Brother-Covenant

Lord, help me to:-

1. Encourage and build up those around me
2. Make an effort to get to know others more and do it in love, laying my ego aside
3. Not envy or be self-seeking in the relationships I form and to be patient

So help me God

Japheth

Away - Alarice

Saw the sun peak through the skies to chase the blues away

But I feel a little heavy inside, let’s escape to a new place

So I grab the keys, turn the ignition on, let’s drive for a thousand miles

Away from it all, away from the noise

Just You and I

Away, away, away, here is where I wanna stay

Away, away, away, with You, my love

Feel the waves crash beneath my feet and the sand between my toes

Let’s feel the wind on the palm of our hands, let it weave through our fingers

We’ll drive for miles from coast to coast and leave our worries behind

Away from it all ,away from the noise

Just You and I

Away, away, away, here is where I wanna stay

Away, away, away, with You, my love

We’ll build castles in the sky, just You and I

We’ll frame it in our hearts, forever

My love

Dear God..

Thanks for granting me strength to go through today, it's been a crazy day and I just thank You that You're a God of second chances, every gracious and merciful. I'm sorry for my failures today. I'm still learning God. I'm still learning.. Be with me Lord.

I pray for CF Camp the next few days, I pray for an awesome time together with the CFers. I pray that everyone will learn lots from You and from each other. I pray for safety, security and a good time of fellowship and rest. I commit the committee and every camper into Your hands. May Your will be done in this camp, Lord.

Grant Your children rest and peace. Grant my heart rest and peace.

Thanks dad

Japh

Prayer for today

Hi God!

It's me checking in with You today, just amazed at You, the mysteries and wonders that only You are capable of doing.

Lord, You are good. Your mercies endure forever. Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever is Yours. Creation shouts out Your praise.

Thanks Lord for granting rest and peace to those who honour You. I pray that Your peace would reign in my heart and in the hearts of many. Prince of peace, Lord of lords, King of kings

May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be pleasing in Your sight. Let my mouth sing forth Your praises, now and forever. Help me encourage others today, build others up. May people see You through me.

Thanks Dad, for being who You are and being awesome!

Yours is the Kingdom And the power And the glory forever is Yours Heaven and earth bow down In the wonder of Your Name Heaven is open Death is broken And the glory forever is Yours Nothing can overcome The power of Your Name  King above kings All the universe will sing Everlasting God You are wonderful You are wonderful  And the shout of the earth Will be Your praise God forever And the light unto all Will be Your wonderful Name For the glory Lord is Yours God forever All the glory Lord is Yours

Unspoken - Jaci Velasquez

I hear daily news
People cry out for their freedom
My eyes turn to You
Don't they know, Lord, You can lead them

If we all pray for peace
Change will come I believe
As we face the unknown
God heals us when we're broken

He is there, use your voice
reach for him, make a choice
None of us are alone
Don't leave your heart unspoken

God heals us when we're broken
Don't leave your heart unspoken

I pray save our souls
Help us find a new direction
We're lost in the cold
Let Your arms be our protection

Out of the dark
Into the light
He is there for us
With all of His might

He has the answers
He hears your prayers
Turn every corner
you'll find Him there

Don't leave your heart unspoken

Home - Hillsongs

Into your courts I run
with praises flowing from my heart
Every day I wake I sing your song
its the anthem of my life

I wanna spend my days in your prescence lord
bowed before your throne
In the house of God is where I've found my peace
its where I've found my..

Home Is heaven
one day I will live
In your courts you'll find me
in worship at your feet
Hide me now in the shadow of your wings
Where I will be
where I will be

Your love is all I need
so desperatly I have sought Your face
I know you hear my every cry
and petition that I make

Jesus, oh you are my treasure

Prayer for today

Dear God,

I admit, I've failed You in many many areas. I'm so sorry, please forgive me

I say that I've learnt many things from You, yet my actions don't seem to show it

I'm sorry for being a hypocrate

I'm sorry for being unreliable, undependable, not trustworthy and full of myself

Please help me change and make my actions right. You're the only one who can do that. Teach me, lead me, guide me. Please?

Reveal Your heart to me, God. Transform me. Renew me. I want to be a new person. I want the world to know that I'm a new person. I want to be who You want me to be.

I do not want my past to dictate how my future is going to be. I do not want to be affected by what others think of me. I just need You and Your acceptance.

Help me get up and live the life You want me to live. By Your strength. Your plans for me are good, to give me a future and a hope.

You have all things in Your control Lord. Including my life and my actions. I place my hope and trust in You.

I pray for grandma, would You heal her Lord. I know nothing is impossible for You.

Thanks Dad

Japh

Lord over all - sonicflood

Be the reason I live
Be my quest, my constant vision
Be the water I drink
The treasure I seek more than gold

Be the fire in my heart
My consuming love and passion
Be the air that I breathe
The song that I sing from my heart and soul

Jesus, Lord over all
Be the Lord over me
Jesus, drawn to this alter I come
Here is my heart
May Your will be done in me

It's finally over!

Yes! those dreadful exams.. are over!! for only 2 weeks but hey! :D....

And yes, back online to update the ol' bloggie.

Praise God for helping me throughout this sem! It's been *wow* quite a journey for me.. personally, but hey you get the picture (come find me if u wanna talk :p)

I've been pretty much ok, need to catch up on some sleep, and some serious cleaning of my room! again!.....

Dear God,

Thanks for helping me in my exams, truly it was your grace and strength that pulled me through, I will trust in You, always ;)

Thanks for an awesome semester, for lots of new friends, for the amount of encouragement and support and for being there, just when I needed it most, and the times I felt I didn't need anything else, too ;)

Thanks for keeping me alive and safe, an awesome family, friends, food, shelter and life

I pray that you will help all who are in need, and show yourself real to many more of your children

Thanks Dad!

Japh

Short Devotion - from tee shern ren's blog

1:1 Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

At the end of the day, we are all meditators, we are all delighted and captivated by life and by certain things in life. For the Hebrew word for meditate was literally to "chew", to ruminate - the same way that, when you have a good piece of well-cooked chicken, you gnaw it down to the bone, and then lick your fingers for good measure. To meditate simply means to allow your mind to be drawn to thinking about something all the time. You don't even need to consciously think about applying it; after a while, whatever we meditate on will automatically begin to apply itself.

When we allow ourselves to be delighted and captivated by the wicked and their flashy ways - when we let ourselves be drawn to the sex and the booze, the money and the power - we slowly become like them. We learn to do things their way (all the time convincing ourselves, perhaps, that each new sin is "harmless", that we are not really like them no matter how much we act like them); we become comfortable standing around them, at the dinner parties and the bar nights and the corporate photo sessions; and at the end of the day their chairs are so comfortable that we sit down with them and become indistinguishable from them. We will identify so well with them that the day will come when, as the righteous gather, we will stare at those we once mingled with in suspicion and ignorance without even remembering that we once considered ourselves among their ranks.

But - the Law, the Law! Not just the Law of Moses but the Law of God - the good and perfect standards for living that God, our Maker, has graciously revealed to us through the Bible. If we draw ourselves into the world of the Bible (instead of the world of this world), if we lose ourselves among the stories of David and Moses and Daniel the same way that modern people lose themselves in the stories of shallow celebrities, we will not be able to stop thinking about the Bible even if we wanted to. Slowly the Bible will start to come to mind, more and more immediately, the minute we are tempted to go the world's way instead of God's way. God's commands will become meaningful, not archaic; God's holiness will become vital, not prudish. Whatever we stare into day and night has the power to change us into its image; and the word of God will transform us, day by day, into the likeness of the children of God.

need.. motivation.. and focus..

recently I've been into thinking quite a bit. am doing a history subject in uni called contemporary worlds. we learn stuff like the cold war, vietnam war, arab-israeli conflict, rise of asia, colonisation and many cool stuff. gets me thinking alot, especially since my recent fascination with war history. am halfway through a really thick book on the cold war for my assignment. I keep thinking like, what if this happened, or that happened, or this never happened, who would it have changed the way we live and the world we live in..

fact of the matter is, history is still being written. Now more than ever. We live in an age that communications has just blown us through the roof. we are capable of making and doing things and finding information and interacting like never before, only a few decades. we are connected and can virtually view every part of the world through a click. satellites can bring us to any destination we want to go. and yet... history still repeats itself. wars are still being fought. people are dying of hunger and poverty everyday. global economies rise and fall. corruption and injustice is still widespread. greed and unrighteosness still prevails in many parts of the world.

what can we do to write history? what can you and i do? Every choice that you are making, Every step that you are taking, Every chain that you are breaking, Every word that you are saying, Every prayer that you are praying, History is in the making. What difference are we actually making? the bible talks a lot on persecution, that those belonging to Christ will face it. Sometimes I ask myself why do I not see persecution among my fellow christian peers? why are we so contented with so much peace we enjoy and become complacent? Is it because we are not doing enough to deserve to be persecuted? Are we not standing up enough for righteousness, truth and justice? Are we just like other 'i-don't-care' what happens people? Think about it seriously. Why are christian in malaysia so fearful to preach to the M people? Why don't we stand up and petition when injustice happens? Why are we scared of being put to jail and dying for our faith when it's clearly mentioned in the bible- to live is christ, to die is gain? No wonder the world labels us hypocrites.

It's time to take a stand. For righteousness, truth and justice. For holy living. Against abortion, homosexuality, immorality, rape, murder, deceit, injustice, violence, wars, inequality, sex before marriage and more. Let the world know that we are different. Light and darkness cannot and MUST not mix. Join petitions, NGO's that make stands, be determined to fight corruption and promote righteous behaviour among your friends. Watch what you think, say and do. Pray without ceasing. Join a mission or charity organisation someday, give to the poor. Finish your meals and use only what is needed and necessary. Support your friends and family, encourage and build each other up.

Let's continue to pray for wisdom. For a new attitude when it comes to daily living. Even the way we view our assignments or our work. Always ask yourself what would Jesus do? What would Jesus say?

Let's pray for strength in times of weakness, for joy in times of stress, for peace when the world is turning upside down. We CAN make a difference. We SHOULD make a difference. Live a life that glorifies our creator and worthy of Him.


Random thoughts before class
Japh

What now? - Steven Curtis Chapman

I saw the face of Jesus in a little orphan girl
She was standing in the corner on the other side of the world
And I heard the voice of Jesus gently whisper to my heart
Didn't you say you wanted to find me?
Well here I am, here you are

And I saw the face of Jesus down on Sixteenth Avenue
He was sleeping in an old car, while his mom went looking for food
And I heard the voice of Jesus gently whisper to my soul
Didn't you say you wanted to know me?
Well here I am, and it's getting cold

So, What now?
What will you do now that you found Me?
What now?
What will you do with this treasure you've found?
I know I may not look like what you expected
But if you remember this is right where I said I would be
You've found me
What now?

Who am i?

Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
I am yours..
I am yours..

Voice of Truth - Casting Crowns

Oh,what I would do to have
the kind of faith it takes
To climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves
To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown
Where Jesus is,
And he's holding out his hand

But the waves are calling out my name
and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The waves they keep on telling me
time and time again
"Boy, you'll never win,
you'll never win."

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
the voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

Oh, what I would do
to have the kind of strength it takes
To stand before a giant
with just a sling and a stone
Surrounded by the sound
of a thousand warriors
shaking in their armor
Wishing they'd have had the strength to stand

But the giant's calling out
my name and he laughs at me
Reminding me of all the times
I've tried before and failed
The giant keeps on telling me
time and time again
"Boy you'll never win,
you'll never win."

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
the voice of truth says "do not be afraid!"
and the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth

But the stone was just the right size
to put the giant on the ground
and the waves they don't seem so high
from on top of them looking down
I will soar with the wings of eagles
when I stop and listen to the sound of Jesus
singing over me

But the voice of truth tells me a different story
The voice of truth says "do not be afraid"
And the voice of truth says "this is for my glory"
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth