Thursday, March 15, 2007

sick

It has been quite awhile I haven blog.
Lately busy with Creative Thinking.

Ya, and somehow, health has also been worsen.
Today (I mean yesterday) I nearly knock out.
My gastric problem is back.
I knew it got worst becoz of today.
When at the busstop, I have been controlling my pain.
but i felt that my hands are trembling somehow, and I perspire.
I shd not perspire at that point of time, but wierdly I did.

Then my heart beat has been quite fast lately.
For no reason.

And headache is also another problem.

I know I shd go to the doctor.
But for me, I will say, nevermind.
As now I am in financial crisis, and no time.
No $ and No time, I dun care about my health.
unless I have enuff $.

Medical checkups are expensive.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Obeying the Spirit of God

Obeying the Spirit of God
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road - the desert road - that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." - Acts 8:26

Philip was conducting what we might today call a revival meeting. God was blessing the meeting, and many were being healed and delivered from demonic influence. Here is the scene:

Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ there. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he did, they all paid close attention to what he said. With shrieks, evil spirits came out of many, and many paralytics and cripples were healed. So there was great joy in that city (Acts 8:5-8).

And yet, in the midst of this great event, the Holy Spirit spoke to Philip and told him to remove himself and go to a completely different area to speak to one individual. Philip was so sensitive to the directive of the Holy Spirit that he left what would be deemed a successful event to go speak to another - an Ethiopian eunuch. The result of his obedience was that Philip led the eunuch to faith in Christ and baptized him. The Lord then took Philip away supernaturally to another region many miles away.

God's ways of determining where we invest our time and energy often have little to do with results. The danger for each of us is to determine that we are in the center of God's will simply by the success or failure of the events we are involved in. Our plumb line for determining success can be only one thing: obedience. Philip responded in obedience to the direction of the Holy Spirit.

Are you listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit? Has God prompted you to speak, go, or come alongside another? Ask God today to help you hear the Holy Spirit's voice so that you might be used mightily in your workplace.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Understanding the Source of Anger

Understanding the Source of Anger
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. - Proverbs 29:11

The workplace can be a pressure-packed world. The demands that are often put on us can bring out things that we never knew were there. Sometimes we begin to think that the source of that pressure is to blame for our response to the pressure. It could be an event, a spouse, a boss, a client, a child, or even a driver who cuts us off in traffic.

I recall responding to a close friend one time, "If you had not done that, I would never have responded that way." Later I learned that this response had little truth to it. We all choose to get angry. No one else is to blame for our anger.

"The circumstances of life, the events of life, and the people around me in life, do not make me the way I am, but reveal the way I am" [Dr. Sam Peeples].

This simple quote has had a profound impact on how I view my anger now. Anger only reveals what is inside of me. I can't blame anyone but me for my response to a situation. I have learned that anger is only the symptom of something else that is going on inside of me. This quote now resides on my refrigerator door as a daily reminder of the truth about my response to life's situations.

It has been said that anger is like the warning panel on the dash of your car. It is the light that tells us something is going on under the hood and we need to find out what is the source of the problem. I discovered that the source of anger is often unmet expectations or personal rights. We believe we are entitled to a particular outcome to a situation. When this doesn't happen, it triggers something in us. At the core of this is fear, often a fear of failure or rejection, fear of what others think, fear of the unknown.

If you struggle with anger, ask God to reveal the source of that anger. Ask Him to heal you of any fears that may be the root of your anger. Ask God to help you take responsibility for your response to difficult situations.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Suffering for the Salvation of Another

Suffering for the Salvation of Another
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. - Matthew 5:11

Recently, a friend told a true story about one of his closest friends who experienced great suffering for the soul of his persecutor. This man worked on a cargo ship. His boss was the captain. This friend was a committed Christian who shared his faith with others and was a good worker. One day the friend led the sea captain's girlfriend to Christ. The sea captain already hated and ridiculed the Christian worker because of his faith in Christ. When his girlfriend came to Christ, she stopped sleeping with the captain. The captain blamed the Christian man for the change in his girlfriend. One day he entered the restaurant where the Christian man was having lunch. He walked over to his table and began hurling obscenities and began beating him. The Christian man simply tried to defend himself but did not fight back. The captain kept beating him until eventually the man lay on the floor bleeding.

Two men entered the restaurant and saw what was taking place. They jumped the sea captain and took him outside and began beating him. The sea captain was beaten so badly that he needed immediate medical attention. The Christian worker saw the condition of the sea captain, came to his aid, and began helping him. The sea captain was so moved that this man could do this after he had literally beaten him bloody that he began to weep, not understanding what could move a man to have such love in the face of being beaten. The sea captain accepted Jesus at that moment.

The Bible tells us that while we were yet sinners Christ came and paid our penalty so that we might live eternally. Many in the workplace have never known the love of Christ. You might be the only one they ever meet who can introduce them to this love. Ask God to show you how to love the unlovable in your workplace today.

When God Restores What the Locusts Eat

When God Restores What the Locusts Eat
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten - the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm - My great army that I sent among you. - Joel 2:25

There are seasons in our lives that involve times of famine and times of restoration. Solomon tells us that He has made everything beautiful in its time and that there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under Heaven. (See Ecclesiastes 3:1,11.)

God brings about both the good and the bad. The seasons of famine have a divine purpose in our lives. They accomplish things that only these hard places can accomplish. But there is a time when those hard places have accomplished their purpose and He begins to restore. God did this with the nation of Israel after a season of famine and devastation.

Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for He has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten - the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm - My great army that I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will My people be shamed. Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and that there is no other; never again will My people be shamed" (Joel 2:23-27).

God wants each of us to know that there is a time when He will restore in order to demonstrate His gracious hand in our lives. He is a loving Father who tenderly guides His children through the difficult places. If God has taken you through a time of leanness, know that He is the restorer of that which the locusts have eaten. Wait patiently for Him to bring this about in your life. He will do it.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Confidence in Numbers

Confidence in Numbers
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

David was conscience-stricken after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the Lord, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O Lord, I beg You, take away the guilt of Your servant. I have done a very foolish thing." - 2 Samuel 24:10

It just seems to be human nature. As we grow in wealth and ability, our confidence moves from complete trust in the Lord to trust in our resources. King David decided one day that he needed to know how many fighting men he had in his army. This was a grievous sin in the nation of Israel. God always made it clear to the nation that He, not their army, was their source. It was against the law of God to number the troops. David's general, Joab, knew the serious nature of such an action.

But Joab replied to the king, "May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?" (2 Samuel 24:3)

Joab knew that David was treading in dangerous waters when he brought up the idea to him. But David had it in his mind that this is what he was going to do. And he did. The result: God judged David for this sin by smiting the nation with a plague that resulted in the loss of 70,000 lives.

Recently, I was having lunch with a former stockbroker who lost everything in the 1987 stock crash in the United States. He made an interesting comment. "You cannot know how to fully trust the Lord in the financial area until you really have to. When I lost everything, I was forced to trust Him when I knew I could not pay my next bill unless God provided. This was the time I learned to trust God. I never had to trust God before I lost my money because I had plenty. We don't willingly enter this level of trust with God."

Ask God today to keep you from trusting in your own resources. Ask Him how to balance trust and blessing from Him this day.

Friday, March 09, 2007

Faith Versus Presumption

Faith Versus Presumption
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

So she said to Abram, "The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." Abram agreed to what Sarai said. - Genesis 16:2

Presumption is based on our own reasoning. Abraham and Sarah fell into presumption when they got too old to have children. God had promised a son to Abraham and Sarah - a son who would fulfill His promise to birth a nation. But Abraham and Sarah were past the normal age for childbearing. So, they concluded that God needed help to work out His plan.

Many workplace believers make the same mistake every day. We make assumptions about what we believe God is doing and wants us to do. However, before we really have full assurance that God has spoken to us on the matter and revealed His perfect action plan, we move forward with our steps to get it done. How do we protect ourselves from presumption? The Proverbs tell us that there is safety in a multitude of counselors (see Prov. 11:14 KJV). Submitting our decisions to others for confirmation protects each of us from the deceit of our own heart. This process will protect us from presumption and encourage us to move in faith. The next time you believe God is directing you toward a specific action, consult with your spouse first, then some close, spiritual friends who will take the time to prayerfully consider your request. If you don't have consensus, wait until you do before you move forward. God will move through this process to His desired will for the matter.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Living for a Cause Greater Than Yourself

Living for a Cause Greater Than Yourself
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. - Philippians 4:13

In the thirteenth century a man named William Wallace became the instrument of freedom from England's tyranny over Scotland. A very wicked king ruled England. A tragedy in the life of William Wallace launched him into living for this cause. Initially his cause was revenge, but soon his cause turned to something bigger than himself - freedom for a nation. When he challenged the commoners to fight for this freedom, they responded that the enemy was too great and that they might die on the battlefield. They also refused to fight for the nobles, the knights and leaders who had a vested interest in gaining more land for themselves versus a pure cause of freedom. Wallace's response: "Yes, we might die. We will all die sooner or later. But we will die for a cause worth dying for. So that our children and their children might live in freedom." This story was popularized in the movie Brave Heart (Sherman Oaks, California: Paramount Pictures, 1995).

Today we find many Christian workplace believers living a status quo relationship with God that is more characterized as "business as usual" than a life demonstrating God's power. Our focus is often more concerned with improving our standard of living than improving the Kingdom of God through our circle of influence. While this takes place, millions upon millions die without the saving grace of Christ. Many other Christians die never experiencing the freedom in Christ that His blood paid for. God has called each of us to live for a cause greater than ourselves - a life that is dependent on His grace and power to achieve things we never thought possible through our lives. This is His plan for your life. The apostle Paul prayed that He might experience the power of the resurrection in his life. This power is available to you and me to live for a cause greater than ourselves. Ask God what He wants to achieve through your life today. And consider yourself dead already to the consequences of what that might mean for you.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

results

Your Type is
INFJ
IntrovertedIntuitiveFeelingJudging
Strength of the preferences %
44255011

INFJ type description by D.Keirsey
INFJ type description by J. Butt and M.M. Heiss
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes3.asp

Qualitative analysis of your type formula

You are:
  • moderately expressed introvert
  • moderately expressed intuitive personality
  • moderately expressed feeling personality
  • slightly expressed judging personality
[ENFP] [INFP] [ENFJ] [INFJ] [ESTJ] [ISTJ] [ESFJ] [ISFJ]
[ENTP] [INTP] [ENTJ] [INTJ] [ESTP] [ISTP] [ESFP] [ISFP]

Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
by Joe Butt
Profile: INFJ
Revision: 3.01
Date of Revision: 6 Mar 2005

Beneath the quiet exterior, INFJs hold deep convictions about the weightier matters of life. Those who are activists -- INFJs gravitate toward such a role -- are there for the cause, not for personal glory or political power.

INFJs are champions of the oppressed and downtrodden. They often are found in the wake of an emergency, rescuing those who are in acute distress. INFJs may fantasize about getting revenge on those who victimize the defenseless. The concept of 'poetic justice' is appealing to the INFJ.

"There's something rotten in Denmark." Accurately suspicious about others' motives, INFJs are not easily led. These are the people that you can rarely fool any of the time. Though affable and sympathetic to most, INFJs are selective about their friends. Such a friendship is a symbiotic bond that transcends mere words.

INFJs have a knack for fluency in language and facility in communication. In addition, nonverbal sensitivity enables the INFJ to know and be known by others intimately.

Writing, counseling, public service and even politics are areas where INFJs frequently find their niche.

Functional Analysis:

Introverted iNtuition

Introverted intuitives, INFJs enjoy a greater clarity of perception of inner, unconscious processes than all but their INTJ cousins. Just as SP types commune with the object and "live in the here and now" of the physical world, INFJs readily grasp the hidden psychological stimuli behind the more observable dynamics of behavior and affect. Their amazing ability to deduce the inner workings of the mind, will and emotions of others gives INFJs their reputation as prophets and seers. Unlike the confining, routinizing nature of introverted sensing, introverted intuition frees this type to act insightfully and spontaneously as unique solutions arise on an event by event basis.

Extraverted Feeling

Extraverted feeling, the auxiliary deciding function, expresses a range of emotion and opinions of, for and about people. INFJs, like many other FJ types, find themselves caught between the desire to express their wealth of feelings and moral conclusions about the actions and attitudes of others, and the awareness of the consequences of unbridled candor. Some vent the attending emotions in private, to trusted allies. Such confidants are chosen with care, for INFJs are well aware of the treachery that can reside in the hearts of mortals. This particular combination of introverted intuition and extraverted feeling provides INFJs with the raw material from which perceptive counselors are shaped.

Introverted Thinking

The INFJ's thinking is introverted, turned toward the subject. Perhaps it is when the INFJ's thinking function is operative that he is most aloof. A comrade might surmise that such detachment signals a disillusionment, that she has also been found lacking by the sardonic eye of this one who plumbs the depths of the human spirit. Experience suggests that such distancing is merely an indication that the seer is hard at work and focusing energy into this less efficient tertiary function.

Extraverted Sensing

INFJs are twice blessed with clarity of vision, both internal and external. Just as they possess inner vision which is drawn to the forms of the unconscious, they also have external sensing perception which readily takes hold of worldly objects. Sensing, however, is the weakest of the INFJ's arsenal and the most vulnerable. INFJs, like their fellow intuitives, may be so absorbed in intuitive perceiving that they become oblivious to physical reality. The INFJ under stress may fall prey to various forms of immediate gratification. Awareness of extraverted sensing is probably the source of the "SP wannabe" side of INFJs. Many yearn to live spontaneously; it's not uncommon for INFJ actors to take on an SP (often ESTP) role.

Famous INFJs:

Nathan, prophet of Israel
Aristophanes
Chaucer
Goethe
Robert Burns, Scottish poet

U.S. Presidents:
Martin Van Buren
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Fanny Crosby, (blind) hymnist
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Fred McMurray (My Three Sons)
Shirley Temple Black, child actor, ambassador
Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, martyr
James Reston, newspaper reporter
Shirley McClain (Sweet Charity, ...)
Piers Anthony, author ("Xanth" series)
Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie)
Tom Selleck
John Katz, critic, author
Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul and Mary)
U. S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Billy Crystal
Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury)
Nelson Mandela
Mel Gibson
Carrie Fisher
Nicole Kidman
Jamie Foxx
Sela Ward
Mark Harmon
Gary Dourdan
Marg Helgaberger
Evangeline Lilly
Tori May


Introverted iNtuiting Feeling Judging

by Marina Margaret Heiss

INFJs are distinguished by both their complexity of character and the unusual range and depth of their talents. Strongly humanitarian in outlook, INFJs tend to be idealists, and because of their J preference for closure and completion, they are generally "doers" as well as dreamers. This rare combination of vision and practicality often results in INFJs taking a disproportionate amount of responsibility in the various causes to which so many of them seem to be drawn.

INFJs are deeply concerned about their relations with individuals as well as the state of humanity at large. They are, in fact, sometimes mistaken for extroverts because they appear so outgoing and are so genuinely interested in people -- a product of the Feeling function they most readily show to the world. On the contrary, INFJs are true introverts, who can only be emotionally intimate and fulfilled with a chosen few from among their long-term friends, family, or obvious "soul mates." While instinctively courting the personal and organizational demands continually made upon them by others, at intervals INFJs will suddenly withdraw into themselves, sometimes shutting out even their intimates. This apparent paradox is a necessary escape valve for them, providing both time to rebuild their depleted resources and a filter to prevent the emotional overload to which they are so susceptible as inherent "givers." As a pattern of behavior, it is perhaps the most confusing aspect of the enigmatic INFJ character to outsiders, and hence the most often misunderstood -- particularly by those who have little experience with this rare type.

Due in part to the unique perspective produced by this alternation between detachment and involvement in the lives of the people around them, INFJs may well have the clearest insights of all the types into the motivations of others, for good and for evil. The most important contributing factor to this uncanny gift, however, are the empathic abilities often found in Fs, which seem to be especially heightened in the INFJ type (possibly by the dominance of the introverted N function).

This empathy can serve as a classic example of the two-edged nature of certain INFJ talents, as it can be strong enough to cause discomfort or pain in negative or stressful situations. More explicit inner conflicts are also not uncommon in INFJs; it is possible to speculate that the causes for some of these may lie in the specific combinations of preferences which define this complex type. For instance, there can sometimes be a "tug-of-war" between NF vision and idealism and the J practicality that urges compromise for the sake of achieving the highest priority goals. And the I and J combination, while perhaps enhancing self-awareness, may make it difficult for INFJs to articulate their deepest and most convoluted feelings.

Usually self-expression comes more easily to INFJs on paper, as they tend to have strong writing skills. Since in addition they often possess a strong personal charisma, INFJs are generally well-suited to the "inspirational" professions such as teaching (especially in higher education) and religious leadership. Psychology and counseling are other obvious choices, but overall, INFJs can be exceptionally difficult to pigeonhole by their career paths. Perhaps the best example of this occurs in the technical fields. Many INFJs perceive themselves at a disadvantage when dealing with the mystique and formality of "hard logic", and in academic terms this may cause a tendency to gravitate towards the liberal arts rather than the sciences. However, the significant minority of INFJs who do pursue studies and careers in the latter areas tend to be as successful as their T counterparts, as it is *iNtuition* -- the dominant function for the INFJ type -- which governs the ability to understand abstract theory and implement it creatively.

In their own way, INFJs are just as much "systems builders" as are INTJs; the difference lies in that most INFJ "systems" are founded on human beings and human values, rather than information and technology. Their systems may for these reasons be conceptually "blurrier" than analogous NT ones, harder to measure in strict numerical terms, and easier to take for granted -- yet it is these same underlying reasons which make the resulting contributions to society so vital and profound.

Copyright © 1996-2007 by Marina Margaret Heiss and Joe Butt


If you are an INFJ, you can subscribe to the INFJ List at INFJ.org and/or Jen's INFJ List. and/or INFJ-List.



Type Relationships for INFJs:

Identity Pal Complement Contrast
Supplement Anima Suitemate Cohort
Companion Tribesman Advisor Pedagogue
Enigma Novelty Neighbor Counterpart

More information about Type Relationships



[ENFP] [INFP] [ENFJ] [INFJ] [ESTJ] [ISTJ] [ESFJ] [ISFJ]
[ENTP] [INTP] [ENTJ] [INTJ] [ESTP] [ISTP] [ESFP] [ISFP]

home
Home


This page has been accessed counter times since 17 Jan 1996.
http://typelogic.com/infj.html

The Portrait of the Counselor Idealist (iNFj)

Copyrighted © 1996-2007 Prometheus Nemesis Book Company
Take the Keirsey Sorter!
[Mohandas Gandhi][Jane Goodall][Sidney Poitier[Emily Bronte] [Sir Alec Guinness] [Carl Jung][Mary Baker Eddy] [Queen Noor][Eleanor Roosevelt]

The Counselor Idealists are abstract in thought and speech, cooperative in reaching their goals, and enterprising and attentive in their interpersonal roles. Counselors focus on human potentials, think in terms of ethical values, and come easily to decisions. The small number of this type (little more than 2 percent) is regrettable, since Counselors have an unusually strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others and genuinely enjoy helping their companions. Although Counsleors tend to be private, sensitive people, and are not generally visible leaders, they nevertheless work quite intensely with those close to them, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes with their families, friends, and colleagues. This type has great depth of personality; they are themselves complicated, and can understand and deal with complex issues and people.

Counselors can be hard to get to know. They have an unusually rich inner life, but they are reserved and tend not to share their reactions except with those they trust. With their loved ones, certainly, Counselors are not reluctant to express their feelings, their face lighting up with the positive emotions, but darkening like a thunderhead with the negative. Indeed, because of their strong ability to take into themselves the feelings of others, Counselors can be hurt rather easily by those around them, which, perhaps, is one reason why they tend to be private people, mutely withdrawing from human contact. At the same time, friends who have known a Counselor for years may find sides emerging which come as a surprise. Not that they are inconsistent; Counselors value their integrity a great deal, but they have intricately woven, mysterious personalities which sometimes puzzle even them.

Counselors have strong empathic abilities and can become aware of another's emotions or intentions -- good or evil -- even before that person is conscious of them. This "mind-reading" can take the form of feeling the hidden distress or illnesses of others to an extent which is difficult for other types to comprehend. Even Counselors can seldom tell how they came to penetrate others' feelings so keenly. Furthermore, the Counselor is most likely of all the types to demonstrate an ability to understand psychic phenomena and to have visions of human events, past, present, or future. What is known as ESP may well be exceptional intuitive ability-in both its forms, projection and introjection. Such supernormal intuition is found frequently in the Counselor, and can extend to people, things, and often events, taking the form of visions, episodes of foreknowledge, premonitions, auditory and visual images of things to come, as well as uncanny communications with certain individuals at a distance.

Mohandas Gandhi and Eleanor Roosevelt are examples of the Counselor Idealist (INFJ).

Full descriptions of the Counselor and the Idealists are in People Patterns or Please Understand Me II

Keirsey.com | Advisorteam.com

The Temperaments | Artisan | Guardian | Idealist | Rational

Drummers | Pygmalion Project | Keirsey Temperament Sorter II | Non-English Temperament Sorters

Webmaster | Publications | Presidential Temperament | Leading

© 1996-2007, Prometheus Nemesis Book Company.
http://keirsey.com/personality/nfij.html


lol...
the above is results from http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm
so wat's urs?

Satan's Meeting

Satan's Meeting
Satan called a worldwide convention fo demons. In his opening address he said, "We can't keep Christians from going to church. We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth.
"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their savior. Once they gian that connection with Jesus, our pwer over them is broken.
"So let them go to their churches' let them have their covered dish dinners, but steal their time, so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.
"This is what i want you to do", said the DEVIL.
"Distract them from gainin hold of their Savior and maintainin that vital connection throughout their day!"
"how shall we do this?" his Demons Shouted.
"keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.
"tempt them to SPEND, SPEND, SPEND, and BORROW, BORROW, BORROW.
"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to workd 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles.
"keep them from spending time with thier children.
"As their families fragment, soon. their home will offer no escape from the pressures of work!
"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot heart that still, small voice.
"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive. To keep the TV,VCR, CD's and their PCs going constantly in their home and see to it htat every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly.
"This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ.
"Fill the voffe tables with magazines and newspapers.
"Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day.
"Invade their driving moments with billboards."
Flood thier mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes.
"Keep skinny, beutiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beuty is what's important, and they'll become dissatatisfied wit their wives.
"Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night. Give them headaches too!
If thedon't give their husbands the love they need, they will begin to look else were. That will fragment their families quickly!
"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their chidren the real meaning of Christmas.
Give them the Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death.
"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return from their recreation exhausted.
"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead.
"KEEP THEM BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!"
"And when they meet for spirtual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consiences.
"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus. Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health family for the good of the cause.
"IT WILL WORK!"
It was quite a plan!

The demons went eagerly to their assignments causein Christians everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there. Having little time for their God or their families.
Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives.
The question is .. Has the Devil been successgul in his scheme?

You be the Judge.
Does "BUSY" mean: B- Being U-Under S-Satans Y-YOke?

Again don't let santan take over our generations and the generations of others lets take it back its out time to shine with Jesus CHRIST by our side.

The Depth and Width of Your Calling

The Depth and Width of Your Calling
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. - 2 Corinthians 1:6

"God must love you a lot! He doesn't allow someone to go through the kinds of adversity you have experienced unless He has a special calling on your life." Those were the words said to me by two different mentors at two different times within a three-year period. Later I would learn another related truth from a respected man of God - a man who lives in another country, a man whom God uses throughout the globe. "The depth and width of your faith experiences are directly proportional to your calling." What were these men of God saying?

They were describing a process of preparation that God takes each of His leaders through when He plans to use them in significant ways. A "faith experience" is an event or "spiritual marker" in your life about which you can say, "That is where I saw God personally moving in my life." It is an unmistakable event in which God showed Himself personally to you. It was the burning bush for Moses; the crossing of the Red Sea or the Jordan River for the nation of Israel; Jacob's encounter with the angel. It was the feeding of the 5,000 for the disciples. It was the time when you saw God face to face in your life.

If God has plans of using you in the lives of many others, you can expect that He is going to allow certain faith experiences to come into your life in order to build a foundation that will be solid. That foundation is what you will be able to look back on to keep you faithful to Him in the times of testing. Each of us must have personal faith experiences in which we experience God personally so that we can move in faith to whatever He may call us. Do you need a personal faith experience right now in your life? Pray that God will reveal Himself to you. He delights in doing that.

Monday, March 05, 2007

I still have class for this block...
and ya...

It is CREATIVE THINKING...
wat a dumb module...

Wat to do..
I am just trying the clear my one and only design elective...

anyway the first assignment is to do up a fruit in 30 ways... something like that...

I choose orange...
and so I did this...


lolz...

ok..

Knowledge + Action = Faith

Knowledge + Action = Faith
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith. - Hebrews 4:2

The people of Israel were called out of the bondage of Egyptian slavery. God said they would be brought out of 400 years of slavery so that they might worship Him. God desired to bring them into a place of milk and honey - the Promised Land. Yet that generation never entered into the Promised Land. Why? They never took what they knew in their head and transferred it to their heart. Finally, it never resulted in actions that were based on what they believed.

When I was a new Christian I heard an illustration of what belief and faith looked like when combined. If you were a trapeze artist and were skilled at walking across tightropes over high places, you might even be willing to walk across Niagara Falls. In fact, I would have confidence that you could because I had seen your abilities as a trapeze artist. However, if you asked me if you could push me in a wheelbarrow across Niagara Falls, you would be challenging me to put my beliefs into action. This requires faith, participation, and risk, which, until now, was based only on mental assent.

The writer of Hebrews is telling us that if we believe God but do not enter in to those promises, we are like the man who chooses not to get into the wheelbarrow. If we don't act on our beliefs, then we remain in the desert like the people of Israel who never received God's promises. They did not combine what they knew in their head with a faith that was put into action.

Has God spoken to you about an area in your life that requires a step of faith? Let God provide the courage, as He does the knowledge, to act in faith on what you believe.

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Forgiveness Ensures Freedom

Forgiveness Ensures Freedom
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. - Hebrews 12:15

In business and life the opportunity to harbor bitterness for a wrong suffered is great. We are given plenty of opportunities to grow bitter from relationships that bring hurt and pain. The writer of the Hebrews passage above admonishes us not to miss the grace of God so that we won't take up bitterness as a response to life's pain. He cautions us against this because he knows that a bitter root grows and grows until it eventually defiles many others through a wake of bitterness. If bitterness is allowed to take root, we become imprisoned to it. God's grace will no longer have as great an effect in our lives. We become ineffective, insensitive, and spiritually dead. We can even become physically ill from it. God does not live in bitterness. He lives in grace. He has provided grace for every person to walk in.

One day I was challenged to deal with an individual who hurt me terribly. I was faced with a decision. Would I choose bitterness, or would I choose grace? Oh, how my natural tendency was to choose bitterness. But God provided the courage to choose grace. With that grace came freedom-a freedom to love and even accept the person who was the source of such pain.

This is the real place where Christ's power is most revealed. We cannot live without His supernatural grace. Are you in need of grace today? It is there for the receiving. It will take courage to accept it and walk in it. This will be your step to freedom.

Tapping Into Our Secret Weapon

Tapping Into Our Secret Weapon
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured. - Colossians 4:12b

"Good morning. Before we begin our staff business meeting I wish to ask John to give us the intercessors' report regarding the direction of our new business development program."

"Our intercessors have been prayerfully reviewing the action plan I gave them. We believe the Lord is directing us in this way. However, our intercessors believe we may need to adjust our direction on this."

Does this sound like a far-fetched illustration of a modern-day company? If we are truly going to remove the separation of what we perceive as holy versus unholy, then we must make some paradigm shifts in our thinking.

The Lord has called you and me to be ministers of the gospel in and through the workplace. This means we must fight our battles, grow our companies, and minister to our employees and vendors through the power of the Holy Spirit. Intercessory prayer is the secret weapon of Spirit-led activity. Imagine having intercessors who are part of your team, committed to helping you make decisions in your business life "that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured." It is a comforting feeling to know the decisions you and I make during the course of a business day are in the will of God.

Some time ago the Lord showed me that I needed to find intercessors for my business. I needed to use intercessors in the daily decision process for my business. This has transformed the way I conduct business. No major decisions are made without prayerful review with my intercessory team. Intercessors are the front-line warriors raised up to do battle for the saints. Ask God to rise up intercessors who can support you as you go forth in the battlefield of the workplace.

Friday, March 02, 2007

Just randoms

Ignore the previous post that I have posted...
I wonder what will I do if warren insult my piece of video?
haha as heard from quite a few that warren says bad comments about others' stuff in front of the guests....
If he did and I heard it...
I think that his booth will be gone...
haha...

Could be...
Anyway this is just randoms...

I dun understand myself

I need silence...

Well, this blog is the only area that I am able to express quite freely...

At times, I just feel hard... hard to live...

I just feel that I am caged...

I want to just get out...

This is how I feel now...
nothing related to my school work...

I want to free msyelf from my home actually...

I have tell so many lies that ya, my relationship with my family is always like friends...
okay now, I admit, all these are lies...

Actually it is always not that good...

Somehow, my heart hurts when things r not my fault and ya, things just keep pushing onto me...
I have troubles... But I never go to my parents...
not even friends...

I keep it to myself...

Life has never been easy...
In primary school, I do not haf much nice memories...
In sec school, experience quite alot...
and when comes to theatre production, I am all alone...
Doing all the back work...
getting alot of nasty remarks...
and i just swallowed it...

I just swallowed everything including my pride...
As it just everything that I did, no one ever appreciate...

In my poly life, it is never easy...
I wish it was...
I am not an academically strong student...
I came in without portfolio...
I can't draw...

what the hell...
I dun even know photoshop and all these...
people I know at least they haf some play on these...
I was like trying to climb...
I learn everything from poly...

I had scoldings from people, but I accept it as it was my fault for not knowing stuff ahead...
I swallowed all these...

Internship, most of my frenz had good experience in SIP...
Well, for me, I swallowed everything again...
I was like I am being ordered around and treat me like shit...
I am like not a human...
I came in office early and left quite late...
I did what they told me to and mainly admin stuff...
They tell me to shoot the video...
I want out alone to search for location, look for angles.. and even do all the shoots without lights and everything...
just a normal camcorder...
After I have complete like 3/4...
I was threatened that I will be fired...
I almost breakdown in front of Alfie...
As Alfie saw me in school one day when I could not find Gail...
The next day, I was fired...
And I completely breakdown...

It was the first time Alfie saw me cried...
It was like all my hardwork...
Gone...

People dun seem to appreciate...

Meowmoo is another...
I give up as I was treated like a stranger...
And ya, some reasons behind also...

Life is really unfair...
I wish that people can just appreciate...

Well, I learn all my techniques and stuff from P3...
Thanks Linus, Adrian, and everyone...
As ya, that was my first time seeing a dolly, tracks, HD, and how exactly shooting a film works...
I quietly learn from everyone...
As I know that I am not good...
That is why I even do all the jobs that I am not really given just to learn more things in a short period of time...
I am willingly to put down my everything just to learn...
As I know they grow alot from industry works... but not me...
they could already haf industry portfolio stuff,
as for me... I wish I had...

I can only wish...
But just seems that my skies are always grey...

This time round, FYP...
I do not haf enuff crew...
I do not haf enuff time for production...
It is a rush work, I must admit...
Some of us had fun...
I had fun too...
But I was always feeling alone...
I felt bad for my crew esp to Abel, as at first I was to release him at ard 8pm but becoz of my talent saying she could not come the next day... He got to stay till like 12 plus am...
I am really sorry bout it and ya, thanks bro...

But MOTHER . SON although the EEs response is good...
But I dunno whether the audience response is good or not...
haha...
I hope so...

Looking back, I have really grow... But I really store up too much...
I am just afraid that it might just one day explode...

This is why I am not into relationship...
I might just as well be single all the way...
As none of my relationships works...
haha
given up hope already...

Now I just wish that I dun see myself killing myself, as somehow I am able to see it...
ya... Somehow...

And people, all I can say is TREASURE EVERYTHING. DON'T REGRET...

Smile... EMO Jacky is always smiling...
I dun understand myself anymore...

Thursday, March 01, 2007

???

I wonder should I continue my studies after NS?

hmmm...

if i continue, i dun think my parents could afford...
the only way will be trying for scholarships...

hmmm...

See how first bah...

Diploma Show Day One

looking at the time now, hmmm...
1.33am...
I am sleeping soon as tmr going skool early to do my stuff
lolz

anyways...
yesterday was the grand opening of Diploma Show.
I didn't invite anyone as for me who can I INVITE?

I didn't haf a good SIP experience as I didn't go to a design firm...
and my SIP other than the arvato, is the school..
So yea...

I was stonning ard...
saying hello to frenz...
saying hello to some lecturers...
saying hello to some seniors...
haha

then walk ard the imd booth area...
exchange namecards...

ya...

I was like doing nothing...
lolz

as I dun haf the video yet to show at my booth... So later in the morning i will need to get my video out so that i can play at my booth...

That is why I am not at my booth...
heeeee

then all of a sudden shanz drags me to the LT59...
And it was showing my show...
I was kind of wahhhhhh

okay like I like mine...
heeee

then watch a few more...

miss glenn's and sam's ones...

damn...

overall good job guys...
heeeeeee

tmr i must wake up at 7am...
then go skool at 8.30am

then do my set up till 9.30am...

and tata...

that's all...

heeeeee

okok...

i got to go liao...
go n sleep...

whhheeeyyy

Diploma is the first day that our dip show is open to PUBLIC...

So DO COME AND JOIN US...
AND OF COZ, HAVE FUN....

heeeeeeeeeeeee

Coming Out of Babylon

Coming Out of Babylon
TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman

..."Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes." Revelation 18:4 - Philippians 3:10

As Christian workplace believers we are called to acknowledge the signs of the times. When the Soviet Union fell, many knew it was going to happen because they could recognize the signs of the times. God has a way of shaking things up. These shakings force us to determine who and what we will place our trust in. God says that we are to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind" (Mt. 22:37).

Are you still living in Babylon in the way you do business? If so, expect to share in the sins of Babylon when God decides to judge her. Ask God to show you where you might be operating in a "Babylonian" system of work.