incomplete without Jesus.: September 2008

Sunday, September 28, 2008

God's vs mine

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways," declares the LORD."As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts."

Isaiah 55:8-9

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11

How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Psalm 13:2

"This is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself."

Daniel 7:28

END OF PROMO! =D

FINALLY! promos ended!! *phew!*

had so many '1st times' this week. cool!

i FINALLY caught 'MAMMA MIA!' with my daddy, mummy and sis! in short, my family.
lol! mummy was like saying, "heng you didnt go watch this show with your friends, or i and dad will missed out on such a nice movie!" haha. just glad they liked it. i like it too!

but good things never last huh.

it's back to sch on mon. *yawns*
and it's back to test, tutorials, and WORSE, promo results.
i'm so in 'ANTICIPATION'.

church church. it was good. i like today.
maybe cos i could sit by and sabo people during icebreaking. and guitar snapped while i was playing during pnw! okay, i wasn't 'zai' enough. the service was good, the message and all. really, good! =D

I MISS REBECCA!

where is the love?

Sunday, September 14, 2008

prayer request

emphasis from my previous post:

but when God is the focus, all these will just fall into place.

we wont have to try so hard, it'll come naturally.

cos God is the focus.

well well, promos.
pray for me dear friends.
thanks! =)

got this from luwei's blog:

A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.

proverbs 11:28(the message)

am i really expecting too much from myself?

Thursday, September 11, 2008

being a christian

i just recieved an email, you might heard of it before, titled "bible vs. cellphone".
haha. such emails always say... "if you honour God and wanna stand up for Him, you'll forward this."
well, i deleted it.
not that i dont honour God, not that i dont stand up for Him.
but by not sending this doesnt prove anything.
i just dont like forwarding such chain emails to others.
yea, email may take little effort and it's free.
well, i just dont like it.
tho, it's good to take a look at some at times.

***

i was thinking, it'll be kinda good if i'm not a christian huh.
jc life's hectic, plus sat church and all.
if i'm not a christian, no commitment, i can do whatever i like.
i can join all the camps i want, be a jj leader, say whatever i feel like saying, do whatever i feel like doing, gossip all i want, spend all the time i want with my friends, probably hang out with the guy i like and such.
i wont have to be bothered by if whatever i'm doing pleases God, if the leaders are looking, if i'm being a good testimony, leaving good impressions.

but well, i AM a christian, and being bothered by stuff like leaders, disciples, impressions, is so wong.
it shouldn't be about all those.
it should be between me and God.
but such symptoms are so prominent today.

main point is... so what if i get to do what i like?
i wont be able to bring all these up to heaven, or down to hell with me.
when i die, all these will fade away.
but when i'm a christian, i stor something better, something for eternity.
you know, 70 years is peanuts compared to infinite years.
wanting to do only what pleases God, that's my purpose.
i no longer have to search for love from people, which is unreliable.
i no longer have to worry so much about trying to fit in, cos i know i'm fearfully and wonderfully made in God's image and i'm called to make a difference.

conclusion: i'm glad i'm a christian.

***

can someone define the meaning of being a christian?
today, the meaning of christians is to fear the leaders/disciplers;
to be nagged by them;
to be bothered by them;
to be bothered by leaving good impressions(like the saying 1st impression counts);
to be so bothered about being a good testimony; etc.
being a christian is simple, it's to be like Christ.
to be like Christ is difficult, but that's all that meatters, that's the focus.
of cos those mentioned above are important.
but when God is the focus, all these will just fall into place.
we wont have to try so hard, it'll come naturally.
cos God is the focus.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

God is GOOD

Why do i even bother to have a relationship with God?
to go up to heaven?
to live a good and fulfilling life?

nah, i truely believe God is real and loves me.
well, since such a powerful force loves me so dearly, there's no reason for me to reject Him, is there?
God is not just another religious article.
He's like the ALMIGHTY.
ALMIGHTY i say.
get it, ALMIGHTY.
when you begin to realise how GREAT and POWERFUL and HIGH UP God is, it becomes GREAT PRIVEILEDGE to be loved by Him and to get to know Him.
better still, He created us to love Him.
and in return for loving Him, we get rewards, going to heaven, being provided for, etc.
wait a minute, let me get this straight, for doing the exact thing we were created to do, we get rewards?
that doesn't make sense.
it's like getting rewards for eating.
wow!
so just by believing and loving God with our hearts, minds and souls, we get rewards!
hmmm... God is just GOOD.