Doubt sees the obstacles,
Faith sees the way;
Doubt sees the blackest night,
Faith sess the day;
Doubt dreads to take a step,
Faith soars on high;
Double question, "Who believes?"
Faith answers, "I"
It wasn't a very good day for me yesterday. When I got off work at 5:30pm, I quickly walk up the hill for my car. It disappeared, where might it be. I was frantic for a short while. Then I went to the police station to inquire for more information regarding my car. Praise the Lord, it wasn't stolen. My car was tolled because of blocking the driveway. I need to retrieve it back in another place. Praise Him again, I can catch a ride from Walter to go down to the impound area. Finally I got my car back.
I remember yesterday thru' the daily devotion, I have read how Jesus calms the storm. Although it was windy and stormy on the outside, the disciples were frantic and anxious, but Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. When Jesus was waken by the disciples, he asked " Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
外面的風浪與裏面的焦躁, 原來沒有一定的必然關係. 耶穌的心靈平靜如鏡, 完全安穩於掌握天地與今生來世的父神. 無論是自然界的風暴, 或是人際間的壓力, 都無法使祂慌張失措.
Yesterday God prepares me for this little incident, although it is not a big storm, but it still created some waves in my mind. Thru' this, it reminded me to dwell in him daily, so that my faith will be preserved daily.
Praise the Lord!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Channel of Blessings
Last Friday was Calvin & Tiffany's farewell party. We had a very good turn out. Many brothers and sisters attended.
According to the scripture, Jesus said" Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." Matt 5:16 Knowing Calvin, he is not only the light to his small group, but a channel of blessings to the all brothers and sisters in the fellowship. Praise God for bringing Calvin and Tiffany into our lives.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Temptation in our lives
When I examine myself, I find that I am very vulnerable to the daily Temptation. I lack the will power to resist shortcut solutions to my needs. I lack the patience to allow God to work in a slow, gentle way, but trying to control by myself, to compel other to help accomplish the causes I believe in. I am willing to trade away certain freedoms for the guarantee of safety and protection. I am willing to trade away even more for the chance to realize my ambitions.
As I am doing my devotion regarding the story of Jesus and Satan in the desert, Jesus resistance against Satan's temptations set a good reminder for me as I face my own.
The temptation in the desert reveals a significant difference between God's power and Satan's power. Satan has the power to coerce, to overpower, to force obedience and to destroy. On the contrast, God's power is internal and noncoercive. I need to make decision to commit to transform gently from inside out.
In the story of Noah, God saw how corrupt the earth had become, He would like to put an end to all people and to destroy both them and the earth. So the Lord told Noah to make an ark of cypress wood. The most important is to : "....make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out" Gen 6:14 As the storm is coming, the Lord wants the ark to be ready for use. The Lord emphasized the importance how the cypress wood need to be done, it need to coat each rooms with pitch inside out will protect the water from leaking & mineral to damage the ark. It will save us and serve as a tool to help us float and be rescued.
Lord, I pray for your help, to prepare me for all temptations that I don't have strenght to resist. Help me to coat my mind, heart, and mouth with you words. Help me tranform myself into a piece of coated cypress wood for others to hang on when storm arise.
Thanks You Lord!
As I am doing my devotion regarding the story of Jesus and Satan in the desert, Jesus resistance against Satan's temptations set a good reminder for me as I face my own.
The temptation in the desert reveals a significant difference between God's power and Satan's power. Satan has the power to coerce, to overpower, to force obedience and to destroy. On the contrast, God's power is internal and noncoercive. I need to make decision to commit to transform gently from inside out.
In the story of Noah, God saw how corrupt the earth had become, He would like to put an end to all people and to destroy both them and the earth. So the Lord told Noah to make an ark of cypress wood. The most important is to : "....make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out" Gen 6:14 As the storm is coming, the Lord wants the ark to be ready for use. The Lord emphasized the importance how the cypress wood need to be done, it need to coat each rooms with pitch inside out will protect the water from leaking & mineral to damage the ark. It will save us and serve as a tool to help us float and be rescued.
Lord, I pray for your help, to prepare me for all temptations that I don't have strenght to resist. Help me to coat my mind, heart, and mouth with you words. Help me tranform myself into a piece of coated cypress wood for others to hang on when storm arise.
Thanks You Lord!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Yesterday, I went to the Bay Area Revival meeting. The Lord did speak to me through his servant. God is still using a 80+ year old person, with asthma and other health related problem to preach and his sermon is still forceful with enlightment and strength. Praise the Lord!
One of the sermon point talks about the root to the problem the world or America is facing. "America is deviating from God" "We have compromised our believe to what the world is doing" Just as Paul said in Romans 6:1-2 , ".....Shall we continue in sin, that grace might abound?..God forbid. How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?" it is a question addressing to all of us. As Christian, how can we take advantage of God's Grace and continue to live a life that is not pleasing to God. Lord have mercy on us.
In closing, the speaker reminds us of God's love and mercy that will embrace us in this difficult times. But we have to turn our eyes upon Jesus and seek for His comfort, grace and glory.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim.
In the light of His glory and grace.
Blessings........
One of the sermon point talks about the root to the problem the world or America is facing. "America is deviating from God" "We have compromised our believe to what the world is doing" Just as Paul said in Romans 6:1-2 , ".....Shall we continue in sin, that grace might abound?..God forbid. How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?" it is a question addressing to all of us. As Christian, how can we take advantage of God's Grace and continue to live a life that is not pleasing to God. Lord have mercy on us.
In closing, the speaker reminds us of God's love and mercy that will embrace us in this difficult times. But we have to turn our eyes upon Jesus and seek for His comfort, grace and glory.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim.
In the light of His glory and grace.
Blessings........
Thursday, June 11, 2009
You are the Best
Last week we have a special presentation for all the Fathers in couples group. It is a pre-Fathers's Day celebration.
Look at all the Father's and husband, they are delight and look so satisfy with a certificate in their hands.
Yeah! I have a certificate in my hand, it is from my wife, what a wonderful feeling...........
Blessings to all the fathers!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Carry Each Others' Burden
2Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, 5for each one should carry his own load. (Galatians 6:2-5)
In the couples' group last night, as we are discussing about carrying each's others burden, I was thinking of the burdens that Tommy and I had. For all 22+ years, Tommy's burden is the family and the children. His first marriage came to an end after 5 years and leaving two kids (5 and 2 yr. old) with him to care for. When I come into the picture his burdens became mine. It wasn't easy. We have sweet memories with our whole family in church when they were young, family vacations in Disneyland, Yellow Stone Park etc. On the other hand, we have stormy situations with runaway teenagers, and juvenile that always have trouble with the law. We definately cannot go through all these years without God's embracing us.
Now they are adults, working and one with kids of his own. Our burden seem to be lighter, but our hearts are laden seeing that they still are running away from God.
I pray that God will watch over them.
I pray that the Holy Spirit will always lead them away from the wrongs.
I pray that that the Lord will soften their hearts and return to YOU.
Amen.
In the couples' group last night, as we are discussing about carrying each's others burden, I was thinking of the burdens that Tommy and I had. For all 22+ years, Tommy's burden is the family and the children. His first marriage came to an end after 5 years and leaving two kids (5 and 2 yr. old) with him to care for. When I come into the picture his burdens became mine. It wasn't easy. We have sweet memories with our whole family in church when they were young, family vacations in Disneyland, Yellow Stone Park etc. On the other hand, we have stormy situations with runaway teenagers, and juvenile that always have trouble with the law. We definately cannot go through all these years without God's embracing us.
Now they are adults, working and one with kids of his own. Our burden seem to be lighter, but our hearts are laden seeing that they still are running away from God.
I pray that God will watch over them.
I pray that the Holy Spirit will always lead them away from the wrongs.
I pray that that the Lord will soften their hearts and return to YOU.
Amen.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
A prayer before my work start
"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers." Psalm 1:1-3
Father in Heaven,
I praise you because YOU are the real BOSS in my work.
I praise you because YOU are the Lord of all.
I praise you because YOU are the provider for all.
I praise you because YOU always keep me in line, no matter my work is being recognized or not I would not be discouraged.
I praise you because YOU are the one in control and you have granted me joy and peace.
Help me stay away from the counsel of the wicked or ways of the sinners.
Help me not be boastful or proud towards successful deeds or being tempted to extent the power of influence within my role.
Help me not to judge, because I will be judged.
Teach me to stand firm in the Word of God, mediate your word day and night and to hold on to your standard daily.
Day by Day, and with each passing moment, help me bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit and become a channel of blessings to my co-worker, my volunteers and whoever I have met today.
Amen.
Father in Heaven,
I praise you because YOU are the real BOSS in my work.
I praise you because YOU are the Lord of all.
I praise you because YOU are the provider for all.
I praise you because YOU always keep me in line, no matter my work is being recognized or not I would not be discouraged.
I praise you because YOU are the one in control and you have granted me joy and peace.
Help me stay away from the counsel of the wicked or ways of the sinners.
Help me not be boastful or proud towards successful deeds or being tempted to extent the power of influence within my role.
Help me not to judge, because I will be judged.
Teach me to stand firm in the Word of God, mediate your word day and night and to hold on to your standard daily.
Day by Day, and with each passing moment, help me bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit and become a channel of blessings to my co-worker, my volunteers and whoever I have met today.
Amen.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Another beginning; Another journey
All thru' the weekend, I am overwhelmed with my own graduation and that of Jackson. In seeing so many supportive faces of our brothers and sisters, I know God is among us and the bonding is strong.
Actually I am glad that I can gone through this diploma program. It is one way that God use to rebuild my Christian life and to know how to serve Him better. To pick up the studies was challenging. After two and a half year, I finally finished it.
Now what's next for me..... I don't think I am ready to go to all nations right now, but I willing to open up myself and let God lead the way. I will just be faithfully work on making disciples in wherever I am; teaching what is good; comfort those that are in needed.
In the ceremony, the president of seminary, Dr. Jeff Iorg stated that we have to pray for bigger vision for ourselves. I prayed that God will be able to use both training (health and spiritual)He provided for me . "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).
I thank the Lord for His love. I thank the Lord for all the blessings He provided. I will be patiently waiting for the bigger purpose He has for me.
Amen.
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