Praise the Lord for a very exciting and wonderful outing. It’s a new adventure to many of us and it was great. This outing reminded me of the importance of the people around us in giving support and encouragement for us to be courageous and to go higher. We literally needed to go “higher” as we had to climb some tall trees to begin our sky trekking journey. For the sake of our readers, jungle trekking means walking, trekking or going through a jungle. Therefore sky trekking means you are on the sky, going through it. LOL. Due to some misunderstanding, we were delayed and needed to wait for a very long time. Many times, I felt like giving up because of the waiting was tiring and it was getting a little bit late. Besides, fear started to creep in during that long wait. Though it did not look very scary, the height can be quite frightening if you stare at it long. Remember, God always reminds us to look at HIM, then faith will rise up! If we focus too much on our trouble or circumstances, fear will creep in instead. Praise the Lord, this is the time where our brothers and sisters come along, encouraging and urging us to not to give up; go for it, you can do it and let’s try it! WOW, it’s great to have people like these around you and I believe your life will be very different. Yes, we need to have such wonderful people around us. Therefore, its important what is the heart condition of the people around you as they are influencing you in some way or other. Are they influencing you to move higher, better and to grow in the Lord? Or is it the other way where you lose the purpose and excitement of life, being bound by meaningless, purposeless, with no faith, hope and love kind of life? I have seen many people who think they can worship God by themselves. Some Christians join fellowship but never really invest into such a relationship. Let me tell you, fellowship is neither a duty nor a spiritual requirement. Fellowship is something real that can affect who you will become. Invest into proper fellowship and not just for the sake of having fun or with any other purpose in mind. Give your heart to it. These are the wonderful people who will be around you when you need them. They will pray for you, cheer you up, support you and cushion you. Don't think we don't need others as this is pride, a seed Satan uses to kill our relationship. Like Daniel in the Bible, (Daniel 2:17-18) when he faced great challenges in life, he turned to his friend and ask them to pray for him. The thing Daniel faced was a life and death situation and if he can’t solve the problems given by the king, he will be killed! Ask yourself, do you have people whom you can turn to and ask for prayer?? Do you dare to entrust them your life and death situations? If you don't, it’s time for you to reflect on whether you have invested enough time and put in your heart on the people (whom you can trust) around you. Or have you all these while care only to have friends whom you can have fun with? Prayer, support and care are very wonderful resources in our life and because of them, we can be a better of ourselves. And believe me, prayer is very powerful and you can only receive it from people who walk closely with the Lord, people who love God and love one another. Not just in difficulties, even in the midst of peace, we can then see joy and glory glowing in our life!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
HOUSE ALONE
ple heart at least there is a time we hope to have a room by our own. Our private areas where we have the full freedom and liberty to do what we hope and want. I do have similar wish some of the time though I knew it’s quite impossible. When I start my college life, and start staying out side, still this remains just a wish because of financial situati
on. Not only me, but quite a lot of other students as well, though we can hear mostly want to have a room by themselves in an affordable price, still majority sharing their room with friends or stranger . Finally, my this “wish” (though I don’t really like it anymore) to have a room by myself come true. Not only room, but now I have a house all by myself ( A period of time before I get married). It turns out to be quite frightening I am all alone. After this many years of staying together with people, if I am given a chance to choose again, I still want to share room with other people even though I have the money to pay for a room by myself. The experience is too much to miss it. I will never forget all those “fight” and “talking” with my housemate and roommate. We learn from one another weakness and strength. I remember once of the dreams our brotherhood who stay in the same house had is to have everyone who 
leave the house one day will be a very much different person, better in every sense and a man of God. I gain much compare with those “privacy”. Actually staying with people, we still have much privacy if we able and knew how to communicate and relate with people.Now coming home, and only 
silent is waiting for you, is truly a not an enjoyable feeling. I knew why so many rich people who have BIG houses are feeling empty. Though I am not there yet, I can magnify what I face and if I am at that situation, I will be drive to crazy or probably be a suicide. However, I thanks God, because as I start to look out of myself and my house. There is tremendous beautiful thing and people God put around me. All those wonderful, handsome, pretty, and God-fearing man and woman of God. They are all full of love, kindness and hope. Seeing them around m
e, is truly like a honey to the depressing soul. It brings a lot of soothing and sweetness into my life and my soul. Never forget our lovely God the source of love. I can’t imagine, how I my life will be without HIM in my life.I understand all the people won’t be around me all the time, yet for me all of them is like sun in the sky. Though dark cloud can hide it from my view. But my sun is always there shining onto me, giving my heart a warm that can’t never be take away. Deep in my heart, I wish to say, I love you all and thanks for the time we went thru, and also we will go thru it together in time to come.Saturday, September 27, 2008
Woman from heaven
In this article, I would like to introduce to you one of a great miracles worker of the Lord. I am not referring to those we know like Bill Johnson, Benny Hinn or others, though I have great respect on them. (I like to read their book and watch their work with a learning heart actually). But many times, we forget actually miracles may not just be seeing healing, lame walk again or hands growing out. I acknowledge all this is a very wonderful signs and wonder from the Lord which we should desire to see more and more in our times. However do not forget, around us there might have some of this miracles worker around us. I have a privilege as I got to have a bunch around me.
The miracles worker I would like to introduce to you is called Pastor Lois Hor from World Harvest Church. She is a pastor who impacted my life a lot when I just came to know Christ and also even now. She might not yet did miracles which in our definition is "great". However, a lot of miracles she had did which people or even she might not know it. This miracle I am mentioning is shaping the life of others. Just in this past few years, I had noticed besides me, many others learn directly or indirectly how to follow God and serve God from her.
I still remember the first time, I attended cell group where Pastor Lois play the guitar and lead worship. I can't say she is very good, but not bad. Yet she did make some mistake here and there. The thing I saw is, she did it with all her heart, not for impress us or because of her duty. Therefore each time when she challenge me to do something, no matter how hard or impossible, and my heart resent some of those challenges, I will follow her advice because she had show us her example, willingness and submissive. She had submitted to our senior Pastor, Pastor David, for 15 years faithfully. This is another great example which we all should learn. She faithfully does all the work with a willing heart even in the most humble task. Her faithfulness, willingness and dedication had being an example for me in many things in life and ministry.
From a born again believer, Pastor Lois continue to pour her life unto us, and now, I started to serve God full time. When I join the team, Pastor Lois come and told me, now you are not my member but we are co-worker. She not showing seniority with me, but she put hope and also confidence in me. This is truly an example of biblical character where Jesus said, Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do,(John 14:11-13). As a good leader, she put hope for our future and believe all of us will do a great work for the Lord. This is truly one of the unselfish attitude she had imparted into the life of her disciples.
During my most confuse and darkest moment, Pastor Lois had come and rescue me without her own knowing. I never mention to anyone what I faced or encountered except to the Lord thru prayer. Pastor Lois following the guidance of the Holy Spirit had come and minister to me. I knew she had being faithfully and also caringly pray for us. Pastor Lois indeed a very strong woman and leader, yet most of her members knew she care and pray for them a lot.
She is not the only miracles worker around us, I hope this article will help you to notice and appreciate these peoples around you. As well, it will going to motivate your heart to impact other peoples life more and in greater way, whether you are going to start or actively doing so.
I hope this will be like a honey to her soul. Let her know all that she did is not in vain for she has impacted greatly not just my life, but many others. I believe, God will going to use her more and in greater way.
If you want to get to know her more, feel free to visit her blog at http://www.loistan7.blogspot.com/ or contact her at loistss7@gmail.com