打针记

今天我去Pusat Darah Negara打预防针，打B型肝炎预防针第一支。免费的。原因是我经常捐血，这是其中一个privilege！

其实几年前也有打过，也是免费的，只是忘了第三针，然后又害怕被护士责备，所以隔了几年，再打过，不过这次去到国家血库。

很久没有打针的感觉，所以......，今天才发现......

原来打针是很痛的！竟然比捐血还痛！OooooouuUuuccChhhhhH!!

不过，我计划打第二支针时，我也会同时捐血。

你有没有想过捐血呢？每一次我捐血后，心中一一股满足感，觉得自己总对社会有一点点的贡献，你要不要试一试这样的满足感？

Pusat Darah Negara 的网址：
http://www.pdn.gov.my/

attending weddings..

(wai kit 和 choi one的晚宴）

12月特别多人结婚。我已经出席两个婚宴了。今天下午在我家对面的马来同胞，也有人结婚。虽然没有看见新郎和新娘，但是我听见他们的唱歌声，好不热闹！

上个礼拜出席亲戚的教堂婚礼，然后晚宴。简单华丽。
今天下午马来同胞的婚宴，则传统，而且他们所唱的Karaoke 和情歌有他们对上苍的感恩。
刚才的晚宴，则是中学同学的喜酒。非常热闹，特别是隔壁座，都是新郎和新娘的form 6朋友，比较作怪，搞气氛。由他们这样的“兄弟”也不错！

在这三个婚礼当中，我的结论就是：结婚必定会与神扯上关系。就算你说你是一个什么都不信的华人，有些仪式还是离不开与神明和灵界的关系。

基督徒的婚礼，是在上帝的面前和众人的面前公开彼此的承诺，更是相信婚姻里一定要有上帝，而且婚姻本身就是要为了荣耀上帝。

马来同胞呢，也回祷告求上苍祝福，赐他们儿女。

一般的华人呢... 还是离不开求神名或祖先保佑，让一对新人子孙满堂、招财进宝、步步高升、左边开银行、右边开金矿....$$$$$...


这就是文化和信仰的差异！

但是到底人为什么要结婚呢？很多人都没有一定的答案。但是，若不肯定为什么要结婚，只是想要结就结的话，没有一定要守住承诺的信念的话，必定会有很多离婚的结局。
这是令我感到可悲的一件事。若曾经想过离婚，就请你不要结婚好了。若要结婚，结了就用不要想有离婚的可能性！

i choose to..

so late, havent sleep yet.. cz i choose to..
why i choose to?? coz i have been to outstation, so much things haven't settle, even the stuffs from the office, haven't settle...

i choose to finish some task tonite..
i choose to prepare the story for life group, i choose to send email to ah mun.. i choose to...

Baking Day

I made some cookies, and my husband made some banana muffins!

Puzzle Day

17^th Oct 2007 Thursday 4.42pm

刚刚才把两个小孩送回家。他们昨天和今天与我们携手完成两个500片的Puzzle。四个人在一起砌图。那砌图是我在几年前，甚至还没有认识我老公之前就买了，其实很容易玩，也很好玩。终于因为小孩们假期，而我们也一直很想和他们spend time， 于是便叫他们过来玩了两天。看来似乎很浪费时间，而我内心其实也很挣扎，因为明知还有很多东西很多事情要处理，却似乎在陪小孩浪费时间。而我这个工作狂， 要不断提醒自己，陪他们是值得的。有谁能真正将自己的生命投资在他人的身上？这两天的时间，让我有些反思。我一直要决定：要陪他们，花时间与他们相处，因 为我爱他们。所以说“爱是要做决定的”。无论那个对象是谁，包括上帝、伴侣、孩子、教会、仇敌等等、爱始终是要做决定的。

Quality or Quantity Time?
by Steve Arterburn

And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God. - Colossians 1:10

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You’ve heard people say, “I don’t have much time to give my kids, but what I do give is quality time!”

What does that mean?

How can you predict the quality of “quality time?” What constitutes the distinction, “quality”

You can have the most well-planned, sure-fire occasion with your kids spoiled for any number of reasons; and then, on some other occasion, find that a mundane afternoon of errands provide the context for a wonderful time of bonding with them. Such is life.

Quality time can’t be manipulated. It doesn’t happen at your beck and call. Instead, quality time sneaks up on you while spending quantity time with your loved ones. The only way you can ensure quality time is to make sure there’s quantity time and plenty of it.

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“The real measure of success is the number of experiments that can be crowded into 24 hours.” - Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

如果我要做妈妈，我真的要做全时间的妈妈！

只有感叹

婚姻

叫人感叹

叫人越来越了解原来，

上帝创造的男和女

是有如此大的分别

这样的差异，要么让你窒息

要么让你感恩。

这就是圣经里头所说的“...你要恋慕你的丈夫，他却要管辖你”（新译本 创3：16b）

You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.” (NET Bible Gen 3:16b)

哦人的罪啊！

democracy

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship. ... The average age of the worlds greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence: from Bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence back into bondage." - Alexander Tyler, Scottish history professor at The University of Edinborough, The Fall of The Athenian Republic, 1787

30/3 星期五

今天轮到腓力生病了。但他似乎比我病得厉害。我则快要痊愈，他才开始病。喉咙痛、发烧、头痛……真可怜，原本拿假是要专心读书预备考试，怎至现在什么也做不了。

刚才中午十二点到篮球场射球。若用《两只老虎》的调子来唱……

“两个傻瓜，两个傻瓜，跑得慢，跑得慢；

一个有点头痛、一个全身都痛，

真奇怪，真奇怪。”

若不生病，也没有机会停下来。连续两个星期的事工，非常忙碌。当然。忙碌中心里也有压力。因为忙碌，没什么时间运动。然而，就在生病的时候，跑去运动，出出汗。人真是奇怪，没到生病的时刻都不懂得珍惜健康。

但是，坦白说，这一次生病我不会觉得很不开心。因为，我珍惜这生病的时间，可以让自己好好休息。重新问问自己：我的脚步是否走得太快了？是否没有让上帝在期间慢慢带领自己呢？是否少了祷告？现在是否是时间安静下来，祷告，看看上帝的创造，背背经文，默想他的美妙呢？

既然腓力生病了，我是否要照顾他呢？

“废话！明知故问！”

看看我煮的粥！（这是我活了20多年第一次煮粥哦！）

把爱延伸出去

Below is an article i posted in year 2002.. sometime in year 2002. long time ago.. i nearly forgotten i posted such article.

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今天我放工，从 Damansara 搭车到 Jalan Silang，已是晚上八点了。等转车之时，突然看见一个女人，一个很瘦，一定要用“瘦骨如柴，皮包骨”来形容的女人，大约155cm高，一眼望过去，就 让我直觉，她是个有病的人，走得很慢。一手抱着一个盒子，另一个手牵着两包纸带，慢慢地走到路边。我半关心、半八卦地走前几步，心想“她可能要过马路，也 许我可以帮帮她。”我边走过去，问她，“有没有什么我可以帮的吗？”她温柔地对我笑笑，说，“没有。”

后来我们谈天了。原来她等巴士回 家，刚放工。她很好心地提醒我注意扒手，很多抢钱包的事情发生。而且，没有人会帮你。她告诉我她曾经看见的案件。真的是没有人会伸手相助。更别说“拔刀相 助”了。连喊的人都没有。而且，这些扒手通常会抢华人的东西。我无奈，笑笑地说，“若当事人是自己，是很希望有人会帮忙的。”她却说，“免得惹麻烦，特别 我们这些女孩子。万一被人打，更加惨，还要别人帮自己。”

我听了后，很无奈。也很失望。
教会常常谈到有关伦理的课题，但这些很现实，很接近我们的事情却甚少人去关心。我没有真正遇过别人被抢劫的事情。但，我要先告诉自己：“不要这么冷漠，不要袖手旁观，一定要帮人，不要这么自私，就算被人打，上帝必会保守。他不会让我吃亏的。”

这个社会太冷漠了。若没有人“伸张正义”，坏人会越来越‘沙胆’，把你当透明。
难道我当为了免得热麻烦，而什么都不做吗？
我再次告诉自己：“不要做个自私的人。”
上帝给我们两大命令：爱神，爱人。
爱人，是舍命的爱人。
我渐渐忘了这个教训。最恐怖的是“一直以为”自己已经爱人如己。
其实，都是表面的。
只有在这种“不好”的情况里才知道自己心里其实有多少“两”爱心。

我还以为我可以帮她。怎知，她还教我提防坏人。
我内心很想告诉她：“耶稣爱你。如果遇到坏人，他会帮你的。”就如我相信：“稣哥不会让我被人打的。”
结果，我心里挣扎，不知该不该这么说，因我很想传福音给她。

结果，我就问她：“你有没有拜神呀？”她说她是个佛教徒。她又问会我，我就说：“我信耶稣的！”
然后，我又问：“你有没有常常念经？或是去佛堂？”她说：“做工较少去了。其实，我们拜什么都好的。”
我就回应她说：“但，耶稣爱我们每一个人！”她笑了。

后来，我要等的巴士来了。向她道别。她竟然还说：“改次再在这里见你啦！”我高兴地回答她：“有空去教堂坐坐啦！”她又笑了。

这一晚的经验，让我再次思考到，我们常常忘了我们身边的人。忘了把福音传给他们。
我们也忘了我们处在这个社会，就在这里的社会，是很需要爱的。
我们都太冷漠了。也许我们很热心，但只限于在教会里。
我们忘了把爱延伸出去。
就如三位一体的上帝把爱延伸出来。
这就是道成肉身。

让我们彼此提醒吧！

下半天

黄 昏时分，我的电话响了。我从书房的电脑桌上离开到客厅接电话。接了电话，原来是珊珊。没有戴眼镜的我，看见厨房的阳台有个影子，好像有人正在阳台吃东西。 我起初以为是腓力，但是看清楚后，怎知这个影子有很长的尾巴。啊！原来是两个影子！不可能使我的老公！我尖叫“老公！有猴子偷吃！”我顿时不只应该对电话 里的珊珊讲话还是对腓力讲话。我听见什么就回答什么。原来猴子正偷吃我们的“山东花生”！腓力把它们赶走后，发现原来他们也拆开了我们过年买的发菜！哦实 在糟糕！上帝的创造太美妙了！！

这是猴子偷吃的证据：

Proverbs 23

These are the verses i read again which i would love to share with you, my dear friends...

Proverbs 23:4-5

Don't weary yourself trying to get rich.

Why waste your time? For riches can disappear as though they had the wings of a bird!

Proverbs 23:29-34

Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

It is the one who spends long hours in taverns, trying out new drinks.

Don't let the sparkel and smooth taste of wine deceive you.

For in the end it bites like a poisonous serpent; it stings like a viper.

You will see hallucinations, and you will say crazy things.

You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast.

And you will say, "They hit me, but I didn't feel it. I didn't even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can have another drink?"

May you be blessed with these words from the Bible.

10 Steps to Forgiving

10 Steps to Forgiving
from the book "When Your Past is Hurting Your Present" by Sue Augustine

It’s all well and good to talk about forgiveness, but how do we do it? If we have chosen to forgive and have decided to do it without looking back, what comes next? Here are some steps to get you started:

1. Make a deliberate decision to stop discussing the story with others. You may need to confide in one trusted friend or a trained professional for therapeutic reasons, but only open your heart to someone you know will encourage you to forgive. Even if you have told others in the past, make a promise to yourself not to talk about it in the future – other than for the purpose of supporting someone else in a similar position. Be uncompromising and strict with yourself. Reject the temptation to keep discussing the story. This is not easy, especially when we are still suffering the pain. If revenge is our goal, we know we can ruin someone’s reputation by telling on them with statements like, “Can you believe what she did to me?”

2. Stop mentally dragging up the past. Rehashing hurtful and disturbing scenes over and over again in your mind can drive you crazy. We sometimes do this subconsciously, and other times we keep the anger fresh on purpose, but in either case, we are only hurting ourselves. Besides, the other person has no clue about what is going on inside our heads. We are suffering, yet it’s not having any effect on them.

3. Be pleasant and congenial when you are in the company of those you forgive. This doesn’t mean you have to go out of your way and conspicuously make an effort to be hospitable or sugary sweet. Simply don’t say anything in reference to the event or do something that would cause them to feel ill at ease or apprehensive.

4. Avoid putting anyone on a “guilt trip.” Guilt is most painful, and if we are truly ready to forgive, then we won’t want others to have feeling of self-reproach, humiliation, or shame. Remind yourself of the Golden Rule – Do to others as you would have them do to you (Luke 6:31). In your mind, say a blessing over them. Mentally give them your consent to break from their own past and move forward.

One of the reasons others may have a difficult time apologizing or asking forgiveness is that they may have stopped growing – emotionally or spiritually. Pray that they will seek God’s forgiveness for themselves and that they will thrive in their spirit, flourishing in every way. The opposite of blessing a person is wishing for his failure, or hoping for disaster to strike. That’s when you want his success to be impeded in some way – or you are even hoping for the worst. You will know you have truly forgiven someone when you genuinely want the best in life for him and can sincerely bless him.

5. When a person is remorseful, do what you can to restore a sense of dignity. Allow others to feel good about themselves again by saying whatever you can (if it is true!) to restore their sense of worth, value, and self-respect.

6. Abolish any sense of self-righteousness in yourself. As long as there is even a trace of arrogance or condescension in it, or any finger pointing, your attempt at total forgiveness will not succeed. Sometimes we can use false “kindness” to try to make the other person feel miserable.

7. Behave as though you don’t even think they did anything wrong. This can be most difficult for all of us, but sometimes acting in a certain way helps us to actually experience the feeling. Remember the old phrase, “Fake it ‘til you make it”? Actors do it all the time when they have to depict a certain emotion. It’s an amazing attribute of human nature. You can act as if you hardly noticed the wrongdoing – and before you know it, the genuine feelings soon come along.

8. Make total forgiveness a lifelong commitment. Once you have chosen to forgive, keep it up today, tomorrow, and forever. Some days will be easier than others. You will have times when you think you have won a complete victory and are totally free from harboring and resentment, then WHAM! – the very next day, something happens to remind you of what someone did and of the utter injustice of the fact they will never be punished or exposed. That old temptation to “go public” or hold onto the bitterness will emerge once again. Not only will you have to make the commitment to forgive, but your pledge will have to be renewed periodically.

Even if I did not share with others what I was going through, there was a time when I felt justified in going before God and pleading my case. “He ought to be punished”, “She doesn’t deserve to be let off the hook.” Then, when I began thinking of God as my Father in heaven, I realized that, like most parents, He wants His children to get along and love one another. After all, no parent likes it when one child comes squealing on the other, demanding they be punished. But our Father loves all His children equally.

9. Pray for those who have wounded you. That’s a difficult one to understand or put into practice. When you pray, be completely honest with God. If you feel angry, tell Him. Say, “Lord, nothing in me wants to pray for this person.” Confess your anger, hurt, unforgiveness, resentment, and disappointment. Ask God to give you a right spirit and renewed sense of love. Trust Him to heal the situation. The Bible says, “Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season, we shall reap if we do not lose heart” (Galatians 6:9 NKJV). If you truly want to be set free from a past that is crippling you, desiring the best for your enemies is a powerful step. Something happens to our hearts when we pray for another person. The hardness melts away, and we become able to move beyond the hurts to forgive. Miraculously, we are even able to love the person we are praying for. It happens because, through prayer, we enter into God’s presence – and He fills us with His own spirit of love.

10. Ask for healing for yourself. Memories of the situation can come back to haunt you when you least expect it. God’s healing will release you from the hurtful recollections and the harmful emotions that go with them.

http://www.newlife.com/Articles/article.asp?libid=670

10 months

Today is our tenth month of marriage life.

How's my feeling now? hm.. wonderful.

Being somebody's wife is a life-long lesson, like being a Christian, whom is also a bride of Christ. Non of us is perfect, and non of us can guarantee make our spouse happy everyday. Just because we are sinful. Although we are Christians, we still carry the sinful nature, which requires us to fight against it EVERYDAY TILL THE DAY WE DIE.

FIGHTING AGAINST OUR SINFUL NATURE is not easy, but it teach us to rely on GOD, and NOT TO BOAST ourself. For we have to know we are weak, fragile, and satan wants to destroy us, destroy our relationship.

Same in marriage life. I have to choose to protect it, or to destroy it. I have to choose to be angry, or to forgive. I have to choose to ignore, or accept. I have to choose, I have to make decisions, I have to love, everyday. Till I die.

As we made our vows in front of so many witness, we are swearing before God, that "Till death do us apart". I wish to celebrate 10 years, 20 years, 30, years, 40 years, even 50 years anniversary of marriage. I believe you want that too!

Giving

Yesterday I read about Moses receiving the Laws from the Lord, and then he went down from Mount Sinai and told the Israelites abt God's commandment and the offerings they need to give. And the people give everyday until the workers said "enough! we r hving too much to build the tabernacle!" and Moses has to stop the Israelites from giving! Isn't it amazing?

and at the "Pondering" section (according to Cover to Cover), it is written as below:

"It is a Scriptural principle to give according to one's income. Those whose giving is not accroding to their income mayfind that God adjsts their income according to their giving"

Isn't it amazing?

十个房子

从前，有一个人，拥有一栋十个房间的房子。有一日，有一个人轻轻敲门：咯咯，咯咯．．D．．．他开门，惊讶地发现原来是主耶稣。耶稣对他说：我敲门想要进 来，你要让我进来吗？年轻人十分高兴，说：欢迎你主，我要把最好的房间给你住，请进，请进。耶稣是个绅士，他说：谢谢你。年轻人说：这栋屋子最好的房间在 楼上，里面有最好的家具，是最大，最好的房间。于是他走到楼上说：主耶稣，这是你的房间。耶稣是个绅士，他说：谢谢你。

第二天早上，有人急急地敲门：咯咯咯咯咯咯．．．．．．．年轻人心想谁敲门敲得这么急．．．．．．他打开门，看看是谁．．．．．．是魔鬼．．．．．．年轻 人立刻叱喝：走开魔鬼！魔鬼说：不！我已经进来了！年轻人说：我不要你！魔鬼说：我已经进来了！于是两人便开始扭打成一团。魔鬼整天都在年轻人心中注入污 秽的试探，情况危急．．．．．．到了晚上，年轻人才勉强把魔鬼推出去，将门锁上。他筋疲力尽。然后，他说：等一下，耶稣住在我家，他为什么不帮助我，他难 道没有听见我在喊叫，需要帮忙吗？他为什么不来帮助我？于是，他走到楼上，说：我得问耶稣为什么不帮助我，我给他最好的房间。他走上去，对耶稣说：主耶稣 啊，难道你没听见魔鬼整天在烦我吗？你为什么不帮我？耶稣说：孩子，在这十个房间中，你住了九间，我只住了一间。年轻人好像被敲了一下，说：噢，主啊，我 知道我犯了错误，我们一半一半好了，你住楼上，我住楼下吧。耶稣是个绅士，他说：谢谢你。

到了第二天早上，你猜有什么事发生．．．．．．又有人急急地敲门了：咯咯咯咯咯咯．．．．．．．年轻人说：糟了！魔鬼又来了！我不想开门．．．．．．可 是，万一是别人呢？我怎么知道不是别人呢？我只要开了一小缝，从里面偷看一下．．．．．．是谁？又是魔鬼．．．．．．他赶快想要关门，但魔鬼的脚很瘦，牠 用脚挡住门缝，于是他们又扭打了一整天，情况实在激烈．．．．．．到了晚上，年轻人才勉强把魔鬼推出去，将门锁上。他筋疲力尽。我一定要问问祂。他走到楼 上说：主耶稣啊，魔鬼又来找我了！你为什么不帮我？我给你五个房间。耶稣说：孩子，我们换个做法好了，你把十个房间都给我，然后你来住我家，而不是我来住 你家。把十个房间都给我，你来住。年轻人跪了下来，他把前门的锁匙拿出来，他说：主耶稣，我现在把整栋房子交给你，从今天起我要住在你家，这样做好吗？可 是．．．．．．

到了第二天早上，太阳出来之前，有人用力敲前门：咯咯咯咯咯咯．．．．．．．年轻人还在睡觉，他吓得跳下床，哭丧着脸，说：魔鬼又来了．．．．．．当他哭 时，突然不敢相信自己的耳朵，他听见房子里有脚步声：踏．．踏．．踏．．他说：我晓得了！我不再是房子的主人，拥有房子的主人必须去开门。他看见耶稣走下 楼梯，以万王之王、万主之主的姿态；耶稣不只开一个小缝而已，他把门大大的打开；年轻人躲在耶稣后面，他想看会发生什么事。当魔鬼看见是耶稣站在门口，牠 就恭敬屈膝。魔鬼说：对不起，我敲错门了！

恭喜发福

taken from http://www.tlyeo.com/gb/

written by 杨钟禄牧师

新春佳节期间，在华人社会里最，最流行的一句恭贺的话就是：恭喜发财！大家都用这句话作为互相祝福！我祝你发大财，你也祝我发大财，皆大欢喜！对许多人来说，这当然是一句好话；但对基督徒来说，这是不合圣经教训的话。因为恭喜发财是鼓励人贪心！

人用正当的途径、把握机会去赚取财富、拥有财富，一点都没错。但那不叫发财，那叫生财有道，又叫君子好财，取之有道，都是有道、合道的事。发财是指不须按 正轨而得之财，所以也叫横财！祝贺恭喜发财的心态就是认为人生最好的事就是可以不劳而获！最理想的人生就是不用工作，又可享受财富；一个国家的人民若个个 都如此，这个国家社会就前途堪哀了！

财富不是罪恶，但贪财、想发财却是可怕的罪，被圣经称为万恶之根！华人最爱听的一个祝福就是心想事成，横财就手，那是什么心？想发财之心、贪财之心！圣经 说：但那些想要发财的人、就陷在迷惑、落在网罗、和许多无知有害的私欲里、叫人沉在败坏和灭亡中。贪财是万恶之根．有人贪恋钱财、就被引诱离了真道、用许 多愁苦把自己刺透了。 (提前6：9，10)

世上大半的罪恶都是与金钱有关的。偷、抢、劫是少数人做的事，但因想发财而暗中用各样方法与手段去做各样损人利己的事，却是无数人天天都在做的事。其实两 者都是亲戚，因都是同根生贪财之根 ！我们若明白这些道理，就不会喜欢用恭喜发财去激发人们的贪财之心了！

圣经没说财富是罪，相反的，财富也是神给人的一种赐福。如亚伯拉罕、约伯、所罗门都获得神赐给他们大财富。但财富也隐藏著大危机，就是叫人忘记神。耶稣在 讲道中提过的两个财主都是因财富太多而忘记与神关系的人：下阴间的财主(路16：19)、盖大仓库的财主(路12：16)。甚至教会也会因富足而忘记神： 发财教会老底嘉(启3：17)

其实，神愿我们都做富足人！主耶稣说：我来要叫人得生命，并且得的丰盛富足(约10：10)。真正的富，是在神面前富，不是在人面前富。雅各书2：5显明 神要我们都成为富足人，信心富足、灵命富足！那才是在神面前的富足人！人前富，是短暂之富；神前富，才是永远的福。让我们新年的祈求是：

求在神面前富足，不要只求为自己积财(路12：21)，而要为自己积财在天（太6：19，20)
求在信心上富足，过于世上的财富；在世上是穷是富不是最重要，但在神的国度里，让我们都追求做富足人(雅2：5)
恭喜发财不如恭喜发福！不是身体发福得胖胖的，而是生命发福，得神所赐的永生，享受丰盛的人生。

在这新一年的开始，让我们皆以父的事为念，以爱神、事奉神为优先；将你的忧虑都卸给神，神不但会顾念你，并要赐福你。让我们谨记主的话：先求神的国与神的义，神会把你所需用的都加给你(太6：33)。

Proverbs 2 How to be wise?

箴言Proverbs 2: 智慧之果 The Benefits of Wisdom

2:1 年輕人哪，要學習我的教導，不可忘記我給你的指示。
My child,* listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.

2:2 要聽明智的訓言，明白它的意義。

Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.

2:3 是的，要追求知識；要尋求領悟。
Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.

2:4 要像尋求銀子一樣熱心，像搜索寶藏一樣認真。
Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.

2:5 這樣，你就會領悟甚麼是敬畏上主，明白甚麼是認識上帝。
Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God.

"Hey! you want more money? God says, search insight and understanding like you want more money! Then you will know how to fear the Lord! But where is our focus? Money? or KNOWLEDGE of God?"

2:6 因為，賜智慧的是上主，知識和悟性都是從他來的。
For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

2:7 他幫助正直的人，保護誠實的人。
He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.

2:8 他幫助待人公道的人，衛護對他忠誠的人。
He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him.

2:9 你若聽從我，就會知道甚麼是誠實、公平、正直，知道甚麼是你們應當做的。
Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go.

2:10 你會成為明智的人，而知識會使你歡愉。
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.

2:11 你的遠見要衛護你，悟性要保護你，
Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.

"How to be safe? know His way! Know what He says! YOU hv to find the right way!"

2:12 使你不至於做錯了事，要保守你，使你遠離那些以口舌惹是生非的人，
Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted.

2:13 遠避那些背棄正道、生活在黑暗中、
These men turn from the right way to walk down dark paths.

2:14 喜歡作惡、以邪惡為樂、
They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.

2:15 走彎曲道路、不可信賴的人。
Their actions are crooked, and their ways are wrong.

2:16 智慧使你能夠抗拒想用甜言蜜語勾引你的女人。
Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.

2:17 這女人對自己的丈夫不貞，忘記了自己神聖的誓約。

She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God.

2:18 你如果上她的家，無異走上死路；她的路導向陰間。 Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave.*

2:19 凡去探望她的人沒有一個回來，沒有回到生路上來的人。

The man who visits her is doomed. He will never reach the paths of life.

2:20 所以，你要以好人為榜樣，過正直的生活。

Follow the steps of good men instead, and stay on the paths of the righteous.

"Find a model to Follow! and don't forget, the best model is JESUS CHRIST!"

2:21 正直忠誠的人得以定居在這片土地上；

For only the godly will live in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it.

2:22 但是上帝要從這地上剷除作惡的人，像拔草一樣把罪人除滅。

But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted.

Bkt Cahaya: 12 Dummies

phew.. finally got back from bkt cahaya and summit square. 12 of us went for cycling.

the 'not so good' thing we discover is abt the environment in bkt cahaya. i've not been there for abt 9 yrs, but wat i felt after this trip is, "why the part is not taken good care of?" "isn't it a waste?"

the 'good' thing is the renting of the bike is not expensive. haha..

but the 'best' thing i found is.. the love and care among these people who went for the trip. it's great to see that when somebody seems to be not capable, but still can see none of us complain, but helping and encouraging each other.

dear brothers and sisters.. did u feel that? hope we can continue to walk side by side, learning from each other, and be salt and light to the world! let the world see the differences in our life!

Proverbs 20

Proverbs 20

3 Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.

reflection: am i a fool?

9 Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart; I am pure and free from sin"?

reflection: r u pure in the eyes of the Lord?

10 The LORD despises double standards of every kind.

reflection: this sounds the same in Matthew 1 "Stop judging others, and you will not be judged. 2 For others will treat you as you treat them. F47 Whatever measure you use in judging others, it will be used to measure how you are judged. 3 And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye F48 when you have a log in your own? 4 How can you think of saying, 'Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log from your own eye; then perhaps you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye.

do we see others' speck n forgotten the log in our eyes? this is double standard!!!

19 A gossip tells secrets, so don't hang around with someone who talks too much.

reflection: when people are talking among themselves, are we the one who goes near and put our ears near the people who are talking, or are we fleeing frm such people who gossips? if they are not gossping, then why we want to know so much thing from other people? if we can't help the situation, what's the benefit of knowing other people's personal secret?

毛巾

这几天一直有时间在家休息，做了很多家务。清洗了睡房、抹了鞋架的尘、扫了客房、洗了被单、连抹脚布也洗了。这几天，我发现自己很有效率。

不但打扫屋子，还煮饭烧菜。哇，真了不起！我老公也这么说。

突然，“啊！” 我老公惊讶的喊了一声。“我的毛巾啊！婉儿呀！”然后我老公好像小孩子一样趴倒在床上，撒娇。说：“我不能接受我的毛巾当抹脚布！”

哈，原来是这样。我觉得他很可爱。因为长期用了这毛巾，对毛巾依依不舍。觉得自己不能让这毛巾被这样的对待。

结果，他把毛巾从地上拿回上来。

我老公很长情哦！