Busy
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his evil angels, he said "We can't keep the Christians from going to church. We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We can't even keep them from conservative values.
But we can do something else. We can keep them from forming an intimate, abiding relationship in Christ. If they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken.
So let them go to church, let them have their conservative lifestyles, but steal their time so they can't gain that experience in Jesus Christ. This is what I want you to do, angels. Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!"
"How shall we do this?" shouted his angels.
"Keep them busy in the nonessentials of life and invent unnumbered schemes to occupy their minds," he answered.
"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, then borrow, borrow, borrow. Convince the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6 or 7 days a week, 10 to 12 hours a day, so they can afford their lifestyles. Keep them from spending time with their children. As their family fragments, soon their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work."
"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that small still voice. Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive, to keep the TV, VCR, DVDs, CDs and their PCs going constantly in their homes. And see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical, contradictory music constantly. This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."
"Fill their coffee-tables with magazines and newspapers. Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day. Invade their driving moments with billboards. Flood their mailboxes with junk-mail, sweepstakes, mail-order catalogues and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering free products, services and false hopes."
"Even in their recreation let them be excessive. Have them return from the recreation exhausted, disquieted and unprepared for the coming week. Don't let them go out to nature to reflect on God's wonders. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, concerts and movies instead."
"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences and unsettled emotions."
"Let them be involved in soul-winning, but crowd their lives with so many causes that they have no time to seek power from Christ. Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause."
It was quite a convention in the end. The evil angels went to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busy, busy, busy and rush here and there.
Has the devil been successful in his scheme?
You be the judge.
How about this definition of BUSY: Being Under Satan's Yoke
Satan's goal is to take our minds away from Christ and steer us towards the cares of the world. God wants us to enjoy life, but He must be first. If we are too busy for God, then we are too busy!
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posted by sam @ 7:04 AM,
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Today's a gift, that's why it's called the present
"If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. - Steve Job
Meaning in life. Living life to the full. Living without regrets. Live your dreams. Live don't merely exist. They all mean the same thing. I guess there comes a point in your life where you take the back seat, open both your eyes, mind, heart and review your life thus far. Each person would have a different interpretation of what it means to really live. Just scourging the net you see different thoughts from various people.
- Become the change you want to see
- None of us are promised tomorrow
- We only go around once in this silly, messed up world. So, give it your best shot while you're living
- Go out and do the things that you love to do and do it now instead of pushing it till tomorrow if you can do it today
- Take control of your life, and have fun
- Means i dont sit round an wait for things to come to me...i go get it or do it
- Don't take life for granted and enjoy the most you can in life because before you know it it is gone. And there is only memories left
- Trying new things and taking chances
- Be not the passerby watching the parade but be the main cast of the parade
- Living life from the outside in rather than the inside out
- Live like you were dying
- Take the risk, what's the worse that could happen
All I want is to wake up each day and to know that I'm making a difference.
It's not about me. Never was.
Today I Will Make a Difference by Max Lucado
Today I will make a difference.
I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is the product of his thoughts.
I want to be happy and hopeful. Therefore, I will have thoughts that are happy and hopeful.
I refuse to be victimized by my circumstances. I will not let petty inconveniences such as stoplights, long lines, and traffic jams be my masters.
I will avoid negativism and gossip. Optimism will be my companion, and victory will be my hallmark.
Today I will make a difference.
I will be grateful for the twenty-four hours that are before me.
Time is a precious commodity. I refuse to allow what little time I have to be contaminated by self-pity, anxiety, or boredom.
I will face this day with the joy of a child and the courage of a giant.
I will drink each minute as though it is my last.
When tomorrow comes, today will be gone forever.
While it is here, I will use it for loving and giving.
Today I will make a difference.
I will not let past failures haunt me. Even though my life is scarred with mistakes, I refuse to rummage through my trash heap of failures.
I will admit them. I will correct them. I will press on.
Victoriously.
No failure is fatal.
It’s OK to stumble… I will get up.
It’s OK to fail… I will rise again.
Today I will make a difference.
posted by sam @ 6:14 AM,
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Extraordinary ordinaries
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Uses for coca-cola: clean a toilet bowl, remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers, clean corrosion from car battery terminals, cook, loosen a rusty bolt, bake a moist ham, remove grease from clothes, clean rust in a bathtub, clean milk stains from clothes, make barbecue sauce, prevent an asthma attack, relieve constipation, prevent diarrhea, condition hair, fertilize azaleas or gardenias, clean eyeglasses, clean tarnished pennies, strip paint off metal patio furniture, get rid of fruit flies, boost a compost bin, prevent flatulence, relieve an upset stomach, kill slugs or snails, mousse hair, sooth a jellyfish sting, clean blood stains from clothes, soothe a sore throat, neutralize skunk odor.
Everyday objects with a twist
p.s. we've got Penang now in Choice of Food.
posted by sam @ 7:47 AM,
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Unending eating for 7 days
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Was just thinking, if I were to eat all that I've mapped out here I would probably name my restaurant:
On the other hand, many more undiscovered food in Melaka. Help me out by sending me some links, for the good of all mankind! (in Melaka)
posted by sam @ 8:17 AM,
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Wish I had this while I was in Melaka
Sunday, May 04, 2008
It was a dilemma, it still is. What's for dinner? Where to eat? Can't think of a place! Well, I've started this small side project to help me decide on where and what to eat the next time a choice needs to be made (which explains the lack of blogtime on this blog ;)).
Introducing: Choice of Food
So far I've only done for part of Melaka. Still in a trial stage, so do feel free to suggest on any improvements needed. The idea is to add a little everyday and one day it'll just be filled with food reviews that will help people such as you and I to decide on where's the next place to chow.
Note: Do check out Melaka> Personal Experience. There're places to eat that even I didn't know about! Hope the other bloggers don't mind me linking them up :)
posted by sam @ 9:12 AM,
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A box of ingenuity
Friday, May 02, 2008
"Keep doing what you've been doing, keep getting what you've been getting."Gotta keep thinking out of this box.
A man fell asleep while reading a book. Although he slept for many hours, when he woke, he noticed that the sun had hardly moved in the sky. How did this happen? Answer
A woman in a cast stepped out of a car in front of a building and was immediately surrounded by flashing lights and screams. What was going on? Answer
Picture from Friday Reflections
posted by sam @ 10:48 AM,
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The Author
Samuel Yau
How do you truly know someone? The truth is, you can't. Each person that you come across have a perspective of you that differs from another. So it's entirely up to you on how I am perceived to be
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Initially this blog was birthed out of curiosity, on what it would be like to have a blog. To explore the world of entrepreneurship, business, marketing, etc and to jot down my learnings/experience here. As time passes on, the purpose change, the passion change, the person change.