Monday, April 30, 2007
Wanted
Hey All!
YAYyyyyyyyyyyy!!!PlanetUni Camp "MARKED" Was AMAZING and Life Changing!!! I experienced God to the Fullest and Max at Camp, and received the great Awesome breakthrough that God promised! I was so sleepy i almost fell asleep at church after i came back! lolz!
Mark 3:13 "And He went up on the mountain and summoned those who He Himself wanted, and they came to Him. vs14 And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach vs15 and to have authority to cast out the demons.
Wow.......! O_o
After coming back from camp, i was thinking..Why God? Why did u call me?
There's a WHOLE lots of reasons why God called me, or anyone else. This is one, He Himself Wanted! Oooooooo...
Just like in Esther4:14 ".....And whos knows whether you have been born for such a time as this?"
It's this time that God has put u in..not the future generation, or the older one...it's Now!
Do You Get? God calls us, because He Himself wanted you! He wants you He wants you He wants you!
And I know that I've been born into the Right time, Right hour, Right Generation!
God Summons us because He Wants us! To be with Him, to Preach and to have authority to cast out demons.
And I understand Now, that what God has callen me to, it's because He wants me to do it.
Ps.Matt Fielder said something good at camp, we can say "Let Your kingdom come Lord, let Your will be done, see this nation won"..but when God calls u to do it, u say "cannot..I dunno la...like so difficult"...I plead guilty, it's natural..human reaction...
But we don't like by the flesh! We live by the spirit! And We gotta understand, that God will Summon us, cause He Wants us! O_o
How special are you?! =)
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~Jovial =) praised Jesus at 9:22 PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Purpose
Today is a holiday! hallelujah!Now let me finish my assignment before i freak out Lord! lolz!
Acts 26:16 "But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the things which you have seen, but also to the things which i will appear to you" vs 18 "To open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God..."
This is Again another part of the words that God told Saul/Paul when he was entering Damascus, ready to persecute the disciples.
But the point was when God said for this PURPOSE.
For this Purpose, God has called us.
Do you know that We , the sons of God are the only ones who can destroy the evil works of the enemy?
1John 3:8 "the one who prctices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God has appeared for this purpose to destroy the works of the devil"
OoooOooo.. O_o
What is Your purpose? What is God's purpose for you? HEy!, even I'm still trying to find out! lolz!
God has just told me So many things that He wants to see me do! And I better do it man! After all, God has created us for various purposes!
And my purpose has got to be different from yours! Just like yours from others!
Because it's our own portion!
If not, God won't need so many children if He had only limited purposes for His kingdom.
Are u Crazy!
There's so much work to be done! So many lives to be reached out to! God needs everyone to form the picture for the Kingdom of God to come! YesYes!
I remember saying this previously, Revelations 22:12 "Behold, I am coming quickly, and My rewrd is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done"
WHat have you done? or...what are you gonna do before the time comes?
The time is drawing closer and closer everyday, and we as children of God got to start seeking our purposes fervently already!
Dun miss your chance!!! Just let the Holy Spirit Guide you, that's what He wants to do! =)
God could be calling you today! =)
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~Jovial =) praised Jesus at 2:20 PM
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Blessed
Haiz Haiz!!!!!
Feeling blessed? I was having quite a hard time this past weeks cuz I felt like I’ve been giving and giving and giving and not receiving anything.
And of course I didn’t tell anyone that I feel blessed laaa! Haiz!
But this morning God dropped the bombshell on me!Ayooo!
Acts20:35 “….. ‘it is more blessed to give than to receive’
If I count properly, then I must be Very Blessed already liau! Of all the times that God has called me to give!Aiks!!!!
I must be soooo blessed that it’s gotta overflow out already!
And it’s truth oke! Cuz the Word of God sayz so!
And the only way you will know that it's truth, is if you Live by the Word and find out! =)
It is more blessed to give than to receive! O_o
So if you feel like you’ve been giving and giving and giving…Good for you la!
You are super blessed already!
In fact, God challenged me saying that How dare I give not knowing that He is the God that provides! Because He is!
And those who sow abundantly will reap abundantly!
So go Sow! (rhymes!)
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~Jovial =) praised Jesus at 11:10 AM
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Forever
Hey All!
As I was walking back just now, I saw a beggar on the street. And God moved me to do something. Normally I would give money, but God told me NoNo not money only.
I wrote down John3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believe in Him shall not perish but have eternal life"
and gave it to him.
It was weird la!!!Cuz i don't even know if the beggar can read ...moreover read my writing!lolz!
But God told me to do Just that, and I did.
I dunno what happened after that, but I didn't regret doing it. So it should be a good thing.
Just remember, money can last for a moment, but God lasts forever.
=)
God, if You can use anything, won't You use me!!! =D
Praise the Lord! =)
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Praise Him!
Haylooo!!!
Why Praise God?!?!?!? Cuz He's worthy to be praised!
Psalm 148 (and many many others!) says, Praise the Lord!
"For He commanded them and they were created,
He has also established them forever and ever"
Worship Himmm!!!Worship God!
For He created Heaven and Earth! For He saved us from our darkness! For everything that He has blessed us with! Praise the Lord!!!Yeaaaa!
Acts16:22-24 tells of how Paul and Silas were captured and imprisoned. *gasp*
They were beaten terribly and just Thrown into jail, and Shackled. *gasp*
in Acts16:25-26 "But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymms of Praise to God and the prisoners were listening to them;vs26 and suddeny there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken, and immmediately all the doors were opened everyone's chains were unfastened"
In vs25, At first glance, I can understand why Paul and Silas were Praying. Of course la! I mean, if I were in prison, I would've been praying like Mad!Pray pray pray pray pray cuz Prayer works!Sure we must pray! But I couldn't understand the Praising God part!
Honestly, if you're in jail, will praising God for being in jail come to your mind? No rite!
But this is what the Word of God tells us!
That even in our deepest darkest troubles, Praise the Lord!!!!For He will come!He will save us! Praise the Lord for all that He's done! Praise the Lord for what He's going to do! Praise the Lord for your lives at that moment! Praise the Lord Praise the Lord Praise the Lord!
And Paul and Silas were right weren't they? Miracles took place thereafter!it was an opportunity, to get someone to know God! Because then after the jailer got saved.OooooooO O_o
I learnt one thing from this scripture. Praise the Lord. Even in Difficult times, Praise the Lord for this opportunity!It's difficult right now, getting to know people, doing sooo many assignments, trying to cope with money, .....but Praise the Lord!Not because I say so but Because the Word of God says so! Praise Him not only in our good times, but our bad as well! Yaaaaaaaayyyyy!
Praise the Lord! =)
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~Jovial =) praised Jesus at 8:35 AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Chosen One
Hey All! Ahh another good holiday! Gud time to spent with the Lord! =)
Yeap this is what i learnt today from God today!
Acts 9:15 "Go,for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the pagans and kings and the sons of Israel; vs16 for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name's sake"
in Acts 9, Saul (The Terrible Terrible persecutor!How dare he!!) was on his way to Damascus breathing threats against the disciples okee!!! That is like Sooo Scary!O_o
This is the guy who persecuted the church!And he's definitely the last person you'll probably think of that God will choose la..seriously.
But Amazingly!God told Ananias(His disciple) that Go!Find him!
Even Ananias said "Lord I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem..."
But God said, Go!For he is My Chosen instrument!
CHOSEN!!!!!!!!CHOSEN!Wooohooo!
Honestly right, God doesn't choose us based on our past. He already Chose You before u even breathed life on this earth!
If God chose us based on our past rite, I don't think me or a lot of us will be experiencing God this way Now!
When God said, YOU are My Chosen instrument, You Are!
God didn't choose us for no reason!He made every one of us for a reason!
Like a individual jigsaw piece, no matter where you stray of too, You are needed to complete a picture!
God created us in His Image!(Gen 1) We are not some pathetic being!NonoNoNono! ur beautiful!Cuz God sayz so! =)
And everyone has their part to play. Don't ever think that just because somebody didn't know or like God or christians before has no right to experience God!
That's not true!In fact, EVeryone is meant to experience God!Because we are His creation!What Father turns away a child that He loves?!And God loves us all Sooo much!
2Timothy2:19 "Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, "the Lord knows who are His" and "everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness"
God knows who are His okezz!!! Just like Jesus knows who are His sheeps!
And most importantly God does not choose us based on our appearance! Whether we look bad or tooo good!
Mark 12:38 In His teaching he was saying, "beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places, vs39 and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honour at banquets, vs40 who devour widows' houses and for appearance's sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation"
God is not after our appearances, but after our hearts, our attitudes!
Then that would mean that....
God chose us for our hearts?
Maybe it was a longing heart, or a heart that was searching, or a heart that was aching, or a heart that was searching for forgiveness, or a heart that was searching for Love, or a heart of worship, I dunno! But we had something in us that God wanted to shine out! =)
But God obviously chose each and every one of us for a reason, and I dun think He looked at me and thought
"Hmmm...i think Jovial is quite a good talker, yes since she's so egoistic that'll help in the ministry.." No Way Man!
I didn't understand who was God, nor did I even bother to try last time. It took my friend's effort to bring me closer to Christ, And I know God didn't choose us by our Abilities or whatever, Because we Are NOt perfect!
So that can't be possible!
And Don't think "Why didn't God choose someone better than me to do this!"
If honestly rite (this is what i've learnt b4), if God's priority was talent and gifts, (e.g) then we don't need a worship team already, cuz we can just hire professionals mah...They sing sooo good, play perfectly without mistakes!
Only one thing missing, God's presence.
It's the joy in experiencing God when we worship, when we serve, and God prioritizes that!
We are First Class Christians oke!!!!He will grant us strength in our weaknesses!
So rejoice in Knowing that God Chose You for a reason! and it was not based on your outward appearance!
Before, Saul was a terrible man, persecuting church and threatening disciples la everything! but after he met God, He became a man of God, and he rejoiced!
No one after knowing God personally, will ever stay the same.
REJOICED oke!
I never regretted knowing God and experiencing His amazing powers!
Yes! Rejoice in knowing that God loves you for Who You Really Are! And that He has Called you as well as others to be leaders of this generation!
=)
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~Jovial =) praised Jesus at 11:44 AM
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
We are the Light
Heyo All! felt super lethargic today...probably due to having so much fun and holidays!haha!
But yes!I had a good time with God today..and this is what the Holy Spirit told me to write! =)
Acts 4:12 "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved"
It starts with this.
There is No one!No one that can give salvation except God!No one! The only truth in the world is the Word of God!
And We are the only ones who are able to bring light into this world!
Can u imagine what an important mission we are entrusted with?
Only the Sons of God can destroy the works of the enemy!(1John 3:8)
Victorious christians are the only ones who can bring people to know the REAL SALVATION through Jesus!
NoBody else can do it because We are the only ones brought out of darkness because God gave us our salvation already!
And what is Jesus' ministry?
Luke4:18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor,
He has spent Me to proclaim release to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed,
vs19 To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord"
This is the ministry we should be building on!
In Acts 3 an 4, there's a story of how Peter and John healed a blind man, and the whole congegration got sitrred up! in total 8000 people!Alamak!!!8000!!!
I was staring at the number for a really long time!I mean....it's amazing what God can do with 2 men and faith! O_o and imagine ah...that part wouldn't have existed, if Peter and John had just walked past that lame beggar.
Nothing's gonna happen, or change, unless we make a move first.
Acts4:13 "Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus"
Recognize!!!i think We should be recognized as being with Jesus as well when we bring the spirit of God with us, or when we stand up for God, or when we put our faith into action,
"That Person has experienced God!!!That person Knows God!!!"
Acts 4:19 "But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; vs20 for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard"
I just can't stop proclaiming God's power!God's miracles!God's glory!
I've seen too much, Heard to much to keep shut!
Just remember what God has done!WHat He can do!
Helooo!John and Peter could've been persecuted for that oke...i think..politics la i dunno..
But Yet they dared to speak up...why?Because it's Truth!
I have really learnt to take my faith to another level.i mean,...if u ever get an opportunity..Go ahead!Tell them what u have seen!What u have heard!
Because the bible says Only God can grant salvation!And that's the cure to eternal life!
That's something to talk about! =)
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~Jovial =) praised Jesus at 1:53 AM
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Our Covenant
Wow!! it's another Great Awesome Day at Planetshakers Church!
But one of the most important thing I learnt today was the Holy Communion!Wow!!
1Corinthians 11:23-25 tells of the Bread and Wine that we take as holy Communion.
The bread as we all should know, represents Christ's body which was broken for us and The wine represents Christ's blood.
And Holy Communion to me, is such an important time in our walk with God. It represents a New Covenant and a Strong relationship with our Lord. I was thinking about that today before I took Holy Communion, and I started proclaiming "Yes God! I declare your Greatness! And Our new covenant!Woww!!"
Oke so i wondered if what I was thinking was Correct, so I went to check it up in the bible laaa!
1Corinthians 11:26 "For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you Proclaim the Lord's death until He comes"
PROCLAIM Oke!!!PRoClaim!!!!!PRoclaim!!!! MUAhahahahhaa!
Yes! We Proclaim the Lord's death every time we take that holy communion!
It's A Great and Powerful Act that we are doing everytime we choose to take Holy Communion!
It's a proclamation of what God has provided and promised to us!
It's a Decision to say YES I believe God is Good!That He provides and is Greatly to be praised!
For me today, i realized that it was a New Bond! A new Covenant!
We are tied to God through His covenant! Wow!!!!Imagine...God!The Creator!The Saviour! is our Bestest Friend!
And we are Proclaiming the Lord's victorious death in Holy communion!
When I took holy communion today, it felt like I was Much Closer to God.
As I drank the "wine" (which was very sweet =p), I came to understand that, we have the new covenant with Christ through His blood!
And I Started to learn of God's hopes, God's dreams and everything that He wanted me to learn.
Yes, that is our New Covenant with God!
And it's reinforced when we openly declare that God is Awesome, by taking the Holy Communion that Sunday at Church.
It's not just a traditional thing, it's something that we should WANT to take, because it's another way for us to declare the Glory of our King!
have a Great week! =)
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~Jovial =) praised Jesus at 10:13 PM
Seek First His Kingdom
HeYo everyone!
As my first post i'll like to wish u all a Happy Easter!
It's such a great day to remember how Christ died for us and Rose again!
Imagine if Jesus could conquer the grave, what more our situations and difficulties in Life?
Our God is an Awesome awesome God and worthy to be praised!
Well as i opened the bible to hear what the Holy Spirit wanted to tell me, i came to
Matthew 6:31-33 vs31"Do not worry then, saying 'what will we eat?' or 'what will we drink?' or 'what will we wear for clothing?' vs32For the pagans eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things vs33But Seek First the Kingdom of God and all these things shall be added to you"
This was something that One of my cell group leader was talking about as well on Wed night!Amazing!!! (credit to sue lynn!)
Jesus probably had worries as well..like what He was going to eat, or drink, or how was He to get somewhere...But He knew that God Provides!
One major problem for youths (like me!) is that we always Worry Worry Worry Worry!
What shall I eat?What shall I drink?What shall I wear?How can I finish that assignment?How can I study enough for that exam?How can I even do that exam?How laa!!!I got no boyfriend or girlfriend!!
It's amazing!
I worried A LOT when i came to Melbourne.
How can I get through university?How can I make new friends?How can I get through Uni the best way ever?!
Yes it is normal!
But it is Not for us Victorious Christians to seek all these Things!!!
Because Jesus said the Pagans eagerly seek these things!
We are the sons of God, and we no longer live by the flesh, but by the Spirit!
And God didn't stop at saying don't seek all these things above all, He Knows that we need it..
That we need good grades, that we need good food, that we need a good living, that we need good friends..
But God said, Seek First His kingdom...and ALL these things will be added on to you!
So we God doesn't want us to worry!He doesn't want anything else to take away the Friendship He wants to form with you!
It's amazing how I used to say..I want to look for the Best Anime EVER!!!Hahaha!
Now I say i want to look for how Great God can be!
Do not forget God loves us very very much, because it also says in
Romans 8:35-39 in summary...NOTHING will separate us from the Love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Nothing!I tell u nothing!Once we understand truly right...How God wants to hold on to us Sooo much and He wants to bless us Sooo much...we'll start seeking more of Him than of anything else.
When i finally got it and realized what God wanted me to learn when I came to Melbourne, I started to eagerly seek Him...Day by Day! I fasted...and Now fasting Again!*Gasp!*...And God has really taught me SOoooo much about Him and the holy spirit!
But God didn't intend to bless only one person!as long as You eagerly seek God ...He will answer the hungry.
The time has Come for Victorious christians to eagerly seek God and all that He has in stall for us, the youths of the nation!
Let God Speak! =)
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~Jovial =) praised Jesus at 9:12 AM
