buttercup, watercup! nono to overflow. haha!
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
11:55 PM
11:55 PM
Babes and hunks,
We will be having dinner at church this week hence I(LYM) will be taking orders. Please inform me personally thru msn or sms whether you want to eat or not.
People like:
KenQ (eating)
Irvin(eating)
Xuele(not eating)
Alvan(eating)
Libin (eating)
Lihong(not eating)
Peilin(eating)
Claire(eating)
Minrui(eating, supposely la:) if you aren't, lemme know)
Stella(eating)
Debbie(eating)
Ying Mei(eating)
Yee ting(eating)
Eugenia(not coming:()
Edward(newcomer, get one for him)
Patricia
Gillian
OKOK, pass around and ask 'em! I have no time, please and thank you!
By 29 Sept 2008, 9.00PM SHARP.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
9:24 PM
9:24 PM
Hey People! My first time posting on this amazing blog... and its to ask for money. HAHA. So anyway, the High court (Irv, Xuele) put me in charge of collecting money evry sat frm evryone in Z'1.2 for YI camp:D This saving plan fund thingy. You guys have to 'donate' into this fund (at LEAST $1) so that at the end of 11 weeks, those who dont have enough money to go for the camp, dont worry! The High court will take out money frm the fund and pay for you guys:) Isnt that great? So frm now onwards evrytime you see me coming towards you with a blue pouch, dont runaway. Lol. Rmb that the money you give will go back to you. So you're practically like, saving money for yrselves! :)) If i dont get yr share at the end of the day.. there will be consequences. Ahahaha just kidding. Make it easy for me, tho. The high court are the ones in-charge. You wanna complain, go after them. Hehe. Adding on to the post i wanna wish evryone ALL THE BEST in their exams or anything they're feeling stressed about! God is always with us, rmb to PRAY when you're feeling down or suddenly hysterical over whether you'll pass yr paper or not. (i've been getting a roller-coaster ride on my emotions these past few weeks -.-) You guys shld probably be feeling the same way. So, Jiayou guys! :)
PS: It was great to see Alex on sat! :DD God can definitely do the impossible.
CLAIRE
*edit @ 1:10am
雪乐here. high court? HAHA! okay anyway, this part "you're practically like, saving money for yrselves!" is RIGHT. the SPF is saving for yourself okok!! not for those who dont have enough then we pay for you. haha. BUT! if you have financial issues, of course different case lah. but so far, i dont see our people have this problem lah :D any difficulty, do share! ^^
Claire, JIAYOU! :D God is with you on this ride of journey! apply what we've just learnt yeah? we're all in this journey. look to the Source!
and and and !! happy news to share :D ytd we had kenq, irvin, stella, lihong, peilin, debbie, libin, claire, yeeting, alvan, edward & me! wheee next week yingmei will be joining us back! plus yeeting & yingmei staying for dinner :D and of course alot more!! cont praying for minrui, edward, patricia, gillian, yingqi, chengsiong & eugenia that they will turn up & join us SOOOOOOON! :D & keep mingjian(LYM's didi) in prayer.. he's joining us on 11oct after his psle. yupp! nov 8 nov 8; rmb your FRIENDS! your siblings? sista? brota? yeaaa.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
12:16 PM
12:16 PM
Hey guys! short msg to all of you before i go for lunch.
Well im not sure how many of you felt that the topic ytd was good, but i sure did! I'm sure lots of us all face those great times of difficulty where everything seems hopeless! Coz i sure did, and everytime that happened, i'd shamelessly doubt God's existence. But i just want to let u guys noe, that doubting is completely in our human nature, and its plain natural to at first feel angry at God. But a word of warning, why are we angry at God for the things that doesn't go OUR way? haven't we heard that God's timing is always perfect?(reference to kenny's testimony) that everything He does goes according perfectly? I feel that all of us should really take the time to memorize what this whole sermon is about, because as the bible says, TROUBLE WILL COME! but take heart! because Jesus has already overcome the world!
Now i think all of us know what to do when we're lost and so hurt inside with no one to turn to! i think we should really memorize the 3 points of why we should look to the cross for hope! ( because it shows how God loved us so much, and still does now! because it shows that God still maintains control although chaos seems to evident! because it shows that God can turn what SEEMS bad to something compelete awesome!) So take heart 1.2! we can overcome the world just as Jesus did! Smth that really struck me ytd were these 2 things.
1st--> Jesus himself already went through every pain, both physical and emotion that can ever be felt by any human! Rem that He too was 100% man AND 100% God! so we know that Jesus can relate to exactly what we're going through too!
2nd--> God always has a good purpose for everything. Although it may SEEM to us that what He allowed to happen seems to bring no good, we must trust in Him and let Him work His amazing power in our weaknesses!
okok time to eat =) bye ppl! jiayou against whatever comes our way! coz we stand tgt as a body of Christ =)
NIVRI GNO IL GNOH
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
12:11 PM
12:11 PM
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
7:33 PM
7:33 PM
a cute little baby from china to start the post! :D:D (libin send 1) soooooooooo adorable ): i wanna take him home!! :}}
Wanna see chiobu? press play :x you won't regret :DD
hahaha :) Chef Xuele in the house yo'll :b
:b alvannnnnn! & cute girl.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
8:07 PM
8:07 PM
Tell you our story.
We wanted to surprise Libin by going to his house & celebrate his birthday.... so we QUIETLY look for his dumb house which is super confusing cos there were a lot of lobby 1, 2, 3, 4.. AND the area was super quiet. so we had to be super super quiet so that he won't hear us. finally we found the apartment! wooo! happy~* Irvin called Libs asking where he was. Said he was at home, GOOD! THEN found out, "NO LIGHTER HOW TO LIGHT THE CAKE?!?!?" So Debbie went to her aunt's house to grab a lighter (nearby only). MEANWHILE, Irvin fool around with his dumb brain'theory', trying to make "fire". (below)
Debbie came back with a lighter. yipee! so we got ready, **light candles, stands in front of Libin's house, make sure we can't be seen through Libin's house peep hole & get ready to sing** k, ready. ring the bell, no answer -.- SOOOOOO.. Peilin called Libin. (below)
"where are you!!!!!" , okay she didn't ask with a shouting sound lah.. exagerating.Blur looks on Lihongs' faces. HAHAHA! :x Lihong looks at the cam :O (below)
......and Debbie complains about her wasted efforts ): BOO HOO. HAHAH :D Patricia consoling her? HAHA. :b
AWWWW.. Irvin does the "oh well, what to do?" pose. HAHA :x (below)
.....& me. (below)
......& Lihong. sob sob! (ya, below)
k this is retard O_O taken in china :D the cake is really prettae :) Libin goes "MUACKS MUACKS" :3 (top? NO, below!)
Okay, so.. continue! Turned out that Libin was in his grandmother's house aka his 2nd home! :O:O!!! "WHATTTT?!?!?!?!" yes, thats what we all felt. SO, Libin came to Irvin's house! :O know why? cause we were all very tired.. HAHA :p
Our surprise birthday celebration was ruined!
but... well.. anyway... LIBIN! ARE YOU TOUCHED? :D hohohoho. no regrets though :) at least you see our efforts :B wuahahhahaa~
but... well.. anyway... LIBIN! ARE YOU TOUCHED? :D hohohoho. no regrets though :) at least you see our efforts :B wuahahhahaa~
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
7:16 PM
7:16 PM
pls be reminded that Nov8 is Zealot Games Day!
it's SIX WEEKS from now only. not v longggg hor. can start inviting your friends & booked them le. if you love them(hehe) & really want to see salvation taking place in their live. better start fasting & praying for them. good job on those who have been fasting & praying. dont give up if you haven't seen any results yet. remember the key thing about fasting is BE PATIENT too! we gotta wait for His perfect timing. and for those who give up half way, i encourage you to perservere, pick yourself up again & wait patiently for things to happen. just like u plant a seeeed. u gotta water it daily.. & WAIT for it to grow... then one day it will RIPE!! dont give up becoz u're tired of watering the plant before u can even see the FRUIT RIPE! jiayou!! :D
Peilin & Lihong {Games comm} Jiayou planning for the ZGD! :D
and everyone who's having EOY;
I pray that you'll have strength & wisdom as ure preparing for EOY and have already start taking some papers. I pray that you wont seek securities in studies but give your best to glorify Him. not only goood results can bring glory to His name. but a different attitude towards studies can also bring glory to His name. after EOY, it's gonna be FUN FUN FUN! :D chiooooong all the way!
whoooooo Libin is coming back tday midnight, & saturday we can hear from them!! so exciting!! :D
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
2:47 PM
2:47 PM
Ephesians 6:12-13
For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere. Therefore put on God’s complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place]. (Amp Bible)
And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way.
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Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life. God's Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out. (The Message)
anyway, china mission warrior coming back on wednesday. let's push on, praying for them for the last few days!!! :D
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
12:31 PM
12:31 PM
let the pictures do the talking :)
HAPPY BURRRRPDAY GIRL! :D
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
11:52 PM
11:52 PM
hey guys! Firstly i would just like to thank God for working in my situation and of coz u guys for praying for me too! this is a testimony of how much ur prayers really helped.
Well, you guys know that when i posted the previous entry about my family problems, it was in the midst of a very chaotic argument right? that was the 2nd argument that had happened in 2 days now. The first one was btw my parents n my sister, the 2nd between my brother n my parents. It really brought me alot of pain and hurt, and i kept praying to God (aft the 1st argument) for him to intervene, but He never did... or did He?
Aft posting that entry on my family problems, i went to my room to pray, but before i even started, i realised that something was amiss. It was quiet, too quiet. I realised that the swearing had stopped n that everything was peaceful. Immediately worst case scenarios flew to my mind, but i went down to check. My brother was busy doing his own thing, and so was my mother, it was as though nothing happened! Shocked i went back upstairs n started to ask God "how could this happen so quickly?" thn God brought me back to the moment that i was in front of the computer, after i had posted the entry n had begun praying, aft lotsa u guys sent me sms prayers. He made me see that it was during that timespan did the argument cease, and i din even notice! I was too worried about what WOULD happen that i failed to see what HAD happened! That God had already worked a wonder in my situation! You see my brother isn't exactly someone who will keep his mouth shut if he's angry. He tends to carry on swearing until he is happy and THEN he'll shut up. But that night he just kept quiet aft a period of time. So its really so awesome that God had worked that miracle, esp during the time that my faith was the lowest, when the devil had alrd struck me down to such a low point. He brought me back up again! n so i wanna praise Him and thank Him for pulling off such an amazing miracle.
So guys, just to end off, i wanna encourage all of u who are facing spiritual issues, difficulties and problems. Never ever believe the lie that the devil forces you into thinking, that God is not hearing your pleads, coz He is! rem, God's answer is always on its way, and WILL COME in HIS time! not ours! So never lose faith but instead at the lowest points of your life, that's when u need to pray and look to Him for comfort all the more!
anw, pray for peilin, she has a broken/twisted/sprained ankle. I'm not sure which, but its causing her difficulty in moving! lets pray for her and have the faith to hold on to the promise of God, that He is a healer, a God that will heal 100%! Keep praying for her ppl!
cheers! irvin
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
9:01 PM
9:01 PM
IRVINNNNNAAAAAAAA!!
1 John 5:4
For every child of God defeats this evil world,
and we achieve this victory through our faith.
okay you got our supports ysee!!
must smile like the above pic okay!
childlike faith.
anyway, thanks to anyone who prayed for me.
it's like im so much energetic tday.
ytd felt like dying liddat. LOL!
God healed me real quick!
but i need to get my rest toooo! :P
thankyou stella, my daddy was super touched!
w/o your ____ (too many to mention),
could not have touched him:P
plus i prayed about it too!
Praise the LORD!!!!!!!!! thank God SO SO much!
&kenq, idk if you're reading but
JIAYOU FOR YOUR PAPERSS!
put in your best!! :D
Jiayou O's & N's & EOY papers takers!! :D
with love,
xueleeeeee!
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
11:38 PM
11:38 PM
Presenting sistaaaa Irvina! (hope this wont hurt your brittle heart)Come on everyone! Lets encourage him with our love and care! I'll show by offering him my dog shit. LOL.
I just suddenly feel like posting this thing.
Although we always irritate you.. HAHA. But you're awesome sistaa. You made us laugh, you danced, you bought sandwiches for us during the amazing race and you keep encouraging us!
We can see that you're down. :( We'll be here for you!!!!
Pray for:
-one another against spiritual attacks, that we will be able to overcome!
-Household. Even if we're the only christian in family, prayer can tackle anything!
-EOY, N levels and O levels. Pray for strength and wisdom, and let God take control.
-Service 2, even as there is teeny-tiny bit of change.
-Priorities, as exams are approaching. Pray that we will not neglect God.
-Sickly people(tsktsk!) Hahahah.
PeiiLinnx. ii lurrbxz euii guyyxx worrx. *goosebumps*
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
3:55 PM
3:55 PM
hey guys.. =) its a lil chaotic at my house now so if my words seem funny.. too bad! (try to decipher it ahaha, theres always http://www.dictionary.com/ for u noobs who dunno wads the meanings of some words =X). er its currently 9:43pm n my brother is arguing with my parents abt some monetary issues, well to update u guys, ytd my mom n my sis ended up fighting too, and although u guys may not know it, now u do. ha. anw my mom was crying to me during dinner today at around 8.30. My dad wasn't home yet coz he smsed my mom saying he din want to come home to talk to my brother. My mom was complaining about why my brother has to spend so much on his relationship with his gf n everything, n apparently she smsed my bro's gf to clarify the issue. But there seems to have been some miscommunication, and now everyone is unhappy. so when my brother came home at around 9:07pm, he started swearing at my mom about how could she have smsed the gf, saying that it caused her to cry and everything, obviously my heart broke coz just ytd i had to listen to my mom get scolded by my sister n everything too. I mean its not fair, my mom has been doing everything for us and cleaning up after us, being there for us, cooking for us and here are the both of them simply biting back the hand that fed them (cheem right.. haha) ytd i was crying too, but today i rlly just broke down in my room coz my mom virtually cried to me saying "if i stay in this house any longer i'll go crazy, i have to leave". Well, lemme ask how u guys would feel if u heard that.. my dad is also struggling to support our increasing expenditure, and in addition he has a project in china that he is in charge off. When he goes to china for meetings, no one helps him with his work back in Singapore, so when he comes back all tired from the meetings, he has to work doubly hard to finish the pile of work. When he comes home, instead of enjoying quiet and peace, he has to deal with my sibling's (ocassionally me =P) nonsense. i've been crying to God but i'm still waiting for him to intervene, i know that the situation is gonna turn around but i really dun dare to belive what would happen if my parents both decide to backup n leave my siblings behind. sooo dis is just an update for u guys. goodness im crying as im typing this. =( HAHAHA okok =)
PRAYER POINTERS
-pray for my family to be a christian family that brings glory to God
-pray for my brother n sister to be more reasonable toward my parents
-pray for their relationship to be back on track
-pray for my siblings to realise that they are wrong and apologise to my parents
-pray for my dad for strength to care for us troublesome kids n sustain the work
-pray for my dad to have peace in his heart
-pray for my mom to be able to forgive my siblings for saying such words to her
-pray for my mom to be able to not blame herself for wrong-upbringing (hey i turned out this way =P)
-pray for my parents to be able to draw strength from God and be able to live their lives blamelessly.
lastly.. PRAY FOR MY FAMILY NOT TO BREAK UP =(
thanks so much guys.. =)
btw, a note to u guys. Lotsa key leaders like sis nana, brother rixiang, brother liangzhi are all leaving tmr, so it means that the devil will definitely take advantage of this and charge into our lives (like what im facing now, suay suay today must kna -_-) anw, keep praying for yourself+your family, coz its gonna be rough, keep ur eye open for attacks and always be prayerful. jiayou guys! im sure we'll be able to get through our problems tgt! always rem, when you're under spirutal attack, remind yourself its because the devil sees a great potential of threat to him and wants to get rid of it. DONT GIVE UP! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHHTTTTT!!!!! =D like riot liddat -.-
errr, i'll update you guys via the prayer tagboard, dun think i'll have time to post a proper update for u guys. thanks =)
irvin
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
9:42 PM
9:42 PM
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEY!
China Mission Trip,
16th sept to 24th sept.
keep this 13 brotas&sistas in prayers!!!!
:D
Brother Rixiang
God will protect my family when I am in china .
God will preserve service 2, continue to lead us to the next level.
Grow will allow me to grow to the next level as I obey to serve Him in china.
Sister Nana
To be sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
To do what God wants me to do.
To be sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
To do what God wants me to do.
Brother Liang Zhi
Pray for my family that they will not worry too much for me.
Pray for that when I am in china, God will use me to the max.
Pray that I will be sensitive to God's voice and have great wisdom in dealing with things.
Zealot 4 to be safe and sound physically and spiritually.
Hui Wen
To be sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Total reliance on God, work with Him during the trip.
God will guide us step by step.
Obedient to His Word.
Team will be able to bond well and even grow as one.
God to prepare the hearts of the people that He has planned for us to reach out to, cause their hearts to be receptive.
We will be able to get along well with the people that God wants us to reach.
Journey mercy through and fro china.
To be sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Total reliance on God, work with Him during the trip.
God will guide us step by step.
Obedient to His Word.
Team will be able to bond well and even grow as one.
God to prepare the hearts of the people that He has planned for us to reach out to, cause their hearts to be receptive.
We will be able to get along well with the people that God wants us to reach.
Journey mercy through and fro china.
Xavier
No communication problems.
Pray against spiritual attacks.
Pray that there will be opportunities to share.
Pray for the people there to be receptive to Jesus.
Pray that I will not fall sick during mission trip.
No communication problems.
Pray against spiritual attacks.
Pray that there will be opportunities to share.
Pray for the people there to be receptive to Jesus.
Pray that I will not fall sick during mission trip.
Libin
Stay focused and sensitive to God.
Not be worrying about my results.
Have faith through all things.
Stay focused and sensitive to God.
Not be worrying about my results.
Have faith through all things.
Edward
Pray for wisdom to deal with situation.
Sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Safety.
Work well with the team.
Pray for wisdom to deal with situation.
Sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Safety.
Work well with the team.
Shi Ping
Journey mercy.
God will be able to use me mightily in china to spread gospel.
Being able to function well as a group.
Able to communicate with the people there and knowing their culture.
Journey mercy.
God will be able to use me mightily in china to spread gospel.
Being able to function well as a group.
Able to communicate with the people there and knowing their culture.
Weiyan
Pray for family that they will not worry.
Pray that I will be super sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Pray for safe trip.
Pray for more faith.
Pray for family that they will not worry.
Pray that I will be super sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Pray for safe trip.
Pray for more faith.
Georgina
Able to discern.
God to take away my fears and worries.
Journey mercy.
Good health.
Sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Against spiritual attacks.
Salvation.
To become more like Christ.
Able to discern.
God to take away my fears and worries.
Journey mercy.
Good health.
Sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Against spiritual attacks.
Salvation.
To become more like Christ.
Davin
To be sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Family won't worry about me.
To have childlike faith.
Prepare the field there.
Safe journey.
Derek
Pray for God to guide me through this mission trip.
Pray to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Pray for Zealot 2 to be close to God and withstand spiritual attacks.
Wisdom.
Georgiana
Spiritual breakthrough.
Team and family's safety.
Sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Wisdom to share.
To be sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Family won't worry about me.
To have childlike faith.
Prepare the field there.
Safe journey.
Derek
Pray for God to guide me through this mission trip.
Pray to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Pray for Zealot 2 to be close to God and withstand spiritual attacks.
Wisdom.
Georgiana
Spiritual breakthrough.
Team and family's safety.
Sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Wisdom to share.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
11:05 PM
11:05 PM
Psalm 106:1-3
1 Praise the Lord!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
2 Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord?
Who can ever praise him enough?
3 There is joy for those who deal justly with others
and always do what is right.
when is the last time u give glory back to God?
we can praise Him in everything we do, in everything we have!
1 Praise the Lord!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
2 Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord?
Who can ever praise him enough?
3 There is joy for those who deal justly with others
and always do what is right.
when is the last time u give glory back to God?
we can praise Him in everything we do, in everything we have!
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
11:51 AM
11:51 AM
hey! my testimony is kinda a whole lump of God's message being squeezed together from the past few weeks, so apologies for the messy jumping ard kinda thing.
Firstly, i wanna thank God for his protection to be constantly around my family. My dad recently found a lump growing somewhere in his tummy area, if i'm not wrong its the pancreas of smth like that, and the doctor was worried it would be cancerous n such. At that point of time i was plainly devastated, i mean my dad is like any other dad, nagging n stuff, but he is really the person who helps me with my studies, brings home the bacon n such. just at the period of time my mom's ankle began to swell drastically n she couldn't even walk properly, the doctor simply said that she had inflamation or smth(like duh) n gave her some ointments; not that they helped. U must understand that my parents are kinda close to me and they are both christians, so as i see them struggle to work n provide for me n my siblings, yet having to deal with these physical problems, my heart broke. I asked my cg ppl to pray for them (thanks btw! i really really appreciate it!), and i too began praying for them, for healing n for strength as they continue serving in their own church. It wasn't after 2 weeks later did something happen. My dad had the lump removed n the doctor did a thorough scan before announcing that he was alright. I was obviously overjoyed n glad that God hears our pleas. My mom too experienced healing, although it is not complete healing, she did feel better, all praise to God and none to the lousy ointments!
next is one that is more of from me. My personal time with God has recently been rather dry because of the book i'm doing (jeremiah). i mean if u have read jeremiah before, u'd understand it when i say that it kinda shows only how israel sinned against God and how God is furious, sends jeremiah to warn israel of His wrath and everything. It kinda got boring. Chapter after chapter just seemed to drone on about how God is gonna send armies from everywhere to destroy israel. With my dry QT, my life too suffered, i lacked the proper food and spiritual supplements. I began praying for God to give me a new book to read n gain food, i basically PLEADED with Him. U see i did jeremiah because God told me to read it. And my life suffered for it -.- so i asked him to change the book. But he told me this, "continue reading it, persevere n u will realise why i have asked you to read this book. Don't let this be like isaiah."(there was a time God asked me to read isaiah but it was too boring-.- i gave up without consulting him btw =X) SOOO i continued against my better judgement, but its my judgement against God's, sooo yeah He wins. THEN i received a great breakthrough. As i prayed for the book of jeremiah to release the message that God wants me to clasp, i read up in jeremiah about God saying that our life has already been planned by him, but it CAN change based on our choices! i mean it doesn't really seem like much, but a question i was battling with was 'if God has already planned everything out, then he would've known what i would do', i dno if u understand what i was thinking, it was like whatever i do is already God's plan, so my choices wouldn't matter. But frm this book i realised that what God has in plan for me can change based on what i do.
Well, i'd just like to end with this verse 1 John 3:21-24
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and reveice from him anything we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. THose who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lieves in us: we know it by the spirit he gave us.
BY IRVIN DA MANNNNN
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
9:42 PM
9:42 PM
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
11:06 PM
11:06 PM
hello :)
just a little testimony to encourage you all.. i was gonna take my social studies N level paper soon & i was really scared.. people in my class had alr started studying months ago, and i? HAVEN EVEN STARTED! ): only monday (25 aug) then i started mugging when wednesday (27 aug) was my SS paper! (if i'm not wrong) on monday, i went studying with irvin they all. we went to the library and studied a little. after that, ended up playing :x somemore, reach home quite late so felt tired and slept and didn't study!
then tuesday.. there was service 2 prayer meeting.. i wanted to honor God and i knew that without Him helping me in my ss paper, i'll confirm die! so i went and brought my notes to study there in case there was free time (:x) and i even fasted. i really hoped that God will see my desperate-ness and come to my rescue! T_T since 2007, my social studies results not that good. i even failed during my prelims and was super disappointed with myself.
i had a feeeling that globalisation would come out for essay since monday.. (and i didn't tell marcus cos i scared i wrong then he scold me -.- soooooo... i kept quiet. heh.. but thats out of the point) but well.. after pm, i went home, and i studied thoroughly on globalisation & read a bit of SriLanka cos i felt that just in case i was wrong about globalisation coming out, at least i knew a little of sri lanka. (its a textbook topic btw)
so.... the day came. i prayed before the paper andddd............. GUESS WHAT! globalisation really came out for the essay qn, and srilanka came out for the SBQ qn! :O coincidental is that?! i mean.. THAT CANNOT BE COINCIDENTAL OR LUCK OR FATE OR WHATEVER!! though i MAY NOT do very well (maybe cos of errors or what), but i promised God that even if i don't do well, i'll still praise Him!
so yup! thank God for alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll He has done for me! thank God for irvin giving me globalisation & srilanka notes! thank God for making me have the feeling that globalisation will come out! thank God for creating me kiasu that i will read srilanka cos of my kiasu-ness! lol! yeah..
'If you honour God, He will honour you back', this statement helped me & i hope it'll help you too! whatever problems you are facing, whatever worries you have, lift it up to God! Trust Him & honour Him, and you'll see a ________________________(indescribable :x) miracle happen! :)
as simple as that.
PRAISE GOD!
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
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Every Saturday, 0200 - 0245pm @ Church Lvl3.
PM for committed members who wants to pray! :D
It would be good if you want to fast & pray too.
but once again, it comes from our heart(our desire).
dont do it out of obligation. never. haha!
Yeah, see ya! :D
Deuteronomy 4:29
PM for committed members who wants to pray! :D
It would be good if you want to fast & pray too.
but once again, it comes from our heart(our desire).
dont do it out of obligation. never. haha!
Yeah, see ya! :D
Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from there you seek the LORD your God,
you will find him if you look for him
with all your heart and with all your soul.
Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me
when you seek me with all your heart.
Matthew 7:7-8 NIV
[ Ask, Seek, Knock ]
"Ask and it will be given to you;
seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives;
he who seeks finds;
and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."
Matthew 7:7 NLT
[ Effective Prayer ]
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for.
Keep on seeking, and you will find.
Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Isaiah 55:6
Seek the Lord while you can find him.
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some feedbacks quoted by others.
"fasting and praying really works,sometimes you'll even get to feel what He feels. And your heart will break for what break His,cause you yourself will be so sensitive to His word. Praise Him!"
"those who fast regularly are those whom God speaks greater life and power into, thus they find themselves becoming greater witnesses of God's grace. do i want to have such power? do i dare to take up such power? the matter here is just myself, not the Lord's promises. i only have to fast, and God will surely add onto me all the power and grace i need for all the things i encounter in this physical life."
"Personally, i think fasting means so much more to me. I accepted Christ around this time when i was fasting. I guess i can testify that fasting can really bring us closer to God. It was thru fasting that i became vulnerable, and was desperate for the truth and that allowed God to speak to me. When we fast, we become very vulnerable and are at our weakest and that is when our faith is really strengthened as His power and grace is made perfect in our weakness."
LIHONG:
i learnt alot through the sermon 'fasting'and it really helps..coz i now facing problem..then i guess is bcoz i wasn't sensitive enuf to sense God's word...so i think is bcoz i didn't fast...so from now on...i will fast whenever i face problem so that i can hear God's word clear enuf..
CLAIRE:
For me, fasting wasnt very impt and after i heard the sermon, I thought differently. Fasting is not something to do only when you have problems & you need God's help, but it'll help us put our focus on God. Also to let us experience becoming part of being more like little jesus-es :) More good things will come from God when we fast & pray!
DEBBIE:
Fasting.
I didn't know there were so many types of fasting-.-I only knew about the normal fast that is without food, only water. I didn't even know we were allowed to drink soup-.-
So I found Saturday's sermon very useful and enriching, because i do face problems with fasting:S
Like keep getting tempted by my friends to have recess with them(fooooooooooooood!). Fasting requires discipline and i admit i lack of it at times. Temptations do come when i'm fasting..thoughts i usually struggle with are ' Eh, don't eat you will have gastric one leh. Remember that time when you had gastric, the pain was so unbearable? You don't want to suffer that pain again right..so better not fast just go eat. It's okay one, God will understand. ' See how scheming Satan is? But there was once i fasted and hey..I DIDN'T GET ANY GASTRIC AT ALL AND I WASN'T EVEN FEELING HUNGRY!!!!! :D
So gastric shouldn't be an excuse for me not to fast anymore.
Well, I'm gonna start fasting and praying for breakthroughs in areas like studies, and even for my friends to come to know about God and also the parental issues i face. But patience is key, and i know that God will eventually answer me but it would be according to His perfect timing.
PEILIN:
I actually dont think that fasting is important for a christian./: And i realized that i only fast when someone reminds me or when there is something real bad happening. But now i see the importance of fasting.
YEETING:
Ive learnt that fasting is spiritual way to bring me closer to God. And also the different ways of fasting. Also learnt that fasting and praying and giving is the ultimate combination. (:
IRVIN:
sermon atmosphere wasn't very good, alot of talking + distractions, but on the other hand, SERMON ITSELF WAS AWESOME!
Xuele just shared about it during cg, coz our cell grp has been really going through some pretty rough patches, so its like *wow* God really wants to emphasise this thing to us, we rlly gotta do it! i'm so encouraged and even all the more anxious to start fasting n praying n STICK WITH IT. Although the sermon seems oddly familiar, i know that it came at the exact time where our cg needed it the most, and that even though it will start because of problems, i'll make sure i keep fasting n praying even when everything is going fine, coz i know that it is always good to show God how dedicated you are and how much u wan to grow closer to him. =)
XUELE:
thank God for this sermon. i find it really helpful & come timely. alot of things ive read it from the book 'Fasting'. & i agree that fasting breaks the spirit of heaviness in problems! first time going through so many problems in a positive thinking at this period of time. it's because with God's help! :) i really have the yearn for more! &for my indiv life, ive learnt to fast not only when there's problems! and BE PATIENCE !!!!!
STELLA:
from sermon, i learnt that sometimes our prayers are not answered because we haven't fasted! so its time to fast! :D:D today xuele also shared about fasting &.. its so coincidental! o_O! must be God telling us to start fasting if we wanna see break throughs! :O!
im here to encourage every single one of you! dont give up praying& fasting, not forgetting giving too!! as you can see, each of us face different things too. please be praying hard for one another k! keep one another in prayer.. in protection.. let's not fast only when we're facing problems, but at all times alright! surely, you want to see breakthroughs upon breakthroughs in life yeah? :) dont forget to give Him the glory for what He's doing!! :)
Ephesians 6:18
Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall never be in want.
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