Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Submission to Authority

I used to cringe everytime I hear or read about this subject - Submission to Authority. Well, I somehow still cringe on it now. Not because I have problems with submitting to my boss or anything like that, but it's more of being submissive to my better half. Not so much of a grave concern, though. Perhaps, it's more of the day to day, small, even trivial decisions that need to be quickly made, that has to be my way and my call. It may have caused a few bickering here and there, but I'm glad that things are starting to smooth out little by little. Till then, I need to get over the paradigm of seeing myself as a woman of the decade (haha), that I am one with a strong personality.

Hearing the story of Daniel from our Bible study last night made me think about what exactly 'submission' is and how it is applied as a wife. Turns out that God's commands are pretty straightforward. Heck, there aren't any 'how to's' and 'what not to's'. But of course there has to be a sense of balance, logic and respect on both sides. These virtues, I would say, would come of course, if you will choose to live according to God's Will. It's going to come on bit by bit, or even all at one big blow - as long as we choose to live in obedience.

So I leave myself with one assignment. Nothing fancy. Nothing complicated. Nothing that a willful heart cannot do. (pray for me) haha :-) SUBMIT.

Monday, May 15, 2006

Random Thoughts..

1) i'm currently feeling a certain distaste in my mouth.. why, i don't know....
2) i pray that my little boy will grow up to be a God-fearing man that lives with integrity and peace..
3) i miss my high school friends terribly.. half of us are totally scattered around the globe and i miss their company :(
4) the letter B on my keyboard popped out last Friday and i am soooorta annoyed everytime i press the letter B.... grr.. see?! :-)
5) so i'm thinking what i'm thinking next...
6) i sure want to go back to Paris with my hubby... or maybe a fun family time in Sydney..
7) Praise GOD for building up my sales at work...... to You be the GLORY!
8) hmm.. i wonder how else can i improve with my work?
9) i don't like gossipers... i don't like people who can't stand up for their mistakes.. why can't people just learn to be fair to one another?! i sooo dislike that CRAB mentality.
10) i may be a bit shaken by them pot holes coming my way.. but God is always there to make me stand firm.
11) choices, choices, choices! we have a lot of em everyday... o God, help me make the right ones!
12) this 10-minute break is enough.. ok, now back to work! :-D

Sunday, May 14, 2006

T.D. Jakes

A few days ago I was listening to some of Joel Osteen's sermons over the web and man, I must say, God has moved and empowered this man to preach God's Word in a powerful, yet endearing way. If you've read the book Your Best Life Now, you would exactly understand how God can actually help you realize your full potential and leave different sorts of unnecessary baggages in life. Joel Osteen is indeed one of the annointed preachers in our time that can bring about inspiration for a tired humanrace such as ours.

So I came about texting my cellgroup leader, Jackie, of how blessed I am with one of Joel Osteen's Sunday sermons; she leads me then to a list of other good, if not, great preachers from around the world. There's Benny Hinn, Paula White, Juanita *something..sorry I forgot*.. then there's T.D. Jakes.


If you'd like to hear the Word of God preached in the most contemporary and most amusing way, I recommend for you to check out T.D. Jake's 24-hour broadcast and be blown away about the Word of God, all delivered in a manner that we can all comfortably listen to. T.D. Jakes is very much of a direct speaker. Able to bring the Word in a serious, yet hilarious style, all with an African-American flavor. Holler at me if you agree!

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Who Do You Live For?

*Who Do You Live For?*

Proverbs 12:9 "Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food."

Doesn't this verse hit the spot? Last night our cell group's topic was on "How to Develop a Healthy Self-Image". A lot of us walk unaware of who we really are. We desire so many things of this world and yet, we are never satisfied with what we have. Perhaps if we all bank on what God says about us, then we wouldn't have to be burdened from being "somebody" else. We don't have to be a pale imitation of someone else.

I'm glad to see my identity now in Christ Jesus who saved us. I am not perfect, nor am I trying to pretend to be one. But what I do know is that I strive hard to live in obedience, to be a woman of integrity and of godliness. Yes I am a work in progress. I stumble, I fall, I make mistakes. Now who doesn't?

I am just so over the "dating", the "arrive". I am just so fed up with the "I'll do this so that other people will look up to me". I am ever fed up with the "I gotta have this so other people will think I'm rich". No one can ever please every single human being on earth. We live to please our one and ONLY God.

I like what Lala said last night during our warm-up. "I'd like to be able to live [a godly life] in this world; but not allow the world to 'live' in me." It's always a choice. Would you like to live for God or live for a perishable world?`

Thursday, May 04, 2006

My Favorite Picture

ok so i sound a little 'high-schoolish' to even tag one of my photos as my "favorite".. but shucks, isn't this photo just so awesome? it reminds me so much of God's love!

btw, this picture was taken in la union during one of our family weekend trips. no post-processing done with this one and yes, i was blown away when i saw the raw picture in my computer. for more of my pictures, you can view them here. God bless you!