Women are Like Apples on a Tree (Repost)

I really like this. Sharing it with you all especially to all women out there :)

Women are like apples on a tree. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they're afraid of getting hurt. So instead, they just take the apples from the ground that aren't as good, but easy to get... The apples at the top of the tree think there's something wrong with them, when, in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right man to come along - one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top.

Men, on the other hand, are like a fine wine.

They begin as grapes... and it's up to women to stomp on them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.

Original claimed by Shuna Holmes.
Source: http://malaysia-bohemia.blogspot.com/2005/06/women-are-like-apples-on-tree.html

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Psalm 23 : CCS Version (Re-post from Ainsley)

I got his from Ainsley's blog! For all Computer Science students, I think you would be able to relate so I'm re-posting :) Enjoy and be blessed!

Psalm 23 : CCS Version
The Lord is my programmer, I
shall not crash.
He installed His software on the hard disk of my
heart:
All of His commands are user-friendly.
His directory guides me to
the right choices for His name sake.
Even though I scroll through the
problems of life,
I will fear no bugs, for He is my backup.
His password protects me.
He prepares a menu before me in the presence of my enemies.
His help is
only a keystroke away.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days
of my life!
And my file will be merged with His and saved forever.

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Why Read Kings and Chronicles?!

My entry today is more of a reflection on my Bible reading lately. So please bear with me if they're not as organized as my previous entries :) But I still hope, you'll get something out of this one.

Lately, I've been reading through the Old Testament. I've gone through Kings and now I am about to finish Chronicles. Then I started to think, what's the point of reading through those four books anyway?!

Somehow, God reminded me of the following points:

1. Finishing Well is More Important than Starting Out Well
Kings and Chronicles are accounts of kings and how they lived their lives.

Scenario 1: Many of them actually started off well. They walked with God. They obeyed Him. But MANY of them also did not continue do so for the rest of their lives, most of them ended up not finishing well.

Scenario 2: I've also noticed though that there are kings who did not start out right with God. HOWEVER, at some point of their lives they repented and turned back to God. As a results, they finished well.

In the first scenario, though God's blessing was upon them during their period of obedience, when they turned their backs on God, God also turned His back on them. And so various disasters fell upon these kings and their kingdom during their reign until their last breath. Some also have gruesome and disgraceful deaths because of their disobedience.

In the second scenario, during their time of disobedience, God's wrath was upon them. HOWEVER, when they realized how wrong they were and they started to go back to God, God immediately heard them and forgave them. NOT ONLY THAT! God started to bless them, their kingdom and the work of their hands until their time of death.

These two scenarios are resounding and are so repetitive throughout the four books! The message is loud and clear! It just shows how much God values our consistency NOW in our walk with Him. He can easily forgive our past if we would just come back to Him.

2. God rewards Obedience and Faith
This leads me to the second point. God loves to give good gifts to His children. When God says He rewards "good gifts", He meant it! He rewards prosperity to those who are obedient and faithful to Him. Who doesn't want prosperity?! AND the thing is the kind of prosperity and riches He gives is the one that lasts and that is out of a clean conscience (I'm sure you know what I mean). A clean conscience btw is also very rewarding. It gives you a peace that is priceless.

2Ch 31:20-21 "This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God. In everything that he undertook in the service of God's temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered. "

Remember the word is "reward". Rewards are given when you do good things not bad things. So don't expect the "reward" if you're bluntly disobeying Him.

2Ch 32:29 "He built villages and acquired great numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him very great riches."

This verse seems just like a simple narrative passage, but this really struck me. Look at the last part "for God had given him very great riches." Think about it. God CAN give you/us riches because He is God and He has the power to do so!

This passage was very encouraging for me because lately ever since I started working, I have started to become bothered by finances. AND I really thank God for reassuring me once again of His lifelong promise to me:

Jer 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD , "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Again, to claim the reward, all you have to do is take hold of your faith and be an obedient child. There is blessing in obedience. REMEMBER, God also credits our righteousness through our faith in Him.

Rom 4:3 What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

SO keep the faith burning!!! NEVER let it puff out! Walk the faith!

3. Your choices and actions as a leader can either bless or curse the people around you
I've been through a lot of leadership positions and I realized that my relationship and walk with God has a lot of impact on the people who are placed under my leadership.

Reading through these four books, it can be observed that the way the kings lived their lives, the decisions they made regarding their walk with God and their faithfulness to Him had a great impact on the their kingdom. The decision of one king led to either the kingdom's prosperity or downfall, wars lost or battles won, disasters or blessings upon the land.

Just one person, just one choice, but it affected an entire nation.

What leadership position are you in right now? Is it at work, in your relationships, in church or in an organization?

Are you passing blessings? or are you bringing down curses?

I won't sum this entry to anything. These are things God spoke to me about. I hope that you're blessed as I have been blessed! God bless!

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I Wouldn't Want to be with Anybody Else but You!

Thanks to Angelene Ong for this captured moment! :)

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Shred4Christ

If you're a Christian, and you're passionate about serving God with Music or maybe you just love Christian Music regardless of the genre, please join http://shred4christ.ning.com/

I hope that this will be a haven for you where you can just be free to express your passion for music as a worshipper and servant of Christ :)

Feel free to join in the forums, create posts/discussions, share your testimonies as well as encourage fellow music lovers :)

May you be instrumental not only as a musician but above all as someone who helps build and encourage fellow believers in their walk with God! :)

Be blessed and may you bless the lives of other musicians and fellow Christians! God bless everyone! :)

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Reminds Me of You

I was browsing the web when I saw these pictures :) Then I got reminded of you :) This is me spontaneous mode :)

	I'm chose to embrace the sunset with you and here we are :) I chose to take your hand and stand with you :) It started with "Wild at Heart" and "Captivating" :)
	Art :)
	The caption I think for this picture was "words are not enough". True! That's why I chose pictures ;)
	I feel so secure with you :)
	So true :) Aside from that we both love music. We love ktv :)
	And yes I love you for being there for me, for the comfort and for always taking care of me :)
	Simple. Let me call this Adam meets Eve :)
	Dancing under the moonlight :) you love to twirl me while walking in the mall, or in powerbooks or while walking in the streets :) and i loved that too :)
	We both love anime love stories :) and love stories regardless if anime or not :) this reminds me esp of one that is on the eve of my birthday :) Oh yeah we also both love the song "Love Story" by taylor swift
	This is from me to you :) It's a commitment and a feeling :)
	Haha I think you know what I mean by this picture? ;)
	This is just sweet and cute :)
	I like the photo :) Nice composition :)
	Lucky and blessed to have you...
	You are sweet and you just love to make me feel loved. I hope things won't change even if time will pass.
	The shadow proves that love is real ;)
	I remember how much fun we had at Crystal Beach Resort!!! Surfing!!! :)
	I remember the cool January to Feb days with you when the weather was so cool :)
	Guns and roses. Haha I don't know but this reminds me of you :P
	You introduced me to progressive music
	When I look at you, I see so much love. I love you!
	No nonsense. That's you. Simple and true.
	Beauty and the Beast. I remember you volunteering to be my beast haha. I think you've become a prince ;) You have proven yourself faithful to Him. That conviction made me fall in love with you more :) You obeyed Him and chose Him. You have grown so much in Him. And because of that I felt His peace when I made the decision to love you :) You have my heart coz you sought Him first.
	Eyes on me. I love that song. It also reminds me of you.
	Coffee Bean! Don't we love to take our coffee/frap late at night when I take breaks from my shift :)
	One thing I am so blessed to have with you is that our love is so beautiful :) God scripted the story so amazingly :) There is so much trust and fidelity. I pray we'd both work to protect what we have.
	Hug!
	I missed you :)
	It starts with the bond, with the friendship we shared :)
	Don't we love to play with words? :) I can really talk to you and you can really talk to me :) We can have silly conversations as well as intelligent ones :)
	Haha you taught me to love the music in your world. I remember taking that first step when I watched your band practice :)
	We are partners :) and yes your favorite colors are red and black ;)
	We love food? :) haha and it is one of our favorite things to do! EAT good food :)
	You showed up one time at the office to surprise me with a yellow rose. I tried to hide you from everyone haha :P Then on Feb 13th you showed up at my team dinner with a bouquet of roses. I love flowers you know that. :)
	Yes this is so you!
	God blessed this broken road :) He blessed me with you and through you, I learned that I could love again for real :)
	Princesses aren't always damsels in distress. If they had to fight for their prince. One reason I made that decision is because I want to start fighting for us too.
	When I saw this I realized how true it is. That's what I realized the most those past 6 days we were apart.
	I think you already know what this means :) But it's a praying bunny take note of that :) God will always be part of this relationship.
	It's corny. Just like you! :P
	You love photography especially b&w photography. You also love film photography. :) Something we both share is our love for photography :)
	We love fashion and styles and clothes and looking great together and individually :) You love the way I carry myself and I love the way you carry yourself :)
	Yes you are my woofie and I am your mawie :) Aren't we partners? :) The Wolf and the Cat ;)

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Prejudice

It is sad when people just judge a person by what they hear or see. Pray that you learn to see each person in the eyes of God... and that we should treat everyone with the same love God has shown us. Everyone is beautiful in the eyes of our Creator. And everyone deserves to be seen in that light. the same light that He showered upon us... that is to imitate Christ. God bless!

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Dawn

Like a flower ready to bloom into beauty once again

Lift up your head to look upon the sky

And feel the warmth of Dawn

As it draws close, do you feel the Sun's sweet kiss?

Colors fill the sky...

A horizon filled with so many wonders

Do you feel the caress of the morning dew?

Go on and breathe in the sweet cool breeze

Be refreshed... Renewed...

Swept away by the splendor of it all

A new season... Uncertainty yet full of expectancies

A gift to be opened, today is the present

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Surrender: A Walk of Faith

A personal thought for the day:

When you surrender aspect by aspect of yourself and your life before God, you allow Him to take sovereignty over each of those aspects so that His grace and Spirit may work on them, allowing His blessings to overflow in all those aspects. Indeed there is so much blessing in absolute surrender and obedience before Him. It is a walk of faith, an experience, and not just something to believe in.

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