How can you be more like Jesus if you dont know Him?

The only way to know more about this awesome God we are serving is through the word. If er do not read the word daily, how are going to tell others about Him when we are not even familiar?

"For the word of God is sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing to the division of the soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12

for it is said, " when we read His word, God speaks"

After reading God's word, i realised that is so much about God that i didnt know even though i've been a christian for the past 10 years. and its just how amazing God can be from the Word. And sometimes its just funny how the random passage i came about could relate to me so much even though it was written thousands of years ago. Daniel said: "God's word is shallow enough for a baby to swim in, but also deep enough for a diver to never reach the bottom." its really true i think. and this quote is just ironic. but thats the same thing about God. He is ironic. He died on the cross when He knew He had a choice, He went through all the pain although He had a choice. He chose fishermen as His disciples. He lived a life like any man although He was God. Thats just how amazing his God we're serving is.

Today's material has taught me about how there exist's people who are lost in the father's house. And we all hide behind one's principles. i guess i have been too human in the recent days. When i knew prayer was the most important thing, i took it for granted. When i know reading the Word was important, i overlooked it at times. I have been wayward at heart. And these few days the fasting material has amde me go through alot of self-reflection and now i seem more sober about the state i am in. And i think its a good to realise it now that maybe i have taken my faith for granted and now the relationship is cold. Someone told me this " If anything is taking you away from God, it has to be removed immediately" many quotes have been like some sort of an alarm clock ringing to me that its time to go home now and i think its time to stop the procrastination and really start to look back to God.

it does not matter how much effort you put to make others see what you do, but it matters what lies on the inside of you that only God can see. Because man looks at the outer appearance, but God looks at the heart.

Give thanks for friends around who have slowly taught me the way back to Him.

The Greatness of our God- Hillsong

The Greatness of our God

Verse 1:
Give me eyes to see
More of who You are
May what I behold,
still my anxious heart.
Take what I have known
And break it all apart
For You my God, are greater still.

CHORUS
No sky contains,
No doubt restrains,
All You are,
The greatness of our God.
I spend my life to know,
And I'm far from close
To all You are,
The greatness of our God.

Verse 2:
Give me grace to see
Beyond this moment here.
To believe that there
Is nothing left to fear.

That You alone are high above it all.
For You my God, are greater still.

CHORUS 
No sky contains,
No doubt restrains,
All You are,
The greatness of our God.
I spend my life to know,
And I'm far from close
To all You are,
The greatness of our God.

Bridge:
And there is nothing
That can ever separate us.
There is nothing that can ever
separate us from Your love.
No life, no death, of this I am convinced.
You my God, are greater still.


And no words can say, or song convey,
all You are the greatness of our God.
I spend my life to know,
And I'm far from close
to all You are,
the greatness of our God.

I guess a relationship without God is pure empty

Im starting to realise how important it is that God is the centre of a relationship. Be it between friends or even in a BGR relationship. When God becomes and is the centre of the relationship, somehow or another, problems or even issues will be resolved because God is in the picture.
1. When either of them gets angry, they pray and they know that its not right to let the sun go down with your anger
2. When times arent right, they know that God is there to pull them through
3. When the world walks out, God walks in
4. When somehow one side is at fault, we learnt to forgive, because He forgave.
5. When ideas clashes, we turn to God's idea
6. When there is nothing left to say, we talk about the wonders of God.
7. When either is down/ sad/ empty/ tired, we use the Word of God to bring Life back
8. When no one understands your thoughts, God will be there to listen to them
9. When it gets so difficult to sleep at night, His peace will be there.
10. When the journey gets rough, He sends people around you to bring you joy and peace which only God can give
11. When the argument does not gets resolve, one takes a step back and asks God:" teach me,O lord"

Without God, a relationship would be meaningless and dry because only with God can there be life and only He who created life and bring joy and hope to this life we're living.

Everyday come and go but i hardly take a break and marvel at the awesome wonder of God. i get blindly by trying to do the things the world demands. trying to maintain the grades, trying to be one of them, trying to ensure that im someone worthy of respect, trying to ensure that poeple sees me as a happy person, trying to spread myself so thin.

but at the end of the day, " we hit a ceiling and realize that in fact there is nothing there."

why didnt i learn to see it beforehand? why didnt i take a closer look at what God wanted? why do i tend to wait til i've stepped into it before i realize it was wrong? why didnt i trust God enough.

i've learnt that there's so much for me to learn and yap today is the start of the 40 day fast and prayer thingy. time to start getting back to God i guess. its high time i've been slipping past and trying to go by each day as though i have many more to come....

van

What would Jesus do?

Attended Daniel's BB presidential award ceremony at the Istana (: really really happy for him and im glad to be a witness there to see him get it and im sure daddy God is really happy too.. somehow i dont know why but it just feels surreal and i cant imagine myself being in his shoes, neither is it possible i guess. but with God, indeed everything can be made possible.

Also met Daniel's mentor today, Uncle Oliver and something he said really was a enlightenment. He said: " if something is easy, it wouldnt be call a miracle." thats so true and i cant agree enough. Seeing Daniel grow under the guidance of Uncle Oliver, i really sometimes wished i had a mentor like him. someone so close to get and someone who is whole-heartedly out to serve Him and him alone. He is indeed a man of God. Yap yap... although time was sacrificed to go for it, i think its worth it.

Looking back at myself im always ashamed because people tell me i've got alot of potential but i know that i tend to not work hard enough to reach that capability of mine and somehow take it for granted. which is why there is still so much to learn from people like aaron and daniel. When Dan's mummy said that "daniel is blessed to have friends like you all," i disagree when she refer to me because i feel that im more blessed to have a friend like dan and A and of course E. Its always so easy to drift away from God and somehow, they kept me going. and they are the reason why i have been able to stand firm in the faith that i have in Christ because they are faithful and thankful in the small things.

Life group has really taught me so much about Christ and the love of God that im really thankful for and i believe the journey would have been meaningless if not for LIFE. And i think its high time i get back to God again after lingering for abit here and there... hmmm no more time to waste i guess and its time to really study for Him and Him alone...

Many are struggling to live because they fail to know the real meaning of life...What would Jesus do?

van

Its far from easy, but we are not alone.

its easy to claim the name of Christ and say " Im a christian." but then it takes far more than that. and i realised we have the tendency especially in times of trials we neglect the wonders of God and i totally agree, we lose the wonder of our precious God. And i've really been vulnerable in my faith these days, which is unhealthy i guess. but today is the start of term 3 and we had morning devo as usual before the start of the day and i thought it was great because its a little booster before our Prelims 1 start..

Aaron shared: Hebrews 12: 1-2

"Therefore , since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus , the founder and protector of our faith,who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."


mugging for bio...
van van (:

It gets tougher.

Today is the first time, i think we really quarreled. and it hurts badly Daddy God.

its 2.26am and i cant sleep.

van