Sunday, June 28, 2009
♥ from Him to You.
Dear Child,
You may not know me, but I know everything about you (Psalm 139:1)
I know when you sit down and when you rise up (Psalm 139:2)
I am familiar with all your ways (Psalm 139:3)
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered (Matthew 10:29-31)
For you were made in my image (Genesis 1:27)
In me you live and move and have your being (Acts 17:28)
For you are my offspring (Acts 17:28)
I knew you even before you were conceived (Jeremiah 1:4-5)
I chose you when I planned creation (Ephesians 1:11-12)
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book (Psalm 139:15-16)
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live (Acts 17:26)
You are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14)
I knit you together in your mother's womb (Psalm 139:13)
And brought you forth on the day you were born (Psalm 71:6)
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me (John 8:41-44)
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love (1 John 4:16)
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you (1 Josh 3:1)
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father (1 John 3:1)
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could (Matthew 7:11)
For I am the perfect father (Matthew 5:48)
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand (James 1:17)
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs (Matthew 6:31-33)
Because I love you with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3)
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore (Psalm 139:17-18)
And I rejoice over you with singing (Zephaniah 3:17)
I will never stop doing good to you (Jeremiah 32:40)
For you are my treasured possession (Exodus 19:5)
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul (Jeremiah 32:41)
And I want to show you great and marvelous things (Jeremiah 33:3)
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me (Deuteronomy 4:29)
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4)
For it is I who gave you those desires (Philippians 2:13)
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine (Ephesians 3:20)
For I am your greatest encourager (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)
When you are broken hearted, I am close to you (Psalm 34:18)
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart (Isaiah 40:11)
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes (Revelation 21:3-4)
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth (Revelation 21:3-4)
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus (John 17:23)
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed (John 17:26)
He is the exact representation of my being (Hebrews 1:3)
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you (Romans 8:31)
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you (1 John 4:10)
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love (Romans 8:31-32)
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me (1 John 2:23)
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again (Romans 8:38-39)
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen (Luke 15:7)
I have always been Father, and will always be Father (Ephesians 3:14-15)
My question is, Will you be my child? (John 1:12-13)
I am waiting for you (Luke 15:11-32)
Love, Your Dad.
Almighty God
You may not know me, but I know everything about you (Psalm 139:1)
I know when you sit down and when you rise up (Psalm 139:2)
I am familiar with all your ways (Psalm 139:3)
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered (Matthew 10:29-31)
For you were made in my image (Genesis 1:27)
In me you live and move and have your being (Acts 17:28)
For you are my offspring (Acts 17:28)
I knew you even before you were conceived (Jeremiah 1:4-5)
I chose you when I planned creation (Ephesians 1:11-12)
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book (Psalm 139:15-16)
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live (Acts 17:26)
You are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14)
I knit you together in your mother's womb (Psalm 139:13)
And brought you forth on the day you were born (Psalm 71:6)
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me (John 8:41-44)
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love (1 John 4:16)
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you (1 Josh 3:1)
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father (1 John 3:1)
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could (Matthew 7:11)
For I am the perfect father (Matthew 5:48)
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand (James 1:17)
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs (Matthew 6:31-33)
Because I love you with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3)
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore (Psalm 139:17-18)
And I rejoice over you with singing (Zephaniah 3:17)
I will never stop doing good to you (Jeremiah 32:40)
For you are my treasured possession (Exodus 19:5)
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul (Jeremiah 32:41)
And I want to show you great and marvelous things (Jeremiah 33:3)
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me (Deuteronomy 4:29)
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4)
For it is I who gave you those desires (Philippians 2:13)
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine (Ephesians 3:20)
For I am your greatest encourager (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)
When you are broken hearted, I am close to you (Psalm 34:18)
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart (Isaiah 40:11)
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes (Revelation 21:3-4)
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth (Revelation 21:3-4)
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus (John 17:23)
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed (John 17:26)
He is the exact representation of my being (Hebrews 1:3)
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you (Romans 8:31)
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you (1 John 4:10)
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love (Romans 8:31-32)
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me (1 John 2:23)
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again (Romans 8:38-39)
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen (Luke 15:7)
I have always been Father, and will always be Father (Ephesians 3:14-15)
My question is, Will you be my child? (John 1:12-13)
I am waiting for you (Luke 15:11-32)
Love, Your Dad.
Almighty God
1:30 AM
Friday, April 24, 2009
♥ God is Good. All the time!
mmm haven't blogged in a while. there's much to fill u all in with.
you know when you hear stories of people's life changing experiences... or maybe something superduper awesome happened to someone who's a friend of a friend of a friend.
but you know. it's just a story u hear second hand (sometimes third, forth, fifth)... but... when it happens a lil closer to you... it makes u stop. stop and realize how the stories you hear are not fake or unreal or distant.... but they can be very true and near too.
so my boyfriend's aunty got saved yesterday! praise God! it brought such joy to my ears! and even though i haven't met her, it's like i've been following him on this journey he's been on, that God's guided him through. It feels like yesterday when he was telling me that he was getting promptings from God to contact this aunty of his in malaysia.
i remember, however, saying something to him along the lines of "yeah, talk to her... at least then u can say u tried"... and he replied somethingn along the lines of "no. i want to talk to her because God is telling me too". and i think back to that conversation and i think how very silly i am! when God sends us somewhere - we should go! when God tells us to do something, we should do it. and trust that He's got a plan! i need to have more faith! more trust. more belief. more action.
really, i am amazed by God's grace, love and miracles. He's amazing!
oh, and praise God i passed my chem test =). hey, a pass is a pass. im happy!
Dessert night with church people on Monday for my early 18th. MAN.. ingrediants are expensive... so far i've spent about $100 on just SELF RAISING FLOUR and UNSALTED BUTTER and CHOCOLATE MELTS and BAKING PAPER and PAPER PLATES and other stuff like that... zZz.. i still need to buy moreee... like all the lollies and fruit etc... =/ so yes, this birthday is turning out to be slightly more expensive than i was expecting (zZz.. i thought ingrediants wouldnt cost THAT much)
Also, i went to check out the restaurant i want to my other 18th celebration (for everyone else). From some people i heard its great food... from other people i hear its a dodgy place. but i went to check it out for myself. and i kinda like the place! the outside does look a bit =/, but the inside bistro is niceee.. with a bit of decorating, it could be great =). oh but it only holds 50-65 people in the function room... which may be a bit of a problem, considering there was 100 at my 16th (but consideirn church ppl are already coming to a dessert night, it should decrease numbers). plus the food's a bargain. really. $12 for steak/chicken parmigiana/beerbatteredfish&chips/seafoodbasket + buffet salad bar + dessert is an absolute bargain! so yes, just waiting for a call from the manager on tuesday to confirm booking (the guy needed to check with the hotel first whether it was okay)
oh a funny thing is they dont allow 18th birthdays. so i have to pretend to have just a "birthday celebration"... excluding the 18th part. sounds silly i know. but i guess i can understand that they've had problems in the past... 18ths are really associated with good things.
so yes, things are falling into place =)... ive been really lazy with organising stuff lately, so hopefully this will all just fall into place and i wont have to do much (please God?)
oh and a last thought... a guy today from SMA... he saw my makepovertyhistory tshirt and made a comment which i haven't heard before. i did some research online (but not anything indept - im still trying to get my head around it)... yeah read this link.
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44891
i'm going to have to do more research and reading before i make any concrete views on this... but u know when u have a set mindset about something, and ur not easily changed.. yeah, i hope im not like that, because really... if it's bad, i dont want to support it. but im a bit torn between the two... esp with all the work i've done for mph. but also very strongly disagree with abortion... it makes me sad that i might have to let go of this organisation simply because one part of it is wrong. it confuses me really. lead me in the right direction God!
feel fee to share ur views =) i'll be interested to know.
you know when you hear stories of people's life changing experiences... or maybe something superduper awesome happened to someone who's a friend of a friend of a friend.
but you know. it's just a story u hear second hand (sometimes third, forth, fifth)... but... when it happens a lil closer to you... it makes u stop. stop and realize how the stories you hear are not fake or unreal or distant.... but they can be very true and near too.
so my boyfriend's aunty got saved yesterday! praise God! it brought such joy to my ears! and even though i haven't met her, it's like i've been following him on this journey he's been on, that God's guided him through. It feels like yesterday when he was telling me that he was getting promptings from God to contact this aunty of his in malaysia.
i remember, however, saying something to him along the lines of "yeah, talk to her... at least then u can say u tried"... and he replied somethingn along the lines of "no. i want to talk to her because God is telling me too". and i think back to that conversation and i think how very silly i am! when God sends us somewhere - we should go! when God tells us to do something, we should do it. and trust that He's got a plan! i need to have more faith! more trust. more belief. more action.
really, i am amazed by God's grace, love and miracles. He's amazing!
oh, and praise God i passed my chem test =). hey, a pass is a pass. im happy!
Dessert night with church people on Monday for my early 18th. MAN.. ingrediants are expensive... so far i've spent about $100 on just SELF RAISING FLOUR and UNSALTED BUTTER and CHOCOLATE MELTS and BAKING PAPER and PAPER PLATES and other stuff like that... zZz.. i still need to buy moreee... like all the lollies and fruit etc... =/ so yes, this birthday is turning out to be slightly more expensive than i was expecting (zZz.. i thought ingrediants wouldnt cost THAT much)
Also, i went to check out the restaurant i want to my other 18th celebration (for everyone else). From some people i heard its great food... from other people i hear its a dodgy place. but i went to check it out for myself. and i kinda like the place! the outside does look a bit =/, but the inside bistro is niceee.. with a bit of decorating, it could be great =). oh but it only holds 50-65 people in the function room... which may be a bit of a problem, considering there was 100 at my 16th (but consideirn church ppl are already coming to a dessert night, it should decrease numbers). plus the food's a bargain. really. $12 for steak/chicken parmigiana/beerbatteredfish&chips/seafoodbasket + buffet salad bar + dessert is an absolute bargain! so yes, just waiting for a call from the manager on tuesday to confirm booking (the guy needed to check with the hotel first whether it was okay)
oh a funny thing is they dont allow 18th birthdays. so i have to pretend to have just a "birthday celebration"... excluding the 18th part. sounds silly i know. but i guess i can understand that they've had problems in the past... 18ths are really associated with good things.
so yes, things are falling into place =)... ive been really lazy with organising stuff lately, so hopefully this will all just fall into place and i wont have to do much (please God?)
oh and a last thought... a guy today from SMA... he saw my makepovertyhistory tshirt and made a comment which i haven't heard before. i did some research online (but not anything indept - im still trying to get my head around it)... yeah read this link.
http://www.wnd.com/news/
i'm going to have to do more research and reading before i make any concrete views on this... but u know when u have a set mindset about something, and ur not easily changed.. yeah, i hope im not like that, because really... if it's bad, i dont want to support it. but im a bit torn between the two... esp with all the work i've done for mph. but also very strongly disagree with abortion... it makes me sad that i might have to let go of this organisation simply because one part of it is wrong. it confuses me really. lead me in the right direction God!
feel fee to share ur views =) i'll be interested to know.
Labels: 18ths, abortion, birthday, boyfriend, church, faith, God, grace, life, makepovertyhistory, salvation
10:49 PM
