Wednesday, 08 February 2012

  • Journey

    My life journey has been such a roller-coaster like path...

    Coming and going, staying and leaving

    But God never left me alone

    This I know, He had and has and is and will always be here with me

    No doubt I say this

    I'm so blessed, because He has chosen me to be part of this

     

    Thank you God! Praise His Name!

Monday, 16 January 2012

  • The eyes do not have enough to see, and the ears do not have enough to hear.

    I can do whatever I want to do with my life, but is that the best decision?

    Human minds/dreams are so limited by what they see

    What good is it if we are just seeking things that are imaginable?

    Isn't it just better if we just seek God and His dreams for us?

    He is higher, He is bigger....

    Many people read the Bible but have scarcely experienced the Holy Spirit

    And they continue their "study" about God, not really knowing whether God is true or not

    They try to prove this and that, trying to figure everything out

    But, can a limited source figure the whole picture out when it is within the boundaries?

    Many has abandoned the seeking of knowledge that comes from criticism

    And move onward as they pray, worship, and spends time with God

    And these people truly experience God's presence in their lives

    It's about FAITH not DOUBT

    Teachers of the law studied the Bible and did not believe in Jesus

    They denied Him as the Saviour

    They questioned, made up answers

    (There are so many questions in the world but answers are few-

    -because Jesus is the only solution)

    It is almost impossible to trace back to the time of Jesus and study about the historical event

    It is impossible to now ask the question whether Jesus is true or not and expect an answer

    We must see from the days of this age

    We must look at those who are claiming that God is alive and true and

    Examine the truth, examine the difference

    Please, remember the reason we ask the question about Jesus

    Before Jesus it was the Jewish belief of a Mighty God

    If it was Jesus that we don't believe in, how would that have affected our faith

    In the Host of Heavens, the Lord of Glory, God who had been so relevant in the lives of the Jews?

    --------------------------------------what a mess I have made----------------------------

    If Jesus was truly a false prophet, God would have sent true prophets to prophecy against him

    What has stopped God from moving among the Israelites?

    Why has it been so different after Jesus' birth, death, and rise from death?

    --

    A kingdom unseen, yet closely related to the visible-to-us world

    Sometimes I try to separate them

    but recently I started to discover how closely they are linked together as a whole...

    It is at least about the outside world and inside world (at least 2 worlds)

    The outside world of physical concrete resources

    The inside world of the psychology of human beings, of the imaginary "heart" of ours,

    of emotions, of "life" (not biologically speaking), of love.

    A world that you cannot reach from the outside,

    but deeply affected by(or maybe even rooted in) the outside world

     

    If the more seeing and hearing does not help the "me" on the inside

    What good is it to spend time enjoying those things?

    I'd rather spend time organizing the inside, so that

    Instead of the outside--ever-changing never reliable world--the Truth will be where I am rooted

    The absolute Truth, the ultimate Truth


    This is my testimony; to testify the presence and power of God

    God never asked Jeremiah to seek people's agreement

    But to seek God and God's agreement alone

    Men are so unworthy of our trust, because we change our minds

    We get distracted by our desires... greed, jealousy, etc...

    Why did we get distracted? because we didn't know who we are

    And what we had defined ourselves was to evaluate what we possessed in the physical world

    We lost the heritage of belonging to the Father

    We lost the knowledge of our identity...

    tbCont'd

Sunday, 11 December 2011

  • Life

    Well, there is officially only five more days left before I'm done my first semester.

    These past few weeks have been crazy as I procrastinated more than ever when papers were due.

    I spent a lot of unproductive time... (I can't even remember what I did)

    Surely I feel like I have changed a lot in these three and a half months, and I see them as bad changes.

    These are man-made changes; changes in my lifestyle, my speech, my behaviour, my actions, my perspective, and of course my passion.

    It is not that I have lost all these things, but I did not hold on to my God-given gifts in these areas and allowed myself to become "of this world".

    There is always a way out, because all these things happen on the account of one's choices.

    If I realize what is bad and what is good (by acknowledging God's laws), I am then responsible for my choices.

     

    The problem is as the Chinese idiom says: "Having three hearts and two wills" which means that one always changes one's decision.

    Scientifically speaking: unstable, highly energetic, highly reactive, at non-equilibrium

    Biblically speaking: a plant growing among thorns.

     

    But the Truth is, God has me in His hands. The enemy cannot still away my destiny.

    I choose to change my lifestyle.

    I'm in for your Kingdom God.

    Even though my mind is unsettled... I choose you.

    You are victorious.

     

Saturday, 03 December 2011

  • End of term

    There is only a few days left before I finish my first semester in university. I still have to write my English papers that are overdue...

    I haven't spent a lot of time with God for about 2 weeks. I felt bad about not spending time with him before, yet now I am realizing that God is with me all the time. Why not live with him? Why not walk everyday with him?

    I do not neglect the fact that reading the Bible is a way God communicates to me. Yet living in an academia and striving to obtain more knowledge somehow leads me to love knowledge instead of God. Now I get more stressed when I do bad in the courses that I pay much to take. I do blame myself for not working hard enough before, but what now? There is still time to hand in some work. It is not too late to organize my life better now.

    I hope that God is having his way in my life. I really love learning and hanging out with people who are more knowledgeable than I, except for the fact that hanging out with people less knowledgeable than myself is also important, as Jesus sat with people less than himself, and humbled himself to exalt others.

    It is time to move on.

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

  • Kei posted this verse on facebook...

    Psalm 103:13-14

    As a father has compassionon his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

    for he knows how we are formed,he remembers that we are dust.

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

  • "Isaiah 55 especially verses 10 through 11"

    I was struggling quite a bit the past few days... about food, time, attitude, passion, mindset, lust, dreams.

    It was hard, but God is always faithful in His work.

    God has a plan for me. He will not give up on me.

    Give thanks to the Lord today, for He is in control.

    Everything is in His hand, so don't panic.

    This is the first day.

    The first day of the very promise of God to be seen in my life.

    Holy Spirit, help me to set my mind of things above.

    Only you Lord, only you.

Sunday, 27 November 2011

Saturday, 26 November 2011

  • Eating disorder

    Last week during breakfast at the Encounter retreat, I was eating again.

    I found myself eating all the time--whenever there was food.

    One of my leaders said: "you are eating all the time!"

    Then I started to realize that something is wrong with me.

    So, I have been thinking about that lately, and noticed how disordered my eating schedule is.

    I am not sure about what has caused this habit.

    Somehow... frustrating.

    Food is expensive. I don't know when I am full.

    Just continued eating.

    Terrible.

    However, I know that God knows my situation.

    I pray to Him to He will help me with this problem.

    He can do it! Amen?

    ;D

    November 27... only less than a week left (for me)

    I was trying to work on the essays but it was pretty rough to do so.

    I think I just need a longer period time to work on them to get there.

    Every thing will be okay. God is in control.

    I almost forgot that I need to study for Biology lab final exam. Woops.

     

    Indeed, I had dreams for the past three nights.

    One was about the Gathering, Church of Zion and Incubator Ministries. Fun.

    One was about something else... the other about something else's else...

     

    Still haven't decided where to go during the winter break.

    Can anyone buy me a return ticket from Vancouver, BC to Toronto, Ontario?

    God will provide. Yes, because He is my God. He is all-powerful.

    Maybe I'm supposed to stay in BC? No where to go. Homeless. Alien.

    I hope I can study during the break. Get prepared for spring.

    I'm taking 18 s.h. so it will be really hard.

    I laid out a weekly schedule for the spring semester. It is full.

    It is going to be a full load, unless I drop a course... but I don't want to. :O

     

    I don't think I'm applying to UBC. Too much to think about. And my grades are not good.

    Also, it is pretty expensive for me to pay...

     

    The thing about money is striking hard on me now.

    This is what is on my mind: I'll be in debt for the next ten years of my life.

    But I pray that that is not what is on God's mind.

    His way is higher than my ways... I hope He has a better plan than that.

    He does have a great one, but may not be what I'm thinking about.

    Refine me O Lord...

     

    I hung out with Judith yesterday! It has been 2 weeks.

    We are both busy. We are both tired.

    But we encouraged each other. God is in control.

     

    I hope I will be able to handle all those things coming up next semester...

    Ignite Prayer Team... Biology Club events... Missions Week... Missions trip to Calgary...

    ENGL 101, CHEM 112, BIOL 114, MATH 124, PSCY 106, RELS 102...

    Big brother big sister... CLA Revolution... TWU Toastmaster Club... no UBC...

     

    God, I just give you all my burdens right now. I thank you for your promise that you will take my burdens and trade it with your easy yoke.

    I pray for strength and hope in you, that I will just know who you are and know who I am in you.

    I pray for success in school as I spend much time in it. I pray that you will be exalted because of my work at school.

    I pray for the distinctive character Daniel have to be upon me.

    Just as he trusted in you and lived a blameless life, I ask you to lead me to that.

    To glorify your name, to exalt who you are, Jesus.

    I also pray that you will help me to focus on things above. To live according to the Spirit.

    In Jesus' name I pray, amen.

     

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