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Leading and Serving When Jesus washed the feet of disciples at the Last Supper, was He leading them or serving them? Let your IDENTITY be a SERVANT, and LEADING be what you do! There's nothing that is beneath you that you are too proud to do when you are a SERVANT. LEAD by SERVING. What's your identity and your attitude today? L1v1nG 4 JeSuS at Sunday, January 27, 2008 Just came back not long ago from the leader's meeting at JW. And I'm super duper excited about the things that are going to happen!!! The last part of the service was a surprise for everyone, at least for my friends. We thought we are going to go home early today at 925pm when Pst Charles Whitehead finished speaking to all of us. Then we were told to take a 5 minutes break before Pst Tan shared even more things to us. It's really awesome and great and you can sense the seriousness in his eyes. The fire that's burning deep within, knowing that as he shared this revelation with us, something is going to happen. I caught the fire, coz i know im soooo excited now that im not doing my readings or going to sleep. Thinking and thinking about the things that Pst preached. Yea!! Im feeling high! One thing that really impacted and convicted me was that we really need to pray this year. Prayer is the key that will bring forth the revival we all desire. And like what Pst Eileen said after that, this is like a wake-up call to us. I still remembered the days when I really prayed for every child in my group by name. I even wrote down individual needs of my children. I started doing this during the days when I just became a leader. It was the passion to see revival that made me do it, and true indeed, God brought forth the increase. Even now for my Bedok group, I've been praying for the parents of my children. VL208 has 3/4 of the children who attends Expo service and the fate of my attendance lies heavily on the parents to bring their children along. There was this period of time when the parents are attending service without their children. And thus my attendance wasn't that good. But i prayed and believed, that God would give me my breakthrough. And as of Jan 2008, my attendance has been doing well, even hitting a high of 42 for one of the weeks. However, I do have to admit that I pray only when things are not doing well. And this year, I want to make a conscious effort to pray for ALL my children. My vision this year is to create an Impact. And to do so, I know that I can't do things alone. And like what Pst Tan said, let's not saddle our helpers with all the admin work. Challenge them to rise up, to make a difference. To take up ownership of the children, of the family of the children. This year, I will raise up new leaders. Leaders who can do the things that I do, or even better. Leaders who have the passion and a heartbeat that's in tune with God and our vision. I always believed in this when I first became a VL. It's PASSION, that will bring forth the REVIVAL! I'm sooooooo higgggghhhhhhh..... no need to sleep liao....... harhar.. PRAY PRAY PRAY!!! L1v1nG 4 JeSuS at Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Saturday service was really good. Pst Kong taught us about faith. Something we all thought that we knew so well, but its just different. And it's not the way Pst preached that made it different, or was it the message. What truly made the difference was the presence of God. That was felt so strongly. I felt really blessed to be there, at the right time at the right moment. It was indeed a right timing for me, when i needed that assurance from God. I've been thinking, praying about an issue that was close to my heart. Since e start of the year, I have more or less know what's expected of me in this brand new year. To arise and step up into a whole new level. But I was struggling with one question. Am i able to do all that is required of me? It's the thought of being inadequate. I got my answer about a week or so ago. During my 'isolation' period. harhar.. but during the service on Sat, it's the assurance from Him once again. That sealed it for me. Whatever that we do, we are not trying to prove anything to anyone. And the key to my confidence will be REVELATION. That's why one of my goals this year is to really learn to hear more from God. To make decisions according to His will rather than my imperfect knowledge. Blessed! Moving on to a whole new level. A greater responsibility. And looking back, I remembered that years ago, when I was choosing what would I be doing in my calling, I chose CCH. N someone asked me, so what do you see yourself becoming in CCH. I forgot what was my exact answer, but I know that at the back of my mind, THIS was one of the answers that I had for that question. It was just a simple wish, a passing thought of a young helper then. But look at how God has brought it to pass. I'm amazed at what He can do. Dreams and visions may seem so big that it overwhelms you at that very moment. But when God is able to bring it to pass, you will be amazed, just like how i feel right now. Thank You Jesus!! L1v1nG 4 JeSuS at Sunday, January 20, 2008 I realised that im spending more time blogging recently. I guess it's because im hanging out with my lappie more often. The amount of time I spend studying in this sem seems to be on the track to break the record in SMU thus far. Never had I been so faithful in doing my readings, preparing for every class. Just here to dump some thoughts. Life is always full of ups and downs. It's only when you are down, then you will know who are the true people beside you. Mountains and valleys comes hand in hand. Mountains will cease to be a mountain without the valley. Walk through it, follow the contours and climb up to the mountain. Dun stay in the valley. If sprinting is tiring, run. If running is tiring, jog. If jogging is tiring, walk. If walking is tiring, crawl. If crawling is tiring, roll. Never stay stagnant. Move on in your life. Focus on your strengths but do not neglect your weakess. Address it. You are as strong as your weakess link. back to the books. i'm not longer studying. i'm mugging. Mugging is the act. Mugger is the person. Muggerism is the culture. L1v1nG 4 JeSuS at Wednesday, January 16, 2008 It was a nice day of studying in school. There wasnt any class, thus no need to rush off from places to places. Settled down in a corner of library with my frens, overlooking the nice campus green. Peaceful and motivated to study. It was fruitful. Went to Serangoon Cenral to visit one of my kids who just moved there. I think I made her day, coz she was smiling non-stop when I visited her. She has been upset that no one visited her since she moved there more than a month ago, so there i went, with a nice pink folder with 6 pictures of Ariel, Snow White, Cinderella Sleeping Beauty and two others that i forgot. harhar. glad to be able to bless her. she was one of my nicest kid on my bus, always calling me to chat with me when she was young. super adorable. and i discovered something today. she likes ARIEL! just like joyce!! harhar.. This trip to Serangoon brought back many memories. This was the place I hanged out for 4 years in my life. St. Gabriel's Secondary School, the place that molded me for my future. Im glad that I'm still able to keep in contact with my friends and teachers then. Meeting up every year, for lunch or dinner during the CNY period. Looking back, I felt old again, but i know that I have learnt alot over the years. Met another secondary school friend in SMU today, he came over to look for our friend, who was from SGSS too. His first remark was, I looked so different. From SGSS days. I totally agree with him. I still remember the days when i was a nerdy boy in SGSS, not knowing anyone in school. Didnt know how to dress up, and I'm definitely not vain then. super innocent young boy and life was plain and simply boring. Life was just school, and home. nothing else. I was brought up quite strictly, that means no late nights out, no hanging out too much other than for projects. It was only in Sec 4 after I came to church that my transformation took place. I've been feeling sentimental recently, looking back at my roots. N God keeps putting me into such situations, getting me to look back at those days. Went past my school on the bus home just now. Tremendous change. nearly couldnt recognise it. But its nicer, going from glory to glory. Just like how my life has turned out. It's been 11 years ago since i first stepped foot into SGSS. more than a decade has passed. amazed at the things that has happened in my life thus far. reflecting is good, dwelling in your past is not. thinking is good, thinking too much is not. planning is good, planning too much is not. anything that's in excess is never good for us. something i heard yesterday. it's a thin fine line between confidence and arrogance. there's a thin fine line in many things in our life. know the balance. seek the right balance. something happened on monday. not a real emergency, but it is a cause for concern. i need to rework my plans. im not sure how i plan to go about doing it, as too many things are holding me back. taking a step at a time. i need time to think. relying on Him even more.............................................................................. L1v1nG 4 JeSuS at Tuesday, January 15, 2008 I think i finally understand the reason why I dun gym. Coz i like to feel free and not confined within a small space. Just went for a much needed run. to sort out some stuff. so many things to ponder n think. harhar. i need some time. :) Remembered this song! nice! HERE I STAND, FORGIVEN HERE I STAND HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS YOU PAID THE PRICE WHEN YOU LAID DOWN YOUR LIFE JESUS I SURRENDER ALL AND I'LL WALK WITH YOU IN MY HEART I'LL WALK WITH YOU IN MY HEART FIND ME AT THE CROSS, DOWN ON MY KNEES THANK YOU LORD FOR SAVING ME HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH HERE I STAND FORGIVEN I am who I am now because of what happened on the 6th October 2001. It's been a long way, but it will get longer and longer, better by the year. Thank You Jesus!!!! Pro 22: 4 - By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches and honor and life. I will run this race with humility and the fear of the Lord! L1v1nG 4 JeSuS at Friday, January 11, 2008 Get to know yourself better - a quiz that i just did while studying!!!
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
Your views on education:You may not like to study but you have many practical ideas. You listen to your own instincts and tend to follow your heart, so you will probably end up with an unusual job.
This is something to do when you are bored from studying!! L1v1nG 4 JeSuS at Monday, January 07, 2008 Today marks the first day of my school term again. Somehow, I know that this year is going to a much better year for me. 2007 wasn't really that great, at least that's how i felt personally. sensing the buzzing in the air this year. i know something great is on its way. Had 2 classes today. 1st class went quite smoothly and though i bidded for the class alone, im glad to meet some friends there. harhar. for the 2nd class, it was Psychology taught by a HANDSOME prof. i think that explains why 70% of my class are girls. harhar. but i like the way he's teaching, quite cool abt things. not really fussy like some profs. so yea, so here i go, with 5.5 modules to fight and clear over the next 15 weeks. holidays begin on the 16th April. though im not really counting down this time round!! anyway, began the year the way i wanted it to be. harhar. relaxing and having some fun. yesterday was e 1st sunday of the year n i had a great time with hui, bob n joyce. too bad gene wasn't ard. but at least i had a nice chat with him on the way to JW to 'ke chuan'. but i ended up doing attendance there for CALEB!!!! arrrgghhh.. he disappeared and left me alone to handle the parents and kids. n the worse thing was the i didnt know the kids and the new system doesnt have all the contacts. super duper sianz.. harhar. but, it was fun after that. headed down to chevrons for ktv. missed that place. i still rmbr the times that i had chalet there. super duper cool la. nice place to relax and hang out. anyway, had soup had hui's place b4 heading for mac to eat. harhar. finally, we departed.. n sent bobby to camp! think it looks nice on the outside. not bad la. at least its not some cui camp.. harhar.. n ya, i made a promise. I will get my driving license by the end of the year. harhar. i didnt say 'try' coz i know 'try' = i would procastinate AGAIN!!! but then, i will still need a car!! arrgggh.. i've been praying for God to speed up my destiny. harhar. there's something within me that wants to grow older asap. harhar. i wanna get into the working world, i wanna start earning my own money. i wanna be blessed so that i can bless ppl!! harhar.. this year is going to be a good year. a year to build up solid friendships. a year to know more about what i want to do and achieve. a year to chiong and accomplish the goals that i have set. i know that im not alone in this. L1v1nG 4 JeSuS at Monday, January 07, 2008 I'm bored... So im reading some crappy stuff... Did you know all these?? 1) A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death. So next time you kill xiao qiang, SQUASH it with its body!! 2) Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. This is definitely a much better and healthier choice than coffee. 3) Walt Disney was afraid of mice. Maybe that's why he made Mickey Mouse cute, to overcome his fear! 4) Turtles can breathe through their butts. No wonder they can keep their heads in the shell and survive. 5) On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year. Stop chewing on your pens!! 6) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. Are your ears and nose growing bigger? harhar. im bored. hope this brings about a smile on your face!! L1v1nG 4 JeSuS at Friday, January 04, 2008 Finally had some time to rest. Some time for myself to sit back, relax, think and plan for the year ahead. I wrote down my goals. I will do my best to achieve it and I know that God will do the rest! Anyway, yesterday was the 1st day of 2008. It was a great time spent with the CCH guys. Nice fellowship with the people. We played soccer at Farrer Park Field and we had a guest appearance by YongFu!! haaahaa. so cool to have so many people there. Had lunch together with them after that and 7 of us went shopping together. Hee. I always believed in retail therapy! harhar. so happy that I finally bought some clothes!!!! If not my mum will be nagging at me again. to go buy more clothes for CNY. Bought a shirt and jeans, n a superman t-shirt!! harhar.. i think its enough. satisfied. i just need a new pair of shoes, slippers and maybe get a new pair of glasses. should i try contacts again? harhar.. see how la.. glasses are much easier, especially when i have so little sleep during school term. anyway, thought about some stuff yesterday. there was an incident that let me pondered for a moment. It reflected the unperfectness of ppl, that's why it is so important to have the grace of God in our lives. No one is perfect and each one of us has an area of weakness. Maybe it's something that people knows, maybe its something that people do not know. But the most important thing is that you know about it, address the issue and make a point not to keep making the mistakes. Something is wrong when you realise that you keep making the same mistakes and refusing to change. Different people have different ways of relating to people. It's great that each and everyone of us is unique. but it makes it so difficult at times to relate to people. I supposed that's why not everyone is best of friends. That's why if you find someone who can be your close confidante, treasure him or her. I believe that such friendships do not happen by chance. They are God-given angels in your life! Personally for me, I have friends whom I can share, laugh and have fun. People who understands. And im blessed too, to have so many awesome people all around me. But i have yet to find one whom i can really share. harhar. I have high expectations. maybe too high an expectation. I realise that although i love to share with people, i tend to hold back. wondering on the 'high wall'. if i should just simply share and say all that is on my mind. i think alot. i do. but i try not to think in excess, which is not healthy. harhar. im happy, for the people around me. I have seen some of them mature and grow up. Now, they are arising. People who are going places and doing more things for God. Going to SOT, some graduated and became a CGL already, while some are being great helpers in their own cg. I will always keep u in my prayers. Jia you ba! My Vision this year is to Create an Impact! I have so many things to do. So many stuff that requires my attention. But i want to be effective. In all that I do, I want to create an Impact! I was amazed with the rippling effect when i was young. Looking at how a small pebble can create ripples throughout the pond/tub of water. Have you heard of the Butterfly effect? About how a flap of the wings of a butterfly can create a tornado/hurricane at another part of the world. This is what I aim to achieve this year. in the constructive sense. to create an everlasting impact. one of my focus is really to disciple and equip my leaders and helpers this year. its time to arise. together we shall GROW!! to train my kids to be independent, to love and know God on a personal basis. Not by what we teach them about God, but its about them realising who God is really to them. Moving in a brand new direction this year. God, empower me to do all that You want me to do! L1v1nG 4 JeSuS at Tuesday, January 01, 2008 |
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