Wednesday, June 24

a need to slow down.

Thursday, June 11

from daphne's blog.. Shouldn't we as Christians grow in our AQs as we grow closer to God and if we understand that God permits us to pass through adversity with a purpose. Furthermore, enduring adversity is a necessary part of the life of a believer. Some adversity is allowed by God to discipline us and fashion our character. We know He is for us, and only against our sin. This in no way impinges upon our faith in His goodness. If I can always go to Him for comfort and deliverance in times of trouble, there's no need for me to let the ='( circumstances in my life put me down forever =D i agree totally! though sometimes i may complain when the situation happens.. but just take it on courageously and move on! God knows what's the best, He put the test/struggles for a purpose!! if i were to complain in any situations, feel free to tell me.. lol..

My Future is in your hands

My Jesus I’m found in you, You’re my Saviour You chose me Before the world And You called my name

I will go with You Through the valley I will soar above every mountain, I will trust Your Word deep within my heart I will live for You

I know my future in Your Hands All of my hopes and dreams and plans You gave me strength to live And faith to succeed I believe in You Because You believe in me

ONE THING

One thing One thing I desire One thing I seek To gaze upon Your beauty Your majesty

In the day of trouble You cover me In the secret place of refuge Lord I will sing

So I pray to You So I pray to You

Lord Your Name is higher than the heavens Lord Your Name is higher than all created things Higher than hope Higher than dreams The Name of the Lord

All I want is You All I want is You Jesus

this is from james' blog.. We long to be servants but are unwilling to leave the comfort of the lounge chair. My steps are hesitant, which side should I choose? On one hand, my heart’s desire is to give God my full surrender and let His presence and joy soak through my entire life. Yet on the other hand, the flesh takes a step back and defends: I won’t get to control my own life – I wanna choose to do what I want, and whenever I want. Such is the struggle of a double-minded man. i tried to step out of my comfort zone. but sometimes, i just choose the things i wanna do , so it isn't exactly steeping out of my comfort zone.. at camp, God told me this(which is one of my objectives), the best way to support your leader is to go all out for God and leader.. go all out to the extent of "to the ends of the earth".. lol.. not literal, but u get my meaning la.. God convicted me during camp, to step out of my comfort zone.. but what am i doing?!! have i really step out fully? nope.. God, help me out with this.. i really really wanna do more, but everytime i lack that faith and courage.. help me to step out of these..

As I ponder much about my life for the past month, I figured: hey I’ve been pretty busy (or at least trying to be busy with something)! But much busyness hasn’t achieved much business at all. You could say I was trying to have a hand in everything around me – yeah you guessed it, I pretty much didn’t accomplish anything. “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

have i worried so much that i left God out of the whole picture? sometimes, i do.. the thing that God wants isn't how much church things we can do, but i think, the thing that He is looking for is out heart, do we choose to wait upon Him? it's not that doing these things are wrong, it's compelled by the love of God.. But look at what God says to Martha.. you're worried and upset, but only waiting upon God is needed.. So i really wanna choose what's best.. and i should worry less, and rely more on God.. For He knows what's the best, when i wait and rely on Him, then i can know what's the plans too.. yep..

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, FAITH LOOKS UP!!

Tuesday, June 9

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, FAITH LOOKS UP!! Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT) -- Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Monday, June 8

read this from junwei's blog, i like this post... Galatians1:10 "Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ." Say no to being an approval addict. yes, whatever i do, God, i wanna please you.. i wanna place my relationship with you above all the others.. i wanna say what you want me to say, even if it hurts.. after i had said what i should say, i feel relieved, but at the same time, i dunno what will happen to that r/s.. God, i trust those things into your hands.. i will not compromise (i try) the truth because i am afraid that it will test some friendships.. i will not.. the truth is the truth, nothing can change it..
Prayer is seek God with diligent effort + dedicated heart.

Sunday, June 7

Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. the devil will not overcome what God wanna do in our lives!! fight the "battle" with the end (victory) in mind.. faith to overcome.. some strongholds that i have : self-confidence, self-esteem,self-worth, insecurity, over-sensitivity, etc..

Saturday, June 6

am i putting too much pressure on myself?

Friday, June 5

Can others around you tell that you are indeed a child of the King? Ask the Holy Spirit what you need to put off and put on in your life so that you can reflect more truly your status as God’s adopted child. — C. P. Hia What i need to put off and put on? i yearn to be a person who you will be able to use to impact the people around me.. to be able to let others see that, yes, i can see that the greatness of God, how much God loves you, etc.. search my heart, make me a vessel that you will use..

Monday, June 1

oya.. today on the bus, TV mobile always has the quote of the day.. there's a lot about faith.. one of the quote i like most is "Fear comes knocking at the door, but when faith answers it, no one was there."
i like this post from ODB: Title: Holy Fools If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. —Mark 9:23

When God spoke to Abram, he obeyed at once, departing for an unknown land based only on a promise. Childless, he trusted God to make of him “a great nation” (Gen. 12:2).

God often does His work through “holy fools”—dreamers who strike out in ridiculous faith. Yet I tend to approach my decisions with calculation and restraint.

My church in Chicago once scheduled an all-night vigil of prayer during a major crisis. At length we discussed the practicality of the event before finally putting it on the calendar. The poorest members of the congregation, a group of senior citizens from a housing project, responded the most enthusiastically. I wondered how many of their prayers had gone unanswered over the years, yet they showed a childlike trust in the power of prayer. “How long do you want to stay—an hour or two?” we asked, thinking of van shuttles. “Oh, we’ll stay all night,” they replied.

One woman in her 90s explained, “We can pray. We got time, and we got faith. Some of us don’t sleep much anyway. We can pray all night if needs be.” And so they did.

Meanwhile, a bunch of yuppies in a downtown church learned an important lesson: Faith often appears where least expected and falters where it ought to thrive. — Philip Yancey

Faith looks across the storm—it does not doubt Or stop to look at clouds and things without. Faith does not question why when all His ways Are hard to understand, but trusts and prays. —Anon.

Prayer is the voice of faith.