住在你面前

連續幾晚睡得都不是很好。
無論如何﹐感謝主﹗明天是公共假日。可以休息。
今晚閱讀﹐有一句話說得很有意思﹐“最大的失敗﹐就是永不失敗。”
想想﹐世上的偉人有誰是沒有失敗過的﹐愛迪生發明電燈﹐難道沒有失敗過嗎﹖
失敗算什麼﹖也有另一句很有意思的話﹕走路之前﹐先學跌倒。


今晚看的聖經﹐又有這麼一句﹕義人必要稱讚你的名﹔正直人必住在你面前。(詩篇140:13)
“住在你面前” 很吸引我﹐這就是幫主同行﹐在衪的同在中﹐我活著。In His Presence, I stand.
How great is the blessings!!

Holiday mood

期待假日... holiday mood...

佳節消費﹐控制支出﹐得心應手﹐你做到沒有﹖

那天主日崇拜期間﹐有介紹福音電影<真的戀愛了Love is ...>, 之前在網頁上也看過此介紹﹐真的想看﹐不知道現在有沒有DVD得賣。And this evangelistic movie will be shown on March in the lower sanctuary of the church.
願有許多人出席﹐雖需要憑票入場。求主記念祝福。

什麼是生命的理由﹖

昨夜難眠﹐想到一些事情。...... 當你正覺得安逸的時候﹐災難就要降臨。什麼是“安逸”﹖不愁衣食住行﹐沒病沒痛﹐這就不已經是福了嗎﹖人在安逸的時候﹐究竟會有多關注/關心周圍的人與事物﹖昨天半夜才發覺有個家里播來的missed call。今早播電話予爸﹐尋問大姑病情﹐可是﹐未有訊息。...... 今晚﹐播電予妹妹﹐終於知道了﹐大姑抵不過中風的惡勢﹐走了。...... 聞之惡訊﹐在電話筒里壓抑內心傷感﹐與爸談了一些時候﹐叮嚀爸跟媽要小心照顧身子。...... 人死了﹐真的什麼都沒了嗎﹖....... 生命讓我反思﹐為家人禱告...... 想了一些東西......


中風﹐到底是怎麼一回事﹖之前﹐有位同事的父親也因中風不治。它有如此強殺傷力。今晚上網查有關中風的資料。

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甚麼是中風

中風指部份腦部細胞因腦部動脈「閉塞」或「爆裂」，腦細胞因得不到營養及氧氣而死去。

中風的成因

中風最常見的危險因素包括：

• 吸煙
• 高血壓
  
• 飲酒過量
• 肥胖
• 精神緊張
• 濫用藥物(如可卡因)

其他誘發性成因包括：

• 先天腦動脈瘤及腦血管異常
• 心臟病及其他血管疾病
• 糖尿病

中風的常見徵狀

中風患者事前通常沒有任何病徵，但當病發時會突然出現以下徵狀：

• 身體變得虛弱，臉部、手臂或腿部感到麻痺及/或顫動
• 說話不清或失去說話能力
• 視力模糊不清
• 頭部劇痛
• 行動不穩或跌倒

這些都是突發的急性病徵。如延誤診治，會造成嚴重的後果，減低康復的機會。

中風後的併發症

中風所造成的影響，主要視乎腦部受損的位置及範圍而定。中風可能會令患者永久喪失活動能力(如癱瘓)，甚至致命。

預防方法

你可透過以下方法確保心臟及血管健康，減低中風的風險：

• 不吸煙；
• 保持均衡飲食，進食低脂肪食物及減少進食含高鹽量的食物；
• 減少飲酒；
• 定期做適量的運動；
• 控制體重；
• 爭取充足的休息，避免精神緊張；
• 定期檢查身體，控制血壓的水平(最少兩年一次)。

文章取自香港特別行政區政府﹐詳細資料請參閱http://www.hkmenshealth.com/b5/healthline/stroke.asp
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今晚再看詩篇139。感覺很溫暖﹐主真的很奇妙可畏。真的。作為令我讚嘆﹗感謝主﹗Thanks be given to God.

人活著不是等死

Thanks GOD! Today is my off day. Finally I can take rest after a busy week.

Yesterday's sermon was "What is Our Communal Responsibility in The Midst Of Suffering?" (1 Peter 2:11-17) .
Notes taken:
1. Abstain from sinful desires (1 Peter 2:11)
2. Keep our behaviour above approach (1 Peter 2:12)
3. Submit to every human institution (1 Peter 2:13-17)
However, all authorities derive from GOD.
...... and when come across to this subject, Pastor encouraged brother and sister go for the unnoticed date of election after Chinese New year 2008. And Pastor John led us to pray for the existing government and so forth.
I still remember, we sing the song of "Majestic", who is our "Majestic"? And must acknowledge Him, preach of His name, worship Him, praise Him, my majestic-GOD.

乘著個人休假日﹐今午外出去shopping, because chinese new year is around the corner. I need to purchase certain things home. but within the 2 hours, I was unable to get what I wanted to buy. 前天看一套連續劇﹐講到什麼“購物障礙症”﹐ 真的有如此的病症嗎﹖不會吧。我想﹐沒買到東西﹐重要是要找出原因。知道是什麼原因﹐then, it's okay.

今晚與遠方教會友人談起旅程的事宜﹐想到真的很興奮。大家很久沒見面了。主里﹐我們都是一家人。在永恆的國度里﹐我們都有共同永不朽壞的居所。

今晚播電給妹妹﹐在醫院﹖得知一壞消息﹐大姑中風進了醫院﹐搶救。...... 禱告.....
今晚再次領會一個道理-- 當自己愈來愈年長時﹐身邊的長輩生存的時間也愈來愈減短。
生命其實是很短暫的﹐不是嗎﹖可是﹐信耶穌的人﹐人的生存對他們而言﹐人活著不是等死。他們乃有一個榮耀可夸的盼望--永恆--天家﹐那永不能震動的國度--新耶路撒冷﹐神﹑人居住的地方。有日﹐我會復活。主必再來。今年新春佳節回家﹐一定要找機會向家人傳福音﹐特別是媽。爸媽﹐您們辛苦了一輩子。。。

積極的力量

雖然昨晚工作到半夜﹐今早照常上班工作。好累~ but this is the discipline of working life.
感謝主﹗今日可以專注於自己工作范圍內的任務。雖然﹐今早也險遭一位上司指責﹐還好我清楚自己的過往處理過的事物﹐否則又白白挨罵。感謝主﹗

好興奮﹗so excited! My house mate colored my hair tonight, this is my first attempt for hair-coloring . So interesting. light brown.... haha... send photo to friend far apart, and get a good comment. haha... and thanks God! it was so glad to have good taste satay with my housemate(s) tonight.

今晚看書﹐有很好的一段﹕
“消極的心態﹐卻是心靈的疾病和垃圾。這樣的心靈﹐不僅排斥財富﹑成功﹑快樂和健康﹐甚至會奪走生活中已有的一切。”

個人非常同意這句話的含意。當讓積極左右你的行為。

My Comfort, My Strength

“耶和華啊﹐你已經鑒察我﹐認識我。”
“我坐下﹐我起來﹐你都曉得﹔你從遠處知道我的意念。”
“我行路﹐我躺卧﹐你都細察﹔你也深知我一切所行的。”
...... 詩篇139:1-3

在上帝的面前﹐我猶如一個什麼衣服也沒有穿的人﹐我也不能用什麼來隱藏我的一切行為與行事。在衪前沒有隱瞞。He knows me very well the most. He is my wonderful counselor, my comforts, my strength, my stronghold at every moment I need.

今晚到新建公司大廈warehouse工作, 實在累極。Why I went there to help? As it is not part of my job. 也不再是工作時間﹐也沒有格外overtime allowance, and moreover, it is far away situated. And that we still worked so late. 因為差不多人人都來幫忙﹐而我則從不曾在下班夜晚時間來幫忙﹐所以才來嗎﹖還個人情﹐或盡回一份力。我也不願再陷入gossip的陷阱里﹐那根本就是無益於事﹐有損於己。何必再瞎眼﹗主啊﹗求你幫助我。

若不是因為沒有交通工具﹐地方遠﹐我也不需要在半夜還要跟一班夜生活活躍的同事喝茶吃東西。還要被人取笑。算啦﹗主啊﹗幫助我。

前面是更美好一程﹐靠主力錚上游﹐不需要在意他人的眼光。

Seeking, Finding, and Appreciating God's Goodness

"Seeking, Finding, and Appreciating God's Goodness"
This is the sub-title of the book of Lord, I Need Your Blessing.
I seek, I find, I appreciate?
As what I understand,
I seek, because I need it.
I find, because I have to know how good it is, I should acknowledge it well.
I appreciate, because I know for sure, it is stand to reason.

It was so nice as I read part of the book at the LRT station, as well as in the train. I probably like this scripture very much, and it did encourage me like a fresh air I breathe in the morning.
"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. " Isaiah 40:31 kjv
It just so great to read this where my heart got moisten, and my mind got refresh.
Thanks God!

敬畏上帝

今早有點不想去上班﹐身子累﹐想多點休息。可是﹐還是穿了一身整齊的衣服決心上班工作去了。感謝主﹗哈哈。不料﹐到了公司﹐則被人笑了﹐因今日屬公共假日﹐可以穿較輕便的衣服工作﹐哈哈。扯平啦﹗我也曾經笑過人。上帝都是公義的。哈哈。連自己也笑自己了。

今日工作總算稱心﹐因為可以多做屬於自己崗位上當作的事務。感謝主﹗那麼﹐若不是的話﹐我就不感恩了嗎﹖埋怨嗎﹖...... 今晚回家的步行途中﹐心里面轉來一種思想意念﹐無論什麼環境﹐皆應該“學會知足”。有些哲理或許不認同﹐知足現壯﹐就難以給自己帶來突破與長進。我想﹐這也是﹐但是﹐我認為是心態與企圖問題。聖經里反映并告訴人﹐日光之下有什麼是可以給人長久滿足的呢﹖人自私﹑貪心...﹐遠離上帝﹐所以我想是心態與企圖問題。當敬畏上帝﹗Fear God!

今日午餐時間﹐在某大型書局略略翻閱一本書﹐講到一些anti-Christianity的理論﹐各國家政府所推行的一些政策﹐是不是都有在敵對主的教會并在協助宣揚黑暗的權勢呢﹖人們所講的宗教自由﹐真的是自由嗎﹖而人們所期待建造的和諧安寧快樂的社會﹐真的是如此嗎﹖

感動的歌聲

因為他那非常感動又悅耳的歌聲﹐我認識了他﹐曾經在去年底著名作家戴晨志講座會里看過這個片段﹐真的很感動﹐他名叫Paul Potts, 他不過是個mobile salesman,則成功贏得英國超級星光大道(Britain's Got Talent)的Winner,我聽了好多次﹐因為他的歌聲真的很動人。他唱得非常的棒﹗﹗人生有夢想的人﹐對自己有信心﹐有熱誠﹐有行動﹐夢想真的會實踐的。

"My dream is to spend my life doing what i feel that I was born to do. To sing opera." by Paul Potts

他演唱前曾說了這麼一句話﹐或許就沒人會瞧得起這番話﹐可是﹐在他未唱完前﹐已經贏得在場聽眾的掌聲與歡呼聲﹐3位評審員更是被感動了。


歌詞
Nessun dorma

Nessun dorma,
nessun dorma ...
Tu pure, o Principessa,
Nella tua fredda stanza,
Guardi le stelle
Che tremano d'amore
E di speranza.

Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me,
Il nome mio nessun saprà, no, no,
Sulla tua bocca,
io lo dirò
Quando la luce
splenderà.

Ed il mio bacio scioglierà il silenzio
Che ti fa mia.

Il nome suo nessun saprà
E noi dovrem, ahimè, morir, morir...

Dilegua, notte!
Tramontate, stelle!
Tramontate, stelle!
All'alba vincerò!
Vincerò!
Vincerò!



Giacomo Puccini
(1858-1924)

有希望的人生

雖然今日是休息日﹐今早起身起得早﹐因為要趕去出席受邀出席某家著名的國際IT公司主辦的“XX information on Demand conference”. 轉了三個站才抵達目的地。費時約一小時。好遠... 這次之行﹐主要是欲增加見聞與知識﹐可是﹐當發覺下午的agenda對自己未有多大幫助等因素﹐不想浪費時間﹐沒多久就離開﹐回程啦。感謝主﹗一路的祝福與保守。回到家已經是接近4點多啦﹗... 好累﹗小睡一會。

不知道怎樣的﹐今晚仍有一些感慨。但﹐我告訴自己要勇敢面對人生﹐這路是安全的﹐因為有主與我同在。今晚看英國超級星光大道的贏者的演員片段。真的很感動。人生即使平凡﹐也是充滿希望的﹐可以創造出燦爛未來。

Enthusiasm - Inspired by GOD

昨日收到一封“大利事”﹐出席不到他們倆農歷新年在家鄉的結婚酒席﹐則可以在這里參加他們倆的婚宴。哈哈。願主祝福這一對新人白頭偕老﹐見證主愛。

近來喜愛運動裝﹐前晚去shopping, I love those branded one, but price too high, finally I purchased myself a sweater which is affordable, I bought T-shirt, trouser. 今晚燙衣時才發現那件新購的工作T-Shirt有個小瑕疵。唉! It was my fault, because I didn't check at the new one first before I left. Just take it as a lesson.

I took a look at a self-help book in a bookstore at my lunch time, and again I found the meaning of enthusiasm is "inspired by God", nice to know this again. Because of "GOD".

Today I find it again, it is very good to cultivate a habit of reading every day, particularly read those "good " book(s). I agree. and will try to read more. May God bless me. I still have a lot of books in which I purchased previously need to go through. Must enjoy them. :)

I am in Your (God) Presence

So terrible. I continuously couldn't sleep well for several night. :-(
Coughing is harmful to health, particularly in my sleeping time. O Lord, heals me to be recovered from it quickly.

Thanks God! I am not late this morning...
In the praise and worship time this morning, the song with the word of "I am in Your(God) presence." caught my attention. I just think that most of the time, I will say "God is always there with me." "God be with me." I just realized that, I shouldn't be just know God is with me, but "I am in His presence." Perhaps the meaning might be similar, however, the understanding is more than that. I am not merely know that God is with me in passive, but "I am in His presence." It is now, and it is happening now and on. I should walk in His presence, and I am in His presence means that I am walking with Him now, and furthermore, this is true, it is not just an imagination. And if this happens at all times, why should I fear of the difficulties, trials, threats...? Just live in the truth, and I 'll be free, dwell in a peaceful mind.

This morning message is How to be a vibrant church? verse of reference:- Revelation 3:1-6
Pastor Eddie pointed out 5 diseases afflict delay church.
1. Spirit Anemia
-church lost passion to serve.
For this subject, we are taught the word - Enthusiasm is come from "En theos" , which means "in God." so good to understand this.
2. Acute Deli-gitis
-not dedicating to God.
3. Cancerous structu-ritis
-lack of training for the new generation of church. For example, when the pastor left, no one is able to lead the church.
4. Arthritic Komo-notus
-do not attend fellowship, do not join care group, no quite time...
5. Dysfunctional Relato-sis
-gossiping... say bad word about Pastor...

Listening to these... where am I? I asked myself silently...

A Step of Faith

要香甜的睡眠

“你們要稱謝萬主之主﹐因他的慈愛永遠長存。” Psalm 136:3

一個“累”字﹐休息-->睡覺。不好發夢。要寧睡到天亮。
Have Peace. Sleep tide.

耶和華慈愛永遠長存

“你們要稱謝耶和華﹐因他本為善﹔他的慈愛永遠長存。” 詩篇136:1

今日一整天都在公司的新建大樓工作﹐距離市中心需要10多20分鐘車程﹐該區屬於中上層階級人居住的地區﹐喜歡那地區一帶的生活環境--節奏不比市中心來得繁忙快速﹐可是﹐生活費則比較高。自己發覺一件事情﹐原來長久處於繁忙加快的工作環境中時﹐優閑的休息是需要的--所以要度假。哈哈。 期待Chinese New Year Holiday. :)

Busy and labor the whole day, feeling so tired. I must take good rest. :)

今日在外的工作﹐加增了自己的見識﹐是好是壞呢﹖凡事感謝主﹗Because He is holding my every tomorrow, let my every step be a step of faith to Him. Amen :)

行事為人當與所蒙召的恩相稱

What is the message of tired?
This is the to tell you that you may need to take a good rest. Isn't it? And yet, sometimes we just can't take too much rest. Because we don't need that much. haha...
休息就是為了要走更長的路。累了﹐就是想要休息。
今早帶著疲憊身軀去工作﹐因為昨夜睡不好。然而﹐my soul still can rest on His shoulder.
今日領會與提醒﹐就是﹐“行事為人當與所蒙召的恩相稱。”
不好的性情很難改進嗎﹖不會的﹐因為在上帝﹐凡事都能。主恩夠用。改進少﹐或許就是禱告的缺乏與決心。不然﹐就是I take it not that serious. This is what does not please God! How can I not serious? How can I not pray? Oh Lord, rebuild me, open my eyes, renew me as I pray for my weaknesses to You. Have Faith! Have Peace in mind. Amen.

"Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely." Psalm 135:5

No matter in what situation we are, Praise the Lord, Sing praises to Him, these are what have been told. O Lord, You're wonderful God.

思恩路

曾經用心懂得愛惜你
以你為首樂意見證你
也許我未能做得最好
求你赦免願討你喜悅

一生時日也未能測知
然而生命時間在你手
人生每路段不是偶然
精心安排是你愛策劃

難料人生幽谷與水火
經歷心酸痛苦力難走
曾說跟隨到底成為難
然而你是我力我君王

患難難勝剛強與堅持
因有主愛 恩典與憐憫
不受一切時事的限制
人生全程激勵我奔走

人生苦難難比十架路
這路為人千萬的祝福
人縱然失信偏行己路
但主愛到底配得跟隨

醒悟人本不配主救贖
但主願降卑以愛就近
血流受苦受死也甘心
這愛難測震撼全宇宙

這愛實在感動人希奇
深深安慰千萬人的心
難想有人願為主癲狂
一生奉獻也不覺後悔

十字架路這就是愛了
心慚愧蒙羞因有軟弱
這愛無條件無價無比
喚醒釋放心靈的鐵鎖
叫我警醒不做糊塗人

生活就是學習

真的不明白。休息日睡不長久﹐今早要工作﹐則充滿睡意﹐不願起床。為什麼不時會這樣﹖生活緊張嗎﹖心不夠平靜﹖... 今早有一種想法﹕活在什麼時段﹐就該做什麼時段當做的事情。只是想法有點矛盾﹐覺得不是絕對性的。然而﹐聖經里則有此話的對照﹐- 然而我們走到什麼地步﹐就當照著什麼地步行。是吧。。。



The Chinese New Year is soon coming, I took 2 pictures today and put on the blog tonight. Just to feel the atmosphere of Chinese New year... HaHa....


"Lord, keep my attitude in check today." I like this words. It's true, I need to check myself every day, and be humbly come before God in prayer. Life is always a lesson to learn. This is what I need to improve.

The verse reminds me,
"Do all things without murmurings and disputings..." Phil. 2:14

惟靠上帝成事

雖然今日是休息日﹐可是﹐清晨就醒了﹐睡不好。感覺也辛苦的﹐因為休息欠佳。

“ 若不是耶和華建造房屋﹐建造的人就枉然勞力﹔若不是耶和華看守城池﹐看守的人就枉然警醒。”
詩篇127:1

做任何事都在於主的手與應許。沒有衪的involve, everything seems to be void. Perhaps, yes, there can be some results, but it cannot last forever.

下午外出去走走﹐真的好快﹐華人農歷新年要到來了﹐剩下約一個月都不足的時間。想到回家鄉﹐心里是格別歡喜﹐因為可以與家人團聚﹐然而﹐歡喜的另一角﹐則存有著一股壓力與愁煩﹐每年不都是那樣的嗎﹖It's ok, just be fine.
外出回家的時候﹐又是下著綿綿的大雨﹐冒著雨﹐用著一把小型雨傘﹐擔心的就是在走回家的那一小段的路徑里﹐成了落湯雞。還好﹐感謝上帝﹗我不至於那樣糟。

今晚有句話看了很窩心的﹐“ 條件不好的人﹐一定要比別人更加勤快﹐勤能捕拙。” 此話是真的﹐做人要積極向上﹐更何況是信獨一大能的真神。


今日語錄﹕再思-好好運用時間﹐創造美好的自己﹐成為人的福氣。

How many people have you led to Christ last year?

I slept not well last night, because I was coughing occasionally. But Thanks God! I was managed to attend the Sunday Service this morning. I was so thankful for the Lord's Supper. Thanks GOD!! And this reminded me of the sacrifice of God's only son-Jesus, the salvation, Hope of life... etcs
Oh Lord, Your love is indescribable, so wonderful, so perfect...

"How can we be spiritually mature in the midst of suffering?" (1 Peter 2:1-10)
This is the topic of the message this morning. There are 3 steps,
1st. We need to realize our need for the word of God.
It is the word of God which causes us to grow to maturity. I'm absolutely agree this. A Christian must have a quiet time with God every day, particularly in the morning.
2nd. We must realize our firm foundation. (1 Peter 2:4-8)
Jesus is my firm foundation, He is the living stone.
3rd. We must realize our message of hope. (1 Peter 2:9-10)
Christians are a "Royal Priesthood".

There was a message that made the assembly suddenly kept in a silent mode atmosphere for a while, and I myself too. Pastor asked us,

"How many people have you led to Christ last year?"

After the question, the hall of the church in which we all seated in was in a sudden silent. It was so silent for a while. We all know what the problem is... our merciful God is talking to everyone respectively.

And Pastor John encouraged with the saying of "Don't hold back and continue to be silent about Jesus this year."
This is true. We should preach of His name, love..... bear good witnesses. For He had done the great thing for us. Amen.

It was so glad to receive call from my sweet home tonight. Thanks God! I have had a good conversation with my younger sister, mom and dad. May God bless you all. Have Peace. :)