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禱告 I Pray

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禱告，因為我渺小；

Dao gao, yin wei wo miao xiao

I Pray, because I am small

禱告，因為我知道我需要明暸，你心意對我重要。

Dao gao, yin wei wo zhi dao, wo xu yao ming liao, nix in yi dui wo zhong yao

I Pray, because I know I need understanding, Your will is important to me

禱告，已假裝不了；

Dao gao, yi jia zhuan bu liao

I Pray, I can no longer pretend

禱告，因為你的愛我需要； 你關懷，我走過的你都明白。

Dao gao, yin wei ni de ai wo xu yao, ni guan huai, wo zhou guo de ni dou min bai

I Pray, because I need Your love; You care for me, You know all the paths I tread

有些事我只想要對你說，因你比任何人都愛我； 痛苦從眼中流下，我知道你為我擦。

You xie shi wo zhi xian yao dui ni shuo, yin ni bi ren he ren dou ai wo; tong ku cong yan zhong liu xia, wo zhi dao ni wei wo ca

There are some things I just want to say to You, because You love me more than anyone; pain shed from mine eyes, I know You will wipe the tears away

在早晨我也要來對你說，主耶穌今天我為你活； 所需要的力量你天天賜給我，你恩典夠我用。

Zai zao chen wo ye yao lai dui ni shuo, zhu ye su jin tian wo wei ni huo; shuo xu yao de li lian ni tian tian ci gei wo, ni en dian gou wo yong

In the morning I will pray to You, Lord Jesus, I live for you today; all the strength I need You give to me each day, Your grace is sufficient for me

Waking up this morning, I felt the best since the day of surgery.

Previously I was hurting a lot at the back of my throat and from the left jaw bone all the way up to my inner ears. When the throbbing pain hits, it means serious business! On bad days I'd be in so much pain I could hardly take much food in as every time I tried swallowing it felt like I was swallowing barb wire.

This morning however, I felt really good. The pain in my ears have calmed down heaps and my uvula looks like it's back to normal size. My throat feels less swollen though it still hurts when I drink water but I am truly grateful to God for His sustenance. Through much prayers the Lord gave me grace to endure the pain instead of relying constantly on pain killers. This trial has helped to me to gain a renewed appreciation for the power of prayer.

I remember few days ago I woke up in a coughing fit in the middle of the night. I was experiencing tremendous amount of pain, I felt utterly helpless. Immediately that weakness translated into strength to bow down in prayer and I started thanking God for what He did so that I could undergo surgery. I thanked God and remembered His goodness and miraculously at the end of the word 'Amen', the pain improved significantly and I fell asleep not long after praying.

Another time I ate a tomato for breakfast. BAD IDEA. My throat swelled up to the point that I began gasping for air. The pain was just incredible! It felt somewhat like large amount of salt dumped on a gaping, tender wound! When I told some sisters about my situation they began to pray for me from where they were and shared with me Bible verses for encouragement.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:10

Praise my Lord, what a wonderful promise He gives to His beloved children. About 10 minutes later the swelling and breathing reverted back to normal. I will stay far, far away from tomatoes for the remainder of the recovery period :)

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name 

Psalm 103:1

Thank God for privileging me in the witnessing of His power and His wisdom revealed through prayer.

 

Hosanna in the highest

What's eating now

1:46 PM

Goodbye porridge, hello dim sum!

What's reading now

5:05 PM

Sun siblings spend time with God.

Encouraging Christian Quotes

 

C. G. Trumbull 

Those who are readiest to trust God without other evidence than His Word always receive the greatest number of visible evidences of His love.

上帝给我们的祝福中间，有两个是我们所最不欢迎的：一个是迟延，一个是苦难。上帝常用迟延和苦难来试验我们；但是在这一切中间却站着上帝的誓约--祂在基督裡与我们所立的新约。所以让我们为着迟延和苦难来讚美祂罢，因为这是祂给我们的祝福。

C. H. Spurgeon 

Charles Spurgeon was once asked, "How do you defend the Bible?" "Very easy" he responded. "The same way I defend a lion. I simply let it out of its cage.

The Lord gets His best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.

Sin is Christicide.

He that deserves nothing should be content with anything.

If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word - Prayer. Live and die without prayer, and you will pray long enough when you get to hell.

Elisabeth Elliot

God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to.

The God who created, names and numbers the stars in the heavens also numbers the stars of my head. He pays attention to very big things and to very small ones. What matters to me matters to Him, and that changes my life.

Elisabeth Elliot, at Urbana 76, told of her brother Thomas Howard. Their mother let him play with paper bags she'd saved if he put them away afterwards. One day she walked into the kitchen to find them strewn all over the floor. Tom was out at the piano with his father singing hymns. When confronted, he protested, "But Mom, I want to sing." His father stated, "It's no good singing God's praise if you're disobedient." 

Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering.... The love of God did not protect His own Son.... He will not necessarily protect us - not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A lot of hammering and chiseling and purifying by fire will have to go into the process.

The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end it's going to be a lot better and a lot bigger.

John MacArthur

As Christians we accept one foundational truth - God - and everything else makes sense. An atheist denies God and has to accept incredible explanations for everything else. It takes more faith to deny God than to believe in Him.

The cost of true greatness is humble, selfless, sacrificial service. The Christian who desires to be great and first in the kingdom is the one who is willing to serve in the hard place, the uncomfortable place, the lonely place, the demanding place, the place where he is not appreciated and may even be persecuted. Knowing that time is short and eternity is long, he is willing to spend and be spent. He is willing to work for excellence without becoming proud, to withstand criticism without becoming bitter, to be misjudged without becoming defensive, and to withstand suffering without succumbing to self pity. 

  

A. W. Tozer

The unattended garden will soon be overrun with weeds; the heart that fails to cultivate truth and root out error will shortly be a theological wilderness.

Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshipers [meeting] together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be, were they to become 'unity' conscious and turn their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship. 

John White

A good witness isn't like a salesman, emphasis is on a person rather than a product. A good witness is like a signpost. It doesn't matter whether it is old, young, pretty, ugly; it has to point the right direction and be able to be understood. We are witnesses to Christ, we point to him.

You have established a new relationship with the powers of darkness. Whatever you were before you were a Christian... you are now a sworn foe of the legions of hell. Have no delusions about their reality or their hostility, but do not fear them. The God inside you terrifies them. They cannot hurt you, let alone hurt you, but they can still seduce, and they will try. They will also oppose you as you obey Christ. ... you are serious about Christ being your Lord and God, you can expect opposition.

Has it never dawned upon you that the essence of witnessing is just plain honesty? You are salt - whether you feel like it or not. You are not told to act like salt but to be what you are. You are a light. God has done a work in your life. Don't try to shine. Let the light that God put there shine out. It demands no more than honesty. It demands honesty before unbelievers. In fact such honesty is ninety per cent of witnessing. Witnessing is not putting on a Christian front as to convince prospective customers. Witnessing is just being honest, that is, being true to what God has made you in your speech and everyday behaviour.

Jim Elliot

No one warns young people to follow Adam's example. He waited till God saw his need. Then God made Adam sleep, prepared for his mate, and brought her to him. We need more of this 'being asleep' in the will of God. Then we can receive what He brings us in His own time, if at all.

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. 

God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.

G. Campbell Morgan

A father and his young daughter were great friends and much in each other's company. Then the father noted a change in his daughter. If he went for a walk, she excused herself from going. He grieved about it, but could not understand. When his birthday came, she presented him with a pair of exquisitely worked slippers, saying, I have made them for you. " Then he understood what had been the matter for the past three months, and he said. "My darling, like these slippers very much, but next time buy the slippers and let me have you all the days. I would rather have my child than anything she can make for me. " Some of us are so busy for the Lord that He cannot get much of us. To us He would say, "I know your works, your labor, your patience, but I miss the first Love."

Waiting for God is not laziness. Waiting for God is not going to sleep. Waiting for God is not the abandonment of effort. Waiting for God means, first, activity under command; second, readiness for any new command that may come; third, the ability to do nothing until the command is given. Waiting for God means power to do nothing save under command. This is not lack of power to do anything. Waiting for God needs strength rather than weakness. It is power to do nothing. It is the strength that holds strength in check. It is the strength that prevents the blundering activity which is entirely false and will make true activity impossible when the definite command comes.

The prayer life does not consist of perpetual repetition of petitions . The prayer life consists of life that is always upward and onward and Godward. 

Katherine Walden

In my teens, I was approached by a total stranger on a crowded city street. She said. "You are Kae Cameron's daughter, I'd recognize her face any where!" And she was right. How I long for the day when people look at my life and say. "Oh, you must be a daughter of the Heavenly Father, I recognize His face anywhere!

When I find myself racing around, trying to fill a day with mindless tasks or petty entertainment, this is usually the time that God whispers to my heart to draw away with Him and to silence my heart as He wishes to speak.

Unforgiveness is like a scratch on an old record. The song never goes on to the end, it keeps the beautiful music yet to be released unheard and all that resounds are the same old three or four chords again and again and again.

While the Lord calls me to be wise and discerning, he reminds me often that his discernment cannot dwell in a cynical distrustful heart. With Him, there is no hidden agenda and no ulterior motive. His gifts are free for the taking but I cannot take these gifts if my hands are already full of my own weapons of self- protection. Therefore, He asks me to lay down the shields that I have forged for protection and to pick up the shield of faith in their place. He asks me to take Him at His Word. 

If, when searching for God's will and direction, you cannot hear clearly - ask yourself this. Have you obeyed the last task the Lord directed you to perform? If not, repent, go do the task if the Lord still directs and then pray again for direction.

John Wesley

When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed to me.

Above all sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing him more than yourself, or any other creature. In order to do this attend strictly to the sense of what you sing, and see that your heart is not carried away with the sound, but offered to God continually; so shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve here, and reward you when he cometh in the clouds of heaven.

John Wesley tells of a dream he had. In the dream, he was ushered to the gates of Hell. There he asked, "Are there any Presbyterians here?" "Yes!", came the answer. Then he asked, "Are there any Baptists? Any Episcopalians? Any Methodists?" The answer was Yes! each time. Much distressed, Wesley was then ushered to the gates of Heaven. There he asked the same question, and the answer was No! "No?" To this, Wesley asked, "Who then is inside?" The answer came back, "There are only Christians here." (1 Cor 1:10-17)

Though I am always in a haste, I am never in a hurry, because I never undertake more work than I can go through with perfect calmness of spirit.

Bring me a worm that can comprehend a man, and then I will show you a man that can comprehend the Triune God.

Lord, I am no longer my own, but Yours. Put me to what You will, rank me with whom You will. Let be employed by You or laid aside for You, exalted for You or brought low by You. Let me have all things, let me have nothing, I freely and heartily yield all things to Your pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, You are mine and I am Yours. So be it. Amen.

Surprise

Thank you for the beautiful flowers

我真的非常非常感動，謝謝你們愛的關懷 (淚)

Home from hopsital

When you speak less,

you listen more.

Update from the hospital II

5am pain soothing agent - ice cream.
Taking a break from drips.

Mum's sleeping next to me on a chair.. I am an unfilial daughter.

媽，我愛你。

Update from the hospital

Surgery was a success, thank God for His preservation.

Thanks brothers and sisters for your prayers and SMSes and also those who came to visit.

Feeling drowsy and tired still..

Goodnight everyone

What's hurting now

Ouch..

Oct Murmur

明天就要開刀                                      Surgery tomorrow
心仆咚仆咚跳                                      My heart beats like crazy

緊張和興奮                                          Nervous and excited
摻夾著害怕                                          And a pinch of fear
五味雜陳                                              Mixed feelings
滋味不太好                                          I don't feel too good

心臓快超載了                                       My heart is overwhelmed
麻了                                                     Numbness kicks in

腦袋已關機了                                       My brain shuts down
睡了                                                     Sleep helps to forget

喉嚨咽得痛了                                       My throat still hurts
累了                                                     I'm weary

但是                                                      However
大過於恐懼                                          Greater than this fear I struggle with
其實是感恩                                          is a grateful heart toward God

因為去年這時的我                              Because this time last year
萬萬想不到會有今天的進展              I never expected progress such as today

我知道這是神的奇妙恩典                  I know this is all God's amazing grace
步步帶領我至如今                              Leading me step by step to this very moment

我要數算祂的好                                  I will count His everlasting goodness
我要敬拜祂的大能                              I will worship His almighty power
我要歡呼祂的慈愛                              I will shout His merciful love
我要贊美祂的名                                  I will praise His blessed name

我有一位奇妙救主                              I have a wonderful Saviour

祂尋我                                                  He sought me
祂救我                                                  He saved me
祂愛我                                                  He loves me



















詩 篇 23
耶 和 華 是 我 的 牧 者 ， 
我 必 不 致 缺 乏 。
他 使 我 躺 臥 在 青 草 地 上 ， 
領 我 在 可 安 歇 的 水 邊 。
他 使 我 的 靈 魂 甦 醒 ， 
為 自 己 的 名 引 導 我 走 義 路 。
我 雖 然 行 過 死 蔭 的 幽 谷 ， 也 不 怕 遭 害 ，
因 為 你 與 我 同 在 ； 你 的 杖 ， 你 的 竿 ， 都 安 慰 我 。
在 我 敵 人 面 前 ， 你 為 我 擺 設 筵 席 ； 
你 用 油 膏 了 我 的 頭 ， 使 我 的 福 杯 滿 溢 。
我 一 生 一 世 必 有 恩 惠 慈 愛 隨 著 我 ； 
我 且 要 住 在 耶 和 華 的 殿 中 ， 直 到 永 遠 。

Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.  
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: 
for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: 
thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: 
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

感謝主                                                  Thank God

What's eating now

Peking duck nom nom @ Regal on Roe

What's eating now

 

Maccas breakky all the way *smiles

October 14

Sunny.

God is so good to me.

God didn't forget me.

His silence is proof that He has heard my prayers.

God's presence is indeed everywhere.

He is always near.

Thank God for the confirmation.

Thank God for leave approval on such short notice.

Thank God for you, little Mazda, for being so supportive.

I could catch the bus hehe but I knew you would never let me.

Thank God lovely sisters for your genuine thoughts, prayers and funny words.

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Thank God for peng you's offer.

Thank God for the green pass.

Thank God for good reading materials & audio sermon collection that I won't be bored during the week.

Thank God in advance for this time next week.

Raininday puts on a new gown!

Raininday 穿新衣咯
整個超愛這種超白超幹淨的feel

::來更新一下近況::

最近啊.........工作滿忙碌的說
空閑毫不客氣地大減!! （＊哭~~~）

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0923

 下班後跑去Tony Romas跟好友啃ribs去~

香噴噴的嫩肋骨排淋上獨家BBQ醬
酸酸甜甜的好滋味過了許久仍留在口中~~

 我們叫了一客 Babyback Ribs Full Slab...

倆個女生share都吃不完

份量非常的實在沒有偷工減料哦!

超大的炸薯條外面皮酥裏面餡軟

生菜沙拉也很脆很新鮮

超愛這樣的口感 (＊Slurrrrp~~~~)

還有還有!
玉米是那種一咬就會噴汁的

Mozerella Cheese Sticks 咬下去真的會＇牽絲＇

好好吃啊啊啊 ♥

他們家的Mocktail也超好喝的說

一點兒酒味都沒有哦～
冰涼的調果汁非常適合即將來臨的夏天 ♥

非常棒的晚餐 (＊豎大拇指)

推薦大家有空一定要去嘗嘗
不去會後悔的!!!

你看你看～
某人光顧著吃，形象早已丟去外太空了哈哈XD

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0926

Regeneration大朋友們來圍爐吃火鍋啦!
 
這一盤盤豐富的材料... 背後隱藏著故事

真的很感恩~ 原本快要氣餒的我們結果得福

這項功課讓我再次領悟到
在神裏的辛苦一切都值得~~

＊雖然那幾天內我們倆大爆窮
口袋空空  哈哈！

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頁外話：
原本是想寫更多照片故事的
拖了幾天後靈感已經抓不回來了
寫來寫去還是這幾張照片

只好延到下次吧

（＊乘涼中～～～）

這次的entry是用中文寫的
我知道有些朋友只會看英文...

Sollie sollie......
請原諒愛國的我～

                            

What's cooking now

 

Takoyaki chef making magic

Conversation with God

When you are sad, please dial John 14
When you commit a sin, please dial Psalm 51
When you face danger, please dial Psalm 91
When the world lets you down, please dial Psalm 27
When God's presence feels far away, please dial Psalm 139
When your faith lacks courage, please dial Hebrews 11
When you are lonely and afraid, please dial Psalm 23
When you are worried, please dial Matthew 8:19-34
When you are hurt, feeling uneven, please dial 1 Corinthians 13
When you feel abandoned or isolated, please dial Romans 8:31-39
When you are searching for peace, please dial Matthew 11:25-30
When you feel the world is bigger than God, please dial Psalm 90
When you go travelling, please dial Psalm 121
When you pray for yourself, please dial Psalm 87
When you need the courage to complete a task, please dial Joshua 1
When you worry night and day over investments, please dial Mark 10:17-31
When you are down, please dial Psalm 27
When you bank account balance is zero, please dial Psalm 37
When you lose all confidence in men, please dial 1 Corinthians 13
When you feel the people around you are unkind, please dial John 15
When you lose hope, please dial Psalm 126
When you think the world is under your feet, please dial Psalm 19
When you want to bear fruit, please dial John 15
When you want the secrets to the Apostle Paul's joy, please dial Colossians 3:12-17
When you encounter a good opportunity or gain valuable insight, please dial Isaiah 55
When you to live in harmony with others, please dial Romans 12

Too much Heaven?

*Photo story: Perth sky on a sunny afternoon after lunch fellowship with a sister

"The hope which is laid up for you in heaven." 
- Colossians 1:5

Our hope in Christ for the future is the mainspring and the mainstay of our joy here. It will animate our hearts to think often of heaven, for all that we can desire is promised there.

Here we are weary and toilworn, but yonder is the land of rest where the sweat of labour shall no more bedew the worker's brow, and fatigue shall be for ever banished. To those who are weary and spent, the word "rest" is full of heaven. We are always in the field of battle; we are so tempted within, and so molested by foes without, that we have little or no peace; but in heaven we shall enjoy the victory, when the banner shall be waved aloft in triumph, and the sword shall be sheathed, and we shall hear our Captain say, "Well done, good and faithful servant."

We have suffered bereavement after bereavement, but we are going to the land of the immortal where graves are unknown things. Here sin is a constant grief to us, but there we shall be perfectly holy, for there shall by no means enter into that kingdom anything which defileth. Hemlock springs not up in the furrows of celestial fields. Oh! is it not joy, that you are not to be in banishment for ever, that you are not to dwell eternally in this wilderness, but shall soon inherit Canaan?

Nevertheless let it never be said of us, that we are dreaming about the future and forgetting the present, let the future sanctify the present to highest uses. Through the Spirit of God the hope of heaven is the most potent force for the product of virtue; it is a fountain of joyous effort, it is the corner stone of cheerful holiness. The man who has this hope in him goes about his work with vigour, for the joy of the Lord is his strength. He fights against temptation with ardour, for the hope of the next world repels the fiery darts of the adversary. He can labour without present reward, for he looks for a reward in the world to come. 

Having heard nothing from the hospital at the three-month mark of a confirmed surgery date, I quietly had a pity-party-for-one couple of weeks ago. I dwelled over the sad fact of living on Earth instead of Heaven. A physical, mmm... small thorn in the flesh unworthy of mention, crippled me to yearn for the perfect body in Heaven with great desires. My heart longed for the heavenly city filled with the 'glory of God', a place where I will be face to face with the Lamb of God Who loved me and sacrificed Himself so that I can enjoy His presence in heaven for eternity. Eternally comprehending the breadth and length and depth and height of the love of Christ. Eternally worshiping the Lord and serving Him.

And so for those weeks, I listened to the song 'No More Night' again and again. 

The timeless theme, Earth and Heaven will pass away.

It's not a dream, God will make all things new that day.

Gone is the curse from which I stumbled and fell.

Evil is banished to eternal hell.

No more night. No more pain.

No more tears. Never crying again.

And praises to the great "I AM."

We will live in the light of the risen Lamb.

Heaven is well a thousand times more beautiful than Earth! No child of God would disagree. A place of 'no mores' - No more night, no more death, no more sorrow, no more pain, no more tears, no more sea, no more curse, no more separation. No more inheritance from Adam, only to be made after the holiness of Christ.

Ian Paisley said in the sermon 'Heaven' that 'God's people should be continually meditating upon the subject of heaven'. Such is true and good for our spiritual growth to the extent that Charles Spurgeon said 'Nevertheless let it never be said of us, that we are dreaming about the future and forgetting the present.' Instead, 'Let the future sanctify the present to highest uses.' 

After reading the above devotion five times this morning I understand now where I went wrong. Too occupied with the wrong idea of Heaven as an easy way out of life, I forgot the purpose of my present covenantial duties to live for the glory of God. Instead of being spiritually paralysed - drowning in self-pity like I was... The hope of the next world should give me joy in the Lord which then becomes my strength to carry on in this earthly battle field!

Thank God I have heaven begun within my heart and I am going to reach that land all the while seeking to be a productive member of God's Kingdom.

The privilege of working for God in this life will soon be gone. May my focus be Christ alone and my energy spent in the pursuit of God and His glory :)