Never Stop

Planetshakers have come up with their annual album in the beginning of this year and its called Never Stop. Fantastic album.. so u might want to get it once its released in s'pore.

-tzup

A New Beginning

im sry if i seem to be over-serious..but this is something so great i just cant share it in a light hearted tone..

"to live is Christ, to die is gain"
how true..

and it breathes new life into me..
for God so loved the world He gave His only begotten son so that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life..
dont we just take John 3.16 forgranted?
and tt just goes to show we dont understand the full extent of God's love..
and we nvr will..

we're supposed to reflect on the G12 conference this year right?
and to say its the same thing every year is a big big lie..
cos it nvr is the same..

a man nvr learns by just listening to smth once..
he needs to listen to it time and time again to get it not just planted in his head but in his heart.
and so the Holy Spirit falls so powerfully on me tt i truely believe it is the turning pt like sp said..

watching daniel khong preach for the first time was like watching my generation rise for Christ..
such was the impact of his msg..
i cant say tt he's as fantastic as his father in preaching yet.. but he is certainly very close and will definitely succeed his father in time. sp shd be and i know is very proud of his son.
and wad really hit me hard wasnt chim stuff but the simplicity of it that we just are unable to understand..

1 word:
LOVE..
yes..
LOVE..
u want to know the secret of life?
LOVE..
u want to know the secret of success?
LOVE..
u want to know the secret of happiness and joy?
LOVE..
u want to know the secret of victory?
LOVE..
there's nothing else that cld be the solution to poverty, to war, to discrimination other den the most powerful and lethal weapon tt cld ever exist..
LOVE..

while i watch other people being so pumped up abt being a warrior of light..
and all the talk abt spiritual warfare and really fighting it..
i feel something really deep in my heart..

let me enlighten u guys with a revelation from God..
the warrior of light doesnt fight literally.. he fights not just with prayer and fasting and determination and with the strength and armour tt can only come from God..
but he fights with LOVE..
because love is the root of all gd things..
without love..for the people around you..for the people u love..for the people u hate..for your school..for your family..for your school..for your nation..for the nations..
there is no pt in being a warrior of light..
cos ur motive is entirely wrong..
u want victory so u feel gd..
tts not the way man..
u ought to want victory cos it'll save the people of the world..God's beautifully-made creation in His very own image..
even if it means tt u'll go down..
persecuted alone cos everyone u thought were on your side disowns u.. claim they nvr knew u..
wasnt tt how Jesus felt?
to be sinless yet so badly treated by the ppl closest to him..

if u ask me what is the most impactful and fresh thing i learnt from this conference..
it wld also be found in daniel's msg..

"dont be just christian, be Christ-like"
wham.. he hit the nail right on the head..
we who call ourselves Christians shd be ashamed of ourselves..
the term "Christian" has lost its true meaning..
does a christian behave like the priest and turn a blind eye on a man in need..
or does he behave like the gd samaritan.. and go out of his comfort zone to do smth mind-blowing..
the sin of ommision is too real..

WWJD..
What Wld Christ Do?
i 1st saw this "WWJD" thingy on a wristband in hong kong..
i must admit i thought it was kinda lame being put onto a wristband..
though i knew "WWJD" in itself was smth really great..
but it struck me when daniel mentioned tt..
tt we really ought to live according to tt..
what wld Jesus do?
if we live our lives according to what Jesus wld do, we wld almost certainly be not "not far from the kingdom of God", but IN the kingdom of God..
and tts what so life-changing abt it..

i somehow lost all my desire for "worldly blessings" after tt..
and it appears i can no longer give in to temptation..
maybe tts what they mean when they say tt God changes us "From the Inside Out"..
cos i dun feel any different outside..
but inside..
smth has changed..
and i hope it has really changed all who have heard it too..

lastly..
ps cesar shared tt testimonial in the 2nd men's session tt brought me back to the foot of the cross in tears..
isnt tt how God loves us?
to have nvr experienced the love of a father b4, and falling into the trap of drugs?
and to be left on the streets like an invisible reject?
invisible to people..yes..
invisible to God..NEVER..
and at the split second he decided to commit suicide after he'd get high on drugs..
some policeman pops by and gives him a bible..
i'd not be surprised to find tt tt policeman was an angel..

10 bucks he needed to get drugs but did not have..
he went to a church service..
and asked a woman so kind she gave it to him..
a stranger..
but still.. God's child..
and he'd hear the good news tt fateful day..
abt God's fatherly love..
abt the prodigal son..
abt hope..
and abt someone who cares when no one else does despite everything bad u've done..

he ran up to the alter in tears and so desperately..
cos tts wad he always wanted..
the lady who gave him 10 bucks went up by his side and hugged him..
and he felt like he was hugging a father figure for the very 1st time..

lo and behold..when he opened his eyes..there was no one there..
God really was the one hugging him..
personally..

and from den on..no matter what drugs he took..it had no effect on him..
God protected him even though he turned to sin again..

so it goes tt he went to find help in recovering from drugs..
and this lady helps him..
and guess wad?
they end up happily married in Christ with him being free from drugs..

God's love is so great..
and in His perfect plan, we all will find our way into his arms in heaven one day..
glorified..
and ive nvr felt tt the fact tt our reward truely lies in heaven and not on earth so true and so real..

and the amazing thing is tt all these can happen in our lives if we truely believe..
miracles tt will win the world for Christ when everyone's so confused abt who the true Lord of all is..

now THAT is what i call true victory..
AMEN..

=)

God bless u all with love and love for others
be victorious in Christ..

-tzup

CAST IT OFF - Roar

I was worshipping God during the G12 conference and just sensed that i've been carrying a lot of baggage from the past over these years of ministry... that somehow this baggage is preventing me from moving forward. Frankly speaking, its not easy letting it go, but i decided to let it go - all the past failures in ministry, all the rejection n pain i felt in the church, all the discouragement moments tat still linger, all the breakthrus tat are not happening, all the sins thats still coming back for me - i decide its time to let it go. I claim the Lord's word at tat time:

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

I recite it over and over as one by one i took off those baggage. It's a new beginning. God is going to do a new work this year. Old things have passed away. Behold all things have become new!!!! From tat time onwards I never fail to receive God's rhema word throughout the conference.

been busy

yoyo
Wish me luck for this
sat scrabble going to play with Yishun town
secondary school friendly match.
From 9am to 12pm.
Hope that i will trash them.

Today had maths test and is like so easy.

Next wed will be having cross country at east cost and the good news is that this year running only 3.5km haha is it great but not allow to enter to mac and makan oh so sad haha
wish me luck when u see me ok

shawn

Happie New Year

Yoz, Happy New Year guys. I feel so envious about other cells cuz I haven got any spiritual sons to bai nian for me except shawn. My fault also cuz I never go svc on sun. But at least I met him at Adrian's place. Me so longing for you all but hardly anyone posted here :(

its been awhile since i last posted smth..
just goes to show how busy i am at the moment..

hardly 2 months into the year and i already feel like ive been thru one heck of a rollercoaster..
the past month has been real indescribable for me in many ways..

i find myself being more irritated in class..as everett wld noe..our class is super noisy..not tt its a bad thing to have tt kinda atmosphere but the fact is tt its overdone..and lessons cant carry out with tt kinda noise.
i just cldnt see it last year..or maybe i see too much this year..
last year i guess i was kinda part of the noise..this year me and everett have kinda switched places and its my turn to yell for silence esp during lessons when ppl just have to make remarks for everything the teacher says..

am i too serious? maybe its just the weight i carry on my shoulders..its immense..
"i don't regret this life chose me" from a song by chris daughtry rings in my head..
do i regret? well..my answer's always been that i guess not..and den i'll just move on with it..

its been weary..having to train 4 times a week including a saturday morning..
responsibility is a huge word i try to carry..
i cant show my weakness for the better of others..
sec 4 is a really tough year even if ur not taking o levels..

speaking bout o levels ive gotta thank God for the b3 i managed in chinese last year.
real grateful for tt..kinda relieved too..

anw..seniority is tough.. setting a gd example for others.. everyone's watching ur every move..
there aint any room for mistakes.. and ive learnt to just accept tt as life..
soccer has been kinda heart-wrenching..
thrashed 5-0 in a game i gave my all by fairfield..
injured my groin in the process and was ruled out for the entire week..

im the poor sports rep who cant play sports..not exercising and watching other ppl play soccer is worse den torture..even if its just 3 days..
having kept a clean sheet for the 1st 10 mins and den falling behind 10 seconds after being subbed isnt any better..
we lost 3-2 to clementi in a game we shd have easily won..

its heart-breaking considering the fact we trained so hard for it and its the last time many will be playing together as a sch.

tt was on monday..
morale went rock bottom..
somehow we pulled off a sensational 5-4 victory over the mighty st gabriel's on wed.
i dint play cos of my groin and boy was i feeling left out..the entire team played their best game ever and i cld only watch from the sidelines..
anw..the victory was more impt.

thursday was another day i missed out on the fun as hockey thrashed bukit view 6-1 in the opening game of the tournament which we totally owned..
once again i cld only watch from the sidelines and my frens scored goals for fun..
haha..it was lots of fun i bet..

valentines day is just round the corner and ive had no time to get anything for anyone..
awww..so sad..i'll probably give hugs(hopefully no kisses) instead to some of my dear frens..
irony its right smack in the middle of what cld possibly be my busiest and most stressful week ever..

here's my schedule:
monday-lang arts test and probably make up physics test as well, soccer/hockey training
tues-hockey match against si ling
wed-soccer match against bendemeer, c math test i'll definitely miss
thur-hockey match against yu hua
fri-bio test, tuition

one word-
madness..
and tts the reason y im studying bio now..

ciao

cant say im looking forward to anything..
only taking everyday one at a time.

-tzup

freezing... (by Roar)

i wonder if its going to snow...
i think it'll be great to see snow in singapore...

anyways, been really cold every morning as i wake up. Shivering and trembling despite having a thick blanket over me. This is too cold for me oledi la; so cold that it took me a long time to heal my running nose. Ah well.. since i happen to wake up especially early this morn, and since everyone has left for work and the bed is kept, i decided to endure a cold morning run. So i went for a jog, and while was jogging the Lord showed me again 1 Tim 4:8, where it says "for physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise both for the present life and the life to come." What kind of promise? Actually I also dunno since Paul also never say what promise. But what i gather from here is that physical training is impt, and godliness also must be trained, bcuz it is more impt that fitness. So I must exercise as often as i can. Amen.