Words of wisdom

i) CS Lewis
"Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man.

We say that people are proud of being rich, or clever, or good looking, but they are not. They are proud of being RICHER, or CLEVERER, or BETTER LOOKING than others.

If everyone else became EQUALLY rich, or clever, or good looking, there would be nothing to be proud about.

"It is the COMPARISON that makes you proud: the pleasure of being ABOVE THE REST." CS Lewis..


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ii) Franky Schaeffer from "Sham Pearls for Real Swine".

‎"Our securities lies in the fact that God knows us, not in how we "feel" about ourselves.

Our salvation is not measured by how we "feel" or whether we feel "whole" or "fulfilled", but whether we have obey Christ's clear instructions. How we "feel" about things is usually unimportant as feelings are unreliable. "

"Worship experience" is not love of God; it is obeying His law is. It what we "do" that counts. This is faith. " Franky Schaeffer

Loving you for eternity

Good morning, Abba Father. Yes, I have obeyed the voice inside me to take a day off for myself. I needed it and without me knowing it, you have ordered me to take this day off. :) I must remember to take care of myself and to remember that I am running a marathon, not a 100m race. ;) Praise be to you, my Lord of all Lords. :)

Father, I want to spend today with you. Indeed, life is meaningless without you. In you, I have everything. To think that I can achieve all things on my own is pure nonsense. In you, I have all things. :) In you, I have everything. :) In you, I am complete.

~ Selah~

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2 Chronicles 31:20
20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God. 21 In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.

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James 4:7-10
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
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James 4:11-12
11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?


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Observation

God is calling his people. God loves King Hezekiah because in whatever he did, it pleased God tremendously. He followed and obeyed God wholeheartedly. He abided in God without fail.

God is calling many who have "neglected" him to return to him wholeheartedly. Indeed, God is compassionate. His mercy is bountiful. His love for his children cannot be expressed with just mere words.

God is the judge, not you or myself. Who is human who thinks they can sit on the throne and judge one another. God has the final say, not us. We leave justice to God. Keep a close watch to what we allow into our minds and what comes out from our mouth.


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Application

I will return to you, my Lord.
I will surrender my "beans" to you, Father Abba.
I will be quick to think, slow to talk.
When I judge, I am "replacing" you as the King who truly know what justice means. I don't, you do.


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Prayers

Dearest Father, forgive me for I have lost my focus in you. Father, thank you for calling me home. I'm home and I desire to do all things to please you alone. Father, I surrender my heart to you. Please make my heart, your home, your dwelling place. Holy Spirit, my best friend, do come in and make my heart, your home too. Father, in all that I do, I surrender it to you. I want to seek for your affirmation before I go into it. My Lord, my Father Abba, may you guide me as I draw near to you. Thank you for your abundant unconditional love, grace and mercy.

Indeed, your Joy is my Strength.

Loving you for eternity,
Doremi

I ADORE YOU!

Scriptures

35 When the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites, he commanded them: “Do not worship any other gods or bow down to them, serve them or sacrifice to them. 36 But the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt with mighty power and outstretched arm, is the one you must worship. To him you shall bow down and to him offer sacrifices. 37 You must always be careful to keep the decrees and regulations, the laws and commands he wrote for you. Do not worship other gods. 38 Do not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship other gods. 39 Rather, worship the LORD your God; it is he who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.” 2 Kings 17:35-39

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King Ahaz was the worst king after King David who defiled and turned the people of Israelites away from God. 2 Corinthians 28

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[b]1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.[c] Psalm 46:1-3

10 “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”

11 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Psalm 46:10-11

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9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. James 3:9

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. James 9:17

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Observations

- God loves our whole attention. For us to be diverted and worship others is like the action of digging our own graves.

- God is with us when we go through trials and tribulation. He reminded us that He is in control and he protects.

- The tongue has the power to "kill". We have to be careful, think before we speak.

- Peacemaker, pure, considerate, obedient, have compassion...true.. genuine

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Application

- To focus in God alone. To serve Him whole-heartedly. To worship him alone.
- To trust by faith :)
- To think before I speak eventhough the person is bad.
- To have the values of Christ.

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Prayers

Father, thank you for your guidance. Holy spirit, remind me in the above.. I'm tired by my mind is awaken to the truth. Thank you for everything.

Loving you always,
Doreen C.

God..Have Mercy on us

I am sad on what is happening back home in Malaysia now. Although I'm safe here in Melbourne but I'm worry about my family and friends back home.

Father, I pray for your hands of protection over them and the country. Father, please do not let peaceful ones suffer. Father, I believe that you are in control of all things. Father, do protect my beloved ones. Protect the country. The future of Our Rakyat is in your hands.

Hear my prayers, O God.

Your beloved daughter,
Doreen C.

Time is the essence

I want to make time. I do have the time.

Why am I sleepy? Heavy? Perhaps, it is the thought of the mountaneous work that I have with me now.
God, I need your AMAZING GRACE, STRENGTH and above all, PEACE AND JOY to be with me.

Father, so many things to do but I am going to CONQUER it one by one, not by my own strength but by the SPIRIT and POWER of the LORD.

My Lord, I love you. I desire you. Teach me who to keep as friend and who can I let go during this time. I do not want to have "friendship maintenance" but to have peer to peer friendship. Father, I trust that you have hear my prayers. I pray that Tracy will be taken care of. Same as Audrey. Also. JS.

Ok la.. very random post here.. dunno why am i sleepy..

i think i must balance my working hours, studies and leisure time.

no 1: time with you.. early in the mornings
leisure time: Sunday...:)


wahseh.. ok la.. gtg... don't feel like blogging.. just want to zzzzz :)

Selah~

Just woke up after 8 hours of sleep. How am I feeling now? All sorts. There are excitement, anticipation, joy, restlessness plus a couple of panic attack modes. If you haven't already know, I will be heading off to Houston, Texas in less than a month. Indeed when God moves, He moves with the speed of lighting. I am going by faith, trusting that God is my sole provider in ALL things.

The Lord is indeed my shepherd. He knows my every needs and wants. Selah ~

Father, why am I feeling the way I feel now. I realise that I have to let go of this "emotional" entanglement that has been with me for the last 3 years +. I need to move on but do I want to? Father, let your will be my will. Let me choose the way of the Spirit and not of my flesh. Even as I am preparing for this trip, I realise deep within that I am to slowly step away from what has been towards what is yet to come. It is indeed EXCITING to be in this 3 weeks journey out there in the WILD. I have to let go of my Egypt. Once again, I feel like Abraham now, been asked to leave the country and travel where God wanted him to. Once again, I realise God is urging to activate my faith to go to a foreign land to be equipped. So much excitement yet there's a tad of fear. Why do I fear when I know God is right by my side and my best friend is in me. :)

Father please teach me not to depend on my own understanding but in everything acknowledge you and you will DIRECT my path. Proverbs 3:5.

My Lord, indeed the salvation is here already. This year is a year of great joy and the Lords' favor. I want to experience all of it. Last 3 years were years of chaos, toiling, sufferings, patience and perseverance but Lord God, this year is different. Now as I reflect upon it, your grace has been amazing. :) Love ya. Father, I do not want to go back to the same thing. I want something more. I want to be appreciated and truly love as a woman of God and I know that I can find that from you. :)

"In the time of my favour I heard you,
and in the time of salvation I helped you."

"I tell you, now is the time of Gods' favor, now is the day of salvation" 2 Corinthians 6:2

Father, I love you. I adore you. Even for today, I surrender it to you. Father, I set my eyes upon you only and not on anything that will sway me away from you. Indeed you are my role model. Your are my all. Father, all that I have, I surrender it back to you and for the glory of your name. All that I have, I will cherish it and use it for your people. Father, show me how can I love you. How can I adore you more and more each day. What I have, my heart, I surrender it to you. :) Thank you for giving me this opportunity to be your ambassador. Thank you for your trust and belief in me. :)


For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.
-JESUS in John 3:17


Selah~

At peace,
Doremi

I AM A NEW CREATION TODAY and ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE!!!

Good morning, world. Indeed, by just hearing the sound of the birds chirping outside my window, it has certainly made my day. When we open our eyes to hear and see the beauty of all creations, it truly humbles me that human is not the only one who lives on this planet. God is good, and He certainly is all the time.

I'm currently doing a self-reading of the book of 2 Corinthians. Paul wrote this letter to the community of believers at Corinthians because there had been rumors of false preachers who challenged Pauls' authority. With great persuasion and wisdom, Paul wrote to the people to remind them of his love and the purpose of his work is to preach all about Jesus. He was sent to preach about Jesus and not to alleviate himself. False preachers were the complete opposite.

As I was reading chapter 5 of this book, it has reminded me again that I have been reconciled with Jesus Christ from the moment I accepted him as my personal Saviour. All my sins were washed, cleansed and forgotten. Jesus has already paid the price for my past, present and future sins. I am a new creation. Just as written in 2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a NEW CREATION; the old has gone, the new has COME!". How thoroughly amazing is that, all. :) Paul also affirmed that "we are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us in verse 20. My goodness, I am a representative of Christ, his values, his characters and all that he loves. Which means that all that I do, think, act, converse are to exemplify my beloved. God is my MASTER now, not the God of the world. I'm not to fear what the world can do to me because I know that I am under the protection of the Almighty. I come from this kingdom that has eternity in it, where no power of death is able to contain this priceless life from truly living and conquering death.

Paul urged the community to be reconciled to God for God made his son who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God (vs 21). Praise the Lord. :)

My Lord my lord, there is none like you. Indeed Father and holy spirit, please remind me that I'm not my own anymore. You have redeemed me and cleansed me inside out. Indeed, I am a NEW CREATION. There is no condemnation to those who have Christ in them now (Roman 8:1). Father, thank you for freeing me from the tyranny of this world that seeks to "destroy" me. Indeed, I'm worth more than I can imagine. Thank you for your love, grace and mercy.

Loving you more each day..:)
Doremi