Life is like a TV show

Wednesday, March 10

My Life, Your Song. @ 13:41

The moment when Pastor announced our new place of worship, I knew that will be the beginning of the blessings that God has promised to many of us.

We have been tried, tested and passed the very challenge that He has set for the whole church.

Just before the Arise and Build started, or SUNTEC is announced, many members of the church faced difficult times and some were on the verge of giving up their destiny, calling and purpose.

I still remember about 2 weeks before "The Day", I was struggling with the thought whether I could even make it to stay as a leader as I battled the expectations of man, God and myself. On that Friday, I told my fellow friend in the leadership that I might just step down and have my group disbanded if my leader insist to have a change in the dynamics of my group. On that Saturday, I spoke with my leader and knew immediately that he gave grace to me and my people through God's grace when he said, "I could only give you another 3 months to try it out again.". I didn't know or even comprehend and understand the measure of grace that was given to me then. On that very same Saturday, Pastor preached about our First Love for God by sharing about the church of Ephesus in Revelations.

The following Tuesday, the leaders met up with our zone sup and spoke with him individually regarding our group growth, tithing and our own personal life. On that very Tuesday, I came to realise that certain groups will be having major re-shuffling. The very group which many would least expect to be affected was fixed and the change was immediate as the admin papers were submitted the following day.

It was suppose to be my group to be disbanded but it was given a second chance. I was given a second chance to give it a try again even though I have been trying upteen times for the past few months since Nov 2008, the month the group officially multiplied into E399 and W518.

I could not understand why was I given another chance when some others seem to deserve more. I could only say it was by God grace that I am still able to serve as a leader with my existing group today even though I battled the thought of giving up all the time.

"His grace is sufficient and His mercies endures forever."

I believe miracles do happen and it is time to challenge ourselves and put our faith to work again.

It is time to grow the little faith.

Sorry for being self-centred.

Felt that sometimes there are certain actions or behaviours I displayed can sometimes result to making a final decision which I feel is rather self-centred.

I felt guilty as I knew that I did not have a definite decision to certain choices as I was standing on the fence, procrastinating. Until to the point when things are taken too far, then I start to state my stand, be firm on my decision and certain boundaries which was suppose to be set a long time ago because I had to. I knew that I did this to protect myself from facing further consequences or possible hurts which could happen.

I wonder how many times I would have to go through this to learn how not to procrastinate or consider something when the outcome is obvious, when I already knew what would it become. I wonder how many times do I have to go through these events before I could face possible hurts without fear but preparedness.

How long more then I could move to the next stage? God knows.. I know He knows..

Read this amazing article online when I was checking my mail.

"How poor sleep can lead to weight gain" by Shopping Lifestyle

Research finding #1:
Women who slept 5 hours or less a night gained more weight than those who slept for at least 7 hours a day.

Research finding #2:
People who sleep 2 to 4 hours a night are 73 percent more likely to be obese than those who get seven to nine hours.

Research finding #3:
People who slept less than 6 hours a night experienced an increase in their body mass index (BMI) more than those who slept 7 to 8 hours.

Research finding #4:
People who slept less than 8 hours a day had larger increases in body fat than those who slept more.

"Lack of sleep disrupts every physiologic function in the body," says Eve Van Cauter, Ph.D., of the University of Chicago. In fact, sleep loss has such an adverse effect on our ability to metabolize sugar, she says, that in one week of severe sleep deprivation (such as four hours per night), an otherwise healthy person will be in a pre-diabetic state.

"One of the more interesting ideas that has been smoldering and is now gaining momentum is the appreciation of the fact that sleep and sleep disruption do remarkable things to the body – including possibly influencing our weight," agrees David Rapoport, MD, associate professor and director of the Sleep Medicine Program at the New York University School of Medicine in New York City.

The reason: Sleep loss can reduce our bodies' capacity to perform basic metabolic functions such as regulating blood-sugar levels, storing carbohydrates and regulating hormone secretion. All of these major activities get out of whack when we're sleep-deprived. Not surprisingly, the balance of appetite-regulating hormones go haywire too so our normal cues for eating are altered.

Sometimes, an undiagnosed medical illness might also cause poor sleep habits, say the sleep experts. Someone with an underactive thyroid gland, for instance, will feel fatigued and gain weight. And someone who suffers from sleep apnea will wake up repeatedly during the night.

Sleep researchers have found that sleep deprivation (even a mild case of inadequate sleep) quickly disrupts normal levels of the appetite-regulating hormones: Increasing the levels of a hunger hormone (ghrelin) while decreasing levels of a hormone that makes you feel full (leptin). The effects can set the stage for overeating and weight gain.

"It's amazing how much people's sleep is reflected in the hormones in their blood," says Emmanuel Mignot, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Stanford University. Sleep-deprived people, he believes, eat more because they're hungrier, they're awake longer and may be tempted by foods everywhere they go.

"When you're sleep-deprived, you may overeat well in excess of the caloric demands, and, therefore, sleep loss is probably also a risk factor for weight gain and obesity," warns Van Cauter.

This could explain why when we're feeling fatigued, we don’t always make healthy food choices: We eat junk food as a pick-me-up during the day when we're feeling sleepy, fail to stick to our healthy eating plan, and snack right before bedtime.

The bottom line? Most experts agree that logging in an extra couple of hours of sleep each night isn't a bad idea, especially if you're trying to lose weight and if you get six hours of sleep of less a night. You may just discover that you aren't as hungry or you don't crave high-calorie foods anymore.

Monday, March 8

The Mediterranean Sea @ 13:51

What's the trend now?!

Black is out. The Mediterranean colors are back! Blue and White.

Drop by the shops and you will see more denim materials are back! The very old look of having baggy denim shirts with tights are skinny jeans are in the market since last year. A simple look of wearing a white shirt with denim shorts can easily be spotted on the streets of Orchard.

As these colors are back, it reminded me about the relaxing times along the beach, sitting down on the sand, hearing the sound of waves, feeling the heat of the sun, seeing the little kids playing at the shore.

I miss the days when I could pop by Sentosa with my friends during the weekdays to get some sun tan.

I miss the days when we played monkey in the beach, chicken run on the sand, simply swimming from one small island to the other.

When could that day come again?

Maybe when I have my holidays in Bali? Or when I take my diving license somewhere on Earth.

God knows when?!?

WOW! My member broke the bubble by breaking the news about where our church building would be at. Honestly, I was not that excited.

But the moment when Pastor asked to roll the video, the cheers and excitment overwhelmed me?!?!

Can you imagine? A church co-owning one of the iconic building of Singapore smack in the central area of Singapore! SUNTEC!!! WOW... Truly, God did a great miracle for us and has never failed anyone of us who continued to believe and sow into the vision.

As we saw the video, we realised the promises of God cming true! The dreams and visions that seemed to be so impossible kept tarrying until today. Through this, we know God is real and is with us wherever we go.

"From this day, I will bless you" - A prophetic word I believe, really placed a certain impression in my heart. But I cannot comprehend what blessings are installed for us as He says that He will do above and beyond what we can think or even imagine.

This is the God we serve and trust. He is BIG. Thus, the dreams and visions that He placed in those whom He called are also BIG. Pastor shared on Saturday "It will cost you nothing to dream big!". And I was reading one of the sermon preached by an overseas Pastor, "Every great things that you see today started from a dream which seemed to be so silly!"

I have my dreams.

But God says "Never despise the days of small beginnings". Big things often start from the little things. So work with what you have today to grow to where you wanna be in future rather than hoping for the future to drop from Heaven.

New imspiration.. Let's start to exercise the seed of faith that has been sowned into our hearts and see how God will move. As He always say "The battle belongs to the Lord!".

Nothing is Impossible by Planet Shakers

I'M NOT GONNA LIVE BY WHAT I SEE
I'M NOT GONNA LIVE BY WHAT I FEEL

DEEP DOWN I KNOW THAT YOU'RE HERE WITH ME
I KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO ANYTHING

THROUGH YOU
I CAN DO ANYTHING
I CAN DO ALL THINGS
'CAUSE IT'S YOU WHO GIVES ME STRENGTH
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
THROUGH YOU
BLIND EYES ARE OPENED
STRONGHOLDS ARE BROKEN
I AM LIVING BY FAITH
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

I BELIEVE
I BELIEVE
I BELIEVE
I BELIEVE IN YOU

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