Gong Xi Fa Cai - Asking for Blessing!!!

In this Festive Season of Lunar Chinese New Year, as Chinese, we sub-consciously wish for blessing of various forms, wealth, health, success, intimacy, renewal, growth in our personal life. Don't we all ask for those, regardless of our cultural festive seasons..?

Greetings of Blessing filled the air, as cliché as how its been utter over the years, we still pray and wish that somehow we could see some of it coming through.

So what's in for us in this Dragon CNY.? We are always reminded that our requests and petitions had not gone unheard. That we can be sure that if we believe and ask in God's will, He listens to us

Psalm 5:3

In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice;

in the morning I lay my requests before you

and wait in expectation

And the 'Blessing' has for us are not mere earthly inheritance that satisfies only the flesh and are temporary. When we experience that Joy of His revelation in our endeavour to draw close to Him, He rewards "those who earnestly seek Him" and "our joy will be complete".

Jeremiah 33:3

3 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and

unsearchable things you do not know.'

Lastly, let not our 'blessing' be limited to ourselves, make use of all opportunities to (Colossians 4:5-6) share with the people we come in contact with this Festive season... Let's start praying for all indiscriminately, that God's Kingdom may be known through us. That CNY will be different for them through us.

1 Timothy 2:1-2

1 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

Looking at the larger picture, our freedom should not be taken for granted, pray for our Government and even in a global sense, cause we are all in "it"...

May God bless us all in this Dragon - Chinese New Year...Amen!!

When I say...

When I say ... "I am a Christian"

" I am not shouting "I am saved;"

I am whispering "I get lost"

"That is why I choose this way."

When I say ... "I am a Christian"

I do not speak of this with pride.

I am confessing that I stumble

and need someone to be my guide.

When I say ... "I am a Christian"

I am not trying to be strong.

I am professing that I am weak

and pray for strength to carry on.

When I say ... "I am a Christian"

I am not bragging of success.

I am admitting I have failed

and cannot ever pay the debt.

When I say ... "I am a Christian"

I am not claiming to be perfect.

My flaws are too visible

but God believes I am worth it.

When I say ... "I am a Christian"

I still feel the sting of pain.

I have my share of heartaches

which is why I seek His name.

When I say ... "I am a Christian"

I do not wish to judge.

I have no authority

I only know I am loved.

by Carol Wimmer

Lonely & Lack of Attention??

Blogs have been a channel of lashing out; indirect complains and criticism-walling is unbecoming on Facebook. Why is the media dominated by negativity? Can no good come from social media. Are all these the only channels to voice out our silent loneliness?

Deep in our heart of hearts, we want to be heard, cared for, even having a shoulder to lean on in frustrating moments. Sometimes, our nights go by without anyone knowing we struggle so hard in our work that our soul had stop existing and everything is just on auto-pilot. An empty vessel going through the motions. We are so engrossed in the Enemies lies that no one can understand us and nobody cares. Helplessly, internet and social media became our best friend, awaiting digital replies as substitution to human warmth.

No one understands loneliness better than Jesus Christ, Himself. At Gethsemane (Mark 14), knowing Death awaits, he ask the disciples to keep watch with him but temptation of sleepiness took the better of them. All the way to the cross, He has no one to sympathise with, he knew it and has been told to Peter that "where I'm going, you cannot follow now". What's more? At the cross, God turned His face away from Jesus, who was bearing all our sins. In loneliness, isolation from the Father Himself was the greatest pain the "Perfect Man - Jesus" could bear. He cried "Father, Father, why have You forsaken me". The never-before-broken relationship of the Father and Son, has happened, brief as it may(3 days). We could have never understood that agony.

Victory over sins has granted us power to be in a satisfying relationship.But to some point, we realise deep down that reading blogs and Facebook comments and posts have unintentionally shaped our point of view and perception. Lies has been repeated and taken in without much rumination.Worst still, it's been adopted as truth.

We need the Word of God, like a banner flying across the land, being proclaimed and spread truths that can quench our thirst that Blogs, Facebook or other social media cant. Lets run to Jesus, who offers comfort to those who needs it, trusting that He can provide.

I have been guilty too, by not standing up... Here I want to Blog for Christ, not about my petty needs but the NEED of the Word to be heard...