{ With no pretense.. }

it is no longer a stain glass mascarade affair.

{ The God things are worth the wait.. }

down to the seconds, in His time, everything flows by only one rhythm and realm, and that is His to reign in and control. for when He says it will happen, it has already happened.

waiting for God to move is never a wasted time because when He moves, things gets accelerated. one God moment can change everything; He restores and He increases.

dare not trust in the situation even though it maybe one that is hard to lay your eyes and heart upon, but trust in the God who says He is able to do far more greater things that we dare not even dream or imagine.

in all things, especially in times of heavy doubts, pray. there is power in declaration and it not only rises our faith but rather enlarging our human perspective of the greatness of who we serve.

we serve a God who is more than willing and able. there is no one else like Him or can do it like Him. He is the God who orchestrates both what is done on earth as it is in heaven.

this is, living in the center of His irrevocable and unchangeable will.

{ That's real love.. }

this is the story about love:

love that came down from heaven,
love lived with us,
love spoke,
love healed,
love drew crowds,
love changed lifes,
love made waves,
love was bold in face of enemies,
love was true no matter the cost,
and love was faithful.

love prayed, listened and obeyed,
love knew what it had to be done and did it,
love was betrayed and abandoned,
love was silent when wrongly accused,
love was whipped,
love was beaten,
love was tortured and mocked,
but love was strong.

love dragged itself to the cross and laid down willingly to be,
insulted,
shamed,
nailed,
stabbed,
ripped,
abandoned,
and killed.

love hung from nails as the crowd looked on,
and God looked away.
love denied comfort,
love refused rescue,
love courageously did what love had to do,
love sacrificially did what only love could do,
then love took one last breath and finished.

love gave,
His life.
love paid,

our debt.
love saved,
us all even when we are not worth saving.

that's real love.

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"This is real love -- not that we loved God, 

but that He loved us and sent His Son as a scarifice to take away our sins."

1 John 4:10

{ Pictures of Grace.. }

{ healing rain is pouring down.. }

crowned with His goodness & dripped in abundance!

Bountiful harvest is ours!

We are the good ground!

With fruit bearing seeds for His glory!

“They're the green shoot that I planted,
planted with my own hands to display my glory.”

ISA60:21 (MSG)

Healing Rain by Michael W Smith

Healing rain is pouring down

Healing rain is pouring down

Healing rain is pouring down

I'm not afraid

I'm not afraid

Let It Rain by Michael W Smith

Let it rain

Let it rain

Open the floodgates of heaven

“God will throw open the doors of his sky vaults and pour rain on your land on schedule,
and bless the work you take in hand.” 

Deut28:12 (Msg)

{ supernatural cravings. }

came to a point where anything that is humanly sensible (in any form) does not satisfy a wee bit. if God is not the center, than what is the point of centering in one that is just good without the G factor? the natural gets boring and does not move the heart no longer. in need of the "super" in front that will cause pure excitement and passionate to every beat.

this time round, i only crave for the supernatural and an impossible God life. and its increasing in an alarming rate.

so this is the normal Christian life.

"Our capacity for spiritual experience both proves our need for something greater than ourselves and leaves us wanting when we fill it with anything but God."

Erwin R. McManus 

{ feed on Jesus, and all He's done. }

"Instead you thrill to God's Word,
you chew* on Scripture day and night.
You're a tree replanted in Eden,
bearing fresh fruit every month,
Never dropping a leaf,
always in blossom."

Psalm 1:2-3 (The Message)

"But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night."

Psalm 1:2-3 (The Amplified)

Word: Chew

Definition #1: grind with teeth
Synonyms: bite, champ, chaw, chomp, crunch, dispatch, feast upon, gnaw, gulp, gum, manducate, masticate, munch, nibble, rend, ruminate, scrunch

Definition #2: think about deeply
Synonyms: consider, deliberate, meditate, mull, mull over,muse on, ponder, reflect upon, ruminate, weigh

(ref: dictionary.com)

everytime we take a bite into His word,

we chew on Him;

a body once crush, masticated, pierced and wounded with chunks taken out.

let's start and end our day with opening our mouths and eyes to feast upon His finished work and reflecting His goodness.

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just for laughs:

{ 2011. }

desires of 2011..

"let Your will be done one earth, as it is in heaven.."

"no more seconds, just God's best.."

one. // more God experiences than revelations

two. // position of influence and favor in the marketplace

three. // expansion of platform and abilities to serve 

four. // boldness and confidence when flowing in His anointing

five. // God picked life-partner with a God relationship and heart

six. // divine throne room restoration in: relationships, health, finances, career, ministry, abilities and processions

seven. // others: more mission trips, new body/glorious appearance, voice training lessons, new musical skills (eg. guitar), israel with ps dan, visit bethel to meet bill, ny (white xmas), x-trainer, car, bigger, home upgrade for own room

year of exploding with a wild G..

blessed and glorious 2011!


thanksgiving 010111:


to God,

for His constant faithfulness in every second and itty bitty portion of all that concerns our life. 

and He shall continue to do so,

as He is our everlasting God whose eye is forever upon us wherever we go. 

how can we run away from You? 

the One who centers everything with everything birthing from You.

"What's done is done, but God is not through with you!" - Louie Giglio

Let's forgot about what happened (the former things), 

stop going over old history and dwelling on the past. 

God is doing something brand new and it will spiring forth and burst out, 

coming in like a rushing flood,

exploding in every area of our life.

#2 Sam 5:20

{ celebrating CHRISTmas, not holidays. }

because He gave..

"God so loved us, that He gave His only Son.."
- John 3:16

because He is with us always..

“Behold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel — which, when translated, means, God with us”
- Matthew 1:23

God's peace, joy, power and victory is always with us.

because, we serve an almighty God who will never leaves us nor forsakes us!


blessed hatch day Jesus, for being the greatest gift in our lives that's free and lasting.

have your precious-selves a blessed and joyful Christmas!

mad J love,
xo L

A Christmas Affair...

Jesus is our reason... For this season... Because, He gave. #J3:16

@J: “Thank You for 365 days of Your restful increase.  You deserve all the glory and honor!  And will ever be exalted!”

@Bcrew: “Blessed and joyous Christmas everyone! Happy giving and receiving. For a brighter and glorious new year is dawning. Let’s be forever conscious of His presence, for our God is with us always  till eternity. Our King is coming."

{ Kupung Dec '10: Day #2 }

was awoken by the morning sun glaring at my sleepy eyes; wow so this was what five am looks like in Bali. got ready and made a cuppa as i got plugged into the Bible and Jesus Culture for an early starter. we did a little pow wow as a group declaring our desires of what we want to experience on the trip and then off to the airport we go.

the one and a half hour trip was bearable since i am lively (not deathly) afraid of flying, especially during take off -- oh, my, gosh. outside the arrival gates, we waited for Pa Alex who was late for the very first time and that marked out beginning of first timers. dropped our bags at Grace Home Stay, and was amazed that it was pelting outside and since it is summer, rain is highly treasured as it normally results in cool breezy weather.

our lunch plans were quickly altered when we found out that one of our fave place that sells Babi (smoked pork) was all pigged out hence we settled very well in our ox tail soup with fried chicken. Nita arrived half way and we were enjoying being reunited again before heading out separate ways to the 3 difference churches we will be preaching at.

after dropping Pa KH and Pa Lee (Dad) off, Nita, Eunice, Pa Alex (Supreman which is Driver in Bahasa) and I had a mini 45 minutes road trip (or so we thought) to our village which we later on realized the congregation went home early due to the bad weather conditions. another first time to be surprised with an empty church only consisting of the pastors whom we briefly connected with since they were in a middle of dinner.

wells at least the villages had both their short yet lasting spiritual and physical feeding which meant more rest for them when they get home. the lady whom informed us about it actually fell down when she saw a car pulling up. assuming it was us, she ran up and hammered her leg to the ground. was then led to pray for her but we did not have time so i just declared a healing and divine health sealing it with His name.

(TBC)

{ Kupung Dec '10: Day #1 }

there was two more hours to go before embarking on a second mission trip to Kupung with Dad and team and my bag was still sitting empty. MH called for the zillionth time asking if i'm all set and that motivated me to start shoving my items in, while she boasts of already packed and yet to add more in. this took a good ten to twenty minutes of effortless decisions of what and what not to bring which ended up with a good load in the end. and an extra ten minutes to bag up the load of clothes that my Partygirl with a heart of gold has blessed the kids with. gave Sam and Feebs some love and headed towards T1.

with everything all checked in, we fed our stomachs bursting of hunger pangs before our two and a half hour flight to Bali. did the usual prayer and hugs at the departure gate with Mum and off to gate 23 where we were introduced to Eunice, our newest edition. i'd my second life saver -- my iPhone; which was bombarded with Jesus Culture's 'Come Away', Hills Chapel's 'Yahweh' and two of my favorite preachers BJ and JP on flight mode to keep company. if my mouth and eyes hit boredom, there was always nerds and BH's book to entertain.

after praying viciously in tongues as the plane took off (yes, i'm healed of my fear of flying in Jesus name), i asked G for some enlightenment on what the people in Kupung needed to be imparted with as i took out my notebook and pen, hoping my hands would immediately do the working. instead He wanted me to be in a restful worship position, soaking in the soft chapel tunes. then His revelations started to flow in the middle of 'from the inside out' and there and then, scribbles started to form on the once blank pages.

five and a half pages of a titled message of 'God's best in your life', two bagful of peanuts and an empty box of nerds later, MH, Eunice and I were greeted by a friendly smile of a gorgeous blonde hair blue eyed russian girl, Evelina. we connected throughout the reminder of our flight despite the language barrier and she ended up refusing to be seated with her parents who were next to us. we held hands till we unboard the plane and bid her a goodbye hug, then headed to a long wait at the customs.


once our bags were collected, Daniel (our contact point in Bali) brought us to KFC and Maccas for a quick fix to our impatient stomachs before our final destination to our accommodation of a beautiful villa. our comfort was found in the spacious rooms, big head showers raining of warm water and an eyeful view of Bali enough to aid us to rest for our morning flight out to Kupung.

{ God of this City - Chris Tomlin }

{ Cinderella moment for the kids.. }

cinderella..

is the disney princess amongst the ones whose fair, slumbers, has a liking to furballs or is inbuilt with a fish-tail.

such a kind hearted soul.. (yes i'm going disney on you) whose beauty cannot be hidden under the rags, domesticated from all areas of the house, woos all sorts of human and non-human companionship and selfless with grace.

with a fairy god mother to aid her dream of a prince charming is one tale that deserves the tag of a "happily ever after".