Wednesday, May 31, 2006//
No Parade
Love does not parade itself. . . .
— 1 Corinthians 13:4
Every year we can watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on television, along with some 60 million other viewers. With giant helium balloons of cartoon characters, marching bands, people dressed up like clowns, and lots of pizzazz and noise, it is designed to attract attention. People line up to see it.
In 1 Corinthians 13, we read that love does not parade itself. In other words, it doesn't brag. Bragging is another side of jealousy. While jealousy wants what someone else has, bragging is trying to make others jealous of what we have. It is when we're not just happy to have something, but we want everyone else to know that we have it too.
It can be when all your clothing has to have designer labels, and you want that label to be noticed. Or it can be intentionally leaving the price tag on gifts so the recipients will know the great sacrifice you made. And what will they do in response? They will feel obligated to reciprocate with a gift of equal value so they won't feel guilty. It's the American way.
But love doesn't put people under pressure like that. Love doesn't say, "I have made such sacrifices for you. I have done so much for you." Love just does it and is quiet about it.
God knows what you have done, and the Bible says, "Your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly" (Matthew 6:4). Love doesn't care whether everyone knows what good has been done. Love doesn't need the fanfare. Love doesn't need the fame. It means just doing something out of love for God, out of thankfulness for what He has done for us. That's how we should be.
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
8:51 AM
God's Success Image.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006//
Christian Success- The Power of God's Success Image
by Doug Firebaugh
"Then God said...let Us make man in Our own Image..."
Genesis 1:26
Most people miss this. It's about God's image within us.
The image of His Success. His Name is Jesus. He is the Author of our Christian success.
What is an image?
It is a copy, a replica, a mirror of something.
And you know what the word "image" means in hebrew?
NAME.
So God made us in His Image, and we carry His Name in our hearts.
So then....if that is true, then we should be replicating God's Success Plan for our life, and for our future. God IS Success!
God only knows Success, He has never known failure...and we should accept the fact that if we are made in His Image, then we need to IMAGE Success in our lives.
But many Christians don't....why?
They want to IMAGE God on their terms, and accept less than the blessings of life that God has for them...and they miss out on so much in life.
How do we change?
It starts with IMAGING God's Thinking Style.
I call it "DONE" Thinking.
If you have a goal, it is DONE, your results just have not caught up with your mind. And DONE Thinking let's the Holy Spirit know you are filled up with FAITH that your goal will succeed and go beyond!
That is God's Thinking Style....to do exceedingly and abundantly more than we could ever ask, think, or imagine!
You know what DONE stands for?
"Divine Operation (for) Non-stop Effort"
Get your thinking to the DONE level, and you will have the Thinking Style of God.
And guess what?
He will honor that thinking and bless it...like you can't imagine...because we were made in His IMAGE!!!!
And that was DONE a long time ago for your Christian Success!
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
2:11 PM
interesting website. interesting points i found.
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If you are a materialist, you only have to get over the cheekiness of the presentation. But if you do not wish to promote such ideas, if you consider them sinful, then this puts you at the focal point of a moral dilemma. Do you wish to be a salesperson for materialism?
But everyone knows that the real incentive is the pyramid aspect, and the product just the excuse to make it legal.
Lifelong friends are now "prospects." The neighborhood is now "a market." Motives change, suspicions rise, divisions form. The question is begged: "Is it worth it?"
Relationships strained, factions formed, deception, manipulation, greed, loss, a closet full of videotapes, brochures, and useless inventory that "everybody wants."
Is the product just a thin cover for what is really a pyramid scheme of exploiting others?
a human "churning" machine with no "off button." Out of control by design, its gears will grind up the money, time, credibility, and entrepreneurial energy of well-meaning people.
the "hook" is selling others on selling others on "the dream."
Do you want to be involved in the blatant promotion of values contrary to your belief system?
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
1:45 PM
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--AbsoluteSApphire8--
1:30 PM
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The devotion i read mentioned this at the end of the passage.
"Dear Father, I am thankful rules have been made that are in my best interest. They keep me safe and secure. Thank you for leaders and people in authority who have the wisdom and knowledge to take control. Help me to submit. I ask this in the Name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, Amen."
How true it is.
Many times, we hated rules in our lives. We hate them as they control us, they destroy our freedom, they reduced the territory or playground that we are allowed to exercise our way of doing things etc etc.
Yet, we have to agree that sometimes rules of the game can be beneficial too.
sometimes, it's absolutely neccessary too.
know your pilot in ur life.
for He shall be your navigator.
sometimes decisions are hard to make.
sometimes you do not know if your decision is right or wrong.
sometimes you will you didnt enter into the situation where you gotta make a decision.
a decision is tough cos you know that either way,you will have to forgo some stuff that matters to you, that matters to your heart.
but its at this time of decision-making when you are able to better understand, to better appreciate the help you received, to better recognise things that you truly desires in life.
i am glad that my "xiao-yy" have exposed me to a very beneficial and interesting journey.
though we chose to make a diff decision in life, but i still thank this dear angel in my life. You made me learnt a lot, realise a lot. made me ponder a lot about my life, about what i want and desire in my life.
This journey has been great. reali. :)
you are indeed very very special to me. haha.
all da best! if you need help in any areas, to find someone to talk to, can always find me ya? :)
reali thank God for your understanding and maturity. you have indeed grown a lot :)
thanks to the special person who is willing to listen with an open heart and mind.
thanks for leaving me with the responsibility and ability to make my own decision at the end of the day.
Man can never serve 2 master. One of them will ultimately be greater. there CANT be a balance.
building treasures in Heaven. Do you wish to be rich on earth or in heaven?
Live with contentment and live with a hunger for MORE.
truly believe that "blessed are those who love and fear Him."
"oh God, that You will bless me, and enlarge my territory, and Your hand will be with me, and keep me away from evil, harm and pain."
i went to ssmc for interview today.
interview was great.from 4-6pm...super long.
the interviewee will most prob be my superior if i am selected.
haha...he is quite charming and charasmatic sia...haha. TOO BAD. ring on 4th finger le...haha.
the job is reali the job that i have never dreamt of getting!
its an engineer + interaction with ppl(customers, departments etc) + biz (strategy planning, SWOT, presenting to the entire auditorium with the CEO etc) + event coordinator ( sole coordinating for 2 major events for company) + HR (change agent to educate and train and motivate ppl).
tough there will be no OT pay, which means less money!!!!
but the growth that i see in this job is ENORMOUS. i mean ENORMOUS. even the interviewee told me personally that this is a very good opportunity. He decided to go against the norm of employing someone with experience. haha...so he decided to employ and give a fresh grad a chance :)
He told me ssmc is a company that is very performance based.
even the bonus can be 3-5mths or more depending on performance.
kok leong told me tech HR will be contacting me soon an interview.
most prob might be 12 hr shift (day and night alternate), lots of OT pay. i mean LOTSSS!
prob can earn from 4k-6k per mth bah!but job will most prob be very mundane...veryyyy
to be frank, if i am offered both jobs, i will want to chose the ssmc job cos its reali the job that i want. esp the growth that i can gain in this position.
haha..yet sadly! it means i have to forgo the $$ again................
sigh. sometimes, it seems hard to have the best of both worlds hur hur? hur hur?
alright....let see if ssmc will select me?
by right, if i am selected, i will have to see the boss of the interviewee that day and if all went well, that same day..i will need to see the HR to discuss the package le..then sapphire will be employed liaossss!
will you guys updated bah!
but watever it is.
i truly believe God is in total control. FULL control. i shall just take this JESUS CHRIST 333 plane to the destination He has for me.
i was reading the "live" section in straits time...the interview with my ou xiang Joselyn Yeo was great! so encouraging as she shared her walk with God inside...though its only a little.
cos i was actually reading it at the ssmc lobby before the interview.
jus reali gave me a lot of assurance and encouragement :)
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
3:37 AM
Monday, May 29, 2006//
so happy....finally get to go back to my own church!
especially to see my pastor khong :)
it was good. my mummy & my aunt went for the adult service at 9am.
thanks hong qiaoyun for being there too!
had a good time with her yday! haha...38 session!
lunch and tok cock sing song session was good too!
met up with my cousin from fcbc too.
thank God for His advice. i always needed that. haha. from a mentor, from a higher authority, from a sensible godly man.
its funny. i always know what i reali want and reali feel. but i am never able to make a decision "convictedly". somehow, it's always thr ppl that i discovered what i truly truly desires.
and that's terrible, shouldnt always depend on ppl to "double-confirm & reassure" the things that i want or know i should be doing.
went for the Da VinCi movie outing! haha, it was fun :)
especially with the tooopiiiiddd tang huiyi around sitting besides me!
nv knew..i can be as noisy as her during movie watching! HAHAHA.
it is a nice movie i must admit. yaps. it's a COMEDY story right? TANG HUIYI! HAHAHA.
o man..i nearly faint when they said
"sophie is the last bloodline of Jesus Christ."
damn funny...haha.
nice directing, nice scenery especially!good plots.
but somehow, i think the book shld be better? haha..alright, i shall start reading it then.
wanan watch Xmen3! my brother says its damn nice, wonder if it's true man.
but NOPE. no money le.
i got only 40 left in my pocket & acct.
no more moviessssss.
save money!
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
10:10 AM
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9:52 AM
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1:14 AM
Sunday, May 28, 2006//
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
1:21 AM
Saturday, May 27, 2006//
ops!
micron jus rejected me!!
but its okie la :)
not very sad also.
haha.
went for navy recruitment tok yday.
i submitted my application form for naval engineer.
not sure if i reali want.
since i went there alllllllll the way, might as well deposit first.
but the tot of getting bonded for 4 yrs + BMP + OCS training totally discourages me..
haha, the BMT and OCS is reali no joke man.
ssmc called me up yday for interview on mon.
damn happy.
this is the company that i have been waiting for....after so longgg, finally they have called me up!
2 months of waitinggggg.
but, hmmm, the position that is offered is not wat i want though.
haha, nvm, shall jus go there and explore.
sapphire always believe that the journey is more impt than the resutls :)
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
8:30 AM
Friday, May 26, 2006//
been 3 days since i came back from Aussie.
miss the life there. and i have seemed to become disengaged with my past life in singapore.
been bumming ard at home almost the entire 3 days.
refuse to do anything.
wish i had more discipline to do somethings.
went to attend some seminar today. prob will last till next week. let's see what God has to offer and wat he leads me to do too.
went for micron 1st round interview. not sure if i will have the job, but we will see.
gog for navy networking invitation tomroz. let's see if sapphire is keen to take up the job offer.
kok leong says he will help me to pass my reume to the HR in Tech semiconductor.
let's see if God wants me to have that job.
Choon is prob gog to work in Tech semiconductor as a manufacturing engineer too bah.
my fridge is still in hall. shall take it back home next week as i go and zap a book from the lib!
reali feel like migrating over to Aussie.
reali dun mind if there's any company which wish to send me over there to work!
haha...serious man.
i think the only reason that will stop me from flying over there is the COLD (winter) and HOT (summer).
but if i ever have a chance, i would want to try surfing man.
sunday.
gog to church after 2 whole weeks of MIA.
gog to watch Da VinCi Code after service too!
1st outing with my network girlssssss!
hope the movie is nice, cos i am sibei broke.
only 20 bucks left in account.
and 50% of it will be donated to Golden Village that day bah!
bought a beanie for my brother, thank God that he likes it a lot. :)
mixed feelings now to be at the cross road of life.
wonder what God wants me to do.
what is God's Goal and desire in my life?
do i already know it?
or He has yet to reveal to me?
been thinking for a long long time le, but till date, i have yet to know it.
wat should i do?
sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, why is Sapphire getting so ill-discipline???
hate it.
argh.
sucks sucks sucks and sucks.
screwed backside.
_*^^&#^%#%(%(*$#%@%$$%^#$&%&*%&%%&*(&^)*_*(!!!!!!!
"helloooooooo~~~ where are you?? say something wont you! com'on make some noise........i cant hear anything! man man man....! who am i? how i wish i am the last man standing in this whole wide universe. sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i wish i have the Aussie culture here. wooohooo, alright, i am gog bonkersssssssss bon ~ bon~ bon~"
sa-you-na-ra le....
bull shiting liao.
seriously not constructive in blogging anymore.
dun waste your time to read this blog.
or izzit too late cos i have already wasted ur time??
haha.
TOO BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
1:05 AM
Friday, May 19, 2006//
Aussie is good!!
the food is good, people is SUPER nice and frdly!
weather is good, sky sun star kangeroos kaola beaches sand etc etc EVERYTHING IS GOOD HERE!
sat on a helicopter today to view the whole great ocean road and 12 apostles!
going to the phillips island to see the penguin tomorz.
went movieworld and sufer island too.
mannn, i am SOOO gonna miss Aust.
throughout this journey, i met so many nice people.
they have reali impacted and impressed me a lot.
reali thank GOD for all the favours thus far.
today is friday...monday is coming...so not want to come back to spore man!
boring.......!!!
micron called me up when i was in Gold coast for an interview, but i told them to call me back when i am town.
not sure if they REALI will call me up.
not sure if i will get the job.
but no hurry.
sapphire will trust GOD for His providence.
for the LORD is good.
it's amazing how God managed to creat so many nice things in this world.
there are so many beaches they are so similar. and yet you never get bored looking at them.
the sky is always so beautiful.
cloudy skys, sunny skys, skys with lots of clouds, clear blue sky.
the red sky during sun set, the dark blue sky when its turing dark.
the waves. it can be so beautiful and yet so dangerous.
people love it and people are scared of it too.
Man. God is reali good.
He even knows how to erode the natural structures to form stacks.
i wonder why people called it the 12 apostles.
thank God for the good weather.
thanks Jeannette for her lovely beanie and super thick white jacket!
best ecko jacket EVER!
nougatsssss, so damn nice.
but the food is super expensive.
even the scotland and US ppl here thinks that they are too highly priced!
haha....sapphire is indeed a begger here in Aussie.
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
5:54 AM
SAPPHIRE IS AT CHANGI AIRPORT NOW!!!
Sunday, May 07, 2006//
harlow peeps!
i am at changi airport terminal 1 now! using the free internet access to blog...haha.
finally, i am REALLLIII gog to aust!
though, jus now a very bad incident happen...some family stuff probs again. i cried secretly on the car...was very pissed. i was angry...with my daddy and i also question God. but i know, God is good.
He will resolve all things and i will press on in praying too.
but i thank God, thr this incident, i realli see the Hands of God in my brother life.
He realli changed quite a lot. pretty transformed.
this dear Melvin has indeed "zhang da" le...
while me? being his sister, being a believer. i suck more than him.
these 16 days. reali excited to see the works of God in my life. to see Him speaking mightily in my life.
hey peeps! take care oki!
those studying, studying hard :)
those working, have great joy in watever puts in your life!
those err...unemployed...ENJOY life and take care to think abt your future, your destiny.
God bless you! and if possible, i would want to blog and even upload some of my photos in Aust too!
do keep me in prayers! tanksssss :)
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
8:48 PM
Friday, May 05, 2006//
saphhire has FINALLY graduated!
praiseeeeee the Lord!!
com'on peeps! MAKE SOOOOMMMMEEEE NOISE~~
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pinky! arent you happy that we have graduated!!!
16yrs of same school ends here. NO MORE.
man...such a long long journey.
lots of tears along the way.
tears of happiness, disappointments, injuries, pains, joys etc.
SApphire is a super cry baby.
haha...pinky, i believe you shld have seen DONKEY times during this 16 yr of frship.
while, i have seen DONKEY times when you get mad. reali mad. REALI REALI mad. angry. pissed. haha :)
BUT only 3-4 crushes along the way.
haha...Sapphire is never easily impressed. BY GUYS. haha.
best memories in my 16yrs will be my AiTong WuShu and Band life. my zhss basketball life! my NYJC MAJOR crush with Mr.jeremy Ng and his flirtateous look during lecture and labs and tutorials!! My TEMASEK hall life and definitely my ME life :)
during this 16 yrs of studies.
i learnt a lot. experienced a lot.
a lot of taechers love me and dote on me.
but haha..being the very mischevious and cheeky and playful Sapphire, quite a handful of techers HATED me too.
MR.Phwee, Mrs. Peirera, Mrs.Wong, Mrs.Chan, stupid NiaoNiao...
i was on my way to J8 to purchase some stuff and was thinking abt the wonderful teachers i once had.
Mrs.Koh - sec sch (my relief A-Math teacher. she always ask me to answer the questions then explain to the class..haha, cos my A Math used to be very zai. UNTIL one day, when i answered a question wrongly, she changed her favourite pet from me to someone else. haha. but i still remember...she used to be my ou xiang! cos she is quite chio!!)
Mr.macdonalds - sec sch (MY BESTEST TEACHER!! he knows me inside out and outside in. super encouraging. he knows that the most impt thing about education is not RESULTS. something MUCH more. best of all...he knew that i was in love with willy that time..and he actually counselled me when i was super depressed. haha..this teacher of mine seriously know how to help me keep secrets :) )
Mr.yew - pri sch (He is alwayssss so stern and strict! i know he doesnt like me much..cos i am very notti and my maht results are not very good. UNTIL one day when i got 96 for my exam! i shocked the hell out of him! haha..cos i had the same score as those who are superrrrr zai in class lor! after actually...i know that he is not that stern de la...and he doesnt hate me also. that's just the way he is. haha..but haf to admit, after i shocked him...he started to treat me a little better!)
Mr.Jeremy Ng, Mrs. Heng, Mrs. Ng - NYJC (They were life transforming teachers. the bestest teachers i could ever ask for. they have been there all along with me and for me. they knew my potential and were always so encouraging. especially Mrs. Heng. reali miss them so so much. and i mean it. NYJC that short 2 yrs have been life changing for me. perhaps also bcos i didnt joined bball. i tore my ligament. i was badly injured. i was horribly lonely and regretful. i lost a lot of good frds. but glad, i found them back once again :) )
Mrs. McAllister - NUS, MNO ( haha...the 1 semester teacher who has impressed me a lot as well. besides Mr.mac, this is the 2nd teacher's house that i have visited. A very nice Christian teacher. very encouraging. cos she knows that results is not EVERYTING about education system as well. she fixs her eyes on Him and is never distracted by the things of the world. From the 1 night of Xmas Celebration at her hosue, i know that THIS is a beautiful woman. A woman who runs and follows after His heart. This is what i call beauty.)
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my FYP went pretty well!
my prof francis tay said that my presentation was comprehensive.
think the exmainer is quite pleased also.
thank GOD!!!
watever the result will be, WILL BE.
graduate happy le!!
BUT, i am disappointeddddddddddd!!
Dell nv call nor email me back la.
they said if accepted will call. rejected will email.
and they said by TODAY they will give us a response.
sad sad sad.
actually, i reali believe that God will bless me with a job before i go Aust.
looks like...SApphire is disappointed again....
no job no money.
and i am super damn bloody hell BROKE now.
someone PLS recommend a bank for me to rob.
please. a BIG one. a WU LU one. a RICH one. and ya, no cisco officer or hidden CTV too. Tks. i will buy you a souvenir from Aussie de.
very excited! cant wait for this sunday to come.
changi airport 720pm check in!!
yeshh la!! :)
BUT, quite sianz on one hand also...
cos like a lot of things haven settle.
no job.
things that i have moved back to home i also haven reali pack..
and NOW gotta pack other stuff to bring to Aussie...
OH MY GOD.
Sapphire is MAD. MAD. MAD.
think i will miss some of the activities in my life when i am back in Aussie.
but oh wellll...haha, only 16 days!
7th - 23rd!
driving on the Great OCean Road!!!COOLLLLLL!!!
but dun worry, SApphire is NOT driving, cos' me and weiling decided to pass this heavy task to the more experienced driver -- verlyna!
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
5:50 PM
Tuesday, May 02, 2006//
5/1/06
Encouragement for Today
"Anxiety"
Melissa Taylor, Proverbs 31 Speaker Team Member
Key Verse:
John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to
you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid."
(NIV)
Devotion:
I am experiencing more anxiety in my life than ever before and I don't know why.
While the world around me seems to spin aimlessly out of control, I often feel
like I'm drowning, gasping for air, and fighting my way out.
How can this be happening to me? I love God. I believe His Word. I'm active in
my church. I'm a speaker and a writer with Proverbs 31 Ministries. I'm a mother
of four and the wife of a terrific husband. I live in a comfortable home in a
nice neighborhood. I have great friends. So what is wrong with me?
Have you ever felt like this? I believe the main reason anxiety takes over is
due to what my mind is focusing on. I listed many of my blessings in the
previous paragraph, but that's not where my mind seems to wander. Instead, I
have been dwelling and fretting. My mind dwells on problems, usually problems
that are beyond my control. That leads to fretting. Fretting leads to anxiety.
Sometimes I go looking for comfort: a hug from my husband, a call to a friend, a
piece of chocolate cake. While very nice, these prove to be extremely
temporary. Only one thing seems to assure me that I will be fine. That's the
Word of God.
When I am feeling most helpless and anxious, I can faintly hear God saying,
"It's Me - come to Me, My child." In her book, Becoming a Woman Who
Listens to God, Sharon Jaynes writes:
Have you ever had times in your life when you needed a holy hug? I know I have.
There have been days when nothing else would do but for Jesus to wrap His
loving arms around me, remind me of His precious promises, and calm all my
fears. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to
you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be
afraid" (John 14:27). "In this world you will have trouble,"
Jesus warned. "But I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).
The next time you are feeling anxious, join me in receiving a "holy
hug," and allow "Jesus to wrap His loving arms around you." Go
to God, your loving and all powerful Father, and lay it all down before Him.
Let's make it a daily practice to give Him our burdens. We need to be
intentional on trusting Him to solve the problems surrounding us.
As Sharon Jaynes so eloquently writes: God is God. He does what He pleases, and
I must trust Him. When we can't see His hand, we must trust His heart. I have
come to the same conclusion as David, the psalmist, "One thing God has
spoken, two things I have heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O
Lord, are loving" (Psalm 62:11-12). God is strong - He can do anything.
God is loving - He will always do what's in our best interest.
Our enemy, Satan, would love nothing more than to hold us captive by keeping our
minds set on that which makes us anxious. Then he knows we aren't focusing on
or listening to God. Dwelling and fretting are strongholds from the devil
himself. Use the power of God in you to knock out anxiety, because remember,
God is loving and strong and He can do anything. Let's trust Him to do just
that!
My Prayer for Today:
Most wonderful God, how I need You each and every minute of my life! I need Your
guidance, direction and assurance that everything will be okay. I know You are
in control. I know You will provide for all my needs. I know You will take care
of me and my circumstances. Help me to trust You and not to dwell and fret!
Lead me along each day with total faith in You! In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Application Steps:
Phillippians 4:6-8 offers great life applications when we are worried, fretful,
or anxious. Follow Paul's advice when he says, "Don't worry about
anything. Instead, pray about everything." If you find yourself absolutely
unable to quit thinking about your problems, seek Christian counseling for help
or join a Bible study group where you can get the encouragement and support you
need.
Reflection Points:
What do I think about most of the day?
Am I fretting and dwelling over circumstances beyond my control?
Am I able to enjoy this life the Lord has given me?
Power Verses:
Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your
own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your
paths straight." (NIV)
John 16:33, "I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me.
Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I
have overcome the world." (NLT)
Psalm 55:22, "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will
never let the righteous fall." (NIV)
Philippians 4:6-7, "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about
everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. If you do
this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the
human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you
live in Christ Jesus." (NLT)
Romans 12:2, "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but be a
new and different person with a fresh newness in all you do and think. Then you
will learn from your experience how his ways will really satisfy you."
(NLB)
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
7:10 PM
Monday, May 01, 2006//
thanx for the super long Delifrance catching up on thurs.
thanx for the short but super enjoyable time shopping on sun.
you know who you are...haha, but i doubt you will read this...cos you are so not an IT person..haha.
it's amazing how God has brought you into my life.
it's amazing how God has used you.
i am not a person who is good at words, to give praises generously. cos'..haha, jus not me lah.
But, reali. You are reali a very beautiful woman (my 1st virgin praise for you!) just for who you are. Your childlike-ness and faithfulness really always impressed a lot on me.
please stay and continue to be yourself. :)
"the most beautiful woman is one who is truly herself. the most beautiful woman is one who is secured in the Lord. with fear and love."
it's amazing how..haha, i used to "not think much about you", used to "hate such authority control and interference", used to "regret coming into this FEN MU!!"...haha.
but truly, it's amazing how God has changed these. it's amazing how God minister to this frdship. this Sister-ship.
a Clap needs both hands and i thank you that you are always there willingly to reciprocate to create this clap. and i thank you for your patience to wait for me to be ready to create this clap.
To establish a relationship, you need to be made vulnerable by trusting and revealing your hidden self.
Surprisingly, i am willing to be made very vulnerable to you..haha, and i know you know that too.
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Love your neighbour as yourself.
to love and accept the way how God has made and created you.
to love and accept the way how God has made and created others.
Sapphire indeed has all along been a thermometer.
thanks for revealing it to me.
indeed, Sapphire is a relative item.
Love and Acceptance.
(1) Knowing God's percetion of us.
(2) Choosing to live a life of purity for God.
indeed. Thank You for the message.
it was of no coincidence.
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
5:43 PM
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Friday, April 28, 2006
Love Is Patient and Kind
Love suffers long and is kind.
— 1 Corinthians 13:4
Can you imagine the world we would live in if people operated by the principle that says, "Don't look out for your own needs and interests, but for the needs of others"? Yet we live in a culture that tells us to forget about others and to look out for number-one. But we should remember that God's love is patient. And as the body of Christ, the love we have should be patient.
Another way to translate the phrase, "Love suffers long" from 1 Corinthians 13 is "Love is long-tempered." This common New Testament term is used almost exclusively in speaking of being patient with people rather than being patient with circumstances or events. Love's patience is the ability to be inconvenienced again and again.
The last words of Stephen, the first martyr of the church, were those of patient forgiveness: "Lord, do not charge them with this sin" (Acts 7:60). As he was dying, he prayed for his murderers rather than for himself. This is the same kind of love Jesus spoke of that turns the other cheek. It is the kind of love that has as its primary concern not its own welfare, but the welfare of others.
And love is kind. Just as patience will take anything from others, kindness will give anything to others. To be kind means to be useful, serving, and gracious. It is active goodwill. Love not only feels generous; it is generous. Love not only desires the welfare of others; love works for it.
However, if you wait for this emotion to come, you may never experience kindness. Remember, love is active. Love is kind. So just be kind, even if you don't feel kind.
That's what God's love is: patient and kind.
--AbsoluteSApphire8--
4:35 PM
