I was having my quiet time one day , thinking about my servant-life.In what ways can i serve people? Then i look at my both hands. I stared at them for quite awhile , thinking about it. Ding dong! Suddenly a thought came into my mind. This phrase came into my head : " One hand to carry my own cross , the other to bear the weight of others' crosses "
God made us with two hands , but not one. Why? It is simply because , we do not live for ourselves. The phrase really made quite an impact on me . Both of our hands ; which many has taken for granted , is there for a reason. Logically speaking , even with one hand , we can still do many things, more than enough to keep us survive. With the will , people with one hand can still cook , drive , and work. But why two? Isn't one enough then?
This is what i think. My reflection : God works in many mysterious ways. His wonders , His miracles , they all work in ways we find it hard to comprehend. Have you ever heard of this story?
One day , a man was about to drown in the ocean. He have great faith in God, and he prayed and asked God to reach out to him and save him. The man was hanging on to a log , and nothing else.His survival depends on that log( as a float).
Soon , a speedboat came. The driver shouted to him : "Hey are you okay? Let me bring you to the shore!" The faithful man replied , " No! God will save me! I know he will! Leave me alone" And so the driver left the man alone in the ocean , and went off.
Next , a boat came along. The fisherman aboard the boat offered to help him also , but the man rejected his help.
Finally , a helicopter. Yes , a helicopter , flew by and spotted the drowning man. The pilot let down the ladder , and asked the man to reach out to it. The man rejected the offer once again , waiting for God to save him. The man eventually drowned , and died. His soul then went to Heaven , where he met God. He asked God : "Oh Almighty God , why did you not hear me? I called out to you , but where were you??" God sighed and replied him : "My child , I heard you loud and clear. I tried to save you so many times , but you rejected My offer. First , I sent you a speedboat , then another boat , and even a helicopter! But you rejected them all! "(The End.)
This story teaches us that God IS with us. He is not from above , watching us and then decides to come down and help us. He is everywhere. God uses us to do His will. More specifically , our hands ; the two hands God has made us with. With one hand , we can be guaranteed survival. But then this other hand you have there is not "extra" . It is meant for you to help others , to serve others. It is for you to reach out to weak and needy people with that hand. If you can imagine the weak and needy people as people with only one hand ( only barely surviving the harsh world) , then use your other hand to reach out to them!
After all , two hands are needed to clap. When two hands clap , there is contact. Our hands ; beside being used to do God's will , it is also to provide that contact to others , to touch them (not in a bad way of course -.-), such that they will feel that God is so much alive! , not in a faraway Heaven , but so close to them! They see God in our very actions , actions produced by our hands. These hands that provide , that reaches out to others and to protect others.
Of course , if you allow the Devil to control you , your hands wont do any good. ( DUH) Fighting , killing , molesting... you name it. All these causes destruction and sadness , definitely not something God would provide , but we have this happy-yet-sad thing called "Choice". I strongly urge you all to not subject your hands to the path of destruction , because God did not make us for that. God gave us hands to Construct not destroy. It is like a test with a life-time duration ; whether you use your hands to do God's will , or use your hands to hurt others.
So the bottomline is this : Our hands are there to carry out God's will. God uses us , His favorite creation (humans duh -.- ) as a vessel to carry out His love , care and protection. As long as you have two hands (or more...) , you are obliged to help those who are in need. To end off , i would like to say this prayer , taught to me during the last Amplify Fridays session.
"Dear Lord Jesus , here i am. Let my words not be my words , but yours. Let my actions not be my actions , but yours. Lord , use me as you will. Amen. "
Vin
Monday, January 19, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Hey yoz ppl!!!!!!!! Weeeee~ Today is indeed a happy day , and a day filled with God's miracles and joy! Today , 12/1/09 , Monday is the 2008 GCE 'O' Levels result release date. Many are anxious to know what they get for their results , how well they have fared. Some are apathetic about it , not even bothered by it.For me and Nick , it is a day of revelation , not of the results but rather , what path God has set for us. The revelation of God's answer to our prayers , the revelation of God's miracles.
In the afternoon , at around 12.30pm , me and Nick went to pray at the CSC's "Adoration Room", where the Holy sacrament of the Lord is there. We prayed with all our hearts for the O level results.I prayed to the Lord that whatever He gave us , there is a purpose in it , and I am willing to accept anything He gives me. I prayed that the Lord will show His miracle on us , that even those considered as "no hope" cases people ;they will be amazed at how the Lord grants them flying colours in their results , and they shall bow down and worship Him. I also prayed that no matter what results we receive , we will still come back to CSC with a smile to praise and thank the Lord for what he have given us. (:
During the release of the 'O' level results , we were all very nervous , especially the waiting part. It is not the result , but rather the suspense that 'kills' us. But despite it all , i refuse to give in to fear. I put my hope in the Lord , and continued to hope till the end. When it was my turn , i was super nervous , but yet at the same time still holding on to the hope.
Mrs Jenny Ang then told me "Congratulations , Melvin " . Then Mrs Krishna who was holding on to my results was like " Oh no , Mrs Ang you revealed too fast! I didn't even have the chance to scare him..*laughs* " Then i took my results while time stopped at that very instance.
Maths. C6. Wut? LOL!! I actually got a C6 for my maths! I thought i was really gonna flung maths since i anyhow did it and since like sec 1 my maths is F9 case all the way! The miracle of the Lord , right before my very eyes... He broke my curse/chains of F9!! hahaha praise the Lord , Chainbreaker! Then i looked at my English result. Wut? A2!!! OMGOSH , i never seen it coming! The best i've estimated for my English was B3 , A2 was totally out of my calculations. Praise and thank the Lord indeed!
In total , my final L1R4 is 11 points , L1R5 is 17 points. Nick and Zong made it too!! Another miracle of the Lord , in front of my very eyes! The Lord has heard my prayers :D After that , we went back to CSC to praise and thank God for the results.
Moral of the day : Have Faith and Hope in the Lord. For no one who puts their Faith in the Lord will go disappointed. You may feel so at first , but in time to come you will thank the Lord for the road He have given you. So have faith my friends , even till the very end , dont give up. :D
Vin
In the afternoon , at around 12.30pm , me and Nick went to pray at the CSC's "Adoration Room", where the Holy sacrament of the Lord is there. We prayed with all our hearts for the O level results.I prayed to the Lord that whatever He gave us , there is a purpose in it , and I am willing to accept anything He gives me. I prayed that the Lord will show His miracle on us , that even those considered as "no hope" cases people ;they will be amazed at how the Lord grants them flying colours in their results , and they shall bow down and worship Him. I also prayed that no matter what results we receive , we will still come back to CSC with a smile to praise and thank the Lord for what he have given us. (:
During the release of the 'O' level results , we were all very nervous , especially the waiting part. It is not the result , but rather the suspense that 'kills' us. But despite it all , i refuse to give in to fear. I put my hope in the Lord , and continued to hope till the end. When it was my turn , i was super nervous , but yet at the same time still holding on to the hope.
Mrs Jenny Ang then told me "Congratulations , Melvin " . Then Mrs Krishna who was holding on to my results was like " Oh no , Mrs Ang you revealed too fast! I didn't even have the chance to scare him..*laughs* " Then i took my results while time stopped at that very instance.
Maths. C6. Wut? LOL!! I actually got a C6 for my maths! I thought i was really gonna flung maths since i anyhow did it and since like sec 1 my maths is F9 case all the way! The miracle of the Lord , right before my very eyes... He broke my curse/chains of F9!! hahaha praise the Lord , Chainbreaker! Then i looked at my English result. Wut? A2!!! OMGOSH , i never seen it coming! The best i've estimated for my English was B3 , A2 was totally out of my calculations. Praise and thank the Lord indeed!
In total , my final L1R4 is 11 points , L1R5 is 17 points. Nick and Zong made it too!! Another miracle of the Lord , in front of my very eyes! The Lord has heard my prayers :D After that , we went back to CSC to praise and thank God for the results.
Moral of the day : Have Faith and Hope in the Lord. For no one who puts their Faith in the Lord will go disappointed. You may feel so at first , but in time to come you will thank the Lord for the road He have given you. So have faith my friends , even till the very end , dont give up. :D
Vin
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
A Nightmare that I was satisfied with...
Hmm...yesterday I had a nightmare as the title states, and this time it turned out uhh.. how do you put it... "Right". Well you guys know that when u dream you can't control your emotions and all right? Like even if there is someone you so wanna punch in your dreams but u just didn't. (LOL , jk )For me , i watched myself in this nightmare unleashing my faith for the Lord , Chirst Jesus.
You may wonder how am i gonna remember all the details of the dream right? Well i just woke up , and decided to blog it down while the details are still fresh. I hope this can inspire or encourage readers about our faith in the Lord. So this is how my nightmare went....
I received an SMS from Nick , asking me whether do i wanna watch a gundam movie or not. For some reason , the world in my nightmare is located in Singapore , but the sky is dark -.- It is as if almost ALL of my dreams or nightmares , the skies are either sanguine or dark.. Don't know what is going on man.. Okay anyway ,back to the nightmare. My handphone at that moment became very cool all of a sudden. I seemed to be choosing my wallpapers at that time , because all of them suddenly became so cool for me. ( -.- ) So i agreed with Nick and prepared to meet him.
I saw him and we boarded one bus together. Somehow he became super blur in my nightmare , losing direction and all. Then the bus became very crowded with people. For dunno what reason , Nick left the bus! I was like quite angry due to his immense blur-ness in my nightmare. So i continued to board the bus while i called him. He apologised and ask whether wanna change movie or not , since we will surely be late due to us separated. The movie he suggested next was space-horror film. And i really have no understanding why would i say yes to that. (Should have seen it coming that it is going to be a nightmare -.- )Therefore , we respectively went on our own ways to the movie.
Suddenly , i was shifted to a scene in a toilet -.- I was supposed to bathe before i go meet Nick again. Now this is the spooky part. The toilet is so darn quiet , and the lights are dim and sanguine ( once again...) Then i was showering inside with the mirror directly in front of my face. It was dam spooky and scary , sending chills down my spine , but i decided to do something ( which i would never have in other nightmares). I opened my mouth , had a leap of faith , and kept singing " Alleluia , praise the Lord!" very loudly , repeating over and over again. Then i shouted " Lord Jesus , by your power , i pray that you banish all evil in this place , let them bow down to You Messiah , Son of God!!" Suddenly i wasn't that scared anymore. In fact, i felt this power of faith , this flame in me , evoked by the Holy Spirit. I felt strong even in that lonely , dark place , totally naked and vulnerable. Because God is with us..and by waiting on the Lord , strength will rise! (:
So therefore dear readers , this is how powerful faith can be. Sometimes u feel it , sometimes you don't. But do not be discouraged , because faith is NOT a feeling nor emotion. It is a gift within you , sent by the Holy Spirit. So when you don't feel it , do not be sad, because it will definitely activate in times whne u least expected. Have faith , and keep it. Keep fighting against ourselves , till the Lord claim us. Amen!
Vin
You may wonder how am i gonna remember all the details of the dream right? Well i just woke up , and decided to blog it down while the details are still fresh. I hope this can inspire or encourage readers about our faith in the Lord. So this is how my nightmare went....
I received an SMS from Nick , asking me whether do i wanna watch a gundam movie or not. For some reason , the world in my nightmare is located in Singapore , but the sky is dark -.- It is as if almost ALL of my dreams or nightmares , the skies are either sanguine or dark.. Don't know what is going on man.. Okay anyway ,back to the nightmare. My handphone at that moment became very cool all of a sudden. I seemed to be choosing my wallpapers at that time , because all of them suddenly became so cool for me. ( -.- ) So i agreed with Nick and prepared to meet him.
I saw him and we boarded one bus together. Somehow he became super blur in my nightmare , losing direction and all. Then the bus became very crowded with people. For dunno what reason , Nick left the bus! I was like quite angry due to his immense blur-ness in my nightmare. So i continued to board the bus while i called him. He apologised and ask whether wanna change movie or not , since we will surely be late due to us separated. The movie he suggested next was space-horror film. And i really have no understanding why would i say yes to that. (Should have seen it coming that it is going to be a nightmare -.- )Therefore , we respectively went on our own ways to the movie.
Suddenly , i was shifted to a scene in a toilet -.- I was supposed to bathe before i go meet Nick again. Now this is the spooky part. The toilet is so darn quiet , and the lights are dim and sanguine ( once again...) Then i was showering inside with the mirror directly in front of my face. It was dam spooky and scary , sending chills down my spine , but i decided to do something ( which i would never have in other nightmares). I opened my mouth , had a leap of faith , and kept singing " Alleluia , praise the Lord!" very loudly , repeating over and over again. Then i shouted " Lord Jesus , by your power , i pray that you banish all evil in this place , let them bow down to You Messiah , Son of God!!" Suddenly i wasn't that scared anymore. In fact, i felt this power of faith , this flame in me , evoked by the Holy Spirit. I felt strong even in that lonely , dark place , totally naked and vulnerable. Because God is with us..and by waiting on the Lord , strength will rise! (:
So therefore dear readers , this is how powerful faith can be. Sometimes u feel it , sometimes you don't. But do not be discouraged , because faith is NOT a feeling nor emotion. It is a gift within you , sent by the Holy Spirit. So when you don't feel it , do not be sad, because it will definitely activate in times whne u least expected. Have faith , and keep it. Keep fighting against ourselves , till the Lord claim us. Amen!
Vin
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wahahahs! Merry Christmas HOHOHO x]
I wanna dedicate this post to my YISS group , SFA (St.Francis of Assisi)!! :DD
Wanna thank you guys for journeying and grow with me during this 4 short days of YISS Liberation.Though it may seem short , but we've gone through a lot emotionally , it's as though we've been through many thick and thins together. I wanna praise and thank God for letting me know you guys , and i will really treasure this friendship that i've forged through God's grace. :D Hope we can go to masses together , meet up at Amplify Fridays , and never forget this life changing experience we onced shared.Let us share our troubles and woes with one another , and pray for one another , as well as to remind one another of our mission! This i pray in Lord Jesus's name , Amen!!
Fun shot! :D
SFA rocks! x]]
I wanna dedicate this post to my YISS group , SFA (St.Francis of Assisi)!! :DD
Wanna thank you guys for journeying and grow with me during this 4 short days of YISS Liberation.Though it may seem short , but we've gone through a lot emotionally , it's as though we've been through many thick and thins together. I wanna praise and thank God for letting me know you guys , and i will really treasure this friendship that i've forged through God's grace. :D Hope we can go to masses together , meet up at Amplify Fridays , and never forget this life changing experience we onced shared.Let us share our troubles and woes with one another , and pray for one another , as well as to remind one another of our mission! This i pray in Lord Jesus's name , Amen!!
Fun shot! :D
SFA rocks! x]]
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Hey guys , it's just a few moments more to Christmas! I am sooo excited (: Even though i am down with fever , but this ain't gonna bring me down! Praise the Lord , and thank Him , for even when i am sick. I thank Him for blessing me with such an awesome mother , taking care of me while i am helpless. Lord , indeed i see you in my mum. (: And Lord , i surrender everything to you , my sickness , my problems. You take charge (((:
Meaning of Christmas. Christmas is the birth of our Saviour , Lord Jesus! It is the season of giving , to give whatever you have to people. To spread love , spread the Good News to everyone in this joyous occasion! You might be frustrated , thinking of what presents to get for your friends and relatives. But take a step back and think , are the gifts more important? Or is the love you have for the other person while giving whatever gifts you wanna give the main point? (:
Therefore friends , do not worry bout the presents , for it is the thoughts that counts. As long as you have the intention , the love for the other person , i am sure whatever the gift(s) you are giving will be extra special!
Here is the most important part of Christmas. What gift(s) is more significant than the Giver of gifts Himself? Christmas is the birth of our Saviour , birth of the Messiah!! God gave His precious Son , the Darling of Heaven to us! Rejoice!! :D
Christmas. Christmas = Christ + Mass. Without Christ , there will not be mass. So treasure this season of giving , enjoy the peace our Lord has blessed us with. Share the love with your families , friends and relatives! Love is one of the best gifts we humans could give (: May the birth of Christ our Saviour give us new life , Amen!!Praise the Lord , Alleluia!!
Vin
Meaning of Christmas. Christmas is the birth of our Saviour , Lord Jesus! It is the season of giving , to give whatever you have to people. To spread love , spread the Good News to everyone in this joyous occasion! You might be frustrated , thinking of what presents to get for your friends and relatives. But take a step back and think , are the gifts more important? Or is the love you have for the other person while giving whatever gifts you wanna give the main point? (:
Therefore friends , do not worry bout the presents , for it is the thoughts that counts. As long as you have the intention , the love for the other person , i am sure whatever the gift(s) you are giving will be extra special!
Here is the most important part of Christmas. What gift(s) is more significant than the Giver of gifts Himself? Christmas is the birth of our Saviour , birth of the Messiah!! God gave His precious Son , the Darling of Heaven to us! Rejoice!! :D
Christmas. Christmas = Christ + Mass. Without Christ , there will not be mass. So treasure this season of giving , enjoy the peace our Lord has blessed us with. Share the love with your families , friends and relatives! Love is one of the best gifts we humans could give (: May the birth of Christ our Saviour give us new life , Amen!!Praise the Lord , Alleluia!!
Vin
Sunday, December 21, 2008
We are never restricted in God's love....
The deaf may not hear , but they hear Jesus saying how much He loves them everyday , every second..
The blind may not see , but they see Jesus , waving to them with a gentle smile , brightening up their world of darkness..
The mute may not speak , but they cry out in their Spirit : " Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty , Who is , Who was , and is to come!!! "
The lame may not run , but their Spirit runs forever , forever towards God's embrace..
The handicapped may be incomplete in this world , but Jesus makes them whole in God's Kingdom..
The mentally unsound may not think normally , but Jesus gives them the greatest wisdom..
The weak may be bullied by others , but God gave them power to rule in His Kingdom..
You may be a loser in the eyes of people , but in God's eyes you are more than a conqueror!
Rejoice! For there is/are no strings attached in God's love. He loves all of us unconditionally. You may be a rotten sinner , or a handicap , but little did you know that God loves you all the more. Always remember , it is in our weakness whereby God's strength in us is made perfect! We can never do things on our own strength , but if we rely on God , nothing in this world could bound or restrict us , walls will crumble! Chains will break! Darkness will fade! For God's love for us is infinite.....
Vin
The blind may not see , but they see Jesus , waving to them with a gentle smile , brightening up their world of darkness..
The mute may not speak , but they cry out in their Spirit : " Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty , Who is , Who was , and is to come!!! "
The lame may not run , but their Spirit runs forever , forever towards God's embrace..
The handicapped may be incomplete in this world , but Jesus makes them whole in God's Kingdom..
The mentally unsound may not think normally , but Jesus gives them the greatest wisdom..
The weak may be bullied by others , but God gave them power to rule in His Kingdom..
You may be a loser in the eyes of people , but in God's eyes you are more than a conqueror!
Rejoice! For there is/are no strings attached in God's love. He loves all of us unconditionally. You may be a rotten sinner , or a handicap , but little did you know that God loves you all the more. Always remember , it is in our weakness whereby God's strength in us is made perfect! We can never do things on our own strength , but if we rely on God , nothing in this world could bound or restrict us , walls will crumble! Chains will break! Darkness will fade! For God's love for us is infinite.....
Vin
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Hey guys. I am really really blessed by God to have such an awesome God sis! :D And i really love the present , thanks Cheryl! x]] Haiz i feel so bad.... only gave her a christmas card :(((
The box (: So nice.
The casing.Image of an angel.Cooool x]
Finally , the Rosary inside!!
So nice of my God sis right? Hahaha. Yup yup. Nowadays i keep praying to God , it's as if God is reminding me to intercede to Mother Mary too! HAHA. Praise and thank God! And my God sis too!! :DDD
Vin
The box (: So nice.
The casing.Image of an angel.Cooool x]
Finally , the Rosary inside!!
So nice of my God sis right? Hahaha. Yup yup. Nowadays i keep praying to God , it's as if God is reminding me to intercede to Mother Mary too! HAHA. Praise and thank God! And my God sis too!! :DDD
Vin
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