I am grateful that God made me in a way that I recover and regenerate from being emotiononally and psychologically wounded fast. 

Yesterday was my 2nd consecutive Sunday attending Church at the 11am am Chinese mass at Megamall. I find that its such a treasure finding a mass so solemn I was compelled to take notes because of all the messages God was telling me. 

Being emotionally, physically and psychologically tired the past weeks, this one hour prayer and time with God fully regenerated me and I find myself stronger and inspired.

I know that I don't believe in finding external motivation because I know it all has to come from our willpower to be better and God is the only source of that for me. He delivers messages to me in the most unexpected places and situations. 

I thank God that I am able to find inspiration in the simplest places. 

Thank You

I love this

Never Misrepresent Your Product

'...Provide things honest in the sight of all men.' Romans 12:17

Eventually lies are exposed. The truth will always surface. 'He that covereth his sins shall not prosper' (Proverbs 28:13). Anyone who does business with you wants to know the truth - the whole truth. Jesus had the greatest product on earth: salvation. He offered the human race an opportunity to have a relationship with God. He even promised them a home in heaven. But He never painted a distorted picture. After talking about the advantages of following Him, He spelled out the challenges. 'Ye shall be hated of all nations for My name's sake' (Matthew 24:9). Jesus offered people more than a pie-in-the-sky philosophy. He believed in preparing people for every possible situation that could arise. In an age when bankers and businessmen twist the truth to enhance the bottom line, God calls on you to be honest, even to your own hurt. If you represent God, and if you want to experience His blessing, you must do business His way. An honest relationship is worth more than a hundred sales. Your integrity will be remembered longer than your product. We as a nation need to go back to what made us great in the first place. Thomas Jefferson said, 'The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.' In the Bible, God's people were largely an agricultural community. So God laid it on the line: 'Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity' (Leviticus 19:35 NIV). John Parnell wrote, 'It matters not what you do, make a nation or a shoe. For he who does an honest thing, in God's pure sight is ranked a king.'

I really like this one

We may face some limiting circumstance today. Whether it is the result of our failure, or through no fault of our own, we can “go” through it or seek God’s strength to “grow” through it. The challenge of every confinement is to increase rather than decrease; to grow and not diminish. The Lord’s goal is to give us “a future and a hope” (v.11). —David McCasland

I shall not worry coz God is taking care of me. I shall not complain because God is always blessing me. I shall not fear because God is always with me. 

prayer

Dear Lord, help me to remember that You are
with me, even when I’m unsure of my own
abilities. Give me the faith to believe that You
can help me to do anything You ask me to do.

(from Our Daily Bread)

prayer

Loving Father, forgive me for the seemingly
limitless capacity I have to be foolish. Teach me
in Your wisdom, so that my life might be pleasing
to You and a blessing to others around me.

(from Our Daily Bread) 

Prayer

Lord, help us to surrender our desire for influence
and success to You. May our heart’s desire ever be to be
used by You to further Your kingdom.
Make our lives a living testimony of You.

(taken from Our Daily Bread)

Today's Lesson

Have You Lost Your Focus?

He prayed that he might die. 1 Kings 19:4

Sometimes after 'giving it your all,' you can end up totally drained. Look at Elijah. God used him on Mt. Carmel to call down fire from heaven on the prophets of Baal. Yet he fell apart under Jezebel's threats. Fleeing for his life, he 'sat down under a broom tree and said, 'It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life.' The moment his focus changed from God to the enemy, he became overwhelmed. So God spoke to him again. This time it wasn't in a spectacular display. Instead, He spoke in a 'still small voice' (v. 12 NKJV), drawing him aside to rest and spend time with God. The next time the nation saw Elijah he was spiritually on top again. So answer this: has your focus shifted from God to all the 'stuff you have to do'? If so, you need time out, time alone with God. When He calls you aside to rest, do it! Vic Pentz says, 'Nothing fails so totally, as success without God.' The two-fold danger in the aftermath of any success is: First, spending too much time listening to the accolades of others; Second, presuming you have what it takes to succeed on your own. As a result you disconnect from God, who is the source of your strength. David said, 'The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?' (Psalm 27:1). Fearlessness is foolishness, unless it's based on faith in God. And one more thought: God sent Elisha to assist Elijah, and He can send the right person to help you too. He knows what to do to get you moving again. This was taken from UCB's the Word Today for Sept 8. :)

i know now..

i've been feeling really bad lately... I feel like i face problem after problem and they don't seem to end all in the span of a few weeks.

I was going crazy and totally out of it to the point that it affected other people.

but it seems like it's whenever i go through these all time lows that i realize God talking to me in a different way.

First message yesterday - be thankful.

I feel like i've neglected to be grateful and thankful of what I have even if I have way more than what I deserve.  Since I focus on all the problems I'm facing, it's turned into a vacuum and like a one - track mind thing wherein i don't see the beauty and positivity of each situation anymore.

2nd message that came to me today - put your full trust in Me

I've relied too much on other people to comfort me when God is just there waiting for me to put all my trust in Him.  It's become a wake up call. It's been a rough few weeks but I'm thankful that I went through it because it's also through my rough times I'm not able to read the Bible.

God is definitely trying to tell me things and I'm so grateful that I'm able to hear them.

Now, on my end - Acceptance.

Acceptance of God's role, peoples' roles, and my role.  I can't just trust in Him and not do my part.  I believe this is an awakening for me to really step up and do my best in all the responsibilities I have whether it's work, relationship, self.

I truly feel affirmed by today that if I just trust in Him, no problem is too big for me to face.

The world is not caving in, I'm just making You stronger - God

I've got an amazing God, a wonderful family that's here to support me, friends and colleagues who are there for me and Chad who listens to me and comforts me (and makes me deliriously happy!).

I'm ready to face tomorrow and the upcoming days... I'll just have to promise God that I'll still remember to smile amidst all this and know that He's there, refining me.

Lord, please help me focus on Your plan and not on my desires.

Please refine my intentions and my thoughts.

Let Your will be done.


Amen.