i am greatly encouraged...

I am encouraged by my frens.....
to do more work and studying (further my interests...) compared to dreaming and working day-to-day !

God is so good, He held the rain till the Walkathon was over !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

=0) Thk God for the 'withholding' of the rain till 11am... =0)

one nEw pAge in My LIFE

I learnt tat human relationships r so vulnerable. Look beyond e suRface and way things appeAR to be... One has to be sincere and open to share in order to get to noe another betta. Trust is impt. in relationships. Maturing is a Process tat u cannot give up in and God is the Amazing Grace.

& I learnt tat I know who I am thus pple noe the real me too. God bless U if u 'r encouraged when U read tis !
... <*0*> Get 2 know urself (more) & be real !


Signing off,
CHANGE to be immediate.....not to take so long and take things 4 granted !

smth interesting my colleague sent !

Who packs your Parachute?


Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. He ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience!

One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!"

"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.


"I packed your parachute," the man replied.

Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man shook his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."

Plumb couldn't sleep that night for thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering about the many hours the sailor spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know.

Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what he or she needs to make it through the day. Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We need to take the time to recognize the people packing our parachutes.

Extracted from: http://www.lubbockfunclub.com/LifeLesson.htm

actualli moi v. brave la...... but Now i just wana take time to 'grieve'

I finally asked.
Dun wish to guess.
His reply : he said he just thk God for me as a fren; sister-in-christ, etc...duno how to feel. But i noe the way out truly is to remember how many times God was gracious.

i wana cry out loud but there was no more tears.....and of coz, now in (3plus in the afternoon) office premises do not permit.

i hv to ask of u NOT to reply to my email coz i just need time to be alone. i noe u care and already gave a lot of support; advice and encouragement.
i will not blame God nor myself nor anyone. Just not to tink but to move on. Not to fantasize nor hope in him coming bck. But to let my heart grieve and believe tat I will survive, and to be real to my emotions, to heal and let God fill me once again.

It is indeed not gd for me, in not being successful in a tried-attempt. It is v. painful. This time, I will not try to be strong, I will face my emotions. OF coz, I will be real, to noe that love cannot be 'manufactured', love cannot be predicted, love cannot be such a pain too.
God is not in front of me now, but I asked Him to strengthen my hands, my heart; encourage me to focus on Him, my work, and quicken the process of healing.

I know He has me in His hands.
Will not share tis anymore, and will not share abt bgr anymore. If u hv somebody to intro. to me, also dun tell me, just let the activities come, in the midst of many people and not having me to noe.

BGR/ feelings has always been a weak area for me. And i just need to let go completely, be SECURE being a single lady and happy to noe guys and gals as frens, and let guys pursue me. Sometimes the fear and bad experience / happy memories flash back. But i tell myself - INDEED NOT TO FISH BACK. And i stop myself from feeling bitter. Sadness is inevitable but i ask myself to run to God once I hv negative feeling, and depressing tendency.

PLEASE dun ask me how i feel when u see me !!!

I know i hv asked u to pray many times, really, how silly i feel now.
Pray for me and I will just recover and be completely alright. Still happy in church and will be taking time to pray for myself too, to grow up and be SECURE.

Blessed to be a blessing !

Hi all,

just wana share a bit during tis period of church's blessing 100k.

I must say tat it is not ez for me, it's a change of mindset and obedience to move out in faith. Am not strong at all this period, actually struggling with God abt emotions, work and faith. Only when I surrender and let go of what I really want and cannot let go, God begins to change my heart. Guard my thots. My joy is growing to be more complete.

God's greatest blessing to me tis seaon/ period is to teach me to persevere and take time to pray.

It seems to be that the FIRST initial stage was bLUr.....v.hard to start. In fact, I felt resistance to believe what I pray or to pray more. Thank God for His comfort, His Holy Spirit and to give opportunities to see all of you, as when I see all of u, I am encouraged.

God also broke negative thots and mindsets within me. I learnt that in spending time wif Him, reading His Word and praying, I can live each day more in Peace, Joy and Faith.

Indeed the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Usu. we tink abt ourselves, thinking we are not moving out in faith. Yet God also wants to 'grant us breakthru' in mindsets that the harvest IS plentiful. We need NOT fear.
I hv overcome rejection and fear, the darkness & futility of my human logic/ mindsets.

Praise God. Indeed as Evangel has shared, "we may be pressed on every side, yet we have God in every way" [for full scripture, read 2 Corinthians 4]. And God leads us in triumphal procession... [2 Corinthians 2].

We hv all tasted of God's goodness and glory, indeed we are MORE than sufficient to be a blessing. I give glory to Him that we can be vessels to be used.
It begins first with all of us being open to Him ! And, it's only by His work in us, we need to believe.
Now, into the 2nd week, I pray more in faith and with a VICTORIOUS attitude. As Angela has shared, we will be able to blessing the pple who have needs when we are sincere. They can receive us as we bless with sincere hearts.
Last of all, wld like to share Hebrews 10, 11 and 12.

19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Hebrews 11
By Faith
1Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

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Hebrews 12
God Disciplines His Sons
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons:
"My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline,
and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
6because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son."[a]
7Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! 10Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. 11No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
12Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13"Make level paths for your feet,"[b] so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

is really difficult wif a manager who does not trust u nor ur decisions but i guess i must press on, be even better and let her change her mind abt me. Not everybody will be pleased or be able to understand me, nor do I understand everybody anyway. Work is also abt having EQ. Learn fast and also take short breaks to recharge. AND, I must not just work blindly, take time to improve myself - think faster, read widely, pray and work intelligently as well. I.E> DO NOT be like a blind mouse, scrampering ard for food or to escape frm the cat.
STEADY and be able to calmly face every situations.

Today is R's Birthday

Today is my fren - R's birthday.
Actual Day

I want to dedicate this posting to her.

* A Rose That Blooms *

There's none like u
Much to know about
Far beyond ur own thots

Since u were born
Happy b'day todae & more
There's lots to feel & grow

Really glad our paths have crossed
I know u 're special
Hope u know it as well

Quite a lady of ideas & strength
Just look within
U will know ur beauty deep

People can come and go
Only God will anchor and plant
U deeply into water with nutrients

Oh so there is much to anticipate
Have fun & be set free
To be all that u 're

Many mins, hrs & days will pass
But no time will erase God's blessings
There is indeed no better time to say tis -
"You ARE a Beautiful Rose tat Blooms"

Cheers !~

enCouraGing Word for the Day !

from my dear sista-buddy:

from 2 Corinthians 4
Verse 7 & onwards
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

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from Jeremiah 29
Verse 8 and onwards
"Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have. 9 They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I have not sent them," declares the LORD.

10 This is what the LORD says: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. [b] I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."

Title: "Random Acts of Love"

LOVE ~!


What if tomorrow morning when you got up instead of doing whatever it is that you usually do, you changed the world instead? Sounds pretty ambitious, doesn’t it, especially if tomorrow is Monday.

As Christians, we have an unlimited power supply in God, but often we act as if we are afraid to pay our spiritual electric bill. We try to conserve our energy for activities that involve us, rather than others.

You have probably heard of the “random acts of kindness” movement. It’s a great idea that came about in response to the media’s constant reporting of “random acts of violence.” I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but this idea is nothing new. Jesus taught the concept centuries ago: “Love thy neighbor as thyself,” He said, and then he went on to tell the story of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:28-37). I suppose the Christian version of good deeds could be called “purposeful acts of love.”

Considering our unlimited power supply, if we really and truly love others as ourselves, should we sit around and wait for them to ask us to do something for them? Or, if we see something that needs doing, should we plug into our spiritual source of power and just do it?

I remember reading a story years ago about a family who suffered the tragic loss of a child. It was the custom of this family to leave their shoes outside their back door. A man who knew this family heard of their loss. When he came to their house to offer his condolences and saw the shoes outside the door it occurred to him that they might want to wear the shoes to the funeral. The shoes were worn and dirty, so he took them home, cleaned and shined them and returned them before they’d been missed.

We should plug into our spiritual source of power and just do it...
“I knew if I had asked if there was anything I could do, they would have said ‘no.’ Their shoes needed cleaning so I did it,” he said matter of factly. To him it was no big deal, but to the family his “purposeful act of love” spoke volumes.

Stop and think back over your day:

Was there something you saw that needed doing but you passed it by because you were in a hurry?
Was there an elderly neighbor that would have loved even a ten minute visit?
Was there a child in the school yard, or at the park, who looked dejected and needed the comfort of a hug?
Was there a young mother struggling at the grocery store with a cart full of bags, a baby on one hip, and a crying toddler in the seat of the buggy?
Every day as Christians, we are given opportunities to change the world with “purposeful acts of love.” However, if we aren’t careful, we may fail to see those opportunities because we’re too busy, too stressed, and too caught up in what’s happening in our own lives.

And so I challenge you, tonight when you say your prayers, don’t think small. Think big! Ask God to help you change the world. Ask Him to open your eyes to the needs of others and the courage to do what needs to be done, and don’t fool yourself by thinking that the “purposeful acts of love” you do are too small or too insignificant to make a difference.

Remember the story of the little boy who was seen throwing starfish that had washed up on the beach back into the ocean?

“Why do you bother?” a man asked him. “There are hundreds of them. You couldn’t possibly save them all.” “No,” the little boy answered, “but I can save this one, and it makes a difference to him,” he said as he threw the starfish back into the sea.

What you do (or don’t do) each day does make a difference in the lives of others. So tonight, say your prayers and go to bed early. You’re going to need your rest, because tomorrow you’re gonna get up and change the world.

cheery article !!!

Remember the story in the Bible of a lad whose sack lunch was put into the hands of Jesus and miraculously multiplied into food enough for 5,000? With a dozen baskets of scraps and leftovers picked up afterward? (John 6:1-13 TNIV)
Remember what Oskar Schindler did in rescuing Jews from the Holocaust? Against the millions who died, though, Schindler discounted what he was able to do. There were so few he could help to save.

When it comes to truly "little things," who is going to remember your kindness to an elderly lady whose name you don't even know? What will it matter if you visit a sick friend in the hospital? And what difference would it make for you to help with your church's Sunday School or youth camp?

There seems to be a prevailing view to the effect that only the big and splashy, noisy and expensive things matter. It just isn't so!

Richard Liggett has made coffins for the past couple of decades or more. They weren't expensive or ornate, mind you. He and a crew of men who worked with him built coffins from birch plywood, lined them with foam padding covered with fabric, and put brass handles on the side. A cross typically adorned the top. The total cost of each coffin was a modest $215.

Ruth Graham was buried in a coffin made by Liggitt. She died earlier this month at age 87, after a long illness. A matching coffin has already been made, purchased, and stored away for her husband — Evangelist Billy Graham.

They weren't expensive or ornate!
In the press coverage around Mrs. Graham's death, her simple coffin became a story. When people asked about the unusually simple and unadorned casket in which her body had been placed, the name of Richard Liggett became public. And I'm sure there would have been a rush to interview him about the project, if he were still alive. He died of cancer in March of this year.

Liggett died an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He was 31 years into a life sentence for second-degree murder. Christ found and claimed him there, and he spent his final years not only building caskets, but sharing the gospel with fellow-inmates. The Grahams' son, Franklin, saw Liggett's work on a visit to Louisiana's penitentiary at Angola and was struck by its simple beauty.

Before he died, he said the most profound thing he ever did was to build coffins for Ruth and Billy Graham. Who says "little things" don't matter? Seldom get noticed? Don't make a difference? So why should you shrink back from a less-than-spectacular chance to do something kind or holy or encouraging?

If no one else sees or cares, God does. And that is all that matters.

[Jesus said] "And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is known to be my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly be rewarded" (Matthew 10:42 TNIV).