What is the ideal number for a guy and a girl in a relationship say "I love u" in a day, a week, a month?
- Once a day?
- Once a week?
- Once a month?
- More?
- Less?
This question assume that the guy/girl really mean what they say ... *ga gombal*
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Encouragement
I was encouraged by one thing that I saw at church ... I saw one of pension elder who went to church last Sunday where he had to use a tool to support his movement, but still faithfully come to Sunday morning service to worship God ....
I saw that every week, but it only strike me last week that that elder has been faithful for so many years and he is still going strong .... It reminds me how important it is to love God with all my heart until I am old, until death ....
"It's always good to start strong, but more importantly to finish as strong as we can be"
I saw that every week, but it only strike me last week that that elder has been faithful for so many years and he is still going strong .... It reminds me how important it is to love God with all my heart until I am old, until death ....
"It's always good to start strong, but more importantly to finish as strong as we can be"
Death and suffering (in theory and practice)
Lately, I feel death and suffering are close to the people and friends around me ... Late last week, a friend of mine said that her grandma has passed away ... Just a few days ago, a good friend of mine had an accident ... quite severe one ...
It made me ponder on the question of death and suffering ...
Those things above are all theoretical knowledge until you really experience the PAIN .... You can talk all you want about theological answer, but unless you experience the pain like Jesus did, you can't fully understand about the topic ... I do not deny that knowledge is important regardless of whether you are facing difficulties or not, but that will become REAL when painful thing and life difficulties start to HIT us right on our face ....
With regards to what happen to my friends, I don't know the answer to all their life's problem ... Only God does .... What I know is God demands total surrender and reliance on His promises that one day He will remove all sufferings in this world ....
My prayer is that my friend (and myself) can stay faithful until the end and through everything that is happening now and God's plan is revealed fully in our lives ...
It made me ponder on the question of death and suffering ...
- Well, in theory I know that God can not be blamed for the suffering that happens in this world .... Who are we to say to God the creator of heaven and earth that He doesn't know what He is doing in this world? God is God and He can do whatever He pleases according to His perfect and good will .... It is probably no coincidence that I have just finished the book of Job where suffering is so imminent in Job's life ... and the book talks about Job's suffering from God's perspective, Job's perspective and his friends' perspective ... How Job question God and how God answer him in the end ...
- In theory, I know that God's ultimate plan is for people to be saved ... it is a good and perfect plan ...
- In theory, I know that God will one day remove all the sufferings in this world
- In theory, I know that suffering happen to both Christians and non-Christians in this fallen world ... What differentiate Christian from non-Christian is Christians trust that God knows what He is doing and Christians also hope of eternal life where God will remove all suffering
- In theory, I know that God understand our pain and suffering because Jesus himself suffered on the cross ... and God does not just understand, but He helps us in our suffering and strengthen our faith in Him as well ...
- In theory, I also know that God can use suffering and pain to make us more like Jesus ...
Those things above are all theoretical knowledge until you really experience the PAIN .... You can talk all you want about theological answer, but unless you experience the pain like Jesus did, you can't fully understand about the topic ... I do not deny that knowledge is important regardless of whether you are facing difficulties or not, but that will become REAL when painful thing and life difficulties start to HIT us right on our face ....
With regards to what happen to my friends, I don't know the answer to all their life's problem ... Only God does .... What I know is God demands total surrender and reliance on His promises that one day He will remove all sufferings in this world ....
My prayer is that my friend (and myself) can stay faithful until the end and through everything that is happening now and God's plan is revealed fully in our lives ...
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Dukaku, tempat kudusMu
Lagi baca buku with judul like the title diatas ... Baru seperempat sih, tapi menarik juga ... It says that waktu kita berduka, kita bisa bertemu Tuhan disana and can learn to re-dedicate our life to Him ... Waktu ancaman bertubi2 datang, kesukaran, kesulitan kita tau bahwa Allah hadir and mengerti ... ga cuman mengerti tapi menolong dan melepaskan kita ... eventually God will remove all kesusahan di dunia ini when Jesus came back again to those who love God ....
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
John 16:33
33"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Rumah baru!! and lama ...
It's still pretty much a mess ... I am trying to beres2 and hopefully bakalan beres sometime this week ... The worry now is ada banyak maling di Kingsford .... Anak2 North Sydney cerita about maling2 yg masuk ke rumah temen2 kita di waktu2 dulu ... It scared me a bit, especially our unit is just on level 1 ... It won't be too hard for a person to jump into the balcony and steal something ... We decided to get a new key in order to make the house more secure ... Hopefully ga ada maling masuk .. It's a bit scary now that I think about it ....
About rumah lama, today was the inspection day from the owner and the agent ... One problem: karpet di deket jendela rusak karena kebocoran air ... Kita sudah lapor awal2 twice or three times tapi agentnya ga respond ... In the end sekarang karpetnya rusak dan ga bisa dipake lagi and harus diganti ... I can understand that the owner is upset and minta diganti, but I explained the situation and in the end they took $250 from our bond money for cleaning purpose only ... I think that is fair given that we lacked in cleaning the house ... Ya sekarang udah lega lah ..
All in all, God's providence is very real in my life ... Just have to keep persevering and menguatkan kepercayaan to my God ...
About rumah lama, today was the inspection day from the owner and the agent ... One problem: karpet di deket jendela rusak karena kebocoran air ... Kita sudah lapor awal2 twice or three times tapi agentnya ga respond ... In the end sekarang karpetnya rusak dan ga bisa dipake lagi and harus diganti ... I can understand that the owner is upset and minta diganti, but I explained the situation and in the end they took $250 from our bond money for cleaning purpose only ... I think that is fair given that we lacked in cleaning the house ... Ya sekarang udah lega lah ..
All in all, God's providence is very real in my life ... Just have to keep persevering and menguatkan kepercayaan to my God ...
Not good enough!
Susah banget rasanya untuk ga bikin salah .... The more I talk, the more I make mistakes ...
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Thank the Lord!
Fiuhhhh ... Legaaaaaaaaaa .... setelah berminggu2 worried karena ga dapet2 rumah akhirnya we can move into the new place this weekend ...
The problem went into the surface when 3 weeks ago the property agent told me that the owner of my current place wanted to use the property and I have to move out as soon as possible ... I was told by a friend that I can have 2 months by law ... Being the confident me, I proposed to move out in 5 weeks ... I thought 5 weeks should be plenty of time to find a house ... After all, I found a place in 2 days before ....
It turned out that it is not so easy to find a property owner that wants to accept 4 guys in 2 bedroom apartment/townhouse ... Our applications got rejected and sometimes due to our busy schedules we missed the deadlines of submitting the applications ... Moreover, I miscalculated the fact that I need to have at least a buffer of 1 week of signing the contract and arranging the move itself and since finding the rent is so hard these days in sydney, it was so so so so tough !!! We also had lots of requirements, such as we wanted to pay around $350 pw and it must be in either Kingsford (1st priority), Maroubra, or Randwick ... If the property is a bit far from the main junction, we did not consider it straight away ...
It was so frustrating that some friends at church were afraid to see my tensed face .... I could not hide the fact that I am thinking about where I am going to live in the next 2 weeks ...
I cried out to God ... God please help!! Maybe I was too proud, saying that I could find the property without Him ... But only during the times when I had no choice but surrendering to Him, I learnt what it meant to trust Him fully .... I mean fully!! That does not mean that I didn't do anything ... I did my research every night, and called the agents during the day arranging for inspections ... I ran around here and there to inspect the property and filled in a tedious application forms ... It was so much trouble ... But I did surrender to my God at the same time .... because I know it is pretty hard to find a property that we want ....
During these times, I felt so blessed to have a family in Christ and many good friends ... I asked almost all of my friends for help!! and so many of my them offered me help .... Ada yg mau pinjemin garage nya, many sent emails to friends regarding my situation and asking if there is anyone interested in a room around eastern suburb area ... Ada yg just bantuin inspect the house because I could not make it for I had pelayanan on that hour ... My flatmates and my bro banyak bantuin juga, even though mrk pada sibuk assignment and exam ... Terharu sih !! Thank u friends!! I am grateful banget nget nget ....
Yesterday, the four of us at home prayed asking God for guidance ... Initially, we decided to take the house nearby, but we need one more person to fill in one of the room ... We made that decision because we thought we need to secure the place first and felt that finding the person to fill in the room should be easier than finding a place to rent ... But suddenly, this morning I got a phone call from one of the agent that I should send a deposit and sign the contract tomorrow morning ... It was a big big relief ... I thanked God straight away for His providence ....
Lastly, I just wanna say that my God is Jehovah Jireh, He provides the need of His children according to His riches and glory, especially spiritual needs .... !
The problem went into the surface when 3 weeks ago the property agent told me that the owner of my current place wanted to use the property and I have to move out as soon as possible ... I was told by a friend that I can have 2 months by law ... Being the confident me, I proposed to move out in 5 weeks ... I thought 5 weeks should be plenty of time to find a house ... After all, I found a place in 2 days before ....
It turned out that it is not so easy to find a property owner that wants to accept 4 guys in 2 bedroom apartment/townhouse ... Our applications got rejected and sometimes due to our busy schedules we missed the deadlines of submitting the applications ... Moreover, I miscalculated the fact that I need to have at least a buffer of 1 week of signing the contract and arranging the move itself and since finding the rent is so hard these days in sydney, it was so so so so tough !!! We also had lots of requirements, such as we wanted to pay around $350 pw and it must be in either Kingsford (1st priority), Maroubra, or Randwick ... If the property is a bit far from the main junction, we did not consider it straight away ...
It was so frustrating that some friends at church were afraid to see my tensed face .... I could not hide the fact that I am thinking about where I am going to live in the next 2 weeks ...
I cried out to God ... God please help!! Maybe I was too proud, saying that I could find the property without Him ... But only during the times when I had no choice but surrendering to Him, I learnt what it meant to trust Him fully .... I mean fully!! That does not mean that I didn't do anything ... I did my research every night, and called the agents during the day arranging for inspections ... I ran around here and there to inspect the property and filled in a tedious application forms ... It was so much trouble ... But I did surrender to my God at the same time .... because I know it is pretty hard to find a property that we want ....
During these times, I felt so blessed to have a family in Christ and many good friends ... I asked almost all of my friends for help!! and so many of my them offered me help .... Ada yg mau pinjemin garage nya, many sent emails to friends regarding my situation and asking if there is anyone interested in a room around eastern suburb area ... Ada yg just bantuin inspect the house because I could not make it for I had pelayanan on that hour ... My flatmates and my bro banyak bantuin juga, even though mrk pada sibuk assignment and exam ... Terharu sih !! Thank u friends!! I am grateful banget nget nget ....
Yesterday, the four of us at home prayed asking God for guidance ... Initially, we decided to take the house nearby, but we need one more person to fill in one of the room ... We made that decision because we thought we need to secure the place first and felt that finding the person to fill in the room should be easier than finding a place to rent ... But suddenly, this morning I got a phone call from one of the agent that I should send a deposit and sign the contract tomorrow morning ... It was a big big relief ... I thanked God straight away for His providence ....
Lastly, I just wanna say that my God is Jehovah Jireh, He provides the need of His children according to His riches and glory, especially spiritual needs .... !
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Cari rumah susah banget
A bit frustrated nih cari2 rumah ... Udah mepet banget and we don't even have one accepted application ... The ones yg available is either too expensive atau 3 bedrooms (we only want two bedrooms) ...
So at the moment I am a bit worried, tapi not too worry juga ... Setelah dipikir2 ga ada gunanya worry juga .. Yg penting do our best and trust in God la ... Malah kalo kepepet gini, I learn to rely on God and realize my own limitation ... I also learn to trust others and be patient with them (my flatmates) because kadang mrk not doing according to my expectation (apply rumah telat sehari and keduluan orang, etc) ... I also learn to battle my pride of asking my friends for help ... I am the kind of person yg rada independent and it's very hard for me especially kalo ga deket banget minta tolong ke temen buat hal2 ginian ... gengsi kali yah ... but during these times I learnt to rely on my brother and sister in Christ as well ...
Oh well, two weeks to go ... kalo ga dapet homeless deh *huhuhu* ...
So at the moment I am a bit worried, tapi not too worry juga ... Setelah dipikir2 ga ada gunanya worry juga .. Yg penting do our best and trust in God la ... Malah kalo kepepet gini, I learn to rely on God and realize my own limitation ... I also learn to trust others and be patient with them (my flatmates) because kadang mrk not doing according to my expectation (apply rumah telat sehari and keduluan orang, etc) ... I also learn to battle my pride of asking my friends for help ... I am the kind of person yg rada independent and it's very hard for me especially kalo ga deket banget minta tolong ke temen buat hal2 ginian ... gengsi kali yah ... but during these times I learnt to rely on my brother and sister in Christ as well ...
Oh well, two weeks to go ... kalo ga dapet homeless deh *huhuhu* ...
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Akhirnya blogku diupdate!
It's been a while my bloggggggg ... There is so much happening since last time I updated my blog ...Don't know where to start ... I feel like there are so many things happening and I don't know where to start ... I feel lazy updating my blog as well because there are many things happening, but if I don't do that there are even more things happening and I will never update this blog again .. huh ... *kayak lingkaran setan kata orang indo* ... ^^
Anyway, during these few months there is one at least one blessing that I receive ... and "that is" or lebih tepatnya "she is" Azaria .. ^^ .. We started courtship in April and pray that this relationship can truly bring glory to God ... Don't know what's going to happen in the future, but I guess both of us surrender our relationship to God ... He is in control la ... and whatever happen I am hoping we can grow together through this courtship ... Please pray for us!!
I just got a new job *again* ... The reason why I move is because I don't really like the work environment in my current place ... 4 developers resigned last month and we definitely shared a common view that my current work place is not suitable for developers ... I will move to North Sydney for the new job ... I will miss hunter connection food *cheapest in city* but I can't wait to try the beef laksa at Northpoint ... hahaha ... Thank God for the new job !!
I need to find a place to rent soon .. The owner of my current house wants to use the property and we have to move out soon by 9 June ... I haven't got any confirmation yet regarding the rent ... Please pray that I can have a place by 9 june ... Otherwise homeless deh .. huhuhuhu ...
My mum is very sick ... She had tipus + demam berdarah at the same time and has to be hospitalized ... Kaget banget and kuatir, but I realized ga bisa ngapa2in juga ... Can only call her and pray to God ... Please pray for her as well, especially biar dia and papa bisa kenal Tuhan ...
Bible study was cancelled again last Wednesday .. huhuhu ... si alfred datengnya telat, si ting2 and rio ga bisa dateng .. si wendy and me bible study sendiri juga ga possible ... kita group paling telat deh ... haha ... yg lain udah at least selesai chapter 3 ... we are still at chp 2 ... *matenggg* ... Tapi ga mau ngebut2 juga sih ... hopefully we can finish well ... yg paling penting ya melakukan firman Tuhan nya ... bukan cepet2an ..
Been reading a book called "Merupa hidup dalam RupaNya" ... bagusssssss, menempelak sekali ... recommended!!!!! .. It's like kumpulan kotbah2 yg bisa digabungin jadi satu ... ada bbrp theme: Berhala (memakai Tuhan untuk kepentinganku), Cara Tuhan (balas kejahatan dengan kebaikan), etc ... Ask me if you want to borrow!! Bukunya dikasih si Azar and dia ada 3 copy?? hehe .. kurang banyak !!
Hmmmm .... I guess that's about it for now ... There are so many other things that happened in my life these past month ... ada yg sedih, senang, menyebalkan, membuat kuatir, exciting, boring, melatih kesabaran, etc ... I guess ga bisa ditulis semua, but I am thankful because through all these I believe God works in me and others .... I know I am slow to trust and have faith .. Maybe I also need to love more and there are some areas in my heart that need to be changed ... and God is patient with me! hehehe .. So I'll be patient too ...
Lastly, I just want to remind myself about what I've learnt in Holland ... that is to die for self and live for Christ ... Kesibukan and activities kadang bikin me lupa about this truth, focussing on myself, my achievement, my problems and jadi self-centred and sombong rather than on focusing on God ... uhuhuhu .. Please pray for me!!!
Anyway, during these few months there is one at least one blessing that I receive ... and "that is" or lebih tepatnya "she is" Azaria .. ^^ .. We started courtship in April and pray that this relationship can truly bring glory to God ... Don't know what's going to happen in the future, but I guess both of us surrender our relationship to God ... He is in control la ... and whatever happen I am hoping we can grow together through this courtship ... Please pray for us!!
I just got a new job *again* ... The reason why I move is because I don't really like the work environment in my current place ... 4 developers resigned last month and we definitely shared a common view that my current work place is not suitable for developers ... I will move to North Sydney for the new job ... I will miss hunter connection food *cheapest in city* but I can't wait to try the beef laksa at Northpoint ... hahaha ... Thank God for the new job !!
I need to find a place to rent soon .. The owner of my current house wants to use the property and we have to move out soon by 9 June ... I haven't got any confirmation yet regarding the rent ... Please pray that I can have a place by 9 june ... Otherwise homeless deh .. huhuhuhu ...
My mum is very sick ... She had tipus + demam berdarah at the same time and has to be hospitalized ... Kaget banget and kuatir, but I realized ga bisa ngapa2in juga ... Can only call her and pray to God ... Please pray for her as well, especially biar dia and papa bisa kenal Tuhan ...
Bible study was cancelled again last Wednesday .. huhuhu ... si alfred datengnya telat, si ting2 and rio ga bisa dateng .. si wendy and me bible study sendiri juga ga possible ... kita group paling telat deh ... haha ... yg lain udah at least selesai chapter 3 ... we are still at chp 2 ... *matenggg* ... Tapi ga mau ngebut2 juga sih ... hopefully we can finish well ... yg paling penting ya melakukan firman Tuhan nya ... bukan cepet2an ..
Been reading a book called "Merupa hidup dalam RupaNya" ... bagusssssss, menempelak sekali ... recommended!!!!! .. It's like kumpulan kotbah2 yg bisa digabungin jadi satu ... ada bbrp theme: Berhala (memakai Tuhan untuk kepentinganku), Cara Tuhan (balas kejahatan dengan kebaikan), etc ... Ask me if you want to borrow!! Bukunya dikasih si Azar and dia ada 3 copy?? hehe .. kurang banyak !!
Hmmmm .... I guess that's about it for now ... There are so many other things that happened in my life these past month ... ada yg sedih, senang, menyebalkan, membuat kuatir, exciting, boring, melatih kesabaran, etc ... I guess ga bisa ditulis semua, but I am thankful because through all these I believe God works in me and others .... I know I am slow to trust and have faith .. Maybe I also need to love more and there are some areas in my heart that need to be changed ... and God is patient with me! hehehe .. So I'll be patient too ...
Lastly, I just want to remind myself about what I've learnt in Holland ... that is to die for self and live for Christ ... Kesibukan and activities kadang bikin me lupa about this truth, focussing on myself, my achievement, my problems and jadi self-centred and sombong rather than on focusing on God ... uhuhuhu .. Please pray for me!!!
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Blessed man!
Psalm 112
1[a] Praise the LORD. [b]
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who finds great delight in his commands.
2 His children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his righteousness endures forever.
4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. [c]
5 Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 Surely he will never be shaken;
a righteous man will be remembered forever.
7 He will have no fear of bad news;
his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
8 His heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
9 He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,
his righteousness endures forever;
his horn [d] will be lifted high in honor.
10 The wicked man will see and be vexed,
he will gnash his teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Besok si Jun dibaptis! ^^
Can't thank God enough for His grace ... I was shocked because I thought he was not yet ready and Om Joe suddenly told me that my bro is going to be baptized on easter ... I know that he joined kelas katekisasi, and told him kalo belum ready ga perlu dibaptis gpp ... yg penting terima Tuhan dulu secara sungguh2 ... That's what i told him, because in my eye he is not yet ready ....
After knowing that from Om Joe, I was really worried ... I was worried that he might feel pressured to be baptized by Om Joni ... I certainly did not or never put any pressure on him *tried my best not to* .. I then shared a little bit about christianity with him and asked him questions as well as showing him the passage from Luke 14: the cost of a disciple and a few more passages (John 3) .. Then I asked him, after knowing all this, do you really still want to follow Christ? He said "Yes" ... Dia bilang: "I am tired ga ada pegangan and gua percaya kalo Yesus itu ada and mati buat dosa gua gitu lah .. Lagian gua udah ngerasa cocok ama christianity .. Gua ga mau follow institutionnya, tapi gua mau ikut Tuhannya" ...
And then we prayed a little prayer ... After that, barulah gua sedikit tenang ... Right now, I want to learn to put my trust in not what I see, but what God is working in my family .... Pls pray for us!! Happy easter everyone ...
After knowing that from Om Joe, I was really worried ... I was worried that he might feel pressured to be baptized by Om Joni ... I certainly did not or never put any pressure on him *tried my best not to* .. I then shared a little bit about christianity with him and asked him questions as well as showing him the passage from Luke 14: the cost of a disciple and a few more passages (John 3) .. Then I asked him, after knowing all this, do you really still want to follow Christ? He said "Yes" ... Dia bilang: "I am tired ga ada pegangan and gua percaya kalo Yesus itu ada and mati buat dosa gua gitu lah .. Lagian gua udah ngerasa cocok ama christianity .. Gua ga mau follow institutionnya, tapi gua mau ikut Tuhannya" ...
And then we prayed a little prayer ... After that, barulah gua sedikit tenang ... Right now, I want to learn to put my trust in not what I see, but what God is working in my family .... Pls pray for us!! Happy easter everyone ...
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Awesome God
Just wanna give thanks for all of his blessings and reminders during my quiet time these days ... Been reading the first 5 books of the bible and almost reach the end now (Deuteronomy) ... I can see the big picture on the work of God in Israel at that time ..
- God, having loved Israel so much, have chosen them not because of their own beauty and strength, but because of God's GRACIA alone.
- God's plan is way way way above our plans ..
- Why would Joseph had to endure so much in Egypt, being thrown away by his brothers but eventually reigned as the ruler of Egypt?
- Who would have thought that God chose to put Israel under slavery in Egypt?
- Who would have thought that God delivered Israel in such a mighty way?
- Who would have thought that God led Israel to wander around the dessert for forty years instead of going straight to the Canaan land?
- Who would have thought that God is able to take care of Israel in the dessert, fed them, blessed them with riches, not even their shoes wore off?
- Which nation in the world ever had their God presence among them and fight with them?
- etc
- Many times, Israel was unfaithful to God ... But God is faithful and He disciplines Israel as Father disciplined His child ...
- God desires perfect obedience from Israel ...
- God in His grace provides a way for Israel to come to Him through sacrificial system
- God desires Israel's love first and foremost towards Him
- It is always God's intention that through Israel, all other nations know that there is a GOD in Israel ... and all nations ought to worship this GOD
- I feel God led Israel through the dessert and tested them to teach them to FULLY DEPEND on Him in any circumstance ... God desires full trust and dependence from Israel ... After all, he is dependable ..
Saturday, March 03, 2007
sin
Gua banyak banget dosa akhir2 ini ...
- Bbrp kali bilang sesuatu yg ga seharusnya gua bilang about something .... But I guess it actually reflects the state of my heart yg sinful banget ...
- Bbrp kali gua lied about some matters .... Hal kecil sih, tapi still ....
- Ga bisa focus to pelayanan .... Terlalu mikirin hal2 lain yg kecil2 and ga significant .... Gua ga yakin in this state if leading a bible study would be good for myself and my member ... But again, siapa sih bible study leader yg sempurna?
- and masih banyak lagi ...
Sunday, February 25, 2007
5th week in Sydney
Colosians 3:15 - 17: Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Ga kerasa, next week udah my 5th week di Sydney ... Well, kalo jet lag sih udah ga lagi, but a lot of things are already happening this year ...
Firstly, I am moving job (again) to software company in law industry ... I am excited about the opportunity and will hopefully grow more through this job ...
Secondly, my bro's gf is coming to Sydney and she will be studying English for one year .... It will hopefully be a good time to share with her and also I want to introduce her to Christ ... It is not possible for her to come to IPC, except for night church .. but even then, her english is still very bad .... Maybe I will go to nearby Korean church with her and my bro ...
Thirdly, one of my best friend at uni Farris is getting married with Helen .... I am happy for him, even two of my other friends are coming from Indonesia just to attend the wedding .... Today, we had acara tuker2 bingkisan merah di rumah Helen and Farris ... It was very nice, simple, friendly and seneng lah ngobrol2 ... I was introduced to both families and the acara lasted until 4PM gitu ... Tugas gua hari ini adalah jadi tukang photo ... Minggu depan waktu di gereja and resepsi, bakalan bantu2in di penerima tamu, parkir, projector, etc ... hehe ... Btw, gereja yg bakal dipake buat pernikahan itu bagus banget sih ... Tempatnya di rosebay di sekolah High school helen ... Gerejanya reminds me of miniature gereja di Europe ... Very ideal and classic banget .... hmmmm ... Europeeeeeeeeeeee ....
Fourthly, I am joining bible study again and may possibly lead .... That's exciting, but I am unsure of many things ... One is time ... Second is place (I can't use my place to run bs) ... Third is members .... For this 2 weeks I can't join the preparation since Farris is getting married, but hopefully I can join soon ...
Fifthly, I just realize kalo orang indo yg gua bisa ajak ke gereja tuh udah limited banget .... Kebanyakan org indo yg gua kenal udah ga anak uni lagi ... Di tempat kerja ada bbrp sih, tapi kebanyakan dari mrk udah Catholic atau udah tau kalo mrk Buddhist sih ... Kalo udah tau Buddhist, kadang rada sungkan mau ajak ... Catholic, biasanya ga mau ... Tapi pikir2 ga ada sungkan2 kali ya .... Firm aja, tapi sopan ... :) ..
Sixthly, This Wednesday bakal ada reunian ama anak2 exchange ... I am looking forward to see my friends again, terutama yg dari Sydney .... Gimana ya kabar mrk? hmmm
Seventhly, My friend B just accidently admit to me that he likes someone .... haha .... lucu abis ... gara2nya gua made jokes between him ama one particular girl (F) for no reason ... cuman iseng aja ... Terus dia bilang ke gua privately kalo jangan digodain, ga enak ama cewenya ... Gua ga sadar maksudnya ... terus ya gua tanya ... ga enak kenapa? kan biasa gua make jokes ... Dia jelasin muter2 sampe akhirnya dengan polosnya dia bilang sih ... "Gua kan suka ama dia" ... Waktu itu gua langsung ngeh, but can't help buat ketawa ... Dia juga rada blush gitu, soalnya B pikir gua tau tentang itu ... hehehe ... ga sengaja jadi victim deh ....
Spiritually, I feel like I have not fully trusted my life to God .... Kayaknya feel guilty banget ... Ttg masalah pindah kerja, masalah keluarga, masalah ini dan itu .... Susah banget mau berdoa, concentrate baca alkitab kalo in the middle of these things .... Gimana yah ... kalo mau jujur, mestinya all of these ga seharusnya bikin kita ga trust God, apalagi kalo kita tau God is so powerful and holy and He is our Father ... Kayaknya the things that I am worried about is so insignificant juga ... I learnt dulu di Holland that as Christians, kita seharusnya udah mati in Christ and alive for Him ... Now this life we live is for His glory ... Jadi mau pindah kerja kek, mau do this and that kek, we fully put our lives in God's hands .... Jujur gua gagal for these past 5 weeks .... Kebanyakan worry and lose focus on the things that really matter ... Banyak kali gua ngomong hal2 yg salah dan berpikir ke arah yg salah juga .... Well, I know it's a bit vague, but please pray for me ... and other Christians who are struggling as well ....
Ga kerasa, next week udah my 5th week di Sydney ... Well, kalo jet lag sih udah ga lagi, but a lot of things are already happening this year ...
Firstly, I am moving job (again) to software company in law industry ... I am excited about the opportunity and will hopefully grow more through this job ...
Secondly, my bro's gf is coming to Sydney and she will be studying English for one year .... It will hopefully be a good time to share with her and also I want to introduce her to Christ ... It is not possible for her to come to IPC, except for night church .. but even then, her english is still very bad .... Maybe I will go to nearby Korean church with her and my bro ...
Thirdly, one of my best friend at uni Farris is getting married with Helen .... I am happy for him, even two of my other friends are coming from Indonesia just to attend the wedding .... Today, we had acara tuker2 bingkisan merah di rumah Helen and Farris ... It was very nice, simple, friendly and seneng lah ngobrol2 ... I was introduced to both families and the acara lasted until 4PM gitu ... Tugas gua hari ini adalah jadi tukang photo ... Minggu depan waktu di gereja and resepsi, bakalan bantu2in di penerima tamu, parkir, projector, etc ... hehe ... Btw, gereja yg bakal dipake buat pernikahan itu bagus banget sih ... Tempatnya di rosebay di sekolah High school helen ... Gerejanya reminds me of miniature gereja di Europe ... Very ideal and classic banget .... hmmmm ... Europeeeeeeeeeeee ....
Fourthly, I am joining bible study again and may possibly lead .... That's exciting, but I am unsure of many things ... One is time ... Second is place (I can't use my place to run bs) ... Third is members .... For this 2 weeks I can't join the preparation since Farris is getting married, but hopefully I can join soon ...
Fifthly, I just realize kalo orang indo yg gua bisa ajak ke gereja tuh udah limited banget .... Kebanyakan org indo yg gua kenal udah ga anak uni lagi ... Di tempat kerja ada bbrp sih, tapi kebanyakan dari mrk udah Catholic atau udah tau kalo mrk Buddhist sih ... Kalo udah tau Buddhist, kadang rada sungkan mau ajak ... Catholic, biasanya ga mau ... Tapi pikir2 ga ada sungkan2 kali ya .... Firm aja, tapi sopan ... :) ..
Sixthly, This Wednesday bakal ada reunian ama anak2 exchange ... I am looking forward to see my friends again, terutama yg dari Sydney .... Gimana ya kabar mrk? hmmm
Seventhly, My friend B just accidently admit to me that he likes someone .... haha .... lucu abis ... gara2nya gua made jokes between him ama one particular girl (F) for no reason ... cuman iseng aja ... Terus dia bilang ke gua privately kalo jangan digodain, ga enak ama cewenya ... Gua ga sadar maksudnya ... terus ya gua tanya ... ga enak kenapa? kan biasa gua make jokes ... Dia jelasin muter2 sampe akhirnya dengan polosnya dia bilang sih ... "Gua kan suka ama dia" ... Waktu itu gua langsung ngeh, but can't help buat ketawa ... Dia juga rada blush gitu, soalnya B pikir gua tau tentang itu ... hehehe ... ga sengaja jadi victim deh ....
Spiritually, I feel like I have not fully trusted my life to God .... Kayaknya feel guilty banget ... Ttg masalah pindah kerja, masalah keluarga, masalah ini dan itu .... Susah banget mau berdoa, concentrate baca alkitab kalo in the middle of these things .... Gimana yah ... kalo mau jujur, mestinya all of these ga seharusnya bikin kita ga trust God, apalagi kalo kita tau God is so powerful and holy and He is our Father ... Kayaknya the things that I am worried about is so insignificant juga ... I learnt dulu di Holland that as Christians, kita seharusnya udah mati in Christ and alive for Him ... Now this life we live is for His glory ... Jadi mau pindah kerja kek, mau do this and that kek, we fully put our lives in God's hands .... Jujur gua gagal for these past 5 weeks .... Kebanyakan worry and lose focus on the things that really matter ... Banyak kali gua ngomong hal2 yg salah dan berpikir ke arah yg salah juga .... Well, I know it's a bit vague, but please pray for me ... and other Christians who are struggling as well ....
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Banyak banget yang dipikirin
Banyak banget yah yg harus gua pikirin dan kerjain .... di tempat kerja, di gereja, di indo, di rumah ... Cape banget kalo mikirin semua itu ... Yah, I guess one thing at a time ... Pls pray for me!!
Saturday, February 17, 2007
The tense me
It's definitely a combination of many things that got me so tense these days ... I don't feel relax at all ... I realize it's probably the lack of trust and faith to God that make me like this ... I've been trying to remind myself to be cheerful and joyful in the Lord ... Giving thanks in everything ... do everything as I do for the Lord ... Live a good life among my friends so they see God in me ... But I guess I just fail to do that ... So many things to think about ... arghhhh ... can't concentrate on the prayer, reading the bible, etc ...
I want to go back to the old cheerful me .......... !!
I want to go back to the old cheerful me .......... !!
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
The Bible and Astrology
Someone from Bondowoso tadi telephone me and asked if aku mau titip something dari indo ... Apparently ga cuman itu doank tapi dia also told me about my horoscope shio this year ...
Summary:
- Jangan spekulasi this year, soalnya tahunnya ga baik
- Kalau pindah kerja tahun ini bakal ada banyak kesulitan, salah satunya difitnah sama orang ...
It made me think and worried a bit, so I searched quickly about christianity and astrology ... Without being disrespectful, what is wrong must be said as wrong .. Please pray for me that God may show His power and His complete control over my life ...
Read:
Quoting from http://www.greatcom.org/resources/handbook_of_todays_religions/02chap01/default.htm
The Bible warns people against relying on astrologers and astrology:
You are wearied with your many counsels; let now the astrologers, those who prophesy by the stars, those who predict by the new moons, stand up and save you from what will come upon you. Behold, they have become like stubble, fire bums them; they cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame... there is none to save you (Isaiah 47: 13-15, NASB).
Other warnings can be found in such verses as Jeremiah 10:2: "Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of Heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them." Elsewhere, the Scripture says, "And beware, lest you lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them" (Deuteronomy 4:19, NASB).
Summary:
- Jangan spekulasi this year, soalnya tahunnya ga baik
- Kalau pindah kerja tahun ini bakal ada banyak kesulitan, salah satunya difitnah sama orang ...
It made me think and worried a bit, so I searched quickly about christianity and astrology ... Without being disrespectful, what is wrong must be said as wrong .. Please pray for me that God may show His power and His complete control over my life ...
Read:
Quoting from http://www.greatcom.org/resources/handbook_of_todays_religions/02chap01/default.htm
The Bible warns people against relying on astrologers and astrology:
You are wearied with your many counsels; let now the astrologers, those who prophesy by the stars, those who predict by the new moons, stand up and save you from what will come upon you. Behold, they have become like stubble, fire bums them; they cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame... there is none to save you (Isaiah 47: 13-15, NASB).
Other warnings can be found in such verses as Jeremiah 10:2: "Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of Heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them." Elsewhere, the Scripture says, "And beware, lest you lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them" (Deuteronomy 4:19, NASB).
The Book of Daniel gives us a comparison between the astrologers and those dedicated to the true and living God. Chapter 1:20 reveals that Daniel and his three friends would be ten times better in matters of wisdom and understanding than the astrologers because they served the living and true God rather than the stars. When the king had a dream, the astrologers could not give an explanation for it, but rather God alone had the answer, for it is only He who can reveal the future (see Daniel 2: 27, 28).
The Scriptures make it clear that any type of astrological practice is severely condemned by God, for it attempts to understand the future through occultic means rather than through God's divinely inspired Word. The fatalistic approach of astrology, which says our lives are determined by the stars, is contradicted by Scripture, which holds us responsible for our destiny. Astrology and Christianity are simply incompatible
Sunday, February 04, 2007
my week (mingguku)
I've been blessed since I came to Sydney ... Here is how my week went:
- First week back to work was not that bad ... I love seeing my work friends back .. we even hang out together a lot during the week ... The bad thing is I don't feel like doing the work that I did before I went to Holland ... THat's just how I felt about it ... I don't feel like doing programming most of the time and I don't really know how I am going to deal with it at this point ... A little coding is fine, but I wanna get more involved in client relationship building or even sales ... The idea of sitting in front of computer 9-5 does not appeal that much to me now !!
- Rose invited us for BBQ for her farewell to Mexico (read: mehiko) .. That encouraged me to become a blessing to the people that I know now ... The challenge to evangelize was there and to live faithfully for Christ until the end ... Of course, It was also very nice to be surrounded by christian bros and sis and see how we have grown together these years ... God is faithful indeed!
- I am still thinking of what ministry I wanna do this year .. I see there are many opportunities at IPC where God could use me ... still praying about it atm ...
- Went out for the 1/2 day with Pemuda bro and sis last Friday, Saturday and full day on Sunday .. haha ... haven't been doing that for long time ... I enjoyed karaoke on Friday, Ben's thai on Saturday, and full day session on Sunday ... I had so much fun and some encouraging sharing with some people ... Really pray that Pemuda will be much closer and encouraging one another more with God's word and not just about fun!
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