eam. The purpose of our
All in all, we want to resonate out loud for God, allowing Him to work in our lives so that we can impact others.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010/ -3:53 PM
broccoli... celery... gotta be... veggietales!
Our Father in Heaven, holy be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Do not put us to the test, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
clicky to enlarge or squint at my teeny-tiny penmanship.
Quote 2 remember: GLUE. God Loves You Everyday.
Sunday, March 28, 2010/ -11:16 PM
And I'll be by your side, wherever you fall
Hey guys(:
Don't know how many of you actually read this regularly, but I know I do! First post :D
Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away
Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run
And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you
Look at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life
Just remember that God's waiting for you; don't fight it.
love,deb(:
Sunday, February 28, 2010/ -11:36 PM
Pencils! xD
POSTPOST!
HAI!!! Sarah here!!! I found this story! I hope you guys will find this inspiring andandand you'll listen to the Pencil Maker and be good pencils! ^^
THE PENCIL STORY
The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box.
“There are 5 things you need to know,” he told the pencil, “Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be.”
“One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone’s hand.”
“Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you’ll need it to become a better pencil.”
“Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.”
“Four: The most important part of you will always be what’s inside.”
“And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write.”
The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.
YOU are the pencil!
I'm gg to finish my homework now! See you guys on saturday! (x
<3
Monday, February 22, 2010/ -12:32 AM
still
ting:
this verse really caught my attention and i thought i'd share it.
Mark 4:40
"Do you still have no faith?"
This verse was taken from the passage where Jesus calmed the storm. and the word still really caught my attention. it spoke to me about even after so many miracles that Jesus had done, that the disciples still did not have the faith to believe that Jesus would calm the storm. and i think it really applies to us. though God has done so much in our lives, so many times we still keep doubting God and still dont have that faith to believe. the passage before this, mark 4:30, is about how God's kingdom is described as a mustard seed. and what i was reminded of is how we only need faith the size of a mustard seed to move mountains.
Monday, February 15, 2010/ -6:50 PM
strength like never before.
hey, ting is here to post!!!(:
i just wanna share something that i have learnt about strength.
the past month has been a hectic one for me, and i broke down many times and cried myself to sleep a couple of nights. its nothing serious really, its mainly many little things that become one big chunk of a burden. haha if you know what i mean. there were lots of obligations that had to fulfill and duties to carry out that i couldnt carry it upon my shoulders. i thought that strength was being able to carry every single thing by yourself, holding up the whole burden by yourself without anyone's help. i thought that strength was not letting people see your weaknesses, and being 'okay' when you really arent 'okay'. so for the first few weeks, i held everything myself. i told myself its okay. i can do it. i dont need anyone;s help but my own. and the load got heavier and heavier and heavier.. i was tired and exhausted. cried, but made sure no one knew, made sure i did not let any weakness slip out anywhere.
it got to a point that there were just too many things on my mind. i remember that saturday, altar call didnt really super apply to me, but i went up anyway. i had to. i needed to. i just knelt there. someone prayed for me, someone who didnt know me personally or even by name. she said that God was telling her i wanted to give up, to throw in the towel and if someone put a pail of water in front of me, i wouldnt see myself because i have lost myself, become unsure of who i am anymore. but God knows me as His daughter and He will bring me back to a point of knowing myself and seeing myself clearly in that water. at that point, i just broke down completely. i couldnt stop. everything, frustration, anger, worthlessness, just flowed out in tears. it was as if everything i felt and the confusion within just began to flow out in words, through someone else' mouth into my ears. i began to understand that i had to let go and stop carrying everything by myself.
i thought strength was holding up everything myself. i was wrong. i thought strength was not letting people see your weaknesses. i was wrong. i have learnt that strength is not about holding the load of burdens on my own, but strength is taking that courage to let someone else carry your burdens along with you. i dont mean you go round telling the whole world your problems, but just maybe someone you trust, to have someone to account to and someone to turn to when you need help. thats the first step of strength. the second though, is the actual facing ur problems once again. its finding that attitude that will help you to overcome your situations because you know that you have a strong Father up there helping you along. strength is not from ourselves, but strength is from Him above. whenever you feel tired or weary, always say a word of prayer and ask God for strength. its amazing, cos He really will provide you with it. i really felt rejuvenated and refreshed, and kept telling myself 'ting can be strong and will be strong.' and you know, if ur strength is from God and not urself, it will withstand all ur circumstances(:
i hope what i've said made sense. im not very good with words, but i hope you catch my message!(:
find your strength in Him today.
"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
- isaiah 40:31
Thursday, February 11, 2010/ -10:49 PM
Climbing A Monkey Puzzle Tree
clarice:
hi!!! i'm going to share about my testimonies since OBS started. i was really stuck in my walk with God for more than a year, and at the last ignyte camp that i went for (radical), i didn experience any change at all. so i'm really thankful for my personal encounters with God.
at radical camp, bro fuwei prayed for me and said he saw that i was climbing up a mountain, and when i reached the other side where God was, i would experience great joy. i really hope that i've reached, or maybe there's more to come!
anyway, here's my testimony for u guys.
during my OBS on tues, the clouds were so dark that even the instructor asked us to move under shelter. i prayed that it would not rain because if it did, our tents would become wet and possibly flooded. God really answered my prayer. it didnt rain!
on wed, we went kayaking, and i put my spectacles in my bag between two towels. i prayed that my spectacles would not be broken. God provided me with my friend's glasses case abt 5 minutes later. i also prayed that i would not capsize, and i didnt even though e waves were quite strong at one point.
on thurs, we trekked for a total of abt 9 hrs, including e time taken to stop for lunch and some other breaks. i asked to be kept safe and uninjured, and to have e strength to continue walking. i walked for 13km without collapsing.
throughout e wk, i prayed that it wud not rain during e camp at all. i heard God telling me that if He did that, when i reached singapore, it would rain. sure enough, i walked home in e rain on fri.
i did not do tawg on fri bcos i was very tired and upset. on sat, i was reading andrew's post abt not sleeping until we did our tawg. i believe that was God's reminder to me to be consistent with tawg.
on monday, i had shooting for my cca. just to let u guys know, i cant shoot for peanuts. e rifle will go haywire in my hands. for e 1st round, i had a grouping of abt 247cm (the lower the better, people were getting abt 20cm) and only 1 shot hit the computerized target. that's usually what happens every cca shooting practice. in e nxt round, after i prayed, God improved my grouping to abt 30cm, and i managed to hit 5 out of 7 targets, both of which i have never achieved before.
yup, i just want to encourage every1 with this post b4 i go to malaysia in abt... 5 hrs because my mom wants to beat the traffic. cya arnd!
Quote 2 remember: If God brings you to it, He'll bring you through it.
~thx 4 reading!~
Saturday, February 6, 2010/ -8:49 PM
A SERIES OF FORTUNATE EVENTS.
Andrew Here ;D
Just wanna share something with you guys.
this happened after service, on Saturday.
I was going to be some loner (as said by Ting Yan, how nice) at Adam Hokker.
Then Melvin, rescued me from loneliness by running all the way to the bus stop,
and having dinner with me.
So, here comes the awesome part.
I was pretty much short on cash, i started of with 12 and ended up with 4.
so There's nothing besides Macs and adam hokker that has something filling worth 4 dollars.
So me and Melvin went around the entire adam area looking for cheap good food.
And everywhere we went, we saw, 12,13,9,7 dollar food.
SO WE PRAYED AND PRAYED.
dum dum dummmm...
and by God's grace, Melvin's sister passed by, and gave Melvin 16 dollarss...
OHHH SWEEETT MONNEYYYY.
And I had the best after church dinner ever. In my life. Period.
PENANG HOKKIEN MEE.
So, heres a short verse from God after today's experience.
Psalms 27: 14
"Rely on the LORD ! Be strong and confident! Rely on the LORD!''
and also, that we should all have cell dinner at that hokkien mee place ;D
Saturday, January 30, 2010/ -10:58 PM
CELL DINNER WAS AWESOME.
HELLOS EVERYBODY.
Just so you know, I'm Andrew, again.
If you didn't know, i'm the only one who uses "HELLOS".
Anyways, AWESOME CELL DINNER GUYS.
I really wanna thank everyone who showed up.
But don't sweat, for those who didn't.
I'm sure we'll have another one soon.
Sorry for my horrible instructions of Signal.
Not the best game to play when you've only played it once.
I just want to bless you guys with a verse.
For those who didn't come for Pre-Fuel Meeting.
It's PSALMS 132: 1-5
O LORD, remember David
and all the hardships he endured.He swore an oath to the LORD
and made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:
"I will not enter my house
or go to my bed-
I will allow no sleep to my eyes,
no slumber to my eyelids,
till I find a place for the LORD,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
And what God's talking to us is about our TAWG.
Which I'm sure some of you haven't been doing it regularly, like me.
So I really wanna encourage you guys to do it consistently ;D
/ -12:09 AM
Hey Resonate! Sister Eliza here:) Really happy to see that our blog is alive and kicking! Do visit often and post your thoughts/TAWG whenever you can:) Anyways just thought I'd share something with you guys, it's a devotion I was reading today on Joyce Meyer and it really blessed my heart.
January 29
You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness.
— Psalm 30:11
On a Friday morning in February 1976, I was frustrated and desperate. I was trying to do everything the church said I should do and everything I thought God required of me, but nothing seemed to be working and I was quite disheartened. I knew I needed change in my life, but I wasn’t sure exactly what change I needed. I knew I was searching, but I wasn’t sure what I was searching for.
That morning, I cried out to God and told Him I couldn’t go on any longer. I remember saying, “God, something is missing. I don’t know what it is, but something is missing.”
To my surprise, He spoke to me in what sounded loud enough to be His audible voice, calling my name and talking to me about patience. From that moment on, I knew He was going to do something about my situation. Later that day, in my car, Jesus filled me with the presence of the Holy Spirit in a way I had never before experienced. The best way to describe the feeling is to say I felt someone had poured liquid love into me. I immediately noticed newfound peace, joy, and love resting inside me and flowing out of me, and everyone around me noticed positive changes in my behavior as I began to love others as I never had before.
I got up that morning feeling as though everything had come to a discouraging end. I went to bed that night knowing I was at a place of new beginnings. God often works this way; He speaks and moves suddenly in our lives. Don’t grow weary of waiting on God because today may be your day for a “suddenly.”
if you've forgotten what you read above, don't miss out the last sentence:) I may not know exactly how you are right now in your walk with God, but nevertheless, DON'T GIVE UP! For those of you who may feel like you've not been hearing from God in the longest time, DON'T GIVE UP! For those of you who are walking strong with Him, DON'T BE COMPLACENT, continue to seek Him and walk intimately with Him:) Because who knows, today may be your day for a "suddenly".
"You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all of your heart." Jeremiah 29:13
Tuesday, January 26, 2010/ -11:12 PM
HEY RESONATE!!!
This is SARAH! PLEASEpleaseplease pay your share of the birthday fund! You know who you are and I KNOW IT TOOOO! xP (I think...o.o) So please pay by this saturday (if possible) OR I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN!!! Muahahahahha! Noooo, I don't have so much time, so please pay your $10!
(: <
Loveyouall <3
Sarah!
OH! LET'S HAVE A BUZZ COLOUR! I WANT ORANGE!!! Sorryyyyy, randomness x)
Monday, January 25, 2010/ -9:55 PM
CELL GROUP DIINNER.
HELLOS, just so you know, this is Andrew.
There is cell group dinner this saturday after service.
Thou this isn't the best way to address the buzzy, I thought why not give my typing skills a try.
So if you can make it, be there.
I should think there's games and cards involved, plus lots of satisfied bellies ;D
It's at Macdonalds. Serene Centre.
Sunday, January 17, 2010/ -6:35 PM
Blog Design
clarice:
hi! obviously, i cant draw, so the picture is quite... um, yeah. so if u have a better picture to submit, send it to me so that i can put it on the blog! thanks :D
Quote 2 remember: God wants spiritual fruit. Not religious nuts.
Saturday, January 16, 2010/ -11:13 PM
The Three Trees
clarice:
hi, i've posted this on e free warriors blog, but i hope that it'll continue to encourage every1 so i've posted it here.
dis story was taken from http://www.word4life.com/threetrees.html
The Three Trees
Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. The first little tree looked up at the stars and said, "I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. I'll be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world!" The second little tree looked out at the small stream trickling by on its way to the ocean. "I want to be travelling mighty waters and carrying powerful kings. I'll be the strongest ship in the world! The third little tree looked down into the valley below, where busy men and women worked in a busy town. "I don't want to leave the mountain top at all. I want to grow so tall that when people stop to look at me they'll raise their eyes to heaven and think of God. I will be the tallest tree in the world."
Years passed. The rain came, the sun shone and the little trees grew tall. One day three woodcutters climbed the mountain. The first woodcutter looked at the first tree and said, "This tree is beautiful. It is perfect for me." With a swoop of his shining axe, the first tree fell. "Now I shall make a beautiful chest, I shall hold wonderful treasure!" the first tree said.
The second wood cutter looked at the second tree and said, "This tree is strong. It's perfect for me." With a swoop of his shining axe, the second tree fell. "Now I shall sail mighty waters!" thought the second tree. "I shall be a strong ship for mighty kings!"
The third tree felt her heart sink when the last woodcutter looked her way. She stood straight and tall and pointed bravely to heaven. But the woodcutter never even looked up. "Any kind of tree will do for me," he muttered. With a swoop of his shining axe, the third tree fell.
The first tree rejoiced when the wood cutter brought her to a carpenter's shop. But the carpenter fashioned the tree into a feed box for animals. The once beautiful tree was not covered with gold, or treasure. She was coated with saw dust and filled with hay for hungry farm animals. The second tree smiled when the wood cutter took her to a shipyard, but no mighty sailing ship was made that day. Instead the once strong tree was hammered and sawed into a simple fishing boat. She was too small and too weak to sail to an ocean, or even a river. Instead she was taken to a little lake. The third tree was confused when the wood cutter cut her into strong beams and left her in a lumberyard. "What happened?" The once tall tree wondered. "All I ever wanted was to stay on the mountain top and point to God..."
Many days and nights passed. The three trees nearly forgot their dreams. But one night, golden starlight poured over the first tree as a young woman placed her newborn baby in the feed box. "I wish I could make a cradle for him." Her husband whispered. The mother squeezed his hand and smiled as the starlight shone on the smooth and sturdy wood. "This manger is beautiful," she said. And suddenly, the first tree knew he was holding the greatest treasure in the world.
One evening, a tired traveller and his friends crowded into the old fishing boat. The traveller fell asleep as the second tree quietly sailed out into the lake. Soon a thundering and a thrashing storm arose. The little tree shuddered. She knew she did not have the strength to carry so many passengers safely through the wind and the rain. The tired man awoke. He stood up, stretched out his hand, and said, "Peace." The storm stopped as quickly as it had begun. And suddenly, the second tree knew she was carrying the king of heaven and earth.
One Friday morning, the third tree was startled when her beams were yanked from the forgotten wood pile. She flinched as she was carried through an angry jeering crowd. She shuddered when soldiers nailed a man's hand to her. She felt ugly and harsh and cruel. But on Sunday morning, when the sun rose and the earth trembled with joy beneath her, the third tree knew that God's love had changed everything. It had made the third tree strong. And every time people thought of the third tree, they would think of God. That was better than being the tallest tree in the world.
The next time you feel down because you didn't get what you wanted, sit tight and be happy because God is thinking of something better to give you.
Quote 2 remember: I may not be perfect but Jesus thinks I'm to die for.
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