In His Time. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

In His time, In His time
He makes all things beautiful
In His time

Lord, please show me everyday
As you’re teaching me your way
That you do just what you say
In His time

In Your time, In Your time
You make all things beautiful
In Your time

Lord, my life to you I bring
May each song I have to sing
Be to You a lovely thing
In Your time

Some Quotes.

"Without risk there is no faith. Faith is precisely the contradiction between the infinite passion of the individual's inwardness and the objective uncertainty. If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe." - Soren Kierkegaard.

"The important thing is not to think much but to love much.. only in praer we learn to love God with heart, mind and soul." - Theresa Avila.

"Prayer is our response to God's interest in us and his love for us. To pray is to become aware of God's spirit living within us. Through prayer, we explore a deeper and more intimate relationship with God." - James M. Houston.

"If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself." - Augustine of Hipp0.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon:
where there is doubt, faith ;
where there is despair, hope
where there is darkness, light
where there is sadness, joy
O divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Amen. - Francis of Asisi.

Mountain Story.. (Unknown Author)

Another inspired story... Enjoy..

A son and his father were walking on the mountains.
Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh! !!"

To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh! !!"

Curious, he yells: "Who are you?" He receives the answer: "Who are you?"
And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"
The voice answers: "I admire you!"
Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!"
He receives the answer: "Coward!"

He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"
The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."
Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"
The voice answers: "You are a champion!"
The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence. This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life; Life will give you back everything you have given to it."

YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!"

South Korea Tour.

7 kiat bekerja menurut amsal Salomo.

1. Andalkan Tuhan
Amsal 3:5-6 berkata, "Percayalah kepada Tuhan dengan segenap hatimu, dan janganlah bersandar kepada pengertianmu sendiri. Akuilah Dia dalam segala lakumu, maka Ia akan meluruskan jalanmu." Sertakan Tuhan di dalam segenap pekerjaanmu karena banyak yang harus kita kerjakan tetapi tidak diajarkan di bangku sekolah dan banyak yang terjadi yang tidak pernah kita duga sebelumnya.

2. Carilah Pengetahuan
Amsal 19:2 berkata, "Tanpa pengetahuan, kerajinanpun tidak baik ; orang yang tergesa-gesa akan salah langkah". Ilmu pengetahuan, cara bekerja yang benar & efisien perlu kita cari. Jangan sungkan belajar dan meminta petunjuk jika tidak mengerti.
Amsal 19:20 berkata, "Dengarkanlah nasihat dan terimalah didikan, supaya engkau menjadi bijak di masa depan."

3. Rajin dan Cekatan
Hanya orang rajin dan cekatan yang akan diingat oleh pimpinannya, terutama waktu menetapkan promosi jabatan & kenaikan gaji.
Amsal 10:4 berkata, "Tangan yang lamban membuat miskin, tetapi tangan orang rajin menjadikan kaya".
Amsal 14:23 berkata, "Dalam tiap jerih payah ada keuntungan, tetapi kata-kata belaka mendatangkan kekurangan saja."

4. Berlakulah Jujur dan Benar
Amsal 16:8 berkata, "Lebih baik penghasilan sedikit disertai kebenaran, daripada penghasilan banyak tanpa keadilan".
Amsal 10:9 berkata, "Siapa bersih kelakuannya, aman jalannya, tetapi siapa berliku-liku jalannya, akan diketahui ".
Amsal 10:16, "Upah pekerjaan orang benar membawa kepada kehidupan, penghasilan orang fasik membawa kepada dosa."

5. Jaga Mulut
Mengerjakan tugas-tugas adalah suatu pekerjaan yang berat, jangan Ditambahi lagi dengan masalah lain karena mulut kita yang bocor.
Amsal 21:23 berkata, "Siapa yang memelihara mulut dan lidahnya, memelihara diri daripada kesukaran".
Amsal 10:19 berkata, "Di dalam banyak bicara pasti ada pelanggaran, tetapi siapa yang menahan bibirnya, berakal budi."

6. Sabar dan Tenang
Amsal 16:32 berkata, "Orang yang sabar melebihi seorang pahlawan, orang yang menguasai dirinya, melebihi orang merebut kota".
Amsal 14:30 menambahkan, "Hati yang tenang menyegarkan tubuh, tetapi iri hati membusukkan tulang."

Forgive is a verb, we can do it.

In our social life we have made many relations with other people, family and friends. Without our consciousness when the relation becomes closer, we usually build specific expectations from those people. We often disappoint when those expectations cannot be met. That what’s I experienced lately. That also made me realised that nobody is perfect including me. We need to learn to forgive and accept other people including their strengths as well as their limitations. Somehow it is difficult to apply it in our daily life, with a big heart I believe we can do it.

Quiet Time.

A simple thoughts during an extraordinary time...

by Daniel W.

Love is never easy...
For sure, you will find many obstacles and hard time.

But

Love brings happiness...
For sure, you will find happiness
when you're falling in love or being loved by someone.

However, the happiness is a different story...

Happiness is something that sometimes come and go easily...
It is a pleasant emotion... a greatest moment of a lifetime...

You could find it in love, friendship, family...
or you could create it beneath your mind, day by day...

Once you know the way to grab happiness,
I believe it will not come and go easily.
Just believe that God will always give you the best,
not the worst...

Be positive...

Lady in waiting.

That is a book's title by Jackie kendall and Debbie Jones. A few months ago a church friend, Novia, recommended me to read this book. Both of us involve in the same ministry in a young mature single community in our church. As a young single lady, sometimes waiting can be very challenging, especially in this information era almost everything are instant. Somehow we also want God to fulfil what we want right here right now, regardless we are ready or not. This book has given me a lot of new perspectives how to be a Godly woman while waiting for prince charming.

The most important principle that I learnt from this book is "my earthly father, my future husband, or anyone else could not provide security--only God can". Hence, we have to put our hope in God not in human. Let's God make everything beautiful in its time (Ecclesiastes 3:11). A very recommended book to read !

Preview from the authors.

This is not just another book for singles! With humor, honesty, and biblical truths, the authors help point women to being the right woman and not just finding the right man. By studying the biblical character Ruth, women learn the characteristics that every woman of God should develop. Learn how to become a lady of purity, faith, contentment, patience, and more as you pursue a personal and intimate relationship with Jesus. You'll discover that only a relationship with your Heavenly Bridgegroom will satisfy!

Busyness drift away our soul from God.

This morning devotion talk about the following passage Luke 10:38-42

38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

41"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

This passage remind us that we often get distracted very easily, busy with our work, task after task, routine and etc. Without our conscious it also drift away our priority. Somehow based on my experience, sometimes we ourselves that keep ourselves busy, in order to look important, dilligent, good, smart and etc. Hence, we often say no time for pray, fellowship and especially a quite time with God.

If we look back what all the activities and busyness are for? sometimes end up with nothing. Maybe we need to give some thoughts and re-arrange our priority, but the most of all put God in the first place. He only asked us to have sometime with Him, may be only 30 minutes or 15 minutes per day. If we calculated one day 24 hours, amounted for 1440 minutes, then we spent 30 minutes out of 1440 minutes. It is only 2% of our total time per day. Is that too much?

This message is also a warning for me, to slow down a little, put aside worriness and quiet listen to Him.

Ku Tak Akan Menyerah.

by Jonathan Prawira.

Dalam segala perkara, Tuhan punya rencana
Yang lebih besar dari semua yang terpikirkan
Apapun yang kau perbuat, tak ada maksud jahat
S'bab itu kulakukan, semua dengan-Mu Tuhan

Reff:
Ku tak akan menyerah pada apapun juga
Sebelum kucoba, semua yang kubisa
Tetapi kuberserah kepada kehendak-Mu
Hatiku percaya Tuhan punya rencana.

Life is good ?

I wondered how many people who live in this earth have a courage to admit this simple truth. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves about it. The past few weeks have been a terrible time for me in the office. Everything were overwhelming, have tried hard to manage all the works, felt frustrated and nearly want to give up. It seemed that I've used up all my energy and have nothing else to keep it continue.

Thank's God, He always knows and be there when we need Him. This morning devotion have reminded me about the slogan again "Life is good". It says we always overwhelm by our daily activities and struggles : work, family, health, relationship, but somehow it's good to think how tiny our part in the universe really is. During our obsession over our work, in fact God quietly does His. Everything in this universe keep working: sun rise, sun set, earth rotating, the planet revolving and season changing, without we need to pray about it or tell God that it's time to do what. All that He does remind us He is good (Acts: 14:17). How comfort the words are.

"Life will at time be difficult, often it is painful, and for now it is imperfect. But still it is good, for in all these things nothing can separate us from God's lavish expressions of love - Rome 8:39". (Julie Ackerman Link).

A piece of cake. - Author Unknown -

(Have you ever thought: "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Remember this story the next time you do.)

A daughter is telling her mom how everything is going wrong: she is struggling in algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away.

Meanwhile, her mom is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack. "Absolutely, Mom, I love your cake". "Here, have some cooking oil," her mom offers."Yuck," says the daughter."How about some raw eggs?" asks the mom."Gross, Mom!"

"Would you like some flour on them?" asks Mom."Mom, these are all yucky!" says the daughter. To which the mother replies,"Yes, all these things seem bad by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully, delicious cake.

"God works the same way. Many times, we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts all these things in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and eventually, they will all make something wonderful.

Hope your day is "a piece of cake"!

Trust and Obey. (By John H. Sammis)

When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.

Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.

Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey.

But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.

Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.

Comforting Message.

Received an sms from a friend, which I think very comforting. Here is the message:

The secret of life is letting go. The secret of love is letting it show. The power of prayer is a humble cry. The power of changes is giving our life. Let it in time and you will see. The journey of life is a search for a chance. The journey of faith is following God. Every step of the way.. Through the joy and the pain, lift up to Him completely. Let God Works in our life. Just believe and surrender everything to His control.. And you will see how amazing our God. Start each day to hold His hand and walk in His love. God know you and never leaves you. Jesus Love us!

Eventhough you can't see Him, God is there!

Once upon a time at lunch time.

Bali Adventure - FS xLos outing 30 May - 1 June 2009.

This was my fifth time to visit Bali. I was still exciting about it. This also my third time went for rafting, I still felt thrilled with the experience... Looking forward for next year outing.. :)

Stretching Creativity.

Being a sunday school teacher sometimes can be quite challenging for me. Currently I am taking care of a class of ten of 4-5 years old children. These children sometimes can be so cute and awesome, but on the other time can really be very annoying. I take that challenge as an exersice to strech my patience and emotion.

May is a month when our church celebrate as a family month. Every sunday in this month, we have a moment during the service to show respects to our parents. For sunday school we got a task to make a greeting card to show these kids' love to their parents. In other words, I as a teacher need to prepare a card template which is doable by a 4-5 years old kid. As a not talented in Art person, I went straight to google and found some websites to facilitate card crafting. Finally, I came out with a card template and angel pattern doll complete with its ornaments that can be glued and coloured by these children. Hmm, thank's to the google.. :)

Fireproof.

Another inspirational film from the creators of Facing the Giants. This film remind us that sometimes we can take our family for granted and feel that they do not have any meanings in our life anymore, which we shoud give more appreciation to them.

Along the story there is one sentence that really hit me is "don't follow your heart". That's also remind me with a reflection that I heard some years ago (http://gracia-triana.blogspot.com/2004/11/follow-your-heart.html). Yeah we are easily tempted by our circumstances and forget to seek God's will. Thank's God I was reminded again.

Life of Pi.

That was a title of a novel that I read recently. It is a fantasy adventure story, which was written by Yann Martel. In the story, the protagonist Piscine "Pi" Molitor Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of religion, sprituality, and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck, while stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean. In this ocean where the story mostly talk about. An amazing story, full of miracle, and like Pi said, through his experiences made him believe to God.

How about us? Do we put our life in His hands ?

John 10:28 "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand."