Thanks for reminding me of this!

Angels are around you,
Songs of praise overflowing.
He knows your love,
Your heart, your soul,
Let the fire grow.
There is nothing to fear.
You know and you don’t;
You trust and you doubt;
But He, the Creator knows it all.
You are perfect in His sight,
Because He made you perfect,
That’s all you need to know.

Sobering

Christians who are now living, working, or even going to church in the wrong places are there because they made major decisions based on what they wanted or what others wanted them to do, rather than seeking first what the Lord wanted them to do for the sake of His kingdom. To seek His kingdom first, means much more than firing up a prayer here and there for Him to guide us, and then go and immediately do what we want to do. It requires seeking Him until we find Him. When it takes longer than we think it should take to find Him, it could be because we have drifted so far from Him.

"Love the Lord Your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength" - Mark 12:30 / Deuteronomy 6:5

Just have to post it!!

I am sure a lot of people already knew about this but I just wanna post it again!

When Jesus Culture EP was released on iTunes 2 weeks ago, it immediately went to top #10, then top #9 on the top chart! Pretty amazing huh! And of course the music industry also found it amazing! and scratching their head wondering how did that happen? The review from soundloft just made me laugh so hard and wanna praise the lord on what he can bring! Here is what the review said:

Today is Tuesday, which means all the new releases come out today. So like every other Tuesday, we went over to iTunes to see what new albums were doing well. Having a look at the top 10, plenty of names we expected to be present, were. Drake? Yep, he’s #1. Eminem? Yep, his pre-order is #2. Christina Aguilera, Jack Johnson, Glee? Yep, all there. But what’s this? Who is this artist at #10? Jesus Culture? How come we’ve never heard of them? What label are they on?

Well as it turns out, Jesus Culture is not so much a band, but a movement lead by die hard Christians, looking to spread the word of their religion. Have a look for yourself at their website which clearly states they are “a new breed of emerging revivalists.” And the EP entitled My Passion (only 3 songs) is self released. So obviously this bodes the question, how is this possible? Where is the big industry machine pushing this along? How is this currently selling more than Lady Gaga, B.o.B., Lady Antebellum and Ke$ha on iTunes? Where is the radio play? The marketing? How is it that their Myspace doesn’t even make a mention of the new EP or have any of it’s songs posted?

Nothing. We’ve got no answers here. But one things is for sure… there’s gonna be a lot of industry insiders scratching their heads when they see the final sales figures this week.

I just love it when they couldn't find an answer on how the sales could happen without any marketing or big industry pouring money to push it, they went "We’ve got no answers here. But one things is for sure… there’s gonna be a lot of industry insiders scratching their heads when they see the final sales figures this week. " Isn't that amazing, when God opens door, that's just what's gonna happen! Same thing for Hillsong and the movie "The Passion for the Christ".

God is taking over the arena of entertainment industry, not just in Hollywood, but Australia and Asia, see what Jaeson Ma has been doing these past couple years, pop stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan are giving their lives to Jesus, broadcasting their faith on TV or radio. We've learned the idea of household or your influence circle (hi repies), just think about what kind of impact these people have and now many lives they can touch.

That's just so exciting!! yoohoo!!! Go Jesus! Hum now we know God is really moving in the arena of business and entertainment, then what's next!

Bethel - overrated? not so!

At least for me!

On the second day of the school of worship, I was still pondering on what Kris Vallotton has said yesterday and today he spoke again. I was totally blown away!

Let me tell you, there are more than 300 students here at Bethel church, 40% of them are from other countries! The beginning of first day, I couldn't wait to meet new people and just wanna make new friends.

But guess what, after Kris' session, my mind was so overwhelmed by what he said, and right after he finished his message, all i wanted to do was to hide myself in a corner, review what I had jotted down, write down anything that i have missed when it still fresh in my memory, and journal my thought. I didn't wanna miss a thing, even some of them I don't think I've completely grasped what it means. It was that good!

I wish I could write more about it, but right now I need to contemplate on it.

But I would like to share some quotes which i think are really good :

• In time of change, learners prepare themselves for war, the learned find themselves well prepared for the war that is no longer exist.
• Slavery is the fruit of no revolution, revolution is the fruit of friendship! Grow out of slavery and be friends with God.
• Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge. Daniel 12:3-4
• Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. Isaiah 60:1

Brand new page!

Let’s say you are writing a book and have been working on it for years and realize that it was a bad idea, the content was totally off and you have just lost your mind when your were writing it. Would you scratch the whole thing and start from zero again? Or would you keep trying until it works. Scratching all the work you’ve done in the past is not easy, but if you know for sure is not going anywhere, quit and run the other direction may save yourself some valuable time!

When I turned in my resignation letter, my boss asked me why now, why the rush to quit? I asked myself, am I rushing? If I were, then may be I should wait. Then I asked why wait, what am I waiting for? At that moment, I knew it is time to pull the trigger. Quit and run the other way so that I won’t waste anymore time.

I keep getting different comment from people on my decision, some agreed and some do not. But often time, after sharing my heart with them, they would end up supporting my decision. I guess they really felt my pain. I really appreciate all the support and encouragement, but at the same time, I really don’t think I am making much of a sacrifice.

People have said to me “oh what a courageous thing you’ve done”, “what a sacrifice”, “God will honor your faith”… etc. It was good to hear all the compliments and do 100% believe in the Lord who loves me and would guide me. However, me leaving a job that I don’t enjoy doing was nothing noble to be considered.

Sacrifice is when we do the things that we don’t feel like doing for the sake of righteousness. Am I sacrificing my security to follow my dream? I considered that as my Lord doing a big favor for myself!!! Gotta thank Him for giving me a little push!

Guess what, today at Bethel, the message was right on!

Worship is not something we do when the music starts, what about before the music? Worship is not about playing and mastering the instrument. Dedicate our body as a living sacrifice, for then we, our very own selves, become the instrument for worship. That’s what it means by a life style of worship.

Quitting my job is not worship, but I know the time ahead will be a time of worship. Again a new journey begins :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Next month today, I will reach my 10 years of living here in the states. Awww time flies.

Even though I have been here for almost 10 years, it was my first time last night to make a thanksgiving feast! I guess I am more Americanized now :p

What was so special about this year that I wanted to celebrate thanksgiving.

Is not just because my parents happened to be here with me this year, but also, I guess it is the first time I can truly be thankful for my family!

Is sad but also true that I could never be truly grateful for my family before! There was so much pain in the past that I couldn't get myself to truly love them. I would always try to be nice and be good to them when they were around just because they are my parents, but after a week or two, I would grow really dry and weary and couldn't stand them anymore, then I would explode and things just got worst!!

Something has changed this year! God has healed my heart, and has gradually taken away my pain from the past, that I am able to love again, through the power of His love.

For the first time, I truly understand what 1 Corinthians 13 means. To love is to be patient, to be kind, to not be boastful or rude, to not be irritated and, the phase that speak to me the most is, to keep no record of being wronged. Doesn't it sound impossible? It is impossible for us to do it on our own, but through God we can. Not instantly but gradually. God has gradually changed me from the inside out. The joy and peace that I have from looking up to the cross, and knowing that everything is gonna be okay coz' Jesus is with me and God is in control.

It was really nice to spend time with my mom, cooking thanksgiving feast together! we laughed, we made a mess :) And the most important thing is, I was not just trying to love, but I actually enjoyed being with her. That's new but I love it! And I felt like i am getting to know her more :)

Is not easy, I know I will fall again, I may explode again someday but I know God will continue to heal and change my heart and give me the strength to grow and to love.

There are so many things to be thankful for this year, but the first and foremost is to be able to come back to Christ and to dwell in His love.

Continue to dwell in His love!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Meteor Shower

Last night I went to watch the third meteor showers of my life.

The first one was back in high school, I went with my best friend, Jenelle, to the Repulse Bay in Hong Kong. Stayed up all night and didn't see a thing! The worst thing was that there were thousands of people staying at the beach that night, and the next morning, everybody was trying to get back to work and school, the line to any transportation was crazy long. Jenelle and I were already late for school so we actually hitchhiked back to school. LOL What an experience, that's the only time I ever hitchhike! haha And of course we were safe and still laugh about it today!

Second time was at the University of Washington. I went with my ex, boyfriend at the time :P. It was my junior year of college. We didn't really wanna drive anywhere, plus we still had labs to do at the time, so we thought school was good enough. yes that's life in double E! The funny thing was, we lay down on the lawn with our sleeping bags trying to catch the star and yet nothing. Due to the heavy schoolwork back in the days, we were both pretty tired and soon we both fell asleep. After awhile, a loud "siii" sound woke me up. I opened my eye and saw, OMG the sparkler came on!! My first reaction was to scream and then start running coz' the water was coming towards us. Lucky, we were quick enough to avoid the water, but our sleeping bags were all wet! Another fun experience, yet no meteor!

Finally, last night, I went with a bunch of lovely friends to the beautiful rep family house up in Saratoga hill. Though with not much hope, I thought there was nothing to lose specially with such good companies. And to my surprise, the first time ever in my life, I finally got to witness the shooting stars! It was just like what I have dreamt but even nicer, prettier, and brighter. :) I am so falling in love with it! Of course with the starry sky and the night view of silicon valley, it ought to be pretty :) I was sooo excited when I saw the very first one. The bright star shot across the sky and followed by a white line cutting through the starry night. I couldn't help but screamed out loud. YaY!

Aren't God amazing? He created something so beautiful and spectacular. I will always remember my first shooting star :)

Thank God and I'm loving it :D