This is the first encounter between Sugar and this Chih-Wa-Wa. How curious and eager she wants to be friend with the little one.

It is the Memorial date weekend get together. Praise the Lord, it is the first time that Melissa's mother was introduced to us. Cousin Ken & Lupita, Wai Fun and Keung Gor was here. Although Teddy is not around during dinner, praise the Lord it is a good start for rebuilding the relationship among our family again.

I believe that God's hands is in my lives. Although my circumstances changed; my season of life changed; God tells me, "I the Lord do not change" (Malachi 3:6) "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows" (James 1:17)

Thank God for each blessings He place in my life, I will continue to place myself and family in His care and I trusted that the salvation will come upon Teddy and Melissa, Jenifer and Rafael, little Terrance, and other family members.

Building God into Our Lives

After last week's sermon, I am still thinking about the incident of the Miss California contest. We are in the a world that are surrounded with people that are without God in their hearts. The whole U.S. seems on the verge of losing its unique identity. The identity that we stated more than 200 years ago,"In God We Trust". The Christian belief, and religious heritage is slipping away.

It is scary to think about it. Can I stand firm in this surrounding? Can I be bold and courageous to express my religious belief in front of all the non-belivers? Our Lord always give me answer thru' His Word in the Bible.

Daniel is an excellent example that God show me thru' His Book. His commitment to God remained strong and steady even though Daniel is in the foreign land, rule by non-Christian. Daniel politely refused the food and drinks that was used for sacrificed to idols from the guard. Later, when Daniel read some strange writing on a wall, he turns down the gifts and rewards offered from an ungodly king because of his devotion to God. Finally, Daniel survives a night on the verge of death in the lion's den. He doesn't complain about the king created this deadly experience, but instead honors the king and focuses on God. Daniel builds God into his lives. God is the priority and no others.

Unlike the people of Israel and Judah, for years they let other people take priority over their worship of God and attention to his Word. To a point they almost lost the knowledge of the law and God's Word. Not until Nehemiah helps to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and Ezra, the priest recited the Word of God back to them. God didn't force himself on them, rather he let them walk away and stay away for a long time. Only by experiencing life without God would they remember who they really needed and wanted.

What about me? Who and what have I built into my life?
I am building security around me and forget that you are the one who provides peace.
I am building control over my family, my ministry, my work and forget that you are in control.
I am building walls for protection and forget that you are the shepherd that protect His sheep.
I am building relationship for a few and forget you are the love for all.

Lord, thanks for reminding me :
to rebuild my life, to rebuild this temple of yours
to put priority into your own Words
to make appointment with you as often as my daily meals.
to treat your Word as a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

When I sing “this is the day that the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it,” I will recognize the fact that myLord is in control of my experience each day. My life is rebuild with God in it. What a blessing it is!!!