How to Use the Faith You Have

"By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them." Hebrews 11:33

You Just Need a Little Faith

How much faith do you have? A little, a lot? I feel like I have a little sometimes (if any!), but Jesus says that's ok! In fact, He said all you need is the size of a seed: "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:20 Faith the size of a mustard seed…that's all you need! So it's not a matter of how to get more faith, but how to use the faith you have.

The Power of One Little Seed

Picture a seed. Small, un-intimidating: but it has the power to create an orchard…if it will be planted. Jesus said, "I can guarantee this truth: A single grain of wheat doesn't produce anything unless it is planted in the ground and dies. If it dies, it will produce a lot of grain." John 12:24 Your faith is like that. If you will plant it, and really believe God for what you are asking, you can see an incredible harvest! In fact, Jesus said, "Everything is possible for him who believes." Mark 9:23 Everything. That includes your healing, your marriage, your finances, your unsaved friends and family, the state of your nation, God's Kingdom coming to earth….everything. But the believing-part is the key.

Identify Your Seed

Open your palm right now and picture a seed in it. The seed represents your desires. What would you name it? Incredible Marriage? Healthy Body? Feeling Fulfilled? I want you to name that seed right now. Now, the way you know if you have a seed worth planting is if it's something Jesus likes, which you can find by reading the Gospels (the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). For example, say you're really sick. You wonder, "Does Jesus want to heal me?" Well, a man in the Bible wondered that same thing: He told Jesus, "If you're wiling, you can make me well." And Jesus, moved with compassion, said, "I am willing; be healed!" Mark 1:41; and the man was healed. So there's your seed of faith to work with, seeing that Jesus cares about healing people. Now let's talk about how to plant it.

Planting Your Seed

Surprisingly few elements are needed to make something grow. You need seed, soil, water, and sunlight. That's about it. We just discovered you have seed; now what about the rest? Good question. Jesus said that the soil is your heart. He taught, "And the seeds that fell on the good soil representhonest, good-hearted people who hear God's word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest." Luke 8:15 When your heart is soft towards Jesus, believing and obeying Him, you have the perfect soil for seeds of faith to grow in. Now let me tell you, I have not had the best heart-soil in the last year, especially. But the Holy Spirit is like an incredible gardener, who comes in if we let Him, and takes out the stones and weeds in our heart. If you feel you have rocky heart-soil right now, ask the Holy Spirit to be your gardener! That's what He has been doing for me! Thank You Holy Spirit!

Water, Water, Water

Now, time to water! Water is the continual affirmation and rehearsing of your faith. Rehearse just means to "re-hear"…to hear again. Just like a man doesn't stop telling his wife he loves her after they get married, so we don't stop confessing what we are believing God for after we first plant that seed of faith…not until we see that answer and bite into that juicy piece of fruit! Then we start thanking! But until then, it's rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. So you initially say when you plant that seed of faith, "Jesus, I believe You are my Healer." And then you continue to rehearse it by saying each day, "Jesus, I thank You for healing me on the cross. I thank You that one day in Heaven I will have a perfect body, and I'm asking You still to heal me while I'm on earth." I want you to picture your words as water, and that each time you choose to continue in your faith, you are watering that seed, and it's starting to grow.

A Great Harvest Awaits You

The key is not giving up. Galatians 6:9 says, "So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up." Can you imagine a farmer who quitjust before a great harvest? Let's not do that! Your little seed of faith has so much power! God just taught me yesterday, actually, the power of writing a prayer request down. It's like placing a formal order, so that when it comes, you know it's from God, and not your own strength. Because, as it says, "So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow." 1 Corinthians 3:7 At the end of the day, God is the one who is going to make your seed become fruit, and in that day, you can glorify Him and give Him thanks. He is the sunlight. So what's your seed? From this day forward, continue to grow that seed with the water of your words until you see that great harvest!

source: http://www.godlife.com 

Be The Best Of What You Are

If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,

Be a scrub in the valley - but be

The best little scrub by the side of the rill;

Be a bush if you can't be a tree.

If you can't be a bush, be a bit of the grass,

And some highway happier make;

If you can't be a muskie, then just be a bass-

But the liveliest bass in the lake!

We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew,

There's something for all of us here. 

There's a big work to do and there's lesser to do

And the task we must do is the near. 

If you can't be a highway, then just be a trail,

If you can't be the sun, be a star;

It isn't by size that you win or you fail-

Be the best of whatever you are!

-by the late Douglas Malloch

Christmas~~it's all about LOVE

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Yesaya 9:5 

We Were The Reason

Beautiful Exchange - Hillsong

 ::::Love, Peace and Joy came down on earth on Christmas day to make you happy and cheerful. May Christmas spread cheer in your lives! ::::

WHAT TYPE OF LEADER ARE YOU?

Doesn’t life prove human potential is limitless? New world records are set every Olympic Games. In 1969, we put our first man on the moon and today Richard Branson is planning tourist trips there. Neil Armstrong said: “one small step for man one gaint leap for mankind.”

In our weakness lies our greatest potential. Instead of accepting all of ourselves, we repress what we are ashamed of. Trouble is, anything hidden from the light of truth has  funny way of popping out and bitting us when we lest expect it.

The good news is, each of us has life - energy and vitality that is connected to Source. This means each of us is a compass with a needle pointing “home”.

At the heart of our desire we want to know that what we are has value and meaning. As long as we’re open to exploring and expressing our uniqueness, we are naturally on course to our greatness! Or we could work to reverse development. Only we can stunt our evolution.

Remember how the wicked witch poisoned Sleeping Beauty? Fear, hatred and jelously failed to destroy innocence and purity, succeeding only in causing a deep sleep. Muahhhh! Then Sleeping Beauty was awakened by the lover’s kiss. Love triumphs over fear. Love brings consciousness back and life blossoms anew.

That what Walt Disney’s way of saying, “wake up to love, wake up to life.” Children get it, so why can’t we? We must wake up from this mass sleep. The world is working hard to pull wool over our eyes, to make us out of the bad. Let’s remember who we are, where we come from and what we really want. Everything that is not from love is illusion – it’s the wicked witch working to induce nightmare. Wake up. Getting conscious is our best chance of living happily ever after.

When was the last time you asked your spouse, “Baby, how well I am meeting your needs?” Sit with each of your children and ask them, “what can I do to make you feel more confident? How can I encourage you so you will be happier?” Have you ever asked your subordinate, “How can I inspire you to excel?” Ask. Don’t be afraid of the answers. Don’t we want to know if we’re doing things right, doing things well? Aren’t we interested in peace, progress and harmony? How are you using your status, power and influence to improve the lives of others?

If the leadership is about turning vision into reality, if self-actualisation is about turning potential into measurable competence, then self-actualising leadership is about enabling others to be t their best while making their dream come true. It’s not easy. Most leaders just focus on being popular.

People aren’t prepared to face the truth either. They prefer to remain sedated by this mass hypnosis, “I am what I have. I am what I do. I am my reputation, my past.” How miserable life must be. From that place we continue to sell ourselves down the river. Aiming for recovery and renewal, and to let change begin, the first question is always, “what is your current situation? Where are you starting from?” Only when we are firmly grounded in reality can we take actions that will lead us to an inspiring life.

Some think leadership is about bossing people around. “Identify the obstcles. Set a deadline. Get the job done.” They forget they’re leading hearts and minds, not blocks of wood. There’s human life at stake, the future of our children, the ecology of community. Then there are those who reach the top by cutting others down. At Source, do you think heaven cares how many followers you have?

The real work of leadership is to bring hope. A good leader works to develope other leaders. Those who serve the interests of others are shown not just obedience but respect.

What type of leader are you? If you believe you can do better than you’ve ever done, if you think you are doing great, the best is yet to come.

Self-Confidence

No confidence..do you have that? My Revenue Law lecturer once said, it is normal, no one born and have enough confident. It should be build and need practice to improve. I got this kind of problem. Every time I got presentation, my whole body shaking! My teeth, my hands, my legs...o gosh..it is funny but I feel terrible..I can’t help it. When I smile, I don’t know if the smiley face come out, I think my face turn into something else..its not looks like I’m smiling..my face turn red..like udang rebus. I don’t know if the audiences notice it.

I really don’t like having assignment or project with senior. U know y? Because they are more advance, more knowledgeable than me. I don’t have the confident to speak out my idea & opinion..then I just listen the discussion and give opinion, complaining, agreeing in my head, talking to myself..useless. It means that I’m fear of rejection, criticism, being ignored! I’m fear of what people might think about me or about my opinion that make me feel worse.

I'm interested in an article wrote by Tessie Lim (founder of Tessie Lim Sdn Bhd) in New Sunday Times..it is about Building Self-Confident. Why on earth do we need to continue having no confidence? We even not see a pretty picture for the next 2 or 3 years if we are still like this. If confidence comes from doing well but we don’t do, how will we get good? If we think but don’t act, then feel frustrated..are we ready to change this pattern so we get a better result? We’re the one label ourselves as a ‘loser’. That's not we are, that's not all we are! So when people criticized it won’t make who we are, but what we think makes who we are. That's why it is important to think well of ourselves. When we do that, we feel good, we have energy, we want do things, we want do well. Its a virtuous cycle. We had the authority to chose. We can chose our feeling, we can chose our thoughts...the keyword being “I can”

http://tessieworld.com/

Petra ^^

http://www.atlastours.net/jordan/petra.html

The Art Of Marriage

Happiness in marriage is not something that just happen

A good marriage must be created

In marriage the little things is a big things

It is never being too old to hold hands

It is remembering to say “i love you” at least once a day

It is never going to sleep angry

It is at no time taking the other for granted

The coutrtship should not end with the honeymoon

It should continue through the years

It is having the mutual sense of values and common objectives

It is standing together facing the world

It is forming circle of love that gathers in the whole family

It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy

It is speaking words of appreciation

And demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways

It is not looking for perfecting in each other

It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and sense of humor

It is having the capacity to forgive and forget

It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow

It is a common search for the good and the beautiful

It is estblishing a relatonship which independence is equal

Dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal

It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner

It is discovering what marriage can be, at its best.