I felt I wanted to take time to memorise Scripture and I thank God that I managed 2 chapters of Psalms last evening. Hoho ...
Ok, let me quote Ps 112 to you from memory ...
Praise the Lord. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in His commandants.
His children will be mighty in the land, the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely.
Surely he will never be shaken, a righteous man will be remembered forever. He will have no fear of bad news. His heart is steadfast, trusting the Lord. His heart is secure, he will have no fear. In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever. His horn will be lifted high in honor.
The wicked man will see and be vexed. He will gnash his teeth and waste away. The longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
It is good to meditate on the Word of God - day and night!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I Lift Up My Eyes
Was trying to memorise Ps 121 ...
I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth. He will not let your foot slip - He who watches over you will not slumber; indeed he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you - the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
I need help in many areas ... just got a new business offer from a dear friend ... WOW! I am so awed at the way the Lord opens up doors for me.
I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from? My help comes the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth. He will not let your foot slip - He who watches over you will not slumber; indeed he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you - the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
I need help in many areas ... just got a new business offer from a dear friend ... WOW! I am so awed at the way the Lord opens up doors for me.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Bring An Offering Of Praise
At 3 am, the Lord reminded to make right a relationship. Although I know the person was upset with me, I was reminded to go make the first move before bringing my offering to the altar of the Lord. It was a humbling experience I thought the Lord had me do.
Well, I want to give thanks that I did make the initial call and praise be to God, the relationship was restored. The person even apologised for being nasty and rude and we were made right. No wonder the Bible tells us to be at peace with all men.
I was meditating much on Ps 119 last evening and the Word of the Lord can indeed bring restoration to our weary souls. How can I keep my ways pure? By taking heed according to God's word. I want to seek the Lord with all my heart and not wander from His commandments. I will choose to delight myself in His statues and not forget His word. Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your Law... let me not be proud but be willing to surrender myself wholly to You.
Well, I want to give thanks that I did make the initial call and praise be to God, the relationship was restored. The person even apologised for being nasty and rude and we were made right. No wonder the Bible tells us to be at peace with all men.
I was meditating much on Ps 119 last evening and the Word of the Lord can indeed bring restoration to our weary souls. How can I keep my ways pure? By taking heed according to God's word. I want to seek the Lord with all my heart and not wander from His commandments. I will choose to delight myself in His statues and not forget His word. Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your Law... let me not be proud but be willing to surrender myself wholly to You.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The Blessed State Of The Righteous
It has been a week since I last blogged. Time flies ...
Ps 112 Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments.
His descendants will be mighty on the earth, the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches will be in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness.
He is gracious, and full of compassion and righteous. A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion; surely he will never be shaken. The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart will be steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established; He will not be afraid, until he sees his desire upon his enemies...
I am learning to deal with a difficult situation with much discretion and prayer. Lives are fragile and it takes tenderness, kindness and love at all times to deal with it... God help!
Ps 112 Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments.
His descendants will be mighty on the earth, the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches will be in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness.
He is gracious, and full of compassion and righteous. A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion; surely he will never be shaken. The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart will be steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established; He will not be afraid, until he sees his desire upon his enemies...
I am learning to deal with a difficult situation with much discretion and prayer. Lives are fragile and it takes tenderness, kindness and love at all times to deal with it... God help!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Integrity
I learnt a valued lesson about integrity today. I discovered to my horror that my dear Autistic boy had been taking P1-P6 textbooks home from the Staff Resource Room without permission.
When confronted with the consequences of stealing, he began opening up and sharing with me his fears and his fleshly desires. I felt sorry for him because he had a keen spirit to learn and was desiring the resource books for his own reference. He felt deprived that because of his family's financial situation that mum would not buy the books for him, which in actual fact were not necessary. If given the proper guidance, he would not have taken this route of action.
Many of us struggle as well ... it may not come in the form of these reference books being stolen, even with good intentions to gain knowledge, but if carried out in a wrong approach would have detrimental consequences too. How then do we weigh integrity?
Integrity is the basing of one's actions on an internally consistent framework of principles. Depth of principles and adherence of each level to the next are key determining factors. One is said to have integrity to the extent that everything one does and believes is based on the same core set of values. While those values may change, it is their consistency with each other and with the person's actions that determine the person's integrity.
The concept of integrity is directly linked to responsibility in that implementation spawning from principles is designed with a specific outcome in mind. When the action fails to achieve the desired effect, a change of principles is indicated. Accountability is achieved when a faulty principle is identified and changed to produce a more useful action. The meaning of integrity is a steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code. The state of being unimpaired; soundness. The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness.
Did this boy have integrity, then? To be fair to him, he was forthright, sincere and straightforward. In fact, he was so single-minded and focused to obtain knowledge through the different books which he 'took'. He was even careful to select those books he did not own. He did not mean to steal or had no intentions to cause anyone harm but the very action demonstrated that he was not principled, was inconsistent in his value system, had no sense of responsibility nor accountability for his actions. And of course, he could not stick to strict moral or ethical codes of conduct without proper direction or guidance.
When confronted with the consequences of stealing, he began opening up and sharing with me his fears and his fleshly desires. I felt sorry for him because he had a keen spirit to learn and was desiring the resource books for his own reference. He felt deprived that because of his family's financial situation that mum would not buy the books for him, which in actual fact were not necessary. If given the proper guidance, he would not have taken this route of action.
Many of us struggle as well ... it may not come in the form of these reference books being stolen, even with good intentions to gain knowledge, but if carried out in a wrong approach would have detrimental consequences too. How then do we weigh integrity?
Integrity is the basing of one's actions on an internally consistent framework of principles. Depth of principles and adherence of each level to the next are key determining factors. One is said to have integrity to the extent that everything one does and believes is based on the same core set of values. While those values may change, it is their consistency with each other and with the person's actions that determine the person's integrity.
The concept of integrity is directly linked to responsibility in that implementation spawning from principles is designed with a specific outcome in mind. When the action fails to achieve the desired effect, a change of principles is indicated. Accountability is achieved when a faulty principle is identified and changed to produce a more useful action. The meaning of integrity is a steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code. The state of being unimpaired; soundness. The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness.
Did this boy have integrity, then? To be fair to him, he was forthright, sincere and straightforward. In fact, he was so single-minded and focused to obtain knowledge through the different books which he 'took'. He was even careful to select those books he did not own. He did not mean to steal or had no intentions to cause anyone harm but the very action demonstrated that he was not principled, was inconsistent in his value system, had no sense of responsibility nor accountability for his actions. And of course, he could not stick to strict moral or ethical codes of conduct without proper direction or guidance.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Babies Are Darlings!
Oh, how fun! I went to 2 baby showers today ... One was Bb Esther and the other Bb Ethan. How coincidental ... both E's.
Babies are so precious, no wonder Ps 103:14 says that God knows our frame and remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
What lasts for eternity? Only the souls of man and the Word of God. That will help us to prioritize and focus on doing more important things .... like googling with babies ... hee hee! They are such sweetie pies.
Babies are so precious, no wonder Ps 103:14 says that God knows our frame and remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
What lasts for eternity? Only the souls of man and the Word of God. That will help us to prioritize and focus on doing more important things .... like googling with babies ... hee hee! They are such sweetie pies.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Bless The Lord, O My Soul
I am trying to memorize Ps 103 because I know the importance of keeping the Word of God in our hearts. I remembered a camp in our youth days when they simulated a 'torture boot camp' where we did not have food and water and also no Bibles. That was a good reminder that we needed to keep God's Word alive and in memory. Sounds like those tortured in China because of the Gospel of Christ.
Well, you never know ... in the last days when we walk through martyrdom for the sake of the Call, we need to hide His Word in our heart. Good to put that into practice now!!
Well, you never know ... in the last days when we walk through martyrdom for the sake of the Call, we need to hide His Word in our heart. Good to put that into practice now!!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Happy Birthday God-pa
Here's wishing my blind godpa a Blessed and Wonderful Day! That he will have many good years to sing of God's mercy and justice. Ps 101... that he will continue to walk wise in the House of God with a perfect heart.
Lord, thank you for your promises to me that Your EYES are on the faithful in the land, that we may dwell with you and walk in a perfect way and serve YOU.
Lord, thank you for your promises to me that Your EYES are on the faithful in the land, that we may dwell with you and walk in a perfect way and serve YOU.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Psalm 100
Hundredth days seem rather significant... As I blog on the 100th Psalm as we corporately read it together, it is about making deliberate choices to make a JOYFUL shout to the Lord, to serve Him with all gladness, to come before His presence with singing. Yeah, deliberate because there are many occasions when we do not even feel like praising, giving thanks or even serving.
Talking about serving, I was recently counseling someone in the area of serving the Lord because the Lord checks our heart and attitudes. We need to have INTEGRITY of HEART amongst each other, even more so when we are alone. Vs 3 We need to know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture ... Baah Baah Baah....
Let's enter His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good and His mercy is everlasting and His truth endures to all generations.
Talking about serving, I was recently counseling someone in the area of serving the Lord because the Lord checks our heart and attitudes. We need to have INTEGRITY of HEART amongst each other, even more so when we are alone. Vs 3 We need to know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture ... Baah Baah Baah....
Let's enter His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good and His mercy is everlasting and His truth endures to all generations.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Thankful For Gals
My heart felt so uplifted today after meeting with C, M and B together with her husband. God is doing so much in our midst in transforming our lives bit by bit that my heart was literally leaping with gratefulness and joy. No words could express the deep sense of gratitude that I have towards the Lord. No wonder, the Bible is true ... whatever you sow, you will reap! I felt that I was reaping a portion of what I have sown into the lives of my gals in the last few years.
I am beginning to see many of my leaders rising up to take on new challenges and responsibilities. Also, together, we are closing ranks and working shoulder to shoulder to serve the Lord. God is breaking down invisible walls and barriers so that the unity of the Spirit will be felt across the Body of Christ.
We had a chance to plan together today and review our Cluster Cells and we were looking forward to new strategies and goals that the Lord would have us launch into nearing the 3rd quarter of the year. It was exciting to see how our hearts were knit together as we brain-stormed and talked through different combinations of groupings and how I felt the real connectedness with each of them.
It was encouraging especially to see M & C coming alongside me to volunteer to head-up the new clusters that we would be going into and also the willingness to kick-start new projects in the near future too. I felt that God has done such a deep work of healing and restoration in our lives to bring us to such a level of commitment to God and to each other. We were so keen to see each other succeed.
In the next few months, pray along with me as I reveal the 'blueprints' of our plans to each individual of my network. I want to hear them out and share my heart with them. I am also going to give each of them a personal challenge to grow in the area of INTEGRITY ... will share more in the coming weeks.
Looks like there is much work to be done .... Keep up the good spirit!
Visited G's mum at Mount E too. She was weak and in much pain. Poor Aunty ... She was thankful that she could just stomach bean curd to sooth the ulcers in the bleeding tummy. Oh, how we take for granted food we eat and the good health we enjoy! Lord, bring complete healing and restoration to her agony. Amen.
I am beginning to see many of my leaders rising up to take on new challenges and responsibilities. Also, together, we are closing ranks and working shoulder to shoulder to serve the Lord. God is breaking down invisible walls and barriers so that the unity of the Spirit will be felt across the Body of Christ.
We had a chance to plan together today and review our Cluster Cells and we were looking forward to new strategies and goals that the Lord would have us launch into nearing the 3rd quarter of the year. It was exciting to see how our hearts were knit together as we brain-stormed and talked through different combinations of groupings and how I felt the real connectedness with each of them.
It was encouraging especially to see M & C coming alongside me to volunteer to head-up the new clusters that we would be going into and also the willingness to kick-start new projects in the near future too. I felt that God has done such a deep work of healing and restoration in our lives to bring us to such a level of commitment to God and to each other. We were so keen to see each other succeed.
In the next few months, pray along with me as I reveal the 'blueprints' of our plans to each individual of my network. I want to hear them out and share my heart with them. I am also going to give each of them a personal challenge to grow in the area of INTEGRITY ... will share more in the coming weeks.
Looks like there is much work to be done .... Keep up the good spirit!
Visited G's mum at Mount E too. She was weak and in much pain. Poor Aunty ... She was thankful that she could just stomach bean curd to sooth the ulcers in the bleeding tummy. Oh, how we take for granted food we eat and the good health we enjoy! Lord, bring complete healing and restoration to her agony. Amen.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Tension At Home
Last night, there was a little tension at home and I was reminded of Pastor's prophecy to me in Jan about a crisis in our home.
The Lord says, I want you to learn through the family crisis and speak to that mountain and see the mountain be removed and dissolve right before your eyes. And you will see triumph and the victory of the Lord.
The Lord says .. This year, as you see the family situation, do not fear or worry, I am in control of the family situation and God will use the family situation to bring the family even closer to Him and united around the faith.
What a gentle God we have who is constantly assuring us of His presence, patience and love....
The Lord says, I want you to learn through the family crisis and speak to that mountain and see the mountain be removed and dissolve right before your eyes. And you will see triumph and the victory of the Lord.
The Lord says .. This year, as you see the family situation, do not fear or worry, I am in control of the family situation and God will use the family situation to bring the family even closer to Him and united around the faith.
What a gentle God we have who is constantly assuring us of His presence, patience and love....
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Lost $200
Due to my own carelessness, I dropped two hundred dollars near the Library ... which means I will be $200 poorer this month. Sigh sigh sigh ...... Bless the person who picked it up!
Days Of Adversity
What a promise I had when I awoke this morning from Ps 94 ... especially when I was suffering bone ache and nose block last night. Think I caught a flu bug ... Sigh.
God who planted our ear, He will hear; He who formed our eye, He shall see. He is the God who chastens or disciplines because He instructs nations and teaches knowledge... wow, a revelation here ... God is KNOWLEDGE! God knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile and vain.
Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, and teach out of Your Law that you give Him rest from the days of adversity. Yes, I want to be instructed from God's word so that I can be free from pain and unnecessary agony .. For the Lord will not cast off His people, nor will He forsake His inheritance. Yes, I am His treasure and He will not neglect nor forsake me.
If my foot slips, God's mercy will hold me up. In the multitudes of my anxieties within me, His comfort delights my soul. What a beautiful picture of God's embrace and love! Yeah, in fact, there are many anxieties within me recently but I have been experiencing the comfort and delight of God's assurance and fellowship.
The Lord has been my Defense and my God the Rock of my Refuge. Yes, keep my safe in the Rock of All Ages and protect my dignity and my soul from wickedness and shame.
God who planted our ear, He will hear; He who formed our eye, He shall see. He is the God who chastens or disciplines because He instructs nations and teaches knowledge... wow, a revelation here ... God is KNOWLEDGE! God knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile and vain.
Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O Lord, and teach out of Your Law that you give Him rest from the days of adversity. Yes, I want to be instructed from God's word so that I can be free from pain and unnecessary agony .. For the Lord will not cast off His people, nor will He forsake His inheritance. Yes, I am His treasure and He will not neglect nor forsake me.
If my foot slips, God's mercy will hold me up. In the multitudes of my anxieties within me, His comfort delights my soul. What a beautiful picture of God's embrace and love! Yeah, in fact, there are many anxieties within me recently but I have been experiencing the comfort and delight of God's assurance and fellowship.
The Lord has been my Defense and my God the Rock of my Refuge. Yes, keep my safe in the Rock of All Ages and protect my dignity and my soul from wickedness and shame.
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