Saturday, December 16, 2006
Title of the day : Pride... the road towards destruction..Pride... one of the sins which God hated the most (Proverbs 8:13) Pride... that will lead to violence ultimately (Psalm 73:6) Pride... that give birth to quarrels (Proverbs 11:2) Pride... never lead to a good ending (2 Chronicles 26:16) It is pride that lead to the fight which happen between one of my youth and his father in my work place today.. The pride which give birth to violence, quarrels, unhappeness, stubborness, abuse, anger inside the father. A father blaming, cursing his son for hitting him when in the first place is him who started the pushing and kicking and insultings. The best part is, the father deny his wrong doing and claim that it only right for a father to beat his son not the other way round!! and this is not the first time this abuse happens... Poor mother helplessly has too deal with both sides, trying to push the husband away while pleading us not to interfere which make his barking even louder... Both me and my supervisor stop the fight and wanting to claim down the father but instead becoming his victim of his verbal abuse... I thank God my anger was not with me otherwise I cant imagin what I will do to react back... Then I remember today's daily bread devotion title "Overcoming Evil with Good" Romans 12:21 "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good". Luke 9:51-56 tells us when the town of samaritan village does not welcome Jesus as he need to passby there to Jerusalem, two of Jesus disciples, John and James asked Jesus if he need them to cast fire from heaven down to destory the village. But Jesus turned and rebuked them saying "you do not know what kind of spirit you are of. For the son of Man did not come to destory men's lives. but to save them." Hmmm... what do the bible mean by overcoming evil with good? u mean like what happen today when the father threaten and insult us we must overcome it with good? Oh men... who can take it?? But... there is a reason behind this... I guess God is trying to tell us, if we overcome evil with evil example insult overcoming insult, it is a lose-lose situation for both party cause it might end up in violence But if we overcome evil with good instead example claimness, peace vs insult, it is a win-lose situation! we win of course.... Thank God, manage to help the youth to stay at his friends home temporality as the father threaten to harm him if he goes back. Will most likely put the youth in a shelter home for a time begin... Heavenly father, I thank you that everything is in order so far, I thank you for your protection over myself and also the caseworker for this youth just now as we went to talk to his parents. I wana ask God may u intervene into this youth's life. There is so much anger in his family especially in both the youth and the father.. Lord, I wana break this bondage of anger in their family using the name of Jesus! I pray for your spirit of peace to fill the youth and also the father, I pray that during this few days of staying outside of home.. Lord may u speak to this youth and grain him peace in his heart, I pray that this few days the youth will be able to do a reflection about what is happening and I pray lord you will guide him.. I pray also for Valerie, as she continue to work with the youth and family, I pray for your present always be with her, help her to say the right words, help her to strong and courageous when facing that father... loved and compassion when she work with the helpless mother... thank you Lord, I pray all this in Christ Jesus mighty name.. Amen
I shine in Jesus | 1:13 am
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Saturday, December 09, 2006
Title of the day: Circumstances..."A positive attidue may not directly change your circumstances, but it will change the way you respond to your circumtances."Habakku 3:18 "I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!"Wao... powerful sentance isnt it... It was taken from a daily devotion calender dated 2 december, which I brought form the OM ship, doulos. A positive sentance to counter a negative mind... I felt that now adays (including myself) are "train" in a way to always respond negatively towards an issues or happening.. we tend to think negatively first even before realising things isnt going to be so bad after all. hmmm.... then why huh? why is negative alway the first to come knocking on our mind? actually I also hv no idea.. hahaha... maybe is because of the way we are brought up? was not taught how to challenge negative thoughts, looking beyond the problem and stuff... or we have been always bombarded by negative media news etc.. But one thing I know for sure.. our thinking will influence on our belief system and thus this two will affect our behavior. The above statement then show us that if we are able to change the way we think and belief... we are able to change the way we respone to any circumstances! but............... of course this changes is a process.. it is near to an impossible that u are able to change your thinking just like that!! it take time, patient and support from our close people we know.. well I am still learning too!! and I do fall many many times... hahaha.. and it is by the grace of my God and his strength that he has substain me throughout... Phew.. it is not easy.. but I thank God that I am very fortunate to have a source of support.. a super nature... unbelievable... lovely.. and the list goes on....... Thank you Jesus.. =) Heavenly father, first I seek for your forgiveness for greiving you over and over again with my thoughts and action. I thank you for your assurance love written by you in the bible that you are a loving father which is quick in forgiving and slow to anger... I pray as I grow, that I will be lead by your holy spirit.. to become a person of your will and a person that will seek you... help me also to have a positive attidue to counter any storm which is ahead of me.. help me to rejoyce in you despite the pain, difficultly, stress and tirness.. I pray for my friends also who read this prayer that they too will find this source of strength which is from you and you alone only.... thank you father... I pray all this in Jesus name.. Amen.
I shine in Jesus | 11:37 pm
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Saturday, December 02, 2006
Title for the day = Yoz.. what's up?!Opps... hvnt been really updating my blog and some of my friends are complaining!! haha okok well here's some updatez about myself... Life has been quite tired, stress for me this past few weeks partly because of my assignments (driving me nuts!) which due dates are so near.. and both needed at lease 2500 words and above.. (phew... thank God I finished on time).. and usually at this point of the year, back in office will be very busy too due to the large intake of youths refered case by the police for counselling... well otherwise personnel life.. still alright.. ups and downs here and there... and started to do some personnel plannings for next year... 2007 is not going to be an easy year for me.... especially my finances spending... just did a calculation... after helping to shoulder part of my home loan to HDB (plus saving, HP bill, internet bill etc).. my spending is going to be super super super tight... so tight that my daily food spending (including breakfast, lunch, dinner & drink) cannot more then 5 bucks!!! Gosh! I am still praying and crying to God that he will provide whatever needs for me with such tight budgets.... it is going to be a test of faith for me 2007... really trusting God to provide.... trusting him in everything... Heavenly father, hear my cry and anxiety... as 2007 approaches... father I know that it is not going to be an easy year for me.. but lord I pray instead of feeling anxious, scared, worried... I pray that Lord you will fill me with the spirit of faith, spirit of peace, spirit of rejoicing... I pray that I will still rejoyce despite all this circumstances which is to come.. I take faith in your words which says in Matthew 6:25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?"Matthew 6:31-32 "So do not worry, saying "what shall we eat?" or "what should we drink?" or "what shall we wear?" for the pagans run after these things and your heavenly father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."help me father to control my spending, to spend on only what is needed and need to... I commit my financal plan unto your hand... in Jesus name I pray.. Amen.
I shine in Jesus | 1:06 am
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