a photo i took with yingjie recently(: its not edited. its a reflection on the window panel when we went up to the 15th storey to see the beautiful scenery. (: God's creations are simply majestic!

i hardly post pictures and extracts up on my blog. haha. but anyway i read this book borrowed from my brother, and i just wanna share extracts of it to you guys((: it really helped me in knowing certain stuffs. enjoy and reflect, dude! (: i dont care whether you like reading or not. READ THIS!!! cos it will benefit you and your personal time with God. ^^
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The Secret Of Listening

Hearing God's voice has become the singular quest of my heart,the sole pursuit that alone satisfies the greatest longings of my heart.

For this reason, i strongly advocate for a prayer life that is comprised mostly of silence. It's a great delight to talk to God, but its even more thrilling when He talks to us. I've discovered that He has more important things to say than i do. Things dont change when i talk to God; Things change when God talks to me. When i talk, nothing happens; when God talks, the universe comes into existence. So the power of prayer is found, not in convincing God of my agenda, but in waiting upon him to hear his agenda.

I do not mean to give the impression that hearing God's voice is my daily experience in the secret place. Far from it! Most days i come away with unfulfilled longings,unrequited initiatives,unanswered prayers,unrealized aspirations,deferred hopes,and incomplete understandings. But then comes along one of those days-you know what i mean-when heaven leans over and God speaks a word directly to the heart. He breathes upon a portion of Scripture and personalizes its meaning precisely to my felt needs.

I will endure months of silence if He will but speak one creative word from His mouth to my spirit.

My role in the secret place is to listen for anything God might want to speak. If He doesnt speak to me, my time spent in silent listening is not in futile or in vain. I realize i cant tell God what to speak,or when to speak it. But i can position myself in the secret place so that, when He chooses to speak, i am found listening.

Do not believe in your adversary's lies. He would tell you that you are unable to hear the voice of God. Nothing could be further from the truth. Jesus said of you," My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow me." <> You can hear the voice of God. Stop everything, come aside,listen,and wait on Him. Wait until. He longs to commune with you.

When listening, it is a common experience to be bombarded with thoughts about all that must be done in our daily duties. A practical suggestion: Take a notepad to the secret place,and write down "Things to do" as they interrupt your listening. Then,you can put those thoughts out of mind and maintain your focus where you want it,knowing that you'll not forget about those details later.

Be encouraged by the fact that you're not the only one who finds listening a very challenging discipline to master. The best attainments in god always come the hardest.

Lets grow together!
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