Changed life,New life

2008-03-04T13:28:00.000-08:00

This blog seems dead but hey its alive at the other side.

New blog: http://sly-david-foo.livejournal.com/

Old is gone new has comed!

2008-01-02T01:15:00.000-08:00

2 Jan 2008

Officially my 40 days of fasting from DOTA and supper has started. Tis is so tat more time will be diverted to praying, reading and seeking God.

Prayer is powerful, really. Especially in this spiritual warfare.

check out my other blog.

http://sly-david-foo.livejournal.com/

2007-12-23T16:39:00.000-08:00

To obey is my objective, to suffer is expected, His glory is my reward

DMM:

A) for leaders to knw tt w/o their armour-bearers. it is hard 2 do things

B) for armour bearers to "Give their lives" to the leaders

C) if a leader is righteous, ppl will follow the leader as the leader follow God

Thanks Su Quan.

2007-12-23T16:36:00.000-08:00

A question for you guys

I got a question today, especailly for you DMM team.

When the nice feelings, the warmth in God's house, is taken from you... will you still serve God?

God has removed much feeling from me. Right now if i say i still love serving would be a lie.

I feel so weak, so weak.

Wana keep tis post short, yes i can talk but no action is shown. Perhaps tats why i feel abit down lately. 'Have u tried your best? Get drunk again haizz..'

A christian life aint always a bed of roses, if you think its sugarcoated think and open your eyes to see again.

Admist all these God's timing is always right.

Theres 1 thing which can only be built in the midst of God's silence.

COMMITMENT

2007-12-16T18:04:00.000-08:00

To catch fish, learn to think like them

For tis topic you can visit

http://www.pastors.com/RWMT/default.asp?id=333&artid=10920&expand=1

'If I went overseas as a missionary, I could have all of my doctrine right – be totally scriptural, I could have the truth that could change lives, but I’d still have to learn the language. '

-rick warren

2007-12-10T00:03:00.000-08:00

WHY?

But why doesn't God just forgive us? Why does anyone have to suffer at all?

The first thing to say is that forgiveness of any serious transgression means someone has to suffer. If you have forgiven a painful injury, you know how much it hurts to refuse to get even, let alone seek vengeance, and instead to forgive.

The second thing to say, however, is that the Cross is more than just an elaborate, and shocking, symbol of God's self-sacrificial forgiveness. The Cross takes care of something; it accomplishes something.Many of the world's religions speak of wrong actions as affecting the order of things, not just making the gods or other people or oneself unhappy. In India, when one fails to do what one should, one's negative actions create negative karma. In tribal societies around the world, breaking tabus, whether one meant to do so or not, creates a bad situation that requires corrective action. And in ancient Israel, failing to follow God's law, even in unintentional transgression, was called sin, and required an appropriate sacrifice.Christianity shares this sense that sin is not only a rupture in our relationship with God and others. Such a rupture could be met indeed with forgiveness.

Sin also somehow makes a mess, incurs a debt, infects a soul, and so on in a range of metaphors that all point to a problem in the nature of things that needs solving.

Five-year-old Billy uses his crayons to decorate Mom's heirloom Irish linen tablecloth. He has been told not to do so, and he does it anyway. When Mom calls him to account, Billy sees how sad she is and repents. Mom forgives him. All is well, except that the tablecloth still needs washing. The relationship of Mom and Billy is restored by forgiveness, but someone still needs to take care of the objective state of affairs caused by Billy's sin.

I owe you a thousand dollars. It's time to pay up, and I tell you that I need the money for something else. You compassionately see my side of things, and you decide to forgive the loan, and forgive me. We thus remain friends. But the fact remains that you are out a thousand dollars. Either I pay it, or you do, no matter how we feel about each other.

In the Cross of Christ there is a disorder that is rectified, a stain that is removed, a disease that is cured, a penalty that is paid, a something wrong that is made right by Jesus' sacrifice of himself. Jesus anticipates that horrible reality in the Garden of Gethsemane and acknowledges that the cup of suffering must be drained by someone, either us or him. However we feel about him and however he feels about us, the cup is still there. And he chooses to drink it on our behalf.

Taken from http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/whats-good-about-bloody-good-friday/

2007-12-07T22:11:00.000-08:00

Hmmm

Anyone knows why my posts clump together? haha. hard to read eh.

2007-12-07T00:55:00.000-08:00

Check this out:

http://videos.purposedriven.com:8080/Exp_Salvation_low.wmv

This 13minutes of your time can seriously change your life. Its not some home video asking you to call now and get it for $99.95 In this video the price has already been paid for us, for you =]

2007-11-24T15:30:00.000-08:00

Romans 9

2007-11-21T02:46:00.000-08:00

Today i had 'that feeling' again. The feeling of not wanting to go lectures. In fact i woke at 10am when lec is starting at 11am. Guess wad, my dad woke me up. Bo pian lo gota wake up since he WILL fetch me to Sengkang MRT.

In my head i am thinking, should i travel to somewhere else after he drop me off at Sengkang MRT? Shall i skip lecs and go to TP and study instead? (i am studying in sentosa now) But i decided to follow the Spirit, lets just take the NEL.

While in the train my 'lazy nature' found another excuse again, 'perhaps i can drop off at Boon Keng station and take Bus 23 to TP. Heres a chance to escape lecture! YOu are gona be late anyway. You know how embrassing it is to be late in lecs?'

But i went all the way to Haborfront. Wif still some time to spare.

Then i needed to take the Sky Train to get into Sentosa. Once again my mind told me 'take all the way to Beach station, run away from lecs and enjoy Sentosa' (i am suppposed to alight at Imbiah Station). This is when i decided to pray.

'God you have set apart tis day, and tis day is divine. Let me not shrink back to my room at the end of the day wif guilt and regret. But let me go back to my room today and rejoice because i have overcomed an area of my life with the Lord'

Then i prayed for strength and admist tiredness i went straight into lec, no hesistation!

Nothing embrassing because lec havent even started.

During the 1st lec God not only blessed me wif strength to focus but also an increased interest for the subject =)

2nd lec started at 2pm and my energy level was up even after a meal of carbs. Guess wad? Its a lec on Food and Wine Tourism, my favourite! Enjoyed the whole lec.

Getting pretty hyped, even went to the library to borrow some books to read up more for other subjects. So can be better ready for projects.

Wow even as i got home my energy got even more. This is when i realised and questioned, is tis really God at work in me? Or just my own mind at work.

The conclusion came after some evaluation.

If it had been my positivity, it probably would have never worked. In fact positivity do take us somewhere but it costs us alot of mental strength. (just imagine a sailer trying to steer in a different direction of a boat set to auto-pilot) But if he changes the boat's auto-pilot to go in the direction he desires, everything is in control =]

God knows our limits, and he wants us to realise it as well. But his grace is sufficient to take us BEYOND our limits! When we realise how weak we are and pray to ask for strength, He is a faithful God who gives.

I really thank God for what Aloysious (my history teacher in the past haha) said. We want God to remove some bad habits and things dis-pleasing to God's eyes in our lives. We often pray for God to take it away from us. But are we willing to give it up to God and pray for strength to overcome it?

Humans are complicated, tats true. You want God to remove something in your life but yet you do not want to pray and seek for strength. Havin faith that as you move against YOUR weakness, God is going to provide. God is going to mould, God is going to prune and shape your character.

God showed me today that He is faithful, He is real. And that faith is moving even though God dosent SEEM like he is moving. As i read Pastor Jeff's blog just now,he said that there are moments he felt like giving up (even as a pastor). I realise how limited humans are. But God brings us to where we cannot go =)

I tell you my friends, God is looking at how we respond. How did we respond when we were deciding if we should receive Christ? Didnt we respond by faith? When the bible seem like 'just another book', when christianity seem like 'just another religion'. We still responded by faith. Being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see!

Are we still responding with faith even as a believer? I don't think we need a mega faith for things to happen. But Jesus says a mustard seed faith is enough.

Pastor Jeff's blog put this and i want to quote:

'And the conclusion of the matter is this: whatever little that I have can become a lot in God’s hands. This is a precious lesson that I have to learn and re-learn, know and remember time and again in my life :)'

Have faith people! That as you move through weaknesses in life, God will provide. FAith aint a 1 time thing. Faith is seek and keep seeking, knock and keep knocking, ask and keep asking.

Pour OUT FAITH AGAIN & AGAIN!

2007-11-18T02:59:00.000-08:00

IF u want to give, give to your BEST!

CHC pastor REV. KONG HEE gave an incredible sermon in their VCD 'Harvest Time'.

The verses were 1kings 18:21-33

1 of the points he was going through struck me.

How long are you going to falter between 2 opinions?

Oh i am in church, i am out of church. I am into the bible but i dont want to live by the bible. I am into prayer, no i don't want to pray i am too busy.

And also that:

The Kingdom of God is not built on excitement, its built on character.

God is looking on the inside, not the outside of what we do.

Thank you Melvin.

2007-11-18T02:39:00.000-08:00

Pictures in DEMAND!

A passion for.... food !

Uber nice pool (New majestic Hotel)

Da Crews

Da Crews 2

Broken wrist and all

Hah tats my sis.. and Chester !
Enormous crowd
Here we Go! (First song Given Up) !!
Look at those hands! And Lighters, and handphones.

What a concert it was. There were so many other pics we took and some video of them 'LIVE'.

Guess wad? After the concert ended i started to ask, 'So wads the big fuss? So wad now?'

For a brief moment i felt like the days when i havent know God yet, emptiness. No matter how big the crowd, how majestic the place, how wonderful the food and hotel it can never fill this hole.

People may wonder why christians only talk about God, God and God. In everything its always God. I thought through abit and discovered, He is the one who can fill our emptiness. Hes the centre of our lifes. (we would be very busy people if our life revolved around many 'centres' wont it?)

But God is the centre of it all, and all other things revolve around Him. =]

2007-11-13T01:13:00.000-08:00

I looked at the list of people who have yet a relationship with jesus.
I looked around and wondered what i have been doing, what we as a CG have been doing.

Wheres the guys of Bizart1?
Its always Faith's CG, Jenny's CG, Joycelin's CG. Converts in EngIt.

What of the guys? Guys who are called to lead, the front and not the back.
Matured, faithful, discipline, pure, loving, gentle, self controlled, passion, vision, purpose driven, holy discontented, not self seeking.

Yeah i am jealous.
I prayed to God to reveal to me,
jus wad the heck have i been doing
though not a CL but still a shepherd
though not a leader but still a son of God

though not skillful but can be used
with the little of wad we have God will multiply

God revealed how unfaithful i was
how easily i gave up where we started off so well

Who will re-build the group?
Who shall be God's faithful servant
the modern day Noah, David

'Look at what you blogged before' says the Lord
i did and was shocked
Did i really wrote all these?

See, you dun need alot of skills but wad he desires is a willing heart
Focus not on what u dun have, but what u already hv

I thought and pondered. All David took were 5 stones
What are the 5 stones in my life?
Things i already have.

1) Worship freely
2) Jesus who lives in us
3) Our gifts
4) Other believers
5) Salvation

Do we really lack the ability to re-build?
All David took were 5 stones, but he came in the name of the LORD.

1 seed.

2007-10-24T19:39:00.000-07:00

SOME CREATIONS !

Pepperoni Linguine in home made tomato sauce and mixed vegetables
Shrimp Linguine in prawn sauce and mixed vegetables
Pan Fried Dory with dill served with mashed potato and side vegetables

2007-10-24T13:40:00.000-07:00

So much has happened during this time of praying and fasting.

The more we grow the more we realise hw weak we are. But wen we are weak He is strong.

Much to share.

2007-10-22T01:29:00.000-07:00

God we dont want to be men who kick a soccer ball here and there with beautiful moves but never score a goal.
We are running to win the prize, an eternal one
We want to be whole hearted!

2007-10-11T14:03:00.000-07:00

ONE OF LIFE GREATEST LESSONS

Wow, wad a week. Preparing food, cooking, serving.

Don't know if i put this video on my previous post but here it is again.

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ee73e63418003b47d7d5

Woke up this morning and reflected with God, since i have not been doing most things out of love. Very quickly i thought, why did Jesus come down to Earth in the first place?

Isnt't it all for love that a saviour came?

Then i watched the vid, and it reminded me, theres nothing greater. Love. Its because of love he came.

If we are not serving him of of love, then wad... then wad..?

Men has twisted love around and it seems

love=sex

love=blind

love=lust

But love=God

We cant express it in words. We can tell someone about God's love but you have to know it yourself. =]

2007-09-22T03:03:00.000-07:00

What's your conviction?

hmm...

Now is the time. Now Is The Time!

Will not be shaken, will not be shaken, Because GOD IS AWESOME IN THIS PLACE!

2007-09-07T14:38:00.000-07:00

AMAZING LOVE

Once again i was tempted to give in to the desires of the flesh. But then i tot abit and went to read 'Daily Bible Verse', to see what God has in stall for me. This is what i read:

You, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who brag about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? -Romans 2:21-23

AND

May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.
-2 Thessalonians 3:5

As i said in my previous posts, i have been struggling wif lust and porn and things like tat. But constant prayer and seeking for God's forgiveness each time i am tempted to sin or sin, has truly tansformed my heart for this week. And now God is saying to pesevere on, DONT GIVE IN!

Praise be to God. Thank you Jesus! =D

2007-09-07T14:18:00.000-07:00

LIFE

I’m living my life for the one above the heavens

The one whose Son was crucified for me

I’m living my life for Son whe bled to save us
I want the world to see this love in me

Who do i live my life for other than u?

In who can i place my securities and trust?

U are the way, the truth and the life

I have been tinking lately

could all these miracles, bible, be done simply wif the power of the mind. That means without God we also can conduct miracles, can heal ourselves as long as our WILL POWER is strong enough.

Tis morning God reminded me,

there is still the man who died on the cross for our sins.

Why did he hv to go through so much for a lie?

Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent." -JOHN 6:29

2007-08-29T16:13:00.000-07:00

Tats me =D

God forgive me. .

2007-08-28T04:41:00.000-07:00

Praise God!

I really want to give thanks to God. Just wana share a short testimony.

During last Saturday i went wif my parents to uprade my current free 500 SMS-es into 1000 SMS-es. Haha i am never into handphones or electronics so it dosent really matter. The main thing was what happened as i walked to the M1 shop at Paragon.

The wind was especially strong that day. And it blew the dress of a lady who was in front of me. Her dress kept flying up and almost revealed her (u knw wad). There was 2 things i did at tat point of time. First i repented and asked for strength to turn away from such things so tat i wont fall into temptation and sin. Secondly, i prayed for God to please stop the wind! I did wad i always do, turn to somewhere else. This time i looked up at the trees and wondered how come the wind aint stopping!

This is wen i recalled about wad pastor Yun (read my previous post) said, don't pray for circumstances to change, but pray tat despite the circumstances u can hv a stronger back to endure. And the Holy Spirit told me, 'No, it isnt about changing the circumstances, but about changing you.'

You see it isnt about changing the environment at that point of time, but about changing our character so that wherever we go, God's character shines in us.

I am open to share about this not to boost my ego tat i hv overcomed something but God's character is growing in me. And to be a testimony for God because it is an area i am struggling in. Lust. Where Satan has twisted TRUE LOVE into lust. Making us tink that casual sex after clubbing is ok. Multiple partners is ok because it boost our sex life. Keep trying for a BF and GF until u found the 'perfect one'. Porn is ok, tats how sex should be like.

Tat would be quite sad wont it? Tat porn is the benchmark of how sex shuld be like and everytime you hv sex wif your partner u hv to fantasise and imagine all the porn vids you watched. And u cant truly love your partner.

If you are struggling in this area, don't feel pressured or condemned or sinful. Moreover, we cant ask all girls to cover up like a ba zhang. But keep repenting and praying immediately if we sinned; asking God for His strength & grace each time. We cant destroy sin in our lives because it has comed into this world, but we can thirst it so that it no longer becomes a foothold in our lives. And only through God's strength can we do tis.

Feed on tis:

The christian walk isnt about us being perfect, it's Christ growing to perfection in us!

2007-08-28T03:59:00.000-07:00

BE HONEST!

Sorry for the pile of 'composition' in the previous posts. Oh well. haha

Jus wana thank those who read my blog. Rmb to also read God's blog =)

Today i hv been tinking a little about honesty. And i tot hmm.. its true we should all be honest, not wearing a mask, not trying to hide our feelings. But what if one day during shepherding your leader comes to you wif a 'black face' because he/she had a bad day. You suddenly become the shepherd for your shepherd haha.

I agree to the fullest tat we shuld nt try to wear a mask to appear so rosy when in fact we are 'suffering' inside. But its a choice!

We chose to rejoice even in the midst of unforseen, horrible, irritating, fustrating circumstances. Sometimes leaders chose to not show how fustrated, stressed up we are (we are still humans) because it isnt beneficial, and we can be masters of our feelings =O]

This does not mean we pretend nothing happened. But we trust not on our feelings of wad we are going thru, but on God because He is in CONTROL of all things. Be is good or bad.

I was really encouraged by the book heavenly man by Brother Yun. One of the closing few

verses said that theres a western christian who prayed that one day the China communist will collapse so christians can live in freesom. But that isnt what they prayed said Brother Yun. In fact he knows that God is in control of both their lives and the government they live under, God has used China's gov for his own purposes, moulding and shaping His children as He sees fit. Instead of praying against any political system or persecution, pray for a stronger back to endure. So that all may see that God is wif us, empowering us to live in a way that reflects His love and power!

Do not worry if 'bad' things come. Dont pray that they go away or a change in circumstances so tat we can get wad we want. But pray that despite the circumstances for God to give us a stronger back =)

Joy! Dun chose to be sad or fustrated. But rejoice!

2007-08-24T03:26:00.000-07:00

Believing to trusting

http://www.enewhope.org/video/index.php?video=438

Encourage you who is looking at this blog now to watch the above sermon. I tell u, we are so blessed in Singapore that such things comes easily. The internet is full of online sermons, just walk into a LifeBook Shop and there are so many books to chose from that you are spoilt for choice. Best yet, we dont even have to hide or go 'underground' to read the bible or hold CareGroups. Be grateful as you read this my frends.

I was surfing through sermons at that website today and theres this very sermon which explains how christians in China are getting persecuted just like Paul was persecuted in prison for His faith. Something happening more than 2000 years ago is still happening now!

You know how christians in China get water baptised? Watch the video and find out more. It is not some cozy pool with bathrooms at YWCA where our church conducts water baptism.

I made the decision to sign up for mission trip on Wed ever since i watched this sermon. Was thinking abit man, if i dont apply this into my life, its gona be JUST ANOTHER TEACHING. Yep, just words coming out from the pastors mouth, machiam presentation. If you want breakthroughs, if you want a quantam leap in your life, you dont have to do major things. But such little things like applying something you learnt (or hit you) during sermons and TRUSTING that as you obey God and follow in His ways, he is going to make your paths straight. If you sit through a sermon or a prayer meet or a teaching and you begin to think, 'Man this is exactly what i need in my life right now' Don't hesistate, bring this momentum and ask yourself 'ARE YOU WILLING TO ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO?' If it is a YES, pray to God and do it. If it is a NO, pray to God and tell Him your concerns.

People who jump into things mindlessly (without first calculating the consequences) and telling God about their decisions is bound to quit.

LEARN THIS:

Its super easy to go 'Amen! Amen! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Yes Lord! Yes Lord!' And we happily share about how inspired we are. Truth is, being inspired is temporal. I have been inspired several times by good preachers like Pastor ben, Ravi Zacharias, Bill Hybels but their teaching is far behind my head now. Being inspired is temporal, surface and only stored in your head. It is whats written in you heart that is lasting. When after a sermon you not only know but understand it, pray that the teaching seeps deep into your heart and tell God to strengthen you as you apply the teaching in your daily lives. (Knowing that things may not turn out as you have prayed but trusting that God has His BEST plans for you).

I am not trying to say you cant be inspired but when you truly want to serve God ask youself this: 'Am i willing to commit and stay committed?'

You know when i first learnt that none of my CG members or anyone i am close with is going to mission trip, i really freaked out a little. I thought to myself, 'should i be doing this?' Because i know i am not a very social-ble person and pretty quiet (improving ok haha), what would happen if i meet people whom i don't know. Oh no! I began to ask my shepherd, 'Who else going ah?' I just need some people i am comfortable with. After watching this sermon, i tot to myself, either i let this pass or go for it. And i decided 'Lets do it'. In my heart i know theres gona be some tests and surely things will not turn out as i want it to be. But i am gona pray and TRUST in God. In His unchanging character, His covenant, and Words.

I am not gona just believe that God can change lives because even the devils know that. But i am gona trust God that as i place my life in His hands He IS gona transform me frm the inside out!

Meditating Verse:

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. -Proverbs 3:5-6

2007-08-24T02:40:00.000-07:00

Genesis 1

The start of this week has been pretty good for me. Just what i needed after a past few weeks of emotional wreck, knee bending, face planted to the floor in condemnation days. I am just so wrecked with sin in my life. Almost every week i find myself making the same prayer of forgiveness that i just get sick of it. Telling myself and God time and again, 'that's it God, i am sick of it. Help me God! Help me dry up sin, help me focus on u, help me divert my attention to u.' But yet admist all tat prayer i still fall short of God's glory. It was only yesterday that i made the prayer and today i am back to my old self again. Disobeying the holy spirit prompting to get out of the house if u got no self-control.

Ever had these moments?

The reason i blog this down is so that all could see, that a leader's life isnt always a bed of roses and so rosy and peaceful. We are also imperfect humans who needs God's strength and unchanging grace to restore our lives to the way He wants it and the way its supposed to be.

I really thank God for Nel's prayer meet (and DMM) for the month of August. It has really opened my eyes to who God really is and what He want us to be. Think this with me, what did god created human beings in the first place for? Wasnt it to have an intimate relationship with us? He created the skies, the sea, beast of the world, night and day all for US! Yes, for you and me. In fact brothers and sisters, God's love for us is so great that He sent His One and only Son Jesus to die on the cross for us, so that we don't have to live life seperated from God but can once again recouncil with Him through Christ.

Know this: God would rather die for us than live life without us!

God wants to restore His people back to what is should be originally. Right back to Genesis 1.

Sometimes we think serving God is such a sacrifice. But truth is it only seems like a sacrifice.

When Jesus died on the cross for us, did He not rise from the dead and now sit at the right hand of God?

When we made the decision to sacrifice material wealth/fun for something eternal did God short-change us?

Look: This is far greater than sacrifice, it is a divine exchange God is giving us. God dosent want us to settle for the good but for the best! And the best things in life arent things at all. We are worth more than what is on/in this Earth, it is treasures in heaven that God yearn to give us.

If u dont get anything from this blog or if you find it too lengthy get this: THIS LIFE IS NOT ALL THERE IS. A HEAVENLY HOME AWAITS US!

2007-08-24T01:54:00.000-07:00

I am Wide Awake!

Aw man i cant sleep. Mm decided to go to this web site http://xxxchurch.com. Thanks Suquan (dosent matter if u punk'ed me or not haha)

Friends if you are having a chain around your hands, a chain called lust, i encourage you to make this bold step in visiting that web site. It teaches and shows real testimonies of people who cant stop watching porn that it overtakes their lives. Together with the power of God, all chains can be broken! !

We know this: Nothing is impossible for God. (Even the devils know this)

But trust God friends. We cant overcome temptation/sins with our will power or strength. We NEED the strength which comes from God!

2007-08-14T03:05:00.000-07:00

Sweat from digging a grave
Wen heroine seems to be the answer

She is just on her way to school.
Shot.....Dead
Waiting for food rations.

You must be wondering why. Why did i suddenly put these pictures and news article. My blog is supposed to be about wine, fun, family and my life. Oh how nice is everything here. How nice it is when we dont even have to worry where to sleep, what to eat. We only need to worry when to sleep and when to wake. (as far as sleeping goes)

Perhaps this is God's plan i stumbled upon all these pictures today. 1st the news article where suicide rates in Singapore; a bustling, opportunity filled country and people are ending their lives privately.

2nd a book my sister borrowed titled 'The Best Of Newspaper Design'. It was supposed to stimulate her brain juice for the start of a new year at Lasalle but after browsing through some of the pictures, i saw what i havent been seeing, or what we only see in movies like 'Behind enemy lines'.

Death, war-torn, drugs, guns.
I couldnt help but trace back the sources through the internet and see it for myself. I am shocked. Scared even to look at some of the pictures that i cant help but jam the 'back' button immediately. And i tot, jus what in the world am i doing!

Yes, what am i doing. Living life as if theres always a tomorrow, taking each day for granted. As if Jesus would never return. The pictures that i looked brought me back to reality, where a country's land is their playground (only they arent interested in slides or swings, but guns and tanks). Where people are grabbing onto life, queuing wif metal plates for food ration. Where drugs seems to be the answer to their lives. That is exactly what is happening and cannot be ignored.

I was asking other christians this few years ago: (B4 i was even a christian)
'I would only convert if i see some restoration done to countries like Africa. Where people no longer need to hunger, live in poverty etc. That shuld prove God is real'
But after knowing God and His amazing love, what have i done to help countries like Africa?

We receive salvation and know of God's great love. Receive, receive, receive. What have we gave? What are we about to give?

Today i am reminded about the book 'courageous leadership'. And i just wana say to the church leaders out there what Bill hybels wrote in this book, 'THE CHURCH IS THE HOPE OF THE WORLD'

Wouldnt say i caught the holy discontentment which Bill Hybels have. Which burns so much tat he gets emotional each time he talks about leaders and churches closing down. closing down.... what will happen to its people?

2007-08-09T21:53:00.000-07:00

LIFE IS A MARATHON, NOT SHORT SPRINTS

http://www.enewhope.org/video/videolisting.php

Heres something to help everyone. If u feel ur christian walk is monotonous, watch it! Feast on sermons from other churches.

Life aint about sprints where we only cover such short distances, but it is a long, bumpy, heavy marathon. But the ultimate goal to where we are running to... simply beautiful.

We are here to restore what was once lost. A fellowship wif God.

I pray for u. Who get tempted easily. Overcome darkness wif God.

We got a choice:

Go against evil or get carried along wif it.

2007-08-09T21:31:00.000-07:00

Everything

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ee73e63418003b47d7d5

For those hanging on a thread in this walk wif God

For those who feels you are living life alone and nobody cares

For those who want to break-free from sin but over and over again fall back to the same place

For those who yearn to go back into God's arms but chocked by so many things in life

For those who do not yet know the love of God

Watch this simple 5mins video.

God's grace is sufficient! And His love ever-flowing

2007-07-06T23:40:00.000-07:00

MAKE A GUESS WHAT THE WORDS ARE WRITTEN ON
WANA MAKE A GUESS WHAT TIS PIC MEANS? MSG ME IF U KNW HEHE

ENJOYING PIZZA!

2007-06-22T19:43:00.000-07:00

THATS ALL I NEED

Together with Father, Spirit, Son

2007-06-19T01:00:00.000-07:00

Purpose Driven Life

'We ought to think more about life after next. Not less.'

Many times we hear and say, 'men is destined for death' but when u know and realise that this life is not all there is, you are going to view life very very differently.

Seriously, ever wondered where u are going to go after your time on Earth is up?

If your answer is: Heaven or hell, where do u suppose u will go?

Dear brothers and sisters, this is not something to scare u but its something to ponder and really think deep. Becuase Jesus said much about His second coming and that of Heaven and Hell.

Read the gospel and open your eyes. We are already spending time away from God while we are here on earth. I repeat that. WE ARE ALREADY spending TIME AWAY from God while we are here on earth.

How much longer do u want to spend away from God?

2007-06-18T01:43:00.000-07:00

WAKE UP CALLS

Had quite a few wake up calls this holidays. Wake up sleeper!

1) From my shepherd. This verse:

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-
11 and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

-Proverbs 6-11

2) From Ravi Zacharias:

'If it is not now, when? If it is not here, where?' Wen will u start to labour for the Lord?

3) Bill Hybels:

'What is your popeye moment? What drives you raging mad that you feel thats all you can stand, you cant stand it no more'

Holy discontentment can birth a new vision.

4) God

'Love'

Was sitting on my bed feeling lost a few few days ago. And God love came wen i seeked it. Through the singing of worship songs and talking to God, His love came and it was soooo immense that it can crush.

His love is immense but gentle. =] Sounds weird and impossible.. not until you experienced it!

Love isnt how Jesus endured the nails. But rather OPEN His palms for the nails to pierce through!

24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
-1 Peter 2:24

2007-06-18T00:59:00.000-07:00

HERES ONE FOR U

People are often unreasonable,

Illogical and self-centred;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,

People may accuse you

of selfish motives

Be kind anyway

If you are successful,

You will win some false friends

and

some true enemies

succeed anyway

If you are honest and frank

People may cheat you

Be honest and frank anyway

What you spend years building

Someone could destroy

overnight

Build anyway

If you find serenity and happiness

They may be jealous

Be happy anyway

The good you do today

People will often forget

tomorrow

Do good anyway

Give the world the best you have

And it may never be enough

Give the world the best you've

got anyway

You see, in the final analysis

It is between you and God

It is never between you and

them anyway.

We live for an audience of One. The key to failure, is trying to impress everyone. Bros and sis, let us then live to impress Our Lord remembering that no men can serve 2 masters, either he will hate the one or like the other. =]

2007-06-17T02:55:00.000-07:00

Life is a series of sprints. IT IS NOT A MARATHON!

Just try to live your life like a marathon. Am sure many have run long distances and a marathon itself. Your heart pumps, blood flows, sweat dries, head grows weary, lips turn dry and sliva starts to accumulate at the back of your throat. Not a good feeling. Life is not this way.

It is a series sprint. It is quite scientific really. Tell your mind that you are :

Doing 40 push ups VS doing 10 sets of 4 push ups

Which is easier?

Sportsmen who take breaks and rest to renew/refresh before training again is able to do much more than those who keep going and going and going and each time they get lesser and lesser out of each exercise.

This is somehting for those who are running a marathon now. Stop, think, renew then sprint again. Even Jesus retreated to pray and God rested on the 7th day. =]

2007-06-14T04:38:00.000-07:00

Thanks Garfield for tis pic. Aint so priveliged to go there haha

1H07 First BBQ!

Jen, abit far away ah.. lol

TATS GERMAIN!
Produced by: sis
2nd prize was a camera!

2007-06-14T04:24:00.000-07:00

Nah not in Paris

Ok at least he can sing
Cute?

Look at the dog!
Now tis is what i call weird.

Gd take =]
Hooters anyone?
Simply Great
YES! Who says Singpapore signs are always the same

2007-06-11T08:42:00.000-07:00

POEM

Got this poem from a speech from Ravi Zacharias. Did my best, some words may be spelt wrongly but the principle is there!

When God wants to drill a man and thrill a man and skill a man

When God wants to mould a man to play the noblest part
when he earns with all his heart
to create so great and bold a man

That all the world might be amazed
Watch his methods watch his ways

How he ruthlessly perfects whom he royally elects
How he hammers and hurts him
And with mighty blows converts him
Into trials shapes of clay that only God understands
while his tortured heart is trying and he lifts besieging hands

How he bends but never breaks
When his good he undertakes
How he uses whom he choses
And with mighty acts induces him to try his splendor out
God knows what he is about

Many of us are going through tough times. Tests and trials. Accept, learn and be mould by it. Go watches our every actions and interactions. From the way we speak to others, how we react under pressure & even the weather.

Think of life as this way:

YOU ARE HERE TO PREPARE FOR ETERNITY!

2007-06-04T23:43:00.000-07:00

God does not look at what you do, but why you do it

Wow. Today was pretty boring for me actually haha. Wanted to wake up at 630am but could hardly open my eyes!

Time to discipline myself.

DAY2: You Are Not An Accident

'I am your creator. You were in my care even before you were born' -Isaiah 44:2

It is day 2! We are not here by accident. More and more i am convinced that it is not what i want in life but what God wants me to do to accomplish HIS purpose! We are created for His purpose.

Check tis out:

You are who you are for a reason.

You're part of an intricate plan.

You're a precious and perfect unique design,

Called God's special woman or man

You look like you look for a reason

Our God made no mistake

He knit you together within the womb

You're just what he wanted to make

The parents you had were the ones he chose

And no matter how you feel

They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind

And they bear the Master's seal

No, that trauma you faced was not easy

And God wept that it hurt you so;

But it was allowed to shape your heart

So that in His likeness you'd grow

You are who you are for a reason

You've been formed by the Master's rod

You are who you are, beloved,

because there is a God!

2007-06-04T23:27:00.000-07:00

Little more pics

Yep, i do have quite a big liking for wines. heeh cutting down.

2007-06-04T02:53:00.000-07:00

NOW IS THE TIME (Day 1)

Nope, its not the end of the world.

Reading the book 'Purpose Driven Life' now. Thanks William for it!

Going give 40 days to grow and find out God's purpose in my life. We can be faithfully serving in ministry, set goals and accomplish many things. But lets stop and think God's purpose for us!

(we are gona burn out if we dont)

Lets not be hamsters running on a wheel anymore, but dedicate our lives to God.

Lets not keep chionging and duno where we are going. But know wher we are going then chiong for it haah!

God chose and made us. Only an inventor will know what the purpose of his invention is. The invention itself, nor others will know what it is created for.

How true! Since God made us, only He can reveal His purpose for us.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. -Matthew 16:24

He is no fool to give up what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose. -JIM ELLIOT

From 3June to 12July (40days)

This road i chose and i shall walk it till the end! Let the transformation be done unto me. Let me know my purpose for YOU O GOD!

I live for an audience of one !

2007-06-03T15:30:00.000-07:00

Little Side Of Life

Evo Retetreat
Mum's Bday

My Family. At Whitebait & Kale
18th Bday! =]

My mini collections

2007-06-01T00:45:00.000-07:00

Our Wonderful Saviour

Just want to share a little about my walk with Jesus Christ. Guess this is one of the things i don't usually share.

Well, quite recently, life was pretty harsh for me. I just found it hard to keep this balance between school and ministry. Each night i just get so confused, what does it really mean when God says, 'But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.'

Everytime i put ministry first, there would be little or no time for school works. And it declines...

I was fustrated, lost, clueless again about life. Often thinking, what the heck is the right way??

Many many thoughts came to my mind. Each night i think about these till i grow weary and sleep. Its mostly to escape this 'messed up' workload i have at hand. Its just too much, too much to take!

Thoughts of backsliding came to my mind. Can i just break away from ministry work so i can focus on my studies! (ITS SUFFERING)
JUST GIVE ME A BREAK!

I did want to challenge God, trying to prove that without Him, i can still accomplish much.

I grew impatient, easily angry and much anxiety. My heart wasnt still when i come to God. Its all messed up and distracted. Even when i read the word, i lose focus after 15 seconds. Its all in vain! I shout to God every night, 'Lord what do you want me to do. Ministry or school? Should i quit school so i can serve you more?'

Often, no reply came.

Began to feel God has forsakened me, left me on the lurch. One part of my mind is thinking 'I am only human!' The other part thinks 'God is with you, He will never leave nor forsake you!'

Chatted with Hephzibah on MSN and poured out how i felt. This was the beginning of a turning point.

Some encouraging words and this web site http://galvin.worshipsingapore.com/songs.php

Turned it on and immediately the first song spoke loud to me. Its titled 'Remind me Jesus' (the first song once you open the web site)

The Chrous went like this:

'Lord, I know i'm not exactly fully back to where i used to be,

and all i ask is Jesus you will come,

and help me once again to see,

Your grace and mercy overflows your love unfailing,

On the cross you gave it all Lord

all for love you bore the pain and shame Lord,

Circumstances bring me down, remind me Jesus

that its not for who i am Lord

But for who you are and what you've done Lord'

Tears welled up in my eyes when i heard this.

Nothing we do will increase/decrease the love God has for us. He simply loves us so so much!

Honestly, i woke up the next morning still feeling sad and confused. The song did impact me but it didnt change anything yet. Found myself crying to the Lord again, 'Send me a sign that i may know how to walk. Where is your path?'

Went to CG with quite a heavy heart. But i am glad was able to help Brother Anthony find his file in the classroom. I was praying to God, to let me help this brother. Just to simply help him so God may be praised also! Went and saw the classroom door not locked. When straight in and started searching, as if i broke into the room and trying to steal some TOP documents. (of cus i am not) Praise God for His goodness!

This incident led me to realise. God comes near to those who seek Him. Indeed! His promises never let go of us.

God really touched me today during Mission Conference 2007. Through the song 'Oceans will part' i teared once again. God showed me that as much as all these test hurt me, it hurts God too. He feels and understands what we are going through. He knows that we are only humans thats why God is our rock! His hand stretches out to us, its our job to respond back.

Though i am not fully back to where i used to be. And i know challenges will come again and again until we are fully matured and ready. Count it a blessing! For challenges will prepare us to take on greater things for God.

"My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

-John 13:33-35

2007-05-27T10:22:00.000-07:00

Short one

Was tasked to make this clothes hanging rack. Of course it is DIY. Got stuck at one point and it made me quite fustrated. Threw the work aside and went to eat.

A few moments later, my mum came and tried, DONE! No more using the hammer to hit the 'stubborn' metal rod so it can fit and connect each other.

Got to fix up the whole thing with my mum and it looks good man! haha.

Its just nice could interact with my mum a little more each day. Tink God planned that the metal will be 'stubborn', so that mother and son could work together. =]

Wrote in a blog quite far away that i was drenched in hate for my parents for not taking care of me when i was sick. Well always wanted to blog tis and say that i didnt mean all that i've done.

It isnt because of something nice they done for me so now i forgive them. Neither is it because its something of the 'past' and i should not bring it up.
But because its not about me. Its about my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

Almost a thousand times i have let him down, sinned and complained about his sudden absence when i am facing my darkest moments.

But a thousand times, Jesus forgave, loved and clothed me from darkness with His light.

When people wrong you, do not respond in kind. Respond in kindness!

Was saying a few days ago that i got a dream from God. Could not really interpret it, if not would have blogged it down easily. But i tink what the Lord is trying to say is, 'Cross the bridge, don't just stand at where you are! '
Guess thats what i have been doing lately. I do pray, fast, read the Lord's word. All these are fundamental in building our spiritual being so we may in turn share with others in love and truth =)

Yep. Havent been accompanying my faith and deeds together. REMEMBER THEY ARE A COUPLE! (As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead-James 2:26)

Truly labouring for the Lord is when we step out of the boat! Its when we get into the fields that we can start working. How can a farmer plant seeds in his farm when he is in room? (WRONG LOCATION!)

Therefore Dear Brothers and Sisters, for those who have walked in Christ for long, let this serve as a reminder to you. For young christians, let this sink deep into your hearts like seed planted on good soil, where it will grow tall and strong.

Now this dream God gave me starts to make sense! Cross the bridge or you will never know how it feels like to be on the other side. Overcome your fear of crossing over bridges because even when floods come, God is with us!

(When the oceans rise and thunders roar,

I will soar with you above the storm
Father you are king over the flood

I will be still and know you are God!)

During service and at church these few days, Jesus kept assuring me.

'Do not fear, for i have overcomed the world'

Nothing is ever too difficult for our Lord and Saviour. Therefore, love Him, trust Him and depend on Him. He will give you strength to do the impossible!

2007-05-22T02:00:00.000-07:00

LONG TIME!

Yes it has been ages since i sat down to blog!

Doing things out of love instead of routine is so much easier to make one stay committed.

Just the same for serving God. Is your relationship with God today out of routine or out of love and holy fear?

The first thing which came to mind right now is what Pastor Pakrit said during CLM.

He was asked why he stayed in church. His answer was so simple =] He is part of the family!

You see. We are born into our own family. (Father, mother prehaps a brother or sister) Now then, who would like to call another guy father or another woman mother? NO. We wouldnt change nor resign from our family. Neither should we resign in this family God has made with us!

To God we call Our Father. Would we then resign from this family and stop calling God our Father?

Believe we all acknowledged Jesus as Lord and Saviour. Many times we remember Jesus as our Saviour but forget that He is also Lord. Now, since we call Jesus as our Lord also, won't it be right that we serve Him?

'He died on the cross for us. Lets live our life for Him!'

Heh simple blog but hope it speaks to brothers and sisters who find it hard to keep this faith.

As you Love Him, Trust Him and Depend on Him, He will give you strength to do the impossible!

I used to be an ordinary teenager. Knowing nothing about what i am gona do in life. Often looking out the window and think life is some kinda sick cycle.

Birth-Study-Job-Family-Reproduce-Die

Surely theres more to life. So began to make music my life, kickboxing as my life, breakdancing as my life, workacholic as my life, singer as my life, money as my life, BGR as my life.

And i found that none could fill the emptiness in my life. I still felt lonely, without love, lost, and without purpose.

It is so true that the greatest tragedy in life is a life without purpose!

Only God can fill up this emptiness in us and give us the purpose in which He has set us on Earth for.

Praise the Lord for His plans for us. Plans to prosper us, not to harm us.

Keep praying bros and sisters!

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. -

2 Timothy 4:7

Shall explain more about the verse in my next blog! God Bless!

2007-04-09T21:52:00.000-07:00

Pressing on Toward the Goal

12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

-Philippians 3:12-14

2007-04-08T23:34:00.000-07:00

MOVIES SHOWS ALOT

Ice age showed on Channel 5 yesterday. And i managed to catch the part where the mammoth was thinking back about how humans killed his family. But when he looked at the baby whom they are gona bring back to the humans, he teared and hold the baby close with his trunk.

This part touched me a little. Though humans killed the mommoths parents, but still, he dosent bear a grudge against the baby (who is human of course). Now thats love.

In the later part of the movie, they were crossing a land full of lava and yet again the mammoth risked his life to save the saber-tooth. The mammoth didnt see this as a chance to kill the saber-tooth but he saw him as part of the team. He said something like, 'Thats what teams do. Look out for each other.'

Those are just some simple parts from the film. But yet it speaks quite alot about us people. We often want revenge, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. For so many years men have killed and waged war over each other, over land, resources, politics, religion and simply because they cant stand each other. Many times we shout across to these countries/areas 'MAKE PEACE NOT WAR!' and yet have we stepped back and look at whats happening in our daily lives?

Simple office backstabbing, good friends reletionship soured by jeleousy, in school we try our best to sabotage each other so they will learn LESS than us. Everywhere competition is stiff, everywhere people fight to win. This is your conditions of peace? You cant even make peace with your mates, people whom you interact daily and u wana shout peace to those nations in war? Remove the plank in your eye before helping your brother.

This easter service was nice. Teaching how the people often are quick to point fingers at each other, hurl insults at each other. Yet we are not all that perfect or less sinful.

I wont deny i dislike my father quite abit, even now i dont want to see his face anywhere. At home i just pretend he aint there. But still, we can be glad. Glad you got parents to be angry with. What of those without parents or single parent? How they wish their family love is complete. Be glad my friends.

Bad headache lately and feeling lazy. Hm life is getting dry...

2007-04-04T00:30:00.000-07:00

Wheres the motivation? The enthusiasm? Gone in a snap!

Self-control: 20%

2007-03-25T22:45:00.000-07:00

Cool eh! Reminds us who we are serving. =)

CONCLUDING STATEMENT

Hope the last post helped cleared your mind. The bottom web site explains with pictures and animations about Men, Sin and God. Do check it out!

http://www.fourspirituallaws.com/laws/english/flash/

Testimony: About 2 years ago i was referring to such web sites, asking difficult questions like those from the last post via e-mail to christians from other countries and bugging my friends about what the bible is trying to say. But ultimately, we need to open our hearts to God so that we can experience His love.
Friends you can make this prayer today to receive Christ into your life.

'Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive you as my Savior and Lord. Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person you want me to be.'

Friends who made this prayer, feel free to add me on MSN or e-mail me: zidane_vivi@hotmail.com ! To help you settle in church (Hope Church Singapore) as quickly as possible!

OR

Do inform your christian friends so they can share wif u more!

Christianity is not about answered prayers and saying grace before meals but its an intimate relationship with God! (Thanks pastor Jasmine for this statement)

Do visit http://www.hopesingapore.org.sg/ for more information on this church!

-Last blog until next thur. Going CAMP! WOOHOO!-

God Bless! Amen.

2007-03-23T16:46:00.000-07:00

THE ANTI-CHRIST BOOK 2

In the previous post, it speaks about all doubts, uncertainties i had. Even after i converted i still doubted and asked various questions. Hope this post can clear ur doubts and change ur life! 'Do not conform any longer to the patterns of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind..'

1. What is Sin?

Sin is anything which seperates us from God. When God says not to lie and u do, u sin. When God says not to steal and u do, u sin. God is perfect and thus cannot/does not sin. Sin offends Him because you break His law. When we offend God we need to find a way to get back to Him. Problem is we cannott get back to Him through doing more good deeds, hoping it will cover up the sin. We need a perfect God to forgive our sins and He did just that by sacrificing Jesus Christ on the cross as a sacrifice for sin. No man in history has ever claimed he has the ability to forgive sins. Jesus however said that confidently. Why? Because he IS the Son of God.

2. I am not sinner

So u say u are perfect? By saying u are not a sinner, are u trying to say u have never lied, steal, get angry? If u have committed any of those and have yet to ask forgiveness from God, your sins are still there no matter how many good deeds you do to cover it. The laws of God have punishments (If not it will just be a slogan). But God loves us so much that He dosent want us to be seperated from Him. Thats why He sent His one and only Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins. The only way we are forgiven is to put our trust in Jesus, and the sacrifice He made.

16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[f] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
-John 3:16-17

3. I am already good enough

I believed i said this is my last blog. Do u define goodness by ur standards or by God standards? If u say u are good enough, how good do u have to be to go into heaven? Even 1 single sin debarrs u from being in the pressence of God. We are never good enough and thats why we need Jesus. If we were all good enough, Jesus would have died for nothing! Its because we are sinful, thats why we need Jesus!

4. I'll take my chances

I used to say to my friend, 'Lets make this bet, i shall continue to be a buddhist and u a christian. Lets see if i can go to heaven. (If i can go to heaven because i am a buddhist it will contridict what the bible says, 'No one comes to God except through Jesus Christ') Looking back, thats a bet not worth taking and i thank God i didnt make that decision. Know why? Its ETERNITY MY FRIEND!

You are going to take ur chances with eternity? It isnt worth it AT ALL Jesus said He is the only way to God. He forgive sins, heal the blind/sick, walked on water, turned water into wine, and rose from the dead. No one in history has ever done those. If He can do all that, don't you think you should listen to Him?

5. I am not that bad a person

That was what i tot also. I thought that through good deeds i will be able to impress God and He will bring me to heaven. But here is what the bible says:

6 All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away.-Isaiah 64:6

If we think that by doing more good deeds than bad deeds will lead us to heaven, sorry to say that it does not work that way. That dosent mean we don't do good deeds. We do good because we are responding to God's love for us, we want to show others the type of love God showed us.
We cannot please God on our own. The is why Jesus died on behalf of sinners. If you want to be good enough, then you must let God see you through the righteousness of Jesus Christ. That is the only goodness that counts to God.

6.I can't believe in a God who would send people to Hell

Hell was originally created for Satan and his angels. In the future it will contain those who join Satan in rejecting God. If you reject God's provision for the forgiveness of your sins, then you will join the Devil who rejected God from the beginning. Is that what you want?

Could you believe in a God who would become a human, suffer at the hands of humans, and be killed by them, all so that His death could be the payment for their sins? That is extremely loving. God is saving people who deserve to go to Hell - and we all deserve that. Remember that the same God that sends people to Hell also died for them. If they reject what God has provided, then what is God left to do? He would have to judge them.

7. I don't need God

If you say you don't need Him, then you believe He exists. If you do, why would you say you don't need Him? Isn't He the One who determines your destiny? Doesn't He have the authority and power to do as He pleases and to send you to Heaven or Hell? It is foolish to say you don't need the One who is your Creator, who loves you and has provided the way for forgiveness of sin. You need God because only He can cleanse you from your sins.

What do you need? Are you really doing that well without God? Are you happy with the way things are in your life? If you aren't, then you need Jesus. And even if you are happy, you still need Him, because you can't take what makes you happy with you when you die.

8.Why is there evil and suffering in the world?

The question implies that if a good God exists, then evil shouldn't because God, being all powerful, should stop it.

We need to ask and answer two questions. First, what is evil? It is that which is against God. It is anything morally bad or wrong. It is injurious, depraved, wicked. Some acceptable examples might be murder, rape, stealing, lying, and cheating. Second, if we want God to stop evil, do we want Him to stop all evil, or just some of it? In other words, if just some of it, then why? If He were to stop only part of the evil, then we would still be asking the question, "Why is there evil in the world?"

Let's suppose that someone was about to commit murder. God would have to stop him, maybe whisper in his ear, or if that didn't work, do something a little more drastic, like have something fall on him, or stop his heart, or make his hands suddenly fall off. Anyway, God would have to do something.

What if somebody wanted to steal? God would have to stop him too, right? Undoubtedly, God's imagination would permit a more practical method than I have suggested, but the end results would be the same.

What about lying? If someone were to tell a lie, then to be consistent wouldn't you want God right there to stop that person from lying? After all, He couldn't let any evil occur, could He?

Let's take it a step further. Suppose someone thought something evil. Then, of course, God would have to step in and prevent him from thinking anything bad at all, right? The end result would be that God could not allow anyone to think freely. Since everyone thinks, and no one thinks only pure thoughts, God would be pretty busy, and we wouldn't be able to think. Anyway, at what point do we stop - at the murder level, stealing level, lying level, or thinking level? As your question implies, if you want God to stop evil, you would have to be consistent and want Him to do it everywhere all the time, not just pick and choose. It wouldn't work.

Evil is in this world partly because we give it its place but ultimately because God, in His sovereignty, permits it and keeps it under His control.
Then you might say, "Couldn't He just make us perfect and that way we wouldn't sin?" He already did that. He made a perfect angel, Satan, but he sinned. He made a perfect man, Adam, and he sinned. He made a perfect woman, Eve, and she sinned. God knows what He is doing. He made us the way we are for a purpose. We don't fully understand that purpose, but He does.

God is sovereign; He has the right to do as He wishes. He has the right to permit evil for accomplishing His ultimate will. How can He do that? Simple, look at the Cross. It was by evil means that men lied and crucified Jesus. Yet God in His infinite wisdom used this evil for good. It was on the Cross that Jesus bore our sins in His body and it is because of the Cross that we have forgiveness of sins.

24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. -1 Peter 2:24

Consider the biblical example of Joseph in the Old Testament. He was sold into slavery by his brothers. Though they meant it for evil, God meant it for good. God is so great that nothing happens without His permission, and in that permission His ultimate plan unfolds. In His plan He is able to use for good what man intends for evil. God is in control.

20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. -Genesis 50:20

9. The Bible was written so that it would only look like Jesus fulfilled prophecy.

Then what you are saying is that the New Testament writers lied about Jesus. He really didn't rise from the dead, and all those miracles about Him are really false, right?

But there is just one problem. How do you account for the writers of the New Testament teaching about truth, love, honesty, giving, etc. all based on lies? Why would they suffer hardships like beatings, starvation, shipwreck, imprisonments, and finally execution for nothing but lies? What you are saying doesn't make sense, and raises more questions than it answers.

The only logical explanation is that the fulfilled prophecies really did happen. Jesus actually rose from the dead. He performed miracles, and He forgave sins. He forgave sins then, and He can still do it now. My sins are forgiven, are yours?

Please note that many cult members will die for their faith as well. But they die for something they believe in, not for something they have actually seen. Muslims, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses all die for their faith. But the New Testament believers died for what they saw and believed, not for what they believed only. That is a big difference. The N.T. writers died claiming that they had seen the risen Lord. The cult members die for what they believe, and we know that believing doesn't make it true.

10. All religions are different paths to the same place

If all religions are different paths to the same place, then why do the paths contradict each other? Does truth contradict itself? Let's review the teachings of just three religions:

Buddhism is pantheistic and says there is no personal God and everyone can reach Godlikeness on his own. Islam says that Jesus was just a prophet, and not the only way to God. Christianity says that there is a personal God, and that the only way to Him is through Jesus. If these three religions are, different paths to the same place, then why do they contradict each other? Does truth contradict itself?

6Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.-John 14:6

11.What makes Jesus so special?

Because of Who He said He was; He said He was God. In John 8:58, Jesus said, "Truly, Truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM." When Jesus said "I AM," He was claiming the name of God for Himself, and thereby claiming to be God. Other great men of history point to a philosophy and teach good ideas. Only Jesus pointed to Himself, claimed to be God, and spoke with authority that matched His claim.

Because of what He did; Jesus forgave sins (Luke 5:20) '20When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven.'

He rose from the dead (Luke 24:2-6) '2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6He is not here; he has risen!'

Raised others from the dead (John 11:43-44) '43When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" 44The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.
Jesus said to them, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go.'

He walked on water (John 6:19) '19When they had rowed three or three and a half miles,they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were terrified.'

No one on earth has ever done the things Jesus did. Jesus is special; about that, there can be no doubt.

People sometimes tink if there is no God there wuld be no rules. And it is because there is a God people would fear and so do good, and try hard not to do bad. In other words 'sucking up to God'. Well fact of the matter is, we are fearful. But we are NOT sucking up to Him. We are following His ways because we love Him. Not just the fact that Jesus died on the cross for all of us but also how God walk wif us through our daily lives.

When scientist discovered new medicines, people started to say diseases originated from these scientist. That because of their 'inventions', it caused diseases. Which is of course untrue. Because u and i know that scientist created medicines to cure the ALREADY PRESENT diseases. They didnt create disease!

Its just the same my friends. God didnt send Jesus Christ to die on the cross thereby 'forcing' the whole world to believe in Him in order to enter Heaven. The world was already plagued wif sins at the very beginning. Do you not see? God LOVES US! He knows Man sinned against Him, causing a seperation. But still He sent Jesus to die for our sins so through His blood we can be cleansed!

The penalty of sin is death. Adam sinned causing all men to fall short from the glory of God. Just imagine a roach flew into your pot of porridge. Would you just remove the roach to make it look 'clean' OR will u pour the whole pot away? (Think tis is obvious) In this same way, sin entered all mankind because of 1 man BUT. This is a major BUT. Righteousness entered all man-kind because of 1 man also! (And he is Jesus)

No words can describe this kind of love. An all mighty God, taking the form of a man, suffered all flogging, discrimination, crucifixtion. He endured what no man would/could endure.

Friends. He didnt die for nothing. He died for us!

The 11 Q&A is taken from http://www.juststopandthink.com/ Just expanded the verses so everyone can see. Hope this helps anyone who is reading! God Bless! =)

2007-03-23T01:25:00.000-07:00

Heres what i promised in the previous blog. The 1 learning i got from today.

THE ANTI-CHRIST BOOK

Why do people discuss over christianity? I pondered over this in a not so apporiate place. (The toilet) And i discovered why. 2 words. ITS SIGNIFICANT

Who debates and argues over something insignificant? Who fights over a $1 coin when a stack of $50 can buy u so much more? (Yes we fight over little little things wen we are younger but tats not the main point today) Religion speaks strongly about life, death and life AFTER death. We all worry bout these at different stages of our lives.

Bible says that those who do not believe Jesus died on the cross for all our sins will be sent to hell. While those who believed and receive Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour will go to heaven. One to eternal life the other eternal death. After hearing this many will go, 'TATS BULLSHIT.' I admit i was one of them. I often think, 'Whos this? Who decides where we go after death. Who said we all fall short of the glory of God and are sinners. Who says i am a sinner? I dun steal, murder or commit adultery. I am happy wif my life and i shall remain the way i am. My life mission is to be a good guy: give up my seat to old aunties/uncles, help small kids push the tap to wash their hands, help hold the door for the aunty pushing the pram, dont smoke, dont drink, study hard and earn enough to repay my parents.' This thought crossed my mind many times. If i did all these, its good enough. Friend step back and think this: 'Are u doing what is good in your eyes or what is good in God's eyes?' Of course ur next statement will be, 'I dun believe in God. I am my own God. Life is led by me and i make things happen the way i want.'

People get insecure after hearing that those who don't believe in Jesus will be thrown into hell. IN ADDITION, natural disaster came, killings, suffering. Making people think, 'God u are a liar. They call u the God of love. How is your love shown through all these?' Then they start to pinpoint how the bible is false, tat praying dosent work, tat Jesus is just one of the many great men who walked the earth. (Great men as in Alaxender the Great, Buddha etc.)

You know. I used to hate christians alot alot. Not only do i nt give them a chance to preach the gospel, i even tell my frends bout how bad christians are, and they contridict themselves. Seeing christisns smoke, speak vagularities, bully others, get drunk. It really made me doubt. I even thought christians are 'cheap'. When they sin (Steal, lie, murder etc) all they have to do is repent and ask for forgiveness. I will go, 'WHAT? C'MON THERE OUGHT TO BE SOME PUNISHMENT TO TEACH TIS GUY A LESSON!' I even believed doing more good deeds than bad deeds will bring me to heaven.

I also questioned. What bout evolution? The big Bang? Science?

Men has debated, experimented, make theories so that everything would make more sense.

This post speaks somethings bout the mind of a non-believer. I was at this stage B4 and so i know.

What made this crazy guy who hated christian believe in God now? Check out the next post!

2007-03-22T22:42:00.000-07:00

One moment u rise and another moment u fall.

Its like a graph. And i feel like i am entering recession. Life's getting dry.Look at my previous posts and u wonder hw can it be, i was so motivated few days ago. Well it so happens tat drought and famine came knocking on my door.

My mind is blank. No thoughts, no vision. Looks like my ultimate vision just got further and further. Even OT seems useless now. Nothing is taken in.

Feels as if when i disobey God once, i find a chance to disobey Him twice, trice. Darkness overwhelms me now. Am i really up for it? To be a CL? If i impact others through my blog, what bout real life, can i do it?

Its 11 days aft my new birthday. And now i am experiencing this. Oh God u seem so far from me. Tiredness and weariness call upon me daily. I try to slp early to no avail. Now even $$ is an issue. Previously i nv had to worry bout it. Its my servant never my master.

Distractions have their arrows point at me. Fired at different directions wanting my attention. My vision blur and focus wanes.

My body aches from the 2hr badminton. It made me even more tired than B4. I tried to have a good QT at Changi Airport today but this book, THIS BOOK caught my eye. I forgot the title but its completely anti-Christ. Trying to prove there is no God.

I say this now and i mean it. God is real and alive. God is love, God is our provider, our teacher, Jesus the good shepherd, our commander, our judge, our live, our everything! HAHA! Know wad? Even when i am reduced to this stage, it dosent change the fact that God DOES exist and He sure didnt create us to suffer.

I do not just blog the good parts of my life and leave out the bad parts. I was tired yes. I got angry and impatient when God didnt answer my prayers to help breathe new life in me. I turned to sins for 'company'. Hoping it will give me some energy of somesorts. Guess wad? It only draw me deeper and deeper into darkness, separating me from God.

The book. That EVIL BOOK. It almost weavered me. Making me withdraw $50 to wana buy it.

I havent chatted wif someone deep bout my spiritual being. I need my shepherd! Testimonies:0 Learnings:1 (Shall blog in the next post)

God u hv taught me. Weariness is not a sin. It happens to all of us. But it is definitely not a time to abandon u! Its time to fall on my knees and PRAY!

2007-03-22T19:42:00.000-07:00

Did u know tat papaya and orange make quite a good combi when eaten together? Try it.

ORANGE AND PAPAYA

Today i ate both papaya and orange in my mouth. And the sound and vision of childhood came to mind. My Mum used to make this mash of papaya and orange when i was youung and i loved it. Always getting excited and happy over something so simple.

Through the years she has done so much for me. This question came on my mind today: 'What have i done for her?' I am very rude to my parents, sometimes shout at them, ignore them. My family is all i have.(Meaning both parents and one sis) My relatives.. lets not talk bout them.

Just tink this today: What have we done for our parents? And for others.

Cant focus well lately..

2007-03-20T02:43:00.000-07:00

Whos tat guy? Like to tuck in his shirt. Heres some details of the author himself.

Name: Sly David Foo

Age: 17

BDay: 14/5/1989

Weight: Light

Dislike: Noisy traffic//pollution//getting sick

Like: Hotplate beancurd(Tie Ban Dou Fu)

Love: God

2007-03-19T22:15:00.000-07:00

Heres Mr Chiune Sugihara. War time hero who risked his life, career and status to write visas so that the Jews could flee from Nazis.

He said this, "I may have to disobey my government, but if I don't I would be disobeying God."

And lived by this samurai code, "Even a hunter cannot kill a bird which flies to him for refuge."

If Mr Sugihara had decided, 'No way man. I need money to feed my family, i worked hard for my political position. Who are Jews to me which will make me lose all these. ITS NOT WORTH IT' Guess what? Almost 6,000 MORE Jews would have died.

I would like to bring forth this bible verse again, 'For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.' -Romans 5:19

When one seed is willing to die to his old SELF. It brings forth new lives for others.

1 man with his wife saved 6,000 lives!! When u are willing to sacrifice yourself, for God's people. Blessing comes.

Brothers and sisters this leads to the teaching Pastor Ben gave on Saturday 17/3/07 titled, 'Why Should We Care?'

MATTHEW 25:31-46

The Sheep and the Goats

31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'

44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'

45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

Focus: 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' See the importance of helping others?

And again: 42And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward." -Matthew 10:42

Being disciple of Jesus Christ, do good to the world so that people will know Christ's love in u is complete. Respond to God's love by showing the same love God showed u.

I reflected a while on how God loved me each and every day. Even from the time i wasnt a christian He has been loving me. How do i know? By the fact that he sent various people in my life to share about the Gospel, bring me to church, teach me the meaning behind each verse and chapters and simply to just be there for me. Lunch, game, etc. Even when i was a sinner in their eyes. They did not disregard me and neither did God.

In my last blog i wrote that Jesus did not die on the cross for the rich, famous and good-looking but for all. He wasnt selective in his love and neither should we.

It has been written in James 2:1-13

Favoritism Forbidden

1My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism. 2Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. 3If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," 4have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

5Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? 6But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? 7Are they not the ones who are slandering the noble name of him to whom you belong?

8If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself,"[a] you are doing right. 9But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. 10For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

12Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!

God does not propose to judge men until the end of days, why should u and i? We love to interact with the famous, the rich, the wadever. What about people with character?

Thank you Xue Ting for showing this video on Patrick Henry Hughes. Whos he? A guy blind and handicapped since birth. But know what he say wen asked what he tinks about his disabilities? He said tis,'Not disabilities, more abilities' Not wow-ing enough? Heres wad he said also, 'God took away my sight and ability to walk, BIG DEAL? He gave me musical gifts and the great opportunity to meet new people!' Watch the video from http://www.ezri-neverresign.blogspot.com/ haha helping here promote!

If u are one who likes to judge. U will see tis guy and tink, 'wads a disabled like him doing on earth. See, God hates him and made him tis way.' Others will say, 'No way am i letting my child go near tis guy' Little would u know hes a talented musician =) This guy did not judge himself by what he cant do, but by what he can do. Who are we to judge each others disabilities? Keep quiet if u are not going to help them.

The heart of the problem, is the problem with the heart. When we judge, compare, condemn one another. How are we going to show love? It just closed the doors of our heart to wana love somebody.

When the blog ends will u say, 'ok lemme TRY to love someone today.' or wuld u say 'I want to show people the love God showed me from now on.'

One is 'tolerance love' the other 'pure love'. Which one will last?

God loves. God IS love. Jesus command is this: Love each other -John 15:17
Will u let God's words fall to the floor? =)

God bless us all. Amen!

2007-03-19T19:45:00.000-07:00

The news article taken from Sunday Times 18,March 2007. It shows 2 hawkers who were put to the test. The Sunday Times sent went to these stalls and asked them for extraoridinary things like cut the food into smaller pieces, more vegetables, bring 4 plates of dipping sauce, drain the oil etc. The hawker at the top did wad was requested wif smiles all the way. While the hawker at the bottom was not at all happy and gave sacarstic remarks. Its no wonder one of them had a rating of 9/10 and the other 3/10. And its very obvious who the 'winner' is.

This article may just be 'any other article' to some people. That indeed customer service at some hawker centres are quite bad etc. But i saw a teaching in it.

TIMES OF TESTING:

Imagine a hawker. When someone goes up to him and ask for wanton mee. He happily cooks it without fuss, cause its just so easy. But when a customer goes up to him and says wanton mee, more chilli, more vegetables, no lard, cut the noodles, get me a small bowl also. Admist a peak hour crowd, this guy is gona flare up, his head burns at 100 degrees and his mouth goes #@!%%$^@&@

What is the teaching here? Do not trouble a busy man? Nope. Just this:

'The ultimate measure of a man, is not where he stands in times of comfort but during times of challenge and controversy.'

How many times did people praise us, 'U are so friendly, u are so discipline' Perhaps u are but are u hinding or doing things which contridict the behaviour people think of you?

Look. How many times did u flare up when ur school projects, shepherding, CG teaching, guitar learning, QT aimed at u like 20,000 arrows? And we go aiyah wadever man and go to sleep hoping the problem will be gone. When the arrows come, u shield it. U buy urself sometime, but guess wad? Ur shield gets heavier and heavier until u cant take it!

Its just like our problems. If u try to hide from it, we can buy sometime from them but eventually they will become so heavy and immense. When the next wave of problems come, we are dead.

We get angry, fustrated. Its human nature. But heres the main point: Are u able to keep calm, restrain ur anger when tests come?

Bible says this, 'My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.' -James 1:19-20 (NIV)

I would like to challenge everyone reading tis blog including myself, to keep our still and uphold our character (Character which we hold B4 testing) during tests and problems. For thats where your true character lies.

In all things question ur heart bros and sisters. Are u tolerating or are u doing it out of love?

Make peace. The Lord our God is with us forever and ever. Ask and u shall receive, seek and u shall find. Dun be ashamed to ask God to help us during times of testing for He is our provider!

When problmes come, dun run. CHARGE STRAIGHT AT IT! MATURE AND GORW THROUGH PROBLEMS BE THANKFUL U HAVE THEM.

God bless. Amen

2007-03-18T05:29:00.000-07:00

The Camp

There are 2 things which i brought back during the Evo Camp 07.

1) The true meaning of living life by choices and not by chances.

2) The teaching of dying to oneself so that many others can be saved. Obedience.

CHOICES AND NOT CHANCES

While spending QT near the sea and close to nature on the 2nd day, it made me realise what Nel said during teaching session. About Noah who obeyed God and built the Ark and brought animals to the Ark. And looking at the wonderful, vastness of nature, it made me think, all these did not happen by chance!

As Nel said, if Noah had disobeyed God, not build the Ark and not brought in animals, we will not have the animals now. Noah could have enjoyed himself, eat, drink and be merry instead of building an Ark which takes all these worldly desires from him. But he chose to build. Why? Because of love, faith and obedience.

When we love God we obey Him and have faith in what He says. After that we live out all these love and faith we have in Him through our actions. Bible says, 'Faith without deeds is dead'. Abraham obeyed and had faith in God and lived out all these through his action (By sacrificing Issac on the altar). And so his faith was accompanied by action.

Often we pray for an increase faith in God. Good. Now that you trust in God more, whats next? Prove this faith through action.

Dying to oneself so that others can be saved

Bible says this,'For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.' -Romans 5:19(NIV)

Just as one man decided to live to please his worldly self and so disobeyed God, many were made sinners. But also just as one man decided not to live for his worldly self but for God, thus obeying Him, many were made righteous.

Therefore, you see the importance of obedience? Adam's disobedience made the world sinners, but Jesus Obedience made the world righteous for those who believe in Him.

When we allow ourself to die to sins and live for righteousness, many righteous people will spring up through you who obeyed. (Just tink of fruit which need to dry up, die, and disperse its seeds) and every single seed will bring forth righteous people.

I am called David. Not because i want to be regarded as a king. But i want to be one who is truly after God's heart. This blog is only a start!

2007-03-17T06:06:00.000-07:00

Days after Camp

Wow. Quite tiring and gained some sickness from the Evo Camp 07. And truly we didnt just have fun but i guess everyone left with a refreshed mind and something learnt.

I would admit here a few things stored in my mind.

You know the first thing is i was pissed that people yawned when i tried to say something. Not the kinda pissed where u wana beat the person up. But the kind which makes me think,'AM I THAT BORING?'. And i wana improve my talking skills, sharing, praying etc. I know that i am not good at it but i am willing to keep growing in this area cause of my ultimate vision.

The second thing is i am again pissed. Why am i so without knowledge. I cant even explain why we speak in tongues and again i challenged myself to learn the full meaning and purpose behind it. And thank God for 1Cor14 which speaks all bout prophecy and tongues. Miraculously, this chapter reminded me not to pray in tongues 'blindly' with nothing in mind. But to have the tongues dance with the mind.
Tongues is important and powerful as it edifies the spirit but prophecising edifies others and the church. Ah Thank You Lord for i have been speaking 'blindly' lately. Now God is a God of peace not disorder. Even in praying theres order! Wads the use of merely babbling in tongues when you do not interpret, so others can be encouraged and strengthen?

I really challenge myself now to gain more bible knowledge but at the same time be not just a hearer but a doer. Understanding so i can share to others when they ask and being a doer so that others can see that truly we live as we prophecy. This character which we build in christ out of love and not tolerance (or for the sake of showing others that we are doing our 'duty' as christians).

This genuine love will never lie and even in times of testing will hold firm! What good is it if we are living to compare with our brothers or tolerating the teachings, squeezing our life so we can stay committed?

Eg. To love your neighbours and pray for your enemies, if u are living by this verse just to prove u are a christian, and u pray for ur enemies externally, inside u are tolerating! How fake is tat!

Love. The love Jesus have for us is the kinda love we should show others also. The love which goes out NOT ONLY to frends, cliques, relatives, the lovable, the pretty, the cute, the good-looking but also the disabled, the lonely, the forgotten, the old, the sinful, the bully, the different.

Pray. Father i just pray i could show to others the same kind of love u shown to all man-kind. For u died on the cross not just to save the tall, skinny and good looking but also the poor, short, fat, discriminated, quiet. I pray to have a heartbeat for all under-served. In Jesus name, Amen!

Peace be with all of you! Forever and ever!

2007-03-06T00:50:00.000-08:00

Today i learnt

1) Be clear of where you are first, before deciding where you are heading

2) Do not assume you are going to do this and that and it MAY lead to your goal. Lay down all the facts and plan now!

PASSION-------------->OPPORTUNITIES----------------->VISION

Passion drives you to grab all opportunities to achieve your vision! Set a clear goal today and ask God to ignite this passion in you. Charge straight on even when there are problems so that we can mature!

2007-03-06T00:33:00.000-08:00

The Rain

I remembered an email sent to me and it goes like this:

Suddenly, my daughter, Aspen,spoke up from her relaxed position in her seat. "Dad, I'm thinking of something."This announcement usually meant she had been pondering somefact for a while, and was now ready to expound allthat her six-year-old mind had discovered. I was eager to hear."What are you thinking?" I asked."The rain!" she began, "is like sin, and the wind shield wipers are like God wiping our sins away."After the chill bumps raced up my arms I was able to respond."That's really good, Aspen."Then my curiosity broke in. How far would this little girl take this revelation? So I asked... "Do you notice how the rain keeps on coming? What does that tell you?"
Aspen didn't hesitate one moment with her answer:"We keep on sinning, and God just keeps on forgiving us."I will always remember this whenever I turn my wipers on.>

2007-03-06T00:24:00.000-08:00

Love your friends, Pray for your enemies

How many times have we heard this verse:

'Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?' - Matthew 5:44-46

Yet how many of us are able to commit to this verses? Not during times when we are having fun with our friends and partying like theres no tomorrow. But during times when he could have back-stabbed you, and make life difficult for you. Will you be willing to pray for them?

Heres one truth, when we stand up against times like these, we act upon our 'true-selves'. Our Godly selves. For God forgives and loves both the good and the bad. Therefore exercise our true selves so that we may grow to be more like God!

Constantally remind ourselves, what God did for us when we were still struggling in the dark?

Did we see God rebuke us and hate us because we do not believe? Or did God acted in love and tried to change us?

For me its certainly through Gods love and undying spirit that i accepted Christ into my life. He sent 3 people at different stages of my life to share all about christianity to me. 3 times! It would be real foolish if i didnt see that God is inviting me to His pressence 3 times!

Thats how much our Heavenly Father would do for us, to have us come back to Him. !

2007-02-19T09:25:00.000-08:00

HAPPY CNY

The start of my blog, as a CLA haha. Would like to refer everyone to this web site, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfPepiBxK_M

Founded by my dear shepherd Xue Ting. Its a 15minutes video which could very well change your life and serve as a reminder! Check it out!

Just came back from cruise! Heres some pics taken.

This simple verse from a leadership book speaks powerfully:

'When you measure a leader, put a tape around his heart not his head'