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.
Labels: faith, God, life, personal, random, thought
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!
Labels: beautiful, birthday, bless, brother, family, God, journey, life, love
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.'
Labels: blessed, content, faith, friendship, God, journey, university
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.
Labels: beautiful, faithfulness, God, love, personal, random, thought
Celebration for A Departure.
POSTED ON: 15 January 2013 @ 4:09 AM | 0 comments
The celebrated one,
Let God guide you and take care of you,
while you are out to adventure on an awesome road of a new place.
The celebrated one,
Even in the times of struggles,
Remember that He sent you
To prepare, to mold
For Greater Blessings.
Remember ; the celebrated one
For God will also plan the way out
in the midst of trials.
The celebrated one,
You had been awesome,
A silent supportive strength
that secretly gave out to everyone
The celebrate one,
Please miss me.
Because ME... and the other friends (and your sis) will definitely
MISS YOU. :)
Type of Friend
POSTED ON: 10 January 2013 @ 3:59 AM | 1 comments
In the middle of studyingI thought to myself
'What type of friend do you want to be?'
I know 'this-and-that' happened,
It is not that I wanna break our friendship,
Even though I am at risk of it
Risking away of our friendship
But if this what a real friend should do
I will do it.
I am not judging
I am not taking you away
I am not jealous
Simply, I just love u as a friend
Let's hope
One day when you look back
Through your life
You will know that
It was simply out of LOVE that I am doing this
As I always do.
Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Labels: friendship, God, life, personal, thought, tough
Two Thousand Thirteen. *Yays*
POSTED ON: 04 January 2013 @ 4:09 AM | 0 comments
Heyyyyyyyyyy!!!! It's 2013 !! WOW. I am officially 23 22 and a month old. Haha.
TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN. I know it is all about resolutions. I thought of having list of this and that to do. It's good to have goals and dreams in life, you see.
I ask myself what I want in my life...
I have kinda..many things I want to accomplish..such as getting a driving and motorcycle licence as soon as possible in six months and helping my family's financial burdens, to shed some kilograms off ..bla bla bla..
...Then, I ask myself what I don't want to LET GO in my life...
Then...
I realised it was God.
...Family and my dearest friends that I might not see them as often as I can in the period of six months.
I realised that as much as I have list of new accomplishments that I wanna achieve but...
What really makes me happy and content inside and fill me as a person, to learn and to impact was God, family and friends.
Especially God.
Because He is my source of my life.
I have found Life because of Him,
And couldn't live without Him.
So, my resolution this year is only ONE.
*tadaaaa*
*tadaaaa*
Just ABIDE in Him, through bittersweet of life.
Then He will direct me with what to do..in my life, with the people I love and with the remaining time in USM. *smile*
'The lump of clay would NEVER grow into vase if it stayed in the clay out for thousands of years. But once PUT into the hands of a skillful potter, it grows rapidly under his fashioning into a vessel he can PROUD to claim as his HANDIWORK.
You see, the clay is not expected to do the potter's work but only to SUBMIT to his working. For a man's part in this great work is that he must continually SURRENDER himself and continually TRUST.'
2 Timothy 2:20-21: But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.
Have a great year peps!! And YEARSSS to come!! :))
Labels: faithfulness, God, happy, life, newyear, random
