Jesus Wept

I use to be a rather emotionally shut-down person. Having the mindset that emotions get in the way of expediency. It seems to be more a guy-thing. Certains events in life caused me to unlock and realise my emotional self, and now I feel more complete, better able to express myself and see matters in a better perspective. 

Many people I talk to suppress their emotions because they prefer not to be so "feeling". It is perhaps true, that by embracing and expressing your emotions, you are subjecting and opening up yourself to more heart-aches, disappointments, unmet expectations; but one also loses out on greater joy, happiness, celebration and reflection. There is a price to pay for everything. We tend to lose out on the good when we focus on the negative. God wants us to experience the full spectrum of live, and that includes our emotions. 

Like knowledge and truth, we should be embracing and experiencing emotions fully within our lives, but be careful on how, and who we express it to. It is our responsibility to learn, and also to teach (show). Let us grow in the "fullness" of God. 

Here's an entry from Pastor Kong's blog, that says it so well. 

Jesus Wept

31 MAR 2009

Jesus wept. John 11:35

“Feelings aren’t important.” “Emotions get in the way.” “Don’t trust your feelings.” “Don’t feel sad.” “Real men don’t cry.” “Just trust God.” Have you ever heard such advice before? I suspect you have because many believers have a serious misunderstanding about the Christian life. They think Christians should live stoic lives and never express strong emotions. Yet, the Bible describes more than 20 different emotions that Jesus felt. If Christ is our model of perfect spiritual and emotional maturity, then we should take a look at a few of Jesus’ emotions:

(1) Compassion: Jesus fed the multitude because they hadn’t eaten for three days and He had “compassion on these people” (Matt. 15:32). He also healed the two blind men by the roadside out of compassion (20:34). As a compassionate person, Jesus was profoundly moved by the sufferings and troubles of those He encountered.

(2) Love: If compassion characterizes Jesus’ feelings toward the multitudes, then love epitomizes His relationships with those closest to Him. When Lazarus laid dying, Martha and Mary sent this word to Jesus: “Lord, he whom you love is sick.” Then John records, “Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus” (John 11:3-5). Jesus didn’t try to be less than human by shielding Himself from love and affection.

(3) Joy: One time, following Jesus’ prediction of His betrayal, He said, “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full” (15:11).

(4) Grief and sorrow: John 11:35 is the shortest verse in the Bible. It reveals a Savior who could feel pain for those He loved. Jesus didn’t try, as we sometimes do in times of sorrow, to be outwardly “strong” and hide or deny His feelings. Through His tears, Jesus showed He had the strength to care enough to weep.

(5) Anger: Perhaps the best-known expression of His anger was when He drove the moneychangers out of the temple. To those who sold doves, Jesus rebuked, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” (2:16). Like Christ, mature Christians will experience angry feelings. But those feelings must be stimulated by a love and concern for others and for righteousness, rather than by the frustration of our own desires.

(6) Peace: As Jesus prepared to leave His disciples in death, He told them, “Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (16:32-33). Jesus displayed Spirit-controlled emotions freely. Take responsibility for your feelings. no one makes you feel any particular emotion—positive or negative. you choose to feel the way you feel. So, express those feelings constructively so that in every emotion, God is glorified.

Read Pastor's blog at www.konghee.com and be blessed! 

 

Trust....

Sunday, March 29.

I went out for a drive and a walk at 12.30 am. 

I was thinking about stuff. A lot of stuff. 

Began to say aloud all the promises of God my mind could remember. 

I was in the middle of the open street. I didn't care. 

I haven't cried openly for a very long time. Only in the dark. Only in Church.

Walking along, something in me broke. I cried.

I put on my iPod. Worthy from C3 band. Thought it would help. 

It did. I cried even harder.  

I didn't stop moving. The pace was the same. But my face was not. 

My heart is not burdened. Just preparing itself for a long walk ahead.

Today, by C3 band. I cried for a really long time.

My heart is warm. My heart is beating steadily. 

I wanna remember. I need to remember this feeling.

No one's at home. Took a cold shower. This feeling. 

I didn't sleep. This feeling. 

So help me God. This feeling. 

I need to pray, more. This feeling.  

Trust. Is believing even when you don't know.

7:44 am. 

I need this feeling. 

I am going to pray. 

 

He told me...

God empowers His people; He gave us the Holy Spirit while we were still unholy. If God would wait and only give His Spirit to those you are holy, most if not all of us will still be empty. 

Jesus came to earth to be a change-maker; to give life to the dead, to give hope to the hopeless, to give acceptance to those rejected, to touch the untouchables, to hug the sad, to tell the poor that he can be rich, to tell the people your life will never be the same again.

Every inward realisation and revelation would be met by an equal outward physical reaction. Jesus, upon receiving the full revelation of His position as the Son of God, met it by immediately standing and washing His disciples feet. The full revelation of greatness would be met by the full position and demonstration of servant-hood.  

He empowered His disciples, His people by showing the way, being an example, demonstrating, then teaching them how, then sending them out.   

Jesus knew Judas had a problem with money, yet He made him face his problem by making Judas the treasurer. 

That's trust. That's empowerment. That's change. 

Marvel Movie Update: New Release Schedule!

Marvel Studios Feature Film Pipeline
Film/Character	Prior Release Date	Current Release Date
IRON MAN 2	May 7, 2010	May 7, 2010
THOR	July 16, 2010	June 17, 2011
THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA	May 6, 2011	July 22, 2011
THE AVENGERS	July 15, 2011	May 4, 2012

Aren't you excited! 2010 and beyond will be fantastic!

In the mean time, here's something to tickle you, here is...

In this episode..."Mysterious World! The Man Lives to Fate." When a train suspiciously overturns, Takuya [Spider-Man] believes Professor Monster and the Iron Cross Army are responsible, while flashbacks reveal the tragic details surrounding Garia's arrival on Earth and the transfer of power to Takuya.

Avengers ASSEMBLE!

(Just so you know, Spider-man is an Avenger now...really.)

Tribute to the 2 gentlemen who died in NTU

Here's a song in tribute to the 2 gentlemen who killed themselves in NTU. Nobody will truly know under what kind of circumstances did they die nor the situation they faced. I just feel sad no one tried to understand them to be able to make them value life. 

Never take anything in life for granted, even life itself. 

"New York Minute" - Eagles

Harry got up
Dressed all in black
Went down to the station
And he never came back
They found his clothing
Scattered somewhere down the track
And he won't be down on Wall Street
in the morning

He had a home
The love of a girl
But men get lost sometimes
As years unfurl
One day he crossed some line
And he was too much in this world
But I guess it doesn't matter anymore

In a New York Minute
Everything can change
In a New York Minute
Things can get pretty strange
In a New York Minute
Everything can change
In a New York Minute

Lying here in the darkness
I hear the sirens wail
Somebody going to emergency
Somebody's going to jail
If you find somebody to love in this world
You better hand on tooth and nail
The wolf is always at the door

In a New York Minute
Everything can change
In a New York Minute
Things can get a little strange
In a New York Minute
Everything can change
In a New York Minute

And in these days
When darkness falls early
And people rush home
To the ones they love
You better take a fool's advice
And take care of your own
One day they're here;
Next day they're gone

I pulled my coat around my shoulders
And took a walk down through the park
The leaves were falling around me
The groaning city in the gathering dark
On some solitary rock
A desperate lover left his mark,
"Baby, I've changed. Please come back."

What the head makes cloudy
The heart makes very clear
The days were so much brighter
In the time when she was here
But I know there's somebody somewhere
Make these dark clouds disappear
Until that day, I have to believe
I believe, I believe

In a New York Minute
Everything can change
In a New York Minute
You can get out of the rain
In a New York Minute
Everything can change
In a New York Minute

Japanese Spider-Man, Episode 1

Take a break from your studying and work and watch this amazing piece of unknown google-box madness!

It's unbelivable! Its Toei produced! The synopsis reads, "
The first episode of the Toei-produced Japanese "Spider-Man" TV series sees motorcycle racer Takuya Yamashiro gain the powers of Spider-Man! With his new powers and the help of Marveller, he transforms into Leopardon in order to defeat Professor Monster and his evil Iron Cross Army."

I love the era, the cheesiness, the music and the lame superhero-ness that you just can't help but parody. The props and make-up! Makes you slap your head so hard it hurts!

It doesn't get any better than this!

"Spido! Ta da ta da!!!!!!"

Everyday...is just an Ordinary Miracle.

It’s not that unusual 
When everything is beautiful. 
It’s just another ordinary miracle today. 

The sky knows when its time to snow, 
Don’t need to teach a seed to grow. 
It’s just another ordinary miracle today. 

Life is like a gift they say 
Wrapped up for you everyday; 
Open up and find a way 
To give some of your own. 

Isn’t it remarkable? 
Like every time a rain drop falls, 
It’s just another ordinary miracle today. 

Birds in winter have their fling 
But always make it home by spring. 
It’s just another ordinary miracle today. 

When you wake up everyday 
Please don’t throw your dreams away; 
Hold them close to your heart 
Cause we’re all a part 
Of the ordinary miracle. 
Ordinary miracle 

Do you want to see a miracle? 
ohh ohh ohh, ohhh ohh ohh... 

It seems so exceptional 
That things just work out after all. 
It’s just another ordinary miracle today. 

Sun comes up and shines so bright 
And disappears again at night. 
It’s just another ordinary miracle today. 
ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohhh ohh... 
It’s just another ordinary miracle today.

Jewel's Vblog

Jewel

Jewel reveals that her new self-recorded, self-produced album will be called Lullaby, containing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, with new songs. 

We need more mood-music CDs, rather than hand-banging, new music seeking to impress label producers. Really looking forward to it, hopefully able to get it off the shelves in Singapore; if not, Amazon is the way to go. 

"Somewhere over the rainbow...Blue birds fly..."