*Slurp Slurp*
I really wanted to post this up because i felt that it was quite interesting =)
A young lady is alone in her apartment. She goes to bed with her dog on the floor beside her. In the middle of the night, she is woken up by a strange sound. She is alarmed, but reaches down to the dog, who licks her hand. She is reassured and goes back to sleep.
In the morning, she finds the dog hung in the shower. Where the dog slept, she picks up a note which reads "Humans can lick, too."
Of course, this is not a true recount, but i can remember how creepy i felt when i first read it.
Found it on this site
Dancing with Wolves!
Matthew 10:16 (MSG)
"Stay alert. This is hazardous work I'm assigning you. You're going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don't call attention to yourselves. Be as cunning as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.
This week's sermon was brilliant! Plus Mr Khong was very entertaining. =)
How do we dance with the wolves?
1. Be a snake!
How do we be a "snake"?
Sneaky, yet in a positive way.
"..don't call attention to yourself.." v.16
Don't judge. Don't be quick to correct others. Don't be loud in pointing mistakes. Being discreet, but not deceitful.
2. Be a dove.
How do we be a "dove"?
Phil 2:15
"...so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe..."
Pure, and not of the flesh. Doing things out of the purest intentions and with a sincere heart.
Application
Zhimin- Choose words with care
Brenda- Flexible in thinking, instead of trying to solve the problems head-on
Jolene- Be tactful
Priscilla- Not to be rude
Janelle- Use words carefully
Annabel- Be wise
Cyn- Think sharply, speak clearly
Jo- Flexibility in tackling problems
What are we doing with we are given?
(Exodus 4:1-5)
Moses answered, "What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, 'The LORD did not appear to you'?"
Then the LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?"
"A staff," he replied.
The LORD said, "Throw it on the ground."
Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it. Then the LORD said to him, "Reach out your hand and take it by the tail." So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand. "This," said the LORD, "is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you."
What is our own "staff" that we want to lay it down for God to use?
Mr Ken Costa shared that like how the staff that represents what Moses do for a likelihood and the identity that he have, each and single one of us should also possess this "staff".
So, what is the "staff" a.k.a talent that each one of us have, that we also can use to help others?
Annabel- Bringing joy to people, a good listener. How she can use it is through listening to them, able to understand them better and even pray accordingly to what they need
Anndrea- Patience and loyalty. Good at planning and research holidays. *someone who's good at organising*
Cherish- Can dance very well. (She indicated that her dance can make ppl happy)
Cynthia- An eye for details. VERY very detailed. Able to organise things well. Can write stuff in clear, simplified and easy to understand manner.
Jolene- Her brains. She can provide help to others in their schoolwork etc.
Joanne- Good listener. I know there are many many more, but God have yet to reveal to me..... hahaha <
When you're down to nothing, God is up to something.
When you're down to nothing, God is up to something.'
She jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: 'How is my little boy ? Is he going to be all right ? When can I see him ?'
The surgeon said, 'I'm sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn't make it.'
Sally said, 'Why do little children get cancer ? Doesn't God care any more ? Where were you, God, when my son needed you ?'
The surgeon asked, 'Would you like some time alone with your son ? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he's transported to the university.'
Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through hi s thick red curly hair.
'Would you like a lock of his hair ?' the nurse asked.
Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy's hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally.
The mother said, 'It was Jimmy's idea to donate his body to the University for Study. He said it might help somebody else. 'I said no at first, but Jimmy said, 'Mom, I won't be using it after I die. Maybe it will he lp some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.' She went on, 'My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could.'
Sally walked out of Children's Mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy's belongings on the seat beside her in the car.
The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy's belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son's room.
She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She laid down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Laying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said :
'Dear Mom, I know you're going to miss me; but don't think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just 'cause I'm not around to say 'I Love You' . I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again.
Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won't be so lonely, that's okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn't like the same things us boys do. You'll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know.
Don't be sad thinking about me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything.
The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn't look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him.
Jesus himself took me to see GOD ! And guess what, Mom ? I got to sit on God's knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That's when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn't allowed.
Well, you know what Mom ? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you.
God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him 'Where was He when I needed him ?' 'God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children.
Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I've written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn't that cool ?
I have to give God His pen back now. He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure the food will be great.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don't hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. I'm glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't stand to see me hurt so much, either. That's when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery! How about that?
Signed with Love from God, Jesus & Me.
'When you're down to nothing, God is up to something.'
Luv Cynthia
Application for 3rd May
HELLO EVERYONE! Its been so long since i last posted something. So this week i'm in charge of posting everyone's application. Actually, suppposed to do it last week but i forgot, oops.
The sermon was about blessings of a Father or something along the line, didnt quite catch what Mr Ed was saying.. So he talked about how God like us, how his love for us requires correspondence, and why people need a Father because he gives them 1) Feets to stand 2) Wings to fly 3) Compass to navigate, and that blessings to do go on for generations and generations, using 2 Chronicles 6:4,10 as an illustration.
Application
Zhimin- Pray until curses are broken
Annabel- Bless properly since the blessings that follows will keep on coming
Brenda- Corresponding to God's love, spend more time tuning to His voice rather than keep praying e.g for blessings or about own troubles
Cynthia- Continue to keep doing and saying what is right, even if people may not like it is being done or said, know that blessings will come
Jo- Since God likes me and wants to spend time with me, am going to like Him back and spend more time with him
Ok, that's all =) I still want to put this up because i think its important to apply them, to build a close and intimate relationship with God. All the way!
The sermon was about blessings of a Father or something along the line, didnt quite catch what Mr Ed was saying.. So he talked about how God like us, how his love for us requires correspondence, and why people need a Father because he gives them 1) Feets to stand 2) Wings to fly 3) Compass to navigate, and that blessings to do go on for generations and generations, using 2 Chronicles 6:4,10 as an illustration.
Application
Zhimin- Pray until curses are broken
Annabel- Bless properly since the blessings that follows will keep on coming
Brenda- Corresponding to God's love, spend more time tuning to His voice rather than keep praying e.g for blessings or about own troubles
Cynthia- Continue to keep doing and saying what is right, even if people may not like it is being done or said, know that blessings will come
Jo- Since God likes me and wants to spend time with me, am going to like Him back and spend more time with him
Ok, that's all =) I still want to put this up because i think its important to apply them, to build a close and intimate relationship with God. All the way!
Signing off,
Jo
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