Blog

My blossom Garden

8/7/2018

Habakkuk 2:3 “For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.”

If you ar like me who enjoys gardening, then you would understand the joy and excitement you get from seeing the seedlings grow day by day. This video is to remind me to remain patient, to imagine its wonderful growing process, seeing the roots beneath the soil/other medium growing strong and long beneath and the leaves healthy and green above with beautiful flowers of different colours blossom in its due course.

Already.....

8/7/2018

We often used this word " Already" to show that something was completed. Example : I had already seen the movie last week!

The more I encounter the healing words of God, the more convinced I am that it must be a book where the principles can be applied easily into our lives. Recently, my son sprained his ankle and could not attend school for a day. I had attempted to use cold compression to help him but he found it too cold. It is sad to see him hopping around in the house, moving from one place to another.

So, I asked myself:"If he is now healed and that is what I want him to be, what would he be doing now?" I recalled images of him playing Lego in his own room, moving freely like before from one place to another. In short, I imagined him as already recovered rather than recovering stage. When we moved to the end, the final stage where things that we want to see happen, we naturally conjure up feelings of relieve, peace and joy.

By bringing the future of him (already recovered stage) into the present (what he does daily if he had not sprained his ankle), I begin to feel and realised that I am less worried, picking up on him to be more careful, to be doing this or that.

I simply just believe he is healed. Period.

John 16:33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

It does not say I am going to overcome the world but have overcome the world. See the difference ? \\

John 14.1 : Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me.

As parents, you can truly relate to this verse whenever your children falls sick. Prior to this, my son too had a fever and I used the same principle and heal him. I did nothing for him except prayers, standing firm in my belief he is already healed (although my physical eyes sees him resting on bed)but in my mind's eyes, he is playing and having a good time with his Lego toys.

Next, we also became concerned with his grades at school. My wife and I were discussing whether to send him to tuition classes. I discovered much later when either of us is coaching him, we were not in the best state of mind, raising our voice and becoming impatient to him. That does not help in his self confidence. Perhaps, we are helpless too as adults, having to juggle so many things in life and fail to understand why can't he do better at school.

In the fast pace of life, we want quick remedy, so we resort to short term actions - raising voice and picking on him (sorry son), it did little to lift up the grades really.

Once again, I am humbled by Proverbs 3:5-6 : Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him,and he will make your path straight.

I am guilty of putting God not at first place in all circumstances of our lives. I feel as parents, this is our responsibility and we must do something, source for help from other parents, etc instead of approaching God first thing first. Big or small, I make a conscious effort to consult God on all matters from now onwards!

Praise the Lord and Thank you God for continuously blessing my family in our finances, relationship, children, health and all aspects of our lives.

interference

3/25/2018

Currently, I am reading a book , entitled :"You already know how to be great" by Alan Fine. In it, he talks about his experience as a tennis coach and with good intentions, he was busy imparting more knowledge to his students. But, he found out that their performance did not improve but deteriorated instead.

Out of frustration, he asked one of the student to forget everything he has taught and focus on only a thing or two and the results was phenomenal. He later discovered that the interference - excess knowledge that the student has was the stumbling block to their performance. He fine tuned it and it became better and better with more students and other athletes benefiting from it.

So, we all seems to know what to do but why do we not do what we know?

Think of a situation where you already know a thing or two that you can do but you did not. Was it because you were busy acquiring more information and doing less of executing work? It seems like one is constantly on the drawing board but fail to implement the work itself. Time to get your hands dirty, that is the raw deal where the experience really kicks in.

1. Take small steps - Taking incremental steps allow us to fail safely and provide us with adequate feedback to work on our mistakes. We also need to recognise mistakes are part and parcel of success and to believe in a smooth sailing journey without mistakes is not only naive but also idealistic.

2. Faith - having assurance that the unseen things will come to reality. What is unseen at this juncture ?The outcome. We do not know for it has not yet come but because we have faith, we continue to work on the journey till it comes.

3. Energy - Call it passion as well , we need this crucial ingredient to stay on the track. We give 100% of our efforts to ensure it works and not lukewarm or half baked results.

4. Focus - Some call it concentration, this can be a little challenging but not impossible in this internet- driven society where we are constantly bombarded by news, fake news, drawing us to read, analyse and comment on it. It steals our time and attention from what we need to do on hand. Shut out your distractions and focus !

Memories

3/14/2018

We are in the midst of moving house so things are messy. That includes the mood as well. As I was clearing some stuff from the shelves yesterday, I was thinking why it is so difficult to make a decision to throw away the old stuff.

Then I remembered. It is not stuff , i.e. the physical items that we are disposing but the memories and meaning that comes attached to it. For example, I spent a relatively big sum of money on personal development courses and usually, they come with notes and files. I still keep them though I hardly look at them anymore.

When I was flipping through the pages, memories of attending the seminar came back to me. Most are pleasant and nice ones, with encouragements from fellow participants. It feels good. And things that make you feel good , you want to keep relishing on them. And that is why it is hard to discard them away..............

Wanting the unusual out of the usual

2/12/2018

Sometimes, my life seems to be playing out what the movie, Greyhound day is like - it repeats the routine. Not that routine is bad but it can gets boring. What excites me ?

For now , making money , upkeeping my health and a happy and close family. I need some new projects to kickstart my new creativity. But to stick to it and not give up halfway is the key.

So now I am reading this book - Stick to it , a pretty easy and good read. It says it is important that the goal be made small and important to the achiever. Small really needs to be small enough that it poses no obstacles at all. So for example, my trading work, small could means uploading one chart a day. Just one and that would be 365 a year.

Is it important ? Yes for trading. The latter somehow till today remains the best form of business to go into.

In fact, I wanted to write an article/ebook on trading as a business. This can be a new project.
Nice.

Ah, recently, I picked 20 cents again, less I forget about it. My prayers work again, thank you God. I also know God has given me the 5m cheque which I am now holding in my possession. I am in the bank, calmly and quietly queuing for my turn to deposit and cash out 10,000 to use. I use the money to get my Volvo XC 90 and took my family to Russia for a vacation trip. It was a promise that I made to them and fulfilling it is important.

What do you want for 2018?

1/20/2018

Firstly, I have been blessed again and again to continue picking up money on the streets. Same thing repeats itself - as I was saying to myself, it's been a while since I last picked any money. Shortly after, I picked 0.50 cents yesterday while going for a morning run, 0.05 cents with my daughter when we were out a few days ago and another 0.20 cents though I can't remember where.

I want a smooth transaction for selling my current flat and thus far it has been. We are blessed to have good agents serving us. And I do prayed for a good buyer who would love our home as much as we do. After 10 long years, It is with sadness that we are moving. God, you had provided us many wonderful memories in this house, laughter, tears and so much learning in this 10 years under this roof. I believe you would continue to bless us in our new house.

I want my kids to be more independent and learn to cope with things on their own. They will the importance of money, savings and budgeting. I am working with my son on investment , perhaps a more structured plan for him to manage his own money.

I want peace, calmness and joy for my wife as she juggled between work, home and the kids. Thank you Father for giving me such a good helper, without which my life would be meaningless and without direction. I pray that our communication would greatly improve over the years and our love for each other remain steadfast and strong. Let your words encourage us, remind us and correct us in situations of need.

I want to increase my income exponentially, how I don't know. Help me Father to rid of my old, limiting beliefs about money, the insecurity and fear that i may have about losing money. Give me strength and courage to hold on to your words that there is abundance for each and everyone of us to have our share. Remove my worries, give me peaceful sleep at night, thank you Father.

Isaiah 55.11
so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

James 1:22
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

Mark 11.24
24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

I am praying on these few bible verses and believing every words stated there, Father. I know at its appointed time, all that I want will be given to me. Thank you Father

January 04th, 2018

1/4/2018

Today, I am officially free from the company. How liberating it feels ! I was in such good mood that I cook my own lunch and it taste so good. Yes, as a human, I am concerned about upcoming mortgages, running expenses and my career but I decided to place my faith in God. I know he has a reason for me to be here and would not want me to take on more pain than I can bear. Thank you God.

4 Jan , I didn't realise it was on the 4th. God, I pray you would provide me with clear signs for me to take on the next path. I am worried but I am more worried losing sight of you and follow other path. Thank you Father

A new chapter begins

12/30/2017

Today is the last day of 2017 and tomorrow will begin a new chapter of a brand new year, 2018. Looking back, I am grateful for the many favours that God has bestowed on me and my family :

- I managed to clear some of my debts
- We settled the money issue for our new flat
- God has blessed our entire family with good health all year round
- I met some great people who has been an inspiration and spiritual growth
- Many trials were furnished to me to strengthen my character and made me rely on him more, going back to his words and having faith that things will work out fine

My two kids will be heading to school next week and the usual routine starts, sending them to school, preparing the younger one for school mentally and ensuring she copes well there. We are also in the midst of selling our house and I am confident God will arrange a good buyer for us, one that meets our desired pricing and timing is at its appointed time.

We shall have no worries over the renovation and furnishing as all things would work out well and smoothly. I pray to God that 2018 will be a breakthrough year for my career and investment where I elevate to a whole new level.

Than you God for continuously watching over me and family. Forgive me if there are sins that I had made and am still making, correct me, rebuke me, discipline me so that I am more like you, Father. Hold my tongue to say the right thing, words that are gentle and kind to the soul. Help me to let go of pride, envy and anger, negative energies that drain me and make me a less desirable disciple of God.

Connect me to more growth minded and spiritual people in my life. May their wisdom, perception expand my horizon and ways of thinking.

Lord, strengthen my faith, give me courage to do the right things and stay in your path.

Ha, God surprised me again....

12/16/2017

Nice surprise I received from God this week.. For a while, I realized I had not been picking up money on the street. Then one day, I was walking to the MRT for work, I need to pass by a certain path. I noted I had wanted to take the overhead bridge but I changed my mind.

So, there it was a soiled 20cent coin lying in the drain and I happily picked it up. That was surprise 1.
Yesterday, in the MRT while changing to another train to get home in the evening, I saw a green note lying on the phone. My instinct immediately tell me it is a $5 note. Without hesitation, I picked it up swiftly. It was a nice $5 note.

It is a feeling that is hard to describe. Now, I know why some people say money fall from the sky. Why me, why this station, why this timing? If it is not God's arrangement, would I benefit from it ?

Thank you God for your generous gifts! I love the surprise but I believed I would be receiving bigger ones from you.
They are :

Vovlo XC90
My 2 dogs - Lucky and Joy (Golden Retriever)
My bungalow with swimming pool and nice garden
My 10,000 income from trading
My $5M cheque

I know all these gifts are mine and at your appointed time, I would have it. Continue to rain down your blessing for me , GOD. Thank you.

God's way is higher than mine

11/25/2017

Today, I attended a full day workshop where there are many great speakers talking at the Learning Festival. It was great to catch up with my brother as well. A week ago, my wife asked me not to block my Saturday(today) for anything as it is our daughter's Sports Day. I said OK as I got mixed up, thinking today's event was last Saturday.

I was a little disappointed as I am looking forward to today's event but at sam time did not want to miss anything especially my daughter's Sports Day. So, I was prepared to go support her and forego attending the workshop. God indeed has his miraculous way to turn things around.

My daughter told me wife a few days ago that she does not want to go for the Sports Day, much to our surprise. She likes outdoor activities and having fun so her rejection came as a surprise to us. She shared that they had to do some dancing on that day and she did not exactly like the dance.

It was her decision and I did not influence her in anyway. But God must have influenced her, to make way for Daddy to attend the workshop. And through the speakers on stage, there must be some golden words or message that I am to take away from.

I was attentive and participative throughout, keeping an open mind to absorb as much information as possible.

Thank you God for knowing what I want and making way for me to let this event happen for me. This verse, Issaiah 55.9 truly reflects your higher way , way that is beyond our intelligence and thoughts that I cannot comprehend but accept humbly.