GOOD MORNING

I've never seen this one before...I really like it!


When I say good morning I mean to say:

G-od
O-ffers us His 
O-utstanding  
D-evotion to 
M-ake us O-bedient & 
R-eady for a
N-ew day with Him. 
I-nspire others please, and
N-ever forget 
G-od loves you! 

HAVE A BLESSED DAY!

Are You Engaged Or Entangled?

Are You Engaged Or Entangled?

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"No one engaged in warfare ENTANGLES HIMSELF with the affairs of this life, that he may please Him who enlisted him as a soldier." (2 Timothy 2:4)

You and I have a challenge before us: "How to be ENGAGED in fulfilling our earthly responsibilities and yet remain UN-ENTANGLED in the affairs of life in order to fight Christ's battles."

What is the difference between being ENGAGED and ENTANGLED?:

• The trolley cars in San Francisco are ENGAGED in the cable beneath the surface of the street.
• The bird is ENTANGLED when it cannot get its foot out of the trap.

How do we know when we are ENTANGLED?

• When we are irritated or consumed over our situation.
• When we fail to see God in control of our circumstances.

Strategically, we become ENTANGLED when we make the pursuit of the secular our primary focus, and then try to fit the spiritual around it. Remember the aspiring disciples of Christ in Luke 9:57-61 who expressed interest in following Him? "But first" they had to attend to their private affairs and interests.

When the "but firsts" dominate our lives, we are entangled. Jesus allows us no such privilege:

"No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62)

Let me ask you:

• When you open your Bible to spend time with God, is your mind easily distracted?
• Would you be free (within a reasonable period of time) to uproot and move to another part of the world to minister, if God were to call you?
• When spending time with your spouse or children, are you there 100% or are you just putting in an appearance?

Whether we are ENGAGED or ENTANGLED is a question of focus, values and priorities. It is a question of whether we WANT to invest in the eternal, or simply expend our lives on the temporal.

—Facts of the Matter

quoted fr Ps 142, 144 - 147

what i read for my Quiet Time for the past one week and would like to share with all of you....

Start praising Him now - by faith - and you will be 'turned up' when the answer comes.

In yourself, you are nothing, but God loves you and equip you for what lies ahead. God does not always explain how He prepares you, so accept His disciplines by faith. David fought a lion and a bear before God let him fight a giant.

Ps 145 David extols the Lord for His greatness (v3), grace (v8,17), goodness (v9), glory (v11-12), and generosity (v15-16). If you are having a hard time praising the Lord today, that should help get you started!

Ps146

Praise is an evidence of Life (v1-2)

Praise is an encouragement to faith (v3-4)

Praise is an encouragement to hope (v5-7)

Praise is an encouragement to love (v8-10)

Praise is a good medicine!

for singles n for those who married care enough to understand the singles....

Here is something that someone shared with me on singleness. I really liked it and think you will too! 

Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone; to have a deep soul relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But God to the Christian says, "No, not until you're satisfied and fulfilled and content with living, loved by me alone and giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me, to have an intensely personal and unique relationship with Me alone.” 

"I love you, my child, and until you discover that only in me is your satisfaction to be found, you will not be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. You will never be united with another until you are united with Me-exclusive of anyone or anything else, exclusive of any other desires or belongings.” 

"I want you to stop planning, stop wishing, and allow me to bring it to you. You just keep watching me, expecting the greatest things. Keep learning and listening to the things I tell you. You must wait.” 

"Don't be anxious and don't worry. Don't look around at the things you think you want. Just keep looking off and away up to me, or you'll miss what I have to show you." 

“And then, when you're ready, I'll surprise you with a love far more wonderful than any you would ever dream. You see, until you are ready and until the one I have for you is ready, I am working this minute to have both of you ready at the same time, and until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me and the life I've prepared for you, you won't be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with Me, and this is perfect love.” 

"And Dear one, I want you to have this most wonderful love. I want you to see in the flesh a picture of your relationship with me, and to enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of beauty and perfection and love that I offer you with myself. Know I love you. I am God Almighty, believe and be satisfied." 

Matthew 6:33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 

And Psalms 37:4-5 Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

video of late mom

This video was completed and shown during mom's wakes, funeral.

Soon is my mom's death 2nd Anniversary so i thought it is timely to put this up again

.... we miss u, dear mom..

耶和華靠近傷心的人

尼泊尔行程

亲爱的代祷伙伴，

            见字平安！

            谢谢你们一直在各方面的支持与鼓励。

            这次去尼泊尔的行程有另一种的体会。一下飞机，我走出来时就见到叶牧师和一位尼泊尔负责人来接我。（我曾和叶牧师、师母和一位弟兄一起去神州短宣。那时是我第一次坐飞机。。许多回忆浮现在我脑海。过了好多年，没想到又有机会和叶牧师在异国同工。因此心里觉得神的带领很奇妙）

 

            环境给与我的感觉和柬埔寨不太多区别，惟有这里好像灰沙较多，人的皮肤也较黑。

            我有机会到他们的学习中心去参观也是两位新加坡牧师(叶牧师是其中之一）在前一周已到达并在那里教课的。一个小房间挤满了30多位资深的牧师、传道人积极的学习真令人感动。

            他们的崇拜是在周六，我有机会在这个教会证道。可能太久没有讲道和以英语来分享，讲完后，我很有挫败感。只求神以祂的话作感动的工作。

            第二天我在一个基层领袖训练班教导归纳法查经。因需要翻译，心里不知道他们能了解多少。这个查经法对他们来讲很生疏，看他们认真做作业积极学习和其中几位也很积极发问题让我很安慰。特别其中一位年纪较大的真是‘活到老学到老’给我留下了好榜样。

            接下来五天我和Goh牧师到了东部教课。这地方是（Asia Seminary for Ministry）刚开始的学习地点。这组人有大约十位左右英语程度较好。

            每次分组，我才发现有好多听不明白我要他们在小组讨论什么。心里不禁问是否浪费了他们的时间。后来我一直强调，不明白就请发问或誊清。也许还没和他们有默契，所以前两天教课感觉相当吃力。

            最后一天，负责的弟兄邀请弟兄姐妹对我的教导作回应的分享才让我心中的石头放下。原来自己的看见不一定是正确的。他们分享很享受这样的学习方式，根本不会打盹、对这样的查经方式印象深刻等。

            若神愿意，我会在六月底到印尼教同样的课程不过用不同的书信来教。请为我的预备代祷并我能进全力以赴。谢谢！