TAP

Shio Shio Gai Loti Entry #15

I shared a simple offering message at last sunday JAMs service and thought it might be good to share it as part of my Shio Shio Gai Loti collection. I promise that this is a very small piece of bread, won't be too long but easy to chew.

A TAP is a type of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid. We can find usually find TAP at home or in the toilet.

Whenever we turn on the TAP slightly, water begin to flow out of it. However, when the TAP is turn off, water is ceased from flowing out. This is primarily because there is a window inside the TAP that determines whether water will be flowing out of it.

When the TAP is turned on slightly, the window will be open to enable water to flow of it.

When the TAP is turned off, the window will be closed and that means water will cease from flowing.

When the TAP is turned all the way to the maximum, you would see water splashing out of it, causing an overflowing scenario.

(Malachi 3: 10)
"Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try me now in this, Says the LORD of hosts, If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it"

Malachi 3:10 is a very familiar verse that many of us would have heard or see a thousand times.
God is saying here that as we begin to bring forth our tithing into the Kingdom of God, He will open the windows of heaven over our life and pour out blessings so much that there would not be enough room to contain it.

It applies the same as the TAP function. As we bring our tithing faithfully to God, He will turn on the TAP in our life. When that happens, the window would be open and blessings will be flowing onto our life. There will be overflowing in our life. Provision and prosperity will follow us.

TAP = Tithing Activates Provision

TAP = Tithe And Prosper

Mal 3:10 is so real and applicable to our life today.

The key is our willingness to give God our tithing faithfully.

As we give, God will give us provision and prosper us.

Our giving will activate the power and provision of God in our life.

As we turn on the TAP today, let's also learn to TAP upon the heartbeat of God and walk in obedience.

FIGHT

Shio Shio Gai Loti Entry #14

In our daily life, there are certain things that we are chasing after or fighting for. We could be working hard and fighting for our future in the market place. We could be serving and fighting hard for God in the ministry. We could be fighting hard and winning the heart of the love ones to build a good relationship in life.

(Eph 6:12)
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly place."

We entered into battles almost every day, often against pressures, stress, temptations, depressions, persecutions. We simply entered into spiritual warfare.

God has called us to be more than conquerors in life and to endure like a mighty soldier for Him. God is with us and He will not forsake us. We are not alone in the battle. We don't fight alone. He is there fighting everyday's battle with us. He is there to celebrate the joy of victories and share the burden of defeat.

(Exo 14:13-14)
v13: "And Moses said to the people, Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever."

v14: "The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace"

In many instances, when we are doing the will of God, many situations would take place. We might enjoy victory now but at a split of a second we could find ourselves on the opposite side. We might find ourselves being wronged by others even in the midst of doing good for others. Persecution would occur, people would be pointing finger at us, pressures and stress of the society would kick in. Bad things happen to good people.

Let's us not depend on our own strength. Let's learn to tap upon the power of the Holy Spirit. God had said in His word that He will fight for us. We should have faith in Him and be anxious for nothing, but in everything but prayer and supplication, making our request known to God.

(Psalms 91:7)
"A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you"

When God is with us, who can be against us. Even when we find ourselves in the valley of the shadow of death, we will not fear.

God will FIGHT for us and when He FIGHT for us, there is:

(1) Favor
(2) Intervention
(3) Grace
(4) Hope
(5) Triumph

Victory belongs to God. Having faith in God is essential.

Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

FIGHT = Faith In God Helps Totally

(1Timothy 6:12)
"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses"

We need to always fight the good fight of faith. Having faith in God helps us to sustain and win the battle because the Lord will FIGHT for us.

HOPE

Shio Shio Gai Loti Entry #13

I had wanted to write this entry for the longest time. The entry is on "HOPE"..hope you will enjoy it =)

According to Webster Dictionary, the definition of HOPE are as follows:

(1) To desire with expectation or with belief in the prospect of obtaining
(2) Be optimistic
(3) To place confidence

The word HOPE was mentioned a lot of times in the bible.

A familiar verse in Jeremiah 29:11, God has given us a future and a HOPE.

God is a good giver of dreams and visions. At different stages in life, we would have different goals that we are pursuing. The essential reason that motivates us in pursuing our dreams and visions could probably be our HOPE in God to eventually see them come to past.

However along the journey, we might come across or experience a common statement such as "Maybe its not meant to be.......". This simple statement may not be as simple as it looks. A lot of thinking process would have been made before this statement would come out from a person's mouth. It simply reflects the discouragement and disappointment of a person.

(Proverbs 13:12)
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life"

Personally I think, the number 1 killer of HOPE is when you have hope but the waiting process tires you as you don't see any results. Proverbs 13:12 mentioned that Hope deferred makes the heart sick. A person who hopes and waited with no results will often fall into disappointment. He might start questioning himself about the probability and possibilities of achieving them.

(Psalm 31:24)
"Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord"

God has reminded us that our HOPE should be in Him. In Psalm 31:24, when our HOPE is in God, He shall strengthen our heart, so that ultimately we shall see the visions come to past.

HOPE to me is like the oxygen that we breathe. When we have oxygen, we are able to breathe with ease and able to think properly. However when we are in a situation where there is a lack of oxygen, our vision starts to be blur, we would find difficulty in breathing and eventually suffocate and die.

The same applies for the HOPE in our visions, dreams or goals. We should constantly feed them with the oxygen of heaven. Through praying, fasting, reading the word, positive confession, we are pumping oxygen into our HOPE in God. Under this environment, the HOPE we have would be able to breathe and grow under the purview of God.

If we do not feed our visions and dreams in an atmosphere of oxygen, they would slowly start to become blur, loses sight, struggle and eventually suffocate and die. Many people lose their focus and vision because they lost HOPE after waiting for a while and not seeing results.

HOPE = Hanging On Praying Expectantly

HOPE = Heart Of Persistence Expectation

HOPE = Having Optimism Plus Encouragement

HOPE = Happy Outlook Positive Ending

(Jeremiah 17:7-8)

"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river. And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit"

Jeremiah 17 comes timely for many of us in this season. Many things had happened in such a short time. Regardless of the situation that we are in, let us not lose HOPE in the things that we are doing. Our HOPE is in the Lord. Keep on keeping on, let's not grow weary in doing good. Keep on praying, be positive, optimistic about the future, learn to encourage ourselves and put our trust in God. He is in control.