God, it's all in God's plans & timing ... i remember that when i was at varsity, my 2nd year ... i went for almost all the Christian Fellowship conducted at the uni ... but i din feel anything ... but felt blessed by friends' company at that time ... then when i got back to malaysia ... i realised that i cannot practice my own religion anymore .. i juz dun feel it there anymore ... i tried many ways n even read books n articles from the internet (but i juz can't find myself near it anymore) ... i felt loss at that time n that lasted for a good 5 years ... to cut the story short ... then there's my sis who came back & a Christian at that time ... we had a long talk ... then here i'm walking the walk with God ~
 i wanna thank her for that ...a week long of downs and stressful vibes which i could not deter ... it juz came ... in this period ... i suddenly felt i have been placed into someone else's shoes ... a depressed person ... i woke up n i din felt the joy, i was sad, i was tired n i felt solemn the whole day ~ i realise that it was all bout me in this period ... that i wanna do things all by myself ... feeling helpless ... i understand at this point, we somehow lost interest in everything including .. our Father .. who's there so readily to help us; to wait for us to call upon Him ... but we did not bcoz of ourselves, we have become so self-centered all of a sudden ... our moods n our 'dun bother bout me' attitude ... i was so engrossed in my personal swings that i put God aside ... think of it ... how sad would He feel as He loves us so so much ... to see the sadness in us n the worse thing is we dun seek, to tell Him bout wat our feelings ... how would He feel ~
after realising ... that i'm wrong ... not seeking Him first in time of troubles i sat down in my room to pray ~ i told Him how i felt ... and went to bed ... amazingly the next day i woke up every bit of the sadness was gone ... n i felt the peace ~ n a fren have left me suddenly ... God has done it again !!
 it's really a wonderful rejoicing moment when u know God is there for u ... for a Father that loves us this much ... we muz in return love Him alot alot n be obedient ..."5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength."
Deuteronomy 6:5 (NLT)
we have to endure so much difficulties (i.e. stress, temptation, anger, despair) in life ... persevere it with prayers - pray constantly to be able to let things go ... the difficulties will be conquered by our prayers perseverance ...
i juz wanna encourage u that dun let despair, anger n sadness cloud ur mind ... let our Heavenly Father know wat u feel n pray ... n He's there to turn things around ... God is always there for u ...
He loves each one of us very very much
 "7 I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul."
Psalm 31:7 (NLT)
yj ... if u r looking at this blog ~ believe n pray constantly ... u'll never know wat wonders God will do for u ~
Hillsong (Hillsong United) ~ Still 2/22/2007 do u remember to pray ??this was suppose to be posted before the chinese new year (ooppss, hehe as a new believer ... sometimes there's so much to think bout and worry bout ... but one thing did happen ... God answer to my prayers to my doubts and confusions (thanks to yan, vynn and apple for their prayers) i believe is the power of the prayers & having the faith that makes things possible ... so do pray ya, hehe ...
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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 … 
) ... some things which i wanna share with all of u ~
... He has done every single thing in great details ... all for us ... to let us remember He's always there for us ... to let us know that everything is beautifully done for us ... God loves us so much that He has created us and to let us experience His creation ... all bad things happening will be short term, God's there to oversee it, keep God in focus ~ ... walk thru it with the Faith of God ~ take this as a test so that u'll be ready for your eternal life ... anything that happen good or bad ~ is all planned for by God ~ we muz know that wat is given is for us to grow n to build our faith ~ 
) ... the walk with Him have been an awesome one .. i felt so so blessed from the point i accepted Him in my life ... you know He's there for u all the time (i really really mean it !!) ... He really love us !! n each n everyone of us with His purest heart ... n i know, that one that has felt His love will never deny that He's the one in our life that we too will give our whole life to ... 
) i know that this is fr God ~ He stirred the enthusiasm in me for Him ~ n i wanna thank Him for that ~ He has eradicated all the bad roots from me n has help to renew me ~ n He's still renewing me ~ n i'm looking forward to the day where i can actually see Him face to face ~ the Father whom has love me so much ... who is so Mighty & Awesome !! He's the Kings of Kings and the Lords of Lords !! 
to others .. don't sit n ponder ... i've found the PURPOSE of life !! n wat's about u ?? |
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