A life of influence

Beauty [Wikipedia] : Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. An "ideal beauty" is an entity which is admired, or possesses features widely attributed to beauty in a particular culture, for perfection.

Ever wanted a beautiful life? What does a beautiful life mean to you?

A beautiful life is not so much how much you acquire in your lifetime, nor is it about how many kids you have, nor about how many people like you. It is about how many lives you touch. It's about how you live your life in a way that inspires others to obey God. Heard a few testimonies about how some people thirst for God, simply because they have seen how someone else do it and live a meaningful life, and are therefore inspired to live for God too.

My life is not that beautiful yet. But I want it to be...

Find us faithful (Steve Green)
Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses
Let us run the race not only for the prize
But as those who've gone before us
Let us leave to those behind us
The heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly lives

CHORUS:
Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave
Lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey

The True Gospel (Paul Washer)

The stars are always present. But they only shine when placed against the dark sky.

Salvation is always there, but we will only see the beauty of it when we see the darkness tt surrounds us.

Everything is about us; our needs; our feelings. Right? NO. You'll never find true joy as long as you place the focus on the wrong thing. It's all about Him.

what is the basis for our hope? I am trusting in the virtue and merit of another.
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Everyone has plans. Students plan to do well in exams. Adults plan to do well at work and to be promoted. Women plan to find the "one" and to marry early and have kids. But all these plans will remain the plans of the foolish man, until we subject them to the approval of God, to let him delete what we hold dear, and to add what we dislike.

Faith is the greatest lesson you can learn.

The prodigal son...

Can't believe I'm blogging again after so long... Can't believe my laptop has stored my passwords after so long and is still able to log me in.

Had this sense of bewilderment as I read my past posts... from Sept 2005 till now... with my last post being in Nov 2008. It's been so long.. I was so young... I've changed so much.. Aged so much. My reality has changed. and yet... i admire the honesty I had in so many of my old posts... the perspectives then help to shed light on my present. The randomness of the past coming back to help my present.

I need you. I need you now more than ever. I don't want to see, don't want to feel. I want the numbness that comes with overwhelming pain.

I hope no one reads this. No one probably will.. after all these years...

I really am grateful for you. You knew what was coming my way and did all you could to cushion my fall. You really love me and have said yes to everyone else that I've asked for. So I guess this thing that I do not have is really not good for me.. In that case, then take it away for good. I want to trust in Your wisdom and your love.

Faith. The biggest lesson you can ever learn.

In biblical times, the levites and priests were not allowed to work outside. The people were instructed to provide for them and they were allowed to eat from the altars. When the Israelites returned from captivity, they were too caught up in taking care of their own needs that they forgot about God's temple. In the end, the Levites went out to work, and God was very angry.

So, why on earth are some pastors finding work outside now?? has it become a trend to do so? Or does it put the pastor on morally higher ground just cos he does not take $ from the church? When Paul did that, he was trying to prove his point to the Corinthians, and besides, he was receiving help from other churches... So when a pastor goes out and works outside of the church, can he really concentrate on God?

Shall go back to reading my past posts. They are amazingly good for that age. Cool.