shout to the Lord, all the earth let us Sing...(america idol)

it's so amazing...never tot tat this could happened...oh Lord increase my faith to believe what you have installed for us in this time...imagine how many people watching this all aorund the world, they said the total vote for 'america idol' is even greater than america's president election...i still can't believe tat impact of this...Praise The Lord...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chXEraRnE4o

3 'ship' God gives us...

1. relationSHIP

good frens in life, my dear mom, best buddies and most importantly, a relationship with You...

2. stewardSHIP

thx very much for what i own in life now, my allowance, my phone(keke), laptop, camera and money...i know that there are all Yours and my job is to 'jaga' it for You.

3. leaderSHIP

ppl tat keep me goin on and on. pick me up when im down and build me up to become who am i today. Janice thx very much for da word of encouragement tat day...i would like share some part of it here and hope u all blessed...

josh 1:6-9

"there was such high expectation upon Joshua, to be as 'good' as Moses, but God used him to be a leader according to his unique ability and personality...walk with people who are amazing leaders, but in your learning from them never let their qualities be your standard more than let God's qualities be your standard"
janice (april, 9, 08)

indeed im very blessed by these word. at the end, God is still my audience, not people. He is my leader of life and i wanna serve Him with my unique ability and personality.

refining fire...

it takes intense heat to purify gold and silver. similarly. it often take the heat of the trials for us, as a Christian to be purified. God shows us what is in us and clears out anything that gets in the way of complete trust in Him. on 1 peter 1:7, peter said that "these trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. it's being tested and as fire test and purifies gold - and your faith is far more important and precious to God than mere gold"

therefore, when tough times come you way, knowing that God want to use them to refine your faith and purify my heart.

proverbs 17:3 - Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart.

seek opportunities in every trials that you faced. you would either raise up and take up the challenge or just let yourself to be overcame by the circumstances.

a simple prayer to my future wife...

i think we all should start praying for our 'unknown' future partner. i don't know about you but im excited to see her grow in her spiritual walk with God, even thought i don't know who she is rigth now. but i'm just desperate about her, so this is what i wanna remember her in my prayer everyday...

Oh Lord,

please guild her on every steps that she takes in her daily life. and i pray that she will be strong and courage to overcome her circumstances, not by her own but by Your strength. also i pray that she will continue oh Lord, to walk with you each day and to increase her capacity to love You more passionately and love people more compassionately. this is my desire oh Lord, to see her love for You grown daily and even to a point that will cost her everything. Help her in her daily walk oh Lord, increase her in her knowledge about Your Word. prepare her oh Lord, to become what you want her to be tomorrow. i pray Lord that You will be her provider and protector. thought i don't know who is she and where she is right now, my prayer is that You will always lead her on Your path of righteousness, never leave her nor forsake her. this is my prayer to my future wife. may You oh Lord, be the center of our relationship, always and forever.

i love you...

solomon...

over the past few weeks i had reminded the story of this man, solomon. as many as people would remember about this man, he is the wisest man ever lived on earth according to the Word of God and also the riches and prosperity he shared is beyond numbered.

solomon, above all else he ask God wisdom to govern His people. in response to that, God was pleased and glad for what solomon ask. and at the end, God not only granted his request and also bless him with what he did not ask for- riches, honor and long life. 1 king 3:5-15

we all know God is a God that loves to bless us. in fact this is one of his nature- He gives his Only son, Jesus. but what i discover in this passage is...God can be glad or disappointed in things that u ask from him.

for example u ask for a b'day present from uR parent, at first u were just asking a new mobile phone but u have no idea that ur parent are actually prepared to buy u a brand new car. or uR parent ask what u wanna have for dinner not knowing that they are already prepared to bring u to dine in TGIF but u told them wanna go eat mamak food.

do u get da pic?y settle for second best while u can have the pleasure to enjoy the best God has install for u?

imagine that if solomon was only ask for riches or long life when God appear to him, what would possibly happened?

haha seriously i don't know too. but 1 thing i knw is that he would probably failed to realize his full potential.

mark this word, when u ask God for the right thing, the bible said He's not only granted uR original request but bless u with some other things that u did not ask.

i pray and i pray that i wouldn't limit God and my potential by the prayers that i pray. riches and long life is what to God? to me solomon has make a good deal, he ask for wisdom and God gives him riches and long life as a free gift. so friend, be WISE in what u ask...

uniqueness

one day i asked my mom this question, why u still wanna dress up uRself if we are only goin to meet up our old relatives? then she answer me back, "i'm not dress up for other people, i dress up only myself"...straight away, i was stun there...
people oweyz told me this when i first started my christian journey, "u r unique in God's eye, He made you different and special from others."
i wonder how long i never heard that kind of encouragement since then...
one thing i oweyz keep reminding myself is that i'm made for a purpose and special in His eye... as well as the world could see that "i'm different and special" from many of them...however, i've changed even when i myself didn't realizing it...the way i dress up, way i talk and so on...hav been so "un-alvin"...i must admit that ppl is one of the factor...sometime i'm too caught out wif how other people would think of me what if i fail them...
i've been 'dress up' becoz of others, not for myself...i wonder why that people especially in a big city r so caught out wif identity and 'GANG"...?can i juz be myself of the way i style my hair, wat kind of food to eat or should i juz share exactly the same thoughts we all share...?sometime i felt like im living in a robot world, where everyone look da SAME or trying to be da SAME...

driver seat...

i received something very interesting last night when we( cal n me) were praying for our goals for this year...hope you'll be blessed...

i was driving a car to a place where i never been before. i have no clue about where is it and how i gonna reach there, and all i can refer to was the 'sign-board' along the road and a guy who i dun know sitting beside me. i was confused at times and turn into lots and lots of wrong junctions as i was still trying to find a WAY out to get to the place. moreover, u know it very well about the condition of our Malaysia's 'sign-board'...it leads u to no way!!!( not all the times la but absolutely sometimes)

so here i am in lost. although there are few times the guy who sitting next to me had giving me some SUGGESTION about the direction. and in fact i felt that I'm getting more and more closer to my destination after with his feedback. but still, i couldn't find it. then he said:
"let me take the driver seat."
"no, i don't know you", i replied.
and i tried another few mores round but still couldn't get the WAY.then he said again:
"let me take the driver seat"
"no, i think i can handle this, besides that i don't know you"
then he replied,
"you can don't know about my WAY but you can't don't know me. and now let me take you home."
and all in a sudden i know who this guy is. He is The Way.
for so long i have been taken the driver seat and allow God sit next to me. at first i thought it was OK for God still with me anyway. but 1 thing i lack of is that the intention of God. through this i know that God hasn't really happy for just sitting on the passenger's seat, He wants to TAKES us and LEADS us.

friends where do you see yourself in right now? who is sitting at the driver seat? i don't know about you, but my journey is still haven't end, and this time round God is my driver. assuredly i don't know where i am heading to, but with Him, why should i so eager to know.