Tuesday, 6 July 2010

The Ship [IV]

It has been such a long time since I wrote about Jeff and Janice. The last time was about them being just normal friends.

Friendship is amazing in its own way, sometimes we do not know how we start a friendship, how it progresses and how it ends. Jeff and Janice are still friends, and I still think friendship is one of the best gift given by God =)

Actually I do not have the time to update the story here, so that is all for now!

Friday, 2 July 2010

Welcome the Second Half of 2010 =)

Good Morning! It is 07:07 and I am already in the office since 25 minutes ago. I intended to post this yesterday, but was just too busy to do so. Well, I guess a slight delay will not do any harm ;-)

Yesterday was the beginning of second half of year 2010. Hm, I guess I will be sharing what happened in the first half.

First and foremost, I thank God for His presence throughout the first half. I guess I must have experienced Him in a lot of aspects:-

In January, I contracted dengue and was hospitalised. This was my FIRST experience to stay at the hospital and I must say, I was touched by the concern, support, encouragement and PRAYERS from the Brothers and Sisters in Christ. Once again, THANK YOU! :) Of course, Jehovah Rapha ~ The Lord is our HEALER!

In March, I have finally decided to resign from my previous firm. It was indeed a "big" decision to make as my initial plan was to start my new job in July. However, it was by grace of God that I found this job now. To date, I am still enjoying the learning process, and I pray that God will lead me through in my career.

In May, I have started my new job, and because of this, I can attend Prayer Meeting every Wednesday. Oh, what a blessing! I feel really good after each Prayer Meeting; although I just serve by playing the piano, I enjoy every second of it. Praise the Lord :)

God is good, ALL the time! and of course, even at "bad" times. I met with road accident n 18th day of June 2010, when I was on my way to the A4J event. I was questioning WHY, because I was doing the "right" thing, and that was to attend a service, and hope to get more from Him :-?

Again! God is good, ALL the time! From this incident, I get to experience His grace even much further. I never thought that I could be that calm. Imagine, seeing another person lying down at the other side of the road, lost consciousness, the worst scenario would be...(you get what I mean)...>_<

AND once again, I experienced the warmness, support, encouragement and love from the Brothers and Sisters in Christ. It was actually quite a straightforward case, but another human was involved, hence the complications. Again, THANK YOU to all of you who prayed for me, I LOVE ALL OF YOU!! =)

Not to forget, during at times of need, Brothers and Sisters help one another; therefore, a big THANK YOU to those who fetch me to and/or from work, to Church etc. I really appreciate your helps :) May God continue to bless all of you abundantly!!

Hmm, that is the brief summary of my first half. I am looking forward to my second half, believing that His grace is always sufficient for me, I will experience Him more and more!

Have a great Second Half! =) God bless~

Thursday, 1 July 2010

Our Daily Bread ~ A Worry List

July 1, 2010

A Worry List

Do not worry about tomorrow. —Matthew 6:34

I was worrying about a few things as I sat in my car under a shade tree at lunchtime. Then a robin, with a fat worm dangling from its mouth, landed near my door and looked up at me. The robin was a vivid reminder to me of Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:25-26, “Do not worry about your life . . . . Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”

Years ago, in an article in the Denver Seminary magazine Focal Point, Paul Borden gave some helpful suggestions for worriers:

Start a worry list. Write down what you’re worried about. The bills. Your job. Your children or grandchildren. Your health. The future.

Turn your worry list into a prayer list. Ask the Lord to work in those situations you’re concerned about. Pray specifically for your needs and depend on Him.

Turn your prayer list into an action list. If you have any insight that there’s something you can do about your cares, do it. As we turn our worries into prayer and action, Borden says, “Paralyzing anxiety can be replaced by concern for the responsibilities of life.”

Why not start your list right now? —Anne Cetas

Don’t fret about the future
Or be consumed by cares;
Instead take all your worries
And turn them into prayers. —Sper

What you have made a matter of prayer should cease to be a matter of care.