Love thy neighbour as thyself

At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. Rather, we will be judged by 'I was hungry and you gave me to eat, I was naked and you clothed me, I was homeless and you took me in.' Hungry not only for bread - but hungry for love. Naked not only for clothing - but naked for human dignity and respect. Homeless not only for want of a room of bricks - but homeless because of rejection.

Truly, all these can be expressed through our actions, whatever we have done unto our brothers and sisters we have done unto Jesus.. Therefore, let every action, every thought to be sincere and pure, and most of all, be filled with unconditional love.. Mother Teresa says that when she dresses the leper's wounds, she sees Jesus in his face.. How wonderful, how experiencing can that be, to be able to see our neighbours as though they are Jesus alike..

Galatians 5:14

The entire law is summed up in a single command: Love your neighbor as yourself

Go The Extra Mile

The things you do for others,

Do not for your own fame,

But give the glory to the LORD,

And in our Saviour's name.

An old gent who is lonely,

Someone whose friends are few,

Just be the kind of friend to them

That JESUS is to you,

When finding someone who's depressed,

Or one whose road is curved

Your'll find the joy in curved,

And not in being served,

When GOD sends one your way in need

Ask guidance from above,

Then give what help you have to give,

And do it out of love.

Just walk along and share His load.

And go the extra mile.

Carol McKenney

Stressed..

It's CT1.. man screwed many papers.. forget it man.. whenever a paper is done, everyone, as usual, will query one another about the questions and whatsoever.. thats quite lame actually coz nothing you can do will change the marks even if you know the correct answer right? It's all hypothetical.. It's too late man.. and no use crying over spilt milk.. Haiz.. ''stressed-ness'' bottling up in my chest.. After exams, 1st thing gonna do is to let it all out.. Let's see.. Go to a mall to eat lunch together and probably go to play arcade afterwards.. Thats the feeling.. don't look so forward to it.. still got like 4 papers left.. and higher CHINESE being the last paper.. gonna fail that one.. guaranteed..........

God in your life..(Part 1)

Dear non-believers..

Is there more to life than it seems? Rushing off to school, hustling to workplace in the morning, and going back home to have dinner with family.. That is life.. But have you ever paused, for a single moment, and wonder whether there is something behind life, or rather someone who is in total control of everything.. Have you ever thought of how the earth came about, the vast, limitless sky and waters, the universe that holds the astronomical, billions of stars and galaxies, that has no boundaries.. Or even to simplest of things, living things.. Animals, plants, and even ourselves, humans, surely, like a river has its source, have a source to these individuals.. Surely, in the beginning, there is a source.. And this source -the creation, is created by God..

You may find this irrational, on the otehr hand, I find that science, its discoveries and knowledge, is all around us, reaching every corner of life.. Hence people tend to believe in the fact science has so called proved that Earth is the result of the ''big bang''.. But have you ever noticed, that science is based on human's own discoveries and research, science is ever-changing, in a constant process of evolution, there is no solid, concrete evidence of discoveries such as these.. Have you ever heard of the news where scientists, or rather astrologists have made new discoveries of the 9th, 10th planet whatsoever? In such a case, it proves that it is human to err, and since science is the study of knowledge based on human perspective and discovery, then is it truly reliable to count on and believe in it? Well, I'm not trying to argue the degree of professionalism that scientists have, or the extent of reliability of science, but the crux, the main idea, the whole point of what I'm trying to say is that there may be behind all these things that can give you a divine answer.. And that is God.. And what proves His existence? The bible, of course.. Why trust in someone that is invisible then? Well, there are some things in life, that is invisible to us, but behind them are hidden some proofs of their existence..

To be continued..

God saved us for a purpose

Ephesians 2:10
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do

As a nonbeliever, you had nothing to motivate you to live righteously. You may have searched for purpose and meaning in life but found nothing satisfying. As a believer, however, you are "God's workmanship,' which means that his spirit is working in your life to make you more like Christ and to give you a purpose for living.

This verse describes part of the purpose God has for your life as his child-to do good works by helping others. The amazing and wonderful truth about God's purpose for your life is that He had plans for you to do good works long before you even existed. He has already scheduled the days and events of your life with opportunities to tangibly share his love with others.

Psalm 139:16 - Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be

Jeremiah 29:11 - 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

The next time you see a neighbor in trouble, hear about a friend struggling with a problem, notice a coworker in distress, or see a stranger who genuinely needs a helping hand, take hold of this opportunity God has placed in your path. Mother Teresa once said that the simplest action done with love is considered holy in God's eyes.. Therefore, grasp any chance that sets before your eyes, and not doing so because of having the thought of ''storing up good deeds'' but rather doing so out of love and sincerity, only then will God see as pure and holy..

While we look forward to the glories of heaven, one thing far outweighs them all: the fact that we will be able to spend eternity with Jesus. Dwight L. Moody once wrote, "It is not the jeweled walls and the pearly gates that are going to make heaven attractive. It is being with God." May that truth inspire you as you live out your life on this earth.

Alpha Course

I'm not going to blog so often now and then coz exams are coming, so i need to study and focus.. But..that doesn't mean than i'm going to stop doing intense bible study..yeah..so, valentine's day is coming and from what i was told of is that the leaders are getting their nerves on due to their unpreparedness and unreadiness..Hence, we have a part to play -pray. I do hope that more of you, regardless of helping out in the prayer group or not, will still pray and ask for God's grace and strength upon the leaders..However, if we can come together as one congregation to pray, all the better..


And a few points to pray for are as follow : -that God will touch the hearts of the guests coming
-that those who cannot bear but to pay for their
friends' tickets will have pockets that 'run deep'
enough
-that the guests will commit fully to the course every
saturdays
-that God will spread his love, the Word to the guests
through us, his tools and instruments
-that the leaders will be able to prepare what needs
to be arranged by schedule, eg.logistics, speaker
-that we will be role models of the congregation of
which we are inviting our guests to -the way we live
our lives as Christians
-that the guests will have the desire and thrist to
recognise that there are more to life than what they
are experiencing -God, Jesus
-that God will grant all members spiritual maturity in
spreading God's word and recognise that every word
from our lips come from the mouth of God

Another day..

Just received my common test timetable, it's 21-29 feb, gosh.. and i got 55% for my first higher chinese test.. knew it would turn out like that.. got thrashed by china ppl sia.. they got like.. 95%?..power ar..nvm.. it's CNY's eve tmr.. so enjoy..

Another Poem..

Ah, God, the way your little finger moved

As you thrust a bare arm backward

And made play with your hair

And a comb a silly gilt comb

Ah, God—that I should suffer

Because of the way a little finger moved

-Stephen Crane-

Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

First of all, let me address a question. Why does God allow temptation?

Life, metaphorically speaking, is like a laboratory of faith. As you know, a lab is place for research, or rather testing of many experiments.. God tests us to confirm the strength of our faith and the sincerity of our commitment to him.. A fine example is when God tested Abraham (Gen. 22), where he was asked to sacrifice his only son, whom he became a father of at such an old age.. And he did so without any hesitation but in compliance with God's will.. And Abraham is the only person that God tested to such a degree where he was told to sacrifice his ONLY son, in context of the ultimate sacrifice that God sent for us - Jesus..

Nonetheless, we have to able to distinguish the great difference between testing and temptation. We know that God tempts no one, but rather Satan is the one who tempts.. However, God can use Satan's temptations to test us.. God redeems what Satan intended for evil and uses it to accomplish something good.. And that truly remarks God's grace for us.. And remember that Jesus himself was tested by God but his unwavering commitment to God's plan and word enabled him to triumph over Satan's temptations..

God may allow our faith to be tested on the path of spiritual success but we still, nevertheless, require God's grace and strength.. But why is it that Jesus, in Matthew 6:13, teaches us to pray, "Lead us not into temptation", and not "Lead us into temptation and give us strength to overcome it"? Not necessarily, Jeses linked "Lead us not into temptation" with "deliver us from the evil one". Thus, avoiding temptation means avoiding the devil's snares and entice us. Jesus wants us to see God as the one who delivers, and not the one who tempts. In our prayers, we should look to God as the source of victory over the evil one. God tests us, not that we might fall into sin, but in hope that we might experience his victory..

1 Peter 1:7 - These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed

Sin never quits. Not as long as this fallen world exists and our physical bodies remain. No, not until the final coming of God's kingdom. Sin will keep knocking at the door as long as we live in this broken, rebellious, twisted world. We are said to have "died to sin" (Romans 6:2), that sin's claim upon our lives has been broken. However, we do not have to give in to it as Jesus breathes his Spirit into us (Romans 8:14), giving us the power to resist sin's advances and live a strong, new life..But the whole idea sets on our choice of possessing the courage to ask for God's grace and to resist sin.. Every day, every moment of our lives.. But God's grace is enough, more than enough.. When we fail and do not choose to trust the Spirit to enpower us, we can confess our sins, receive forgiveness and keep moving forward.. And at the end of the days, when we are united with Christ, we will be totally free from sin's influence and grasp..

Back to our passage, God assures us that He is in total control and that temptation can make us stronger.. And God promises us that regardless of the degree of our temptations in life, He will not test us beyond what we are capable of or to the extent of which we cannot bear and resist.. He will not test us beyond our means, and God WILL never abandon us..He will always be with us, through our struggles and problems in life, shouldering our burdens, every moment of our life, and some will able to feel his presence and some will not, but God never fails to do so. Amen.