my life then and life in christ!

DO U INCLUDE A GOD FACTOR IN ALL THAT YOU DO?

Without dealing with the question of “Where
is God?” a victim of sexual abuse will have
difficulty finding healing emotionally and
spiritually. The media world of music,
movies and television may be controversial, but at the
same time, they are powerful and forceful. While they
entertain, they educate the public at the same time.

There is a proverb: “The fool curses the darkness
but the wise lights a candle.” Christians often have the
tendency to “curse” the world without offering to shine
a light. As such, the darkness deepens.
If we are going to become a vital part of
our world, we must begin to demonstrate
that there is something powerful and life changing
about our faith. Christianity is
not just a nice, cautious, naive, gullible
religion, or an archaic belief system that is
out of touch with contemporary society.

Unfortunately, the way we do
church often puts people to sleep. What
is tragic is that when we are dull and
irrelevant, people won’t think that the
Church is boring … they think that God is
boring! And one thing about Jesus Christ
is that He is never boring! They hanged
Him on the cross not because He was a
bore, but rather, He was too dynamic to
be safe for the public!

In this modern world that humans are living in, we are carrying out the mandate inbuilt by GOD in human life- doing well in the
7 pillars of society - Culture

“Culture” means taking the
raw materials or resources that God has
given to man and creatively nurturing them
to their fullest potential.

1. Arts
2. music
3. Media
4. Entertainment
5. Family
6. Education
7. Business

"song, a movie, or a book is popular only because it has somehow
connected with the recipients in their hopes, feelings and desires."

[These resources
may come in the form of talents, gifts and
abilities. And even if they are outside the
scope of direct church work, we should
seek to develop them fully for the glory
of God, with the confidence that “every
good gift and every perfect gift is from
above, and comes down from the Father of
lights, with whom there is no variation or
shadow of turning” (James 1:17).]

God is the Creator. Creativity is in
His nature. On the other hand, Satan is
never creative. Sin has no originality.
The devil is not the giver of visions and
dreams; the Holy Spirit is. Whenever
we see something beautiful in the realm
of music, art, science, or even human
sexuality, it is natural for us to show an
appreciation for it.
It reflects the beauty
that originates from God.

Theological concepts like these often ruffle the
conservative and religious.
Can God really work through people
who are unsaved and objects that are nonspiritual?

[Well, when you read the Bible objectively, you will find God using a burning
bush to speak (Ex. 3:2-5), an nonspiritual donkey to prophesy
(Num. 22:22-35) and an unclean raven to take care of a prophet
(1 Kin. 17:1-7).]

Proverbs 22:17-24:22 is a portion known as The Words of
Wise Men. Most Bible scholars agree that it was taken from
an Egyptian philosopher by the name of Amenemope in his
writing, “Instruction of Amenemope.” That means that God,
in His common grace, gave wisdom to an Egyptian pagan, and
then incorporated the latter’s writings into His Holy Scripture.

Whenever we find truth and wisdom, no matter the source, we
can rest in the assurance that God is the author of it all
(1 Sam.2:3).
After all, He is the source of all knowledge, understanding
and wisdom.

Before the fall of Adam

“God has bless you with His gifts, talents and ability, in fact, he has pour out his Holy Spirit on you!
You just Don't know it, and there's a prophecy states that he has pour out His Spirit upon all flesh . Right now he is hovering over your life waiting for an opportunity for the word to penetrate. And that he can go in and begin to arrange the chaos that YOU are presently living in”

when you are doing well in the cosmos, its great and it means that you are creating culture just like Adam and Eve- creating Culture in the Garden of Eden!

Taiwan, Geng-Hong Liu is a famous actor-singer
who was dating popular “Miss Taiwan” pageant winner
Vivi Wang.

Without Christ, they lived recklessly. A few
years ago, Geng-Hong and Vivi came to the Lord, got
filled with the Holy Spirit and received discipleship in a
wonderful local church. Since then, they have brought more
than 100 celebrities from the entertainment industry to
Jesus! Taiwan is the capital of Chinese pop culture in Asia
and celebrities like Geng-Hong are changing the perception
of Christianity in his industry. Today, there is a huge revival
among the youth in Taiwan!

As a matter many people thought about committing suicide when problems hit their life, in which is not radical cos they are using a eternal solution to solve a temporally solution!
i like this Rick Warren Book- the purpose driven life.

GINNA(JOLIN): there was a moment in my life when i felt so empty that i felt there was no purpose in whatever that i was doing. i felt that life just got too mundane and that every day was just a repeat cycle. i got sick from working/ going shopping/ going back home watching TV/ hanging with pals chilling out/ going to church. i felt there was no life at all. until God came to look for me and spoke to me about my purpose in living, i receive revelation in why i was living here on earth in my family/ in my job/ with my company of frenz.

i don't know about you but since young i asked myself why i had to be born into the world to face all that i had to face in life plus going thru the struggles and all the more i trust in myself and use my strength to go thru the daily routines. i felt even helpless in my life i felt that i was just "wasting " my youth doing MY things. NO one cares about ME. I became bitter about MY LIFE. i just hated it to be born here on earth i hated my family, going to school and my friends couldn't really get along with me makes me even despondent about life. i didn't have a good relationship with my mum cos i hated her from stopping my bro from abusing mi emotionally and physically. often i would turn up in school with all the bruises and scars on my hands. then many of my classmates would qns me- my self worth/ self- esteem were all deeply affected then. many times i would comfort myself by hours of sobbing.

since i couldn't get any love from my surroundings, soon i started to look for opposite sex companion, i had a few relationships, i even left church for a couple years because of BGR (deep within my heart i really missed church and had the desire to return)

Praise God, God heard my heart.Until last year 2007 Easter, my friend brought back to church
then i took quite a while to get settled down. this year April2008 i went to bible sch! and i really learnt about my identity in Christ and tat it was necessary to go thru all that i have been thru in order to share with you how JESUS saved my soul. and never leave me in despair, now that i have a sense of happiness of working/ i love every activity cos i know i'm sowing for eternity!
like what the bible says i need to LOVE and let go of all my past bitterness of life. therefore i longer resent my life and love my dad, mum, bro, job, church!

i look forwarded to my daily living- cos He IS the one who has shown me His light! He died for me 2000 years ago to bring salvation by His grace thru FAITH!

"God i love you, thank you for being so real in my life and share my daily life and gives me strength and power in all i do. Thank you for Thank you for Holy Spirit who comforts and directing my ways! in all that i do i acknowledge that you are part my of my life's equations!"
thank you for your precious blood that was shed for me to wash away my sins ans taking away my shame on the cross."
Lord u says in your word if we are faithful and just and confess my sins then i shall be saved.


1 Corinthians 1:18 NIV
[Christ the Wisdom and Power of God]
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
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For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."
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Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
21.
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
22.
Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom,
23.
but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
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but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
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For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.
26.
Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.
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But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
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He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are,
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so that no one may boast before him.
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It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
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Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."

We are to walk in love just as Christ did.(the truth the light the hope for all mankind)

"For God so loved the World-cosmos that He gave his only begotten son that whoever believe in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life"

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