In spite of those who hate me.

Another great encouragement.
In spite of those who hate me.

CEO and I had a heated discussion.
In closing, he admitted, "Melvin, you have a brain that thinks above most people."

YL: "That is true. It is your gift."

Because this revelation can change ANYONE.

I had a pleasant surprise.. :)

"If anything that distracts you is called an idol,
Then it is imagery that robs your connection with God." - cranberries_empty

"One of the greatest revival stories always centers on imagery.
Peter had that imagery revival.
He keeps seeing 'Jesus in action'.
Now he sees 'Jesus coming back for him'.
That changed him.
Because this revelation can change ANYONE.

The greatest revival is on 'Jesus coming back for you'.
That is the entire centerfold for the end-times.
A tough time.
But 'Coming Back'." - cranberries_empty (23/09/2010)

The greatest interest for Jesus over any time is 'Coming Back'.

And on the 24/09/2010, the title of Pst Zhuang's sermon for the WYZ Adult District Meeting was "Coming Back".

YL immediately messaged me when she heard that pastor was going to share on that.
"You will be surprised what pastor will be sharing later."

As I sat in front, I was blown.
It was the same revelation.
Just a few hours apart (not even 24 hours).

I am grateful that this has happened again.

For a friend..

Saw this lyric on One Republic's Marching on:
We'll have the day...s we break
And we'll have the scars to prove it
We'll have the bombs that we saved
And we'll have the heart
Not to lose it

I thought of you, bro. Don't lose the heart. :) The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart. A strength of the matter is the matter of a strong heart. :)

There is no criteria for Grace. Only Grace for all criteria.

I watched this show, "Murderball".

It is pretty much like a handball game in a wheelchair.

But a very inspirational documentary about people who "suddenly" fell sick when they were younger and they grew up less an arm or a leg.

One of my fav quotes was from the canadian coach:
"I believe God doesn't believe in competition.
I believe God believes in helping people."

It was so true.

The Canadians lost the first seat to the Americans.
Then they went back to grueling training and strategies for months.
...
When they came back to fight, they finally won the Americans.
But the Canadians were still only Silver Medlists.
...
Because the New Zealanders had risen from position 6 to number 1.

This is what it is all about.
God doesn't believe in competition.
There is no criteria for Grace.
Only Grace for all criteria.



For those days we felt like a mistake,
Those times when love's what you hate
Somehow
We keep marchin on

For those nights that I couldn't be there,
I've made it harder to know that you know
That somehow
We'll keep movin on

There's so many wars we fought
There's so many things we're not
But with what we have
I promise you that
We're marchin on
We're marchin on

For all of the plans we've made
There isn't a flag I'd wave
Don't care where we've been
I'd sink us to swim
We're marchin on
We're marchin on

For those doubts that swirl all around us
For those lives that tear at the seams
We know
We're not what we've seen

Oh
For this dance we move with each other
There ain't no other step
Than one foot
Right in front of the other
Oh

There's so many wars we fought
There's so many things we're not
But with what we have
I promise you that
We're marchin on
We're marchin on

For all of the plans we've made
There isn't a flag I'd wave
Don't care where we've been
I'd sink us to swim
We're marchin on
We're marchin on

Right Right Right Right Left
Right Right Right Right Left
Right Right Right Marchin On

We'll have the days we break
And we'll have the scars to prove it
We'll have the bombs that we saved
And we'll have the heart
Not to lose it

For all of the times we fought
For all of the things I'm not

Oh!
You put one foot in front of the other
We move like we ain't got no other
We go where we go we're marchin on
Marchin on

There's so many wars we fought
There's so many things we're not
But with what we have
I promise you that
We're marchin on
We're marchin on
Right Right Right Right Left
Right Right Right Right Left
Marchin On
Marchin on

Cowards can never be moral.

Talked to a friend last night.
I was feeling really really depressed.

Cowards can never be moral.
Author: Mahatma Gandhi

I really don't like it when people misrepresent.
They say things like as if they weren't responsible for the situation.

Actually they just revealed themselves as cowardly acts.

You cannot let your values be taught by the tainted.
You cannot listen to those who have never proven themselves.

It is like asking for work from a beggar.
The very thing they are avoiding is definitely not the best topic from them.

Having a soul does not equal to having a spirit.

This just tells me one thing.
Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.
Author: Euripides

Don't lambaste.

Been reading more and more entries made by other people.

I realized that too many people try to be 'A R Bernards'.
Simply, it is an compromising attitude of trying to be word-smart and not character-building.

One guy talked about the roles of 2 different groups of people.
No, none is reserved. I totally disagreed with the entry.
The process of judgement is the same for both.

You cannot say that an apple and a banana cannot be put into the same fruit basket just because of different vitamins.
Do not misrepresent roles and gifts.
The role remains role, but bringing different gifts.

A role is never a gift.
And a gift can never be a role without commitment.

One's role has to uphold responsibility.
The other'e role has to instill responsibility.

"To pastor is to be responsible for possibilities.
To thinketh is to be plausible to responsibilities." - cranberriesempty

Just because you cannot take intonations of poorer speakers, you begin to judge on intonations.
Intonations are like colors.
The values they carry are the vitamins.
Don't brainbash for something you don't know.
Don't misrepresent what God has pointed.
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Homer A. Kent writes, “Pastors and teachers are named as one grammatical unit (by use of just one article in the Gk text)” (Ephesians: The Glory of the Church, Chicago: Moody, 1971, p. 72). Pastors (i.e., shepherds), as they care for the flock, are also teachers.

In Acts 20:28, Paul again refers to pastors. Here, however, he uses the verb form of the word, which is translated “to feed” (ASV) or “to care for” (ESV). Pastors feed, tend, and protect the church. They are to do all the things that a shepherd would do for a flock. Note in this verse that the church is called “the flock.”

Similarly, in 1 Peter 5:2, Peter encourages these servants by saying, “Tend the flock of God . . .” The word “tend” is again the verb poimaino, which W. E. Vine defines as, “to act as a shepherd” (Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, McLean: MacDonald, n.d., p. 427).

To tend is to be responsible for further possibilities.
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Philippians 4:8:

"Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.

The thinker's role is simply this verse.
It is not to explore blamelessly.

To dwell is to be plausible for responsibilities.

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Don't lambaste.
It really reflects your stupidity.

Received and Taught

Taught
"Never disrupt the boundaries of which it was created. If you do, you have effectively removed any chance of understanding."

Taught
"Capacity is designed for the knowledge of doing now and the knowledge of what is about to come to you. Without either, that is not capacity."

Taught
"Sit with those you have to lead. Being their replacement puts you in the best position of sacrifice."

Received
"Crumbs for miracles." - Matt 15:27

Received
"There can be only one Pearl of life." - Matt 13:45-46

Received
"There are many miracles for everything. Only the miracles written are for your benefit of knowing Him better." - John 20:31