Weird year

This year has been quite weird, in the perspective of all the festivals...
Christmas doesn't feel like Christmas to us... It just came and go... I guess excitement and hype is a norm to HOGC members so any "world-renown-big" festivals are consider small to us already...

New year seemed like 10 seconds. Though we had a great new year countdown and it was crazy, but it felt so fast to come and a blink-of-the-eye to go... Too fast... Too fun... Too furious... haha...

*Too fast, too furious 4 is coming out... I just saw the preview yesterday. It says "new models, new ..." I forgot what else because I was half asleep. haha...

Lastly, Chinese New Year is almost gone... Today is Tuesday and Wednesday will mark the beginning of sorrows!!! HAHA... exams are coming. aw... Usually, CNY is something that we all look forward to. Some look at the 'hong baos', some look at the relatives, some look at the food, while others look at the rest (as in sleep).

Let's talk a bit about mine... I have 2 visitation. 1 is to my maternal uncle's house, where my maternal immediate family would come together for reunion dinner. Next, would be to my paternal uncle's house where my paternal immediate family would come together to eat and hang out... So that sums up to 2 "Yu-sheng". Just that this year, 1 paternal uncle and aunt did not come. The aunt and her family went to Genting... and the uncle, just did not come.. Seldom see him anyway... So it was a little quiet, but nonetheless, I got to spend time with my cousins. I was playing with this young girl, justina. She is only 4, i guess.. haha. I taught her many hand games... (chi go pa, heart attack, "hand-slapping game", and many more that I do not have a name for...) If you are wondering about the slapping game, my hands were redder than hers because hers did not even turn red... haha... She has no-mercy! wahaha.
Then also get to talk to my cousins. There is only this lady, Eunice, who is same age as me, and she entered NTU, taking literature... So proud of her as a family... She has many many books. I was joking casually that her shelf has new addition every year. haha... This year was 3 thick literature books. (it is the size of a dictionary and bigger).

Well... there are many more things different this year that I won't be sharing here but I sure want to share it because it is spiritually awesome!
It doesn't take a happy occasion to make one's spirit happy.
It takes the spirit of a happy man to make any occasion happy.

So no matter what happens, what changes, what differences, your spirit controls it all... =)

By the way, there was an eclipse on Monday 4pm... Did you miss it?
I did...... haha...

Just loaded a few pictures from my handphone here...

Busy market sales during CNY season:
The 2 partitions are our stalls. Usually, stall owner only has 1 partition, we have 2.. =)
The red box on trolley is our little refrigerator to keep those left-over vegetables...


Busy market sales during CNY season:
This is the area right outside our stalls. We take up quite a big space... From the wall (with the red fire extinguisher) until the front of the picture, the area is all filled with baskets and boxes and trays of vegetables... haha... There is only 1 empty walkway for easy accessibility from inside the market to outside.. aha



Will upload more again..

off to reunion dinner.

New satisfaction

It feels great!

How many of you have the feeling of satisfaction and greatness after doing something, that you felt that you can do it 5 more times!!!

I had great CGs yesterday and today with C5, C9 and C8, C80... It was totally awesome. I was so ministered by it and so encouraged... What contributed to this aura was the people, the presence, the passion, the attentiveness, the leading by the Holy Spirit, the anointing... I love it!

Assuredly, i say to you:

"for whatever a man thinks in his heart, so is he." - Pro 23:7

This is the verse I have kept in my heart this week and I brought this everywhere I go. Truly, the word of God lives out its Power, in wonders and effects. Ha-ha...

I prayed up for CG, that it would be faith-filled, I prepared for my worship, and God gave me more... I read through and prep myself for the sermon, preaching, and I took hell out of the place, and plant Heaven in the souls of man... Ha-ha. It feels great la!

The power of prayer is at hand only when your hand stretches out to heaven for it.
The mistake of most people is that they are just lazy to stretch their hand to get it...

Pray and you never regret....
Pray and you never stop smiling...
Pray and you never sulk...
Pray and you never lose to the devil...
Pray and you never ever want to think of stopping it...
Pray and you never lose the presence of God in your life...
Pray!


It was so cool hanging out with C8... though CG was a bit delayed but we just chatted...
Wee Hoe - you gotta come my house someday okay!!
Lin Jie - you gotta come too!!! hahaha....
E ray - you ALSO HAVE TO COME!!! wahahaha... I am mad.. crazily asking people to come my house... Just love hanging out and getting to know young people... I guess, its just my vision in life and love in life...

Speaking about that... I am still trying to figure out my 3 most LOVED anD HATED things...

I guess, up till now, it is roughly like this:
MOST LOVED:
1) Getting to hear young people talk about their dreams, their lives.
2) Seeing people getting excited for the Lord, especially after a great sermon, or worship, or after an encounter with God. (Hopefully, I can be the one that delivers such great anointing from God)
3) Dreaming the impossible... haha. I like changes. (for the better, that is) Day-dreaming, unreasonable faith. Well, faith is unreasonable. That is it is called faith! But God can reason it out for you because He will make it come true! You will be dumbfounded. Don't worry, I get that many times. =P

MOST HATED:
1) Stuck at the same level. Spiritually, or in ministry work... just hate it!!! Don't like the feeling or not progressing in life... The feeling is super bad! You see rancor if you see my expression! More than this, I hate seeing other PEOPLE STUCK too. Even seeing someone else, even strangers, I feel agitated! EVERYONE MUST BE GROWING! haha... I am almost coming up with a sermon on my blog! I shall keep it in me for the time being... Whatever the case, grow! Be progressive. Like what Pst preached, we must be progressing and always learning.
2) Faithlessness. It can come in the form of "cannot", "huh", "but", or even "black-face", "stunned-face", or quietness. I dislike faithlessness, and silence. (Unless it is the waiting and being still in the Lord). I see people who are always doubting.. Argh! Get a life!
3) Passiveness. I see people who always "don't know", or "not sure", and never do anything about it - I get worked up... DO SOMETHING. MOVE your life...
Like what Pst reiterate "You got to move it, move it...".
Don't act blur!!!! Lol...

Feel so hot-headed now. Ha-ha... Well, I am still in the process of carving out my principles, and value systems, loves and hates... Getting from Independence to God-dependence...

Chaos...

New dimension

I added a few things in my life recently. I called them a new dimension.
I had been thinking of CG songs recently. I looked through the 4000 over songs in my itunes... Many duplicates... many unknowns, many songs... So i shortlisted them for easier reference...

I thought that if I were to have good CGs, and even good services next time, I need to learn how to choose songs. Songs are so important. I am personally ministered greatly by the lyrics and anointing of each songs during the services I have been to in church.

I really admire Pastor to choose such appropriate and speak-to-the-soul songs that always elevate the Word of God all together.

So I feel that I need to be able to do that!!

Through this, I realized that I need to know more songs... Last 2 weeks visitation to YSC has given me an eye-opener to wonderful songs in Church history... Hearing Joanne play so many nice songs that I have never hear before really inspired me to listen more!

Add up to this, I also feel that I need to worship more because I want to grow this area in my life. This the new dimension in my life...

Pst's recent revelation on Dependence -> Independence -> God dependence / co-dependence / inter-dependence brought motivation to my spirit.

Got to depend on God so much now... A cry for miracle, a tag-team with the Holy Spirit, an onslaught for revival! I want to push myself on for progression!
Get in touch with world news, download sermons into my mind, input faith into my spirit, flood myself with the Presence of God. Be like pastor How, listening to at least 1 sermon every week...

At this point of time, a iPod comes in very handy with 4GB worth of songs, sermons, inspiring talks, news cast, etc...

I listen to 5 sermons today!! It is super refreshing, rejuvenating, revitalizing... I am truly like what the bridge in "Living Rain" says.


"Come back"
"Back to your first love"
"Back to your first love"
"Back to the Cross".

What if?

I had a great time hanging around Pastors last night and it just triggered this thought inside of me... What if I were this... or that...doing this... or doing that...

So I really thought a lot and these are some of it... Very interesting. Maybe you can try.

1) If I can be a president: I think I would crash because I can't really plan well. That is at this point in time. That's why I need to grow, plan more, be more macro-minded. Be God-dependent, push myself to my limit, step out of my comfort zone. force myself... kill myself. resurrect myself. You get the point... Ha-ha... Let's say if I can handle it well, I think my first aim is to get rid the PASSIVE spirit in the Asians. Then extravagantly encourage creativity, but setting the boundary with laws and orders. That would Singapore much more exciting and joyful to live in. =)

2) If I can create anything. I would make something that can keep one awake and energized. Be it internally chemical-works or externally contact-reaction, it will surely help me a lot, and I believe, many people would want it too... ahahahaha. I can be rich... But well, let's put it somewhere first. Copyrighted, trademark. =)

3) What if i am a pastor... I think there would be a lot of thoughts going through me, a lot of responsibilities, and burden that I am carrying for the church and all. I would first feel honored, to be able to be given the opportunity and PRIVILEGED to carry this burden.
John 15:16 - For you did not chose Me, but I chose you that you may go out there and bear much fruits and that your fruits should remain. And whatever you ask the Father in My Name, He will give it to you.
This has always been the value in my spirit ever since God saved me. So that would be the first thought.
Then secondly, I think I would feel a holy fear to make sure things happen, to take charge.
The mantra: Step in, step up, take charge, make decisions, make things happen.
That would be constantly on my mind!!! Ha-ha. Imagine... If you don't do the things you are supposed to do, who would do it? There isn't really anyone. Thats why I honor my pastors and my leaders. They do not take "OFFs", nor "LEAVEs", nor "MCs", and very little breaks to plan, pray, help, encourage, teach, minister, support, nurture, know, and lead us. So the 2nd thing I would do is to really sit down and set my value system and convictions right. And that must surely be in flow with the Church. Anyway, I would never start a church by myself.

4) What if 2nd coming of Christ is confirmed, at HAND. Jonathan will answer you. He says he is very scared. You can check out his blog address:
www.smilefreak-.blogspot.com


It doesn't pay to dream, and think...

surge of feelings - influx of emotions

My lecturer did not turn up for lecture and here we have another hour of break.
It has almost become a norm not to see him around or to even see him early...

But nonetheless, it gives me a good opportunity to blog. =) wahaha.

The first service of the year was eminently glorious, enlivening and exhilarating, all in one. Pastor Lia is one dynamic, revelation-al, spiritual leader. She carries the aura of God in all her ways and works, that anyone who were to come in contact will by no means feel the love of Christ and the power of His ways.

I am so proud that she is my pastor!

Our vision for 2009 is to......
keep striking 2008.
keep guarding the ethos of our church.
the spirit, the heart, the culture, the union, the intangibles...
keep 4D-ing, and having faith.
keep growing.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
KEEP being hungry for more and not satisfied with just enough.

2009 - Here we go...

Just when all were set, and ready to go, the brakes of life still comes to stall.
stall us of our progress.
break us of our momentum.

Things happen, and hearts are stirred.
I just feel so much for my family's salvation... No one has the ability to predict the exact time of things that are to happen. You never know when they come and when who may go.

What you can do is to cherish and be safe than be sorry. And that is what I am going to do. I am just afraid that my parents may go anytime. The motivation I have now is that of 1 incident might create the possibility of many other similar incidents. In fear of the regrets, I will do something. I want to see them in Heaven, and I want them happy...

Ah...

Surge of feelings, influx of emotions...
Psalm 100. Cover it all.

New Year!

Happy new year everyone...

A new year, a new refresh.. Surge of emotions, influx of energy, overflowing of ideas...
Haha... what do you think about on a new year's day...

New way of tracking your finances? Haha...
Ideas to groom yourself? hmmm.... not bad.
Interesting ways to brighten your life.... well....
To-do's to complete...Aw. have you enough...

Well, nonetheless, I have my settings done for 2009.

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Application: "The game of life".

Username: Ang Wei Jie
D.O.B: 2nd June 1989
Gender: Male
Residential location: Yishun, HOGC.
Password: ************
Language: English, tongues.

Strength: Energetic
Intelligence: Word
Mission: Character, Competence.
Quest: Prayer, Thinker.

09 will be different... I will complete my quests, and accomplish my mission.