New Surrender

"We will all come to the point in our life where we have to admit that we feel defeated, that something has conquered us. We must change, not because we want to, but because we desperately have to. We can not take life in its current suffocating state, even to admit such desperation shows that we are feeling deserted, wandering the barren desert, a shell of our former selves. It is only up from here, it is impossible to sink any lower into ourselves or our circumstances. But we can be salvaged, a deliverance. No vice can stand, no fix can take. The thorn in the side can be removed, but you have to be willing to admit and surrender. Surrender your habits, your lifestyle, your past, your present, and your future. This is your new surrender. The new surrender."

- Stephen Christian

Beauty and The Beast

You know the story, There was a time when his face was handsome, and his palace was pleasant. But that was before the curse. He was cursed because he refused to let a fairy in to his palace during a heavy rain. So the fairy turned him into a hideous beast.

But all that changed when the Beauty came. I wonder, what would happen to the Beast if the Beauty hadn't appeared? Or what would had happened if she hadn't cared? Who would have blamed her if she hadn't? Well, he was such a... beast. Hairy, roaring, and defying. While the Beauty is of course beautiful, gorgeous and contagiously kind. Nobody would have blamed her if she hadn't cared, but she did.

The story is familiar because it reminds us of ourselves. There is a beast within each of us.

Some would disagree. They look around and say, "Compared to everyone else, I'm still a decent person." We try, oh how we try. We don't do what we want to do, we don't like what we do, and worse-- we can't change.

Still disagree? Well, accept this challenge. For the next twenty-four hours, lead a sinless life. Not a decade, year or a month. Just one perfect day. Still can't do it? Hmm. How about an hour? Where you only have pure thoughts and actions. Not up for it? How about five minutes? Five minutes of worry-free, anger-free, and unselfish living. Can you do it? No?

Nor can I.

But here the correlation with Beauty and the Beast ends. In the Bible, the Beauty does much more. He becomes the beast, so the beast, which is us, can become the beauty. What if the Beauty had not come? What if the Beauty had not cared? Then we would have remained a beast. But the Beauty did come, and the Beauty did care.

"The sinless One took on the face of a sinner, so that we sinners could take on the face of a saint."

(Adapted from "He chose the nails", by Max Lucado.)

A light-hearted affair

No matter what history has told these kids,
they never stop smiling.

Ann Siang Road

So today I went to Ann Siang Road for the second time, and I saw this:


But apart from that, it was an eye opener for me. The place has a contemporary feel, yet there are still old buildings, shophouses and shops in the midst. It also has a chill-out ambience, very quiet and laid-back. Oh yeah saw a pair of jeans that I liked. Well, I'm still considering other alternatives as well. Yup I shall end this short entry here.

Not just

Not just a ministry.
Not just a percussion band.

Just Do It.

Sometimes in life,
When the chips are down,
When the odds are against you,
Never give up,
Just do it...













(PS: Have you heard of Adobe Photoshop CS3?)

I Started a Fire

Gearing up for a hectic, crazy, yet fufilling week for me.

So take courage, take your chances,

And one day you'll find your answers.

Perceptions

I thought this is how humans deal with reality.
Maybe it's man's imperfection
that causes things to get really shallow.

Let's just talk about the weather instead.
Well the climate has changed,
so do humans.

"Lord knows if we'll ever, ever meet again."

Concert In The Park (Main Event)