Dear Qiu,
I know that you have got a lot of things to share, so well where shall we start? Hmmm, recently i have been quite upset with myself & others (shall not mention names). I know it might not be their problem, perhaps at the end of the day its I,myself who is being too perfectionist. Asking too much of others. I pray that all this will be over soon, and let it be a new beginning for me. Was quite affected for the past few days. Have been feeling down, disappointed & discouraged about myself. But well, i have told myself to stand up & let it be a new start of the race. "If God is for me, who can be againist me." I'm sure with God all things are possible.
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Daily Devotion by Pst Robb Thomson:
Your Seed Is The Greatest Tool To Achieve A Transformed Life.
Mark 4:26-29 (NLT)
"Jesus also said, 'Here is another illustration of what the Kingdom of God is like: a farmer planted seeds in a field, and then he went on with his other activities. As the days went by, the seeds sprouted and grew without the farmer's help, because the earth produces crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens. And as soon as the grain is ready, the farmer comes and harvests it with a sickle.'"
As a child, do you remember tossing about those winged "helicopter" seeds, watching them whirl and float through the air? In reality, those winged creatures were maple seeds, carried upon the wind, divinely planted, and grown in diverse habitats. The scriptures tell us that when we plant a seed, it grows up and produces fruit, even though we don't know how. God engineered the laws of the universe so that every seed we sow matures and produces a harvest. Some people argue that they have no means to sow, but that simply isn't true. The problem is we look at what we don't have, rather than what we do. Let's begin this moment to look at everything we do have. Because when we resolve to do so, we are always ready to eagerly give.
Now think of how powerful a seed is. Though small at first, it can overturn the concrete in our greatest cities. Your seed-your time, heart, money, attitude, words, and skills-can radically transform your life if you let it. But like Jesus said, you have to be willing to let your seed fall to the ground and "die" so that something can come of it. In fact, you must be willing to make your whole life a seed, dying to yourself so that your life can produce fruit for others. And that's a harvest worth waiting for.
Daily Confession
Father, I thank You that as I sow my life, I reap an eternal harvest. I sow today and stand firm expecting a harvest from my seed.
Qiu's Confession:
Dear Heavenly Father, i pray that i will "die" to you as a seed, that you will be able to use as an instrument of yours to sow into the harvest field. And from there we will be able to see a mighty harvest, reaping from the little seed that i had. Father, shape me & mould me into the kinda of leader & shepherd you want me to be. Enable, enpower me with the ability & anointing to grow the CG. Able to help the members to know the purposes of their life. God, I thank you in advance for the harvest you going to give to n127. In Jesus' name i pray, Amen!
Love is the greatest motivator!!!
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are dancing on a melody at8:05 PM
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One week has past! I was preparing for tonite's cg when i realise that i've not blogged for a week. Well, it has been a week full of ups & downs. Things are happening in the CG, which i feel so helpless when i can't be of a help. ("Get behind Satan! No weapon formed against me shall prosper, You can do it, come mon' you got to be stronger! Qiu! " - the thoughts that was running thru my mind at that time) As such, i tell myself not to give up, I will become a better leader & motivator. But of course, the ups part: Being encourage by God, people around me, i feel loved!
Getting myself ready for this weekend svc, can't wait to be recharged & spiritually changelled by Pst Phil. *wohooo* And looking forward to this sun, WYZ Leader's Pinic at ECP. so cool. =) Fellowshipping, Having Fun with Pst Zhuang & the dearest leaders in WYZ. A time of relax!
Will be sharing more about my devotion for the past week, perhaps tonight ba. Wahaha.
Got to prepare for CG le. It's going a Ladies' Talk tonight. It's going to be good.
Love is the greatest motivator!!!
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are dancing on a melody at2:34 PM
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I have spend the whole night looking back & ponder over things that happen to me in 2008 & the first 3 months of 2009. I don’t how to share much but these are the songs that could speaks of How I really feel deep inside of me right now:
I NEED YOU
Came here in silence
Bowing in reverence
Whispers of love
Nothing else matters
To be in your presence
Just world's apart
I stand in awe
In wonder of you
Your majesty
Ancient and glorious
The light of the world
And you live in me
You captured my heart
You set me apart
I need you
I need you in me
Come and breathe upon me
Spirit hold me close within
I'll wait on you
As you pass on through
I'll wait on you
For your touch anew
MY SOURCE
Here is my life Lord Jesus
All I have I give to You You're my God and my Saviour You make all things new
My life is on the altar I give my heart to You In You i've found my purpose My reason for living is You
You are my source and my salvation Nothing compares to You All of my days, I long to know You more
Holy Spirit pour down like water I'm hungry for Your touch Each breath I take, I give my all to You
Your words are life eternal To whom do I go besides You My dreams and my desires I lay them at Your feet
Jesus I give You all All that I am is Yours
Proverbs 3:6"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. "
God Will Make A Way
God will make a way,Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way.
By a roadway in the wilderness,
He'll lead me And rivers in the desert will I see Heaven and earth will fade But His Word will still remain He will do something new today.
God will make a way,
Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way, He will make a way
Love is the greatest motivator!!!
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are dancing on a melody at9:44 AM
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Wow.. It have been like 1 months plus since i last blogged.. Many things happen since the beginning of the year.. Time flies very fast, we have most passed 1/4 of the year, everything happen like a flash.. Its beyond words description, how i manage to survive through this past few months.. If w/out God, my Dear, my CG members, my friends, I will not want to imgine how could have happen to me... I feel a lot for the past few months... Things could really have BEEN BETTER... If not for wrong decision making, wrong mindset... Everything could have go on smoothly... I feel pressurised at this moment... Pressure with $$$, growth, studies, many more... I know that we have to be dependant on God & His Words but when things get tough, we tend to be telling ourselves "never mind, its ok, i can do it myself"... I have learn my mistake the hard way... Just wanna share an article i have come across by Pst Robb Thompson:
Title: Your Mind Is The Key That Opens The Door To Your Future.
Verse to ponder on: Joshua 1:8 (NKJV) : "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success."
We often embrace the faulty impression that the men and women of God we read about in the Bible were not human like us, and that they didn't go through the same experiences and emotions we do. How would you like to be the one who replaced Moses, the great prophet and national deliverer, like Joshua did? It is guaranteed that Satan came immediately to notify Joshua how he was going to miserably fail. What Satan did yesterday, he does today. He lies!
Joshua was petrified. Satan armed himself with brutally negative thoughts the moment God gave Joshua the assignment. He probably told Joshua how he could not do what God asked, and questioned why God chose him. These are the same things he tells you and me. God said to Joshua (and He says to us), "My thoughts must be continually in your mouth. You must meditate upon them day and night in order to overcome the lies and the fears that the evil one brings your way." If we follow this formula of success, we overcome insurmountable odds.
Our mind is actually the power plant of our future, capable of generating blessings and success. Even as a youngster, Jesus' mind was continuously upon progress, growing in favor with God and man. The thoughts we think today progress into a distinct reality tomorrow. But we must stay long enough under God's Word to be transformed into the man or woman God called us to be.
Daily Confession:
Father, I thank You that I meditate upon Your Word and speak it aloud continually. Because I am a doer of Your Word, I am blessed in my deeds.
Qiu's confession:
Lord, I thank you for always being there for me, never leave me neither you have forsaken me. God i pray that i will be more dependant on you, Holy spirit, i pray that you will guide me, the steps that i take will always be inline with God purpose & will. God i pray that, your presence will be there to correct me when i get off track. Lord, i thank in advance for the greater things that is coming. AMEN.
Love is the greatest motivator!!!
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are dancing on a melody at9:19 PM
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
A passage that i have read: [Matthew 17:14-21] (New King James Version) "And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.” Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
Faith is a learned discipline. Faith does not come naturally, but supernaturally. The natural man believes what he sees, but the supernatural man sees what he believes. And Jesus taught that it does not take as much faith so see as we might think — faith as small as a tiny seed can see mountains moved. If you are lacking great faith today, exercise the faith you have and then ask God for more. Faith, fruit, more faith — believing God is a self-perpetuating experience.
"Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation."— D. Elton Trueblood
Link to the page: http://www.lehrmangroup.com/verse/
Love is the greatest motivator!!!
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are dancing on a melody at3:48 PM
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This is a passage sharing from that i have read from Dr. Robb Thompson:
Title: A Great Future Requires A Detailed Plan
Verse: Luke 14:28-31 (NKJV)
"For Which Of You, Intending To Build A Tower, Does Not Sit Down First And Count The Cost, Whether He Has Enough To Finish It - Lest, After He Has Laid The Foundation, And Is Not Able To Finish, All Who See It Begin To Mock Him, Saying, 'This Man Began To Build And Was Not Able To Finish.' Or What King, Going To Make War Against Another King, Does Not Sit Down First And Consider Whether He Is Able With Ten Thousand To Meet Him Who Comes Against Him With Twenty Thousand?"
Our Heavenly Father Created A Meticulous Plan For Salvation: The Miraculous Birth, An Outstanding Life, An Excruciating Death, And The Glorious Resurrection Of His Son, Jesus Christ. God Does Do Anything Without First Laying Out A Detailed Plan.
Solomon Tells Us, "A Man's Heart Plans His Way, But The Lord Directs His Steps." God Is Into Details. When We Are Committed To Our Dream, And Express It With A Detailed Plan Of Carrying It Out, We Provide Ourselves With A Visual Reminder Of Where We Are Going And How Believe We Will Arrive There.
The Journey Of Life Always Starts With A Vision, But Too Many Individuals Stop Right There, Parking As If Permanently Stationed In The Lot Of A Supermarket. They Go No Farther Than Having The Vision. We Must Understand That Every Journey Has Great Costs Associated With It. These Costs May Be In Terms Of:1. Time2. Energy3. Finances4. Choices5. Sacrifices6. A Number Of Other Factors:
1. Time
2. Energy
3. Finances
4. Choices
5. Sacrifices
6. A Number Of Other Factors
Therefore, We Must Know What It Will Take For Us To Fulfill The Divine Destiny God Has Upon Our Lives. We Must Begin To Take The Vision We Have For Our Lives And Carefully Write It Out, Making It Plain Before Our Eyes. As We Do, God Will Begin To Birth Within Us A Roadmap That Will Give Us The Necessary Directions To Fulfill What He Assigned Us To Do. Without A Detailed Plan Of Action, Our Destinies Will Never Be Reached; But With It, Our Lives Will Become A Dream Come True.
Daily Confession
I Have A Vision For My Life. I Consider The Cost And Carefully Write Out A Detailed Plan Of Action To Bring It To Fulfillment. Although I May Plan My Way, It Is God Who Brings The Plan To Pass As He Directs My Steps. Qiu's Reflection: After reading this passage, it really set me thinking. Indeed like what Pst always said, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Many times in life, it because we never plan, we face with failure in the things we do. In 2009, i have tell myself that every step i must plan, i will look into details and God's guidance. I beileve with detailed plan, my life will become a dream come true! What about you? Have you started writing something on your goal card for 2009. If you have not, what are you waiting for? START NOW! Hope everyone will have greater 2009.
Love is the greatest motivator!!!
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are dancing on a melody at2:29 PM
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Door Of Consequences Swings Open Wide The Moment We Neglect The Word Of God.
"Why have you despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight? Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house. Thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.'"2 Samuel 12:9-11 (NKJV)
Originating with Adam and continuing until today, men and women reject God's Word. Too often we want to do what we want to do, whether or not it accurately aligns with God's Word. This factor causes multitudes of believers to suffer needlessly, and it gives the devil an open door to consume them as brutally as a lion on the plains of Africa viciously devouring his prey. Remember, Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but Jesus came that we may have an abundant life.
Having been taught with authority from Heaven, not as the pious, stony-hearted scribes, those who heard the "Sermon on the Mount" realized there would be consequences for sin. Jesus clearly exhorts us by telling us that the path of His will is narrow and often difficult. Along that path, however, we find a life that is overflowing with the goodness of God, but not without great struggle.
No one desires to struggle, but God's best doesn't come without cost, just as Jesus' sacrifice did not come without great cost. In order to experience the blessings of God, we must first be willing to conform our will to the will of our Father.
Daily Confession:
Father, I thank You that I am willing and obedient, and I eat the best of the land. I keep Your commandment and pursue Your will for my life. I am not conformed to this world but am transformed by renewing my mind proving Your perfect will.
Qiu's Reflection:
Indeed, i really agree with the last paragraph: "No one desires to struggle, but God's best doesn't come without cost, just as Jesus' sacrifice did not come without great cost. In order to experience the blessings of God, we must first be willing to conform our will to the will of our Father."
When times is bad, we tend to question God where is our blessing? But we never think are we walking right according to God's will. God is gracious, he has given us the power to get wealth but are we working for it or we are just waiting for it to drop from heaven. Like such a time as this, during our BF period, everyone is tightening their belts, expenses & etc, thinking of ways how can we give more to the Church to build God a great house. Let's not grow weary while doing good. Let's leave no door for the SATAN to come in to kill, steal & to destory our relationship with God. (",)
Love is the greatest motivator!!!
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are dancing on a melody at9:24 AM
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