What Christmas meant to you?

Thank God for the preaching on birth of Christ in Christmas Eve Service. Luke 2:1-7 - The Birth of Jesus.

Luke 2:7 - and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

It never strike me that impactful that "there's no room" for Jesus during his birth. This world belongs to HIM but upon HIS birth, people don't recognise and don't even provide a room for HIM. Do we then have a room for Jesus in our heart through our daily life? Do we help others to build a room in themselves for Jesus?

Pause and Ponder and may we bless with vision and dreams for the work of Christ in 2009.

有一件礼物

this worship song speaks deep in my heart on sun service. in particular, the lyrics - "如果你不珍惜，机会难留， 礼物虽然好，如果你不要，你怎么能够得到，怎么能得到？" . Most of times, we don't treasure what's around us. We simply take things for granted and when we lost it, then we feel regret or sad. Pause, observe and ponder is there a present just next to you? Treasure it and don't let it passed...you will miss it and regret...

有一件礼物，你收到没有？眼睛看不到，你心会知道
这一件礼物，心门外等候，是为了你准备，别人不能收
亲爱的朋友，你是否想到，马槽的婴孩是为你而来
亲爱的朋友，你是否了解，最好的礼物，是人子主耶稣！

生命有限，时光也会走，如果你不珍惜，机会难留
礼物虽然好，如果你不要，你怎么能够得到，怎么能得到？

they are unique

it's so amazing and enjoyable to be with them. i see myself as them dur my teenage. worrying on studying, frustrating on friendship complication, quick and bad tempered, funny and wild, bold and courageous, stubborn and rebellious, curious and anxious on love relationship...and many many more. they brought me laughter but they made me worry too. worrying their study, worrying their priority in life, worrying on their growing process. each of them r unique and dear to me. at times, i am frustrated of myself not able to help them much at all. at times, i doubt myself what i have been providing for so many years. at times, i feel so anxious and frustrated to the extent of giving up.

but God reminded me all these:
1) God loves them more than me
Luke 11:11 - 13 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

2) It's all God loves on them and not me
Psalm 127:1 Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.

3) God commands to do it good
Ecclesiastes 9:10a Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might

May each of them experience God love personally...
Special prayer to a teen who wanted to do well in school. May wisdom be upon him.

memories upon memories

it's been sometimes that i blog...struggling for dream, vision, reason and passion to stay on...but i still couldn't hear a definite answer from HIM and now it's dec...last month of 2008. it's really tough since aug when i am back from US. All things seem to turn up-side-down. But i prayed for a "change". Perhaps that's the "change".

Thankful for the memories - chalet was fun and a memorable one. thanks to the game masters...thanks to the chefs...thanks to him who always supports and blesses. thanks to Jesus for this event...HE gives me strength, belief and perservance to organise this chalet. It's my prayer that our teens will become our future leaders...haha so that i can retired...

Thankful for the half-marathon that i have completed. it's a training for endurance. i remember that i was getting so impatience when all things happened likewise in aug. i couldn't focus, become short-tempered, anxious and impatience. Training for this run helps me to become more patience, determined, perservance and focus back to Jesus. Thanks for him training with me. Without that, i dont think i can complete the race. It's really a long run close to 3hrs and it's HIM that HE gives me the strength and endurance to end the race. It's not how a race is started but how it ended. Just like we christian, it's matter how we end our race being a christian in this world.

Thanks to Jesus for all the memories...