mY fUtUrE dEcIdEd!

wow!..the violin exam 2day was..erm..unpredictable? haha...anyways i still thank God for whatever that has happened coz i believe He wills things to happen for my good..and after bowling managed 2 go see Miss Assunta since todays her birthday! haha..yeah and we were suppose 2 belanja her but ended up being belanja-ed..nasi lemak with additional fried chicken..haha..and finally managed to go bowling wit andrew..haha..

nways bac to the topic. my future decided. As i was bowling, this revelation came to me. (of all times.lol). abit of the basics of bowling. If u were to strike or spare, your points for that certain round(frame) will be decided based on d points of ur next frame. so its lik (10+x) points.

now if sum are desperate to know their marks (which is hard 2 find of coz), they may have scored a few strikes and then simply hit a lousy shot so that they can see where they stand. and this stops them from getin the fullest marks they can get.

Applyin this to daily life. sumtimes God has so much gud things installed for us. Sumtimes we cnt see what wud happen in the future and sumtimes it may seem bleak. Some who cannot "tahan" end up doing the wrong things to find out what wud happen such as seein fortune-tellers, playing with oujia boards and other various future-predicting tools. and guess wad! they miss out on the FULLEST that God can give them. NOT only that! they also have certain bad consequences on them. Do u noe that by gettin involved in such things is lik selling your soul to the devil and he is one who does not let go so easily. so sum ppl experience as tho theres sumthing following them. is that what you desire?

Is it SO HARD TO TRUST GOD WIT UR FUTURE?!

1. Lets see what His word says bout out future. Taken from Jeremiah 29:11-'For I(God) know the plans that I have for you,' declares the Lord,'plans for welfare and not for calamity TO GIVE YOU A FUTURE AND A HOPE.' WOW! God has plans to prosper us. Isnt dat mor than enough to assure us that as long as we place our future in His hands everything will be fine? o_O.
   
   
2. Taking from Prov 3:5-6- Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart and DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. what it means to trust will all your heart and not lean on your own understanding is that though circumstances seem to pointin to a direction against you, do not let your hearts be burdened. Trust God in all things and ur paths will be made straight. As i highlighted the ALL it is actualy to say the whole way. Though things are getting bad but it means to conitnue trusting in Him! Though things seem impossible, God can always deliver us. Is anything to hard for the Lord? Think bout it.
   
   

So my brothers and sisters in Christ this is what i would want to recomend to you. If you are goin thru problems and u have never placed your trust in God all the way, i suggest now is the time to put ur trust in God. Mayb it is a call for you to begin trusting God and i am sure you will juz begin to see the delivarance of the Lord.

My future decided,

David

sOuRcE OR AddItional? o_0

ok..i wud be guessing that many of u wud be wondering what on earth this title means but this is how i got to be thinkin bout this stuff..

im in a situation where my violin exam is tomorrow and of coz im practicing alot coz i need to pass..haha..but i realised this. i NEVER prayed before practicing! =S and then it struck me..we always try to do it on our own and only on "THE DAY", we begin to ask God for help..is this RITE? its as though we took God as and additional "power" to help us during exams, presentations, etc. BUT how many of us actually take Him as our main source of strength?

In another example perhaps..before an exam, im sure everyone studies unless they are not interested in studies and plan to fail. BUT every normal person would study. And now ask urself this, do you pray before studyin? pray that God would help you remember the things that you study (im sure every1 test themselves of what dey study by recalling what they have read)? and most people (including me) make the mistake of only praying to God on the exam day itself? Are we taking Him as our main source of strength or juz an additional "power"?

In band practices, as soon as we get to the studio, every1 juz runs up to their instruments and begin jamming. And sumhow the practices dun go as planned and people begin to blame God for not helping them. In the 1st place, was God invited to help out at all times or only when u noe u are gona fail? Are we taking Him as our main source of strength or juz an additional "power"?

I guess we gota learn to make Him our ultimate source of strength rather than just a bonus that Christians have. We should always depend on Him coz its only by Him that we can succeed in what we do. Works done out of our own strength 4 God is like wood and hay when passed thru fire is all burned up and there is nothing left. BUT works done for God by His strength is lik gold when passed thru fire.(1st Cor3:12-15)

And it goes on to say in 1st Cor3:15 that if any man's work is burned up, he sall suffer loss; BUT he himself shall be saved yet so as through fire. ok so you will be on your way to heaven BUT there would be no reward..y miss out on it? besides that, depending on God 4 strength also ensure that better work will be produced on earth and this will glorify His name. Isnt that our purpose?

Weak witout Him,

David

pRaYeR aNd sHarIng

i had d privelege to meet up with this missionary as my family was on duty to be the speaker hospitality in my church..i asked her bout her work in bhutan.. so it seems that d ppl in bhutan are realy stonge Bhuddist..ok..neva seen 1 yet..but well dey were.. so i asked her how does she witness to them..seems that its done by sharing bible stories..

But wat reli striked me is dis..she said," u wana share, u reli reli gota pray..if not u cnt reach out 2 dem." i went hom, thought bout it, and its actually so so true. think bout it..the non-christians are in the kingdom of satan. so now as u share the gospel, you are like tryin to get them out of that kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. and do you tink satan would juz give them up lik dat?

IT IS SPIRITUAL WARFARE!

now d question is..do you have d compassion for lost souls that u pray 4 dem everyday? well this few days i've been sharing with quite a number of ppl and i tell u it wud be so hard if i din pray..i do not think that there wud be oppurtunities to share if i did not pray..cz the ppl that i witness to seemed to be in situation where they could make a choice to allow God to intervene as those situations cannot be solved by human. So God has the platform to display His power.

So i urge u my brothers and sisters in Christ. Begin to pray mor n mor each day for ur loved ones whom u wana bring to Christ. coz it wud be impossible or very very hard to share with them if u dun. n be more fervent as the days of this time draw to an end.

Crying out To Him,

David

You aRe mY StRengTh

2day..many things went thru that mind of mine.. so many thoughts, so many ideas. mite write them in future posts but 4 now i wud juz lik to write sumtin which reli hit me 2day!

ok so today there was the passion conference.. believe me it was great! the message was realy challenging and wow! i juz got challenged.! haha..challenged to conform my life to have the purpose of living for His cause. That my life would always make His name renowned and famous as in Isaiah 26:8 which says -Yes Lord, walking in the way of Your laws, we wait for You; Your name and renown are the desire of hearts.- yeah, so i set my heart to juz go all out to shout His fame..I juz began to throw myself in worship n give Him all i had..

As i got home, as i was talking to my parents, there was sum stuf which my mum tried to tell me and it was kinda debatable things bout wat i did.. for example me showing sum "paranormal" pics taken at an accident. She said i was givin all the attention to satan when i was actualy juz showing it to sum church members..ok maybe it was wrong in terms of my heart and motives BUT the point here is the way i answered her.. i tink i was kinda rude. =S

SORY MUM!! T.T

yeah..so think bout dis.. i was juz worshiping God, planning to shout His fame to my generation and here i am disobeyin God's command to honour my father and mother. ouch! apa ni!? yeah well.. then this revelation hit me! When we juz plan to do so many things 4 God;

It is jus IMPOSSIBLE to do it witout His strength!

I guess my heart was confident that i would be able to serve Him witout dependin on Him at all dats God allowed me to go thru this to wake me up. in oder ways say "hei! I noe your heart and how much u wana serve Me BUT u gota do it in my strength!'..haha..yea.. u c..weneva we begin to do things in our strength, the glory wud go 2 ourselves and of cz thats WRONG! all glory BELONGS , not we should give but BELONGS in other words its HIS! so by geting glory 4 ourselves, we indirectly rob God of wat belongs to Him. =S

Besides that we have to acknowlegde that we are weak before God can begin to show His strength in us. 2 Cor 12:9-My grace is sufficient for You, for My power is made perfect in weakness-.

so yea. conclusion is you gota acknowledge that witout Him it is IMPOSSIBLE to anythin to please Him and that You mus ALWAYS rely on His strength. =)

Depending on Him,

David

Being a FrieNd oF God

i would lik to base this post on Job 29:4

-Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God's intimate friendship blessed my house.-

so Job was remembering the "good old days" so to speak. Now most people would think that "prime" means lik being rich and have many things. but NO! as the verse continues on, it clearly says that when God's INTIMATE FREINDSHIP blessed his house. so u c. it was not about riches or possesions but rather God's friendship.

As a young boy, i used to think that my prime was when i was in form 1,2 and 4. coz dos were the years with great acheivements for me (at least for me). yea but as a matter of fact:

I NEVER HAD A REAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD!

yes i called on Him when facing the challenges BUT i took Him as tho He was a genie and when i prayed i would get what i want! So in actual that was actually the worst years of my life. lol. as 4 my prime? i dare not judge to say how gud my relationship is with God but anyways i guess i haven reach my prime yt. XD

SO the question is

ARE U A CLOSE (intimate) FRIEND OF GOD??

and d 2nd part of d verse, 'when God's intimate friendship blessed my house'. dis basically toks bout d benefits of having an intimate relationship with God. ok so we are not married and have kids n bla bla. but dun u tink dat this house could also mean our future generations as long as they follow God's word too?! excitin isnt it. We can see that God actualy WANTS To bless us. its juz us weder we allow Him to or not.

So as i close, i would juz lik to urge all of u, my brothers and sisters in Christ.. Begin to have that INTIMATE relationship with God. not juz normal but CLOSE. u cn begin by talking to God (praying) as in every relationship, the way it becomes intimate is by means of communication. Pray everyday! =)

Friend of God,

David