ANDREWS Arise!!!

'Come and See'

In John 1:35-51, every time we see Andrew in John's gospel, he was helping others to get to Jesus. While he never had gotten the limelight attention like his brother, Simon Peter, he was faithful in his calling - to bring others to Jesus.

John 1:40-42

Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus.

Andrew's method was simply simple and easy - 'Come and See'

It does not involve in any fancy evangelism methods.

Being an Andrew means simply, "Bring someone to Jesus.'

Tell them, "Come and see."  (Philip did the same thing)

Begin with this Christmas season. Tell someone, "Come and see"

Bring someone to Jesus, UNTIL this becomes a lifestyle.

For the past two weeks, the Chinese Church embarked on a mission to Chinatown and Pek Kio using this simple method of 'Come and See'. And we are going back to Chinatown again on 23 Dec night.

We need you, ANDREWS!

A Rich Life Well-lived

Mr John Wooden 

(14 Oct 1910 - 4 June 2010)

I was inspired by his life as I read his book and his life - Mr John Robert Wooden (14 Oct 1910 - 4 June 2010)

John Robert Wooden was an American basketball coach. He was a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and as a coach.

John Wooden's Seven Point Creed, that he kept him moving on in life.

• Be true to yourself.
• Make each day your masterpiece.
• Help others.
• Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
• Make friendship a fine art.
• Build a shelter against a rainy day.
• Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.

Wooden also authored a lecture and a book about the Pyramid of Success. At the top of the Pyramid of Success was "Competitive Greatness" which Wooden defined as "Perform at your best when your best is required. Your best is required each day."

John Wooden met his wife, Nellie and they were married in a small ceremony. They had a son and a daughter. Nellie died on March 21 1985 from cancer. John Wooden remained devoted to Nellie, even decades after her death, until Wooden's own death. Since her death, he kept a monthly ritual, visited her grave and then wrote a love letter to her. After completing the letter, he placed it in an envelope and added it ti a stack of similar letters that accumulated over the years on the pillow she slept on during their life together. Wooded only stopped writing the letters in the last months of his life due to falling eyesight.

In mourning Nellie's death, Wooded was comforted by his faith. He was a Christian for many years and his beliefs were more important to him than basketball. "I have always tried to make it clear that basketball is not the ultimate. It is of small importance in comparison to the total life we live. There is only one kind of life that truly wins, and that is the one that places faith in the hands of the Saviour" Wooden's faith strongly influenced his life. He read the Bible daily and attended church.

As he aged into his mid-nineties, he suffered an increasing number of physical ailments. On May 26, 2010, Wooden was admitted and remained hospitalized until his death the following week. He died of natural causes on June 4, 2010, at the age of 99.

Jesus Revealed

No way could I ever saved myself from my corrupted sinful nature. No way could I turn back the clock to undo those regretful decisions made. No way I can reverse the consequences due to my unwise sowing in the past. No way trying hard to live right in the law. It only reveals greater consciousness of me in sin. I was doomed.

Not until He reveals Who He is to me - My Saviour, My Righteousness, My Redeemer, My Jesus.

He stretches out His nailed pierced hands to a sinner like me. Like the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4), He invited me to first thirst for Him. Revealing His righteousness to me and clothed me with it. He delivered me from sin and pointed me to the finished work of the cross. He taught me to live in His grace and bearing the law within my heart. He redeemed me from my past and assured me with no more condemnation. He leads me to live a victorious life through the power of His Spirit and set up seasons where I can partake with Him in His sufferings. He reminded me to be wise in my living and not allowing carnality to rule over spirituality, not serving sin but serving righteousness. Promising me to becoming more like Him when my life is centred upon Him.

Studying the Book of Romans taught me much.

Most of all, it points to Jesus, God's righteousness revealed.

I was, onced a sinner saved by grace.

Living now in grace

Diligence is Wisdom

The pursuit of His wisdom and living it out adds much more to life. The opposite is also true. The lack of wisdom takes away something in our life. We live below our potentials and sin easily invades an unguarded heart.

Verse 23 stood out for me as I studied Proverbs 4.

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it springs the issue of life.”

The state of a person’s spiritual life depends on the good or evil condition of his heart. The heart is a critical centre of life which touches and impacts all we are and do. Therefore, it is only reasonable that it should be guarded ‘with all diligence’.

It is interesting to note that the scripture calls us not only to guard our hearts, but to guard it with all diligence. It must be intentional. Why is it so? I cannot agree more that without diligence, one easily falls prey into compromise.

While most of us are mindful and careful not to fall into sin, not many of us are intentional enough to take note of the compromises that we so easily make. Little compromises here and there will eventually lead us into sin. The reality is most compromises appear harmless and most of the time, noble and reasonable.

Recently I was confronted with the issues of punctuality and integrity. Do I deliver as what was stated in a flyer and video? Do I honour time even in meetings and be early for work? These seem insignificant and harmless but nonetheless are issues of compromise. And compromises, if not dealt with will eventually open doors to sin.

That explains the need for us to be diligent, especially in guarding our heart. It is an added value of life. It will lead us to a much more life in Christ. Something never to overlook and be taken lightly. Beware of the little foxes that will ruin and destroy our vineyards. (Song of Solomon 2:15)

Let us remind one another to be diligent in whatever we do and in reading the Word. Most importantly, guarding our hearts with all diligence.

The Wise Walk with God

“He who walks with the wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.”
Proverbs 13:20 (NKJ)

I appreciate it very much when people recommend me a good book or a good show. But I appreciate it even more when their lives recommend the good way to live. This happens only when we are in the right company of friends and intentionally engaging in providential relationships.

Right relationships can make a difference in our lives. Wrong relationships can bring us to ruin.

Proverbs 13:20 instructs us to ‘walk with the wise men’ for he who walks with the wise grows wise. Day 12 devotional explained extremely well who a wise man is and contrasted him with the foolish. It provided a mirror for us to square our lives against and ask if we belonged to the wise or the foolish.

Today’s Proverbs caution us to be careful and deliberate about the kind of friends we choose and mix with. Proverbs 12:26 says, “A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” We often become just like the people we hang around with. Apostle Paul picked up on this when he wrote, “Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character.” (1 Corinthians 15:33)

I remember those days when I was in the insurance industry. I was literally ‘sucked’ into and indulged in the company of friends whose talk only revolved around material gains, status and prestige; the kind of country clubs we joined and the expensive places we dined in. We spend our nights in pubs, drinking and convincing ourselves we deserved the fill for we worked hard for it. This was the good life according to my equation till I was proven wrong by God. We seemed to have gained much, yet possessed nothing. There was a void and a sense of emptiness within the soul, searching for the real worth in life.

There is a ‘much more’ life in Christ. I learned this through seeking and living the greater life, not without the walking with the wise. Wise men know how to find wise company while foolish men get lost in their folly. I attribute my spiritual growth to my walk with the wise.

• "Enoch walked with God". (Genesis 5:22)
• "Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God." (Genesis 6:9)
• "May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked." (Genesis 48:15)
• "I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people." (Leviticus 26:12)

The wise first walked with God and then invite others to walk with them.
Choose to walk with the wise today for they know wisdom begins by walking with God.

Are you in the company of the wise today? If not, take the next step now to join a cell group; AGM or AGF. They are the wise walking with the wise, knowing that walking in wisdom begins first with God.

A Good Thing

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing. And obtains favour from the Lord"
Proverbs 18:22

I realized that many wives love quoting this verse to their husbands, including myself. Wives consider their husbands ‘fortunate’ to have them as their wives as the saying goes, “Man, you have found a good thing.”

A good thing! What exactly good has the men found? What is there to behold in this ‘good thing?’

There are many attributes that builds up a woman of inner beauty. The bible has enough scriptures to support that. The best example we can learn and draw from is none other than that found in Proverbs 31. As I ponder through the attributes of that ‘good thing’ a man could proudly behold in his wife, the following three outshines the rest:

Honour – Honouring others is not an option but a command based on Romans 12:10.
It simply means to value someone more than ourselves; to treat people as precious and with respect. Love and humility play an important part in someone who truly knows how to honour others. As a wife, honouring our husband is ‘non-negotiable’. It is given regardless of what he has done or not done; it is about honouring the person per se. The common mistake many wives tend to make is in degrading the man’s ego by refusing him his due respect. This is not only dishonoring but also damaging. Another reminder is that we bring honour to our husbands when we honour their parents. Learning to honour someone adds to that attribute of ‘a good thing’ in a woman.

Contentment – Learning the secret of being contented adds beauty to the woman. It is not about having little and being poor, but the state of mind and heart that overflows from a grateful soul, knowing that God is All-Sufficient (Philippians 4:12). Imagine a wife who carries with her a heart of contentment. She knows how to give praises in plenty and in scarcity. She learns the virtue of spending below her means. She complains little, praises much and stays joyful in all circumstances. She is the ‘good thing’ to behold indeed.

Giving – God has created women uniquely to be givers. Many of them have assignments in their home, workplace, congregation or community. Yet they have the amazing capacity to give sacrificially and even much more when the call arises. They give their time, their love and release life through child-bearing. Giving increases the heart of contentment. Giving and contentment go hand in hand. Have you been giving your love to someone underserving lately? What about giving your time to serve in the Children’s Church? Or investing into someone’s life besides your own children? Be a giver; a cheerful one.

While Proverbs 18:22 is obvious for the men, it is also applicable for us as women, single or married. If you are someone’s wife today, take time to really ask yourself the honest question, “How have I been that ‘good thing’ that my husband proudly beholds?
Singles or marrieds, we all have a legacy to live up to and pass on. We have a responsibility to teach and impart.

Cultivation of Words

"There is a great difference between having to say something and having something worthwhile to say." These words caught my attention as Ps Edmund emphasized them at the IDMC Conference 2006. This statement has since stayed with me.

Wisdom calls for one to live wisely. One area of our orientation in life is the cultivation of words. Watch our words for they impact the listener. Careless and harsh words can easily kill one’s spirit.

It is sobering to note in Proverbs 10 that God measures wickedness and righteousness according to one’s spoken words. Words have the power to either hurt or heal.

Hence, it is important that one should start to re-orientate one’s life towards allowing gracious words to flow. Careless words are harsh and hasty. The bible calls careless words as ‘foolish talking’. Foolish talking can lead to negative impact and destructive consequences. How many times have relationships broken down because of careless and irresponsible foolish talking!

Verse 19 says “In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking. But he who restrains his lips is wise.”

The fool is someone who multiples words. There is volume and quantity but lacking the quality within. There is also a right place where silence is golden. I believe Proverbs calls us to the ‘much more’ and greater life.

Proverbs calls us to practice moderate speaking. It is important to know when to speak; what to speak and how to speak. It is the wisdom of balance that one learns to speak with grace and truth at the appointed time.

We cannot re-orientate our words until we re-orientate our hearts. Proverbs 4:23 is hence, foundational - “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it springs the issue of life.”

Words are tied to pride or humility. So when God measures a righteous or wicked man, He measures us according to ‘our mouths’. (v 6, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31, 32)

A person who learns to measure his words is a person who has learned humility.

Let’s continue to spur one another towards wise living today as a community. Practice all that you have heard and learned. The challenge I would like to pose to you today is, “Begin it at home.”
“How are your words to your loved ones today? Are they words of healing or words that hurt?”

Proverbs 24:3 says “Through wisdom a house is built. And by understanding it is established.”

Too Much of a Good Thing

“Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need.

Lest you be filled with it and vomit.”

– Proverbs 25:16 –

I love to eat buah duku (a kind of tropical fruit). I can eat as much as 3kg all by myself in one sitting and I won’t get tired of eating them every day. However, too much of buah duku can be a bad thing. When I eat too much before bedtime, my stomach would hurt with cramps. Occasionally it gives me constipation. But I simply love buah duku so much that many times, I willingly endure the discomfort after my binge. I really like it!

Proverbs 25:16 indicates that too much of honey makes one vomit. There is a principle that applies here. Too much of the pleasures of life can make you sick. And we can have too much of a good thing.

There is nothing wrong with things that give us pleasure. In this verse, the thing that brings pleasure is honey. God intended for the things He created to bring us pleasure and enjoyment. The problem is not with the things, but our overindulgence in the things.

We live in a world of temptations and we are easily drawn to have more than what we need. It is important and wise for us to learn to be self-controlled and self-disciplined to pry ourselves from these dominating desires.

A greater life is one in which self-control and self-discipline is practiced; where we rule over our cravings and fleshy indulgences. We probably need to say ‘No’ to the number of hours we spend on Facebook and neglect other areas of importance in life. For some, you should have one piece of cake instead of three. For a handful, it is time to stop using your visa credit limit. For some ladies, before you pick up another pair of shoes or another handbag, ask if you really need it or just plainly want it.

Indeed! Contentment is an art to a much more life.

Proverbs 25:8 says: “Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self control.”

What are those indulgent areas you need to say ‘NO’ to? They are road blocks to a much more life in Christ.

A Good Thing to Behold

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing. And obtains favour from the Lord.'
Proverbs 18:22

I realized that many wives love quoting this verse to their husbands, including myself. Wives consider their husbands 'fortunate' to have them as their wives as the saying goes, "Man, you have found a good thing."

A good thing! What exactly good has the men found? What is there to behold in this ‘good thing?’

There are many attributes that builds up a woman of inner beauty. The bible has enough scriptures to support that. The best example we can learn and draw from is none other than that found in Proverbs 31. As I ponder through the attributes of that ‘good thing’ a man could proudly behold in his wife, the following three outshines the rest:

Honour – Honouring others is not an option but a command based on Romans 12:10.
It simply means to value someone more than ourselves; to treat people as precious and with respect. Love and humility play an important part in someone who truly knows how to honour others. As a wife, honouring our husband is ‘non-negotiable’. It is given regardless of what he has done or not done; it is about honouring the person per se. The common mistake many wives tend to make is in degrading the man’s ego by refusing him his due respect. This is not only dishonoring but also damaging. Another reminder is that we bring honour to our husbands when we honour their parents. Learning to honour someone adds to that attribute of ‘a good thing’ in a woman.

Contentment – Learning the secret of being contented adds beauty to the woman. It is not about having little and being poor, but the state of mind and heart that overflows from a grateful soul, knowing that God is All-Sufficient (Philippians 4:12). Imagine a wife who carries with her a heart of contentment. She knows how to give praises in plenty and in scarcity. She learns the virtue of spending below her means. She complains little, praises much and stays joyful in all circumstances. She is the ‘good thing’ to behold indeed.

Giving – God has created women uniquely to be givers. Many of them have assignments in their home, workplace, congregation or community. Yet they have the amazing capacity to give sacrificially and even much more when the call arises. They give their time, their love and release life through child-bearing. Giving increases the heart of contentment. Giving and contentment go hand in hand. Have you been giving your love to someone underserving lately? What about giving your time to serve in the Children’s Church? Or investing into someone’s life besides your own children? Be a giver; a cheerful one.

While Proverbs 18:22 is obvious for the men, it is also applicable for us as women, single or married. If you are someone’s wife today, take time to really ask yourself the honest question, “How have I been that ‘good thing’ that my husband proudly beholds?
Singles or marrieds, we all have a legacy to live up to and pass on. We have a responsibility to teach and impart.

A Christ-Centred Marriage

A CHRIST-CENTERED MARRIAGE
IS A MARRIAGE THAT IS SURE TO LAST A LIFETIME

My son posted this article in his facebook a moment ago. I have a tendency to read whatever that was posted, especially if it is an article, a note or journal. This one that I had read never left any regrets. Read for yourself:

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.

She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.

She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.

She requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife's divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside
the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.

On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.

I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.

Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.
My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce.-- At least, in the eyes of our son--- I'm a loving husband....

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

If you don't share this, nothing will happen to you.

If you do, you just might save a marriage.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

A CHRIST-CENTERED MARRIAGE IS A MARRIAGE THAT IS SURE TO LAST A LIFETIME.

So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. Matthew 19:6.

By Stephanie Halmilton

Lillie Rogers - A Woman crucified with Christ

Lillie Rogers, a true disciple of Christ

I like the glow in her white hair, resting on a wrinkled stern, 'no nonsense' face. I like the posture she sits while praying. Closed eyes, head bowed. All that stern look in her face became so different. Tenderness surfaces, like a little girl before her father. I like the way stood beside my pastor. That uprightness of inner self that comes from years of molding from the King.

I know her yet I do not. Not personally yet she became 'personal' especially recently. Lillie Rogers, a 87 years old woman whom I called, a true disciple of Christ. Came all the way from the States to Singapore, obeyed the call of the Lord to start His work in this tiny island. Amoured with nothing except Him, His Words and a burning passion for Jesus, she started sowing, planting and watering work in His kingdom. Today, Agape Baptist Church is the fruit of her labour, by God's grace has risen to her potential as the bride of the King. Fulfilling the call of Jesus, simply because one woman had obeyed.

No, I have not met her personally, neither spoken to her. But I would love to hear from this old missionary, still growing strong in the Lord. So many things she had taught are passed down to my Senior Pastor, who was then her mentee. Three areas worth remembering of her are these:

A Woman who has One Hunger One Desire
Recently, my SP and his daughter, Thea came back from the States having visited Lillie Rogers at her home. As I browsed through all the photos taken on her, I was inspired . A thought came to my mind, "A single frail woman of her age. of 87. What is left of her? What does she has?" Nothing, literally nothing. She has nothing, yet gotten everything.

She gained Christ. That is the strong message that comes from her life. That is nothing she is holding on to except her faith in Christ, her hope in Christ and her love for Christ. All these were written over her life, as I seen over my SP's life.

What does she has except Christ? What will she leave behind except Christ?

A Woman who Prays and Prays
Over the years, we know of Lillie Rogers as a woman of prayer. She had written a book on Prayers with the scriptures who had deeply inspired SP and many old veterans in the church. One photo that was taken still showed her as one whp gets up early to begin the day with the Lord. She still prays from 5am to 7am everyday.

Oh, what a virtue and spiritual discipline that she had cultivated. I believed, the answers to her prayers are not as important as spending the time in prayers to the One she adored.

This is one spiritual discipline I desire to inherit. Early risers for Jesus.

A woman who loves the Word. Prays the Word and lives the Word.

A Woman's Passion who Never Dies

While reading through her blog maintain by a lady who is writing a biography on her life mentioned this:

Over the Christmas season, Lillie sat listening to a preacher sharing about a missionary in China. He explained what missionaries do and all that they go through. Tears came to Lillie's eyes as her heart said "Yes" to Jesus again. "Oh, I want to do that. I want to be like that missionary", said Lillie.

She is old but never too old for a dying passion for Jesus and His purposes.

I pray that my growing old days would be one like Lillie Rogers, still growing and going strong in the Lord. Keep inspiring us Lillie Rogers. Your life speaks.

Cheers to Wong Po Po

"I thank my God every time I remember you." (Philippians 1:3)

"There are many good reasons to remember her. And it is very difficult for me to try to sum up in just a few moments a life of 97 years. I have so much to talk about her." That was what I told to a group of grieving family members, relatives and a handful of Chinese ministry members in the Cremation Service of Wong Po Po, whom I dearly called her '亮婆' in Cantonese.

The word 'HOPE' came into my mind as I pondered and thought of her.

H - She Hears the Lord.

Po Po was someone that seek to hear the Lord in her life. Simple, uneducated old grandma hears well and remembers well. Isaiah 6:8 says "I heard the voice of the Lord saying". She has a habit of hearing the Lord in her own special way. And because she was accustomed to hearing the voice of the Lord, she recognized the Lord's whisper easily.

One time, she held my hands and related this to me when I visited her at her home. The 'Senior Citizens' association that was below her flats distributed a pendant for the old folks in her block. She received one as well and she hung it across her neck. Subsequently, she had sleepless nights for a few days until she removed her pendant. She told me this, "Jesus does not like me to put on this pendant. He asked me to remove it and I will sleep well. It is the pendant's spirit that had stopped me from having peace. I heard Jesus telling me, so I did it. Now, I can sleep well every night." Her grin on her face reflected her contentment and joy that I could not forget.


O - She Obeys the Lord
She heard the Lord, she obeyed the Lord. Though wheelchair bound, she never failed to attend Sunday Services unless she fell sick or was staying overnight at her granddaughter's place. Many would think she was there to pastime since she had nothing much to do. We were so wrong. These were the words from her mouth, "Jesus told me that I must not be lazy. I need to go to church every Sunday. So I have told my granddaughter that I will not stay at her place anymore on Saturday. Otherwise, I will missed the Sunday services." 1 Samuel 15:22 says. 'To obey is better than sacrifice."


P - She Prays to the Lord
Po Po loved people to pray for her and she would in her simple words, pray. In year 2004, the Chinese services were held on a second floor of an school building. (Christ Church Kindergarten) Week after week, the church members would fetch her from her block and brought her there. Another pool of men will then lift her up while she's on the wheelchair. One day, she reached the foot of the flight of staircases. As usual, there were three men that were all ready to lift her up. She stopped them immediately and said this to us. "I told Jesus that I want to attend church but it is too troublesome for them to carry me. I am so heavy. So I pray and asked Jesus to give me strength on my legs, so that I can climbed." And what followed was a scene that I could not forget. She stood up, gripped both her hands tightly on the handle of the stairs. Step by step, slowly and gradually, she climbed up two flight of stairs to the venue. For the rest of the two years we stayed at the same worship venue, she climbed the stairs. Jesus heard and answered her child-like faith prayers.


E - She Encourages through her Life
I wouldn't say that Po Po was one that knew how to encourage someone as she was always direct and outspoken. However, she bore something more evident than encouraging someone. The latter days of her life journey itself was an encouragement. There were several occasions that she was all by herself alone at home. One particular night, it was dark and she was getting up to the toilet, slipped and fell. As there was no one at home, she could only pray and asked Jesus for help. That moment, she saw lights shining brightly from the miniature Christmas tree that I had given to her. With the lights, she could see better and as she seek to climb up onto the chair, she felt there were many hands helping her up to the seat. "I know Jesus had send the light for me. He send His angels to help me. Jesus loves me so much." She related this incident to me so excitedly when I paid her a visit to her place.

It was not strange and unusual to hear her declaring this often in her Cantonese, "Thank you Jesus. Thank you church. Thank you everyone of you."

Many times, we thought we were the 'send ones' by the Lord to minister to her needs. Instead, the Lord had brought her to our paths to minister to us as an encouragement.

H-O-P-E : Her life is a message of HOPE.

Psalm 25:3 says, "No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame." She knew how to hope in the Lord in her difficult moments. When her knees were weak and needed a miracle to climb the stairs. She needed a helping hand when she fell and was alone in the dark. She hoped. She taught her granddaughter Stephanie to trust in the Lord and she prayed for her salvation. She hoped.

She continued to live in hope from day to day. She lived in the Blessed Hope, which means she knew how to live in such a way to keep her hope alive. her hope of meeting her Jesus one day. her ultimate destination and home.

Po Po, you had left so many wonderful memories for many of us. A precious legacy and message through in your life - HOPE in the Lord.

I will surely miss you Po Po. Those times when we laughed together heartily. When I called you '亮婆' (Pretty Granny) and you will call me back '亮女' (Pretty Lady). Those times we simply talked. The times where both of us remained silent without words, yet love conveys.

This loss is only a moment. For those that hoped in You will meet again one day. See you '亮婆'

Mdm Wong Quee Chan, also known as '亮婆'
Born again on Year 2003.
Baptized on 25th December 2003
Departed at the age of 97,
Dated 30 June 2010

Laugh a Little Each Day

"A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit."
(Proverbs 15:13)

One thing that I would love to cultivate more is learning to laugh more and more. Laughing at my own mistakes; laughing during playtime...simply just laugh.

The staff that works with me and in the office know me well. They gave me a nickname, "Three O'clock'. Around that time, I will walk out from my room to the cubicles and start to make silly and lame jokes, ending up laughing, sometimes all by myself. And of course, we have a Senior Pastor who laughs a lot and believes in laughter. He mentioned this in his blog, "You can't work at my office if you aren't really good at laughing."

(to read, blog in to http://souliswell.blogspot.com/2009/03/laughter-humour.html)

Matthew and I laugh a lot more as compared to three years ago. He always make me laugh heartily with his jokes, his actions and just being him. I am enjoying every bit of it. At home, these are the three values that I seek to grow and give to my love ones too - Life; Love and Laughter.

Laughter is a gift from God and it is one of God's loving ways of keeping us healthy, emotionally and physically. It releases us from tension and keep the heart alive. A cheerful heart makes the face cheerful indeed.

The Executive Digest Magazine wrote this in one of their publish edition:
“Scientists have been studying the effects of laughter on human beings and have found, among other things, that laughter has a profound and instantaneous effect on virtually every important organ of the human body. Laughter reduces unhealthy tensions, and relaxes the tissues, as well as exercising the most vital organs. Laughter, even when forced, results in beneficial effect on us, both mentally and physically. So, the next time you feel nervous and jittery, indulge in a good laugh.”

One of the thing I enjoyed is reading good clean jokes and have a good laugh. Recently, someone in the ministry send me some jokes. Sharing with you here and have a good laugh if you have not for a long time.

Advertisement in a Long Island Shop:
Guitar, for sale....Cheap...
....no strings attached.

On a bulletin board:
Success is Relative
The more the Success
The more the Relatives

When I Read about the Evils of Drinking,
I gave up Reading.

My grandfather is eighty, and still doesn't need glasses
He drinks straight from the bottle

Sign in a bar:
'Those of you who are drinking to forget,
Please do pay in advance.'

Sign in Driving School:
'If your wife wants to learn to drive,
Don't stand in her way..."

Laugh and the world laughs with you,
Snore and you sleep alone.

Sign at a Barber's Salon:
'We need your heads to run our business'

To Gain Jesus

There is so much to learn in this church camp. The impact of it was it had changed my responses, attitudes and perceptions within me and the Holy Spirit is still at work. When there is a change in our mindsets, there will be a change in our behaviour. This is called breakthrough.

The first night brought a heart reality check. "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." (Philippians 1:21). Suddenly, it make more than sense in this verse and cuts through my heart. The yearning spirit and desire within Paul to be able to proclaim this verse. This is not just something we saw as a hanging banner in funerals with this written verse. It carries much more depth and a cry from within.

Whatever that robs away my devotion from God is an idol in my heart. This is the first silent voice of God. It has nothing to do with whether it is the right or wrong things in our lives. Reducing down to anything and anyone that steals that God-devotion away from me. Even the very things that God had blessed us with could be a stealer. I remembered as I sat down and to have our nightly evaluation with the pastors and this is what Senior Pastor mention, "If God had given is lots of blessings and we still do not yearn for Him, we kind of been cheating God." Woe to that lack of hunger for the Giver and desiring only the gifts.

'MY IMPORTANCE' is a subtle yet obvious idol in my heart. Basically, I am a pride person and I have no qualms to credit myself for anything. Subtly, I could even take credit for every brokenness that I had gone through, pampering and flattering my ego and worth. That spells danger. No one could take the credit away from God and what He had done. The flesh is a frightening and yet 'loving' thing. I have not hated my flesh enough to allow the yearning for God to go deep. In the past, I tend to protect my privacy so much that it had become a non-negotiable in my life. Matthew and Cleff are so 'used' to it that it does not even hit my conscious. Not until the Lord convicted me of my own selfishness three years back. I began to remove my 'non-negotiable' and allow people to invade that privacy. However in this camp, the Lord once again spoke. Though I had removed the boundaries, I had not increased my personal time with Him. It remains the same portion and time that I gave to Him.

'MY MARRIAGE' is a God-given gift. In my journey of this covenanted relationship, God has been refining, building and restoring us into useful earthen vessels. An alert alarm went up in the camp as the Word reminded me the possibilities of placing my marriage above Him. The gifts could become the stealer. That night, I surrendered 'My Importance' and 'My Marriage' at the altar once again for a divine exchange of a deeper yearning and longing for the King.

After the 3rd night, I told God and myself, "I want to be the 5 talents guy." The one that does not waste any God-given opportunities to glorify Him, even it means I can end up to be a 'Moses that does not enter the Promise Land." Practically, it spoke to me in two areas. I always dislike being an announcer. Sometimes, I think this is tougher than to teach the Word of God. Of course, I am sure that I can still do a good job with this functional role. But it would also mean like what I had started earlier in this blog, "A change of behaviour without a change of heart and mindset is zero." Allowing God to do a surgery work in that portion was immediately tested. I was asked to be the Sunday announcer due to unseen circumstances that none can be doing that Sunday. I confessed at that moment, a roar of discontented arose but was checked immediately. Cheerfully I served.

The Lord also spoke to me about my flesh preference of my trip to KK, Sabah. Though the trip was confirmed, there was no on intention to be there for a week. Four days will be sufficient. I just wanted to be at home. It is about all about me and my preference. The purpose call to made the trip was clear and loud. His Spirit or my flesh. I decide. I gave the Lord the liberty to cut away my flesh that night.

The Kingdom of God rules and reigns in my heart. The final afternoon was a transaction between me and My Servant King. Going out at all costs to have the Kingdom of God in our hearts. Senior Pastor lead us in a time of reading the Declaration together in one accord. And he got us to read first, meaning every word that was said. Then he lead us to read the declaration with guts and courage. At that moment, I felt that the Holy Spirit whispered this into my ears, 'Surrendering can be sweet." How true! I used to think that brokenness and contriteness is something painful and tearful, not sweet and cheerful. How wrong was I!

That afternoon, I declared the declaration with a new spirit and a new heart.

My take home? Reduced to one single thing: 'Whatever situations and people God brought into my life, they are opportunities that lead me to hunger more for Him - to gain Jesus."

I love this quote from Ps Lawrence in 'The Practice of the Presence':
"I have at times such delicious thoughts on the Lord, I am ashamed to mention them."

One Hunger; One Desire Declaration

Declaration of One Hunger, One Desire

Today, I am stepping across the line. I'm tired of waffling and I'm finished with wavering. I've made my choice; and my decision is irrevocable. My one hunger, one desire is Jesus Christ! There is no turning back. I will live the rest of my life longing for God, pursuing after Him, serving His purposes, with His people, on His planet, for His glory. I will use my life to celebrate His presence, cultivate His character, participate in His family, demonstrate His love, and communicate His Word.

Since my past has been forgiven, and I have a purpose for living and a home waiting in heaven, I refuse to waste any more time or energy on shallow living, petty thinking, trivial talking, thoughtless doing, useless regretting, hurtful resenting, or faithless worrying. Instead I will magnify God, grow to maturity, serve in ministry and fulfill His mission for me while He has for me here on earth.

Because this life is preparation for the next, I will value worship over wealth, "we" over "me", character over comfort, service over status, and people over possessions, position and pleasure. I know what matters most and I will give it all I've got. I will do the best I can with what I have for Jesus Christ today. I won't be captivated by culture, manipulated by critics, motivated by praise, frustrated by problems, debilitated by temptation, or intimidated by the devil. I'll keep running my race with my eyes on the goal; not on the sidelines or on those running by me. When times get tough and I get tired, I won't back up, back off, back down, back out or backslide.

I'll just keep moving forward by God's grace. I'm spirit-led, purpose-driven, and mission-focused so I can't be bought. I will not be compromised and I shall not quit until I finish the race. All this because my one hunger and one desire is Jesus Christ, my Lord and my Saviour.

I'm a trophy of God's amazing grace so I will be gracious to everyone, grateful for everyday and generous with everything that God entrusts to me. I will keep growing in big faith, rooted in Christ, rooted in love and rooted in His Word. I will attentively hear His practical Word for me; be found in providential relationships; faithfully practice the private disciplines; be involved in personal ministry and grow through pivotal circumstances.

I hereby declare my supreme allegiance to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He is my one hunger and one desire. I say this: However, whenever, wherever and whatever you ask me to do, I want my answer is to be yes! Just give me your unfailing grace! I'm ready. Anytime. Anyway. Whatever it takes Lord; whatever it takes! I want to be used by you in such a way that on that final day, I'll hear you say,"Well done, good and faithful one. Come on in and let the eternal party begin!"

He Is

When God speaks in a still small voice into my soul. It brings every being of me alive...

* He is my Creator who spoke, "Let there be light' in a formless and empty soul.

* He is my Shepherd who, "Makes this restless sheep lie down in green pastures and rest.

* He is the Lord Almighty that is here to save me from destruction.

* He is my Restorer who comes for my lost heritage.

* He is my Living Fountain that refreshes my soul.

* He is my Miracle Worker that does the supernatural while I do the natural.

* He is my Justifier whose voice is louder than mine when speaks on my behalf.

* He is my Resurrection who brings the dead in me alive and pinned the flesh in me dead.

* He is my Sin Bearer and there is No One Else

* He is my Redeemer, redeeming me from legalistic laws and pours out amazing grace.

* He is my Friend who sticks closer than anyone else.

* He is my Everlasting Covenant, Who keeps His Word and never break it.

* He is my City of Refuge who hides me from pursuing enemies.

* He is my Judge, yet never stand to judge me but loves me with His loving kindness.

* He is my Builder of everything that is broken.

* He is my Burden Bearer and refuses me to carry the yoke upon me.

* He is my Wisdom that I cannot even live without it.

* He is the Suffering Servant who deeply understands my brokenness and contriteness

* He is my Love and forever faithful in His love to me.

* He is my FATHER who fathers me and be there for me at all times.

* He is the Reigning King, the Coming King that reigns forever more.

Heavenly Measures

David darkest days were those spent in the caves running away from King Saul; running away from his enemies.

Caves are dark, wet, cold, smelly. I remembered I had been to one when I was in Sandakan. Filled with insects and reptiles too. Not the one that I thought it should be.

The caves were David's castles. The pits were his home. That's where God met His man, character is formed in the caves.

Suffering was giving birth. Humility was being born.

By earthly measures, he was a shattered man.
By heaven's measures, a broken one.

God is drawn to the broken, and there is where it all begins.

Ten Commandments of Marriage

Looking through my notes again and spotted this article given to us when I attended the Workshop Session, "How to be your Spouse's Best Friend' in Pastors' Prayer Submit 2007.

Ten Commandments of Marriage:

1) You shall have no other man/woman

• Let there be no doubt

2) You shall take care of the image of your spouse

• Do not look at other men/women or compare him/her with other men/women

3) You shall not misuse the name of your spouse

• Do not speal about your spouse lightly or needlessly

4) You shall not devote one day a week to your spouse

• Make time for your sposue

5) You shall honour your spouse

• Honour your parents and parents-in-laws

6) You shall not murder your spouse

• Do not abuse your spouse physically or verbally

7) You shall not commit adultery

• Be faithful to your spouse

8) You shall not steal from your spouse

• Give credit where it is due

9) You shall not give false witness

• Be honest and open in your communication with your spouse

10) You shall not covet

• Do not be jealous of your spouse

Spear Thrower

'"but there was a spear in Saul's hand. And Saul cast the spear, for he said, "I will pin David to the wall." But David escaped his presence twice."'
(1 Samuel 18:10-11)

What would you do if someone pick up a spear and throw right at you? One's normal reaction is first to quickly shunned away from the weapon. Next, pick up the spear and throw back at your attacker.

David probably never raised his suspicion against King Saul until it happened to him the first time. Thank God, it missed him. He was more prepared for the second one to come and it missed him again.

If I am David and I had a King Saul throwing his spears straight at me. This is probably my immediate response:

• Pick up the spear and throw right at him back OR:
• Secretly make my own set of spears (sharper ones surely), awaiting for the right time to throw back.
• Start to tell everyone that Saul is a mad spear-thrower.
  

Unlike a 'human response', David did not throw back Saul's spears at him. Nor did he quietly make some spears of his own and throw back at King Saul. Something was different about David. All he did was dodge the spears. Weird response from a human.

Twice, David escaped from being hit. One could easily tell when someone has been hit. It could easily turned into a deep shade of bitter.

I wondered, if David was really hit. Would he still maintain his calm and posture?
I choose to believe he will. Many chapters later in 1 Samuel 24, we saw David sparing the life of King Saul, although he has all great and fitting opportunity to get rid of his attacker.

From David's response, I saw and learned three things from this great man:

1) Don't master the art of spear throwing.

Since school days, 'Good Citizen' session always taught us this principle - Don't do to others what you do not want people to do to you.

Nevertheless, we are still surrounded by people who had mastered the art of spear-throwing. I cannot stop that, neither change that. But neither do I wish to become one of them.

David do not want to become another spear-thrower. Neither do I.

2) Stay away from the company of spear throwers.

Spear throwers attract spear throwers. Who am I attracted to? Who are in my community that I fellowship?

Spear throwers are probably insecure; jealous; self-seeking, 'too-free' beings. Maybe, they are once a victim of a spear thrower.

David never joined the 'Saul' club because he was aware - he can become another Saul.

3) Don't become another King Saul.

David could also easily become another King Saul, but he did not. I believe God had used the 'outer' Saul to show David that he could also become one. God used the outer Saul to kill and cut away the 'possible' and inner Saul inside David's heart. David never retaliate because he was allowing God to put to death his own 'inner King Saul.'

David did not want to become another King Saul. Neither do I?

So, how do we deal with the possible 'inner Saul' in us?
I learned to allow God to deal with my 'inner Saul', using people and circumstances.
I learned to throw my spear at God (whenever I needed to) instead of men. God is able and capable of handling it better. By the way, He never get offended at me having to pour my injustice and grievances unto Him.


David knew he was the appointed, anointed and selected one to be the king. God called David. No one and no situations can change that. Unless God changed His mind about David, no one can.

So David walked in his destiny.

So am I.

Live Life

Recently, my son Cleff pinned a note in my Facebook entitled the 'Paradox of Time' and written by George Carlin, comedian of the 70s and 80s.

As I searched through the website, it seemed that it was actually Dr. Bob Moorehead, the former pastor of Seattle's Overlake Christian Church had written that in his essay, appeared in 'Words Aptly Spoken', Dr. Moorehead's 1995 collection of prayers, homilies, and monologues used in his sermons and radio broadcasts. He retired in 1998 after 29 years in that post.

Whether it is George Carlin or De. Moorehead, I found this writing worth penning down for reflection and meditation. This is how it goes:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, yet more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; big men and small character; steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce; fancier houses but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember to say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember to say "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

How can I not put down everything I am doing at that moment and take a good look at myself now.

Honour - Towel on Hands

Honouring others is not an option, is a command based on Romans 12:10, "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honour one another above yourselves." Honour simply means - to place; put a value on someone more than we value ourselves; to treat people as precious and with respect.

However, we will not truly honour someone until we learn to love one another. And humility plays an important part in someone who knows how to honour others. Humility precedes Honour. And acts of honour will lead to a culture of honour.

How do we develop a culture of honour?

When:

a) We come not to be served, but to serve.

b) We come not to be heard, but to hear.

c) We come not to be loved, but to love.

Did I serve today? Listen today? Hear today?

My 44th Birthday

I thought I never really enjoy surprises, but I did. I celebrated my 44th years old Birthday with my beloved in a day getaway to Johore Bahru. And YES! I am 44 this year.

I was surprised with hidden bouquet in the room; treated with sumptuous Chinese lunch spread with 'Buddha jump over the wall'; bird nests, scallops. Went shopping, watched 'Ip Man 2' in Cantonese. And finally proceed to my usual place, massage. All these specially planned by my beloved husband.

Matt and I frequent this massage place for the past 2 years whenever we are in JB. We got to know these masseurs and majority of them are from Mainland China. Like most China nationals we find in Singapore, these ladies had left their homes to find a better living in Malaysia. All of them are married with children back home and they worked really hard. Matt and I used to buy them food, or would sometimes bring them to the nearby coffeeshop to have supper with us. They are not given off days and not allowed to step out of their shop without permission and most of them have not even walked beyond 1km from the shop. As I patronize them regularly, I began to build friendships with them. I knew, these ladies liked us much as we seek to love them and honour them in ways of Christ. Gradually we shared with them the gospel and prayed for them, their concerns and their loved ones back home. I am truly happy that I can go beyond the shores of Singapore to connect and reach out to the China nationals. Something that is birthed out of a burden.

As I seek to refresh others, God in return, used them to refresh and surprise me. That night as I patronized them with Matt, the whole group of eight ladies, suddenly appeared in the room, holding a cake and singing their hearts out so loudly a birthday song to me. I was dumbfounded, shock and so touched. I am truly so touched by them. Matt told them it was my birthday and the rest is history.

When I was back in Singapore, I received another surprise from my Happy Thursday group. The heartlanders, China Nationals and my team specially video themselves singing a birthday song to me and posted it on the Facebook. I love them, I do.

The surprise goes on. Cleff came out from his room and gave me a special birthday present - a handmade handbag just for his mummy. This just send the love deep into my soul.

Not to forget those heartwarming birthday messages posted on my Facebook and sms. They filled my tank.

The staff. Creatively put together a Birthday powerpoint footage for me, surprise me right after the staff meeting.

My birthday was over, but I am still celebrating with different ones. The AGF Core Team, and those who blessed me with lunches and dinners.

44 years old. What a birthday!

I thank God for Matthew, who has loved me dearly and deeply.

My son Cleff - you are mummy's proud treasure.

The staff team - Thank you for loving me.

Everyone in the Chinese Ministry - you are a miracle.

AGF ladies - Thank you for believing in me

And all out there - Thank you for filling me up.

Finally, my Jesus my Lord - I love You. Thank you Lord.