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BPGC-Ehpesians Birthdates! QiQi - March 17th Sherwin - June 8th ShaoNing - July 18th WeiSong - August 2nd Huey - August 27th LiuYi - August 28th Xueyun - September 7th BoHan - September 18th WeiXin - October 14th ZiXin - October 30th Christopher - November 28th JiBing - December 21st previous posts How to blog? A Coincidence or a Guardian Angel - Melody Hadley A New Day, A New Beginning, looking forward to sch... QT Kayaking Trip on 20th June, Fri The Start Of Our Blog!!! the past July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 July 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 September 2011 People We (should) Know! :x Daune DeZhang Edna Eunice GeokLan HueyFen JieLing Johnson LiangFa Pengs ShaoNing SuLing Group blogs!
We talk... Our Updates & Thanksgivings! HueyFen - ShaoNing -TG:rain stopped aft for so long!! :) -TG:had time to catch up with secsch/jc friend (will share with the girls next time! -PR:final year project! able to ovecome laziness and procrastination, and rly work hard for the project. part 1 due in 2 weeks time and its graded 25%! Chris - Pengs -PR:Good health throughout CNY!! JiBing - WeiSong - Sherwin - LiuYi -PR:Study for God and let Him lead thru this year. YanYi - XueYun -TG:Thank God for new year. -PR:Everyone to have enough rest. QiQi - WeiXin - ZiXin -
Our Prayers requests JiaYan -Know what to do in future. -Work hard in bible study. -Faithful to work in church. Chris -Will meditate on God's Word daily. -Start to memorise verses. Pengs -Time management, as having holidays now. -Continue to stay close to God. JiBing -Able to know whats God's plan in life. WeiSong - Sherwin - BoHan - LiuYi -Art mock exam coming thurs -Wisdom in coping with all the subject -Take good care of own body XueYun - QiQi -Willingness to step out of comfort zone and get to know abt more ppl. WeiXin -Able to serve God with a willing heart. ZiXin -Discipline in not procrastinating. -Wisdom and strength from God for daily stuffs.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 ( Give Until it Hurts! -- Mary Southerland @ 10:27 PM ) Matthew 7:7-11 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! The Story I have always loved giving gifts to my children, and now, we have two grandchildren -- twins, a boy and a girl. I am in so much trouble! A few days ago, I took our daughter-in-law and the twins shopping. Seriously, shopping for these babies has become a love-driven passion for me, or as I am now known, Mimi. I had a list of items I wanted to purchase but was disappointed when I found only half of the items on the list. However, it was getting late and the babies began to "tell" us that they were ready for dinner and bedtime! We checked out, loaded the babies into the car and headed home. When Jodi leaned over to kiss my cheek and thank me for the gifts, I looked at her and said, "It's not enough!" Jodi chuckled, but I was serious! "No, you don't understand, honey. We have to go shopping again because I haven't given the babies enough and my heart is not excited enough yet!" I know. I am totally ruined but I am going to try very hard not to ruin Jaydan and Lelia. (The projected success rate does not look good right now, but I promise to work on it.) On the way home, I began to analyze my words and my heart. I don't really know how to explain what I feel for Jaydan and Lelia, but it is sort of like watching my heart walk around on the outside of my body. I know that I can love them in so many ways...and I do. Looking back, I realize that I was pretty much the same way with our own children. I didn't have money then, and I don't have money now but I was always looking for ways to give them gifts. Our Father has the same heart - a giving heart - when it comes to giving His children good things. The problem is that we don't really believe it! One of the most tragic results of our unbelief is an ineffective prayer life. We pray, not really believing that God will answer those prayers. In Matthew 7:7-11, Jesus is teaching about prayer and about the very nature of God. He relates it to something we all can understand, the child-parent relationship. The son has been out in the fields working all day. By the time he comes home, he is starving. His family is seated at the dinner table and dishes of steaming, delicious food are being passed around. Imagine that the Father tosses his son a rock and says, "Here! Eat this!" Jesus is driving home the truth that good fathers want to give their kids good gifts. Now if this is true of earthly parents (and grandparents), imagine what our Heavenly Parent wants to give us. No one's voice sounds sweeter to God than your voice, friend. Nothing in the universe would keep Him from giving you His full attention when you pray! In Psalm 34:8, the psalmist invites us to "taste and see that the LORD is good". In this verse, "Lord" means "Jehovah, Abba Father". Don't think you have to figure out a way to steal a blessing from God. Don't think you have to trick Him into giving up what He would rather keep for Himself. It is God's very nature to give to His children. He is a giving God with a heart that longs to bless, to encourage, to empower and to love you. God is not only able to answer your prayer, but God wants to answer your prayer. My Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for letting me realize that my parents will always choose what they think is good for me, even though I might be grumbling for their decision.Please forgive me for doubting whether You do hear our prayers and answer it.I know now that as long as it is good for me, You would give it to me when I ask, as You love us, as your children. Help me to secure my faith in Your love. In Jesus name I pray, Amen Read and meditate on the following verses: * Psalm 17:18 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings. * Psalm 149:4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation. * Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. * Romans 8:39 Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Make a list of the ways God has proven His love for you. Think back over your life and begin a list of God's gifts to you. Add to your list each week. Be sure to date each entry. Begin another list of the gifts you can give God. Pray, asking the Father to love others through you and in doing so, realize His love for you as never before 0 comments |