Its all about Him

Alive, in you we're so alive....

2009-08-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

Ok first happy post.

Haha. I guess when u know your faith growing, sometimes u LOOK FORWARD to the problems that come your way. Like when you ask where is FireAC headed to, you have no clue,but there are so many who share the same burden of seeing God's name being glorified IN THIS SCHOOL that you feel encouraged. YOU NEVER WALK ALONE. Haha! God provides =D

Doing some new stuff now. Memorising verses now from some campus crusade thing. Going quite well actually. Haha for those of you who know I FAIL at memorising verses. Haha but I guess I have memorised like 6 verses. Oh well but all this is like being driven by a passion or rather a burden. Kind of like pain but happiness too. Ok haha wat am I saying...

Ok off for a run now...its PE in sch,wat u thinking??

GOD BLESS=DDDDDD

The Desert Song

2009-06-24T08:03:00.000-07:00

Verse 1:
This is my prayer in the desert
And all that's within me feels dry
This is my prayer in the hunger in me
My God is a God who provides

Verse 2:
And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain
There is a faith proved
Of more worth than gold
So refine me Lord through the flames

Chorus:
And I will bring praise
I will bring praise
No weapon forged against me shall remain
I will rejoice I will declare
God is my victory and He is here

Verse 3:
And this is my prayer in the battle
And triumph is still on it's way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on His promise I'll stand

Bridge:
All of my life
In every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

Verse 4:
This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flow
I know I'm filled to be emptied again
The seed I've received I will sow

When reading through a friend's post, I realised the emptiness and dryness inside me. I've ran away and forgotten the work set out for me. I've drunk from the cup of worldly pleasure and became drunk, disillusioned with the life I live. Where is God now? Who is God?

And all that within me feels dry

A steady draft of wind blows against me. Ye little plant, how do you hold? What soil is that beneath you? Holy ground? Where do you get your water? From the Spring of life?

So refine me Lord through the Flames

In this time of busyness and the stress of exams, don't let your faith fade away. I've always wondered why people become so much more distant from God in times where they need him the most. Now I know. The cup of sin and worldly pleasure is the poison of our hearts. Keep God near always and naturally we will be drawn closer to Him in times of need.

My God is a God who Provides

What's next? How? The troubled soul calls to the maker. He pleads, yearns, surrenders. God break me once more. That I may realise my wicked ways and turn from the darkness. Woe to me who knows so little. I am but nothing.

This is my prayer in the hunger in me
My God is a God who provides

And I will bring praise
I will bring praise
No weapon forged against me shall remain
I will rejoice I will declare
God is my victory and He is here

Amen.

~THAT I MAY BE RESTORED~

Spiritual Dormancy

2009-04-07T06:11:00.000-07:00

HEY YOU! Have you not seen, have you not heard? Jesus is risen from the dead! He is CALLING all disciples to spread the good news! Are we ignorant? Distracted? Oblivious to his calling? Do we know yet not feel? Do we accept yet not understand? Are we asleep and in a state of SPIRITUAL DORMANCY?

The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. WRONG! The flesh is willing but the spirit is weak! The spirit is scared, afraid, undecided, lazy, fat. It is too well fed to thirst, too full to move. The zone of comfort condemns the Christian to flat ground followed by a steep sliding hill. Are we not HOSTAGE to circumstances? Are circumstances the barriers, the zones in our lives? BREAK FREE! Loosen the chains of doubt, of unbelief, of complacency. Let the TRUTH that JESUS LIVES be refreshing in our lives. Be EXCITED...for the harvest is plenty but the workers are few. There is something worth living for, which is even more worth dying for.

THE END IS NEAR!!!! REPENT!!!!!

FOR JESUS COMES AGAIN!!! To save the weary, the faithful. We are his if we truly know, that deep down inside...I'm so in love, so soooo in love with the Saviour King =)

~TAKE TAKE TAKE IT ALL!!!~

Vanity of vanities

2009-02-19T04:42:00.000-08:00

To be a good man, one must mix with good people. To become a great man, one must mix with great people. But, to become a greater man, one must distance himself from man and grow closer to God.

God has given me so much, yet he chooses too to take away. One may complain, may cry, may rant and rave of his losses but who are we to count them as but simply not gained. Into the world we come with nothing, we too shall depart with nothing. The life I live, Christ lives in me?
I pray that it be the case, for what shall I boast in? My skills, my charisma, my personality, my positions, my friends?? All are vanity of vanities. Jeremiah 9:23-24

23 This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches,
24 but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD.

God works in mysterious and wonderous ways. He will do all things good for those who love him- Romans. Do we know God? God knows us. Do we love God? God loves us.

~God remove the veal that covers my eyes~

A change of heart

2009-01-18T05:41:00.000-08:00

A few matters have been bugging me recently. The way I live, I talk, I act, does it reflect the true me? Or am I even defined by these outward expressions? Does what I feel, my emotions, dictate the way I should live my life? Im confused. Its like if I'm sad, would it be right to show others I'm sad and gain their sympathy? After all im being true to myself! Surely there's nothing wrong with it.

After talking to a friend, I felt compelled to ask myself these questions. As we grow, many of us struggle with relationships, to our friends and our parents. The question of our identity becomes an issue as we struggle to find our place in the social environment around us. The impression we give others appear to be the defining factor in which we are treated, even how we are judged. To conform to society seems to be frowned upon but is that not what everyone is doing? But then again, being the person you truly are more often than not has you labeled as a outcast, unless of course your character is truly unique. What happens if inside you are a individualistic/emoistic/loud mouthed 17 year old? To what ends do you express YOU?

Sometimes the answers are quite simple, but the problem is whether people are willing to accept it. To live like Jesus. Do you accept the answer? Its been a lesson for me rather recently. Honestly, I feel threatened by the way people view me. Its just an inlaid fear that kinds of grips you when you make decisions. To that Im challenged to prove myself in the circumstances, to plan a good camp, to score good grades and to be an example in my character for others to follow. But in the process, Ive lost sight of God. Even in the noblest of intentions, the nobility of it seemed to outweigh the glorification of God's name.

God's answer to me was pretty clear and straight forward. In living like Jesus, humble yourself and be ready to serve. Just like that. Humility and servanthood. I've given it a try and so far, I have more time now to seek God. The time I used to spend on considering my decisions, God now gives me peace to work out the solution. To let my works be transparent, so that His works may shine through! Oh how I give thanks for God's glory to be magnified!

Mark 12:32-33

32"Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

This is the verse that explains it all, that life should be lived by. Hope those of you who read this post would find the same purpose in living your life.

~Hallelujah to the Lord of Heaven and Earth~

Your grace is enough

2009-01-06T05:31:00.000-08:00

Oh Lord, You've searched me.
You know my ways.
I am but man
Fallen and evil
born a God hater
to cheat, to hate, to lie, to lust.

But in my weakness may You give strength
In my iniquities may Your Name be glorified
Change my mind but more importantly
Change my heart

Reveal Your glory to me
that I may know I do not toil in vain
Reveal the way to walk
that I may not stray from the narrow path
Reveal the mission field, the people, the souls
Reveal You, yes Lord, reveal You

Teach me to be humble, to serve
observe Your laws for all my days
to give You praise
Thank You Lord
Thank You
Forever and ever
Amen

The year of Jubilee

2008-12-27T23:06:00.002-08:00

"According to the proposed dates from my research, the year from about Sep 2008 through Sep 2009 will mark the seventieth jubilee year from the events of the last year of Moses leading the children of Israel through the wilderness and of Joshua crossing the Jordan River into the promised land of Cannan"
http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/lds/meridian/2006/joshua.html

We are in the year of Jubilee!! It is a year that comes only in seven times seven years. People would give back the land to its original owners, slaves would be set free. Reconciliation throughout the land!!! IS this the time of reconciliation amongst us too? To serve one another? Im sure of it. Its quite a weird coincidence that I look it up in the internet. Surely there is a calling of brothers to come togethere in unity, to break down all barriers. To give back everything to God.

God's calling for us to serve

2008-12-27T23:06:00.001-08:00

I believe God challenges us to step out of our comfort zones. He has given us a purpose to serve. To serve Him and to serve others. But why? Why me? Because Jesus is God's son. And when he died on the cross, Jesus has first claim over me. Because I am God's child, I am to respond to my Father's calling. What is his calling?

To seek the spirit. "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks."John 4:23

To preach the good news. "He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."Mark 16:15

To bring release to the captives(liberate people from sin) " The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,"Isaiah 61:1

To give liberty to the oppressed. " The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed."Psalm 103:6

Why serve?

2008-12-27T21:38:00.000-08:00

Why serve? Why do we need to be helpful? Or caring? Or bother about other people's problems? Face it, most people are ungrateful, politely thankful at best. So who cares? As what Im always told, don't bother about other peoples problem, do what you can to help but if it spills over into ur own work, stay clear. After all, you were put to accomplish something in your life, so get on with the studying and hear out the demands of the course. 2 more years! That's all, focus on the objective, get the 40+ points. The world doesn't wait for you, catch up with it or face the consequences, lose out, after that there is no more hope.

Or is it? Do we really need to minister to people around us? Is being available to the brother next to you a must? What if Im not comfortable being around him? Maybe he's hard to work with, cynical and pessimistic? Maybe he tells you to leave him alone, go away, don't be a pest. Me, serving him???

Rantings of a broken heart (copied)

2008-12-27T06:01:00.000-08:00

Oh God give me strength. Take me far away...far away from this misery. From the scoldings, from the suffering. Im lost...taken away by bitterness...swept away by sorrows. But dear Lord, if it is thy will, show me a way, not just a sign. Give me peace, yet give me joy. For who has such power, such control over the human emotions but you? You who hardened pharaoh's heart, who gave Moses courage, who gave Solomon wisdom. There is no one else like you. Each time my heart sings with praise, let not the things of the world consume me, let me not fall prey to the bright lights and the sweet words of men. Anger rises in my chest, fiery and unrelentless, a itching sensation that never fails to go away and becomes increasingly *argh* as I fan it. What do I do? How do I quench it? Shout, scream, smack...that's called releasing stress but to what end? To what good? Am I not pure evil? Who then is pure good? No, what then is pure good? God is good. All the time. He is just, yet us so unworthy. But He is love. That's all we need. "For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."Matthew 11:29-30 Cast your burdens on the cross. Where is God? Who is God? I cannot phanthom, but then again, He is everything. The Alpha and Omega. Author of our faith. I find new hope, new peace, new joy. How should I live? As a servant, but what kind? Willing and humble. To God be the glory?? Yes but how? To love, to see Him glorified, to be a willing servant of God. Love?? Oh the word...the meaning. The ultimate sacrifice was done in Love. The 2 most important commandmants demand Love. The relationship between a holy God and fallen man is Love. But how to Love??

Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-”- Psalm 103:1-2

The other blog

2008-12-27T05:54:00.000-08:00

To find a place to rest
To see a new beginning
A life delivered
Yet not complete
Oh God
Have mercy on me