Yippies my Gembira_Land is growing

Omg, I must be bored that's why i'm playing with myminicity. Well anyway I used to like playing SimCity, that's why I guess i would like to see my Gembira Land grow. Oh man what am I saying here, posting this on my blog. Anyway you can help play a role in making my Gembira Land prosper, just click on my city and we will see it grow.

Hahaha

Joyce Meyer - Conference Tour 08

Well this only applies to US folks, but anyway if you're near these areas during those times, why don't you drop in for Joyce Meyer's conferences. I'm certain you will be blessed.

So far to go b4 F1 2008

Arrrghh.....it's so far to go b4 F1 2008.

Well I can't help it but i've got to wait for Kimi to out perform again in 2008 against my favorite team the Silver McLarens. It's certainly a great year in 2007, but I'm sure Hamilton the nearly crowned 2007 champion will make a come back. Well what about the Alonso the prideful Spaniard, hope we don't hear much from him. Kinda hate him seriously for his prideful ego.

Neway cool Ferrari 2008 picture courtesy by http://f1live.com

The Power of Choice

We have a choice to eat, to work or to do whatever we want to do. Sometimes we face troubles in our lives and we may have the choice to be happy about it or to be sad. We can choose how we want to be, but the "determination" to be what we want to be is up to us. Certainly the choice to be happy is the best way to go, however sometimes internally the doubts, worries, or complaints within our hearts is present. Ultimately the power of choice within us is the deciding factor. The power of choice to be a saint or to be a sinner, to be sad or happy is again up to us.



How do we cast away the troubling thoughts, even though we have the power of choice to be happy together with Christ Jesus?

1. We have to know / study the Word of God.
2. Seek Him First in everything and everything else will be added to you :)
3. Spend time with God just like you're spending time on something you like to do
4. We have the power to make choices, make choices to cast all thoughts that are not good AND replace them with positive thoughts
5. Focus on Positive thoughts

Prayer:

Ask God to remove the strongholds of destruction in our mind. The enemy has no more authority over our mind and thoughts. Our mind will be set on things above where Christ is seated.

Col 1:1-2

1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

What type of Geek are you?

This is someting cool which you guys and gals can identify to. I'm certainly no Super Geek haha.

Proverbs 1:7

Good morning people. Just wanted to share with all of you something nice and thoughful this wonderful day.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipine.

Visit my Gembira_Land

Come come click and make my city grow. http://gembira.myminicity.com/ . You can also have your own. I was bored at work and i found this. Give it a try yourself.

Enjoying Life Everyday - with Joyce Meyer

Visit http://www.joycemeyer.org/ for free video messages and podcasts. Joyce's messages are really interesting and the lessons are very practical, and most importantly 100% God inspired. So when you feeling down or sad. Head on to Joyce Meyer's website. I'm sure you will find her messages intersting.

What Happens In Heaven

I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels..

My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, "This Is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are Received."

I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.
Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.
The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them."

I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth.
Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the Door of a very small station To my great surprise, only one angel was Seated there, idly doing nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section," My angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed "How Is it that there is no work going on here?" I asked.

"So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive the blessings that they asked For, very few send back acknowledgments ."

"How does one acknowledge God's blessings?" I asked.

"Simple," the angel answered. Just say, "Thank you, Lord."

"What blessings should they acknowledge?" I asked.

"If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy ."

"And if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity."

Also .....
" If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ... You are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day ."

"If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation .. You are ahead of 700 million people in the world."

"If you can attend a church without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world ."

"If your parents are still alive and still married ...you are very rare ."

"If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you're unique to all those in doubt and despair."

Ok, what now? How can I start?

If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

Have a good day, count your blessings, and if you want, pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed we all are.

A TTN:
Acknowledge Dept.: "Thank you Lord, for giving me the ability to share this message and for giving me so many wonderful people to share it with."

Blessings in Disguise

"Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect [mature] and complete, needing nothing."1

In much younger days I was the South Australian director of a youth ministry. Most of my ministry was teaching Re! ligious Instruction (RI) classes in the public high schools. This was done through local churches. In one night the major denominations voted to withdraw from teaching RI in the schools. Their vote eliminated at least 90% of my work. I turned in my resignation but the board enforced my contract that required three months notice if I were ever to quit.

I thought they were being far less than reasonable. I had a job but no work. For something to do I started writing ... and have been writing ever since.
Out of what seemed to be a very disappointing experience the work that I am doing today—over 30 years later—has grown far beyond what I could have ever dreamed possible. What happened to me back then was one of the best blessings of my life.

I have read how, during the Great Depression, Wallace Johnson, a dynamic Christian, was fired from his job at a saw mill. To Wallace and his wife this! was a devastating loss. So what did Wallace do? He mortgaged his house and went into the building business. Within five years he was a multi-millionaire and was the founder of Holiday Inn.

Wallace said, "If I could locate the man who fired me I would sincerely thank him for what he did. At the time it happened, I didn't understand why I was fired. Later I saw that it was God's unerring and wondrous plan to get me into the ways of his choosing."
So, dear reader, are you going through a rough time—a time of loss or disappointment? If so, be sure to ask God what this painful experience is seeking to teach you and prepare you for so that you can become a more fruitful Christian and servant of the Lord.

Suggested prayer: "Dear God, in all of life's painful experiences please help me see that there is always some lesson you are seeking to teach me to help me become a more mature and fruitful Christian ! and a more effective witness of your saving power. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen."

The Next Gen - Microsoft Surface

This is a very cool product indeed, just imagine using the tips of your fingers to control your PC. Fantastic product and surely it will be one of the most innovative products by Microsoft yet. However surely there's a lot of issues to address with this product like compatibility, design, OS, just to mention a few. However looking at the video you can just pull a picture from the camera using the tips of your fingers and drag it to your phone, now how the hack is the picture going to end up in the phone itself. Hmmm....well will leave it to the geniuses to think about that. Just wondering when it will become to stores worldwide.

Cute Pic

Cute squirrel leaping ahead. Just For laughs.

Cherish Your Loved Ones

I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying groceries. I wasn't hungry. The pain of losing my husband of 57 years was still too raw. And this grocery store held so many sweet memories.
He often came with me and almost every time he'd pretend to go off and look for something special. I knew what he was up to. I'd always spot him walking down the aisle with the three yellow roses in his hands.

He knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart filled with grief, I only wanted to buy my few items and leave, but even grocery shopping was different since he had passed on.

Shopping for one took time, a little more thought than it had for two. Standing by the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak and remembered how he had loved his steak.

Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was blonde, slim and lovely in a softgreen pantsuit. I watched as she picked up a large package of T-bones, dropped them in her basket.. hesitated, and then put them back. She turned to go and once again reached for the pack of steaks.

She saw me watching her and she smiled. 'My husband loves T-bones, but honestly, at these prices, I don't know.'

I swallowed the emotion down my throat and met her pale blue eyes.

'My husband passed away eight days ago,' I told her. Glancing at the package in her hands, I fought to control the tremble in my voice. 'Buy him the steaks. And cherish every moment you have together.' She shook her head and I saw the emotion in her eyes as she placed the package in her basket and wheeled away.

I turned and pushed my cart across the length of the store to the dairy products. There I stood, trying to decide which size milk I should buy. A Quart, I finally decided and moved on to the ice cream. If nothing else, I could always fix myself an ice cream cone.

I placed the ice cream in my cart and looked down the aisle toward the front. I saw first the green suit, then recognized the pretty lady coming towards me. In her arms she carried a package. On her face was the brightest smile! I had ever seen. I would swear a soft halo encircled her blonde hair as she kept walking toward me, her eyes holding mine.

As she came closer, I saw what she held and tears began misting in my eyes. 'These are for you,' she said and placed three beautiful long stemmed yellow roses in my arms. 'When you go through the line, they will know these are paid for.' She leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what she'd done, what the roses meant, but still unable to speak, I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my vision.

I looked down at the beautiful roses nestled in the green tissue wrapping and found it almost unreal. How did she know? Suddenly the answer seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. Oh, you haven't forgotten me, have you? I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.

Every day be thankful for what you have and who you are. (Please read all of this, it is really nice) This is a simple request. If you appreciate life, send this to your friends, including the person that sent it to you.

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings. Thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf. Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible. Thank you, Lord , that I can see. Many are blind. Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising. Thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden. Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned, tempers are short, and my children are so loud. Thank you, Lord, formy family. There are many who are lonely. Even though our breakfast table never looks like the picture in magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced. Thank you, Lord, for the food we have. There are many who are hungry. Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous. Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job. Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest. Thank you, Lord, for life.

Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

It is important to have faith, because when we have faith it pleases God and supernatural things will happen. Even though sometimes it is hard to see it, we have to believe God and that is when faith comes in. It also tells us that we live by what we cannot see, so we need to believe in what is unseen. Sounds hard but that's how God sometimes stretches our faith. But we have to not cast away our confidence in God. Faith at the end is patience, walking by faith and not by sight and believing. Because the unseen is greater than the seen. AMEN

Conversation between the 'God' and the unknown 'Me'

This is an excellent conversation between the 'God' and the unknown 'Me'. I don't know as to who has been the composer of such a conversation; but has definitely put-in good amount of thought process into it.
I believe those who don't believe in God may also find it worth reading once. This is not intended to offend anyone. If I did, my apologizes to you.

God
Hello. Did you call me?
Me
Called you? No. Who is this?
God
This is GOD. I heard your prayers. So I thought I will chat.
Me
I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually busy now. I am in the midst of something.
God
What are you busy at? Ants are busy too.
Me
Don't know. But I can't find free time. Life has become hectic. It's rush hour all the time.
God
Sure. Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you results. Activity consumes time. Productivity frees it.
Me
I understand. But I still can't figure out. By the way, I was not expecting YOU to buzz me on instant messaging chat.
God
Well I wanted to resolve your fight for time, by giving you some clarity. In this net era, I wanted to reach you through the medium you are comfortable with.
Me
Tell me, why has life become complicated now?
God
Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis is what makes it complicated.
Me
Why are we then constantly unhappy?
God
Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. You are worrying because you are analyzing. Worrying has become your habit. That's why you are not happy.
Me
But how can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty?
God
Uncertainty is inevitable, but worrying is optional.
Me
But then, there is so much pain due to uncertainty.
God
Pain is inevitable able, but suffering is optional.
Me
If suffering is optional, why do good people always suffer?
God
Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don't suffer. With that experience their life become better not bitter.
Me
You mean to say such experience is useful?
God
Yes. In every term, Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards.
Me
But still, why should we go through such tests? Why can't we be free from problems?
God
Problems are Purposeful Roadblocks Offering Beneficial Lessons (to) Enhance Mental Strength. Inner strength comes from struggle and endurance, not when you are free from problems.
Me
Frankly in the midst of so many problems, we don't know where we are heading.
God
If you look outside you will not know where you are heading. Look inside. Looking outside, you dream. Looking inside, you awaken. Eyes provide sight. Heart provides insight.
Me
Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more than moving in the right direction. What should I do?
God
Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you. Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying than knowing you road ahead. You work with the compass. Let others work with the clock.
Me
In tough times, how do you stay motivated?
God
Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.
Me
What surprises you about people?
God
When they suffer they ask, "why me?" When they prosper, they never ask "Why me". Everyone wishes to have truth on their side, but few want to be on the side of the truth.
Me
Sometimes I ask, who am I, why am I here. I can't get the answer.
God
Seek not to find who you are, but to determine who you want to be. Stop looking for a purpose as to why you are here. Create it. Life is not a process of discovery but a process of creation.
Me
How can I get the best out of life?
God
Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.
Me
One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.
God
There are no unanswered prayers. At times the answer is NO.
Me
Thank you for this wonderful chat.
God
Well. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Don't believe your doubts and doubt your beliefs. Life is a mystery to solve not a problem to resolve. Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that took our breath away!

What we eat?

I was looking through an email which I feel many of you have read. If you have not received the email let me know and I will foward it to you. Well anyway after looking at all the pictures, the last picture is the picture which definately makes an impact to me( as shown below). Just imagine how blessed we are compared to them with all the burgers, pizza, char koay teow and other delicious food that we consume everyday. Aren't we abundantly blessed? We certainly are, the next time we complain about the food we eat we better think twice.

Chad : The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp

Food expenditure for one week : 685 CFA Francs or $1.23 Favorite foods : soup with fresh sheep meat

As we begin 2008

Some thoughts to guide us during this new year....

1. Faith is the ability to not panic.
2. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry.
3. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home every day.
4. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
5. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.
6. Do the math. Count your blessings.
7. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.
8. Dear God: I have a problem. It's me.
9. Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
10. Laugh every day. It's like inner jogging.
11. The most important things in your home are the people.
12. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.
13. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.
14. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.
15. We do not remember days, but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.
16. Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you're seeking require courage and risk-taking. Learn from the turtle -- it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.
17. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

The most important thing that struck me was point 17. I usually am more concerned about reputation than character. But it's important to actually change character and forget about what others think. What do u guys think?