Amazing things have been happening this season. God is opening doors that were never opened and i am amazed by what God can do. This season, God opened the door to share Christ and touch the hearts of my aunt and her family. I am relatively close to them and i always have a deep burden to share Christ with them but it seems impossible. The whole family is very devoted to buddhism and worships all kinds of idols and goes to all kinds of temples. But this season, God amazningly opened the door for me to bring God's love and hope into their midst. It started when i started to see what i can do for them, God just placed a deep burden in my heart for them and the spirit would lead me to pray for them. Then things started to happen like my grandma had to go for an eye operation and their reliance on me increased. They started to seek me for advice, help and also support. Thankful for the chance to love them and be there for them, i just responded. Have been taking care of my cousin during this period because i just felt the need to guide him and to show him the love that his parents have not shown him. During this period, there were obstacles and lessons learned too. However, through intercession prayers by the brothers and sisters, God moved and the mountains of obstacles were removed. Keep praying for them :) The power of intercession prayers and together with God, all mountains can move. I am trusting in God to work in this family this season, be it the planting seed season or watering season or growing season, i am going to continue to pray and share with them.

Planning on asking my parents to the mandrain service too this christmas too :) My relationship with my dad has improved tremendously and i am just so thankful to God for blessing me so much in terms of my relationship with my family and relatives. My plan is to go church planting and to plant churches all my life. But before i go, my desire is for my family and relatives to have to know God and be saved and that each household will have at least 1 christian to work in the family. I am gradually seeing this come to pass :)My family and relatives in Singpapore and next will be my relatives in Hongkong. It is even worst there, there are no Christians there at all! God will open the door in His timing for the door He opens cannot be shut and the door He shuts cannot be opened.

This area of my life has indeed encouraged me alot :) But in my own personal life, it is a season of trust and relying on God more and more. Learning to let go of earthly desires but to seek the will of God and to follow Him unconditionally. I need breakthru in understanding this in my heart and claiming the fact that i am made for God alone and that He is the strength of my heart and portion forever. Sometimes the mind can know alot but in terms of truly convicted by God's truths in the heart takes time. We need to pray and ask for the Holy Spirit to convict our hearts and to personalise the WOG. We cannot take short cuts or be slip-short in terms of our responses to God. If you truly know who you are and desire to be who you are, then do something about it. Be serious about this and take time to PRAY. The power of prayer and the work of the HOLY SPIRIT. That's why God gave us the gift of the Holy Spirit. :)

In all circumstances I will praise my God, who is forever my faithful saviour and He never leaves me.

 

Signing off at 11:12 AM

Secret #4: A Confident woman recovers from setbacks

"A person is not a failure because she tried some things that did not work out. She fails only when she stops trying" (Like!)

"One of the great things about a r/s with God is that He always provides new beginnings" (PRaise God!)

"His word says that His mercy is new every day!" (Do you believe this?)

"Jesus chose disciples who had weaknesses and made mistakes, but He continued working with them and helping them become all that they could be." (I can do whatever i need to do through Christ who strengthens me)

People,
1) We need to learn to let go of hurts, pain, disappointments, discouragements, failures of any kind
2) Stop letting your past control you!Don't be afraid of your past but move on with Christ. (phil 3:13)You are responsible of making this decision!
3) Live a life that reflects the Power of the Cross. Yes, Christ was crucified and He died. But do you know that He was raised again 3 days later?!!! How are you living your life today?

 

Signing off at 1:28 PM

Secret #3: A confident woman is positive

Questions to ponder:
- Fear is the dark room where all of your negatives are developed, so why not look at the brighter side of life?
- Why not believe something good is going to happen to you?
- What is wrong with looking at the sun instead of the clouds?
- What is wrong with seeing the glass half full instead of half empty?

Reflections:
In the past, i used to be a positive person and would always always choose to believe in the good things. However, along the way, i realised that many of the things i hoped for never seem to come to pass and sometimes people laugh at me for being optimistic. Thus, i gradually catch on the negative spirit and the fear of being disappointed, the fear of being silly, the fear of being judged and mocked by people took over and i started to be more and more negative towards things and life. Instead of thinking the best of people, situations and things, i started to think the worst. Once a tinge of negativity seeped in, i couldnt stop it anymore, the negativity just grew and manifested completely in my mind and heart and it was so hard for me to see hope in people, situations and in my own life. I often find myself dwelling in unhappy thoughts and most of them were untrue. But to me, painting every sad and bad picture was 'comforting' cause if something good really happened, i would be surprised and happy. But if nothing good comes out from it, then i wont be disappointed because in the first place i wasnt very hopeful towards those things.

Consequences of negativity:
- Confidence does not go with negativity and being negative opened the door for alot of problems and disappointments, which in turn fueled up our negativity.
- It affects the way you respond to things and we see ourselves having problems relating with people, trusting people and even having sincere and healthy relationships with people.
- It affects the way you handle things: you find yourself approaching things half-hearted and not doing your best (many times, you wont even realised it)
- It affects you emotionally: you feel sad, discouraged, demoralised most of the time.
- It affects the people around you: People find it hard to be around you and you end up feeling rejected.

Conclusion:
- It is about perspectives of seeing things and situations around you. Perspectives can affect the way you respond to things and also the people around you. The truth is that: positive thinking can change your current reality because God is positive and He is hope.
- Rom 8:28 and 1 cor 13:7 (love these 2 verses, God has personally spoke to me with these 2 verses and helped me to tide through the period of negativity and helped me see what life with hope is like)

WAKE UP:
Thinking negatively makes you MISERABLE! So STOP IT! Why be miserable when you can be happy? Take captive of your thoughts and bring them to God. Remember that the Word of God (Love letters from God) is our only truth in life, so match your thoughts with it.

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Signing off at 12:32 PM

Recap:
secret #1: A Confident woman knows that she is loved

secret #2: A confident woman refuses to live in fear

Principles:
"因 为 神 赐 给 我 们 ， 不 是 胆 怯 的 心 ， 乃 是 刚 强 、 仁 爱 、 谨 守 的 心 " (2tim1:7)
- Fear is not from God but the devil's tool to trap us and to hinder us from moving forward
- The opposite of fear is FAITH! Faith is confidence in God and a belief that His promises are true. Faith will cause a person to go forward, to try new things and to be aggressive.
- The only thing we really need to do is fear God!
- God wants us to walk in the Spirit and not the flesh which includes emotions. Fear is a feeling and an emotion which we need submit to God and we should not let a mere feeling intimidate us.

Reflections:
Recently, i have been overwhelmed and worried by the fear of losing the things in my life. I have been blessed in many areas and many areas of my life have bear fruits and I can see God's blessings in them. Life cannot be more blissful or good and I am enjoying the fruits that God has blessed me in my life after years of struggles and persevering. But sometimes fear creep in and rob me the joy of enjoying these fruits. Instead, i start to worry about the "what if's". Faith is the opposite of fear. While faith is about trusting in God and believes that God is Good and in His promises, Fear causes us to doubt about God and to shrink and run away from things. Fear causes us to be skeptical and to worry while Faith is about hope and believing and trusting in God our Father who loves us. I choose to believe in God's love and plan for me :) I choose to let go for this emotion of fear and not to entertain them. Reminded of Queen Esther, who did not let the feeling of fear to stop her from doing what is right and the will of God. She had faith in God and trusted in God.

Calling for response:
To Christian: How do you want to live your life? Are you limited by ridiculous fears?
To non-christian: We are never meant to carry fears in our lives (fears of death, illnesses, rejection, failure, past, future, loneliness, dark, losing ur love ones. Jesus can remove these fear and show you what life is all about. When there's hope and purpose, life is different.

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Signing off at 11:58 AM

"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain".
1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)

Just wanna share something i read from my online daily devotions:

George Frideric Handel was a musical prodigy. At twenty-one he was a keyboard virtuoso. When he turned to composing he gained immediate fame and soon was appointed Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover (later King George I of England). When Handel moved to England his renown grew. By the time he was forty he was world famous. But despite his talent and fame he faced considerable adversity. Rivalry with English composers was fierce. Audiences were fickle; sometimes they didn't turn out for his performances. He was the victim of the changing political winds. Several times he found himself on the verge of bankruptcy. His problems were compounded by failing health. He suffered a stroke which left his right arm limp and damaged the use of four fingers in his right hand. Although he recovered, it left him battling depression. Finally, at fifty-six, Handel decided it was time to retire. Discouraged, miserable and consumed with debt, he felt certain he'd land in a debtor's prison. So on April 8, 1741, he gave what he considered his farewell concert. Disappointed and filled with self-pity, he gave up. But that year something incredible happened. A wealthy friend named Charles Jennings encouraged Handel by visiting him and giving him a libretto based on the life of Christ. The work intrigued Handel, so he began writing. Immediately the floodgates of inspiration opened. For three weeks he wrote almost nonstop. Then he spent another two days creating the orchestrations. In twenty-four days he had completed the 260-page manuscript of The Messiah. Thinking of quitting? Don't! 'Be steadfast.'

Be steadfast!
steadfast: "firm: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions";"steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable ..."

 

Signing off at 12:32 PM

Was just doing my assignment and feeling abit stressed and tired. Always doing assignments and they never end and there are other things to do and on my mind. Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the amount of things on my mind and the tiredness and the need to meet datelines. Then heard this song...

"How blessed are those who dwell in Your house,
Who’s lives become roads that You travel
They wind through the valley’s
To the light of the sun
One day in this beautiful place, to worship
Your house is our home, where our faces
Will shine in the light of the son"

This is the lyrics of a song: Above all by Hillsong London

I love the lyrics it is so meaningful and this is my prayer and my cry to God. Father I pray that my life will become the roads that God travels, that I am walking in His paths and taking the paths that God would want me to, together with Him. Walking through different valleys but my sole goal and aim is His light of Glory and to my destiny that I will meet Him face to face one day and that is where i belong - my HOME.

How blessed it is to be in the presence of God, to worship Him and to adore Him... Listening to this song is like taking a stroll with God through the valley and running a very long race. Feel tired and drained and overwhelmed, sometimes lost and discouraged too but the words of the song reminded me of purpose. Father strengthen me that i will continue to walk on, no matter how difficult this journey is, I will live this life fixing my eyes on the cross and clinging onto the hope that Jesus is coming back to claim His redeemed bride - the church. I will press on to run the race till the end. Amen.

Indeed: "our God reigns, our God reigns, above all" when waters around me gets too stormy, i want to fix my eyes on God who reigns above all and i believe He will lead me through all things and strengthen me...

 

Signing off at 8:53 PM

Introduction:
Waiting my hair to dry, so decided to take some time to blog :) I just finished running 3km with a few brothers and yingjie. So long never run le and my legs are aching now.... I ran about 3km!!! Breakthru manz.... hahah :) It was a good and nice experience...

While running a few thoughts came to my mind, our journey with God is like running a marathon and running a race. (I am not a runner by nature, in fact i hate running... haha... but these were some of my thoughts while running)

Reflections:
1) Each and everyone of us are RESPONSIBLE of making this run. The decision whether to run and even the speed at which we run is our own responsibility. Each of us are responsible for our own run. This is just like our journey with run, we decide whether we want to take the step to walk with God and the decision whether we want to run this race or slack by walking or stand still and not do anything.

2) Running needs TRAINING! We can never go for a marathon without going first training for it and preparing our body for a marathon. Just like our life, we need to take small steps to follow God and to train ourselves in holiness. Transformation does not come overnight, it takes discipline to build our life around God's truth, to train our mind and to grow to be Christ-like.

3) Going uphill is crazy and much more effort is needed!! To ensure that we don't die halfway while going uphill, it is important for us to pace our speed and to persevere. While running, i met many uphills and i was like this is crazy!! I'm so tired already. Have you ever felt like that? How can i reach the top of the mountain? It is just too tough, too steep and too difficult and Lord, i'm tired. Many times i felt this way and today i definitely felt tired. We want breakthroughs in life and we want victories and blessing from God and mountain-top experience. These things are like going uphill. They may be difficult and seem hard, but as we persevere and continue to trust in God, we will reach the mountain top and we will know that we have not press on in vain.

4) The next thing is about pacing... I am a person who likes to sprint and i hate long distance running. I used to be quite a fast sprinter and i love speed :) haha... but when it comes to perseverance... i totally suck at it. This is also reflected in the my life and also the way i run. When i feel tired or when i start to be breathless, i will give up and start to walk. It takes alot for me to continue and run and to persevere. But God has has really tested me in this aspect and grew me in this aspect. Because perseverance is an important character trait and in this journey with God, we need to ve perseverance so that we may grow in our character and mature in our faith and that we will grow to be people with strong convictions and values. Some of us start off in a race too fast, only to die off at the end. It is important to pace ourselves in our relationship with God too. In all things it is important that our convictions, values and understandings and faith match up to our actions and the things we do in our life. It is really easy for people to mask their inner being with outward deeds and service, thinking that their inner man is at peace with God. Unlike man, God does not look at the outward appearance but at the heart and God being the God of peace came to restore this in our inner being.

Conclusion:
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run is such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore i do not run like a man running aimlessly; i do not fight like a man beating the air. No, i beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." (1 cor 9:24-27)

Why am i in this race:
1) God's love is greater than anything and I am fully convinced of this. I will never trade God's love for anything.
2) Live for a greater purpose and cause
3) To be who I am created to be
4) To discover God's will for me and to live it out (God created me and He has the best plan for me)

 

Signing off at 2:25 AM

The bridge from "second chance" by Hillsong:

So I wait upon you now,
With my hands released to you,
Where a little faiths enough,
To see mountains lift and move,
Yeah and I wait upon you now,
Dedicated to your will,
To this love that will remain,
A love that never fails

Beautiful lyrics... listened to this song in the morning and it reminded me of how great God's love is and how He is the only God of my life and the only One who loves me so much. No love can be comparable to His love for me. And I love the bridge, i will wait upon God and release everything to Him and trust in Him in everything. Just a little bit of faith in God and expecting God and waiting for Him to move and to work :)I will be dedicated to His will and that's a life of love and transformation for everyone. For His love and the power of His transformation to be magnified in me and to reach the ends of the world. For His love for me and for the His ppl will never ever fail. This morning my prayer to God is to remember who God is and to respond to Him in my heart to continually fix my eyes on Him only and to do His will. To love Him with all my heart and to give my life to Him and His people. To be committed to Him and to serving Him and His people.

There are many good things around but some of these good things can be distractions. This morning, my prayer would be to focus on the major and to major on the major and get my priorities right. God deserve much more than my service to Him, He deserve my entire heart and being of loving Him :)

Love this song of how it build up from the verse to the chorus and finally to the bridge, not just the music, but the lyrics too. At the bridge is the response to God's love and the life that a true discipler would proclaim. The lyrics is so simple and direct, really expressing our desires and heartfelt love towards God. Addicted to the song :) haha... Like the free worship part between the first and second bridge which leads to just stand still and in awe at the cross and as it slowly builds up with the drums and electric guitar i just feel like lifting my hands high up to God in total surrender to His perfect love and will! :)

 

Signing off at 11:29 AM

SSSShhhhhhh these are secrets :) So read quietly k :)

Secret 1 - A confident woman knows that she is loved

Content:
- This woman does not fear of being unloved, because she knows first and foremost that God loves her unconditionally. This is the first step to be whole and complete.
- God's love is unconditional and He does not love us IF; He simply and for all time loves us. He does not love us because we deserve it; He loves us because He is kind and wants to (eph1:4-5)
- We need to realize how much God loves us before we can love ourselves and love other people.
- We need to have God as the foundation of the love in our lives in order to maintain good and healthy relationships.
- We can trust in God's love because it is the best and we can be most comforted in His love. God also provide other people who will truly love you.

Response:
- There is only one thing you can do with a free gift - love, and that is receive it and be grateful. So take a step of faith right now and say out loud, "God loves me unconditionally, and i receive His love!" Say this a hundred times if you need before the truth sinks into your heart. Meditate on God's love.
- Pray for God to bless you with people who will love you and be vessels of God's love to you. Give thanks for these people in your life and appreciate them.
- God loves you and you deserve the best! Never think of yourself as unworthy of anyone's love. Be the confident woman because of who we are in Christ and not what we have.
- God loves our past, mistakes and flaws too. Love and accept yourself the way God does. You have been redeemed, live out your redeemed life!

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Signing off at 12:04 PM