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Wednesday, October 06, 2010

:: Perfection in Imperfection ::

Don't be tricked by the world when they say that man is good by nature. WRONG! Man has been born with a character that is self-seeking, selfish, proud and is a sinner as such!

Watching too much TV? Be careful you don't get too bowled over by the dream couples in movies! When that happens, you may forget that there is no perfect man.

If we were perfect, we wouldn't need to be refined by God! But as such, we are on earth to be perfected from our imperfections, to be purified from our impurities, and to be refined like gold.

Temptations. 1 Corin 10: 13 says that the Lord will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we can bear, for the Lord will uphold us with his right hand and deliver us from our fears!! The upright will stand for the Lord is faithful to all who seek Him first.

Jesus was tempted so so many times. He was even tempted to disobey God and refuse the cup of death. Such a shock when we think that Jesus was supposedly perfect?! Well, He IS PERFECT. Jesus shows us that even Holy God the Son was faced with temptations all the time on earth!! Yet, Jesus was WITHOUT SIN.

Sin is the result of/is chosing and responding wrongly to temptations. Only Jesus could be without sin in the face of temptations. We have been destined to be LIKE Jesus, no less. We have the Holy Spirit which guides us to make Godly choices and overcome satan's deceptions!

There will be perfection in imperfection because we are destined for eternity with a perfect and Holy God!!!

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Sunday, August 01, 2010

:: Past year in Brisbane ::

I am blogging again after another 6months. Well this journey has had its tough, and not so tough times. As I have grown, I also have fallen weaker in some other aspects. I realise that I am too affected by what other people say about me. This shouldn't be the case. To live a victorious live in Christ, I cannot succumb to lies and deceptions that I am any less victorious!!!

In Christ, we have the authority to COMMAND the devil to flee! For in Jesus name, all prinicpalities are bound and all things that are not of you will be destroyed!!!!

I may feel weak, I may feel hopeless and helpless. BUT, in Christ I am a warrior. I am invicible. I am woman!! Woman of God! :)

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

:: New life in Brisbane. ::

Don't know what to say here...so many things changed and I have grown so much spriritually, emotionally...

Thank God for bringing us here, as daddy has finally become the spritual leader of our family!!! Well mummy is struggling with fears and ocpd-ness and learning to let go, and we are given the chance to depend on God as a family! Well meizi is learning to love studying law as well, and I'm going to start school once again!!! Most of all, thank God for giving me friends back in Singapore...friends whom I know are there for me when I need.

Yueling, thanks for being my best friend. I know you trust me and share with me your concerns...Thanks for being so willing to listen to me and allthe naggy stuff I have to tell you! I really hope that one day you can nag me about things too! :P I really love you and wish you would accept Jesus as your Saviour one day! He is the source of my joy and hope! I want that for you too!!! Anyways, thanks dearie, you never fail to remember me on every occasion possible, always sending me lovely presents and thinking of me on every holiday trip! I'm listening to the 10 over music cds you burnt for me long ago...here in brisbane im so thankful for the chinese and canto songs!!! I miss you bestest fren!!! I will try to be back in Singapore for your 24th birthday next year!!! :)

Cheryl, thanks for being my spiritual partner. I know that whenever I have any needs, you will be there praying for me and encouraging me! I'm so thankful that we both can confide in each other all deepest and darkest things about ourselves and our relationships...really so different with God in the centre of our friendship! It's so funny that we never really missed each other in Singapore though we rarely met up, yet over here in Brisbane our friendship has grown even closer and more intimate!!! Let's continue to grow together towards holiness!!

Joanna, my playmate and sister! I know nursing is so tough, yet you never forget your family and friends!!! You are an amazing dear! I know that you are so tired with studying and working at the same time, yet you are a great testimony to all those around you! Thank you for treating me as family, as your sister and good friend! I never forget you and always am praying for your strength and health as you support your family! I believe that the Lord WILL send you someone who will love and cherish you likeyou have been a blessing to all those around you!! Hold on unswervingly to our hope in Jesus Christ! Hebrews 10.

Samuel Boey Wai Kit, my samy dear...you have been so supportive of me, accepting me for who I am and teaching me so much to grow in faith and love. Thank you for showing me what 1 corinthians 13 really means!!! Though we are so far apart, yet we have commited to come together consistently, praying and exploring the Lord's Word with each other!!! Thank you for waiting for me, and now for waiting with me... And of course, for even coming to spend this Christmas week with me!!! One week only though :( im so scared that i will not bear to let you leave after Christmas week, yet I know that the Lord is moulding us both in faith, hope and love! We will not grow apart as long as we are growing together towards our heavenly Father who loves us and has a higher purpose for us! Don't know how our future will be, but I know for sure what the big 'C' is: Commitment. Let's be commited to obeying the Lord our God and be there for each other, to admonish and teach each other the Word. :) I am praying for whatever career path you choose...for it to be a job that you can grow in holiness, where we can both serve and praise the Lord together! :)

Oh yes, and thank God for bsf...what seemed initially to be just to keep mummy company, has become God's way of speaking to me and admonishing me! I am humbled yet again by God your amazing and awesome way of calling out to your child! Many things to be thankful for, all because Jesus you died on the cross for sinners such as me. Your grace. Undeserving favour. Not works but grace alone that saves. Saving Grace.

Oh how I long to dwell in your presence forever oh Lord!

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

:: God loves you ::

Indeed life is full of disappointments and upsetting things that make me wonder if there is truly a God, why does He let me suffer all this? Why does He let my friends suffer all that?

Amidst all my disappointments and hurt, the only reason worth living for, is that I know my Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins. It's not my imagination, it' s not some made-up story. It's a FACT. Frank Morrison, the writer of "Who Moved the Stone" set out to prove Christianity a lie and a hoax, but ends up finding all evidence which points to Jesus Christ's live, death and resurrection! His book ended up being His testimony for Christ instead! If Jesus resurrected, then His whole life and teachings were true! If they were true, then His Father, our Almighty God, is real! If our God loves us so much as to die on the cross for our sins, surely he won't give us anything bad??

The only reason we think that there is no God, or that God does not love us, is cos we choose to believe our humanly emotions and FEELINGS. We forget the fact that Jesus loves us so so much! Same thing when our parents disciplined and caned us aint it? We hated them for it. We doubted that they even love us. Upon retrospect, we now know they love us, that's why they discipline us. Same with God!

God's love may be bitter at times, but it so that we become more mature in our FAITH!

1. Fact (Jesus loves us)
2. Faith (God wants the best for us)
3. Feeling (happy or sad, we must be joyful)

These 3 Fs in any other order would cause us cognitive dissonance! Thanks Cheryl for teaching me that!

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Monday, October 13, 2008

:: dawn of a new day ::

It is sad how pessimism and fear creeps in and eats deep into our soul. It is depressing how disappointment seeps into our heart and creates walls between loved ones. It is, however, comforting how the Lord promises not a life devoid of pain, but a life of pain that he will deliver us from.

Hold on unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

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