Spiritual dumbbells

"The LORD will make you the head, not the tail."
deuternomy 28:13

all Christians are supposed to live a victorious life... Pastor Jeff likes to say this, we should not in church 一条龙 outside 一条虫. How true... Many of us can pray, shout and roar like valiant godly warriors but AWOL when monday comes.

a close friend shared this to me, he said this friend, A who was HS baptised but was behaving as if he wasnt empowered by God at all. my friend was somehow affected by how his friend was living his life even though he is a christian and also having the ability to pray in the spirit. as taught, one reason why we want to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit is to be empowered by God. we need God's strength and power to do His work. my friend just couldnt reconciled this difference...

bible says, "...in this world you will have trouble..." God has made it so plain that there will be hardships and the christian walk is not a stroll in the park after meals but a marathon. but let us not forget about the extend of God's love for us.

* though in this world we will have trouble, take heart for our God has overcome the world

*a long gruelling marathon it may be but we have Jesus cheering and handing out powergel and 100plus

think about HS baptism as a gift. an ability to pray in a spirit. it is like a spiritual dumbbell. the more we use it, the stronger our inner man will me. and when we become stronger, we can ask God for more spiritual gifts. it will be like upgrading a 10kg dumbbell to a 15kg one. on the other hand, this ability can strengthen us only if we use it. a dumbbell will just be rusting away unless it is used for training.

all of us will have IPPT at the end of our times so let us train diligently with the dumbbells that we are given.

*side note*
cheese & egg prata, egg & onion prata and plain crispy prata! haha... i had these for dinner yesterday! it's been a while since i eat till shiok! haha... thanks, flince! for coming over to have dinner with me! :)

thanks, Dad... for the mulligan

my first interview!

i had my first interview on friday 2pm 26th Jan at a jap company called TLV pte ltd... it was my very very very first interview! the company was situated at sindo building in tannery road... since it was the first time i was there, i decided to take a cab there... i mean, you dun wan to appear sweaty and tired before the interviewer, right? and guess wat... the moment i got down from the cab... i got this nostalgic feeling... i think i have been here before but i just couldnt pinpoint when... anyway, i went to the company for the interview and he was very friendly and had actually drew me a map and taught me how to get to the nearest bus stop! woah! i would love to work with him! i really hope that i can get the job because it offers me a chance to travel overseas to places like china, japan, vietnam and many more! think about all the mission opportunities! woah! it makes me sooooooo excited just by thinking about it... anyway, as i left the building and followed his directions... i saw my landmark! haha... i was really here before! haha... when i was in the army, i used to come here to run errands... and i was particularly fond of a logistic building! haha. it had the name SYH logistic private limited... haha... coolz right? haha

SYH logistics... vision of my own company? haha.. hopefully...

heart of worship

I'll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You're looking into my heart

worship is not restricted to worship songs nor praise songs... worship is more than music... it is our life... in the book of romans, it says "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship." every little thing we do, as long as it is holy [biblical] and pleasing to God, it is worship...

"heart of worship", a song that was written by Matt Redman. there was a period of time when his pastor banned all singing in their services taught in church to teach them about the true meaning of worship and during this time, they learnt how to worship in other ways. this is what that inspired Matt to write the song...

heart of worshipp is a matter of the heart

"do not let circumstances tell you about God's love"

"do not let circumstances tell you about God's love"

during the service, a sister named stefanie mentioned this in her testimony. how true it is... it is easy to love God when times are sweet... when life's filled with honey... when everything seems to go your way... but when things and circumstances are against you... it becomes harder... much harder to love God.

Joy is based on God's goodness and Happiness is based on happenings... cliche yet true... rick warren mentioned in his book [the "20 millions sold worldwide" book], that life is a test, a trust and a temporary assignment...

a test to gauge the authenticity of our love for God...
a time to build our trust in God
a time to build our character through temporal assignments to determine our heavenly standing

so let us not treat circumstances as a determinant to God's love but let the very fact of the demise of His Son prove His Love.... God doesnt owe us a living... we do... in any case, He already have rooms for us in the heavenly realm and we are going to stay there forever... what more can we ask?

some interesting stuff....

this is one funny cat... it likes to sleep on top of my bro's fridge... haha... i think someone was disturbing it and it is trying to get back to sleep... cuter than jesse's baby! haha



this 2 chalets are at HOMETEAM NS... a funny location... it is just beside the golf course... if you want to get away from the city... this is the place... more ulu then aloha changi... sacarsms or compliments... you decide...



very sianz... i tot the mutton soup will taste as nice as it looks... but it is too salty... i dun dare to say it too loud though... in case the chef comes out with his chopper... i cant fight as well as zhang ziyi.... better keep it to myself....



my kid found this phone in japan airport... it is really a cool phone... wonder why you dun get these in singapore..... iphones come quick and deliver us!

kboxing [my 4th time]

my girls [and ah gong] finally have the chance to witness their papa's singing powess... they must be applying ointment to their ears now... haha...

the group @ clementi Kbox


the only thing that can distract me from posing for pic... being totally engrossed in singing!!!


forcing ah gong to sing!!! haha....


i guess guan freaked out so much [by ellson's singing] that she is calling for help!

spiritual lag...

lag... this is the most feared in gaming.... a split seconds or skipped frames can be a matter of death or wasted hunt... just now while gaming with the bros... little did i know... i was lagging... i had a tiny micro lag which i did not really feel it... all i can feel is that i am unable to last-hit the creeps... i din managed to have any heroes kill.... and whenever my team ganged, i always missed out on last hit... i had failed to noticed tha lag... the micro lag... feeling very noob and refusing to admit that i am one... i tried to explain the sudden noobness... i click my hero to go left... and then to right... I WAS RIGHT!!! my hero paused for a while before moving right! and then i began to adjust the way i play... by pre-clicking the position i need to go, i was able to reduce the effect of the lag... that's how i got my kills.... [hey hey... not excuses okie... really lagging leh... KC, you must believe me!]

this game and the current issue that i am going through struck me hard... spiritual lagging is something that we all need watch out... it is very easy to detect skip frame lag... but micro lag is something that is much harder to discern... whenever we are lagging from God, changes in our lives will happened... perhaps less patience towards others? less inclined in bible reading? or even worse... sinning against God! lagging can potentially turn any pro into a free frag.... i am no Paul nor Peter but ellson... already not pro... lagged even worse....

the bible says... just as you think that you can standing firm, be careful that you do not stumble... for lappie, defrag, scan for spywares and better ISP can solve the problem....
for us.... regular prayers, bible reading and reflections are the key....

听妈妈的话

听妈妈的话 别让她受伤

the first time i heard this was during one MACHO outing at botanical gardens... it was jasmine who was singing this song... she said she wanted to learn to sing it in order to connect with the younger generations. it was pretty amusing to see her singing secular songs... not that she sux at it but rather because i was more used to seeing her singing christian songs... above all that, i was truly touched by the chorus...

想快快长大 才能保护他

the second time i heard this song was during my third visit to the KTV... i went there with huanyan, edwin and ceyang... this time, it was huan yen who sang this song... at that moment... as i saw the lyrics... and if not for the presence of the guys.... i would have teared like mad... the lyrics are so meaningful... and it fully expresses the love of a mother to her child....

美丽的白发 幸福中发芽

the third time i heard this song was just minutes ago.. i got this song from a friend! thanks, shiwei... i had totally forgotten this song...
one that touched my heart [and tickle my funny bone] @ botanical gardens
one that made my heart ache during the ktv session
how we easily forget those that meant lots to us... be it ppl or songs...

天使的魔法 温暖中慈祥

friends... whenever you felt that your mother's nagging at you again... whenever you felt angry at her... whenever you wished that she would leave you alone... do yourself a favour... listen to this song... i am sure you can identify with the lyrics... remind yourself of your mum's love for you... if you havent hug your mum, do so... if you havent say nice words to her, do so...

multiply this love by several fold and you get God's love...