Recipe for a Miracle

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Tension
2 cups Stress
1 ½ teaspoons of Guilt
2 heaping cups of Limited Time
3/4 tablespoon of Urgency
A dash of "No Other Choice"
3 heaping cups of Faith


STEPS:

1. Fold ingredients gently into a bowl.
2. Mix vigorously and add a few tears.
3. You'll sweat a little as you knead the dough.
4. Pack it firmly between your hopes and dreams and form into a perfect littleball.
5. Sprinkle it with a little faith (I recommend Hebrews 11),
6. rolling the ball in the flour until fully covered.
7. Place it under a veil of belief and allow it to rise.
8. Put it in an oven that has been pre-set at the perfect temperature for the heat of trials and tribulations.
9. Allow it to brown under the warmth of God's love.
10. Remove after due season and allow to cool in the confidence of His promise.
11. Garnish with your praises.
12. Arrange neatly on a platter of thankfulness and serve to friends, families and,
13. oh yes, strangers . . . invite them too!

p.s: Pass on the recipe to all who request it and let them know that with this recipe, they have the makings of a miracle!

Adapted from Inspirational Christian stories, poems and thoughts

The Implication : Wait

Most people know the story of Lazarus in the Bible (John Chapter 11) – the person who rose from the dead by Jesus.

How impossible yet remarkable true story:

There was a man who was very sick to an extend whereby he was at the verge of dying. So one of the sisters went and sent words to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” (John 11:3)

What Jesus reply simply was, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” (John 11:4)

Upon hearing was Jesus said, I believe no one know what He meant at that point of time, until the Work is being done in a few days later. The interesting thing what Jesus did is at verse 6: “Yet when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two more days.” (John 11:6)

We may ask why did Jesus want to stay for another 2 more days despite knowing that His beloved one was dying? We don’t understand. We would want to rush to the scene and be with our love ones if know our love ones is dying.

Not only we are amazed that Jesus stayed on 2 more days, we are also amazed that Jesus was willing to go back to the place where He was not welcomed where Lazarus was laid. There might be a possibility that Jesus and His disciples may be stoned to death if they went back to where Lazarus was. But it was of no concern of Him for He said, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees by this world’s light. It is when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he has no light.” (John11: 9-10)

When Jesus reached Bethany, He found out that Lazarus had been dead for 4 days. And Martha said to Jesus IF you had been there, her brother would not have died. (John 11:21 & 32) The word ‘IF’ implied Martha’s limitation on believing what Jesus can do to the impossible just like how we have difficulties in believing God will deliver us from all sufferings we are experiencing nowadays.

As the story goes by, Jesus wanted to see Lazarus who have been dead for 4 days and may had a bad odor already but He reminded all again just as He had said in John 11:4 – “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you would see that glory of God?”

The people agreed with Jesus and took away the stone where He released Lazarus from the dead by calling out to him, ““Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hand and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.” (John 11:43-44)




Moral: Are we willing to wait for God? The 2 days that Jesus delayed might not be our 2 days. It might be longer – weeks, months or even years..
But if we are willing to wait on Him, we’ll experience something that is beyond our imaginations. Something so great that we could never have thought that God will do for us – just like how Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.

An impossible possibility (Linked) I termed it. Impossible for us, and possible for God.

Impossible is nothing.

Believe.

Agape

eugene

Next Phase - Advance & Overcome

It not easy.

It's never meant to be easy in the first place.

The reason I am able to conquer such great heights is all because of Him.

All Praise and Glory be given to Him.
Rely on Him is not one of the options but the Only option.

For without Him, I am nothing.

Nothing at all.

Farewell to all. Although I know them for only a short period of 4 weeks, the relationship and the bonding was certainly a strong one.

Jokers, slackers, hard-workers, toilet cleaners, extras-takers we are..
But no doubt, we are all leaders of Singapore.

Infantry, Armour, Engineers, Logistics, Signallers - No matter where we go, I believe we'll remember the day we suffered together, joked together, scrubbed toilet together, knock-it-down together and certainly everything.

See you guys on June 10, 2009. SAFTI MI Parade Square. =)

Agape
eugene

Last Gathering, Tango Wing OCS

Eugene & Eugene
- The 1st person who talked to me when I first step in to Tango wing

Buddies
Karan & Eugene



Tango Platoon 3, Section 3
(L-R) Shimon, Benny, Yu Hui, Siang Yi, 2LT Ethan, Eugene , Zhong Xing, Karan, Nicholas, Eugene
(Not in photo: Timothy & Parthi )

Although I have only been in Tango Wing for only 4 weeks, the relationship developed with one another is more than I could imagine.

The hardships we went through is something that words cannot describe.

Everyday spent in Tango wing is a grace experienced from Him. If not for Him, I would not been there.

I thank God for every moment I gone through.

One more week to go

before promoting to senior cadet together

before seperating to various vocations

before we bid our farewells to one another

memories always..

Praise the LORD!

agape

eugene

Tango Wing

(73rd badge/08)

Life

Our life is a short time in expectation, a time in which sadness and joy kiss each other at every moment.

There is a quality of sadness that pervades all the moments of our life.

It seems that there is no such thing as a clear-cut pure joy, but that even in the most happy moments of our existence we sense a tinge of sadness.

In every satisfaction, there is an awareness of limitations.

In every success, there is a fear of jealousy.

Behind every smile, there is a tear.

In every embrace, there is loneliness.

In every friendship, distance.

And in all forms of light, there is the knowledge of surrounding darkness...

But this intimate experience in which every bit of life is touched by a bit of death can point us beyond the limits of our existence.

It can do so by making us look forward in expectation to the day when our hearts will be filled with perfect Joy, a Joy that no one shall take away from us.

By HENRI NOUWEN

(Adapted from 'Reaching for the Invisible God' by PHILIP YANCEY)

Agape

Spiritual Buddies

L to R - me, Yu qiang, Jing qiang (no, they're not brothers but bro-in-Christ)

Thank God for this relationship.
For they are the ones who are always there for me and encourage me.
We share almost everything under the sky -

- our life experiences,
- painful thoughts from the past and present,
- problems faces in school, work and army,
- family,
- spiritual reflections,
- relationships,
- prayer requests
- and such.

Age gaps doesn't matter.
For we are all spiritually mature.

Praise the Lord.


Agape
Eugene

Cadet course

Rush.Regimental.Stress.Tough.

3 more weeks to professional term.

6 more months to commission.
I give Thanks.

No matter what.