Sunday, February 10, 2008

Male fellowship

there's just something about same-gender fellowship.
just feels different.
and i thank God for the soccer today.
without pastor Prince, there wouldn't be NCC
without NCC, there wouldn't be pastor Benjamin
without Pastor Benjamin, there won't be ARROW ministry.
without ARROW ministry, there won't be JC cluster.
without JC cluster, there won't be Coach Gary and Coach Jos
without Coach Gary, there won't be soccer sessions.

Thank you Lord.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Leap Years

As i watched the Leap Years trailer in the cinema just a few days back, i just marvel at Wong Li Lin and how awesome she looks even after being a mother. haha!
well no link eh. I just titled this entry Leap Years as i felt that my entry comes once in a blue moon, and i was reminded by my dear sista-in-Christ to update.
i know blogging is a good medium to share and edify others as well. i've not forgotten that. =)

i'm not really doing this just for plain updating.
but maybe i'm just here to ramble on and on.
anyways, i pray for Daddy God to increase the measure of His wisdom and understanding of the knowledge of Him in me.
because seriously, there are times when i face difficulty in answering some of my brothers. Not by might, nor by logical reasoning or human wisdom, because it's all foolishness to God.
honestly, i really want to be led by the Spirit in facing such situations in future.
and yes this measure of boldness and authority, that i ask of You Daddy, to speak forth the Word in season for anyone that You want to speak to.
actually after two months, i realise there are so many spiritual desires that i have.
might as well list them down in the light.

1. My heart to be filled with Jesus.
When my heart is filled with Him, i do not even need to worry about desires coming to pass or blessings. They JUST COME.

2. Spiritual holiness
Holiness i cannot attain by my own actions, cause my flesh always sins. But i realise there's always a choice before your flesh sins. There's always a choice of "Speak His Word out" against "aiyah, feed the flesh"

In D.L. Moody on Spiritual Leadership,
he said this
"Anything that interrupts our communion with God- that hinders the progress of the spiritual life, and that chills our affection for Christ. Anything that does that, we ought to give up. If we are willing to do so, Christ will more than make it up to us. Many Christians seem to have the desire to live as near the world as they possibly can- to have as much of the world as they can, and have Christ at the same time. My experience has been that such Christians are the most wretched people on the face of the earth. They neither enjoy the world nor Christ. They are what are called border Christians, running a little over the line, mingling with the world today, coming back among Christ's people tomorrow."

in fact for this book, every single word seems to speak to me.
the whole chapter on Holiness speaks to my right to the core. Right to the bone.

i think i can read the book over and over again because it just seems that everything in the book ought to be meditated on. =)

3. To be a prayerful child of God.
To live a life of fervent prayer in every single thing i do.

4. Increase in all measures by His grace.
Wisdom, His power, spiritual authority, understanding, revelation and knowledge of Him and many others that i'll list along the way.

I thank God for this break.
though it's short,
i managed to do the things which i wanted to do.
had a good time over at Coach's place, chilling out watching movies,
chilling out with my family of brothers and sisters in Christ,

fellowship and bonding.
there is a time for fellowship
there is a time to just talk silly.
and yes when talking silly gets out of line, i am very sure that the Holy Spirit will correct us in our heart.
let it flow.

there was this situation today which i did not know how to react.
or rather the boldness to react and mediate the situation between two persons. i didn't do it.
and now that this has happened twice, it's time that i start paying attention to it and learn from it.
and yes boldness to speak and act has to come from the Holy Spirit
i can't increase that in my own flesh, amounts to nothing.

Leap Years is a show for love bugs.
but i say i want to watch it because of Wong Li Lin.
haha!