I have been busy

Hi Guys, I have been busy. Gg to Bangkok real soon.
Time is limited so keep your eyes fixed on the right thing, Xing!
Yea!

What I should be concerned about

Recently God's been speaking to me.
He is saying the same thing to me on saturday night, sunday morning and sunday afternoon.
And tonight..

God is showing me that in the things i am gg through in my life, I am not alone.
There are other people also gg thru that and most importantly, God is still there.

God is also telling me that I am giving attention to the wrong things.
God says He got a lot for me but my bag is not big enough to carry.
So I say ok. God, I am gg to get a really big bag.

New wine for the new wineskin.

I am less concerned about my lack, my hurts.

They are painful, nevertheless. But when I look at what I am going to get into when I lift them all up to God, they no longer seem so painful.

When I saw pictures of real children picking off scraps to eat off rusting rubbish truck, I am so blessed that I can consider gg on a diet. I got a choice, to eat or not to eat.

I am less concerned about how people treat me.

They don't treat me like a prince all the time, but I am not gg to dwell on it.

I realise when I fix my eyes on something too hard, I am probably staring at the wrong thing.

I am going to fix my eyes on Jesus.

Oh anyway Kgoon, I am gg to a workshop. Many people are coming. People who are in the business development business.

haha.. I am looking forward to learning a lot!!

Starting a New Year 2008

Hi Everyone. Its been some time since I blogged here.

Its 2008 and there are some new things to happen this year.

1. Academic Studies

I am looking at the 4th semester in NTU. I am nearing the halfway mark.
This is a semester where I am going to prove something to myself. I am going to set standards high, very high.

2. Spirituality

This is the 4th year ever since I was planted in CHC. This first half of the year, I am going to shed off some flesh. For the flesh is enmity towards the Spirit of God. Thus, the first half of the year, I am looking at constant fasting.

3. CG

I am going to focus. There are some things which I feel I should be leaving to others already.
I cannot be the legs and hands and mouth and everything at the same time.

4. Children Church

There are issues I have to set right with God in my ministry.

5. Blessing

This is the most blessed part of my life for this month.
One thing about me is I love to go overseas.
That is why I would even volunteer to go on a military exercise if it brings me overseas.

This year, I found a job that brings me overseas.
I just checked out the hotel I am going to stay in.
Hotel Windsor Suites, It blows my mind.

I am not a easy person to blow away.
In fact I am a person who is ready to brush off many things people find extraordinary.
However, when I saw the pictures and the area I am going to stay in....

Goodness, I am going to live like an expatriate.
At 22 years old.
I am going to gain some experience and meet real working people.
I am looking forwad to learning some of their relational skills.
Relational Skills that set some above others.

I thank God for the chance.

And my books, I better hit it hard this semester.

Most of all, I want to stay a Christian this year.
As many as are led by the Spirit, these are the sons of God.

Till next time,.... Adieu..

It probably doesn't get worse than this..

4 The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
5 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.

Freedom

Breathe the air of freedom..
Freedom is being at ease with God.
Freedom is coming into reconciliation with God
Freedom is knowing in your spirit that u agree with God in life.
Why would anyone confront God on his/her own terms?
Life is tough enough with God around.
Without Him, U r gonna be barely breathing...

But for fear... we confront God..
But for thoughts.. we confront God..
But for unforgiveness.. we confront God..

Give it up. Faith, Miracles, Reconciliation.. Freedom.

Salvation Altar Calls

u would have noticed that there are salvation altar calls every weekend. We always ask our new friends whether they want to respond to God. That is one of the most important things that could happen in anyone's life.

YET, despite the truth of God's word, some friends respond and some do not.

If you realise also, there are some Christians among us that seem to be able to move the hearts of friends more than others.

I asked God why.

I always thought inviting someone to respond to salvation altar calls should be one of the most natural and easy thing to do for a Christian yet it doesn't feel so.

Well the answer came to me as I pass by a funeral.
God asked me what is the condition of the guy in the casket?
I was thinking, "Dead?"
Then I was reminded of the scriptures where Peter faced away from the dead body he was gg to resurrect.
Death sucks away our faith. Thus Peter prayed before he confronted Death.

Non Christians are spiritually dead people. If they are spiritually alive, that will be doubly scary.
We are all like Peter. We are trying to resurrect some dead spiritual men here.

We need that faith when we ask our friends.
We ask but sometimes we do not expect anything to happen.
Nothing will happen.
Sometimes they do go down even when we had no faith.
but its not because of some non-origin miracle.

We need to go the distance in our spirits when we ask.
We wrestle against powers and principalities.
We cannot underestimate the amount of faith needed in such an encounter.
We wrestle not against FLESH and BLOOD but POWERS and PRINCIPALITIES.

There are cases where not much wrestling is needed.
The reason is because the battle was already won somewhere before the altar call.
I won this kind of battle before and truly this is the best form of the battle.
Even before u go in, u know u will win.
It takes effort but it is worth it.

There is a very important thing that happens in nature which Christians need to realise.
Its something called gestation.
People always read about Jesus' explosive 3 and a half year ministry, Peter bringing 3000 to salvation in one service etc etc. Yet the gestation for such miracles to be born is hugely long.

Jesus Son of God took 30 years. Moses took 80. Joshua took 40. Jacob a similar number of years. Every hero of faith had a long gestation period or what we would call preparation periods.

Do not expect maggi mee style miracles all the time. If you live on that, where is the substance there of?

Sustain, be continuous in the spirit. Forget about slacking. Forget about freebies from heaven.
I mean if they come i would grab them like a true Singaporean. But they are not my source of happiness nor proof of partnership with God Almighty.

I would treasure my position as a intelligent co-worker with God more than any spiritual handout and blessings. Leaders grab from God continuously to give to themselves and followers.

Friends, build works that stand the test of fire.

These Days

Been very busy these few days.
Its been days in which I found many of my own weaknesses crippling myself.
But its also days which tells me where to go from here on.
So overall its good.

Haha about the previous entry.. Its jus the feeling some girls give me.

hmmm, Guys who read literature have hearts which move faster than their brains.
Ok.. its personal opinion..