Learning Curve

My Daily Faith Confession: I am a child of God. God is my Father who loves me even though he knows everything about me. B'coz God is for me, I have no fear. I am not anxious b'coz He is handling everyone of my concerns. My God is a good God and I know that something good is happening to me everyday of my life.

I BELIEVE, therefore I am. I do not live by what I feel. I prosper by what I believe. I believe what the Bible says about me. I am a child of God. BLESSED, FAVOURED, PROTECTED, ANOINTED and filled with His grace which can MORE than take care of any mountain infront of me. I am a conqueror and MORE.

Live life full! Live as if you are passionately loved and securely wrapped in the arms of our Heavenly faither. Live as if He is smiling at you . Live as if God is on your team. Live without a care in this world. Deu 33:27, Num 6:25, Rom 8:31, 1Pet5:7

Posted in: Attitude on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at at 2:46 PM 0 comments

Children are fast learner and great imitator. Basically they imitate our mannerism, the word we use and our lifestyle as well.

The other day, my 3 year old nephew, while I was watching the maid trying to change him into his pajamas, he kept insisting that I helped him to cut off the brand tag. When I refused to do so, he threw tantrum. Finally, my sister agreed to help him to cut off when they returned home later on. His face brightened up with a smile. Then, he looked at me, with his little finger pointing at me, saying, " You, no good. I don't want you." And I looked at him and said with a stern voice, "You say that again?" He then kept quiet. But his mannerism resembled one of his parents. It's the tone and word that the parent used when he refused to listen, or do as requested. That evening, he left my house, refusing to say/kiss me goodbye!

Here's my thoughts. Discipline children is important. But the choice of words and the way we discipline have to be wise. Children is great imitator. If you ever visit a play school/ kindergarden, you will be amazed by some of the children behaviour and speeches. And from there, you will be able to rough gauge of their family background. You reckon?

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Crawling out from the rubble. Face covered with dust. Smoke kept coming out from the rubble. Out from the rubble, I stood and looked up. Behold, I was at an open plain. There was another mountain at far end. But I stood tall.

Running through the bushes and trees in the jungle. The face covered with lots of scars, being scratched by the torns and twit. As I came to an open area, the surrounding was all white. I couldn't see a single thing. Then, suddenly, I saw a magnificient waterfall pouring down. I raised up my hand. Rejoice. Refreshed.


" Time of Refreshing, here in Your presence. No greater blessing, than being with You. My soul is restored, my mind is renewed. There's no greater joy, than being with You."


A building was being torn down. The ground was cleaned up. A new building was constructured. Only when we are willing to surrender to his sovereignty, restoration will follow. A firmer and stronger structure, with strong foundation.

Courage is not an absence of fear. An overcomer, is to stay positive attitude inspite of circumstances. We can stand tall when we face our giant, so long we know who is the One behind us.

Posted in: About Life on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at at 1:33 PM 0 comments

3 visions of drifting boat: One vision saw the boat drifting in an open sea; another saw the boat in an open sea trying to sail over a rock; another saw the boat trying to balance itself in a stormy rough sea. Another vision came: the boat was sailing in a stormy rough sea, trying to balance itself, but it had an anchor in the seabed. It still stayed afloat. Suddenly, sunlight pierced through the dark cloud, and the weather clear off.

It's a season of finding anchor, and the anchor is none other than the Word of God. Heaven and earth will fade, circumstances may change, but His Word will still remain. In His Word we can hang on to, and in His Word, we can safely trust.

psalm 1:1-3~Blessed is the man..whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers .

Posted in: About Life on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at at 4:01 PM 0 comments

by Jon Walker© 2008 Purpose Driven Life

“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 (NASB)
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The secret to living with confidence is to be confident in God’s compassion and power. He is the Almighty and everlasting God, and his power and compassion are unlimited. We gain confidence by developing confidence in God and letting go of confidence in ourselves.
When we think we have to do it on our own, or when we think we are doing it on our own, we stand on an uncertain foundation, like the man who built his house upon the sand. No matter how confident we are in ourselves, eventually the rains will come, washing away our self-confidence.
But when we have God-confidence, we know – deep down – that we will always be able to approach God’s throne of grace boldly with confidence – knowing “we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.” (Hebrews 4:16, NLT)

With God-confidence, we know we are loved and accepted by God; we know we are created and shaped by God; we know we have talents and skills given to us by God, and by understanding our true position in Christ, we can be confident that God is with us always, even unto the ends of the earth, even when we open our mouths to speak.
In faith, we can be confident, knowing God’s power is there, trusting God makes it possible for us to do “all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13, NASB)

What does this mean?
· Transfer your confidence to God – Believe he is “working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him.” (Philippians 2:13, NLT) Compare your track record to God’s and see which of you has proved to be more trustworthy. If you believe your confidence should still remain with you, ask God to help you dig deep to uncover why you believe that way. He is never upset or surprised by such honesty.

· Trust God’s Spirit is working within you – Ask God to develop within you a confidence that his Spirit will give you a supernatural power to preach good news to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and to release prisoners from the darkness. (Adapted from Isaiah 61:1-3)

· Why God-confidence is important to you – You may be thinking, “There’s something I’d really like to do, but I don’t think that I can do it.” This kind of thinking may keep you from even trying, but if you’re confident in God – and what he can do through your life – then there’s every reason to move forward, and no good reason to stand still.

· If you had God-confidence, how would the next few days of your life be different?

Posted in: Articles on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at at 12:50 PM 0 comments

Gossips can be extremely painful. We suffered from the wounds of careless words one time of another. We have felt the isolation and rejection they bring. So, why would any of us gossip?

Gossip is reckless or careless word that wound. What it lacks in nutritional value it makes up for in taste. It overdresses trivia that has power to penetrate deep into the soul. It is a negligent scattering of ungrounded accusations and misrepresenttions. It has no accountability, secretive and selective and its real agenda is always well hidden.

We become prey of jealousy when we mistakenly believe God's favour towards one person indicates His disfavour toward us. Jealousy breeds competition, which is fueled by gossips. Covetousness, desiring what God has given another, is an offspiring of jealousy. We are tempted to gossip when we perceived someone else's favour, provision or position as a deduction from God's ability to bless, protect or provide for us.

Is Gossip limited to spoken word?
Gossip is not limited to what is spoken. Often the most difficult and destructive gossip to share is what you have heard. As you listened, your own soul is defiled.


Gossip is rooted in unbelief and watered by fear. We fall prey to gossip when we are afraid to trust God to uphold us in truth. We malign others because we believe our worth is tied to theirs. To get rid yourself of the fruit of gossip, you need to ax the root that is nourishing the tree and fruit. To heal the wounds of gossip is to speak words in answer that contain wisdom and promote reconciliation. Giving our vision of story to the gossiper about how the offender hurt us would not bring healings.

To safeguard yourself from gossiper, ask yourself these questions:

1. Why are they telling me this?

2. Are they confessing their reaction to the offenses or just repeating it to influence me?

3. Have they gone to the individual who offended them?

4. Are they asking me to go with thme so restoration can take place?

5. Am I in a position to help them?

If the answers to above are unclear, then, you are not the one they should speak to, but the one who offended them.

The one who gossips to you, gossips of you.

"Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down" Prov 26:20

"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself" Prov 26:4

"He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends." Prov 17:9

Reference: Lisa Bevere "Understanding Your True Measure"

Posted in: Attitude on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at at 9:29 PM 0 comments

by Dave Burchett

Four Hooksett, New Jersey town employees with 46 years of service between them were fired, in part for gossiping and discussing rumors of an improper relationship between the town administrator and another employee that Hooksett residents now agree were not true. The administrator complained, and after an investigation the town council fired the women, finding, "Gossip, whispering, and an unfriendly environment are causing poor morale and interfering with the efficient performance of town business." "When I was given my termination papers, I just looked at the gentlemen that were present in the room and I said, 'You've got to be kidding!'" said fired worker Sandy Piper, who insisted her comments weren't out of line. "We discussed it on a lunch break, and then it ended." The same thing happens everyday (except for the termination part) in offices all over this great land.

Gossip happens everyday in neighborhoods, car pools and in annoying public cell phone conversations that I am forced to hear. Gossip is a cottage industry in America. We have gossip magazines and television shows. Gossip columnists make careers out of spreading half-truths and rumors. The recurring theme of these humble ramblings is not to rail on what the culture is doing but to examine what the followers of Christ should be doing. And the answer is clear and it should be articulated directly like the soup guy from the Seinfeld TV series. No! No gossip for you!If the founding church fathers had added an 8th Deadly Sin I would nominate gossip. I have seen the devastating effect that gossip has in the church. You may have heard this too close to the truth joke.

Coming out of church, Mrs. Smith asked her husband, "Did you see that piercing that the Johnson's daughter is parading around with?"

"I didn't even see her," admitted Mr. Smith.

"And that dress Mrs. Davis was wearing," continued Mrs. Smith, "Really, don't tell me you think that's the proper outfit for a mother of two."

"I'm afraid I didn't notice that either," said Mr. Smith.

"Oh, for heaven's sake," snapped Mrs. Smith. "A lot of good it does you to go to church."

Gossip is a huge problem in the church and sometimes gossip is very stealthy. Satan has a slick marketing trick that he sells to Christians. We don't call gossip by it's name. We like to call gossip by euphemisms like "sharing our concerns" or "venting to a brother or sister". We gossip when we divulge unnecessary details in prayer requests as if God needs to be brought up to speed on the entire situation. We like to think we are in the clear if we know that the information is true and we are simply being "honest" and "telling it like it is". But Frank Clark correctly stated that "gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around."

The Bible is very clear about gossip. I found fourteen specific mentions of gossip in Scripture. A couple of Old Testament highlights:

"Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people." Leviticus 19:16.

They visit me as if they were my friends,but all the while they gather gossip,and when they leave, they spread it everywhere. Psalm 41:6

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. Proverbs 16:28

Paul reveals how seriously he ranks gossip when he includes the act of gossip in this not so attractive menu of sins.

Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.

Romans 1:29 Seriously, do most of us lump gossip in with hate, murder and deception? Paul does. The church at Corinth also had an ugly list of problems and gossip made the list.

For I am afraid that when I come I won't like what I find, and you won't like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior. 2 Corinthians 12:20

If Paul were to write a letter to the modern church he would surely include gossip in his list of rebukes. A follower of Jesus certainly should not spread gossip any further. Gossip is a parasite that requires a host organism to survive. Don't give gossip a place to live.Solomon wrote this in Proverbs. Fire goes out without wood,and quarrels disappear when gossip stops. Proverbs 26:20

Think of how many times you have believed something to be true only to find out the information was mostly or even totally wrong. I find it interesting that the threat of a libel or slander lawsuit will cause us to be cautious about our remarks in the public square. How naive that we think it is okay to denigrate a child of God and somehow think that there are no repercussions to that action. Are we really more concerned about the People's Court than the Kingdom's Court? Pastor Rick Warren makes a great point when he says that "The problem with Christians is that we take ourselves too seriously and we don't take God seriously enough."

God takes seriously how we communicate about others in the flock. Peter said to "Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless-that's your job, to bless. You'll be a blessing and also get a blessing". 1 Peter 3:8-9 (MsgB) So there is an added bonus for your Godly communicationŠa blessing at no extra charge.

Pastor Jim Cymbala of Brooklyn Tabernacle writes how his church handles the topic of gossip.

About 20 years ago, I said something impromptu to the new members lined up across the front of the church. As we received them, the Holy Spirit prompted me to add, "And now, I charge you that if you ever hear another member speak an unkind word of criticism or slander against anyone-myself, an usher, a choir member, or anyone else-that you stop that person in mid-sentence and say, 'Excuse me-who hurt you? Who ignored you? Who slighted you?
Was it Pastor Cymbala? Let's go to his office right now. He'll apologize to you, and then we'll pray together so God can restore peace to this body. But we won't let you talk critically about people who aren't present to defend themselves.'
"I'm serious about this. I want you to help resolve this kind of thing immediately. And know this: If you are ever the one doing the loose talking, we'll confront you."

To this day, every time we receive new members, I say much the same thing. That's because I know what most easily destroys churches. It's not crack cocaine, government oppression, or even lack of funds. Rather it's gossip and slander that grieves the Holy Spirit.

Powerful. And so achingly true. God is not glorified when we spread gossip and idle chatter. The test is very simple. If I am not part of the situation or a part of the solution I should not be talking about it. James is typically to the point in this brutally honest assessment.A careless or wrongly placed word out of your mouth can do that. By our speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to chaos, throw mud on a reputation, send the whole world up in smoke and go up in smoke with it, smoke right from the pit of hell. James 3:6 (MsgB)

Vaccinate yourself with a couple of scriptural truths about gossip. An injection of biblical truth and a dose of how God views gossip can control the deadly virus. And that will make the body of Christ a whole lot healthier.

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