Man...I just realised I haven't filled my blog for a long time...Sorry Cath, I've been so busy balancing my life to the right proportions I've forgotten to share =P Dw, I got stacks to share now. Firstly, there is the CCC conference for a whole week. Soooooo exciting to see a generation of young people that are soooooo on fire for God!! Makes me on FIRE as well!! And these people are like 19 - 23 years old yet they are so mature, men and women of God already!! I decided that I'm gonna be like them... I'm not gonna wait till I'm old to become awesome for God. They sacrificed everything they have, their futures, their hopes and dreams that they may be used by God. I could really tell the difference between two people who are the same age yet they are so different in God. For one, I saw this 19yr old girl and even though shes only 19, shes already a youth leader!! Crazy!! No wonder they get married at the age of 20 and 21.. They are already MEN and WOMEN of God... Not children anymore. I look to myself and wonder if I can become even more awesome than they are.
I also finished my 40days of fasting with the Purpose Driven Life last week!! It tells us that a person's life should consist of 5 things and these things should be equally balanced: WORSHIP, MINISTRY, MISSION, FELLOWSHIP and DISCIPLESHIP!! Right now I'm trying to balance it all together but it really takes alot of sacrifice. I really wanna impact my friends at school by starting a bible study there every lunch time but at the moment I'm praying to God for more courage and strength. It's my last year in school after all!!
Right now, I feel soooooooo hungry for God, starving! Every time I leave His presence, I just feel so empty and thirsty that it makes me even more desperate for God. I just can't get enough of Him!!! I really have this urge to have a heart like David's heart for some reason, that's why I've been studying how His heart is. I realised that David had a heart of a warrior, poet and servant. And he was able to bring out the best of everyone around him, he was an awesome leader that everyone looked up to and for some reason it was as if David found God's Holy Spirit even before Jesus went back to heaven [Psalm 51:11]. And the coolest thing was that even God considered Him as "a Man after My own heart". Awesome aye!!
"Cause the enemies been defeated,
And death couldn't hold You down,
Gonna lift our voice in victory,
Gonna make Your praises loud!
Shout out to God with a voice of triumph!!
Shout out to God with a voice of praise!!
Shout out to God with a voice of triumph!!
We lift Your name up!! We lift Your name up!!"
Friday, April 29, 2005
Sunday, April 10, 2005
RETREAT!!!
I've always wondered why a "retreat" is called a retreat. Guess its because we retreat from the world we live in to a place where we can focus on the one thing that matters most in our lives: God. Well, on the 8th April 2005, LBCM went on our retreat labelled "Bangkitlah & Bercahayalah" ("Rise and Shine").
It started out as a busy day, alot of packing and unpacking. Muscles bulging and sweat dropping we managed to move all the equipment needed from church to the conference room. With the help of Caroline's "White Rabbit" candy and Daniel's "Choco Pie", we managed to have enough energy to play a game of basketball, or two. Chicken Express and some dilluted cordial were our dinner and so session one started of beautifully. Unfortunately for me and Ko Alex, we were in charge of putting people to sleep. What a tough job man!! So many naughty people sneaking out (I think I caught Daniel sneaking out at least 5 times that night =P ) but it wasn't only the youth that were naughty, some of the Tante2 and Om2 didn't want to go to sleep as well. Aiya!! My reward was half a container of home-made martabak!! Yummm... (To the chef: I like chocolate and peanuts better thanks =P hahaha... Thanks chef! Beaut mate!!)
(I just realised this is going to be a long blog so be patient hehehe...) The next day started off nicely also. It seems that waking people up is easier than putting them to sleep (Darn kalongs! Hehehe). For me, since I'm fasting, I couldn't eat till 3pm. Most of the day I played basketball and took care of the kids (It seems there's a part of me that still loves being a Sunday school teacher. Love those kids!! So naughty yet so cute!) Session 2 and 3 followed shortly. The preacher was really good, really garink euy!! Real crispy at times! Ha3.
We were also split into 4 groups and had to organise an act by the end of the day so we didn't have much free time but it was good anyway. I made another bro that day, Ronald my man!!! So crazy, so funny!! Which brings me to one of the most important events of the day: the baptism of 5 very special people. Denny, Ronald, Reza (Atep. Roof?), William and Mimi. Many blessings to you my bro's and sis' in Christ!!.Before we knew it, the day ended and the performances started. They're all so good and funny. Before it was my turn to become security again, we had a special presentation for my bro from China, Yogi. I believe we made him cry again. Right Yogi? Hehehe... The night ended with less fuss than yesterday. Many people still sneaking out but I was too sleepy to scream at them =P
Day3 also was a brilliant day. With breakfast and the Sunday service gone, we had another surprise for Yogi: 2 buckets of water!!! Hahaha... Drenched him and poor JJ also. Hihihi... After lunch and a few games of "Chop-Chilli-Chop" everyone went back home to "bobo". Throughout the whole retreat God blessed us with His presence, His spirit and perfect weather! The star's we're beautiful, you could actually see the milky way!
Little do we know that this retreat had been a retreat from ourselves, our world, our lives, our pride and into the heart, the presence, the beauty and the majesty of God. That's what I call a RETREAT!!!
It started out as a busy day, alot of packing and unpacking. Muscles bulging and sweat dropping we managed to move all the equipment needed from church to the conference room. With the help of Caroline's "White Rabbit" candy and Daniel's "Choco Pie", we managed to have enough energy to play a game of basketball, or two. Chicken Express and some dilluted cordial were our dinner and so session one started of beautifully. Unfortunately for me and Ko Alex, we were in charge of putting people to sleep. What a tough job man!! So many naughty people sneaking out (I think I caught Daniel sneaking out at least 5 times that night =P ) but it wasn't only the youth that were naughty, some of the Tante2 and Om2 didn't want to go to sleep as well. Aiya!! My reward was half a container of home-made martabak!! Yummm... (To the chef: I like chocolate and peanuts better thanks =P hahaha... Thanks chef! Beaut mate!!)
(I just realised this is going to be a long blog so be patient hehehe...) The next day started off nicely also. It seems that waking people up is easier than putting them to sleep (Darn kalongs! Hehehe). For me, since I'm fasting, I couldn't eat till 3pm. Most of the day I played basketball and took care of the kids (It seems there's a part of me that still loves being a Sunday school teacher. Love those kids!! So naughty yet so cute!) Session 2 and 3 followed shortly. The preacher was really good, really garink euy!! Real crispy at times! Ha3.
We were also split into 4 groups and had to organise an act by the end of the day so we didn't have much free time but it was good anyway. I made another bro that day, Ronald my man!!! So crazy, so funny!! Which brings me to one of the most important events of the day: the baptism of 5 very special people. Denny, Ronald, Reza (Atep. Roof?), William and Mimi. Many blessings to you my bro's and sis' in Christ!!.Before we knew it, the day ended and the performances started. They're all so good and funny. Before it was my turn to become security again, we had a special presentation for my bro from China, Yogi. I believe we made him cry again. Right Yogi? Hehehe... The night ended with less fuss than yesterday. Many people still sneaking out but I was too sleepy to scream at them =P
Day3 also was a brilliant day. With breakfast and the Sunday service gone, we had another surprise for Yogi: 2 buckets of water!!! Hahaha... Drenched him and poor JJ also. Hihihi... After lunch and a few games of "Chop-Chilli-Chop" everyone went back home to "bobo". Throughout the whole retreat God blessed us with His presence, His spirit and perfect weather! The star's we're beautiful, you could actually see the milky way!
Little do we know that this retreat had been a retreat from ourselves, our world, our lives, our pride and into the heart, the presence, the beauty and the majesty of God. That's what I call a RETREAT!!!
Friday, April 01, 2005
My armor's getting rusty
I just saw the face of God shine down upon me this morning. I cried the moment I saw His holiness and love. And you know the greatest thing He did was that He cried with me. I told Jesus to stop crying and instead smile down upon me because that is my purpose in life: to make Him smile, to make Him proud of me. I told Him that He shouldn't have to cry because He has been through enough suffering for me. He stayed silent and did not say anything. It was then that I realised that though He was crying with me, He also smiled at me.
It was through His holy light that once again I saw myself. I saw that my armor was getting rusty. So this morning I polished it once again. To have the belt of TRUTH, the breastplate of RIGHTEOUSNESS, the feet of READINESS, the shield of FAITH, the helmet of SALVATION and the sword of the SPIRIT. One thing I noticed is that the sword of the spirit never gets rusty, never needs polishing. It's because its not important how shiny the sword is or how sharp it is but rather how you wield that sword. Even though at the moment my armour is still shaby and rusty, I tell you everyone that one day I will be a knight in shining armour! Fighting for His glory, His honour and His kingdom!!
It was through His holy light that once again I saw myself. I saw that my armor was getting rusty. So this morning I polished it once again. To have the belt of TRUTH, the breastplate of RIGHTEOUSNESS, the feet of READINESS, the shield of FAITH, the helmet of SALVATION and the sword of the SPIRIT. One thing I noticed is that the sword of the spirit never gets rusty, never needs polishing. It's because its not important how shiny the sword is or how sharp it is but rather how you wield that sword. Even though at the moment my armour is still shaby and rusty, I tell you everyone that one day I will be a knight in shining armour! Fighting for His glory, His honour and His kingdom!!
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