The songs that speak

These two songs are the songs that speaked into my life recently, have been playing them on my laptop again and again...

"Lifesong"

Empty hands held high

Such small sacrifice

If not joined with my life

I sing in vain tonight

May the words I say

And the things I do

Make my lifesong sing

Bring a smile to You

Let my lifesong sing to You

Let my lifesong sing to You

I want to sign Your name to the end of this day

Knowing that my heart was true

Let my lifesong sing to You

Lord I give my life

A living sacrifice

To reach a world in need

To be Your hands and feet

So may the words I say

And the things I do

Make my lifesong sing

Bring a smile to You

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Let my lifesong sing to You

'A Pure Heart'

A pure heart

that's what I long for

A heart that follows hard after Thee

A pure heart

that's what I long for

A heart that follows hard after Thee

A heart that hides Your Word

So that sin will not come in

A heart that's undivided

But one You rule and reign

A heart that beats compassion

That pleases You, my Lord

A sweet aroma of worship

That rises to Your throne

What does your heart beating to?

What is your lifesong?

Prudence (Reading from C. S. Lewis)

"Prudence means practical common sense, taking the trouble to think out what you are doing and what is likely to come of it. Nowadays most people hardly think of prudence as one of the 'virtues'. in fact, because Christ said we could only get into His world by being like children, many Christians have the idea that, provided you are 'good', it does not matter being a fool. But that is a misunderstanding. In the first place most children show plenty of prudence about the things there are really interested in, and think them out quite sensibly. in the second place, as St. Paul points out, Christ never meant that we were to remain children in intelligence: on the contrary, He told us to be not only as harmless as doves but also to be as wise as serpents. we wants a child's heart, but a grown-up's head. he wants us to be simple, single-minded, affectionate, and teachable, as good children are; but He also wants every bit of intelligence we have to be alert at its job, and in 1st-class fighting trim. The fact that you are giving money to a charity does not mean that you need not try to find out whether that charity is a fraud or not. the fact that what you are thinking about is God Himself ( for eg, when you are praying ) does not mean that you can be content with the same babyish ideas which you had when you were a five-year-old. It is of course, quite true that God will not love you any less, or have less use for you, if you happen to have born with a very second-rate brain. He has room for the people with very little senses, but He wants everyone to use what sense they have. The proper motto is not ' Be good, sweet maid, and let who can be clever,' but 'Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.' God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than of any other slackers." (C. S. Lewis, The joyful Christian)

Prov 2:1-2, 5,9-10
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding,..., then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. .... then you will understand what is right and just and fair - every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Dear God, I pray for prudent mind in dealing with life affairs. teach me and grant me the spirit of wisdom. In Jesus name, AMEN

FACIAL EXPRESSION

THERE ARE VARIOUS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS THAT WE CAN PUT ON DAILY. MOST OF THE TIME, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ARE THE REFLECTION OF THE EMOTION WE FEEL DEEP INSIDE. SOMETIME, WE JUST PUT ON OUR FACIAL EXPRESSION LIKE A MASK TO COVER OVER WHAT WE REALLY FEEL. HOWEVER, WE CANNOT PRETEND TO FEEL LIKE THAT PARTICULAR FACIAL EXPRESSION WE PUT ON IF WE ARE NOT.

TODAY, I FELT ANGRY!! TO THE EXTREME! FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I WAS TOTALLY ANGRY AND DISAPPOINTED!!!! & I WOULD LIKE TO RELEASE IT AND SHOUT IT OUT HERE!!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

AWAY FROM ME, ANGER, I SAID. AFTER THIS POST, I AM GOING TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOU, ANGER. I SHALL LEARN TO FORGIVE AND RELENT. TO FILL MY HEART WITH POSITIVE EMOTION.

Eph 4 :26-27

" 'In your anger do not sin': Do not let the sun goes down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold."



Eph4 :30-32

" Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."

enable me dear Lord, I cant do this by my own effort...

Waiting

I really enjoy seeing people holding hands, it is indeed a comfortable way of intimacy out of love relationships. To me, holding hands has the magic to ease insecurity, to fill people's heart with peace and warm feeling, to guide the other person and to draw two person closer.

As a pilgrim on this life journey, I thank You Heavenly Father for holding my hand and never let go, even when I forgotten to wait upon You. Teach me dear Heavenly Father, to continue to seek after You even during period of waiting, teach me also to submit my fears, anxieties and uneasiness to You. Reminds me that You have a plan for me, is just a matter of time as the waiting goes on....

" Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." Ps 27:14

"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

The Prodigal Daughter -by Charlie Mackesy

this piece of art is done by Charlie Mackesy.
on this painting, Charlie writes:
“This is the story of the prodigal daughter – it should really be called the running Father who waited every day for his girl to come home – the daughter who had rejected him so badly – but when he saw her from a long way off – he ran to her and hugged her and kissed her”

IF

If I have not compassion on my fellowservant, even as my Lord had pity on me,
then I know nothing of Calvary love.
If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my strong points;
If I adopt a superior attitude, forgetting "Who made thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou hast not received?"
then I know nothing of Calvary love.
If I can easily discuss the shortcomings and the sins of any;
If I can speak in a casual way even of a child's misdoings,
then I know nothing of Calvary love.
If I find myself half-carelessly taking lapses for granted.
"Oh, that's what they always do."
"Oh, of course she talks like that,
he acts like that,"
then I know nothing of Calvary love.
If I can enjoy a joke at the expense of another;
If I can in any way slight another in conversation, or even in thought,
then I know nothing of Calvary love.
If I can write an unkind letter, speak an unkind word, think an unkind thought without grief and shame,
then I know nothing of Calvary love.
If I do not feel far more for the grieved Savior than for my worried self when troublesome things occur.
then I know nothing of Calvary love.
If I know little of His pitifulness (the Lord turned and looked upon Peter),
if I know little of His courage of hopefulness for the truly humble and penitent (He saith unto him, "Feed My lambs"),
than I know nothing of Calvary love.
If I deal with wrong for any other reason than that implied in the words, "From His right hand went a fiery law for them. Yea, He loved the people";
if I can rebuke without a pang,
then I know nothing of Calvary love.
If in dealing with one who does not respond,
I weary of the strain,
and slip from under the burden,
then I know nothing of Calvary love.
If I cannot bear to be like the father who did not soften the rigors of the far country;
if, in this sense, I refuse to allow the law of God (the way of transgressors is hard) to take effect, because of the distress it causes me to see that law in operation.
then I know nothing of Calvary love.

All this world needs is - Genuine Love

Little Annie
A young girl known as "Little Annie" was in a mental institution. She was kept in a dungeon and was like an animal in many ways. When the attendants came, she would spring on them; she would claw at them and try to bite them. Sometimes she would just completely ignore them. she was considered a hopeless case.
But one nurse, in whose heart there dwelt the love of God, decided that she was going to try to reach Little Annie. Day after day she would come and speak to her softly. But Little Annie would just ignore her. One day the nurse brought some fresh-baked brownies and left them outside the cage. When the nurse returned the next day, the brownies were gone. The nurse continued to bring brownies n her visits to Little Annie. Finally, at long last, Little Annie began to get better. She was allowed out of the dungeon. and the day came when she was allowed out of the institution -- because that one nurse took the time to show her love.
Many years later, the famous Helen Keller was receiving a citation from Queen Victoria of England. the Queen said to her, "How do you account for your remarkable accomplishments in life?" She replied that she owed all that she was to her dear friend, Anne Sullivan, who with her hands in hers, opened her eyes and brought her up out of a black pit and enabled her to see the light.
So that one day she could say to her, "Oh Anne, you've made me to see the trees...and I see the sky...and I see the clouds. I see... Anne, I see God!" and Anne Sullivan is that same Little Annie who, touched by love, then touched others in return.
~ Dr. D. James Kennedy