amazing grace

I hope that you’ll all take a few minutes to listen to this song…how great is God’s love for us!

“Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)” by Chris TomlinAmazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind, but now I see
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
My chains are gone
I’ve been set free
My God, my Savior has ransomed me
And like a flood His mercy rains
Unending love, Amazing graceThe Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow
The sun forbear to shine
But God, Who called me here below
Will be forever mine
Will be forever mine
You are forever mine

making our life count

Have you ever feel that there is something missing in your life?

There are so many things in the world that can fill that hole in our heart. Often, we chase after fame, riches or anything that can fill it. At the process of chasing it, you’ll feel fulfilled, as if you’ve accomplished something really great. But when it’s over, then the emptiness surfaces.

It occured to me last night, that I’ve lost my focus lately. I’ve been so into US Open since early september. Each morning I wake up, I want to know who gets into the next round, whose out and who is still surviving. I want to know the scores, the stats and read the comments of the players. But it’s been a week since everything is over. That hole that was once filled with chasing the stars in tennis is now getting deeper. And I realised that I’m left alone, lost and unfocused. 

I do not deny, throughout my teenage life, I’ve been chasing superstars, actors, singers, etc…it does make me feel good for a moment, making me feel as if I am appreciated by them being a fan. But honestly, do u really think they really know me, appreciate me? LOL!

But as I look back these few years when I’m filling my life with more of God, that hole never resurface until I begin to fill it with things not of God. I am thankful that I’ve found God before I am too old and realised that everything I’ve been chasing for is in vain. Only God can fill the hole in our heart. Only God can give us the security that we need, to comfort us in times of need and His love is able to fill us to the max!  

Passion World Tour KL

In the Passion World Tour that I attended last month, the focus was making our life count. Who are we making our life count for? Is it fame? Riches? Or Christ? Fame and riches is not eternal. It’ll one day be forgotten and lost. But the work that we do for God is eternal. Every action taken by obedience is like ripple affect, it will change the life of people around us and they will change life of others.

Last 2 months of holidays, God has been revealing bit by bit to me. And just last night, everything seems to fall into place. It’s amazing how sometimes God dont’ just throw you the big picture (incase you got scared) but He shows you a small part and as you are obedient, He’ll show you more of His plan. I wouldn’t say I know it all yet but one thing I’ve learnt is that He is faithful. His faithfulness does not depend on us - what we must do, what we musnt’ do,…etc. We don’t need to work extra hard so that He’ll hear us. Well, if we do, then grace won’t be needed. We are saved not by work, but by grace. We are able to receive all His promises not by achieving things and making ourself worthy, but we receive it when we accepted Christ as our Lord and Saviour. It’s free gift.

God is faithful. Period.

Read more about His Grace.

when is 1-1>1 ?

When is 1 + 1 = 0?
When 2 people do not agree on a topic. No conclusion can be made.

When is 1 + 1 = 1?
When 2 people come together in marriage.

When is 1 + 1 = 2?
In mathematics.

when is 1+1 = 3?
In business. (true?? )

When is 1 - 1 > 1
When is one minus one will be larger than one?
It is when we give our life to God that He makes us greater than the one we used to be.

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (New King James Version)

p/s stil on Hiatus, just that this is too great to keep it to myself, so had to share with all of you! Shared by a leader during Shepherds’ Meeting.

忘不了

What can’t I get out of my mind? Blogging! I wanted to leave the world of blogging for a short period of time. WHY? Partly because exams is coming up and I am supposed to be studying about cor pulmonale now. And see what I am doing?

Today Cell Group was superb!! Totally enjoyed it. Same goes to discipleship I had these few days. Really saw God teaching me and working through me. And something great I’ve learnt is that in ministry time, it is really a time to rest in God because God is giving the wisdom to teach and giving the strength to work. If ever we find ministry is work or labour, then we have got it all wrong!

Today, suppose we are going out for dinner, to welcome the visitors from Houston Worship Centre. Our pastors’ home church. The associate pastor, and 4 church admins are coming. So, we in the Shepherd’s ministry are supposed to take one of them out. But it happened that they are arrving late by train so it was cancelled. Can’t wait to meet all of them tomorrow in Holy Ghost meeting. Yay!!

Another great thing, Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio and Charlie Hall are coming to Malaysia for Passion Conference!! It’s on Aug 3rd. Who are they?? Louie Giglio - the Laminin person! Also gave a great message on Indescribable God. We even watched it in church…super!!! ahaha…and Chris Tomlin who sang Indescribable God! I’ve booked my tickets, and I’m grabbing as many leaders as I can to go for it!! So, if you are between 18-25, dont miss out this great chance!!! It’s going to be a HUGE blessings!! Wow, thinking about it already makes me so excited. One thing that I am a bit disappointed is that it’s only 4 hours, should have make it a few days! It is too short..coz there are so much to receive from God!

His love

In Shepherd’s meeting…meetings where all the Shephers gathers. Haha..It’s also known as Cell leaders’ meeting. One of the leader was sharing about how much God loves us. It is not something our human mind or logic can ever understand. We might think we are not worth His love, but He says He loves us and period. We can never understand how great God’s love is for us. Not now, tomorrow or days to come. We can understand what we know today, how great it is now, but there is so much more!

Our value, our worth is not what we can determine. Our creator determined how much we are worth and we are priceless to Him. God himself would come down and die for us so that we can be restored to Him.

It is like a carpenter, who made a beautiful chair. Everyone is amazed at it. Day in and out, people will walk by it and praise the chair and the carpenter because of the beautiful handwork. Many days passed and people started to forget about the chair and how once it was so grand. Til one day, the people decided to burn it because it has become simply just an unwanted piece of wood. But the carpenter stepped out and said, ” do not burn the chair, burn me instead, keep the chair”. The chair is so much of value to the carpenter that he would die for it.

The love of God is so much more….He knew our value, our worth, that He choose to come and die for us…to give us a freedom, to save us from the fire, to give us victory in life!

When I think about it, I just cant stop thanking and praising God because of His great love. If you have not experience it today, or ever, just ask because God said, Ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find! Today’s sustenance is only enough for today. For tomorrow, you will need to seek God for more. And everyday should be better than the day before!

Spending time with God, reading the word is food to your spirit. It is like us eating, we dont just eat once a week, right? We eat everyday because we will be hungry. And if we dont eat, we’ll be malnutrition and start to become anorexic. The same thing with our spritual life. We need to read the word everyday, pray and spend time in God’s presence. We do not just eat one meal a day to last us a whole day? Or once a week to last us for a week.

anatomy 101

Today, I’ve been told a great news!!! Something that blew me off my seat and really gave revelation on the Word of God. Do you remember, if I told you all before, that the Word of God (Bible) is full of mysteries and wonders? And the words are not just superficial as you think it is. There is always a deeper and greater meaning to every word spoken by God.

Today, a church leader shared something so great to us, about human body. Everyone one studied before that our body is make up of cells, proteins. OUr body is made up of proteins. So, all the cells need to lie down somewhere..like a foundation, right? It is called basal lamina. If we try to arrange something together, and we want to make sure they dont fall apart, we need a something that can hold them together, right? A glue, or string..etc…agree? Well, same with our cells. There must be something that holds our cell together to make them into tissues and organs.

What holds our cells together?? Laminin. here is what I found about laminin.

Laminin is the major non-collagenous component of the basal lamina, such as those on which cells of an epithelium sit. Basically, laminin is a protein found in the “extracellular matrix”, the sheets of protein that form the substrate of all internal organs also called the “basement membrane”. It has four arms that can bind to four other molecules. The three shorter arms are particularly good at binding to other laminin molecules, which is what makes it so great at forming sheets. The long arm is capable of binding to cells, which helps anchor the actual organs to the membrane.

Important substance? My leader had a very funny illustration, he said, if there wasn’t this thing that holds the cell, all the cells in the body will mix up, the kidney cells will be found in the heart, the heart cells will be found in your lungs…the whole body will be like a soup..everything mix together. aaha…that is not the point.

Well, now we know, that laminin holds our cells together, binds the cell together to form tissues and organs and finally us, human body! Aren’t you all excited to see how this great structure that God has created looks like??

Laminin’s molecular structure is a CROSS. Exactly like what was written in the Word of God in Colossians 1:17 And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together). ^{(amplified bible)}

I am speechless right now, as I write this post. In Him, all things consist!! In NIV version it says, In him all things hold together. How real is the word of God??? Christ is in us, Christ is in every single cell, holding us together!!!! AMEN!

All I can do now, is PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!

It’s from a sermon by Louie Giglio. Please, take 10 minutes to view this video. it’s less than 10 minutes but it will change your life!!! You think you cant do much with 10 minutes, but God can do great things with just tat small minutes you give to Him. With just a small decision, small thing, God is able to bring a BIG impact to your life!!

p/s:for those sutdying with me, you can ask me to send u the video thru WC.

Victory Day

Victory Day marks the end of World War II in Europe, specifically the capitulation of Nazi forces to the Allies (the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, the United States and other principal Allied nations) on May 8, 1945. It is celebrated in the successor states to the Soviet Union on May 9, because when the German Instrument of Surrender actually entered into force (May 8, 1945 at 23:01 CET), it was already May 9 in the USSR and Eastern Europe.

Therefore, tomorrow is a holiday for me. Again. The whole week has been like a holiday for me and I am sure for most of the students. Yay! A great time to rest. REST??? Well, tonight for cell group, we are having a special program - Pajamas CG night. it’s at 10pm and dresscode is pajamas! ahaha, it’s going to be great! I bought pop-corns and maybe someone will be making Milo! yay!!

Speaking about victory, I just received a sms from a friend that commented her week isnt that great. I know that everyone has ups and downs, storms and tornadoes in their life. Are we called to be conquerors? Yes? No? the answer is NO!! Because we are called to be MORE than a conqueror!! The bible calls us to be more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus. We are way above all problems and troubles because of God that is in us. For the One that is in us is GREATER than the one that is in the world!

Do you know that Yahoo! weathers are very accurate? It has been raining for the past 2 weeks…today, the temperature dropped til 2 degrees. Feel like taking out my winter scarf to wear! ^^