I can't emphasize more the importance of patience. Without patience we can't do anything excellently.
I can't emphasize more the importance of clarity. Without clarity of instruction, we can't do anything correctly.
One must know his resources and capabilities before committing to do anything or give any promise. When we are clear what is required, we can give our 100% focus and heart to get the thing done.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Knowing your identity in God to render humble service to others
John 13:3-5 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
Knowing his power and authority in God, he demonstrated his love, humility, gentleness, servanthood spirit, kindness to his disciples.
Do you ever try very hard to prove something to somebody?
If we know our position and identity in God, we don't have to prove anything to anybody!
We can feel secure to give humble service to others.
Joy comes from total submission to God and humble service to others. We don't have to try to be someone until we forget to serve others.
It is also interesting to note the Lord's incredible patience with Judas Iscariot. He washed his feet and serve him meal just as other disciples. Judas had been dishonest with Jesus for a long time. Yet the Lord still keep him and give him chance after chance to repent. The Lord never gives up on us. He always hopes.
Knowing his power and authority in God, he demonstrated his love, humility, gentleness, servanthood spirit, kindness to his disciples.
Do you ever try very hard to prove something to somebody?
If we know our position and identity in God, we don't have to prove anything to anybody!
We can feel secure to give humble service to others.
Joy comes from total submission to God and humble service to others. We don't have to try to be someone until we forget to serve others.
It is also interesting to note the Lord's incredible patience with Judas Iscariot. He washed his feet and serve him meal just as other disciples. Judas had been dishonest with Jesus for a long time. Yet the Lord still keep him and give him chance after chance to repent. The Lord never gives up on us. He always hopes.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Your hour of trials and tribulations
John 12:23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
John 12:27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.
The hour has come for Jesus to suffer and die on the cross. He was willing to submit fully to God. In his mind, he already saw the victory and glory (the resurrection) that is going to come. He must have felt joy despite of the forthcoming trouble.
When your hour of trials and tribulations arrive, will you stand firm in God to go through it and expect God to "resurrect" you till the end? God will spare your life if your time is not up yet.
The greater we suffer for Christ, the closer we reach great victory. Take heart when you suffer for the sake of Christ!
John 12:27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.
The hour has come for Jesus to suffer and die on the cross. He was willing to submit fully to God. In his mind, he already saw the victory and glory (the resurrection) that is going to come. He must have felt joy despite of the forthcoming trouble.
When your hour of trials and tribulations arrive, will you stand firm in God to go through it and expect God to "resurrect" you till the end? God will spare your life if your time is not up yet.
The greater we suffer for Christ, the closer we reach great victory. Take heart when you suffer for the sake of Christ!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
The coolest man that ever lived on earth
Jesus is the coolest man that ever lived on earth.
John 11: 3 - So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick."
John 11:6 - Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days.
Jesus was so calm despite being told the one he loved was sick (v. 3) and the pressure he might have faced from his disciples and love ones. People might have expected him to go and heal Lazarus as quickly as possible.
Yet, Jesus waited and followed God's timing by staying where he was two more days. He didn't act out of impulse. Jesus gave more glory to God after Lazarus was raised from the dead.
Cool and amazing Jesus.
Are you cool when you are facing pressure? Perhaps you can learn from Jesus on how to handle pressure in life.
John 11: 3 - So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick."
John 11:6 - Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days.
Jesus was so calm despite being told the one he loved was sick (v. 3) and the pressure he might have faced from his disciples and love ones. People might have expected him to go and heal Lazarus as quickly as possible.
Yet, Jesus waited and followed God's timing by staying where he was two more days. He didn't act out of impulse. Jesus gave more glory to God after Lazarus was raised from the dead.
Cool and amazing Jesus.
Are you cool when you are facing pressure? Perhaps you can learn from Jesus on how to handle pressure in life.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Struggling with sins
Hebrews 12:4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
Romans 6:11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Matthew 5:29-30 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Sins bring us spiritual death. When we are spiritually dead, our physical body also decays faster and the feeling of "death" is very real. We must resist sins fiercely even to the point of death. The price for walking in righteousness may be high as we have to give up temporary pleasures. The price for walking in darkness and evil is much higher. We yield to Satan's rule and it leads us to death.
We must obey God all the time as nothing can beat our eternal security in Christ. Is there something if I do (or don't do) will cause our eternity to be at stake? If not, just do it / don't do it. The devil cannot harm us when we obey God's will unless our time is up in God's sovereign plan. God also promised rewards in Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Romans 6:11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Matthew 5:29-30 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Sins bring us spiritual death. When we are spiritually dead, our physical body also decays faster and the feeling of "death" is very real. We must resist sins fiercely even to the point of death. The price for walking in righteousness may be high as we have to give up temporary pleasures. The price for walking in darkness and evil is much higher. We yield to Satan's rule and it leads us to death.
We must obey God all the time as nothing can beat our eternal security in Christ. Is there something if I do (or don't do) will cause our eternity to be at stake? If not, just do it / don't do it. The devil cannot harm us when we obey God's will unless our time is up in God's sovereign plan. God also promised rewards in Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Measuring Pride
Do we know when we are proud?
I found some ways we can measure our pride.
When we are recognized by people for our work performance, do we feel over-excited until we cannot keep our feet on the ground and move on to do the next important thing? If yes, we are proud.
When we are criticized or commented for our poor work performance, do we feel so affected until we cannot keep our feet on the ground and move on to do the next important thing? If yes, we are proud.
When we are worried and decided to dwell in it, refusing to act on something concrete and constructive, we are proud. We do not let go and trust in God's sovereignty over our situations.
James 4:6 God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. How true it is.
I found some ways we can measure our pride.
When we are recognized by people for our work performance, do we feel over-excited until we cannot keep our feet on the ground and move on to do the next important thing? If yes, we are proud.
When we are criticized or commented for our poor work performance, do we feel so affected until we cannot keep our feet on the ground and move on to do the next important thing? If yes, we are proud.
When we are worried and decided to dwell in it, refusing to act on something concrete and constructive, we are proud. We do not let go and trust in God's sovereignty over our situations.
James 4:6 God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. How true it is.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Surrendering my life
When pride crippled into our lives, we are blinded and we don't recognize sins in our lives. When he breaks our pride until we become honest with ourselves and with God, we start to see many sins and unrighteousness in us.
How do we respond to him when we recognize our sins? Often time we are tempted to rectify the unrighteousness through our own strength. We try to take control but we still fail to meet God's standard. We feel depressed and stressed. Because it is motivated by self-consciousness rather than God-consciousness.
When we are God-conscious, we surrender our sins and unrighteousness into the hand of God. We let him take control and reign through our weaknesses. In this way, we can overcome our struggle with God's grace and strength.
He will bring us to his destination victoriously.
Lord, help me surrender my life and weaknesses unto you!!! For you are with me. No evil can harm me. Amen!!!
How do we respond to him when we recognize our sins? Often time we are tempted to rectify the unrighteousness through our own strength. We try to take control but we still fail to meet God's standard. We feel depressed and stressed. Because it is motivated by self-consciousness rather than God-consciousness.
When we are God-conscious, we surrender our sins and unrighteousness into the hand of God. We let him take control and reign through our weaknesses. In this way, we can overcome our struggle with God's grace and strength.
He will bring us to his destination victoriously.
Lord, help me surrender my life and weaknesses unto you!!! For you are with me. No evil can harm me. Amen!!!
Friday, April 2, 2010
The Cost of Being a Disciple
Luke 14:28-33 "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.'
"Or suppose a king is about to go war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.
If our end goal is to become his disciple, we have to prepare to give up everything of our lives to him. It is very easy for us to lose our focus when the worries of life, pleasure and riches tempt us along the way. It is very important that we make daily decision to surrender everything to Him, even our time and our future.
"Or suppose a king is about to go war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.
If our end goal is to become his disciple, we have to prepare to give up everything of our lives to him. It is very easy for us to lose our focus when the worries of life, pleasure and riches tempt us along the way. It is very important that we make daily decision to surrender everything to Him, even our time and our future.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
One-day Durian Tour in J.B. on 25 Jul
My PKI colleagues: ZhangYu, Yuko, Alin and Jasmine
Chocolate Shop
Durian and fruits farm
Seafood Restaurant
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Praying for my family...
My 1st sister is pregnant with a baby boy. She is scheduled to give birth latest by 4 Nov. I am still finding an English and a Chinese name for my very first nephew. I will travel back to see her in Nov.
My 2nd sister still could not rent a furnished eating shop to start her business. Shop owners do not rent out their furnished shop because they are still doing well in their business. So she is still continuing to look out for a suitable shop through asking people and reading newspaper advertisement.
My dad is taking care of my grandma at home. He still needs financial support to pay for business tax and to maintain the new car.
My mum is working in KL now. She is well. She has three more assignments this year after finishing the present one.
Dear God, please protect my family. Please provide for all their needs. Use me to love and support them.
My 2nd sister still could not rent a furnished eating shop to start her business. Shop owners do not rent out their furnished shop because they are still doing well in their business. So she is still continuing to look out for a suitable shop through asking people and reading newspaper advertisement.
My dad is taking care of my grandma at home. He still needs financial support to pay for business tax and to maintain the new car.
My mum is working in KL now. She is well. She has three more assignments this year after finishing the present one.
Dear God, please protect my family. Please provide for all their needs. Use me to love and support them.
Loving self is right
The second greatest commandment reads "Love your neighbor as yourself". Jesus seemed to assume loving oneself is so basic that he does not even have to command us to do so. How do we love our neighbor if we do not even know how to take care of ourselves? Therefore, loving oneself is not wrong, it is natural and healthy. More importantly, it is the right thing to do.
To me, loving ourselves is
To me, loving ourselves is
- Eat healthy food and exercise regularly to maintain our physical health
- Prioritize our life, our resource, and select our activities wisely. There is time for everything, a time to say YES and a time to say NO.
- Purify our minds, hearts and motives to grow our relationship with God
- Don't intentionally sin against God for temporary pleasure. We don't love ourselves enough as we allow temporary things to master us and damage our relationship with our eternal God.
- Feed and enrich our mind with spiritual nourishment, knowledge & understanding
- Don't be unnecessary burdened by things of the world. Cast away our burdens to God and let him do life with us. He would not ask us to do something that his grace can't reach us. Matt 11:28-30
- Don't look down on ourselves and feel low self-esteem. We are all unique and equally loved by God.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Loving God is...
Loving God is...
Choose spending money on oversea mission trip over an oversea holiday
Choose spending money on a brother in need over beers
Choose giving to God over eating an expensive meal
Choose loving people unconditionally when our feelings say otherwise
Choose respecting and honoring our leaders, praying for them and supporting them when they are stressed rather than being disappointed with them
Choose doing the right thing in our job when no one is seeing
Choose spending money on oversea mission trip over an oversea holiday
Choose spending money on a brother in need over beers
Choose giving to God over eating an expensive meal
Choose loving people unconditionally when our feelings say otherwise
Choose respecting and honoring our leaders, praying for them and supporting them when they are stressed rather than being disappointed with them
Choose doing the right thing in our job when no one is seeing
I am ready!
What had happened in the past 6-week of my journey with God is a miracle. I have never felt so complete in my life before. I have tremendous peace and joy in my heart amidst the up-and-down of life.
Yesterday God whispered to me on my way to church corporate prayer meeting. He said that He is a God of miracle. God healed and restored me completely. What had happened in my life is already a miracle. He is going to perform more miracles in the second half of this year in all areas of my life. People will be amazed by God's work in me. They will praise God for what he is going to do.
Pastor Jeff mentioned that the devil will seek to destroy, deceive and distract. I sensed that all of us can flee from the devil's scheme if we allowed Jesus to reside in our hearts. He is powerful and has authority over the devil. In the gospel we knew that Jesus cast out demons. The devil don't dare to touch us or go near to us at Jesus' presense. Therefore, we don't have to fear the devil. We can call on Jesus.
Another thing I sensed very strongly is the love of God especially his equal love. God's love for all human is the same - it is so vast and immeasurable. He loves the guy who is robbing a bank as same as the pastor who is preaching at a church now. He loves the strong as equally as the weak. He loves the rich and the poor. He loves the righteous and the unrighteous. We can never outlove God. The door of God's love is open to all. And it is up to us how much we want to know His love.
Yesterday God whispered to me on my way to church corporate prayer meeting. He said that He is a God of miracle. God healed and restored me completely. What had happened in my life is already a miracle. He is going to perform more miracles in the second half of this year in all areas of my life. People will be amazed by God's work in me. They will praise God for what he is going to do.
Pastor Jeff mentioned that the devil will seek to destroy, deceive and distract. I sensed that all of us can flee from the devil's scheme if we allowed Jesus to reside in our hearts. He is powerful and has authority over the devil. In the gospel we knew that Jesus cast out demons. The devil don't dare to touch us or go near to us at Jesus' presense. Therefore, we don't have to fear the devil. We can call on Jesus.
Another thing I sensed very strongly is the love of God especially his equal love. God's love for all human is the same - it is so vast and immeasurable. He loves the guy who is robbing a bank as same as the pastor who is preaching at a church now. He loves the strong as equally as the weak. He loves the rich and the poor. He loves the righteous and the unrighteous. We can never outlove God. The door of God's love is open to all. And it is up to us how much we want to know His love.
More than a friend
Opposite attracts. This is true in the law of physics as well as the law of boy-girl-relationships. Certain individual of opposite gender may captivate us with their particular personality, physical appearance, character, interest, and life vision. It would be a perfect if the person make good friend with us and compliments us to make a power team, i.e. 1+1>2.
Alone and lonely
We can be alone yet not lonely, we can be lonely yet not alone...The key lies in whether we have Jesus in our heart...
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