Sunday, September 21, 2008

The Four Wise Men

Most Bible scholars believe there were three wisemen that visited the baby Jesus the night He was born, but there were actually four. We know about the three, one who brought gold, the other who brought frankincense, and the other who brought myrrh. These gifts brought by the first three wisemen were of great help to Joseph and Mary financially. God used the three wisemen to provide for the family of Jesus. This enabled them to be able to move to Egypt when Herod issued a decree to kill all male children two years old and under. Most families didn’t just up and move to a different country in those days because of the cost.

There was a fourth wise man that came night also bearing a gift to give to the new born baby, Jesus. We don’t hear about him in scripture though because he was turned away along with his gift. What did he bring you might ask? A fruitcake!


Christian jokes from jesussite.com


The Atheist Test


Do you really consider yourself as a believer? Or do you prefer to believe that everything -- even the universe happens by accident? Find out more about The Atheist Test here.
You'll also find the theory of evolution of the Coca Cola can there!

Disturb Us, Lord

Disturb us, O Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves;
When our dreams come true only because we have dreamed too little;
When we arrive safely only because we sailed too close to the shore;
When with the abundance of things we are losing our thirst for more of God;
When in loving time, we have ceased to dream of eternity;
When in our desire to build on this earth
We have lost our vision of a new heaven


What a beautiful prayer (I got from jesussite.com)
Hope this prayer will be my thirsty for Him also..

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Inspiring Books I've Read

Oh, I've been soooo busy these days, so it seemed that no enough time to check my emails, no time to write on my blogs, or doing many other important things. But thank God I can be here right now... :).

Have been busy with all my chores. We used to have maids who do the laundry and all the cleaning stuff at our home here but unfortunately they left. So, here I am, struggling with all those complicated stuff, but praise God I'm still survive! -LOL-.

Just want to share some great books I've been reading these weeks. I think if those were so good and have blessed me in many ways, why don't I share it with you here...

1. Becoming A Vessel God Can Use by Donna Partow

Oh, her insight is soooo deep and touched and.. I'm speechless, realizing that I am one of the imperfect vessels that sometimes can be broken, desperate, and full of weaknesses, but I have a hope in Him who has a divine purpose in me. I am precious not because of who I am, what I wear or what I've done, but because God Himself lives in my life. Thank God.

Two thumbs up!


2. Beauty for Ashes by Joyce Meyer

Have been struggling with my emotional circumstance. There were many things happen in the past I can't share with you here, but reading this book has helped me in some ways to receive emotional healing. One thing I love about this book is that Joyce has been being so transparent in telling her personal experience. It feels like having someone who have the same story with me. And if she can pass through all those bad things, why should I can't?

The most fave statement of mine from this book : Don't be afraid of feeling hurt. Isn't it so true? :)


3. The Torn Veil

Oh, it feels like ugh, I definitely had not-so-beautiful experience with God comparing to what sister Gulshan had gotten through.
I myself had a new enlightenment after reading this book. I always ask in my curiousness 'How can God choose ones who have walked in different way from His rules?' But then I realized that God's perspective is never the same with ours.
I admire her brave, her strength and her faith in God!
If you miss a deep relationship with God, miss His miracle or His wonderful 'clues', read this book may help..


Happy reading, everyone!

Friday, September 05, 2008

You Are So Blessed!

Hi everyone, I'm back! :)
After some hectic weeks, I can befriend with my blog again... finally!
Here's a message a friend of mine sent me on my AllAboutGod.net page. Ever read bout this but forget where, so it's so wonderful to get this message personally:).

Reading this has opened up my 'conciousness' about how blessed I've been, something I often forget.
I share this here so you can contemplate it with me...

If you woke up this morning

with more health than illness,
you are more blessed than the
million who won't survive the week.

If you have never experienced
the danger of battle,
the loneliness of imprisonment,
the agony of torture or
the pangs of starvation,
you are ahead of 20 million people
around the world.

If you can attend a church meeting
without fear of harassment,
arrest, torture, or death,
you are more blessed than almost
three billion people in the world.

If you have food in your refrigerator,
clothes on your back, a roof over
your head and a place to sleep,
you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank,
in your wallet, and spare change
in a dish someplace, you are among
the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If your parents are still married and alive,
you are very rare, especially in this World
today.

If you hold up your head with a smile
on your face and are truly thankful,
you are blessed because the majority can,
but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug them
or even touch them on the shoulder,
you are blessed because you can
offer God's healing touch.

If you can read this message,
you are more blessed than over
two billion people in the world
that cannot read anything at all.

You are so blessed in ways
you may never even know