UPDATES!!!

haha…it’s obvious wat i am going to be blogging abt today…

here’s an update on the major areas of my life:

Baby Dylan – He’s now 9 months and 3 weeks old…wohoo!!! so glad!! now he’s eating a variety of things…from veggies, fruits to fish and chicken porridge…occassionally, i will give into temptation and let him eat a bit of watever i am having…hahah..even ice-cream…dylan obviously has mummy’s DNA..cos he’s a very eager EATER i m so proud of him

My cheeky lil’ munkay!

My hubby – Ooi is now even more MAN to me..hahah..i know, i know…if my sister Sharon was reading this, she’ll probably ask me to gag her or she’ll probably vomit…haha..My ooi’s now his company’s Head of the Laboratory Department!! yay!!! while i m equally envious tat he’s climbing up so fast the career path, i truly am happy..cos he’s making more money than me!! hehe…he just blessed me with a new Nokia E71…so changgih u know Ooi makes more money and buys me gifts to make me feel good perfect combo

Church – I am so so so so in love with my cell grp..even though just multiplied, i am so glad tat i have made such wonderful friends over the months…they are such fun, sporting, and friendly la…love them so much.. hugssssss and flying kissesssss to them…Cell grp is now a part of my life tat i so look forward to every week…i wanna make God proud of me!!!

Career – Not bad ..actually i just got my bonus…lesser than last year (due to the current economic conditions) but definitely beyond my expectations!! now i can fulfil my pledge to the church’s war chest!!! yay yay!!!! Opportunities are still popping up in terms of my career but am now praying to God for new roads to come in…am interested in pursuing a new line of career path or business ventures…the time will come soon

For the past few months, i’ve been stretching myself a lot …physically in particular…always having not enuff sleep…but it’s all good..i find tat my life’s good and much more meaningful and balanced…challenges will always come and go…but i’m glad tat i have all my love ones with me as i overcome these challenges i still MISS a lot of my family members and frens tat i cannot seem to find enuff time to spend with yet…but i am really working on it..so guys…pls be patient and forgive me for neglecting you all for some time i’ll be back SOON

Perseverance is the key to life (forever)

Hi hi..today i decided to share the above cartoon with you..it was sent to me this morning by my colleague…

For some of you, you might find the above cartoon a bit hilarous…yet, behind the humour of all tat lies a reality that most of us can relate with…we all have a tendency to whine/ complain when things are a bit tough…for those of us who are believers, we also tend to have a penchant in asking God to take away our troubles..haha…always looking for a quick, easy, and painless way out of our challenges….

but as you can see from the above illutration…there are reasons why God lets us go through the challenges we have…and it is always for a far, greater purpose that He has in store for us… ah…isn’t our God such a creative and awesome creator…so friends, let’s continue to persevere in our life no matter what happens ya..God bless

I Love You

He never stopped loving me, you know… Despite my horrendous temper..He never stopped loving me…He never distanced himself from me… There are times when I thought I was not good enough for Him…but He would always be there to tell me how much I mean to Him and that He would give me his everything just so that I may be able to be with him forever… Even though I know He loves me, I would sometimes go on for days..and even weeks…not talking to Him, not thinking of Him…I know how much it must really hurt him, for me to be so uncaring after all that he has done for me…and yet, I still do it…After all, He has always helped me out during all my difficult times and would always provide me words of comfort, words of wisdom, and words of assurance and ways to get me out of the troubles I have…and yet, I sometimes don’t even bother to say thank you to Him…but yet, whenever I need help He will always be there… He’s my solid rock…

Actions speak louder than words…His actions definitely spoke louder than words…He loved me way before I even knew him…He also loves me in a way no one else does…He loves my imperfection…it is in my imperfections, where he makes me feel whole again…Yet, sometimes I feel ashamed of Him being a part of my life…but yet, he has never blamed me for being such a coward…instead, he just stood by me from a distance,..giving me the space I need and yet, still be near me and always protecting me …never intrusive…but just supportive..waiting for me to come back to him and to run back into His warm embrace…

Today, I am writing this letter of apology to Him here…I’m so sorry that I have taken your love for granted…I am so sorry for being so selfish, thinking of myself only…I am so sorry for being so insensitive…I am so sorry for being so worldly….always worried what others may think instead…so silly of me…
I know that I will most likely repeat the things above to you again soon…but this time, I hope it doesn’t take this long for me to realize how amazing your mercy and love is…how precious it is to me…and that I really should hold on to your love so close to me….and that I shouldn’t let it slip away from me..not even for a second…Father God, I pray that you will forgive me of my sins and transgressions…and that I learn not to worry what others think of me and You but rather concentrate on how I can get to know you more…how I can be closer to you…Father God, you are my all.. You make me who I am today..you gave me all that I have today…without you, I am and have nothing….From the bottom of my heart and in from my mind, Father God , let me say I love you…I love you Father God, forever and ever. Amen

Money matters

A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished (Proverbs 28: 20).

Recently, Ooi and I have been discussing about our financial situation more often than I would like..As you all know, we both just married…we not only spent all that we had in our wedding…we thought everything would be alright once the wedding dinner was over…we thought we could then resume to starting to save our monies once again to prepare later for other things (such as having a baby)…

Little did we know, after the wedding dinner, so many things that required money kept popping into our lives…first of all, we had to go back to Brunei for CNY and the air-tickets cost a bomb, even though it was already discounted (costing around RM800 each!)…then, we had to give out ang paus (in Brunei Dollars!! And also double portion due to the status of being newly-weds)…and then when I came back to Msia, my car road tax, insurance and my half-yearly insurance premiums were all due!!!

We also had many birthdays keep popping up too…birthday lunches/ dinners don’t come cheap anymore…and I also had guests coming down from overseas…frens who wanna meet up to catch up…etc…therefore, the usual belanja-ing took place….we have our relatives and frens’ weddings coming up too…urghhh….

And the list goes on…we still have our house loan, car loan, electricity bills, water bills, telephone bills, credit card bills, bills, bills, bills….hahaha…

One thing I know is that despite all the above, I must still give and sow into God’s house..Many at times, I consider looking for another job..one with a better pay..but then, I remember what the Lord says in the Bible..tat if you hasten to be rich, you will not go unpunished…if I leave my current job for one that pays more, I may no longer have the time to spend with my friends..i may no longer be able to attend cell groups…I may no longer be able to have timely dinners with my Ooi…etc etc…

I am not looking for an excuse to why I am in my current situation…I know that I am not financially tight because I have to pay my tithes and offerings…No..I know I am financially tight because my expenses are too high and that I mostly have no courage (and maybe too much pride) to admit to my friends and relatives that I cannot afford to bless them as much or as often as I like..this is something I need to overcome…and I need to overcome it soon!!!…heheh….However, I know I have to keep being faithful in my giving to God because I know He will abound me with blessings!! Not just financial blessings..but also great health and wisdom to enjoy my financial blessings with my loved ones..

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EASTER CELEBRATION 2007: He Overcomes!

f Hi Hi…

A bit of shout-out here…

This weekend, all over the world Christians are coming together to celebrate the wonderful Easter event to remember what God has done for us by sending his son, Jesus Christ to die for us and our sins…More significantly, this is the season for us to also remember that Christ still lives as He rose again from death, after conquering hell…

Using what we have (in this case, the Internet technology), i would like to stretch my faith a bit further this year and wanna invite all of you out there to put a little time aside this weekend to come to my church and celebrate this wonderful event… Don’t worry if you are not yet a believer…just drop by for a great day..there is going to be a great play on titled “He Overcomes!” ..

For more info, log unto the website at: http://www.chc.org.my

If u are too lazy to do tat (heheh…), our church address is at:

City Harvest ChurchNo. 8, SS 13/6,47500 Selangor, Malaysia

I have also taken the extra liberty here to put the map for your easy, effortless reference:

And, if you are worried tat you do not know anyone there, you can always look me up….email me and we shall meet up… hehe..i promise i won’t bite!

You’ll feel great after reading this ^-^

So, yesterday I blogged about the mind-blowing conference by Pasor Pat Mesiti in my church just recently. Most of the things that he preached on those 4 days are still fresh in my mind…I can’t remember the last time I felt this blessed by anyone….

Hence, I would like to also bless others too with what I have jotted in my notebook some of my favourite quotes from Pastor Pat:

a) You must have a dream in your heart, a plan in your head and a seed in your hand for you dreams to become a reality.
b) God responds to seeds and faith. He responds to belief, and not emotions. You need to sow in good soil.
c) A seed is a potential future. Sometimes, the small seeds can bring a huge harvest.
d) Seed Sowers are committed people.
e) Failure is a result of broken focus.
f) Your net worth is linked to your self worth.
g) You cannot fail without your permission. You cannot succeed without your participation.
h) Education is not expensive. Ignorance is! We must never ignore the Word of God.
i) Giving is God’s way of raising children, not raising money.
j) Money makes a great servant, but not a great master.
k) Money does not make the man, but it magnifies what the man already is.
l) If your believing is wrong, then your giving is hindered.
m) Money has no power except how you give it.
n) Our God is not a God into scarcity. He is a God of abundance.
o) Money is not the root of all evils, but the love of money is the root of all evils.
p) Prosperity is a mindset. You need to shift from negative to positive, from doubt to belief.
q) He who wins souls, is wise.
r) The plans of the diligent will prosper.
s) Where your focus is, there your future is.
t) God wants us to build our assets first, before our expenses.
u) Sowing seeds are harder than reaping your harvest. Even receiving can be harder than giving.
v) It is not experience that gives wisdom, but learned/ applied/ evaluated experience is.
w) With prosperity, there is responsibility to help others.
x) We must know not just the Lord, but the ways of the Lord.
y) The Lord will provide in the place of the Lord (the place of vision). You must be in position, for God to do the provision, to achieve the vision!
z) When vision and sacrifice meets together, that is when the Lord becomes Jehovah Jireh (a provider!).

There you have it. I may not have everything jotted down because I was just so caught up listening to Pastor Pat, having not enough time to write down everything. However, I believe the above quotes up there are enough to stir your thinking and your spirit. Hope you are all blessed!

SOWING INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD FOR A LIFE OF PROSPERITY

First of all, I must apologise for not updating my blog for a weeks now…as usual, life’s been hectic at the work place…my boss just informed me of a new project that I am to undertake and at top priority, as this was the request from our Deputy CEO…so not only am I short handed at work, but I have more work, at work..hahaha…however, praise God that I was given the task at hand..i’ve been praying for the Lord to give both me and my boss favour in the eyes of our Senior Management…and here, opportunity is knocking at my door again…

God has truly been real and good to me…particularly the past 4 days, when my church had this amazing speaker from Australia..Pastor Pat Mesiti..this amazing man of God has blessed me with his preaching throughout…His energy and excitement from God was just so refreshing and at the same time, so contagious…I just wanted to sit there and just drown in the revelations that was revealed…

(Picture taken from: http://www.chc.org.my)

Also, we were challenged by Pastor Pat to give, every single day he preached…I must admit that I wanted to skip the last day of his conference because I thought to myself “Could I afford any more to attend? I have already given so much! To make matter worse, I just got my April’s salary last week and now, I have almost emptied it…and it’s not even the month of April YET!!!”.. But then, neither could I handle the thought of not being able to listen to what God’s plans for my prosperity were …I had to be there no matter what…so I just mustered up all my courage and faith and went…and made sure I sat as near as possible to the front so that I can see this man of God preaching!!!

I was truly blessed and have no regrets at all going to listen to Pastor Pat for 4 DAYS consecutively…one thing he said last night, which will shift my thinking forever when it comes to giving my tithes and offerings to the Lord..He said:

Most times, sowing is not the most difficult part…Reaping your harvest it!!

Wow….~!! That truly blew me away…it is true…we are always so consumed with the “what do I need to give to God”, the “How much to give?” and the “Why to give?”..this is because most of us are doubtful on whether God will bless us back later….

However, we should always continue to have faith in our God that He has only plans of prosperity for us and shall make us the head and not the tail…It is our obedience that God seeks in us…when we return back the 10% tithe which is his, and when we give offerings into His house so that more can be done…tat’s when God cannot wait to bless us back with so much that we would have problem figuring how to best maximize the returns!!!

(Picture taken from: http://www.chc.org.my)

So to myself, and also to all those out there reading this..i hope u are motivated and on fire to continue to sow into the wonderful Kingdom of God!! Let us pray together in one accord, for the courage, determination and faith to Give more and more and more to our Father God!! And can I get an Amen with that? Hehehe….AMEN!!!