Day 2 18/8/2015: What's on earth am I here for?

WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR?

Rick Warren

     

LIFE'S 3 GREATEST QUESTIONS

1.  QUESTION OF EXISTENCE: WHY AM I ALIVE?

JEREMIAH: "Why was I born? Was it only to have trouble and sorrow, to end my life in disgrace?"Jeremiah 20:18 (TEV)

GOD SAYS:

• I WAS CREATED TO BE LOVE BY GOD

"Love comes from God... for God IS love. God showed how much he loved us by sending His only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him."1 John 4:7-9 (NLT)

"Long before God laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, and settled on us as the focus of His love, to be made whole and holy by His love."Ephesians 1:4 (Msg)

God:

"I have loved you with an everlasting love!"Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV)

2.  QUESTION OF SIGNIFICANCE: DOES MY LIFE MATTER?

DAVID: "I remember how short my life is. Why did you create us? For nothing?"Psalm 89:47 (NCV)

JOB: "Why should I work so hard for nothing?"Job 9:29 (GW)

SOLOMON: "Laughing and having fun is crazy. What good does it do?"Ecclesiastes 2:2 (CEV)

GOD SAYS:

• HE CARES ABOUT EVERY DETAIL OF YOUR LIFE

"Not even a sparrow, can fall to the ground without your Heavenly Father knowing it. The very hairs on your head are all numbered! So don't be afraid; you are far more valuable to Him than a whole flock of sparrows."Matthew 10:29-31 (NLT)

• HE PLAN MY DAY BEFORE MY BIRTH.

"You... scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in Your book!"Psalm 139:16 (LB)

• HE MADE ME TO LAST FOREVER

"God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but people can't see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end."Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT)

"The world and everything in it is passing away; but those who do the will of God will live forever."1 John 2:17 (TEV)

3.  INTENTION: IS THERE A PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE?

ISAIAH: "My work all seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and for no purpose at all."Isa. 49:4a (NLT)

GOD SAYS:

• HE MADE ME FOR HIS PURPOSE

"The Lord has made everything for His own purposes."Prov. 16:4a (NTL)

How do I discover my purpose in life?

"Everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible …everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him."Col 1:16 (Msg)

"Knowing God results in every other kind of understanding."Pr. 9:10b (LB)

"It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for... part of the overall purpose He is working out in everything and everyone."Eph. 1:11-12 (Msg)

"It makes no difference who you are or where you're from—if you want God and are ready to do as He says, the door is open."Acts 10:35 (Msg)

Day 1 18/8/2015: What's on earth am I here for?

It has been a long time I didn't log in my blog and write on what's I had encounter with God. 

Here I am to start on 40 days purpose driven life devotion plan "what's on earth am I here for?" 

WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Preparing for What on Earth Am I Here For?

Rick Warren

"Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years... He did what was pleasing in the Lord's sight... Hezekiah trusted in the Lord... There was never another king like him in the land of Judah, either before or after his time. He remained faithful to the Lord in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the Lord had given Moses. So the Lord was with him, and Hezekiah was successful in everything he did."2 Kings 18:2-7 (NLT)

"(Later) Hezekiah got sick. He was about to die. The prophet Isaiah said 'Prepare your affairs and your family. This is it: You're going to die. You're not going to get well.' Hezekiah turned away from Isaiah and, facing the wall, prayed to God: 'God, please, I beg You: Remember how I've lived my life. I've lived faithfully in Your presence, lived out of a heart that was totally Yours. You've seen how I've lived, the good that I have done.' ... Then God said, 'I've heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Here's what I'll do: I'll add fifteen years to your life.'"Isaiah 38:1-5 (Msg) 

 

1. GOD WANTS ME TO CENTER MY LIFE AROUND HIM.

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart ...and soul and mind. This is the first and greatest commandment." Mt. 22:37-38

"A sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life."Phil. 4:7 (Msg)

 

2.  GOD WANTS ME TO  CONNECT WITH BELIEVERS.

"Let us not give up the habit of meeting together... instead let us encourage one another."Heb. 10:25 (GN)

"Those who believed... were baptized and added to the church... They joined with the other believers and committed themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship... They worshiped together regularly at the Temple... and met in small groups in homes ..."Acts 2:41-42, 46 (NLT/LB)

1. Believe
2. Be baptized
3. Join a church family
4. Commit to regular worship
5. Connect to a small group fellowship

Which of these is my next step? (Pick One)

3.  GOD WANTS ME TO CULTIVATE SPIRITUAL MATURITY.

"Let us go on... and become mature in our understanding, as strong Christians ought to be."Heb. 6:1 (LB)

"By now you should be teachers. Instead, you still need someone to teach you...!"Heb. 5:12 (GW) 

 

4.  GOD WANTS ME TO  CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING BACK.

"God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other."1 Peter 4:10 (LB)

"What can I give back to God for the blessings He's poured out on me?"Ps. 116:12 (Msg) 

 

5.  GOD WANTS ME TO COMMUNICATE HIS LOVE.

"Through Christ, God has made peace between us and Himself, and He gave us the work of telling everyone about the peace we can have with Him… So we have been sent to speak for Christ!"2 Cor. 5:18, 20 (NCV)

WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

TO CENTER YOUR LIFE AROUND GOD: (Worship)

• Read/Re-read Purpose Driven Life during the next 40 days

TO CONNECT WITH OTHER BELIEVERS: (Fellowship)

• Join a 40 Days of Purpose Small Group

TO CULTIVATE SPIRITUAL MATURITY: (Discipleship)

• Watch the 40 Days of Purpose videos in your small group

TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION WITH YOUR LIFE: (Service)

• Sign up to HOST a new small group for six weeks – Learn more at www.PurposeDriven.com

H ave a friendly heart
O pen your home to a small group of friends
S erve them something to drink
T urn on the DVD or Video tape of Pastor Rick!

TO COMMUNICATE GOD'S LOVE TO OTHERS: (Mission)
Invite 5 friends to participate in the What on Earth Am I Here For small group study.

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Let
the ruins come to life

In the beauty of Your Name

Rising up from the ashes

God forever You reign



   

Although there are problems, difficulties in our life, but you will bring us through and may all the glory to you LORD. 

“It is the Lord who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding.” (Proverbs 2:6 TEV)                                             

You say, “I want to trust God, but I don't hear him.”


You don't hear God when your mind is filled with a thousand other
distractions. To hear God, you’ve got to get near God. You've got to get
alone with God and be quiet.


The Bible says, “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm
46:10 NIV). That means sit down and shut up. That's how you hear God and
get near to God. You have to sit alone and just be quiet with your
Bible and say, “God, is there anything you want to say to me?” You read
God’s Word, and you talk to him about what's on your heart.


And, God says he will give you the wisdom you need to recognize his voice and follow through on what he says: “It is the Lord who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding” (Proverbs 2:6 TEV).


Pray this today: “God, I want to listen to you, not the voices of
doubt. I want to get close to you and get to know you better. I want to
hear you, and I promise to then obey you. I want to be one of the people
that you can use and bless in the next 10 years. I want those years to
be a decade of destiny for me and my family.”



That's my prayer LORD. I want to be the one who you can use and bless in the next 10years. I want those years to be a decade of destiny for me, my family and those people around me. Praise Lord !!!

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“Start with God — the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.” (Proverbs 1:7 MSG)

Have you noticed that the moment you establish a goal in your life, you start hearing people say, “Who do you think you are?” or “It can't be done” or “Forget about it”?
The antidote to the voices of doubt is to instead listen to the voice of God. Just imagine all the critics that were in Noah's life. “That guy Noah thinks God speaks to him, but he's just messing up all of our property values by building that ark in his front yard.”
The Bible tells us that Noah listened to God. And what did he hear? He heard God's warning that the world was going to be destroyed. He believed what he had not yet seen. That's what faith is — being certain of something we don't see.
So Noah didn’t turn back on the vision God had given him. Instead, he built the ark.
God is going to give you a goal for your life, and some people may think it’s pretty crazy. But you’ve got to stay focused on what you know God has said through his Word, the Bible. Then, you’ve got to go build your ark!

• What are ways you’ve allowed fear or criticism to keep you from reaching your goals?

I think the ways I have allowed for fear or criticism which keep me from reaching my goals will be I'm willing to get the favor of the people as well.
I shouldn't win the favor of the others beside God.

• What dream would you pursue if you were not afraid of criticism? 

I think I will keep trusting God will bless me a good man with a good marriage which I could use this as an great example to motivate the rest of the people or couples around me to win the favor of God.

• How can you practice listening for God voice?

By spending a quiet time with God in praying and reading the word of God everyday before I start on my day.  I hope I could do it continuously until I met you, Jesus in heaven. :)
Everyday... start with saying GOOD MORNING HOLY SPIRIT.

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Take God Out of the "Emergency Only" Box! 

I used to spend time with God once in awhile or when my life was in big trouble. Eventually I learned that if I ever wanted to stop living from one emergency to the next, I needed to seek God every day as if I were in desperate need of Him. 

It's true that God will always help us when we come to Him. But if we want constant victory, we need to take God out of our "emergency only" box and invite Him into our everyday lives. 

God wants us to get personal with Him. He proves this by the fact that He lives within us. 

When Jesus died on the cross, He opened the way for us to get personal with almighty God. If God had wanted an "emergency only" relationship, He might just visit on occasion, but He certainly would not have come to take up permanent residence within us. 

What an awesome thought! God is your personal friend! Will you remove Him from the "emergency only" box today? 

Prayer Starter: Lord, I know that the Christian life is so much more than an "emergency only" back-up plan. Because You live within me, I want to know You as a personal friend. Rather than just calling on You when I'm in trouble, I want to seek You every single day.

Lord, I know you are with me. Today, although I'm weary, I'm totally exhausted as I'm just able to sleep for two hours. But praise Lord, I know you are my strength always. I will serve you will whole hearty. 

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Today is my dearest Sis birthday !!!
She is so lovely, I love her so much, God. 

Early morning, as usual God Holy spirit you wake me up 2 minutes before my alarm ring!!!
Praise Lord. I know you are with me all the time. 
Today you taught me about

"The Best Investment You’ll Ever Make"

“Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give happily to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them. By doing this they will be storing up real treasure for themselves in heaven — it is the only safe investment for eternity! And they will be living a fruitful Christian life down here as well.” (1 Timothy 6:18-19 TLB)

 Generosity is an investment. Luke 16:9 says, “Use your worldly resources to benefit others” (NLT, second edition). I’ve said many times that you can’t take it with you. Did you know that mortuaries sell burial suits? They’re for people who want to be buried in a suit but don’t have one. Do you know what the difference is in a burial suit? There are no pockets in them! It’s true! You don’t need them, because you can’t take it with you. But you can send it on ahead.

How do you do that? By investing in people who are going there.
The Bible says in 1 Timothy 6:18-19, “Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give happily to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them. By doing this they will be storing up real treasure for themselves in heaven — it is the only safe investment for eternity! And they will be living a fruitful Christian life down here as well” (TLB).
Every time you are generous with the poor, a friend, or a neighbor, God says you’re storing up treasure in the bank of Heaven. Your time on Earth is only about 80 and at the most 100 years. You’ll spend trillions of years in eternity. Where do you need to have the biggest account?
There’s no greater investment than the Kingdom of God. When you help other people with your time, your money, your resources — whatever you’ve got — you are actually making an investment in Heaven. Your investment is protected in Heaven. It pays good rates. It’s proven. There are great dividends and no risks.
You’re not going to get that kind of investment anywhere else!

God you want me to learn to invest with show generous to the people I came in contact. I know that's the calling. I will willing to obey, please do help me oh Lord. Praise Lord! 

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“The congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul … all things were common property to them.” (Acts 4:32 NASB)

When we’re generous with each other, we draw closer to each other, and that creates community.

Someone from my church sent me a letter once that read: “My neighbor asked if he could borrow my ladder, and I said of course. I later learned that he already had one of his own. He didn’t need to borrow my ladder; he just used it as a way to build our relationship. When he borrowed my stuff, it made me feel that I was needed, and I liked that feeling. I’ve now learned to do the same thing with my other neighbors. Another neighbor has a shop vac, and I borrow it every Friday night to clean my car with my son. In fact, now Roger leaves it out for me. I told Roger recently that I could afford to buy my own shop vac, but I just like the interaction of borrowing his. Roger asked me to please not buy one for myself. He had learned to see the connection between generosity and community.”

The Bible says in Matthew 6:21, “Your heart will be where your treasure is” (NCV). In other words, whatever you put your time, money, and energy into is what’s going to attract you. So any time I’m generous with you or with the poor or with anybody, that’s where my heart tends to go. Every time I give to God, it draws my heart closer to God. And every time I give to you, it draws my heart closer to you.

The first Christians were famous for their generosity. Acts 4:32 tells us that “the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul … all things were common property to them” (NASB). They were a family. Their sharing was voluntary. It wasn’t communism. Communism says, “What’s yours is mine, and I’m going to take it.” Christianity says, “What’s mine is yours, and you can share it with me.”

As a parent, do you enjoy watching your kids share with each other? Of course you do. One of the primary lessons of life is learning how to share. When you see your kids being unselfish, you’re very happy about that.

God is the same way! When God looks down on us and sees us being generous with each other, he goes, “That’s my boy! That’s my girl! They’re doing what I want them to do,” because God is generous, and he wants us to become like him. Generosity creates community.

Thank God that remind me to be generous to the other brother and sister. God, you are my great provider. Everything from me was given by you. I shouldn't hold back any chances to serve and give. This is your what you want me to do.

Thank you for you presence as well in this morning. When I'm listening to the sermon on the Audacious service 2014 on City Harvest Church Penang, your spirit talk to me. I weep and soak in your presence. I know recently what I'm asking been answer. What's my question on my inner heart has the answer. Lord, I know the waiting time is to build my character in your favor and to fulfill the dream you have put inside of me. Thank You Lord!!! I want to be a favor of you, Lord Jesus. Holy Spirit please lead me and guide me. I surrender to you Lord! 

01062015 serving together

Today when I have my quiet time spend with my dearest God, God let me learn about how to serving together in a team (with our brother and sister in Christ)

I read and listen to a devotion plan by Rick Warren - Part 5 Better together. 
In the sermon, it taught me how to serve together. That's I really need to learn as our youth camp is near the corner. We should spend more time in serving together. 

“… agree with each other, loving one another, and working together with one heart and purpose.”

Phil. 2:2 (NLT)

1. Because we’re family.

“We work together as partners who belong to God.”

1 Cor. 3:9 (NLT)

If you’re in God’s family, God wants you to get along with the other family members. In fact, God is more interested in the relationships you build during service together than he is in the service that you do. He wants you to learn to get along with the family of God.

2. Because we need each other

We need each other to serve. Nobody has all the talents. Nobody has all the gifts. God did it that way intentionally so that you would need me and I would need you and we would need each other.

“… Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of Christ’s Body. But as a chopped-off finger or cut-off toe we wouldn’t amount to much, would we?”

Rom. 12:5 (Mes)

3.Because we get more done

“Two are better off than one, because together they can work more effectively.”

Eccl. 4:9 (GN)

“The one who plants and the one who waters work as a team with the same purpose.”

1 Cor. 3:8 (NLT)

Teamwork multiplies effectiveness.

There are more thing to learn about, but I know the Holy Spirit will guide me. 

When I pray, it guides me through as well. Praise Lord!!!

 

The Six Phases Of Faith by Rick Warren

"Then Jesus touched their eyes and said, "Let it happen, then, just as you believe!" Matthew 9:29 (TEV)

"When things don't happen on our timetable, we tend to run ahead of God and create detours to make it happen. You may end up making the wrong decision."

 

God takes our belief and he blesses us through it, and that makes life a great adventure. It is critical that we cooperate with God as he builds faith within us. Because of its importance, I hope to share the SIX PHASES of FAITH by Rick Warren
Phase 1—Dream: 

Do I have a dream planted in me by God? If you don't have a dream, start praying, "God give me your dream." If you can't write down the dream God has given you, you need to be praying. If you don't have a dream, you're not living, you're just existing. God placed you on this earth for a purpose.

Phase 2—Decision: 

Do I need to make a faith-decision that will help that dream become a reality? Some of you have a dream from God, but you haven't made a decision to follow it. You're still on the fence. God's word for you is "Go for it!" Some of you may need to make the decision to give your life to Christ. Some of you may need to make the decision to join a church. Some of you may need to make the decision to get involved in ministry.

Phase 3—Delay:

What has caused my dream to be delayed? If your prayer hasn't been answered, that's okay. It just means you're in God's waiting room. Now is not the time to detour. When things don't happen on our timetable, we tend to run ahead of God and create detours to make it happen. You may end up making the wrong decision.  Wait, wait, and wait for God to work his hand.  

Delay is not the denial. Delay never destroy God's purpose in your life. God's waiting room is our training room.

Phase 4—Difficulty: 

What difficulties have I faced waiting for the dream to be fulfilled? You are being tested, but it's not going to be the last time. You'll go through many, many tests in life. God says, "I know exactly what you're going through. I see it.  I'm watching. Don't think I've forgotten you—I haven't."

Phase 5—Dead End: 

Have I come to a dead end yet? Some of you are there ready to give up. But the truth is—you're right where God wants you. You're getting prepared for deliverance. God's word for you is "Hang on! Keep on believing! Don't give up!"  

Phase 6—Deliverance: 

Do I expect and trust God to deliver me? "According to your faith will it be done to you." (Matthew 9:29 NIV) God is faithful. What he tells us to do, he will do. But it doesn't happen overnight. You go through the faith-phases of Dream, Decision, Delay, Difficulty, and Dead End . . . and then comes Deliverance.

DREAM 

Delicate all my live to God. 

-Offer yourself. Don't try to imitate the others. 

Reserve time alone with God. 

-Spend time alone just praying and reading the word of God.

Evaluate my ability

-We are unique and original. God also want us to be effective. 

Associate with godly dreamer

-Spiritually is contagious. Choose friend with godly dreamer. Friend sharpened friend.

Make your dream public. 

-demonstrate faith 

-others will help you.

-See it,stand it and stay it

3 facts publicly speak on your dream 

1) Get you started 

-Accountable to try 

2) Attract people's support 

3) Released God's power

First phase of dream -faith 

How to make wise decision ? 6 steps

1) Pray for guidance 

What's does God's want?

2) Get the facts 

What do I need to know? 

3) Asked for advice

4) Calculate the cost

Is it worth it?

5) Prepare for problem

Expect the best but prepare the problem.

What could go wrong?

What will happens if it does?

6) Faced the fear

God has always use imperfect people in imperfect situation to get his will done.

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For with God nothing will be impossible.” (Luke 1:37 NKJV)

Lord, I know whatever thing which comes in my life. I know you are in control. I know my life was in your hand. Nothing is impossible as that's your promises in me. I shall live happily, peacefully, lovely and no matter what's come in front of me, I know I can handle as God you are with me. 

I'm not young. I couldn't know what's may happened in another 10, 20 or 30 years, but I know I should live everyday in your presence. Praise Lord! 

You are good to me all the time!!!