Thursday, April 10, 2008

Living in a world..

Living in a world
Flowing with it's flow
And wonder is that all they have
And wonder is that all they can offer

Broken hearted people
Each with it's own 70
Beginning a journey of life
That ends when it should be

When my heart has ceased to beat
What will my eyes see?
When I come before the Throne
What will my words be?

So I stop and seek with my heart
To see what's this life all about.
To find who was the one that gave me breathe
To find who was the one that gave me life

And all i found was Jesus
All i see is Jesus
In Him I find..I find..

I find myself
Wrapped in the Love of God
I find myself
Playing in an endless play

I found a Light
That shines through the storm
I found a source
That quenches these thirst of mine

Living in a world
And going against it's flow
For a treasure that's in a field
That's too worthy to be even be compared with the world
Broken hearted people
Each with their pain and suffering
Finding their comfort and joy
Everlastingly in the arms of the Uncreated

But what had God shown to me...
People who do not know the treasure...
People who are missing out so much...
People who do not know that love...

SO what about you?
When your heart has ceased to beat
What will your eyes see?
When you come before the Throne
What will your words be?

Thursday, April 3, 2008

3 Mins

Just A Short one.. i only have 3 mins.. I've not been blogging lately cause there are just too many things happening.. so I'll try to keep up with my blogging the best i can..

When you see the word "LOVE", what do you think of? I've been thinking where did Love came from.. And what i always hear is I love you cause you love me first.. somehow or someway.. i think Love comes from Love.. and God is love..

When I stop looking at myself, I see alot of people hurting and crying and lost in this world.. My heart breaks each time i look back at my selfish self.. So let us Love.. with the Love that God gave us..

Thursday, March 27, 2008

A Voice #1

I sincerely believe that all i see and hear has a purpose. I really really do believe that. No matter what i see and hear there's always a voice or emotion that is going on and on in my heart. And i do believe that it isn't just any purpose, it's predestined by God what I will hear see feel do. And i don't want it to just slip by, I want to try my best to make the best of everything i have.

It has been a while, tears had been flowing from my eyes all. As time begin to past, there's so much things that i begin to realise. This earth is full of broken hearted people, and i am one of them. I am really really grateful for having Jesus by my side to help me go through it. I really am. But how self-centered we are sometimes, always thinking about our own hurt and what people had done and why this why that, i admit that i am one of them too.

I want to see a revival in our land, I want people to really really have Jesus as their LORD and Saviour. That Jesus is supreme over all things. I want the people to see how infinitely beautiful God is and His glory that we can never comprehend. I wish that more and more people will feel like that too.

I do not want to keep on dwelling in my problems and sadness anymore, I want to stand beside those who are broken-hearted, hurtful, lonely. I want people to have selfless faith. I truly truly am not perfect in this. But it is my heart's desire to see that happen. I want to tell all those who is holding on the truth and with tears in their eyes that Jesus had never left their side, and Our GOd is a sun and a shield, He bestows honor and glory. No Good thing does He withhold from those who love Him. Most importantly, you are never alone!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

From A Puppy..

Few weeks ago, there's this little puppy that was wandering around the condominium that is near my church. The Puppy is really really cute and it's golden brown in colour with "white socks". Some of us being so kind-hearted(or couldn't resist the puppy's charm) took him and put him under the wings of the youth group. We named the puppy Matty in remembrance of a youth intern that came for a year called Matthew McGee.

All of us loves that puppy a lot although some might deny that fact. Matty is just TOOO CUTTEEE! but it is really really a tough job taking care of it, it poops and pees in church and we have to clean it up. Besides that, we need to walk the dog quite frequently too. That's why we even have a "Matty Foundation" as a way to ease the pain of those taking care of Matty. However, I thank God for bringing Matty into our lives. I sincerely believe that there is always a purpose that God let things like that to happen.

I've been walking the dog quite some time, and i can tell you that Matty is one naughty dog. He doesn't follow where you go, he goes to dirty places and the worse is that it actually BITES AND EATS DEAD RAT! It sickens me to see him do that, there was once i got so angry that i pulled so hard that it actually did a somersault in the air. it breaks my heart to see Matty doing things that it shouldn't be doing because i know it isn't good for him. Everytime i drag him away from things that he isn't suppose to touch i know that he won't be happy with me, but everytime i let him go wherever he wants to go he'll end up in trouble. it's just a long long sigghhh..

I really wonder is that how God felt..sometimes.. He created us human beings and we are just like Matty. God knows what is good and bad for us, He is God, He knows it best. we have our own desires. Though God created these desires within us, but often we perverted all these desires. Satan tempts us, yes it is true.. but we are the ones that turn these cannons to the throne God is having and shoot at Him, rejecting God.. We are the ones that keep on rejecting God and eating all the dead rats on the road..

How good it is if we can realize what we are doing sometimes.. How good it is if Matty could understand what i say sometimes.. How good it is that we will follow God all the way and never follow our own lustful desires.. How good it is if Matty just keeps follow me and never runs away to eat rubbish.. God is the creator of the heavens and the earth. ALL things were created by Him and for Him.. God also promised us that all things works for good for those who loves Him and are called according to His purposes.. So don't follow your own desires if we know that it isn't for God's glory. For whether we eat or drink or whatever we do, we must do it for the glory of God.

For me, I would shout to Matty: "MATTY! NO NO NO! COME AND FOLLOW ME.. OBEY ME FOR I KNOW WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU.. DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO EAT RUBBISH AND EAT DEAD RATS?? THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS BETTER FOR YOU? I HAVE FOOD FOR YOU AND CLEAN WATER TOO.. COME MATTY.. FOLLOW ME AND LISTEN TO ME.."

SO WHAT WOULD GOD SHOUT TO US? LET US THINK AND REFLECT ON IT OURSELVES...

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Lessons from the egg and pan of the day:P

I've been reading Clayton King's blog for the pass few days. He is an evangelist if i am not mistaken and preached to many many many people on earth. I am really impressed sometimes that God can actually use such a young kid and groom him to be such a fine man of God. Anyways, a part of it inspires me to begin to look all around me every moment, and to think what is God trying to tell me through it.. So this morning i prayed that God would show me something. I pray that God would give me the right discernment to put in things i should and give me grace to do His will.

When i reach back home today, after getting settled down. I was asked to prepare my own lunch. Usually i do not fry omelet especially if i am just eating sandwiches. but i guess i just can't help it but to give in to my stomach and my desires. so i heat up this tinny little special frying pan. This frying pan is my favorite pan because it always gives me a perfect egg in a perfect circle shape. lol sounds kiddy but it is true.

So i heat the pan up and put in some oil, break the egg and as i try to put the egg onto the pan, i didn't know that it was too hot that i couldn't help it but to drop the whole egg on to the pan. I was like "OH NO!!" i hate it because i lost my perfect egg in a perfect shape and the yolk burst. I became so dissatisfied with it that as soon as i am done frying it, i decided to fry another one just because i am not satisfied not getting that perfect omelet that i was suppose to get by using this pan.

So i did the same thing again and make sure it wasn't too hot. so i break the egg again and put it into a bowl so i won't drop it. I was so sure that it will come out nicely this time. But guesss what? the pan drop from the stove this time and the whole egg spilled because the pan was too small to stable itself on the stand. I became so angry at that pan that i even just turn off the gas and throw the remaining egg on my plate and just throw the pan into the basin with my chopsticks angrily. Back of my mind thinking that, the frying pan is just so stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid and STUPID!(not a good attitude at all).. although everything should be blamed on me, but i was just very dissatisfied because it failed to fulfill it's purpose.. IT FAILED TO FULFILL IT'S PURPOSE..

And it was then, that I came to my own sense and asked myself. Did i fulfill my purpose here on earth?.. I was at school telling my friend that we should not just think about the "not-to-do list" but also the "to-do list"..now that as i think back..hmm..i wonder is it just my tummy or is it God that made me fry that omelet to make me realise or to remind me of something bigger.. How many times had we fail? How many times had we not fulfill our purpose? We are created for a purpose, and how many times we had failed fulfilling that purpose i wonder.. and most importantly.. How would God feel?

I couldn't help it but to feel broken-hearted because of who i am. Not just that i didn't fulfill my purpose here on earth, to do what God wants me to do. There are so many times where i lost my battles. I couldn't even keep myself from doing things God doesn't want me to do. So many time I do not dare to even lift my eyes to God, because i know that, I am failure, I failed to live a life that fulfills my whole purpose here on earth.

But thank God again and again. For His Grace, His Mercy, and HIS LOVE! HIS LOVE! Being a just God He can't just let sin slip away from His eyes. But YES THANK GOD that Jesus LOVE us so much that He WILLINGLY.. HE WILLINGLY came down to bring us hope. No greater love has there ever been. And through that sacrifice He made, we are made right with God. WE are forGIVEn.. And through Jesus, only am i able to live a life that He wants me to live..

We are created for a purpose, We are ALL created for a PURPOSE. Just as that frying pan was suppose to give me a perfect omelet. Just as the keyboard is suppose to let me type in these words. All things are created by Him and FOR Him. We are all created to fulfill a purpose, and i know that purpose is to glorify God. And we are not making God any bigger than He is when we say we glorify God. Who are we to make God any bigger anyways? We are like a telescope trying to see how big God is though we could never fully comprehend His beauty and majesty and glory. We are all CREATED for a PURPOSE. Let us strive to fulfill it. I thank God for His grace and mercy, I pray that we will all able to live a life that is worth the calling, I know that there will be times that we fall, but let us not stop ourselves from getting up again and again and fighting each of our battles even harder.

Lord Jesus, I just pray that You will forgive us when we fail You,.. Truly truly we thank You Lord, for your great love for us. And your grace and mercy too.. I pray that You will give us strength to do Your will.. I pray that we will start fulfilling our purpose here on earth even more as we grow closer to You.. Lord, Here we are, Made by You and FOR You and You alone.. Thank YOu Lord Jesus, In the name of Jesus that we pray.. AMEN

Thursday, December 20, 2007

God being selfish? Is He really?

It's late at night now, some of my friends were talking about what is trinity all about and stuff. My friend Ivan, asked one question like is God being selfish for creating everything for Himself? I think that God is not being selfish, there are a few reasons why i say that.

God is God Himself. what does selfish means? the definition i got from the web is....

Selfishness is, at base, the concept and/or practice of concern with one's own interests in some sort of priority to the interests of others; it is often used to refer to a self-interest that comes in a particular form, or above a certain level.

Is God being selfish just being concerned about Himself? Wel, you might think so. However, the reason i don't think so is because God is God, He is great and big and i do mean really really GRREATTTT and BBIIIIIGGGGGG. Human can be selfish when they try to do things for themself to glorify themselves so that they can enjoy themselves and make themselves look bigger than they really are. God is all-knowing and all-owning, everything was made by Him and for Him. If you feel that God is just using you just as a puppet and not being concerned of your own enjoyment and interest, it's not true. Well, but the first point is He created you and He has all the right to decide what you do, when you do, how you do it and etc..

But more importantly, is God really being selfish in doing that? I was kinda reminded, i don't know how but i remembered from the book "Don't waste your life" by Pastor John Piper. He once touched on this topic. Is God really loving us in making us serve Him and glorify Him? What is love? The world has a distorted view of love, love means makin someone feel good. but true love gives the person the best. And the greatest thing is God Himself, so in giving You the best is He being selfish? haha. You can think for yourself.

But this is what i would say, we will be most satisfied when God is most glorified.

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Christmas & to aviod the simple equation of SANTA=SATAN

Christmas is coming again. Christmas is a time of happy holidays, it's all about Santa giving gifts to little children. It's a happy season with snow and gifts and food and turkeys. Besides that, it's also a time for lovers and family to be together and have fun too. My point is, all you will see is people in red hat, and Mr. Santa as the big super star.

Almost all the time, everything i said up there probably is what is in the minds of people. I know that well, because before i know what was Christmas all about that was all i know about Christmas. For some of you, you would think what's wrong with that? Isn't Christmas a happy happy joy joy time? Well, i know it's true that it's a happy happy joy joy time. BUT, all of us would probably missed out something even greater, something even bigger, something even larger if that's all we know about Christmas.

Therefore, there are few truths about Christmas that i would want to tell you all, about what is Christmas all about.

1. Christmas is
CHRISTMAS. hmm.. let's take the words apart, CHRIST-MAS. and then cancel out the MAS.
You will get something like this -CHRIST which means Messiah.
Messiah,means the Anointed One, the Promised-One, The Holy One of God, Saviour of Jews.
So, the word Christmas actually tells us a little about what it's all about, it's about this Christ.

2. Christ is about
GIFTS
Christmas is all about Christ right? so what does gifts have to do with Christ? Long time ago, as a little child that i was, i would always long for a nice Christmas present, a really nice one. I even remembered that there was once i got a chocolate and i was so happy that i got a note from Santa Clause(which is my dad though i never thought of it last time) thought it was saying that i was naughty but wants me to be better next year. As a little boy, presents do mean alot to me. but even now, i would still be happy to recieve gifts. I don't really know why human tends to get so happy when they got presents from their friends and family.

But did we realise what is the greatest gift of our life? this greatest gift was born in a form of a baby, this greatest gift was wrapped, not with gift wrapping paper, but with splendour and majesty. A baby that was born to reconcile man to God. God manifested himself in a form of a human being. That we may forgiven and able to see the Holiness of Our King and glorify our Holy God and being able to enjoy Him, which is the greatest gift we could ever get. Christmas is all about this Gift.

3. Christmas is about
LOVE
Isn't love a wonderful feeling? it's also one of the most strongest feelings you would ever have. the person you are in love with will be very precious to you, sometimes love can even make someone do crazy stuff that you will never even be able to imagine. LOVE isn't all about just making someone feel good, making someone feel great, also not just about intimacy, like BGR/HusbandWife intimacy, more importantly, wanting the best for the person you love.

God loves us, He cares for us, He wants the best for us. Because of that, i don't think we could ever thought that a God, a GLORIOUS, a WONDERFUL POWERFUL ALMIGTY ALL-KNOWING, ALL-POWERFUL, ..., ..., ... GOD would ever send His one and only Son to die for us.
not an easy life and not an easy death. Because of this great love, Jesus came to bring us back to Him. Christmas was when this Jesus, who love us so much, born in a human form into the world. A Sinless Child to be our Sacrificial lamb. Christmas is all about this LOVE.

I guess this is enough for now. Christmas is all about this Jesus. Not Santa. Santa is good but not good enough. Jesus Christ is the Star in this "MOVIE", not Santa. if santa takes over it, santa would be used by his "evil twin"(in name i mean). A simple equation......

if santa takes over as the star in human eyes, Mr. SANTA= Mr. SATAN

Seeker of this Truth, Jesus loves you and wants you to know that and feel His love and accept Jesus, Gift, Love into your life. Knower if this truth, Believe it. Believer of this Truth, Tell people about it. Lover of this Truth, stand up and shine for Jesus.

AMEN