Fish.

Okay, sorry guys for not posting anything for so long. But anyway, if any of you had noticed, I don't even have time to update my own blog :D

Just wanting to let you know, God has been continuing the miracles! He's just so amazing....

So I'll just share what I got yesterday and today?

Matthew 13:47-50

In this parable Jesus compared the kingdom of Heaven to a fisherman throwing a net down into the ocean and fishing for different types of fishes, later sorting them out and throwing the bad ones.

It just makes me think,

God is the fisherman, and He's always there, with the bait, as we are the fish. But of course we are stubborn and refuse to take the 'painful' bait, yet we still are wondering why we are lost in the big big ocean. Still, God waits, and waits, and waits.

Until judgement day, when a normal fisherman would have lost his patience. So, God will throw a 'net', and all the good and bad fish would be caught together, both experiencing pain. But after a short while, if we continue to have faith, we'll be sorted out, and the bad fish would be thrown...

Mark 5:10 - ...."Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men."

Isn't it just amazing?

You can meditate on these verses and derive your own revelation, but right now I'm short of time.

Have faith.

Matthew 13:58 - Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Wow miracle!

Hahahahaha! Okay, let me boast about what our God has done for us once again!!

So, last saturday, Joash was telling me about our school CF's 'former glory', with it having so many people that the seats were not enough to occupy them! And I was like "wow" because now on average only 5 people come and there are about 12 seats? Around there.

Amazingly, without much thought about it, (I was really tired and busy) I dreamt on that night that we were sitting inside the chapel, all thinking "If only there were more people..."

And in my dream, suddenly one by one people came to flood the CF. Too many that we had to move into the nearby class. Amazing, no? And our worshipping the LORD was like...wow, you can really feel it!! In a dream!! There were even non-Christians amongst us!!!

But that's not even the amazing part yet.

2 days later, which is today lah. GUESS WHAT?!?! I had a leading to tell Joash about my dream, and so I did...and later he told me to tell the whole CF...

So right after I told them my dream and how I thought God would make it possible, 2 form one kids came in (WOW because there are NO form 1's yet!)

Soon, our cf was filled...one by one..until there were only 3 seats left. This morning, the Spirit was with us fully and wholly, even so that now as I am typing I can feel this inexpressible joy.

After our amazing prayer, a thought struck me. What if those 3 seats were occupied by the Holy Trinity? God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit??

AWE-SOME.....

God is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, you better believe it. Today was the first time I saw my CF so full ever since I came one year back.

Blurrifying post from a blurrifying huiman being who is your Blurrifying friend~~ wakakaka~~

Hmmm......
I'm outa things happening in my life.....
Everything's going just great as it has always been (except with parents la)
But other than that, common probs like.....Less sleep, less rest, less QT due to more homework, more sports, more koko, more parent prob, more health prob....
So....I din include friends prob yet, which I know will be coming soon cause of my very2 bad plannings in since holding positions in school....
Morning school until afternoon, night tuition, come back homework till 1 or 2 and then sleep.....
Yeah, but God had been with me through it all just like the times before I knew QT la....Through praises and hymns....
So, If there is to be a conclusion to this post, maybe just telling you that no matter how bad or evil you may be to God, He never leaves you la, He never lets go of you...It's only whether you let go of Him or not....I'm not saying that not doing QT is OKAY, AT ALL! I'm doing very bad now, I can only do QT when I dun feel dizzy or come with a headache....But my point is, no matter WHAT you do, always remember to turn to God AGAIN! He NEVER leaves you!! You can only leave Him, So, always remember to come back and confess.....A song to go with this would have to be "God Loves You"...The children song where it goes like
If you're black or if you're white or if you're in between~~~
It's long la, so I won't type it....
I'm just typing this to relax myself for the moment, cause I'm suppose to clear my pendrives for My IT notes and 5 GB is SO NOT ENOUGH for me at the moment!!!!
Hahaha....

Ooh...BTW, Just recently in my YF, we were asked to share our experiences in camp, and really, thinking that I'm just gonna go impromptu with a less than 5 minutes speech, I ended up talking ALOT more (Yes, one reason was cause I talk alot) But, I ended up saying the things I din even realized I learned at NSCFL....God was great, He was with me on that stage the entire time and I must say I owe Him cause I'm gonna admit to you guys that i din even pray as part of the preparation for that, I thought it was nothing but when i noticed how important it actually was cause I wanna encourage the younger ones to attend it, I thank Him so much for being right there!...

And another thing I wanna say....Sometimes when you hear and listen to the lovely things happen to your lovely friends through God....You may think like, WOW! SHE/HE IS REALLY CLOSE TO GOD! But, you must also realise that He has created many miracles in your lives as well...You must just to notice what that is ordinary could have been something else Cause on this planet, Nothing is normal~~

You lie to a friend so that you won't hurt her: NORMAL

You tell the friend the truth cause she aughts to know and allow her to cry on your shoulder: ABNORMAL AND EEEEEVVVILLLL!!!!

I'm so blurr now, so this may be a blurring post that can blur you....I'm full with worries for school now.....
Puhh~~

God bless you guys!!!!!! ^^

JTJL

God is great to me.

You know, guys, I discovered something about myself I didn't even know myself. Its that I can be patient with others, but I'm very impatient with myself. Anyway, knowing that in the whole week, half of it was spent without thinking about God, I wanted an immediate comeback. So...today's quiet time was purposely pushed...meditating...it was amazing..

Matthew 10 : 32 - 42

(I'm a little short on time so I can't type out the verses here)

Verse 32 & 33 - Knowing we are accountable for every action we do...and every thing we do will be stored in heaven...and one day we will face them at the gates of Heaven...or past it...

Verse 34 - 37 - These verses are abit cryptic to me..but from what I got from it, saying that persecution will come from the home...and...isn't the home where we bring our problems to? So maybe it means..we'll be pushed to our limits with nobody to help us...but notice how Jesus, in saying these verses, leaves out spouse? He doesn't say that if we love our spouse more than we love Him, we aren't worthy of Him? Sapphirites, if you are able to derive anything from these, please tell me...

Verse 38 - While meditating, something came to my mind. I was wondering how I should put it, when these verses opened my eyes. Basically what I felt was that,

What is the use of sinning?
For even after Heaven and earth have passed away,
God remains, and we still have to repent.
Why make our lives harder by sinning against God?
We may think sinning is a short cut sometimes, but
eventually, we will all acknowledge that our God is the true God,
and ask Him for forgiveness. But if we are burdened by sin,
Can we still accept the salvation that Jesus holds for us?

Powerful stuff...to me anyway, when I felt it. And if you combine it with verse 32....

God bless you guys.

First week of backsliding.

Many things happened this first week of school. Most of the time, I was busy all the way, but that's not nearly as awe-inspiring as what just happened not one hour ago.

See, as school goes on, work stacks, time gets lesser. I don't even have time to study and I'm not having the pleasure of doing things I want.

As such, my QT has been with lesser meaning...and I've been less in touch with our Giver...taking things from Him, yet giving thanks so hastily that it might as well not have been. So today, as I noticed my shortcoming, I wanted, needed, burned for just a short time with God, one that has meaning, one that is not only on Sundays, and one like never before...

I sat at my desk, with a Bible and a devotional guide. I had finished my work, but there was studying to do. But as I thought about it and started my prayer, I threw my books away, and my papers. All I wanted and needed was God. And He was waiting.

I prayed....prayed...and opened all windows, as I felt a presence commanding me. I looked outside...and I saw a beautiful sunset. Watching slowly as the clouds traveled groggily through the scarlet and blue sky, that was the most mesmerizing moment of the week...

Later, as I kept my eyes fixed on God's beauty...suddenly I noticed the dark clouds slowly covering the sun...

Yet, sunlight was bursting from beyond the distant mix of colors...

And the wisdom of the Spirit came upon me, and I began to see.........

Though dark clouds may cover our day...we know the sun is still there...all we need to do is wait for the rain to pass.

And who knows? There might even be a rainbow after that.

I sat there speechless...

Today's devotion : Matthew 10:17-23

17 "But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues.
18 "You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
19 "But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;
20 "for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
21 "Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
22 "And you will be hated by all for My name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
23 "When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

My explanation...

Verse 17 : Councils, persecuting you in synagogues? When you're preaching the Holy Word, you get punished where it is supposedly the strongest? So expect nothing less...

Verse 18 : Opportunities for Christians....but if you are afraid..

Verse 19 & 20 : The Word speaks louder than what I can write. And believe it, for I have had similar experience. For those who went to the SBC Youth Christmas party, you would know what I meant. I didn't even plan the speech.

Verse 21 & 22 : Again, expect the worse. Surely you might not mind if people you don't know hate you, but what if I told u they were your very own siblings? But read the last part of v.22...

Verse 23 : "For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes." To me, that means, "You won't finish going through all the trials until the Savior returns."

Fellow Sapphirites and readers, I urge you to read...for what I say here are just words..but what God says to you...is indescribable...

Random

This brings back memories =P

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Give this new year to God.

If you're backsliding, think about Him ALL the time. I mean it.

Talk to us. That's what this blog is for.

Give this new year to God. Have His will be yours.

Don't aim to please yourself. Because God sees every heart. And He is the one to judge.

Pray for each and every one of us. Remember my vision of the table.

Don't be ashamed to bring to us your problems. We are your family. And so is God.