O Lord, Your tenderness

O Lord, Your tenderness
Melting all my bitterness
O Lord, I receive Your love

O Lord, Your loveliness
Changing all my ugliness
O Lord, I receive Your love
O Lord, I receive Your love
O Lord, I receive Your love

-Graham Kendrick-

Jesus what a beautiful name

Jesus, what a beautiful name
Son of God, Son of Man
Lamb that was slain
Joy and peace, strength and hope
Grace that blows all fear away
Jesus, what a beautiful name

Jesus, what a beautiful name
Truth revealed, my future sealed
Healed all my pain
Love and freedom, life and warmth
Grace that blows all fear away
Jesus, what a beautiful name

Jesus, what a beautiful name
Rescued my soul, my stronghold
Lifts me from shame
Forgiveness, security, power and love
Grace that blows all fear away
Jesus, what a beautiful name

-Tanya Riches-


May you marvel at the amazing and glorious name of our Lord Jesus, as you reflect on the verses from this song. =)

final lap

Finalle..Its here, its now.... The final lap of the race looms ahead.5 months to go... till I leave the student life behind. A new journey lies ahead.One full of mystery and uncertainty. Yet full of excitment.What story am I going to leave behind to tell ? What should I take along with me ?One thing is for sure, that He knows the paths that are set. And He goes ahead of me, and promises to be always with me.Praise be to my Maker.Jeremiah 29 : 11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

To God be the Glory

To Him be all glory , honour and praise.
He who neither sleeps nor slumbers, who rejoices over us with singing.
He who loves us with an everlasting love.
He who gave up heavens glory for us.

Thank you for friends, for giving them to us, to remind us of your love.
Ppl of whom we can share the joy of knowing You. Ppl whom we can cry , and rely on.
Thank Youfor giving them to us.

Praise Him.

Is there room in your heart for Him?

Christmas is here once again. Shopping, shopping shopping... cooking cooking cooking.. cards here cards there... smses beeping... travelling here and there... Friends back .. friends leaving.... family reunions... Busy busy busy...

there comes the question from the lowly manger....
Is there room in your heart for Me? Have you prepared your hearts for this season... or are you like pagans who just do it for the sake of doing it...

Jesus is to be celebrated not anything or anybody else.
It is His birthday we are celebrating, are we sharing this joy with others? Or have we clouded or hearts with things to make is unable to see Him during this season.

The babe of Bethlehem , the man on the Cross at Calvary , the seed of Abraham, the branch from Jesse, the promised Messiah from the line of David, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
Lets celebrate Him! Jesus Christ!

torn but not broken, down but not defeated

Two weeks ago, I suffered a knock while playing footsal with a bunch of Uni mates. Thinking I was macho and all, I persisted playing throughout the game though having a real uneasy feeling at my right calf muscle. After the game, I could barely walk properly due to the pain. That very night, after having a shower and all, I couldnt even stand.
After consulting 2 doctors for treatment, they both concluded that I must have torn a muscle during the game. Due to the impact of the knock from my friend, my muscle tore causing blood vessels inbetween to rupture. They diagnosed at least a month recovery period and prescribed me to some pain killers. Well thank God for that happened just before a 1 week raya break. Being injured and sick is the worst time you want to be anywhere else but Home. Now that school has started, I am having to hobble around university hoping that certain classes will still be on raya break :P
This injury has really taught me some important lessons. I believe God allowed this to happen to teach me and to rebuke me.
Firstly, our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. I have not been treating it the way it deserves. Not respecting my own body enough. I am guilty of always trashing my body in sports , fun and etc. Late nights, heavy meals before bed, eating junk/rubbish , and etc. has always been a habit. Well , if my body is the temple of GOD , is this what it deserves? If I am bought with a price, the very percious blood of the Lamb, am I able to live out that extra-ordinary life while His temple is like semi destroyed? Am I able to serve Him better like this? or Before?
These are important questions that I always breeze through without looking at the significance of them. I am being selfish, thinking of myself only. Having fun momentarily, eating syiok syiok momentarily. I am not considering the long term effects of my actions. How would these habits affect my life in the future?

1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (New International Version)
18Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

Our bodies are really not our own. It is on loan to us whilst we are here. Are we looking after it the way it should be looked after?
It is difficult to serve when our bodies are really not up to it. A simple example is when we are tired or had not enough sleep, how is it that we are able to worship the Lord or read and indulge in His word? Is our 100% to Him , or to the bed?
How much more when our bodies are in unhealthy conditions. Thus looking after our temples should never be overlooked!

Second lesson I learnt from this experience is that we should be thankful in all situations. Now how I look and admire ppl who are able body, who can carry out daily life without a challenge or pain. For those who are less fortunate, it is a BIG challenge to even get out of bed unaided. Are we being thankful in all situations? Are we aware that our lives are in the hands of the Almighty and it is up to Him to give or take away?
Be thankful in all situations! Because once what you once had is gone, you will definately regret.

Now all I can do is pray and hope my leg gets better as well as enjoy what I still have to enjoy! Going through this situation, God has helped me relate to those are also having such physical impairment as well. It is truly no joke to be one legged or one handed. Lets do what we can to do who we meet like these around us. Let us extend the Love of Christ to our less fortunate friends. To God be the Glory.

Heaven's Bells

Each time when we pray, we ring the bells up above.
Each time when we pray, we confess our humanity and his divinity,
Each time when we pray, God knows what we are going to utter before the words even form in our hearts,
Each time when we pray,God hears from heaven and is NEVER slow to reply.

Psalm 121
A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

God , our God is indeed an awesome God!
HE never ever ever fails to answer us when our hearts cry out to Him in prayer.
HE never ever ever fails to answer us when we sincerely ask for things that are upon His heart.

The Lord just answered my prayers! I asked for the Lord that He would cause reconciliation with a friend I have hurt many many years ago.
And amazingly God just caused me and my friend to be reconnected to each other. All of a sudden the person messaged me , and things kicked off from there. Things are not all complete at the moment , but I am sure things will get better with God in the picture in both our lives.

Matthew 5 :23-24
23"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.