flowers God created

last weekend, I’ve visited toowoomba for the annual flower festival. Since first visit on last year, I’ve been checking the date to make sure I go back again.

Some guys didn’t seem to feel musculin about going all the way for the ‘flower’ festival, actually I wonder why. They are beautiful creation by God, and I believe guys appreciate beautiful things!

this is an interesting picture. We didn’t realised that japanese ladies were taking picture of their own next to us!

jelly belly performance..:D

“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these! If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:25-34

9-9-9

Anybody guess what I was doing on 9-09-09 9:09am? Hint: It was my birthday. – anwer right at the bottom

Thinking of it, I had a time of my life in my 20s. Praise the Lord, that I don’t have anything to regret when I look back those years. Few mistakes and all, but after all I became who I am. Main thing is, that I am happy at who I’m seeing in the mirror.

some pictures for your pleasure..

This was what happened when I came to work. So sweet!

And I’ve received the most beautiful flower bunch ever! My Goodness. However I’m not the real flower person, because it’s sad to see it fading away too quickly. Like our lives hey.

This is what I’ve done in my mobile, and transferred into computer. I look happy!!

Above mic is from Josh and mystery contributors. Thank you, although I don’t know who you all are. Great gift.

This hilarious candy ring is from Andrew,  it’s so very….andrew. 

Brother David actually cooked this and put it in the flask to bring it over. It’s a special korean soup made with seaweed which is a tranditional food for the birthday person. I haven’t eaten that dish for almost 7 years.

I had some quality time with Josh at a ‘quality’ restaurant. I realised I am still for the generous quantity and compromised quality rather than blob of cash in the centre of huge white plate kind, thank you.

And of course, I was almost screamed when I received a box of migorang from Jos. It was by far the biggest present and took me the longest time to unwrap it. because it was wrapped with million layers of newspaper!

There were some more good news around this time. My unpaid leave for the mission trip has been granted. I was ready to resign from the job if they wouldn’t allow me take the leave. But God said, if I am ready to lose it, I will gain it. And again, he proved himself right in this. Praise the Lord. Also, I have completed and successfully graduated from the Cert 4 of training and assessment course. My qualification certificate is on the way!! Yeepeee!!!

I can’t even mention all the gifts and sms I’ve received, thank you everyone for being part of my wonderful life!! I am eternally grateful for everyone God has placed around me. I wouldn’ be me without all of you. Thank you and I love you all dearly in Christ.

The answer to the question on top:  working. (What else?)

On letting go

Job said, ‘the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. May the name of the Lord be glorified.’

Job had everything, and he lost everything, literally. But he was still concerned about glorifying Lord’s name. How true, we came to the earth empty handed and naked, and will be leaving empty handed and naked. But we concern very much that we may loose what we seem to have in our hands. Job (source of income), family and friends, positions and reputations, posessions like car and house, our comfort zone, skills and knowledge, literally everything that has been added unto us.

The more we have the greater fear of losing them. And this truly can hinder our focus and service unto the Lord.

But the season is coming, that the heart of each ones will be tested once again by the Lord. Am I willing to give up what seems to be so dear to me for the sake of the kingdom? If anything other than kingdom has became more precious to us, we have lost the kingdom already. Fix your eyes beyond what you can see only in physical realm. If God allows something to be so dear to me just to take away, just to teach me the lesson of giving up for the Lord, I have no right to blame him. Rather, I should thank the Lord for the privilage of experience the pain of Jesus.

Isn’t he the one who gave up his throne up in his kingdom ( comfort ), and became a servant down on earth ( position ) , from having everything to having nothing (source of power, posession), and willing to bear the momentary seperation from The Father whom he has never been seperated from the creation of the universe (family). Not only that, he’s suffered a humiliation, betrayer, even an innocent death.

I am his follower.

I pray it be not only with my lips but with my life and action.