everything is spiritual

May you slow down so that you don't miss a thing
May the eyes of your heart be enlightened
May you be fully present right here, right now
May you come to see that the reality of God is at hand among us, upon us, near, here
And may you come to see that EVERYTHING IS SPIRITUAL

Those were the last few sentences of Rob Bell's sermon EVERYTHING IS SPIRITUAL and I truly believe that everyone in the room that night at bible study listening to the sermon were impacted and some eyes twitched open slightly.

May you slow down so that you don't miss a thing
Indeed, our lives have been sometimes so fast paced and hectic, we missed out somethings! Things that are important, things that are meaningful, things God wants us to stop and look at and take care of.

May the eyes of your heart be enlightened
So many times our heart have been blocked. Some may be due to circumstances, others just want to protect their hearts from hurting.

May you be fully present right here, right now
Humans get distracted so easily. A small little housefly can distract our whole entire day. The same goes with us when we spend time with people, when we talk to people. Sometimes our phone rings non-stop and we're pressing the keypads all the time. Our body is here but somehow our spirit and mind wanders along the way. Thus, we cannot fully concentrate and focus. How then can we absorb the full blessings God wants to bless us with? So, wherever you are, whatever you are doing, BE PRESENT spirit, mind and heart. We don't want to miss out on stuff do we?=)

May you come to see that the reality of God is at hand among us, upon us, near, here And may you come to see that EVERYTHING IS SPIRITUAL
God is everywhere! My gosh! If only we know and remember this fact all the time. God is every everywhere! My heart is bursting now as I write this. My gosh! I just remembered He's everywhere. He was and is in my life even before I was born. The One called I AM is my God, my Father, my Bestfriend. Am not I a blessed kid?=)

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let Your will be done

today pastor harold talked about crossing over and i reflected on his word. If we look back 2009, will we be proud of ourselves and how we lived our lives? will we be able to leave behind good memories and great accomplishments or leave behind a year full or sadness and depression? Good question! I cried thinking about how i lived this year. God has been teaching me and moulding me so much, yet my heart for Him wanders here and there. He has been showing me hIS love so much, yet my love for Him is so insignificant compared to His great love. This is not enough! There is still so much more! I know all these but yet I don't know if im hungry or not. I sure hope i am.

LET YOUR WILL BE DONE! this sentence must be taken seriously. Once we say this sentence, we're really trusting our lives into God's hands. We are letting Him take full control of our lives. So when pastor was preaching and saying let God's will be done, my heart pounded abit faster than usual. God asked me a question today, well, He didn't really ask me, HE told me to do something. And when He told me that, i was stunned for awhile, was contemplating if i heard the wrong voice, but i know i can't use that excuse to deny it. God is calling! Will we be able to be like Jesus and say LET YOUR WILL BE DONE? i'm merely a sinner yet He sees me as His precious child. I have no reason to not say and proclaim that sentence. And so DEAR LORD, LET YOUR WILL BE DONE!!! i really hope i won't disappoint You ohlord! use me!

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Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas everybody!!!!

I am so happy today!! My best friend, beloved Saviour came down upon earth as a human to save me today!! I am super loved by Him. His name is Jesus. Do you know him?

Celebrate Christmas for the true reason. Experience the true peace and joy!

"For God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life."

John 3:16

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People need the Lord

People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door.
People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
When will we realise people need the Lord.

Singing this song in July, it brought tears to my eyes...
All i could think of is God is the only way ane people need the Lord and we need to bring them home..

Today i heard this song... God said to me gently.. "when will you realise I'm the ONLY open door. You need me and nothing else."
With graduation, application of pr, holidays, weddings... my mind wonder off to things of the world, my focus shifted.... away from things or eternal value...
Thank you Father for redirecting me... Thank you for your Grace, Thank you for your Love, Thank you for your gentle Guidance. =)

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All I'm living for

Here i am waiting for you,
Here i am reaching out to you,
I will run into your arms again,
And i’m longing for your touch once again,

Take my life, everything, all i am,
An offering for you,
Cause you’re all i’m living for

Here i am waiting on you,
Here i am reaching out for you,
I will run into your arms again,
And i’m longing for your touch once again,


Take my life, everything, all i am,
An offering for you,
Cause you’re all i’m living for
Take my heart, all of me,
I’m laying it down, to worship you my god
Cause you’re all i’m living for,

I will run into your open arms,
To your love, that washes away my fears
I am found, deep in this mystery,
Cause you’re all i’m living for



Cause you’re all,
You’re all i’m living for,
Jesus you’re all,
All i’m living for.

When we forsake the lives of others, we actually forsake our own.

From http://andyww88.wordpress.com/


He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
-Micah 6:8


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Words that speak

Today, I stumbled upon a blog, and thought I'd just share because of how true I find her words are:
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October 29, 2009 by caleabakke

So, yeah, it’s almost November- wow. I go to Chicago next week for my Living World Religions Class. Sweetness.

We recently just came off of social club week here at harding- it was fun and we got alot of really amazing girls.

Since, last year- I have felt like God is going to move powerfully in my social club and bring this awesome group of girls together to serve him and seek Him in a really unique way. That it was going to help change the campus.

Today, and through this last week- God has been humbling me through a book called “The Spiritual Man” by Watchman Nee. As I step back and see God’s plan over my own expectations, it astounds me how He is putting things into actions and bringing people together in a way I never would have imagined.

When I look at it this way, I can see how selfish I have been in expecting the change to start or come through me- and how wrong I was. Through the new pledge class and some of the old members, I am beginning to see a shift- I am seeing girls that I never would have expected to (see how it was all about me?) being completely sold out for Christ.

It is so encouraging to know that God is moving in so many people’s lives. And it is humbling for me. It is not by my own goodness, but by the spirit of Christ that I need to walk, serve, and obey. There has been a great weakening of my soul and flesh- which I totally give praise to God for. When we become weak, He can move in power. Humility. What a beautiful and yet painful thing.

If we want to see God move, we have to submit to His plans and His timing. I cannot shape God to my image, I cannot make change out of my power. I find that when I start to believe that I am “spiritual” that I am “doing good” I need a good smack of Humility. Because, really, this has nothing to do with me.

I see a revival. One of character. I see a group of people becoming broken and humbled so that they can serve God with all they are. I see people rising up that are willing to be refined in the deepest darkest parts of themselves so that they can walk in purity and reach other people who need hope in their lives. They can say- I have been there- I have felt alone, deserted, dirty, and afraid. But, there is hope, and there is truth.

Have you ever prayed a dangerous prayer? It’s when you ask, for example, “God, do what ever it takes to make me depend on you.” And then you wait awhile, might forget about it, until BAM you are hit with situations that make you run to God because the very ground you were standing on has crumbled beneath your feet- and then you remember your dangerous prayers- they are the ones that you ask for even though you know it will be painful so that you can grow closer to God.

As I try to walk in weakness and Humility, I seem to fail more. I snap at my roommate, I say things I shouldn’t- but that is a part of the refining. Seeing my failure in comparison to God’s holiness. It is what makes us humble.

So, here we go. I will continue to walk- and continue to seek God. Without Him, I can’t do anything. I cannot wait to see what continues to happen on campus- especially with these girls. He is so kind to us.

Hope you all have a wonderful week! Or few weeks- as you can see, unless I am going somewhere, I usually don’t update my blog.

http://caleabakke.wordpress.com/
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The words highlighted in red are personally the thoughts I had, and things I've learnt/am still learning. I couldn't have written that more beautifully.

May God continue to move throughout the world, and may the eyes of our hearts be opened to Him! :)

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i soooo notti but yet He still sayang meee=)

just like the title of this post, He still loves me no matter what happens and even when i was the naughtiest kid on earth, He still sayang me like I'm a precious jewel. I was sharing this with my summer cell. God has been really really good to me this year. It was the toughest study year i even went tru in my life but also one that taught me sooo much, one that really woke me up, one which I cried superrr many times, one that tested my faith so many times, one where i was really blessed and also learned how to bless people, one that when I look back I will smile. God has been really gracious to me. He showed me mercy and love. He saved me sooo many times until now I can't even remember how many times. He blessed me sooo much until I really don't know how to describe. This is my God! the God of LOVE, the God of GRACE, the God of MERCY, the God of WONDERS, the God of BLESSINGS, the God whom I am sooooo proud of!!! my God is BIGGER than anything in the world, He is smarter than anyone else in the world, He is more generous than any single human being on the earth, He is more forgiving than any other soul on this earth. THis is my God! how can I not testify of His great LOVE ler? He is my PROTECTOR, my FRIEND, my HENGDAI!=)

I asked this question before: HOW COME I DON'T LOVE GOD LIKE MOST PEOPLE DO?! I remember asking some people this question and God too. I guess only God can teach me how to LOVE Him more=) Even if I don't sayang Him as much as other people, He will teach me how to sayang HIM. Even if I notti, He will still teach me how to sayang HIM.

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And now my lifesong sings

I once was lost, but now I’m found
I once was lost, but now I’m found
So far away, but I’m home now
I once was lost, but now I’m found
And now my lifesong sings

I once was blind, but now I see
I once was blind, but now I see
I don’t know how, but when He touched me
I once was blind, but now I see

And now my lifesong sings
And now my lifesong sings
And now my lifesong sings

I once was dead, but now I live
I once was dead, but now I live
Now my life to You I give
Now my life to You I give
Now my life to You I give

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Let my lifesong sing to You



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God is moving

God is moving, and I pray that we shall see His promise with our spiritual eyes. What God is doing around the world can be done here too. God is not limited, an neither should we, His children, be limited in our vision. What He is doing in Reinhard Bonnke, He can do in anyone who is willing to be faithful, to obey Him, and who will take up the cross daily.



When I watched the video below, I cant help but tear. God is fulfilling His word.



And one day, the gospel shall be preached to all the nations of this world, and then the end shall come. We will see our creator face to face, and give an account of the life we lead here on earth.

Let us take the baton and run our race. The day of the harvest lies before us, and God is our message. Let us dare to believe it.

'..for all the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the water covers the sea' Isaiah 11:9

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God is good

For the past few weeks, I have been asking Him questions after questions, waiting on Him for answers. Today, I encountered another setback, and feelings of being useless started to surface.

But today, God again showed Himself true. God is amazing.
He answered in His own way, reassuring me and reminding me of the lessons He has taught me.

He did this in the most peculiar way ever, through 5 daily devotional cards my good friend gave me a long time ago, cards which I absentmindedly used as bookmarks for library books I lent.

In the car, I felt a nudging to read them. When I did, I was just blown away. God is faithful. His ways are above our ways.

These are what the cards say:

1. You were shaped for serving God- 'We are simply God's servants..Each one of us does the work which the Lord gave him to do: I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plant, but it was God who made the plant grow' 1 Corinthians 3:5-6
2. Life is a test and a trust- 'Unless you are faithful in small matters, you won't be faithful in large ones' Luke 16:10
3. I was created to become like Christ- 'As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like Him and reflect His glory even more' 2 Corinthians 3:18
4. It is never too late to start growing- 'Let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God- what is good and is pleasing to Him and is perfect' Romans 12:2
5. God smiles when I trust Him- 'The Lord is pleased only with those who worship Him and trust His love' Psalm 147:11

This may not mean anything much to others, but it meant the world to me. To be reassured by God that He is with me despite the imperfection that is in me renewed my spirit.

I love God, and as I continue to serve Him, I trust He will continue to work in me so I may recognise His will and become more like Him.

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The vestibule of Heaven

As I listen to In the Potters Hand by Hillsongs, tears started running down my cheeks. This is the song that is ministering to me now.

I remember praying to Him, asking Him to set me apart, to lead me, to mould me. And He did just that. He set me apart, and I know that I am reserved for Him.

Things I do now, I do because He has called me to. The life I have now, I lead according to how He tells me to. It is wonderful, but as God sets me apart, sometimes the only person I have is Him.

It is the greatest privilege, but now, I finally understand how lonely it can be. The things I see, not many do. The things I say, not many grasp the essence of it. The things I do, not many understand.

God's words in the bible come alive and are beginning to make sense. I'm learning slowly to die to myself, to the desires of my flesh and to things of the world. I'm learning to give up things I want, things I have, things I like.

Sometimes, I struggle with God. Why can't I have the same things as others do? Why can't I have the same blessings, the same success?

And now, even as I struggle again, I'm being reminded of what Hudson Taylor wrote, the vestibule of Heaven:
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If God has called you to be really like Jesus in all your spirit, He will draw you into a life of crucifixion and humility, and put on you such demands of obedience that He will not allow you to follow other Christians, and in many ways, He will seem to let other good people do things that He will not let you do.

Other Christians and ministers who seem very religious and useful may push themselves, pull wires and work schemes to carry out their plans, but you cannot do it. If you attempt it, you will meet with such failure and rebuke from the Lord as to make you sorely penitent.

Others can brag about themselves, their work, their success, or their writings, but the Holy Spirit will not allow you to do any such thing. If you begin it, He will lead you into such deep mortification that will make you despise yourself and all your good works.

Others will be allowed to succeed in making great sums of money or having a legacy left to them or in having luxuries. But God may supply you daily because He wants you to have something far better than gold and that is a helpless dependence on Him, that He may have the privilege of providing your needs day by day out of the unseen treasury.

The Lord may let others be honoured and put forward but keep you hidden away in obscurity because He wants to produce some choice, fragrant fruit for His coming glory, which can only be produced in the shade.

God will let others be great, but keep you small. He will let others do a work for Him and get the credit for it, but He will make you work and toil on without knowing how much you are doing. Then to make your work still more precious, He will let others get the credit for the work which you have done, and this will make your reward ten times greater when Jesus comes.

The Holy Spirit will put a strict watch over you, with a jealous love, and will rebuke you for little words and feelings or for wasting your time, over which other Christians never seem distressed.

So make up your mind that God is an infinite Sovereign, and has a right to do as He pleases with His own, and He may not explain to you a thousand things which may puzzle your reason in His dealings with you.

He will take you at your word and if you absolutely sell yourself to be His slave, He will wrap you up in a jealous love and let other people say and do many things which He will not let you say or do.

Settle if forever that you are to deal directly with the Holy Spirit, and He is to have privilege of tying your tongue, or chaining your hand, or closing you eyes, in ways that He does not deal with others.

Now when you are so possessed with the Loving God, that you are in your secret heart pleased and delighted over the peculiar, personal, private, jealous guardianship of the Holy Spirit over your life, you will have found the vestibule of Heaven.
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As I read through this reminder, I am humbled. I know that God knows my hearts desires, and that He will give me more than what I ask for. I know that this is all worth it. God is worth it.

I long for more of Him. I am hungry and thirsty. Like Hudson Taylor, I want to settle it forever that I am to deal directly with the Holy Spirit, and that God has the privilege over my life.

He is leading and molding me, drawing me to Him. I am waiting for the coming of the day when I finally find the vestibule of Heaven.

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