Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Hitting the RESET button

File not found errors, slow program run, frequent disconnections...

Cleaning up disk space,
Throw unwanted files and folders,
Sort documents into different folders according to their classification
Uninstall junk softwares,
Run SpySweeper to remove trojan/spywares
Run a full system defragmentation,
Hit RESET~!!!

This is the season where I've come to a pitstop and start to reflect on recent events. Doing a little self analysis on the way and also resorting my life and gather my thoughts back to where they once were. Pin pointing my feelings and highlighting my emotions, Listing my To-Dos and mind mapping my responsibilities.

I've come to realize, I've lost initiative to strive for excellence. I'm contented at where I am, but I think being where I'm at will lead me nowhere. Too relaxed during the holidays and my focus is all over the place. I don't know waht's going on for what reason and what areas of my life is affected. This is why, from today onwards I've decided to get back in gear and step on the gas pedal. But before I can do that, I've got to determine where I wanna go. Destination please~!?
(Kinda late for the start of the Sem huh? 4th Week already~!!)


PRIORITIZE~!!!

I've lost all sense of what's more important. Worst, I've forgotten who is MOST important. I think I've ignored who I truly believe in long enough. I'm asking for Your forgiveness for my lack of interest in coming back into Your presence the way I used to. O' Lord, how I wish to converse with You once again like I've used to. I realized that I've taken You (and Your grace) for granted and that my reduced conversations with you were based on the assumptions that You would understand. But it has shown me how much it drifts me away from being right beside You. I know Your hands still hold me, but yet I do not know Thee... Help me to know what it's like to fall in love with You all over again.

Without God, a man can live a life without directions. I've not experienced that fulfilling experience again since I've started this semester. I've got too much time, but I'm wasting it away. Kim Cheng has challenged me to take me Sleep and do something Deep. While I'm here, I've got lots of investments to do. But I've not started anything yet. And even as a student, I've not been fulfilling my responsibilities as a Undergraduate of University of Malaya. Study? "Later larh.." I guess this "Later-larh..." attitude has got to go!

Being overlly sensative may sometimes be a burden. Thinking too much and putting circumstances on assumptions has bogged me down to wonder what's happening. Is there something wrong with me? Has anything changed? What more can I do? Asking stupid questions get stupid answers. At times, all it takes is allowing nature to take its course.. humans are often good at altering it based on their own ideals. I believe God has set all this for us, so what is there to worry? As long as all Glory is given to God in all that takes place, there's not greater satisfaction even if it doesn't go my way!

Past 2 days has been days of ramblings. Probably it was a time for me to churn out what's inside, putting it on a table and sort out what goes back in and what has to stay out. For a sentimental person like me who archives almost anything in life, its hard to hit the DELETE button. What has been said or written has a Value to me... though sometimes these Values are just Burdens that occupy space on my Physical Memory. I think the next keyword is...


LET GO~!!!

Laying down my burdens and setting them down is indeed a humbling process. It indicates a sign of weakness, that this traveller has had too much to bear and he takes this little break. Everyone else just seem to be moving on fine with those heavy burdens on their back.. some look at me on the way and scoffs "Weak-ling!! See my burderns I bear is far greater than yours! Get up, pick them all up again and move along~!!"
Challenged? Tempted? Feel like taking them all up again and continue this journey? Now that I'm humbled, I think isn't it Wiser that I call upon a God who loves me and take these burdens away? All my food supplies, ration, med kits, shelter, and other "necessary items" to be taken off my back and rely on Jehovah Jireh~!? Wouldn't that be easier? I'd even probably overtake these "scoffers" when I'm ready to move on, and perhaps tell them about their unnecessary burdens they carry and lead them to my Saviour!
I guess now its just the time for me to get up and go.. but sometimes getting up also has this little pauses.. to stretch and bend, carck your bones and flex your muscles before you actually take the first step away? I hope I don't take too long doing it... I guess its time to...


MOVE ON~!!!

Take a look at the map, ask for directions, set a path plan, tell my guide I'm ready.. Let's go...

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Our Identity in the Trinity

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The mystery of the Trinity to many of us is still very unclear. Even Christians are unable to properly define the Trinity because it seems mathematically incorrect. How can 1 + 1 + 1 be 1? Three in Persons? One in Spirit? I thought this was classic monotheism? Why is there a Triune Godhead? I’m not writing this to tackle any of these questions, but I’m here to point us to an understanding of how this Trinity is unto us. How are we identified within the Trinity?

We are:-

Temple of the Holy Spirit.


Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?
(1 Corinthians 6:19)


Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. We are asked to honor it because now that we belong to God, and that the Spirit of God dwells within us. This is why Paul has continually urged the churches to keep our bodies righteous before God so as not to have this temple within us defiled.

The Power of the Holy Spirit makes manifest the presence of God in our lives in many ways; by receiving the Gifts of the Spirit as well as the Fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), guiding us in our Prayers coherent with the will of the Father (Romans 8:28), alerting us of our trespasses against God the Father, and much much more.

While still in this lifetime, we know that it is impossible for a man to keep the laws of God simply because of the sinful nature that we were born with. This is why God must then be indwelling within our lives making us a new creation, birthed in Spirit.

“So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature …… But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law”

(Galatians 5:16-18)


The Holy Spirit was sent to us as a guide as believers of Christ. We are aided by the Spirit to discover our identities in God and through it we glorify God with our praises and also in worship.

Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, ”Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
(1 Corinthians 12:3)


We are all blinded as creatures that lack understanding. We will not be able to understand God if He were not revealed to us by the Spirit. Without the experience of the Spirit, God would be reduced to a human concept. (1 Corinthians 2:10-16).

Body of Christ

Therefore, my brethren, ye also have become dead to the law by the body of Christ, that ye should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
(Romans 7:4)


For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
(1 Corinthians 12:12)


The Church of Jesus Christ is the Body of Christ as He is the head of the church. Whatever the body does exalts the head, and what ever the head desires the body to do, the body acts. This is in the understanding of the direct will of God (guided by the Holy Spirit).

Many Christians claim Christianity as a private affair. “It’s between me and God, so what do I need a Church for?” This is their failure to understand that the whole intent of God’s creation since His Word was first spoken was the creation of the Church that will in the end be glorified together with Christ. Only from the Church, God is creating an assembly of men and women who would choose to love Him and for that, they will live in eternity in His presence.

Sons of God

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God! Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not.
(1 John 3:1)


Therefore thou art no more a servant but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
(Galatians 4:7)


”..that, being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
(Titus 3:7)


God also appears to us as a Father. In our prayers we often mention our Father in heaven, yet many times we really don’t appreciate the privilege of being able to call the Lord God almighty our Father? I don’t know about you, but it simply amazes me that we are able to call Him that! We are children of the promise! And it doesn’t stop there! We are even called to be heirs of God’s kingdom. He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, so that makes us Kings and Lords of His dominion.

Mr Lian always tells us that someday we are to be rulers of the universe! That is why this lifetime is like a training ground for us. In understanding our status as Christians and what we are moving towards. What phase of Eternal Life we are going through now and how God works in our lives, we would be able to watch our walk with God more closely… not only in this lifetime… but for Eternity!

Believe it or not…. We have a Destiny~!!

Monday, January 08, 2007

Tagged by Kok How

Four things many don’t know:-
I fell into a drain once
I have flexible facial muscles
I have a fascination with little animals
I can sing, but I can’t rap


Four movies I can watch over and over:-
Beauty and the Beast
Lord of the Rings
Star Wars
The Fugitive


Four places I have lived:-
Riviera, Cheras
H5 tower Pandan Jaya
Taman Bukit Teratai (Where I’m at now)
Bestari (4th) Residential College, UM


Four TV shows I love:-
Sponge Bob Square Pants
The Nanny
Discovery Channel
X-Play


Four places I have been on vacation:-
Perth, Australia
Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei
Bali, Indonesia
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah


Four of my favourite foods:-
(any) Chicken Rice
(any) Nasi Lemak
Ngau Lam Mee at Petaling Street
Nippon Sushi


Four places I’d rather be:-
New Zealand
Europe
Korea
Home (its where my heart is)


Four songs currently listening to:-
Josh Groban – Closer Album
Gary Chaw – Romeo and Juliet
Jay Chou – Fantasy Album
Cold Play – Speed of Sound


Four other people who will be tagged:-
Mei Si
Kimberly
Ivy Se Hoo
Jun Yi

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Sweeter as the years go by

Of Jesus’ love that sought me,

when I was lost in sin;

Of wondrous grace that brought me back to His fold again;

Of heights and depths of mercy, far deeper than the sea,

And higher than the heavens, my theme shall ever be.


Sweeter as the years go by,

Sweeter as the years go by,

Richer, fuller, deeper, Jesus’ love is sweeter,

Sweeter as the years go by.


Its the beginning of a new year~! Celebrations are on the way World Wide~! All around the World people are counting down in their respective timezones. This year there's even a greater celebration, for the muslims all over the world are already celebrating the Hari Raya Haji!

Celebrations everywhere!!! It reminds me of how Humanity is celebrated. As much as those who would cast a wet blanket at me right now to remind me of the sufferings elsewhere in the world... let us for one moment be reminded of the greatness of the civics men have established over history. The celebrations of the calendar dates, ceremonies as well as the fancy display of lights and decoratives everywhere marks a significance in the delight of LIFE itself.

As the hymn goes on singing "Sweeter as the years go by", this year I want to dedicate myself to drawing ever more closer to Jesus my Saviour, Lord, King, Brother and Friend. I believe its a challenge of faith for me to walk closely in His guidance. May my will be as His so as I would carry out His plans for me with His strength that comes in the joy it brings.

I don't know what will become of this year... but I'm starting off this year with Anticipation instead of Fear!

O' Lord, that I remain faithful to walk in Your ways.
Help me lead those behind me. That I leave springs of water on grounds I tread.
May my life be an inspiration to others as You have inspired me.