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As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.- Andrew Carnegie I find this statement to be so very true. Also partly the reason why I blog less. I place less value on what I think I know.. unless I eventually put them into purposeful action. Which makes me realise.. I might know too much and do too little. People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. - Andrew Carnegie It is true that unless the Lord build the house, our hard work will be in vain. However.. it is worth noting too that even the Lord instructs us to be persistent in asking. In other word, a great motivation is needed to keep us going. I had a glimpse of a book written by the sister of our friend recently. It was mainly a book about life lesson(s). She is a good writer and I tend to enjoy reading her thoughts in her blog. While it became evident quite instantly that it was a book written by a...

blogging was the last thing in my mind tonight. but sleeping doesn't feel right.. yet. so here I am. as it turns out, 2017 has gradually led me to another valley. valley of uncertainty, of anxiety and fear. while this is not the first time i have to deal with financial difficulty, this is certainly the first time everything seems to happen at the same time. from my parents health situation to my daily need to my near future plan of settling down It feels like something huge is going to happen. It could either be a major crisis.. or a major breakthrough. And I am reminded of the simple words that I received at the beginning of the year. 'Respond with Praise'. It is not easy really. and at times I feel like I am running on empty. But here I am.. back on my knees. Asking God to help me to respond right. To bring Him my highest praise even as I walk into the lowest point of my journey. And to see His promise prevails. The very thing my eyes have not seen. Th...

today was the first time I helped out in a singles connect event. a simple lunch together really.. but a really amazing one. we got like 8 ppl from our church and 12 from our friends church. all indonesians and it was so fulfilling to see them connecting and got along so well. everyone were so sporting.. woah. one reason why i agreed to help making this event happens is because I love the idea of connecting good people. good people who would have not met otherwise. good people who are victims of nonsensical boundaries. some people are just against this kind of stuff. some think 'it is God who provides.. I don't have to do all these'. that statement is partially right. but they totally miss the point. and they plant false idea on their peers with such 'conviction'. another reason why I am for this kind of stuff. because there are people with genuine need and humility to admit that. of course not everyone will hv positive thought about this. as the sayi...

"Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (son of Haran), and his son Abram’s wife, Sarai his daughter-in-law. They left Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan, and arriving at Haran, they settled there. Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran." - Genesis 11 It was a simple passage that I have always overlooked. Until one day Christine Caine tweeted this along with the passage: "It will always be tempting to settle before you get to your destination. Don't stop before you get there." Wow! I was blown away. source: bible-history.com Why did Terah leave Ur, one of the greatest cities in the ancient world that time? Did he hear the calling too? We don't know. But we do know that his story began right after the Tower of Babel incident (Ur was in Babylon). The Lord then dispersed the people over the face of all the earth. Terah included. Another thing we know here.. Haran was not his original destination. Canaan was. Interestingly if you...

i still love to write. i simply write less nowadays. I was reading Gereja Mawar Sharon's devotional just now. this week's topic is on Joseph and Moses. on how God worked through series of unfortunate events in their lives. how they eventually became part of God's redemptive act for their people. well.. not only were they part. they played major roles. but both began their adventure in similar manner. the first few chapters of their heroic journey had similar themes. disappointments, betrayals, desert. both had great dreams. both had their dreams 'killed' even before they get started. both were betrayed by their own people. both had to endure humbling years of mediocrity away from the spotlight. i thought it was interesting that great God-given dreams began with the most unlikely script. they began with tragedies. this is the same pattern that we learn to use in writing heroic tales. maybe that is simply how God does things. maybe those are necess...