Day 1:
1. Be a follower of Christ rather than be in it just for what God / Jesus can give.
2. Being a Christian is actually being a "Little Christ" - being so like Jesus people mistake me for Him.
2. Make yourself useful in the marketplace: We are all ministers in our own fields, not just in church.
3. Domino effect - the small is mighty!
4. God wants me to be happy and alive!
Day 2:
1. God blessed me with influence: influence and power is good because I can steer it on.
2. I stand between the living and the dead.
3. "The time is up for chasing shadows. You gave the world a light to follow."
from Relentless/ Hillsong spoke to me. I have been chasing shadows and wasting my time away for too long.. It is time for me to align what I do with what God would want.
4. Prayer Fridays/ Monthly Fridays
5. A dream to hold the biggest webinars for Christian Entrepreneurs
6. Dream killers like Facebook are a big nono
7. I have been very selfish and filled with fear and lack of trust for God. God showed me how I have been for the past few months and I have always been filled with fear and not putting God in the picture. It's time to let go of these and fully embrace what God has and wants for me.
8. Even with IM doesn't work, I will trust that God is steering me on the right path to something greater. I will hold and trust the promises of God, especially in this verse -
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."
9. One life, one harvest: My actions should always involve other people in the picture because it is how i can be a good salt and light/ spread the gospel/ bless others :)
Thank you God.
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Monday, June 29, 2015
Monday, February 18, 2013
Fear of God's power, or fear of what I would become without God?
So my parents brought us to Batam for CNY.
There was one night where we were swimming in the pool at night. Everyone was at the shallow end of the pool, and I wanted to do laps. At the deep end, there was no one, and as I approached the end, it was dark and murky. I was afraid. Really scared. Of I don't know what. Water monsters?
I told myself, you shouldn't be afraid. God is with you. You have no reason to be afraid.
But i was still scared.
Was it because I know that I haven't been praying regularly?
That deep inside me, I was afraid of what i would become without Him?
That without God, I'm just a courage-less human without security?
Is this the "fear" that the bible often talks about?
Or would the fear often described be used to describe fear of God's mightiness and what he is capable of?
I told myself, you shouldn't be afraid. God is with you. You have no reason to be afraid.
But i was still scared.
Was it because I know that I haven't been praying regularly?
That deep inside me, I was afraid of what i would become without Him?
That without God, I'm just a courage-less human without security?
Is this the "fear" that the bible often talks about?
Or would the fear often described be used to describe fear of God's mightiness and what he is capable of?
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Pain (Where is God when it hurts? By philip yancey)
The gift that no one wants. But it is only with pain that allows for our attention that is crucial to our recovery. Otherwise, any signals will simply be ignored.
Pain is not an unpleasantness to be avoided at all costs. In a thousand ways large and small, pain serves us each day, making possible life on this planet. If we are healthy, pain cells alert us when to go to the bathroom, when to change shoes, when to loosen the trip on a mop handle or rake, when to blink. Without pain, we would lead lives of paranoia, defenseless against unfelt dangers. The only safe environment for a painless person is to stay in bed all day.
When you have no experience of pain, it is rather hard to experience joy. I now understand that now - like a weightlifter who strains himself carrying the weight - finally being ably to put it down gives him intense ecstasy. Someone deprived of oxygen will feel immense relief when he finally lifts his head out of the water to breathe.
It is difficult for our loving creator to create a perfect universe.
If I break my leg skiing I might wish for stronger bones. Perhaps bone could have been made stronger (though scientists have not been able to find a stronger, suitable substance for implantations), but then my legs would be made thicker and heavier, probably making me too bulky and inert to ski at all.
Somehow, pain and suffering multiplied on earth as a consequence of abide of human freedom. When man and woman chose against God, their free world was forever spoilt. As Paul sees it, since the Fall the planet and all it's inhabitants have been emitting a constant stream of low-frequency distress signals.
Thus, any discussion of the unfairness of suffering must begin with the fact that God is not pleased with the condition of the planet either. The story of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is the story of God's plan to restore his creation to its original state of perfection. The Bible starts and ends with the same scene: Paradise, a river, the luminous glory of God, and the tree of life.
To judge God solely by the present world would be a tragic mistake. At one time, the universe God created may be 'the best of all possible worlds' but surely it is not now. The Bible communicates no message with more certainty than God's displeasure with the state if creation and humanity.
That this world spoiled by evil and suffering still exists at all is an example of God's mercy, not his cruelty. God had already hung a condemned sign above earth, and has promised judgement and restoration.
The existence of suffering is a scream to all of us that something is wrong. It halts us in our tracks and forces us yo consider other values.
Pain is not an unpleasantness to be avoided at all costs. In a thousand ways large and small, pain serves us each day, making possible life on this planet. If we are healthy, pain cells alert us when to go to the bathroom, when to change shoes, when to loosen the trip on a mop handle or rake, when to blink. Without pain, we would lead lives of paranoia, defenseless against unfelt dangers. The only safe environment for a painless person is to stay in bed all day.
When you have no experience of pain, it is rather hard to experience joy. I now understand that now - like a weightlifter who strains himself carrying the weight - finally being ably to put it down gives him intense ecstasy. Someone deprived of oxygen will feel immense relief when he finally lifts his head out of the water to breathe.
It is difficult for our loving creator to create a perfect universe.
If I break my leg skiing I might wish for stronger bones. Perhaps bone could have been made stronger (though scientists have not been able to find a stronger, suitable substance for implantations), but then my legs would be made thicker and heavier, probably making me too bulky and inert to ski at all.
Somehow, pain and suffering multiplied on earth as a consequence of abide of human freedom. When man and woman chose against God, their free world was forever spoilt. As Paul sees it, since the Fall the planet and all it's inhabitants have been emitting a constant stream of low-frequency distress signals.
Thus, any discussion of the unfairness of suffering must begin with the fact that God is not pleased with the condition of the planet either. The story of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is the story of God's plan to restore his creation to its original state of perfection. The Bible starts and ends with the same scene: Paradise, a river, the luminous glory of God, and the tree of life.
To judge God solely by the present world would be a tragic mistake. At one time, the universe God created may be 'the best of all possible worlds' but surely it is not now. The Bible communicates no message with more certainty than God's displeasure with the state if creation and humanity.
That this world spoiled by evil and suffering still exists at all is an example of God's mercy, not his cruelty. God had already hung a condemned sign above earth, and has promised judgement and restoration.
The existence of suffering is a scream to all of us that something is wrong. It halts us in our tracks and forces us yo consider other values.
Christianity
You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you. -CS Lewis
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Afraid
Today was quite a disturbing day and my thoughts couldn't settle.
Was trying to sleep my afternoon nap but I kept imagining hell and the people screaming in it..
Feeling so scared for all the people who have yet to accept Christ.. Are they going to burn forever, God??? What about my family... Life is so fickle... At any point things may change..
And my grandma who died in April, is she burning in hell now? Probably... I really don't know.
After watching that video about an account of how someone went to hell and back.
I'm abit skeptical about how someone can go to hell and back, but he has no reason to lie. Why will someone fake going to hell and back to spread the word of God? I do not believe that his testimony is faked. But some parts, like how he started trembling when the pastor said the verse about the lamp, and also; the part where he said he changed entirely after his dad broke the lamp; those parts: I do think that it was exaggerated in some ways. I do not believe that a single event will cause someone to change 360 degrees. They may not be lies but they may not be the complete truth.. Just to make the story interesting.
But the part about hell; the part about the van burning up in fire; the screams; I do believe that his testimony is true to a certain extent. He has no reason to fool the world. He has nothing to gain. If his reason on giving a testimony was to help more people convert, lying is a sin and I do believe that what he said as 80% true but maybe a little exaggerated at some parts to make it sound more dramatic. But nonetheless, true.
... Back to my thoughts.
Hell...
It's like a volcano with a bottomless pit, people are screaming, asking you not to enter. They are burning in pain, but they don't burn to death. The terrified look in their eyes, as they try to run, to escape, but they can't. And there they will burn, for eternity.
This is the urgency of the gospel.. Can't believe I only realised it today.. I tried sleeping but i couldnt. Really scared. What should I do? :( I'm powerless.. Every minute more and more people enter and there they burn in pain, forever. And there's nothing I can do about it.
Was trying to sleep my afternoon nap but I kept imagining hell and the people screaming in it..
Feeling so scared for all the people who have yet to accept Christ.. Are they going to burn forever, God??? What about my family... Life is so fickle... At any point things may change..
And my grandma who died in April, is she burning in hell now? Probably... I really don't know.
After watching that video about an account of how someone went to hell and back.
I'm abit skeptical about how someone can go to hell and back, but he has no reason to lie. Why will someone fake going to hell and back to spread the word of God? I do not believe that his testimony is faked. But some parts, like how he started trembling when the pastor said the verse about the lamp, and also; the part where he said he changed entirely after his dad broke the lamp; those parts: I do think that it was exaggerated in some ways. I do not believe that a single event will cause someone to change 360 degrees. They may not be lies but they may not be the complete truth.. Just to make the story interesting.
But the part about hell; the part about the van burning up in fire; the screams; I do believe that his testimony is true to a certain extent. He has no reason to fool the world. He has nothing to gain. If his reason on giving a testimony was to help more people convert, lying is a sin and I do believe that what he said as 80% true but maybe a little exaggerated at some parts to make it sound more dramatic. But nonetheless, true.
... Back to my thoughts.
Hell...
It's like a volcano with a bottomless pit, people are screaming, asking you not to enter. They are burning in pain, but they don't burn to death. The terrified look in their eyes, as they try to run, to escape, but they can't. And there they will burn, for eternity.
This is the urgency of the gospel.. Can't believe I only realised it today.. I tried sleeping but i couldnt. Really scared. What should I do? :( I'm powerless.. Every minute more and more people enter and there they burn in pain, forever. And there's nothing I can do about it.
Monday, November 26, 2012
God spoke to me!!
God spoke to me! It has never been so obvious before.
He said, you have to go to Julia's church camp from the 26-29th.
He said, don't waste your time during chalet playing computer games. Think about what to do for your future. Sort your life out.
Amen!!!
Also, yesterday (now the day before) I watched two videos on YouTube.
One about a boy who made it to heaven and back
And another where this man went to hell and back.
Quite scary how he described hell heaven sounds like a beautiful place, I look forward to meeting Jesus and my Father. Till then, I will spend my time fruitfully on Earth practicing God's ways.
He said, you have to go to Julia's church camp from the 26-29th.
He said, don't waste your time during chalet playing computer games. Think about what to do for your future. Sort your life out.
Amen!!!
Also, yesterday (now the day before) I watched two videos on YouTube.
One about a boy who made it to heaven and back
And another where this man went to hell and back.
Quite scary how he described hell heaven sounds like a beautiful place, I look forward to meeting Jesus and my Father. Till then, I will spend my time fruitfully on Earth practicing God's ways.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
I wrote this one day when everyone seemed to be doing well but Iwasn't. And I was feeling so shitty about it that I let paranoia creepin.
One has to trust in The Lord, and not think selfish thoughts that let itself manifest into fear, paranoia and distraction. It is not only a lack of trust in God(there is no way God will let you free fall!) but a deep feeling of jealousy and envy which has to be eradicated.
One has to acknowledge that such fears are merely selfish thoughts and instead depend on God for luck and love. It is only then that we can truly say that we trust God.
One has to acknowledge that such fears are merely selfish thoughts and instead depend on God for luck and love. It is only then that we can truly say that we trust God.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
From a website
You may not know me, but I know everything about you — Psalm 139:1 ......I know when you sit down and when you rise up — Psalm 139:2 ......I am familiar with all your ways — Psalm 139:3 ......Even the very hairs on your head are numbered — Matthew 10:29-31 ......For you were made in my image — Genesis 1:27 ......In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28 ......For you are my offspring — Acts 17:28 ......I knew you even before you were conceived — Jeremiah 1:4-5 ......I chose you when I planned creation — Ephesians 1:11-12 ......You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book — Psalm 139:15-16 ......I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live — Acts 17:26 ......You are fearfully and wonderfully made — Psalm 139:14 ......I knit you together in your mother's womb — Psalm 139:13 ......And brought you forth on the day you were born — Psalm 71:6 ......I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44 ......I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love — 1 John 4:16 ...... And it is my desire to lavish my love on you — 1 John 3:1 ...... Simply because you are my child and I am your Father — 1 John 3:1 ......I offer you more than your earthly father ever could — Matthew 7:11 ......For I am the perfect father — Matthew 5:48 ......Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand — James 1:17 ......For I am your provider and I meet all your needs — Matthew 6:31-33 ......My plan for your future has always been filled with hope — Jeremiah 29:11 ......Because I love you with an everlasting love — Jeremiah 31:3 ......My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18......And I rejoice over you with singing — Zephaniah 3:17 ......I will never stop doing good to you — Jeremiah 32:40 ......For you are my treasured possession — Exodus 19:5 ......I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul — Jeremiah 32:41 ......And I want to show you great and marvelous things — Jeremiah 33:3 ......If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me — Deuteronomy 4:29 ......Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart — Psalm 37:4 ......For it is I who gave you those desires — Philippians 2:13 ......I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine — Ephesians 3:20 ......For I am your greatest encourager — 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 ......I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 ......When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you — Psalm 34:18 ......As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart — Isaiah 40:11 ......One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes — Revelation 21:3-4 ......And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4 ......I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23 ......For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed — John 17:26 ......He is the exact representation of my being — Hebrews 1:3 ......He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you — Romans 8:31 ......And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 ......Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled — 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 ......His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you — 1 John 4:10 ......I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love — Romans 8:31-32 ......If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me — 1 John 2:23 ......And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39 ......Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7 ......I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15 ......My question is… Will you be my child? John 1:12-13 ......I am waiting for you — Luke 15:11-32
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Praying for others
People that I prayed for tonight:
Mum, Dad, Sis, Bro, Marcus, Sophia, Julia, Kang Li, Xin Yi, Joyce, Jerald, Yongtao
Ahh. After I finished I realised that Jose is quite stressed >.< tomorrow then!
I pray that tomorrow will be a better day! Amen!
Love makes the world go round.
Looking back, God has guided me to make all the right decisions that I have never realised was right. Praise The Lord!
Mum, Dad, Sis, Bro, Marcus, Sophia, Julia, Kang Li, Xin Yi, Joyce, Jerald, Yongtao
Ahh. After I finished I realised that Jose is quite stressed >.< tomorrow then!
I pray that tomorrow will be a better day! Amen!
Love makes the world go round.
Looking back, God has guided me to make all the right decisions that I have never realised was right. Praise The Lord!
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Thank You God 031012
For some reason, I am feeling miserable now... I shall write the stuff I am thankful for today (or yesterday). Life's good and I should focus on making myself feel good always because with good thoughts come good feelings which bring good things.
1. I was productive.
2. I spent very long studying today (although nighttime wasn't that productive.)
3. I revised through and strengthened my complex numbers. Fruitful. It wasn't a wasted day.
4. I improved by 20 marks (yay) for chem paper 3.
5. I did gp research and enjoyed myself while doing it.
6. I ate nice canteen food today which was not bad at all.
7. I zoned out during the busride and enjoyed blanking out.
8. I spent half hour stalking people just now. Yay for me time!
9. I am sleeping half an hour earlier (provided I sleep at 130 and not watch YouTube) as compared to yesterday night.
10. Great friends who stuck by me through stuff
This is veryvery positive... I realise that with each point I also have a few sentence of negative stuff to say but I should not say it.
Plan tomorrow (or today):
1. End school: 10PM.
2. GP research + lunch : Till 11.30
3. 11.45 - 13.45: Mug chem
4. Dental appointment at 2.20PM. DON'T SLACK WHILE WAITING
5. Go home (or) go library and mug more. Finish Chem TYS 2011. (AT LEAST)
6. If possible finish chem TYS 2010 P2.
1. I was productive.
2. I spent very long studying today (although nighttime wasn't that productive.)
3. I revised through and strengthened my complex numbers. Fruitful. It wasn't a wasted day.
4. I improved by 20 marks (yay) for chem paper 3.
5. I did gp research and enjoyed myself while doing it.
6. I ate nice canteen food today which was not bad at all.
7. I zoned out during the busride and enjoyed blanking out.
8. I spent half hour stalking people just now. Yay for me time!
9. I am sleeping half an hour earlier (provided I sleep at 130 and not watch YouTube) as compared to yesterday night.
10. Great friends who stuck by me through stuff
This is veryvery positive... I realise that with each point I also have a few sentence of negative stuff to say but I should not say it.
Plan tomorrow (or today):
1. End school: 10PM.
2. GP research + lunch : Till 11.30
3. 11.45 - 13.45: Mug chem
4. Dental appointment at 2.20PM. DON'T SLACK WHILE WAITING
5. Go home (or) go library and mug more. Finish Chem TYS 2011. (AT LEAST)
6. If possible finish chem TYS 2010 P2.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
My victory is His.
It's because of You
I live and breathe everyday
I'm giving you the praise
All because or You
I see and feel everyday
I give you the faith
You make me sing
Working for His glory!!
Gonna go study later. Hopefully I can finish the iTunes book in 7 hours.
I live and breathe everyday
I'm giving you the praise
All because or You
I see and feel everyday
I give you the faith
You make me sing
Working for His glory!!
Gonna go study later. Hopefully I can finish the iTunes book in 7 hours.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Woohoo lucky
Okay so I was posting the previous post and I was like: okay I'd better check my bus timing.
Then I was like thinking, why worry? God will definitely make my bus come soon.
Well. I was just checking the timing and walked just in time to catch up bus! Like I didn't even stop walking. Jus straight to the busstop and then turn right to enter the bus. Like a boss! Haha just kidding. All hail!
Then I was like thinking, why worry? God will definitely make my bus come soon.
Well. I was just checking the timing and walked just in time to catch up bus! Like I didn't even stop walking. Jus straight to the busstop and then turn right to enter the bus. Like a boss! Haha just kidding. All hail!
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Giving thanks
Thank God for blessing me-
I didn't bring my wallet and had no coins and was about to be booted out of the bus - thankfully Joseph was there to lend me money
I was eating my sandwich when a huge blob dropped on the seat of the busstop- , thankfully they were distributing tissues that very morning
I was frustrated after consult because I still didnt understand a lot of things - thankfully Xin Yi was willing to go and eat popiah with me.
I didn't finish my chem tutorial - thankfully Mr Liw covered nearly exactly what I did.
I didn't bring my wallet and had no coins and was about to be booted out of the bus - thankfully Joseph was there to lend me money
I was eating my sandwich when a huge blob dropped on the seat of the busstop- , thankfully they were distributing tissues that very morning
I was frustrated after consult because I still didnt understand a lot of things - thankfully Xin Yi was willing to go and eat popiah with me.
I didn't finish my chem tutorial - thankfully Mr Liw covered nearly exactly what I did.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Sometimes, I feel so bitter about my life. I am 18 years ago, at the peak of my youth. Yet all I'm doing is studying most of the time. I just can't help but feel that I should be doing more than this. As they say, young wild and crazy. At 18, that's what I should be.not restrained. But slowly, I've came to learn that this is God's will for me. I guess this is a test of peservarance.
I will walk God's path for me. Maybe not 18. 19? 20? 21? There's still a whole life in front of me. I'll live life.
I will walk God's path for me. Maybe not 18. 19? 20? 21? There's still a whole life in front of me. I'll live life.
You are the highest, You are the greatest, You are the Lord of all.
Angels will worship, nations will bow down, to the Lord of all. Let every heart, let every tongue, sing of Your name.
I love you God.
I love you God.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Above All - Micheal W Smith
Verse 1
Above all powers
Above all kings
Above all nature
And all created things
Above all wisdom
And all the ways of man
You were here
Before the world began
Verse 2
Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders
The world has ever known
Above all wealth
And treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure
What You're worth
CHORUS
Crucified
Laid behind a stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all
Verse 1
Above all powers
Above all kings
Above all nature
And all created things
Above all wisdom
And all the ways of man
You were here
Before the world began
Verse 2
Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders
The world has ever known
Above all wealth
And treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure
What You're worth
CHORUS
Crucified
Laid behind a stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all
CHORUS
Crucified
Laid behind a stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all
Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all
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