It is time!

It is time for me to trust fully in the Lord. It is time for me to surrender to the Lord. The time is now! Lord, do whatever you please, according to YOUR will and not mine. I love you, God!

I mean O levels =) hahaha! God bless!

Who is ashamed now?

1 Peter 3:13-16
v13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?
v14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened."
v15 But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
v16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.

What really struck me was verse 16. It says people who talk bad about me will feel ashamed because they know it is not true! If we keep ourselves holy, NOBODY can say anything bad about you. Even if they do, they will be ashamed of themselves!

Conclusion: How do you want to live you life? Say it out and start on it!

God bless!

Contradiction

If you like to sin, you do not love God! If you refuse to repent, you do not love God!

DO NOT say 'i love God' when you are scolding vulgarities, watching porn and more and REFUSE to repent. You are being a hypocrite! The main thing is REFUSE to repent. When you want to repent, it must come with ACTION. God forgives anyone and everyone who is willing to repent.

What are you going to do about your life? You will account to God yourself, for your mistakes and sins. What do you want to hear God say to you when you meet Him? Are you willing to repent today? God bless you!

Too busy?

In our daily life, are we too busy to help someone? Are we too busy to help someone who is lost to find his/her way? Are we too busy to hear someone share their problems? Are we too busy to even thank God for all He has done in you? Are you too busy to even say 'i love God?'

Question: "What are you busy in? Studies? Work? Playing?"

How long have you not talked to God? How long have you give busyness as an excuse not to read His Word? Are you really that busy or are you just refusing to find time for God? Think about it now. God bless =)

Do you know why you ask and do not receive?

James 4:3-4
v3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
v4 You 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.
Ever wondered why God says no to your request? This 2 verses answers your question. If you like worldly things, it means you hate God. Scary! If you ask for worldly things so that you can enjoy it, it is WRONG! We should not be enjoying worldly things, instead we should do more for the glory of God! God bless!

In control...

When we accept God as our Lord and Savior, we have said that God is our Father, and we are His children.

What do all fathers do? Discipline us!

God will discipline us if we have done anything wrong. In this way, we will grow every day to be a better person. God will shape our character! Discipline is NEVER fun. It will hurt... A LOT! However, we all know that we will be a much better person after discipline. That is all it matters. =)

Do you know what is the amazing thing? God is IN CONTROL! God has never lost control and will never lose control in disciplining you. So remember this when you are going through tough times. EVERYTHING IS IN CONTROL! Your life is NEVER out of control or too messy. Stay strong in the Lord! =) God bless!

This is good!

Ever heard people praise you? Example, "You are responsible!"

Then you would say, "I cannot accept the praise. I need to be humble!"

True humility is accepting what God makes you! Accept the fact! However, do not be proud or arrogant! Just simply say "thank you".

Once you accepted Christ, you are NOT sinless. You will still sin. However, in God's eyes (which only matters), you are blameless. It is because Jesus Christ died on the cross for YOU! You are already clothed in righteousness once you accepted Him as your Lord and Savior! That is why you will be blameless before God. Praise God!

About Anger.

James 1:19-20
v19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
v20 for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.

This verse is really what most of us need, including me. Why do i get angry so easily? What is so beautiful or amazing about anger that makes me want to get angry? The answer is NOTHING! The devil wants me to get angry so that i do unholy stuff. I shall persevere! With God, nothing can control me or bring me down!

If you are in trouble, seek God for help FIRST. God is the one who solves all problems.

God bless!

Just going to ask you a question today...

Is God all that you can live for?

This means you do not care if you do not have anything/anyone, as long as you have God.

Answer yourself truthfully. God bless you!

Discipline!

Hebrews 12:7-11
v7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
v8 If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
v9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live!
v10 Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.
v11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

This few verses already explains itself. We go through many different things, especially hardship, so that we can be disciplined. God is training us to be a better person. If you have not gone through any suffering before, you are NOT God's children. However, everyone does. So we are ALL His children! Praise God! Pain and sufferings will not be comfortable and it will not be fun. It will hurt a lot! However, the reward is righteousness and peace. Do you want to have it? I do!

God bless!

Cool...

I just saw this on the application 'God wants You to Know' on facebook and it is very interesting. It encouraged me and i thought i might as well share with you! =)

"If all you had to do was wish for something and you would have it, life would be pretty boring, wouldn't it? God placed barriers between us and what we want, so we can enjoy interesting and satisfying lives. God hid our biggest rewards behind the highest barriers - our deepest fears. God wants us to face our fears, and hold ground in their presence, and let them go, and that's how we get out biggest rewards. What are you most afraid of? Say it, just start by saying it."

Hope you feel encouraged by this. At least i was =) God bless!

Interesting...

Isaiah 43:2 v2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

2 Corinthians 4:8-9
v8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
v9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

John 16:33
v33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

I saw something interesting on crosswalk which was linked to me by Sheena! *waves* In these few verse you see the words 'will', 'when you' and 'are' when it mentions about tough times (highlighted in blue). This means our lives will have pains, sufferings, hurts and more. The bible does NOT mention our lives will be comfortable after knowing God, so what is special in knowing God? The answer is below.

It is like an ancient pan scale. Two pans on each side of the needle. On the left, God places all our troubles, pains, sufferings and more. God does not take it away to balance the scale, He places eternal weight of glory on the right to balance it! In another word, a lifetime with Him! That is the best thing one could ever ask for! By placing weights on the right, our burdens start to get lighter and gets lifted up. So you can also say, more sufferings equals to more eternal rewards! Praise God! So do not worry about suffering for Christ! You will just get more eternal rewards! =D

God bless you!

Shine!

I read a devotion material and i thought it was really interesting. So i would like to share with your.

When you light a candle, do you put something over the candle or do you put the candle in somewhere dark?

Of course you would put it in somewhere dark!

In the same way, the moment we come to Christ, we are the lighted candle. We are shining for God! The question now is, how are you going to use your light? Are you going to hide it and feel ashamed about knowing Christ? Or are you going to shine in the dark so that more people can come to know about God? Your life, your choice! Make a decision now! Do you want to shine for Christ?

God bless! =)

Focus on the big thing!

I just realised something really weird. I felt the same message coming to me in different forms this week. It feels really weird yet exciting for me.

In a summarised version:
When we are going through tough times, we see the problem. However, why do we not see God as the One who will help us? When problems rises, why do we focus more on the problem rather than seeking answers from God? It really struck me... I hope that from today onwards, we will focus more on God rather than the problems we have in life. God is greater than all things, He is above all.

Topic on love... again.

We live in a world filled with people and people WILL criticise, bear grudges, get angry, react violently and more... Christians are no exceptions. Many things will also happen among Christians. However, we Christians must not bear grudge. We must... forgive.

3 Things we must know:
1) Love Willingly
2) Love Selflessly
3) Love Obediently

When you say it is worth it, you will love that person automatically! The first step is to tell yourself it is worth it! Remember Jesus Christ died on the cross for you, a sinner! I believe i do not have to explain the second one. However, there is something important about the last point. As long as we act accordingly to God's command and show love, even if our heart says we hate that person, we are NOT hypocrites! Awesome right? So let us go out and show our love! No more fear of being a hypocrite! God bless!

God the faithful.

This week, i really felt that God has been super understanding and patient with me. As in SUPER understanding. This week i was really mugging for O levels and i really hope to do well, with God's help of course. I still pray and read the bible daily though the time spent was shorter. I feel so torn apart, spending time with God vs studying. However, God has provided me time to rest, time to study and time with Him alone. He helped me when i had a problem and never once did He leave me alone although i did not spend as much time with Him as usual. God never fails. He loves me and i love Him. Right here, i would like to say sorry God for spending less time with you. I know He understands, yet i still feel sad. Thank you God for all your help! Please help me do well for the O level so that i can glorify your name. Let it be your will and not mine. Let me surrender the outcome to you.

Without you i am nothing, with you i am everything. I love you God!

Really?

Today when i was walking home i asked myself. "Do i love God?" I said "yes".

Then i asked myself again, "Do i REALLY love God?" I hesitated. The reason? If i REALLY love God, i would do anything for Him and obey His every single instructions and commands. I did not. I realised i have took God for granted. I believe most of us are like this. If we were to add the word 'really' into our questions, we may find another answer. Take this time and ask yourself, "Do you REALLY love God?" and "Do you really know who God is?" Really? Be honest with yourself, there is no reason to lie.

Where did we put our trust?

When troubles happen and when you are in danger. When exams are coming. When you are being robbed. When you may get fired anytime. When someone you love or care is in danger. Who do we turn to FIRST?

Best friends? Parents? Teachers? Doctors? Here is the question, "When do you ask God for help? Do we ask God first in every situation or do we wait till we can do nothing on our own before turning to God?" We should seek God for help FIRST in every and any situation. God is NEVER too busy to hear your questions/needs. We should trust in Him in every situation.

I recently gone through a sticky situation this week. (read my blog for more information) I realised the first thing i did was to solve it on my own. I forgotten that whatever i had was from God and i thought i was 'great'. However, i was wrong. Thank you God for reminding me! I was caught by surprised and i fell. This shows that we should always be prepared! Our walk with God must NEVER stop for a single second! We NEED God! God bless!

Ah well!

Titus 3
v1 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good,
v2 to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men.

Verse 1 says be subject to rulers and authorities! That means you have to obey the rules and laws! WAIT! The important thing is do only what is good in God's eyes! Sorry guys, that means going for a haircut if your hair is too long. =) No littering too! Most importantly, OBEY God! God is the one and only true ruler and He has all the authority on earth and in Heaven! He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords! "..., to be obedient,..." Why say this? It is because God prefers obedience rather than sacrifice. He wants us to be obedient to Him! It is better to obey Him rather than giving Him offerings.

The main thing in verse 2 for me is to show true humility toward ALL man. That means everyone! Even if you do not like that person, we have to show TRUE humility! That means coming from your heart and not acting. HARD! >.< I will do my best, God help me do the rest! God bless!

Let your actions speak not your mouth

Titus 1:16
16They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

This verse sounded simple when i first read it but after thinking for awhile, i found it quite meaningful. "They claim to know God,...." shows that with their mouth, they declare they know God and believe in Him. "... but by their actions they deny him." This means, ACTION SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS! Their actions DENIED God. This means that action is more important. Although they may say "I LOVE YOU GOD", if they continue to sin and refuse to repent, they DO NOT love God.

Conclusion:
-First, let your actions show that you LOVE God!
-Second, it is not the point to be perfect. The point is to continue to stop sinning. Just keep trying! If you keep trying to stop sinning, God is happy. God bless! =)

Sticky situation.

I am currently in a sticky situation and trust me, you do not want to be in one. I cannot do this and that and that too. ARGH! I cannot move forward or backwards, left or right. I can only stay where i am. However, i am going to trust in the Lord our God. I choose to have faith in Him. Though i feel frustrated and sometimes angry, i know God will NEVER leave me. He will always be with me! If you are also in a sticky situation, why not commit it to the Lord now? God bless! =)

Sin.

What is sin? Sin is not something you do then you go "Oops! I did something wrong. Sorry God." It is much serious then this! Way more serious!

There is two meaning to sins:
1) Doing something you know you should not do (lying, stealing, killing, greed, lust)
2) Doing something you should have done but did not (love your friend, telling the truth)

Sin is a rebellious action towards God! When you sin, you disregard God's law! This means you are rebelling against God! Even a tiny lie is rebelling! WOAH! When you sin, you are associated to the devil! Do you know what this means? You suffer the same consequences as the devil!

Example: You dye your hair rainbow and you walk like gangster. When you go on the streets, people will give you a stare. Police officers will also ask you for your IC. Why? It is because you have been associated with a gangster! You will be treated as one!

Do you want that? The devil is going to hell! Do you want to go to hell too?

Then what can we do? First, you must admit that it is sin! DO NOT give excuses! Do not say, "Oh, it is like that." or "My mother say i am like that." STOP! When you have sinned, say you have sin! You cannot hide anything from God! Nothing! If it is an act (willing to admit sin is sin), it is easy to correct. If it is an attitude (refuse to admit sin is sin), that would be hard! Now take the time to identify what your sins are.

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The devil has 3 ways to destroy us:
1) Entice us to sin
2) Inflicts diseases into our body
3) Seduces us to error

Let me tell you this, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO OVERCOME SIN! When Jesus Christ died on the cross, He not only washed our sins away. He has also gave us the power to overcome sin! Through the Holy Spirit, you can be changed! The Holy Spirit will transform our sinful nature to more godly characteristics. (righteousness of God)

Conclusion: The point is not to make your life perfect. We WILL sin! The point is to keep trying to stop sinning. That is all it matters. To keep trying! Regardless how many times you fail, keep trying!

I see...

2 Timothy 2:11-13
v11 Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him;
v12 if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us;
v13 if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

This 3 verses really summarise our walk with God. On earth, when we die because we believe in the Lord our God, we will forever live in Heaven with God. Praise God! When we go through trials and we persevere, we will always come out as the winner! God will always be there to help us to persevere and get through the difficulties =) When we say we do not believe in Him anymore, He will allow you to leave Him. However, He will also reject you. It is your choice! If you want Him, He will be there. If you do not, He will not force you to be with Him. If we have lost faith in Him, He will always be full of faith. This means that as long as we believe in the Lord our God, He will always be there for us. He never fails! God bless!

Money is the root of all evil. Indeed!

1 Timothy 6:7-10
v7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
v8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
v9 People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
v10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

This few verses has brought my attention to how i am living in life. The first verse is so true. I believe most of us already know it. We bring nothing to the world, we take nothing out of it.

Then why are we hungering for all these?

It struck me... I was and still am speechless. What is the point of saving so much money just to buy something when you can use the money to bless someone? That is a very good point. I have seen and personally experienced becoming enemy with my friend(s) over money issues. I have seen how money tore up a family who used to be close together. I have seen people lying to one another for the sake of money. Money... is the root of all evil. If we desire for it, no doubt we can enjoy the comfort of the world. However, it will lead to many sufferings.

So i encourage you, do not let money be part of your life. Do not hold on to it. Do not be obsessed about it. Money is important in this world, but it should NOT be important in your heart. God bless!