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The child  Name: Tan Ee How EZRA Age: 16(2008) School: Yuying Secondary School Birthday: 28 May 1992 About Me: Waiting for the last day eagerly, hated by many. Pls do.... Pls click on the advertisements below when you visit this site. Thanks! :) previous posts That's My King! What is so scary wbout dying after all? This is part of an email i recieve. Funny isn't i... Reduction Space Shuttles Judging others A sin-free life GOD'S LOVE IS SUFFICIENT God's will be done! links Jesslynn Shanice Andrew Yi Shan Jing Kai Daniel Ddude Lee Qin Sherwin Geraldine Fenella Rebecca Guo Lun Gay Crapper Keong Valerie Gabriel Andy Wan Jie/Voda Jia yi Ian Jia Yi Jon Toh Joylynn Athena Jane Shermin Jerilene Athena Lydia Pearleen Clara Wan Ting
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Someone Greater (Saturday, June 20, 2009 ) I may not have a laptop i may not have goood education I may have only one way of transportation Nothing might be attractive on me But still someone is loving me Inside me i have someone greater Much greater than all these things Author: EZraTAn :D 0 comments That's My King! (Tuesday, April 14, 2009 ) 0 comments What is so scary wbout dying after all? (Monday, January 12, 2009 ) This thought then hit me, so what if i die, the only pain about dying would be unable to see loved ones again and the unability to bless others. But, what is dying compared to going to hell? dying is just a small pain in this sense right? so if i die on earth, what is so scary, because what is more scary would be going to hell right? I am not encouraging anyone here to try to die or commit suicide. I am merely trying to say, don't be afraid of death, but rather be MORE afraid of going to hell. So, if anyone of you here are being prosecuted for Christ by man, do not worry, because when you die, you know you're dying with the peace that you're not going to touch hell. Hope this encourages you. By the way, If anyone is trying to find ways to live forever, or trying to escape death, Try no more. Because we are constantly dying. Every second that passes leads you a step nearer to your grave. :) Dying, EZra 0 comments (Thursday, January 01, 2009 ) Funny isn't it? Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world is going to Hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the bible says. Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to believe, think, say or do anything the Bible says. Funny how someone can say "I believe in God" but still follows Satan who also 'believes' in God. Funny how you can send 'jokes' throught amail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene things pass freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion of Jesus is suppressed in the school and workplace. Funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them. Funny how we can go to church for Christ on Sunday, but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week. Funny how i can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me. Really meaningful. EZra 0 comments Reduction (Thursday, December 11, 2008 ) 1, A Chritian and Jewish martyr says, "I will die for what i believe." But a Muslim martyr says, "YOU will die for what I believe." 2, "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But i tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you." Matthew 5:38-42 NIV 3, But all in all, I think all these happenings around us are just signs of the End. My favorite quote that I invented, If God allowed it to happen, He must have a reason for it, and everything works for the good, and everything goes according to God's will. There is nothing we can do to avoid His will. 4, "If you choose to honour God first, He will definitely honour you back." 5, http://bibleprobe.com/muhammad.htm This website, See it for yourself. I did not create that site. This I must make known. So if there is anything in that website that you're not happy about, report it to that site's owners. not me. 6, Do continue to pray for the second coming of Christ. 7, God's will be done, God's will be done, EZra 0 comments Space Shuttles (Sunday, September 28, 2008 ) today got a vision during worship in church. well, i saw a space shuttle, it's like, it's trying to lifeoff but it wasn't carrying any solid rocket boosters or the orange tank. i felt God say, without God, no matter how strong our main engines are, without the boosters, we'll never make it. Without God in our lives, we will never succeed in life. ya... to me, i felt him telling me to lean on his strength to work things out. ya... dunno about you. EZra :) 0 comments Judging others (Monday, September 15, 2008 ) well, i may be thinking too much but at least well, to me, i think she's referring to me. basically, she called me a plankton. i thought of it all day throughout school. i thought of it through the night. i had a hard time fallling asleep. i asked my friends how i'm related to a plankton, i searched the dictionary for the meaning. i sat down totally alone and thought hard how i am placed together with a plankton. it really got me thinking, it really got me sad, it demoralised me greatly, it totally spoilt my day, greatly discouraged me, gave me suicidal thoughts and totally shattered my self-esteem. then, i remembered, "I praise you because i am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, i know that full well." Psalms 139;14 that verse made me a little happy. but something was still on my heart. i lost a friend for so long without knowing it. you know ****, when i sat down with God that very day, suddenly many verses went past my mind. and i felt that i want to share them to you. somehow i just want to approach you to tell it to you myself but there was no way i could do it. i did not want to embarrass you. i don't know right now whether you're laughing or criticising me. if you are, you can continue. cause ultimately, we all face judgement day together and ultimately, it's not our ways but His way. i admit i'm also sinful in others ways. i am also trying hard not to judge others. i also sometimes look down at or criticise or tease my classmates. that's very wrong of me too. your actions on that tagboard, i thank you. it really got me thinking, it really got me to rethink my actions. the verses that ran past my mind that very day are many, but there's one passage i really want to share with you. in fact, by the same measure i have used to measure others, you have measured it to me. what goes around comes around. Matthew 7:1-6 if you're angry right now with me for publishing this post, tell me. i'll take it down and i'll apologise. dear ****, i hope you know i'm referring to you and i hope that all this prejudice you have towards me will stop, right now, right here. i'm sorry if this offends you. the plankton 0 comments A sin-free life (Thursday, August 14, 2008 ) So i decided, yes, my DNT project may be important and urgent, but God should come first. So i decided to post. My first thought of posting was about people going to church for the sake of going. But then i asked God, "Is this what you really want me to post?" So the second thought came. I remember asking God after reading that during the last days, Satan will pretend to be Jesus and get people to follow him. But it will be a test of the people's faith. I asked God, how do i recognise who is who? And i recently read a verse that tells me i can recognise who is who from the fruits they produce. But i can't remember where the verse is. So before i began this post, a few hours before, i asked God, "What do you want me to post???" And then i suddenly started asking myself, how do i lead a life free from sin? The first reply was, we are already free from sin because of what Christ has done on the cross for us. Then i asked again, how do i lead a life where i do not sin? The first reply again was, it is almost impossible to lead a life without sinning. Even pastors sin at times. but i wasn't satisfied. I kept asking the same question. We can lead a life without sinning if we choose to lean on God's strength. there are many ways we can lead life free from sin. we can choose to flee when temptations arise. we can discipline ourselves, or frightened ourselves by reminding ourselves of the consequences, or many other ways. but most importantly, we can lead this life clean if we fix our eyes on God, focus on God's ways and telling ourselves we want to live this life in God's ways and not our ways. Life may be hard in this times with all the distraction around in the current world but nothing is impossible in Christ who strnegthens me. so don't give up! Remember, we are free from all condemnation of sin, but that does not mean we can still sin. we must know that Christ can come back ANYTIME and when he does, you might be unclean and might not even have the time to ask for forgiveness. So, keep your hearts ready for his return. Trying to lead a sin-free life, EZra 0 comments GOD'S LOVE IS SUFFICIENT (Friday, July 11, 2008 ) Today's topic is on Conquering the Last Lap. But that's not i want to talk about. During the workshop, the coach came to a point which talked about priorities. And there were four categories. 1) Important and urgent 2)important but not urgent 3) not important but urgent 4) Not important and not urgent Yup. And then BGR Was under the category of Important but not urgent. Then my friend said, "How can BGR be not urgent? If I do not have a girlfriend, how would i be able to feel loved?" AHA! This was when i was reminded of a good friend of mine who told me four words during a church camp that when put together became kind of engraved on my mind. it was so important that it kept ringing in my mind throughout the camp. The words are GOD'S LOVE IS SUFFICIENT And yup you can guess what i wanted to answer them. "You do not need the love of people to fill your cup. Cos God's love is sufficient and He will not just fill your cup but till your cup overflows. Because he wants to give you life and life MORE ABUNDANTLY!" And this words hit alot of areas in my life too. First, I remember my cell leader constantly telling me that it's just an infatuation. All i need to do is let go. Now, i have so i am free from that stress of not having the guts to tell people of my infatuation. How i managed to let go? Those four words. Here's a tip. If you too ever have an infatuation on others too, the first thing i would advise is to actually ask God for help first. Then, Don't ever ever tell anyone or talk about it. That's why i'm regretting it now. Somehow she found out bout my infatuation bout her that's why now, we can't even be normal friends! So, the besthing to do in such a situation is to just let go and don't care. Or best, FLEE FROM TEMPTATION. well, my hands are tired. it's though typing you know. But on the bright side, it may be good too.Haha Rmb, GOD'S LOVE IS SUFFICIENT! In His sufficient or abundant love, EZra :)
0 comments God's will be done! (Sunday, May 11, 2008 ) And then i saw this iregular christian, whose faith was always up and down, but mostly down, going around not saying 'good luck', but saying 'God bless' instead. And i was sitting there watching, and this thought hit me, shouldn't it be 'God's will be done'? Because everything goes according to God's will! If God wants me to fail, he must have a reason for it. If he wants me to pass, he must also have a reason right? Of course when i was sharing this thought with my mom, she said, "Do you think God will want you to fail?" And i resisted with,"We are not to decide what God's will is. His mind is too big for us to ever understand." Also, this thought answered a question that i asked God. In the verses i quoted in the previous post, i asked God on, "What is your will in my life?". The first answer i found was the great commision. But I told God, "I've been trying to. But i just cant find the right time, the right place or even the right people!" Then i asked God, "How do i seek your will?" And it remained unanswered till the thought came to me. It was a simple, "God's will be done." There are so many ways to seek God's will. But sometimes, when God's will is done, we don't realise it. Or even when it's a negative event, instead of thinking that God allowed this to happen for a reason, we complain to God and go to God with an heart of complains instead of a heart of gratitude. Remember, everything that happens goes according to God's will. He knows everything, including the FUTURE! So let your hearts not be troubled, but instead always thank God for things that are happening in your life, be it good or bad. God's will be done. EZra 0 comments True and False Disciples. (Tuesday, February 12, 2008 ) Matthew 7:21-23 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day,'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?' Then i will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' Are our seats in heaven secure today? Are we doing the will of God or just being the kind of Christians who are only attending church or other church events just to let others see? Yes, it is not easy at times to follow the will of God, we will encounter difficulties at times such as obstacles or mockery from friends. I wonder how many of you experienced being mocked by your friends. Like, they'll say to you, 'you call yourself a christian when you go around bullying others or scolding vulgarities" Something like that. I've experienced this many times, and yup, I do scold myself at times when i encounter such problems. Back to my point, it is difficult to follow the will of God. But "Nothing is impossible to do with God who gives me strength." People tell me, "why can't i feel God giving me strength? I always feel so weak and God just always seems so far away." The issue here, i believe, is because we're unwilling to place our trust in God and allow him to be involved in every aspect of our lives. Many people have backslided from their faith. Like what is said in Revelations. People ask me, where is God? why can't i feel, see, or hear him? Is God even real?" Because of this fact that we can't feel, see or hear God physically, many people question the existence of God that in the end, give up their faith. Sometimes it is not how we feel God, but instead how we allow God to draw near to us, how we open up our hearts to him. Some people cry out to God but can't feel anything. That's because we are not opening our hearts. We're not allowing to God to do that life transforming work in us. Today, are you a true or a false disciple? Cheers, Ezra 0 comments Focus (Wednesday, January 30, 2008 ) Today, i'm going to talk on how focused are we on the Lord? Are we the 'sunday christians" whereby we go to church every Sunday and be a christian in front of your church friends and when you go back to your workplace or school, we become worldly? How focused are we on the Almighty today? How many of you go to church, listen to the sermon but fail or never make the effort to apply it into our lives? How many of you read a long post and halfway gave up? A really focused or a person who really loves the Lord naturally would want to know God more. He/she would go all out just to experience God. A person who really loves the Lord would find time, would set aside time for the Lord and will go to church or do devotion with an eager heart. How many of us will daily wake up and the first thing we think of is the Lord? Well, even i have problems in this area. I admit that every morning the first thing i could think of was to continue sleeping or to grab my breakfast. Though such areas involves lots of discipline, We should constantly work on this area. If we seek, we shall receive. Cheers Ezra 0 comments Titanic (Monday, November 19, 2007 ) When the Titanic was revealed, it was said to be unsinkable, but it sank on it's maiden voyage. The people who were in first class got to leave in the lifeboats first and those in the third class were locked in the lower deck. A rule was also set that the women and ladies were to leave first and the men last. In the movie Titanic, there was a rich man who bribed the official with money to allow him to get into the lifeboat. But the official threw the money back at him because money was of no use to the dead. Each lifeboat was estimated to be able to carry more than 40 passengers. However, most of the lifeboats left with some only carrying 20 passengers. One factor to take note during the lowering of the lifeboats was that the lifeboat must be maintained in a horizontal position the whole time during the lowering, and not one side high and one side low, so as to prevent the passengers from falling off. When the lifeboats hit the water, they must quickly work together and row the boat as far away as possible so as to prevent their lifeboats from being sucked down by the Titanic. A few hours after the Titanic sank, One of the lifeboats's leader hesitated as to whether he should lead his lifeboat back to save more people who are in the water. Also, of the 20 lifeboats that left, only one lifeboat went back, and only three people were saved when this lifeboat went back. Because of the tragedy, Titanic's sister ship, Olympic, which already finished construction then, did not touch water because no one wanted to buy it's tickets, hence, the White Star Line, the company of the ships, had to sell the ship to the scrapyard so as to prevent bankruptcy. During the trial after the tragedy, it was found out that the Titanic had been warned of icebergs. Also, they realised that a drill was supposed to be conducted during the journey but was cancelled by the captain so save time as the White Star Line wanted to make history in two areas, the largest travelling object on the seas and to be the fastest to cross the Atlantic Ocean. They also found that during the journey, there was another ship which called for help to the Titanic but the radioman rudely said with a bad tone that they are the biggest and the most luxurious ship in the world and have no time for them. Today, what can we learn from the Titanic? First, there were more than the number of passenger the Titanic was meant to carry. Today, Are we carrying more than what we were meant to carry? For an example, we want to go out and save those lost souls in this world. But while we are saving souls, we try to talk to many souls at the same time. In the end, it may not only cause you to be unable to concentrate your efforts to one soul, you may also get frustrated, and may lose your faith. Next, the ship that was believed to be unsinkable sank on the first voyage. The first! Sometimes, we go around telling people we are this we are that, making ourselves seem so holy and righteous. But inside us there is a weakness, that is, in the case of the Titanic is that it is made of iron, and is sinkable if bow section and 3 other sections in the bottom of the ships gets filled. Which also means, that with the bow section and 3 other sections filled, it can still stay afloat. But that night, the ship had 4 other sections filled. In our lives, our weakness is our sinful nature. When Jesus died on the cross, it was our sins that was crucified and not our sinful nature. This is the weakness that causes man to fall into temptation. And because of that, the Bible often talk about resisting temptation. My third point was that different people got different chances to get saved. However, in our world, everyone should have an equal chance to get saved, regardless of whether one is a male or a female or whether on is fat or thin or whether one is rich or poor. We should not go around and choose people to save but instead save all. Bribery is not able to save us from this dying world. When Jesus comes back, money cannot buy themselves a place in the kingdom of God. So remember, Don't love your money. Because money cant get you into the kingdom of God. My first point was not to carry too many passengers. Here something opposite. In our lifeboats, are carrying to the full capacity our lifeboat is supposed to carry? Are we trying our best to save the people out there who are lost? While we should not overload our lifeboats, we should also do our best to save the souls. Next, the lifeboats have to lowered in a horizontal position. Are we stable as we try to save people from the ship? If we are not stable, what's the point of getting the people onto our lifeboats? the people will still fall into the waters. We must be stable ourselves first before we can even save the lost. Now that we've saved the people from the dying world, we must quickly get the survivors on our boats to work together and row quickly away from the world. If we dont, we will get sucked down when the world dies away. We must steer far away from the world, so that we don't get influence by the world. Or else we'll be pulled down too. Of the 20 lifeboats that left, only 1 came back. In this world, there are many lifeboats who are saving people. It's not a compeitition to see who can save more people. But, of all the lifeboats, us, that left, how many of us would go the extra mile to save the remaining who are still in the waters? Also, will we not care of the circumstances and go back and save the remaing people in the waters or will we hesitate like what the leader of the lifeboat in the case of the Titanic did? Because of his hesistation, more people froze to death and hence by the time we go back, we wont be able to save much people. The next point is that because of Titanic, or to be more specific, the bad leadership of the captain of Titanic, it caused the sister ship, which was Olympic, to be unable to touch water. In our lives, we might not know that whatever we're doing will affect the people around us. We may think that oh, i've committed a sin, and the problem lies with me, but we didn't realise it is actually affecting others too. Sometimes, we fail to listen to the warnings God gives us. In the case of the Titanic, they have been warned of icebergs but the captain had the "heck care" attitude because of the fact that it was labeled 'unsinkable". Because of his attitude, he caused not only money to be lost, he even caused the death of many people! Sometimes we ask, "why can't i hear God speaking to me?" Well, I feel, to really hear God speaking, we should you know quieten down our hearts, and realy soften our hearts for God's tiny little voice to be able to speak into us. Another reason why i think the captain had that kind of attitude is because he wanted fame! Because he will be the first captain to sail the Titanic and the captain to sail across the Altantic in the fastest time. Also, he'll be the first captain to sail the largest object on water. Hence this may be why he was eager to reach the destination. Are we like him today? are we eager to get what we want and hence neglect our relationship with God. One more point is that are we too proud today? Are we so proud that we forget the rest who are lost? In the case of the Titanic, they did not choose to offer help to another ship nearby which was out of fuel. Are like the radioman who used the bad tone to reject others? I'm not saying we must never reject others but if we are in good circumstances or are able to still help, we should go and help and not reject. And even if we have to reject, we should tell them nicely and politely and also try help in other ways. Today, look back and reflect. Rate yourself honestly and find out what areas are there to change. Apply these lessons from the Titanic and mean it. Here's some other facts about the Titanic. -If we place the Titanic upwards vertically, did you know it's actually taller than the Twin Towers that collasped? -Many years before, centuries before the White Star Line even started, there was an author who wrote a book called Titanic and the story also said about this large ship hitting an iceberg. Think of it, many years even before the company was set up! -When the Titanic was found, they realised that it actually drifted 9 miles from where it sent out it's SOS. which also means, if the Titanic fired it's SOS at point A, it was actually found at the bottom of the sea called point B. And the distance between point A and point B is 9 miles! cool eh? -When the company, not the White Star Line but another company, one which does search and rescue, found the ship, their little unmanned submarines found some safes in the first class rooms which had gold bars! But they left the gold bars there because they are heavy to lift up. -The Titanic had four funnels. did you know that the last funnel was a fake? -The company lifted the statue at the grand staircase and a huge peice of the hull of the ship and they are now resting at the museum. -There is an 18 foot long and made to scale model of the Titanic somewhere in this world. I forgot the place but i know there is one. 18 foot long, made to scale. With all the windows and beds and tables and even the captain's bridge! evrything! made to scale. It's very cool. That's all i know. God Bless! 0 comments big, small, more, less... hmmmmmm (Friday, October 26, 2007 ) I was just looking at the library books and i saw some big, as in BIG, books that contains infomation on what i enjoy in. Such as engineering, buidings, planes etc. When i took it out and wanted to borrow it, i realised that i did not bring a bag out so..... well, i cant possibly hold it in my hand all the way till i get home. So instead, i decided, whatever book i'm gonna bring home, it must be small, and mustn't be too big. In the end i didn't borrow anything. However, i realised that the bigger books comtain more infomation than the smaller ones. Well, i hope that we can think of this. You know, some of the things in life may be a little of inconvenience to us. but who knows? these inconveniences may turn out better than what it seems to be. or rather, a blessing in disguise. Similarly, do you remember 911? the head of the company was safe, because he had to send his child to kindergarten. Another man had a blister, and stop by to buy a plaster aid. these annoying and inconvenient things and events saved their lives. So, when you do things next time, stop and remember, the thing may look bad to you, but it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. EZra 0 comments what do you clap your hands for? (Friday, September 21, 2007 ) When you go to church, and start singing praises, what is the first thing that happens? Everyone will clap to the beat of the song. When a person gives a wonderful speech, or has said or done something significant, we'll applaud right? and if what the person said or do is so great, some will stand up and appluad right? Why? That's because we want to show the person that we enjoyed or appreciated what he or she has siad or done. The same goes to God. When we applaud during praise, are you clapping because everyone is clapping? No. We should clap because we want to give God thanks for what he has done for us, a form of way of showing our appreciation for God. Well, this is a message that dawned on me. i may be wrong, but at least, i hope the next time when you start to sing his praises, you try asking yourself, what are you clapping for? And let God answer that question for you. 0 comments Milk goes bad if not refrigerated (Friday, September 14, 2007 ) Just as i was changing my messenger nick, i was thinking, what should i write? then this sentence, 'milk goes bad if not refrigerated' hit me and i wrote just that. Then i was thinking, why did i put that sentence? Why does it keep ringing inside my mind, and it dawned on me. You know, the refrigerator is like God, and the cup of milk is like us. Ask yourself, are you in the refrigerater or are you exposed to the world today? You know, perhaps we should reflect, where are you heading towards? Are you blending into the world already or are you still a shining light? We are sent as sheeps among the wolves, we live in a fearful world today, but God said that he is in us, why should we be afraid of them? We are in this world but we're not of this world. Are we exposed today and getting sour already or are we going or in to the refrigerator? Remember also, if you think that just a tiny part of your life is a little like the world, then think again. Every single detail, no matter how small it is, is taken note by God. God sees every single detail. He looks on the inward, not the outward. If you think that a stylish hairstyle that looks more cool is a small detail and is no big deal, then, WAKE UP! So, look back, are you in the refrigerator or out of the refrigerator? I assure you, the refrigerator feels ten times better than the open. Shared with joy by, EZra :) 0 comments God's will vs God's permissive will. (Wednesday, September 05, 2007 ) My pastor shared this some time ago and i dunno why i suddenly felt like sharing this too on the blog. I recall the incident of the 23 koreans being kidnapped in afganistan and smses went around like a chain telling ppl to pray for the koreans. Of course, i sent more than 20 sms to the other ppl on my list and some time later, i thought, you know, God must called them to afganistan for mission work. Since he called them to go, he must already have a plan and so if such an incident happen, God must have known it'll happen and he'll definitely be at work and will definitely do something great. Which also means, God send these koreans there by HIS WILL. But let's be careful of God's will vs God's permissive will. Sometimes, when we pray for a thing, let's not pray too persistently but beleive on God's will. However, if we pray too hard too, God will permit and hence give us what we asked. Yes, it'll be good for you at that point of time but you won't get to see the wonderful work God can do. So... Hope you get what i'm trying to say. shared with love by EZra:) 0 comments stay on. (Tuesday, August 28, 2007 ) YOu know, just wanna share this with everyone. I was told, "you're just any other small guy, not fit to be with big guys." And i felt very agitated with that. worse is, he simply took my phone, without asking and he still think he is in no wrong. I got very sad, when something hit me. you know christians, we may be belittled by the ppl around us, but let's not be afraid of them. Let's be patient and not retaliate. just remember that they may be victorious now, but our victory in the end will be more than a million times greater. And to the guy who agitated me, let me tell you this if you're reading this. you may go to church and worship God and act righteous in front of everyone. but what's the use of that when you're being a bad testimony with all that vulgarities and all that violence? wake up. EZra 0 comments minimum or MAXIMUM? (Sunday, August 12, 2007 ) First, well, I saw two groups of people, erm, being sent to this country that has frequent rain. These two groups are supposed to go there and aid the people. The first group of people that went built a makeshift shelter for the people. Then they said to them, we've built a shelter for you to shelter you from the rain. With that, they left and the second group came. The second group started making lots of umbrellas for the people. they then said to them, We shall stay here and keep making umbrellas, untill every single person will have his or her own umbrella. and we shall also make extras, just in case the umbrellas be damaged. So today, which group are we in? will we go there and do the minimum? Or the MAXIMUM? The second vision i saw, was me bbq-ing. first, the wind was behind me so the smoke blew away in the opposite direction from me. Then, the wind came in front of me and i moved to the side of the bbq pit. then the wind changed direction again and it blew the smoke again etc... So today, what i want to share is that though obstacles may come and make life difficult, lets not move to the side to avoid them but lets just stay still and face the problem. :)Ezra 0 comments My Vision. (Thursday, July 26, 2007 ) First. as i was looking at a puddle of water in the rain, i realise that as many raindrops hit the puddle, the puddle shaked and the puddle wasn't calm. But when i saw a puddle after the rain, little rain drops hit it. and this was what i felt. When one droplet hits the water, the water has a ripple, but not for long. When many raindrops hit the water, the water is no longer calm and you can no longer see your face in it. So, i felt the you know, we as an individual cannot shake the world. But when we unite, the world trembles. ya. i remember once i said to a friend who told me that i cannot change the world. yes i cant. but we can second. i saw the you know the windscreen wiper on the bus as it was operating. Each time the wiper moves, the glass was clear. but the water will slowly cover it again. and the wiper will make it clear again. I felt this you know, erm, each time we come to God to ask for forgiveness, he will forgive us IF WE'RE TRULY REPENTANT. ya... Ezra 0 comments OUR 23 BROTHERS KEPT HOSTAGES (Wednesday, July 25, 2007 ) As for the families of their families, i would like to tell you that our God is a great and mighty God and thus, God will definitely do something as he said that he will never forsake us. Also, in revelations, they said that if a relative died, do not grief, for when Jesus comes back, the dead will rise up first. Ya... Lets get off the screen and pray. 0 comments (Wednesday, July 25, 2007 ) i have tution late at night and sometimes might reach home later than 1030pm. today, what happen was that i was listening to some songs from my mp3 as i got bored waitting at the bus stop. then it struck me. i can use he time to praise and worship God. So i listened and i sang along. and at first, i saw no one in sight so i started singing loudly. then, i board the bus, nut i continue to sing. not that loud but now slightly softer. then, i got down, and walk towards my home. as my neighbourhood had quite a number of gangsters, i met up with some, as usual, and i thought whether i should stop singing. then, i heard the guy say," Oi, can shut up anot?!" and i was like, frigthened. then, i thought whether i should stop singing or not when God droped me, i am with you, why fear men? so i continue singing even more loudly as it came to the chorus. from the shadows i see from the corner of my eye, the guy actually stood up but what happen was that one of the girls with them said, let him go. As i was relatively small in size, i looked like a primary school kid and so she said, he's just a small boy. leave him alone... I was safe then. So my message is that you know, brothers and sisters, we may face many threats in out walk of faith but you know, just like the verse God left me, Jesus lives in you. So why do you fear men? when the isrealites crossed the red sea and saw the egyptians coming behind them, they complained but Moses said to them, "Do not be afraid. The Lord will fight the battle for you. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS STAND STILL AND HAVE FAITH!" So, people, do not be afraid. hang on. you may be killed. you may suffer now. But you know something? their suffering when Jesus somes back will be a million times more painful. So, HANG ON! 0 comments sand or grass. (Thursday, June 28, 2007 ) i was left with this thought today.. is our faith like the sand or the grass on the floor? when the wind blows, the sand disperse. but the grass don't get blow off. Our faith belongs to which type? ponder... 0 comments (Thursday, June 28, 2007 ) it has been a very stressful week for me... i gonna break down... in fact, i already did... sob... Today, i accidentally stepped on another class's banner and they were very angry with me. i did not see it on the floor, especially when you're not expecting it to be on the doorstep. They started saying it was my stupidity, and i have no brains... sob... And the few who accused me were mostly those i've been trying to help in their studies... And then, i felt so .... and i broke down and cried. It's like you've been helping them all these while, and have been a listening ear to them, and have been trying to befriend them. treated them as though they are my close friends, but when the chance comes, they throw vulgaritites and realised they are not your friends. It's heartcutting and thought's of suicide just came to my mind. And later i also remembered of another friend, his group did not do the project tasked to them, so i allowed him to join me, since i am doing a one man show. But now, i realised that he also never treated me as his friend. he just want the marks and be a free loader. it's really heart cutting. sob... And then i felt that God was so far, and i felt like cupping up myself in a room, and never meet the world again. I told my friend that i will put him back in his group, and will informed the teacher about it. He immediately replied with a vulgarity and a word,'die'. I saw the word die. It hit my head. It nearly broke my neck. i was really dissapointed. i realised i made the wrong friends. And i failed to keep them from the influence of this world. Then, while i was on the bus back, i fell asleep. and then, i was rreminded of some verses in the Bible. I remembered that God will is always near, ppl will hate me but God loves me forever, God will never forsake me and the best part is the part in revelation. It said that on Jesus's return, all who are not in him will tremble. All who are not in him will seek death but not find it. But those in him will rise up, and all, including those who pierced him will see him. And when i woke up, i realised i have overslept. And then this message hit me. I may be killed, insulted, or maybe humiliated by the world today. But when Jesus comes back, they will suffer a fate worse than what we are suffering now. So christians out there, dont despair when you get discouraged. instead, look onto Jesus and remember what he has said in revelation. Ezra 0 comments Hope. (Tuesday, June 05, 2007 ) On the third day of my Sarawak trip, we went to the Bako national park and trekked up a plateau there. It was fun, and i find it enjoyable. At the top of the plateau, my teacher started looking for portholes, which was caused by erosion over a period of millions of years.he found one, but wasn't very deep. however, he was looking for something else too, he was looking for one of the portholes which he found on his previous trip and was very deep. he look around, each time putting his hand on the floor, hoping to find the porthole. And everytime he tried, he would go and try with new hope everytime. and i feel that we should have this quality too. Everytime we try to look for something, go and look for it everytime with a new hope. 0 comments (Tuesday, June 05, 2007 ) On the first day of my trip, i slept at the mock up longhouses. On the forth day, i went to the real longhouses, with villagers living there. It was so smelly, but the people there were happy. Look, the rich has money, has luxury, but not happy. The poor has no money, no luxury, yet they can grin from ear to ear all day! Back to my point, i went to this shop in these real longhouses, and this guy gave us try this herbal tea which was good. He happily gave everyone a cup, of the tea, but some people went, eee, don wan!!!. I felt this message, When God offers you something, don reject it, just take it. it may not be what you think as good, but it is perfect in God's sight. And those people just missed the taste of this wonderful tea. Also, i told this man that, i am willing to buy a bottle of tea from him. The tea was made by boiling the bark of a certain tree, which i do not know. When i wanted to purchase the tea, he said he would give it to me for FREE! All he wanted was to bless the people. that's all! he wanted nothing in return. when i said i must pay, he said, 1 ringgit will do then. i felt it was too little, coz they're poor, so i gave hime 2 ringgits. And he RELUCTANTLY accepted it. I felt that this is one thing that we people lack. We should have this passion to bless the people, and not just thing of dollar signs. 0 comments (Tuesday, June 05, 2007 ) I'm back from my sarawak tour, but i miss sarawak... the people there are kind, polite, humble bla bla bla... First, i want to thank God for keeping me and my group safe. Second, i want to thank God for allowing everything to go smoothly. Third, i want to thank God for helping me make new friends. Forth, i want to thank God for the good food. Fifth, i want to thank God for the good hotel. Sixth, i want to thank God for helping me manage my money. Seven, i want to thank God for the strength while i was trekking in the forestry of sarawak. Eight, i want to thank God for showing me how lucky i was. Now, I want to share about how a weak short person is able to carry 12 kg on himself and walk approximately 1 kilometre. I came back from sarawak, and it's back to school. I need to go home. BUT!!! i realise i have not a single singapore dollar on me and there was no way i could get a ride on the public bus or the taxi. i ended up WALKING HOME WITH THAT LOAD!!!. i walked halfway, and i felt so stupid. i wanted to complain to God. But, i was reminded of a story whereby two of Jesus's follower's were in jail. they felt so hopeless, but nevertheless, they started singing praises to God. And i felt that in such a time of need, i should not complain but instead ask God for help. i started thinking of praise songs and i think ppl think that i have my brain upside down. carrying so many things, yet singing songs happily down the road. Halfway, i stopped, dropped mt bag, and slumped onto the floor. i didn't felt like moving on... i felt to myself, i've singing praises, and have been praying for help. But why nothing happen? i thought God would send a trolley of something that has wheels for me... But Nothing! I sat on the floor, tired, but looked up into the sky. And i felt a tugging in my heart. it said to move on, and if i stop, won't all my efforts be in vain? I then flet a sudden surge of energy, and i started walking home. And I tell you, when i got home, i was overjoyed. I also want to share one more testimony. I was accomodating at the mock up of the old sarawak longhouses. It was so dirty and had mosquitoes around. i thought to myself, when was the last time ppl cleaned this place? But God made things good, and somehow, all my friends had little hills on their legs except me! Wow, i really told myself, God is really amazing! So, just as God has helped me, I'm sure he will help you too. But you must reach out to him. 0 comments Compassion (Sunday, April 29, 2007 ) Compassion is something that i feel is getting more and more further away from our lives. I am going to ask a question and i want you to be honest with yourself. the first answer to your mind is the real answer. You see a person fall from the rooftop of a building. What's the first thing you do? I guess the answer is watch what happens next like you're watching a movie rite? See, this is what we lack. A really compassionate person will immediately go over and do what he is able to do, such as controling the crowd or comforting the relatives. Are we compassionate enough today? In the Bible, the expert of law wanted to test Jesus and asked him, "what must i do to enter heaven?" "What is written in the law?" "Love your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind. Love your neighbour as much as yourself." The expert went on, "who is my neighbour?" "There was this man who set out on a journey and fell into the hands of robbers. The robbers left him unclothed and half-dead. Then, a priest came by the road and when he saw this man, he walked the other side of the road, not caring about the man. Then a Levite came by the road and also walked by the side of the road, not caring for the man too. Finally, a Samaritian, who were the despised people in that time, came by and when he saw the man, he placed oil and wine on his wound, placed him on his donkey, and walked to an inn. He told the innkeeper to take good care of the man and gave him 2 silver coins. He also said that he will repay him of any extra expenses on his return." Jesus asked, who is a neighbour in this parable? The Expert, of course, replied, the samiritarian. Jesus said, "go and do likewise." Are we good neighbours today? Are we showing compassion to the people around us? Ponder... Agape, Ezra 0 comments A Vision from God 3 (Monday, April 09, 2007 ) Gonna share something today At the start of this week, i have $15 dollars that i can spend. If i take the $5 note and save $10, i can save more money and i will only spend $1 a day. But then if i take the $10 note and save $5, i can spend $2 a day and i save less. So it's a decision whereby which note should i use to spend for the week and which note i should save. Ya... Ponder on it...=) Agape, Ezra 0 comments Forgive... (Monday, March 12, 2007 ) Lets hear a parable in matthew.... this man owed the king approximmately 100'000dollars and when the king asked him to pay up, he beged him and said he promised to return the money. the king the cancelled his debt and let him go. upon his release, he saw a servant theat owed him a sum of like 10 dollars and the man told him to pay up. the servant beged him and said that givn time, he will pay his debt. but then the man refused and strangled him to death...think about that! later, the king heard about what that man did and so he called back his debts and the man was sent to prison... this was the tugging i felt in my heart. I responded to the alter call and God showed me all the people whom i hate due to what they done to me before. Then when my friend came to pray for me, he said to me, he felt that i am running away from the problem and not facing it. and the right thing to do is acttually to face it. so today, we must choose to forgive.Forgive and forget.ya... If any of my friends whom i've disliked all this while, i forgive you. To all those whom i've done wrong to, i seek forgiveness. I apologise. So lets make the choice. by not forgiving others, we'll will constantly be troubled and thus locking ourselves up. so choose to forgive today! 0 comments Separating The Goats From The Sheeps (Monday, February 26, 2007 ) Its long time since I last posted how have everyone been? Yesterday at church, God's presence was really there and I feel so great! This was what was shared. God is separating the goats from the sheeps as said in Revelation and we are now living in the end times. The signals are coming in. Such as the recent tsunami and things like that. The second coming of Jesus Christ is near and we should today really check ourselves, ask God to search our hearts and really seek forgiveness. When we plegde ourselves to God, we must really not sin. And we've already sinned in small areas in our lives. Like one exampple given, copying the homework in school seems to be a small matter. But it's already a sin and we've already broken the promise we made to God. And now as God seperate the goats from the sheep, God will close the door. And when God closes the door, no one can open it again and so we must really search ourselves and get things right before God. It's so scary you know, it's like God closes the door and you know your fate is sealed. You're going to hell. How scary! Lets search ourselves and get right with God once again. 0 comments Perfume (Thursday, February 15, 2007 ) hmmm...okay have you read of the story whereby Mary used expensive perfume to clean Jesus's feet and then use her hair to dry it? today, ponder on this qns. are you caring more on your perfumes or more on Jesus? the qns is this, Are we caring more on the worldly things on more on Jesus? 0 comments Humility (Monday, January 29, 2007 ) Today, i would like to share on HUMILITY Recently, I have a unexpected apology from a friend whom i never thought that the word 'sorry' would come to his mind. however, recently, he bully me and then later sent me a message saying he is sorry. however, he said he has been trying to change but there is still some places in his life that he just cant change. i decided to help him and God told me that his problem was actually because of great pride in him. I felt that it would be a great reminder to all of us to stay humble. 0 comments A Vision From God 2 (Tuesday, January 23, 2007 ) I saw myself going to 7-eleven every morning before continuing my jouney to school. I would then go to the big gulp machine a get a cube of ice in my mouth. However, I stopped doing so oneday. Then I realised what God is trying to tell me. At the start of the year, I will wake up early in the morning to do daily devotion. However, I got very angry with someone oneday that I did not do daily devotion one morning. And after that, I did not do daily devotion, day after day. He told me that He will be open for me to get a cube of ice (revival). But that's only if we take that step into the store. So lets take that step into the store everyday! 0 comments If You Die Today... (Thursday, December 21, 2006 ) what a boring holiday this is. but never mind... its coming to an end......!!! today, i am going to let you ponder on this question. If you die today and come before Jesus, what do you want him to say to you? 1)well done good and faithful servant 2)do i know you? or we can also put it in this way. If you die today, what do you think he will say to you? 0 comments Forgiveness (Tuesday, December 19, 2006 ) I've placed some of my miniclip links to the sidebar and also some of the things from bunnyheroes lab. However, I am unable to place my miniclip gameroom and the games from Shockwave. My apologies. Today, I will share on forgiving. I am very certain that you have friends who have done you wrong and you find it very hard to forgive them. But today, I would like to remind you of how Jesus sacrifaced his life for you so that your sins will be forgiven. I am sure that even christians still occassionally yeild into temptation and done things that are unpleasing in God's sight. But when we seek for forgiveness, Jesus said that if we ask for forgiveness, He will be ready to forgive you and will pick you up again. Why don't we be like Jesus. Learning to forgive a person is not an instant noodle. we slowly learn to forgive them. May you have a spirit of forgiveness today! 0 comments Making The Right Choice (Monday, December 18, 2006 ) Contrast When Jesus was taken to Pilate, the govenor of Rome at that time, it was the festival of the Passover. As a tradition in the country, the king shall release a prisoner from prison during the festival. So he took out barabbas who was a robber and a murderer. Pilate gave the people a choice between a criminal and a person who was the king of the jews. He thought that the people will choose Jesus as a dangerous man like barabbas was unwanted in the society. However, the people choosed barabbas and pilate had to release him. Then Pilate asked, "what then shall i do with this man whom you call the king of the jews?" And the people shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" So Jesus was thus taken away to be crucified. So from here you learn about the contrast between Jesus, a righteous man, and barabbas, a dangerous criminal. Choice After we make the comparison between two things, we make the choice. in the story, the choice the people made was to allow barabbas live in their society and let the righteous man die in a terrible way, nailed to the cross Consequence the consequecns....no one can deide whether the people's choice was a good or bad. we look at it in two perpectives 1) If the people didn't kill Jesus, our souls will no be saved 2) if the people killed Jesus, he died in a terrible way the world has ever known. So in this message, we learnt that we have to make the right choice.. So start praying today that you will learn to make the right choices in your life today! 0 comments WHAT A BIG GOD WE SERVE! (Friday, December 08, 2006 ) Want to know how far the earth is from the sun? Here's what the scientist have said. If the sun were to explode right now, you will still have 8 minutes to live. There are many distances that my pastor has shared but Ican't remember. ButI can tell you if you were to imagine a model of the universe, it's very hard to. it's very big. And the Bible says that God holds the universe in his hands. now imagine how big God is. If we were to travel from the head to the toe of God, its gonna take eternity. 0 comments A VISION FROM GOD (Thursday, December 07, 2006 ) I am like a helicopter still going through assembly. I have my jets and my overhead fan and the only thing I lack is my tail rotor. However, I am so contented with myself thinking I can fly high in the sky to serve. However, the truth is that without the tail rotor, i will be going in circles and will eventually crash. I felt that God is telling me that he will give me my tail rotor if I hunger for him so that I will be fully equiped to fly out and serve him. 0 comments POTENTIAL (Tuesday, August 29, 2006 ) YOU ARE MORE THAN WHAT YOU'VE DONE. my pastor shared about this and i think it is very good. it is mainly talking about potential. there are a few things you must know about potential. 1. your potential can be discovered. 2. your potential can be stretched. 3. your potential can be robed away/rot away heres a parable from the bible., one that Jesus told... a men had three servants. he gave 5 bags of coins to the first servant, 2 bags of coins to the second servant and 1 bag to the third servant. after that, he left them to invest, hoping they could making something good out of it. when the master came back, he called for the three servants and asked them what they had managed to invest. the first man said,"sir, i've used the 5 bags of coins to invest it to produce another 5 bags of coins." the master replied saying,"well done, come and join my feast. the same thing happened for the second man. when it came to the third, the servant said, sir, i was afraid i would lose the money you gave me so i buried it in the ground till you came back.Of couse the master was angry and didn't let him join the feast. the servant in this story is just like you, and the money is just like the talents God has given you. you should take this talents and use it instead of burying it in the ground. I'll also share with you Proverbs 12:24 "work hard and be a leader, be lazy and be a slave" God Bless 2 comments |