Everglow

2009-09-13T22:06:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

From now on, i'll pen my thoughts in www.thisisjem.tumblr.com

2009-08-16T23:26:00.000-07:00

All of my life
In every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

2009-08-03T18:52:00.000-07:00

currently doing nothing much in camp.. such a rare opportunity i have! haha.. anyway.. i really think that we have the best pastors and leaders in our church and i would never trade them for anyone else..

being in this world, people would always tend to look down on the youths.. but how many of you know our pastors would never do that and in fact they respect and honour us.. they always believed in the young people and because of that we can live our lives with a greater confidence inside of us..

during fop, pastors were giving credits to the youths of our church who made the awesome video.. back home he praised all of us because we literally conquered the indoors with our voices.. how many of you know that our pastors would always share stories about us when they meet people, but they were the ones who built the foundation and make this possible today ten years ago..

it's the month of august and im so happy and honoured to be able to serve in heart of God church and under the most amazing pastors and leaders.. 29 august marks the 10th anniversary for our church and im proud to be part of the family.. i really do..

the people in e6 makes my life as well.. (: they are such wonderful people and i enjoy my time by spending with them always.. loves the times how we always spend time together after service by just eating our dinners and catching up on each other lives after a busy week in school and in work.. always one of the highlights of my week..

sometimes you just get so caught up with the things you do in life.. it's always good to lay back and go back into the presence of God to align your thoughts once again.. been spending more time with God and i have seriously reaped the benefits of it so far..

just got outliers finally and i'm going to start reading it in camp now.. hehe.. love you guys!

Never Say Never - The Fray

2009-07-19T11:28:00.000-07:00

There's some things we don't talk about
rather do without
and just hold the smile
falling in and out of love
ashamed and proud of
together all the while

Love is a Decision, it is not a Feeling.

2009-07-19T10:57:00.000-07:00

hmmm, just some random thoughts in my mind now before i go to sleep and awake for another week of battle in the army..

how we treat or give to a person can be determined in 3 levels..
1)importance
2)value
3)status

it's so easy to discern the conditions of the hearts of people just by knowing how they treat you.. whether they are genuine.. or whether they love you..

if we're going to win the lost, we gotta treat people importantly, value them for who they are and what they do, and credit them to the status as a human being because mankind has feelings :)

and love is a decision. love talks about your guts.. have you ever tried to make a decision to love someone and knowing that it could be a way one direction? hmmm perhaps love includes longsuffering as well..

but God has given us the ability to love and i would rather love the people because when we think of others more, there will be a lesser 'I' inside of us..

just typed this post because i want to grow to become a more sensitive person in life! Good night world! (=

2009-07-10T20:57:00.000-07:00

i am counting the blessings that i'm in no other church rather than heart of God church, because we simply have the best pastors, leaders and friends among us to be with. Services just keep getting better every week and you just keep receiving and growing yourself to the next level.

i can't wait for what God has installed to us in the next few years time. this is going to be a history making church with history making people. i can't wait for people to find their own destiny in God and for the wounded and hurt to trust in God again. God is always faithful to His promises and in every good work God has started in your life, He will bring it to completion.

God is always faithful and good to us people. Though He brings us through valleys, there is always a purpose in every season God is putting into our hearts. We need to understand the timings and seasons God place in our lives, and walk according to His perspective, and not ours. Because he is a God who always think higher than us and even knew us before we were born! Let's be sensitive to the Holy Spirit today because it can only lead us to the place where we ought to belong.

Blessed is the man who trust and put His hope in the lord is found in Jeremiah 17:7!

We need to know how to identify with God when challenges come up. People will never give up on you unless you have given up on yourself first.

2009-07-05T20:27:00.000-07:00

it's the start of another week today..

every start of the week, i will always evaluate how much i have given to God during the past week and whether i have given my best..

last week was another good one for me because i know i have tried to live a life for others as much as i can and its turning out to be not just a routine but something natural that's coming out from within me..

it's almost a year in army and many things have changed and happened during the past year.. i am so glad i am still giving my best to serve God despite all the circumstances surrounding me..

it's amazing how God uses his people sometimes.. God do not choose the most talented, the most charismatic or the most gifted in leadership to build His kingdom.. i am glad i am still being able to be used by God!

2 chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.

2 corinthians 12:9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

For the cause of Christ, I will lay down my life..
For the cause of Christ, I will stand..
I will give my all to give Him Glory..
For the cause of Christ, I will live.

2009-06-25T20:12:00.000-07:00

we serve God by our character and commitment, not by feelings.

we love people through decisions, not through feelings.

faith is a reasoned trust and gift which God has given into our lives

it's either we keep it, or we misuse it.

goodness and mercy is all i ask for this season..

2009-06-22T19:50:00.000-07:00

My Greatest Love Is You - Hillsong

Every new day
Your glory unfolds
Filling my eyes
With Your treasures untold
The beauty of holiness
Brings worship anew
My greatest love is You
Call me deeper
Into Your grace
The river that flows
From the Holy Place
Wash over me
Cleansing me through
My greatest love is You

2009-06-15T23:10:00.000-07:00

im a little sad now because im in the army camp doing my duty. im thinking about what's happening in zone camp right now and am anxious to go soon!

on the other hand, i really hope the zone camp will be a huge success! if at the end of the day, lives get touched, people get radical, relationships are formed then i am really happy already!

i felt that although im not in zone camp currently, it doesn't really matter because at the end of the day its about the majority. i pray and pray it will run smoothly! esp Garrett's and Pastor Troy's service. gonna be so impactful i believe..

love to serve the Lord! relationships can wait! hahahaha..

amazing worship song

2009-05-11T11:46:00.000-07:00

YEAH I WAIT UPON YOU NOW
WITH MY HANDS RELEASED TO YOU
WHERE A LITTLE FAITH ENOUGH
TO SEE MOUNTAINS LIFE AND MOVE
YEAH I WAIT UPON YOU NOW
DEDICATED TO YOUR WILL
TO THIS LOVE THAT WILL REMAIN
A LOVE THAT NEVER FAILS

YES! JESUS LOVE ME!

2009-05-09T10:34:00.000-07:00

thank God for great pastors and leaders..

thank God for great friends around me..

thank God for He is always keeping me strong..

can't imagine these 3 elements in my life..

keep the faith, fight the fight.

problems are good because it increase you..

love every single one of the people around me even though some feelings may not be mutual..

love what Seah shared today in his testimony..

above all, there is still a God above in heaven..

someone whose love will never fail us..

because Your faithfulness never leave.. my faithfulness will never leave You as well..

love you JESUS! My God, My Creator, My Rock, My Strength, My Love

gonna be a HOSEA for You because You have first loved me..

and i am so convinced that if people do not feel the love of God from us Christians.. where will there ever find the love from?

Stop Crying Your Heart Out

2009-05-02T10:32:00.000-07:00

if you love this song, you should love the butterfly effect.

great song, great movie. i'll never forget it.

Cos all of the stars
Are fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see them some day
Take what you need
And be on your way
And stop crying your heart out

Stand By Me

2009-04-26T09:51:00.000-07:00

Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday
I've got a lot of things to learn
Said I would and I believe in one day
Before my heart starts to burn.

So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new ... Don't you know
The cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go, away

Times are hard when things have got no meaning
I've found a key upon the floor
Maybe you and I will not believe in the things we find behind the door

Stand By Me -- Nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me -- Nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me -- Nobody knows the way it's gonna be

If you're leaving will you take me with you
I'm tired of talking on my phone
But there is one thing I can never give you
My heart will never be your home

2009-04-14T00:28:00.000-07:00

so bored in camp and i shall keep my blog alive!

hmm, lets talk about soccer! since it is the best game ever to be invented by mankind. (you can call me biased! hahah)

let's talk about my favourite team of all time.. liverpool!

so glad that they are doing really well in the league this season, but could have been better, as compared to previous seasons. we are just a point behind manchester sunited and even if they have a game in hand, i believe we're still in the title race!

long gone are the days since the dalglish and beardsley combination brought home the title for liverpool. and i do believe that benitez and gerrard are more than capable to achieve the same feat and be the club new legends!

i believed this liverpool squad is the best which i've seen since i supported the club in 1997. ive been the biggest fan of their midfield back then, which comprise of barnes, mcmanaman, redknapp and ince! dint see much of barnes because he was at his retiring age back then but he was a very powerful player always charging towards the defense of the opponents. mcmananan was the best dribbler of his generation, redknapp was the best passer of his generation while ince enforces and provides the steel of this midfield. whereas now, liverpool's midfield comprise of riera, gerrard, mascherano, alonso and kuyt. the five of them have provided so much balance to the team and the average age between the five of them is perfect. i liken alonso to be like redknapp, mascherano as the ince in the older liverpool days. barnes is a more of babel kind of player because both of them cuts in from the left with their right foot always, but riera provides the much needed width to spread the defense of the opponents. i love his flair and crossing, even though he is not ginola standard but good enough. kuyt definately can't dribble and pace as well as mcmananan but his hardworkingness to track back the defense and direct play compensates this weakness. with gerrard pushing forward above the four of them, this midfield is definately one of the best you can see in football. though you can argue spain has iniesta, xavi, silva and senna.

i really have this strong feeling that chelsea will win the CL and liverpool will win the epl this season. Well if manchester won the both of them this season, it will be good for their fans still. Don't write off arsenal too because every team in the top 8 has the chance of winning now. Besides they have arshavin and with adebayor on fine form, they look a good bet too.

gotta run! thanks for reading soccerblog! haha.

A relationship with God is always simple

2009-03-27T10:15:00.000-07:00

this week has been a great week so far even though i have to wake up at 630am tomorrow for a project meeting at raffles place.

had a great cg outing with xueli, huili, singhian and garrett at ecp on tuesday and we cycled all the way to the airport runway. if not for that piece of road block, we could have park our bicycles just outside the walkway of the runway and see huge aeroplanes flying off in front of our eyes. too bad it dint happen. haha. when we were cycling back, all of us are just simply tired and we have to lift ourselves up the seats because our butts were already hurting. it was such a funny scene. (:

jamie, hubert, pengwu, leon, huimin, jordan, felicia came to join us for dinner at parkway and jamie bought koi bubble for everyone of us. it was really sweet of her and we enjoyed a great fellowship together.

and the next day, gabriel, maryse and i rushed down to church to look for garrett and we went to this vietnamnese restaurant to have our supper. the beef noodles were awesome but a pity i did not finish up all of the soup. haha, it's so great to have life together with all of them. such a privilege to always hanging out with garrett and the rest because they are really my family and the ones i cherish and love who gives me an additional strength to go through my army days..

it's so happy to be in a relationship with God and church people. they're just so irreplaceable now and i thank God i'm in hoGc and no other where else.. it's an honour to run this race with them, it's a form of happiness to be able to go through battles and successes with all of them.

heart of God church is truly my home. (:

-and i pray for a breakthrough for E6 and every cgs in the zone this weekend because i love my zone and my leaders!

2009-03-22T08:08:00.000-07:00

just have the urge to say this week was the most important lesson i have learnt through my two years walk in God so far..

i realised it's not about the title, glamour, what you are doing in God, but at the end of the day it's about character, knowing your identity and calling in God, and walking in divine strength to reach your full destiny in God.

we are weak, but our weakness is made perfect in His strength.

have courage, have determination, have faith.

be the crippled man who have stood up in faith and walk after he has responded to Jesus. Faith is responsive.

HOPE IS LOVE, LOVE IS HOPE.

2009-03-18T07:26:00.000-07:00

Faith is responsive.

When you have faith, you see opportunities in every problem.

When you have fear, you see problems in every opportunity.

2 Tim 1:17
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

2009-02-14T10:56:00.000-08:00

today was valentines day, so just want to wish everybody a happy valentines day..

haha.. personally its just another day for me but what makes me feel happy is i thank God i spent this "special" day with Him today in church.. Glad that God is my valentine for this year again.. haha.

anyway, guess life will somehow be a fixed routine for at least the whole of this year with army and pgsm. just can't wait to ord and really rise up and do more things in church.. i'm happy to serve in army and my guard duties, but guess i'll be much happier serving the highest God, pastors and leaders.

think as we grow older, we face more issues in life and it's never as straightforward to deal with them. but we can keep growing stronger and bigger as they come into our way and have a breakthrough in them. it's part of growing up process and i am happy to grow up. also we face more options in life and sometimes it may seem fresh and curious to us, but we too can choose faith and knowing having no option in life can sometimes be our best option.

it's 3:18am and it's my mother's birthday today, i would better be guai and do something for her.. haha

2009-02-02T09:31:00.000-08:00

2009-01-15T08:42:00.000-08:00

because your faithfulness never fails, my faithfulness will never leave.

God will make us GOOD in the end.

2009-01-11T08:04:00.000-08:00

"The decisions you make now can’t be changed but with years and years of hard work to redo it. In those years you become something different, everybody does as time passes, you get married, you get into debt but you never get to be the same person you are right now. The promise and the potential, is very fickle and it just might not be there anymore.

What I’m saying is you’re an adult now. The tough thing about adulthood is it starts even before you know it starts when you are already a dozen decisions into it. But what you need to know is no lifeguard is watching you anymore, you’re on your own. You’re your own man and the decisions you now make are yours and yours alone from here until the end."

let's be wise people to discern from good and evil..

let's be responsible people for our lives..

let's keep striking the ground 5,6 times even more this year..

let's pass this year with flying colours.

There can be miracles when You believe

2009-01-04T10:27:00.000-08:00

Many nights we pray
With no proof anyone could hear
And our hearts a hopeful song
We barely understand
Now we are not afraid
Although we know theres much to fear
We were moving mountains long
Before we know we could

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
Its hard to kill
Who know what miracle
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

In this time of fear
When prayer so often proves in vain
Hope seems like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away
And now I am standing here
My hearts so full I cant explain
Seeking faith and speaking words
I never thought Id say

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
Its hard to kill
Who know what miracle
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

2008-12-28T20:27:00.000-08:00

kids are really cute.

i can name one, and its chiang yee.

he is beside me speaking to me in some weird japanese/tongues language(i think), so cute.

he is whacking bryan's handphone onto the chair to seek my attention.

haha. keep on biba biba goga goga. HAHAHAHA.

2008-12-25T10:40:00.000-08:00

Often we are like Sarah, we laugh at the vision. At first we are excited, but as time goes by and nothing happens, Gen 18:13….we often get cynical because time has passed and nothing has happened. But you know what, God says to Sarah why do you laugh? For I am not a man who will lie, and I have said that nothing is impossible with Me. Nothing is impossible with God. It may be difficult, it may take a while, but nothing is impossible with God…..all things are possible to those who believe.

an extract from my virtual friend. (:

trust in God.

Give thanks..

2008-12-22T08:34:00.000-08:00

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks unto the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son

And now let the weak say, 'I am strong'
Let the poor say, 'I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us'

Give thanks

Don Moen rocks my socks! ((:

flashback 80s and 90s

2008-12-13T10:28:00.000-08:00

today was retro. gab and i had a failed attempt in dressing in old school.

maryse is in egypt, and she just messaged me and said the place is filled with camel's faeces. it was funny..

furong and i reminiscing old times in playing ping pong.

people in e zone..

haha.

2008-11-30T17:52:00.000-08:00

so much more inside.

so much more inside.

so much more inside.

i think ikea ice cream is very nice.. everyone should go try it. there are ikea ice creams at tampines and queensway.. go try it. haha

okay, back to studying..

everything's alright! i've got Jesus with me :D

2008-11-22T09:49:00.000-08:00

usain bolt does not only possess the fastest speed in the world to win the 100m and 200m in the beijing olympics

but he stayed focus throughout his race and did not run on his opponents lane as well.

i think this is also how we must run the race we have with God, just staying focus on what God has called us to do and lead us to, we need to focus on our own lane which God has prepared for us to run in it.

don't look left or right on other lanes, and if you think sometimes you might be lagging behind, the key is to run harder and harder

Back to the first love...

2008-11-16T08:14:00.000-08:00

more and more of You,
less and less of me.

more and more of You,
less and less of me.

more and more of Others,
less and less of me.

more and more of Others,
less and less of me.

Jesus increase, I decrease.
Jesus increase, I decrease.

Others increase, I decrease.
Others increase, I decrease.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Are you radical today? (:

2008-11-05T10:48:00.000-08:00

i don't feel like blogging but i feel i need to do something.

but i dont know what to do, so i think i shall be blogging.

i hope this is not confusing you, because by confusing the way you think, this will be a confused post and we will not reach a consensus.

now it do rhymes a little..

well.. i do not know why i am not sleeping when i know that i need to sleep because if i dont sleep, sleep will soon catch up with me and in the end i will still need some sleep.

okay so random.. not trying to be funny but the reason why im typing all these is because i feel sad that i need to go back to army tomorrow morning at 8am and going through the mundane routines in camp again and again. haha.

anyway, talk about army.. i am very happy that i brought 3 friends to my church. i am happy because i feel that i am finally evangelising after two years in church and bringing people closer to God and knowing God makes me feel very meaningful when i am in the army. i hope i can bring all my friends in army to church one day. then i will really be happy because everyone deserved a chance to know God at least once in their life, isn't it?

i think nick vujicic is really a life testimony to all of us. he is a living testimony for jesus christ, and if you really don't believe jesus if you see what our creator has done in his life, then i dont really know what can convince you to becoming a christian unless an angel or something appears in front of you.

i admire his strong character, i admire his faith, i admire the way he looks and attacks his life. i love the way he speaks with confidence, i crave the way how deep and connected he has gone with God in his life before. no limbs, no legs, no worries!

oh well.. im getting tired.. anyway this sentence keeps ringing through my mind.. "the economy of the kingdom of God is simple." everything is simple with jesus in our lives. i pray the harvest will be too.. haha. just be simple.. just love jesus.. just focus on him.. and everything is gonna be alright..

think God is really moulding my life during the army.. i really think i changed quite alot on the inside..

i love what Pastor How preached last weekend.. we need to break that I inside of us.. don't always i here i there.. else we will really limit our destiny in God.. i thank God my life verse when i got water baptised this year was found in galatians 2:20..its no longer I who lives, but Christ who lives in me. how apt.

give me a spirit of sacrifice, so that i can be more like You
give me a spirit of brokeness, so that i can know You more
give me a heart of compassion, so that i can love others more

2008-11-03T09:15:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone.

Do check out Sing Hian's blog. (=

http://1life-1god-1destiny.blogspot.com/

Trust and Hope

2008-10-08T12:43:00.000-07:00

I'll Worship at Your Throne
Whisper my own love song
With all my heart I'll sing
For You my Dad and King
I'll live for all my days
To Put a smile on Your face
And when we finally meet
It'll be for eternity

And Oh how wide You open up Your arms
When I need Your love
And how far You would come
If ever I was lost
And You said that all You feel for me
Is undying love
That You showed me through the cross

I'll worship You my God
I'll worship You my God
I love You
I love You
Forever I will sing
Forever I will be with You
Be with You

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose hope is the Lord.

For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

2008-10-03T12:05:00.000-07:00

i love friday nights, just spent an hour reading some of the people blogs and catching up their lives. really great to know what my friends are doing and relieved all of them are doing fine. i'm fine too in the army and pgsm if you want to know. haha. (:

exams are coming, so just want to say all the best to those who are taking o levels especially in e zone. can't wait for the holidays, e zone is going to transform to a bigger and greater zone. (:

*smile is infectious, it keeps everything straight. (:

2008-09-30T02:17:00.001-07:00

IF you put your happiness in temporary things, your happiness is temporary;
IF you put your happiness in eternal thing, your happiness is eternal.

A conqueror is when you defeat something and the circumstances around you change
More than a conqueror is defeating the thing even when the circumstances around DON"T change.

Change is neccessary for growth

2008-09-23T10:33:00.000-07:00

i'll make this really quick. just packed almost half of my stuff, another half to go on the next two nights. can't wait to get over done with, and i'll be in a new environment living the next years of my life. can't wait for this last transition to go through, and i'll be really more or less settled down my life.

what a change i've experienced over the past 3 - 4 months. so many things happened, got into army, got into pgsm, moving into a new place. i'm still kicking alive and keeping the faith. too many transitions, too many changes, subconsciously it has all became part of me. rummaged and found many things in the past when i was packing the house, endless streams of thoughts just began to saturate my mind. funny how certain things which used to have so much value in the past depreciate over the years and you wonder this drastic turnaround. true, yet subtle.

changes are part and parcel and you have to adapt quickly else time will leave you behind before a blink of an eye. keep on keeping the idealism, setting your eyes on what's above and not beneath to run a good race.

change is good. change is necessary for growth.

John the Baptist

2008-09-13T11:47:00.000-07:00

Funny how God has created every single one of us so differently. The same message can be preached from the pulpit to the congregation, but funny how we can each received differently when God speaks to us. Everyone of us has different revelations in our lives because God wants to deal with us specifically. Every lives are different; we face different issue, we encounter different problems, we experience different lives. Everyone is unique, because we are fearfully and wonderfully made.

Her Excellency Zanele Makina preached a powerful sermon which i want to remember the rest of my life. I wonder how frequent was his name being mentioned in the eyes of people. I wonder how much humility does he being described as the greatest prophet to ever exist by Jesus has in him when he prepares the way for Jesus to do miraculous works in the people lives and described Him as someone whose sandals he is not worthy to carry. Indeed someone who has the spirit of God inside of him and carries the humility inside of him wherever he goes. A great person who is willing to humble himself and carry the works of God. A person who truly carries the spirit of God and acknowledges God's desires and will above his. A person who walks in God's purpose and destiny.

He is John the Baptist, who said 'He must increase, but I must decrease.'

have you lay aside your pride to serve because you love and want to know the ways of God in your life?

2008-09-03T11:27:00.000-07:00

sometimes things in life just have to let go

no point being persisting over it

just let it go..
just let it go..
just let it go..

think you would not even bother (:

everything alright.. i've got Jesus with me..

Forever

2008-08-28T08:33:00.000-07:00

I'll Worship at Your Throne
Whisper my own love song
With all my heart I'll sing
For You my Dad and King
I'll live for all my days
To Put a smile on Your face
And when we finally meet
It'll be for eternity

And Oh how wide You open up Your arms
When I need Your love
And how far You would come
If ever I was lost
And You said that all You feel for me
Is undying love
That You showed me through the cross

I'll worship You my God
I'll worship You my God
I love You
I love You
Forever I will sing
Forever I will be with You
Be with You

This song is really nice. It is a happy song, it makes one feel truly that the joy of the Lord is our strength. It feels good to be close with God, he desires my intimacy and just as God was going to fufil the children of Israel of their promised land flowing with milk and honey but without Him travelling along with them, Moses said "If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. A great leader who treasures the presence of God and chase after His heart.

If Your Presence does not go with me, do not bring me up from here.

Everything Has Its Time

2008-08-26T08:06:00.000-07:00

To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace

The beginning of the knowledge is to walk according to God's timing, obedience and will in your life.

going back to the 90s?

2008-08-07T08:55:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. It is really hard to keep up with blogging i realise. But just some photos i found it quite interesting while browsing through my folder.

time for reminisce, a little nostalgia.. but it's definately not in the 90s i promise

2008-07-27T06:27:00.000-07:00

1 Samuel 14:7

So his armorbearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you, according to your heart.”

God is a Good God.

2008-06-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

Angels Cry Holy - Planetshakers

Before all time began
You had the perfect plan
To make us in the image of Yourself
And when we went astray
You even planned that day
On which You sent Your Son
To pay the price

You took on all the sins of the world
And washed them all away
Bearing every curse upon that tree

We all cry Holy Holy
Holy is the Lord
The angels cry Holy Holy
Holy is the Lord

With all my future plans
They're safe within Your hands
Far beyond my highest thoughts and prayers
With all my heart and soul
I'll praise You and extol
The mighty God who holds me in His arms

Holy is the Lord

God is a Good God. I've just spent an hour worshipping Him, praying in tongues, lifting my burdens up to Him and praise Him. I love every single minute of my life going deep in God's presence, i love every single lyrics in this song. I love God, because He just assured me that i am his child in whom he is well pleased. I can imagine He is like a Father who is always walking beside me every moment of my life, holding my hands into His destiny and purpose that He has planned for me. I am confident God has great plans in my life, i have a calling in Him. I know Davis has not brought me into Heart of God Church two years ago by any accident, I have a specific place, a specific calling, a specfic destiny in God. God brings us through different seasons in our lives, to strength us so that we will be ready for His harvest. He may bring us through valleys, tough tests, discouragements, faithlessness in our lives, but He will bring us through completion. The feeling of experiencing God's moulding, breaking, changing in our hearts are unexplainable, but keep the faith, fight a good fight, run your race with endurance and perseverance because God has surely something great installed in your life. God just challenged me to start seeing things in the fourth dimension, to see myself on top of every problems. God is our Healer, He is our Jehovah Jirah, He gave us a portion of hope.

These two years of army, i trust God to bring me to another level of intimacy with Him and take me to the next level in my character. The Church is the bride of Jesus Christ, it is a place where we can really experience the presence of God and the working of the Holy Spirit. The Church is the Oasis in the desert. I thanked God for placing me in Heart of God Church, i thanked God for having great Pastors and Leaders above me, i thanked God for the great friendships in Church.

Let's grow old together in this Church.. it is the best feeling. (:

2008-06-11T11:20:00.000-07:00

substance & character vs personality & charisma

which are you?

son vs servant

who are you?

2008-06-09T10:25:00.000-07:00

Pastor said how when we were young, we would always love to dedicate songs that will speak volumes within our hearts.

This song is dedicated to my good friend, Maril and myself! hahaha..

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day

(Oh.. Holiday..)

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day

rainbows and smiles tomorrow. thank God his mercy is new every morning. YIPPEE!

2008-06-08T23:37:00.000-07:00

the greatest joy in life is not the abilty to stand out from the rest and be the top gun on your own;

but the greatest victory in life is to be able to serve someone who has done so much in your life and running together with the same vision.

Through It All

2008-06-06T11:42:00.000-07:00

You are forever in my life
You see me through the season
Cover me with Your hand
And lead me in Your righteousness

And I look to You
And I wait on You

I'll sing to You Lord a hymn of love
For Your faithfulness to me
And I'm carried in everlasting arms
You never let me go through it all

Hallelujah

Into the midst of clouds. Isaiah 40:29-31.

2008-06-02T12:48:00.000-07:00

i feel the urge to blog even though my mind is blank now. the time shows 3:49am and i should already be on the bed to have my beauty sleep. but sometimes, you just have to follow your heart rather than the mind that is telling you what to do. not all things follow logic and so here i am now! haha.

anyway, i love mondays! because it is always the day i would like to spend time alone to think of many things and as well as having a good rest after a long weekend. i won't get much mondays like this now because i'm going to serve my nation. so countdown to the next 13 days and my hair will be gone. i wonder how will i look like. hahah.

but today i did BM which was really meaningful. i think it's only my second or third time. it is amazing considering the length i've been in this church. but it was really fun doing with all the people and we even joked that we clean the church more than we clean our houses.

i am really excited for tomorrow! i'm going to meet up with xue li, hui li, diana, michelle, cheryl and kheng boon for ice skating in kallang leisure park. am looking forward to hanging out with these people and getting to know them better. :)

Pastor Tan's service and Garrett's meeting over the last weekend really blessed me tremendously and i obtained so much insights about my life and felt that everything just came up to another level in terms of spirituality. We need to be constantly moulded by God, Pastors and Leaders.

Ecclesiastes 10:10

If the ax is dull,
And one does not sharpen the edge,
Then he must use more strength,
But widsom brings success.

Before God can use you greatly, He needs to test you deeply. But above and beyond all that, we should always co-partner with Holy Spirit because it will give you the wisdom and work according to your favour in all circumstances. just a random thought before i sleep. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARRETT!

2008-05-30T15:40:00.000-07:00

Isaiah 40:28-31

Have you not know?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the LORD,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.

He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strenth.

Even the youths shall faint and be weary,And the young men shall utterly fall,

But those who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strenth;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not fain.

The bible is the key to unlock all treasures of this world. It is a living testament. It is also God's promises for us to cling upon and get prayed for. This is as real as it can get!

2008-05-27T08:26:00.000-07:00

Graduation Ceremony was really boring.. Thank God it was after Red Rain.. the new friends kept me company throughout the whole session.

Here are some of the photos..

My Friendly and Cool Buddy in SP!

Vimel & Davis!

Dad and Mom. My inspiration. My pillar. My support.

Mission Accomplished!

2008-05-25T11:38:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Red Rain was truly AMAZING! They are like my Number 1 Band now! if anyone has their songs, please send it to me. thank you so much.

Anyways, here are some of the photos after the concert! they say a picture paints a thousand words, but i'm gonna be nice and make it more than 1000! this is what i call breakthroughs in life. haha.

Wendy Neo - What can i say, amazing leader, friend and companion. She is always there to listen to my blabberings and rantings. Thanks for laughing at my jokes consistently even though it is not very funny ah.

Gabriel Sing - Hands down, take a bow. I love this guy because not only can we really talk, his radicalism is something i admire. A great brother to have in your walk with God!

Wen Fong - Wah, this guy plays soccer as good as me. (: Our one-two passing then shoot and score really can make you get up your seat and feel the adrenaline when you watch us play. He makes me feel like i am Zidane, and i also makes him feel like he is Ronaldo.

Jian Hong,Li Yue,Evi,Wendily - Quadraplets. Always together, encouraging one another in their race with God. Happening and really fun people to be around with. Leaders of 10, 50, 100, 1000 in the future.

Caline - Awesome lady who came to her First Red Rain! She is a worship leader in her church and worships God with her braces. Indeed, with God all things are possible. Totally awesome young lady who likes Colbie Caillat like me too.

2008-05-19T11:16:00.000-07:00

what an AWESOME week it was last week! heard so many about Pastor Cho and his church from Pastor How and Garrett and every single detail just blows me away.

to build a church of 750,000 people is truly an amazing feat, with everyone being so radical. this church is always praying! indeed God builds His house, else we labour in vain. Pastor Cho prays 3 hours a day, he is really the son of God. No wonder Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me." Our first calling is to be with Him, following after His footsteps in which He has laid according to His will before we were even formed in our mothers' womb.

when i am in my 50s or 60s, i want to be still excited for the things of God. a life of christianity has many challenges, but it is adventurous at the end of day. I'll grow up loving You..

simplicity always,
jem

2008-05-16T12:06:00.000-07:00

i can't explain that moment of feeling after getting to see Pastors and Garrett today. although it was just a few glances, i love it. i just purely miss them.

and in the wake up of finding out why i will feel this way, i am determined to read up 1 kings and 2 kings.. this time round i will be detailed in my reading! i want to go into the life of elisha, a life that is so captivated and so determined to not only live for elijah but chasing after him!

i want a DOUBLE PORTION in my life today. i want to chase after them, imitate them, catching the heart of pastors and leaders and carrying myself out in essence of them.

Mould me, Use me, Change me.

1 Samuel 14:7 So his armorbearer said to him, "Do all that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you, according to your heart."

Rescued

2008-05-09T11:15:00.000-07:00

can't believe i am actually back blogging.. but it's fun doing this all over again. anyway, red rain is here! 24-25 May! let's grab all our friends! it is the coolest thing in town for the month of may! the much anticipated rock concert, better than what you watch on american idol when david cook staged to mesmerize and captivate the audiences with his smooth sense of rock music, but RED RAIN is way better and professional i guaranteeee!

i read this from my mailbox, the little things in life has such great power to affect you, but with little faith as mustard seed all things shall be conquered and removed. perspectives in life is so important, how we see things are going to determine the outcome.

gonna make things happen and change!!
tapping on God..

So I’ll wait upon You now
With my hands released to You
Where a little faith’s enough
To see mountains lift and move

And I’ll wait upon You now
Dedicated to Your will
To this love that will remain
A love that never fails