~May Your Light Shine~

Sunday, November 26, 2006

The words that i am to write really touched my heart when i recieved the letter.

I want to tell you that our Father is a God of Grace a God of Mercy. God is everywhere. Don't think that God doesn't have time for you, because there are so many people in the world. Not true. God is your Father, he surely has time for you. Because it is He who desires to lavish His love on his child. Don't think negative of our Father, for it is only satan at work to draw us away from God.

These words in the letter are not made up. The phrases are from the Bible. And the Bible is the word of God, from God. When God speaks, He keeps his words and he mean them. Praise the Lord !

Imagine you have an animal. Maybe a hamster. Maybe even something delicate as a butterfly. You hold it in your hands. You feel it trembling. You want to tell it not to fear. You want to show it that you love it and mean it no harm. But the hamster doesn't know this. Same thing with our Father and the people. He wants the sheep (us) to know these things. But we don't know. We think he is Distant and a God who keep records of sinners and hold *grudges. But He is a God of Grace and Mercy. Know that.

If you want to hear this letter in audio (greatly recommended, more emotional and powerful) go to this website www.FathersLoveLetter.com

You May Not Know Me, But I Know Everything About You. (Psalm 139:1)

I Know When You Sit Down And When You Rise Up. (Psalm 139:2)

I Am Familiar With All Your Ways. (Psalm 139:3)

Even The Very Hairs On Your Head Are Numbered. (Matthew 10:29-31)

For You Were Made In My Image. (Genesis 1:27)

In Me You Live And Move And Have Your Being. (Acts 17:28)

For You Are My Offspring. (Acts 17:28)

I Knew You Before You Were *Concieved. (Jeremiah 1:4-5)

I Chose You When I Planned Creation (Epesians 1:11-12)

You Were Not A Mistake, For All Your Days Are Written In My Book. (Psalm 139:15-16)

I Determined The Exact Time Of Your Birth And Where You Would Live. (Acts 17:26)

You Are Fearfully And Wonderfully Made. (Psalm 139:14)

I Knit You Together In Your Mother's Womb. (Psalm 139:13)

And Brought You Forth On The Day You Were Born. (Psalm 71:6)

I Have Been Misrepresented By Those Who Don't Know Me. (John 8:41-44)

I Am Not Distant And Angry, But Am The Complete Expression Of Love. (1 John 4:16)

And It Is My Desire To *Lavish My Love On You. (1 John 3:1)

Simply Because You Are My Child And I Am Your Father. (1 John 3:1)

I Offer You More Than Your Earthly Father Ever Could. (Matthew 7:11)

For I Am The Perfect Father. (Matthew 5:48)

Every Good Gift That You Received Comes From My Hand. (James 1:17)

For I Am Your Provider And I Meet All Your Needs. (Matthew 6:31-33)

My Plan For Your Future Has Always Been Filled With Hope. (Jeremiah 29:11)

Because I Love You With An Everlasting Love. (Jeremiah 31:3)

My Thoughts Toward You Are Countless As The Sand On The Seashore. (Psalm 139:17-18)

And I Rejoice Over You With Singing. (Zephaniah 3:17)

I Will Never Stop Doing Good To You. (Jeremiah 32:40)

For You Are My Treasured Possesion. (Exodus 19:5)

I Desire To Establish You With All My Heart And All My Soul. (Jeremiah 32:41)

And I Want To Show You Great And Marvelous Things. (Jeremiah 33:3)

If You Seek Me With All Your Heart, You Will Find Me. (Deuteronomy 4:29)

Delight In Me And I Will Give You The Desires Of Your Heart. (Psalm 37:4)

For It Is I Who Gave You Those Desires. (Philippians 2:13)

I Am Able To Do More For You Than You Could Possibly Imagine. (Ephesians 3:20)

For I Am Your Greatest Encourager. (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)

I Am Also The Father Who Comforts You In All Your Troubles. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

When You Are Brokenhearted, I Am Close To You. (Psalm 34:18)

As A Shepherd Carries A Lamb, I Have Carried You Close To My Heart. (Isaiah 40:11)

One Day I Will Whip Away Every Tear From Your Eyes. (Revelation 21:3-4)

And I'll Take Away All The Pain You Have Suffered On This Earth. (Revelation 21:3-4)

I Am Your Father, And I Love You Even As I Love My Son, Jesus. (John 17:23)

For In Jesus, My Love For You Is Revealed. (John 17:26)

He Is The Exact Representation For My Being. (Hebrews 1:3)

He Came To Demostrate That I Am For You, Not Against You. (Romans 8:31)

And To Tell You That I Am Not Counting Your Sins. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)

Jesus Died So That You And I Could Be *Reconciled. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)

His Death Was The Ultimate Expression Of My Love For You. (1 John 4:10)

I Gave Up Everything I Love That I Might Gain Your Love. (Romans 8:31-32)

If You Receive The Gift Of My Son Jesus, You Recieved Me. (1 John 2:23)

And Nothing will Ever Seperate You From My Love Again. (Romans 8:38-39)

Come Home And I'll Throw The Biggest Party Heaven Has Ever Seen. (Luke 15:7)

I Have Always Been Father, And Will Always Be Father. (Ephesians 3:14-15)

My Question Is...Will You Be My Child? (John 1:12-13)

I Am Waiting For You. (Luke 15:11-32)

Love, Your Dad
Almighty God

*Grudge means to hold hatred against someone because they have caused you harm or anger.
*Conceived means when a baby begins to take its form in a mother's womb.
*Lavish means to give someone a lot of items. Money, presents, love, etc...
*Reconciled means two parties whom have always been oposing or distant from each other can finally come together again as one.

Farren Atlantis blogged at 7:18 AM

I can't do this alone.

I need your help... can you help me to imagine?

~For You Were Made In My Image.~ Genesis 1:27

God made you exactly like him. He did not make you even slightly lower than him. For he loves you and gave you all. He has 2 wishes. he wished himself a suit of gold. He did not wish you a suit of silver, so that he could be higher than you. He gave you a suit of gold, because you are his children.

~You Are Fearfully And Wonderfully Made.~ Psalm 139:13

You have power command demons. You have the power to heal. Look onto your palms. What do you see? Do you see lines and perhaps tender veins? Now feel it. Do you think its smooth? Did you feel a feeling when you touched your own hands? You have power. That power if faith. Demons fear you. You can do many miracles, if, you believe that Jesus if your Lord and Savior.

~I Am Not Distant And Angry, But Am The Complete Expression Of Love.~ 1 John 4:16

Imagine your father, earthly father, loving you, protecting you, saying to himself, i want to protect my child forever. Now imagine someone changing him. Now imagine him beating you, scolding you because you did not make him happy. He comes home way after you are sleeping. He is still sleeping way after you are awake. He doesn't greet you, nor talk to you. Horrible isn't it... So, who is that person who changed you're father, he is the devil. Thank God if you have a loving father...

Similarly, satan puts wrong thoughts on our minds. He makes our heavenly Father like one whom will get angry easily. Who will keep something against you, like a grudge. Listen, our heavenly Father does not wish us to suffer. He is not the one who punishes us. We punish ourselves. When we sin, we get further away from our Father. Until we're eternally seperated. Thats what we given ourselves. God our Father loves us so much. He took away our sins when Jesus died on the cross. Its whether you choose to accept Christ as your Lord and Savior. That is our REAL Father in heaven. Amen.

Remember, the devil uses FEAR as a number 1 weapon to seperate us from our Father.

~My Plan For Your Future Has Always Been Filled With Hope.~ Jeremiah 29:11

"Your son has failed all his exams... went to secret societies and gangs. Stained his soul with immorality. Smoke, drink alcohol and abuses his body. What will you do?"

"My son, i will never give up hope on you..."

"You have no hope. Your son has gone pass beyond change."

"I will provide you with all the items you need my son. Go, and end your suffering, for I want you to be happy"

"You have no hope ! Your son is already dead ! He will be a slave to his habits !"

"I will teach you my son. If you are tired, i will let you rest and i will teach you another day. Go slow my son, have no pain"

"You are wasting your time !"

"I will walk with you, I will take your pain as you are unable to take it."

~Everything was done, so that you could come~

The Lord has always, will always be there for you. But did you listen to Him? Did you accept His help? Some have always said that the Lord did not help them, look at me, i'm hopeless, the Lord did nothing. But it is their fault that they did not listen to the Lord. They cannot wrongly accuse God. Whatever the situation, the Lord will help you climb higher. But will you accept?

~My Thoughts Toward You Are Countless As The Sand On The Seashore.~ plsams 139:17-18

"You are my son and daughter. You are smart, brave, pure, innocent, sweet, loving, intelligent, lovable, comforting, joyful, kind, helpful, strong, righteous, handsome, pretty, beautiful, artistic, talented, bright, colorful..."

And it goes on. Yes, it is true. The Father does think those of you. Which loving father would not call his children good things? But there is sin. When you sin, the Father is still willing to encourage you. He has not stop from saying good things about you. But when you sin, u draw futher from God... Therefore, you will not be able to hear His words and praises of you. The Father always have hope in you. No matter how you look like, how you did many sins, He looks at you and think ' this is my wonderful child '. He never does cease His praises on you. You are the ones who stop those words from coming in when you sin. And it hurts not only you, but your Father, for he longs to praise you.

~I Rejoice over you with singing.~ Zephaniah 3:17

You are a little child. Unknowing the world, innocent and sweet. Cute and pure. Your skin is smooth, your eyes are bright. Then someone carries you, he craddles you and sings to you. Humming the tunes all along... We sing songs of worship, praises for God. But he loves us so much that He actually sings because He is so happy that you are here.

Truth be told...this really surprises me, and i learnt that God's love is unfailing for i had witness, personnally witness mothers in hospitals craddling new borns singing to them. I know for then, whatever the child does, he or she will still be loved by his mother. For she has seen him or her, she has seen his or her eyes and their hearts are knitted. It is a strange thing towards me... the sight of a new born...if done in the heart, can be so powerful. How much more powerful is God's love for us if He has craddled us in his arms and sung to us.

Farren Atlantis blogged at 5:42 AM

May your light shine...
in the darkness...

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

We all have sinned before. And most of us regretted that we sinned after doing so. But we continue to sin. We all aren't perfect, i'm not, you're not. Only God is. And while i was reading the bible, i've been thinking, if resisting sin is a skill, an endurance skill ( from the bible: he who prevails will be saved) why do we keep telling ourselves

"ok, let me start small. If i stole $50 from my mother, i would now steal $25 and steal lesser and lesser through time"

Problem is, we do not have the strength to completely resisit it from the beginning. Take for example, you're going for an injection. Would you want the injection to be swift and quick? or would you rather it be slow and painful? Thats the problem, we know we want to resist sin, but we don't in our minds.

Thats why we keep starting small. Why can't we just stop stealing and whew, its over.

Three reasons

1 : We did not ask God for help. Or if we did, our hearts are not up to it. That or we have no faith in God.

2 : We tend to fear that even after we resisted sin, we would eventually fall again.

3 : We think that life without sin is life without colours. In other words, boring. But true happiness is when one does no sin and can be contented with simple things. That happiness is not an illusion where as worldly luxuries and entertainments are.

But the thing is, we won't fall. Yes pehaps on the rare occassion we do fall, mostly because you don't have enough faith. It would b easy for you to stand again. because you're experienced. Because now you're mad that you fell to sin and would want to fight it again with more force.

So why don't we try, just try for once, to resist sin completely. Because no matter how small you have sinned, it is still sin and would be equal to an even worser sin, like murdering someone. And don't forget, when you pray to God, make sure that you mean what you ask. and have faith that God will hear you.

Matthew 6:8 : Do no keep on babbling like pagans, for they will think they will not be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Some of you do help others. But you help others for the intention of seeking glory, seeking fame. I know, i was once like that.

Matthew chapter 6:

"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honoured by men. I tell you the truth, they have recieved their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

Same goes for fasting

Matthew 6:16 "When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have recieved their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen, and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

In other words, don't do good things because you want the rewards. But do them because you want to help. Because you are good, and because you have the power to do so. And when you pray or do God's work, do them because you love God. Do them willingly, not because you are forced to, or because you want the rewards.

Oh, and, fasting is like a sacrifice for those who are unsure of its meaning. Its like an exchange for something you want God to help you with. It is also an act to show that you have not forgotten the sufferings people have and it shows that you are not in touch with the worldy luxuries and entertainments. But if you are sick, or weak, do not force yourself to fast, as, theres a time and place for everything.

God will give us what we ask. If its reasonable and if you ask with faith. But sometimes, we do not get what we want from God. Know this, God does not owe us anything. Most of the time we think that what we have is ours when it isn't. We think that God owes us things that we want just because we asked in faith. Human thinkings are very different from God's thinking, which is righteous. God gives us what we ask for, but during different times. He does so with a reason.

Would you give your son a computer game during exam period? Similarly, God gives us what we want at different periods of time. Amen.

Farren Atlantis blogged at 6:38 AM

May your light shine...
in the darkness...

Monday, November 13, 2006

Ever felt God's love? I did. heres my encounter with God.

You know theres this once when i went out with my friends, came home about 11+ cause i didn't know which bus to take home =.=

When i got home, my parents immediately asked me where i've been too. After all that explanation and all, my parents asked me, how was your day? If you need transportation home next time just call.

Parents:"Son, where have you been too?" etc...

And when i got to bed, i heard a voice

"My son, how was your day today?"

I just heard it, i was lying in my bed, very tired cause i was walking around in parkway parade looking for a MRT station (there isn't one in parkway parade) and was about to fall asleep.

Yes, what i felt was purely care and concern. Similiar to how my parents asked "where have you been too" after all that scolding. From there on, i knew it was God talking to me. And so i made it a point to pray to God every night.

A prayer does not need to be someone asking God for help. God isn't some highly being whom you must always please because if you don't, he might punish you (thats what i thought).

No, God is your Father, our Father. He wants to know how your day was. He cares for us and shows us concern. And he'll always love you no matter what. because....

~blood is purer than water~

Tonight, God is calling you. But its a matter of whether you can 'hear' him.

: "My son...,My Daughter....How was your day today? How are you? Tell me your problems, and your wishes and i will help you"

So pray to God today. If you thought he was a God whom you must always please, then you're wrong. God is, have always, been your Father. Talk to him, without fear as he loves you. Talk to him and just tell him your day today, and every night before you sleep.

~For he is a God of mercy, a God of grace~

Farren Atlantis blogged at 6:03 AM

May your light shine...
in the darkness...

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Are you good or bad? Helpful or hurtful?

Sometimes, we do ask ourselves these type of questions. But how do we find out the answers?

The most important thing, is probably just having the will to do good. People who don't want to do good, would not even have to bother with finding out if they are good.

Ask yourself this question : If i do not exsist. Will the people around be better off?

When you help people, they appreciate your help and would want you to be on the planet, because they recongnised you as a good person. But if you always pick on others, or hurt others even if you think you are innocent, then you should know that you have done wrong, and people around you would live better without you.
E.g sometimes, people take relationships for fun, but they end up hurting someone without even knowing that they are guilty.

Try and list down the good things you have done to make others happy.

Now try and list down the bad things you did that caused suffering.

Done? Well, now you know if you're good or bad. Its time to try and improve yourself. No ones perfect, except God. So, theres always room for improvement. If you find that you are bad, its not to late to change. Its never to late to turn over a new leaf. You might want to go searching on how to help others, but thats a bit difficult. You should try to look out for opportunities to help others.

Don't hesitate to take those opportunities. Whether you are shy or scared, because opportunities are blessings given by the Lord. It is His wish to provide you a chance to change.

Some people do bad things because they feel stressed and restless. But the source of this problems are by doing bad things. These people do not know that the soultions to their problems is to do good. They think doing more and more bad things, to please themselves, would be the solution.

Sure, doing more bad things would please them, but only for awhile until they become restless again and worser than before. Some of those people do make an effort to change, but it is difficult. Therefore, always ask God for help and ask God to be the leader, so you may follow him

With God as the leader, you would never go wrong. And you would never have the fear of thinking that what you are doing is thought by you to be correct but in truth, wrong.

Why does doing good deeds help cure restlessness?

Its logical, doing good things makes you purer. Meaning, you would be content with simple things, and not wanting more and more stuff to keep you happy. Doing good things also changes you inside out. Some people might say, its no use, I would never become good. But doing good deeds is like a blessing from God. Once you start, you will begin to surprise yourself.

If you live a life of justice, you can enjoy it once more again when you grow old. If you are bad now, start becoming good, and ask yourself the very same question in the next month or so.

Have you done your good deed today?

Farren Atlantis blogged at 8:15 AM

May your light shine...
in the darkness...

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Praises to GOD

I believe in God, and i believe in good. i always know that there is aa God and now i can finally prove it. i'll start out from the creation of the universe and label the different paragraphs so that you won't be lost easily.

The Creation Of The Universe

the universe was formed by a big bang which pushed all particles away from it. thats basic. we also know that neutrinos, quarks and electrons formed together to form small atoms such as hydrogen and helium.

the next part is where clouds of dust, energys and heat squeezes together to form solar systems, stars, and pretty much later, planets.

A question which isn't a question.

( im very sorry that i will not be able to adress this to the public due to certain reason. if you are curious, you would need to see me and prove yourself capable in spirit and mind.)
in this question, the only answer is GOD. for there is not way the human mind would be able to hold it. god might have dis allow humans to know the answers. god might also make us unable to generate ideas for the answer. for that reason, i have to hold it a secret for i don't want more fellow humans to suffer the way i did. I am too, sorry that i cannot justify this statement or question.

The big bang. Not to weak, not too strong. Just perfect.

If the big bang was too weak, the energy blasted out would then again be draw back to the 'center' by gravity. the results? another big bang. and this keeps going on. the big bang wasn't too big either. if it was, the energys woul be blasted out too quickly until no clouds of dust could be collected and, no stars, planets, etc...could be formed.

The Sun. Not too weak, not to strong. Just perfect.

We know that clouds of dust would eventually form a star or planet. this is also how our sun came about. it was lucky that the clouds of dust weren't too big or too small. if it was too small, our sun would be uncapable of supporting life on earth due to the tiny amount of heat. if it was too big, it would be too hot for any living organism to survive on earth.

stars also have life spans. the bigger the star, the faster its nuclear fuel would be used up. luckily, our sun is small enough to last long for life to develop.

Carbon, the sticky element used to make living things

imagine you are playing snooker, or pool. its quite simple to get two balls to collide. but three? thats how tricky it is for carbon to be formed. it seems quite impossible to form carbon. especially at this quantity that is needed to living things.

Carbon = 3 helium colliding into each other.

so some people say, why is it difficult? if 2 helium collides, and a third helium comes along, there shouldn't be a problem. well, the two helium would need a certain amount of force to sitck together. but only for a short time. far too short for a third helium to come along.

one of the strange things about nuclei is that when two of them collide, their apparent size depends on how fast they approach each other. thats the sort of speeds in a star. therefore, the two nuclei of heliums would be enormous to the third helium, making it possible. again, we strike it lucky.

Another problem with carbon...

the newly made carbon would be stuck, in the middle of a star. so how does it get out? you already know the answer, when the star burns out, and collaspes in on itself, the carbon, and other materials get blasted out. but its kinda wierd isn't it? how can something collasping inwards, get thrown out? again, i think the answer is god.

A last minute rush.

Not all kinds of atoms we find in earth are present in a star before the explosion. so where do they come from? the answer, they come from the explosion it self. when the star dies, that period in which it explodes. its like the star was saying to itself 'whoops, i forgot to make so and so atoms...they'll be needing that' and it does at the last minute as everything is thrown out from the explosion.

Conclusion

someone modified it. it isn't nature. there are unexplained mysterious, and impossible situations. the answer, 'GOD'.

the universe might seem unfriendly. cold, scary, large. but somehow, from the list of coincidence, and lucky strikes, the universe, far from being friendly, has bent backwards to make it possible for us to be here. all the work is done, all risks are taken so that we can be here. again the answer from me is 'GOD'.

Farren Atlantis blogged at 9:34 PM

May your light shine...
in the darkness...