Tuesday, March 31, 2009
My Cheerleader ROCKSWhen we are tired what do we normally do?.
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EXCUSES,NEGATIVE REMARKS!Isn't it true?
Well, I faced in on a Monday night that brought forward to Tuesday morning. I was supposed to wake up at 4.30am on Tuesday morning as I will be heading down to Church in Jurong West for Morning Prayer Meeting. Knowing I will have a long day that day, I decided to turn in by 10pm (Monday Night), but to my surprised, I was up all the way till 1am. I just can't sleep. =[[ When the clock ticks, my mind was filled with :
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I don't want to wake up so early tomorrow, anyway, there's another prayer meeting in the evening."
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I will be very tired, and I just want to sleep."
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If I can wake up, then I will go."
The thoughts of breaking my promise to God was so strong. My spirit is so willing to seek God, because I know the greatest rewards when I seek Him first but my flesh is simply just too weak. The choice that I struggled, the choice to choose what inconvenient me was simply TOUGH (Thoughts Of Using God's Help). I am just human, so if I can, I sure will take the easy way out, but by the grace of God, many a time, I chose the other way."
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. " Matthew 7:13-14
God is indeed the BEST CHEERLEADER of my life. Like I mentioned, I could give so many excuses simply because I am tired. There were no reasons on whatsoever why would I have to be in prayer meeting on a Tuesday morning. Well, that little faith to put God into my life came again, I dragged myself out from my bed after receiving a morning at 5am. The journey to church is long, but what's more rewarding will always be the breeze every morning, the silence everywhere, the gentleness of beauty and the strong presence of God. As I walk towards the train station, I just thank God for such a wonderful morning, that indeed He is my strength when I am weak. =]] *Praise God* Taking out my bible, I started to want to read it when I found myself a seat in the train, but before I did, I heard God speak,
"NO MORE EXCUSES"JDI came to my mind. JUST DO IT. Everyone knows it, a closed friend of mine said that was Jesus Did It and I thought what's that got to do with what God just spoken. Within split second, I felt the Holy Spirit nudging me JDI is Jesus Deserve It. Then and there, I know, No more Excuses that I should give myself anymore because Jesus Deserve It, so I ought to be the one Just Doing It.Isn't it amazing that God still speaks.
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And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Romans 12 :2
People, let us honor God and He surely will honor us back. Remember the promises of God is, He don't give us back with just the measure we gave unto Him, He blessed us back 30 folds, 60 folds and even a 100 folds. Be Blessed Folks. =]] For words are cheap and actions are seen, take the other way out to find yourself the way God has always prepared for you. There will be tears in your eyes when you do it, but there wil be greater joy in your life if you obey it.
God loves you.
daphne_chloe
10:10:00 PM
Monday, March 30, 2009
PRAISE GODGod indeed will NEVER shortchange anyone who honors Him. He is far more than good, better than any word can ever express my love and gratitude towards Him. He is simply AWESOME. =]]I was the only one who is saved from the year 2000 till present days. I remembered days being persecuted and mocked, days being so down and faithless, but God is faithful. I will always claimed the word of God "when one is saved, your entire household will be saved". I know the word of God NEVER fail, but I also know it is easy to say than done. How on earth am I supposed to get any members in my family to have the same faith as I do? I don't know. I just believe. Plain belief! =]] In the year 2005, I brought my FIRST member in my family to church. He is my nephew. Then and there, he was just a kid, he doesn't really know what's going on. He just enjoyed the time in children church. Well, I never give up. I tried to ask him to church whenever possible. Yes I was rejected, MANY TIMES! But God's timing is the best. When God melts your heart, you and I know, we won't run, we can't hide. =]] Just over the weekend, this little nephew of mine, gave his heart to Christ. It's been nearly a decade of me believing in that verse written in the bible. Did I feel like giving up, giving up hope to trust and believe? Yes, I do, but today my faith has risen up again. Praise God for saving a member of mine and believing that my ENTIRE household will be saved, not just one or two; but everyone! =]]Yesterday, while I was in the service, I was simply overwhelmed by the presence of God. From the praise and worship, I cried, till the altar call, I was still crying deep down inside my heart for more of Him and less of me. I went down to the altar call with a new friend of mine whom I spent the whole of last week doing what inconvenient me. It was tough but I just stood by her being her friend, showing that through me, there's a God out there who will give hope and peace in our lives. She accepted Christ. =]] I am just overwhelmed and I am just so committed for her growth from now on. *God give me strength*One more salvation that I want to praise God for. =]] This young boy, he is someone really amazing. Someone who dare to ask and to clear what's within him. I know him when he came to church last November during one of our zone outreach. I know we went home together then, but I didn't really remember him after so. I was remorseful to have clearly forgotten about him. He came back to join us for cell group about 3 weeks ago, and asked if I remembered him, of course, I didn't. (ok, i feel very bad from this) But who knows with this "regret", God made it an opportunity! We added each other in Facebook and MSN and starting to chat ever since. He asked me many questions that I need to think but I never stop him from questioning, even to the extend of my faith. It surely inconvinient me once again, but for God whom I love, I just stepped out. Yesterday, when I was in front with a friend for the altar call, I rememebered I turned back and I found him standing behind me! Trust me, I was chilled and if I can dance at that moment, I surely will! Someone who I thought will take some more times, came out of his own comfort zone to believe and trust God. =]] AMAZING! *
GOD GIVE ME WISDOM WITH HIM*
What's more rewarding than their souls now is, to help them grow in stature and favour with God and man. God is a God who rewards and He sure knows me. I will simply overwhelmed by a simple gift and God gave me these :
From my nephew from facebook : YI YI! :D hello.guess what?during service, rev phil pringle asked who wanted accept god in their life and i was one of them who willingly accepted. :DFrom my
friend who accepted God :
She hugged me and told me that she is going to believe in Christ =]]From that
boy via SMS :
HAHA, Thanks! We might not have seen each other much. But the things you've done for a stranger like me, it is great. Wow, I am really grateful. Lastly from that "supporter" of my life. Thank you for standing by me when I was weak, thank you for cheering me on when I was overwhelmed. Thank you for sharing life with me when I was down. Thank you for all the time spent. Thank you for choosing me instead of your all friends. Thank you my wonderful, amazing, best friend. I thank God just for you! =]]Praise God. More testimony to come, just that I break it down so that all of you won't be bored reading my long entry again.Serving Him all the days of my life, daphne _chloe
2:05:00 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Humorous GodPeople always think Christianity is boring and dull. People think we are "holy freak".People assume we have no life.You know, people just comment! About a decade with the Almighty, I dare to say Christianity is WILD, FUN.Of course I have my ups and downs. I have my pains and my agony. I have my days I feel like giving up. I have my days that I want to fight it hard. You name it, I could have gone through it. (never be too complacent)Just yesterday, God shared joke with me. I mean rather, He asked me a very funny question.
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If hope is from Me, where does FALSE hope comes from?"
I said "
SATAN".
and He asked, "
Have you found a few around you?"
I burst out into laughter when I was bathing.
I knew where is God driving me to, what is He showing me. I know. =]]
Soon I just prayed a prayer inside of me that God will grant me the strength to put my hope in Him alone. =]]
Just an encouragement to all of us for the last month of Arise and Build. Let us fight and complete a good fight of faith. AMEN.
"There is the story of a pastor who got up one Sunday and announced to his congregation: "I have good news and bad news. The good news is, we have enough money to pay for our new building program. The bad news is, it's still out there in your pockets."God loves to joke and smile with you. Give Him that chance =]]
love,
daphne
10:50:00 AM
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
HERO
dear, you are simply awesome.
your decision to truly honor God before man amazed me.
the faith that entangled your life captivates the soul of mine.
you have taught me that nothing is impossible with God.
dear, you are my hero.
always you will be.
how true the saying and the promise of God remains :
we are NOBODY WITHOUT GOD,
BUT
we are SOMEBODY WITH GOD.
if there's one thing i want to do
i want to replay a part of me
a history that was written
i will not re-write
i will make another choice
i will choose the one where i put god first
my hero pick the tougher one
i will do likewise.
god is simply awesome.
so if one day you think you meet the worst of your life
remember someone else had gone through worst.
thus
PRAISE GOD
yours is not the worst.
11:52:00 PM
Monday, March 23, 2009
LOVE : You are my HERO.
I remembered what it was like :
FIRST MONTH :
I was so busy, I can't even remembered that incident happened! SECOND MONTH :
Reality sink in; I was devastated. What's tomorrow?THIRD MONTH :
I hated it and I wished everything just didn't go that way! FORTH MONTH :
I know what I will do; bless and be blessed. =]]I never believe time heals. I remembered when I was young, I always said, "Time NEVER heal only God does." This is true to a certain extend, but as I aged (I'm still young hor), seeing the days passed me by, I guess I can't deny the fact time does help. Well, it doesn't heal, it just allow you and I forget those wonderful memories and to move on leaving that past behind. [you and I have to leave that "package" at the altar and never to pick up again]
Have you ever asked yourself what's love? Have you ever come across couples who truly love each other and can't be together? Have you ever thought what's passionate love?Have you?Those days when I was on my vow, I remembered I "helped" many of my peers who were in and out relationships. My shoulders were where tears of "unjust" flow. (LOL) I knew why all those while, I chose to be single, just simply to avoid those pains. Well, even as I grew older, such moments still happened! Tears still flow, but now, no longer tears of "unjust" but rather, tears of "doubt". Why do two people who truly love each other can't be together? You asked why.
I asked why.
We conclude life is NEVER fair.We can't fight for what's meant to be, cause no matter how, the outcome is going to be the same, just that it is either NOW or LATER! After about FOUR MONTHS, I guess I have to make a decision and that's, "if there's nothing you can do, just ACCEPT the REALITY." So just accept it. Things will turn around as time come around. The doors are opened once again. My heart is free once more. [if you actually know what this mean] Anyway, to my best friend out there, I don't want to use words to help you through, cause when I was in your stage, words were the last thing I want to hear, cause it was so easy for people to just "comment" their comfort but never understand the "pain" to overcome it. Like I told you, I won't use words, but I will just be here for you when you need me. I promised I won't say much, but I will cry with you. I love you always, so really give yourself what you need and stand up once again. You are beautiful dear! Love love love,daphne
10:02:00 PM
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Quotes
I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
[BEST]
I love you - those three words have my life in them.
[these 3 words are the most powerful words, it carries life! - no wonder I can't said it anymore]
Love is like a mountain, hard to climb, but once you get to the top the view is beautiful.[love indeed is BEAUTIFUL]
Just because someone doesn't love you the way that you want them to, doesn't mean that they don't love you with all they've got.
[this makes me guilty; I am sorry]
Love starts with a smile, Grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear.
[is this true love? does all love ends with a tears?]
People say you only fall in love once, but when I hear your voice I fall in love all over again!
[sweet; that charming voice I desire]
The first sight of love is the last of wisdom.
[gosh]
How wise are they that are but fools in love.
[this is so me!]
A man usually falls in love with a woman who asks the kinds of questions he can answer.[i remembered someone told me not to be too smart, cause guys will feel inferior!]
The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.
[l-o-v-e]
All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
[power of love]
It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget some one.[sadly to say, this is so TRUE]
Forgiveness is the final form of love.[ultimately, this is my destination]I woke up and I kept asking myself why do people accept and love you? Do they love you because they truly love you or do they love you becuase you can "satisfy" one of what they are looking for? Something to keep me ponder too. Random thoughts, random post.
Today just happened to be that special day, if it was! love,
daphne
*silent cryer* - haha
5:05:00 PM
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Nothing but
LOVEWould we often gaze at LOVE and just hear about stories?Would we just listen to another story and be touched yet can't be bothered?Would we be those who listen and act upon it?Would we?What's your choice today with regards to LOVE?!I heard of another touching story from Pastor CK when I went for Leaders' Meeting today. Here is how the stories goes. (Real life story that happened in Singapore)
Many a times, we just wonder how could we expressed our love for the person we truly love, and this is what we did!
We did what INCONVENIENCE us for the sake of someone else.
As a mother, she would just save up for her little boy. Being a road sweeper, she doesn't earn a lot to be able to support her son for what he may want but she tries her best. EVERYDAY of her life, she will prepare a lunchbox for her beloved, but EVERYDAY without fail, it will be rejected by the teacher in school. (This is one of the school rule : No lunchbox for the student) As the day passes by, the teacher got fiercer than she was and agitated by this "annoying" mother, but this mother, WITHOUT fail; even after being chased out of the school daily, will continue to do her love lunchbox for her son. (her love is not that her son will know she sacrificed and did that to him, but her love is pure and true, that she just want her son to have the best food)One fine day, the mother did not turn up and the teacher was very happy. She spent time with her students that day, and she realized that boy all alone. He looked sad. So being his teacher, she approached him. "What happened my dear?" She asked."Mummy is very sick." He whispered with tears down his throat. That day, this teacher decided to visit his mother and to only found out that his mother is already in her last stage of breast cancer. Seeing his mother so helpless, she became a little remorseful, especially on moments when she chased her out of the school with harsh tones and anger of words. The teacher with all her courage asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?" Mother looked into the eyes of the teacher and begged, "Could you allow me to express my love for my son for this last chance by allowing me to give this lunchbox to him during his break?" Not knowing what to reply as it is against the school rules; still the teacher agreed knowing that's the last wish of hers. The next day, she prepared this fabulous lunchbox for her beloved; full of love and effort. The ambulance brought her to her son's school, with stretcher, they lifted her down. As she was being carried into the school, seeing her son, she passed that act of love to him, took her last breath and bid goodbye to the world. =]] *story is edited with Daphne's "spices". the plot is still the same*Amazing, wonderful story.
An act of
LOVE.
You and I today, we can do this.
You and I can choose to be like the mother to express your love, the love that people may not agreed with, yet despite anything, you just do it. Or you and I can be like the teacher, just stop love from being passed around in our surrounding. For me, I chose to be like the
mother. I chose to express my love the best I know how and with no regrets; I will just do it. I did it once, loving someone unconditionally to the extend I respect the choice of his. I moved on and I am happy life goes on, but that doesn't stop me from expressing love to people around me. Thank God that this cup of mine never stop flowing even when pain enters and that's where I learnt,
UNCONDITIONED LOVE. It will
INCONVENIENT you and me, but because of
LOVE, you and I will just do it.
You can love someone today tooLove,
daphne
11:57:00 PM
Monday, March 16, 2009
UNCONDITIONED
The answer to my previous post is :
I AM WITH YOU DARLINGWhen I read the "story", there were tears in my eyes. The power of
LOVE.
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is DEAD. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. (if only people will look at themselves at times to think the problem could be in them too) She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her. (A man is someone who supports and give that pillar of strength)If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a SINGLE step. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. (I need Your strength) And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. (if only we take that ONE step and look at the mirror)Sometimes, I mean MANY a time, we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know but this way, do you and I realized, we actually missed out something called L.I.F.E.No one is perfect!
I asked myself too, why bother to say so much? Think TOO much? Just go on, I have my pillar of strength (GOD) and not forgetting my angels that God sent (the list will be too long if I were to mention, but guys you know who you are! =]] *right? you all enjoy seeing my "captivating" smile*) By the grace and the timing of God, I did it. Not just did I make it a mile far, but 2! God granted my breakthroughs and gave me double of what I have had lost. *I serve a great and awesome God who NEVER shortchanged.* If you just want to be naive and never listen to the advises of people, you will find out that you are the one who is going to get hurt and allow people to learn from YOUR lessons. Sometimes, if we open our eyes, we can actually save ourselves from a lot of hurts and pain, because we are wise enough to learn from the mistakes of others and never commit the same. =]] I am much more cheerful than I used to be.
I found my call and my life, my journey and my price to pay!
I am well-loved than I was.
I am moving from GLORY to GLORY.
Praise God =]]love,
daphne
PS : I just hope you will wake up one day and not be fooled.. (MUHAHAHA)
10:23:00 PM
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Time ticks; ticks and ticks
AnnoyedBlessedCheatedDeadExcitedFunnyGrouchy Heart-achedIsolatedJealousKiddishLovedMissedNursedOptimisticPessimisticQuietRebellious SmileTearsUniqueVexedWildX-traYouthfulZealousTime
NEVER stop for you! In any emotions or feelings that you maybe going through, do you and I realized that time
NEVER stop for us! It continues to ticks, the number continues to jump. It just go on and on. You will never get the second back once it is gone. So how have you and I spent our time that's given to us?
Looking at my watch, I just realized time don't just passed me by, it passes me by VERY FAST! =]]Time is something I found out to be special yet sacred, valuable like talents! It is something we want it to come yet we want it to be far. We enjoyed moments in life but are we thankful for time of trials and tribulations, pain and heart-ached?
Do we long for time to just tick as it should be in both side of the world? It is never easy to go through time that slow and "sweet" in painful moments. NEVER EASY. Well, what's in life that came easy then? NOTHING! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.It just caught me thinking recently how valuable time is. It is as valuable as my daddy and mummy. Is as precious as my granny and my brother, yet I took time for GRANTED. I surpassed the heartache by running away from time. I took every second like weeks and just to brush off my feelings. I repented when God showed me how valuable and precious time is. Through my eyes, I finally understood the works of the Lord. God is molding me for a better TODAY!
NO MORE RUNNING WILD! INDEED I SAY NO MORE! =]]Just a story to end and a story for you to guess! =]] *do tag to give me the answer, answer will be revealed on 13 March 2009 2359 =]] *
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.QUESTIONS :
1. What were the five words ?
love,
daphne
8:59:00 PM
Monday, March 02, 2009
Conclusion!
Wow, it has been a fabulous February. It is the month of "SWEET" love. Reading books about
LOVE, HEALING; watching movies that shares about
LOVE; attending services where Pastor preached about
LOVE and seeing couples who are TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY in
LOVE. I had a LOVELY
LOVE FEBRUARY. =]]
Anyway, like what my title says, CONCLUSION; I am here to (of course) CONCLUDE! =]] After hearing the first series where Pastor preached, it kept me thinking; DEEP thinking. Though Pastor shared about the 5 needs of a man and woman in a marriage, I seriously think it applies even with people who are not in marriage too (beside the sexual fulfillment; remember is a sin to do it before marriage, the marriage bed is sacred =]])
Every girl goes for someone who she love to be affectionate, someone who she can converse with, someone who is the real him before her, someone who can provide for her and surely someone who can love the family as much as he loves her (I remembered Pastor Ming said look at the person you love, the way he/she treats her family; IT IS VERY IMPORTANT)On the same side of the coin, I believe every boy will be hunting these in a girl; someone who can enjoy life with them, doing the same thing together, their girlfriend to be the pretty one whom he can be proud to show to others, someone who is not a nag, but someone who can handle her "life" (before they are married) well and proper [ someone who is more independent; a girl who rely on him for strength and not help!] and someone who can boast their ego like a flat balloon to the hot-air balloon in the sky, yeah! =]] These are needs of both girl and boy, man and woman.
It keeps me thinking with these, can then all couples build a strong and lasting relationship? I think my answer is
NO. These are just the needs of what's lacking in us and it needs to be filled up (just like inside of us there's a space that only God can fill and once that's done, our lives is "complete"). Like the drama, to build a lasting relationship, is to know the NEEDS and the area that's affecting the relationship and mend it.
It is not about replacing; it is repairing. As I read the book, a sentence that kept popping up before me is
"If you know this is what will make you mate happy, would you not do it, just to see him/her happy?"These "needs" are to tell us that all of us has a needs that need to be filled but these are not the key points to maintain and sustain relationship. So what if the person you love has ALL of the needs that you want, does that makes him/her the one for you that you will treasure him/her for the rest of your life? I DOUBT SO.
So I just conclude, these are just points for us to be aware that in all of us, we all have needs. =]] As I have had mentioned, true and lasting love is not found, it is build when two parties are willing to commit into it.
TRUE LOVE IS SACRIFICE! =] TRUE LOVE TEACHES YOU TO MEND YOUR PROBLEMS NOT END! Cowards will run and replace, but true hero/heroine faced and overcome it. Like the saying goes,
TOUGH PROBLEMS DON'T LAST, ONLY TOUGH MAN/WOMAN! I hereby just wish all loving couples to be able to brace through life and storm together. =]] May the love in February always be found throughout the days of your life..
PS : I am so happy that a member of mine is attached and to see the glow and smile on his face is AMAZING. =]] He is attached. FINALLY! Congratulates. *I will never forget how our cell group cheered for him when we heard of the announcement. We are always behind you!*
love is in the air,
daphne_chloe
11:39:00 AM
