God is love

Reputation vs Character...

2009-10-31T15:32:00.000+08:00

Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us...Romans 5:3-5, NIV

I have recently been reading through the book of Proverbs. I realised how, over the years, I have taken many of the proverbs as promises. However, the proverbs are not promises. They are words of wisdom. Many of them are truths about human behaviour and clearly show the principle of sowing and reaping. In essence the proverbs are instructions as to how we should live, given in the form of commands.

Many of the proverbs speak of the importance of character that is esteemed far above reputation. On our daily news we hear of prominent people who, through corrupt behaviour or slanderous statements about them, have lost their reputation. In the eyes of others they have fallen from grace and not lived up to their reputation.

We all have a reputation – it’s what other people think of us – what we appear to be to them. Some people work hard to defend their reputation and often create a false image of what they really are.

God’s not concerned with our reputation. He’s deeply concerned about our character. Character is what God knows us to be. Character doesn’t just happen. It develops out of daily choices as to how we live our lives - godly choices, that become a way of life, whether good or bad.

God sometimes chooses suffering to develop our character. The hard times prove what we really are on the inside. They develop perseverance as our eyes are on Jesus and not the circumstances engulfing us. Character can’t be divorced from endurance. It grows from a daily walk with God.

When we recognise that we’re accountable to God it shapes the decisions we make – character- forming decisions, relying on His faithfulness and the conscious daily knowledge that He’s always with us. Whether we feel it or we don’t feel it, His presence never leaves us.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, please help me to trust You today and every day. Whatever others may think of me, You know me as I am. Help me to make daily choices that honour You so that pleasing and honouring You becomes my way of life. Thank You for Your promise that You will never leave me nor forsake me. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Taken from Seeds of the Kingdom

Don't give up, as God still knows better than we do..

2009-10-02T15:46:00.000+08:00

I thought I did what's right
I thought I had the answers
I thought I chose the surest road
But that road brought me here
So I put up a fight
And told you how to help me
Now just when I have given up
The truth is coming clear

Chorus 1:
You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
For You know better than I

If this has been a test
I cannot see the reason
But maybe knowing
I don't know is part of getting through
I tried to do what's best
But faith has made it easy
To see the best thing i can do
Is to put my trust in You.

Chorus 2
For, You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
For You know better than I

Coda:
I saw one cloud and thought it was a sky
I saw a bird and thought that I could follow
But it was You who taught that bird to fly
If i let You reach me
Will You teach me.
(Repeat Chorus )

For, You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
I'll take what answers you supply
You know better than I

The True Eternal Faithful Unchanging Love

2009-10-01T12:22:00.002+08:00

Now Hollywood wants to make you think they know what love is.
But I'm a tell you what true love is.
Love is not what you see in the movies.
Its not the ecstasy, its not what you see in that scene
you know what I mean? I'm telling you right now, true love is sacrifice.
Love is thinking about others before you think about yourself
Love is selfless not selfish. Love is God and God is love.
Love is when you lay down your life for another
Whether for your brother, your mother, your father or your sister
Its even laying down your life for your enemies,
That's unthinkable, but think about that
Love is true
Think.

Chorus
I'll put you in front of me
So everybody can see
My love, this is my love
I know that I'll be alright
As long as you are my guide
My love, this is my love

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast
It is not proud. Love is not rude, it is not self-seeking
It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs
You see love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, it always perseveres
Love never fails. Love is everlasting
Its eternal, it goes on and on, it goes beyond time
Love is the only thing that will last when you die
But ask the question why? Do you have love?

Chorus
I'll put you in front of me
So everybody can see
My love, this is my love
I know that I'll be alright
As long as you are my guide
My love, this is my love

There is no greater love than this than he who lays down his life for his friends
Now are you willing to lay down your life for your friends?
You're probably willing to lay down your life for your mother
your father, or your best friends
But are you willing to lay down your life for even those that hate you?
I'm going to tell you who did that
The definition of love is Jesus Christ. He is love
The nails in his hands, the thorns in his brow
Hanging on a cross for your sin my sins
That is love he died for you and me while we still hated him
That is love
God is true love, and if you don't know this love
Now is the time to know, perfect love

Chorus
I'll put you in front of me
So everybody can see
My love, this is my love
I know that I'll be alright
As long as you are my guide
My love, this is my love
(repeat)

On the water or sink?

2009-09-30T15:05:00.004+08:00

This is a short real interesting story in the Bible...

And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.
But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”
And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.”
So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous,he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Can you imagine that? A human walked on water before!! This is none other than Peter. He was amazed and overwhelmed by Jesus walking on water, that his attention, thoughts, heart and desire was drawned towards walking on water as well. So much so, at one word from Jesus, "Come", Peter actually walked on water.

But when his attention shifted to the wind that was boisterous, what happened? He became afraid, and that was the time he sank!

What a difference it can give between looking at Jesus and looking at the wind (the problems and challenges we face). The former enabled him to walk on water, the latter cause him to sink.

It is the same with us. How many times in our life that we sink together with our problems and not knowing how to come out of it or how to solve it? I need not define problems. As long as it is something that cause heaviness and uneasiness in us, somehow slows us down, or drag us..worry us.. it is problem.

However, sinking together with the problems is not God's way. It is most of the time our decision to sink with it.

But it is not the end, my friend. Peter cried to the Lord to save him and the Lord stretched forth His hand and caught him. Imagine if Peter didnt cry out to Jesus for help. Dear friends, we can always seek God for help and solution. His promise is always there for us.

Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Some people will ask me, "How do I know whether it is the promise from God?" Well, it is very simple, know Jesus, know His words and you will find out;)

Therefore, let us do not lose heart when we face problems, learn to look at Jesus, pray, search the promises from His Word. Then, it is important that we do not doubt the promises of God. Jesus told Peter, "O you little faith, why do you doubt?" Do you have doubt concerning certain goodness and promises of God? Place your trust in Him and sooner you will realise He has got hold of you and you are no longer sinking.

In the midst of sinking, we have a choice to not to sink.

So, see you ON THE WATER, my friend! =)

Thought: There was a ship at sea in time of storm. The passengers were in great distress. After a while one of them, against orders, went up on deck and made his way to the pilot. The seaman was at his post of duty at the wheel and when he saw the man was greatly frightened he gave him a reassuring smile. Then the passenger turned and went back to the other passengers and said, “I have seen the pilot and he smiled, ’All is well.’” When our small boat of life is storm-tossed and our hearts are fearful, we may push through the storm to our Pilot who is standing at the wheel, and when we see His face we shall know that all is well...Robert Louis Stevenson

Feed yourself

2009-09-18T15:37:00.003+08:00

If we were to take all the advice on nutrition that’s offered us by the media, we would be changing our diet all the time! There’s so much information about what’s good for our health and what foods we should avoid. Some of the advice is sensible, but much of it has the effect of giving worry and making people become preoccupied with diet. There are also lots of information in the Facebook's quizs and advertisements, Yahoo, MSN, various search engines, blogs, n etc as how to improve our life, however none give you everlasting assurance and life within.

However, all these aren’t the main source of life and health for us. Jesus reminds us in Matthew 4:4 that ‘man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’

God’s word is living and active (Hebrews 4:12), and as we feed on it God’s able to impart life to our spirits through His Spirit. He’s able to speak to us through the Bible, with words of love, encouragement, guidance, and correction.

Listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body. Proverbs 4:20-22, NIV

These verses from Proverbs tell us that the benefit of God’s word isn’t only spiritual. It also brings health to a man’s whole body. As we receive His word into our spirits, life and health flow through into our whole being.When the people of Israel were wandering in the desert, God instructed them to collect manna for their food (Exodus 16). They were to go out early in the morning each day to gather what they needed. That is an important principle for us. We need to be feeding daily on God’s word, which will nourish and sustain us physically as well as spiritually.

How healthy is your diet?

Prayer: Lord, please forgive me for the times I’ve been preoccupied with physical food and media food and I’ve neglected to feed on the spiritual food that will nourish me completely. Please speak to me as I read Your word, and bring Your life and health to every part of me through it. Amen.

Always Abounding

2009-09-08T02:33:00.002+08:00

Do you get tired? Discouraged? Burned out? Feel like giving up? Of course! All Christians do sometimes. Here's the verse which helps when you feel overworked and underappreciated:

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. -- 1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJV)**

My beloved brethren. The Apostle Paul addresses us as family-- brothers and sisters. Christians are part of a family that cares deeply for one another. The church is the visible expression of that caring love. And though we sometimes feel alone, we belong to the family of God. And though we sometimes are hurt by people in the church, we still belong to the family of God. Remember, we are all imperfect when Christ chose to save us.

Be ye steadfast, that is, don't always be moving around. When I worked at GCC last time, I remembered taking care of children that seemingly has an ever-increasing energy. They talked non-stop, they played with the food, they tickled other children, they snatched other children’s food or toys, they kept running to where all the instruments are and played around with the small guitars, drums… Oh, these made me really OUT-OF-CONTROL.

"Be steadfast" means "be stable," "be firm." The Greek word alludes to sitting in a chair rather than pacing around--"fixed." IN-CONTROL

Unmoveable, means "not to be moved from its place." Perhaps people have called you "stubborn." Now you can be stubbornly opposed to God's will. That's bad. But you can be stubbornly, doggedly devoted to God, so that circumstances and people don't distract you from Him. That's good. Call it persistent, call it faithful.

Always abounding in the work of the Lord. The word translated "abounding" means "exceeding a fixed number or measure," "over-and- above." Some people do what is expected. After they had done what is expected…”gao tim!” Others, out of love, go far beyond that. Even to sacrifice their time, energy, emotion, money and rest. Their lives pour out and overflow. You may ask, "Doing what?"

The work of the Lord, is the answer. "Work?" "Hmm..well well well…who don’t work?" you say. "I work five or six days a week. When I get home I just want to rest!" That's understandable.

Do you have any loafers at work? You know, loafers are people who only do the minimum, and only that if the boss is around or it is approaching year-end bonus. And who takes up the slack? You and the other hardworking workers.

God's work is the same. Just a few of the ways we do His works, build His kingdom here on earth, populate your community with His gospel, bearing good testimonies to your folks and friends, to teach our children about Jesus at home and at children church. We serve as an usher or worship team or etc on Sundays. We encourage those believers who are down. We make a meal for a family when one of the parents is sick. We hear problems of brothers and sisters in Christ, and then try our best to support them in prayer of word of encouragement. A church is a caring body. But when loafers don't pull their part of the load, it falls on others to do.

My sister, my brother, this is a word for you: be "always abounding in the work of the Lord." Always. Over-and-above.

Knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.Some people hate washing dishes because more dirty dishes magically appear over night. Sweeping and vacuuming are the same way. Things never stay clean. Someone is always tracking dirt on your carpet. Is there no end? You get discouraged when there is no end. It's only when you consider the option that you just take out your vacuum cleaner and clean it once again.

Your wife may not keep track of how often you change the spark plugs. Your husband has no idea of how often you have to dust. At times, your good action and deeds are unnoticeable by people, and your little weakness & imperfection is greatly noticeable by people. Sad? Yes. But hey, we are still one family in Christ. And you know what, God keeps track of our faithfulness in His work. He sees us serving Him when no one else sees. And seeing us hanging in there brings joy to his heart. Our Christian service is not done in vain for three reasons:

1. Christ's kingdom is built on your service, stone upon stone, act of kindness upon teaching the youths on Saturday, serving refreshments upon spending time with a grief-stricken believers, preparing teaching for your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, visiting those who need Jesus, praying for your members or leaders without them complementing you, noticing someone that need encouragement and you go and encourage them, etc…
2. Seeing your faithful service brings joy to God's heart.
3. God will reward you for your faithfulness, even when no one else sees. His ledger book/diary gets fresh notations every time you serve Him. In a word, your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Yes, I get discouraged and so do you. But God keeps bringing us back to this verse to buck us up and help us to see the importance of faithful service. Don't give up. Your labor in Christ is not in vain.

Paper Crown

2009-09-03T13:27:00.003+08:00

Daily Devotional from Seeds of the Kingdom

Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises loving-kindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,' declares the LORD. Jeremiah 9: 23-24, NIV

You may not be shocked to discover that the local Salad & Sushi Bar wouldn't be my kids favourite place to eat! No, they prefer the more 'royal' option... Burger King! First, there's the complimentary toy which always causes the greatest enthusiasm. Secondly, there's the staple 'kid friendly' menu of chicken nuggets, fries and soda. Lastly, to seal it all off, there's the free cardboard gold crown you can wear as you eat your meal!

My kids love nothing more than wearing their crowns. They take turns issuing decrees and commands, and generally revelling in their newly self-appointed position of splendour as they boss each other around.

On returning home and emptying the car of the empty bags and, now discarded, paper crowns, I was reminded of how similar these fake crowns are to the ones we can wear on our own heads as Christians.

How easy it is for us to boast in our own cleverness and works. We can so easily wear crowns (appointed by ourselves) that reflect our service to the Lord, or our faith, or even our humility! Revelling in our own self-appointed splendour, we build ourselves paper thrones on which to sit. Before long we begin to pass cheap judgment and criticism on the lives of the people around us.

I would encourage you today to look at your own heart and ask God to show you any paper crowns you may be wearing. Lay them down at His cross and ask Him to destroy the cheap thrones where you've sat and passed judgment on others.

As we lay down the crowns bought with our own achievements and good deeds, and turn our eyes instead to the One who deserves all glory and praise - only then can we wear the true crown of splendour that He designed. This crown boasts only of who He is!

Prayer: Lord Jesus, I'm sorry for the pride and arrogance there has been in my heart. Lord, I'm sorry for the cheap judgements I have made about other people, when only you see the true heart of all men. Help me to take my eyes off myself and instead keep them on You. To You be all the glory and all the praise in my life. In Jesus' Name Amen.

Not of This World

2009-09-02T12:11:00.002+08:00

From Kenneth Copeland Ministries - daily devotion
Years ago the devil started a rumor. He told a few Christians that as long as they lived in the world, they had to suffer as the world did. He told them they had to share the diseases and the defeat, the poverty and the failure of those around them.

It was a crafty lie--and it worked. Believers accepted it and began to spread it among themselves. You may have even heard it yourself. If so, I want to help you put that rumor to rest today. I want to help you get the facts straight once and for all.

You see, despite what you may have heard, health, prosperity and victorious living aren't concepts some comfort-hungry believer selfishly dreamed up. They are God's ideas.

You may say, "That sounds good, but we've got to be realistic. We live in a world that's full of problems. And as long as we live in this world, it seems to me we're going to have our share."

Yes, that's true. Even Jesus said, "In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration." But notice, He didn't stop there! He went on to say, "But be of good cheer-- take courage, be confident, certain, undaunted--for I have overcome the world.-- I have deprived it of power to harm, have conquered it [for you]" (John 16:33, The Amplified Bible).

Most believers don't have any trouble believing the first part of that verse. They know all too well how many tribulations, trials, distresses, and frustrations surround them. But they're less certain about the last part. They haven't yet experienced for themselves exactly what Jesus meant when He said He had deprived those things of power to harm them.

Why not?

Because they're still living as though they're part of the world.

But, listen. Jesus said you and I are to be "sanctified," or separated from the evils of this world. How? Through the Word of God! (John 17:17).

The Word of God will separate you from the world. His Word will set His dream for victory into motion in your life. If you'll receive it and believe it, speak it and act on it, that Word will set you apart from those around you. It will take you from trouble to triumph again and again.
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Scripture Study: John 17:1-17

Great Secret Place

2009-09-02T01:48:00.000+08:00

31st August 2009, Kuala Lumpur: It was a great 'A Day In The Secret Place' at TVS, Subang. Pastor's teaching was so eye-enlightening and the Words of God really refreshes my soul and spirit. They give me a lot of understanding and wisdom to carry on with my life.

Pastor David reminded us that we are born for such a time as this.. (what Ps.Dennis had taught us during church camp). Yeah, guys...let us not forget that all of us are born for a purpose and destiny. Sometimes in the midst of walking the journey of our life, we may fall, we may be hindered, but don't worry, God wil uphold us with His strong arm.

BUT, you know what, as God will always uphold us, it takes us to choose to look at His strong arms rather than our wounded knees. I know at times the pain can just usurp all of our attention, but it will end with no gain, but more pain. Friends, we can certainly decide on something that can gain us rather than pain us even more, can't we? Being the survival-conscious human, we ---> certainly can choose the better one. Choose gain not pain. Having God is the greatest gain ever!

Isaiah 41:10 God says, "Fear not, for I am with you: Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. I wil uphold you with My righteous right hand."

Ps.David also reminded us about Queen Esther. Are you interested to know her story? Grab your bible and turn to the book of Esther =D

We had a victorious prayer drive as well. Bible says when two or three pray together, there will certainly be the breakthrough. Therefore, breakthrough is coming guys! :)

In the future, when you are tired and lonesome, and feel like you want nothing else but a peace of mind and a soothing feeling, just come to 'A Day In The Secret Place'.

God is the greatest gain!

See you~ God bless ya!

2009-08-10T16:43:00.000+08:00

When Bible talks about love will grow cold in this end times, what does that really mean? Thinking about my childhood, there were so many relational activities going on, playing "masak-masak", doctor-and-patient, "jumping aeroplane", ropes, chase-and-catch, throwing stones, etc. All these require communication and laughter together. Relationship was so real back then. There was no problems to express who you really are and how you really feel on the inside. When you were angry, you showed it at your face. When you were happy, you laughed together with the rest.

Life has indeed changed tremendously, you like it or not, everyone is in the world of technology. Gadgets and computers..you are an alien if you live without them! Walking passed Starbucks or any dining places with wi-fi, you will see groups of friends hanging together, sitting together with smiling faces, however, each smiling at their own laptop. Some were chatting via msn though they were actually sitting opposite each other on the same table. Nowadays, I realise it is so difficult to understand the true feeling of people. People with smiling faces may not be that happy. People that look smart may be broken in their heart. People that look rich may be owing a lot of credit cards loan. Sometimes I wish I could be like God, looking into the very intent of the heart, bypassing all the masks that people are wearing. But I know I can't.

Love has grown cold. No matter how much people chatted via msn or facebook, that cannot be compared with spending time with the real person, face to face. However nowadays, many young people spend most of their time playing games, surfing net, facebook-ing, msn-ing, twitter-ing, etc... They didn't know deep in their heart is the desire to be understood by someone. Desire to be cared and loved someone. We will be satisfied just for a moment by reading people's comment in the facebook, receiving some flowers n hugs in the facebook, but that cannot be compared with real relational touch and real communication.

God designed us to be relational. Worship is relational. God and human is a relationship. The world has been taking away the meaning of real relationship gradually. The world is shaped in such a way to cause human to grow cold in love, hence don't comprehend the meaning of love & relationship. I hope if you are reading this, and you know you are longing for a real relational touch, you can come to God. He is the source of relationship. No one else can truly understand you more than God. No matter how many people write on your facebook's wall, no matter how long your list of friends are in your msn, no matter how many people visit your blog and drop you a message, you will still NEVER BE SATISFIED. Trust me, I know it! Whether you know God or not, you need God. Go and find a nearby church and attend every Sunday, with that longing in your heart..you will sure find that something that can truly satisfy you. No amount of travelling can satisfy you. No food can satisfy us. Only the Creator, who creates us with the capacity of love & relationship. He Himself is love and relationship.

Another thing, if you are drowned in the net with pornography (which is so accesible via internet nowadays), and you feel so bad about it that you feel you are a "double-person", and you want to stop it as it is damaging your life, I highly recommend you to visit this website www.porn-free.org. Click and read everything that you can and you will be helped. Remember, don't be ashamed now cause no one knows you are having this problem. No one knows you are reading this. You need help? Just do it. Let your will be strong to deal with it. God loves you..so much so much...

My prayer is: Everyone can find their purposeful meaning of life, which initially that is what God wants us to be. May all the hindrances be pushed away and in Christ, we will all find hope again. All the best :)

2009-07-28T20:20:00.000+08:00

Verse 1
There is a love that I know
Strength for the weak and the broken-heart
My Shepherd and King, I find you within me
For You Are Here

Verse 2
You carried the cross for the world
Gathered the lost and the fatherless
My Shepherd and King, I find you within me
For You Are Here, my Lord forever You Are Here

Chorus
In this place, You Are Here
By Your mercy, I draw near
In my heart, take Your place
You Are Here

Verse 3
Your word is the light of the Earth
Your glory resounds in the universe
My Shepherd and King, I find You within me
For You Are Here, my Lord forever, You Are Here

Bridge
The same power that conquered the grave lives in me, lives in me!
Your love that rescued the Earth lives in me, lives in me!
The same power that conquered the grave lives in me, lives in me!
Your love that rescued the Earth lives in me, lives in me!
You Are Here
You Are Here

A Healthy Dose of Love - fr Kenneth Copeland

2009-07-10T14:35:00.000+08:00

"Love...is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it--pays no attention to a suffered wrong."
(1 Corinthians 13:4-5)

Walking in love is good for your health. Did you know that?

It's true! Medical science has proven it. Researchers have discovered that hostility produces stress that causes ulcers, tension headaches, and a host of other ills.

Now when you think of hostility, you may think of the type of anger you feel when something serious happens. But according to the experts, that kind of thing isn't what causes the worst problems. It's the little things: when the dry cleaners ruin your favorite outfit, for example. Or when the cafeteria lady puts gravy on your mashed potatoes after you've specifically told her not to. Sound familiar?

Just think how much stress you could avoid by being quick to forgive, by living your life according to 1 Corinthians 13 and not counting up the evils done to you. Imagine physical and emotional benefits of living like that!

If you've allowed yourself to be habitually bound by hostility, that may sound like an impossible dream, but it's not! Because as a born-again believer, you have the love of God inside of you.

If you'll yield to that love, it will set you free. Remember when Jesus called Lazarus forth from the grave? He was alive but still bound in the grave clothes. Jesus commanded the bindings to be loosed so that Lazarus could be free to walk.

Jesus wants that same kind of freedom for you. So get into agreement with Him. Say to those deadly habits that have you bound, "In the Name of Jesus, loose me and let me go! I'm putting hostility, unforgiveness and selfishness behind me. I'm going on with God. I'm going to live the life of love!"

Remember: It doesn't take a medical miracle to turn your life around. All it takes is a decision to yield to the force of love. Do it today!

Show me the Path

2009-07-10T13:26:00.000+08:00

This is the devotional from Seeds of the Kindgom...
Show me the path that I should walk O Lord. Point out the right road for me to travel. Lead me by your truth and teach me for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.
Psalm 25:4-5, NLT

There's a TV show in the U.S. that Andy and I really enjoy watching. During the show a group of contestants compete in various games to win prizes and privileges for their particular team.

One of the games they play involves a team member being blindfolded and having to navigate an obstacle course to a final destination. The blindfolded person has to rely on just one team member (a navigator), who is given a bird's eye view of the obstacle course, shouting out instructions. To watch the blind-folded team member struggle to hear their navigator's voice whilst dodging the obstacles is great fun - especially when there are three or four teams all competing at once.

The outcome of the game depends very much on the character of the person who's blindfolded. Sometimes you get blindfolded contestants who're just so desperate to win they don't even try to listen to their navigator. They just steam on ahead, tackling whatever comes their way, and usually end up causing themselves all kinds of harm. Other contestants may spend so much time standing still and trying to listen to the navigator and ensure that they're hearing right, that they never actually move. I think the wisest contestants (who often end up winning!) are the ones who tentatively step forward using their feet and hands to judge what's ahead while straining to hear the instructions of their navigator.

When I look back on my Christian life, there have been times when I've been like these contestants. It's as if I've been blindfolded and can't see the path that's ahead for me. It's a vulnerable and scary time, even though I know I'm on the path that God set for me. How amazing though that my Navigator, the Lord Jesus, sees the whole picture, and His directions are perfect. He guides me along the whole path that lies ahead of me and walks right by my side holding my hand. David said - ‘Yet I still belong to you; you are holding my right hand. You will keep on guiding me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny' (Psalm 73:23-24, NLT).'

When we surrender to the Lord's direction we can be like those wise contestants. We start to walk forward, yes perhaps tentatively and with caution, but secure in the knowledge He will keep us safe!

Prayer: Lord Jesus, I want so much to walk the paths that You have set for my life. Lord, please will You give me courage to walk Your ways. Give me ears to hear Your voice. Give me hope , knowing Your plans are always for my good. And lastly, give me an unshakable peace in the knowledge that You walk right by my side, holding my hand. Amen.

2009-07-03T13:27:00.000+08:00

I really love this song, it reminds me of the love of Father in heaven. He really loves us all UNCONDITIONALLY... Forgives unceasingly... Pick us up unfailingly...

All for love the Father gave
For only love could make a way
All for love the heavens cried
For love was crucified

Oh how many times have I broken Your heart
But still You forgive
If only I ask
And how many times have You heard me pray
Draw near to me

Everything I need is You
My beginning, my forever
Everything I need is You

Let me sing all for love
I will join the angels song
Ever holy is the Lord
King of Glory
King of all

All for a love a Saviour prayed
Abba Father have Your way
Though they know not what they do
Let the Cross draw man to You

Chosen As Mine

2009-06-04T13:46:00.000+08:00

Hi, I yet to time to write anything here, but I would like to share this short video clip to you. We would never understand why Jesus did that for us, suffered the beating n being crucified on the cross. We just know that He did that for us. The moment the died and then he rose again was the moment we ALL are brought back to Him. Jesus is wanting to see all of us accept Him as our Saviour and our Lord and our friend. A song for you - Chosen As Mine - a message from God to you...

Here I am so close to you
Know my voice, I'll never leave you
For I have loved you since before the sands of time were made
I love you still and always will.
You're chosen as Mine
My Father wants to bless you now,
Receive from Him all that you'll ever need.
Come spend eternity with Me. My heart's full of love for you.
I love you still and always will.
You're chosen as Mine.

Cries in the desert, My child, I hear them.
Tears in the valley, My lovely, I count them.
You're so precious; you were on My mind as I died.

I love you still, always will.
Chosen as Mine.

Are you 'comfortable' when you are uncomfortable?

2009-05-08T14:13:00.000+08:00

Yesterday during Sectional Gathering, Abby shared with us about an article she read. A lady witnessed a scenario - A mother hen together with its chicks. Then, there is a shadow of an eagle, indicating that the eagle is about to zoom down to catch its chick. She didn't see the mother hen go all out to rescue its chick, instead it starts to make continuous "clucking" sound, while spreading wide its wings. Then within a few seconds, the lady notices that all the chicks like sort of aware of the signal and begin to run towards their mother and then hide underneath its wings.

Same goes with the verse in the Bible, Psalm 91:4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

When trouble and difficulties strikes us, when insecurities and uncertainties of life begin to surround our thoughts and emotion, what we need to do is RUN towards God and hide under His wings and cling on to His truth. It is amazing how many people say they want to have breakthrough or healing but are resistant to move towards God..resistant to change. They still remain there, as if they are 'comfortable' even when they actually feel uncomfortable.

Think back of those times when you were on your bed, sick and no energy to move, and you prayed, "Lord, heal me Lord", and amazingly you were still there struggling with the pain, unmoved. I found out it is easier for us to stay there eventhough it is not comfortable. The reason is that it might cause us pain or to put in more strength to move, even if a little move could produce an increased faith, hence the remarkable healing result.

Most of the time, we prefer to be in the uncomfortable state rather than moving to the comfortable state, which requires us to come out of comfort zone (move away from the old, and strive forward for the new - change). A change that includes the change in our mind, feeling and emotion.

So, next time when you are in uncomfortable state like sick, lack of money, tired, etc, do not just keep remain there by 'comfortably' saying "I am so sick, I really will fall sick" or "Oh no, I have no money, I am going to bankrupt soon" or "So so tired, why got so many things to do..haih"..or "I am lonely, why nobody cares?"

MOVE TOWARDS to the new things that God promise you, by trusting and saying "Yuhoo, I am going to see how my body won't feel sick though the symptoms is arising. I am going to see Healer in me. Yeah!"

"Wow, this is the superb time to see how my God supplies me. Money is decreasing, amount in account is approaching zero, erm...that doesn't affect me at all. Hoo! Hoo! My God is my Provider man! I shall see it happen soon."

"Tired? Yeah yeah, body is tired, feel like I can sleep for 12 hours. But things need to be done, and I want to have joy in it, yeah yeah Jesus, I can do all things through you who strengthens me. Yeah yeah, come on Jesus!"

"I am not lonely. God is with me all the time. Hmm...people actually cares for me and I shouldn't think otherwise. Why not I start to care for people like Jesus did, instead of complaining here? Okie Lord, I am going to follow Your way, let's do it!"

Try and see the marvelous change!

Remember Psalm 91:4 His feathers and His wings are already there for us to take refuge. His truth is all the while our shield. His promises is unchangeable, and are for us to cling on. His joy, love and peace is in us. And it just takes YOU to MOVE there. To ACT! Get out of your uncomfortable state and be ready for any change that will take you to the comfortable! Hurray..

Cups of coffee... =)

2009-05-06T14:46:00.000+08:00

Are you coffee-fan? Erm..I love coffee, both the aroma and the taste of it. Here, I would like to share a story of coffee I read lately.

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.

What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee. Jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.

"God brews the coffee, not the cups..........Enjoy your COFFEE!"

Application: So enjoy your life based on what God says, not by what situation around you says. If you enjoy your life based on situation, then you will be yo-yo-ing all the days of your life, as situation around us always change (up-down-sad-happy-negative-positive).

So guys, find out your life based on the Word (Bible). Smile...

Out of the box

2009-04-25T21:25:00.000+08:00

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well..

Psalm 139:14, NIV

As I was tidying away my son's toys I found myself becoming frustrated that they just didn't fit nicely into his toy-box. Various shapes, sizes, colours, textures and materials mingled together to form the basis of his educational, yet irrationally and unevenly shaped collection of toys. Even the books didn't seem to be normal book-shapes! As such, they just wouldn't fit neatly together in a convenient and sensible box. As I tried to wedge in a particularly non-conformist toy, I found myself thinking of how we can be like these toys.

We are all amazingly and uniquely created in the most imaginative way. We all have so many facets to ourselves. There are our personalities, likes, and dislikes, talents, even our physical bodies. Yet we're conditioned by life to fit into stereo-typical boxes. It could be the box for the good Christian or the box for the perfect wife, husband or parent. It could be that we should all look a certain way, wearing similar clothes and fitting them perfectly. Or it could be enforced upon you by your job, your community or your family.

It could even be a box you create for yourself in order to feel secure. Such pressures lead us to becoming frustrated as we strive to conform and gain man's acceptance. Yet it's impossible to conform because you just don't fit the box. Ultimately you'll fail in gaining man's full acceptance. Many of us go through life working so hard to fit into the appropriate boxes that we lose sight of who we truly are.

For us to gain God's acceptance we simply have to be ourselves; the true self that God foreknew (Jeremiah 1:5) and created from His heart of love and unlimited imagination. God's acceptance is unconditional and is everlasting. Man's acceptance is fickle, fallible and conditional.

As it is, Kyle's toy-box is simply buried beneath a jumbled collection of bright colours and exciting opportunities for fun and learning. Maybe that's how it should be for us. Rather than trying to conform to a box-like standard we should just enjoy being an exciting and colourful jumble of all that God made us to be!

Prayer: Father God. Thank You for making me, me. I'm sorry I've tried to squeeze myself into boxes that constrain my true self and I ask You to help me find more of the real me and enjoy my life as You wanted me to. Amen.

Taken from Seed of the Kingdom (Today's Free Devotional from Ellel Ministries International)

Waiting for bridegroom

2009-03-25T00:11:00.000+08:00

The day I am waiting for soon is around the corner. Indeed, preparing for wedding is a test of patience and love. Throughout the preparation, I appreciate Ps. Jason even more. Thanks to him who puts in lots of effort and uses up a lot of his brain cells to plan and organize. I am not so good in terms of organizing but I am good to be a support. This is the time that I realize he really accepts me as who I am, though I am not perfect (he sure knows it by now... =D). That makes me remember how God loves and accepts us for who we are, God's love - Jesus died for us on the cross despite the fact that some may not want to accept and appreciate Him. "Jesus, teach me to love and accept people like you do, wonderful Jesus... "

Thanks to my lovely parents and family and also my parents-in-law-to-be who continuously support us in many areas. Love them much. Not forgetting my lovely members, whom I know you all really concern about me..."How is your preparation?" is the question I often hear from my caring church members. I remembered the day when my car window was being smashed and I couldn't join the gathering, and these lovely members run the whole gathering with wisdom and joy. What a comfort that I received! =) thanks to all of you for support.. We stand stronger when we are united.

And most importantly, I thank God for everything. I really see His hand for my marriage. He is preparing everyone to a higher phase of maturity. Indeed, the Lord is rising up a generation to march for this land! There are still much more to accomplished in this end time...

As I wait for my bridegroom on 28th March, the Lord reminded me of the teaching about the 10 virgins who prepared to meet the bridegroom (Matthew 25:1-13). 5 of them are foolish and 5 are wise.

1"At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

6"At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'

7"Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.'

9" 'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'

10"But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

11"Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for us!'
12"But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.'
13"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

There must be a reason why Jesus taught this parable. There is meaning behind. He simply wants to teach us to be ready at all times before Jesus comes back again. He knows human will grow lazy for him, and grow dull in chasing after the kingdom of God. I surely want to be the wise virgin, having my lamp filled with oil, so that my lamp will always burn and shine the light. When I read this parable, I just told the Lord that I will ensure that throughout my whole life, through thick and thin, through bad times or good times, I will never forget about him or lazy to pursue him (having lamp without oil), instead, I will want to grow to know Jesus more and more, putting in oil in my lamp daily, and shine out for the bridegroom (Jesus) that is to come soon.

Prayer: Jesus, may you help to ensure the fire within me is burning for You and will never die down. Take me away from the temptations around me that will cause me to neglect You. I want be the lamp that has sufficient ever ready oil all the time - lamp that is burning, bringing forth light all the time. And Lord, so that I will shine and bring light to people around me.

Snail-pace life??

2009-01-29T10:17:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year... Is a time of visiting relatives and getting red packets, we called "ang pao"...eating a lot of cookies and "kuih"...

Also, festive season always make me in holiday mood, and I somehow move slower in many things, like a snail. Many members are not around, and Wangsa Maju is kind of quiet and "peaceful".

Yesterday, I went to my aunt's house at Kepong to have CNY gathering with all my relatives. It has been long time I didn't have CNY gathering with them as I was always at Sibu, Sarawak during CNY. Seeing all the aunts and uncles are getting older, and all my cousins having children that are growing taller and taller, I started to think about L-I-F-E. Living with Insight Filled with Eternity....

We, human, go through the same cycle of life! Baby > Toddler > Child > Teenager > Adult > Parent > Grandparent > Leave the world...

And our lives are bound with pressure and challenge, whether we like it or not, we have to face them. Expectation of people, demands from the world, responsibility to not to hurt people....the list can go on...and on...

And suddenly, I am DETERMINED to not to be snail. As long as I live on earth, I want to do something meaningful and purposeful for the people around me. Although I will make mistake, I ask God to continuously give me a teachable heart to learn and to improve.

"Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.. Galatians 6:9"

Therefore, we must not lose heart in this L-I-F-E... Spend time to build our inside rather than our outside, then helping people to build their inside too!

Some quotes of truth by Zig Ziglar

"Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people."

"Far too many people have no idea of what they can do because all they have been told is what they can’t do. They don’t know what they want because they don’t know what’s available to them."

"It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference."

"Where you start is not as important as where you finish."

Find & enjoy your true life, that meant by God, not the expectation of the world. =) GBU

> knowing God and experiencing Him
> spreading good news and love of God

> encourage and care for one another

> learning from God and following His ways

> experiencing God and see it become others' experience

2009-01-19T00:42:00.000+08:00

Nowadays, when we hear about abortion, premarital sex, husband and wife quarelling, children rebels against parents, gangster fight and etc etc that fall into the same category, it seems like they ain't hurting us as much as last time when we heard it.

Perhaps they happen too often until we have no feeling towards them anymore. Or is it we become more and more into the pattern of the world?

Do you notice that all the above negative events that I mentioned are to do with RELATIONSHIP...?

Who is the main source of relationship? God is. He created us to relate with Him and then created man and woman for them to relate with each other lovingly.

Who is the destroyer of relationship? Satan is. He steals from God the wonderful meaning of relationship, he changea the program and lock it with his password LUSTGREEDPRIDE, and teaches us to use the PASSWORD to serve his program.

Today in the society, we see young people enter into boy girl relationship as young as Primary 3. When I heard about that, I feel so outdated! Coz during my time, any of my friends that started 'paktor' during Form 5 was already a hoo-haa thing. Now, if young kids starting relationship at the age of 9 is a normal thing, what about a young couple that have sex at the age of 15? 16?

Some will say, "Pastor, chew-know, is like this one.. now is very normal already..."

Yes, we are living in a very imperfect world. And we are living with our sinful nature. We see all the unhappy marriage, unhappy couple, unhappy friends..... and we also experience it by ourselves. But we are not going to stop there.

I would say that everyone can start to change our password to LOVEFAITHHOPE to reprogram our mind, renew our mind. LOVE the Lord, have FAITH in Him, and find HOPE again in the new life God has given us. Forgive and forget the pass, and start to dig into the Word to learn what God says about relationship.

God loves human and human ought to love God.
Husband loves and be faithful to wife and vice versa.
Children loves parents and vice versa.
Human loves human and vice versa.

Faith, hope and love, the greatest is LOVE, which God has gave it all for us.

Reading the whole book of Ephesians is an eye-opening. You may try, and share with me in "Comments" what you get after medidating the book of Ephesians.

Jesus is Lord in relationship!

Fishing...

2009-01-13T10:36:00.000+08:00

Do you like fishing? I always wish I will have chance to fish, yet I wonder whether I will have the patience to do it. On 7th January, when we were at Malacca for staff holiday, we stopped by a Portugis Settlement nearby the seaside to dine. It is a beautiful side. Looking at some of the boats, I remembered the story of Jesus in the Bible where He called four fishermen to be His disciples. "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." [see Matthew 4:19]

These fishermen caught nothing before that, but at the words of Jesus, they let down their nets, and they had a miraculous great catch. It was a great number of fishes that the boat was about to sink! [see Luke 5:1-10]

I was reminded that all of us are fishermen too (for lady is called fisherwomen :D). I am glad that though I am not sure when can I go fishing, but I very sure that everyday I can follow Jesus to be fisherwoman, to be fishers of men. To experience the love of Jesus and the new life He gave me, and then be able to 'catch' many more others to experience the same love and new life. At the seaside, I released a prayer to God, "Lord, make all of us fishers of men."

When I reached my home at Wangsa Maju around evening time on the 8th January, I saw my members were preparing for visitation later in the night. I rejoice within me with my thoughts ringing... "Emm, Lord, your wonderful children are becoming fishers of men later, spreading your love and your gospel. Great!"

Conclusion: To be fishers of men is the greatest and is worthwhile even if I don't have chance to go fishing for the entire of my life =)

Christmas is around the corner

2008-11-14T13:00:00.000+08:00

I remembered when I was in school, one bunch of us would buy lots of Christmas card for one another, without really understood the real meaning of Christmas. Besides that, everywhere would be filled with Christmas atmosphere - Christmas songs in the shopping mall, Christmas tree, snowman, Santa Claus, etc.

Generally, this is the season where people will spend money to buy presents for one another. Also, groups of family and friends will plan where to celebrate and where to feast.

However, the greatest meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Then, what is so significant about that? If I were to write the whole story from the Bible, I would not have enough space in this blog.

Therefore, I would like to make a summary of it in a simpler form. The birth of Jesus Christ is so significant as it then leads to the crucifixion of Jesus and then the resurrection of Jesus Christ which marks the beginning of reconciliation of mankind to God. He is the light to our darkness.

Some people's respond may be'what-so-big-deal-about-that?'. Well, it is okay, as I felt that as well last time when I didn't know Jesus Christ personally. To sum it all, God is love. All that God did, is doing, and will do is because God loves us.

We are born to be God's children, to know God and to have intimate relationship with God. However, human's sin due to disobedience and stubbornness had separated us from God.

There is only one plan, that is to send Jesus Christ to die of behalf of us to bring to death the sin that is in us. We are who sinful are not able to do that. Only Jesus who is sinless can do that. Well, still many people will not be able to truly appreciate the deed that Jesus Christ had done for us. This is due to the limited human understanding and knowledge.

Now as I think back, I am thankful that God's wisdom and thought are higher than ours. God does not need to wait until we understand only then He sends Jesus to die for us to reconcile us back to God. If He did wait until we understand, I think I will forever miss the chance to have personal relationship with Jesus.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He send His
only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us, that whoever that believes in
Him will not perish but have everlasting life.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

During the birth of Jesus, angel appeared and said this "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace to men on whom His favor rests."

It is due to love that the Saviour Jesus came to save us (to bring us back to the relationship with Him). It is peace that God wants to give us.

Jesus is born to die - to accomplish a mission - to save us back to Him, so that in Him, we found true love and true peace.

Is there a sensation in your heart that you want to experience this?

I had gone through that feeling and I finally accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour. Not only that, this wonderful relationship has grown to the stage that I know Jesus is my personal best friend too. I will never regret of having Jesus in my life.

Jesus is with me and will never leave me. Often, the world is full of uncertainties, but by holding Jesus' hands, I am convinced He is leading me to certainties.

I love His promise to everyone...
Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

You can enjoy the same thing too =) Come and join us to celebrate Christmas together!

Venue: Kuala Lumpur International Hotel (KLIH)

Date: 24th December 2008

Time: 8:30p.m.

If you have time, you may read this...

2008-11-05T14:44:00.000+08:00

I am always amazed at the creation of God - humans. Not only we have different look and different skin colour, we also have different character and personality.

Once, as I read the Bible about Romans 12:4-5 "For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another" I started to have a lot of thoughts in me, inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Often if not always, as we mingle around with people, we normally easily spot out areas or attitude in people's life that we don't like. Different ways of speaking and gestures, different ways of value and reasoning, different in personalities - are some elements that help us to conclude whether can we 'click' with so and so.

So Holy Spirit, being very courteous, dropped some thoughts into my mind. The thoughts are as below:

"Do you think that you, being tremendously loved by God, can love EVERYONE else? Literally EVERYONE?..." "How good is your own heart?"

- look around people around you, friends, housemates & church members

- so how many of them that similar to you and you like to relate with them?

- and how many of them that often irritate you or annoy you?

- AND NOW, think on behalf of the many people around you...

- how many of them like the way you talk, the way you reason, the way you smile & laugh and etc?

- how many of them don't like you, or you will irritate or annoy them in some ways?

Holy Spirit caused me to ponder for quite some time. And I learn something here.

We will forever never be perfect for one another even for the person that love you most. Just that the degree of imperfection varies from different persons and different situation and different days. So why do we need to waste so much emotional strength just to be carried away by the feeling of 'uneasy with so and so'? Why do we need to waste our brain cells by thinking the little action or attitude by another person that annoy us? All this mounts up to nothing but weariness in the soul and heart. What is the benefit? No benefit at all. Little did we know, the moment we are so annoyed by another person is also the same moment some other people are irritated by us.

Here, I learn the great lesson that to win is to love and forgive. Since, we are all so imperfect and so different, let us learn to love one another, as Christ loves us. We must treasure one another as though everyone is part of our body. Imagine this - one ulcer at your tongue actually hurts you a lot!

My strength may be some others' weakness. My weakness may be some other people's strength. So, i have a great beautiful picture, that as we blend together in love and unity, our strength will swallow up our weakness - this is beautiful.

Brothers & sisters in Christ, let us together have a big heart's capacity to love one another. But before that, learn more from God as God is love. When we love despite our strength & weakness, Satan will have no place to stand. His weapon is fear and hatred. So in the presence of love, Satan is confused and is drowning. Let us win together!

As we have God who loves us, we surely can love others =)

Bible verses:

Romans 13:10 Love does no harm to neighbour...

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

and many other more verses...

You may go to http://www.biblegateway.com/ to find verses about "love". You can also read about how we should treat one another from your Christian Living (Discipleship Program) under the chapter Fellowship Cell. God bless you :)

Some thoughts to share :)

2008-10-21T00:20:00.000+08:00

Hi, most of us just reached home from Kuala Lumpur International Hotel not long ago. And I have some words to share here before i sleep.

It is really great to see all the participants are here to learn from Pastor David. Most of them are Pastors and Senior Pastors. Some of them have few churches under their care. Sitting together with them in the session, I felt such an openness in their heart just to learn from our beloved senior pastor, Rev. David Wong. And that make me think, truly, we are very privileged to be in World Harvest Church. We learn and receive teachings without need to pay a single cent. We are equipped and trained free of charge.

As for the participants, they need to raise fund for their air tickets, go through all the procedure to apply visa, and other requirement, put in effort to travel here and there to get their documents done - just to fly to Malaysia and to join the Apostolic Program! And there are 18 of alumni during this Intake.

Alumni....hmm... What makes them come back again and again? And not that it is SO EASY to come here. Not that is FREE to come here. So why they determine to come? I have only one answer. Truly all the materials that is going to be taught is going to breathe something new into their life and ministry. I would like to say, the teaching and impartation they are going to receive is like GOLD to them!

Dear members of World Harvest Church, let us count our blessings together. Of all the free teaching and free impartation that you have received from Pastors of the church and your leaders, do treasure them. For there are actually treasures that drop down from heaven.

Not only teaching and impartation, we also receive support from one another by prayers and care.

Therefore, treasure, recall and revise all the teachings that you have received during your cell groups, Praise Celebration, Discipleship Program, Pastoral Program and Vision Seminar. I used to tell myself "Jade, listen to every word that is being taught, not just 'masuk telinga kiri, keluar telinga kanan'." Because long ago, I found out that I got so familiar with Pastors and leaders, the way they talk, the way they preach, and I thought "Nah..nothing new... Great Commission? Oh, I have heard that pretty often. Great Commandment? Oh, i can memorize the verse already". And without knowing, subtlely, i took their teaching lightly. Most of us, if we are not careful, will fall into this kind of attitude.

So, believers of Christ, the Word of God is life and is the real nutrition to us. All the preaching and teaching and seminars are based on the Word of God. If we hear and keep it in our hearts AND THEN practice it, we will know, it is powerful.

Open your heart to learn everytime when the Words are being taught in church, as it is precious spiritual food from heaven, and not just merely normal seminar or lectures. Give thoughts to them, and I know you will be blessed.

God bless you ;)