It's been a while

It has been dear friend! Hope you are all fine. I was reading my previous e-mails and they were filled with much complaints and unhappiness. The first month of my work, I shared with you how much I hate it. Last 8 days ago I tendered my resignation letter. Yeap, final. I am happy about it.

People said as you grow older, you will realize a lot of things, a lot of your mistakes. I think that's true. Frankly, I had been far away from the Lord. Only by His grace that I was allowed to see a bit more of Him. I gasped and said wow...you have been so kind Lord. I rebuilt again my daily walk with Him. Really, there is no substitute to your daily devotional time with Him. Just with Him and expect Him to speak and He will.

I had been proud, selfish, unforgiving, unyielding much to my shame. There are a lot of people out there that are more qualified than me. But, Thank God, His grace is sufficient to me. We will not cease growing in Him until we see Him face to face. Thank God that He has sent His Son to us, really really thank God!

God, I just want to meet you daily. I want to trust you completely and never allow any sense of failure to hold me back again! For you have gently and lovingly asked me to rise and get going. Leave the past behind. I want to obey You, I want this little light of mine to shine, I want to fulfill my purpose here, I want to live for You. my little request. Thank you, Lord!

Christmas Eve thinking about...

"You must get alone with Jesus and either decide to tell Him that you do not want sin to die out in you , or that at any cost you want to be identified with His death"

Sharing

Udah lama gua gak ngeblog. Udah lama pengen nulis. Tadi bersyukur bisa ikut ke persekutuan doa. Udah lama gak ke PD rasanya teh kagak enak. Gua jujur dulu merasa keberatan ke PD tapi sekarang kok rasanya beda, rasanya kepengennn ke PD, kepengeeennn seperti Maria. Tambah sibuk jadi gak punya waktu buat berpikir banyak.

Anyway, tadi gua sempet nangkep sedikit mengenai tema tadi. Petrus si sanguin yang gagal trus bangkit lagi memang menjadi pelajaran buat gua, untuk gak cepat putus asa, gakj tinggal dalam kegagalan tapi bangkit terus bersama YEsus. Yess, saya mau bangkit karena bersama Yesus pasti ada jalan keluar.

Gua renungan pake my utmostny Oswald chambers juga banyak membuat gua berpikir tentang decision in life. Renungannya banyak challenge gua deh.

"His purpose is for me to depend on Him and on His power now. God is not working towards a particular finish, His purpose is the process itself."

"But if He desires knowledge and insights into the teachings of Jesus Christ, He can only obtain it through obedience."

"Even at the risk of being thought as fanatical, you must obey what God tells you."

""I will never leave you..."---not for any reason, not my sin, selfishness, stubborness, nor waywardness."

"our personal property are to be a matter of indifference to us, and our hold on these things should be very loose. If this is not the case, we will have panic, heartache, and distress. Having the proper outlook is evidence of the deeply rooted belief in the overshadowing of God's personal deliverance"

"My goal is God Himself, not joy nor peace. Nor even blessings but Himself, my God"

very explainable quote. doakanlah...lagi bingung apakah gua berjalan di sekuler atau harus banting setir. pun kalo banting setir, darimanakah courage yang kudapat? apa yang harus gua lakuin, gua butuh fokus. hehehe. anyway, meanwhile, all the process/tests that God wants me to pass, let me glorify Him in everything I do. Let me have a clear vision. Let me go through what I must go through, grow in grace, learn and be mature through all circumstances.

All in all recognising God, knowing Him and enjoying Him forever :). That is complete satisfaction.

My dear Jesus

I am learning again to trust God. To let Him speak to me what He wants to say to me. When He said I will never leave you nor forsake you, I realize I had not given His words the chance. Let me gather up my courage. I want to trust You more God. Again. I want to remember why You died for me, why Christianity is such a sweet news for me.

No fear of tomorrow.

No fear of men.

No fear.

Because God is near.

Oh dear Jesus...continue to be dear to me...

dearer than Louis Vuitton...Gucci or Chanel

dearer than Maserati...Mercedez or BMW

dearer than Mont Blanc...

dearer than Tiffany & Co...

Oh dear Jesus...continue to be my guide...

continue to be the master of life...

continue to determine my way of life...

continue to enable me to love...

continue to enable me to forgive...

continue to enable me to love the lost souls...

continue to be so real to me...

continue to reveal your glory in me...

continue to be my reason for living...

continue to be my strength, my courage, my great comfort...my strong refuge...

lest this soul perish forever

Speak to me once again...I want to take it in...hold it tight...live it out...once again...

thank you for always giving me the chance...

Life is TREMENDOUS!

I think it is! :D

A few nice quotes from this book:

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.

God never made the job that could make a man but any man who can get excited about his work can make a job.

No one is a failure until he blames someone elses.

Without loyalty nothing can be accomplished in any sphere. The person who renders loyal service in a humble capacity will be chosen for higher responsibilities, just as the biblical servant who multiplied the one pound given him by his master was made ruler over ten cities, whereas the servant who did not put his pound to use lost that which he had. B.C. Forbes

Leadership is learning to give whether you get anything or not!

No humility without humiliations!

Life isn't to be happy. It is to be growing.

No man can fight his way to the top and stay at the top without exercising the fullest measure of grit, courage, determination, resolution. Every man who gets anywhere does so because he has firmly resolved to progress in the world and then has enough stick-to-it-tiveness to transform his resolution into reality. Without resolution, no man can win any worthwhile place among his fellow men B.C.Forbes

Love does not make you weak, because it is the source of all strength , but it makes you see the nothingness of the illusory strength on which you depended before you knew it. Leon Bloy

"I've been learning that a job is something God gives to me and says that I'm to walk worthy of the vocation wherewith I have been called, that I am to begin learning to do everything I can with all my heart"

The success of a person in business or in any other endeavor is never determined by aptitude, by the boss or by friends. Success is achieved through making a decision, making it yours and dying by it!! C. Jones

No job ever made a man but a rught man can make any job.

Don't spend your life trying to make right decisions; invest your life in making decisions and making them right.

Dear Lord, My heart shall not faint!

My dear heart,

Trust! trust the Almighty

From of old it has always been said

to put on the shield of faith

Thy days and Thy night

 

Never Ever be moved

By words of any men

For Thou art my child

Listen only to My Voice

 

The words I gave you

art not idle words

They are Thy life,

Thy guide to Me

 

Thou must heed

Regardless what it might cause

Thou must hold

For Thou art to stand bold

 

Trust, Trust though Thy might not see

Trust, Trust Me! I will never leave Thee

PD Rebo + Renungan on Biography of Saints

PD Rebo Kemaren gua share ttg pergumulan gua mencari pekerjaan di Singapore. Akhirnya, gua merasa mendapatkan sesuatu yang bermutu. Tapi mungkin karena Iblis ya, gua beberapa hari ini jatuh ke dalam keragu2an. Meragu2kan apakah gua bakalan bisa stay long, gua gak males2an, gak mungkir dari pekerjaan, gak cepet give up. Gua penuh dengan harap cemas. Gua gak tahu apakah colleagues gua bakalan baek seperti boss gua, gua bahkan meragu2kan apakah boss gua cuma mengada-ngada, mengarang-ngarang terhadap prinsip2 dia dsb. Intinya, gua takut ketipu.

 

Ya Tuhan, aku sungguh berdosa meragukan kebaikan dan cinta kasih Tuhan. Tuhan ingetin hari ini untuk jangan liat pada diri sendiri tapi untuk fokus pada Kristus yang mampu accomplish any good things in my life. Tuhan yang memimpin aku, Tuhan lah yang akan memampukan aku. Tuhan terima kasih ya, kalau Engkau mau menunjukkan kasih, anugrah dan kemurahanMu sekaligus lewat pekerjaan ini. Biarlah aku mengenal Engkau dan mencintai Engkau lebih dalam lagi. Di PR Rebo, si pak Gideon ngingetin untuk melayani karena kasih dan karena hak bukan karena duty. Biarlah Engkau yang menambahkan kasih itu sendiri dalam hidup saya, sebab kalau saya put on the “manufacturing” mentality, saya pasti akan jatuh lagi Tuhan dalam legalisme dan kungkuk hukum (The burden of the law). Tuhan, jauhkan saya dari itu semua, biarlah aku sungguh2 mengenal siapa Kristus itu dan hidup di dalam Dia. Sungguh2 mengalami Engkau sebagai Bapa di sorga, sungguh2 menjadi saksi Tuhan yang hidup, yang mengalami Engkau sendiri bukannya mengada-ngada atau karangan cerita. Tuhan, aku juga cemas karena pekerjaan sales itu waktunya cukup flexible dan mungkin harus menghadiri banyak entertainment dinners dsb yang aku takut membuat aku bolos PD. Berikan aku hikmat dan tekad untuk mengasihi Tuhan dan kerendahan hati untuk berdoa. Saya takut pekerjaan ini akan menjauhkan saya dari Tuhan. Saya takut travelling time dari bukit batok ke bedok akan melelahkan saya. Saya takut Tuhan! kalau pekerjaan ini akan curi sukacita ini.

Biarlah mata saya tetap tertuju padaMu. Pada kemurahanMu, untuk senantiasa dekat denganMu. Aku gak akan bisa hidup tanpamu, yesus. Mau harta sebanyak apapun, Mau posisi setinggi apapun, Mau setenar siapapun, tidak ada, tidak ada yang dapat dan yang boleh menggantikan Engkau sebagai Tuhan dan Juruselamatku. Sebab tujuan hidup saya tidak ada lagi selain buat Kristus, selain hidup menuruti kehendak2Nya, selain beriman penuh kepadaNya. Dia adalah sumber kasih itu dan kebenaran. Dia adalah mata air yang tidak pernah surut. Dia adalah pengharapan saya dan hidup saya. Hidup saya tidak berarti apa2 tanpa Kristus. Tolong Tuhannnn jangan sampe!!! Jangan sampe aku jauh dariMu!!! mendingan gua masuk sekolah teologi Tuhannnn kalo sampe gua jauh. mendingan gua kehilangan kerjaan ini sekalipun gua bakal ditentang habis2an dari ortu. 

 

Renungan beberapa saints:

Amy Carmichael

saya mengagumi Amy karena dia bersikeras untuk tidak follow human direction, human agenda bahkan dalam mission field. Hatinya khusus buat Tuhan, buat rencana Tuhan, agenda Tuhan, jadinya kalaupun dia menerima dana missionary dan tidak memenuhi proyek yang diproposed, dia tidak mundur dan kecil hati. Dia gak berusaha merubah2 tapi hatinya taat. Katanya pegangan atau iman dia terhadap ayat2 alkitab cenderung superstitious. Tapi Tuhan accomplished much of His purpose on earth through her as she was sensitive to the leading of the Spirit. Terkadang kita tidak boleh bergantung terlalu banyak sama apa yang kita tahu, sama doktrin yang dengan teguh kita pegang. Memang doktrin membawa kita pada iman dan kepercayaan yang benar tapi terkadang iman kita terlalu kecil buat Tuhan. Tuhan kita terlalu kecil, lemah, tidak berkuasa dan tidak sanggup.

Alexander Maclaren

Saya mengagumi preacher ini karena dia nyiapin satu khotbah bisa 60 jam belajar. Dia tekun belajar dan punya disiplin tinggi. He knows how to say no. He did not feel obliged to attend every meeting, sit at every table or sit at every platform. Dia seorang perfeksionis dan idealis dan dia selalu tidak puas akan pekerjaannya. Tapi itulah yang tetap membuat dia rendah hati di hadapan Tuhan. Saya merasa punya keidentikkan dengan Dr. Maclaren karena saya seorang perfeksionis. Tapi tentu saja, saya itu bukan siapa2, saya bukan spiritual giant seperti dia, jauh bgt. Tapi saya punya aspirasi yang sama dan ingin meneladani dia especially in learning how to say no dan mengalami apa itu yang namanya anugrah. Saya merasa Tuhan mendengar doa saya, dan banyak hal2 yang terjadi dalam hidup saya, Dia mau kasih lihat kesetiaan dan anugrah Dia kepada saya. Saya berdoa agar kehendakNya yang jadi.

Fanny Crosby

Saya kagum pada Fanny karena dia bersyukur atas kebutaannya. Dia tidak menyimpan dendam terhadap dokter yang salah operasi. Dia malah mau berterima kasih pada dokter itu. Katanya, kalau dia tidak buta, dia tidak akan bisa melihat janji Tuhan yang begitu clear. Kalau dia bisa melihat, mungkin akan banyak distractions yang menghalangi penglihatan surgawi itu. Saya belajar bersyukur terhadap hal-hal pahit yang saya harus jalani dalam hidup saya, baik lewat pilihan2 bodoh yang saya buat ataupun hal2 yang diluar kontrol saya. Saya belajar mensyukuri dan mencintai setiap hal sebab Tuhan sanggup merubah semuanya menjadi indah pada akhirnya. Justru setiap hal2 buruk itu, saya merasa Tuhan ada disana dan tidak pernah meninggalkan saya. Saya bersyukur atas kekhilafan saya, all my silly mistakes and sins, bagi saya, saya harus melewati semuanya itu sebagai bagian dari panggilan hidup saya. Amy pernah berkata, kalau in acceptance lieth peace, dan saya agree. Unless and until we accept what has happened to us as part of God ordinance for our life, we will never be in perfect peace.

 

Tuhan saya cuma minta satu hal dalam hidup ini. Ini sungguh2. Saya mau mengenal Engkau dan mencintai Engkau. Saya mau mengalami kabar baikMu dan membagikannya…

Conceal Not My Loving Kindness

His thoughts said, “If it were anyone else I would not feel so doubtful.”

His Father said, “Because Thou art what Thou knowest Thou art and what I know Thou art, the glory will be all Mine when anything is done. Look not at Thyself at all; let Thine eyes be ever looking unto Thy Lord.”

Then in grateful wonder the son said, “Thy loving kindness is ever before mine eyes.”

And His Father said, ”Conceal not My Loving Kindness.”

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Sometimes when we lost confidence on ourselves, we feel really lost. But God said, “Well, you are what you know you are. And I know you, my child. If anything you did were successful, it will be because of Me. Get the focus off yourself, look at Me long and hard.” Then we feel that God cares for us tremendously because we will be helped in anything. He asked us not to conceal anymore His loving kindness by doubting Him.   

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I would like to dedicate the HTS HFS (His Thoughts Said, His Father Said) series to my dearest friend, Yuanita who kindly gave me the little book by Amy Carmichael. Her writings have truly pushed my thoughts heavenward, reduce the incidents of self pity, and warm my cold heart. This book is truly a gem. When I thirsted for God’s word, this book presented it in such a way that I will remember my Saviour dear love for me and will not forsake me.

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Job Offer

I like you.
I don't like to waste time.
If you get through this far, you are really worth my time.

Dear Boss,
Thanks :)!
I hope I am useful
I am going to work as for God though
Not for you...
But am sure it won't hurt you
I hope I will be able to help you expand the business
Your guidance and patience are much appreciated
I hope to do a damn good job
I hope to get my driving license soon
You are really a nice person, I don't want to disappoint you

O God help me
Kick away my laziness
Help me to work hard for you
Help me to spread the fragrance of Christ

Blessed Assurance

Blessèd assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Refrain

This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior, all the day long.

Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Refrain

Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

Refrain

 

Words by Fanny Crosby & music by Phoebe P Knapp

This is My Desire

May I never forget

Thy terrible sacrifice on the cross

I am only a sinner

Only, only can be made whole by Thee

If Thou shalt see me and use me as instrument to display Thy glory

I must be little, quiet and humble

Lord, what is the purpose of my life?

What is the use of Lilis here on earth?

If not, if not to carry Thy whole purpose

If not, if not to live according to Thy will

If not, if not to fulfil Thy calling for my life

Do as you please, My Lord

Carry out Thy perfect zeal in me

Make use of me

Til’ I draw my last breath

Thy purpose is most excellent!

most glorious! most wonderful!

most longed! most loved!

most kind!

Here, I am at your disposal.

Always close to Thee

Thou my everlasting Portion, more than friend or life to me,
All along my pilgrim journey, Savior, let me walk with Thee.
Close to Thee, close to Thee, close to Thee, close to Thee,
All along my pilgrim journey, Savior, let me walk with Thee.

"Close to Thee" by Fanny Crosby

I am weak, but Thou art strong;
Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I’ll be satisfied as long
As I walk, let me walk close to Thee.

Just a closer walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

Through this world of toil and snares,
If I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee.

"Just a closer with Thee" by Anonymous

These two hymns have been great comfort to me. Never let me go wander, Jesus
Thou art my greatest treasure. "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want".

Yesusku luar biasa!

Telah lama kucari-cari
Langkah hidup yang lebih pasti
Hidup penuh kemenangan setiap hari
Suatu saat Yesus panggilku tuk jadi pekerja
melayani, jadi saksi bagi Dia

Bukan sembarang pekerja, Yesusku luar biasa!
Dia raja sgala raja
Memanggilku menuai ladangNya
Hanya anugrah semata
Aku dipakai olehNya
Sungguh amat istimewa
Tuk Jadi pekerja Kristus yang Mulia!

Hari ini aku bisa nyanyi lagu ini sungguh-sungguh. Mengamini setiap kata-katanya. Puji Tuhan. Seperti kata Maria, "Lord, I am your servant. Be unto me as You have said."

Pain

Pain, yea pain,

Is the way to maturity

Pain, yea pain,

When you bear one another

Pain, yea pain,

When you must deny self

Pain, yea pain,

When you severely wronged

Pain, yea pain,

God Almighty has ordained

Pain, yea pain,

the one and only lane.

I'd rather have Him

I'd rather have Jesus than man's applause
I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fame

Updates

• I am quite sick of looking for a job. A lot of sales jobs but little of technical ones esp. technical I have no experience since graduation.
  
• Possibly blow the chance of getting food tech job yesterday
• Still have not found a possible course to take if I want to go back to school
  
• 2 Vets are coming on my way this week
  
• 24 April got Mandarin test
  
• Duet 25 April
• Mama is coming
  
• Enjoying "His thoughts said, His Father said" by Amy Carmichael

Other than that, I have been enjoying my walk with God. The old me is still very much controlled by what people think. But, I now learn to trust God a lot more for everything whether things done or not done. I am quite tired.

There is a fountain filled with blood

There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel’s veins;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
Lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.

The dying thief rejoiced to see that fountain in his day;
And there have I, though vile as he, washed all my sins away.
Washed all my sins away, washed all my sins away;
And there have I, though vile as he, washed all my sins away.

E’er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.
And shall be till I die, and shall be till I die;
Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.

wow...amen!

Thou art my satisfaction

Dear dear Lord, Thou art my strong refuge.
In the world, I found love not
In the world, I fall and tremble
When I am alone, no one's there to comfort
When I am sad, no one's there to hold my hands
When I have failed, not one there to accept
When my spirit's heavy, not one shoulder to cry on

Oh Lord!
I believe Thou longeth to see my countenance
I believe Thou hath leadeth me to Thyself
To Thy fountain of delight where the water never stops
To Thy fountain of blood where Thy mercy makes me whole again
Thou art my satisfaction, Jesus!

Rick Warren's Inauguration Prayer

I know this is a bit random. But, I am suddenly curious about the transcript of Warren's prayer to bless the newly elected Obama. The beautiful and inspiring prayer is as following:

Almighty God, our Father:

Everything we see, and everything we can’t see, exists because of you alone.

It all comes from you, it all belongs to you, it all exists for your glory.

History is your story.

The Scripture tells us, “Hear, O Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD is one.” And you are the compassionate and merciful one. And you are loving to everyone you have made.

Now today we rejoice not only in America’s peaceful transfer of power for the 44th time, we celebrate a hinge point of history with the inauguration of our first African American president of the United States.

We are so grateful to live in this land, a land of unequaled possibility, where a son of an African immigrant can rise to the highest level of our leadership. And we know today that Dr. King and a great cloud of witnesses are shouting in heaven.

Give to our new president, Barack Obama,

the wisdom to lead us with humility,

the courage to lead us with integrity,

the compassion to lead us with generosity.

Bless and protect him, his family, Vice President Biden, the Cabinet, and every one of our freely elected leaders.

Help us, O God, to remember that we are Americans–united not by race or religion or blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all.

When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you–forgive us.

When we presume that our greatness and our prosperity is ours alone–forgive us.

When we fail to treat our fellow human beings and all the earth with the respect that they deserve–forgive us.

And as we face these difficult days ahead, may we have a new birth of clarity in our aims, responsibility in our actions, humility in our approaches, and civility in our attitudes—even when we differ.

Help us to share, to serve, and to seek the common good of all.

May all people of good will today join together to work for a more just, a more healthy, and a more prosperous nation and a peaceful planet.

And may we never forget that one day, all nations–and all people–will stand accountable before you.

We now commit our new president and his wife, Michelle, and his daughters, Malia and Sasha, into your loving care.

I humbly ask this in the name of the one who changed my life—Yeshua, ‘Isa, Jesus [Spanish pronunciation], Jesus—who taught us to pray:

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,

for Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.

Amen.

Hort Park-TTC-DeVoTiOnS

Hort Park

Oh what can I say? It was great to be out with you all. So much fun, laughter and love shared. Ita, your birthday was a great day!!! hahaha. You are so lucky, the people that went were special entertainer from young to old. God loves them all. The nice landscape, greens, the labyrinth ball that we played, the jokes shared (doa susi ambien, bwahahaha)

TTC-SBC Trip

On the purpose to deliver and bom-bom cheer Ita to her place of interview and helping Kak Tony to find out more about the bible colleges in Singapore, we set on a little adventure. I get to know these three people a little more: Ita, Dyn and Kak Tony. The clouds gathered over us when we arrived at TTC with no Kak Tony with us. The path to the entrance is rather slanted and we walked through the backyard of TTC only to find there is no reception. The sky was dark and drops of rain warned us to search for shelter. We approached one auntie proceeding downstairs, she aint know the place as she’s a visitor like us. The gardener only speak mandarin and had poor knowledge of his work place. General administration office oso donno. New guy meh? We ran to the canteen and was anxious about Kak Tony (no $$$ on his mobile). Luckily, one uncle told us to wait at B2 for the incoming taxi, we then found out that we actually passed B2 when we were looking for the entrance. Three of us sat down near B2 lift, Ita was a little more anxious, Dyna was generally happy. I basically was ignorant of all the happenings and wanted to sleep. Before a few rubbish chats, we tried to send messages to him because he now totally can not receive any calls nor replied text. We sent him texts and recommending him to have faith. Anyway, He finally arrived! and told all his drama up on the second floor balcony with thunder and lightening blazing in front of our eyes. We closed our ears and/or eyes every so often. He shared that a singaporean auntie was so mad at him thinking he cut her SGH bus queue at outram. He was actually waiting for 166 bus to come to TTC. It is his first time to travel by spore bus alone. After getting into the 166 bus and feeling certain to get off, He actually arrived at a wrong place! While waiting for the taxi, a car passed by, showing no slightest courtesy, it wetted him from face to toe. Once he got onto a taxi, he received our “have faith” text. Hihihi. Poor guy.

Ita nervously went for her interview and was happy for everything. Finger crossed!

Along the way we all listening to Kak Tony sharing about his ministry experiences. It was quite fun! We then went to SBC particularly SBC’s book centre where we spent most of our time chatting about this and that book, leaving the place not buying any. SBC looked a little boring and from what I heard, the students there received strict disciplines. Anyhow, we managed to hear a lady’s rehearsing her voice. Fiuh hard work of aaAAAaAAAaAA!

The day was ended by feasting at Adam Rd Food Centre, ordering famous local cuisines such as the soto with bergedil, prawn noodle, nasi briyani and rojak. As I write the previous sentence, my mouth waters just imagining vivid pictures of the little feast we had. I believe, so does yours! I will be back to Adam Rd. I am not sure if I will be back to the colleges though hehe, God willing. Ita, all the best!

DeVoTiOnS

I have been reading Life Sentences by Warren Wiersbe and Amy Carmichael’s His thougts said His Father said. Yesterday, I wrote a post on Competition, pride and all. Today my reading answered it. It was so good to find God answers prayers. My reading was on Lucifer. How His pride and ambition hath lead him to the path of hell. To sum it up, three old lies He propagates in today’s modern times: There is no absolute truth in this world, there is no consequences for personal disobedience and no limit to what we can achieve. Sobering thoughts.

I will share one bit from Amy Carmichael:

The Healing of The Tongue

His thoughts said, “Nothing that I have been able to say to those whom I have tried to help seemed to do much for them. What is the use of saying anything? Perhaps it would be better to say nothing.”

His Father said, “The healing of the tongue is a tree of life . Hast Thou ever seen a tree bear fruit in a day?”

I think the short note is really relevant to my own personal walk with God, my relationship with my brother and probably to you. We tried to help people around us with our words but we are seeing little effects taking place. We are discouraged. The Lord gently reminded us that words of healings brings life. But, a tree clearly do not bear fruit in a day. It takes days…months…until the right time comes. It is not easy to change, my friend. Not until much patience, prayers and tears. I am still walking slowly ahead, progressing ahead. My brother as well. Every time I felt I was faster than my soul then it is the time to slow down and catch up. your prayers and kind support are much appreciated.