King of Love.
POSTED ON: 31 March 2013 @ 4:34 PM | 0 comments
Received salvation the day after Blessed Easter 8 years. Reason? Because at that time, I have no hope, nothing to hold on, no one to turn to. And then I went to this play on Easter Day and I saw this man who was beaten, bleed and risen from grave. I am like , ' Who is this man? He is blameless and why He did this?'This is the Jesus Christ, the God of the religion that my family asked me not to convert myself. In my thought, I was thinking, 'Isn't this man good. Why mommy and daddy asked me not to believe in Him?'. I did not ask much on why, what, should I this or that ... I know the next day after the play, I prayed a simple prayer. I said to Him, ' You have given me hope that I've been hoping for. You took away things I've been struggling.I don't know what I should do but I know that You are real like I can sense you and I want to know you.'
In a blink of an eye, it's EIGHT years now and I must say, this God of mine.. He is so faithful to me that sometimes I cannot take it. I meant, if I have to face with me.. I would just give up on me. But He did not give up.
That's the truth of Christianity, that Jesus Christ was resurrected on the cross because God never gave up on us. He sent His son to redeem us from sin, to give us the gift of Grace, to conquer wages of sin which is Death and give us everlasting Life that was already paid on the cross.
Today, I stand before the Worship in church.. singing 'Hallelujah, My God is a RISEN King.' . In my heart, I am really joyful that IT IS FINISHED. He is RISEN! It is done , my dear friend. No more. No more this and that. DONE!
Because Jesus DIED and He ROSE again!
The ultimate truth is that , It is all about Jesus Christ's resurrection. It is the part that gives you hope and reason to live.
Let me tell u a secret ..
If Jesus can die for you, what makes you think that He will give up on you? Why He came down to Earth and give up His life for you..shed His blood for you..? For what?
Because.. He loves you . He never want to give up on You. He LOVES YOU, my dear friend.
'At the cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was she'd for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now '
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now '
Roman 5:9-11
9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through Him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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God-centered or Self-centered?
POSTED ON: 30 March 2013 @ 5:40 PM | 0 comments
''God-centered or Self-centered?''
A question to ponder upon. In life, I think humility could be one of the hardest lessons one could ever learned. To boast of yourself of the things you had done, or to boast of God's things for He had done it through you.
It is okay to be delighted or even proud of something you did because of the gifts God had given you. But it is not right to declare it publicly so that you gain attention from others , or to gain acknowledgement from others that you did it very well. I meant, what is the intention of your heart?
To find the delights from the acknowledgement from men, or to find the delights that God had used you as vessel, that you should give thanks to Him.
Jeremiah 9: 23-23: This is what the LORD says ' Let not the wise boast of their wisdom, or the strong boast of strength, or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD , exercise kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,' declares the Lord.
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Happy Birthday , Ah Kuan!!
POSTED ON: 27 March 2013 @ 1:38 AM | 0 comments
I have a lot of brothers ( close guy friends ) throughout Form 6 till today, in university. But I have only ONE blood-tied brother .
His name is Daryl Tham King Kuan!!
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AH KUAN!!
As cute as me , you see! HAHAHA
This brother of mine is younger than me two years old. But whenever he goes out with me, people will assumed that he is three years older than me due to his size and height. HAHAHA.
My brother cooks better that I do. And he loves to ask my sister and I to try on the food that he cooked. My brother is such a funny person that I cannot resist laughing at his weird lame jokes. (I think my whole family jokes) .
When we were young, we slapped one another's faces because our dad asked us as a form of punishment. And it was so funny that we ended up crying because we slapped each other too hard.
He is currently working in Brunei. He is kinda like the breadwinner of the family. It is because I am still pursuing my studies, my brother is working now. Sometimes , I felt like I owe him an apology for being the one that provides for my mom and family.
I was 19, and he was 17.
We were eating in Papa Pizza in 2010.
Sis, bro and I. One year ago.
Chinese New Year 2013. This year!:)
Dear Ah Kuan,
This is for you to tell you how much I appreciate your presence in my life. A part of me is very very very thankful that you are my brother , that you are out there working to support the family. I am also thankful that you had been so strong emotionally and always so thoughtful for you always think for family. You are more than what you think you are . I really hope that I can share your burdens soon . I also begin to appreciate you more now. I thank God for you in my life, that I may continue studying without any major struggles because you were there to solve the problems that I couldn't. Thank you, Ah Kuan. You maybe strong and big outside but I know you are a gentle soul inside. So whoever who bully you, please tell me!I wallop him/ her! HAHAHA. I just wanna tell you it's your birthday. Happy 21st birthday. Thank you for your presence this 21 years and I give u the things you want when I have my first salary okay? :) Take care brother! I miss you!!! And I will always always always there for you in the future. Like what mom used to teach us, ' Even if the whole world turn against your brother, you should not. You should love your brother instead.'
This is for you to tell you how much I appreciate your presence in my life. A part of me is very very very thankful that you are my brother , that you are out there working to support the family. I am also thankful that you had been so strong emotionally and always so thoughtful for you always think for family. You are more than what you think you are . I really hope that I can share your burdens soon . I also begin to appreciate you more now. I thank God for you in my life, that I may continue studying without any major struggles because you were there to solve the problems that I couldn't. Thank you, Ah Kuan. You maybe strong and big outside but I know you are a gentle soul inside. So whoever who bully you, please tell me!
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Cherishing.
POSTED ON: 17 March 2013 @ 3:08 AM | 1 comments
Week five.
As the time flies without realising, the heart begins to have its own difficult phase of letting go too.
Many events took place. Left Jazz Band, went PKA Family camp, did insanity work-outs, laughed, had random night-outs and fellowships with people I know I would definitely miss when I sail to another chapter of life adventure.
It's the people that I will miss in this place ; be it PKA or Jazz Band. I know nothing is permanent physically. Nothing stays the same. People walks in and out in life...
But I promise,
I will smile when I thought of the things we did and endured.
For the remaining time that I am having, I pray of the same prayers every morning - To have His sensitive eyes and heart ; to be used as His vessel to demonstrate of His love. But everyday, I am so blessed by the people that He have sent to bless me. Maybe it is because the time is really short, I begin to notice and give thanks for the people God had sent to bless me. From them, I've learnt so much more. From them, God demonstrated His love.
I have nothing but contentment in me. I can ask for nothing more. But to walk even more faithfully in Him for this last semester. I remembered I told Him that I wanna grow in Him and to be equipped even more; to make this last semester even more impactful through Him.
Because of that, God had blessed me so much more. Just because I choose to follow Him. Just because I want to know Him more. Just because I choose Him instead of my desires. Just because I choose to seek Him in times that I cannot handle by myself. And there you go, God just lavishes unexpected loving blessings through people to me.
Even with a reluctant heart of knowing I will sail away to another chapter of life adventure with Him...I choose to cherish and embrace the remaining time I have by exhibiting His Love to people whom Him love. I will continue to finish this journey , by walking faithfully with Him, to love like Him ...for I know I am here in USM because it's is where He wanted me to be ; a destination of the life journey to equip me, mold me, shape me to finish the works He had instilled for me. For greater plans.
And so with all I am, I will march with the heart of cherishing towards the ending chapter of this destination with everything He wants me to learn, to see, to give and to receive, with the hope He will find me faithful.
''All my delight is in You Lord, all of my hopes, all of my strength.'
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Dance and sing around me.
POSTED ON: @ 1:59 AM | 0 comments
''You dance over me,
While I am unaware.
You sing all around,
But I've never hear a sound.''
This song always always always remind me how FAITHFUL is my God. He is so mighty and so great but He dance and sing around me. Who am I that He choose to dance and sing around me? But ... He just does.
This song reminds me, how I can be so focus with my problems without realising that He is always around me , always so inviting, always so accepting, always so loving...
This song reminds me that God will never stop loving me even with the flaws and weaknesses that I have. That He is willing to just accept it the way it is, and love me the way I am. From there, He is willing to hold my hand and correct me, taking the flaws one by one and journey with me with who I really am.
''What you think you are doesn't stop God from loving you.'
''How wide,
How deep,
How great,
is Your Love for me...''
And yes, Lord...
I am amazed by...how You love me.
Roman 5: 7-8 ; Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this : While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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