Romans 1Paul emphasizes the importance of the gospel message.INSIGHT
According to Romans 1:18-20, all people have two avenues for beginning to learn about God. First, all human beings have an inner awareness of God or conscience (v. 19). Second, they can look at nature and learn several truths about God: (1) His invisible attributes--beauty, intelligence, etc.; (2) His eternal power--what awesome power it takes to put the stars in place!; (3) His divine nature--that there is a God who is higher than man and nature. Whenever anyone looks at nature and honestly searches his own heart, he can know that there is a God.

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.

18.
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.
19.
For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."
20.
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,
24.
but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25.
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.
27.
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.
28.
He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are,
29.
so that no one may boast before him.
30.
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.
31.
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"

(wanna know more about God? ck this out!)

http://biblestudy.crosswalk.com/faq/

the heart of our faith does not lie in our
ability to go to the Bible and extract principles to live by.
The heart of our faith is in our relationship with a Person.
When we go into culture, we are representing a Person.
We are not representing ourselves, nor are we offering a
system of success. Success is the by-product. You cannot help
but become successful when you hang out with a successful
Person like Jesus.

You cannot change the world without the
power of the Holy Spirit. Once we understand it is Jesus
who connects those representing Him to the power of His
message, and we have a relationship with the Holy Spirit,
who is the Administrator of this particular dispensation, many
problems in our lives will be solved!

http://www.chc.org.sg/harvesttimes/ht_35/index.asp

Two of the most wonderful words in the Bible occur in this chapter:

"But God . . ." We were dead in our transgressions and sins; we followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the spirit of disobedience; we lived to gratify the cravings of our sinful natures; and we were by nature objects of wrath. BUT GOD, because of His great love for us, made us alive with Christ. We have been saved;

God has raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms, that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

"I can do everything through him who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13)"Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." (Proverbs 16:3)"God has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ." (Ephesians 1:3)"For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith." (1 John 5:5)

"I follow my Heart"

when you follow your Heart then life would be much more clearer.. cos the voice of the world might just get too loud and that sometimes..

they get get in the way of wat i really wanna do in life..

especially when your mind tells you what you know you must do..

hmmm.. the brain is good but at some point in time you don't rely on it- LOVE.

when you are in love, the mind and the heart don't they contradicts?

the greatest things in life is not what is seen but lies in the unseen. my faith is the substance of the things hope for, evidence of the things unseen!

If i trust in my mind then most of the time i would have given up on my dreams and visions.

Great inventors did not allow the voice of the world, who did not believe in their dreams to get their way!! (salute)

therefore i also desire to embrace the same Spirit as them.

[As Paul teaches in Romans 7, a civil war rages within every child of God. The opposing forces are the power of the flesh and the power of the Spirit.

Paul refers to these as the "outer man" and the "inner man." What is at stake is the control of the child of God. As we yield ourselves to the control of the Spirit, then love, joy, peace, patience, etc., begin to take root and bear fruit in our lives. As we yield ourselves to the control of our unrighteous promptings, then anger, jealousy, impurity, etc., begin to take root and bear fruit in our lives. ]

We must yield our "members as instruments of righteousness to God"

and begin to taste of the fruit of God. As it covers ur
inner voice (can u hear the still small voice?

( Me and K Y with the NEW haircut in office)

"my mind KNOWS wat i should do in all things. however my heart is in control with the still small voice directing my ways!"


well many a times my mind "knows what i should do" but my heart has its own ways in direction.. who wins? hmm.. i would say my heart.. cos there are many things in life we KNOW we should do and yet y did we not do it? be cos our emotions take charge. example we KNOW we must be diligent in all matters yet most of the time we fail be cos we give ourselves excuses like" i dun feel like it" " I'm too lazy" or " it's so xian" all these words origins from the heart not the mind.. rite?

scenario 1: if u are earning a job that pays you like a few 10k a month but u've got to stick to a nasty boss and every morning u flood Ur minds with unwilling thoughts to come to work!!


scenario 2: or would u wanna take a job tat prob pays half or lesser but u are happy- nice boss, nice office environment?

scenario 3: all of the above?*( very hard to find but I'm working here) praise God!


(i believe I'm in the Best work place at NGO- nice people nice boss & nice environment.. yes though the job might get a bit mundane but then i look forward to going office daily- cos I'm working 4 GOD & he pays my salary!!

Ultimately- we are all our bosses and that we rule over the mind and heart with our Spirit!
in everything that u do do it heartily with all your heart soul and mind and u shall see fruits in EVERYTHING that u pursue!)

By the way:" Sucess is the best fren of Diligence" you can't do w/o the other and they bring to u a place of Happiness!!

Hey yo watz up! its monday and they say that mondays are always bluezz.. well at least it does not apply to me.. by the way i wann go minds cafe.. anyone?
7pm..14/10/08.. (ladies nite on every tues)

prob i wanna go chinatown ktv on next mon. keep u updated guys! tks!

my SUNDAY

TODAY .. i'm leaving all my troubles behind.. i'm letting go i'll follow the line.. eh forgot how to sing . lol yo yo Today is sunday..yeah! i went for my sunday service! The service was Great or should i say FANTASTIC!

TWO of my friend (iwan & Benjamin) came along and one of them accepted the salvation of Jesus!(both of them reali enjoyed it) PTL!
Anyway i was late therefore i took a cab fm hm and then cost mi about $18.70. from my house went to sembawang and then came to churh @ jurong west st 91!

My fren- benjamin. (the guy that came out with the kields family on terence b'dae) also last min agree to come along and since i woke up late.. both of us could make it in time to come- servive starts @ 12.30pm! i reached on the dot! phew!

i didn't mean to be late wan ok .. i was so engrossed reading some of u guys blogs.. interesting LO.. STAY UP TILLED 4PM?

Despite the fact i got one of my friend-Edwina to morning call mi @8am! but in vain lo.. i was suppose to be there early but woke up at 11am!

terrible rite..

Sorry la God i acknowledge my mistakes i'll Reflect of my ways and Repent. ( turning away from the old ways)

Anyway if not for being late then ben would not have contacted me and then would not have shared with my that he was bored /moody/xian therefore i ask him along and of cos he enjoyed himself! (he appreciated it- so happy that i brought joy to his gloomy Sunday)

after tat we had a wonderful time of fellowsip with all my pals at "the best coffee shop" (that's the name of it-featured in the newspaper)they have the on and onli Best Ban mian gan-dried(yummy)*drooling* "P

paiseh didn't ta pao 4 u nvm next time i jio u guys long lo @ the jurong west St 91!!

come to think of it the $18.70 to the cabbie was well spent cos the Praise and Worship was good and the Word was great and my pastor is AwesomeREV KONG HEE!

Afterwhich i went to shopping with Edwina (we shop tilled we drop @ bugis)

Thank God how He uses coindence/ people and things in life to make me the person He wants me to be.. and how he created "CHANCE" 4 me to enter into the lives of others!

I thank God for the present LIFE i'm living my LIFE is so full of ups and down but i loved every sec of my liFE!

Thank God 4 people that BLESSED me to see thru my bible sch at City Harvest bible school training centre-SOT (great pics yet to be uploaded)

Indeed life then and LIFE now is totally life changing!

My mind is totally Blown away by the Greatness of His grace in EVERY single creation that He took with detail efforts to create with ALL the potentials desposit within YOU!

to sumarize is convey :

"i m very BLESSED to see my LIFE in a different LIGHT ! (last time blinded and fooled by life) The LIGHT of my purpose in LIFE" not that all my LIFE has been a bed of roses but on the contrary.. (life was pretty tough 4 me since born into the world) nevertheless as i mentoned already it it is nessary to go thru watever that u had went thru in life so that YOU(not others) may be effective to help every single person whom u have contact with whom had the same kind of struggles that u been thru to pull them out from the turmoil of life. your experience is valuable!

"I Believe all events that could happen in anyone's life on earth are all 4 ~Beautiful purpose! ~ (a purpose as beautiful as u ) "

Step 1:Recongizing the gifts and talents and purpose in EVERYTHING for EVERYTHING In EVERY single thing is part of the Great plan That which LIFE has instore for YOU!

LIFE that He input not onli in me but also in everyone of us! when u are doing well in life i'm happy for u cos that's the LIFE that U are created to be!!

Can't appreaciate God enough for placing all the people in my LIFE! to be Planted on earth into My family/ jOb/ ministry/ church / friends ( who can be very irritating at times!) 'but i still luf ya..

That's all folks *yawn*2 plus going 3 *veri tired already lo.. no worries i'll pop in soon.. for those who have read this and if u wish to be contacted to me more often then not all the details are as follows.. eh kindly add me on for friendster/facebook/ msn/blogs/ emails.. under the umbrella of an email add 4 EVERYTING ! Thanks! "p

atomgal_star@yahoo.com.sg

Love,Ginna (jolin) Leow Lei Jia*mucks* IN HIs LOVE..

just to let u guys see how i look before my present hair!
( this was the hair i had before i went for the cut at toni and guy!)
check out this guy I just got to know on that day thru my friend and i rested my arm on his shoulder trying to look cool huh! was i too friendly? sorri that's me if u dun noe me. ps:"dun get the wrong idea!" becos' I can click with anyone even on the street and start chattng like long lost friend! but it doesn't mean anything lo!its true, that day i wanted to board a cab and then i happen to chat with this guy who was in front of him.. in the end we exchanged contacts! By the wat this guy in the pic- Drew, i thought that he had the personality to be a modal.. and i commentted that to him..wat do u think? i feel that great picture is not due to great looks but the essence of the person oozing out from within and it is evident from the picture taken!.

(my new hair cut!) hee.. how do i look? look 18?

Spiritual maturity is not a product of human effort. The fruit of the Spirit is the fruit of the Spirit, not of self-effort. Yet God will not grant spiritual maturity to us unless we are striving for it. Paul says, "I run . . . not with uncertainty. I fight . . . not as one who beats the air. I discipline my body . . . " in pursuit of spiritual goals (1 Corinthians 9:26-27). The reality is that few of us have the spiritual passion to equal the temporal passion of the unsaved. It is a challenge to care about the same things God cares about--a challenge we must accept!

hey today.. went 4 a new hair cut at toni and guy ach academy.. well they called mi up to have a free hair and i thought y not.. so i went down from 2pm.. and it about 2.5 hours to complete it..(noting comes free ) then i grab one of my fren and she(k y) get to enjoy the her punk cut!and mi-bob cut! then i went down to work and i met up with this long lost fren and he was outpouring his broken love relationship to mi.. he couldn't stop wat he wanted to say.. went on and on.. until i had to say CUT!! This reminded mi of the songs i sang to God" and He Kingdom shall know no end.. and His Glory shall know no bound" but i'm reali glad that He confind in me and asked mi 4 advice. guess wat i did? instead of offering him comfort i confrionted him 4 being a wimp. i mean when u are wavering in life.. people's advice doesn't help.. it only make u more confuse. its not tat we are not able to make logical decisions.. (when we are down) actually most of the time when we go to people we have already come to a conclusion.. but our itchy ears still wanna hear voices from others. wat i did was that i told him to stop building his life on the past and not to harp on it anymore.. i believe it doesn't help by building the flashback in the heads of our minds.. cos when i speak the rite thing to do .. he doesn't listen. (everyone has got his own set of thinking ) therefore i realise its impt to know where u draw ur source of strength.(family/frenz/dating partners/leisure)

for mi i think that all these have the potential to fail mi or should i say they may not be avail when are weak, they may not have the time to be there 4 u @ the very moment! its essential to KNOW wat is our purpose in life

1. Source of strength in time of need!
2. The reason for working so hard in life!
3. The definition of happiness!

Simple qns.. but not many people have ans to that.. at least it was true to this fren i was counselling to! he is doing well in career. earning lotsa $$. but he is not very :) lo.

happiness / sucess/ anything great in life .. all these need to be pursue!

wat makes the difference?

YOUR movitaation behind every thing U do!

There's no bad $$.. but when $$ fall into the hands of wicked then the $$ is used 4 the wrong purpose! (vice versa)

so what on earth are u doing?

www.Get a LIFE.com "P

today on childre,'s day my neighbour went to her place to catch a dead crockroch.. lol well.. i have this close fren that stays on the 5th level. she's my sch mate from sec 1. so that about 11 years of knowing each other. though we have indivdual lifestyle but out relationship is going strong. and after i was done with dumbing the crockroch then i went on to help out with the cleaning up of the room! well.. the room was filled with dust that was flying into our nose.. and it evoke her sinus problem..therefore i chase her out of her room and proceed with the rest of the cleaning job! that took me about 5 hours after i bought cai fan for the both of us. then she had to leave her hse to celebrate children's day! by the wat she's a pre sch teacher teacher.. and a person full of passion 4 her job. though she isin't well paid however she does it with all her heart & soul. she has 4 diplomas. amazing. sometimes i wonder y she needs so many cert lo. although i did not pursue further edu after my o'level but sometimes i get better income then she. but wat to do.. that's her passion and she's not willing to forgo her passion for higher pay! i have to say she's a person with great personalities and character and drive and result proven!!
she has been thru the impossibles that no one could ever think or imagine! that has shape her and mould her for a time as this as that i'm so glad that God has put her into my life and i could bless her throughout the tough of days! her name is Kaithri- veri pretty indian gal same age as mi 23 this 2008!( my make up artist)
iwe even thought of getting a flat so that we can rent out do business or even stay together! ( we're straights) anyway there's so much to say about her.. can't complete in a day. next time i'll u guys her pic. tc