Love is Bold.

When the digital alarm was sounding, and it awakened me from my sleep. How much should I thank God? Because I'm still alive. I breathe air supplied anywhere I am. I can see the new morning scenery outside there, I can talk, I can think, I can hear, I can eat, I can sing... I'm an independent person, I can earn money myself, I can enjoy the life I gained...... So can I not be happy anyway? Be thankful to God!

Sometimes, I just too care about how other people look at me, but I told myself many time, I haven't got any much more times to bother about this, and I don't need to put any focus on it instead. By the strength given, God always show the positive reaction to me, He's able to talk to my heart with His concern and word of affirmation. And as for my part, I somehow need to outsmart the negative thinking. How? God's word. & my faith, & my prayer.


"When you care for someone, nothing is out of reach!!..."
Wow..wow... I like this message, I just got it from a nice friend in facebook tonight, guess what? This is the power of love. We need love in order to care about somebody. Aren't we? And sometimes, we may need so much courages to move on. Anyway, Love is bold and fearless. Will you feel shameful for your love to someone?

God is watching over me

With what sort of mood I went out to work this morning? It's just so complicated I think. So busy I went through the day... and I received SMS of appreciation from my superior tonight. Supposed I should be happy & grateful, but it seemed that it wasn't meant much to me.

Through someone's blog, recently I get to know a very famous singer, whose name is Leona Lewis, I like her songs, particularly the "I will be", her voice is strong, very sweet, sexy and she's stunning, if you've heard of the song of "bleeding love", perhaps you'd know her. In fact, I seldom listen to contemporary song already. Most often I will turn on the Christian songs for myself, anyway, it's still my main choice. Listening to the songs of God, worshiping & singing to God should always put to my first priority. ^0^

The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you." - Psalm 32:8

It is safe, keep on believing Him, this is the journey of life, it's a narrow road, less people choose to walk within, but it's worth enough to follow... ... don't you feel the same?

I will be

I Will Be
by Leona Lewis

There’s nothing I could say to you
Nothing I could ever do to make you see
What you mean to me
All the pain the tears I cried
Still you never said goodbye
And now I know
How far you’d go

I know I let you down
But it’s not like that now
This time I’ll never
Let you go

Chorus
I will be
All that you want
And get myself together
‘Cause you keep me from falling apart
All my life
I’ll be with you forever
To get you through the day
And make everything OK

I thought that I had everything
I didn’t know what life could bring
But now I see honestly
You’re the one thing I got right
The only one I let inside
Now I can’t breathe
‘cause you’re here with me

And if I let you down
I’d turn it all around
‘Cause I would never
Let you go

Chorus

‘Cause without you
I can’t breathe
I’m not gonna ever ever let you leave
You’re all I‘ve got
You’re all I want

‘Cause without you
I don’t know what I’d do
I could never ever live a day without you
Here with me do you see
You’re all I need

Chorus x 2

I will be



I like this song so much... particularly part of the lyric below... it's meant so much to me...
"I thought that I had everything
I didn’t know what life could bring
But now I see honestly..."

que la paix soit avec vous

Didn't know why? It looked like a moody day for me. There were something striking my feeling. And actually everything was just working normal. But the thing was that I just think it was something not right. And it just tended to cover up my mind. Anything goes wrong?

I swam 11 round, it's good! I loved morning swimming more than night swimming, Exercise, I expected to do more, but I needed to save up my time for some other stuff. Well, I'm really care about my time, my schedule, my plan...and whatever I'm going to do... but do I manage well my time?? Sometimes, and many times, I was just fully surrounded by too many stuff... and then, I would be out of mind suddenly, and many things seemed to be remained undone. Anyway, I should thank God, because situation is better now. What matter is that I still need to have a breath to finish my stuff. ... Oh God, Give me a breath. And grant me a mind of wisdom to carry out the work(s) that I need to accomplish.

In fact, I was about to go out this afternoon, but as if only with the intention - I wanted to buy reading stuff... then, I think, I better stay back at home to take rest or do some other things. Well, it 's a sensible choice. Going out may at least take up 1-2 hour time, or even more. So just stay back.

As referred to English-French online dictionary, I've learned this,

peace be with you (religion)

phrase

que la paix soit avec vous (religion)

It's very interesting.

Humour

Waking up myself in this morning lazily... which is to say that I was not willing to wake up... haha.. I needed some more time to sleep... Yes, today traffic has become normal, I didn't find any difficulty in taking a taxi. Ya, ya... Thanks God~

We've a special guest this morning, Rev. George Ong, who is calling out from Singapore, I don't know him well, just heard a little bit about him last week. They said that he has a good sense of humour, and he has written many books that get very good feedback from the readers. They have said that his books are good for children. ... Okay, when I heard the word, "children", it first came up in my mind was that, okay, "forget about it." becaue I'm no more a child. ... By the way, all this changed, when I heard that he said, adult(s) also read... okay, then, I've got the reason to buy either.

"The Greatest Gift" (John 3:16), this was the topic he preached this morning, and really, he has a good sense of humour, ...
"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
What can be seen in this verse?
1. The greatest love
2. The greatest liberation
3. The greatest life
Big Big Thanks to our God's mercy and loving kindness, I think there were around 20 persons walked to the front stage after the calling of Rev. George in response to God's gospel for prayer. To God be the Glory!!

After the service, hastily I reached to the book counter at the lobby, ... wow... there were a lot of his books on display-volume 1 to 12), well..well..well... I've not much time to think... or spend to look around... made haste to grab one, RM28.00. Then, went on my way rushing to work.


Long time I did not go to swim at night... but tonight, 10 round. I just didn't want to spend too much time on my jogging, so I decided to go swimming. Thank God~ it's really good!

Feeling so Good

Last night I think it was really a very good sleep I ever have so far in this year... though I slept quite late, but I really felt so good the time I opened up my eyes on bed this morning. Haha.. I was very happy. Thanks God~ Everyday must like this. Isn't it? So I think many unnecessary troubles can be reduced then. However, life is usually not as wonderful as what we think or expect. This is the law of living. By the way, we're told to learn the better way to live a better life. Who doesn't want a better life? But what's a better life means about to us? This can be described as accord to our personal perception, the world's teaching, and mankind's belief. And...but it is only the truth that can set us free!

It was so warm to read the writings of mine that have been written and posted previously. Well, writing my personal experiences into literally works is really moistening my heart when I read it back. Sometimes, I just can't believe that it's my writing. Am I going backward now? Because I think that I won't be able to write such messages out right at the moment. hmm... no, I think I'm not. Because those messages were written at the situation where I was experiencing it at that time. oh.. too much unnecessary thinking.

Rainy season, people around get sick easily, just feel like the sickness is near. Sneezed several times at these night. OK, just fine, I still can breath. Take care, man.

Travel Fair

5th-7th September 2008

It's great! Actually I was thinking to go on either tomorrow or the next day. But since it is weekend-rest day, and there will be a lot of people going for the visit. So, I decided to go there tonight after my work, wow... a lot of people were coming for the event. As for me, this was my very first times, I was just so curious to browse around, oh no, I was looking for my target. RM3.00 was the entrance fee, come with one green bag, and I took 2 copies of Chinese-English travel paper references. I've spent for quite some time there, and finally I've purchased xxx package, just hope that I will enjoy the time there with my family. Yeah!

It's a relief

There's always hope in every morning, and it can be filled with joy and song. Sadly, I was still influenced by the incident happened to me last night, so as some other relevant issue that has been disturbing me for so long.

I really don't want to be bothered so much like that everyday by someone who is used to be always in a temper everyday-blaming people, complaining people, playing office politic. It is just extremely disgusting!! I just can't understand that whether that person is coming to work or to make trouble. Even every single day, that person behaves also like that. I really couldn't comprehend how can it be? Happy? It isn't just 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 weeks or 1 month, but several months just act like that.

Many times before this I was thinking and about to bring this matter to someone in the management that I really can trust. But usually I'd stop that thinking. I did pray to God. Normally I will be asking myself when is the right time to raise this issue to the management when thing goes really so annoying? And due to certain reason, usually I'll stop myself by doing that. But thing really doesn't seem any better, and it gets even worse.

Eventually, I thank God, I really made up my mind, I've talked about this issue to my superior this morning, I know that she and I used to be having different view of work in our department, sometimes I really don't like her way in managing certain project... etcs, but the main point is, we still have something in common, which is to do well in our job.

I thank God, her feedback is, she knows what's going on already, some other people have already complained the problem, ...... she has the same mind with me... she gave me the words of affirmation,..... and told me that company will take action. ... Okay, anyway, I've done my only part, although I've got a positive response, but what will happen next, I don't know. By the way, it's already kinda relief to me at least... let's see how it work. Thank God!


"Faith is like a muscle; it gets stronger the more you exercise it."
I like it(faith) is described in this way, "faith is like a muscle" . It's really make sense, and it is true.

Your Grace is Enough

Last night I really felt sleepy... and that it was so pitiful... because I couldn't fall sleep until I woke up to have some short reading of a book. Well, you know what time? It was around 3:00am, it wasn't the first times. Anyway, thing became better after that... and then only I could drop asleep shortly... Thanks God!

O My dear God! How long do I need to bear in this place? If you're doing your works with your concentration, you try hard to find the good idea & solution to work out the good result, and it is very busy... and that somebody turn out to you suddenly, and blaming you for not helping other to do other task that is totally out of your job coverage, and he, being as a Managerial Personnel from another department, is commanding you to go and help out other instantly. You have your works on hand now, you're doing it, but you're ordered to do other work. I just felt that it was totally not nice & unfair to me & not reasonable. I know this is the culture of this environmental office/management pollution, and it has been a long long time flooding in this place unconditionally, they like their own way, they don't expect to change. However, I just think that it was extremely irritating!! To make thing worse, when you're back to your seat and are concentrating on your work again, fiercely he shouts at you, "What are you doing?" When I'm telling him that I'm doing my job, but he is just so unsatisfied. I'm just wondering, is this "fellow" really SICK? When I left my seat for some task, and he go and sit on my chair and do his checking to my desktop computer in his anger. What's the hell this "fellow" doing all these silly boy jobs? Can't you pay me a respect! It is so embarrassed!!! I was about to blow up. Because his coming doesn't make any help to me, but bothering me so much, I am so disappointed!! Right abuse will only put this organisation into a situation that is getting worse than ever! suck!

O God! Help me out as soon as possible!! And this isn't the only problem persecuted, have Your mercy on me, grant me peaceful mind, get me out of it at once.

I've good conversation with friend tonight... I sang, I played guitar, listened to the music, ... O Lord, it's help. Thank you.

Faith...

It was very hard to wake myself up this morning, I just felt like I didn't want to get up to work... eager to have some more sleep... but this was not happened. I needed to go out for work. Then, I just forced myself to wake up as usual... it was a grace I think. Thanks God! His mercies are new every morning.

Does prayer makes any difference? Yes, it does. I still believe on it. Though I argued with a very good friend of mine on MSN last night in a certain view of my experiences, but it seemed that it was all about "Faith". How much faith can I measure to my reaction towards the ability in dealing with a very difficult situation I face? Faith is something which is abstract, and yet it can be seen by how a person cope with it from the start to the end. Many people say, " Seeing is believing. " But this is not what faith is talking about among the Christianity.
... And it's still in my mind this morning while I was walking to the office, I was still thinking about the topic that I argued with my friend last night... Faith vs Confident, Faith is not confident. ... too much to think...

By the way, I told myself, I wanted to be a professional person, be professional in my career, be professional in my time management, be professional in my talking, the way I deal with people, the way I live, ......... and so much more.
And one more thing came up from my mind this morning, and I realized that the more my knowledges increase, the higher my expectation/ or requirements will be. However, I asked myself, "Is this good to me?" and I wondered.
Is this principle sounds familiar to you?

Holiday Mood

New beginning morning... Day off, not need to work, but normally today is a public holiday, due to our company's policy, we have no holiday. Anyway, it's my rest day. Thanks God!

It was so good, I enjoyed to swim for 10 round this morning, wow... great, but as compared to the size of a standard swimming pool, it's still considered only 2-3 round I think, I used to swim for 10++ round in my hometown in the past. It has been many many years ago. ... haha... perhaps I need to go to the standard swimming pool to swim... it will be far more enjoyable than this... but it is not convenient, and it takes up some time to get there. I'd rather save up my time to do some other stuff than spending too much time for the journey. However, a particular circumstance will be an exception.

Were I worrying about something? There was something keep my heart from smiling, it was not nice to me... I somehow wanted to get rid of it, and I thank God! He did it. Well, today was a good day for me. It was really like a holiday for me, I enjoyed it very much... relaxing... I liked the winds in the morning, I liked today weather which was randomly changed, rains, sunshine, dark cloud... and the bird flied on the sky freely...

Before this I thought I would join a church to go for a funeral ceremony in Seremban, since that brother in Lord has asked me for many times at last night wedding dinner, and at the meantime, when I was about to consider to join, then, his wife-the sister said to me suddenly, it was just a kidding only. Then, ok. haha... ... And I was supposed to stay at home to carry on my own-work too. Thanks God!

I've not been cooking for myself for quite some time, so I decided to cook tonight... a very simple meal, noodle + vegetable + meat-balls + prawns. Yeah! yummy. haha...
Perhaps I need to learn some simple and good taste meal. Am I not right?

Be Strong!!

National Day... it was hard to get public transport-taxi... anyway, thanks God! I was managed to attend the church service, they sang the last song when I reached there... we've a special guest this morning, Dr. Bob Evans... He was talking about the message of Matthew 25:1-15. "True preparedness" is based on inner condition, not outward appearance. Do we believe the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ?

After the service I was quickly went for my shopping-clothes. I needed something to wear for tonight wedding dinner. I found one that I wanted to buy, but they didn't have my size... even though I've shopped the other branch nearby, I still couldn't find it... a little bit disappointed... anyway, I was able to get two different styles at another boutique, the price wasn't cheap, $150++. But I was willing to pay for it. Just hope that I won't wear something which is so outdated.

Perhaps I didn't get enough rest, that was why I wasn't feeling so well today... headache... Thanks God! I felt better after taking a shower and sleep this afternoon... but I was still tired. Maybe I didn't exercise this evening, because normally I would do exercise after coming back from work every Sunday for the past few weeks.

Careless... careless... careless... really careless, it was already too late when I realized that my SD card wasn't inserted in my camera, it was left in my memory card reader which connected to my PC. Oh God... I was already in the train... what for? I brought this camera without a memory card to the wedding dinner. ... so weird... but I couldn't do anything, as if I wanted to buy a new one, it'll cost me 3 times the price... so I just forget about it. I am so sorry, my friend, because I am unable to show you any photo about the wedding dinner as I promised you before this. :-(

Well, ... tonight was just so so... anyway, it was okay. The only matter was that I disliked the atmosphere and people around were acting so strange to me. Perhaps no one was purposely expecting it to happen, but sometimes maybe this was only a war of negative thinking.

Okay, forget about the unhappy stuff, take care man, you are a wonderful creature, be strong, as God your heavenly Father is powerful and most beautiful, do not be down just because of you saw others' weakness. Your faith is not established on that, but the word of God.

What make me look different?

I wondered why was I unable to sleep tide last night... tossed about in my sleep all night... Well, I think it was just too complicated, it brought me joy and yet it depressed me as well. Man's mind is so great, but it can be very complex too, its volume is able to store a lot of information, it generates different emotion as accord to the stimulation of things and of people around, it is intangible to the world, but visualise in heart. No one can acknowledge fully what a man think. Otherwise it would have put the world into more trouble and horrible situation.

If the busyness of life is due to a busy working job environment, then, should I do something to find a way to escape from it? However, does it bring any beneficial outcome? more or less? and how am I going to measure it? Busyness of life shouldn't be the influence that isn't inspire us to grow. Day after day passing by, life should grow more brilliant than before. Because we shall allow only life to progress, not to backslide. So we must have the courage to stand up again if we fall.

Everyday is a gift, and it is a lesson too. If I couldn't achieve my mission, or gain a positive response, I would be down because my expectation was very high, I would be happy if my performance met the target. There would be no difference since it was the principle of human nature. Let me learn from my mistake, so as other people's mistake. And for this, I need to humbly lower down myself to accept the challenge, and fight for it intelligently.

Look at the positive way, pray for myself, and let God works on it. You will finally see the difference.

A better day

"di...di...di...di...di...di......" Alarm was sounding...... another morning has just awaken me.....
Should have this in mind, "Today is always better than yesterday."
And really, I felt better today... O God! thank you.

While I was walking across the traffic light, I saw several battleplanes were flying over the building of the city twice... WOW... what was happening? They were flying above me, I was walking with horror. Was this a drill? Since the national day is around the corner. However, I can't feel that atmosphere is around.

Well, something happened... I felt good... I think I am quite happy today... haha... and the other thing was finally I've finished up the book of purpose driven life. It's great. But reading only without working it out into reality is a mean of dead of the growing of soul. Isn't it?

Fatigued

I wasn't feeling well today... fatigued... not taking enough rest... and worked busily...
received emailed memo-must answer phone call from the company on my day off... raining day... by-election for a parliament seat was held somewhere in the country drastically... the opposition leader won the vote... reading pastor Michael Guglielmucci's news... felt tired to read this sort of news... sad... but I think that it is no more a surprise to me... many things that had happened, and it would happen again...... isn't it has mentioned in the the book of Job. Do not argue for any judgement... Weakness is a human nature, else we may not need God, therefore, just do as good as we can to glorify Him in our part....

tired

Two nights I couldn't fall sleep as fast as normal. It was a torture to me. Sleep late, wake up early.
As usual I went down to swim for 6-7 round, it was kinda release to me from a restless body condition. Because I really felt better after swimming. The weather for these few days weren't that good, it was raining almost everyday... and I couldn't jog last night. Must do exercise to refresh my mind.

Hanging out to a shopping complex this afternoon with aims to buy a new cloth for a wedding dinner and to check my contactless smartcard which I usually apply it for my public transportation expenses, however, I've got nothing done for either new clothe purchasing or smartcard checking. It was alright I've not got the new clothe, but I was not satisfied to the services I obtained from smartcard service call center & counters, I just think that I've been fooled by them, perhaps they weren't with that intention to do that, but the service was poor. They asked me to go to the particular locations where the service is totally out. And I've been spending my time to travel from one place to another place for the checking request. Every time I reached to each of the instructed service counter, they told only the service was down, and asked me to go somewhere else for the checking again, ...... I asked them that when the service will be working well again as normal, they told me they didn't know... Oh God~~ wasting energy, wasting time, wasting money travelling around... I was about to blow up. But thank God, I didn't, it was worthless to do that. Sophisticated technology brings us convenient, but it can also produce the unexpected inconvenient complexity to us.

Another bookstore in the city I've approached this afternoon, wow wow wow... it is very big... it consists of a wide range of reading sources... I cannot just allow myself to browse for several minutes.... I think I've spent about an hour there... it was enjoyable... yeah~
Reading in a fast way, I've finished up "The Law of Attraction", ... there was a message that caught my attention...

"Being selfish is simply an act of self-care."

It seems really make sense, acceptable in today's world, nothing is wrong, however, biblically saying, isn't it selfish a sin? ... in other word, is this theoretically against to the teaching of the bible?
What do you think?

Is it worth trusting God?

I couldn't sleep well last night... damn it!

I was feeling sleepy in the church service this morning... I was about to fall sleep at several times when I closed up my eyes... but... I was still fine.

Here are my notes:

Title: God's Preparation For Moses (Exodus 3:1-10)

Speaker: Pastor John

1. God is Holy

2. God is Faithful

3. God is Compassionate

4. God has a plan of action

Question to ponder:

"Is it worth trusting God?"

A visit to Christian Book Fair

After my work, I was walking against the wind and the fine rain on my way to the Chinese Christian Book Fair 2008. This year isn't like last year, I don't buy very much of books. ...... Anyway... thank God! I took some time to browse around the booths of the participants... and just stopped at several booths...... I was about to buy a book of a famous Korean pastor, the title was talking about "thinking/mind control", however, it was ended up with an empty hand, I wanted to control my spending... so I just forgot about it. Well, well, well... at last still I've got myself one, Prayer-Does it Make Any Difference?, by Philip Yancey. As I saw the label tagged on the front cover, I was confident that I would not choose a lousy book. "UK Christian Book Awards 2008 Winner, as voted by the public", shall be a good choice. God bless!

This is the only one goody I grabbed.

Light on Your Prayer

Oh......God! What's a great shock! After 2 days I haven't blogged here. I am extremely sad to hear about the news that a pastor, Mike Guglielmucci, songwriter of healer, who had told of his cancer story behind the song is actually untrue. It was a fraud. I just can't believe it when I first read it. I've been taking some time to read those related news on the internet tonight. ......What a world really is where we are living in now?... We cannot deceive God, but what is his(Mike Guglielmucci) purpose of telling lie? Let God to judge. In fact, when I heard of the story of that song couple of months ago, I like it more, it is helpful, ...... but after I heard of the news, I felt disappointed, I can only say nothing, but pray. We are all weak people, but in Christ, we can live a fantastic life, we can be a very strong people. And we are made to glorify HIM.

News link 01 : http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24216087-1246,00.html
News link 02 : http://www.hillsong.com/music/section.php?xSec=796
News link 03 : http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24230912-5006301,00.html

Blessing

Lord, I need Your blessing.
If I'm going to tell you that you need to go through many sufferings for the blessing. Will you still dare to ask it from God? In this sense, perhaps some people may firstly see how big it is, what kind of suffering it is, they compare the cost before they make their decision, however, somehow we may need to think about this whether it is something that please our Lord or not. ... Don't know what? I see this title on the cover of a book on my table, and naturally I come out this thinking.

Due to certain reason, I was almost in a tension mode everyday I think, but I was able to cope with it, by the power of God, it is relieved I think. And I am strong, God's words in me. Because sometimes I just even couldn't remember that problem or matter. I've got the faith, in which I still hope in Him from time to time, but usually difficulty set me aside, Satan wants to use it to attack me, and yet, the grace granted is always sufficient for me to handle. In time of trouble, let my cry be hear, and You always are the one who cares the most, You know me very well, You want to help me out from every moment of suffering, Your eyes focus on me, and let me learn to trust at Your mighty words diligently. ...... amen.

Do I dare to praise God publicly?

"Now I stand on solid ground, and
I will publicly praise the LORD." - Psalm 26:12 (NLT)

Do I dare to praise the LORD publicly? Perhaps, yes, perhaps no. I highlighted "solid ground", what is "solid ground" here about to say? Sometimes, I think it is something to do with my faith, that's why there will be a problem to praise God publicly.

Day off will always be going like a rushing hour which usually passing away so quickly. Perhaps I wasn't managed well my schedule. Please review!! Oh God, please grant me a wisdom of task-planning. Let all things to be done smoothly by Your blessings.

I felt so good, swimming in the early morning was really good good. The weather changed so fast, after I returned home from swimming, it was becoming as dark as it could... a lot of grey clouds hanging & floating on the sky...... rains was soon come down.....

With a new-purchased umbrella, I've got myself breakfast home... well well well... I enjoyed the weather... I liked the winds...... haha......

Why did Jesus come?

This is the Choir from Kowloon City Baptist Church, Hong Kong, namely 城欣樂團, wow... English hymns, Chinese hymns... they sang and performed very well!! Praise the Lord!

We have Dr. and Mrs Mark Terry with us this morning, He is from Malaysia Baptist Seminary. The topic he shared this morning was, Why did Jesus come? (John 1:14:18)
A very familiar topic I ever heard of. I think, it has been a long time already, and now is the time to refresh myself. "Why did Jesus come?"
3 reasons:
1. Jesus came to reveal God to mankind.
2. Jesus came to give us grace.
3. Jesus came to lead us to glory.

And again, "His mercies are new every morning!" this is something sound like God keeps reminding me from time to time recently... I've heard this written in a song, in the DVD video,Beth Moore's talk, and again this morning... Dr Mark Terry mentioned it again in his message. I paused... I've this words in mind, I think that God is calling me for the quiet time every morning. Isn't it? We shouldn't overlook bible by just only reading those devotional materials. God's word is the bread of my life.

Seeking God

In fact, I was thinking to go again to the book fair on the last day-Sunday, But since I needed to work, and to avoid missing out the fair, I went again to the book fair tonight after my work.

I grabbed 3 items,
1. Your Money Counts, The Biblical Guide to Earning, Spending, Saving, Investing, Giving, and Getting out of debt, Howard Dayton
- This is what I need to learn from time to time, let's see how the author says it in a biblical way of references.
2. Holy Bible, NLT-New Living Translation, 2nd Edition
- This version is really translated in a very simple form of English.
3. Live Worship From Passion 06 - Everything Glorious - DVD video
- I wish to experience the wonderful live worship from passion 06. I like the talk of Beth Moore, the way she speak and talk is just like a fire burning my soul.

Life is good...

My eyes were focusing to 2 of the top politicians from United State recently. Fighting for the President. ... it is absolutely not an easy job. ... the challenges which needed to face and to take are very very big. I really have the interest to know more about their biography...their stories... their books. ...

After my work, I went to the Christian Book Fair, I was really so excited... but when I reached there... the atmosphere was a bit desolated and lonely, not much visitors, today is the first day, perhaps it was due to certain reasons, it was a night, it's Olympic season, still have 2 more days. Well, I've roughly browsed around, but I didn't buy anything, I think I will come again this Sunday. God bless!

God is Good!

Thanks God! I was feeling good this morning while I was waking up from bed, I think that I've got better rest... but it would be pretty much better if I got some more rest for about half an hour. :-) I'm not lazy, but I expect a good health life everyday.

 

I received a call this afternoon, oh..Oh... he was my classmate of my secondary school, wow... I was so glad to hear from him... long time we never meet up... okay, it was so glad to dine out with him tonight for a small gathering, I thought he would have "bombing" me a wedding's attack, haha... since it happened almost like that, old friend would normally call up for wedding invitation purpose. haha... but not all are like that.

 

The Christian Book Fair will finally have to start by tomorrow, yeah!! This is the first times, May the Lord on high remember this event to work smoothly. All the best, have Your blessings giving out to the visitors.

O Lord, take control of my mind

O God! I went to sleep an hour earlier than before last night, I wanted a good rest, but I failed to do so. What happened to me? I couldn't fall into sleep while my whole body was totally lying on bed. Many things were floating on my mind... O God! I really didn't expect this to happen. But I think that my soul was leaded by my mind, and my body was tied closely to my soul. They are all related to one another. I am God's creation, a real human being, I can think, I can walk, I can talk, I can breathe... and that, I need to learn to overcome this when it come across in my life so often. This is not something that will only happen once or twice, or a few times in life... but it does happen each and every day. Mindset... thinking... emotion, mind control should always bring or generate the positive outcome to us. O Lord! My God, Have Your peaceful mind in me. No worries, but calm and joy. Let Your word be my strength, & faithful bread.

O Lord, take control of all my mind, and I'm not totally losing myself, like I can't control myself, but I'm sensibly knowing Your presence, I enjoy Your goodness, I am awakening, I know You are holding my way in a very good manner and peace.

Aren't we experience God everyday?

I purchased a book, God's Daily PROMISES for Men - DAILY WISDOM FROM GOD'S WORD. Just think that it was good, so I wanted to have it, and it would not cost me a lot, $9.90 only. I liked the words printed on the back cover of the book, "EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF GOD'S PROMISES EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR!" okay, let's see how I experience the goodness of it. :-)

I like reading, now I am waiting for the Christian Book Fair, wow, Praise the Lord, the organizer organises 2 parts of the book fair this year, the 1st 4 days are Christian English Book Fair, and thereafter, the subsequent 4 days for another week are for Chinese language. They are doing greater job! Praise the Lord again, and May God bless the event.

Awakening - Christian Book Fair 2008

The 4th Asia Christian Book Fair is soon coming! Yeah! I might have to grab somethings there. :) let's see...

Day Off

Day off!
Slept not well last night... Swam in the morning...... forgot to brush my teeth......
Took rest at home...
went through a lot of stuff..... watched Beijing Olympic...... diving, shooting, weight-lifting...
those outstanding athletes are confident, calm... & strong...
the potential of man is really so incredible... Amazing God! I praise You.
Life is busy!

Without God we have no identiy

It was drizzle this morning while I was taking a taxi to church. By the way, thanks God! It has stopped after the church service.

Thanks GOD! We observed the Lord's supper this morning, I really enjoyed from the time I stepped in the sanctuary until we sang the song of doxology and received benediction. Yeah!!

"God's Way Is Not Our Way" (Exodus 2:1-25)
Since Pastor John has started to study Exodus with us before this, I thought I would have to spend that particular time with a complicated and very hard understandable message. But, I was wrong, it wasn't something like what I thought of, and God has made something different, He is so amazing, and really I could comprehend what pastor told, and noted the important points down.

1. God's way is no our way.
:: God's way is higher than man.
2. Without God we have no identity.
:: What is my identity? It reminds me to be humble of myself.
3. God takes time to equip His servants for their work.
:: There's always a right time for all.

All these were the reflection of Exodus 2: 1-25.


Doing exercise is always good to health, however, due to the condition of my body wasn't that good today, I jogged for only 2 rounds tonight. oh ya... God, thanks for the good weather.

"honesty"
I've learned more about the word of honesty during the time I was watching a true story of a man on the TV, it was very moving story to tell of, it didn't say anything about honest, however, I found it through the story...... and I got a perception of life, it is about honesty, so I said,

"Let's face the world honestly, and you'll experience her beauty very much more than you can think of."
This is what I've tried my best to describe it, and as if I say in Chinese, it can be

誠實地面對世界﹐你就會經歷到所未能想像的美好。 or
誠實地面對生命﹐你就會經歷生命是多麼的廣闊與美麗。
Anyway, I just think that I still cannot fully express it all as what I've gained. Perhaps, one day I will be able to write it out entirely.

Peace in God

Jesus is my rock!
My stronghold in the mountains!
He is my shelter from every hard moments.
In Him I take rest in peace.
Refining love never make His love fades away,
but the joy is overflowing from every parts of my heart.
With tears I cry, I sing to Your holy name,
I could not tell how I appreciate You so much,
only I hope to dwell in Your presence now,
have a silent heart, listen to Your lovely voices,
and Your love, Your tender mercy,
are bringing me closer to You,
You give me strength, You're my comfort,
the way I walk, always in your care,
No matter ups or downs,
in Your time, You will make a way.
For me, You will grant the best!

Welcoming ceremony - Beijing Olympic 2008!

WOW... It was really really a very wonderful opening ceremony!!
Congratulations! China.

God is my strength

Another and another morning I wake up for my life... usually it should be a new blessed day, filled with hope, & love. And it is. I should say many thanks to God instead of throwing my mind into a raging seas, it is worthless, & wasting time. I should work with a thankful heart, God is with me, always. Let me think the positive way. Happy is not just a influence from outside, but it comes from a deepest way in a heart of satisfaction.

Thanks God! It was raining heavily this afternoon, and this have nourished the land. It was very hot this few days, and I could feel that I almost fall sick, I've started having a light cough. Still dare to drink cold beverages? hey man, take care.

I was a little bit not so happy, and felt disappointed tonight, it was not the first times already, it was really very sad that if you're really in a need of help, and your friend is able to assist you, but he/she ended you up without showing any concerns. It was really not nice for being like that, perhaps there should be a reason, I don't have to be too minded of it, and I was asking back myself, "Am I a good friend of friends?" No one is perfect! but what does a friend mean? Forget about it. Yeah! I should believe that God will always make a way to help me. Hope in Him, and continue to have faith!

12th Anniversary in Christ Jesus

I couldn't sleep well last night.... how poor I was! I hate mosquito. ...
I took sick leave today, eventually I decided to go to see doctor this morning... wow... a lot of patient was sitting in the clinic I usually go. Without expecting to wait so long there, I went to another clinic beside, but it took me quite sometime to wait there, well, I think, it was almost 1 hour... almost...... I shouldn't complain... because the clinic isn't set up to serve me alone, there are other people out there who are more in need, I must be considerate of others. This was what I told myself this morning, thanks God! I felt better when I was thinking that way. And of course, finally it was my turn, the doctor made use of a particular tool to take out the fish-bone in which stuck in my throat, he wore a spotlight on his head to spot the fish-bone in my throat, my mouth was opening with shouting a word, "AH" continually, he used a specific tool(it wasn't small) to clip the fish-bone out, wow... big action, thanks God! he got it. Then, I knew how long it was, the bone is around 0.5 - 1.0 cm long, O God, it has afflicted me for almost 3 days... Thanks God! I didn't need to take any liquid or medicine, as there was no inflammation sigh found in my throat after the inspection, just see how the condition will be for the next few days... hope that every thing works well.


This is the 12th year, 12th anniversary in Christ,... it looks like this is my last year in my primary school, to God be the glory. Because I'm still following... He is my God! Have faith! Normally I used to write poem or song to remember this day, but this year I didn't, I just wrote a simple writing - the languages of distance-距離的語言.
( http://enyu152.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-post_06.html )
I hope to go on my faith in Him, no matter what, ... faith on!!

距離的語言

整個地球如常轉動﹐沒有距離﹐沒有限制﹐
大海﹑天空﹐任何空間﹐也拉不開關係﹐
隨時隨處﹐你就是無所不在﹐常常施恩﹐給我保護。
神與人﹐籍著耶穌基督所成就的﹐有什麼可以隔絕﹖
不說金錢﹐不論權勢﹐不講名譽地位﹐
安逸的生活﹐為人形成不冷不熱的心態﹐
忙碌的生活﹐撓亂了人們生活的正規秩序﹐
當下文化﹑潮流﹐政治﹐透過各式媒體日夜給人進行洗腦﹐
人本屬弱軟一類﹐若不多多警醒禱告﹐忘了警慎自守﹐
缺了同伴的守望與相助﹐理性被歪理所勝﹐就易於隨波逐流﹐
如此﹐有什麼是不叫人淡忘神的憐憫與慈愛﹐
沒有什麼能夠隔開關係﹐若有﹐莫過於就是人丟棄了真理﹐
寧可狠狠地用手放開那以血與命所贖的福份﹐
也不願暫且忍受當下的苦楚。
永恆與短暫﹐不懂分辨嗎﹖那可不就是更高的代價﹖
人啊﹗你就是那麼弱軟又愚蠢。
何不知苦難又將你拉回神那邊去了﹗

So Tired

So tired... so busy...
All this could weaken the passion of life...
I've got something to do, but I was rather taking rest... doing nothing... so tired...
go to sleep... by the way, I wasn't defeated... It will be a new beginning tomorrow!

立足與目的

幾經多少風與雨﹐踏足多少坎坷領域﹐
欲朝正確方向行﹐則在未明確據之時﹐
就盲目走失了腳﹐不知對與錯﹐
還以為自己是清醒的。
奈何時間神速過人﹐人不甘示弱﹐
好勝心強﹐就不斷奮力窮追不停﹐
哪知他卻在不知不覺中﹐又走失了腳﹐
中心點未定﹐基楚建設過淺﹐
洞察力沒有充奮發揮﹐旁人貶低﹐
各方衝擊與攻勢﹐又看走了眼。
中心與標竿﹐是分不開﹐
決心﹐勇氣﹐知識﹐要奮力為自己加油。
這個時候﹐你在哪里﹖你回來了嗎﹖
時間不會對你仁慈﹐而你又過了多少個年日﹖

Fellowship

It's a new morning, every day is new to me, oh ya, it's true. Thanks God! Day off. I don't need to go out for work. Without taking too much time lying on bed... I got up and before long, I went down to the pool, swimming... yeah! 5 rounds. It was refreshing, having a morning swim was really nice! haha... but it seemed that every hour goes, every step I chase. I didn't want to waste time, though I wasn't need to work today. Time is so precious to me, and yet it seems that usually I can't handle it well. O Lord, have Your mercy on me, help me.

Today was quite hot, well, I think the weather for this few days was not so good, though there was no rains here, but high temperature it was. And I could see that there were haze of smoke somewhere around. ... must really take care of myself, and my throat was still poorly in pain. Once I'm swallowing, the fish-bone stings me. ... een... I hate fish-bone.

It was nice, I did enjoy my shopping this afternoon, I carried a lot of stuff home... a bulk of daily necessities were so heavy to carry... it wouldn't cost me so much, but I was so tired for carrying those stuff in about 15 minutes walk. sweating... but thanks God! the winds were blowing along the way I walked.

Finally, I have had my hair cut this evening, in fact, I was thinking of getting a different new hair-style...and have my hair dyed... but it was just fine, just keep it simple-Cut & Wash... cost me at a fair price. haha...

Recently I was reading about the title of fellowship in the book of purpose driven life..... this is what I expect to involve... I know that God knows, and I've my own problems... O Lord, please make a way!

At The Cross - Hillsong

At The Cross
by Reuben Morgan & Darlene Zschech


Oh Lord You’ve searched me
You know my way
Even when I fail You
I know You love me

Your holy presence
Surrounding me
In every season
I know You love me
I know You love me

At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was she'd for me
There’s no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now

You go before me
You shield my way
Your hand upholds me
I know You love me

You tore the veil
You made a way
When You said that it is done

And when the earth fades
Falls from my eyes
And You stand before me
I know You love me
I know You love me


I like this song very much... it is very touching...

God's Purposes can't be defeated.

Another Sunday Service started... rushing into the sanctuary with my every quick footstep and receiving warm welcoming smiles and handshake...... meanwhile, the church was all standing and continued to sing praise to God...... I was late... and there were more coming in one after one...... late... late ... late... Bad habit!

Pastor John started the study of Exodus with us today, and will continue to the end of it. "Who is the author of this book?" he asked. I replied silently in my heart, "Moses". ... then, I received the same answer as well. Yeah!

"God's Purposes Can't Be Defeated." (Exodus 1:1-22)

O Lord, How glorious Your purposes are!
I've noted some words I considered that they were good to ponder.
God has us right where He wants us to be.
Emigration is not the solution.
Much of the time we go unappreciated and overlooked.
The greater the affliction, the greater the growth.


After work, I went to the PC Fair, so I didn't have body exercise tonight, there were so crowded always, so I tried to visit as soon as I could, I didn't want to spend so much time there, and finally I left with the SD card I purchased, cheaper. :-)

Oh no..no... it was really so uncomfortable... so careless I ate the fish tonight... a fish-bone stuck in my throat..... hopefully it would be better at tomorrow morning. eeeh....

You are here and everywhere

Life is just like that, a lot of stuff cover me up all the way I run, I just can't imagine that how come my life now is so busy, what matter is, I hope that I'm handling it well. I know it is not 100% perfect, because sometimes I'm distracted by some other things too, it can be good, and it can be a total rubbish as well. By the way, every times I hope that I'm doing better than before. And that, it is a learning, a studying, and a growing of my life. And in God's eyes, I won't disappoint Him so much. O Lord, at the time of my weaknesses, and there Your Glory will show. How amazing that the people You made open up their mouth to sing praise to You when they are in suffering!! If it is not because of Your love, what else can I say? Your love is my strength, and You are my joy! O Lord, I need You, You know, and that's why You are here and everywhere. O Merciful God, thanks for Your undying love and Your greatest love. I love You, God.

The best time to love is now

The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.

- the book of the purpose driven life

To whom I belong? GOD.

Another month will soon say goodbye to me. Reality is something that we are unable to change. Let's welcome the coming August with Faith, Hope & Love. ... The time on earth is "plus", and the day of Jesus' returning is "subtract", which means that, every thing on earth will cease one day in the future; And the day of God will last forever. So as His children who have been saved by the blood of His only son-Jesus Christ. I've a home above in heaven, God makes the most beautiful and wonderful place for me.

"Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to whom you belong."
- the purpose driven life

The words are so encouraging... this very situation could happen to us when there was a big impact in our life somewhere we really did not expect to, and yet it was the best hour that the Lord trained us, our relationship with the most highest Lord would be growing closer and closer.
"Remember to whom you belong" , it's really a very good reminder, knowing our identity is so important, but I think that it's not enough, because it should attached with FAITH, believe that I'm a lovely child of God is a MUST. And then, followed by the action we take, it should be shown and reflected in our daily life. That's the way we Glorify Him.

Sleepless.... it's a suffering

Sleepless, Restless.... almost kill me...
Embarrassing... another night I was unable to sleep well... damn it, where did all these mosquitoes come from? I managed to kill two ... waking up in the midst of my sleep was really a suffering, so itching on my leg, my foot, and my hands...... slowly and slowly after applying the "oil", then only I felt better..... and slowly and slowly I fell into sleep.

Lack of sleep, feeling not good, my eyes very tired..... so as my body. Anyway, I was able to stay with it, God is my strength. I started having interest in the books of philosophy, glanced over the book, and I found it was interesting... we might be able to gain benefits from other people's perceptions... and when it is reflecting to what is happening in today's life, it will normally catch up my heart to go on the reading......

Anyway, I just think that, usually most of the people today are unaware of what are really happening in this world, the meaning of life, we all are very busy... and some people doing their observation so well, they comprehend the deeper understanding happen around them...... and they write it out, and tell of it. It could be the truth, the positive behaviour, the contradiction of man, the guilty of man... and etcs. I just hope all these will bring advantages to the readers, the society, and have introspection of life to the public.

Well, it was so good, thanks a lot to one of my friend tonight... thanks for all the useful ideas and suggestions given to me on behalf of my personal development of my career. At least I have better understanding and a clearer viewpoint now. Thanks God!!

Real worship is rooted in the Word

ermm... oh..ya... 2 days, were absolutely not an easy days for me. Restless!! Even though I went to bed quite early last night... but I failed to fall sleep as a normal timing as I could. Damn it! I could really felt that I was very tired... but when I laid down on bed... and this happened... the temperature in the room was a little bit higher. I tossed about in my sleep for quite some time. It was a painful experience. And one thing I worried about, my eye bags was getting deeper... eer... ugly... anyway, the worst thing was, my strength almost used up, I felt very tired, I wasn't in a good condition today, I could sense that I was easy to have emotional response when things went wrong. However, it was fine, because it was under control, God is with me all day long. I thought I was unable to go to work today, but it didn't happen. Thank God for bringing me through the whole day.


"Real worship is rooted in the Word." (the purpose driven life)

I just think that my worship center should always focus to Jesus, my God. But sometimes, we might be quite easy to get lost in our "real worship center" without notice, there are a lot traps being set openly and in a hidden way, a lot of temptations around in this materialism world.
Be alert! spotting on God's mighty words.
We need Him all the way, we need Him all the time.

It is not easy to be a mother or a father

I didn't take taxi to church this morning, but by bus. Okay, I saved up half price of the fare in which I usually paid to the taxi driver. But I was late. It was okay, I still able to join the praise & worship session. O God, I just think that today's message was not suited to me as a single person, but it was focused to those who are a parent.

"Shaping Your Child's Will" (Proverbs 15:13, 17:22, 13:24, 22:15, 3:11-2)

As usual, humbly I learned to listen to the message. Perhaps some days in the future, it would be my good references and helpful words. Anyway, give thanks to God! And I know that to educate a child isn't a easy job, and to raise up a child from a baby to adult is really a very great job. ...... Now in my thought, always I will say that my mom and my father are both very great mother and great father!! Thank you to my mom and dad.

This made me recalled back my memory about the TV Program-Amazing Race, one of the team, Ron (father) and Christina (daughter) were successfully won the 2nd place, though they failed to achieve the 1st place, but their relationship between father and daughter was growing better from a chapter to another chapter, all these can be seen in the program, it really made me glad to see and I really appreciated their relationship growing closer and closer. It was so warm and so touch!!

Body Exercise shouldn't be stopped. Therefore I continued to carry on my jogging tonight after coming back from work, it was good, so hot my body and sweating after 3 rounds of jogging, I think my fat was burning out... haha... ... Yeah! It's good!

God's Tender Mercy

It was nice and so good to stand at the balcony tonight, I just wanted to relax myself... and while I was viewing at the night scene there, I was eating my red apple too. The winds were blowing tenderly, it cooled down the hot temperature throughout the day, and it made me feeling so good. Something came across on my mind... it's okay! No worries... a little tiny water was dropping down on my hand, it was started to rain. However, the atmosphere around was just fine to me. I hoped to stay for long, but I couldn't, otherwise my friend(s) might have wondered if they saw me there. haha... When I am depressed, I have God's consolation, softly He always try to comfort me, and restore me.

It was so glad to see the top 4 in the dance roadshow this afternoon, wow, danced so well. I couldn't stay for any longer because I needed to go back to work after my lunch time, but I've already satisfied, because I've already seen their dances respectively on stage. All the best for 4 of you at the final round.

New Sunday is coming, God, bless Your church. Revive Your People.

We Praise to Do Good.

Every day is a war, what is the war? Spiritual war, thinking war. Don't you feel the same?... And yet, every day is a grace. It is granted by God unconditionally. We have nose to breathe, the earth still fills with oxygen, we are survived! As we live, we should give thanks to God.

We don't praise God to feel good, but to do good.
-The Purpose Driven Life.

I like this words very much, of course, we will feel good when we praise God, it is very good. But the main reason is to "do good". This is how we response to His loving kindness.

I read a self-help book this afternoon, it was talking about habit, and when I skipped to the section of defining the bad habits, there was one of the classification reminded me, it was liked a knock hit on my head.
"Snooze the alarm clock several times in the morning before wake up from bed."
O God! This is bad habit. It was like a fresh water showering me. Then, only I realized, and I've decided to renew this. Get a change! Work it out. Yeah!

God is Good

There would be a fear when there is an uncertainty. God doesn't make it to bring confusion to me, I thank you to my God, He speaks to me when I am miserable, and don't know what to do. O Lord, You open my eyes, and give me strength. You are always my instant help. No one, but You.

Long time I didn't chat on msn with my friend, it was warm, and very happy to talk with friend tonight. Friendship is so precious! No man is an island, we cannot live without God, but some friends are so important to us. They are kind, honest, trustworthy and good listener.

Question to Consider:
What area of my life am I holding back from God?

Trusting God completely

Welcoming the new morning's coming. Woke up in the morning wasn't a good condition for me, I didn't sleep well last night... I was so hungry, and it aroused me from my dream, O God! .... :-( it has already been a long time I did not experience this. I couldn't stay for it. So I got up from bed and took some raisins, taste sweet in my mouth and it neutralized my hungriness. haha... it looked like funny, but pitiful actually. ...

Sleepless... I wasn't in a good condition today, I really dislike the problems I am currently struggling with in my career, I really really hope that I am able to get out of it now!! If only God allows it to happen. But I know that there is always a right time in which God is holding now. With faith, I should continue to put my trust on His righteousness. Anyway, whatever, everything is under His control, it is safe in His hands. When fearful thoughts come to attack me, and God, let Your powerful words be my shield, clothed me with Your love and courages. Grants me a peaceful mind, and May the power of Holy Spirit keeps me strong and strong. O Mighty God, I praise You.

"Trusting God completely means having faith that He knows what is best for your life."

- taken from the book of the purpose driven life.

We don't worship to please ourselves.

Thanks God! Day off! :-)
Today was a bit special to me. I swam 5 rounds in the morning pool after woke up from bed. Yeah!! And yesterday I jogged for 3 rounds after came back from work. Wow... I just think that if I continue to exercise my body every day, perhaps my body will become more healthier than before.

Normally, if there is nothing special, I prefer to stay at home to do my own stuff, it can be reading, cleaning, singing, guitar, self-studying...& some other possible matters. However, I went out this afternoon, I bought a book, namely Power Prayers to Start Your Day-Revitalize Your Prayer Life. In fact, I was thinking about the 365 days devotional book, classic edition. I hope to read something new at my routines to work and home. But at last I decided to buy the power prayers to start your day. I just hope re-establish my spiritual life, perhaps I need to start from "prayer", that was why God led me to buy this book. Well, I've gone through a little of it. Good!! May God bless my reading and learning.

Tonight my mood was becoming unstable & down... there was no other way better than silent myself down by listening to the song of God, singing to God, reading helpful words, for instances, Christian books, bible.

I summarized a conclusion below after I read the chapter of planned for God's pleasure in the book of purpose driven life tonight,

"We don't worship to please ourselves, but to bring glory & pleasure to our Creator."

It mentioned a lot about "worship", but I've got more attention on this. Sometimes we might be very moving by the songs we sang... but our motive is to bring glory & pleasure to God, O Lord, please correct our wrong behaviour of worship.

Poor in spirit

"Poor In Spirit, Rich, In God's Kingdom", (Matthew 5:3)
It is one of the 8 blessings of God. I got what Pastor tried to say this morning. But I just don't know how to express it comprehensively. Perhaps I didn't really get the full picture, but at least I comprehended the message. I just think that if spirit is rich, then people needs God's word no more. They don't have to seek for God anymore, since they are rich. However, they somehow need to understand that today whatsoever they have are granted by God. If they are rich, they would never know how to give thank to God. For instance, not even say thank you for meal. But exactly what is mean by rich in spirit? Do they feel contented in spirit even when they are rich? Does money buy them everything they want? However, we all know that money can't buy a family, money can't buy a love one, money can't buy a faithful heart!... Only the love of God can satisfy a poor spirit, God's love is amazing, & very wonderful.

It was right that Pastor said, poor in spirit stops you becoming proud. Blessed are those who are poor in spirit, for their is the kingdom of God. Money cannot last forever, but the kingdom of God, which is the resident of heavenly place.

It was so glad to call my parent tonight, but they were in a wedding dinner, not convenient to talk. Then, I called my sister, have good conversation. Thank God!

Life is Brief

It was so glad to see Jonathan Koh this afternoon, I greeted him, he was surprised, and shook hand with me, it was glad, he said, he can't remember my name, what's my name? It's okay, at least he remembered me in mind, but didn't know my name. He told me he was invited to be one of the judges for the songwriting competition tonight at xx church, (then, I only realized the announcement in the church bulletin this week) he invited me to go tonight, told me which church, asked me whether I know how to go or not....... I said, ya, I know. Haha... normally I know where it is, it is the church that I go every Sunday. But since I attend the English service, so, I don't get any much more detail information about it. By the way, due to certain reasons, I didn't go. Sorry. :-(

Life is brief, I must know my identity well... it was so good to read the book of purpose driven life. It did refresh my soul...Abba Father, Holy Spirit, thank you. Oh Lord, You are with me. You are wonderful.

Question to consider

Question to Consider:

Since I was made to last forever, what is the one thing I should stop doing and the one thing I should start doing today?

-taken from The Purpose driven life.

What is the thing that I want to change the most at this stage? The answer is undoubtedly more than one. God knows, and I myself know as well. If I still didn't realize, O Lord, Please open up my eyes right away! So that I can see the focus point rightly. I don't want to keep myself in a situation that would never edify and bring me growing progressively. Family, Spiritual life, Church Service, Church activities, Career, fellowship... O God! Have your mercy and love on me. Holy Spirit, keeps me strong. Wonderful God... You're wonderful... Stretches out Your powerful arm, helps me!

Fire the weapon of prayer! Be strong, Have as many passion as I can to strike for the good fight(s), stand firm on the right position, keep my eyes right to the focus target, Have faith, trust God!! Do Not at some time, but anytime, anywhere, whatever, Trust Him, and again, Remember, Trust Him with Faith & Prayer, always.

Trust The LORD!

Just another morning to start with. However, it passed so fast. One day, two days, three days, one week, two weeks... one month... two months... three months... It really scared me, as I'm getting older and older gradually. And I'm currently still facing my problems... I really hope to jump out of the circle surrounded as soon as possible.
Can I say, Purpose generates Hope, Hope establishes Patience, and Patience requires Faith. And Faith relies on trusting the reality of the existence of God.? make sense?

Thanks to God! Thanks to Hoy Spirit for reminding me from the daily mistakes made. O Lord, please re-correct me, restore my soul, grant me a peaceful mind and wisdom to deal with my daily work.

The opposition leader who was arrested yesterday was released this morning. May God preserves everything, and have control over the political movements of the country. God bless.

We want Peace and Justice.

It was raining in the morning while I was ready to go out to work. Weather wasn't good, and my umbrella also having a problem... oh God... It seems that now is really hard to get a very good quality umbrella. :-(

After lunch, suppose I was on the queue to wait for the calling of my number to pay for my bill. However, the difference was very high, it might have kept me waiting so long, so I decided to go to the Christian Bookstore nearby to spend some time there. I found some interesting books there, mostly were about the daily devotional, I felt like to buy, but instead of over-spending my monthly budget, I kept my desire in a hold, which meant I would take into consideration "next times". I left the store with a sweet smile exchange with the promoter, in my heart I said, sorry I didn't buy anything. Next times la. hahah... but but but... when I went back to check the queue, my number has passed... no way to pay except I'm going to take a new number again... so I decided to go, because the time to work has only few more minutes to come.

After work, I was on my way walking to the train station as usual. However, I saw 2 roads far in front of me were blocked by the Polices, all kinds of vehicle weren't allowed to use that ways, there were a lot of people, including many police officers and polices, as well as reporters gathering in within the surrounding areas. Oh God! what was happening? Demonstration? ... But somehow I also needed to go through that road to the train station, when I was going through, the atmosphere wasn't bad, which was under control... but all the people were facing to one direction... the building- Head quarter of Police.

Once I read the night newspaper tonight, then, only I knew what was happened! The opposition leader xxx was arrested this afternoon for questioning about a xxx case. Is this a political issue? People will always say, it's too complicated to talk about politics...... Let God judges and control, may God prevents any possible happenings that might bring no harmony and no peace to the society to be happened. O Lord, I ask for your mercy and love to the country and her nations.

Are we secure?

What had I dreamed about last night? hmm... I don't need to bother about it. I should put my focus in my real life. Every day seems to be so short... but it is 24 hours a day as normal. Busyness shouldn't cover us like a flood, but happiness. Isn't it?

Time is passing by so quickly, it will never turn back to you. Hope is future, living is present, haha... What theory is this? make sense? Do I talk about something to be odd? ......

A friend has worked out a brief proposal of their new launched financial planning product for me. Sometimes we may think that 5 years, 10 years... are very long period of day to wait for, however, in a view of different perception, actually it is very short. For the past few years experiences, it was firmed to prove that time passes by so fast, that we even cannot hold for any second.

And it recalls my memory, "Man proposes, God disposes."

Time isn't enough.

Day off!! Feeling so Good!!

I guess I did a lot of things today. However, sometimes I even couldn't remember what I've done in a day. Why am I becoming so forgetful already sometimes? I hope it was just sometimes only. I did some housekeeping work in the kitchen this afternoon, I used to clean and tidy up the kitchen all the time, and I've been monitoring this since the beginning of the year, I couldn't understand one thing, why my house-mates who are always cooked are all lazy to conduct the work of cleaning. Even though I've asked before to do so after cooking, but still the kitchen was either left unclean or lousily cleaned, and the kitchen still looked dirty. Oh ya, I shouldn't complain here, I've found a way to cope with it, I will continue to do the cleaning humbly, hopefully this can move their hearts, and one day they will have the initiative to clean up the kitchen fully without keeping it oily or still dirty, and I know for sure, definitely God will reward me in fair. Isn't it? Thanks God!

Anyway, I've got the enjoyment as well, because I enjoyed standing in the kitchen I cleaned. I really like that feeling of cleanness and tidiness. Yeah!!

I went out for bill payment this afternoon, the winds blew so strong, rain fell down﹐without using umbrella, I was exposed to the rain, oh no, headache a little, and thanks God! I was fine before long. I went home after shopped with some stuff.

Today I felt relax, but busy. I still didn't get the enjoyment of the day fully? Some more things need to do, reading & etcs. But time isn't enough. Do I have to be so busy all the time? I don't think so. Plan well, plan well. Ya, I need to plan well!!

Do we desperately want to be different?

Thanks God! No oversleep. I was able to attend the church service this morning. Surprisingly today was the baptism and membership transfer day. There were 16 people baptized and 5 transferred their membership to the church. Hallelujah!! To God be the Glory.

"Becoming Nothing."

This was the message of this morning, when I first read this message in the bulletin, I really couldn't get it. But when I referred to Philippians 2:5-8, I almost got it.

Pastor began with the question below,

"How to love other without sacrificing who we are?"

pondering......

I do agree the below messages:

" We are a culture of people who still don't know ourselves.

We don't like who we are.

We desperately want to be different. "

The reason is, we are not confident of our identity.

To be sure, our identiy are rooted in Him (God).

Pastor questioned again,

"Isn't it hypocritical to act as someone else?"

It's true.

Lastly, Pastor asked again, "How do we go to understand people?"

Answer: WE GO ALL THE WAY.

Final Question: Are you still willing to go all the way like Jesus to love other?

This is a challenge, isn't it?

We maybe very familiar to sing of the song, All The Way My Saviour Leads Me.

However, we still need to learn about it. Merciful God please guide us, and bless us.

Thanks God! I jogged for 2 rounds and walked for 1 round tonight. Exercise is good for health. Yeah!

Thank you to my faithful God

It was not easy to see through a person, however, time can reveal the ugliness of a person. I would never believe that someone who is to be well-received in the office dare to do something behind that is to hurt others in order to fight for better reviews in attempting to get himself promotion until I received the forwarding email of his complaints to my superior, and to make things worse, he was also cc the complained emails to the top management to catch for their attention. How embarrassing this is!! He is from another department. That is our department matter. This is not his job, this is my job, why should he silently reported to my superior and cc the email to top management. In fact, I'm currently monitoring and handling that issues, and are working well in coordinating with my superior concerning that matter, but why was this person doing such a digusting work!! He really showed no respect to me, I was very disappointed to what he has done. One of my Christian colleague also told me this wasn't the first times he did that way. But I appreciated to my superior, if she hadn't forwarded that email to me, I wouldn't never know the true. Office Politics, office battle, so ugly!! O Lord, thank you for taking care of me, I know you are preserving me at all time, please continue to show Your mercy and love. I ask for Your wisdom and mercy, so that I am wise enough to cope with everyday trials, and peacefully walk on every day journey.

Thanks God! It was so glad that I finally can return the PDA to my brother in Lord tonight, anyway, I've tried my best to solve the problem, and it was good to gather and have a "drink"(not a heavy beverage, we drink simple drink) together tonight. God bless!!

Life Lesson

It is the Lord who hold the every moment I walk. God is so real, He is the easy approachable God. His blessings never cease, and His mercies are new every morning.

Lunched with a friend this afternoon, he is one of my brother in Christ's elder brother, long time he has not been calling me. However, I'd always know about his motives, introducing financial scheme/product, and it was just ok to me as we're too a Christian, we're friend, we come from the same hometown. But, he always failed to make the deal. haha... therefore, I won't mention about the main conversation topic-the deal. But this times, it was something about "relationship", He has just got a new born baby girl few months ago, it was so good and glad to hear about that, however, he told me that after the born of their baby, her wife and he has started less conversation, and topic. And since then, the topic was usually all about their baby girl. Is this good or bad? I've no idea, but I think it'd be fine as long as they put God as their center focus. And we're always need to learn about how to handle/manage the new thing, new environment, new situation, new challenges... that we're now facing. May God continue to bless their marriage to be more beautiful with the new born baby. Cheer!


"If we wanted to change the situation, we first had to change ourselves. And to change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions."
- taken from the book of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful lessons in Personal Change, Stephen R. Covey.

I like the above mentioned when I read it tonight. Let's learn about it.

Be Strong

Life was so busy, covered me up like a big ocean, couldn't it stand far far away from me? Would all the surrounding stuff bring me any benefit? Of course, not all. But do I need to re-figure out its value in a way that I am free from it? Give a breathe!!

People feels vulnerable in their workplace, they are afraid of losing their job and earnings. So many times, they just do whatever tasks that have been assigned to them by the management/company, even though the task is an unbelievable and unreasonable requested new policy. They even have the right not to conduct that job under the protection of the law; they don't have to do that. However, because of the fear and insecurity of life, they just surrender and compromise to it. This is so true, it does happen in real life, and a very obvious example can be seen in my workplace, it's very sad to talk about this, but I'm thankful to God as I'm not afraid of taking the advantage of the right being as an employee should have and enjoy. Whenever it is, wherever I be, I'm protected and feel safe under His mighty hands, Hallelujah!!

We cannot be so weak, or else we will lose our way and right.

What Will Jesus Do?

Did not feel like to wake myself up this morning. I would rather continue to sleep than went out to work. It has been a long time I didn't get this sort of feeling. haha... I wasn't lazy, but tired. And of course, I went out to work this morning.

I received a notice letter from a bank last week, it was telling me that I was selected as a potential finalist to win up to RMxxxxxx in xxx magazine super contest, and within the next few days I would have received the contest invitation documents. And indeed, I've got all the relevant documents today. A lots of beneficial offers were to convince me. "Are this reliable? Can I trust them?" It was the question firstly came up on my mind, however, they all are renowned local bank and international magazine supplier. I think it is still can be trusted, it shouldn't be a fraud. All I need to do, is just say yes to the subscription, and send back all the required documents to them within the valid period of days. However, am I going to say "yes" to the offers? I just think that when it is viewed from another aspect of perspectives, it'll indirectly lead me into a gambling-kind game. Even though it is a contest, I pay for the subscription, and I'm qualified for the contest with the opportunity to win big cash, big prize or some other attractive gifts. Well, normally how people deals with this? I think that, mostly, people will use their own view to deal with it. But, what will Jesus do?

Which one should come to first?

"God doesn't play dice." - Albert Einstein
I read this in the book of the purpose driven life. Though I don't know who is Albert Einstein, but, I totally agree his saying. God doesn't play a dice in order to tell your destiny. He knows us very well, He can tell of every single details of our life, He plans well our life... like what has been mentioned in the book, I am not an accident.

Well, I think I've purchased too many reading materials... I've got to figure out a good idea to finish them all. That's the priority issue. Which one shall put to first? Which one should put to second...third...? Which one shall come together with the rest? Resources are overflowing... but time and energy are restricted. Oh ya, I've got to work the schedule out. O Lord, please remember this.

I received a call tonight, it was my brother in Lord, and it was about his wedding dinner, I am invited! haha... He has told me before about this "Red Bomb" attack. And now the time is near. He is going to bomb me, the invitation card will soon be sent out. Congratulation! Bro!

Choices

Day off. I long for today's coming. Because I want to take rest. Don't want to bother with my work anymore. That's it! However, a lot of incoming calls from the office all day. It just made me felt so embarrassing. All those calls would only make me felt tension. Damn!! Can't you all do me a favour?

Anyway, I was satisfied with what I've done today. It was okay! Thanks God! It's just the matter of time, you know what, 24 hours a day is somewhat not enough for me to do more things, who says God is not fair, and yet He gives everyone 24 hours a day. Well, this is something that we need to manage our time wisely.

There was a small gathering today, 4 of us secondary schoolmates joined by one's girlfriend were having our dinner in a standardized Chinese restaurant, the meals we ordered taste good! Hmm... well, we really have not been meeting up for a long long time. It was so glad to see each other, though I've thought of not joining, but eventually I still joined them, as I hope to see them. One is married, one is in dating stage, one will be getting marry soon & one, me..... still single. They've got their own achievements, and me, I have my own targets to accomplish as well...
Man will become older and older... since time is running on each and every day. If we are not smart enough, we'll be left behind. And one day, we all will have to face the ending line of life. Life is just like that? Then, What is the purpose driven life? Have God told you lately that what is the purpose driven life?
Well, I've found the answer.

Sleeplessness caused Oversleeping

Sleepless... tossed about in my sleep all night... so pity... I hate this to be happened, but it did happen to me. O my God, the alarm clock wasn't on, I set it last night, but I forgot to turn it on. I overslept myself(but I still didn't have enough rest), it was late... and I was unable to catch up with the Sunday Service, I didn't attend the church service this morning. I myself very disappointed... but I can't do anything... by the way, blaming myself is useless. Pray that it would never happen again.

Thanks God! I went down for jogging tonight after coming back from work. I have to do exercise, it is for my health advantage. OK, two rounds I jogged. It's fine. Keep on the efforts!!

Do I over protect myself?

Well, I think I am really very fond of reading, do I? I bought a book and a magazine after work tonight. It's the sales season now, and the sales has just started, I've got 15% off the price for that book. I've been knowing this book in either English version or translated Chinese version for more than a year, however, as the normal price is high, so it takes me a long time to consider the purchase, and it was finally ended up tonight. I've got it, "The 7 habits of highly effective people, Stephen R. Covey". Well, well, well, it's good! I think I like to read self help book.

Do mercy stand far away from us? There was a old lady sat beside me this morning, normally I came to sit the empty seat beside her, and was waiting for the train. At that time, she was talking with a young working girl beside her. In fact, it was nothing to do with me that what has she said to her, but the girl seemed like didn't want to bother her with much more words. And then, she changed her direction to left, which was my side, and began an attempt to chat with me. However, as usual I don't like to talk to a stranger. I just gave my nod to her to show that I got her words. Though I showed no interest to bother her, I still answered her questions, and listened to her too, but I didn't fully pay attention to her, the way she talked and acted, was a little bit like a mental person, or a beggar(a fraud)... I'm very sorry to say this... but I did pay my respect to her, while I was eating, I was also listening to her, she said her difficult situation and problems, talked like a friend, I felt sympathy to her, I prayed for her inside my heart. But I also beware of her motives, I don't know who is she, where is she come from,... should I trust what she said wholly, not all. But at least I didn't reject to response to her words, she asked for coins change, and I also did her favor willingly. ... I admitted to my sympathy to her, but I also built-up a wall in between she and I to protect myself. Is this the contradiction of man? We say, we want to spread love, but our love is so little.

Honor You, Lord.

When we have been so busy and tired for quite some times, perhaps, we need to do something to recharge back our energy and power. I am not talking about something that is to be so particular, or odd. But I am just trying to say about "exercise", I think I've been a long time didn't do exercise for my body. It was so pity. I just can't imagine... how can this be? ... Well, it reminded me to do exercise when I saw my house-mate coming back from swimming tonight. ... and I am thinking to do pilate, because I can do it at home.

I watch the dancing competition live show on TV every week recently, however, there will be two people being sent home every week, which is mean that they're defeated. I like to see the dances competition show, I think that dancing is so interesting, and people really can have fun, and it involves several kinds of dance, this is very challenging, though we're staying in a multi-racial country, we've different culture among the nations, but still we need to learn about it in order to do the great dance. And it is so tension to hear the judgers' comments and nervously wait for the result, I think it won't be easy, but if you're confident... you've got the talent, you do very well, so as doing very good coordination with your partner, and the most important thing is, there are many people supporting you, you've got a lot of supporters, they vote for you... then, you will win the prize.

It was so lovely, I enjoyed listening to the gospel music song, I sang, I prayed, I worshiped... my Lord, my God, He comforted me. Thanks God!

tired

Continuously two nights, I was suffering from the bitting of the mosquitoes, 1st night 2, 2nd night 2 as well. So bad!!! I wasn't in a good condition for this two days I think. But thanks God! He brought me through.

Life is busy now, but life shouldn't short of rest. And sometimes, when we're very tired, we may have no mood to do some more things. ... We may rather take rest than work on our tasks.

......

Man proposes, God disposes.

Day off. Thanks God! Good day.
I've got enough rest I think. As usual I stayed at home, but this times I decided not to prison myself at home... somehow I've got to free myself out of the house... this is to ease my mind, relax myself from everyday busy work, oh ya, I need to release myself from the stress I face. So I went out for shopping. I shopped for the necessities, then I found the price of several products have been raised. And one of the promoter told me the item I purchased will soon be marked-up. Indeed, the raise of the price of fuel last month has a great influence to the market of the country. It seems that many things have raised its price, and more will be adjusted soon. And as usual, people will be questioning, " Why our salary still has no increment? " Because it seems that everything is raising up their costs.

Since life has become more not easy, while I was browsing in the shopping centre there, I was reminding myself to spend carefully and wisely. Money is not easy to earn, but we can spend the monthly earning cash swiftly. This is something that we cannot deny. Thanks God! I felt good with my shopping this afternoon.

After shower, turned on the music, standing on the balcony, tossed my head to the sky, seeing the nature of sky, floating clouds, and the winds was blowing gently, and all this have made me feeling so good, and so relax. It was almost close to the hour of sunset. I really love that feelings. It was so enjoyable!

Man proposes, God disposes.
I found this tonight on the internet dictionary, I totally agree to it. As we can propose and plan many things for ourself, but at last, God will dispose as accord to His will and make all things working well in their own ways. Praise You God! Pray that we will surrender in the way You've designed for us.