Having in faith and believing in people is very important.
People who do not believe in themselves have a hard time believing in other people.
Judgment is important.. right judgment is very important.
It is the basis of decisions.
The things we decide upon is very important.
It steers where we are going and e things we speak.
When to do and when not to.
People are mirrors..
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Joy
In the process of achieving the goals we set for ourselves, we need to make sacrifices.
For example, if I want to be thinner, I cannot eat supper.
Sacrifices are tough. And some of those sacrifices are not as simple as supper.
One of the more difficult ones would be to make right the relationships in our lives.
The word of God says that it is longer I who lives, but Christ who lives in me.
Sounds great but it means dying over and over again to the flesh.
Just when you thought you have given it all up, growing up requires you give up another of your dearly held beliefs or treasure.
God digs deeper into people. There is no way to survive it without praying. The natural tendency is to walk away from pain.
But we must believe God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. That He is a giver and not a taker.
Then take joy in life and in Him. Only then we can win the prize, that is to reign with Him into eternity.
Once again... this is a difficult to read post.
so.. lol. sorry ah..
For example, if I want to be thinner, I cannot eat supper.
Sacrifices are tough. And some of those sacrifices are not as simple as supper.
One of the more difficult ones would be to make right the relationships in our lives.
The word of God says that it is longer I who lives, but Christ who lives in me.
Sounds great but it means dying over and over again to the flesh.
Just when you thought you have given it all up, growing up requires you give up another of your dearly held beliefs or treasure.
God digs deeper into people. There is no way to survive it without praying. The natural tendency is to walk away from pain.
But we must believe God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. That He is a giver and not a taker.
Then take joy in life and in Him. Only then we can win the prize, that is to reign with Him into eternity.
Once again... this is a difficult to read post.
so.. lol. sorry ah..
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Problems
I believe that 80% of the time, a problem is not solved not because we do not have the solution.
80% of the time, we do not solve a problem because we feel that its too big.
Like a friend whom we have not contacted for a long time because of a misunderstanding.
A criticism which came because of a mistake we make.
plus many others.. exams, stress, shame.... even low self esteem, a situation that went out of control.. the main problem is identifying the problem itself.
If you identify it then actually its no problem...
Actually most of the problems we face are as big as we make them out to be.
And usually, the bigger u think the problem is, the more time u take to resolve it.
I learn this by experience, that seriously there are 8 solvable problems out of every 10 we face, even with people.
Its a matter of perspective and faith and of course some brains.
BUT no matter, everything also can one...
yea... Rememeber the stone from the sling that hit the forehead? He did it cos he made it sound so easy to himself and he refuse to listen to losers. Amen. To hell with losers...
80% of the time, we do not solve a problem because we feel that its too big.
Like a friend whom we have not contacted for a long time because of a misunderstanding.
A criticism which came because of a mistake we make.
plus many others.. exams, stress, shame.... even low self esteem, a situation that went out of control.. the main problem is identifying the problem itself.
If you identify it then actually its no problem...
Actually most of the problems we face are as big as we make them out to be.
And usually, the bigger u think the problem is, the more time u take to resolve it.
I learn this by experience, that seriously there are 8 solvable problems out of every 10 we face, even with people.
Its a matter of perspective and faith and of course some brains.
BUT no matter, everything also can one...
yea... Rememeber the stone from the sling that hit the forehead? He did it cos he made it sound so easy to himself and he refuse to listen to losers. Amen. To hell with losers...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Destiny
Sometimes man can be so blind.
God has given into our hands the powerful weapons of prayer and faith and we look to other means.
The Kingdom He has placed into our hands.
His people, the lives of young lives given into our hands and we look elsewhere.
He said," Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven and all its Righteousness and all these things shall be added to us"
And I look at all these things.
The Kingdom of Heaven is given into my hands.
The lives that will shake this world and the heavens itself and I despair.
I look upon God and He is eagerly waiting to place a piece of His Kingdom into my hands and I look elsewhere.
I receive tt piece of Heaven and I eagerly wait upon those cities and glory of which I am heir to.
I am a King no less in Christ Jesus and I look elsewhere.
And I found fear, doubt and failure when victory and glory is waiting.
It is mine and He wants to give it to me and therefore I will grab it.
With lust I will chase after the Kingdom and shake the heavenlies.
I will hold my sword alongside the Almighty and tear down walls.
May those who choose to follow follow and those who choose to stay behind stay behind.
As for me and even if it is me alone push forward and lay hold of the glory that was reserved for me and me alone even if it is me alone.
I will not only cast the vision but I will chase that vision down.
When I encounter the enemy, I will cut him down.
I will gaze upon his face and smile.
God has given into our hands the powerful weapons of prayer and faith and we look to other means.
The Kingdom He has placed into our hands.
His people, the lives of young lives given into our hands and we look elsewhere.
He said," Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven and all its Righteousness and all these things shall be added to us"
And I look at all these things.
The Kingdom of Heaven is given into my hands.
The lives that will shake this world and the heavens itself and I despair.
I look upon God and He is eagerly waiting to place a piece of His Kingdom into my hands and I look elsewhere.
I receive tt piece of Heaven and I eagerly wait upon those cities and glory of which I am heir to.
I am a King no less in Christ Jesus and I look elsewhere.
And I found fear, doubt and failure when victory and glory is waiting.
It is mine and He wants to give it to me and therefore I will grab it.
With lust I will chase after the Kingdom and shake the heavenlies.
I will hold my sword alongside the Almighty and tear down walls.
May those who choose to follow follow and those who choose to stay behind stay behind.
As for me and even if it is me alone push forward and lay hold of the glory that was reserved for me and me alone even if it is me alone.
I will not only cast the vision but I will chase that vision down.
When I encounter the enemy, I will cut him down.
I will gaze upon his face and smile.
Convictions of our everyday lives
This is gg to be a very theological argument. without the verses yet because including the verses will cause this entry to be even more systematic and therefore boring.
The main idea is the main cause of depression and distress is the inconsistencies between the desires of God and our own.
In our lives, there needs to be a consistent set of values for Christian living.
I am talking about the everyday life which we lead.
Not having a set of consistent values will force us into situational ethics.
When we are in this position, we undermine our own spiritual lives.
Some prophets in the Bible have very clear ideas of God's purpose in the long corridor of Time, but have failed in their personal living because they have faced strong circumstances. I am not criticising them but all I am saying that humans have a tendency towards situational ethics or rather situational values.
We have to remember the prophets faced dangers who are threatening to claim their lives.
Situational values lead to despair and hopelessness in life. e.g. Jonah, Elijah, even Jeremiah.
Consistent values ensures the source of those values is God Himself and that He is with us in every situation we are in.
That means we will not get the things we want. The consistent values of God will steer our lives towards His plans and His desires for us.
The challenge would be to believe that that which He wants and we do not want is better than all that we want.
Its not easy. The human flesh is a great prison.
To be a leader in today's world, we need to be experts in everyday issues for today.
We need to hold the conviction, live the conviction and preach the conviction.
We are the source of strength for those putting in effort to live God's ways.
The Word of God is the fuel and we are the employees of the Shell Petrol Station.
After all that we have said, the annals of history belong to overcomers. Self Pity kills.
Again some argue that doing God's will will ensure that you will experience the anointing and the joy and that it will be the most natural thing to do.
If then why the many people who choose to deviate from the perfect will of God when they know perfectly the will of God in their hearts?
The things God wants might not be the things we want. We pray and we know that God will turn our hearts as He has turned mine many times.
He showed me a vision and it is a far off dream to me now... it will take me many years but I am glad He showed me... now I know I will not die but I will fulfill that... He showed me way beyond I can think or imagine and I can even believe it.
It is something that I will not believe 2 months ago.
But I can now.
I see it... it is real in my belly.
and from the belly flows.....
ok fine I know u dun understand what I am talking about.
I will add in the verses and the links between the ideas when I have the time.
I just needed to quickly type it out and keep it.
I think this can become a sermon IF i simplify it by about 200%.
The main idea is the main cause of depression and distress is the inconsistencies between the desires of God and our own.
In our lives, there needs to be a consistent set of values for Christian living.
I am talking about the everyday life which we lead.
Not having a set of consistent values will force us into situational ethics.
When we are in this position, we undermine our own spiritual lives.
Some prophets in the Bible have very clear ideas of God's purpose in the long corridor of Time, but have failed in their personal living because they have faced strong circumstances. I am not criticising them but all I am saying that humans have a tendency towards situational ethics or rather situational values.
We have to remember the prophets faced dangers who are threatening to claim their lives.
Situational values lead to despair and hopelessness in life. e.g. Jonah, Elijah, even Jeremiah.
Consistent values ensures the source of those values is God Himself and that He is with us in every situation we are in.
That means we will not get the things we want. The consistent values of God will steer our lives towards His plans and His desires for us.
The challenge would be to believe that that which He wants and we do not want is better than all that we want.
Its not easy. The human flesh is a great prison.
To be a leader in today's world, we need to be experts in everyday issues for today.
We need to hold the conviction, live the conviction and preach the conviction.
We are the source of strength for those putting in effort to live God's ways.
The Word of God is the fuel and we are the employees of the Shell Petrol Station.
After all that we have said, the annals of history belong to overcomers. Self Pity kills.
Again some argue that doing God's will will ensure that you will experience the anointing and the joy and that it will be the most natural thing to do.
If then why the many people who choose to deviate from the perfect will of God when they know perfectly the will of God in their hearts?
The things God wants might not be the things we want. We pray and we know that God will turn our hearts as He has turned mine many times.
He showed me a vision and it is a far off dream to me now... it will take me many years but I am glad He showed me... now I know I will not die but I will fulfill that... He showed me way beyond I can think or imagine and I can even believe it.
It is something that I will not believe 2 months ago.
But I can now.
I see it... it is real in my belly.
and from the belly flows.....
ok fine I know u dun understand what I am talking about.
I will add in the verses and the links between the ideas when I have the time.
I just needed to quickly type it out and keep it.
I think this can become a sermon IF i simplify it by about 200%.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Life
We have control over how we choose to live our life.
When we realise that much of what is happening to us is what we did to ourselves.. its a little bit easier..
Cos you know that whatever needs to be done is upon us too.
When we realise that much of what is happening to us is what we did to ourselves.. its a little bit easier..
Cos you know that whatever needs to be done is upon us too.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Social Anxiety
I just read this from a exhibition of the psychology society in NTU.
I din noe about this... think I need a bit of psychology knowledge if I want to do counselling.
Very dangerous Illness being described here:
Social Anxiety
People who have social anxiety tend to:
1. Think very lowly of themselves
2. Magnify mistakes
3. Feel that other people are constantly evaluating them
Bad things that can happen:
A. Avoidance of People
B. Low Self-Esteem
C. Depression
D. Substance Abuse (could be food abuse or even k-box abuse)
E. Academic & Occupational Difficulties
F. Interpersonal Difficulties
The last one is the most disastrous... no help can come to the person.
The 3 Symptoms are very common in varying degrees in all humans.
But the result is a full whammy, perfect recipe for disaster.
And guess what the remedy for this condition is...
The professional term is Exposure.
Which means what it means... Open up oneself to all the situations that caused the problems in the first place.
Which means there is no running it... You just gotta face it, confront it, challenge it and kill it.
If not, it will come back for your soul again and again until u die....
I din noe about this... think I need a bit of psychology knowledge if I want to do counselling.
Very dangerous Illness being described here:
Social Anxiety
People who have social anxiety tend to:
1. Think very lowly of themselves
2. Magnify mistakes
3. Feel that other people are constantly evaluating them
Bad things that can happen:
A. Avoidance of People
B. Low Self-Esteem
C. Depression
D. Substance Abuse (could be food abuse or even k-box abuse)
E. Academic & Occupational Difficulties
F. Interpersonal Difficulties
The last one is the most disastrous... no help can come to the person.
The 3 Symptoms are very common in varying degrees in all humans.
But the result is a full whammy, perfect recipe for disaster.
And guess what the remedy for this condition is...
The professional term is Exposure.
Which means what it means... Open up oneself to all the situations that caused the problems in the first place.
Which means there is no running it... You just gotta face it, confront it, challenge it and kill it.
If not, it will come back for your soul again and again until u die....
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