i'm 27 years closer to heaven .. 27 years GREATLY LOVED~!

woohoo! yet another day to celebrate yet another year of this journey Home, gradually, (with plenty of stumbling falls on the way!) i'm learning to live loved.
i don't know why it's taking so long to sink into the depths of my heart (such that the reality is truly reflected in the way i think & live!) that i am truly, deeply, lavishly, unconditionally loved!!
i still struggle with living less loved in much of my behavior & thought patterns . . . oh well, as Father gently picked me up after i dived into sin yet again tonight, there's no reason at all to waste another nanosecond living less loved, but every reason to LIVE *fully* loved by Father~!

thank you so much for all the various expressions of Fathers' love you've channeled into my life that helps me along in this uphill journey Home :)

for simply being in my life, for any & every small or big thing you do with me / for me, for every prayer, every conversation, all the good times, the fun times, & the bad times we've shared . . . i'm truly grateful & thank God for bringing you into my life :)

please do forgive me if i've failed to recognise / respond to / be grateful for any expression of Fathers' love you've poured into my life.

i'm only just beginning to realise how slow i've been to realise how blind i've been to love for so much of my life :{

please do pray for me, and be patient with me - i've lways been a sloo-oow learner!

my hearts' desire is to die to self, to be emptied of this good-intentioned, religiously-driven", rotting thinking & living, & to live relationally, fully filled with Him, fully loved by Him, choosing His way over my own, doing whatever He asks, no matter what the cost!

~thanks ;)~

UPDATE: Re: praise & pray for english corner camp!

:D praise! :D
:D another wonderful, camp, full of its own pecial surprises - see picture ;)
:D faithfully providing the helpers / students & finances!
:D all He did & will do in & through the camp!
:D all the good questions asked, good conversations had & new friendships made / existing friendships built up!
*PRAY*
* protect & water every seed planted & bring it to fruition to bring much glory to Father & extend His Kingdom!
* sovereignly work to allow these precious souls to accept The Gift of Jesus this Easter & pass it on to others yet to receive Him!
* the Son would rise & shine especially in those yet to receive a revelation of our Long-Awaited Saviour now come!

!~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS***

praise & pray for Kim

- i thought i needed a a payment extension for my phone bill, so i called up Optus but it turned out my $10 postpaid claim came in sooner than expected, hooray! :)
i should do this more with strangers i talk to on the phone -- at the end of most customer service calls they ask "is there anything else i could do for you today?" i tell them that i have an important message to share with them & tell them to check out this web page www.fathersloveletter.com which is translated to many languages which is perfect as most strangers i talk to on calls like this are from all different parts of the world!
:D the ways He's used the internet to communicate His gosopel to the lost!
* Kim's soul be drawn [deeper] into Fathers' love & this would be highly contagious to all around her!!
why not share this (or your own favorite evangelistic website) with those strangers Father brings you into contact with? on the internet / phone etc?!
The Lord isn't slow to do what he promised, as some people think. Rather, he is patient for your sake. He doesn't want to destroy anyone but wants all people to have an opportunity to turn to him and change the way they think and act. 2 Peter 3:9

praise & pray for Maisky (TAI)

"i want to know God"
-- Maisky

after hearing those words come out of his mouth last Thursday, i called him last night to ask if he'd like to have his own Chinese-English Bible -- he told me he'd been looking to buy one, but his wife thought he was crazy, as they were quite expensive where he was from!

:D PRAISE! :D

:D blessing us with bilingual Chinese-English new Testaments for free! :)

:D Isaiah 55:11 is true! So will my word be which goes out of my mouth: it will not come back to me with nothing done, but it will give effect to my purpose, and do that for which I have sent it. :D Hebrews 4:12 is true! For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow, as it judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart.

:D he now holds The Words of Eternal Life --POWERFUL STUFF!
:D we're not manufacturers of God's Word & Gospel.. just distributors!
*PRAY*
* His Word would work in Maisky's heart with power, achieving is purpose & coming alive & active to give Eternal Life [revelation of Christ] to his soul trapped in darkness!
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[life's SHORT, PRAY HARD!] praise & pray for Testsuya, Julie, Sudhir, Sada, Maisky, Sean, Henry, Kevin, Brian (JAP, KOR, NEP, TAI)

- those i met through English corner today! [discussed Easter - Jesus' death] . . .

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D Jesus wants people from ALL NATIONS to come to Father & has cleared the way to make Him accessible!
*PRAY*
* stir up a hunger in these precious souls to want to know The One who showed them Fathers love~!

* we'd see these dear lost souls in heaven, loving Jesus much because they received revelation of Jesus, along with others who're there because thy didn't keep His love to themselves!!

* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!see http://www.youroztown.com/ - look for the "World Free English Classes Timetable"

* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English to add to the multi-cultural beauty of Christ's Bride, The Church!

* have mercy on them & send them back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

* provide them with friendships / accomodation/jobs/ that will go towards the ends prayed for above :)

~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!

*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS- BE ENCOURAGED!!***

pray for the unreached!

"Some Greeks.... came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. 'Sir,' they said, 'we would like to see Jesus.'" John 12:20
After performing all the miraculous signs that proved His identity, Jesus started toward Jerusalem. The crowds followed. The Pharisees said to one another, "Look how the whole world has gone after Him!" Then some Greeks came requesting to see Jesus. John's gospel reaches a dramatic moment: Jesus responded by saying that His hour had come. His glorification in death and resurrection would be the answer for these Greeks and others, both Jew and Gentile, wanting to see Him. He had come to draw all men to Himself, and now a representative world was ready and waiting.

Pray that the Savior will draw some to Himself from every tribe and language and people. Pray that we will help the peoples to "see Jesus!"

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep." John 10:11
Few people, including the disciples before the Day of Pentecost, clearly understood the reasons behind Jesus' crucifixion. A major emphasis of Christ's ministry was to show the Jews that He came to redeem the despised Gentiles as well as the Jews. This passage in John 10 clearly points to Jesus' death for both the Jews and the Gentiles (v. 16).

Thank the Father that He has a shepherd's heart. Thank Him that we experience His love and care daily. Pray that the Holy Spirit will remind us each day to pray for those unreached peoples who still have no opportunity to become part of His flock. Fill our hearts with His love for them.

"Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes, and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest." John 4:35
Jesus likened the spiritual responsiveness of the Samaritan woman and her community to fields ripe for immediate harvest by alert workers. These words to His disciples are still applicable for us today. Can we see? Are our eyes opened? Fields are ripe for the harvest. Surely today, in analyzing the responsiveness of our world to the gospel, in realizing that the numbers of evangelical Christians are growing at a faster rate than those of non-Christians, we must recognize the spiritual receptivity of hundreds upon hundreds of human societies. Are we eagerly looking for ripe harvests, or do they catch us unaware?

Pray that the Church's eyes will be open to see how to bring in the complete harvest.

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praise & pray for Weichih & Maisky (Tw)

:D i'm ever constantly =amazed= at the beautiful pieces of Divinely arranged orchestration Father has brought my way recently =D

... i was in the city way early before English Corner, sitting in front of the library reading a good book "Authentic Relationships: Discover the Lost Art of One Anothering"

(see http://www.lifestream.org/LSauthentic.html) - Father brought along a lost soul to practice what i was reading on~! :) Weichih came up & sat at my table, & opened up to me

. . . Father's obviously up to something in his life!! i'm excited~!!

*~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~*

then today at a table full of precious souls at conversation corner with them expecting me to be "the teacher" [AAAAAAAaAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!], thankfully they were happy to talk amongst themselves - i really can't seem to handle groups well at all. i'm definitely a 1-on-1 person! evetually they all left went their own ways - Maisky came towards the end & he too, opened up to me . . . the opportunity to share my story & introduce him to Father was just so beautifully natural & unforced i still have a

:D big smile :D

when i think about it :D - i love it how Father keeps using the accident i had & singleness in Christ to point others to Him & His awesome reality & love~!!

"i want to know God"

--- Maisky

:D PRAISE! :D

:D the wonderful privelege of being able to point Weichih & Maisky away from the death-trap of performance, ritual & rigmarole in religion to the freedom & life relationship with The Living God as Father!

:D He doesn't want us to be restricted to only the most beautiful & flowery of words to communicate with him, but He invites us to communicate as simply & boldly as a son to his father!

:D prayer isn't a public speech, but heart-to-heart communication with Father!

:D He wants relationship with us so much more than we do with him!

*PRAY*

* cause the situations Weichih & Maisky are in to draw them deeper in trust to Father, letting nothing hold them back from experiencing for Himself the awesome Affection of His unconditional Love!

* give Weichih open ears to hear where Father wants him & what He wants him to do & grace to follow & obey!

* * give Maisky open eyes to see Jesus, The Lover of his soul & ears to hear Jesus calling him by name, drawing him to Himself & a heart to respond to His Word in faith to pass from death to life!

"I can guarantee this truth: Those who listen to what I say and believe in the one who sent me will have eternal life. They won't be judged because they have already passed from death to life." - Jesus John 5:24

* have mercy on Weichih & Maisky, during their time here, they'd be built up & sent back 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

* give us grace to embrace these 'foreign strangers' & lovingly show them the way the Father loves, not wasting a moment in our selfish precoccupations & distractions but redeeming the time - Judgment Day is coming soon!

(yes, i too easily give in to selfish indifference to the fate of lost souls too :-(

praise & pray for Rio, Lilian, Victor, Ting Ru, Pauline, Tommy, Mike (TAI, CHI, KOR)

those i met through English corner on Tuesday! [discussed Jesus and the Money changers] . . . felt like an awful lesson . . . dry & hard to get discussion going .. :[

:D PRAISE! :D

:D bringing them here!

:D Jesus wants people from ALL NATIONS to come to Father & has cleared the way to make Him accessible!

*PRAY*

* stir up a hunger in these precious souls to want to know The One who can welcome lost souls home!
* we'd see these dear lost souls in heaven, loving Jesus much because they received revelaion of Jesus, along with others who're there because thy didn't keep Fathers' love to themselves!! * work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
see http://www.youroztown.com/ - look for the "World Free English Classes Timetable"
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English to add to the multi-cultural beauty of Christ's Bride, The Church!
* have mercy on them & send them back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!
* provide them with friendships / accomodation/jobs/ that will go towards the ends prayed for above :)
~thanks~!

GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS- BE ENCOURAGED!!***

Urgent prayer need - bus for English Corner camp

Have just heard Mueller College is unable to provide a bus to our camp on the Gold Coast in 9 days! due to cost cutting for a building project.

We are praying through our options...

catch a train then bus to the camp site...

or does anyone know of any company we could hire a bus from?

Father provides -- it's what He does best!

please join with us in prayer :)

seee post on camp: http://lifesshortprayhard.blogspot.com/2009/03/praise-pray-for-english-corner-camp-27.html

pray for the unreached!

"I have food to eat that you know nothing about." John 4:32
At first glace, this verse can leave us with the impression that Jesus was in such a good mood after talking with the Samaritan woman that he made an overstatement. This was no overstatement. By addressing her needs, Jesus was refreshed in a way the disciples knew nothing about. Doing the will of His Father, and finishing His work, was what truly satisfied and sustained Him. How about us? Are we refreshed and sustained by obedience to Christ's commission? Do we delight to "finish His work" among the nations?

Pray that the Holy Spirit will refresh and sustain us as we work towards seeing some from every nation follow the Lamb.

"Repentance for forgiveness of sins will be preached in His Name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem." Luke 24:47
No one is exempt from the necessity of repenting of his or her sins in order to find forgiveness. Nor is any disciple of Jesus excluded from the wonderful responsibility of proclaiming His Name to all nations. If all Christians took this obligation more seriously, the nations would quickly hear of the urgent necessity of repentance and the wonderful availability of eternal life. All believers are "witnesses of these things" (vs. 48). Does your witness extend to the nations? Are you praying daily for the world's unreached peoples? Does at least part of your missions giving go to those places where there is not yet an indigenous fellowship?

Pray that we will exalt His Name among the nations.

"My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers." Luke 19:45-47
Sound familiar? Jesus cleansed the temple while quoting from Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11. Not only were the Jews at the temple not praying for the nations, they had not reserved a place for the nations to come and pray. The court of the Gentiles, the only place in the temple Gentile proselytes were allowed to enter, was filled with the bleating of sheep and the bawling of cattle. Temple officials, greedy for money, had taken over this area for the sale of animals to be sacrificed. Is there anything in your life or in the life of your church that tends to squeeze out ministry to the nations?

Pray that the Lord will show you what may be squeezing out your commitment to seeing Him worshipped by some from every tribe, tongue and nation.
"Who ever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him." Luke 10:18b
This is a scary thought! We are stewards of what God has given us. If we don't use what He has given us for His Kingdom, we may find ourselves losing what He has invested in us. In the 500s, Lindisfarne was the site of a monastic house that sent missionaries throughout the British Isles and Western Europe. They became complacent, and eventually the monastic house was sacked by the Vikings in 792, beginning a new era of terror in "Christian" Europe. Are we willing to share the blessings we have been given before they are taken away?

Pray for a spiritual revival in your country that will result in an outpouring of mission efforts to the frontiers of missions

"While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told this parable: 'A farmer went out to sow his seed.'" Luke 8:4-15
Wherever you are in your walk with Christ and in your commitment to the cause of proclaiming Him among the nations, carefully consider this parable. What kind of soil are you? You have read of God's concern for the nations. Is this word bouncing off you like the seed bounced off the road? Are you rocky soil, becoming excited about missions only once a year at a missionary conference? Will your present commitment to mission be choked by the pleasures and riches of which Jesus spoke? Or will you let your vision grow and multiply as you share it with other Christians, and will you reproduce your life by giving it away for the sake of others?

Pray that we will be "good soil" in which the "seed" of His Word produces much fruit for His glory.

"What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?" Luke 7:24b
John the Baptist was discouraged and tired. He had put his life and his reputation on the line for Jesus, and now he was imprisoned by Herod. If Jesus was so powerful, then why was he in languishing in prison? Though Jesus will some day judge the Herods of the world, He first came as the Lamb of God to pay for our sins. That meant that judgment has not yet come. Sometimes we feel more like reeds swaying in the wind than like courageous prophets like John. But out of love for our Lord and for the nations, we must stand firm until the Day of Judgment.

Pray that you will stand firm, and not sway as you wait for the Lord's return as the Lion of Judah.

"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" Luke 6:46
When we invite people to become part of the Kingdom of God, we usually mention Christ's salvation and His lordship. They need faith that Jesus is the savior. But they also need the faith to obey Him. Lordship means just that; Jesus is the Lord, or "boss" so to speak, of His followers. We are calling the nations to a purposeful obedience that brings spiritual transformation to both the individual and the communities that they affect.

Pray that this very month, you will allow Christ to transform you. Pray that He will be Lord of your life, and the lives of people within your "people group."
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the BEST gift of all continued: learning to live in Father's Affection!!

... good things are for SHARING!! :)

yet another life-changing book! [despite the title, it's not anti-church at all but pro-Christ!]
[read / download FREE pdf versions to read offline here] www.jakecolsen.com/contents.html

i started reading it and i'm absolutely hooked- it's blowing apart yet more false views / ideas i've had of Father & opening my eyes to see Him in a new light - for who He really was, is & will always be!!
if you got a hunger to know the life of Father & HIs reality, here's a great place to start~!
ifyou haven't yet seen this video, watch it! here: http://lifestream.org/fatheraffection.html

praise & pray for (homeless people!

And if someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life.
No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.
"You're familiar with the old written law, 'Love your friend,' and its unwritten companion, 'Hate your enemy.'
I'm challenging that. I'm telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer,
for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best--the sun to warm and the rain to nourish--to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty.
If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that.
If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that.
"In a word, what I'm saying is, Grow up. You're kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you. Mat 5:41-48 (MSG)

. . . been thinking about Jesus' words .. He brings plenty of opportunity to put it into action!

yup, yet again!![after my post on Danny (04/2) it's uncanny, the way i seem to almost "attract" needy strangers asking for money. this adds to the many such incidents i've encountered . . .
- walking with some friends over Victoria Bridge when we cam acoss Aaron, he gave his brief sob story, i could feel my flesh rising in me, telling me to just pass him by, ignoring him as another possible crook ... but in light of Jesus' Words above, to follow my natural inclinations . .. i could just hear Jesus say "why do you call Me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?"

i guess this was the fruit of the work Fathers' been doing in my heart of late . . . :D

Aaron, is but one of the many precious souls who roam our cities with no place to call 'home', one whom Jesus came for yet one whom the "church" often ignores either actively or passively :(
i didn't do anything great with / for Aaron, he was just hungry so i went with him & bought him some food.
would've loved to have talked with him longer but he said he had to go & meet some friends ...
didn't get to share the gospel with him, not even pass him a gospel tact, i'm learning if Father doesn't lead me that way, then i don't need to try & make things happen - He's big enough!
pray for Father to have mercy on Him & reveal Himself to Aaron & his family & draw them into His love!
ask Father to keep finding & aving lost souls like Aaron that they would find a place to call 'home' in His many-roomed mansions in Heaven!
- should i stop being generous to strangers asking for money? share your widom/ advice! experience! leave a comment!

praise & pray for Victor, Maisky, Dennis, Max, Sakela (TAI) KOR)

my English corner group on yesterday! [discussed a life changing catch of fish - Luke 5:1-11]
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D Jesus replies our requests to "go away from me for i'm a sinful being" with "do not be afraid, from now on you'll be catching pople" !!
i dont know about you but that truth *keeps* hitting me: how many times have i made that same request to Jesus & He didn't leave me in my sin, but taken away my fears & transformed me to be a fisher of men!

another spontenous revelation i received as i was sharing yesterday: we often try so hard for so long trying to "catch fish" without Jesus, but once we listen to His say-so & follow, there is life & abundance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:D O, the richness of learning that happens when you teach others!!
*PRAY*
* stir up a hunger in these precious souls to want to know The One who is Holy & can transform a sinful being into a rescuer of souls!
* reveal Christ as Lord to these precious souls, that they might find Him as exceedingly precious, desirable & delightfully satisfying!

* we'd see these dear lost souls in heaven, loving Jesus much because they received revelation of Jesus, along with others who're there because Jesus transformed them to be fishers of men!!

* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!

He went on to say, "This is why I told you earlier that no one is capable of coming to me on his own. You get to me only as a gift from the Father." John 6:65 (TMSG)

see http://www.youroztown.com/ - look for the "World Free English Classes Timetable"

* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English to add to the multi-cultural beauty of Christ's Bride, The Church!

* have mercy on them & send them back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

* provide them with friendships / accomodation/jobs/ that will go towards the ends prayed for above :)

~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS- BE ENCOURAGED!!***

praise & pray for english corner camp! [27-29/3]

:D PRAISE :D
:D giving us another weeked away with these precious souls in the midst of His beautiful creation!
:D all He's going to do in & through the camp! past students have often remembered these camps as *the* highlight of their time in Australia!)
*PRAY*
* in all things, CHRIST BE EXALTED! and as He is, "He'd draw all men to Himself"
* bring the students & leaders HE wants to come along, keep them free that weekend & provide finances for all!
* He'd arrange Divine appointments & eternally-significant interactions in abundance!
* the Easter message we'll present through speech & drama would really sink into the hearts of those who come & bear much fruit to the Fathers' glory~!
* the Son would rise & shine especially in those yet to receive a revelation of The only Saviour!
* use His children at the camp to show AND tell the gospel in 3-D, living colour!
~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS***

please rejoice with me & pray for me~!!

i confess i'm still dissatisfied with my relationship with Father. i hunger for reality, to truly know Him so much more than i do, than through interaction with a book & superficial exchanges with others inside the four walls of a religious insitutional building... :S

look at the moon . . . I wanna be just like that ^__^ (that is, brightly reflecting a glory not my own, simply faithfully reflecting His glorious light to all =) -- i'm not an very faithful or bright reflector tho :"(

precious brothers & sisters, do pray for me!!

i'm ever thankful to Father for putting you into my life :D

this life is definitely not an easy journey, but it sure is ever exciting & worth it =)

sorry if this mail doesn't really 'fill you in' on what's been going on in his precious life He's given me, if you want to know more just ask~! my life's an open book ;)

i'm trying to be real with Father, resisting the urges to crawl into my shell and silently endure lifelessness. i've substituted many things for the power of His love :"(

i long for Him to show me how my diligent efforts at good works for Him may be obscuring His love for me!

- i'm ever being brought low by fresh realisations of my own stupidity & selfishness, covered by "good intentions" :(

- so often i don't take care of myself because i've believed the lie i'm nothing worth taking care of :"( ... an age old demon still lingering from my teenage years, despite having more than enough evidence that i am very greatly loved & of high value~!!

. . . what is wrong with me?! Oh, how i long to be free from me!

:D rejoice with me~! :D

:D bringing *just* the right books into my life at the right time!! latest good book i've devoured:
http://www.jakecolsen.com/contents.html (here you can download two new PDF versions + a PDA version that can be read with Microsoft Reader. Translations are also available in Russian, Dutch, French German, and Spanish

:D His Truth always triumphs over lies!!
:D i'm weak & foolish, but He's Almighty & all wise~!
:D He's answering my prayers & leading me deeper into His love!

:D He's committed to freeing me from the tyranny of self, for only then can i enjoy God's resources and discover just how generous He really is!

:D He wants to lead me and help me trust Him even through the most brutal circumstances.

:D Because Father takes such incredible care of us, we no longer have to live self-focused lives. Thus it will be easier for us to see ways He wants us to help others!

:D There is nothing so terrible that He cannot work into His plan for our lives.

:D If He doesn't give me something i want, it's because I really don't need it!

:D God does not live in our imagined futures!

:D _lavishing_ me with the liberating joy of losing "good things " in life so i can get God's BEST!

:D less incidences of "rubbish sleep"~!!!!

*PRAY FOR ME*

* Spirit of Truth, come in & consume me. empty me of all the lies i've believed, fill me with Your Truth!
* i'd cease from my stupidity of trying to "go it alone" - i'd keep coming back to Him in every small or big thought / decision / action & the living treasures of wisdom He's surrounded me with~!

Won’t it be a joy again to wake up confident about being loved by God every day, without having to earn it by any act of righteousness on your part? This is the secret to first love: don’t try to earn it. Know that you are accepted and loved, not for what you can do for God, or somehow hoping that you will be worthy of His acceptance, but because His greatest desire is to have you as one of His children. Jesus came to remove any obstacle that would prevent that from happening.
In this Kingdom you really do get what you seek. That is the point to the whole thing. If you’re looking for a relationship with God, you will find it.

* i'd not live by good intentions, but live in the freedom of His love & out of the life He avails so readily to me!
* i'd keep on abandoning my agendas & embracing His!

* i'd live every moment to the maximum, making much of Jesus & stop wasting time on dumb things!

* thoughts of Him would consume me & i'd stop thinking so much about food / all the mental rubbish i've accumulated over the years!

* i'd find my sustenance in doing the will of the One who sent me, finishing the work He started!
* wisdom to take care of myself (my worst subject in life!!) - to know my limits and not take on too much >_<

* help me delegate where i can & not be stupid by trying to take on everything myself!

* i'd learn to feast on Jesus as Life itself, to truly know the reality that our hearts desperately long for.

* i'd stop wasting energy being frustrated over past events or worried about future ones and use energy to draw near to Him and learn to listen to his heartbeat instead!

* i'd abandon my "right" to decide what is good or not good for myself.

* i'd die to the right to judge anything on my terms and learn to live out of my relationship to Father.

* i'd learn to simply be thankful in everything including the storms that rage in my own mind and watch in awe as He uses them as opportunities to teach me to walk on water.

As long as we live to our own agenda, even what we think God might desire for us, we will miss out on the very life he is giving to us. I find my prayers changing from “God, change this!” to “Father, how are you working in this for your glory?”

When we die to the right to determine good and evil for ourselves we find the freedom to feast on the tree of Life. No longer growing frustrated when our comfort zones burst, we are free to see His purpose unfold and not be bogged down by our agenda. Now we are free to live in His life, not be plagued by our own agenda.

* i'd not determine what good i want or what evil i must prevent in the future & so be prevented from manipulating everything and everyone around me!

* the power of his cross would Free me to Live In the Moment!

* i'd be increasingly skeptical of my own agenda and preferences. Instead of wasting all my efforts trying to sculpt my life the way i want it, i’ll find the joy of living in the middle of His purpose working out in me. i’ll be able to embrace Him and His work in me as easily in times of trouble as in times of ease. And by standing in his unfolding purpose i’ll know the truest joy of being His son in the world!

* i'd start everyday without my own preferences for how I want things to turn out, to be constantly amazed at what God is doing in my life and genuinely thankful at every turn!

* Everyday Father lets me taste of His generous love, He'd show me how He wants to channel His generosity through me to touch others! see great article here! http://www.lifestream.org/LSBL.Aug05.html

AN OPEN INVITE TO ALL: if you care about me & love me, please tell me anytime you see something wrong in my life! where do you see faults in my life / character? What areas would you like to see me grow & change by God’s grace?” -- all part of me obeying 1 Tim 4:16 which is too easy to neglect with such dire consequences!!
thanks~!! please tell me how i can best support you before His throne of Grace too!
if Father so leads you to be my regular prayer supporter, do check out this prayer blog every now & then :)
Looking forward to hearing from you how i can best support you in prayer & praises!!

latest uplifting song to touch my heart with His TRUTH!
watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEVNJsL0Zq4

You Are Being Loved Steven Curtis Chapman
1. So you think love is only for the good enough And one thing you’re never gonna be worthy of But there’s a song being sung over you By the One who breathes life into you

Chorus:
You are being loved You are being loved Right now at this very moment You are being loved You are being loved Right now you are being loved, loved, loved You are being loved, loved You are

2. You ought to see the smile you’re bringing to your Father’s face You ought to hear Him sing His version of Amazing Grace ‘cause that’s the song being sung over you By the God who breathes life into you (Chorus)
Bridge:
With every breath that you’re taking And every beat of your heart Even while this song is playing Whatever you do Wherever you are There’s a song being sung over you
(Chorus x 3)
© SPARROW SONG; PEACH HILL SONGS;

pray for the unreached!!

"Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." Luke 6:27b
What other "religious" leader could offer such a radical teaching? Jesus really was asking the humanly impossible! God the Father told Moses that there should be an "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth," He was setting limits that would prevent an endless stream of retaliation. Now Jesus was saying to "do good," "bless" and "pray for" our enemies. Only the Holy Spirit can give us the strength to do these things! And only those who are following Christ have the power of the Holy Spirit. But this is this kind of radical obedience that draws the nations to Christ.

Pray that you will have the kind of obedience that sets you apart.

"Jesus answered them, 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." ' Luke 5:31
All of humanity falls into the category of "sinners" who need to repent. But a little more than half the world's population lives within people groups that have access to the Scriptures in their own language and/or a fellowship of believers. What about the other half, the other "sinners"? The first group has access to the life-saving gospel, and a relationship with our sin-forgiving Savior. The other half looks to rituals and religion to heal this mortal wound. Don't we owe them the gospel?

Pray for the gospel to quickly go to the peoples that still have no way to atone for their sins, and do not yet know the One who alone can forgive.

"Simon answered, 'Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets." ' Luke 5:5
Can you relate to what Simon Peter was saying here? I'm sure that many missionaries can. There are times when it really doesn't seem that the fields are ripe for the harvest, but instead, we are wasting our time. Years may go by before someone working among an unreached people group might see visible fruit from their work. Experienced missionaries tell us that it sometimes takes more than 15 years to plant a church among an unreached people group! Sometimes the Lord is waiting for one more attempt or one more prayer before He begins to pour out His Spirit. Are you willing to let down the nets one more time?

Pray that missionaries among the unreached peoples will not grow weary, but will persevere.
"And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations." Mk. 13:10
Christians expect Christ, in response to His promise, to return to earth at any time. Yet our verse for today reminds us of the importance God places on obedience to first take the gospel to all people groups. There is a church community in practically every politically-defined country of the world. Praise God! Among these countries, however, are approximately 22,000 nations (people groups) of which about 10,000 still do not have a viable, indigenous, evangelizing Christ-centered movement! These are the world's unreached peoples.

Pray for the Heavenly Father to lead us as we take the gospel to these still unreached nations.

"My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations." Mark. 11:17
Returning to Jerusalem and entering the temple, Jesus began driving out those who were buying and selling there. In an act of righteous judgment, Jesus upset tables and benches and prevented anyone from carrying merchandise through the temple courts. Merchants had been using the fore court (a place set aside as a court of prayer for the Gentiles) for fraudulent activities. Jesus' action restored this court as a place where the Gentiles could worship according to God's original intention (1 Kings 8:43).
Pray that the Lord will open our eyes so that we may see how our ignorance and selfishness might keep other peoples from coming to Him.

"'The time has come,' He said. 'The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!'" Mk. 1:15
Jesus is announcing a new era. He is ushering in the Kingdom of God. Our response should be to repent and believe the good news in such a way that it leads to a new life that will draw others to Him. This is exactly what we are calling the unreached Hindus, Buddhists, animists and Muslims to do. Your prayers are a part of extending His Kingdom. What a joy and a privilege!

Pray for His Kingdom to extend into the hearts of the unreached nations!
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations." Matt. 28:19, 20
Jesus' words, spoken to His disciples following His resurrection, are the claims and commands of One who had proved His authority on earth-He had healed the sick, forgiven men's sins, and conquered death itself. Who else could He be than Lord over all mankind? Since He is the Lord, is there any other reasonable response than to become His faithful disciples? And if we do respond in faith, we must then call others to become His disciples as well.

Pray that we will recognize and submit to His loving rule by honoring His Name and obeying His command to make disciples of each of the world's unreached peoples.
"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." Matt. 24:14
Jesus pointed to the fact that the gospel will be preached to the whole world as a testimony to all nations. Along with other verses, this one is an indicator that points to the time of His coming at the end of the age. World evangelization surely is the bedrock purpose for which the Lord and His Church are working before He returns. If there was ever a truth to which all mankind will one day be exposed, it is the gospel of the kingdom. Can there possibly be a cause more worthy of our lives?

Pray that the Savior will show us as individuals and as bodies of believers how to participate with Him in the central plan and purpose of history.

"Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field." Matt. 9:38
If you have been using the GPD for any length of time, you will notice that we are constantly praying some variation of this prayer for many of the unreached people groups. By using this daily prayer guide for the nations, you are praying for Him to send out workers. But still, the workers are few. Could it be that He is calling some to the harvest field, and people are either not listening, or unwilling to go?

Pray that those God calls will have receptive hearts to His Kingdom work.
source: www.global-prayer-digest.org/ <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!! http://www.vision2025.org/blankbook_clicktorelease.html <--GO HERE EVERYDAY TO release penny's for God's Word to be translated in every language still without His Word!
http://thebiblesite.org/ <-- GO HERE EVERYDAY TO provide your suffering brothers and sisters with a portion of God's Word for free!
http://www.prayerguard.net/ <-- GO HERE & pray for an unreached people group EVERY HOUR!!

CAN I SHARE MY JOY WITH YOU??! praise & pray for Native Missionaries!

!!! YAAYYY!!!

I received news last week - another of the native missionaries I sponsored after ~ 1 year has become self-supporting! (the 2nd native missionary i've sponsored with Gospel For Asia [see www.gfa.org] who's become self-supporting!! they truly are incredibly effective!

. . . that means over the time i've sponsored them (for little over ~$1/day) my small monthly support for this native missionary has resulted in the gospel being preached in a place where the name of Jesus & His gospel has been waiting for so long to be heard and a community of worshipping believers being established . . . having grown to the stage where it can support him without the need for outside assistance anymore!

i can't think of a better application of Luke 9:6, can you?

"And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places." Luke 16:9

also, I can’t imagine a better investment of my time, money or efforts~! Just my personal opinion. :D

(GFA's policy is 100% of funds goes straight to the field, nothing gets taken out for admin / staff etc!]
* to watch a brilliant video about native missionaries, go to http://www.gfa.org/the-call-to-harvest
* to sponsor your own missionary & invest your short life & wealth for maximum eternal impact, go to www.gfa.org/sponsor

* For a free book that thousands of people have said has changed their lives, click on this link- http://www.blogger.com/www.gfa.org/freebook .. <-- this book REVOLUTIONISED my life too!

pray we'd all follow Fathers' leading in following His Words:

"Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back--given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity." -- Luke 6:38 [The message paraphrase]

.. do also pray for these dear native missionaries;

* raise up more of them for the massive harvest among peoples still waiting to hear The Name of Jesus!

* as He answers the prayer above, raise up an even greater army of senders who'll support & back them up with prayer & finances!

* protect & empower them as they labor in lands very hostile to the gospel.

* as His gospel would goes forth to every remaining unreached peoples, The Blessed Day of His return would be hastened on!

When the good news about the kingdom has been preached all over the world and told to all nations, the end will come. Mat 24:14

:D i'm overwhelmed with joy - eternal joy - just thinking about the many friends i'll meet in Heaven because of this wonderful privilege of partnering in the gospel!

. . . joyfully pursuing the dangerous duty of delight :)

praise & pray for Joseph, Brian, Tommy, Lila, Lin, Dan, Carol (Tw, KOR, HK)

- my English corner group yesterday [looked at Jesus the Teacher - 2nd in Jesus series leading to Easter!]

.. was made to feel quite shy (yes, despite my non-stop repitition to them of my motto "don't be shy!") when answering the intro Qn of "who's your favorite teacher" 2 new students i've never had in my group before said i was their favorite teacher! :pPpPpP

why?

. . . . "because he looks so kindly"

. . . . must be my ridiculous cheesy grin actuallybeing of some use! :S

:D PRAISE! :D

:D God brought them here!

*PRAY*

- many of them don't know Jesus or what He taught.

plead for Fathers' mercy on them to give them revelation of His Son!

* use the loneliness & boredom so many of these precious souls go through to drive them to the Very Best Friend anyone can have -- Jesus Christ!!

* bring them to repentance & faith in The Only Saviour before it's too late!

* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself! see http://www.youroztown.com/ - look for the "World Free English Classes Timetable"

* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!

* have mercy on them & send them back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

* provide them with friendships / accomodation/jobs/ that will go towards the ends prayed for above :)

~thanks~!GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!! *** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS- BE ENCOURAGED!!***

praise & pray for telemarketers! Angelina & Ricardo

got a few annoying calls from those telemarketers last Friday offering me travel packages i hadn't the least bit of interest in.
but rather than simply brushing them off, i knew Father loved them & wanted so much to bring them to Himself!
Angelina hung around long enough after i told her i wasn't interested in her offer to let me urge her to check out www.fathersloveletter.com (which is translated to many languages which is perfect as most strangers i talk to are from all different parts of the world!
Ricardo wasn't so patient & hung up immediately :S Father knows him & loves him too -- do pray for him!
something i'm making more of a habit of doing with these "annoyance calls" is learn to see them as so much more than just a time-wasting annoyance, but as a precious soul, made & loved by Father who He wants to bring to Himself!
just doing my little bit to bring even one lost soul a step closer to The Savior :)
:D PRAISE :D
:D the ways He's used the internet to communicate His gospel to the lost!
*PRAY*
* Angelina & Ricardo be drawn [deeper] into Fathers' love & this would be highly contagious to all around them !!
why not share this (or your own favorite evangelistic website) with those strangers Father brings you into contact with? on the internet / phone etc?!
to Him be all glory who seeks & saves the lost!
The Lord isn't slow to do what he promised, as some people think. Rather, he is patient for your sake. He doesn't want to destroy anyone but wants all people to have an opportunity to turn to him and change the way they think and act. 2 Peter 3:9
also pray for Mike & Roy who i spoke to today fom optus to request a bill extension & referred them to that same site.
:)

*every* sould Father brings our way is truly very precious!