In sin I lay without a doubt,
Awaiting Your soothing touch of redemption,
Like a journeyman who has lost his route,
Awaiting Your hand to guide his every action.
Oh wretched being that I am,
Why does a God so noble care?
Have I truly the worth of the world that You say I am?
That a world so large cannot compare with a soul so rare.
Could I accept Thy love?
Or perhaps the human mind cannot comprehend,
Why You descended from heaven like a dove,
To bear upon Yourself the fate of humanity which had ended.
Has my fate being sealed?
For in sin I lay barren and torn,
Yet You sought me for the fate I have sealed,
And promised me a hope reborn.
Woe to me that I see not Your grace,
That upon this I hang my head in shame,
For I comprehend not this love,
And for all its simplicity I failed to see.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Women feel they are sexiest at 34
Haha, this is a riot. It takes 34 years of life for a woman to find out their sexy. Sometimes surveys like this bother me alot. I truly wonder what's going on? Why is it that women can feel sexy at the age of 21 or 24 or for that matter 65? Does there have to be a limit? Or is it just strange that there's a pinnacle where sexiness is concerned and it sloops off after then?
In my personal opinion, surveys like this generalize on how women feel and set the standard for some that by 34 years old, you have better had experience in the bedroom for you to be sexy. Such connotations are degrading and set stupid standards for people. (FYI, this survey was done by Astral [some moisturiser brand]). This is something women have to learn. You can feel sexy at age 34, you can also feel so at 65!!! Don't let some survey dictate your life. If your beau can't make you feel appreciated and beautiful, you might need to find someone else.
Taken from : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Women_feel_they_are_sexiest_at_34/rssarticleshow/3810703.cms
In my personal opinion, surveys like this generalize on how women feel and set the standard for some that by 34 years old, you have better had experience in the bedroom for you to be sexy. Such connotations are degrading and set stupid standards for people. (FYI, this survey was done by Astral [some moisturiser brand]). This is something women have to learn. You can feel sexy at age 34, you can also feel so at 65!!! Don't let some survey dictate your life. If your beau can't make you feel appreciated and beautiful, you might need to find someone else.
Taken from : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Women_feel_they_are_sexiest_at_34/rssarticleshow/3810703.cms
Monday, December 8, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Machiavellian
What does it mean to be Machiavellian?
Some synonyms with this word are two faced, cunning, or placing pragmatism over morality. A facade that shades over our eyes; that you're not the person that you were just 5 minutes ago. How does one switch between such extremes? Is it possible that one moment you're deceitful and cunning and next you're the person who dwells in the midst of righteousness?
Are we trading ourselves for masks? Masks of deception and masks of perfection? Is the righteousness that you now bear still righteousness if its hidden under a mask of pain and insecurity? What are the foundations that are formed upon if they are not real? Written in Isaiah 64:6 is this:
Some synonyms with this word are two faced, cunning, or placing pragmatism over morality. A facade that shades over our eyes; that you're not the person that you were just 5 minutes ago. How does one switch between such extremes? Is it possible that one moment you're deceitful and cunning and next you're the person who dwells in the midst of righteousness?
Are we trading ourselves for masks? Masks of deception and masks of perfection? Is the righteousness that you now bear still righteousness if its hidden under a mask of pain and insecurity? What are the foundations that are formed upon if they are not real? Written in Isaiah 64:6 is this:
But we are all like an unclean [thing], And all our righteousnesses [are] like
filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have
taken us away.
Are you then a great person + God = Perfect person?
OR
Are you then a nobody + God = Perfect person?
Sunday, November 23, 2008
When the pie gets small, people get desperate
Well, obviously I don't need to tell you that the economy is terrible but this is just horrific. The figures double every year guys.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Love gets the attention of people
A recent intervention done by Ong (2008) which was replicated by Gan (2008) showed that facebook status changes of "single" to "in a relationship" invoked the most responses from individuals.
This is a startling find. According to Ong (2008) within a day, 16 responses were collected. Gan (2008) replication was similar and showed matching results within half a day. Due to personal traumas from the smses and ethical considerations (the participant did not want to lie), the participant decided to withdraw from the experiment.
Preliminary observations show that majority of the responses came from females with the leading question being "who is the girl?". With such startling statistics we estimate a correlation of 0.8 could be possible if one switches the status of one's relationship.
Hopefully researchers would remain vigilant in this field to establish more concrete statistics.
This is a startling find. According to Ong (2008) within a day, 16 responses were collected. Gan (2008) replication was similar and showed matching results within half a day. Due to personal traumas from the smses and ethical considerations (the participant did not want to lie), the participant decided to withdraw from the experiment.
Preliminary observations show that majority of the responses came from females with the leading question being "who is the girl?". With such startling statistics we estimate a correlation of 0.8 could be possible if one switches the status of one's relationship.
Hopefully researchers would remain vigilant in this field to establish more concrete statistics.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
A question of submission
I am often baffled by this question. How is it possible for some to lay down their lives in utter submission towards the will of God?
I know that many a time my heart is just taken by things that don't matter. 2 things really bother me. How did I get to this state and why am I just plain apathetic about it? I am supposed to care about my well being and the person that I am.
As a christian, your ultimate goal is to consciously lay down your own will and set your needs aside in pursuit of God's will. I've been listening a lot to Ravi Zacharias lately and here was one very interesting question he posed:
"How is it that the christians claim of such an infinite God that is powerful and yet there is so little change in His people?"
Have we done justice to the name of God? In Leviticus 20:22-26, God states that we are His people which have been separated from the unclean and that we should be Holy for He is holy. Does the servant emulate after his master? Sometimes I myself feel condemned that I am writing things like these because I have not practiced them.
I am surprised how God spends time to actually capture my attention. I don't know if you guys get this but there are times at the back of my head that I just heard the whispers going:"Hey, I've missed you today." or "Hey, where's that promise that you were gonna start your day with Me?" Its statements like these that sometimes prompt me to just wanna break down and cry. That God would actually take time to tell you all these things!!! I guess that's how David felt when he knew God thought of him that much (Psalms 139:17-18).
What I find even more amusing is that God keeps coming back! Regardless of how many times you've not answered. What kind of a God does that? Indeed God wants to know you. Put yourself in His shoes and face (literally) a world of denials from people. Those beings that You conceived and crafted with your hands have now turned against You. Calling You a fraud, a fake. Those that claim they believe in You have nothing but an idea of You and not knowing You for who You really are.
These certainly are tough issues to answer. And the journey of submission towards God is of even greater multitude. Though tired I must continue to believe because as Philippians 1:6 says "He who began a good work will finish it."
I know that many a time my heart is just taken by things that don't matter. 2 things really bother me. How did I get to this state and why am I just plain apathetic about it? I am supposed to care about my well being and the person that I am.
As a christian, your ultimate goal is to consciously lay down your own will and set your needs aside in pursuit of God's will. I've been listening a lot to Ravi Zacharias lately and here was one very interesting question he posed:
"How is it that the christians claim of such an infinite God that is powerful and yet there is so little change in His people?"
Have we done justice to the name of God? In Leviticus 20:22-26, God states that we are His people which have been separated from the unclean and that we should be Holy for He is holy. Does the servant emulate after his master? Sometimes I myself feel condemned that I am writing things like these because I have not practiced them.
I am surprised how God spends time to actually capture my attention. I don't know if you guys get this but there are times at the back of my head that I just heard the whispers going:"Hey, I've missed you today." or "Hey, where's that promise that you were gonna start your day with Me?" Its statements like these that sometimes prompt me to just wanna break down and cry. That God would actually take time to tell you all these things!!! I guess that's how David felt when he knew God thought of him that much (Psalms 139:17-18).
What I find even more amusing is that God keeps coming back! Regardless of how many times you've not answered. What kind of a God does that? Indeed God wants to know you. Put yourself in His shoes and face (literally) a world of denials from people. Those beings that You conceived and crafted with your hands have now turned against You. Calling You a fraud, a fake. Those that claim they believe in You have nothing but an idea of You and not knowing You for who You really are.
These certainly are tough issues to answer. And the journey of submission towards God is of even greater multitude. Though tired I must continue to believe because as Philippians 1:6 says "He who began a good work will finish it."
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