Breakthrough

Didn't have time to phrase in good English... so here goes what I shared to my life group last night.

A testimony I would like to share to encourage you all. 

At Greater Conference, we recall that we all live for a purpose greater than ourselves. Living for a life that God has called us to, knowing that we are actually God's daughter and sons... 

For me, I always knew that God saw me as His daughter... but after the conference, I was suddenly thrown into a deeper dimension of understanding about how God saw me. I knew I had to be secure, and I knew that God had a plan for me, and I always tried to do my best for God, yet not trying to please people. But I had also a subconscious unresolved issue of gaining approval from people. I believe that for many of us, we do struggle time and again, because of what the world tells us we got to be.

At the conference, our guest speaker illustrated how a discard cheap $2 painting was bought by someone who saw it to be a treasure painting worth $200,000,000. All of a sudden, the value of a discarded painting went up, because someone saw the good in it, and paid the price for it. At that moment, I saw myself like the $2 painting, which the world deems to be not good enough. Yet after Jesus paid the price for me, my value is now worth $200,000,000... actually even more - priceless, in the eyes of God... the author of my life, and perfecter of my faith. 

For that moment on, I was liberated and really felt a breakthrough in my personal walk and faith. Not just for myself to have this breakthrough, I also want others to experience what God really intends for them to have..

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There's this renewing work God is doing in my heart. Do keep me in prayer.. :)

Plugged in for Transformation

"But God also gives us the capacity to reproduce the life of the Spirit – the DNA of God, in other people. That’s what transforms us. You cannot alter your natural DNA. You cannot alter the environment you were raised in but you can make decisions based upon the Word of God concerning those two things. You don’t have to remain the natural DNA that you were created – by supernatural infusion being born from above. You receive the DNA of God and that is transforming from the marrow of your bone to the extremities of your skin. From the top of your head to the soles of your feet. It changes every part of you with spiritual life and vitality, and that’s what makes you stay spiritually alive. Keeping plugged in to the DNA of God."

Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. (John 15:4 NIV)

Strength, softness, and stubbornness

Like the Chinese bamboo. Strong but very meldable. 

"How can you be so soft for God, and yet so stubborn at the same time? Let God bring about His plans in His timing."

In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. (Proverbs 16:9 NIV)

.....You love to work. And work was always meant to be a good thing. You're kicking, like give me something to do! And there's this zeal within you to do the hard stuff. But these gates are there for the training of your wisdom......

Judging others

God, I want to see this person or that person changed. I don't like this or that. Why can't breakthrough just happen?

But... God says. 

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Matthew 7:1-5 NIV)

Last 2013 entry

Last 2013 night in Brisbane. 

Thought I might write a little something since I stopped in July. 

Yes, the second unmentioned blessing I wrote, if you already knew through other avenues, was the promise of the rider.

The year has sped past with a couple of blinks. I would classify it an intense year, both at work and in my personal life! Initially I thought it wasn't that fast, but as the second month knocked on, I found myself on the rocket path. 

God promised lots of breakthroughs in my life last year. And this year was also a continuation of that. I first finished last year, thinking why God hasn't fulfilled the promises. But encouragement came along the way. God wasn't finished yet.

 I thought when a brother prayed for me last year regarding breakthrough and success coming at work, I thought our paper would be published. Yet right after, we got scooped. Unhappy moments, yet still holding on that breakthrough would come. Last month, our research had amazing breakthrough and not just a mediocre publication, but in an high impact factor journal (issue cover page also featuring our data), and also our work was reported in the media internationally. All glory to God!

Great friendships along the way... Learning to grow in communication, wisdom, leadership and security in God. Learning to push away from set backs and discouragement, communicate issues in life and ministry, and fight carnal desires and temptations to remain in comfort. 

Tomorrow I fly to New Zealand. Hoping to experience some intense activities and relaxing time.

Oh it's today already. Merry Christmas!! Remember and celebrate Jesus! :)