Words of Wisdom

You are not here to make a choice.
You have already made it.
You are now here to understand it.

Who stole Christmas?

It was Christmas eve.

A few friends was suppose to come over for a stayover, hang out and watch dvd and play majong. Invited a few weeks in advance. But no one want to reply. One night before Christmas eve some decided to just do it even if its just a few of us.

Since it is so last minute, I assignned them to help out to organise things and get more people. I spend the day to clean the house and decorated it. I thought everything was going according to plan.

A few hours before our meeting time, someone ask me if the event is still on, when we already agreed that even if there is no addition we will continue. So I replied, no one said its cancel. Minutes later, I get Friend 1 backing out, saying Friend 2 wants to back out. I called Friend 2, Friend 2 mention how Friend 1 want to back out.

Who backed out? Doesn't matter.

The annoying was the wishy washy of some who can't make up their mind. It is either a yes I am coming or no I am not. Not so difficult. And two, the last minute backing out. If you would tell me earlier. I would not have wasted my time doing all those chores. I could have take a good rest at home after work.

Such inconsiderate behaviour, I am deeply disappointed. What a let down.

Words of Wisdom

Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it is the moments that take your breath away...

Words of Wisdom

Never make someone your priority when they only make you their option.

Words of Wisdom

Never waste time on someone not willing to waste or share time with you.

Balance Your Work and Family Life

I am delicating this Post to my friend, E. I hope in some ways you can find what you are looking for.

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(from http://www.realtor.org/archives/slscoach20050425)

Juggling act
8 Ways to Balance Your Work and Family Life
By John D. Mayfield

Whether you’re new to real estate or you’ve been in the profession for a length of time, it doesn’t take long to find out how time can get away from you. But balancing all the demands of family and business effectively is essential if you want a long and profitable career in real estate.

Time is a valuable commodity, especially when your days are filled with property showings, listing appointments and presentations, prospecting for new business, following up on pending contracts, and contacting existing clients. Not to mention the need to pay bills, attend weekly sales meetings, field phone calls, plus much more. With this deluge of activity, sometimes our most important asset—family—gets placed on the back burner.

So how do you juggle family and work responsibilities in your fast-paced life? Here are eight ways to bring balance into your life:

1. Put your family first. Regardless of what else comes our way on a daily basis, you need to make time for your family, the No. 1 priority.

2. It’s your schedule—not your clients’. One of the great values of being in the real estate business is the ability to be flexible with your own hours. Don’t be afraid to tell a client or a customer that you have a commitment on this day or at that time. If it’s a school choir concert or a Little League ballgame, that is a commitment on your schedule and you should try and arrange another time to work with the customer. Believe me, this is my 27th year in the real estate business and most of my clients and customers will always work with my schedule.

3. Plan your day in advance. Planning your day allows you to create a road map for the day’s work and helps you avoid wasting many productive minutes throughout the day. Make sure your planning includes time with your spouse and family. It’s also important that you take your planning to another level: planning your week in advance. Spending 15 to 20 minutes to plan out your week will make a big difference in setting time aside for your family and other important commitments without sacrificing the work that needs to get done.

4. Exercise each day. Feeling good about your health will produce a new outlook on your life and provide you with more energy. Not only will the exercise provide more vigor, it will keep you in good health to enjoy your family for a long time.

5. Take vitamins and eat right. Incorporating the right foods and taking a multivitamin on a daily basis will improve your health and give you more energy. It’s proven that a poor diet can lead to many health problems and a lack of energy. As real estate professionals, we can be guilty of eating from our cars and frequently using the local drive-thru for meals. You think that the time saved by grabbing the quick meal is helping you get ahead, but in the long term, it is robbing you of the proper nutrients and taking away important energy.

6. Turn off your mobile phone from time to time. Don’t be afraid to turn off your mobile phone when spending time or eating a meal with your family. Society has become so “wired” with portable devices and communication aids that you often use your equipment without noticing how disruptive it can be to a family outing. Check your voicemail at your first opportunity and return calls later, and change your voice message to indicate you will be unavailable until a certain time.

7. Team up with another practitioner in the office. Teaming up will ensure that all your calls and emergencies are covered while you’re out of the office. Be a team player in return when your team member needs some extra time away from the office to treasure his or her family. You’ll both benefit from this act of kindness.

8. Give yourself a daily reminder. Remind yourself on a daily basis how valuable the time is that you spend with your spouse and family. In an article from Career Journal, published by The Wall Street Journal Online, writer Kevin Voigt offers this story: "Ostensibly, successful people, if they do have an Achilles heel, it's work-life balance," says Michael Jenkins, Singapore-based Asian managing director of the Center for Creative Leadership, an executive training and research company. "You can't regain your children's childhood; no amount of professional success can compensate for the loss of that family time. At the end of the day, if you aren't a success at home as well, (success at work) probably won't count for much."

If you haven’t been very effective in balancing your life and work, don’t beat yourself up. It’s never too late to make a change. What’s important is that you learn your weaknesses and make a decision to move forward in a positive new approach to balancing your work and family.

Managing Stress

fr http://www.aarp.org/health/staying_healthy/stress/a2003-03-11-takingtime.html

Relax Your Stress Away
Meetings, schedules, deadlines, commitments. Stress! When does anyone have time to relax?

We all unwind in different ways. Some read a book, others go for a walk. When we can't get rid of the causes of our stress, changing how we react to them can lessen the stress we feel. There are also relaxation techniques that slow our heart rate and breathing. They clear our mind, and help us calm down.

See if one or more of these suggestions works for you. Once you find one, practice it regularly when you feel your stress rising.

Massage
Massage is kneading muscles and soft body tissues to relieve stress, tension, and pain. A good massage therapist loosens and relaxes tight or sore muscles. Your whole body feels relaxed, yet refreshed and invigorated. Massage therapists are available at health clubs, wellness centers, or spas. If money is tight, some massage schools let students work on clients at a discount. Before going, check the school's reputation. Ask about the kind of training the massage therapists have and what kinds of massage they specialize in. Friends, family members, or coworkers are good sources of referrals.

Meditation
Meditating lets you enter a state of peace and quiet reflection, calming your body and mind. There are many ways to meditate. You can do it while praying, doing yoga or tai chi, listening to music, or sitting cross-legged on the floor with incense and candles. Meditating removes you mentally from where you are while your mind and body rest. Research shows that people have immense success with meditation to relieve stress, according to Roger Jahnke, doctor of acupuncture and oriental medicine, and author of "The Healer Within." Jahnke says you can meditate two ways: by focusing your mind or by emptying your mind; the latter is harder and takes longer.

Deep Breathing
Practice deep breathing anywhere — while you're meditating, doing yoga, waiting to give a speech, or in your car stuck in traffic. Most forms of meditation include some type of breath practice, according to Jahnke. Breathing deeply and slowly helps you calm down and feel more relaxed. There are several ways to practice deep breathing, but the idea is to do it slowly and mindfully.

Visualization
Also known as guided imagery, you're the director of your dream. Think of a peaceful, beautiful setting. Imagine yourself there. Once you've pictured yourself in your safe and beautiful place — maybe the beach, your patio or the top of a mountain on a warm, sunny day — you stay with your vision for several minutes, until you feel your mind and body relax. You can practice visualization at home or in your office, with or without an audio or video tape to guide you.
"Stress is caused by worrying," says David Bresler, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. "Worrying takes place in our imagination because we're worrying about things that haven't happened yet, or we're worrying about things from the past." According to Bresler, guided imagery reduces stress by giving people greater control over their imaginations.

Biofeedback
Biofeedback measures how you change your body's functions, like breathing, through activities such as guided imagery. Hand-held machines provide audio and video information that measure changes in heart rate, muscle tension, and relaxation.

Thought-Stopping
This technique involves stopping stressful thoughts before they have a negative effect on you. You isolate the stressful thought and silently say "stop" to release the thought from your mind. If the thought doesn't go away, repeat the process.

Hypnosis
Hypnosis is a trancelike state of deep relaxation while your mind stays restfully alert and open to suggestion. It includes deep breathing, meditation, and visualization. Psychologists and psychiatrists sometimes practice hypnosis, as do professional hypnotists. The fear people might have about hypnosis comes from its being used on the stage, according to Jahnke. Just know that "you'll never act like a chicken unless you want to." In other words, you won't do anything under hypnosis that you don't want to do. Furthermore, a health professional won't do anything resembling a stage show, says Jahnke. "They apply it [hypnosis] as a health management and stress reduction tool." Get a good referral to a professional who practices hypnosis.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Muscles tense up when stressed. Learning to release stress and tension from muscles is simple. Exercises include the tensing and relaxing of different sets of muscles in a particular order, such as starting with those in the head and working your way down to your feet. Some fitness instructors guide you through this process at the end of workouts.

Yoga
Yoga, an ancient Hindu mind-body practice, can reduce stress and help you become calm and centered. It also builds strength and flexibility. Yoga is growing in popularity, especially with baby boomers. Most yoga practices in the U.S. focus on the physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation. Look for yoga classes at community centers, health clubs, or yoga centers. Before you sign up, find out what kind of yoga class you'd be taking, for instance, raja yoga, ashtanga yoga, power yoga.

Tai Chi
With its precise, gentle, flowing movements, this ancient Chinese mind-body practice is perfect for relieving stress. Described by those who practice it as "meditation in motion," the focus of this martial art is on slow movement, breathing, and concentration aimed at moving your life energy, or Ch'i, throughout your body.

Tai chi is a form of qigong (Chi Kung), which is the yoga of China, according to Jahnke. Meditation that combines movement, like qigong and yoga, is the best form of relaxation and better than exercise alone, says Jahnke. "Combining meditation with movement triggers and enhances a multitude of self-healing mechanisms."

Other techniques:

• Count to Ten
  If a situation gets really bad, count to ten slowly to give yourself time to think about the best way to react.
• Talk To Yourself
  As you slowly breathe in, say to yourself, "I am." As you breathe out, say slowly to yourself "calm." Repeat this until your mind is calm and you can focus on your breathing.
• Write It Out
  Writing can be good therapy. If you're overloaded with worries, take a pencil and paper and spend 20 minutes writing down your concerns and possible solutions to the problems.
• Take A Break
  Get a change of scenery by doing something simple. A walk outdoors can give you a new outlook on a situation.
• Take A Bath
  Add some soothing music and scented bath oil and let your stress just melt away!
• Get Back To Nature
  Nature can be a great stress-reducer. Drive to the ocean and take a walk on the beach or just watch the waves rolling ashore. Stroll through a flower garden or nature trail. Listen to a tape of ocean sounds or birds.
  Relaxing for 15 minutes or more a day, using these techniques or others that you might discover on your own, can go a long way in relieving stress.
  

為情所困 ~ 梁朝偉

Dental Visit

I finally went to the dentist after 5 years. And I did dental scaling. Dentist says for 5 years not visiting him. My teeth are considered clean. But I have to brush my teeth at the back near my tounge and floss regularly.

But boy, does it hurts. My gum feels slightly swollen now.

I can't even bite a banana without a OUCH...

But in my recollection of dental scaling, it doesn't hurt this much...

Does it suppose to hurt?

What is a Vow?

I was sitting in front of my computer, thinking what should I read on today? And I decided to google "inner vow".

What is a Vow?

A vow is something said verbally or in the mind by an act of our agency that programs the body and mind from that point on. It is a directive sent through the heart and mind to the body. Though the conscious mind has long forgotten, the inner being does not. It is a determination set by the mind and heart from that time on. They are lodged in the heart.

An Inner Vow is when you make a vow within yourself or even verbally thet you are no going to be a certain way or do a certain thing.

Inner vows act as a protection mechanism to keep our spirits from being wounded and hurt. It is in the form of a wall around the heart. Most of those that have feelings of rejection have inner vows. They develop "hearts of stone". Inner vows may not become manifest immediately in behavior, but eventually may lead to breakdowns or explosions. They act as orders to mind and body. While they keep us from being hurt, they at the same time keep us from being loved by God and others. We develop a “cold love” where we show the outward expressions of love, but do not experience it in our heart or emotions.

Examples are:

-I will never let anyone hurt me again

-I will never carry a boy child

-I will never try that again

-I will never be rejected again

-I will never trust a man (or woman again)

The problem with such vows is that they remain a permanent part of our psyche and affect our future actions. When we try and act in a way that opposes our ancient inner vow we find ourselves having a huge inner conflict that we do not understand. Say someone made a solemn inner vow that they would never marry when they were a young girl and their parents divorced. Later on when she is 28 she may have such strong wedding jitters that she may break off the engagement.

When you find yourself very reluctant to do something ask yourself if you ever made a promise to yourself that stands in the way of what you are trying to do. Then write on a piece of paper "I hereby release myself from my sacred vow that I would never get married.." or whatever the vow was. You made the vow and you can release yourself from it. Say it three times then burn the piece of paper in a little ceremony. You will find a sense of inner release and normality inside yourself.

I guess I am very guilty of such vows. For example, I said "I will never be a christian in my entire life" and "I will never pierce my ear, piercing are for sissys." and "Choir? No way, I will never join choir"

References:

• http://www.eaglesrestoration.org/erm9_006.htm
• http://www.globalchristians.org/articles/oaths.htm
• http://www.laughcry.org/Book/Laugh%20and%20Cry%2008.htm
• http://www.healingofthespirit.org/pdf_files/Healing-from-vows-death-wishes.pdf
  

Random Thoughts

A friend, let's just named, E. E often asked me what is on my mind. My replies are often, "I don't know..", "A lot of jumbled up thoughts.." or "Things that I don't want to think about.."

Well, E thinks I have a lot to hide. But what I have said was true. Nevertheless, I appreciated E for the space I was given.

I guess that is what friends are for. That they do not need to know. But they will be there when you fall to catch you.

But sad to say people like that are hard to come by. Most people I know adopt the "quick-fix" method. They want to know.. I beg your pardon... They demand to know what you are thinking and drill you with solutions... They want to fix you.. These are people who have lost their human touch... Because we are not an object to fix.. But a person to nurture..

Ok... I shall leave that another post.. It is a whole new sermon altogether.

Well I guess I have been unhappy for sometime. And what that has weighed me down was disappointments... Disappointments in many things...

Disappointed with God, disappointed with people, disappointed with myself, and disappointed that my dreams died...

Imagine that you are pregnant with a dream, and you have carried it for 9 months and it is going to give birth. But it died before seeing the light.

The kind of pain, trauma, emotions, and grief, all mix together manifesting at the same time. It took me a long time to come to terms to that reality. And in those times, I had no one who would listen that I can talk to. Oh yes... It was hell of an emotional period. But thank God for technology. I could blog.

Ok.. I lost my train of thoughts. I forgot what was the main point about this post.. Nevermind.. Just listen to the nice music below.

Time After Time ~ Eva Cassidy

Words of Wisdom

Unhappiness is the Inability to Accept Reality!

Reality is what you Create in your Mind!

Reality or Perception

When things are NOT defined in black and white, how do you perceive them? How do you interpret the information you receive?

The picture to the left represents an example of a person's predisposition to organise an experience.

Do you see two faces, a vase, or both?

How about when things ARE defined in black and white, how then do you perceive them? Is there any differences in your perception?


I had a dream last night. I dreamt that "Reality" was a dream in that dream. That I have found back what I have lost that was of great importance. In my excitement, I yelled out "I had a horrible dream. I dreamt that I have lost you. Promise me I will never lose you again!"

Just as I was enjoying my moment, my alarm woke me up. And back into Reality I came back.

What is Reality?

Reality means "the state of things as they actually exist". The term reality, in its widest sense, includes everything that is, whether or not it is observable or comprehensible. Reality include both being and nothingness, whereas existence is often restricted to being (compare with nature).

In other words, "reality", as a philosophical category, includes the formal concept of "nothingness" and articulations and combinations of it with other concepts (those possessing extension in physical objects or processes for example). (fr wikipedia)





Does Reality lines up parallel to your perception or do they slant and slope?





Or did you see more than you should see?







Are things moving in the right directions?

Or did they move at all?

Reality or Perception? What are they?

"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he."

Maybe Reality is nothing more than what you have created in your mind...

Maybe Reality is what you choose it to be....

Quando Quando Quando

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick. (Proverbs 13:12)

What am I waiting for? Is it worth me waiting at all? Why has God turned His deaf ears on me? all this while? Or did He shun His eyes away from me?

What about all those promises? Could this be a test of Faith?

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrew 11:1) Yet substance is that collectively experiences of God's goodness. So how will Faith fair if experiences collected have not traces of God?

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17) So what will happen when God gave a "Rhema" of promises but the opposites of what was promised happened? And when things starts going downhill and He kept His silence ever since? All that left me wondering what had happened, wondering if God is real still, wondering if what I have heard was real.

I can imagine how Joseph must have felt when he recieved a vision of himself being the head of his house, then got betrayed by his own brothers, sold as salves, accused of adultery, and finally thrown into the dungeon, condemn and forgotten for 40 years. And Abraham, who at 80 recieved a promise to be the Father of all the nations, childless for the next 40 years. And Noah warned of a great big storm, asked to built a ridiculously huge ark and ridiculed for the rainless 40 years. What about the redemmer, Mosses, the saviour of Isreal, who killed 2 men, the murder hid in the wilderness for 40 years.

All these men of Faith tested for their strength of endurance and perservance. I hope my drought will not be 40 years. It is too long a wait. Will I be able to be that strong? Will I withstand the wiltering of time? I am not that strong, I must admit.

But my God who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 3:20 & Philippians 4:19)

My God, where art thee?

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Hope defers...

Cherish the Moment

Someone once said to me, "In life, you will meet three types of girl."

I asked him "Which 3 will I meet?"

He said "The first girl you will meet is someone who loved you the most. She will teach you how to loved.

The second girl you will meet is someone who you loved the most. She will teach you how to cherish.

Then the third girl you will meet is someone who neither love you the most, nor you love the most.

But because of the first two you have met. You will marry her and live happily ever after."

I laughed at him, saying "Why can't I have someone who I love the most who also love me back the most?"

He smiled and walked away.

Today, I have already met she whom taught me how to love and she who taught me to cherish. Will I meet she who will walk till eternity with me?

Back from Kuala Lumpur

Here I am on the train writing. First time on the train though.

This few days in KL were a fruitful one. Gave me a different experience. The things that I have seen, the things that I have observed, the things that I have encountered. I guessed something has changed within me. I have seen a different side of humanity.

The cold, self centred, inward-looking perception of people have changed. The love, warmth and kindness that the KL-ians have shown were something that even Singapore's churches do not have.

I guess maybe Singaporeans are too caught up in their rat race. Their survival instinct out-weighs the human touch and everything else.

People here in KL, well, at least people here in KL that I have met, greets each other with welcoming hugs. Invites one another to their houses to spend quality time with each other.

Those with vehicles also go out of their way to pick up or drop off their friend's or their friend's friends, to whom the driver may not have know, as cab in KL is really expensive. The kind of second mile approach, I was truly impressed. This is something that people in Singapore whom I know, or most people in Singapore do not offer. The most amazing thing was, the KL-ians were not even Christians.

I guessed living in Singapore, a highly competitive world, the pace of life had caused everyone losing their human touch. Ironically, I felt much more at home in KL than back home in Singapore, even in my own church.

My friend, Shern, asked me to consider moving to and settle down in KL for a career in the Arts scene. Introduced me to some local directors, stages actors and script writers. Mingling with those dramatic people really made me feel at home once again.

I really enjoyed myself and appreciate the people that I have acquainted to. I probably will go down KL again the near future.

Time to sleep, a 7 hour ride home...

Out of Singapore

In a few hours time, I would be taking a train up to Kuala Lumpur.

First time I am taking a train. Wonder how it would be like. Pretty excited.. I hope I will get a ticket. It is public holiday season...

This is my travel journal...

http://g-travels.blogspot.com

Furrie - My hamster

June 2008 to October 2008

Furrie my hamster,

I never had the chance to play with you after you bore 4 kids.

You have 4 beautiful offsprings.

You will be greatly missed...

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Daily Confessions - Day 7

My God Provides!

Philippians 4:19

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. ~ New King James Version

You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus. ~ The Message

And my God will fully supply your every need according to his glorious riches in the Messiah Jesus. ~ International Standard Version

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. ~ American Standard Version

And my God shall fulfill every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. ~ English Revised Version

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What is Love? (The Poem)

Rewrote from E's poem...

I have loved with passion and obsession

Someone whom I can’t live without

I didn’t start with her, neither will I end with?

I had fallen head over heels

Love like crazy and whom love me back the same way

Did I find her? Forget your head and forget your heart.

I’m not hearing to any.

I have ran the risk, got hurt, and came back.

The truth is there is no sense living your life without this

To make the journey and fall deeply in love
Well, you haven’t lived a life at all, if you have not to try

I have tried, but I haven’t lived.

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Daily Confessions - Day 6

Everything is going to be Alright!

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. " Isaiah 40: 28-31 (NIV)

Daily Confessions - Day 5

When everything around you is in CHAOS...

Think Again...

The sky has No Limits...

" "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. " ~ Isaiah 55: 8-9 (NKJV)

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths." ~ Proverbs 3: 5-6 (NLT)

"There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under heaven.

A time to be born and a time to die.

A time to plant and a time to harvest.

A time to kill and a time to heal.

A time to tear down and a time to rebuild.

A time to cry and a time to laugh.

A time to grieve and a time to dance.

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.

A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

A time to search and a time to lose.

A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear and a time to mend.

A time to be quiet and a time to speak up.

A time to love and a time to hate.

A time for war and a time for peace.

What do people really get for all their hard work?

I have thought about this in connection with the various kinds of work God has given people to do.

God has made everything beautiful for its own time.

He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end.

So I concluded that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they can.

And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.

And I know that whatever God does is final.

Nothing can be added to it or taken from it.

God's purpose in this is that people should fear him.

Whatever exists today and whatever will exist in the future has already existed in the past.

For God calls each event back in its turn."" ~ Ecclesiastes 3: 1-15 (NLT)

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That's how winning is done

It had been a rough 2 years.

Finally, I am beaten to the ground.

No.. I shall not stay that way.

Rocky Balboa said:

"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! "

I may have lost the first round. But there are still round 2, and round 3. My face is all swollen, bruised and beaten up. I can hardly catch my breathe. At the corner of he ring I look at my opponent. Coach yelling the way, blood being wipe off... Pespiration continued to drenched my beaten body.

I pick up my cross and put it on my lips. "I need to win this." I whispered. "I need to win this... I can win this..."

"Ding Ding" the bell rang... Round 2...

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The journey

It is the soul's journey

at the mercy of mourning

the experience of deprivation

alone, afraid, and overwhelmed.

Inner Healing 101: Healing emotional wounds

by greatbiblestudy.com

This is one of the most vital and important areas of deliverance ministry that we cannot overlook. While it is important to cast out demons, it is just as important, if not more important, to minister to the emotional wounds. Emotional wounds are one of the most common reasons that deliverances can fail or demons seem to keep coming back and regaining inhabitation within the person. I need to make it clear that if you are going to be in the deliverance ministry, it is an absolute necessity that you learn about emotional wounds and how to bring the person to the point where they can receive inner healing from the Holy Spirit.

Our goal is not to forget a hurtful event or trauma, but to receive healing for that event, where the Holy Spirit removes the stinger from it. When we look back upon a healed wound, we can see it in a different way, because it has been healed and is no longer painful to look back upon.

Read More... Click here...

The Blood shall never fail...

I have been miserable for a deal of time. But never did I know I sank myself into self pity. I wasn't aware.

Maybe I haven't been paying attention to myself for a long time, maybe I did not guard my heart. Maybe too many things have happen in a short period of time.

No matter what the circumstances were. I was unawared that I sunk into the trap that the devil had dug for me, "self pity".

True enough, life have been unfair to me. True enough I suffered many blows of life which I call them "Low". Completely undeserved. Yet like Job, Bad things do happen to Good people.

Somehow, that was the trap that was set to catch me unattended. The truth of life was mixed with an alternative word.

Does it sound familar, Adam?

That sumbag, what a low blow...

I was kept in captivity, in bondage within my own mind. I was struggling within to catch a breathe even when I was standing on water. I was overwhelmed by the raging storms of life, when all I could have done was to look at the storms and say "Be still..."

What was I thinking? Do I not know who I am? Maybe I have forgotten my position...

By the Blood that was shed for me, I can overcome...

The Blood shall never fail...

Daily Confessions - Day 4

“ All things work out for the good! ”

"We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. " ~ Romans 8:28 (Amplified Bible)

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. " ~ Romans 8:28 (NKJV)

"That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. " ~ Romans 8:28 (The Message)

References:

• http://www.preceptaustin.org/romans_828-39.htm

Drinking down Life's gall

I was rather down lately. Again..

However, instead of pouring out my sorrows, I swallowed them all down. I guess, they all got stuck in my throat.

I tossed and turned, I struggled like a fish that is out of water. Trying to find its way back to the streams. It was uncomfortable. A horrible feeling. I was as good as dead. I guess that was called, "dying to self".

I began to realise the state of my spiritual health. The root of all evil comes from the heart.

"Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. " ~ Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV)

Yes, that's right, I have allowed Bitterness to consume my life. Bitterness is like Streptococcus pyogenes, a small, unseen to naked eye, "flesh-eating" bacteria, that slowly eats you up from the inside.

Usually the infections (Necrotizing fasciitis) caused by these bacteria are mild. But these bacteria does produce toxins that can damage the soft tissue below the skin and cause a more dangerous infection that can spread quickly along the tissue covering the muscle (fascia). The bacteria also can travel through the blood to the lungs and other organs, causing more implications.

Bitterness is that thief the devil has sent. He steals your life away and leave you with nothing left. He takes away your peace and your joy and left you rotting in your flesh.

I have been through many defeats, many failures and many loses. All those left me with great pain and bitter grief. Dealing with those pain are never easy. Sometimes, they are just too much for one man to handle.

The biblical Greek words for "Bitter" is PIKROS and "Bitterness" is PIKRIA. PIKROS originally meant "sharp", or "pointed". Then it was used more generally for anything that was penetrating to the senses, something that had a pervasive smell or a "shrill" noise. PIKRA was used for the bitterness of the taste of some plants, and finally found use in speaking of personal experience when something was unpleasant, undesirable, or when something bad was unexpected.

The funny side of life is this:

You are bitter because life was not kind and not fair towards you. Yet to defeat Bitterness from stealing from you, you got to bow down to life and apologise for being bitter. Well, that is the Kingdom of God. Always doing the opposite to achieve something. Give and you get, sow and you reap, fight to draw closer, forgive and you are forgiven, and die to yourself so that you can live for eternity.

Reference:

• http://www.realtime.net/~wdoud/topics/bitterness.html
• http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/necrotizing-fasciitis-flesh-eating-bacteria-topic-overview

Expiry Date

It is one of those days you dig out your birth certificate and start looking for another date.

The expiry date...

...

Is there one person I can trust?

In this bo-chup world, people are bloody bo-chup. Ask them to work, they give excuse, draw the line of your work my work. There is completely no cooperation, zero team work. How can the society grow? How can the econmy prosper?

It is a fine line between friendship and working relationship. Behind the scene I can be playful and friendly. But when it comes to work, it's WORK! For crying out loud!

Can Singapore sustain as a developed country, like the news today? People's attitude towards life and work got to CHANGE!

Don't let your position you hold defines you as a person! Be the person that solve the problem, and STOP being the PROBLEM!!

Rise up Singapore! RISE UP TO THE OCCASSION!!!!

Is there one man that I can trust?

Daily Confessions - Day 3

The Only CONSTANT in Life is God...

Darkest moment of life

Sometimes it is already hard to make ends meet at the darkest moment of your life. When you began to realise that you need help. You start to look to your left and right, you realise, gosh! Those who used to be there ain't there anymore. You needed help but there isn't any. You needed reinforcement, but they are not going to come. You realised you need to rely on yourself but you are already at your limits.

It is sad to know that, your so called friends are not people who stand by thick and thin with you. The people around you are not so helpful as you are to them. Whatever you have sown into their life, you are not going to reap anything back.

But that is all ok... No help? Rely on yourself then. You can't go asking for help and expecting help to come all the time...

But then you realised, the people you have trusted, the person you have called a friend or family began to judge you. Say things like, you get yourself into shit because you are lazy, you can't be bothered. You are useless, you are a slacker.

How many of Job's friends are there in life?

Life itself is already unfair. Bad things do happen to good people. Even though they don't deserve it. Scorners laughing at your plight, accusing you of things you have not done.

This world indeed is broken. So broken there is no love. Where there is no love, there is no God. And in a Godless town, people turn to their talents and ablities and their success as god. They pride their success. They king them as king. Worship them as god.

A Godless world is cold. People claimed that they have god, yet they live a godless life. People claimed to love, but they love only when their pastors are watching. People claimed to care, but they care only when there is a need to care. Isn't it all too late?

People do things because they are rewarded by them... Yet God's eyes are roaming across the earth looking for one whose heart is wholely after the truth.

Oh God of heaven, did You hear my cry? Will You take me out from my devours' hand? Will You deliver me from my circumstances? Will You be true to me as I am to You?

Oh God my Lord, are You there for me when I need You? Will You be there with me in the valley? Will You walk with me as I walk with You?

Apart from You, I alone am nothing. I solely needed You, in everything I do. I needed You every moment of my life. Will You never depart from me, but keep me close to You. Oh God, there is nothing more than being in Your arms, safe and sound.

Leave me not my God, for there is nothing I have left but You. I hang on to the cross looking up to see You. Oh let Your mighty hands pick me up once again.

God, I NEED YOU!!!

Daily Confessions - Day 2

“Be of Good Cheer! For God Has Overcome the World!”

"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." ~ John 16:33 (NKJV)

"I've told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I've conquered the world." ~ John 16:33 (The Message)

Daily Confessions - Day 1

I am introducing a new series called "Daily Confessions". I will post something to confess and mediate upon for 30 days. Hope it benefits you in one way, or another.

I am Who I am because of What I am made OF! God...

*Disclaimer!:

I DID NOT in anyway say I am made from God, made to be God, made out of God, or ranked myself among God, or self-proclaimed to be a god. I DID NOT also say I am God.

I SAID I am made OF God. I am made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). God breath a breathe of life in me (Genesis 2:7). And the Holy Spirit resides in me (1 Corinthians 6:19, John 14:16-17).

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. " ~ Genesis 1:27 (KJV)

"And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. " ~ Genesis 2:7 (KJV)

"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" ~ 1 Corinthians 6:19 (KJV)

"And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever-- the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you." ~ John 14:16-17 (KJV)

Happy Birthday, Gary!!!

Oh well, I am 27. Yes, 1 year older today. 1 year lesser to meet my target.

Getting old...

I have a list of things to do in this lifetime.

My "Bucket List"

1. Witness something truly majestic
2. Impact one life, help a complete stranger for a common good
3. Own a BMW Z4
4. Kiss the most beautiful girl in the world
5. Visit Stonehenge
6. Spend a week at Louvre
7. See Rome
8. See the pyramids
9. Climb the Great Wall of China
10. Tour Europe
11. Backpack Southeast Asia
12. Raise a Great kid

Oh... I hate birthdays...

Happy Birthday! Me!!!