Monday, July 20, 2009
Jesus says"Better to be hurt by all your words,Better to be pierced by all your actions;Better to be mocked by all your friends,Better to be on the cross than not love at all"-James
7:19 PM
God, I can't. You can
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Too Nice Dreams??DReams were way too big,
They were just too nice;
A grave to bury them I digged,
They were fetching too high a price.
Looked down again and thought,
"Maybe I could keep just a part, a small slice';
Have I wasted my time or the battles I've fought,
Not good enough or not enough tries?
Is it possible for me to give a little more?
Will they call me foolish or will I be wise?
Oh! How unsettled I am within my core,
How easy it would be if life was just a game of dice.
A while ago a decision was made,
Had something to do with a Cross and A Christ;
Something in line with what God said,
Something He never had to do twice!
Abundant life I knew I'd embrace,
He said He'll chase away all those rotten flies;
No broken dreams not even a trace,
Guide me He will away from all of man's lies.
Why would He do this?
Why would He be so nice?
A death that would bring me peace,
Rescued me from all my demise:D
On Eagle's wing's I WILL soar,
As long as on Him I set my eyes;
My failures, pains and sorrow He bore,
He said I have no more reasons to cry
"Renew Your Hope!! And Your dreams, REaLisE!!"
-By James for Jesus
9:13 AM
God, I can't. You can
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
What is your worth?So how did you do for your recent test? Managed to get your A's or was it another disappointing event in your life with no better than a D, S or even fail?Remember your primary 4 streaming, the first time you went through your first selection exercise. Was it the maths, english or science exam you had to take to qualify for EM 1, 2 or 3?Remember your sec 2 streaming when you sat through your exams and chose the subject combination you wanted to take. Isn't it interesting how the best ranked class happened to have almost all the top students while the other classes were classified as not so good? You were ranked from sec 1 to sec 4 and even in Junior Colleges and Poly you were ranked with A's and B's and have your cumulative GPA da da da.. It's really not any different when you are university. The ranking still works. You have your degree of different honours and the Dean's list. Is that our worth?Maybe to make things much more easier to handle and calculate and sometimes just reduce human beings to numbers, those ranking do help in the working world. But is that how we are measured in God's Kingdom? Amazingly, the concept is reversed. The word of God says, "For he who is least and lowliest among you all--he is [the one who is truly] great." Luke 9:48(AMP)Our ranking with the classes do come with certain implications. People either expect a certain standard from us or we can be of worth no expectations at all. I personally have fallen short of lecturer's expectation and disappointment is obvious from their words. In these cases our worth is dependent on our rank/result. But in cases where God is involved, our worth is not measured in those ways. Our worth is not measured at all!!! It is the worth of Christ on the cross! And that cant be measured.
If you're down, don't be. Remember your worth:DIf you're proud, don't be. Remember your righteousness in this world is like filthy rags. Remember only your worth in God.
1:36 AM
God, I can't. You can
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
No reception!!"hello? HEllo? Cannot hear you! ... Really cannot hear you!"Enter a lift and if you're talking on the phone, this the kind of response you will hear from yourself. Was it because you didn't pay your handphone bills that you are getting no reception or is it because it is some lousy subscriber which you now deeply regret?Maybe its the kind of phone that you are using. The battery runs out very fast or its antenna has poor receptivity to any kind of signal. Ah YA!! Who ask you not to buy the latest 3.5G phone! "Why always like that?" You would grumble to yourself. Lets try to relate this to your daily conversations and prayers to God; How come sometimes we feel that God ain't listening to our daily whines and cries? OR how is it that our prayers ain't getting answered? Let's look at what God's word says:Gal 4:6 "And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"" cross reference with Rom 8:15-26John 14:13-14 " And whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it." cross reference with John 15:5 and Mark 11:23-26 and John 16:24LEts establish the first things:1. Your communication is eternally sealed. That means your service provider is the Holy Spirit and He will never go bankrupt or have lesser coverage on certain parts of the island or even underground2. If you are angry or upset you must forgive the person or persons if you want your communication with God to be established.3. All brands and types of model will receive the same premium connection plan offered by Holy Spirit. That means it doesn't matter who you are or what you say or do, it is God who is the ANSWERER to your prayers.So why cannot hear?Because you never pay attention!! *pulls your ear!* God will and always want to talk to us. We hardly give the time or we just talk and never give Him a chance to respond. You could try:A. still yourself before prayer or reading the WordB. pray in tongues if you canC. thank God so that your mind focuses less on your problems and you and more on God.Lets make lesser excuses that we have no or low reception with God because it is obviously not true. I pray that your communication with God will be a 24/7 thing where the miraculous activity of talking with God keeps going on and on and on! God speak to you:D:D
10:11 PM
God, I can't. You can
Hello Y'All!!Here's two songs that have touched my heart this week:Definition of mehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-1IodJlxNQHere come those words again I run for cover I'm dodging themStill they seem to find a way around my best defenseHere come those little thoughts of all I ought to be but I'm notI've tried talking to myself and still I'm not convincedI'm good, I'm bad I'm everything in betweenI'm this, I'm that But really, God we both knowIt is a love that defines meAny love that defines meIt's not what I doThis life I live You have givenAnd in You I am hiddenThis is what I know is trueThat the definition of me is You YeahThis ladder never ends I climb up then I slide down againStill they say you've not arrived until you've reached the topBut Your kingdom's upside downIt is the server who wears the crownFirst is last and last is first and You're all I am notCuz I'm weak, You're strongI'm empty till You fill meI sing this song to keep myself rememberingI have been made by YouI have been saved by YouAll that I am is all because of YouI'm weak, You're strong I'm empty but You fill meI'm singing this song to keep myself remembering Yeah Yeah Yeah YeahDefinition of me is YouDefinition of meDefinition of meDefinition of me is YouAndYou are being lovedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POp_-kkbKyA&feature=relatedSo you think love is only for the good enoughAnd one thing you’re never gonna be worthy ofBut there’s a song being sung over youBy the One who breathes life into youYou are being lovedYou are being lovedRight now at this very momentYou are being lovedYou are being lovedRight now you are being loved, loved, lovedYou are being loved, lovedYou areYou ought to see the smile you’re bringing to your Father’s faceYou ought to hear Him sing His version of Amazing Grace‘cause that’s the song being sung over youBy the God who breathes life into youWith every breath that you’re takingAnd every beat of your heartEven while this song is playingWhatever you doWherever you areThere’s a song being sung over youBoth are by Steven Curtis ChapmanGod bless your hearts as you listen to the songs again and again.
8:50 PM
God, I can't. You can
Thursday, November 20, 2008
"The Love of many will grow cold..."I am going to summarise that sentence into one word: IndifferenceTo find out what is the indifference towards, let's look at the passage from Matt 24: 4-14"... (12)And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come." What 'love' is Jesus talking about?It should be the attitude of love- Towards God and towards your fellow humansIf you read the passage before, you will realise that the "many" have been downtroded by the overwhelming lawlessness in the world. It is similar to saying " Why should I bother anymore?" or " What's the use?" or even "None of my business" or "No use one lor". I think its sounds familiar right?If you have an indifference attitude towards life or the things of God, please admit it. Ask Holy Spirit to search your heart. Try not to ask Him to "change" your heart immediately. Most of the times it doesn't work! Ask Him why YOU are indifferent and then ask Him to settle the issues one by one. Ask how did or how does the heart grow cold with regard to loveI hope the word speaks to you guys too:D:D
9:46 PM
God, I can't. You can
Friday, October 10, 2008
As Faithful as GravityCan someone tell me what is gravity?
To help you, here's a hint: its a force. What kind?
Remember 10m per second square?
Can someone also tell me when and where does gravity not work?
VACUUM!!
Some of you may have got it.. But where on earth is there a vacuum? NOWHERE!!
Therefore, there is nowhere on earth where gravity fails. It has never failed and will never fail!
You drop your specs, it will fall to the ground. You throw your handphone in the air and it will come down and if you don't catch it before it hits the floor, its your heart that will sink soon after. hahaha.
God is as faithful as gravity! Everyone of His words and promises over your life will come true.
The promise of eternity is seriously yours if you believe in the Good news!
If you can trust gravity, unconsciously or consciously, pray that you can trust God for what He says. Pray sincerely because God is looking for people who will believe Him when He says something.
He wants people who can walk and live in all His promises. Its a choice to trust and to believe in God. If you believe in gravity, believe also in God.
Some of you may say to gravity, "trust what? it just happens what"
The truth is, you actually never knew "it just happens" until your first fall and your first bruise or cut.
Trust in God takes practice and soon it can "just happen" too:D
Cheers. Seriously, trust God for His faithfulness!!
3:38 AM
God, I can't. You can
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Talent and Abilty Vs Opportunity and ResponsibiltyHere's something I posted to my class inspired by Elder Glen's message on the Parable of the Talents:"I learnt something new today. It refers to 2 different things which actually have a proportionate link. They are ability vs opportunities/ responsibilities. I will use the ownership of a car to discuss this. when i own a car i have an ability. Now, if i use the car for myself alone that is ferry myself from point A to point B alone, I use it for my own convenience. However, now with a new car, i also have new opportunities. I can fetch my friends to school, i can go out for late night suppers with some close friends, i can help in the transpotation of logistics to places, I can meet important clients in a shorter period of time, I can fetch children to school and the list goes on. As long as our ability do not have an outlet where we have opportunities and take up responsibilties to serve, we actually fail in handling that ability; The talent goes to waste. I think it would be a good self reflecting exercise if we listed down all our talents, special gifts and abilities and matched it with the amount of opportunities we have to use these ability. As teachers, we have to stretch. I believe we have to come to a point where we do not have surplus in our ability. In economics, it would mean optimum output. Like what some of you have mentioned and Mrs Goh has emphasised, we are a people developing profession. I think in such professions, the aim is always to make the next generation better than the first. To push the limits of those we serve to a level higher than our own. Ted went far but only because Mrs Thompson covered the a mile first (She went the extra mile for him to go miles further)Yup. We should really try the exercise; match your abilities with your responsibilities and opportunities. Let no talent go to waste:D"This is an example of how you can actually influence your class with Christian values which will in turn lead them to find the true Teacher of such values.Serve God with JOY
6:45 PM
God, I can't. You can
