Today attended SOL lessons  It was on : COURTSHIP!!!

It was great made me realise that hmmm finding a right one one is so important!!! I do not deny there are people who are happily in love and their relationships do work out but take a look on the contrary ha look at the failed relationships or insecure relationships..... Ha i am not stereotyping at the young people this days but since most of such occurs to the youth age groups.

Going into relationship isn't only about two person of the opposite gender being fond of each other and thus get together being steady . So ONLY GO INTO COURTSHIP IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO LOOK FOR A LIFE PARTNER!!!

Today's culture many people are going 'steady' or 'stead' but they are never going into relationship on a basis where they are looking at marriage. Many are just going into relationship for many reasons . Which you can refer to Wayne's previous post for deeper insights.

Guys think why are the church so strict and even our leaders being so persistent in the area of lust, relationship???? It is not an easy task for our leaders to be keeping tabs on our BGR relational affairs .

1. It takes up their time
2. It worries them
3. It's huge dissapointment to them

Our leaders are doing this out of their own obligations. We have to understand that it is God will for us to find our designated one that God has for us.
Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.(Genesis 2:22-25)
The leaders are doing this too as they understand the grave circumstances of going into relationship which is not of Godly appointment. Other than that, when we go into an relationship without the blessings & spiritual covering of our spiritual leaders, the  relationship will not develop into a healthy one, many risks are adherent from it e.g adverse effect on personal spiritual walk , risk of uncontrolled intimacy (pre-marital sex) , failed relation which might lead to strongholds within self

So we have, to be patient and wait for the correct appointed spouse that God has designated for us. God has planned the best one for us so let's not compromise God's standards and even deprive ourselves of the best that God has for us .
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the  Lord (Proverbs 18:22)

B.A.M(Bobby Ang Ming)

FAIL

Just for Entertainment :)






Hope you get it :P


And one more...

This isn't as obvious ( Clue: Photo taken just 2 days ago )

Hope you enjoyed it.


From your beloved,
Corny Photographer(e) :)

The reality of lust...

Well well... in line of so many posts on quite a few blogs which i read abt porn, peeping toms, mini skirts... i can categorize them all under 1 roof: LUST!

A scientific person i am, i will start with the basic definition of lust. Lust is nt abt watching porn only, but it is abt looking at the opposite gender (girls) and having filithy thoughts in our minds of erm erm....

Unfortunately, lust is a prob that many ppl face... girls included as well... Definitely, the world always like to dilute the term lust, so we hear things like he/she is my eye candy, etc.... I am not a man of steel (superman), and i do nt possess a mind and heart of steel in order to nt have a liking at times towards girls... In fact, i was quite glad when i have a crush on a girl, because it goes to show that i'm wired correctly...

As a guy, infatuations are common, whereby u have a stronger feeling towards a girl compared to other girls, thats why u're a male... But when u start to ogle at the girl, with all those dirty thoughts generated in ur mind, it becomes lust. Definitely, i struggle with lust everyday of my life, especially with that infamous FBT shorts, super mini skirts and modifications to the school uniform...

I fight lust with both spiritual and practical tools... Both must come together for an effective approach... On the spiritual side, reading the Word of God renews the mind, inspires willpower and faith to abstain lust... Praying keeps ur mind focused on God rather than girls, seminars and conferences to equip with latest fighting techniques to combat lust... On the practical side, there's much to be done... Shifting your computer out is a smart move, keeping urself occupied with work can be an approach. For me, i'll rather stay out of home to study so that i wun be facing the computer alone at home (with no one watching)

When outside, it is akin to a warzone... Bullets of temptations shoot all over the shop to kill you with all the lacy dressing and shorts... Grenades of PDA can blind ur eyes when there are couples smooching each other... Artillery shells of provocative advertisments and magazines of FHM bombard u... Yet, u are equipped with more to fight back, the word of God as ur ultimate AK-47/M4A1/SAR 21, the Holy Spirit with ur common sense to turn ur eyes away as ur bullet proof Kevlar to shield the damage... and of course, intensive prayers that work as Holy Air Strike (HAS) or weapon of mass destruction (WMD) to NUKE satan's tools of lust back to hell where it belongs...

Sigh... easier said then done some may say... Well... it's a tough and small start, but it has to begin somewhere if u wanna see urself as a man after the very presence and heart of God... U will definitely stumble and fall many times.... thats why we need to constantly renew our covenant with God and ask for daily bread + clensing of the blood of the Lamb... Yet despite all the grace that abounds us when we fall into lust, we cannot take grace for granted... I believe that the grace of God is here for us when we fall but choose to confess our mistakes, repent and stand tall like a man and fight till the end.... Should we choose to fall time and yet again into lust, taking God's grace for granted, we're jus tampling Jesus under our foot (Hebrews 10:29) and incur God's wrath...

Ultimately, the thing which encourages me the most is from 1 Peter 5:9 where it says: Resist the devil, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. Everytime when i feel that i'm abt to give up, i thought abt my brothers kitkatbar, snuffy, Cornelius fighting the same battle of lust... and i told myself, shld i give up, i nt only let God down, let myself down, but let my comrades down as well... While they're fighting it, I shld stand beside them and fight with them till the end of this hectic life....

A true man is one who executes self discipline, has control over his actions by not acting impulsively, and is able to withstand all forms of punishment without yielding.... Fight ON!

Signed Vaze

Round 2.... FIGHT!!!

Nope, this is not BTB lesson 2, but this is just an update post about phase 2 of army life.
But before that happens, let's take a look at some pictures...

What a cute looking dog, I bet his owner is just as Cute... (And God's people say : "AMEN")

Ji Ji : "Oh Yes, My owner is really Cute!!! Just like me!!"

He's also as cool as his owner.. *wink wink*

Ok, that settles the picture part again and no reward for guessing who the dog's owner is..

BMT is over for me and Frans and now we're moving on to another phase of our army life; Vocation Training. My field pack is packed, my Smart 4 is folded, now all that's left is to wake up on time, drag my bags down to the main road and off I go to Nee Soon Camp for my first week of Medic Training.

Right now, I'm very excited (as usual), cause I don't really know what is going to happen next, how my new bunk mates will be, how my commanders will be, how the environment will be, when will i book out, blah blah blah and the list goes on...

So do pray for me, that everything will be fine and for many many open doors for both brother frans and me in our new camps.

Bro JC

Back To Basics - Module 1

Ok Gentlemen, welcome to your first ever BTB lesson, I'm your Cellgroup Commander (CC), S K Chia, so you can call me Cellgroup Commander Chia (CCC).

Yes Yes, I know nowadays when you come to the tribe blog, the posts all very CHIM, all very COMPLICATED. Everytime you all read (Excuse me, I'm talking to those spiritually younger ones), about half of you also don't know what is going on. So because we are a CARING Cellgroup, who puts a lot of emphasis on building Strong and Confident CHRISTIANS, who are upright and deeply rooted in their ways and their faith, I, your Cellgroup Commander, Commander Chia, took the Initiative, to come up with this modules to help guide and keep your walk with God on track.

Ok, Let's begin with the lesson..

Ok, gentlemen, below are some pictures, take a look...

Nice Colourful Fishes...

Beautiful Scenery

Ok, so by looking at those 2 pictures, can you all guess what Module one is going to be already? I tell you the Truth, if you can guess what the module is going to be, you are a genius, because those pictures have nothing to do with the module, they are just there because we've received feedback that our blog is CONTENT, CONTENT and CONTENT and no pictures. (CHEY)

Now, with the picture part settled, let's move on to the content.

Yes, Gentlemen, It's my Duty to inform you all that it is a CHARGEABLE offence to not do your Quiet Time. Yes, I can send you to Spiritual DB, if i find out that you have not been doing your quiet time.

Yes, you can give me all sorts of excuses, like busy, tired, at home got no conducive place to do your QT and it is not very respectful to do your QT with God in the toilet.

BUT... I tell you the Truth!! It is better to do your quiet time in the toilet then not to do it at all.

Therefore Gentlemen, if you want to grow more in God and know His Word more, Do your quiet time!!!

Otherwise i charge you....

Young People These Days - BGR!

Disclaimer: If you are offended by anything written in this post, do forgive me for I know not what your stand is, cheers ;)

Attraction happens Anytime, Anywhere ( Try finding out where i got this cheesy line from :P )
Finally back from my vacation from Atlantis, The Corny Professor(e) is back!

And today, what I've learnt from Atlantis ( hope you all get the pathetically redundant joke ), I learnt about BGR.

And what about BGR?
It's about an analysis on BGR ( and incidentally, maybe BBR or GGR, oh well :/ )

Why do people jump into relationships?
- Peer Pressure
- Seeking Love
- For fun / experience
- Low self-esteem!

Ok, maybe there are more reasons, but at least these are 4 general reasons that I found, afterall, I too, am human.

1) Peer Pressure
There isn't much to say on this but, yes, peer pressure is one driving factor that causes people to jump in relationships.
"Ridiculous huh," you might think, "People are ridiculous", that is my reply.

Scenario: Ah-hock is an ordinary-looking Secondary 3 boy in his school, whereby his group of friends, Ah-leong, Ah-tiong and Ah-huat , happen to be attached with the best looking girls in the entire school. Because of this, Ah-hock felt a lonely at times when his 3 other friends went on group date, thus, Ah-hock, determined to stay in the group and not feel left out, decided to find a girlfriend.

You see Point #1 now ( and do you agree that people are ridiculous )?

2) Seeking Love
Come on, we know that everyone seeks love, but where?
People are practical, they want things the easiest way and the best way. In this case, where do they seek love? From friends of the same gender? They would say that it is disgusting, however, it is a different type of love!
The kind of love which ( they think ) that can satisfy the void in their hearts lies in a romantic relationship ( normally from the opposite gender ). Why a romantic relationship? This is due to the fact that a romantic relationship will cause a person to feel loved indefinitely. In fact, a large amount of people are unable to appreciate the kind of love received from friends.

Continued from Scenario above: Ah-hock felt left out at times when his friends were away paktoh-ing, and wondered if his friends truly appreciated him as a friend ( in this case, his friends really do appreciate him as a friend ). Therefore, feeling lonely, Ah-hock went out to seek love, from a girl whom he had a crush on for sometime. His love was requitted, and thereby, they soon became a couple.

3) For fun / experience
This is true! Some people (mainly guys) jump into relationships just for the fun, thrill and experience.
Fun - There are those just in for a fling! And after that short fling, all is done and they break up. This is a behaviour unlike humans!
Experience - This is a common thing, especially for younger people. Many get into relationships for the experience of being into one.

4) Low Self-Esteem
People DO jump into relationships because of Low Self-Esteem!
You might be asking me, "Does it?", "It does" is my answer.
When a person has low self-esteem, they will try to find ways to prove that they have a 'value', and to do something with a sense of achievement.
One way to do so is to woo the most popular person in the school.

Scenario: Ah-keong is a boy who suffers from low self-esteem. Day after day, he never felt good about himself. Till one day, he walked past the school belle. He was bewitched by her beauty! He then decided that, this day, he would want to prove his 'value', day after day, he tried all kinds of means and methods to get her contact. And he finally managed to woo her and he then managed to win her heart ( a quick conclusion to cut the story short ).

Conclusion: People, do not be hasty into getting into a relationship. If getting into a relationship that you're not confident which would last till marriage, why do so? A breakup would be hurtful not only to you, but for your partner too. And this hurt would be somewhere in your heart permanently.

Brothers and sisters in Christ whom are not ready for a relationship, seek your love not from men, but from God first! :)

From your beloved,
Corny Professor(e)

( Edited by request of anonymous )

Wake me up, When September ends....

Just here to pen down some thoughts...

It's been 2 months since I've got enlisted into the army and boy things are changing at a super fast rate and I'm trying my best to keep up with it.

Heard of news of people leaving, people Hwa Hee-ing under the table, many brothers are enlisting, I'm getting my posting and soon there will be many adjustments to be made.. Changes, Changes, Changes...

I don't like changes.. But I've come to a point of realisation that changes are inevitable and that changes can be for the good as well. However, if I were to choose, I would rather things to stay the same. But I know that things can never stay the same.. (My thoughts are rather messy)

OK, here's the bottom line. Though things are changing, 1 thing will never change. It won't change now, it won't change forevermore. Doesn't matter the circumstances, through happiness, through sadness. Joy or pain. Even if the sky falls or the earth stops spinning, God's love will never change.

Yes, I still don't like changes, but in this period of many changes, I want to grow out of it stronger.

Bro JC

How to grow God!! Its tough!!!

Dear brothers, its VaZe here again

I apologise, due to my prelims and my computer crashes, i'm unable to actively blog... But now, I'm back.

Jus a short update of me life... Prelims have jus ended... I have another about 7 weeks more to A levels... Once after this 1 week break, gonna cheong and mug again....

Today.... I'll be sharing a little on how to grow in God....
When I first started out, its tough man i tell you... I gotta reschedule everything in my life, make time out for every sunday service and friday cell group, attend all the SOLs and conferences.... An effort needs to be made in order to kick start the momentum to grow....

Next... QUIET TIME!!! This is yet another challenge for me... I must admit that until now, i still dun have a very very zai and steady, everyday quiet time... I still miss it on some of the days... But what challenges me is when i started reading the Word and begin to "force" myself to understand the word, setting aside my "prime time" to do quiet time so that i wun fall asleep during QT, going to college early so that i can really do QT without any distractions... Penning down some thoughts that i have so that i can keep God's word in my heart and remember it during critical times of my life, where i dun have the bible with me...

U see, the key to grow is an effort and sacrifice that has to be made.... We can jolly well use our time to do other things such as playing and phoning and chit chatting, but we chose to give it all for God... Keyword: DISCIPLINE!!! u need to ahve a heck amount of that in order to go on and on despite having difficulties surrounding u...

When i first started quiet time in college every morning from 0700 to 0730.... its tough.... I gotta wake up at around 0545 and set off at 0615 to reach there on time so that i wun make God wait for me... (Imagine that a king has to wait for you!!). Sometimes i need to take a cab down if I'm really running late, money is spent!!! Sometimes i have unfinished work to do... and its very tempting to give up the QT for the sake of the unfinished work.... But i still say that this 1/2 hr is consecrated for the Lord, i wun touch it regardless of work.... If i cannot finish my work, so be it... i"ll resume after the QT session....

I hope u see that it takes effort, discipline and perserverance to start doing things... Looking back, i really thank God that i've made this effort otherwise i wun be well equipped with the Word to press in thru the difficulties and storms ahead in life with more ease and assurance...
DUN GIVE UP!!! Try and try again till u find a QT method and timing that suits urself, it varies from ppl to ppl...