Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Thursday, November 06, 2008
If you just want sunny days in your life, you'll get a very dry desert.
Heard this phrase during cellgroup, shared by Marlin just now.
This phrase is so true! If all we want in life is nothing but the sun, optimistic and always bright and sunny, we'll really get a desert! It's impossible to live in an condition like this! It'll be so hot that you wouldn't be even able to sleep at night! IF there's a night.
Many people tend to deceive themselves, living life on a constant high. But it is the lows of the life that moulds you as well. Psalms 23, the very famous passage in the bible, says that I may walk through the valley of death, but I do not fear!
What's a valley? A valley is a very low point in planet earth and psalmist David says valley of death! How low can that be!?
But he chooses to praise God!
Wow.
I really believe that if everyone adopts the mentality of David, praising and trusting in Him even though you're going through trials and tribulations, you'll not just be a better person, you'll become someone whom God can use for His eternal glory!
Heard this phrase during cellgroup, shared by Marlin just now.
This phrase is so true! If all we want in life is nothing but the sun, optimistic and always bright and sunny, we'll really get a desert! It's impossible to live in an condition like this! It'll be so hot that you wouldn't be even able to sleep at night! IF there's a night.
Many people tend to deceive themselves, living life on a constant high. But it is the lows of the life that moulds you as well. Psalms 23, the very famous passage in the bible, says that I may walk through the valley of death, but I do not fear!
What's a valley? A valley is a very low point in planet earth and psalmist David says valley of death! How low can that be!?
But he chooses to praise God!
Wow.
I really believe that if everyone adopts the mentality of David, praising and trusting in Him even though you're going through trials and tribulations, you'll not just be a better person, you'll become someone whom God can use for His eternal glory!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
This entire entry is taken from Peiling, a note that she wrote in facebook, which I thought is seriously good stuff.
The Parable of The Eagle
Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with sparrows or with other small birds. No other bird can go to the height of the eagle. When Moses went to commune with God on the mountain, he left the crowd at the foothills. Stay away from sparrows and ravens. Eagles fly with eagles. Eagles have strong vision. They have the ability to focus on something up to five kilometers away. When an eagle sights his prey, he narrows his focus on it and sets out to get it. No matter the obstacle, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it. Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.
Eagles do not eat dead things. They feed only on fresh prey. Vultures eat dead animals, but eagles will not. Steer clear of outdated and old information. Always do your research well.
Eagles love a storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the storm's winds to lift it higher. Once it finds the wing of the storm, the eagle uses the raging storm to lift him above the clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees. We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights. Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.
The Eagle tests before it trusts. When a female eagle meets a male and they want to mate, she flies down to earth with the male pursuing her and she picks a twig. She flies back into the air with the male pursuing her. Once she has reached a height high enough for her, she lets the twig fall to the ground and watches it as it falls. The male chases after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster he chases it. He has to catch it before it falls to the ground. He then brings it back to the female eagle.
The female eagle grabs the twig and flies to a higher altitude and then drops the twig for the male to chase. This goes on for hours, with the height increasing until the female eagle is assured that the male eagle has mastered the art of catching the twig which shows commitment. Then and only then, will she allow him to mate with her! Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended for partnership.
When ready to lay eggs, the female and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can reach. The male flies to earth and picks thorns and lays them on the crevice of the cliff, then flies to earth again to collect twigs which he lays in the intended nest. He flies back to earth and picks thorns laying them on top of the twigs. He flies back to earth and picks soft grass to cover the thorns. When this first layering is complete the male eagle runs back to earth and picks more thorns, lays
them on the nest; runs back to get grass it on top of the thorns, then plucks his feathers to complete the nest. The thorns on the outside of the nest protect it from possible intruders.
Both male and female eagles participate in raising the eagle family. She lays the eggs and protects them; he builds the nest and hunts. During the time of training the young ones to fly, the mother eagle throws the eaglets out of the nest. Because they are scared, they jump into the nest again.
Next, she throws them out and then takes off the soft layers of the nest, leaving the thorns bare. When the scared eaglets again jump into the nest, they are pricked by thorns. Shrieking and bleeding they jump out again this time wondering why the mother and father who love them so much are torturing them. Next, mother eagle pushes them off the cliff into the air.
As they shriek in fear, father eagle flies out and catches them up on his back before they fall and brings them back to the cliff. This goes on for sometime until they start flapping their wings. They get excited at this newfound knowledge that they can fly.
The preparation of the nest teaches us to prepare for changes;
The preparation for the family teaches us that active participation of both partners leads to success;
The being pricked by the thorns tells us that sometimes being too comfortable where we are may result into our not experiencing life, not progressing and not learning at all. The thorns of life come to teach us
that we need to grow, get out of the nest and move on. We may not know it but the seemingly comfortable and safe haven may have thorns.
The people who love us do not let us languish in sloth but push us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions they have good intentions for us.
When an Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come out. We occasionally need to shed off old habits and items that burden us without adding to our lives .
Attitude
Is A Small Thing That Makes a BIG Difference.
Eagles do not eat dead things. They feed only on fresh prey. Vultures eat dead animals, but eagles will not. Steer clear of outdated and old information. Always do your research well.
Eagles love a storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the storm's winds to lift it higher. Once it finds the wing of the storm, the eagle uses the raging storm to lift him above the clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees. We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights. Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.
The Eagle tests before it trusts. When a female eagle meets a male and they want to mate, she flies down to earth with the male pursuing her and she picks a twig. She flies back into the air with the male pursuing her. Once she has reached a height high enough for her, she lets the twig fall to the ground and watches it as it falls. The male chases after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster he chases it. He has to catch it before it falls to the ground. He then brings it back to the female eagle.
The female eagle grabs the twig and flies to a higher altitude and then drops the twig for the male to chase. This goes on for hours, with the height increasing until the female eagle is assured that the male eagle has mastered the art of catching the twig which shows commitment. Then and only then, will she allow him to mate with her! Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended for partnership.
When ready to lay eggs, the female and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can reach. The male flies to earth and picks thorns and lays them on the crevice of the cliff, then flies to earth again to collect twigs which he lays in the intended nest. He flies back to earth and picks thorns laying them on top of the twigs. He flies back to earth and picks soft grass to cover the thorns. When this first layering is complete the male eagle runs back to earth and picks more thorns, lays
them on the nest; runs back to get grass it on top of the thorns, then plucks his feathers to complete the nest. The thorns on the outside of the nest protect it from possible intruders.
Both male and female eagles participate in raising the eagle family. She lays the eggs and protects them; he builds the nest and hunts. During the time of training the young ones to fly, the mother eagle throws the eaglets out of the nest. Because they are scared, they jump into the nest again.
Next, she throws them out and then takes off the soft layers of the nest, leaving the thorns bare. When the scared eaglets again jump into the nest, they are pricked by thorns. Shrieking and bleeding they jump out again this time wondering why the mother and father who love them so much are torturing them. Next, mother eagle pushes them off the cliff into the air.
As they shriek in fear, father eagle flies out and catches them up on his back before they fall and brings them back to the cliff. This goes on for sometime until they start flapping their wings. They get excited at this newfound knowledge that they can fly.
The preparation of the nest teaches us to prepare for changes;
The preparation for the family teaches us that active participation of both partners leads to success;
The being pricked by the thorns tells us that sometimes being too comfortable where we are may result into our not experiencing life, not progressing and not learning at all. The thorns of life come to teach us
that we need to grow, get out of the nest and move on. We may not know it but the seemingly comfortable and safe haven may have thorns.
The people who love us do not let us languish in sloth but push us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions they have good intentions for us.
When an Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come out. We occasionally need to shed off old habits and items that burden us without adding to our lives .
Attitude
Is A Small Thing That Makes a BIG Difference.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Finally I'm able to blog again. Laptop has been cranky recently, refusing to log into blogger or load some script for me to blog.
About a month has past and I've been coping well with work. Apparently my bosses are very happy with my performance and they're starting to trust me with more responsibilities. Thank God for that! If not for Him and His favor, I would have been fired a million times already.
I'm back in Security Ministry! Was quite shocked to receive the news from Desmond. Didn't expect it coming because I thought I wouldn't be going back to Security for eternity. But still, Thank God for the chance once again to serve in Security and to serve Pastors and his guests in Elites. Really feel that my return is very different and somewhat feels that there's many things to impact.
Euphoria training has been picking up as well. Shoulder hurts everytime after training and it would last through the week. At least it's getting better now and I'm able to do tosses without any problems. Thank God. Quite excited about the performance, even though our status now is quite terrible. Messy and off-timings. But I believe everyone will put their act together and piece a great performance for God, CHC and the rest of Asia =)
I really do need a new laptop.
Seriously, this is just random rumblings.
I love food and I want to eat breakfast now.
About a month has past and I've been coping well with work. Apparently my bosses are very happy with my performance and they're starting to trust me with more responsibilities. Thank God for that! If not for Him and His favor, I would have been fired a million times already.
I'm back in Security Ministry! Was quite shocked to receive the news from Desmond. Didn't expect it coming because I thought I wouldn't be going back to Security for eternity. But still, Thank God for the chance once again to serve in Security and to serve Pastors and his guests in Elites. Really feel that my return is very different and somewhat feels that there's many things to impact.
Euphoria training has been picking up as well. Shoulder hurts everytime after training and it would last through the week. At least it's getting better now and I'm able to do tosses without any problems. Thank God. Quite excited about the performance, even though our status now is quite terrible. Messy and off-timings. But I believe everyone will put their act together and piece a great performance for God, CHC and the rest of Asia =)
I really do need a new laptop.
Seriously, this is just random rumblings.
I love food and I want to eat breakfast now.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Starting work tomorrow!!
Got a job from my ex-boss, reBorne Pte Ltd. The company that deals with Xando and other healthcare products.
Was quite surprised that my boss still remembers me and wants me to work for him again. Went for numeral interviews last week and he showed me around the office and their new concept stores. The company is moving in a new direction and their focus is on transforming lives with their products.
Quite interesting. Would be doing something that I've totally no experience in. But by the grace of God, they're willing to give me the chance to learn.
Was planning my budget and there's really nothing left after essential expenses are deducted. Gosh! To think that my salary is quite high for a poly graduate. Hoping and praying that they'll increase my salary a little more! =)
God is still very good to me. Loads of favor upon my life, kinda obvious.
Besides reBorne, I went for other interviews such as UOB Bank and Tuas Power. Received great favor from the employers and attractive perks.
God REALLY answers prayers.
I was quite specific about my job requirements and all the offers I had were close, if not similar, to the requirements that I prayed for. I was also brought to remembrance that there was a period of time during SOT, I was praying that I'll be able to work in reBorne as well.
After speaking to my boss last Monday, he mentioned that he thought of me during the week of my graduation. And that's ALSO the week that I prayed for a job in his company!! Amazing thing is that I happened to meet him during service and he gave me his name card, wanting me to contact him.
But i forgot to contact him=/ 1 week later, he managed to get my email and messaged me. Lol. Thank God!
This really shows me something. That God is never late! He's always on-time!
Some people really struggle with the fact that God is a good Father. They hide in fear because they feel that they're not worthy of Him. But the VERY fact that He's our Father, it means that we can approach Him for help!
Which father would turn away his children?
Some people stereotype God as an angry God whom holds a hammer and lightning rod in His hands. Ready to strike punishment onto anyone.
If that's the God I serve, I'm pretty sure I'll be dead by now.
Anyway! God is a good God and we all should not be afraid of approaching Him!!
We've been made righteous by Jesus' blood. We confess our sins and repent from them, get planted in the house of God, discipled by His leaders and have a relationship with Him!
There will be hardships, sufferings and pain. BUT this is the amazing part of the Christian walk!! Because you'll never walk alone again! God is with you and He guides you through valleys and storms!
Are you ready to trust Him? to walk on waters?
Got a job from my ex-boss, reBorne Pte Ltd. The company that deals with Xando and other healthcare products.
Was quite surprised that my boss still remembers me and wants me to work for him again. Went for numeral interviews last week and he showed me around the office and their new concept stores. The company is moving in a new direction and their focus is on transforming lives with their products.
Quite interesting. Would be doing something that I've totally no experience in. But by the grace of God, they're willing to give me the chance to learn.
Was planning my budget and there's really nothing left after essential expenses are deducted. Gosh! To think that my salary is quite high for a poly graduate. Hoping and praying that they'll increase my salary a little more! =)
God is still very good to me. Loads of favor upon my life, kinda obvious.
Besides reBorne, I went for other interviews such as UOB Bank and Tuas Power. Received great favor from the employers and attractive perks.
God REALLY answers prayers.
I was quite specific about my job requirements and all the offers I had were close, if not similar, to the requirements that I prayed for. I was also brought to remembrance that there was a period of time during SOT, I was praying that I'll be able to work in reBorne as well.
After speaking to my boss last Monday, he mentioned that he thought of me during the week of my graduation. And that's ALSO the week that I prayed for a job in his company!! Amazing thing is that I happened to meet him during service and he gave me his name card, wanting me to contact him.
But i forgot to contact him=/ 1 week later, he managed to get my email and messaged me. Lol. Thank God!
This really shows me something. That God is never late! He's always on-time!
Some people really struggle with the fact that God is a good Father. They hide in fear because they feel that they're not worthy of Him. But the VERY fact that He's our Father, it means that we can approach Him for help!
Which father would turn away his children?
Some people stereotype God as an angry God whom holds a hammer and lightning rod in His hands. Ready to strike punishment onto anyone.
If that's the God I serve, I'm pretty sure I'll be dead by now.
Anyway! God is a good God and we all should not be afraid of approaching Him!!
We've been made righteous by Jesus' blood. We confess our sins and repent from them, get planted in the house of God, discipled by His leaders and have a relationship with Him!
There will be hardships, sufferings and pain. BUT this is the amazing part of the Christian walk!! Because you'll never walk alone again! God is with you and He guides you through valleys and storms!
Are you ready to trust Him? to walk on waters?
Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (original clip)
Heard this song last night at a petrol station.. NICE!
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
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