Dearest children
2 days ago, we heard of a friend in his 60s suddenly died of heart attack. In fact your dad just had dinner with him a month ago when he came down to Singapore.
This businessman drank & smoked excessively and many times, he mocked at God & denied his presence. He was careless with his words especially when he said, " Die? die lah!"
I make it a habit to read daily, the book of Proverbs, & each chapter will coincide with today's date and in one month, I would have completed 31 chapters, alright sometimes, I have to read 2 chapters 30 & 31 on 30th of the month. For the last few chapters of Proverbs, I kept reading about the fool, the wicked and the man who is stiff-necked will suddenly be destroyed - without remedy.
And I thought of this businessman who lived a reckless lifestyle and now he is gone & forever in the 'pit of fire' with no chance of remedy.
We have to be careful about how we live coz we reap what we sow.
Galatians 6:7-8
"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature (carousal) will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit (obedience), from the Spirit will reap eternal life."
This is a grim reminder. Life is short, let's live well so we can stand confidently, unashamedly before God when we meet Him at the end of our lives.
With much Love
Mum xx
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Spiritual Rooted Disease
Hey,
I am back again!
I want to record this down before I forget. 2 weeks before the last July Encounter, I experienced a very sharp pain in my left knee at the side. I didnt fall or knock into anything hard. It just happened. I was already limping but by the next day, I could not walk because the pain became worse. I rested at home since I could not walk but in the middle of the night, I suddenly woke up with an excruciating pain in my side knee. It lasted for an hour before I could go back to sleep. Now I can really identify how painful arthritis can be!
The next morning (which was the 3rd day), I was still limping. By evening at around 5pm, the pain went off just as suddenly as it came. My friends said I may have knee problem but I never had it for more than 10 years since the Lord healed me.
Ps Marilyn said that she felt the experience I had, had spiritual significance. God was saying that he wanted to either heal those with knee problems or deliver those who were not walking right with God at the Encounter.
Well, Encounter came. During one of the ministry sessions, I had a sense that I should be approaching this particular lady to pray for her. She told me about her divorce and how it had affected her 13 year old son. He has severe arthritis & at such a young age! The pain always centres around the knee area. Isnt it miraculous that God led me to meet her? I told her I had the knee pain exactly at the same spot her son had.
This lady has abnormal early menopause, ie, she did not have menses for 6 months already and her doc diagnosed her condition as pre-menopause. This is impossible as she is only in her mid 30s. All that bitterness, anger, rage & rejection which is a spiritual state, had caused a physical infirmity.
I told her that if she wants to be healed and see her son healed, there is a condition. She had to think about the people who had injured them either through word or deed. She must encourage herself & her son to get rid of all bitterness & unforgiveness in exchange for their healing. They would have to get that right with God. She was willing & although I dont see her anymore, I like to believe that God has done his healing work.
In another session, a lady came up to me for prayer. She had the same problems - her husband wants to leave her, didnt treat her right, victimized her emotionally & verbally. It was a long ministry session as her hurts were very deep. Next I had to deal with her migraine. It comes & it goes, every day, and it can be really painful. As far as I know, the spiritual root problem is that it is triggered by guilt resulting from conflict in her life in conjunction with fear.
It is not the conflict itself that she is having that triggers the migraine. It is the conflict that she has with herself (within herself) over the conflict that she has with someone, God or with life that triggers the migraine, either real or imagined. So my friend & I helped her to overcome her own guilt because she felt the breakdown in her marriage was her own doing. Just to clarify not every migraine is spiritual. One can have a bad headache because of work or stress but if it is in a prolonged state & if the person has unresolved issues, then you know it is a spiritual sickness.
I think Christians must realise they have to help themselves defeat spiritual diseases. Through the years, God has shown me insights into why people have disease. It is not that God cannot heal or that He doesnt want to; the problem is that man doesnt understand disease. Many have been trapped by diseases & are dying because of either a lack of knowledge or just no knowledge at all. From scriptures & by practical discernment, one can unearth many spiritual roots & blocks to healing.
I am not advocating that one should not take medicine or seek medical help when there is a sickness. I hope you will never do that because healing will only come when a person has faith & if faith is not there, then that sick person has to continue taking the medicine. What I am saying is that there is a more excellent way to healing & we must ALSO pay attention to it - the spiritual side.
For example, colon cancer is believed to have deep roots in bitterness & slander with the tongue. This disease can also be inherited, & if you were to look at a family which has a long history of colon disease, you will discover family conflict where there are unresolved bitterness, unresolved antagonism & words of frustration and anger. These can cause damage throughout successive generations.
I hope I have given you an insight into this area of importance.
Proverbs 14:30 says, "A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones."
OK, Good night children, I am sleepy now.
Love Mum
I am back again!
I want to record this down before I forget. 2 weeks before the last July Encounter, I experienced a very sharp pain in my left knee at the side. I didnt fall or knock into anything hard. It just happened. I was already limping but by the next day, I could not walk because the pain became worse. I rested at home since I could not walk but in the middle of the night, I suddenly woke up with an excruciating pain in my side knee. It lasted for an hour before I could go back to sleep. Now I can really identify how painful arthritis can be!
The next morning (which was the 3rd day), I was still limping. By evening at around 5pm, the pain went off just as suddenly as it came. My friends said I may have knee problem but I never had it for more than 10 years since the Lord healed me.
Ps Marilyn said that she felt the experience I had, had spiritual significance. God was saying that he wanted to either heal those with knee problems or deliver those who were not walking right with God at the Encounter.
Well, Encounter came. During one of the ministry sessions, I had a sense that I should be approaching this particular lady to pray for her. She told me about her divorce and how it had affected her 13 year old son. He has severe arthritis & at such a young age! The pain always centres around the knee area. Isnt it miraculous that God led me to meet her? I told her I had the knee pain exactly at the same spot her son had.
This lady has abnormal early menopause, ie, she did not have menses for 6 months already and her doc diagnosed her condition as pre-menopause. This is impossible as she is only in her mid 30s. All that bitterness, anger, rage & rejection which is a spiritual state, had caused a physical infirmity.
I told her that if she wants to be healed and see her son healed, there is a condition. She had to think about the people who had injured them either through word or deed. She must encourage herself & her son to get rid of all bitterness & unforgiveness in exchange for their healing. They would have to get that right with God. She was willing & although I dont see her anymore, I like to believe that God has done his healing work.
In another session, a lady came up to me for prayer. She had the same problems - her husband wants to leave her, didnt treat her right, victimized her emotionally & verbally. It was a long ministry session as her hurts were very deep. Next I had to deal with her migraine. It comes & it goes, every day, and it can be really painful. As far as I know, the spiritual root problem is that it is triggered by guilt resulting from conflict in her life in conjunction with fear.
It is not the conflict itself that she is having that triggers the migraine. It is the conflict that she has with herself (within herself) over the conflict that she has with someone, God or with life that triggers the migraine, either real or imagined. So my friend & I helped her to overcome her own guilt because she felt the breakdown in her marriage was her own doing. Just to clarify not every migraine is spiritual. One can have a bad headache because of work or stress but if it is in a prolonged state & if the person has unresolved issues, then you know it is a spiritual sickness.
I think Christians must realise they have to help themselves defeat spiritual diseases. Through the years, God has shown me insights into why people have disease. It is not that God cannot heal or that He doesnt want to; the problem is that man doesnt understand disease. Many have been trapped by diseases & are dying because of either a lack of knowledge or just no knowledge at all. From scriptures & by practical discernment, one can unearth many spiritual roots & blocks to healing.
I am not advocating that one should not take medicine or seek medical help when there is a sickness. I hope you will never do that because healing will only come when a person has faith & if faith is not there, then that sick person has to continue taking the medicine. What I am saying is that there is a more excellent way to healing & we must ALSO pay attention to it - the spiritual side.
For example, colon cancer is believed to have deep roots in bitterness & slander with the tongue. This disease can also be inherited, & if you were to look at a family which has a long history of colon disease, you will discover family conflict where there are unresolved bitterness, unresolved antagonism & words of frustration and anger. These can cause damage throughout successive generations.
I hope I have given you an insight into this area of importance.
Proverbs 14:30 says, "A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones."
OK, Good night children, I am sleepy now.
Love Mum
My Best Friend
Dearest Children
It's been such a long time I have not written on my blog. Since I am so alert, I thought I would write.
Early in July during Encounter, I taught on the topic Holy Spirit. I told the crowd that through my experiences with close friends, I realise that my only true friend is the holy spirit. He will never betray me or leave me in the lurch. Close friends can betray you because people can change over the years and when offences are not dealt with, they destroy relationships.
When I was a young christian, I thought of him as a force because the bible describes the holy spirit like a wind, fire, water, oil as in the anointing oil that we use represents the anointing of the holy spirit. Gradually, I learnt that he is a person with emotions just like anyone of us. He feels sad when we deliberately disobey his promptings, do nasty things or say unkind words. He is happy when we spend time with him or exercise the fruit of the spirit towards others.
I became very close to him as the years went by. I could hear his voice when I am still and when I spend time with God daily. Dont even try to understand why God can be the father, God, the son and God, the holy spirit. They are 3 in 1 but yet, they have different personalities & perform different roles.
I especially hear him clearly when I obey his promptings & instructions constantly. There was once your dad and I sat in a counselling session in NZ. I sat next to a lady and I felt in my heart the feeling of grief. I asked the holy spirit what it was and I heard a voice saying the lady had many lovers. I didnt think much of that as we left before the session ended, leaving our friends to settle the marital problem between husband and wife. The next day, my friend told me that the lady was quite promiscuous! The holy spirit was grieving for that lady.
There are many wonderful things that I can talk about this special friend that we all share. I aint going to do that coz it will take too long. Instead I like to talk about the 4 examples of ordinary people doing extraordinary things through the empowerment of the holy spirit.
1) Jephthah in Judges 11:29 - he was a warrior, a judge & a brilliant military strategist. God gave him the wisdom to strategize & strength to conquer his enemies. The fact that he crossed many places & conquered 20 towns showed he had tenacity. This comes from the holy spirit. Before he did all these things, he was an illegitimate son & rejected by his siblings.
2) Gideon in Judges 6:34 - his story defies all logic & human wisdom. Gideon was the 5th judge & a military strategist. With only 300 men & some trumpets, he was able to defeat thousands of Midianites, Israel's enemies. This is beyond human understanding. Before that, Gideon was a timid man with low self esteem but when the Spirit of God came upon him, he became the mighty leader that he was.
3) Bezelial in Exodus 31:2-3 was chosen by God to design & create all the furniture for the ark & the tabernacle of Moses. The Spirit of God filled him & that gave him the ability to produce such outstanding workmanship. Before that, I believe he was an ordinary carpenter.
4) King David in 2 Sam 23:1-2 was chosen to be the great king of Israel and a great psalmist too. If you read the scripture, it says '....the word of God was on his tongue and the Spirit of God was upon him.' That is the way that David gave us all those beautiful Psalms. Before he became a great King, he was only a shepherd boy.
All these ordinary men could fulfill their commission in life because of the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. And that will be exactly the same way you will do the tasks that God has asked you to do. At this moment, Champ has to be excellent as a student. By that I dont mean you have to be number one. It means that you give all that you've got and that will be enough. Of course, Tabby you are now working so you will have to be the best associate private banker that God has called you to be at this point in time. You dont have to worry about the future for today (present time) has enough trouble of its own.
May both of you continue to walk close WITH the holy spirit and make him your confidante. You will never regret it.
With Love
Mum
It's been such a long time I have not written on my blog. Since I am so alert, I thought I would write.
Early in July during Encounter, I taught on the topic Holy Spirit. I told the crowd that through my experiences with close friends, I realise that my only true friend is the holy spirit. He will never betray me or leave me in the lurch. Close friends can betray you because people can change over the years and when offences are not dealt with, they destroy relationships.
When I was a young christian, I thought of him as a force because the bible describes the holy spirit like a wind, fire, water, oil as in the anointing oil that we use represents the anointing of the holy spirit. Gradually, I learnt that he is a person with emotions just like anyone of us. He feels sad when we deliberately disobey his promptings, do nasty things or say unkind words. He is happy when we spend time with him or exercise the fruit of the spirit towards others.
I became very close to him as the years went by. I could hear his voice when I am still and when I spend time with God daily. Dont even try to understand why God can be the father, God, the son and God, the holy spirit. They are 3 in 1 but yet, they have different personalities & perform different roles.
I especially hear him clearly when I obey his promptings & instructions constantly. There was once your dad and I sat in a counselling session in NZ. I sat next to a lady and I felt in my heart the feeling of grief. I asked the holy spirit what it was and I heard a voice saying the lady had many lovers. I didnt think much of that as we left before the session ended, leaving our friends to settle the marital problem between husband and wife. The next day, my friend told me that the lady was quite promiscuous! The holy spirit was grieving for that lady.
There are many wonderful things that I can talk about this special friend that we all share. I aint going to do that coz it will take too long. Instead I like to talk about the 4 examples of ordinary people doing extraordinary things through the empowerment of the holy spirit.
1) Jephthah in Judges 11:29 - he was a warrior, a judge & a brilliant military strategist. God gave him the wisdom to strategize & strength to conquer his enemies. The fact that he crossed many places & conquered 20 towns showed he had tenacity. This comes from the holy spirit. Before he did all these things, he was an illegitimate son & rejected by his siblings.
2) Gideon in Judges 6:34 - his story defies all logic & human wisdom. Gideon was the 5th judge & a military strategist. With only 300 men & some trumpets, he was able to defeat thousands of Midianites, Israel's enemies. This is beyond human understanding. Before that, Gideon was a timid man with low self esteem but when the Spirit of God came upon him, he became the mighty leader that he was.
3) Bezelial in Exodus 31:2-3 was chosen by God to design & create all the furniture for the ark & the tabernacle of Moses. The Spirit of God filled him & that gave him the ability to produce such outstanding workmanship. Before that, I believe he was an ordinary carpenter.
4) King David in 2 Sam 23:1-2 was chosen to be the great king of Israel and a great psalmist too. If you read the scripture, it says '....the word of God was on his tongue and the Spirit of God was upon him.' That is the way that David gave us all those beautiful Psalms. Before he became a great King, he was only a shepherd boy.
All these ordinary men could fulfill their commission in life because of the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. And that will be exactly the same way you will do the tasks that God has asked you to do. At this moment, Champ has to be excellent as a student. By that I dont mean you have to be number one. It means that you give all that you've got and that will be enough. Of course, Tabby you are now working so you will have to be the best associate private banker that God has called you to be at this point in time. You dont have to worry about the future for today (present time) has enough trouble of its own.
May both of you continue to walk close WITH the holy spirit and make him your confidante. You will never regret it.
With Love
Mum
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