Voice of Truth Part II

Hey all, i know its been very long since i last blog, was busy studying for prelims in 2 weeks time....

Ok, continuing with the Voice of Truth, we read from 1Kings 19:11-14 that God send a powerful wind before him to shatter the rocks (otherwise known as a hurricane), followed by an earthquake then fire....

As i sought the Lord wat's this is all about, i had a revelation and insight into the matter....

First, this hurricane, earthquake and fire are destructive elements that can easily take the life of any man away.... This clearly proves the supreme holiness of the Lord, a holiness that comes with reverence and judgment...

From Hebrews 12: (v18) You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; (v19) to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, (v20) because they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned." (v21) The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling with fear."

Second, these 3 elements can also represent the storms of our lives.... Notice that after the 3 elements, God came to Elijah in a gentle whisper... This is so in line with our daily lives, where the "hurricanes, fire and earthquakes" which are our daily life and problems seems to draw our attention away. Yet Elijah knew these things were nt the voice of God until the gentle whisper came.

In fact, sometimes when we really wanna seek the Lord, we may encounter these fires, hurricanes and earthquakes that act as a test and obstacle ordained by God to test the integrity or substance of our walk... Yet, with the obstacles in place, God never fails to come to us in the end to help us and to teach us. This is the same as Job, where everything is taken from him to test him, and in the end God spoke to Job and affirmed his actions and faith, thus rewarding him with so much more in return.

In conclusion, I admit that it is really difficult to tune our ears to hear the gentle whisper of God in the midst of our busy lives... Yet, when we are convicted and really make an effort to seek Him, our walk with Him will grow exponentially, and after some time, we will find it much easier to integrate God into our daily lives, and have a much larger capacity to deal with the sticky situations of our lives without feeling stretched out and torn....

Voice of Truth (Part I)

Greetings in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour!

VaZe here again!! WOOOOOOOOHOOOO!!!

Today, i'm gonna share my devotion with u ppl... It comes from 1 Kings 19:9-15 (Flip ur bibles open and start reading!!)

Ok, main character is Elijah (dun tell me u dunno who he is)... I marvel this man of God, because:
1. He has great confidence in his identity as a man of God that he proclaims it (2 Kings 1:10)
2. One of the few prophets that perform a lot of signs and wonders
3. One of the 2 people in history that never experienced death (Imagine his walk with GOD! IMBA!!)

Pastor preached on Sunday that we must recognize the voice of God. This is critically important because at times, the bible is not so direct in our daily lives. Why? The bible revolves around the lives of people of the past, no computers, no handphones, no modern social vices like smoking, drugs and cyber addiction. Thus, when we face with problems of the present (eg: cyber addiction), there is no direct message in the bible to tackle the modern problem (eg: Thou shalt not play games excessively)

Thus, some modern problems have become a grey area. There "seems" to be no clear line to separate right and wrong. Quote the same example of cyber addiction, some ppl may argue/tempt you that "there is no commandments wat? So can play like nobody's bussiness lor?!"
This is where u need to rely on 3 areas to discern the black and white from wat "seems" to be grey:

#1: Revelation from the bible. Dun just read contextually, but ask GOD for in depth meaning for discernment

"The 10 commandments - Thou shalt not have other gods/idols before Me" literally means that there must be no other religion. But in depth revelation says:"addiction to cyber gaming is akin to worshipping it as an idol" Hence with this revelation, the grey area of cyber addiction is clearly defined as black.

#2 Hear the voice of truth from GOD! Always ask in prayer and petition (Eph 6:18). Spirit will bring u thru a thinking process or may reveal the answer directly to ur specific present day problem.

#3 Spiritual family. Ask for directions from experienced, reliable and credible people like pastors, cell leaders etc to listen to a divine analysis and perspective of the matter to decide if it is right or
wrong.

(Thats all for part I, stay tuned for part II with voice of truth!)

What now and where

Dear all brothers, its me again (VaZe)

I know we all miss Jasper and Frans alot. I do, after journeying with em' for soooooo long, learning from them, pissing them off sometimes, fellowship with them....

But now the question is now how?

I believe that the heart of Frans, Jasper, ah pa and Alvin is to see the integrity of the cell group together as 1, stronger than ever even during this time. My prayer is that the brothers will each grow spiritually as an individual, and make a combined effort to drive the cell on!!! I'm sure this is the most heartwarming gift for Frans and Jasper when they book out and learn that the cell is strong, still as crazy as ever, still running hard for GOD!!

What can we do now?

Well, I wanna make the effort to meet other brothers for dinner, especially Leonard koh, Jaren and Daryl. Though it is near impossible for me to meet the Western side ppl like bobby, johnathan, nelson and leonard seow. I believe that wayne will rise up and rally the westerners on jus the same as i do the same for the east side.

What can i do now?

I was reflecting on this even before Jasper and Frans enter army. I knew that i have to re-evaluate and my conclusion is that i wanna a temporary right hand man of ah pa as much as possible, putting my guitar skills into practice (its been ages since i last play for cell). Be more proactive to keep myself updated of the brothers' lives as well...

Closing statement:
I hope that if Jasper and Frans get the chance to see this, they'll be heartened to know that while they're sweating it out in camp, everyone in the cell is slogging hard as well

Though a war is fought on many fronts with different battles on different grounds at the same time, but there is only 1 victory, and that's an allied victory.....

[Spiritual Disciplines] Fasting & Frugality

If we want to transformation in our lives, then we must make every effort in application to what we have learnt!

This past week during cell group we shared about Fasting & Frugality.

Here are some applications. Let's share on how we are applying what we learnt!

1. Fasting: What are we fasting on in this one week?

2. Frugality: Go through your daily schedule and make a note of what percentage of your thoughts are spent dwelling on indifferent things. Commit yourself to refrain from spending inappropriate amounts of time thinking about things that really do not matter. Ask God to help you bring your thoughts under His guidance. Ask God to help you "take every thought captive for Christ."

3. What have you done to the green beans given to you?

Click HERE to share your applications!

Wayne Tan Boon Tat, Cornelius

Cornelius. That's Wayne's baptism name!

Let's put our hands together in celebration together with Wayne that he will be getting baptised on 25th April 2008! His baptism form was submitted today at 11:30am to the YouthNet Admin.

What does the name Cornelius mean? Check out Act 10 to find out more about Cornelius from the Bible! :)

So let's spread the word out and invite friends to come for Cornelius Tan's spiritual birthday party! Woohoo!! :)

宅男 Updates!

Greetings in Jesus' name!
God bless you!
Updates :)
One test this friday!Wahaha :D
Another test next friday!Boohoo T_T
Gotta study study study, mug mug mug and finally, score score score to shine shine shine! :D
Prayer requests for these 2 tests.
The one coming this friday is called Transfer Process - Heat & Mass
During the common test i scored 97, however! I must not be complacent and need to humble myself before God and men, to do my best to shine for Jesus! :p
Next test, Analysis of Chemical Engineering Processes, aka AnChem, aka pain in the butt.
Difficult module, but yeah, i claim by faith that i will do well not because of how hard i mug, nor how much i practice, but by the fact that Jesus died on the cross for me :) and for you.
Yes you.Yes you reading the blog.Don't turn to your right or left or look behind you.
He died on the cross for you and me!!!
Lord, I pray that you may bless me with courage to ask my father for permission to be baptised by water just as Lord, you have baptised me with your Holy Spirit time and time again. Lord, bless my soul so mightily that I may fufill all the faith goals that i have set at the start of the year. Thank You Father. Thank You Jesus. Thank You Holy Spirit(I did not forget You hehe :D)
Love,
宅男( If you do not know who I am you better repent in a corner and read Ecclesiastes 7:14...:p)

FRanZZZ FAith GoaLZz

Dearest Bros,

Actually my faith Goals is on my blog =D hahah dont worry I am not going ask you to go there and read it =) Instead I ll Post it here again =) MUACKZZ

1. Spend more time with Lord and GROW in him
Action taken : Spend quality time reading his word and praying before I have my breakfast

2. Help out in Worship for Cell Group
Action taken : Changed guitar strings and have enrolled in "Believer Music" for guitar lessons

3. Get my Driving License before I turn 20
Action taken : Registered for practical driving lessons and have booked my final theory

4. Touch and change the lives of youths and be more involved in community services
Action taken : Going to help out with Alvin Bro tuition and get back in touch with TRYBE

5. Work and earn some cash while waiting for enlistment
Action taken : Looking for ideal job now =)

6. Survive National Service
Action taken : Going to gym everyday to get my body right

7. REMAIN SINGLE TILL GOD and AH PA SAYS "OK"
Action taken : Run away from Girls ??? hahahahha No LaRRRR hahaha ....my best is not God's best =)

MUACKZZZ
XOXOXOXOXOXO
FRaNzzzzz

Faith Goals in Sight

This is the first exercise we'll be doing.
We will list down our faith goals for 2008 here so that we can pray and keep each other in check.

Kindly follow my format:

Vasilli Zeitsev

1. Lead a prayer meeting group of at least 10 ppl
2. Walk a righteous life with God by watching + disciplining my life
3. Get 4 A's for my core subjects in Prelims and A's
4. Regular daily QT

(To add on your part, jus edit this post. Be careful not to delete other things)