Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
The God of the Valley
TITLE: The God of the Valley
AUTHOR: Os Hillman
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T G I F
Today God Is First
by Os Hillman
The God of the Valley
The man of God came up and told the king of Israel,
"This is what the Lord says: 'Because the Arameans
think the Lord is a god of the hills and not a god of
the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your
hands, and you will know that I am the Lord'."
1 Kings 20:28
Whenever we stand on the mountain, we are able to see
clearly. It is the best vantage point to see what
lies ahead. Wouldn't it be great to live on the
mountain all the time in order to anticipate what is
ahead? God allows us to experience the mountaintop at
times. Joseph's first mountaintop experience was as a
young man. He had the favor of his father, Jacob. He
was given a fine coat and even had a dream about his
future. As a young man, Joseph had a sense of destiny
about his life. God often gives us a picture of our
future so that we will remember this picture when we
are being tested to trust Him in the valley. This
picture usually does not reveal how God intends to
bring about the visions for our life.
However, none of us really derive the character
qualities God desires for our lives while we are on
the mountain. It is in the valley where the fruit is
planted and harvested. It cannot grow on the
mountain; it must grow in the valley. God is a God of
the mountain, but he is even more a God of the
valley. In the valley, it is more difficult to see
ahead; the clouds often cover the valley and limit
our sight. Joseph was thrust into a deep valley that
left him wondering if the God of his father had
forsaken him. Jesus hoped that He might be able to
avoid the valley that caused Him to sweat blood.
There is a valley that each of us must enter, usually
unwillingly, in order to experience the God of the
valley-and to experience His faithfulness in the
valley. Once we have spent time in this valley, we
come out with something we would have never gained if
we had not entered it. The valley brings much fruit
into our lives so that we might plant seeds into the
lives of others. God does not waste valley
experiences. If we are faithful in the valley, we
will enter a new dimension with God that we never
thought possible. There is a harvest of wisdom and
virtue that can only be grown in the valley.
Has God brought you into the valley? Know that the
valley is a place of fruitfulness; it is a place of
testing. It is where God brings what you know in your
head into your heart. The only value of knowledge is
when it becomes part of your heart. Look for God in
the valley today.
AUTHOR: Os Hillman
============================================================
T G I F
Today God Is First
by Os Hillman
The God of the Valley
The man of God came up and told the king of Israel,
"This is what the Lord says: 'Because the Arameans
think the Lord is a god of the hills and not a god of
the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your
hands, and you will know that I am the Lord'."
1 Kings 20:28
Whenever we stand on the mountain, we are able to see
clearly. It is the best vantage point to see what
lies ahead. Wouldn't it be great to live on the
mountain all the time in order to anticipate what is
ahead? God allows us to experience the mountaintop at
times. Joseph's first mountaintop experience was as a
young man. He had the favor of his father, Jacob. He
was given a fine coat and even had a dream about his
future. As a young man, Joseph had a sense of destiny
about his life. God often gives us a picture of our
future so that we will remember this picture when we
are being tested to trust Him in the valley. This
picture usually does not reveal how God intends to
bring about the visions for our life.
However, none of us really derive the character
qualities God desires for our lives while we are on
the mountain. It is in the valley where the fruit is
planted and harvested. It cannot grow on the
mountain; it must grow in the valley. God is a God of
the mountain, but he is even more a God of the
valley. In the valley, it is more difficult to see
ahead; the clouds often cover the valley and limit
our sight. Joseph was thrust into a deep valley that
left him wondering if the God of his father had
forsaken him. Jesus hoped that He might be able to
avoid the valley that caused Him to sweat blood.
There is a valley that each of us must enter, usually
unwillingly, in order to experience the God of the
valley-and to experience His faithfulness in the
valley. Once we have spent time in this valley, we
come out with something we would have never gained if
we had not entered it. The valley brings much fruit
into our lives so that we might plant seeds into the
lives of others. God does not waste valley
experiences. If we are faithful in the valley, we
will enter a new dimension with God that we never
thought possible. There is a harvest of wisdom and
virtue that can only be grown in the valley.
Has God brought you into the valley? Know that the
valley is a place of fruitfulness; it is a place of
testing. It is where God brings what you know in your
head into your heart. The only value of knowledge is
when it becomes part of your heart. Look for God in
the valley today.
Tuesday, 5 August 2008
Happy Birthday Weetat!!!!
happy birthday to you!
happy birthday to you!
happy birthday to weeeeetat!
happy birthday to yoooooou!!!!
hugs and kisses,
W356
Monday, 4 August 2008
The Well
I have been sitting in the empty well for some time.
(In my own comfort zone)
What I have is limited fresh air and sunlight.
(Complacement about what I have but indeed I dun have much and I have limited capacity)
I wanted to have more of the fresh air and sunlight, and of course more of the things I did not have in the well.
(I am hungering and thirsty for more than what I have now, I want to expand my capacity)
I tried to climb out of the well myself, but only to find more bruises, more bleeding and and more tiredness.
(I wanted to do it on my own strength but to no avail)
I feel so tired that I decided to shout "I want to get out of here to the place up there!! How???"
(Finally I decided to seek God and shout out to Him)
Suddenly, it came the rain, it started off with a drizzle, then it gets heavier and heavier.
(A lot of obstacles and problems, trials and tribulations starts to come)
I was thinking, why did the rain come of all times???
(Why did all the trials and tribulations come at this time?)
The rain started to fill the well.
(All the trials and tribulations started to drown me and fill up my life.)
I started to struggle and kept complaining why did the rain come.
(I was lost, didn't know what to do and only started to blame on God)
I began to feel physically drained.
(I was still using my own strength)
Then suddenly I realized, it seems like I am going up the well.
(I started to realize that I do have little breakthroughs here and there.)
I decided not to struggle, but to trek water.
(I decided to depend on God's strength and not my own strength)
Trekking water doesn't only depends on one's skill of the feet, but also the coordination with the flow of the water.
(flow with the Holy Spirit)
Trekking water make me so tired... so lonely.. so cold
(walking with God... i become very tired... people close to me starts to leave and I am left alone... I feel so cold... I lost the warmth)
I feel so tired... then He said... start floating for a while... My strong arms shall carry you and I will give you rest...
(i am feeling very tired fighting the battle... but God will carry you through and He will give you rest...)
the night seems long... feel so cold... but here and then there are sunlight to give you some warmth..
(the warmth is just like blessings... blessings still come when you are in the midst of trials and tribulations...)
this sunlight will cause some of the water to evaporate... the water level becomes slightly lower...
(blessing will take away some trials and tribulations' trouble but it also means you are slightly away from breakthrough...)
more to come... more to come...
(more trials and tribulations shall come till the final breakthrough of the season comes)
Finally the water overflowed from the well, and there I am.
(When the trials and tribulations ends, the breakthrough shall come)
Standing on fresh dry ground, breathing in fresh air and letting the unlimited sunlight to shine on me.
(Here comes my breakthrough)
I have emerged from the bottom of the well!!!
(Breakthrough and move on to the next level)
(In my own comfort zone)
What I have is limited fresh air and sunlight.
(Complacement about what I have but indeed I dun have much and I have limited capacity)
I wanted to have more of the fresh air and sunlight, and of course more of the things I did not have in the well.
(I am hungering and thirsty for more than what I have now, I want to expand my capacity)
I tried to climb out of the well myself, but only to find more bruises, more bleeding and and more tiredness.
(I wanted to do it on my own strength but to no avail)
I feel so tired that I decided to shout "I want to get out of here to the place up there!! How???"
(Finally I decided to seek God and shout out to Him)
Suddenly, it came the rain, it started off with a drizzle, then it gets heavier and heavier.
(A lot of obstacles and problems, trials and tribulations starts to come)
I was thinking, why did the rain come of all times???
(Why did all the trials and tribulations come at this time?)
The rain started to fill the well.
(All the trials and tribulations started to drown me and fill up my life.)
I started to struggle and kept complaining why did the rain come.
(I was lost, didn't know what to do and only started to blame on God)
I began to feel physically drained.
(I was still using my own strength)
Then suddenly I realized, it seems like I am going up the well.
(I started to realize that I do have little breakthroughs here and there.)
I decided not to struggle, but to trek water.
(I decided to depend on God's strength and not my own strength)
Trekking water doesn't only depends on one's skill of the feet, but also the coordination with the flow of the water.
(flow with the Holy Spirit)
Trekking water make me so tired... so lonely.. so cold
(walking with God... i become very tired... people close to me starts to leave and I am left alone... I feel so cold... I lost the warmth)
I feel so tired... then He said... start floating for a while... My strong arms shall carry you and I will give you rest...
(i am feeling very tired fighting the battle... but God will carry you through and He will give you rest...)
the night seems long... feel so cold... but here and then there are sunlight to give you some warmth..
(the warmth is just like blessings... blessings still come when you are in the midst of trials and tribulations...)
this sunlight will cause some of the water to evaporate... the water level becomes slightly lower...
(blessing will take away some trials and tribulations' trouble but it also means you are slightly away from breakthrough...)
more to come... more to come...
(more trials and tribulations shall come till the final breakthrough of the season comes)
Finally the water overflowed from the well, and there I am.
(When the trials and tribulations ends, the breakthrough shall come)
Standing on fresh dry ground, breathing in fresh air and letting the unlimited sunlight to shine on me.
(Here comes my breakthrough)
I have emerged from the bottom of the well!!!
(Breakthrough and move on to the next level)
Saturday, 31 May 2008
Sayonara
Dear W356,
Really happy to recieve most of u all sms. Really touch by the you guys n gals. Gonna miss you all for 3 mths. Will be back...keep in contact wor! If anything just drop me email at bochupda@msn.com or sms my number. I will reply.
Good bye...
With Love
Wee Tat
Really happy to recieve most of u all sms. Really touch by the you guys n gals. Gonna miss you all for 3 mths. Will be back...keep in contact wor! If anything just drop me email at bochupda@msn.com or sms my number. I will reply.
Good bye...
With Love
Wee Tat
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Happy Birthday Sharon!!! - Part 1
what a delicious pig trotter birthday 'cake'!!!wondering how the part 2 end up to be like...
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Friday, 14 March 2008
Atittude will determine your altitude
This is something i read about during lunch time and would like to share with all of u here:
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood
and always has something positive to say: When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Michael replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to
me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the
positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life." I reflected on what Michael said. Soon thereafter, I left the Towe Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael wasreleasedfrom the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied. "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon to be born daughter, " Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live." "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Michael continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man." I knew I needed to take action." "What did you ! do?" I asked. "Well there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Michael. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. "Yes, I replied." The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, "Gravity." Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead." Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34 After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
"Attitude will Determine Your Altitude!"
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood
and always has something positive to say: When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Michael replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to
me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the
positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life." I reflected on what Michael said. Soon thereafter, I left the Towe Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael wasreleasedfrom the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied. "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon to be born daughter, " Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live." "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Michael continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man." I knew I needed to take action." "What did you ! do?" I asked. "Well there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Michael. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. "Yes, I replied." The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, "Gravity." Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead." Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34 After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
"Attitude will Determine Your Altitude!"
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Easter Celebration Services
Singapore Expo Hall 8
Friday : 4pm and 7pm*
Saturday : 3pm and 5.30pm*
Sunday : 10am* and 12.30pm
Jurong West St 91
Friday : 4.30pm and 7pm*
Saturday : 3.30pm and 6pm*
Sunday : 12.30pm
* bilingual service
Friday : 4pm and 7pm*
Saturday : 3pm and 5.30pm*
Sunday : 10am* and 12.30pm
Jurong West St 91
Friday : 4.30pm and 7pm*
Saturday : 3.30pm and 6pm*
Sunday : 12.30pm
* bilingual service
Monday, 25 February 2008
Monday, 11 February 2008
Happy Chinese New Year!!!
oh... why does holidays pass so fast... so xianz... but... at least the holidays were spent packed with fun and laughters...
Finally the pot luck came and left... and see what are the food available that day.... we have chef salad, fish delights, vegeterian delights, nonya chap chye, nonya liver ngo hiang, spaghetti, potato salad, egg mayo with crackers, scallop and abalone congee, steamed chicken with mushrooms and chinese sausage, lots of desert in the fridge, yusheng which is coming up later... and...
how can we forget what our CGL made... emperor's chicken... which is still steaming in the wok...
while waiting.. let's just take a photo... how i wished i could have taken a nicer one.. haha!
yeah!!! it's time to 'lao' yusheng... 'huat' ah...
and the nite shall end off well with celebrating Telfer's birthday... hee!!! 
Finally the pot luck came and left... and see what are the food available that day.... we have chef salad, fish delights, vegeterian delights, nonya chap chye, nonya liver ngo hiang, spaghetti, potato salad, egg mayo with crackers, scallop and abalone congee, steamed chicken with mushrooms and chinese sausage, lots of desert in the fridge, yusheng which is coming up later... and...
how can we forget what our CGL made... emperor's chicken... which is still steaming in the wok...
while waiting.. let's just take a photo... how i wished i could have taken a nicer one.. haha!
yeah!!! it's time to 'lao' yusheng... 'huat' ah...
and the nite shall end off well with celebrating Telfer's birthday... hee!!!
Happy Birthday Telfer!!!
Sunday, 3 February 2008
Be prepared...
be prepared to come for a fantastic pot luck meal this coming sat...
just a small preview of the dishes we are going to get on that day...
Cherrie - Steamed Chicken with mushroom and chinese sausage
Jamie and Telfar - Deep fried vegeterian delights
Jane and Jimmy - Spaghetti
Matthew - Green Salad
Michelle and Jayson - Liver Balls and Chap Chye
Sze Yong and Jialing - Yu + Sheng = Yusheng
Weetat - Salmon delights
Fiona's friend - Kong Bak
Fiona - Egg Mayo and Potato Salad
alritey then... let's look forward to the saturday bahz!!! (",)
just a small preview of the dishes we are going to get on that day...
Sharon - Emperor's Chicken
Pris - 'dessert'Cherrie - Steamed Chicken with mushroom and chinese sausage
Jamie and Telfar - Deep fried vegeterian delights
Jane and Jimmy - Spaghetti
Matthew - Green Salad
Michelle and Jayson - Liver Balls and Chap Chye
Sze Yong and Jialing - Yu + Sheng = Yusheng
Weetat - Salmon delights
Fiona's friend - Kong Bak
Fiona - Egg Mayo and Potato Salad
alritey then... let's look forward to the saturday bahz!!! (",)
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