Thursday, June 29, 2006

Bible verse for encouragement

I have swept away your offenses like a cloud,
your sins like the morning mist.
Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
(Isaih 44:22)

And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose.
(Romans 8:28)

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD,

for I hide myself in you.
Teach me to do your will,for you are my God;

may your good Spiritlead me on level ground.
For your name's sake, O LORD,

preserve my life;in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;

destroy all my foes,for I am your servant.
(Psalm 143:8-12)


God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way

and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam

and the mountains quake with their surging.Selah
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,

the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;

God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;

he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The LORD Almighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress.Selah
Come and see the works of the LORD,

the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;

he breaks the bow and shatters the spear,
he burns the shields with fire.
"Be still, and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
The LORD Almighty is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress.Selah
(Psalm 46)


But he said to me,
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses,
so that Christ's power may rest on me.
That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight

in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
(2 corinthians 12:9-10)


I am not saying this because I am in need,
for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.
I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,
whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
(Phil 4:10-13)

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Your choice...

I will have a tough time starting from now onwards... If this is what God wants in my life, then let it be done... I am afraid and having a shaking faith didn't help me out much... However, God is merciful... He knows everything well... He knows my limitation well... I am almost worn out... All I have, I give it all out... Don't dare to say that is the best out of me, as I know I can do better but at this very moment that is what I can give... I really need strength, knowledge, wisdom and patient from above to settle all this.
Facing all this in life really break my heart for quite a while.. I didn't know that how to face the truth that worldly things really change a person's view and actions... I message the first person that came in my head... He help me analyse things and help me to understand people's thinking. I was encouraged by him... On that day, a message came in saying that God loves me... I have the peace in my heart...
Hmm... Just a few questions to ponder about... Will you change your attitude due to worldly stuff? For instant, will you work hard just because you want to be a millionaire? Will your attitude change due to chasing after money? Or should I say, will your definition of ethic change? Money, power and women can really make a different in a person life isn't it?
I am in a business field and what I learn from this field is... It is a wicked world out there... A business is a business of business... How people change after they became rich, how the definition of "ethic" change just because of gainng more profit, etc.. I don't need to list them all down and I believe all of you will know what is really happening out there... Besides that, I realise something as well... We should always have a "business plan" in life.. Looking long term instead of short term (depending on your financial though).
Why everyone yearn for short term profit? Avoid risk is most of them answered but are they really avoiding risk or putting themselve more on risk? For example, implementing technology in an organisation... If you are still using manual system and refuse to change, what will happen then? In a long run, will this benefit you? On the other hand, if you take the risk on implementing computerised system in the organisation, though it will be hard at first but when time passes by, will that not benefit your company? Which bring more benefit? If you are a CEO of a company, will you choose to implement it or will you choose to go ahead with your old system?
It is hard to accept things in such a sudden with addition now is my peak hour in my study (meaning tones of assignments, test and final exam is just around the corner). With my own strenght I can never achieve success.. With my own strength I can never please God... One friend once said to me that I should not always have "pleasing God" in my head... However, I ignore those words. Reason? Simple.. If I can please God, human will eventually be happy... Who is God? He is just, holy and he hate evil... Isn't that what human wants? In addition, human are never perfect. So which should you put as your priority? A perfect "person" as your main objective or a imperfect person? No need to tell me the answer for that but do ponder on that...
God showed me this verse in the bible...
Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.” —Acts 5:29
Who you choose to obey? The choice is your's...

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Can I?

A broken spirit, a broken heart,
Can I ever be heal?
Can I ever be heard?
In humanity speaking
it is impossible for me to be heal
However in God nothing is impossible
That is all I have to offer to You,
Are You willing to receive it?


I am like a sheep,
always lost, always blur,
Living my life without a purpose
Living my life without a meaning
Not realising when will the wolf
come towards my way.
Now, are you still willing to guide me?

Holding on to Your promises,
Holding on to Your words,
yet I am still afraid,
becuase I am still human,
Living in the world
I tend to follow the pattern of the world...
Will you still take me as Your children then?

All I want now,
is just peace from above,
All I want now,
is just Your love,
All I want now,
is Your divine healing,
All I want now,
is Your guidance,
All I want now,
is just be a good daughter of Your's....
Can I?

《錯過一時,錯過一生》

《錯過一時,錯過一生》

生活有時陰差陽錯,你錯過了一時,就似乎錯過了一生。有個男孩,在學校的新生聯歡會上認識了一個女孩。女孩笑容入春花,聰明活潑,男孩對她幾乎是一見鍾情,卻沒有表露。因為男孩剛經過高中階段循規蹈矩式教育,對男女感情小心翼翼得令人難以置信,他想:「再等等吧,等一切成熟些,再向她說。」
一年多後的一個夜晚,男孩終於鼓足勇氣約女孩出來,向她表達了心中的愛意。沒想到,平時口齒伶俐的女孩結.結巴巴地說:「我......我想我不能接受......你的好意,一個星期之前......我已經......接受了另一個......男孩......我真得......不知你......會喜歡我......」女孩說完就跑掉了,沒有讓男孩看到她濕潤的眼睛。
後來,有人看到男孩同學校的校花經常出雙入對,大家都以為他看中了校花的美貌,誰也沒有注意,校花有著和女孩一樣的春花般的笑容,非常相似,所以誰都沒有發現男孩的苦心。但是沒多久,男孩與校花的愛情就以分手告吹。
大學生活很快就結束了。畢業後,女孩披上了嫁衣成了別人的新娘,而男孩再沒有戀愛過。因為他清楚,只有這個女孩才是他今生唯一的至愛。男孩從朋友那裡輾轉打聽到女孩的生日和地址,每到女孩生日時,他就會叫人送去九朵鬱金香,但他卻不知道女孩最喜歡什麼花,他自己最喜歡鬱金香。男孩知道女孩已為人婦,所以他從來不在卡片裡留下姓名和聯絡好號碼,他不想因為自己的感情而影響女孩的生活。
幾年時間轉眼就過去了,男孩依然是形單影隻,依然記得每年都送花給女孩。就在女孩生日的前兩天,男孩參加了一個同學聚會,他聽說女孩在這幾年裡經歷了兩次離婚,如今也是獨身,心裡又是心疼又是高興。他為女孩遭遇了感情的不幸而心疼,又為自己再次有了機會而高興......終於等到女孩的生日!男孩在卡片裡寫下幾個字:「你知道我在愛你嗎?!」男孩英俊的臉上灑滿了笑意與希望,逕直向街心走去......
就在那時,一輛逆行的貨車撞倒了他......
女孩在收到鬱金香的同時也收到了男孩的死訊。女孩明白了一切,她把自己鎖在房間裡哭了整整一夜。疋回想起多年前的那個夜晚,男孩對她表白。她一直不知道, 這近十年來,男孩是如此執著而痴心地愛著她!想到這裡,她就哭得更傷心,奔瀉的淚水將鬱金香浸染得無限淒美。女孩知道,她失去了今生難遇難求的至愛。
然而,長眠的男孩永遠也不知道,女孩最喜歡的,正是鬱金香啊......
What is life? I read a lot of story like this... Even I myself experienced incident like this in my life... Appreciate people around you... Words are easy to come out from a human's mouth but I clearly understand that it is hard to carry out the action.... We will never appreciate things around us untill we really loose it...

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Happy? Sad? CONTRADICTING....

I am total worn out... Just finish of my SAD homework. I have one submission and 1 test next week. I give thanks to the Lord that they have extend the due date! However, please keep me in intense prayer as I am seriously stress out and I haven finish my assignment that need to be submit on this coming Tuesday! *wave white flag* HELP!
No idea what is ahead of me but I must hang on to God and push forward! I have no more strength in me... I doubt I have a conscience mind now... From Friday day up till now, what bothered me a lot is my study and personal life. Friday incident really hit on me hard! My head kept on thinking about that incident! I have no idea why but all I know is I want to flee from this place. It is just a small issue though yet my brain is putting on the critical mode... I can hardly sleep well these day as my brain, sub-conscience mind is not resting.. Waking up feeling even more tired before I sleep.
Friday is a day where I enjoy myself yet at the same time feeling sad. I went for a movie on Friday and the movie is great! Fast and the Furious, Drifting King! My dream show haha... Yet on the same day itself, I have a burden heart. I don't wish to write it down what has happened here but I know God will heal me and help me to overcome all this. I believe God allowed this to happened for a reason. No matter what happened, I will try my level best to look at the lesson behind the incident. Slowly I am getting the picture but it is not the full picture yet, so I will be patient and wait on Him.
Let His will be done in my life...

A virtual survival of life kit

A friend of mine send me this through Friendster E-mail... An encouragement to me =) During this period of time... I really really need a rest from all this... Thanks...
A virtual Survival Of Life kit!
Here it is:
Toothpick
Rubber band
Band-Aid
Pencil
Eraser
Chewing gum
Mint
Candy Kiss
Tea Bag
Here's why:
Toothpick - to remind you to pick out the goodqualities in others...
(Matt 7:1)
Rubber band - to remind you to be flexible, things might not always go the way you want, but it will work out...
(Romans 8:28)
Band Aid - to remind you to heal hurt feelings, yours or someone else's...
(Col. 3:12-14)
Pencil - To remind you to list your blessings everyday...
(Eph 1:3)
Eraser - to remind you that everyone makes mistakes, and it's okay...
(Gen. 50:15-21)
Chewing gum - to remind you to stick with it and you can accomplish anything ...
(Phil 4:13)
Mint - to remind you that you are worth a mint to your heavenly father...
(John 3:16-17)
Candy Kiss - to remind you that everyone needs a kiss or a hug everyday...
(1 John 4:7)
Tea Bag - to remind you to relax daily and go over that list of God's blessings...
(1 Thess 5:18)
This is my gift to you. May God richly bless you.
To the world, you may just be somebody...
but to somebody...you may just be the world.
Perhaps this will make a day just a little brighter!

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

A poem from friend

A friend wrote this poem for me and I didn't realise that I kept this for such a long time!

Reach for the star,
Follow ur dreams,
Success is really,
As far as it seems,

Have faith in urself,
And things u can do,
U have the ability,
It's all on u,
Belive u can do it,
And it will be done,
U'll reach those stars,
Ur victory will be won.
u'll be in my future,
as u were in my past,
a friendship like our,
was just meant to last.

-wish you a world of luck!

Shoot for the moon,even if you miss,
You'll land among the stars!

Take hold of every moment

...A meaningful story with a great lesson...
Take hold of every moment
A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:
"This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package."
He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.
"She got this the first time we went to New York, 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on. Was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is it."
He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.
He turned to me and said:
"Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion".
I still think those words changed my life. Now I read more and clean less. I sit on the porch without worrying about anything. I spend more time with my family, and less at work. I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through.

I no longer keep anything. I use crystal glasses every day. I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if i feel like it. I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to. The words "Someday..." and "One Day..." are fading away from my dictionary.

If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now. I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell. I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favourite food. It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come.
I would regret it, because I would no longer see the friends I would meet, letters... letters that i wanted to write "One of this days". I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't sayto my brothers and sons, not times enough at least, how much I love them. Now, I try not to delay, postpone or keep anything that could bring laughter and joy into our lives. And, on each morning, I say to myself that this could be a special day. Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.
If you got this, it's because someone cares foryou and because, probably, there's someone you care about.If you're too busy to send this out to other people and you say to yourself that you will send it "One of these days", remember that "One day" is far away... or might never come. .

Blessed day...

Blessed day indeed... Today is my parent's 31th anniversary and guess what, until 10.00pm only I got to know about it! Terrible daughter... Well, how I got to know is when my elder brother came back home bringing a big cake... Yam Yam.. American chocolate cake! Hehe.. At least can join in the party and have a nice piece of cake...
My baby car is back! Yipee~ On Monday, suddenly my mom told me that the car's engine caught fire and there is a big possibility that we need to change the whole engine! I... Total stone... Pray, pray and pray for safety journey as my brother is driving the car... As long as the car don't explode and my family members are alright then I am more than happy...
A good friend of my purposely wake up early in the morning just to send me to college today.. T.T so touch! In addition, came here super punctual! Thank you very much! Appreciate your help a lot.. Now i owe you another favour... Die.. How and when to repay all those? Haha... Patient... July is not far away... Haha.. Promise you that I will watch "Tokyo Drift" with you so hopefully I can fulfill that haha... A promise is a promise, hopefully I will carry out what I have promised... Remind me please, I am getting old.. Haha..
Another buddy of mine gives me a ride home after college, we went to Cheras Buisness Center to eat Che Choeng Fun! Haha.. Chatting all the way... Enjoy the trip a lot! I miss the good old days with him... Haha.. Used to overnight at his place with few other classmates, chatting, fighting for bed and so much more! A lot of fun in my life... =)
Don't know how to describe my day... I am really happy! Really really happy! Haha... Forgetting about my assignment... Letting go of myself for one day and just enjoy the blessing of God... Thank you God for the rest... I really need that.. God bless all of you!

Sunday, June 11, 2006

I want to give, but....

I thank God that He has brought me to church yesterday... Excuses that I came out with was lame.. Very lame... I give thanks to Him that He have convince me and healed my hand during that period of time... Though the sermon is short but it is a fruitful sermon.. A sermon that made me come back to seek His face more deeply... Went there with a burden heart but came back as a renewed person. God timing is always right on time... He showed me things that I never really open my eyes and look at that area... Or should I say I chose to close my eyes and not look at it?
I pray all the while, until I reach church... The moment I step in church, I pray super hard for myself... Hoping that the "thing" will just leave me once and for all.. It is so hard to even swing the problems and burden out of me... My brain is slowly getting into critical mood.. Not towards God though but towards my problems and burden in my heart.... AHHH... God, that is hard to overcome! Fighting my wills, fighting with myself... I can hardly concentrate... When prayer meeting ends, I sat down and trying to let go of myself and wanting to hold on to Him...
Somehow, I open my bulletin... I got a shock of my life... "I want to give, but..." this is the title for today sermon.. I stone there.. Looking up, I said "You must be kidding right?"... Actually why I am so shock of it because that is normally what I said to God... One word... Excuses to serve Him fully... Excuses to compromise.... Excuses for not following what He wants me to do... It is like... Like God is using my words to speak to me... I close the bulletin and ponder on what will happen next...
One word strike me most...
"If you do what you've always done, you will always get what you've always get."
"Braekthrough does not come by knowledge. It comes with actions"
Short and simple yet the impact on me is so great...
Today sermon was refering to Deu 6:10-12, 24 and 8:6-20.
a) Having the rigth motive - Actions of showing gratitude.
deu 6:10-12
Moses main concern towards the Isreal is they will turn left and right instead of looking at God. He is afraid that once the Isreal are prosperous, they tend to be proud and forsaken the Lord. Therefore, he gave a clear instruction to remind the Isreal to remember who is the provider of all.
"When the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you - a lang with large, flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant - then when you eat and are satisfied, be carefull that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery."
*Underline part: Isreal are not suppose to have all those things but becuase of God grace and great love towards them, God provide them the best. Therefore, Moses reminded them not to forget the Lord as He provide them all this. They should show their gratitude towards God and always remember that We serve God because He saved us [Italic part].
b) Trusting God's promise - Action of Faith
Deu 8:6-9
Always remember that God's province is certain. Isreal pray to God and God promise them a land [Read Due 8:6-9]. Yet they have send 12 spies over the promise land to have a look at the promise land.. However, due to 10 spies saying that the land is hard to conquer as the people who are currently staying in that land are bigger in size, the Isreal are reluctant to conquer the land. They forgot that the Lord have promise them the land and eventually the Lord will provide them the strength to conquer the land. They fear and fail to take the action because they are depending on their very own stregth rather than God's. As a result, the Isreal miss the opprtunity to step in the promise land because they chose to let go of it.. They wonder around the desert for 40 years due to their fear and lack of faith in God. However, God never forget His promise, He fulfilled His promise after 40 years... God never break His promises... It is just the matter of time... God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.
*Malachi 3:10
"Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it"
If you could only take one step ahead and do what the Lord wants you to do, you will be prosper... If not, you will end up like the Isreal... God gives yet you chose not to take it? Take the action of faith! It is our faith and action that make things happen!
c)Acknowledging God's supremacy - Action of humility
Due 8:17-18
We always like others to praise us but do we turn the praise back to God and give thanks to Him?
"You may say to yourself,'My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me' But remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his convemant, which He swore to your forefathers, as it is today. [deu 8:17-18]"
It is clearly written in the bible that no matter how prosper you are now, no matter how much you owned now, it is not only YOUR own power and strength but also the opportunity given by the Lord and the blessing He gave to you. He gave you the ability to earn what you have now!
Have you acknowledge Him as God in life?
Sorry... I can't type too much as my hand is aching like mad! This is just a brief notes on what I learn in Church yesterday. Hopefully it speaks to you as well... For your information, I am once spiritually renew by the Lord.. So Praise be with HIM!

Praise Him every single moment...


READ THE FIRST LINE CAREFULLY. .
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Loving without measuring....

You can't make someone love you,
All you can do is be someone who can be loved,
The rest is up to the person to realize your worth.

The measure of love is when you love without measure.
In life, there are very rare chances that you'll meet the person you love
and loves you in return.
So once you have it don't ever let go,
The chance might never come your way again.

It's better to lose your pride to the one you love,
than to lose the one you love because of pride.
We spend too much time looking for the right person to love
or finding fault with those we already love,
when instead we should be perfecting the love we give.

Disappointments are like road humps,
they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards.
Don't stay on the humps too long. Move on!
When you feel down because you didn't get what you want,
just sit tight and be happy,
because God is thinking of something better to give you.

When something happens to you, good or bad, consider what it means.
There's a purpose to life's events, to teach you how to laugh more or not to cry too hard.

There is...

There Is
By Cles A. Wilson
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewshortstory.asp?id=18135

One day a host of words came out in the streets like town criers to declare their beliefs.

THERE IS… NO Christ, DESPAIR cried out -needing to be heard by all.
THERE IS… NO Christ, HOMELESS moaned - searching for an alley to claim its own.
THERE IS… NO Christ, MISERY uttered - parading itself throughout the streets.
THERE IS… NO Christ, SUICIDE declared - making a strong statement to all. THERE IS… NO Christ, GRIEF stated - stepping up to add its voice.
THERE IS… NO Christ, SORROW grounded out - in solid tones for us to hear. THERE IS… NO Christ, REMORSE hollered - wanting to be heard by the masses.
THERE IS… NO Christ, VIOLENCE shouted strongly - with emphasis on each word.
THERE IS… NO Christ, DEATH roared out drowning out the others at the scene.


THERE IS… A CHRIST, HOPE cried out - to all I have the surety of Christ's words:
Psalm 71:5 Psalm 71 Psalm 71:4-6 For thou art my HOPE, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. KJV

THERE IS… A CHRIST, HOME moaned out - as it entered into its sanctuary with Christ's words:
1 Kings 13:15 1 Kings 13 1 Kings 13:14-16 Then he said unto him, Come HOME with me, and eat bread. KJV

THERE IS… A CHRIST, DELIGHT uttered - to all that paraded themselves before it with Christ's words:
Psalm 37:4 Psalm 37 Psalm 37:3-5 DELIGHT thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. KJV

THERE IS… A CHRIST, CHOOSING TO LIVE -to live declared - making a statement of Christ's words:
Philippians 1:22 Philippians 1 Philippians 1:21-23 But if I LIVE in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall CHOOSE I wot not. KJV

THERE IS… A CHRIST, JOY stated - with firmness adding its I have the words of Christ:
Romans 15:32 Romans 15 Romans 15:31-33 That I may come unto you with JOY by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. KJV

THERE IS… A CHRIST, HAPPINESS grounded out - with solid words coming from Christ:
Matthew 25:23 Matthew 25 Matthew 25:22-24 "His master replied, `Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's HAPPINESS!' NIV

THERE IS… A CHRIST, CONVICTION hollered loudly - the faithfulness of Christ's words:
1 Thessalonians 1:5 1 Thessalonians 1 1 Thessalonians 1:4-6 Because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep CONVICTION. You know how we lived among you for your sake. NIV

THERE IS… A CHRIST, GENTLENESS shouted strongly - with emphasis on the words of Christ:
2 Samuel 22:36 2 Samuel 22 2 Samuel 22:35-37 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy GENTLENESS hath made me great. KJV

THERE IS… A CHRIST, ETERNAL LIFE roared out - "I have it with the promise of Christ's words": John 3:15 John 3 John 3:14-16 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have ETERNAL LIFE. KJV

His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Artist : Lauryn Hill
Title : His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Why should I feel discouraged
Why should the shadows come
Why should my heart feel lonely
And long for heaven and home
When Jesus is my portion
A constant friend is He
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches over me
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me

I sing because I'm happy
I sing because I'm free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me (He watches me)
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches
I know He watches
I know He watches me

I sing because I'm happy
I sing because I'm free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me (He watches me)
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me (He watches me)
He watches me
I know
He watches
Me

THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM

THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM
有些事并不象它看上去那样

Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guestroom. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem."

两个旅行中的天使到一个富有的家庭借宿。这家人对他们并不友好,并且拒绝让他们在舒适的客人卧室过夜,而是在冰冷的地下室给他们找了一个角落。当他们铺床时,较老的天使发现墙上有一个洞,就顺手把它修补好了。年轻的天使问为什么,老天使答到:“有些事并不象它看上去那样。”


The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field? The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.


第二晚,两人又到了一个非常贫穷的农家借宿。主人夫妇俩对他们非常热情,把仅有的一点点食物拿出来款待客人,然后又让出自己的床铺给两个天使。第二天一早,两个天使发现农夫和他的妻子在哭泣--他们唯一的生活来源,一头奶牛死了。年轻的天使非常愤怒,他质问老天使为什么会这样,第一个家庭什么都有,老天使还帮助他们修补墙洞,第二个家庭尽管如此贫穷还是热情款待客人,而老天使却没有阻止奶牛的死亡。

"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn’t find it."

“有些事并不象它看上去那样。”老天使答道,“当我们在地下室过夜时,我从墙洞看到墙里面堆满了金块。因为主人被贪欲所迷惑,不愿意分享他的财富,所以我把墙洞填上了。

"Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem."

“昨天晚上,死亡之神来召唤农夫的妻子,我让奶牛代替了她。所以有些事并不象它看上去那样。”

Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later...

有些时候事情的表面并不是它实际应该的样子。如果你有信念,你只需要坚信付出总会得到回报。你可能不会发现,直到后来…….

請問您這兒有上帝賣嗎?

Got this from a close friend... Enjoy..
一個小男孩捏著一美元,沿街一家一家商店地詢問:「請問您這兒有上帝賣嗎?」

店主要麼說沒有,要麼嫌他在搗亂,不由分說就把他攆出了店門。天快黑時,第
二十九家商店的店主熱情地接待了男孩。

老闆是個六十多歲的老頭,滿頭銀髮,慈眉善目。他笑咪咪地問男孩:「告訴我,
孩子,你買上帝幹嘛?」男孩流著淚告訴老頭,他叫邦尼,父母很早就去世了,
他是被叔叔帕特魯普撫養大的。
叔叔是個建築工人,前不久從鷹架上摔了下來,至今昏迷不醒。醫生說,只有上帝
才能救他。邦尼想,上帝一定是種非常奇妙的東西,我把上帝買回來,讓叔叔吃了,
傷就會好。

老頭眼圈濕潤了,問:「你有多少錢?」「一美元。」「孩子,上帝的價格正好是一美
元呢!」老頭從貨架上拿了瓶「上帝之吻」牌飲料給邦尼,說:「拿去吧!孩子,你
叔叔喝了這瓶『上帝』,就沒事了。」

邦尼喜出望外,將飲料抱在懷裡,興沖沖地回到了醫院。一進病房,他就開心地
叫嚷道:「叔叔,我把上帝買回來了,你很快就會好起來!」
幾天之後,一個由頂尖醫學專家組成的醫療小組來到醫院,對帕特魯普進行會診。

他們採用世界上最先進的醫療技術,終於治好了帕特魯普的傷。帕特魯普出院時,
看到醫療費賬單上那個天文數字,差點嚇昏過去。可院方告訴他,有個老頭幫他
把錢付清了。那老頭是個億萬富翁,從一家跨國公司董事長的位置上退下來後,隱
居在本市,開了家雜貨店打發時光。那個醫療小組就是老頭花重金聘請來的。
帕特魯激動不已,他立即和邦尼去感謝老頭。可是老頭已經把雜貨店賣掉,出國
旅遊去了。

後來,帕特魯普接到一封信,是那老頭寫來的,信中說:「年輕人,您能有邦尼
這個侄兒,實在是太幸運了。為了救您,他拿一美元到處購買上帝......。

感謝上帝,是他挽救了您的生命。但請您一定記住,真正的上帝,是人們的愛心!

Thursday, June 8, 2006

My dream, my aim...

How I wish I can take pictures like that... Got this from E-mail..

Bee and flower

A light from the sky

*SWIMMING*

Beauty

Respect!

Cute doggie

Under the sea


Aeroplane

Weird weird people...

Hi there readers... Miss all of you all! Somehow, something hit me... All those effort I put in to design this blog yet I put it aside... Still remember I sat in front of the computer for the whole day just to do some minor editing with trials and error... Wanted to delete this blog so much so much... Don't ask me why.. It is just me... Hmm.. Obviously, I fail to do so... Why? It is like cutting part of me haha..
A girl that likes swimming, shopping, likes cars, likes watching anything regarding cars [but have no knowledge about them, just envy on those people], likes the feeling of sitting in a car [specially when speeding], sometimes watch football, used to play football, likes to read story books, likes to read the word of God, likes to know God more, like BM language, like the beach, like the night, like the sky which is full of stars, like the breeze, like the sun, like to take photograph [hehe, remind me of KM's and Mike's camera.. Haha.. Like 33's property =p ], likes to sing, likes to talk, likes to play, likes peom, likes to hang out, likes to laugh, likes to drink water, likes to chat, likes to tease people, likes to "bomb" people, likes to eat Chillis, likes white color stuff a lot [including foods], likes to play around with animation, likes fever, likes cold weather, likes beauty knowledge etc etc... Wao.. A super long list and it will continue.. haha...
Now tell me... What so weird about me? Hmm... I don't know why but somehow many people around me is telling me that I am not like the normal girl... How I react, how I speak, how I think... Somehow I am carrying myself as a "weird girl".. Haha... Suddenly I am in a mood to write this post.. Not knowing the reason but just following my heart... Still searching my "weird" part.. Or is it people around me are weird? Haha... Hmmm... I don't know...

*Shine Shine*

READ:
Acts 6:9-15 All who sat in the council, looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as the face of an angel. —Acts 6:15
Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me, All His wonderful passion and purity; O Thou Spirit divine, all my nature refine Till the beauty of Jesus is seen in me. —Orsborn
When Stephen was brought before the Jewish council for interrogation, “they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke” (Acts 6:10). As he was being accused, they “saw his face as the face of an angel” (v.15). By God’s transforming grace, we too can have a daily beauty in our lives. As we walk prayerfully in the Spirit, our faces increasingly reflect the beauty of Jesus.
A distinguished Bible scholar of the 19th century, J. B. Lightfoot, was described by one of his devoted students as “startlingly ugly: a stout little man with a grotesque figure and a squint.” But that same student also said that Lightfoot was “the best man I have ever encountered, and I say this deliberately after the experience of many years. In a day or two . . . his face appeared the most beautiful and lovable thing imaginable.”
When you look in a mirror, what do you see? Do you see a lovely reflection? A handsome face? Or do you see a plain or unattractive countenance? We want to give those who behold us what my friend called an aesthetic blessing. But what about the beauty of holiness? Are others blessed by the beauty that flows through us from Christ?

Monday, June 5, 2006

Opportunities

Got this from a friend... Do browse through it =)
This a deep point that leads to different questions.....
1) What is our heart for God ?
2) Why did I become a disciple/Christian ?
3) Did i think this life would be easy and that there would be no challenges or struggles ?
Those opportunities to invest your life for Christ’s sake are God-given. What we decide reflects who we really are.
Point # 2----What is striking in this story is that this is not coincidental.
Let me put a serious thought on our minds this morning...Every 20 minutes there are six people who will die, thats 600,000 people or more who will die without knowing if they will go to heaven or hell......How should that make us feel ? and how urgent should we be in making sure that the population of the Earth knows about Christ ?
We should remember the words of our Lord and Saviour when he says that he didnt come to be served but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28) that means that we are being called out of our comfort zone and called to do something great for God
I think to share a little on the first point....
I totally believe that God wants us to search for him through our time with Him but he wants us to take what he has given us and not only put it into practice but to share it with others......we may think that the time we have belongs to just us but in reality it belongs to God and we should use the time He gives us wisely and share what we have in Christ with others so that they to may enjoy a personal relationship with God
Do I stay with a smaller church that desperately needs me, or do I choose a larger, more prestigious congregation?
Those opportunities require risk when we would rather play it safe. What will I do with my life? What am I going to do with myself? Is it a sucker’s game to give myself for others when everyone else is looking out for themselves? Should I get involved with my neighbor’s problems which seem endless and beyond any solutions? Should I try to help or should I read my Bible, study, and pray?
Life is made up of opportunities in which we make decisions that count for our Master.
there are two points that i would briefly like to cover..........
1)
To have listeners realize and apply how opportunities work out their commitment. "Talents" represent the opportunities that God gives to us. What does that mean? We are given the opportunities to invest and use our natural abilities, not for ourselves, but for Jesus Christ.
2)
Our true commitment is seen in how we respond to the opportunities that are given to us. TEXT: "For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them" (Matthew 25:14-30).
OPPORTUNITIES GOD GIVES US TO SERVE HIM

Sunday, June 4, 2006

The Da Vinci Code

To those who are confuse or wanted to know the difference between the "The Da Vinci Code" and the real truth, which is based on the bible, please browse through this website. After watching the short clip, click on the "One truth, Believe it." Hope it will take away all your doubt...

Goodbye my readers....

Dear readers...
Well good news to all! From this very moment, 04 June 2006, Sunday, Lau Shan Shang will officially stop being a "blogger" or "writter".... I don't dare to say I will stop writing for the rest of my life, but at this very moment, I will be taking a very very long vacation from this blog.... Due to some personal issue, I might be coming back from the vacation!
I am currently uncertain of my life, my brain, my soul and even my dream... I need some quiet time to just calm myself down and look for "myself"... In order not to write things that shaken others' faith, I would like to take a break out of all this... I will still browse through my blog though to just check on the comments and chat box but I doubt there will be anyone to leave me messages hahaha... I will still put in stuff in this blog but it will not be something that is written by me... I think I will put in short story and inspiring life stuff in this blog.... Anyway, do keep me in your prayer as I seriously need your prayer... Pray that I manage to find myself back and let His will be done in my life *smile* Thanks for reading my boring blog all this while... Appreciate your time and effort...
Enjoy your life to the fullness and never regret in what you did in life =)
There is always a point where people stop and have a rest in order to continue the walk in the future. Hopefully this rest will really help me... Goodbye for now.. Hope to see you all soon in the near future =)