花

花瓣，雨滴，鲜艳，绝美。

自然，清晰，温心，感人。

花的一生是短暂的，但有异议的。

它的精彩，美丽动人。

芬芳的香，永远难忘。

雨滴

在寻求一首曲，一份心意和感觉。

也许它在逃避，也许是时间未到。

看到了雨滴在窗外，很多感触。

每滴虽然看起来都很类似，但它不以为然。

雨来的时候，也是希望来临的时刻。

应为可能在寻找的那滴雨就在你面前。

我还在窗后，还没走出去，笔也还未拿起。

在追逐.

Reflections

I wrote a song recently. I think I wrote it in reflection of this verse "But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven." Matthew 10:33

I had a discipler. Many years ago, in fact 20 years ago. He walked me through the entire book of Matthew in 1 year. That was straight after I got saved during a religious emphasis week rally. Back in my secondary school, St Andrew, we have one week of evangelistic campaign. I trusted Christ, the very first time the gospel was shared. To me, I find the gospel message so real coz the only one thing came to my mind when I heard the gospel, I need God's forgiveness coz I am a terrible sinner. That was what drew my heart to Him. I knew that forgiveness came because God loves me.

I dunno why this verse got stuck in my head coz after I had backsliden in the faith, this verse constantly ring in my heart, of which I am grateful for. God has used this verse to draw me back. The other was in John 6:37, "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out."

Perhaps going through the discipleship course reminded how one life can influence another. I lost contact with my discipler. But in a way this song could remind me how the love of God in someone's life can leave a mark of grace.

What Jesus has done on the cross is indeed precious. Love constrains us. Paul says. I think each time I look at the cross, I would not just be coldly staring but be filled by the knowledge of His love and His abundant mercy.

May Christ be glorified through this song.

Images of Grace

The 39th Step (Floor)

Took these pictures at the training room where I had course this week.

Simply breathtaking.

The view from above is beautiful.

Awe written in the heart.

Thank God.

苹果

眼睛望着苹果，它的影子也定住了。

人生有的情，不是苹果的影子，一旦心动了，就定了。

定的原因是找到了一个优良的苹果，它不普通。它很珍贵。

这字条是写给它的。

Tegami

This is a very interesting song. Someone introduce this song to me on youtube.
I have heard it more than 10 times. The song is in Japanese and I have got a translation.

The song is written by someone back to herself as a 15 year old. Encouraging herself to be brave, to be strong, to believe in what she is doing, believe in her own voice, and keep walking.

Recently I pen a song as well. Though I haven't quite finish the lyrics. The thoughts I have prior to listening to Tegami was similar. But it wasn't written to a 15 year old. It was written for myself in the belief on something that I hold dear to I must keep preservering.

One of the things I always fear is regret. Listening to Tegami, it has a very touching tune. Very much.

I strum my own guitar this week playing the new tune that I have composed and still deliberating what lyrics I would put in. I really hope while I am learning to play the piano, to translate it into a piano piece in due time. The tune has a very heartwarming feel. Tegami was played on piano. I guess that is where the inspiration is drawn.

Really wish that I have more time to learn the piano. Alas.

Was at the beach this afternoon. Somehow as the breeze gently blew, I felt that it was to me a melody again. Life will quickly slip by. Every passing thoughts will also slip. So would every melody. If I may be just able to write down something, produce something or do something, I should. Time doesn't wait. There is a speck that I can put down that the memory of who I was would etch itself firmly in a piece of time history. I was here.

Perhaps it is insignificant but listening to some of the things that I have penned, I know I have changed very much. It is amazing how life changes without you knowing you till you read what you have written in time past.

Like Tegami, what would I say to myself the way I lived if I may write back to myself 10 years later.

Perhaps through a tune. A letter.

Thanksgiving

There is so much to thank.
There is so much that God has blessed.
The hours and minutes of every day.

Every breath itself is a gift.
Every ounce of strength is a gift.
Every ray of light is a gift.

The world existed and it is a gift.
The universe existed and it is a gift.
All of this aay my giver is a God who gives.

God sent His son. That is the best gift from the best giver.

Glory to God.

Nostalgic piano pieces

These are 2 very nice piano pieces I heard I think 4 years ago. Both are very sad piano pieces. But somehow it is engaging till this day when I hear it again. Perhaps it was because it connects to my thoughts when I first encounter it.

Came from a korean drama. May not be well known to most coz it was never televised on local tv.

Well sit back and enjoy.

4 Years (Piano Inst.) -

What is the purpose of life?

6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. 2 Tim 4:6-8

We must love His appearing or we do not have a genuine hope. It does not matter that we know Christ. It does matter if Christ knows us. The thin line in this statement is this,"do you love God?"

My friend a real hope in God gives a real anchor in life.

Paul sees life like a race, always battling. He knows as an athlete, there are ups and downs, turns and downs....but he knows with endurance he shall win the prize ahead. It takes discipline, it takes battling but the end of it all, if that you know there is a prize and because of that singular focus of mind, you pursue it.

A love for Jesus is a life long pursuit in knowing God's love.

It is neither an avoidance of sin nor a seeking for the blessings. It is neither to obtain salvation nor avoiding the punishment of hell.

All these are good but my friend, the highest call of any man is his utmost for the highest....love your God with all your might, soul and strength and with that all the right intents and motives flow. It is not just to serve but to love God with all of thine heart.

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God (Matt 5:8). And in Psalms, God make a promise, "Truly God is good to Israel,To such as are pure in heart" (Psalm 73:1)

A pure heart can only come with a satisfying love for Jesus alone. That brings glory to God.

When everything on earth is nothing but dust, then you will know everything else with God and in God are pure gold.

From a wise turtle sage...

Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is the present,
therefore it is a gift.

Wugui Shifu, (1000A.D.to 2000 A.D.)

What is our occupation?

1 Corinthians 9:22
to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

A ship was fast sinking. The captain knew the ship is in great danger. He ordered everyone to evacuate by launching the life boats at the side.

His men on the ship took lead and led the people to each respective boat. The captain made sure everyone got into the lift boat.

The ship eventually sank with the captain. He knew it was his duty to save the men on the ship. He took responsibility and died, as a committed Captain.

So what is the Christian's occupation? Like the captain, as Paul puts it in his own life, that he might save some. Do we know our occupation?

The captain might sank to his watery grave but Christian, no grave holds us, no death shall sting us. Yet as the Captain is, he died yet he save others. We live, we have the words of eternal life but are we saving others?

Irony isn't it. Lives are to be saved by those who already had life. Remember your occupation.

Vascularisation

2008 has been quite a troubling year. Very troubling, both personally and the things that has happened around.

What is most troubling is still personal issues.

I have chose not to think and dwell too much on it. In a way God has given me the peace to just trust Him even the circumstances are both puzzling and unexplainable. Trust in God doesn't require you to comprehend fully. The nature of God is trustworthy itself.

2009 doesn't seem to be bright either. In fact it will get bleaker. Just 2 days into my office and looking what I need to complete in this 3 months are really mind boogling. Time is not enough. It feel so compelling to find a quick exit somehow. But in the midst of this, I have a quiet excitment, God can pull me through.

The difficulties of life are opportunities of grace. God sustaining grace.

There are exciting things also happening. I trust God will allow me to witness His saving grace this year.

I must always remember His love. One song author puts it "lest He forget Gethsamne, lest He forget Thy love for me." The greatest love, the greatest sacrifice. It is a stark reminder, whatever life may thrown at one, one can look at the love of Jesus and be deeply blest.

Being loved, makes life more tolerable and spurs life to more enjoyment. Godly contentment is a bliss.

I hope all of these will be realised in the road ahead this year. Grace shall abound to those whose God is their Lord.

Amen.