= Learn to play guitar in a year with prac daily for 30 mins
= Learn to play keyboard
= To excerise 3 times a week (Swim, Gym & Jogging)
= To pray at least 1hr daily constantly
= To Fast on every Wed
= To lose weight to 3-5kg by June
= To go at least 2 mission trips
= To travel to HK / Taiwan

My Loves__________

- Love God
- Love Sheng Long
- Love Her Family
- Love Her members
- Love Her friends
- Love CHC
- Love shopping, wish to own an online biz
- Love watching movies
- Love to travel around the world to do good
- Love Sports
- Love Dancing
- Love to watch TVs

Wishlist__________

+ Growth in CG
+ Multiplication in Mar'09 with 30 members
+ Spirit-filled study bible
+ Book: Dr Cho's Forth Dimension Volume 2
+ Book: John C Maxwell (Leadership Book Series)
+ Acer Aspire one laptop
+ Nike running shoe
+ Guess Sling Bag
+ Nike Shoe Bag
+ Puma Bag
+ Guess Flat Shoe
+ Kappa Black Polo Tee
+ Black Jacket
+ Nike running shorts
+ Nike running tops
+ Nokie N-71
+ Canon 3-in-1 Priter
+ I-Pod Video
+ More CA & Ed hardy Tops
+ TR Jeans
+ WiiSet with Guitar Hero complete band
+ Face, Leg, Arm Roller

Tag here!__________

Connection__________

Ariel
Angela
Shu Ting
Claire
Ming Yan
Vanessa
Clarabelle
Jollie
Evan
Sandra

Archives__________

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Dear Readers, Just to share what i've came across:

- By Eric Elder

There are times when God wants you to hold your tongue. For instance, when Jesus healed two blind men, He told them sternly, “See that no one knows about this” (Matthew 9:30). And when Jesus brought Jairus’ daughter back from the dead, Jesus gave strict orders not to let anyone know about it (Mark 5:43).

But there are other times when God wants you to speak. For instance, when Jesus cast the demons out of the man named Legion, Jesus told him: “Return home and tell how much God has done for you” (Luke 8:39a). Or when Jesus healed ten men of leprosy on the road to Jerusalem, He told them: “Go, show yourselves to the priests” (Luke 17:14b).

So there are times when God wants you to hold your tongue, but there are also times when God wants you to speak. And when God calls you to speak, He wants you to be ready. The Bible says, “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (1 Peter 3:15).

I’d like to give you three ideas today to help you speak when God calls you to speak. I’ve pulled these ideas from the story in Acts chapter 7 where God called Stephen to speak. Stephen spoke powerfully, even though it was dangerous to do so. When Stephen was arrested and had to defend himself, he gave one of the boldest speeches in the Bible. Because of it, he was stoned to death, but his words were not in vain.

Here are the three things that I noticed Stephen did, and we can do, when God says to speak: 1) Don’t be afraid.2) Pair up your words with Scripture.3) Trust God to use His Word to transform lives.

First, don’t be afraid. Jesus had already forewarned His followers before He died that they would be arrested and flogged and persecuted. Jesus told them: “So do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:26-28).

Although Stephen could have been afraid that day, he didn’t let it keep him from speaking.

Second, pair up your words with Scripture. Stephen might also have worried about what he was going to say to his accusers, but Jesus had already told His followers: “But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you” (Matthew 10:19-20).

God did give Stephen words to speak: His Word. When Stephen spoke, he paired up his own words with Scripture to support what he was saying. Stephen quoted from Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Amos and Isaiah. When Stephen spoke, God spoke His Words through Stephen. This is one of the reasons it’s so important to read your Bible, study your Bible and memorize your Bible. When you know God’s Word, it helps you to infuse your words with His. And if you can’t find a Scripture to go with your words, you might want to rethink what you were going to say!

Third, trust that God will use His Word to transform lives. The Bible says that one of the men who heard Stephen speak that day was Saul, who at the time gave approval to Stephen’s death. But if you keep reading in Acts, you’ll see that Saul became a Christian himself shortly thereafter. Jesus changed Saul’s name to Paul, and Paul went on to write much of the rest of the New Testament, including the letters to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and more.

Even though Stephen died, God used his words that day to reach many lives, including ours over 2,000 years later! As God said, “My word...will not return to Me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).

When God calls you to speak, speak. Don’t be afraid. Pair up your words with Scripture. And trust that God will use His Word to transform lives.

Let’s pray... Father, help us to speak when You say, “Speak.” In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Love is the greatest motivator!!! ______ Dreams are dancing on a melody at3:58 PM

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