My Lovely Sister [III]

I could not remember when and how I met her, she was a very quiet young lady and I did not know how to approach her. When we started to get to know each other, I could still remember her lovely smile when she turned her back to say goodbye to me. 

I am grateful to have known this lovely sister, for she had made a difference in my life and I cherish our friendship even until today. Her name is Ruth, Cho Poi Yee.

Photo taken in May 2012, on her birthday :)

Photo taken in September 2012

Birds of a feather flock together; I believe we are from the same category of people, hence we are able to click well. I miss those days when I go to her house to have a good chat with each other. During one of my lowest times, I am so blessed to have her, to walk through the journey with me together with another sister, Cerlyn.

At that time, I always dropped by at her house and I loved to share my life with her because she has a listening ear and despite being tired, she listened to my stories patiently. We entered the kitchen together and experimented how to cook things. I really miss those days and how I wished those days can be maintained.

Life, is like a bus journey. We have now moved on with our lives. She is a mother of cute Baby Ashton and I am busy with my own life, but I believe that deep inside, we are still very close with each other.

She gave me the opportunity to learn how to be a wedding coordinator and that was one of the most memorable moment in my life, that I would love to keep it in my memory.

To Poi Yee, I want to thank you for all the encouragements, support, patience, love, kindness, time and effort that you have offered me. I pray that God will continue to lead you as you walk with Him day by day. May God bless you, Peric and Baby Ashton abundantly :)

Should Poor People Give?

Should Poor People Give?

~Chuch for All~

ACTS 20:35 NIV

35 . . . the Lord Jesus himself said: `It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Giving benefits the giver. The poorer you are the more you have a need to give.

Those who don't understand giving as planting seeds usually think it's wrong for a poor person to give to God. But giving is planting seed for a harvest.

2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-8 NKJ

6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, have an abundance for every good work.

LUKE 6:38 NKJ

38 "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."

By giving, seed is planted for a larger harvest of blessing. Nobody needs that more than a poor person.

Jesus commended a poor widow for giving all she had.

LUKE 21:1-4 NKJ

1 Then He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,

2 and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.

3 So He said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;

4 "for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty has put in all the livelihood that she had."

SAY THIS: Giving is a way to be blessed.

Five [5] Finger Prayer - Author Unknown

Phew, it has been such a long time since I last posted here. There are quite many things that happened in my life throughout the past few months. Let's just hope that I have the time to share it here :)

I saw this randomly on FB today. It is not something new, but I find it very beautiful and would like to share it here :)

This is beautiful – and it is surely worth making the 5 finger prayer a part of our lives.

1. Your thumb is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a 'sweet duty.'

2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.

3. The next finger is the tallest and largest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, the prime minister, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance.

4 The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray enough for them.

5... And lastly comes our little finger - the smallest finger of all which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, 'The least shall be the greatest among you.' Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself.. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively.