Tuesday, July 31, 2007

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.



Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God..
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.


Source: The Rain-Thomas Kinkade


What a beautiful and meaningful sentence to me.. at this time at this situation...



We may have difficult times where we feel that is the end of the world... that happens to me so many times.

Painful, it is never easy at times to go through circumstances...

it reminds me of a dear friend who said, "Chin up, my dear... you sure will go through it!".





Yeah, how many times I've went through situation that is totally out of my control? How many times I feel that is the end of my life? How many times I think I can't do it? How many times where I hope I could just sleep in and never wake up?





He never let all these happened to me. For He is able to snap His fingers in any situation and let miracle happens. Nothing is impossible, but All things are Possible... for our Father Lord God.







So... Chin up girl... You can do it!





For God brings me to it, He will definitely brings me through it~





AMEN!

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

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Monday, July 23, 2007

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Today, I am trusting God for...

Coming across this challenge when Im doing my devotion and I find it interesting to share it out to others... to give it a try!


Try to complete the sentence "Today, I am trusting God for...." in 10 different ways...




Done?




If you are able to list out 10 different ways, congratulations! You are able to trust full in God than putting trust in person or objects. What's the meaning by putting trust in an object? Tick the below calamities you have experienced in your lifetime:


_____ Sat in a chair that collapsed under your weight
_____ Had a flat tire on a busy streets
_____ Loaned something of value and had it lost of damanged
_____ Set the alarm clock for 6 am and it rang at 8am


These are the examples of misplaced confidence according to the devotional material. We tends to put trust in an object (such as a chair, tire or an alarm clock) and it might/would let us down. Or we relied on another person who failed us.


Read the passage Isaiah 28-30.
"Isaiah warned both Ephraim and Ariel not to put trust in the armies of Egypt, for they will fail you. But put the trust in the Lord of hosts, for He will never fail your nor forsake you."


Source:
Wilkinson, B. H., (1991), Your daily walk: 365 daily devotions to read through the bible in a year, Walk Tru the Bible Ministries, Zondervan publication USA





So, it is good to start our day with the reflection of whether we put our trust more in person and object than the Lord Almighty.



Check back the 10 sentences.. and say a prayer of your own. Ask God to help you in keeping your faith and go through today with a smile while you sleep.



Ecc 9:9
... Enjoy all the useless days of this useless life God has given you here on earth, because it is all you have. So enjoy the work you do here on earth...



As, life is full of challenges. Why don't we walk through it with great joy and head up by God's guidance instead of mourning and whining that will make our day even worst?



So, here comes my sentences completion.


Today, I am trusting God for...
  1. having full energy in my class and ability to absorb whatever lecturer is going to teach
  2. getting information needed for my PR assignment as I am going to interview people
  3. ability to manage my time well and have a fruitful day
  4. surviving with the last RM9 i have in my wallet for the month
  5. having joy in no matter what i am going to do
  6. getting the car air con fixed
  7. ability to find car parking when I reach college
  8. getting a result that will glorify His name in the coming one month exam preparation
  9. the great future I am going to have and He has prepared a job that best fit me
  10. sleeping with a smile of the great day I have and knowing He is in control of everything and tml will be another good day to live on


Let's learn together to walk through problems with peace and joy, knowing that the Lord God Almighty is the one controlling the whole situation and, able to see His greatness in using challenges to strengthen us in our daily lives...



I pray that you will have a great smile, too while you sleep tonight!



Amen!

Sunday, July 22, 2007

He who provides

TWO days... in TWO days...


God has shown me.... He is the God who provides and He is a God who knows our needs no matter the need is big or small.


Provision 1:
Saturday, GT PJ was having an Influence conference, which I wanted to go when I first knew it. I was prepared to go for it, I thought. However, the fact has shown me that I can not because I do not have the money for it, not even for me to pump petrol. I have to bury my thoughts of joining the conference, deep deep inside. I told myself that I need that time to do my work or my study, I told myself I need that time to rest... thousands of reasons were used.. to console myself for not being able to attend.

Phoebe came down earlier to KL on Wednesday for this conference and was staying with me since that night... (lazy to tell the whole story in detail.. i will straight jump to friday night)

Friday night GT was having a concert that Phoe had planned to go. After the lepaking session with Clayts, Fei and Phoe (I had just submitted an asg on the afternoon so tot of giving myself a break), Clayts dropped me home as I have to attend cell group. When we were discussing who should fetch Phoe from GT after the concert back to my home, I was debating whether shld I let Clayts do it, or myself. It is kinda out of the way for me to drive fro USJ to PJ then head home cause I normally use the Carlsberg road home. I saw some unwillingness in Clayts (don't feel offended Clayts if you are reading this.... pls read on cos it is not what you may thinl) cos it is even more out of the way for him to fetch Phoe all the way to OUG and back to PJ. I saw that... and I understand because he has been fetching her in and out.. it's really kind of him to do the fetching. So, after some thoughts... I had decided to do it myself since I was the one invited Phoe to my place for her current trip down to KL. I wanna do it... for her... for myself... to honour God and I promised her I will drop her the next morning to the conference no matter what.

So after cell.. i went over to GT. They were having the altar call and Pastor Michael Sin was asking the people to bring their friends... and even to bless their frens if money was the reason their frens couldn't make it. I was shouting and screaming in my heart..."Someone pls bless me... I really hope to join the conference... bless me bless me..." When Michael Sin continue to speak.. all the sudden he told the congregation that he is taking out RM600 to sponsor 10 ppls... I was jumping in my heart for joy... "could I be one of the blessed one? I am not the church members..." I left my thoughts aside, thinking that could not be true for me to get it. Later on, the pastor walked near to where I was standing... "is that the pastor? Is he really serious in what he had said? Will I get it? Will he turn me down?" All these thoughts were pulling me back. Junita was with me, she encouraged me to go and give a try. I walked towards the pastor with doubts... after telling him my situation, he told me I got the sponsorship. So I joined the conference the next morning and it was really awesome, God has spoken straight to my heart.



Provision 2:
After camp meeting in church, I was hungry and I was hoping that there was some remaining food for me to fill my stomach before my dance practice. "No more food left la.." my church member told me. I was feeling a little hungry.. and was thinking of what other option I have to get some energy. While searching for edible stuff... uncle Sunny walked in with more than 6 boxes of Pizzas. When I stand beside him, he offered me to choose one box of them. Wow... it is gracious enough to get one slice of free pizza, right? But I got the whole box for myself. WOW.. I couldn't believe it at first. That was really good, the pizza came in just the right timing... if it came earlier than my meeting end I might not get any of them and if it came later after my prac start i might not get to eat them also...



After my dance prac, Cathy told me she offered some of the pizza for others (BM session was having their service after our practice) because they were hungry. Later on I got to know that there was one girl who was craving for pizza for more than six weeks... and finally she got to eat it today!


Wow... what an awesome God!


God is Awesome... Isn't He?



He knows my need so well... as I cling on Him and continue to walk with Him even though the situation may seems unfortunate and discouraging... He honours me and bless me precisely to what I desire.



He is so real, to me and to others...

John 6:33 "Seek first His kingdom and righteousness and all the thing will be added unto you"


In any circumstances, put Him first (daily devotion). Honour Him and He will honour us more abundantly than we can ever imagine...


I have experienced His faithfulness and glory tremendously as He is the God who provides... all I need to do is to "ask and I shall receive".



Awesome God... whom provides with Perfect Love!



Praise Him...

Didn't know...

Didn't know relationship could build through blogging...
Didn't know...
Didn't know my room can actually accommodate another resident with its little space left...
Didn't know...

Didn't know I would feel so comfortable having another resident...
Didn't know three days would feel like three years of fellowship...
Didn't know...

Didn't know the three nights pillow talks would build this deep relationship...
Didn't know uncensored talks would drag our conversation more than three hours...
Didn't know...

Didn't know your presence mean so much...
Didn't know the small little misunderstanding incident would strengthen our relationship to another level...
Didn't know...

Didn't know the sudden goodbye would cause me heartache...
Didn't know the absence of the mattress owner would 'enlarge' the space of my room...
Didn't know...


My rooms seems empty, seems quite, seems.. lonely






My heart is heavy...



Silence....



My room is quiet...




Didn't know...


But I do know... God has His great plan... for you and me...




I am looking forward for the next pillow talk session...

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Time Flies

Time. never stop. never wait... never give a break...

Assignments... still waiting...

Exam... coming nearer... notes... still untouched...

Brain cells... dying ever faster...

Stamina... ever dropping...

Work... ever piling...



Therefore, I constantly call unto You...

to grant me strength... to refresh my mind... to pump in energy and stamina... for me to keep myself working...



You are so Good... the Heavenly King... the awesome Father!

Monday, July 16, 2007

1 Peter 1:13-25

Be Holy

13Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self–controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
14
As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.

15
But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;

16
for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[1]

17Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.
18
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers,

19
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

20
He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

21
Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

22Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.[2]
23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

24
For,“All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25but the word of the Lord stands forever.”[3] And this is the word that was preached to you.

Ecc 9:9

Ecc 9:9
... Enjoy all the useless days of this useless life God has given you here on earth, because it is all you have. So enjoy the work you do here on earth.


Amen!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Learn: Cancer

Got this forwarded mail from one of my church's doctors, I think people should at least aware of the reason that caused cancerous cells to be activated and what action to be taken next...

Enjoy and benefit from it~~


CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL, USA


Useful Information on one of the deadliest diseases of our time: CANCER

(PLEASE READ AND FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT)

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion.

When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.


3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumours.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone
marrow,gastro- intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver,kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.




CANCER CELLS FEED ON:


a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder.

By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal,Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in colour. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, specially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or mutton. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains,seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine (Eva: wah.... how to cut off Coffee totally??????). Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

f. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.

g. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

h. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

i. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

j. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.



(PLEASE FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT)



1. No plastic containers in microwave.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at alter Reed Army Medical Center as well.


Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.

Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.

Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.

Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.

He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.

This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.

Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin.

So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.

Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.

The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.

Cover food with a paper towel instead.




This is an article that should be sent to anyone important in your life...



Saturday, July 07, 2007

A wk has passed

I can't believe it.


Another week has passed... 4 more weeks (3 more assignments... 1 presentation) to exam...





alright!



Work hard.....

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Grace Church Shah Alam Weekly Newletter

Bulletin Message

While we study Abraham to know the benefits of being a "child of Abraham", there is a statement recorded about his walk with God that needs paying attention to. In Gen.18:22 it states, "...but Abraham remained standing before the LORD." Some carry the Hebrew traditional translation that reads, "...but the LORD remained standing before Abraham."

That makes a very interesting study. Whichever way we look at it, there seems to be great lessons from both. If the LORD stood before Abraham, it could only mean that He was not through with His conversation or interaction with him. It was God's way of saying, "Go ahead, see if you really know My heart and will press for the salvation of that wicked city, Sodom." If Abraham stood before the LORD, it could mean that he was saying, "God, I'm not through with you yet. The angels may have gone on to destroy the city, but I know I can move You to stop it."

Beloved, that's GOOD NEWS ! Either way we win! God STOPS to be STOPPED by us. Or we CAN stop God and decide on the direction of what we want to see happen.

What am I saying ? Learn to keep on ASKING, SEEKING and KNOCKING and watch out for amazing results.

Meeting God With You,

Pastors David Ramayah & Lai Fan

Sermon from Pastor David Ramayah



... JESUS was forsaken by God for three hours... that's the reason why we will never be forsaken as He has died for us on the cross...

... JESUS had paid the penalty of our sins...

... JESUS went straight to hell once He died, because God has made Him sin (for man's sake)... and the punishment of sin is death...

... However, JESUS conquered hell and death, and resurrection to the people and ascended to Heaven...


SIN- will not go unpunish!! It is the thing God hates the most!


... God will never crush us, nor strangle us.. because someone had done all that (JESUS) on the cross.. for us...


Matthew 3:17




17And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

Luke 3:22


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22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

... Call on JESUS and be more like JESUS... only God will be pleased. Heaven will open, holy spirit will come and the blessing will be poured out unto us!





These are some of the notes I have taken in the service today... forgot to take down the verses and scripture mentioned... It is something that I have known and learned as a Christian, but it will always create the impact deep in my heart.



God has reminded me several things today during the worship session... about all the things that I have been longing and desiring.. and that He has granted me and is granting me.



Remember before this semester starts, I was worried of no transport in going and back from college. Few days before the semester started, daddy told me there is an extra car from office after the salesman that had resigned. It was a great news! The car did not have power stearing.. so it was very difficult for me to handle. After two days, another extra car came home. Another salesman resigned. This time, it has power stearing and it's quite a new car. It was extremely dirty when it reached home... but i was thankful.. and i am still thankful... at least I got a car to solve my transportation problem. Cool! Thank God for this blessing...



Until today, I am still driving this car.. I have been driving it for two months... praise the Lord! Other than the many times where I got no money to pump petrol.. basically it is really a good car.. not perfect.. but perfect enough for my current situation.



I tend to imagine What-If a new salesman is recruited before I graduate, what will my transportation be? Holy Spirit whispered to me, hey... Do not worry.. for I will provide... yeah... it should not be a problem. My 1st sister-in-law is going to labour soon, therefore, I will be able to borrow her car during her confinement period. Calculating on the one month confinement, it will be nicely after my final exam. So, the Lord has kindly prepare the transport for me... How great is He!




Tml will be Week 9 for my semester, which means I will have another 5 more weeks to exam. Pretty fast, pretty close... It's just at the door step.



I used to countdown when the sem first started, now I pray that time will be slowed down... because I am not done with all the assignments.. let alone the exam preparation.







Anxious.







But the Lord says, anxiety is a sin.







Philippians 4:6
6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.


Do not worry about anything... is such as difficult task for me.





HOwever, I have to learn.. to fully trust in Him...



For He is able.. in everything.. and nothing is impossible for Him.







Look forward... I am looking for my graduation day...




I am always rushing...


my steps are always fast...



I don have time to stop by.. to slow down my steps...



I always want things to be done fast... (not include my assignment and study... sadly)





I didn't enjoy driving... cos always have to concentrate on the road.. to rush over the destination




When was the last time, I really look up to the sky?




When was the last time, I observe the surrounding while walking?



I may have missed thousands and millions things around me...




At the very moment...




What was I thinking?



What was I doing?




What was I concerning?






My study...



My assignment...



My strength...



My health...



My sleeping time....











Eeeewwwwwwwww.....










Selfish creature...










I have to learn to walk slower, so that I would be able to know what's happening around me



... have to chew slower, to not to get indigestion...



..... to drive slower, cos that could save more petrol....



....... to stay longer in a place and talk to people......















..........






Why so difficult???????????







I ..... can't every type slower....







sigh