Rushing

Just somthing I wrote on the way to work this morning...

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Rushing

Sitting at the bus stop,
Cars pass me in a rush,
An endless stream of people,
While I'm waiting for the bus.

Where are they coming from?
Where do they go?
Are they happy with their lives?
I'd really like to know.

All day, every day,
Moving all the time
As I sit here motionless
Lives rush past mine.

"Gotta go!" "Cant be late!"
"Beat that traffic light!"
Appearing from around the bend,
Then speeding out of sight.

It really must be tiring,
Rushing every day.
Have a break, chill out a bit
"Take the bus" I say.

They wouldn't have the time to hear,
Too worried they'd be late-
With people to see and places to go,
Ruled by deadlines and dates.

And so I sit and wonder
That rushing must be hell...
But my bus is here, I gotta rush
Or I'll be late aswell.

By rebecca cheong (4th feb. 2010)

Our Deepest Fear

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.

Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some; it is in everyone.

And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give
other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

God and Sleep

Why sleep is important.

In Genesis, God put man to sleep and took one of his rib to create woman..

In order for us to be productive we need to sleep.. so that God can do His work

Fill in the blanks

Complete this sentence:


Love is the key ________________________.

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Dear movers,

Wow, it's been really long since I last posted on this blog. Partly because I've been really busy, and partly because I've been really lazy too. I hope things are going alright with everyone. 

The past few months have been really trying for myself, and the next few look even more trying. Upholding my spiritual life has been an uphill task; it's quite a struggle to keep God first these days. 

Currently, I'm serving as a cell group leader in my faculty over and above my responsibilities in Amplify. It's quite an interesting experience as it brings me into contact with people at various stages in their faith, and there are so many people God is calling me to reach out to. Yet at the same time, having to juggle 2 ministries and school is taking its toll, both on my health and my spirituality. 

There have been times when I've felt like giving up, but thankfully God has always given me the grace to pull through. Let's keep each other in our prayers, that God will continue to use us as instruments for His greater plans.

In mutual prayer,

-Justin

What can separate us from the love of Christ?

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
(John 3:16)

P.U.S.H

PUSH

A man was sleeping one night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might. So, this the man did, day after day.

For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all of his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.

Since the man was showing discouragement, the adversary (Satan) decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary mind: "You have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn't moved." Thus, he gave the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man.

Satan said, "Why kill yourself over this? Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough." So that's what the weary man planned to do, but decided to make it a Matter of Prayer and to take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.

"Lord," he said, "I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing? The Lord responded compassionately, "My friend, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so?

"Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewy and brown; your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have.

"True, you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. That you have done. Now I, my friend, will move the rock."

**At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is just a simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves the mountains.**

When everything seems to go wrong .... just P.U.S.H.!

When the job gets you down ... just P.U.S.H.!

When people don't react the way you think they should.... just P.U.S.H.

When your money is "gone" and the bills are due.... just P.U.S.H.!

When people just don't understand you .... just... P.U.S.H.!

P= Pray

U= Until

S= Something

H= Happens