John 14:2-3

Jesus said, "In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will COME again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, you will be also."

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Colossians 4:5

Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.

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realising...

Soooo long since I last blogged! Been busy=) Well, so many things happened around me. Problems that I have to face, problems people around me have to face, etc. Today I just had a chat with one of my friend who is going tru a tough time and was smsing a cellie who thinks God is kicking her around and met up with an old friend who I didn't contact for a long time.

Today I realised that there are many out there who are left out. I feel for these people. Meeting up with my old friend helped me open up to the fact that we can really do something. BUt do we want to take that time out for them? It would probably take just a meal to bring them back closer to God. Are we able to choose them over our close ones? I wonder next time will I choose the former, I hope so=)

God is incharged of our lives. He really is. We have to trust Him and surrender our lives into His mighty hands EACH day. Achknowledging Him is sooo important. I love God. He never fails to embrace us each time we fall, each time we fail Him, each time we cry, each time we go down. God is GOOD. He will forever be GOOD=)

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You are more

This song came onto the radio one night, and i knew God was speaking:

This is for you, you are more.



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For those who wait

This is for those who wait

Another day, another waiting game
A little different but it's still the same
I am here, but where's the one I'm longing for?
I'm having trouble feeling all alone
Will my heart ever find a home?
I want to hope but sometimes I just don't know
I know I'm not the only one

So we sing a lullaby to the lonely hearts tonight
Let it set your heart on fire, let it set you free
When you're fighting to believe
In a love that you can't see
Just know there is a purpose
For those who wait

I want to open up my eyes
I know that all I need is time
I'm growing stronger every single day
God, I'm going to lean into You now
Letting go of all my fear and doubt
I can't do this on my own so I'll give You control
I know I'm not the only one

The pressure makes us stronger
The struggle makes us hunger
The hard lessons make the difference
The pressure makes us stronger
The struggle makes us hunger
The hard lessons make the difference
And the difference makes it worth it




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I Saw Jesus by Karen Templin

Read this testimony=) blessed...

I Saw Jesus The vision I had not been to church for many years, though I was a believer in Jesus, & I loved him. Suddenly I felt like he was calling me to know him better. I started reading other people's testimoneys of him, & also people's near death experiences, who had actually gone to Heaven, & met him. The more I read, the closer I felt to him. I met a new friend who invited me to church. I said, yes, anything that would draw me closer to him. As I sat in church, the minister asked the question, "What is the mountain in your life?" He told us to take a few minutes to meditate about it. I thought about things I had not been able to overcome in my life. My biggest mountain was definitely the lack of forgiveness I felt for people who I thought had wronged me or hurt me in some way. I could easily walk out of people's lives, & hold a grudge for 20 years or the rest of my life for that matter. As I thought about these things, I felt a deep wrenching pain in my heart, even physical pain, as though my heart was being squeezed tight in my chest. I bowed my head. I knew what the bible says about forgiveness, & I thought, Jesus is probably mad at me. Still feeling the pain in my heart, I thought, Look for the face of Jesus. I had read that somewhere, but I didn't think I would literally see him. If I did see him, I was sure he would come condemming me. As I was thinking I should look for his face, I raised my eyes, & couldn't have been more surprised that he was actually there. It was just his face, but he was alive, & moving around. He was there, in that room. He was wearing a crown of thorns, & smiling at me with the most loving smile I had ever seen. I just gazed up at him, & the first thing I thought was, he looks a little different than in his pictures, but only slightly different. I felt no condemnation from him at all. That surprised me. Next, I felt him sending me love that was full of compassion. It was an overwhelming kind of love that I was sure human beings aren't capable of. I was in awe that he could love me that much. It was blissful. I was totally absorbed by that love to the point where I felt my heart could burst. I have never felt anything like it, & I'm sure that I never will as long as I'm on this Earth. I just continued to gaze up at him, & he continued to smile at me like I was so special to him. Throughout the whole vision, he never once stopped smiling at me. Next I saw him sending beams of transparent, white light towards my heart. I felt the light penetrating my being. The light was nothing but love, & compassion. He was very kind, & loving, not condemming at all. I only felt a strong out pouring of love from him. Next he began to communicate with me, but no words were used. He communicated by sending me feelings, & there was knowledge in the feelings that I understood clearly as it was transferred to my mind. He said that he already knew about it all, my lack of forgiveness towards others, how I had been hurt by other people, & what circumstances in my life that had made me feel that way. He said, "I know everything about you." That surprised me greatly, but I also felt comforted by it. It meant that he had never been far from me, like I had always thought, but I had been constantly under his supervision. Again, I felt more compassion from him pouring out to me. He said, "I feel your pain. I grieve with you." He was like a loving parent who will pick you up when you are hurting, and hold you in his loving arms. He will comfort you, & wipe away all of your tears. I actually felt like I had been comforted, & held in the arms of Jesus. After he lovingly comforted me, he spoke again. He told me not to worry or concern myself with these things because he would take care of it. I felt like a burden had been lifted, & I felt like it was easy for him to take care of my burdens. I sensed that it was no problem at all for him. I was still looking at him, still surprised by some of the things that he said. He still wore that loving smile on his face that would melt the heart of the worst hardened sinner. He was still sending me love, & it was to over flowing. There was so much love that I felt like my heart couldn't hold it all, & it may burst. I felt like I couldn't handle it any more. Seeing all of the goodness & purity in him, I felt like I may break down into tears & sobs. I started to feel unworthy of his pure holiness. He was a soul that had evolved to the highest level of pure perfection. Seeing this makes you aware of even your smallest sins. I felt unworthy of him, & then I looked away. When I looked back, he wasn't there anymore, but I was left with a feeling of total awe. Jesus had been there, I had seen him, I had felt him, He had communicated with me, and the thing I was left knowing was that he loved me more than anyone had ever loved me in my life! A few days later, I thought about how I had sat in church that day knowing I had sinned, & yet, Jesus blessed me with a vision. I knew he still loved me unconditionally, in spite of my flaws. I thought to myself, How can this be? Later that night I started to read the Bible, The Book Of John. Jesus answered my question clearly: John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that who so ever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned, but he that believeth not is already condemned because he has not believed. I had sought to know him with my whole heart & soul. I remembered that he had worn the crown of thorns in my vision. I now realize that they were meant to be symbolic, a reminder to me of how he loved us all enough to be lifted up, & crucified on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins. The crown of thorns are a symbol of his love that he feels for each one of us. He had truly shown me how to forgive.

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A confession

I have a confession. I have a weakness that God has rebuked time after time. My weakness is that I find myself looking for my confidence and self-worth in others/worldly things instead of God. I find myself thriving on praises and compliments and successes.

Maybe that's the reason why I think the world of achievements, be it through grades, wealth, titles or accomplishments in life. I respect people who are high achievers in their respected areas, people who are driven, people who are doing great things which are making a difference.

Maybe that's why my reality cannot match my expectations. Call it reading too many novels, or having high-achieving friends, or not being contented/coveting others' talents/lives/achievements or whatever you want but it is sadly a very real struggle. For example, when my academic reality doesn't match my expectations, my coping mechanism is to shut down. I stop doing my best so I can comfort myself by telling myself that it's not because I'm not able, it's because I've not done enough/my best. What a lie I've been living...I've been living on my pride/ego.

Success comes to those who work hard with what they have; not those who dream about things they don't have, yet do nothing with what they have.

For example, in the academic side of things, I dreamt about being valedictorian since young because of characters I've read in novels. It's a good dream but in reality, I'm neither smart nor hardworking enough. So, because I know that it is not achievable, I make excuses to not study/do my assignments to the best of my ability so it does not justify my real ability. In other words, I like to lie myself. I don't want to face reality, preferring to live in this twisted mind of mine. I fear doing my best and yet find that it is not enough.

Lies+unrealistic dreams/goals+laziness+pride= a vicious cycle of self condemnation+guilt trap

An example of self condemnation is this:
I always feel that I disappoint my parents because I'm not achieving much academically. I like to live in the past where I was one of the higher ranking students in school. I like to dream of making my parents proud through awards etc. I always wonder why I'm not doing as well, yet not make any efforts. I condemn myself, I shut down when I don't get the grades I desire. This leads to even poorer results. Then, I would feel ashamed. I feel I've let my parents down. I feel guilty, feel I'm a failure that my parents have sacrified so much yet I've given them nothing in return. (the vicious cycle)

The above is only an example out of the many. There are plenty of these cycles in different aspects of my life that has eaten my self worth and confidence. The cycles make me think and feel less of myself. I thank God less, and forget/ignore His words. Truths such as 'I am made in the image of God' and 'Everything comes from God' are forgotten. I make myself the centre of attention instead of God. :(

The cycles extend to following God. In this aspect, the same applies. When I fall, I feel I've disappointed God. I shut down; I walk further away because I'm embarassed to face God. It's only when God intervenes that I return to Him after much suffering and pain.

I thank God for waking me up, for helping me figure out whats is wrong: the sins I'm committing, the cycle I'm stuck in, helping me understand the need to get out of this cycle. I can't be ignorant anymore. I don't want to live with these circles my whole life.

Today, I received an sms from my mom. She said this:
'It's not always about how popular you are, how many marks you get, or how active you are in school/uni. It's about the person you are, deep down inside that radiates out the things you do that touches people....the real genuine you.'

My mom hit the bulls eye; those are the qualities I've always desired and still do. Yet, she told me that I've got it all wrong. Her love is not based on my achievements. What my mom is really proud of is the person I truly am inside.

I teared because that was what I needed to hear. Love is not based on achievements. Love is not earned through works. Our parents love us for who we are. Our parents love us simply because we are their children.

It is even more true of God. We can never earn His love. Nothing we can ever do can make Him love us even more/less. He already loves us for who we are to the most of His ability. He loves us because we are His. This love is unconditional, everlasting, uncontainable, incomparable. No sin can seperate us from God! NOTHING can seperate us from the love of God!

But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:37-39

If you're like me, stuck in the cycle, know that God is in control. Hang onto His promises! Remind yourself everyday by reading God's words. Ask from God to show you how to overcome things in your life. Thank Him for His providance, grace, and glory. Trust that God will bring you through regardless of the circumstances you're in!

Don't be afraid of failures or mistakes or sin, bring them to God. He is not ashamed of you, you do not disappoint Him! You have not failed God or anyone else. Don't feel the need to be perfect; He alone perfects us as He purifies our faith!

It's time to rise up, to walk out of the cycle. It's time to be all we are in Christ....confident because of Him in us, contented in every circumstance, and living life to the fullest!

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The God i know

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The Greatness of Our God

The Greatness of Our God

Verse 1:
Give me eyes to see
More of who You are
May what I behold,
still my anxious heart.
Take what I have known
And break it all apart
For You my God, are greater still.

CHORUS
No sky contains,
No doubt restrains,
All You are,
The greatness of our God.
I spend my life to know,
And I'm far from close
To all You are,
The greatness of our God.

Verse 2:
Give me grace to see
Beyond this moment here.
To believe that there
Is nothing left to fear.

That You alone are high above it all.
For You my God, are greater still.

Bridge:
And there is nothing
That can ever separate us.
There is nothing that can ever
separate us from Your love.
No life, no death, of this I am convinced.
You my God, are greater still.

And no words can say, or song convey,
all You are the greatness of our God.
I spend my life to know,
And I'm far from close
to all You are,
the greatness of our God.

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The Parable of the Growing Seed

Mark 4:26 - 29

He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain - first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come."

I don't know how He does it but He does it! Praise be to God the almighty. He deserves all the glory, all the praise, all the worship! He is more than gold, more than wealth, more than anything on earth! I'm glad I know Him just as I did! This message will be spread and it will NOT STOP!!! I love YOU and surrender=)

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Jesus You Are

Jesus You Are
Jesus You are You are
Everything I'm not
And everything that I want to be
Jesus You are You are
The maker of my heart
Finish what You started in me

This is the hope I have
It's something I cannot see
You willingly gave Your life
Willing to die for me
Now I believe
I believe I believe

As I reflect on how far God has brought me tru, I can't help but smile at His wonderful plans. He had plans for me even before I was born. Everything was and is in His control. I'm amazed by Him all the time. And I pray He finish what He started in me. This is my prayer that I will become the Trecia He wants me to be. I realised there is soo much to learn, soo much to absorb from Jesus. He really is soo REAL. How I hope that everybody can see that! My Jesus is sooo REAL!=)

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Simply beautiful!

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We love because God first loved us

My thoughts are a jumbled mess. A lot of times, I start writing only to realise that I do not know how to continue it. So it is with this post. So much to say but no right words to do it justice.

God's lessons are unending. I thought I have learnt how to love, but life happens and I realise that I have not grasped even 5% of what it is like to love the way God loves. God's love is immeasurable, unchangeable, indescribable. So much more than what I think it is.

Love is living a lifestyle, not merely relishing a hobby or a goal or a spur-in-the-moment. Love truly is loving the unlovable, loving even when I can't and don't want to, loving despite the seasons/circumstances/mood I'm in, loving when I have nothing to give or offer. Why? Because love comes from God.

Love is unconditional, continual, sacrificial. Love is blind to colour, age, health, wealth, life conditions. Why? Because God is the epitome of love.

As I ponder about life, I can't help but realise how simple the truth is.
We love not because we are able to, are good at it, or because we have to.

We love because God first loved us.

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In Christ

So, I'm back home and I cannot describe how I feel. I'm greeted by the familiarity of home, by memories, by both the sweet and harsh realities of life.

What I am learning is this: I am the same person in Christ everywhere, with whoever, in every situation and circumstances; in Perth, in Kuching, out of church, among family, cell members, old friends. I cannot be different persons and if I am, something is wrong somewhere.

I'm glad I'm home. Although I'm missing out on all the orientation action, I'm where I am supposed to be be :)

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There Will Be A Day

I try to hold on to this world with everything I have
But I feel the weight of what it brings, and the hurt that trys to grab
The many trials that seem to never end, His word declares this truth,
that we will enter in this rest with wonders anew

But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings
That there will be a place with no more suffering

There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears
There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more, we’ll see Jesus face to face
But until that day, we’ll hold on to you always

I know the journey seems so long
You feel your walking on your own
But there has never been a step
Where you’ve walked out all alone

Troubled soul don’t lose your heart
Cause joy and peace he brings
And the beauty that’s in store
Outweighs the hurt of life’s sting

I can’t wait until that day where the very one I’ve lived for always will wipe away the sorrow that I’ve faced
To touch the scars that rescued me from a life of shame and misery this is why this is why I sing….

There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears
There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more, we’ll see Jesus face to face

There will be a day, He’ll wipe away the stains, He’ll wipe away the tears, He’ll wipe away the tears…..there will be a day.




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'One of them'

If you had told me 4 years ago that I would be the person I am today, zealous for God, I would have laughed in your face and call you crazy. It's true. 4 years ago, I had this mentality that it's good to be passionate for God but that's about enough. I used to think that people who commit too much to God are overdoing it. I used to avoid turning into 'one of them', keeping myself at a safe distance so I don't seem uncool.

God is having the last laugh because today, I'm 'one of them'. I'm one of those madly in love with God. I'm sitting here so hungry for more of God. My heart yearns for Him, I long to be near Him, I wanna be soaked in His presence and burn with passion. I've tasted, and God is so so good!

I wonder when did things changed for me. I can't remember exactly when I stop settling for less, and chosed God's abundance. All I know is that He has placed choices along the way, and when I make one that honours Him, He taught and gave me more. I remember being challenged to forgive, being asked to surrender my broken pieces, being encouraged to take His road and stop sitting on the fence.

I walked with Him, and He has never forsaken me. Even at times when I could neither hear nor feel Him, He never left my side. He patiently waited for me, encouraged me, comforted me, cried with me, helped me up when I fell. God is faithful.

I have no regrets being 'one of them'. I see now that God's love is worth everything I've given up and more. Some may not understand now, but will one day when God opens the eyes of the heart. Worldly things truly cannot compare to God's glory.

Faith. Hope. Love. Peace. Joy.

One can never have enough of Him.

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Be Near

by shane barnard

You are all
big and small
beautiful
and wonderful
to trust in grace through faith
but i'm asking to taste...

for dark is light to You
depths are height to You
far is near
but Lord, i need to hear from You

be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good
be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good, our good

Your fullness is mine
revelation divine
but, o, to taste
to know much more than a page
to feel Your embrace...

for dark is light to You
the depths are height to You
far is near, but Lord
i need to hear from You

be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good
be near, oh God
be near, oh God of us
Your nearness is to us our good, our good

(psalms 73:28; 139)

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God is REAL!!!

Passion Easter Camp!!! I had an awesome time and I believe many of us enjoyed it too. Worshiping God, fellowshipping and going crazy (in a good way) with my fellow brothers and sisters from different zones all day long, not to mention throwing people into the sea=)

It was really a retreat for me. Ever since I came back from summer holidays, helping up with orientation, leading a cell, with my big load of pharmacy studies, everything just hit me BOOM BOOM BOOM and a lot of things happened all of a sudden all at the same time. I was really stressed up and I seriously cried so many times, practically every night. I needed to feel God’s presence once again, to be renewed again, making certain that the God I am serving is REAL and has not abandoned me.

Deep down in my heart, I knew this camp was going to be awesome because I trust somehow God was going to touch me and I needed that touch! And true enough I had the best 2.5 days this year. During the 2nd night when Pastor Harold was there, I went for the altar call, pastor prayed for me. Karen, Cindy and a few others prayed for me too and BOOM I felt the electric shock once again! God really touched me and showed me once again that He is REAL. After that, I felt that PEACE (which is the theme of the camp).

He reminded me that He is REAL. The God I read in the bible, The God I hung on to, The God I complained to, The God I cried to every night, The God I knew for 21years of my life, that God is REAL.

Those who have known Him for 10/30/40 years or even just 1 day, He wants you to know that He is REAL. For those who have served Him all your life, for those who have been faithful to His calling, for those who have been giving and sowing faithfully, God wants to remind you that He is REAL. The God you doubt so many times, The God you complained to most often, The God you threw tantrum at, That God is REAL! And for those who have not known this God, He wants you to know that He is REAL.

Today I testify that God is REAL! Come taste and see the goodness and REALness of God!=)

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Offering

Offering by Paul baloche

The sun cannot compare to the glory of Your love
There is no shadow in Your Presence
No mortal man would dare to stand before Your throne
Before the Holy One of heaven
It's only by Your Blood and it's only through you mercy
Lord I come


I bring an offering of worship to my King
No one on earth deserves the praises that I sing
Jesus may You receive the honor that You're due
O Lord I bring an offering to You
I bring an offering to You


I bring an offering of worship to my King
No one on earth deserves the praises that I sing
Jesus may You receive the honor that You're due
O Lord I bring an offering to You
O Lord I bring an offering to You
O Lord I bring an offering to You
I bring an offering to You

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To live is to live life to the fullest

As I sit here, I can't get the image of the elderly man staring into space out of my head. The elderly man was the man I took to shower to assess how he is going with it, the one with dementia, the one who has recently been diagnosed with cancer.

I wondered what he was thinking. I tried stepping into his shoes and pictured how humiliating it must be to have a stranger watching and helping him. He told me later he wanted to go somewhere because he was getting tired of the place, and I took him to the garden. And when I walked away to continue my job, that was when I caught him looking into space.

I felt my heart break for him. For others. When there were two deaths a few days ago, I was reminded of when my own grandmother passed away.

What is life? What is it like to live till an old age, to be faced with uncertainty of what tomorrow may bring? To have loved ones taken away one by one? To have memory and body failing you?

And as I pondered, I do not know the answers. Maybe I will one day. What really matters now for me are the big important lessons I'm learning every single day. That life is short. Our time here on earth is precious, and it is timed.

Every working day, I am reminded of that. I am reminded that I have my youth now, I have the capacity, the ability, and the opportunities to go the distance. I realise that I do not want to short change my time for things that will not mean anything when I'm 80. I will have all the time in the world to myself then, for now, I want to make each day matter not only to myself but to someone else.

I want to live each day to the fullest. I want to love like I never have. I want to lay down my life for God and for people. There's so much to do, so much to see, so much to live for. God will take care of that but first; I have to be willing to surrender, to trust and to obey Him.

I want to truly live so that maybe, just maybe, when I'm old, I will have done all the things God put me here on earth to do. I will have spent all the time I have wisely that I will not have any regrets. I will be prepared to meet my Maker, and spend my remaining days contented with the blessings I have.

I will stare into space reminded of the great things God has done in my life, and dream about finally meeting God whom I love most face to face. And just maybe, I will recite to those young sweet people about my journey home.

Life is meant to be lived to the fullest, every single day. May I after being awakened, work towards living it out, and fight against falling back into slumber.

May the depths of your soul and spirit be awakened to that fact so God can do something new and amazing in you each day. May you truly live and live truly.

'Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom' Psalm 90:12

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Good Friday

Today, Christ died for me on the cross. He endured humiliation, injustice, suffering and pain so I can live.
I am thankful. I praise Him. I love Him. and I pray I will grow to love God with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind.

Today, Christ died for us on the cross. He endured humiliation, injustice, suffering and pain so we can live.
We are saved, we love Him, but how much are we willing to sacrifice for Him? How much of Him do we really want to see? How far are we willing to go for Him?

Today, Christ died for them on the cross. He endured humiliation, injustice, suffering and pain so they can live. My heart cries out for those who do not know Him, those who are lost, those who are ignorant, those who wandered away.

How many have I passed by today? How many have I neglected? How many have I gave up on? How many have I chosen to ignore because I was tired or selfish or full of me-my problems, my limited time, my life?

My heart cries. The Holy Spirit has convicted. God has spoken.

Christ died for everyone.

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I shall come forth as gold

^{Job 1:13-22}

¹³ One day when Job's sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house, ¹⁴ a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, ¹⁵ and the Sabeans attacked and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"

¹⁶ While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, "The fire of God fell from the sky and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"

¹⁷ While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"

¹⁸ While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, "Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house, ¹⁹ when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"

²⁰ At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship ²¹ and said:
"Naked I came from my mother's womb,
and naked I will depart.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
may the name of the LORD be praised."

²² In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

Job 23:10

“He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold”

Cling to God. He has promised to work on our behalf, even in the worst possible scenario.

~Denise Fisher~

God often sends me joy through pain,

Through bitter loss, divinest gain;

Yet through it all—dark days or bright—

I know my Father leads aright.

~Conklin~

The living God can take the fear out of living

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Matter of the heart

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Matthew 6:5-8

Not a waste of time!

:)

"With all these going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And dont look back. Throw yourself into the works of the Master, confident that nothing that you do for Him is a waste of time or effort." 1Cor 15:58

Orientation is behind us! *Applauses~~~
Great job, everyone! *Thumbs up!!!

"Nothing you do/ have done is a waste of time or effort!" (paraphrased part of 1Cor15:58)
What you have done has eternal value:) Trust in God that He will use it for the good!:)

"With all these going for us..." (Part of 1Cor 15:58)
What is all these?
It is the gift of God: that all sin are GONE and we are given LIFE through CHRIST!

Continue to jia you!:)

Love you,
G1

being the reason behind the smile on God's face!

i saw the story below and i just had to share with you all. I hope the moral of the story will encourage you, i know i was encouraged. And it relates to orientation too!! you never know something you're writing would put a smile on somebody's face! you never know how a smile you put on your face today may help somebody while you're walking along curtin grounds! you never know the help you offer today to somebody would bring him/her to the most wonderful place you could ever imagine>>>HEAVEN! my friends and COMRADESS!! ahhhh!!! Let's bring a smile onto ppl's facess and most importantly a smile onto our FAther's face! and remember! the even more beautiful thing is knowing that you are the reason behind the smile on God's face!

G2

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"




The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way."
I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."

Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?




Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.

When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling¦
And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

AWESOME!

Today, in my awesome uni, together with awesome passion ppl, we met awesome freshies and we brought them out to awesome little caesar's to eat awesome pizzas and have an awesome fellowship time! It is super awesome!

But the most awesome thing is that my awesome God is in control of every awesome thing!!!!

Believing for more awesome things to come!!

God is going to do new things!

I got something to share! today after church, i was catching up with the youths in my church and they told me they saw my photos of cell in perth and it looks really fun. smile=) ofcoz larr!!! haha=) thats not the point! the point is they want to start cell groups for the youths in church! one chinese one english! previously they had youth sessions every sat and outings etc etc. wooohooo!!! when i heard that, i was like WHOA! THATS AWESOME MAN!!!=) then the youth leader ask me to share with them what we do for cell, how to start one, etc etc. So, i sat down on the floor with the youths and started TALKING! thats what i do best ya. TAlkING! haha=) i told them how we organise cells, how things are done, how we need to spend time with our cell members, love them, care for them, coremeetings, logistics, etc. My gosh!!! it was exciting just talking about cell!!! wooohooo!!! im sooo excited that the youth in my church here are going to start cell groups! my church is a small family church and i just think this is SOOOO amazing!!! ahhhh!!! God is awesome!!!

ok, so my point here is God is working everywhere! It doesn't matter where on earth you are at whatever time! God is working! He's planting, He's sowing! Everywhere in this world! He's doing what He does best! my friends!!! ahhh!!! aren't you excited you are part of this???!!!=) i know i definitely am superrr excited about what He's doing!!! this is sooo coolll larrrrr!!!=) this year God is going to do new things!

Isaiah 43:18-19 ¹⁸ "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.¹⁹ See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.

He is definitely going to do new things! are you ready?! are you preparing your hearts and soul for what is coming your way??!!! wooohoooo!!!=) im realy excited man!!!=) let's continue to pray for orientation!!! very near liao! superr near! God is going to do new things! remember that! blink hehe=) klar...we pray together lar! love you all!!!=) hehe=)

G2

Orientation

Orientation Sem 1 2010 is coming up! (for uni students)

ARE YOU READY????

Be a light that shines brightly,
Salt that doesn't lose it saltiness,
A city that is on a hill for everyone to see

A little longer

This is a song i heard/watch from my friend's fb...

Part of the song goes...
"What can i do for You beautiful king...

i hear You say...
You dont have to do a thing...
Just simply be with Me and let those things go
cos they can wait a minute.

Wait...this moment is too sweet
Would you stay here with Me
and love on Me a little longer
i would love to be with you a little longer
cos I'm in love with you."

The red words of this song is written by the composers as if it was God speaking.. This is like a love song from God to us:)
This song also answered my prayers...
i was not living life as God meant for me to live...
i prayed for Him to release me from it
then,
"Martha, Martha," the lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." ~Luke 10:41-42
"...Mary, sat at the Lord's feet, listening to what He taught." ~Luke 10:39

i LOVE my KING!!! i want to spend time with You! :D
G1

I LOVE You

Valentine's Day is round the corner... Sing a love song to our King! :)

As you sing this song, can you hear Him say,"I love you."

God loves you!
G1

Journey Back HOME

I would like to share with you all something which i shared with pia and cindy last friday night. For the past few days before last friday, I have been erm...well, i told cindy i had no feelings. Maybe not that true when i said that, or partly true too. I actually felt anger rising inside me. I have been asking and praying that God will prepare my heart to go home. It's 18days and it's not too long but anything can happen. I'm quite an impulsive person, so i'm quite certain i will get angry and say something bad if some stuff occur. That's why i asked God to prepare me. Those few days, i have been crying and asking God. I know the emotions i had wasn't from God, that is for sure. Sometimes i think self pity comes into play and i know that self pity is definitely not from God.

Thursday night i was msning with cindy and then i knew something is not right, that's not me. I knew my heart was wrong. I was supposed to do word on friday and i actually really looked forward to sharing word but i knew my heart was totally wrong! wrong until i duno how to explain. I was, i would say VERY VERY LOST. I didn't know what to do and i just felt like not talking to anybody at all (which is weird for a person like me who loves to talk). I just wanted to be alone and the thought of not going to cell came up too. I LOVE CELL!!! i would never want to miss a cell, but that thurs night and fri morning cum afternoon, i just felt like not going to cell. I even came up with ideas of skipping cell, maybe ask wilson put me at millpoint and then he can pick me up after cell. Or i just go abacus and wait till cell is over, then come home. My gosh! i can't believe those ideas came up in my mind. tsk tsk tsk.

Then i talked to jaclyn, she was on msn fri afternoon. I told jac i don't want to let the others see me in a bad mood, somemore i knew canning kids were coming. I don't want to let them see a depressing trecia, but neither do i want to pretend to smile and laugh and make ppl laugh. It's fake! Anyways, when talking to jac, my attitude was bad too and i just didn't accept anyone's advice or speech. Really! i was superrr pekchek! jac was very nice, she gave good advices and told me i could always be myself but it just wasn't the time to go into my brain. So i decided, that i'll go cycling before cell. In my mind, i was thinking while i'm cycling, i can decide if i want to go cell or not. If i want, i will just cycle back home; if not, i will just cycle to somewhere where there is nobody and just be by myself. So at 7pm, i took my bike and handphone with headsets and went on my JOURNEY! trust me! i took the long road purposely! and i also msged wilson and asked him to start without me. But then 3songs ministered to me during my JOURNEY BACK HOME and the lyrics sang my heart out! i will cut and paste by sequence the 3songs i heard while cycling home (read the lyrics if possible):

SAVIOR, PLEASE by Josh Wilson
Savior, please take my hand
I work so hard, I live so fast
This life begins, and then it ends
And I do the best that I can, but I don't know how long I'll last

I try to be so tough
But I'm just not strong enough
I can't do this alone, God I need You to hold on to me
I try to be good enough
But I'm nothing without Your love
Savior, please keep saving me

Savior, please help me stand
I fall so hard, I fade so fast
Will You begin right where I end
And be the God of all I am because You're all I have

Hallelujah
Everything You are to me
Is everything I'll ever need
And I am learning to believe
That I don't have to prove a thing
'Cause You're the one who's saving me

THE LOST GET FOUND by Britt Nicole
Hello my friend
I remember when you were
So alive with your wide eyes to the light
Then the light that you had when your heart was stolen
Now you say that it ain’t worth stayin’
You wanna run but your hesitatin’
I’m talkin’ to me

Don’t let the lights go down
Don’t let the fire burn out
Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don’t you rise up now?
Don’t be afraid to stand out
That’s how the lost get found
The lost get found

So when you get the chance (get the chance)
Are you gonna take it (take it)
There’s a really big world at your fingertips
And you know you have the chance to change it
There’s a girl on the streets, she’s cryin’
There’s a man who faith is dying
Love is calling you

Why do we go with the flow?
Why take the easier road?
Why are we playin’ it safe?
Love came to show us the way
Love is a chance we should take
I’m movin’ out of the way

So when you get the chance
Are you gonna take it
There’s a really big world at your fingertips
And you know you have the chance to change it

THE MOTIONS by Matt West
This might hurt
It’s not safe
But I know that I’ve gotta make a change
I don’t care
If I break
At least I’ll be feeling something
‘Cause just ok
Is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of life

I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
Without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking
What if I had given everything?
Instead of going through the motions

No regrets
Not this time
I’m gonna let my heart defeat my mind
Let Your love
Make me whole
I think I’m finally feeling something

Take me all the way
Take me all the way
Take me all the way

My gosh! The lyrics in the songs spoke soooo vividly into my heart! I cried while cycling. SAVIOR, PLEASE sang my heart out! it couldn't be more accurate, the lyrics. Those were my thoughts! THE LOST GET FOUND ministered to me. It says Don’t let the lights go down, Don’t let the fire burn out, Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe, Why don’t you rise up now? I was convicted to the MAX! In my mind, i was thinking what am i doing cycling around curtin when i was supposed to be at cell. Somebody in cell might need a reason to believe but what am i doing?! THE MOTIONS healed my heart. It says No regrets, Not this time, I’m gonna let my heart defeat my mind, Let Your love, Make me whole, I think I’m finally feeling something. Well, the whole lyrics of this song spoke to me! I'm finally feeling something! Broken! I cycled back to CELL. I was healed on the way back. God spoke to me. And also along the way home, these verses came to my mind.

Matthew 6:25-27 ²⁵"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? ²⁶Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ²⁷Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

Matthew 6:33-34 ³³But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

I guessed along the way of asking God to prepare my heart to go home, i didn't realised i started to WORRY!=) Friday's word spoke to me! God is faithful! I do not need to worry what will happen when i go home! I don't even need to think about it coz God is faithful in loving me!=) And i was able to give my 101% in cell that night! Cheahyen asked me to share about how God is real to me. I replied: "sori, i can't." That was a few hours before cell. But when cheah was sharing, i felt convicted to share so i shared. After i shared, the canning kid who came asked if she could share her story too and she broke down and cried while we were singing a song after word. I was able to pray for her. And i really really really honestly ENJOYED cell! He helped me ENJOY! I LOVE CELL!!!=) thats my sharing. I know it's very long. Thanks for reading=) i guess i will never be ready to go back JB but God is faithful enough and He will always guide me back HOME~

G2
the one smiling again

childlike faith

When I saw this video today, I just cried and cried.

Here is a little 6 year old girl, with her beautiful childlike faith, having such a desire to be baptised and how she confessed her faith.

And that angelic voice singing that how she wants to be used by God.

Simply beautiful.

Lord, I pray that everyone who watched this video be touched by her childlike faith and they will catch the fire. Lord, I pray that they will have that desire, that longing to be used by you. We are Your feet, Your hands, Lord. Use us as You have planned. I uphold everyone into Your mighty hands, In Your loving name, Amen.



Lyrics to "set the world on fire"
I wanna set the world on fire
Until it`s burning bright for You
It`s everything that I desire
Can I be the one You use?

I, I am small but
You, You are big enough
I, I am weak but
You, You are strong enough to
Take my dreams
Come and give them wings
Lord with You
There`s nothing I can not do
Nothing I cannot do

I wanna feed the hungry children
And reach across the farthest land
And tell the broken there is healing
And mercy in the Father`s hands

My hands my feet
My everything
My life, my love
Lord, use me

I wanna set the world on fire
I wanna set the world on fire, yeah

I`m gonna set the world on fire
Set the world on fire

Jamming session with God

I was really tired today. Since morning, although I was able to wakeup early to prepare to go to church, somehow I knew I wasn't myself. Just felt tired physically. So during the service, I was thinking to myself "I think I better go home right after service and not join cell lunch'. I seldom skip cell lunch on sundays coz i LOVE it! but today I just felt TIRED, so I thought I better go home and rest lar...=) I did went home after service, but I brought back 7ppl. haha=) we decided to cook at home which turned out to be really fun=) ok, now to my main point. I was still tired after lunch. I didn't eat lunch but I was still tired. So when everyone went back, I took out my guitar and started playing songs and singing=) Some may know I'm a beginner in guitar so sometimes I play out of tune. God knows I play the guitar out of tune, SO WHAT?! He was enjoying just as much as I was enjoying myself, singing worship songs from my song book and just jamming on the guitar. Then I went over to the guyz' house to get the keyboard and started playing the worship songs on the keyboard, enjoying my time JAMMING with God! THAT was what I needed! I forgotten the enjoyment of just sitting down playing an instrument that I have so little knowledge of, out of tune somemore! just singing simple worship songs to the Almighty God. It didn't matter if I had the most out of tune guitar playing skills or the not so nice voice, all it matters was that I was able to spend time with Him, quality time, time I wouldn't trade anything for. He knew I was tired, so He gave me strength. He knew I was thirsty, so He gave me a drink. He knew I was hungry, so He fed me good food. I was entertained by God this afternoon in my room and my living room. I hope He was entertained by my out of tune guitar playing skills=)

Matt 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 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."

G2

God He reigns

God He reigns
Holy is the Lord of heaven
God He reigns forevermore

While i'm WAIT-ing...

This song is from the soundtrack of Fireproof.

Yet again God spoke to me through a song. He ask me to WAIT...
Those who have read my post on WAIT, will know that i want a job very badly... i'm very impatient...

BUT God say WAIT...

He reminds me again to WAIT..

and while i WAIT,

let me continue to SERVE Him,

to WORSHIP Him,

to RUN this race for Him...

Isaiah 40:31
"But those who wait on the LORD, shall renew their strength;

They shall mount on wings like eagles,

They shall run and not be weary,

They shall walk and not faint,"

Thank you Father, for reminding me again and again, Thank you for being patient with me even though i am not patiently waiting for you. I LOVE you DADDY!!! :)

Love,
G1

faith like potatoes

If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14

Don't look at the weather, phenomenon, weather conditions,
just trust Him.

The seed for a great miracle lies not in difficulty, but impossibility.

God has provided for us in the past, He'll do it again.

Feel this potato, smell it. Your faith in God must be like that, must be real. You can feel it, can smell it! Your faith it has to be like potatoes!

Wow! i just finished watching FAITH LIKE POTATOES the movie. And it really spoke to me so vividly. Yesterday I was asking two of my friends how to have faith like a mustard seed? I gave them an example. I said if an apple turn rotten, what kind of faith will we need to pray for that rotten apple to turn back into a fresh apple. Only yesterday I asked this question. Today God answered me tru this movie. The bible says that faith like a mustard seed can move mountains! That's right! Faith! THat's the only answer! only by faith as small as a mustard seed, can we see the impossible turn possible! wahhh!!!=) i want to have faith like a mustard seed and a potato! i want to see the impossible turn possible!!! i want to see miracles!!! i want to believe in things that are hard to believe!!! i want to have faith!=)

G2

The God I Know

Psalm 73

Yesterday, it was my turn to fast and pray for orientation 2010. And my elephant shared with me a few verses...

Psalm 73:16-17 When I tried to understand all this it was oppressive to me till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.

Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

I thank God I can call upon His name whenever I want to and I thank God for giving me the strength I need. How wonderful is our God!=)

G2