Been Feeling Drained? Need More Sleep? Feeling Really Stressed? Heres The Solution: Seek God

Passage Matthew 11:28:
28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Some of us are having our Prelim's, well for some its just exams, but why do you feel so burnt out and stressed? Do you not have a great and mighty god, who you can rely on, who is always there for you?
Passage Hebrews 13:5
Since God assured us, "I'll never let you down, never walk off and leave you," we can boldly quote,

God is there, ready to help;
I'm fearless no matter what.
Who or what can get to me?
During times like this, we spend up most of our times studying, maybe the intention in mind is to a salt and light, but, why are you putting situations into your own hands and not spending anytime for god? During the combined service, those peeps on that stage, those drama people, I WANT TO GIVE YOU MY LIFE JESUS, but what happened, did you left God out? He Is Not Someone For You TO Play With, keep that in mind.
Passage Psalm 139:13:

13 -16 Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out;
you formed me in my mother's womb.
I thank you, High God—you're breathtaking!
Body and soul, I am marvelously made!
I worship in adoration—what a creation!
You know me inside and out,
you know every bone in my body;
You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit,
how I was sculpted from nothing into something.
Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth;
all the stages of my life were spread out before you,
The days of my life all prepared
before I'd even lived one day.
Our Course are already plotted before we were born, God has an wonderful plan for us people, remember he is watching over us all the time, he want us to rely on him, stop giving reasons, stop blaming god when things do not go your way, remember that everything he asks us to obey, we benefit more then him, OBEDIENCE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SACRIFICE. Lets Continue to serve god with all our hearts, save people from the sinful world, Love Those who hate us, do what would Jesus Want Us To Do. If we do not have the time to spend time with god, what if god did not have time for us?

"But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." -Matthew 5:39

To turn the other cheek is neither humiliating nor retaliation. It is rather a response of strength that says, “I will not seek revenge because I am stronger than that”. It also says, I will not respond in shame because I have dignity in Christ. My dignity is not found in if I can hit you back and hurt you. My dignity is found in Christ and I will respond in just the way He would respond.

Our dignity comes because we are made in the image of God. Our significance comes because we are called by Jesus to be world changers. Our power and strength comes because we are filled with the Holy Spirit who gives us the ability to receive the insults of others and respond with as Christ responded to those who hurled insults at Him.

It is no different for Christians. When we respond to insults with the same kind of vindictiveness then we affirm for the world that Christianity is a shame. But when we respond in quiet dignity, drawing on the power of Christ, we provoke a response of respect and wonder and we compel people to want to learn more about Jesus. Turning the other cheek is not impossible, but it is difficult. But when we do respond with the gentle dignity of Jesus, then we bring glory to Him.

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too lazy to put words . so since pictures speak a thousand words ... u decipher :D

The Past few weeks , we've been going about FAITH .
Annoying thing is . FAITH Without DEEDS is DEAD ! (James2:18-20)
and I've been seeing this a lot...
We used to say "God is Awesome !" and "This is a Crazy/Mad/Impossible Plan..LETS DO IT!"

Because we believed that God was BIG !

But what i see now is "Really ? u sure ? i think God is joking ! I don't think God can do it!"
WHAT KIND OF GOD ARE WE SERVING !

When i asked people what their dreams are I've gotten answers like
"nothing for now.but a _____ in the future"

honestly its not a bad thing...but i was angry/discouraged/disappointed by the first sentence.
NOTHING FOR NOW...
thats how much passiveness we have.

thats how much we trust God to work.
thats how much we dream that GOD can work THAT moment.
thats how much we limit God to work.
thats how much we give God control of our lives!

Where are the people who believe in God ? where are the people who stand for God ? where are the people who keep asking GOD for his blessings ?

This post is not to target one person. Its what i believe in.

I know one thing... I was taught to never give up. I was taught that men/women of God believe in one book. I was taught by that one book. and I BELIEVE IN THAT BOOK.

James2:23-26 ²³And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. ²⁴You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.

²⁵In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? ²⁶As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

I pray to see more of us, Christians.
Outrageously Faithfilled to what God can do.

Our God is Big.
BIGGER than life.
BIGGER than all our dreams combined.
And since he's BIGGER.
He can give us BIGGER FAITH !

-DavidSentosa
Cross on my heart.

though the enemy is plenty , and there seems to be no hope.
this soldier stands up again in Faith that he can live to fight again.
how about us ?

there's bound to be difficulties. But they're for growth.
God is testing all of us now , lets all go thru it with God :D

Faith is to trust in God though you're stuck in your room with no knob.
YES. that was me :D. YES i prayed. YES i was able to go for service though this happened.

SO lets all have FAITH !

-DavidSentosa
God Is Worthy.

"hey , anyone know whats the plural for chio bu ? cuz chio bus sounds like the bus is chio :D"- Jericho Ho Jun Lin

woohoo! my 3rd post of the nite
i tell u guys this, i've nv been so proactive in blogging b4
this may be the 1st and the last time i post 3 posts in one nite
i oso dunno y i wanna post so much
but just wanna update u on the fun tt wdl sec guys had the past few weeks

on the 7th of aug in the year 2009
while some ppl are still celebrating their national day
at like 13 00 hrs (wow so exact.. i wonder how my brain store all these)
wdl had prayer meet at some weird area!
woohoo!
u call tt an outing?
tts ur outing?
no lah! tts the prayer meet tt we haven meet on wed
so hao wen was suppose to go for pm with us mah (like duh)
but he was late.. y? ez link card no $$
den we pray tt he'll come den he came like 20 to 30 min later i think

after tt we went to this old man's house
the old man de name was Tan Wei Keat and i remember the bap name vr chim one
but my point is, we went to his condo there and hav fun ^^

we stripped kel and pushed him into the swimming pool!
no lah.. we just go into the pool in our pants
i got the pic of the ppl swimming but my com too lousy le
cant upload to the "New Post" thingy
if someone is helping mi post the photos
post it here ->

anyways, we were fooling around in the swimming pool
kel can scream vr loudly=.=
so pls, do not go to the library with him
we got complained by the residents and the security warned us a few times XP
den josh and wai keong came (but oni josh went into the pool)
man, i dunno y the ppl at La casa hav to be so fussy about attire in the pool
u wear pants wear pants lah
wanna wear underwear wear lah
wear shirt den u scold i understand
nude u scold i oso understand
wear pants u scold i really dun understand
wads wrong with wearing pants in a pool?
i go beach oso wear pants
i go jurong swimming complex oso wear pants
hahaz weird rule they hav

den a few mins later kenna chased out of the pool
sad.. hahaz
den we wanted to use the steam room ^^
but got ppl using =.=
den the rest change finish le, left mi and hao wen haven finish yet
den when we both reach the toilet ready to change
one of the steam room was available Woohoo!
den we both went inside
wah the place like some suana liddat.. so hot
i dun even noe i perspire or hav water vapour on my body
cant even see the wall properly.. too much water particles le
hard to breath, but fun to go into
after tt wanna change but i didnt bring towel
wow i ard 1 or 2 min liddat dry le after coming out of the steam room
so cool ^^

den after tt mi, kel, junior and josh were trying to make a music video
kel de camera skill "rocks out loud"
no words could describe it
dunno how many videos le, still no success

while we enjoying the romantic scenery, mx, wai keong and hw went to the gym
got kicked out eventually for some reason
was either not wearing proper attire or cant go in other than residents
i think both.. cos Sean poh and wei keat went in (with shoes) b4 they left for yishun
mx, hw and wai keong (some of them without shoes) seemed quite sad after tey got kicked out

after tt we went to hav our dinner at the dunno wad u call tt place near ks and wee kiat's house
vista point
had dinner le den some of us left, some of us played basket ball ^^
those who went can continue typing from here ^^

hope this post will remind u tt our lives are not just for chionging (although tts a gd thing)
but also we gotta bond and relax with the ppl we are working with

ending here ^^
-Jun lin the city of Palm trees

HEY ALL THE POWER RANGER FANS OF NORTH C

this is a especially random post
but kinda biblical ^^
and vr inspirational for mi XD
God suddenly threw mi "power ranger" into my head
cool rite? hahaz

Remember how the Power Rangers hav diff diff colour costumes and diff powers?
remember how awesome the Power Rangers were?
remember how handsome i am? (just kidding)
in the same way, God created us like Power Rangers
we hav diff character traids, we hav diff brains
most importantly, God created us to be awesome in a different way!

but wad about Power Rangers inspired mi a few mins ago?
i suddenly remember every single time when the power rangers fight a vr powerful boss
they either win, or loose, or maybe(not frequently) draw
but at the last episode of every single Power Rangers series
they will win the final big boss and save the earth(not toking bout save elec or paper)
they will always be the handsome ppl to defeat the either equally as handsome ppl or the ugly to the max monster
they always are victorious over 'evil' (or just ugly beyond reason)
and josh reminded mi of how they stand tgt united

so how is it tt they dun win the battle all the time but still win the final battle?
they dun giv up
simple, they dun giv up
they realise that they are in a diff situation
but they still are reluctant to giv up
y? its probably the end of the world already still wanna risk ur life?
so wad? so wad if i loose my life?
at least i see the hope, even though a tiny bit, but still its hope
and i am going to do wad ever it takes to grab tt little piece of hope
and use it to save souls

Hav u ever seen a power ranger go into battle with his teammates b4?
tt probably has happen b4 rite?
but hav u seen in a final battle oni one ranger vs the vr ugly boss?
i dun think so
hav u guys seen how the megazord is being formed?
it takes the team to come tgt and form a megazord
it takes the team to come tgt and control tt megazord (although i dunno how)
but wadever it is, the stand tgt as one unit battling side by side
they love each other as a family and learn to accept one another in the 1st few episodes
my point is, they gel up fast
even when new rangers come into their team, they gel up fast
as a family of God, in our 1st few episodes, yes we hav been geling up fast, although they will hav quarrels, but they solve it and come back tgt as a family
but do we really hav a personal relationship with one another?
our relationship as a whole family is great
but do we hav a personal relationship with each of the family members?
and do we help to gel the nb(s) in our groups into our family?

the charectors of Power Rangers usually start out as just some ordinary or weird ppl
but they end up being much more responsible and sacrificial
some of them start out having pride issue, but ended up being humble and able to accept ppl as leaders
they go thru physical war to build that up
lets go thru this spiritual war as God's Power Rangers
the Power Rangers that will not say tt there's no hope
the Power Rangers tt will not say we surrender to the opposing team
the Power Rangers tt will always come out and just say this 3 words,"We ARE victorious" cos God is with us
Power Rangers hav all sorts of funny funny weird weapons
we hav one vr powerful weapon - the Word of God

Hebrews 4:12
-For the word of God is living and active
Sharper than any double-edged sword,
it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit,
joints and marrow: it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

u realised tt Power Rangers hav colourful costumes?
sometimes even upgrades to cooler costumes?
its time we upgrade our costumes too
its time we transform to a much more powerful Power Ranger of God

so, North C, it's Morphin' time!
-Jericho the quite cute de ^^

Hey, all the shuai ge and chio bu of this family!
just suddenly had the urge to blog hahaz

anyways just now as i was walking home,
God suddenly showed mi a picture of mi sprinting 2.4
den i suddenly remembered how i ran like crazy
but didnt hav the stamina to keep on running
then God reminded mi again how i ran with the wdl sec ppl afew weeks back

i just suddenly derieved on this
our spiritual race is just like how we do our 2.4
we either chiong like there's no tml, or run with wisdom

i remembered the times i run like im killing myself
running and running at the top of my speed
but yet wad i dun notice is how much stamina i wasted just to run pass some ppl
eventually, i'll get tired
in the end, i wad do i get? a painful headache and stomache ache (dun wanna noe where tt came from)
then i remembered how easy it was for mi to jog the 2.4 around the track with mx, hw and kel

so i was just toking to God after he showed mi the running
and God told mi that i've been running too fast
its time for mi to slow down and look behind mi
ppl are still struggling with so much obstacles behind, yet i ran so much further
God told mi, dun run so fast, or u'll get too tired to run any further
or in the other case, u'll trip and fall
slow down, son, catch ur breath
dun throw away ur life just at this, use ur life wisely

Running takes strength and speed (and duh breathing)
gotta know ur strengths, if u cant sprint for vr long, dont
and as a family, we gotta keep watch of each other while running
dun abandon ppl, remember, we are oni as fast as the slowest runner ^^

-Jericho the quite handsome one

The Light of our savior is in our hands to bring salvation to our friends :D

Took the time to Know my Juniors
got them to do a survey for me...
but thats just the story cut short,
the long story...

I was standing there , thinking
"man, i wish i told ks or any Yhope to tag along"
cuz i was kinda scared to go to the sec1 class to intro myself.
cuz of age gap and all..ahaha
so i said "God, make a way, i fear , but God gives me courage."
then one of my lower sec friends came up the staircase
and i went up to him, asked him to help me with the survey
..man was he Extremely Willing..
then his classmates came along and
initiated to do the survey too..
God bless them :D God Rocks
so now i wanna get to know them more :D

many cats Run .
very few have the courage to face us.
thats why we had this word "scaredy-cat"
HAD the word.
now if all of us just take courage like this cat(above)
we'd be world-changers in the making.
Joshua1:7
"Be Strong and Very Courageous.
Be careful to obey all the law my servant moses gave you;
do not turn from it to the right or left,
that you may be successful wherever you go"

God Is Worthy. Fullstop .
David Daniel Sentosa.

i just want to say this:

i love the people in north c!
i love this family!
i love the fact that we live out why we exist!

for what my heart loves is not something that is flawless but flawed. Yet when what is broken is mend back to the shape that the creator desires for it, i rejoice over it! Hence, this is why i simply love north c. Not that we are flawless but extremely flawed but in the process of transformation to become the butterfly. :)

I came to realize this all in just an hour! :)

hoe

i'm to lazy to find a photo of butterfly. anyone interested to put it for me at the space below?

LIKE HERE>>>>>>

Be_The_Change_by_ScarsAreAlwaysThere

We are the redeemed.
We are redeemed to make a difference in the world.
We are called to change in order to change the world.
Once again, are we willing to pay the price to change for the world?
Are we willing to step out of our comfort zone to do more things for God?
Do you know that nothing can exchange the fact that Jesus died on the cross for us?
God is the Author and Way of our life.
Without Him, will we find our purpose and direction?
Losing our track in life = losing our direction.
Our hope is all in Christ alone.

tag-24

Where else can we get our answer in life from?
Only in JESUS ALONE!
It is time to move and make a difference.
Let’s do things that we lift and shine Jesus name up HIGH (:

- rebecca ; with conviction :)

Hey North C!
u noe something? i wanna share with u guys about my fustrations

u noe wad?
im sick and tired of seeing ppl who say they love God and just wanna live for him but don't do anything diff from the ppl of the world
let mi just remind u all with this qn: we are in the world, but are we of the world?

the other day i was just about to end my day
den i saw someone in my room(im not saying who) sleeping but i realised he didnt do his quiet time
den i just woke him up and ask him if he did his quiet time or not
he said he didnt, ok lah at least he didnt lie
but the fact is this, he didnt take a part of his day just to spend time with God
he told mi that he'll do it in sch, den im just fustrated bout this
is he going to just read the bible just in sch?
is he going to noe more bout God's word oni in sch, cg, svr, shpd, etc?

i couldnt take it
so i just qn him,"do u love God?"
he told mi he does
so i told him(not in exact quotation):
if u love God, den just use this part of ur time of ur day just to spend time with him
if that person is not going to spend just a little time with God, den isnt he as good as those of the world?

i told my spiritual buddy this thing the other day
i will not stand and do absolutely nth if the person dun spend his time with God rite in front of mi
come on lah, if he love God so much, cant u just spend a little time with God?
same goes to all of us, if we love God so much, cant we just take time to understand him further?
also, im fustrated bout these ppl called weekend christians
chio bu(s) and yandao(s), if u wanna be christians, den treasure ur walk with God
dun be weekday or weekend christians, lets really take the 'one day challenge' which ppl say dunno so many times le
my younger bro took it and shared with mi just now tt he had a breakthrough while doing it
weird breakthrough, but guess wad, its still a break through
im not just fustrated bout ppl around mi, im oso fustrated bout myself
dude, im not making the effort to help my sch to grow
COME ON, PPL, WAKE UP!

and if u think u haven take God seriously, its time to start doing something about ur life
if u really truely love God to the bottom of ur heart or even deeper, do something bout it
ppl's lives arent rite, ppl's lives arent taking their lives rite

hey north c, let's stop doing all this crap
let's slap our faces and just wake up and take God seriously
God loves YOU, truely simply loves YOU

u noe something? the other day i was just walking with my sb(actually the same day as above one)
the he told mi that he told his cg this
we spend too less of a time with God le
den he told mi this:
we oni spend around 3.6% of our week with God
y? y one week so less?
count for urselves how much u spend time with God
there's oni 168 h in a week
mainly we spend time with God in these areas:
-service (2hr)
-cg (2hr)
-shpding (2hr)
total up around 3.6% of our week is spend with God if u oni do this 3 things
if u talk bout qt, ok lah at least 30min everyday?
but tt doesnt even make up 50% of ur week
(sry i nv take away sleeping time)

ppl talk bout this race, ppl talk about going for it all the way
are u going to keep on to tt word?
as u read this post, pls pls pls pls pls pls pls rmb wad u had learnt as a christian

end of the day, this is all tt i wanna say:
if we wanna transform, do something bout ur life now
jiu shi jiang le ^^

i cant say anything thing else le..
other than sry i suddenly spam all these on this blog rather on my blog
just remember tt we still can do something bout lives ^^

hey go sleep le lah!
nites ^^

-Jericho the Forgiven

Try_to_stand_up_by_greatanin

if we don’t stand up for our own generation, who else will?
stand up for this generation is ours!
no matter how tough it is to stand up for our generation, we have the decision to choose and a choice to make.
whenever we fall, STAND UP AGAIN!

will we choose to stand up for our generation?

10Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals—these are the very things that destroy them.

let us stop all these things to happen. People need Jesus!
Let us not do things that doesn’t even show that we stand for our own generation. God wants us to be wholehearted in doing things for His kingdom and not half-hearted..

-rebecca ; the faithful servant ;D

Open_by_RobbyP

The door will always be open for us.
God never closes the door and leave us aside.
Isn’t this family of God great? God placed them in our lives for a purpose.

repent_by_damphyr

whenever we enter into the presence of God, we should repent.
repentance brings revival!
other than through repentance, when will revival come?

Think_by_Vibeviant

We have to stop at times and look and listen to what our spiritual friends, leaders and God.
Listen to what they want to tell us.
And think through what are the things that we have to repent.
If we just simply repent for the sake of repenting, why repent?

- rebecca ; the faithful servant ;D

The Picture that Debbie told us about during CG sharing…
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The outside of this waterfall seems to be smooth sailing.

BUT….

IN_WATERFALL_by_THOM_B_FOTO

in the inside of the waterfall, the water have to go through the stones, rocks and pebbles that is obstructing its way to the mouth of the river. It is just like our lives. We have to go through ups and downs before we grow. It is great to have problems and troubles in our life but do not fall instead, grow out of it.

Only when we choose to grow out of the ups and downs in life. We have gone through parts of the tough times.

Waterfall_by_jotamyg

And we have grown and went through the ups and downs in life just like how tough the water have to go through the stones, rocks and pebbles to reach the mouth of the river.
Whatever it takes, as long as its for the Kingdom of God, i will do it.

-rebecca, the faithful servant ;D

GOSH I THINK I'M LIKE SO MAD ABOUT BLOGGING TODAY! FOURTH POST LE!

This post is taken from my dearest sheep- Jian Hao word press!

I have heard this several times and some people have probably heard it countless of times. “Male by birth. Man by choice.” I used to despise people who don’t mean what they say but ended up concluding that I myself am part of this hideous category. That’s because we are hypocrites in transition, spare me not. What is required of a male to be a man? David Hoe did justice by explaining his convictions, although a short post, about being a man of God.

As much as I do agree with him, I am also equally displeased with myself when I look back into my past. Did I please God as a man would and should? If today you find yourself already retreated to a comfort zone and waiting for something to happen or someone to make it happen, you’re gonna be labelled a weakling. Why not, you?

Rise in the name of Jesus. Stand up for what you believe in. Fight like a man would. Would you? Because I would.

A random Thought just came into my mind! Why are there only post written by males by not so for females? I don't mean anything offensive, but just cross my mind! :x

hoe

Guys and girls, i wonder when was the last time you read something like this. But as i read this, i must say that i truly love what i read and says AMEN to his post! Come the second paragraph, change his name to yours and the school to yours.

From Yong En Word press:

i was just taking sometime to spend some time with the brothers in north , and yes indeed , RSF !. rise ! stand ! fight !.
guys ! we have wasted enough time , if you have been in church for long and you have not been doing anything , this is for you !. you have been in church for long , the kingdom needs to grow all the time , it should never be dropping !. rise up to what you believe , stand up for the kingdom of God , FIGHT for God !. lets stop wasting all the time idle-ing , really !. it has to come to a stop , we need to know that the KINGDOM NEED TO GROW !. Jesus died for everyone on earth , we are the one chosen by God to go and share it ! we are the one , chosen, we are not randomly chosen , God HANDPICKED us !. he trust us , he want us to do something for his kingdom !.
see and be discontented !. the kingdom needs to be glorified !. be discontented if the kingdom cannot grow !. dont say its ok , do something about it !. think with God ! what can you do !?. if theres nothing , then its nonsense !. why?. cause God said dint he ?. with him all things are possible and hey ! if we are saying its impossible , are we saying God is unreal !?. no !. God is real and something can be done !
lets really stop all our nonsense !. Guys ! its time to wake up !. guys ! its time to deny ourself and take up the cross !. we cant keep hoping for a bed of roses !. its impossible !. if we want to serve the kingdom , the devil will come against us , BUT fear NOT !. God is with us . God is all possible !trust in him and trust in his strength !

yongen !. its time to wake up !. its time to see the world needs God !. you are chosen by God to be in OPSS !. you are chosen by God to be pionnering this school now !. and hey ! its time to be serious , its time to be focused on God , its time to say :” the kingdom needs to grow ,and we need God to help !”. yes thats the number one fact , the kingdom needs to grow , but the second thing is. we need God’s help , i am too weak !. yongen !. rely on God’s strenght !. he has offered it to you !. and accept it for the kingdom !, throw away your pride!, throw away whatever you have and just focus on God !, enough nonsense from you !. LAZINESS you know it yourself ! yongen !. wake up !. see that laziness should not be a barrier !. its been 4years already !!!! come on !. others are moving forward! your not going to stay at the back and just watch ! you too is going to fight the war ! you are going to run the ball !. YOU ARE A WITNESS OF GOD !. lets start working , another thing , YONGEN ! i know fear are scary !. i know fear brings you down big time !, but PYPS IS ALREADY HISTORY !. come on !. the old opss is also history !!!… they are no longer here but they are history ! they are meant to be learnt from !. know the mistake ! dont repeat it !. put in effor to do it !. dont wait anymore !… its time to wake up and do something for the kingdom , enough of games , enough of girls , enough of bicycle , enough of the WORLD !. its NOW that you have to start serving God !. infact it was long ago !. but nevermind LETS GO !. lets run !.
Rise.Stand.Fight !
Go yongen ! proclaim God’s word !.

Jeremiah!:D, RSF !!!!!!!!! , 9aug happy national day ;D

This is the difference between a man and male. If he was a woman, then it would the difference between woman and female.
North C- be man and woman of God! Btw, he's not too far from many of your age. Simply 15, but with a level of maturity that pleases God. Everyone of us have the same knowledge, but it's how we choose to deal with it! God, rise up more real man and woman in woodlands and things won't be where it is now. But we will be forcefully advancing your kingdom. Throughout the years, i haven't change. :) It's still burning!

HOORAY! REJOICE WITH ME, SAY REJOICE! IF THIS IS NOT ENOUGH, USE THE REJOICE SHAMPOO!

DAVID IS NO LONGER A TRAINER IN HIS URBAN JUNGLE AND THIS MEANS NO MORE STAYING IN AND LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT PALMS DOWN! :D The best deal of all, is that i get to lie down on my ULTRAMAN bed everyday! :D Swee right?

Yes, as much as i rejoice over the passing out this week has also been an astounding week for me in terms of truth confrontations with God. This simply happens when you find time out and take a book and read it while your back is against the beanbags and chilling wind from the ceiling air conditioner blows at you. :D How i wish my house was like this. :/

To cut the whole long story short, i shall type a short extract of what i read that caught me thinking. :D Friends and family, think about it.

Honestly, the question that reverberated within my mind was just this question:

how many faces must you have?

While religion works to restrain our actions from the outside in, God always works from the inside out. Only this kind of change lasts. Its sustaining power comes not from the spirit of God, but from your desire to become the person God dreams of. Your motivation is not what others think of you, nor even the consequences of your actions if you choose another way, but your longing to have the image of God revealed in you. You simply want to be a different person.

When we lack integrity, we might alter our decision based on who others are or even how we feel about them. If we admire someone or aspire to be valued by that individual, a lack of integrity will cause us to conform to what we believe that person wants us to be.

Jesus only had ONE FACE. When we show different sides of ourselves to different people, we become two-faced at the very least. When we lack integrity, we find ourselves being several people, depending on the circumstances. We subdivide our lives and justify our differing values systems based on context. Our character becomes a product to be sold. We become personality salesmen rather than people of substance.

Gosh, what do you think? Honestly, it just caught me really thinking if we are always seeking for people’s approval by our actions, praises and eyes on us. The worse thing that could have ever happen here is this, YOU JUST CAN’T BE THE PERSON OF SUBSTANCE. Just how long, will we continue to act in this stage of life? Can we just choose to be who we were really made to be?

Can i be real honest with you? The only word that came across my mind when i read the above extract was this 'PATHETIC'. Stop living in a world where you have to perform for others, you can choose to live your life with one face. Just like how Jesus did.

The below extract is what i love most.

It is in this state that we become people of integrity. It’s more than ”what you see is what you get”. Integrity is not just about who you are, but who you seek to become. When we have integrity, we don’t need to pretend. We are well aware of our weakness and shortcomings. Integrity is not about being flawless, but being ‘flaseless.’ When you watch a person of integrity, you can know what’s inside him or her. The individual in transparent. You can see what’s inside the heart and witness the light emanating from within.

Lastly, i like how Mark Twain puts it.

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. But then again, if you are a liar, you’d better have a great memory. When we tell the truth, that’s all we haev to remember. When we live in deceit, we haev too many faces and lies to keep track of.

So friends and family, let’s be people of only one face. People who can choose to be real but yet helping each other to grow closer with God. Many times there are hurts and backstabbing in relationship just shows that how ‘pathetic’ we are that we do not know that we are drowning in our insecurities. To those who are watching others drowning and only keep watching, just who are we trying to be? Are we so blinded by our own un forgiveness that we do not realize that Christ won’t forgive us as well? Wake up, we all need one another. If in this family, we can’t be one face then i wonder how long and how much energy do you have to last you through this life?

I dare to tell you about my past, but i am not condemn because i have moved on and i know that God has already forgiven me. To you, i never need to have many faces, but just one. The real me- the man that God has dream of me to me.

So dearest family and friends, this is who i am.

davidhoe