In charge of Ice Breaker this week for cell.
Most of what I can think of are the games we played during our drinking and party sessions in Korea
Halelluyah
Mouse Catch
Run Horse
I am Grounded
Strawberry
But not sure whether it is suitable for cell environment and Malaysian culture. After all, these games aren't interesting without any penalty..^^
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Rejecting Samsung's Interview Offer
Samsung called me on Thursday and asked me to go for an interview in Seremban on Friday.
Surprisingly and unlike my normal self, I didn't think too much about it. I just asked them to send me an email and I'll get back to them. Of course when I received the call I already had a rough answer in mind but I just waited to be sure of my decision.
If the offer had come last month, I would have gone down to Seremban, because when I submitted my application letter my previous company had internal issues and I suspected that I'd need to find a new company. Furthermore that was the time when my friend who was working in BASF told me she tried to get a release letter from BASF but failed. I was disturbed by all that was happening and wanted to get a release from the scholarship bond.
However after few weeks of wrestling and struggling with God, I've come to the conclusion of trusting in God for once and to wait upon Him.
Talking about waiting upon God, I am reminded about how when I first came back I was asking my Christian friends how do they know, when faced with a tough situation, whether God wants them to persevere and wait upon Him or regard it as a closed door and turn away?
In my situation I thought probably I should persevere and hope that things will be better for the company. But God caused the whole thing to stop. I couldn't do anything even if I wanted to because the decision making lies with the company's president. Now I realized that it was a closed door.
Probably because of this recent past event, God is telling me to trust in Him. If he wants me to work in the public sector He will send the offer to me. If He wants me to remain in the corporate world, the offer will not come. Simple as that.
I posted my likely action in Facebook, but surprisingly (I didn't know it until I replied Samsung, but even if I read it my action wouldn't have changed) all my friends asked me to just go for the interview first and think later. Of course because it was in FB I didn't give too much of my Spiritual walk explanation but instead provided some secular reasons.
What I think I did right was that I had another Christian brother to pray with me on Thrusday night. Of course even that brother asked me to go to the interview first. But since I already know that I will feel guilty (for not trusting in God) if I pass the interview and accept the offer, why bother to go in the first place?
Though the view was different but the important thing was that we prayed about it. And interestingly the night before a prophetic preacher was praying for me and telling me about discernment. And I think she mentioned something like taking the narrow path or something (need to listen to the content again). What more appropriate timing.
Anyway like what I wrote in my FB status the next day:
" Most of the time I write all the terms and conditions and asked God to sign and approve. Probably now is the time I sign first and ask God to write in the terms and conditions.."
Surprisingly and unlike my normal self, I didn't think too much about it. I just asked them to send me an email and I'll get back to them. Of course when I received the call I already had a rough answer in mind but I just waited to be sure of my decision.
If the offer had come last month, I would have gone down to Seremban, because when I submitted my application letter my previous company had internal issues and I suspected that I'd need to find a new company. Furthermore that was the time when my friend who was working in BASF told me she tried to get a release letter from BASF but failed. I was disturbed by all that was happening and wanted to get a release from the scholarship bond.
However after few weeks of wrestling and struggling with God, I've come to the conclusion of trusting in God for once and to wait upon Him.
Talking about waiting upon God, I am reminded about how when I first came back I was asking my Christian friends how do they know, when faced with a tough situation, whether God wants them to persevere and wait upon Him or regard it as a closed door and turn away?
In my situation I thought probably I should persevere and hope that things will be better for the company. But God caused the whole thing to stop. I couldn't do anything even if I wanted to because the decision making lies with the company's president. Now I realized that it was a closed door.
Probably because of this recent past event, God is telling me to trust in Him. If he wants me to work in the public sector He will send the offer to me. If He wants me to remain in the corporate world, the offer will not come. Simple as that.
I posted my likely action in Facebook, but surprisingly (I didn't know it until I replied Samsung, but even if I read it my action wouldn't have changed) all my friends asked me to just go for the interview first and think later. Of course because it was in FB I didn't give too much of my Spiritual walk explanation but instead provided some secular reasons.
What I think I did right was that I had another Christian brother to pray with me on Thrusday night. Of course even that brother asked me to go to the interview first. But since I already know that I will feel guilty (for not trusting in God) if I pass the interview and accept the offer, why bother to go in the first place?
Though the view was different but the important thing was that we prayed about it. And interestingly the night before a prophetic preacher was praying for me and telling me about discernment. And I think she mentioned something like taking the narrow path or something (need to listen to the content again). What more appropriate timing.
Anyway like what I wrote in my FB status the next day:
" Most of the time I write all the terms and conditions and asked God to sign and approve. Probably now is the time I sign first and ask God to write in the terms and conditions.."
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Surrendered Rest
Today's sermon was about Rest. I didn't make any notes so I can't remember the details of what was preached, but roughtly Ps Lee Choo mentioned that there are 3 types of rest:
1. Salvation Rest
2. Surrendered Rest
3. Sabbath Rest
Salvation Rest is the rest that we entered into when we believed in Christ.
Surrendered Rest is the rest that enters into us when we have faith in God's word and promises. This also means surrendering our selfs and judging between the promises of sins and the promises of God. She also mentioned that when are action are not in-tune with our believes, we will be restless. When we do something which we know is against our core believe we will have no rest.
Before starting work with BASF I was still restless thinking of trying to ask for a support letter to get rid of my jpa bond. I was also reminded how I was restless sending my resumes to a few Korean companies few weeks ago after chatting with my friend who's also working there. But after I decided to just wait and let God make the decision I sort of found the peace that I was lacking for the past few weeks.
I'm reminded of the analogy of how we as Christians always like to fill in the check or agreement and ask God to sign it, rather than signing it and asking God to fill it with whatever he wants.
I still think that getting rid of the jpa bond isn't that hard. But I might feel guilty years later own, because I don't fully know what God's plan is. I got rid of the bond base on my own decision and action.
However if I wait for the outcome from God, I'll have peace knowing that it's not something I chose for myself but something God wanted me to do. And in being sure that I'm walking in accordance with His will I'll can find comfort and claim His promises when I face trials and difficulties.
1. Salvation Rest
2. Surrendered Rest
3. Sabbath Rest
Salvation Rest is the rest that we entered into when we believed in Christ.
Surrendered Rest is the rest that enters into us when we have faith in God's word and promises. This also means surrendering our selfs and judging between the promises of sins and the promises of God. She also mentioned that when are action are not in-tune with our believes, we will be restless. When we do something which we know is against our core believe we will have no rest.
Before starting work with BASF I was still restless thinking of trying to ask for a support letter to get rid of my jpa bond. I was also reminded how I was restless sending my resumes to a few Korean companies few weeks ago after chatting with my friend who's also working there. But after I decided to just wait and let God make the decision I sort of found the peace that I was lacking for the past few weeks.
I'm reminded of the analogy of how we as Christians always like to fill in the check or agreement and ask God to sign it, rather than signing it and asking God to fill it with whatever he wants.
I still think that getting rid of the jpa bond isn't that hard. But I might feel guilty years later own, because I don't fully know what God's plan is. I got rid of the bond base on my own decision and action.
However if I wait for the outcome from God, I'll have peace knowing that it's not something I chose for myself but something God wanted me to do. And in being sure that I'm walking in accordance with His will I'll can find comfort and claim His promises when I face trials and difficulties.
Psalms 84
One of my friend from cell sent me this passage the night before my first official job after graduating.
I don't know why he chose this psalm out of all the 150 psalms, but was touched by how thoughtful he was. "May you turn the valley into springs of living water." Thanks, and by God's grace will try to do that.
Psalm 84
For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1 How lovely is your dwelling-place, O LORD Almighty.
2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young— a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
8Hear my prayer, O LORD God Almighty; listen to me, O God of Jacob.
9 Look upon our shield, O God; look with favour on your anointed one.
10Better is one day in yourcourtsthan a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favour and honour; no good thing does hewithholdfrom those whose walk is blameless.
12O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you
I don't know why he chose this psalm out of all the 150 psalms, but was touched by how thoughtful he was. "May you turn the valley into springs of living water." Thanks, and by God's grace will try to do that.
Psalm 84
For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1 How lovely is your dwelling-place, O LORD Almighty.
2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young— a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
8Hear my prayer, O LORD God Almighty; listen to me, O God of Jacob.
9 Look upon our shield, O God; look with favour on your anointed one.
10Better is one day in yourcourtsthan a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favour and honour; no good thing does hewithholdfrom those whose walk is blameless.
12O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you
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