Of late, destructive news struck me, leaving me dejected and down in the doldrums. Sigh.. An awful lot to swallow on an empty stomach.
What is life? Unfathomable.
Are you ready for the doomsday? Are you ready to depart, leaving behind your loved ones and every single things that you dote on? It's hard to say goodbye, undeniably. What about apocalypse? If disaster strikes abruptly, to your great consternation, what is your reaction?
What if your close-knit friend or your next of kin breathed his last until you realize that u have not been treating him well or something u did to him that u feel so bad n regretful that yet to seek for his forgiveness? How about someone you love but she or he cant even has the chance to hear the golden-heart-melting 3 words from your mouth? What if ... what if... Life is juz dramatic.
LIfe is not in our control. Give thanks for everyday and be grateful.
I am fearless of death because i have heaven in my heart. My heavenly father the super daddy is my strong tower, my source of strength, my refuge, my comforter and His marvellous love overflows in me. Trust and Obey. Faith.
"For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." Romans 14:7-8 Of that I'm sure.
How about You?
Sep 30, 2008
Sep 28, 2008
Tragedy
Life is like a rollercoaster. Something that changes dramatically.
Death is not the last word. But people have great apprehension towards it. Why? Because there are uncertainty, possibility and predictability. Death creeps nearer, they fumble.
Life is transient. It is a burning candle. Can you make it a lighthouse that shines in darkness, that is the cruz of the matter, that matters most. It is the cornerstone and precedence of the degree of a meaningful and fantabulous life.
Tragedy is part and parcel of our life. Nobody likes it but forced to accept it.
Goodbye my friend, Jian Ang. Flabbergasted to hear the news, and it takes another step to accept it. The memories that we shared will not be easily be effaced, of that i am sure. I treasure you as my friend, though we re not as close. May your soul rest in peace.
I will pray, send a little prayer that the Heavenly Father continue to watchover, take care, protect and grant your family peace, love, faith, trust and strength. God be with Chan's family.
Death is not the last word. But people have great apprehension towards it. Why? Because there are uncertainty, possibility and predictability. Death creeps nearer, they fumble.
Life is transient. It is a burning candle. Can you make it a lighthouse that shines in darkness, that is the cruz of the matter, that matters most. It is the cornerstone and precedence of the degree of a meaningful and fantabulous life.
Tragedy is part and parcel of our life. Nobody likes it but forced to accept it.
Goodbye my friend, Jian Ang. Flabbergasted to hear the news, and it takes another step to accept it. The memories that we shared will not be easily be effaced, of that i am sure. I treasure you as my friend, though we re not as close. May your soul rest in peace.
I will pray, send a little prayer that the Heavenly Father continue to watchover, take care, protect and grant your family peace, love, faith, trust and strength. God be with Chan's family.
Sep 27, 2008
Never Condescend, Never Underestimate
Being an ardent fan of Arsenal that whenever they win i will go delirious, I juz enjoy and indulge in the passing and attacking game that the young bunch of kids produce. Though they are young, they play with confidence, setting up relentless attacks while they put up stronghold at the defence line. The game juz appetizing, stimulating and marvellous. It will never be a dull and boring game, that some teams seem that as a strategy - right after u score, pull back all the players and defend!!! Come on, fans and supporters deserve something more interesting and positive.
I have been showing my great support and faith in Arsenal since the very young age of 11. I went through the vintage season when Thiery Henry, Robert Pires, Viera and more world renowned best players were faithful servants and machines of Arsenal, producing a tremendous run of 49 unbeaten matches in hand, record and history.
But of course, on the converse side of the coin or rather the downturn period that traumatized Arsenal, i witnessed my favourite team being knock out, knock off and knock down. The prestigious Champion's League Trophy seemed to be so close and almost in hand and yet it seemed to be so abyss, unreachable. Arsenal was 1-2 down in the hand of Barcelona.
Tonight, the 27th of September, was another disaster day for Arsenal. The match was against a newbie in the English Premier League, the Hull City. Guess u never heard of that. Three days ago, Arsene Wenger, the manager of Arsenal gallantly sent out a team with the average age of 19 years old where they trashed Sheffield United 6-0. A magnificent match with superb finishing and marvellous goals being produced. However, tonight was a frustrating game, indeed. The players were striving their best to produce an early goal, but of no avail. All their efforts were juz futile. Facing the City's players, Arsenal was trying hard to discover their pace, passion and the kindred spirit to entertain the fans. They failed. The 1st half ended in stalemate - goalless although Arsenal was the better side, dominating the possession.
As the 2nd half kicked off, somehow Arsenal found their pace and they strike through. But it was not an easy goal. Right after that, Hull City pulled back with 2 dramatic goals in a blink of eye, sending the City's fans cheering and yelling. Wat a match! Arsenal juz totally lost the confidence and almost everything, presenting a lacklustre game and yet it was against a lousy team!
Never condescend, never underestimate. Coz the worst is right after You. A great lesson that Arsenal must keep in mind, the mistakes were not irrevocable. There is still hope. Let the failure be the source of motivation and enhancement of the team. Juz keep polishing and bring on the best, winning is juz a matter of time.
Never condescend, never underestimate.
I have been showing my great support and faith in Arsenal since the very young age of 11. I went through the vintage season when Thiery Henry, Robert Pires, Viera and more world renowned best players were faithful servants and machines of Arsenal, producing a tremendous run of 49 unbeaten matches in hand, record and history.
But of course, on the converse side of the coin or rather the downturn period that traumatized Arsenal, i witnessed my favourite team being knock out, knock off and knock down. The prestigious Champion's League Trophy seemed to be so close and almost in hand and yet it seemed to be so abyss, unreachable. Arsenal was 1-2 down in the hand of Barcelona.
Tonight, the 27th of September, was another disaster day for Arsenal. The match was against a newbie in the English Premier League, the Hull City. Guess u never heard of that. Three days ago, Arsene Wenger, the manager of Arsenal gallantly sent out a team with the average age of 19 years old where they trashed Sheffield United 6-0. A magnificent match with superb finishing and marvellous goals being produced. However, tonight was a frustrating game, indeed. The players were striving their best to produce an early goal, but of no avail. All their efforts were juz futile. Facing the City's players, Arsenal was trying hard to discover their pace, passion and the kindred spirit to entertain the fans. They failed. The 1st half ended in stalemate - goalless although Arsenal was the better side, dominating the possession.
As the 2nd half kicked off, somehow Arsenal found their pace and they strike through. But it was not an easy goal. Right after that, Hull City pulled back with 2 dramatic goals in a blink of eye, sending the City's fans cheering and yelling. Wat a match! Arsenal juz totally lost the confidence and almost everything, presenting a lacklustre game and yet it was against a lousy team!
Never condescend, never underestimate. Coz the worst is right after You. A great lesson that Arsenal must keep in mind, the mistakes were not irrevocable. There is still hope. Let the failure be the source of motivation and enhancement of the team. Juz keep polishing and bring on the best, winning is juz a matter of time.
Never condescend, never underestimate.
Sep 26, 2008
You Are Not an Accident
We are not an accident, nor our birth a mistake. God expected our birth. He wanted to create us. The Bible says, “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me.”Psalm 138:8a
God prescribed our race, color of skin, hair, and all other feature. He has His own purpose. He prescribed our nature talents and our unique personality. The Bible says: “You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something.” Psalm 139:15
God created us with reason. Everything is under His plan, our place of birth, the time, how long we would live, our death and so on. In all, He planned it all for His purpose. Our parents had the DNA God wanted to make us. There are illegitimate parents, but there are no illegitimate children. God’s purpose took into account human error, including sin. God never commits mistakes. He has the reason and is the reason for everthing he creates. The Bible says, “From one man he made every nation,… and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.” Act 17:26
God creates us because of his love. The Bible says, “Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of s love.” Ephesians 1:4a
How much does God love and value us? He Bible says, “God decided to give us life through the word of truth so we might be the most important of all the things he made.” James 1:18
God is not haphazard as he planned it all with great precision. He is the greatest physicist, biologist and scientist. He musters the exact specifications that make human life possible.
Why did God do all this, taking in account of all the trouble of creating a universe for us? The reason is pretty simple. Because he is a GOD OF LOVE. It is hard to fathom or understand, but it’s fundamentally reliable. The Bible tells us, “God is love.” 1 John 4:8 It doesn’t say God has love. He is Love and the essence of God’s character is LOVE. How great is our God? God says, “I have carried you since you were born; I have taken care of you from your birth. Even when you are old, I will be the same. Even when your hair has turned gray, I will take care of you. I made you and will take care of you.” Isaiah 46:3-4
Be reminded that our life has profound meaning because there is a God who made us for a reason. Only when we make God the reference point of our lives, we are able to discover the meaning and purpose living on this earth.
You are who you are for a reason.
You’re part of an intricate plan.
You’re a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God’s special woman or man.
You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You’re just what he wanted to make.
The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were custom-designed with God’s plan in mind,
And they bear the Master’s seal.
No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you’d grow.
You are who you are for a reason,
You’ve been formed by the Master’s rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God!
Russell Kelfer
Source: The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
God prescribed our race, color of skin, hair, and all other feature. He has His own purpose. He prescribed our nature talents and our unique personality. The Bible says: “You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something.” Psalm 139:15
God created us with reason. Everything is under His plan, our place of birth, the time, how long we would live, our death and so on. In all, He planned it all for His purpose. Our parents had the DNA God wanted to make us. There are illegitimate parents, but there are no illegitimate children. God’s purpose took into account human error, including sin. God never commits mistakes. He has the reason and is the reason for everthing he creates. The Bible says, “From one man he made every nation,… and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.” Act 17:26
God creates us because of his love. The Bible says, “Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of s love.” Ephesians 1:4a
How much does God love and value us? He Bible says, “God decided to give us life through the word of truth so we might be the most important of all the things he made.” James 1:18
God is not haphazard as he planned it all with great precision. He is the greatest physicist, biologist and scientist. He musters the exact specifications that make human life possible.
Why did God do all this, taking in account of all the trouble of creating a universe for us? The reason is pretty simple. Because he is a GOD OF LOVE. It is hard to fathom or understand, but it’s fundamentally reliable. The Bible tells us, “God is love.” 1 John 4:8 It doesn’t say God has love. He is Love and the essence of God’s character is LOVE. How great is our God? God says, “I have carried you since you were born; I have taken care of you from your birth. Even when you are old, I will be the same. Even when your hair has turned gray, I will take care of you. I made you and will take care of you.” Isaiah 46:3-4
Be reminded that our life has profound meaning because there is a God who made us for a reason. Only when we make God the reference point of our lives, we are able to discover the meaning and purpose living on this earth.
You are who you are for a reason.
You’re part of an intricate plan.
You’re a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God’s special woman or man.
You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You’re just what he wanted to make.
The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were custom-designed with God’s plan in mind,
And they bear the Master’s seal.
No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you’d grow.
You are who you are for a reason,
You’ve been formed by the Master’s rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God!
Russell Kelfer
Source: The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Gosh..
Super Duper Tired. Well, it's a brand new day ahead though it can really be a "pressure-stressful-week".. Coz it's my study week b4 sitting for my trial exam. But anyway, i have not been catching enuf sleep recently. Though knowing the aftermath of having late nites, I left choice less. Packed schedule and inundated assignments/tests/quizzes/presentations during my last few weeks of my last semester in my College really gt me drained n drowned. Huh.. I could barely able to heave a sigh of relief at the moment yet nor being able to take a respite from everything. I am just being too too too too BUSY!!
Though it's Saturday morning, i could only manage to accumulate 5 hours of sleep and got to push my still-exhausted body to sort things out. What a contrast that my dear roomie is still half-dead in bed(though he slept very late as well).. His two alarm clocks cum PC alarm juz blasted off bt could never wake the dead fish up. Oops...
Anyway, gt to start my day with something meaningful.
Though it's Saturday morning, i could only manage to accumulate 5 hours of sleep and got to push my still-exhausted body to sort things out. What a contrast that my dear roomie is still half-dead in bed(though he slept very late as well).. His two alarm clocks cum PC alarm juz blasted off bt could never wake the dead fish up. Oops...
Anyway, gt to start my day with something meaningful.
Historical Moment...
It's never too late... Where is my passion? I am still on fire. Keep focusing and get'cha my head in the game.
There I go. Launched myblog. Frankly, I have no idea behind creating this blog. Presumably juz to add some colours to my life, to further titivate and make amendments to it. Being mindful of the things that surround me, passers-by that leave no footprint but yet deserve my appreciation and remembrance... Hope that my blog will be a channel of blessings to U somewhere out there.
MYBLOG, I declare - Right Under way. Here I go.
There I go. Launched myblog. Frankly, I have no idea behind creating this blog. Presumably juz to add some colours to my life, to further titivate and make amendments to it. Being mindful of the things that surround me, passers-by that leave no footprint but yet deserve my appreciation and remembrance... Hope that my blog will be a channel of blessings to U somewhere out there.
MYBLOG, I declare - Right Under way. Here I go.
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