Peace!

Matt 6:26
'Look at the birds of the air, they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?'

I was 'Nerding' for my examinations for the term
on my father's study table when something interesting caught my
attention.

I saw a BIG flying ant resting on the portrait of Jesus- The one with Jesus praying
before his arrest.



I stared at the ant for a very long time.
It looked so still and peaceful even in the midst of a big hairy monster
that can just squash or kill it any moment.
It just rested on the feet of Jesus in the portrait for a very long time.
Even when i left to retire for the day, it was still there, resting in GOD's peace.

That beautiful picture meant alot to me.
If an ant can rest on GOD's peace, then so can I, a human being!
Remember the previous few sermons, GOD is watching over you!

I want to also thank GOD for his supernatural peace that i
have never ever experience before during this examination.
I used to have insomia during every examination, often twisting and turning around,
imagining the next day and being paranoid when i recall something i don't understand.
The method that i use to fall asleep is to bring my notes to the bed and
read till i 'accidentally' fall asleep since i can't 'purposely' sleep.
But in this examination, GOD's peace was just too overwhelming.
Everyday was extraordinarily peaceful, I just can't explain it
that the Kan Cheong Angus Sham could be so peaceful.
And i also want to thank GOD for that person who is praying for me out there :)

I pray that you too will experience that peace that GOD has blessed me.
Come look for me if you want me to bless you with that!

BUT SHE BEAT MY HI-SCORE

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" In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! " - Hebrews 5:12

sometimes even 'old' Christians need to learn the elementary truths of God's word again.
=> we need to have a teachable attitude!
do not have the mentality of "aiya, it's this lesson again.. i already know..".
instead, think "WHAT else can i learn from this lesson? HAVE i really applied it? WHAT is God telling me?"

also, solid food might be inappropriate if we haven't fully grasped the basic foundation of God's word.
for example, if we don't even know WHY we love God, how can we expect ourselves to serve him and bring honour to his name?

let us learn to be humble. and child-like in our approach toward God.

let us grow to be teachers of men. but a child in God's sight.


MY APPLICATION: is the application of this week's sermon - to worship him verbally every morning!

^ 7 woes

Matthew 23- Seven Woes

I read it over and over... One message was clear. Christianity is not some fanciful religion. Whereby you can show off your spirituality to others. Hey look I am someone and who are you? Say one thing to others and do another! Contradicting way of lifestyle.

Am I living a Life that doesnt speak of Jesus? Am I having double standards.... one for myself and another for others. May I reflect and think through this carefully! Indeed it is easy to run into this mindset easily. Its really when the 'IKNOWIT ALLLL' mentality comes in. Trying hard to keep the rituals and forget the significance of it..

At work,
I must be a leader who's word must carry water. Live and stand by standards, I set. Live by the mistakes I make. But always be humble and sincere before my men. They may laugh and mock me, but may I please my God above.

By Church,
I must be a leader help my boys to build their own true altar to God.

Narash (Lion of God)

I'VE NEVER FELT ALONE UNTIL I MET YOU

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" I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. " - Hosea 2:19

be∙troth: to promise to marry

to be married to God..?
that sounds almost absurd.

God is HOLY. he cannot tolerate even a hint of sin.
thus, for us to be married to him implies
TOTAL righteousness in us. and total justification of our sins.

amazing.

amazing love. such compassion.
HOW can it be?

but it is.


Lord, thank you for your great love and compassion. without it, we would never stand a chance. without it, there would be no hope whatsoever. thank you so much for loving me. i love you, Lord.

amen.

Love Thy Bible. The fence hurts

Indeed today's message really drove home. A message that is close to my heart. a message that i would want to bind in my heart.

That the word of God is God.

As i ponder upon today's message. I really felt that the youth Christians of today do not treat and regard the bible in that utmost importance and reverence that we should be. why?
Because it is directly contrary to what this world offers. the lust of the flesh, the deception of worldly ideology and philosophy.
I think we really need to rise up and pray that God will look down at our tribe and be pleased.
Pleased to see that charlie bird bird is reading the word every morning even though life may be unkind, pleased to see keng san... ivan... angus... jon... ty... LUKE... daniel... narash and of course our Joshua Teo faithfully trying to surrender to the word of God.

Lets pray that our tribe will be found faithful with the word. and it starts from us.

Every morning when i wake up. One of the first thing i do is to recite the 66 books of the bible.

Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1/2 Sam
1/2 Kings
1/2 Chronicles...

and the remaining books of poetry, the major prophets, the minors, the epistles, gospels, the rest.

I felt so disappointed that i forgotten during the bible study and im going to be very prepared the next. its not just to feel good. for show. for fun. for shiok.

Its to prove that I WANT TO BE DIFFERENT. i want that love for the word of God.
May God forgive me the times i chuck it in a corner of the room and my mind.
May we find that link between these divine ancient texts and our application in our lives to day and not think of it as a passe literature that is just excessively printed.

I think i've been sitting on the fence my brothers. it hurts. it really does. choose. the word of the world. you cant take both. decide today.

No joke.

^ Live by every word

Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

This verse cause me to think if I am living by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Am I humble and hungry enough to learn this truth? I pray I would be able to live this truth. To live compartmentalised lives its easy. But there's no integrity in it. Doing QT, in the morning is a definate must for me. I must start the day knowing what God wants to tell me... I want to end the day by knowing what God has taught me. By this way, I know that I'm attempting all I can to live on every word of the Lord. In situations or problems to look for God's voice first. In arising problems, ask God first. Seek God and you'll find Him.

^ Prayers

Today at Joshua's house, we had QT.

Eph 6:18 18With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

1. Pray in the Spirit on ALL occasions.
My question was how to pray on ALL occasions? And since Eph 6 is an summary of the whole Eph, i went to dig for gold in the other passages...

And found,
Eph5...Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2. Be on alert with ALL perseverance
Why must I be alert with ALL perseverance?

And found,
Eph4: 30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

I must persevere to day of redemption. With the end in mind, I must persevere and not slack or get discouraged. Pressing on every inch forward to that day. That i may not loose sight of it and get distracted.

3. Petition for ALL saints

Eph1: 15For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints,
16do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers;
17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.
18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might

And

Eph 2: 14For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,
16that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,
17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
18may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
19and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

What does this show? It is throughout Ephesians. Paul leads by example. He always pray for the saints. And he is asking us to imitate him.

All in all Prayer should always be my First recourse rather than be the last resort.
Must dedicate time to start praying again.


Narash (Lion of God)

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" But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief. " - Job 16:5

Job was a Godly man.
we could all learn a little from Job.

DOES our mouth encourage others?
DO our words bring comfort and relief?

may our words be used to build others up.
even as we face troublesome people, difficult situations, or defiant mentees,
may we learn to disciple them in an encouraging way.

how easy it is to let loose the tongue for a bout of 'holy rebuke'.
CAN we, instead, learn to encourage, to comfort, to relieve?

no one likes a scolding.
no wonder our sheep run away so easily. or refuse to reply our calls.
what when the first thing that comes out of our mouths would be a scolding?

encourage. comfort. relieve.


MY APPLICATION: to be an encourager to Tristan, even as i pay him a home visit tmr. heh heh heh..

Too rich?

It's been a long time since I last posted anything. So here goes...

I just watched a film fest show recently. Normally I wouldn't have the time nor money to watch any since I realised that I tend to splurge a lot on the movies. Anyway, I had to catch this show as it was the short film which I worked on a year ago. (Finally it's on the big screen! I will get the DVD to show you guys..it's beautiful) Some more my director sponsored my ticket so it was hard to say no.

I was quite excited to see the fruit of my labour - your dream coming alive. But I will leave that story for another day. What caught me was the second movie which was actually "bundled" with my show. It was called Aki Ra's boys.

It's a simple documentary about young boys in Cambodia who lost their limbs to the millions of mines and bombs still lying around in the land. A simple story of hope in spite of adversity and how they were able to live normal and purposeful lives.

I reflected upon this show and something that really struck me was the simplicity of the lifestyle of these children. They had simple lives and seemingly more purposeful than others as they served to educate the public about the mine-ridden history of Cambodia and also help remove the mines still lying around.

Suddenly the story of the rich young man came to mind.

Matthew 19: 23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Very often I lament on the fact that I am poor. I don't have the luxury of getting cool toys, getting good looking shoes and bags and shirts and stuff. I still want my apple MBP, my dslr, my asics, get a flat, a car, etc.

Until I saw that these things doesn't matter for eternity. I did not see how rich I already am. I am borned in Singapore, I have a roof over my head, I have a good education. I get 3 meals a day and I don't worry about the daily necessities. I have 2 legs and 2 good hands. I am probably more blessed than millions of people out there.

Probably, I can be considered like the rich young man back in Jesus' days. Do you know that our modern lifestyle is probably much more luxurious and comfortable than kings and rich men. We are many times richer than them perhaps.

Am I willing to give up all these comforts? To follow Jesus.

Will I trust God to provide for me and to bless others in spite of my apparent "poorness"?

Tough questions which is probably easy to say yes but you end up living a life of "no".

Yet we know there is only 1 way.

God help us to follow You and not the comforts of this world.

MMMBOP

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" What has happened to all your joy? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. " - Galatians 4:15

(lol, i'm trying to contain my laughter here, cuz tearing out one's eyes is indeed very comical..)

but Paul literally describes the Galatians' initial dedication to him as so.

WOULD we tear out our eyes for our spiritual leaders?
OR for Jesus, for that matter?

just how great is our ZEAL for God? if we have any, to begin with?

DO we have a tearingoutoureyes level of zeal for God?
if no, WHY not?

i quote Mahatma Ghandi,

“If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today.”

hmm..
i wonder.

^ He says

Psalm 12: 5 "Because of the oppression of the weak
and the groaning of the needy,
I will now arise," says the LORD.
"I will protect them from those who malign them."
6 And the words of the LORD are flawless,
like silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified seven times.

The Lord is my defence - I put off self defence/presevation. (No defending)
I don't need to prove myself against people who show off and put others down in order to rise up. Do i need to stand up for myself and defend like there is no tommorrow against such. No! Evil is building up. Do you feel oppressed? He will guard me.


The Lord is my protection - I trust in Him (No fears)
Does fear cripple my heart from doing what God wants me to do. Does it cripple me that I cant even do my own work.. Always fearing of the unknown and being overly sensitive and cautious. Noone can bully me because the Lord is my protector.

Do I believe in God's promise to me... I think this underlying question has to be answered.


The Lord will now arise - I rest in Him (No fighting)
God says He will arise. So I rest. No defending. No fear. No fighting. He will arise. I just do what pleases the Lord. Putting a smile on God's face in whatever i do... I trust in what He says... Each and every word is weighty... Vrse6 shows the purity and signifcance of His words. Dont treat it lightly. He means business. Yes, not tommorrow but NOW. God is always work. How amazing....


Be paitent, when i feel that I'm wrongly treated in whatever manner. This empowers me to know that when you say God is in control, He is. Actively...

Narash (Lion of God)

SING FOR ABSOLUTION

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" But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. " - Malachi 4:2

(i duno about u, but leaping calves from the stall certainly makes me lol. haha! boing, boing..)

wooo.. HEALING!
isn't that the buzz word now?
don't we awll wanna see a 'lil more healin' roun' 'ere?

but the question is,
DO we revere God's name?
cuz for us who do, then behold, healing is on its way!

so now the question has become,
HOW do we revere God's name?

to answer that,
we look at the previous verses,
to observe what is not revering God's name.

revering God is NOT:
being arrogant.
doing evil.
all of the above-mentioned persons "will be stubble" and "will (be) set...on fire".
so says the previous verses.
ouch. i hope that won't be me. or you.

if we revere our earthly Dads, how much more should we revere our heavenly Dad?
and out of our reverence should come:
humility, and
good deeds.
they are but a by-product of reverence.
DO NOT seek to be humble and do good deeds for doing's sake.
choose first to revere our heavenly Father.

MY APPLICATION: pray a prayer of hope for Shalom's healing, my tuition kid with muscular distrophy.

Lord, i revere you. let me be a blessing to others. i want to let others leap like calves released from the stall. because your Word says they will. Lord, i claim your promise! let me be a bringer of hope to your children.

amen.

Bring prayer where you go..

I was reading a passage from a devotion book on prayer and the author described prayer as the quarter in your pocket when you see one of those irresistible gumball machines. If you don't have that quarter, you will not be able to get your mouth-watering treat. In my context, I imagined it to be those coins in your pocket when you're really thirsty and you've found a vending machine... Because I have those coins, I can have access to a drink of my choice to quench my thirst... I liked that analogy very much... prayer is indeed something we must not leave the house with everyday!

Prayer is the coins in your pocket when it comes to releasing the vast resources of God's character and blessings in our lives. Furthermore, our God is the God of the "how much more?".. and is always desiring to bless us.. However, if we do not ask, we cannot tap into the vast power and blessings that is overflowing from heaven.

James 5:16
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

God has called for our prayer to be "fervent" and "effective". Prayer cannot be a formality and a religious activity... it must be persistent and passionate... in the same way Jesus prays for us..
The more we pray, the more we receive... and our lives will be reflect the Glory of God

During the week, my brother David's choir, St. Gabriel's Secondary, took part in the SYF choral excellence program and we were praying for God's favour and glory to be shown by giving them a GOLD award. In fact, David shared with me that he was going to tell the choir that all they have achieved as a choir is a gift from God and that the hard work they put in will pay off. Therefore we were really praying hard that his message to them will be reinforced powerfully by the Lord blessing them with gold... and praise God! Our prayers were answered and St. Gabriel's received the gold award.. prayer does pay off and his students were able to see God's hand in the competition.

Have you forgotten someone today?

Deuteronomy 6:10
'When the LORD your GOD brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham Issac and Jacob, to give you a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant, then when you eat and are satisfied, be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

Man I'm so guilty of this!
Many atimes, I find myself praying hard
and listening hard and seeking GOD so ernestly before some major events
like TGIF, certain gigs and concerts.
Asking him to bless the run, giving us salvations and
good response.

But finally after the LORD blessed us with
salvations, blessed us with a good performance.
We seem to be celebrating all these in our own humanly ways
and chuck GOD onto the shelf.

My friends, let us remember that all blessings big or small
come from GOD and lets learn to ALWAYS be in a spirit of thanksgiving and gratitude.

The fact that you did not get strike by lighting during
the trainings in field camps is because GOD is protecting you.

The fact that you still have food to eat on the table
is because GOD choose to still bless your father/mother's job.

GOD could choose to lay his finger on something, or even someone in the family.
But today he choose to still bless you. Give thanks my friends!

It is said in the above verse 'We did not dig, we did not plant.'
But yet GOD still provides for disgusting sinners like us.
We do not deserve any of this treatment given our
disgusting and detestable behaviour and habits.
But GOD chose to bless. Give thanks!

Have you forgotten someone today?

^ Complain Queen/ Fighting cock

Philippians 2: 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
14Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe


Was I complaining today... God is control (vrse13). The question is are we letting God control our lives? If we are THEN, Do everything without COMPLAINING or ARGUING. Why do I not complain or argue? So that I may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.

Let me explore COMPLAIN and ARGUING.

1. Sporean are COMPLAIN Kings and Queens. Am I right or not? Is this culture, right? I guess its NOT. Oh no. Yes, it is a Oh no.. If I do complain and argue, it is true to say that I cant become blameless and pure. 'blameless and pure' I believe refers to being Christlike. Who else is Blameless and pure... Jesus didnt complain or argue. I believe this Crooked and depraved generation complains and argues. But I want to shine like stars. Star- Being a light unto darkness, beautiful and attractive in the night.

2. Always Argue.. Debaters. What is the issue here? They or You? hmmm I believe if you have a issue with alot of them or prone to arguments, you may have an Issue with God. Dont you want to become blameless and pure, children of God without fault? Then why still arguing. Do want your way out of things...

What is God working in you today? Counter-culture? Submission to leaders? Honor your parents? Work in Unity? Humility or false-pride? Your fears and insecurities? When you complain or argue, words that come out of your mouth that flow out at spur of the moment. These are definately not words of knowledge or wisdom. Why waste words when you know God will act according to His goodwill? Let Him do fight. You just rest in Him and shine.

Today
I guess when something went the way not as planned due to some one's mis-direction. I got irritated and started complaining! And went on and on with the flow of my complain. It was so natural. Then the Lord gently reminded of my complaining habit and verse he gave me. Therefore, I immediately curbed it.

Application
Yes, i want to shine like STARs.. That i DONT complain or argue. iF I do, i wanna confess and submit it before the Lord.


Narash (Lion of God)

IF ITS AN EYE FOR AN EYE WHY CAN'T I GET THIS RIGHT

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" Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD Almighty. "But you ask, 'How are we to return?' " - Malachi 3:7

have some of us turned away from the Lord's decrees and not kept them?
notice that the Lord says we should return to him, not return to his decrees.
and the Lord will return to us.

HOW are we to return?
we must rediscover our first love with the Lord.

once we sincerely say, Lord, i love you,
then the Lord's infinite love would envelop us,
and our lives would be transformed,
and then we would definitely keep his decrees.

so no point forcing one another to keep keeping decrees.
we should be encouraging one another to return to the Lord.
so that the Lord might return to us.

i am reminded about my brother,
who has physically left us.
i pray that he might return to the Lord.

APPLICATION: verbally invite my brother to the next service.

^ Light of the world

Matthew 5:14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.


Yes, I am involved in volunteer work at an event called AMMY. Volunteer work isn't it considered Good works/deeds? Good works, Yes! But alot of people (non-Christians) are also doing it together with me. They may not end up giving all the glory and praise to the Father. Therefore it is not only enough to see your Good works/deeds but also praise my(our) Father in heaven.

Are we in alot of occasions doing good works? But the question is Who are the others praising? Him or You? Moving into visibility from viability...

In that light, sharing of testimony... 2 pointers, I've learnt..
1. You must not be afraid of letting your light shine. -No fear!
2. You must discern every occasion.- You must be sensitive!

Narash (Lion of God)

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God makes us all unique in our own ways
and wired you differently for the unique plan
he has for you to fulfill in due time.

Those who are called to be an artist
You might have the natural flare and
be wired in an 'arty-farty' way.

Those who are called to be architects
may be wired to be fascinated by building blocks, legos?
and even share the joy of architecture projects by
giving their friends and relatives a chance to participate in their projects!
AHHAHAHAHHAA...

Our likes, tastes and preferances, what we enjoy
are all wired by GOD. Aren't you glad that he make you enjoy what you enjoy?

Even so in our time with him.
The place, the setting and the time at which we are most
'connected' to GOD is also wired by this great maker!
SOme of us connect well with GOD on the bus (Me!)
Some connect best in toilet
SOme connect best when they wake up in the morning
and some seem to connect best on the mountains (Moses)- The book of moses is in Daniel lee's bible by the way.

So my friends, whatever and however GOD has wired you.
Put it to good use.
SPend more time with him on the bus, in the toilet or in the mountains or
where he has wired you to be most sensitive.
For those who have a flair and passion for something,
think about how you can use it to point people to Jesus.

Here is a little something very very interesting that i
want to share with you.
Click on what 'the picture' means to you!

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" Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. " - James 4:9-10

verse 9 puzzles me.
i always thought that God turns our mourning into dancing,
so why would James tell us to change our joy to gloom?
a mystery, indeed.

verse 10 offers a clue:
it has something to do with humbling ourselves before the Lord -
something i am in the process of learning since i failed my 2nd driving test.

so we should all grieve, mourn and wail?
what does that mean???
the opposite of that would equate as: pride = joy and laughter

thinking back in terms of driving,
i somehow felt the key to a humble approach would be closer to a mournful one.
i felt that a TP would most likely pass a humble but safe driver, rather than a proud one that would be a potential hazard on the roads.
and the indicator of a humble driver is one who is mournful and gloomy?
well, at least not over-confident, flippant, or gleeful.

so then,
let me learn to demonstrate humility through my behaviour.
and with the Lord, i know he will definitely lift me up!

MY APPLICATION: pay attention to the behaviour i exhibit on my next driving test. may i learn what it is to be truly HUMBLE.

^ Act in line, in truth

Galatians 2:11
When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. 12Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. 13The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
14When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, "You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?

1. Living the truth of the gospel causes you to live Differently.
2. Not based on who is around you. Does fear creep in?
3. Does my actions stumble other Christians around me? What testimony am i?

We need to live in manner that counter cultures the world. How else will the world see you are different for Christ's sake. But sometimes, in front of my parents or even certain superiors I act as if I am not a Christian. I feel fearful at times. But today, I felt Paul's rebuke right at my face. Situations and circumstance doesn't put you in a spot of compromise but rather its you who choose to or NOT to live in compromise. May I have a Mindset change. The word is "Different", i wanna know how to live that out...

I want to live in such manner, may it cause a stir in faith in the heart of the christians around me.


Narash (Lion of God)

Of Psalm 23

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.

Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.



Amen.

A Day Out As Soldiers

It was really an exciting day of walking around marina square in army uniform, taking photos at the new ndp site and of course carrying out my duties as a traffic warden.
Today i was really tempted to buy something. Some creative X-mod processor that really improves and enhances the sound quality of MP3 formats. as the guy demonstrates using S.H.E songs. i cant help but be mesmerized by it - the machine of course not the other. well.

i was really seeking my heart and asking whether or not i needed it. i could afford it in a sense but it would not be in line with my financial-discipline resolution this month.

i walked in a few times. yes in my smart 4. it was too good to be true. i had a soft spot for it. i wanted it!
After i dismissed. my fren too wanted to buy it and was raving about how awesome it is. (which is true) so i "accompanied" him to the flagship store and thank God at the end i aint flagging no SHIP!
i survived the temptation. it was quite an experience.
well i've been feeling down lately and buying stuff sorts of eases my moods abit but i chose to head straight home and read "How to Pray" given by pastor.

The more i read the more i think i don't know what it means to pray. Do you?

Its been a great blessing. God spoke to me thru that and therefore im blogging now and giving thanks for His goodness.

Slow down

Your vehicle was reported by our patrol officer to have commited the following offence:

Date of Offence: 2 April 2007 9.24am
Place of Offence: Upper Thomson Road to AMK ave 1--> Lornie road
Vehicle Number: SFS 1680J
Offence(s): Speeding (Exceed speed limit of 60kmph rd) Under sec63(4)RTA CAP 276
(1-20kmph)

The driver could have been fine $130 and be awarded 4 Demerit points.

However in this instance, no summons action will be taken against you.
The letter serves as an advisory to the driver. Please note that the Traffic Police
will maintain a record of this advisory and we will not hesitate to take summons action
against drivers who accumulate multiple advisory letters or similar warning notices for
speeding.

My friends, are we travelling so fast in our life
that we have compromise on certain values and beliefs?
went off track in doing what we are suppose to do?
Slow down and get things right

'If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will wash us clean
from all unrighteousness'

I thank GOD that unlike this letter, GOD holds no records of our wrong doings.
All we have to do is repent.
There is no stubborn stain that GOD cannot remove.
GOD always allows U-turns

IMPECCABLE BLAHS

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" Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king. " - 1 Peter 2:17

we are called to show proper respect to EVERYONE.
even in the secular context.
for this behaviour is Biblical.

love the brotherhood of believers.
as in the "i will die for u" kind of love.

fear God.
out of proper respect.
if we respect our earthly Dads, how much more we should respect our heavenly Dad.

honour the king.
in our case, it might be honour the government, or any other earthly authority placed over us.
maybe for some it might be honour your PS, PC, OC, or CO?
are we always complaining, or criticising them?

it is time to change.

the first 2 might be easier, and mostly we struggle with the last one.
may we do it to glorify the Lord. to exemplify his perfect love. to demonstrate his good works.

MY APPLICATION: to honour my earthly Mum and Dad. thru simple acts of kindness.

How big is your shield?

Missed last week's service due to mobilisation, but just caught up on it with the online video. Here's what I caught from it...

Faith is active, an action that we must take. And knowing that God's presence is constantly with me, I can walk in victory and have victory over any circumstance in my life because his power is constantly available to me. Nothing is impossible for me because God is with me, but I must believe and claim His power over any situation.

It matters not how big my faith is, what matters is how big my God is.

According to my faith, will it be done. I have been trusting God for 3 souls. But after hearing this, I realise.... Why not trust God for 12? Surely my God is bigger and able to do more than what I can ask or think....

Isn't this really what it means to walk in victory? To live knowing that God is constantly with you, and that in Him, we are empowered to be able to do all things?

I pray that I will see God's hand in my life, to see that the lives of the people around me are touched because I was there, to see them coming to know what a Great God I have.

^ Help comes from above

Psalm 123

1 I lift up my eyes to you,
to you whose throne is in heaven.
2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till he shows us his mercy.
3 Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us,
for we have endured much contempt.

1. Eyes to heavenwards
2. Mercy overflows towards us

I am only able to overcome because I've endure. Endurance is part and parcle of a journey. Not everything is smooths sailing. My perfect plan may not be his Master plan. Feeling are natural. But Self control is a fruit of the Spirit. God is putting me through a test. Lord, May I pass your test.

Narash (Lion of God)
Narash (Lion of God)

High Hopes on Sunday

Yes, my Hope is in Christ...
Ephesians 1:18I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

First situation
I went to sign up for encounter for both my older and younger boys. Upon reaching there I realised that EW for 18&below was closed. My heart sank. A sigh came over me. But I prayed for an opening. I was signing up for relatively new boys. These boys were 2-3weeks old Christians. Nevertheless getting them to go for the encounter was one issue and getting a place in encounter was another. Yes, I pray and went on signing up the Older boys. Then came in a guy withdrawing his 3 boys from the EW 18&below. I almost jumped up and asked if i can put my 3 boys in. The answer is YES. Wahhh... What a miracle!

Second situation
Heard about a 18yr old boy having leukemia. I was thinking 'wah he must be thinking everything is gone. All his hopes, dreams everything dashed.' There must be alot of things going on in his mind. So I was thinking what can i do for him... The only thing is to share Christ. And thereafter may his hope be in the Lord forever. I am gonna pray for him daily... That boy needs a miracle. - where there is HOPE there is LIFE. Yes, he received Christ. But there was hopelessness in his eyes. Its goona get painful, irritating, emotionally unstable and everything. What does it mean to hold onto the HOPE in Christ?


Narash (Lion of God)

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH

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" The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. " - Jonah 3:5

believe God.
we all do. or are supposed to.
but do we, really, really really BELIEVE God?

HOW does one measure belief?
simple: by action.
"They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth."

if i told u that the sky was going to rain BEN&JERRY'S ice cream tomorrow, and u really really truly believed me, what would u do?
i think u would gather as many pails and buckets as u can find and lay them out in the open to collect as much ice cream goodness as possible.
if u hadn't done that, then chances are u doubted what i said. "where got.. as if.. siao ah.."
our actions belie our belief.

Scripture tells us that ALL of them put on sackcloth.
it teaches us something about CORPORATE BELIEF.

Scripture specified that all included both the GREATEST and the LEAST.
it teaches us something about HUMILITY.

but for now,
if we want to ask God for miracles,
if we want to see God's healing,
if we want to experience God's power,
let us ask believing. truly BELIEVING.
and let our belief translate into a life of ACTION.

this calls for faith.
when praying for the lame, we have to BELIEVE by ACTION - asking him to stand and walk.
when studying for exams, we BELIEVE we will score well by ACTION - continuing to devote our time to God in full assurance of our results.

MY APPLICATION: praying for my tuition kid, Shalom, truly believing that he will be healed - translated into action by asking him later to see if he can perform a task previously impossible.

let us truly learn to BELIEVE in God.

Where is my flame?

Oh where is the flame? i look for it all over my heart. is it dieded? is it hidden in a corner? i touch my heart. i aint no feel no flame. oh yar there it is. that little pathetic matchstick flame.
i humbly confess that the fire and passion that i once had has been diminished. and that is sad. I started out this year already predicting this would happen. i knew that once the hype and buzz of being on a stay-out vocation, packed with events after events that i so gladly embrace dies down. i would finally face the trials and the burnout process. when i go back to my normal pace of life would i have the determination and the tenacity to read the word, pray, seek God, cry for our people who love the world more than GOd?
I used to be siao on to blog. why? because it is an outlet of which God speaks THRU me. therefore i was also the one who wanted to set up this blog!
However, i see not much life in the blog. and honestly i dun have that zeal i use to.

In the light of the aforementioned and of the deep conviction that i have. the only way to counter such matchstick-like flames is to add fuel to the fire. and thats what im going to do! i wont let SA Tan dictate my spiritual ups and downs.

Maybe some of us today feel that same way. we try out this blogging thing and somehow after awhile we just lose it. My appeal is this: Joshua has given the "order" to participate in this journey together to grow in the word and until the day he says "okie close shop" i think we are all accountable for it. I do know that discrepancies happens and if its really extremely super uber inconvenient then we should sound off. Truly it goes deeper than the surface, taking the lift to the heart. However i tend to think that priority plays its part rather significantly here.

I am deeply motivated by daniel who never fails to submit his entries and i know for sure that he has been blessed. for a fact that he has taken orders seriously.

May the Lord lead us to do what He want us to. Love you all deeply guys! Don't be deceived by the things/thing that so easily entangles us.

IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR GRANDDAD IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME

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" The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." " - Zephaniah 3:17

our Lord is with us, and
our Lord is mighty to save.
do we believe it?
do we live like we believe it?

then WHY,
why are we not rejoicing?
why are we living in defeat?
why are we not excited about God?
why are we not faithful in doing our devotions?

the following Scripture describes to us a God who
DELIGHTS in us,
LOVES us, and
REJOICES over us.

instead of always picturing God as one who is forever fierce and angry with us when we disobey him,
conversely, why not picture God as one who is always rejoicing when we do obey him?
cuz that's how he is!
don't paint an incomplete picture of God!

CAN u imagine,
everytime we choose not to sin, angels applaude?
everytime we choose to obey a word, heaven resounds with praise?
everytime we do our devotion, God smiles down at us in delight?

not just an angry God,
but a God who REJOICES OVER US!

THIS IS A CHALLENGE:
will u do ur DEVOTION today?
and put a smile on God's face.
and put a dance in his step.

brothers, let us egg on one another in love!

MY APPLICATION: is today's post itself.

POSSIBLY MAYBE

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" Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. " - Ephesians 5:17

2 days ago i failed my driving test.
and i felt the above was God's message for me.
he wanted me to learn something through the experience.
something along the lines of humility and total submission, as discussed in my previous post.

God wasn't interested in my doing, he was interested in my being.
God wasn't as interested in my passing the test as he was interested in me being more Christ-like.
he wanted me to grow. learn. develop. mature.
and sometimes it hurts a little.

am i falling in love too much with his blessings?
to the point i am expecting it, no, even demanding it?
to the point that i think i deserve to have it by my own might?
" Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. "

a point to note is that if we do not understand the Lord's will, we are being foolish.

so WHAT is the Lord's will?
it is for us to be more Christ-like.

APPLICATION: i will be humble and request that everyone pray for God's empowerment for me to pass my next driving test. because i cannot do it without him.

Of Blessings and Curses

Blessings and curses- two things of opposite meanings, are placed together by Pastor Seng Lee today at the family meeting today.

Mismanaged blessings can become a curse, he mentioned. Just like good food (yum yum), everybody likes good food. But if taken out of proportions, uncontrolled, un-careful, may result in diseases, overweight, and many other health problems.

I thought that can applied to me and I felt God is reminding and warning me of that danger, from another perspective:-

I always thank God for giving me the talent of creativity and an eye for beautiful things; and using it as a career tool to make a living. This talent has blessed me richly, especially so recently with all the big projects and clients.

But this blessing can be mismanaged and be turned into a curse.

What happens when I get too busy?
What happens when I get too tired?
What happens when I get too lazy?
What happens when I get too engrossed?

Do I...
A. Skip quiet time, prayer time? Do I skip G12 meetings and even Church?
B. Choose to obey God, obey my leaders, and do what I am supposed to do?

Duh? B!

But I don’t rule out the possibility of option “A” happening if I am not careful. I should then guard myself and know the balance. And God will bless us back for we have placed Him #1.

Keep Watch!

Mark 13:32-37

Jesus asks us to be on guard, be alert because he could return at any moment.
Knowing this, are we really living in expectation of Jesus' return? If the time is short, do we feel the urgency to share about Christ with the people we know? Are we living lives that will please and glorify God?

I want everyone I know to be saved, before its too late....

^ Quarrels

Proverbs 13: 10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.

So could there be another reason for quarrels? Looks like the answer is NO. Yes, I've quarrel with my superior. Whatever the fact and truth maybe. There could be a possibility of even personal preference and based on individual's opinion. Rather than who is right or wrong.

The meaning of the word 'Breeds'- keeping it alive, healthy and feeding onto it.

How can one take advice- Open mind and Open hears.. One who hears with the heart and mind.

To be paitent and always be humble before people and most importantly before the Lord. My fight is NOT against flesh and blood. If i have problem with a leader then isnt my problem with God. Its tough, Lord. I'm at my wits end. Help me, Oh God. I offer my soul to you...

Narash (Lion of God)

WHY DID GOD GIVE US HAIR?

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" May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. " - Galatians 6:14

hmm hey everything's like starting to fall into place now. like, now now.
i'm talking about my failed driving test. i meant re-test.

was just talking to Angus on msn,
and i caught myself saying, "i felt that the points they gave me were really unjustified lor.. anyhow give one.."
if given free reign, i think i would have went on to say, "i felt i deserved to pass.. why didn't they pass me? the driving centre and the TP pah-kat ah? what is God's reason for doing this to me?"
oh no. kind of going down the wrong side, there.

i didn't know it,
but when put into words, glaring words, i could see my true feelings which were formerly hidden in the recess of my heart.
i felt God was addressing certain issues within me.
issues that i would never have known existed.
issues like feeling i deserved to pass.

well, do we deserve anything, at all?

the answer is, NO.
i felt God was teaching me what it really meant that without him, I AM NOTHING.
N O T H I N G.

and so,

may i boast not about passing with my own abilities feeling like i deserved it, but may i learn what it is to trust in the Lord, rely on his ability, and truly believe that it is he who has blessed me with all things.

amen.

WHERE DOES THE SUN GO TO DIE?

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the day i failed my driving test.
again.

WHYYY?????

that morning's word was,

" I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you. " - Ephesians 6:22

we are to encourage one another.
am i encouraging others?
am i being a blessing to others?

APPLICATION: to send an sms of encouragement to JTeo as this was his presentation day. and to thank those who have been an encouragement to me.

thanks, KS!
thanks, Rachel!
for wishing me luck.
apparently, God had other plans. :<

WHERE DO CIRCLES BEGIN?

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oops, it's time to get back to posting my entries.

on this day i had asked God for a word for my mentees,
and here's what He gave me,

" Therefore I urge you to imitate me. " - 1 Corinthians 4:16

i felt it was apt indeed.
this is what the core essence of discipling should be - imitate me as i imitate Christ.
but first we imitate Christ.

i was convicted.
could i safely tell them to imitate me?
is some ways, yes, but..
was i confident that everything about me was Christ-like enough for imitation?

honestly, i couldn't say i was ready.

there were still areas of my life that needed cleaning up, dusting away, tidying up.
it is an on-going process, and even as i type this i felt reminded of what someone told me, "aiya, where got everyone can be leader.. i this type how can be leader.."
well, if everyone thought like this no one would be fit to be a leader.

i felt that all of us are in the process of imitating Christ, we can never be like Christ but can only hope to imitate him as best as we can,
and we urge our mentees to imitate Christ as well, through us being an example.

yes, we aren't PERFECT, but would u join me in imitating Christ?

APPLICATION: share this with the mentees on our next meeting.

An Interesting Cell Outing

Last Friday 13.04.07.

I had an interesting time spent with my cell group.

Instead of our usual meetings at Bras Basah

I sms 'Lets meet at TCT at 7.00pm for dinner then a suprise.'

It felt shiok to keep them in suspense in not telling them what we're going to do.

I intended to bring them to watch Pastor Jeffrey's tribe good friday event 'JESUS the rock concert' to serve as an 'excursion' to learn from other tribes and also in the hope of giving support to our fellow brother Daniel Khongwho was performing.

Before going into TCT audi, I shared a verse with them from Jeremiah

'IF you SEEK me and SEEK me with ALL your HEART, I'll be FOUND by you.'

This is an attitude that i want to develop and also to inculcate in the lives of

my cell group. The attitude of always wanting to learn and looking out for opportunities to learn.

The KEY words are SEEK, ALL your HEART and FOUND.

SEEK- meaning you have to initiate

ALL your HEART- not half, 2/3, but ALL your heart!

So if we want to find GOD, you gotta be constantly SEEKING with ALL your HEART!

The preacher might be boring and sermon dry, but if you choose to LOOK out for GOD, he can be found by you! Just that some of us choose to switch it off.

The preacher might be preaching the sermon for the 101th time, but if you choose to SEEK with ALL your HEART, new learning points WILL surface.

Therefore, I urged them to look out for 'hearts' and 'attitude' lessons to learn from instead of physical things to look out for like 'Oh the usher should wear baggier pants, the band should play tighter.'

And here goes their learning points!

Jeremiah says:

The Concert came unexpectedly. I can see the fire and passion for christ in the lives of The other tribes...They look extremely Enthu. Ok. what i have learned today ...I have learn tt the power of jesus love is as strong as it ever was before. I have seen many different videos of The Love of christ and how he died . However it never fails to touch my heart, because JESUS IS ALIVE AND THE LOVE IS REAL. So if i have experiance this love, why am i not reaching out to my friends and classmates ?

Wei Peng says:

yep,after seeking god,this iz wad i learnt tonite from e JESUS,THE ROCK CONCERT....

jus nw as the first two person who shares their testimony,a common point from dem struck me...

dey are born in a christian family,but dey onli encounter god wen dey have met wif lots and lots of problems,troubles,which stressed dem alot,then dey came bac to god...God show his LOVE and CARE to dem...and i am sure tat it touches their heart and onli at tat point of time dey truely understand HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD...

i feels tat sometimes although we are christians,but we do nt hv enough faith for our god...we tends to hold things in our hand and not submitting to god...thr4 nt being able to succeed in alot of things we do...BUT onli wen we come bac to rem our god and submitting to him,den we can truely experience e greatness of our GOD..

Nicholas says:

today was a pretty unique " cell " outing. i sure have enjoyed it. I think the thing i've caught was the testimony. I realised theres no point saying God is great God is good all these WITHOUT showing really how great he is. Therefore, thats where testimony comes in. It shows how people are transformed and thats where new believers really wants it. Therefore, i think testimony is import.

And from me,

As i watched the videos of the people's 'pre-believing' lives,

the problems, the struggles and emptiness they are filled with,

actually all it takes is for one person to show them GOD's love, GOD's concern

and One person to sacrifice his time and commitments to walk the journey with him to Bring him into the KIngdom of GOD.

THere are lots of broken people out there,

lots of secondary school boys and girls return home with parents quarrelling over $

lots of students choosing to hang out till late because they fear to return home.

Look out and show GOD's love!

^ F O R G I V E m e

Colossians 3:10-16
12Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

Yes, this passage is talking about how you treat one another in Christ (Brothers and Sisters).

1. Put on your clothes (vrs12-13) - You are Chosen people (Holy)
2. Persevere in love (vrse14) - You are loved by God (Dearly Loved)
3. Called to Peace (verse15)- You are one Body (Jesus rules)

I thank God for this verse... Its the word for my situation I am in now...
I forgive XXXX (Confidential) for the Lord forgave me. And I pray that Lord open my heart to love, just like Jesus did. Give me a new heart, oh Lord. Let perfect unity come upon my situation and that Peace of Christ will rule in my heart and relationship with others too. Thank you, Lord for molding me. May grow to learn your ways, oh Lord... May I be found pleasing before you. I want to honor you in all the days of my life.


Narash (Lion of God)

An encouragement

Hi brothers.. I know many of us are facing tough times now.. especially those in university who are studying like crazy and rushing deadlines... even to those of us working or in the army... Here's something from the word of God to encourage all of ya!

Proverbs 16:3-4
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
The Lord works out everything for his own ends- even the wicked for a day of disaster.

v9
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.

v16 - 17
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!
The highway of the upright avoids evil; he who guards his way guards his life.

v20
Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

Lately I have been under pressure from my parents again to book a place in a university... sometimes I feel really lost because every option lead to quite rather different outcomes and possibilities... these words have helped me to trust in the Lord and I hope they speak to you guys as well..

Servant leader

Servant leadership... Do i serve myself or others...

Power corrupts in the wrong hands. Its NOT about what you take. But Servant leader serves with that hand. Its ABOUT what you give. Am I have own interests above others. "Give little but take alot" kind of mentailty? Am I a self serving leader? That I fear losing my power, infulence in which I place my self worth... Do need to feel that I have alot of work to do, therefore I'm higher self worth than the rest...

Am I grounded in God's unconditional love that I can go beyond these...

Philippians 2
Imitating Christ's Humility

1If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.


Narash(Lion of God)

^ Grace-reliance

James 4
Submit Yourselves to God

1What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? 2You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. 3When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
^
^Check myself (Problem with others is a Problem with God) To reflect on my Motives and attitudes... Take a day to do that.

4You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 5Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely? 6But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
^
^Check the things I associate with and my friends(Does what we do matter for eternity or do my friends bring me closer to the Lord?)

7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
^
^Change Myself (I must repent!)

11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
^
^Rely on God (I've no rights over others. I need to rely on God totally)


Narash (Lion of God)

^ Where's that shield?

Hebrews 5:7
During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. 8Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered.

He was heard because of his reverent submission. Do we believe we can live without the Power of God in our lives. We don't pray becoz We don't believe in the power of prayer. I feel When we truly understand that God is control and that we live in submission. We will pray. We will pray because we have to and need to. But we don't because we can still run our lives without. That's the part whereby it takes a disaster or crisis or disease to bring us back to God. Does it take such extreme things to happen before we believe and depend on His power.....? I believe 'No need'. Do we offer up our prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears... I want to live in obedience to the Lord. Prayer is one I know I am living in Obedience...

Revelation 5:8
And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Yes, I want to offer up prayers unto the Lord.... My prayers ARE NOT IN VAIN....

Today, i found out in the morning that Teck horng had mumps. And after work, I had a sharp pain in my leg and after cell it became worst. I realised it looks like a sprain. But I didn't twist my ankle or anything. Definitely Smells like a few spiritual attacks have been going on. He has begun throwing his fiery darts. Let hold up our Shield... Now I need to move to offense mode. I'm taking up my Sword... Take that, Satan and this..!! Flee from us, the saints of God.
$#R #@! $... Pray with me for our tribe and church.

Narash (Lion of God)

Of Negatives

This is a picture of me putting on my uniform AT HOME for the first time since BMT. Due to a series of unfortunate chain of events, we were made to book in and out in smart 4, even at 53 days to ORD. And many other nonsense is coming our way. Mess closed. Nights off banned etc, thank to an insane superior with his insane punishments.

I can be negative about this and be complaining 24/7 or I can face this positively, showing other how christians behave. This has also brought me to the issue of being negative, and its consequences.

Numbers 13:25-29

They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hitties, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.”

When we are facing a difficult decision, or met with challenges, do not let potential difficulties stop us from God’s power to help and guide us. Focus not on the negative side. Do not let the giant “Amalekites” overshadow God’s greatness, goodness and His helping hand.

Luke 1:37

For nothing is impossible with God.

Numbers 13:30

Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”

Have Faith. Have courage. DO NOT WORRY.
Be negative, NOT.

win, CONSOLIDATION, disciple, send

Look at the title of this post
Any idea what I'm going to talk about?

I was on my bus ride to school and was praying for
the 4 salvations we had during my cell group's TGIF.
As I pray, a sense of anxiousness came upon me.

My previous cell group had numerous events in the past
and we also had many salvations. But very very few
remained. Some even left after staying for a while.

This 'bad history' made me even more anxious and I told GOD.
'Man, GOD, its easier to win then to consolidate!'

God placed me upon his heart and revealed 2 things to me.

1. We pray like dog before events for salvations,
How many of us actually continue to pray like dog for consolidation?
Today, choose to pray with me that this new babies will experience the REALITY
of GOD in their lives.

2. Will you plant a tree today knowing that the field will be destroyed tomorrow?
Will you paint your room knowing that you're gonna shift house the next day?
NO! We will not!

GOD has something in mind for this new babes, not to be destroyed, but to continue
living in his love, experiencing his reality.

So If GOD has in mind something for us to do, he'll definately provide us with
the necessary resources and strength to do his works.

Finally let me bless you with this verse frm 1Corin3:7

'So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only GOD who makes things grow.'

Do OUR BEST in what we can to fulfil the works of GOD.
But let GOD be GOD, ultimately, he is the one that makes things grow.
So don't be sour and pull a brinjal face and be stuck in self-pity when
our efforts did not bear fruit. Let GOD be GOD. And you know he's please with your
efforts IF you choose to do it FOR HIM (check my previous post for this!)

So my friends, hang in there to pray for GOD's reality for the salvations.
Pray like dog ok!!!
Indeed condolidation is a very tough process.
But think about seeing these salvations serving GOD and on fire for JESUS one day,
having their lives transformed and continue to transform other lives.

Man, thats high!

^ Submission2 - A Son of God

Matt 17: 20He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

Do i find it impossible to submit...? Is a pride issue in my life? Lord, take away any pride in me. Be the Lord over my whole life.

Is it impossible for me to submit. Answer is NO.

Romans 13
Submission to the Authorities 1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. 4For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. 6This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. 7Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

1. Submit not because of punishment- No suck thumb attitude.
2. Submit because of Conscience- Know your position in God.

Need to pray and ask God to search my heart... That I would be found pure before Him. Make my leaders look good. No gossip. No bad mouthing. Through this submission may the people know about My God...


Narash (Lion of God)