Mat 7: 7( NLT)
Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
If the Bible said that everyone who ask will receive what he/she asks for, why is it many often God doesn't granted us our wish?! And we fail to receive what we ask for..why?does these Word of God still prevail?
This could be one possible answer to the question above.
James 4: 2-3 (NLT)
Yet you don't have what you want because you don't ask God. 3. And even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong - you want only what will give you pleasure.
In our case, it is not that we don't ask God but..it's the motives behind each of our requests..almost of all times, you and me only ask what will give pleasure to us, be it for fame, money, power/ influence..but have we ask God, is this really God wants us to have?and what are the things that God wants us to have to fulfill the destiny He has for us in this earth.
The right motives should be all about Him, His glory and His delight in us.
James 4: 6 God opposes the proud but favors the humble.
So, humble yourself and ask God with the right motives and do remember motives is all about what you have in your inner-most heart..is it you or is it God?!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, August 14, 2009
F.A.I.T.H
This week morning prayer meeting was AWESOME..*extremely blessed* wooHhoo..
During one of the meetings, i feel prompted to open my bible and turn to Hebrew 11 which is well-known as Faith's Hall of Fame..Hence, instead of praying, i read that passage.There I found the compilation of heroes of faith story in that passage.
As I look through the verse one by one, God gave me new revelations. In this post I'll share w/ u one of 'em..
I'm pretty sure that you all know the story of Cain and Abel's offering in book of Genesis. Let's flashback a bit..in Gen 4: 2-3...Both of them offer a sacrifice to God Cain offer the fruit of the ground while Abel offer the firstborn of his flock and of their fat.
However, in next verse the Lord RESPECTED Abel and his offering but He did not respect Cain and hiss offering...
Guys, what it takes for our offerings to be respected before the Lord..?!
The answer is simple and only one word...FAITH..!!
Faith in simple words is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see (Heb 11:1 NLT)
See Heb 11: 4
By FAITH Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain..
So, every time it comes to offering..
Let us be confident that what we hope for (our goals, visions, dreams, and targets) will come to pass and be assured though we have not been able to see it in our physical realm yet.
..Your faith determines the sacrifice you'll bring before the Lord..
And this mindset does not only apply to the money you put in offering envelope every week,guys..It does apply to other sacrifice we made for God whether it's your free time..your hobby..even sacrificing the pleasure of sinning and keep your holiness.
Therefore, Let's have our mindset right in this area
Give and sacrifice with FAITH, even though we haven't seen anything significant happened in our lives,
keep on believing God and be confident that your DREAMS will turn into REALITY..
During one of the meetings, i feel prompted to open my bible and turn to Hebrew 11 which is well-known as Faith's Hall of Fame..Hence, instead of praying, i read that passage.There I found the compilation of heroes of faith story in that passage.
As I look through the verse one by one, God gave me new revelations. In this post I'll share w/ u one of 'em..
I'm pretty sure that you all know the story of Cain and Abel's offering in book of Genesis. Let's flashback a bit..in Gen 4: 2-3...Both of them offer a sacrifice to God Cain offer the fruit of the ground while Abel offer the firstborn of his flock and of their fat.
However, in next verse the Lord RESPECTED Abel and his offering but He did not respect Cain and hiss offering...
Guys, what it takes for our offerings to be respected before the Lord..?!
The answer is simple and only one word...FAITH..!!
Faith in simple words is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see (Heb 11:1 NLT)
See Heb 11: 4
By FAITH Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain..
So, every time it comes to offering..
Let us be confident that what we hope for (our goals, visions, dreams, and targets) will come to pass and be assured though we have not been able to see it in our physical realm yet.
..Your faith determines the sacrifice you'll bring before the Lord..
And this mindset does not only apply to the money you put in offering envelope every week,guys..It does apply to other sacrifice we made for God whether it's your free time..your hobby..even sacrificing the pleasure of sinning and keep your holiness.
Therefore, Let's have our mindset right in this area
Give and sacrifice with FAITH, even though we haven't seen anything significant happened in our lives,
keep on believing God and be confident that your DREAMS will turn into REALITY..
Saturday, May 23, 2009
M.A.G.I.C
Yeahhh...this post is talking about MAGIC that
*i believe*
EVERYONE OF US CAN DO...
WHICH is none other than SMILING..
Nowadays, I am reading a book by Dale Carnegie..*awesome book*
One of the chapters, talks about SMILE...and at the end of this particular chapter i found this poem..Here it goes...
~The value of a SMILE at Christmas~
It costs NOTHING, but creates MUCH.
It ENRICHES those who receive, without IMPOVERISHING those who give.
It happens in a FLASH and the memory of it sometimes last FOREVER.
None are so rich they can get along without it, and none so poor but are richer for its benefits.
It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends.
It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and Nature's BEST antidote for troubles.
Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody till it is given away.
And if in the last-minute rush of Christmas buying some of our salespeople should be too tired to give you a smile, may we ask you to leave one of yours.
FOR NOBODY NEEDS A SMILE SO MUCH AS THOSE WHO HAVE NONE LEFT TO GIVE...!!
Therefore,
I give you my BEST smile people...!!
P.S. Don't forget to give your smile away everyday...
SMILING is CHOOSING...and I choose to SMILE..^^
*i believe*
EVERYONE OF US CAN DO...
WHICH is none other than SMILING..
Nowadays, I am reading a book by Dale Carnegie..*awesome book*
One of the chapters, talks about SMILE...and at the end of this particular chapter i found this poem..Here it goes...
~The value of a SMILE at Christmas~
It costs NOTHING, but creates MUCH.
It ENRICHES those who receive, without IMPOVERISHING those who give.
It happens in a FLASH and the memory of it sometimes last FOREVER.
None are so rich they can get along without it, and none so poor but are richer for its benefits.
It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign of friends.
It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and Nature's BEST antidote for troubles.
Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen for it is something that is no earthly good to anybody till it is given away.
And if in the last-minute rush of Christmas buying some of our salespeople should be too tired to give you a smile, may we ask you to leave one of yours.
FOR NOBODY NEEDS A SMILE SO MUCH AS THOSE WHO HAVE NONE LEFT TO GIVE...!!
Therefore,
I give you my BEST smile people...!!
P.S. Don't forget to give your smile away everyday...
SMILING is CHOOSING...and I choose to SMILE..^^
Sunday, May 10, 2009
An unconditional L.O.V.E
Woots..i just finished expo svc..and quite inspired by the drama and sermon..*thx Pst.Derek...
Well, this is mother's day..wii..though i don't used to celebrate this when i was in Indonesia...however,as many says that u won't treasure something unless u lose it or far far apart from it...similarly, as i am now separated physically from my mom...often there's a time i miss her..her loving hugs and kisses that comfort me in midst of storm..hehehe..
Today, Pst. have shared several characters in godly women..
One of ‘em was
Ministry of Teacher.
Literally speaking, my mum indeed a teacher who taught kindergarten to sec sch student..Yet, not only a teacher @ sch..she has become a great teacher @ home..the most memorable thingsare she has teach me how i shud share my life w/ others..there's a time when her "problematic" student who comes from broken family called in the middle of nite for conaultation and sharing..can u imagine..calling ur headmistress in the midst of night..and still get a listening ears of her..well,she is my mum..teaching me to lend ppl my listening ears thru real example..
There 2 other points which are loving and building…
Then as a closing..Pst. shared this story…
There are 4 preachers discussing among themselves…which version of bible is the best according to their opinion..
The first one said..I love New King James version the most coz they use unique wordings that really describe the bible...
The second one said..For me, I love New American Standard version more..bcoz it is the most direct one ..translated from hebrew bible..
The third one said…I love New Living Translation..coz it’s the most contemporary one…
Then…
The last one…said..those 3 version are good…yet, I believe that My Mom’s Trabslation is the best…The other second singaporean preacher replied, “heh, ur mum is bible translator,meh??” I never seen such a bible at bookstore…
He replied…No…My mom did not do that…but SHE TRANSLATED THE BIBLE INTO HER LIFE…where I could see, learn,and experience clearly..
W.O.W….
*a big thanks to the BEST mum, Iis Darmawan..
Who has endure for 20 years for me…=P.
Happy Mother’s Day
Well, this is mother's day..wii..though i don't used to celebrate this when i was in Indonesia...however,as many says that u won't treasure something unless u lose it or far far apart from it...similarly, as i am now separated physically from my mom...often there's a time i miss her..her loving hugs and kisses that comfort me in midst of storm..hehehe..
Today, Pst. have shared several characters in godly women..
One of ‘em was
Ministry of Teacher.
Literally speaking, my mum indeed a teacher who taught kindergarten to sec sch student..Yet, not only a teacher @ sch..she has become a great teacher @ home..the most memorable thingsare she has teach me how i shud share my life w/ others..there's a time when her "problematic" student who comes from broken family called in the middle of nite for conaultation and sharing..can u imagine..calling ur headmistress in the midst of night..and still get a listening ears of her..well,she is my mum..teaching me to lend ppl my listening ears thru real example..
There 2 other points which are loving and building…
Then as a closing..Pst. shared this story…
There are 4 preachers discussing among themselves…which version of bible is the best according to their opinion..
The first one said..I love New King James version the most coz they use unique wordings that really describe the bible...
The second one said..For me, I love New American Standard version more..bcoz it is the most direct one ..translated from hebrew bible..
The third one said…I love New Living Translation..coz it’s the most contemporary one…
Then…
The last one…said..those 3 version are good…yet, I believe that My Mom’s Trabslation is the best…The other second singaporean preacher replied, “heh, ur mum is bible translator,meh??” I never seen such a bible at bookstore…
He replied…No…My mom did not do that…but SHE TRANSLATED THE BIBLE INTO HER LIFE…where I could see, learn,and experience clearly..
W.O.W….
*a big thanks to the BEST mum, Iis Darmawan..
Who has endure for 20 years for me…=P.
Happy Mother’s Day
Monday, May 4, 2009
DO u want to work for CHANGE ??!..I do..!!
one says that change is the only constant in our lives ..is this saying is true?
Well, this past few days i've been going to gym very often..
Of course, the only reason is to reduce my B*LL* size and get rid of some fat *much actually Ooopss...*
and last time i was going there w/ Linbo..while i was running on cardio machine, Guess whatt?? just realize that in order to keep up w/ the pace...i need to run...CHANGE your position..constantly RUNNING not walking or even standing still >.<..
Another thing is @ beginning of cardio, they ask ur target speed on which u're going to run...once the speed is set...you...MUST RUN AND KEEP RUNNING to achieve the target..
There's one time i feel to tired that i dont realize the inclination has increased and i am supposed to PUT MORE EFFORT..yet,i just put the same effort and i almost FALL from the machine and LOSE tHE RACE..
However, as i feel EXTREMELY damn tired...when running..the same will be felt when we working on changes in our life..IT'S INCONVENIENT *for sure* well..we need to step out of our comfort zone *quoted from Agus Herryanto saying recently*
See,my friends..as the world keep change ,we need to be always relevant *not to be out-dated ,kay?* otherwise, u may FALL oUT OF THE RACE you and me in rite,now...=p.
P.S.wanna know, what change i'm working on rite now??watch out for the next post ,fella??
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
H...E...R...O...
Ohhh..YEAH this is my very first post..
after thinking...thinking...and thinking..."what to put as a kick off here"...and now here it comes..in the midst of night...
WooHHHoo.....i'm so excited now...!!
clock showing 3 am sharp..and i just finished watching a movie called "TAKEN"
*thanks to Eddyman for providing and Samuel Hanria for recommending*
Actually, before watching this one...i had another movie with my "BELOVED" (i mean beloved CG lolz). Going back @ ard 00.30 am..i feel like watching something...and eventually, choose to pick this one up ...
Here, i'm not gonna tell u about the whole movie *to make u desperately wanna watch it*
Basically, there is a dad who loves his daughter so much that he does everything...i repeat again...EVERYTHING...i emphasize once more...EVERYTHING..!!!eventhough, his daughter has lied to him about his trip to europe..he still come directly the night his daughter kidnapped..and risk his life dealing w/ all russian or albanian mafia i think...
what's the "everything" ?! it's none other than his LIFE...*still feel unclear about the word" life"?! GO AND WATCH yourselves,man...*hahahahha....lolz..
If Sam upon seeing this movie, he wants to learn martial arts...but for me..it's not the same vision as u ,sam...*sorry for that wkakaa*
The movie reminds me about my amazing dad...I may not realize thusfar how my dad..loves me so MUCHHHHhhh...!! *as well as your DAD...yeahh...you...the one reading this blog right now..*
Maybe my memory is not great enough to recall the real example..yet, i choose to BELIEVE that my DAD is AWESOME...*miss u, dad*
We,people, may associate love in family...w/ mum, isn't it?!quite common example..some says that we have only MOTHER's day...and not FATHER's day..another replies...well, the other day besides mother's day...is FATHER'S dayy...hahaha...
One important things to bring under spotlight...we may seem doesn't realize our dad's love..coz it's not easy for man especially to express their love explicitly..Besides, i believe he way every dad express his love towards his child;of course, DIFFERENT and most of the time *HIDDEN,behind the scene* Yet, with all my heart now..though it's uncommon for man..i declare..Dad u're an awesome dad and i love u so MUCHHhh...
Thanks for enduring the pain and suffering...you're the MAN...
To all who read this now, i exhort you...yeahh..YOUUU...in front of ur comp. screen ..laptop...BB..whatever..to do simple things...
sit back...
close your eyes...
imagine your dad's face and memorable moments w/ them
...and thank God for that...
In spite of all his IMPERFECTION...well,neither my dad is perfect...and i believe yours also..However, they have gone the race so far...enduring the "cross" of our family..being the first front person...when anything goes wrong in family..
One last things..for those of u who read this...i give u one bonus...
the photo of me and my DAD....enjoyy..hahaha=P.
Yeapp..
now is 3.31am...time to go zzz....
please feel free to comment and share your "bread" as well..
Cheers..
Credendo vides..-those who believe, can see-
after thinking...thinking...and thinking..."what to put as a kick off here"...and now here it comes..in the midst of night...
WooHHHoo.....i'm so excited now...!!
clock showing 3 am sharp..and i just finished watching a movie called "TAKEN"
*thanks to Eddyman for providing and Samuel Hanria for recommending*
Actually, before watching this one...i had another movie with my "BELOVED" (i mean beloved CG lolz). Going back @ ard 00.30 am..i feel like watching something...and eventually, choose to pick this one up ...
Here, i'm not gonna tell u about the whole movie *to make u desperately wanna watch it*
Basically, there is a dad who loves his daughter so much that he does everything...i repeat again...EVERYTHING...i emphasize once more...EVERYTHING..!!!eventhough, his daughter has lied to him about his trip to europe..he still come directly the night his daughter kidnapped..and risk his life dealing w/ all russian or albanian mafia i think...
what's the "everything" ?! it's none other than his LIFE...*still feel unclear about the word" life"?! GO AND WATCH yourselves,man...*hahahahha....lolz..
If Sam upon seeing this movie, he wants to learn martial arts...but for me..it's not the same vision as u ,sam...*sorry for that wkakaa*
The movie reminds me about my amazing dad...I may not realize thusfar how my dad..loves me so MUCHHHHhhh...!! *as well as your DAD...yeahh...you...the one reading this blog right now..*
Maybe my memory is not great enough to recall the real example..yet, i choose to BELIEVE that my DAD is AWESOME...*miss u, dad*
We,people, may associate love in family...w/ mum, isn't it?!quite common example..some says that we have only MOTHER's day...and not FATHER's day..another replies...well, the other day besides mother's day...is FATHER'S dayy...hahaha...
One important things to bring under spotlight...we may seem doesn't realize our dad's love..coz it's not easy for man especially to express their love explicitly..Besides, i believe he way every dad express his love towards his child;of course, DIFFERENT and most of the time *HIDDEN,behind the scene* Yet, with all my heart now..though it's uncommon for man..i declare..Dad u're an awesome dad and i love u so MUCHHhh...
Thanks for enduring the pain and suffering...you're the MAN...
To all who read this now, i exhort you...yeahh..YOUUU...in front of ur comp. screen ..laptop...BB..whatever..to do simple things...
sit back...
close your eyes...
imagine your dad's face and memorable moments w/ them
...and thank God for that...
In spite of all his IMPERFECTION...well,neither my dad is perfect...and i believe yours also..However, they have gone the race so far...enduring the "cross" of our family..being the first front person...when anything goes wrong in family..
One last things..for those of u who read this...i give u one bonus...
the photo of me and my DAD....enjoyy..hahaha=P.
Yeapp..
now is 3.31am...time to go zzz....
please feel free to comment and share your "bread" as well..
Cheers..
Credendo vides..-those who believe, can see-
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