This is was actually yesterday's entry for Our Daily Bread from YMIBlogging.com.
The title is Secured Love.
I just love how she can relate her situation to God's unfailing love and the love that resides in the earth. It is true as we pass our time here on Earth, love will soon fade off among humans. Some of us take love for granted, me being no exception. Sometimes I just take my parents for granted, for all the things they done for you, but you just don't acknowledge them or even a simple thank you. Words can be a very powerful tool too, besides actions of course. So I guess that how God feels about us. He loves us so much that He send His one and only Son to die on the cross for us. Yet we cannot even bother of acknowledging that. How selfish are we that we just keep thinking of ourself. In this fallen world, the only thing that matters is ME ME ME!! That is why humanly love does not last long. For example during times of despair, we don't immediately go through arms and length to help that person. More profound if we just know that person at a marginal level. Yeah love is very hard to sustain in this world. Some friendships die off after some times. Parents and children drift off from each other due to their hectic life and not to mention their career. In this fast-pacing world, it is hard to catch up and just chat.
But God is forever with us to the end of time. And He wants us to love Him as much as He loves us. There is one line that touches my heart in the entry which is:
Once we trust Christ as Savior, the guarantee of God’s love is ours forever.
Yesterday after church, I volunteered for a TeamMonash event called "Around the Bay" whereby 16,000 people participated. And I and a couple of my friends are assigned to be on the cheering squad. So all of us just screams our lungs out and just make massive noises to cheer those bikes that been cycling for like 100km and are almost reaching the finish line. And somehow of every motivation lines you can come up with, guess what I said? I don't know because I am an introvert most of the time, but given this opportunity, I just did it. I told those cyclist that comes by us, I said that "we loves you". My friends keep telling me "say I love you, not we lah". Haha. But I couldn't care less. I believe all of us should love everyone as said so in the bible. You can put up a smile on people faces when you just stand there cheering them on, knowing people do care about them. I believed that how God feels all the time. Cheering us on whenever we are obedient to Him and just be still and be obedient to His words. And when we do work of ministry, the whole heavens and all of the angels along with God are cheering for us. How awesome is that!! Even more we should not neglect our purpose here on Earth, which is to spread the gospel, make disciples of all nations and baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:18).
God is all about love. God is love. So praise Him that He will help us and bless us in every situation in all that we do, knowing His abundant love will pour upon us till the end of time. Jesus wants you to know that it is ok to bring all your problems to Him no matter how big or small because through His love, He will empower us and strengthen us in everything we do. Imagine the overwhelming love when we rejoice with Him in heaven. I just can't wait.
Last quote from the entry:
Abide in my love - John 15:9
Monday, October 18, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
My daily struggle
Today, overall, is the worst day ever. You know why?
The weather totally bums me out!
So heavy rain, so windy, so cold!!! Brrrrr.....
Reminds me of monsoon season back in Malaysia!
You called this spring! Ish... LOLX
Anyway today I somehow felt indifferent and still have my daily struggles, today a little more indulging than other days. I hope I can control myself for it is so hard to contain it. And without Harvey to keep me account every week, I pray that I can overcome this. If not, I am not sure how my life would go on.
Not before I will make that big blunder that I would regret the rest of my life.
This is the verse I have been trying to apply in my life yet still failing: God please give me strength.
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature, sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed which is idolatry - Colossians 3:5
The weather totally bums me out!
So heavy rain, so windy, so cold!!! Brrrrr.....
Reminds me of monsoon season back in Malaysia!
You called this spring! Ish... LOLX
Anyway today I somehow felt indifferent and still have my daily struggles, today a little more indulging than other days. I hope I can control myself for it is so hard to contain it. And without Harvey to keep me account every week, I pray that I can overcome this. If not, I am not sure how my life would go on.
Not before I will make that big blunder that I would regret the rest of my life.
This is the verse I have been trying to apply in my life yet still failing: God please give me strength.
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature, sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed which is idolatry - Colossians 3:5
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Our Daily Journey
The topic for today talks about "what matters most".
Readings took from YMIBlogging.
What is your priority in life? What do you treasure most in this lifetime? What you wish you could have more than anything else? What is the one thing that without it, it would drive you crazy?
It could anything from like maybe a job, a spouse, children, a house, the usuals.
Then there are those more severe one such as drug addiction, alcohol, sex, pornography, etc.
Or those little things such as that engagement ring, that teddy bear that had been with us since we were four.
Whatever it is, people always perceive earthly possession as what to value most.
However the world always tries to purport our thought to what it wants us to purports.
And what matters most should be what makes you happiest and bring you most satisfaction.
But that is completely out of the point of what we should actually be focusing on.
We should put Jesus as what matters most and whether He would approve of what we are doing. Focusing on what would Jesus do in such a scenario.
So the question for today is:
What matters most to you in life? How does the brevity of life affect your relationship with God? With others?
Honestly, God, what matters most to me is just passing through each day, knowing that I made good and full use of that day, which I keep failing every time. So I am kind of a hypocrite. Apart from that, family and friends are pretty important to me. And then comes my obsession with shopping. I just cannot help myself. It is like you like the day you bought it and after that, you get tired of it. Sometimes I loathe myself for that trait I possess.
I wanna make Jesus the centre of my life. I need to pray more. I need to read more of God's word. So I can feel that immense love that God has for all of us and this will encourage us to focus on God and put him at the top of our list and everything else seems so insignificant in comparison. That's how I want my life to reflect. Whereby what matters most is God and no one else. Glorifying Him. Having a real relationship with Him. Expanding His kingdom. Ministering at the marketplace. Excelling in all that He has blessed me with.
The brevity of life is apparent to some whereas some people are oblivious to it. To me, I feel that life here in Australia passes so fast. Next year I will be going back to Malaysia for good. Just leaving Compass, Student Life. I just cannot imagine how will my life be back in Malaysia. I don't want this life I have in Australia to end. Life is too short. Life is too short for me to stop being around such awesome people such as Jo, Pastor Phill, Chris Teo, Caleb, Caroline, the list is endless. God has been nothing but generous in His blessings that He keep pouring onto me. I learnt so much from each and every person I come to meet and know and now became good friends. Through the grace of God, I have grown so much in my relationship with God as well with my relationship with people.
I may only be 21 now, but you don't know when will you rejoin with God in the heavens above. So life is fragile in every way, yet it is so precious. Sometimes I do take life for granted. I just need to remind myself that this life of mine does not belong to me, but belong to God. So be always wary in everything we do.
I just want to know God more every single day.
I just want to know the people of God more and more as well.
Like the cross, the vertical line represents our relationship with God and the horizontal line represents our relationship with people of God.
Through the Holy Spirit living within me, I want to represent Jesus to the world that through God's grace, only we can be saved. I want to be the best Ian that God wants me to be in this short journey on earth we all called life.
Readings took from YMIBlogging.
What is your priority in life? What do you treasure most in this lifetime? What you wish you could have more than anything else? What is the one thing that without it, it would drive you crazy?
It could anything from like maybe a job, a spouse, children, a house, the usuals.
Then there are those more severe one such as drug addiction, alcohol, sex, pornography, etc.
Or those little things such as that engagement ring, that teddy bear that had been with us since we were four.
Whatever it is, people always perceive earthly possession as what to value most.
However the world always tries to purport our thought to what it wants us to purports.
And what matters most should be what makes you happiest and bring you most satisfaction.
But that is completely out of the point of what we should actually be focusing on.
We should put Jesus as what matters most and whether He would approve of what we are doing. Focusing on what would Jesus do in such a scenario.
So the question for today is:
What matters most to you in life? How does the brevity of life affect your relationship with God? With others?
Honestly, God, what matters most to me is just passing through each day, knowing that I made good and full use of that day, which I keep failing every time. So I am kind of a hypocrite. Apart from that, family and friends are pretty important to me. And then comes my obsession with shopping. I just cannot help myself. It is like you like the day you bought it and after that, you get tired of it. Sometimes I loathe myself for that trait I possess.
I wanna make Jesus the centre of my life. I need to pray more. I need to read more of God's word. So I can feel that immense love that God has for all of us and this will encourage us to focus on God and put him at the top of our list and everything else seems so insignificant in comparison. That's how I want my life to reflect. Whereby what matters most is God and no one else. Glorifying Him. Having a real relationship with Him. Expanding His kingdom. Ministering at the marketplace. Excelling in all that He has blessed me with.
The brevity of life is apparent to some whereas some people are oblivious to it. To me, I feel that life here in Australia passes so fast. Next year I will be going back to Malaysia for good. Just leaving Compass, Student Life. I just cannot imagine how will my life be back in Malaysia. I don't want this life I have in Australia to end. Life is too short. Life is too short for me to stop being around such awesome people such as Jo, Pastor Phill, Chris Teo, Caleb, Caroline, the list is endless. God has been nothing but generous in His blessings that He keep pouring onto me. I learnt so much from each and every person I come to meet and know and now became good friends. Through the grace of God, I have grown so much in my relationship with God as well with my relationship with people.
I may only be 21 now, but you don't know when will you rejoin with God in the heavens above. So life is fragile in every way, yet it is so precious. Sometimes I do take life for granted. I just need to remind myself that this life of mine does not belong to me, but belong to God. So be always wary in everything we do.
I just want to know God more every single day.
I just want to know the people of God more and more as well.
Like the cross, the vertical line represents our relationship with God and the horizontal line represents our relationship with people of God.
Through the Holy Spirit living within me, I want to represent Jesus to the world that through God's grace, only we can be saved. I want to be the best Ian that God wants me to be in this short journey on earth we all called life.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Slumber party/PJ Party/Guys' Night In
Whatever you called it, it was a blast!
Thank you Caleb! (If you are reading this! LOL)
Anyway yesterday on 30 September 2010, Caleb invited me, Adrian, Lukas and (already leaving in his house for the holiday) Timothy to his house for a sleepover. A PJ party in other words.
Initially when he invited me, I was rather inclined to go because his house is so far whereby it is located in East Melbourne if I am not mistaken. Coz yesterday in the afternoon, I went for karaoke session with the Monash Music Club along with Jeanie, Kin and Zac. So I was a little beat but still standing.
Then I called up Caleb or isit Caleb called me up, and told me that Adrian is coming as well. I was so happy I don't need to use public transport there, so why not? Let's see Caleb and his house. And during my journey, the dilemma of whether getting starcraft 2 was killing me. And since Caleb has Starcraft 2, I could play around with the game at his house and also some bonding. It is a win-win situation. Sweet.
We arrived Caleb's house around 11pm. And they were in the midst of playing Band Hero. So funny. Someone to sing, someone to play guitar. Really awesome but the music was abit too soft since it was rather late at night. I just jumped right into my Starcraft mode while they played some Mario games. We also played some Wii Sports Resorts, tennis, archery, bowling, basketball, table tennis. It was so much fun. So I really enjoyed myself alot.
And we stayed up playing till it was 6 in the morning the next day aka today! Haha. See what games can do to you. And I just love Protoss! Hahahahahahaha...
After that, we slept till 12 (I did anyway, the rest of them woke up around 10 and 11am) and had breakfast for lunch. Lol. Later went to Chaddy with Tim and Caleb. Then met up with Shio Yen. And then met in La Porchetta to celebrate Liang's farewell along with Sara and Valerie's birthday. Unfortunately only Liang showed up among the three. Amongst that came are Irwan, Caz, Liang, Adrian, Shio Yen, Caleb, Fabian, Tim and me.
After that, here I am, back in the comfort of my own room. Yet I feel that something is missing. A void. Something that does not feel right. The sound of nothingness.
Yesterday night was so awesome until I missed it already. Sigh. Why life does not have to be the way you want it to be? I have never feel this way for a long time already. You feel so belonging whenever you are with good friends, that when it is all over, you feel a part of you is kinda missing and life is not as good as once were. And you try to fill it up with inappropriate conducts. And that just pissed me off. It is so hard to explain in words. That loneliness within me. That the warmness and friendliness of good friends are gone and all left is you and the four walls that confines your room.
This feeling came also today morning as I was the last one to go to sleep. Sleeping them laying sound asleep without a movement or sound in sight makes the sound of my thought ever so loud to the extent of the thought actually hurting me. A thought of realisation that the fun is over and life resumes. That the time of excitement and all game and stress free environment is due to pass and reality rears its ugly head once more. So sometimes I wish I could sit there and not sleep so that the moments would dirift away surely but slowly. I just want that special moment to last forever you know?
Thank you Caleb! (If you are reading this! LOL)
Anyway yesterday on 30 September 2010, Caleb invited me, Adrian, Lukas and (already leaving in his house for the holiday) Timothy to his house for a sleepover. A PJ party in other words.
Initially when he invited me, I was rather inclined to go because his house is so far whereby it is located in East Melbourne if I am not mistaken. Coz yesterday in the afternoon, I went for karaoke session with the Monash Music Club along with Jeanie, Kin and Zac. So I was a little beat but still standing.
Then I called up Caleb or isit Caleb called me up, and told me that Adrian is coming as well. I was so happy I don't need to use public transport there, so why not? Let's see Caleb and his house. And during my journey, the dilemma of whether getting starcraft 2 was killing me. And since Caleb has Starcraft 2, I could play around with the game at his house and also some bonding. It is a win-win situation. Sweet.
We arrived Caleb's house around 11pm. And they were in the midst of playing Band Hero. So funny. Someone to sing, someone to play guitar. Really awesome but the music was abit too soft since it was rather late at night. I just jumped right into my Starcraft mode while they played some Mario games. We also played some Wii Sports Resorts, tennis, archery, bowling, basketball, table tennis. It was so much fun. So I really enjoyed myself alot.
And we stayed up playing till it was 6 in the morning the next day aka today! Haha. See what games can do to you. And I just love Protoss! Hahahahahahaha...
After that, we slept till 12 (I did anyway, the rest of them woke up around 10 and 11am) and had breakfast for lunch. Lol. Later went to Chaddy with Tim and Caleb. Then met up with Shio Yen. And then met in La Porchetta to celebrate Liang's farewell along with Sara and Valerie's birthday. Unfortunately only Liang showed up among the three. Amongst that came are Irwan, Caz, Liang, Adrian, Shio Yen, Caleb, Fabian, Tim and me.
After that, here I am, back in the comfort of my own room. Yet I feel that something is missing. A void. Something that does not feel right. The sound of nothingness.
Yesterday night was so awesome until I missed it already. Sigh. Why life does not have to be the way you want it to be? I have never feel this way for a long time already. You feel so belonging whenever you are with good friends, that when it is all over, you feel a part of you is kinda missing and life is not as good as once were. And you try to fill it up with inappropriate conducts. And that just pissed me off. It is so hard to explain in words. That loneliness within me. That the warmness and friendliness of good friends are gone and all left is you and the four walls that confines your room.
This feeling came also today morning as I was the last one to go to sleep. Sleeping them laying sound asleep without a movement or sound in sight makes the sound of my thought ever so loud to the extent of the thought actually hurting me. A thought of realisation that the fun is over and life resumes. That the time of excitement and all game and stress free environment is due to pass and reality rears its ugly head once more. So sometimes I wish I could sit there and not sleep so that the moments would dirift away surely but slowly. I just want that special moment to last forever you know?
I sincerely and honestly believe that this is one of those special nights I will remember forever coz I never had one truly like this before! I'll cherish this moments forever!
So thank you alot Caleb for organising!
And also thank you Lukas, Adrian and Timothy! You guys are unreal! :D
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