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The heart which is disciplined to labour, to reach out, and to see life’s relationships full of divine potential,is above all, a dangerously enlarged heart.Its high ideals and expanded sympathies make it susceptible to a list of sorrows unknown to a small heart,but it is also open to a catalogue of joys the shriveled heart will never know.’

Personal

Hectic life basically means busy lifestyle, and it means more of God and not less of God; it makes a whole deal of difference. As school restarts for 4 weeks and camp/GC/ministry all piles up and the crazy me aiming a 4.0 gpa for my studies, makes choices really really difficult.

Shepherding VS project/work- project/work seems to be the more logical choice

Slack VS planning meetings- slacking sounds more appealing

Making decisions all the time for the sake of the Kingdom sounds like a sacrifice, a chore and something where a logical human wouldn do.

BUT as i was typing my birthday card for daniel liang, it all comes back again. Why we do what we do, and who we are doing it for, and with this 2 reminder and purpose back in line, a sacrifice/chore seems to be something that we ought to, or rather some thing i want to do and choose.

I only want One

How much?

Perfection has its price

As we live life, we will come to realise that perfection truly has its price, and we will not know how much we will be willing to invest into our lives, the lives uni-lateral and those under and above us, till we see, understand and agree with the values of it. Its sincerely time we as builders of the kingdom, we set our priorities right and be putting first things first.

Furthermore, as i was talking to daniel, who brought me right back on track and all fired up again, what does the ring truly mean to us?-a monument, an item, or a covenant? To me, its a covenant that lasts forever, and its time i did something about this covenant and make sure that all brotherhood in this fulfills it, as one.

We build lives that last,

and not boys who come and go,unchanged.

3 words!

Have been reflecting about what Shirley taught a few weeks ago about 3 words- USE ME MORE. As i was thinking, though it is not wrong to ask God to use me more, i would prefer to ask God to USE US MORE. It has never ever, and never ever will and must be about  me.

We must be the light to the nation, the mirror that reflects christ and the direction panel that directs people to God.

People must never be grown towards us, but God only

FURTHER CONVICTIONS

Well, i haven’t been updating and here is worth what i felt for the past 2 weeks.Its not about the school, but its about lives.

Hope AC

Firstly, just want to thank all the birthday wishes and celebrations:):). But something truly touched my heart this birthday and it is a birthday present that impacted me greatly.This means more than a present to me and this present not only further convicts me of what our vision of Principled World Saving Generation and from Generations to Generations, but has spurred me on to do more than just being convicted about it. This present is not the most expensive, not the most impressive, but its definitely the closest to heart, definitely something i would appreciate most:)

I firmly remember Daniel had a vision night where he  casted the vision of Principled World Saving Generation with a group of young, but yet committed and faithful to what they believed in-God.These 7 ACS boys(zachary young, yunkai,raphael), now the leaders in our church, impacting lives not only locally, but globally. Without these people, we may or may not be here, but they definitely have influenced the church greatly.

This is not just about us, but its about the generations and generations after that will come because we have been built up right, because our lives were invested by people who believed in this vision, and we, as the people with the baton in our hands now, have to impart this vision to the younger generation with more impact, with more insights and with more conviction to allow this vision to come to past.

Secondly, we can have many convictions in our lives, but there are some that we carry for life, and these convictions that we carry for life shapes partially our doings and our beliefs, and today, i do not just want to carry these convictions, but i want to pass it on, from generations to generations!

How about you?

PRIDE

I never knew how much pride i had in manhood till you came into my life.

CHILD;MAN

Everyone seems to be at the topic of child/kids. For me, i learned it first hand when i saw mark’s brother matthew, a five year old child who is so easily teachable, so easily shaped by a mere acquitance who he has seen for 3 times?taught him to call someone a pig, and instantly, he called him a pig without any doubt  and as funny as it sounds, i was, and still is amazed at how mouldable he is. Well as for me, i want to have a child-like faith,mouldable, teachable and the hunger to learn, and the ability to see potentials in others just like how we can see potentials in the younger generation.

Man must always be a king, warrior, mentor and a friend that guides,leads, provides directions with meekness. Man as strong and powerful they may display, must always be able to come under authority.(shall be continued when i have deeper understandings)

Well  but it brings me to the point of fingerprints of God. A song i kept singing, a song i kept hearing-fingerprints of God. This to me meant exactly what the song sings. We as child of God should and MUST exhibit the presence and evidence of God in our lives, just like how leaving fingerprints on windscreens and windows. However its not as easy as it seems to just leave fingerprints around. It takes courage, persevearance  and willingness to humble ourselves to acknowledge who is sovereign in our lives. At the end of the day, fingerprints shows the work of how God has changed us by touching us literally in our lives through the Holy spirit though we don’t feel it, we definitely can sense it.

Lastly, i believe that excellence is simply doing a common thing in an uncommon way!:):)

(feels good blogging after so long haha)

Quotes

Tough times do not last but tough men do.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising up everytime we fail. -ralph waldo emerson.

Never meant to be

As i was reading the book unstoppable force, something really hit me hard in the face. Is the church a hiding ground, a bomb shelter? The church is never meant to be a hiding place, and we as christians should not be hiding in comfort, hiding from the people. Christians have become so comfortable, so fearful that they hide behind the church, hide behind the gospel and has become a refuge from the world and not for the world.

We are a movement, a church always ready to bring itself to others, but sometimes we choose to build monuments rather than create movement. If terrorists did not have suicide bombers, how would the world even know they existed? In the same way, if we do not have die-hard christians willing to create movement, how would the world know that God is their refuge?

“When the church is a movement, it becomes a place of refuge for an unbelieving world. The church becomes the place where the seekers finally find the God they were searching for. The church becomes the place for the broken and the weary to finally find the healing and the help they’ve cried for. The church becomes the place where the lonely and the outcast are finally embraced and loved in the community of christ. When the church becomes a movement and not a monastery, she becomes a place of transformation for the very culture from which we run in fear.”

We must not bring people to church, but the church should be brought to the people.

Pondering

When we think, we tend to leave things hanging and drift to other elaborated points, leading to a mindmap. Certain things have been hanging on my mind-firstly, God definitely did not bring us to earth to disgrace/shame His name but He brought us to earth to spread His gospel to the rest. Secondly, i wonder how people can sin without any conscience and still dare to ask for blessings and answered prayers, that to me is punching your tutor and asking him to give you consultation and full marks for our exams;senseless.

Thirdly, when we keep repeating certain issues, is it because we do not have fresh new insights to impart, or do we want to stress the importance of it? Fourth, capitalize on opportunities in the midst of darkness would always turn the tables around and would turn into a stepping stone that God has put us through.

Lastly, correct me if im wrong so we can learn together:):)