Saturday, April 26, 2008

Unbroken Fellowship

haha. Praise Jesus, it's weekend - rest time! haha.

Been wanting to blog about this but was kinda tired the past few nights but I've decided tonight that I wanna blog it anyway. Don't wanna hold it any longer - knowing it has been a blessing to my woolies when I shared with them, wanna share it here as well so that more would be blessed with the Word of encouragement from Daddy. :)

Okay, some background of what I'm gonna share... :)

This happened in like March this year if I'm not wrong.

Not sure what happened but during that period of time, I was kinda sad and depressed. And during that time, when my spiritual dad talk to me, I would just feel like crying. So he asked me what happened, etc... Not sure at first but as I asked Daddy, I started to realise there's one area of my life that I did not want to open up to DaddyGod.

It was something that I was really disappointed in and being disappointed, I did not talk to DaddyGod about it because a part of me blamed Him for me being disappointed. So in February when He wanted to talk to me about that topic, I just told Him, "Lord, You know very well I don't want to talk about it. So yeap. I wouldn't talk to You about it.". And I moved on to do other things. haha. Sounds funny now. But yeap. :)

Then some time later were the events of my spiritual dad talking to me, etc.

So as he probed further, he could sense the defense so he just said that if I don't wanna talk about it to him then talk to God. But it was exactly then that I felt that I should just tell him because if I had wanted to talk to Papa God about it, the problem or feeling of disappointment wouldn't be there already.

So yeap, there I was typing an angry email to him. haha. So yeap, and there were shedding of light and though there were seeming correction, there was so much grace because the spirit knows that that was exactly it. We don't need love that is soft. We, children of God, need tough Love. Love that would Love us as we are and should we fall, there is no condemnation because Love is God Himself. :D

So yeap. And of course it was so good after I shared that, having buried it for so long, at last Daddy's light was shed in that area. :D

But then comes the next point... haha.

The next day when I was spending time with Daddy God, there was just this feeling of being far from God. Notice I used the word feeling? That means it's not true. haha.

Then at one point I just told Daddy, "I know You are still here with me leh. But it just feels different lay. It seems like our relationship isn't as cool as before. You know right, the very reason why I didn't wanna bring up that topic (that which I thought He had disappointed me) is because I feel it would hurt our relationship." haha. Like as if what I did would matter when our relationship was based on the blood of Jesus.

Then what happened next was really God... Not sure why but I started reading Romans 6 in the Amplified version. And the verses that caught me are:-

Romans 6:10-11 (AMP)
10For by the death He died, He died to sin [ending His relation to it] once for all; and the life that He lives, He is living to God [in unbroken fellowship with Him].


11Even so consider yourselves also dead to sin and your relation to it broken, but alive to God [living in unbroken fellowship with Him] in Christ Jesus.

:) It doesn't really matter what I did or going to do because as Christ had died to the falling short of the mark, so have I! And today I am alive to God! hehe.

What does it mean to be alive to God? Holy living? Perfect lifestyle? NO! But alive in this unbroken fellowship with Him! Today it is the NEW and LIVING way when we come to God. It is NEW; it doesn't matter what happenED. When you come to God, it's as fresh and as good as NEW. And the more you come, the more you LIVE.

So don't worry leh. In the midst of you having that lustful or crude thought, you are still in communion with Jesus, with Daddy. So talk to Him! haha. Your FELLOWSHIP with Him is UNBROKEN. It is UNBROKEN leh. Have you ever seen anything so perfect???? It is Unbroken just because you are in the Ark (Christ). It doesn't matter what you go into the Ark with - clean (your strength) or unclean (your weakness) animals, as long as you go into the Ark, you are saved and safe.

I love the illustration/ explanation of the difference between a fellowship and a relationship.

Relationship - Connection by blood or marriage; kinship e.g. Dad and daughter.
If me, I would simply say it as status - on paper.
Fellowship - Communion: interchange or sharing of thoughts or emotions; intimate communication (got the meaning of communion from http://www.dictionary.com/) :D

You can have a status relationship with Daddy God but do you fellowship, share with Him your thoughts and emotions? I love the second part of the definition - intimate communication. INTIMATE. haha. How close would you allow the LORD to get to you? :D

It's very amazing because we were watching the Nooma DVDs at Jamie's place just now, and one of which is Breathe. :) I love the part that says that the Hebrew name of the LORD - YHVH are all letters whereby you breathe. What I caught was that, with every breath that I take, I am calling upon the LORD.

It's not too much to ask God to make you so conscious of Him with every breath that you take. I call myself blessed in Jesus' name. Amen. :D

haha. I pray that the consciousness of yours and mine would be filled with the realness of the LORD. In Jesus' name, amen. :)

Thank You LORD that there's no need to compare because where I am, what's needed, You have already given, provided and exceeded. I give glory (a good opinion) to You. :)

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Testifying of His goodness - Healed of peeling arm

Hi hi. :) Here to testify of the goodness of God. haha. Remember I wanted to show you my peeling arm? :)

To be frank, I was quite distrubed about it. If no one was, I was. haha. So during CG on Friday, when Han was asking if anyone has any prayer request, I decided that I wanted my peeling arm to be prayed for, that the peeling would be speedy. haha.

I kinda talked to Daddy about it during the week... I was telling Him about how my arm was peeling and I didn't like it at all. But despite that, I still wore short sleeves to work. So yah.

So was just telling Him about how it's not pretty and I just said, "Like very bimbo hor." "Like small matter right; why so fussy over it?" haha. But He just told me loh, "But if it matters to you and troubles your heart, then it's not small already." "Nothing's too small.". haha.

So yah. And even when I was being prayed for during CG, I just laughed and snickered a little - still thinking it's a bimbo prayer. haha. But anyway, who cares lah. Daddy loves me enough lah; I mean more than enough to send His Beloved Son to die so uglily on the cross, for me. So yeap. Jesus didn't give me His beauty for nothing. :D

Okay, Pictures time... hehe.


How it looked like on Thursday night, at 11ish. :(

How it looks like today (20-Apr-08)! :D *BEAMS*
And this is even before I apply any moisturiser. heh heh!

haha. Not totally done with peeling but it sure look prettier now. hehe. Really, the prayer of the righteous avails much. And nothing is too small that Daddy is too busy for. :D If it bothers you, it bothers Him. And the good thing about that is that, when He is bothered, He can do something about it. :D

LOVED. ("V")

Thursday, April 17, 2008

At Lanta Experience

haha. As per Esther dear's request, I am here to talk about our at Lanta Experience. haha.

Me being me, I think I would do something chronological... hehe.

Anyway, just to start with, really wanna thank DaddyGod for planning this trip with us and for us. We're really really graced can. From the application of Leave, to the booking of tix, the finances, the week just doesn't have any CG activities somehow, the experience there, the people we met... LOVED.

hehe. Daddy really knows His stuff. Because we kinda like just set a faith date to go and it was over the weekend. To be frank I was kinda upset that we might be missing CG activities; not being there with the CG when they are hanging out. But you know what? Daddy is really bigger than our finite planning can! For no reason and I don't know what reason, there just wasn't any CG activities that week when the calendar (in the natural), says there should be CG (be it outing or what) that week. So yeah! hehe.

Then okay, like I've said in my previous post, it was my first time taking a plane!! hehe. Okay, weirdo me was thinking would I experience a turbulence. heh heh. I wanna feel how is it like. But anyway, I didn't k. Think Daddy just wanna make my first experience pleasant. hehe. And I get to sit by the window - both the trip to Phuket and the trip back! So loved can. hehe.

Oh ya, and I thank God for spiritual dad 'cos he prayed for us on Sunday and it really lifted the anxiety off my heart - supernaturally. hehe.

Oh ya. Wanna thank DaddyGod for constant hint to take full day leave on 3rd Apr. Okay, in the end I didn't take full; I only took the .5 day leave for 3rd Apr as planned and I managed to work from home which is really praise Jesus. Because I only started packing my bag on Wed night. Packed till 3 plus can. =S Pack and unpack.... haha.

Okay. Then when we checked in, we went to eat... Slowly made our way there... To the don't know where. The place where you need to go through before you get into the plane? Then we were the last ones can. haha. We had to run when we were nearing the gantry. lols.

Oh man. The food I had on plane wasn't nice. =S It's some processed fish which I don't like. haha. Anyway... that's not the point. I enjoyed myself. Didn't get to explore and see how's the plane toilet is like though. haha.

In Phuket

3-Apr-08


haha. Then when we touched down, our initial plan was to take the airport bus... But we being princesses, ended up taking a private min-bus. Not very private actually 'cos we shared with 5 other people. haha. But very loved. Because we were going to Phuket Town, the driver dropped us first! hehe. I call that favor. haha.

Show you the super big bed and room we had k. haha.



This is like only 2 of the beds. We have got 3 beds in total! hehe. The last one is a single bed. hehe. Sino House Rocks!


This was suppose to be for 3 people leh! We have 5 still enough space can. haha. Anyway, we stayed at Phuket Town for only 1 night. Because the next morning, we would be taking ferry to Lanta! Oh my. Another favor because without any bargaining, the hotel manager gave us a really good price for the Ferry tix - the price on chart were meant to be for kids! haha. Oh ya, the receptionist - a guy by the name Doll has got nice eyes. haha. And no, I'm not gonna marry there. lols.

Oh ya, I forgot to mention... The night before we went out for dinner, we only reached Phuket at like SG 1800hrs like that if I'm not wrong, we prayed. And I really saw the prayer I prayed come to past before my eyes. I prayed that God would send angels ahead of us to pave the way for us. And I saw it happen.

Right from our dinner that night. Girls - remember the guy who could speak mandarin and thai? I believe God planted him there for us so that we could pay the bills. lols.

So the next morning (4-Apr), we woke up early to nice weather and nice breakfast! hehe. Then we went down to take mini-bus to the Ferry port (or is it called pier? haha).

On the Ferry

4-Apr-08


haha. Me being vain, I wanted to put on the contact lenses there and dear Esther and Dot was there with me, instead of looking at the nice sceneries they were there watching me try putting it in. =S haha. Thanks Sweets. And some of the people there were really sweet. One lady just asked me am I okay, give me some tips as to how to put on... So yeah.

So yeah. Managed to get the lenses in after don't know how long. haha. Not more than an hour but maybe more than half an hr? haha. Not sure.

So after putting on my lenses, I can wear the shades I bought at Phuket Town the previous day! hehe. Bought it in a mini-mart. Something like a 7-Eleven in Spore? But theirs is FreshMart. haha.

So me with princesses below:-



Us, still fair..... haha.




At Lanta

4-Apr-08

Then when we reached Lanta, we initially wanted to take a cab. But I kinda spotted someone who would ferry us to Lanta Palace for free. Okay. Initial plan was that we shouldn't take their transport 'cos we had a room for 3 but we have 5 occupants. So yah. Do your own thinking. haha. But I didn't know you see. But in the end, favor again, we managed to get to the resort on the Palace transport. hehe. So cool~

Hmm... Palace didn't look as cool as Sino House (the place we stayed at in Phuket Town). Was initially disappointed but I guess we kinda got over it quite fast... haha. I think. haha.

Then Esther and Dot went out to find a car - they went out on a bike -Dot rode with Esther at the back. Woohoo! haha. Then it all started to dawn on me that maybe it would be more activities packed than I thought? Hmm... haha.

Anyway, I was left at the resort with Christina and Karen so we went to the restaurant to sit down. haha. Then suddenly mentioned about family. Think we were talking about my contact lens - I was contemplating whether to continue wearing it when I'm in SG. Anyway, at this point of the talk, suddenly I realised this is one area I wanna trust God for - my family life. So yeap. :)



Some cute stuff - wooden toys at the restaurant. If I'm not wrong, the restaurant name is Orchid Restaurant. :)


Then after like 2 hrs? Not sure how long, Esther came back with a car and Dot was behind 'cos she was riding, so was slightly slower. Not too slow actually. She came in shortly after Esther arrives. hehe. Then we had to drive the car back to the rental place with the rental guy 'cos had to put passport as deposit. So yah. hehe.

So off we went, to find out about the snorkelling thingy first I think. So we headed to the pier first. And along the way we stopped to exchange money and also to have Mango Glutinous Rice. YUMMY. hehe. Then after we check out the snorkelling stuff, we went off to find some place to eat.



Hmm... The first night where did we go for dinner? Okay, we went Khao Yai Restaurant. Dear Karen drove. hehe. When we reached there, my first initial thought, "Are we cheated? How come no people de?!". haha. "Does it mean the food isn't that nice?" haha. 'Cos the restaurant beside - View Point Restaurant was crowded. haha. So yah. But praise Jesus lah. Food was good. haha. Looked at pretty pretty stars when we were in the car. So beautiful can. Like blanket like that. hehe.


Our whacky pic at Khao Yai. Christina still looking very pretty... haha.



Khao Yai - Taking the sign board from inside the restaurant.


Then first day at Lanta, Dot and Esther got tanned le. hehe. Thanks for riding out to get the car. :D

5-Apr-08



Dot and beautiful scenery at Orchid Restaurant. Having Breakfast. :D


We woke up early - like 7ish Thai time? Then we went for breakfast at the resort and we went out. This time round, Christina babe drove. haha.

Okay, I'm not sure of the sequence of the places we went but I know on this day we went to View Point in the morning and we went to Lanta Old Town. Not much of pics though. haha.


Ancient sewing machine made into a table - at View Point Restaurant.

Beautiful scenery we saw when we were at Old Town. :)


Then we went back to the same place we checked out the day before to get the snorkelling thingy booked.

At first I wasn't quite happy with it... Because actually I wasn't very keen on snorkelling. To be frank I think I was scared. haha. So when I know how much we're gonna pay for it, I was unhappy - paying this much for something that I don't know if I would enjoy. =S So I kinda walked off for some personal time after we paid up. Oh, I was the treasurer for the trip. So yah. I also learnt certain stuff about being a treasurer during a trip. Maybe can implement it on the next trip I would be going - provided I would still be the treasurer or in the first place there would be a treasurer. haha.

Oh ya, we went to suntan at Kant Tiang Bay View Resort de beach before we went to return the car in the evening and took a tuk-tuk back to the resort to watch Sunset. :)



On tuk-tuk back to Palace. :)



The Sun... When we were still on sand. :)


First breakthrough for a safe person like me - I climbed the rocks with the 2 adventurous babes, Dot and Esther, just to watch Sunset. haha. Was really nice experience because as I was walking up, not much of a climbing actually (haha), I really can feel Daddy fill me with courage. :D


Me and Esther dear on rocks. Dot taking our pics. :)



The Sun is setting. :D



The Sun behind the clouds. :D


Anyway the initiate plan to go to the Seafood place near the pier for dinner was aborted because treasurer raised up some issue - something that I had to talk to Daddy about thereafter. haha. Grace Grace.

So yah. Then second night we went to Thanya Restaurant for dinner. For this we walked and I kinda realised that walking along the road in Lanta is like rare sight; more like weird. haha. So people would stop by trying to get you take their tuk-tuk. haha. Anyway, Thanya serve nice fried rice. haha.

A lot of grace covers my 5-Apr-08. haha.

6-Apr-08

Oh, then comes our snorkelling trip. The snorkelling instructor was cute. By the way his name is Bill. haha.


On the way to the boat... Yes, still fair. lols.


Everything was really fun - not just because of the guy k. haha. I didn't enjoy it at first. Was super scared can. Not of the fish but of the water. haha. So yah. We went to 3 different places to snorkel. And after the first, I just told the girls, "I don't wanna snorkel! It's not fun!". Actually to paraphrase it - "I'm so scared! I don't wanna go down!" haha. But because we have to travel from island to island, on the boat I was just talking to God about it. And He made the second trip onwards enjoyable. :)


haha. The guy in green in Bill. hehe. But too bad girls... He's married with a kid though he's only 20! =S haha.

Then I was so red after I came back from the snorkelling can! =S 'Cos I was sitting in the sun most of the time. haha. Will show pics of my burnt now peeling arm later. haha.



Sunset on 6-Apr. Watched it at the pool side of Palace. :)
By the way, this wasn't an egg-yolk because the sun set behind the clouds as well. :)



Sky, water, lamp. Nice~ haha.


Then when we came back, wanted to go to the Seafood place for dinner le - on bike this time round because we returned the car the evening before remember? But it started to thunder so we ended up having dinner at Palace de restaurant - Orchid Restaurant instead. haha. We were having the same menu for like most of our dinners - Tom yum soup, green curry, glass noodle... haha.

And during the dinner, a rat ran across the the ceiling. hehe. Funny though. Because told Esther not to say it out in case it scare the girls.

Okay. So we turned in for the night. Being RED. haha.

7-Apr-08

Being our last full day on Lanta, we wanted to explore the island. So another breakthrough for me - I rode a bike! hehe. Okay. Not high speed kind k. It was more like a scooter to me. hehe. But was very blessed with Christina as my passenger because she is very encouraging. Thanks babe!



Me trying the bike at Palace compound. :D Can see my face? lols.



Nice scenery we see everytime we set off from Palace towards the Pier. :)


Anyway, we set off real early, not sure if we had breakfast, but we went to the pier that area. Wanted to go to the swedish restaurant for breakfast but apparently Thais they don't really eat breakfast and the restaurant wouldn't be open till like near noon. So we hungry people - Esther, Dot, Christina, and me (Karen babe wanted to stay with Jesus on resort) set off to somewhere else to EAT. haha. Okay. Seems like we didn't have breakfast till we reach the pier there. haha.

Did I tell you that I really love the traffic and the people there in Lanta? We got so used to the scenery there that when we were back in SG, our eyes might see flats and buildings but our heart sees the beautiful sky, beach, sand and sea. haha. I love the road from Palace to Pier. :) Something very interesting about Lanta, their roads are just straight man. No left turns or right turns (very minimal) so you can't exactly get lost on the island even if you want to. haha.

Coming out of the breakfast place, when I was starting the engine of the bike, I accelerated too fast and off went bike and me... (in a very narrow lane). Thank God it came to a sudden stop. haha. To be frank, I took some time to recover. There forward, kept talking to Daddy man. haha. But would I still wanna ride if I go back there? OF COURSE! haha. Too fun to miss it. hehe.

So we went off exploring the island.


Kids we saw along the way. Don't play play k. The boy in blue on extreme left was the one who rode and brought the other kids around. haha.


Wanted to go to the TIger Cave but it was aborted because it would take like 2 hrs? =S haha. So we didn't go in the end. We went off exploring the other parts of the island~ hehe.


Anyway, side track a bit - Dotty and Esther skided and again, Daddy placed people there that cared. :) Oh~ wanted to post the pic of this guy who helped us get the medication but don't seem to have it. Anyway, Daddy bless him. :)

A lot of happenings... How I was forced to conquer this "mountain" - had to ride onto this really steep slope. haha. JESUS! haha. Noone forced me but just that I didn't wanna turn back so yeah. haha. But it was really God because when I was on it, it didn't feel as steep as it looked like. And something beautiful that we saw after that steep slope:-

Me going up slope. :)
When returning back, I realised this wasn't the steepest. There were more ahead - steep and winding ones which I couldn't get up 'cos was too tired. haha. But thank God there was a security guard up ahead at a resort and he helped me ride up the slope while me and Christina walked up. haha.


Happy me at beautiful place. :D


The beautiful place. haha.

Love this place. It oversees the sea and the everything beautiful. haha.
Oh ya, and this was the place I saw the sms from Justin about God being the God of the mountains and valleys. haha. Literal for our case - High and low terrains. hehe.

Then we went to the abandoned resort as well. Very beautiful. haha. We wanted to go to the waterfall but the terrain was too rocky so yah. hehe.

Then this time we went to Sri Lanta to watch Sunset. Beautiful! :) We saw the "egg yolk" sunset! After 2 days of seeing the sun set behind the clouds, Daddy provided His girls with "egg yolk" Sunset for the last evening in Lanta. hehe.


Not sure where was this; think this is the open heaven dot was saying? haha. I realised we don't have "egg yolk" sunset de pics? hehe.



"Egg yolk" sunset! haha.
But see live one is so much nicer! haha. The pic doesn't justify the beauty our King drew for us. hehe.


Then we scoot back to resort; couldn't stay too long cos my lenses don't have asti so I can't really see clearly with the dim lightings in Lanta. haha. So went back to resort to change to specs before we scoot off to OTTO for dinner! hehe.

Last dinner on Lanta... Beautiful place also. Should go again in the morning because it's just by the beach. :)

Then we went back to shower, pack pack to get ready for tomorrow morning's ferry back to Phuket. haha.


8-Apr-08


We're gonna miss LANTA. haha.


Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Back from Lanta...

:) Just came back from Lanta last Tuesday. hehe. Had like a 5.5 days get away with the girls. SO fun can. haha.

It was kinda different from what I first thought. Thought we would be doing stuff like sharing the Word together, praise & worship, etc but as we settle down and started doing the activities, it started to sink in that, maybe it's just different from what I thought yah? haha.

Anyway, that was like the first time I was taking a plane! haha. And it's like my second official trip overseas. First was HM6ix - on coach.

Anyway, God was really faithful, every step of the way. We might not be doing the churchy thing but where we were, God met us. :) He is really bigger than I thought. :)

A lot of favor I saw. I saw the faithfulness of Daddy to make things smooth for us. And I learnt that I like country life! So fun. haha.

You know when my colleagues asked me what I did there, I couldn't really say I did a lot of things but I know it's fulfilling and fun-pack because Jesus showed Himself to me as a NOW God. Daddy showed me during the Lanta trip that I get to spend time with Him, always. Not just when I open the bible or do p&w. My God is bigger than that. :)

During the trip I saw myself step out and was God-equipped with courage.

Thank You Daddy God that all these are just the beginning. :)

I wanna travel more!! haha.

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I love what Pastor Benjamin and Pastor Prince preached over the weekend. Thank You Lord that You are shaking that which can be shaken so that our trust would only be based on the rock solid foundation of You.

DaddyGod, take over this life of mine. I love the Daily Devo that talks about - when I can't, DaddyGod can. DaddyGod, there are so many areas in my life that often I thought I can but there are so many times that I would come to a point where I'm stucked or get things screwed up. So Daddy, I choose to give it to You first. Daddy, enlarge my heart that I would see You in Your majesty much more. :)

I love the sermon I listened to on Monday. Pastor was talking about the Mount of Tranfiguration. That though the disciples were sleeping, the glory of Jesus did not cease. The glory of God isn't limited by my infirmities but how much better when I get to wake up to see that glory of DaddyGod. Therefore Daddy, enlarge my heart to see You so much more. :)

I love the preaching on sowing as well. I love it. I'm starting to ask Daddy show me my harvest. Because it's foolish to tell a farmer to not expect a harvest when he sows his seed. Therefore it is also foolish to not expect a harvest when one sows.

There are little things that Daddy has shown me so let me share... :)

While I was in Lanta, I came across some pretty houses that are building-in-process. Then I thought to myself, "these must be for tourists because why would they be building something so nice for themselves?" Then right there DaddyGod caught me - Family is more impt dear. Beautiful houses are meant to be built for family to live in.

Then I also started wearing contact lenses during the trip. But have not worn it to work before and it was kinda uncomfortable initially. Praise Jesus, am getting used to it. But during this period of uncomfortability (is there such a word? haha.), I saw that Daddy is really interested in my own well-being. He wants to prosper me first. He wants me to be healthy first. Because when I was feeling so uncomfortable, I can't be bothered about the rest and most of the time I am thinking about myself. So yeap. It's not weird to ask DaddyGod to bless you yah because it has been bought by the blood.

And something I realised about myself when I returned from the trip - whenever I meet with anything, I would tell Daddy, "Daddy, I cast my cares to You." Something that made me very healthy because I don't carry burden that's not mine to start with. Daddy, let my casting of cares to You become a lifestyle. :)

Something that caught me during the training on Saturday was that, serving might not always be fun but it is always a privilege. :)

haha. Trusting God for restoration of relationships. :)

Okay. Have fun. :)