"Honey, you kuai kuai at home, I make more $$$!"

check it out:

Married men earn more if wives do the chores?

"Married men earn more than bachelors so long as their wives stay at home doing the housework, according to a report Wednesday from Britain's Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)."

~~interesting, huh?

message undelivered?

Christianity promotes that GOD IS LOVE. And hence, He will be the first one to answer our prayers!

I have written about prayer in my previous post.

problem:

I pray to the loving God for XXXXX for along time and earnestly. But, seems no reply. God refuses to answer my prayer.

Yes?

My limited and simple brain cells can generate of 2 reasons why our prayers seems unanswered:

1st: refuse to obey

bible says : "If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear" (Ps.66:18)

iniquity means sin or wrong doing and Sin is define as unwilling to obey God.

the reason is simple: How can you go against God and still ask Him for a favor?

So, now, I hated God and rebelled against Him, what should I do?

Good News:

1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

2nd : God is smarter

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts" (Is.558-9)

You see, God is so much smarter than us that, He thinks differently than us. He loves us and always wanted to give the best to us. He listens to our prayers, but some times, we ask for something that is not good for us. So, God refuse to gives and He answers with either NO or NOT YET.

Says, your son loves Potato Chips. And everyday, he asks you to buy a pack for him. He has been a good boy and you loves him more than anything or anyone else. Will you buy him Potato Chips daily? Unlikely because you don't want him to die early.

Elijah, prophet, once prayed and ask the Lord to take his life. He was so depressed that he ask God to kill him. But God is so loving that He refuse to answer Elijah's prayer. Elijah ended up translated to heaven without experience death.

Conclusion:

Keep praying! God loves to hear your prayer but please have in mind that God will only provides you THE BEST

Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Wa Si Hokkien Lang!

check this out: hokkienlang

"Wa kong wueh
Wu lang thia boh?"

I honestly really have a hard time trying to read those post. But funnie leh... :)

I remember one incident when I volunteered in the Penang Adventist Hospital last year. In ER. There is one old sweet lady ask me to help her to walk to the toilet. But she conversed with me in hokkien... which I know abit abit only. But then again, I really don't know what she trying to say. Charm lor.. but one phrase save my life:

"Auntie, sorry ah, wa bo shi hokkien lang, le kong shi mi, wo thia boh..."(~smile)

... and I called a Sabahan nurse which can converse well in Hokkien. (malu la saya.. orang cina, pernah tinggal Muar, tak tau bahasa hokkien..)

melancholy Christianity?

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Ps. 16:11

Some people (or not, many people) thinks that to accept Christ as our personal savior is means beginning of pain and difficulty in lives. Some, associate Christianity with persecution, hardship, sorrows, poverty and other "negative" sadness.

I have a chance to chat with one gentleman:

Me: The recently held youth camp (AYC) is cool. The speaker is powerful. I think you, you should be there.

Gentleman: I better not go there?

M: But, why?

G: I am afraid that, when I go there, I listen to the truth, I was touched by the massage and get baptize!

M:???

G: and if I get baptize, and become a Christian, I am bounded to live a perfect life and I will be encounter many sorrows.

_____________

Is it true that becoming a Christian, you will encounter many sorrows?

yes and no.

it is inevitable that this world is full of sorrow. The most evil guy in this world also face difficulty and hardship. This is because, teruk la, the world is under the spell of sin. Means that, from the very beginning, human choose to rebel against God, and choose to learn the hard way.

But the good news is, the loving God, have a plan out. That is where Christianity comes in, where you are NOT ALONE, God will be with you going through whatever suffering you will be facing.

Inspiration tell us:

Do not think that when you walk with Jesus you must walk in the shadow. The happiest people in the world are those who trust in Jesus and gladly do His bidding. From the lives of those who follow Him, unrest and discontent are banished. . . . They may meet with trial and difficulty,
but their lives are full of joy; for Christ walks beside them, and His presence makes the pathway bright. . . .

Using common sense and some basic calculation, I suggest you to accept the Jesus as your personal Savior as He is all ready to be with you to meet the coming trial and difficulty! and the best, it is free for all!


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BTW, Jargon problems:

Jesus=Christ=God=Savior=Jesus Christ

all refer to the same thing

"Perpetual Connectivity"

My sister, Persis has raised the issue of effect of rock music to our frontal lobe. Please read here and here for context.

I guess, Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman had picture it in a clearer way.