“我叫你试“

广告真有它的功效，难怪各商家都会不惜广告费，投资广告里头，因为广告真有它的功效。但是相应竞争力日益强大，广告公司之间的竞争力也更大。最近，我们就被广告所“影响”，由于这个广告真的好搞笑、娱乐性高、本地色彩丰富（虽然都係抄人哋嘅巧），我们又爱喝咖啡，就“给面子”super power，试试看咯！

喝了两杯，感觉好不错的！怡保碳烧白咖啡！

A Declaration of Dependence

http://atgodstable.com/article_view.cgi?s=3&l=en&a=19

A Declaration of Dependence

I believe that God is the sovereign ruler of all creation.
I believe that God is a God of order, not confusion or chaos.
I believe that God is compassionate beyond measure, faithful to a fault, merciful and forgiving.
I believe that I am lost and hopelessly ruined without His daily intervention and interaction in my life.
I believe that the systems of this world lie within the power of the evil one who unfailingly pursues the destruction of all of God's creation, including me.
I believe that reliance on human effort, human thinking and human willpower aligns me with the systems of this world and places me within the power of the evil one.
I believe that my own experience confirms my total inability to rescue myself from destructive choices.
I believe that I am addicted to my own agendas, mood-altering behaviors and self-sufficiency.
I believe that Jesus died on the cross to redeem me from the power of sin that would otherwise dominate and control my life.
I believe that Jesus alone can set me free from this slavery to self and systems.
I believe that Jesus calls me to a baptism of death in order to destroy self-sufficiency and system-addict thinking.
I believe that until I surrender completely to His will and lordship, I will falter in every attempt to live a life pleasing to God.
I believe that discipleship is the invitation to become a voluntary slave to the will of Jesus and the plan of the Father.
I believe that God desires my devotion to Him above all else and He will tax the farthest star and the last grain of sand in order to help me express that devotion.
I believe that obedience is more valuable than knowledge.
I believe that the will of the Father is manifest in the midst of suffering, affliction and hardship because these are the principles of kingdom redemptive work.
I believe that God provides for His children, lifts them from affliction, grants them peace and joy and prepares them for purposes beyond this life.
I believe that God's path of righteousness is clear to those who are led by the Spirit.
I believe that I must live by every word from the mouth of God, eschewing all temptations to rely on my own understanding, efforts and abilities.
I believe that I am called to emulate Jesus, accept his path, identify with his suffering and experience the power of his resurrection.
I believe that God is trustworthy regardless of all my circumstances and that He will not fail to bring about what is best for me.
I believe that others should see Jesus in the conduct of my life.

To this end, I declare today a commitment to act only under the direction of my Lord and God, leaving behind any consideration of the world's measures of success and any attempts to determine my own agendas for life. I realize and acknowledge that this commitment will require my total dependence on moment-to-moment interaction with my Lord. Today and henceforth, I am a slave to the Jesus Christ.

Signed _____________________ Date ____________________

armor of God

this is my nephew, jack boy, wearing the "armor of God"
(his sunday school christmas present)

NET Bible Ephesians 6:10-20
Exhortations for Spiritual Warfare

6:10 Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power. 6:11 Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. 6:13 For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand. 6:14 Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness, 6:15 by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace, 6:16 and in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 6:18 With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints. 6:19 Pray for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak – that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel, 6:20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.

yellow 1992

yesterday was a special day to me. had a chance to meet up with my primary school friends！ although only 8 students turned up, but it seems wonderful to know that each of us are still safe and healthy. it is indeed a wonderful blessing!

什么是祷告？

祷告，只是向上帝说话那么简单吗？还是有更深的意义？
几个月前，老公从他的内心感叹地说：“其实，祷告就是要向上帝承认自己的无能，而要投靠祂的表现。”

我听了之后，深表赞同。自那时开始，我对祷告的看法也有所更改。现在，几乎每一次祷告，我都“宣告”自己不能做什么，乃有靠圣灵来感动人心，改变事情，移山倒海。

祷告不是单单求自己想要的事情，上帝不是阿拉丁神灯。但是我相信上帝是慈爱的。有时，上帝要给我们最好的东西，但是我们却向祂求回2nd best的东西。求啊求，求到后，我们真的满足吗？这真的是那么重要吗？上帝会让我知道，“得到了，又怎么样？你真的甘愿只有这个2nd best吗？人生就只停止在我所想的‘好’吗？还是有更好的东西，更有价值的事情值得我去关注的呢？”

对于姐妹，我会多解释我老公对祷告的定义：
“祷告就是要向上帝倾吐心意，坦白地告诉祂自己的感受，承认自己的无能，而要投靠祂的表现。”

身为姐妹，也许会害怕向他人坦诚自己的感受，可能在坦诚后会被人误解，被人当作软弱，无能。但是，若身为姐妹没有书法自己感受的管道，我想那是极度折磨。有时我们会害怕坦诚后，会被伤害、甚至被别人当作笑柄、或那听的人将我们的事情公诸于世，等等，真的是有很多的忧虑。但是感谢上帝，祂绝对不会取笑我们，祂绝对不会误会我们，更不会伤害我们。祂是我们随时的听众，而且，更棒的事情就是我们还可以依赖祂，信任祂。因为我们的上帝，是信实的爸爸。:-)

07...08... return...

blessed new year!
just came back from dinner with the in-laws.. and before that, spent a night to celebrate new year with my lovely brothers and sisters, spent time doing "nonsense", but yet, fun..

i feel a little bit regret by spending time like that, but i don't know will i have any other chances doing such things with my dear friends.. :p

since the last day of year 2007, until today, this moment, lots of things are running in my mind.
stupid things happening in this beautiful country, changes in the church, what kind of life that please our Almighty Sovereign Father, what kind of hindrances that holds my friend back from faith, what kind of emotional bondage that holds my other friend from leaping forward....
so much things are happening as time goes by.. so fast that my emotion and feelings couldn't digest it one by one.

i can only sigh and pray. "Oh Father, how are you feeling now?"