God's Boxes :)

I have in my hands two boxes,
Which God gave me to hold.
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box,
And all your joys in the gold."

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes,
Both my joys and sorrows I stored,
But though the gold became heavier each day,
The black was as light as before.

With curiosity, I opened the black,
I wanted to find out why,
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole,
Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

I showed the hole to God, and mused,
"I wonder where my sorrows could be!"
He smiled a gentle smile and said,
"My child, they're all here with me.."

I asked God, why He gave me the boxes,
Why the gold and the black with the hole?
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
The black is for you to let go."

so, cheer up people yg lagi down/cape/kalang kabut hohoho..
:) let's count our blessings one by one, and let joy become ur strength! ;)
Gbuuzzz

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You know you are Indonesian when....

Your stomach growls when you don’t eat rice for a day.

You believe “kecap ABC” could turn bad cooking to gourmet food.

You talk during a movie.

You eat fried rice in the morning.

You prefer Versace or Moschino jeans over Gap or Levi’s.

You don’t think Jim Carrey is funny.

You think Onky Alexander is a hunk.

You think Rhoma Irama is “kampungan”.

You carry a 16 oz. jar of sambal to where ever you travel.

Driving a car that is cheaper than $15,000 embarrasses you.

You think dangdut is stupid, but listen to it anyways, because you are homesick.

You are willing to travel 25 miles to buy tahu and tempe.

You are “Dreaming of a WARM Christmas”.

You are very good at avoiding potholes and other road hazards.

Your local McDonald’s serves rice and sambal.

You think Supermie is a staple food.

You have ever tried passing a Rp 50 coin as a quarter in a US vending machine/pay phone.

You have ever successfully bribed a police officer.

You have ever successfully bribed a customs officer.

You do your shopping in Singapore.

Your drivers license claims you are 5 years older then you really are.

You have ever legally bought pirated software.

You have ever been forced to memorize UUD’45.

You have bought something from a barefooted street peddler.

You know exactly how many islands Indonesia has.

You have ever eaten something sold off a cart on wheels.

You realized that money is everything before you were six.

The first thing that comes to mind when hearing the word “Jakarta” is “macet”.

Someone you know has ever ridden on top of a train.

Your daily commute includes thinking up new ways to ride the city bus for free.

You don’t mind people being late.

You think standing in line is a waste of time.

You have tried every Monday of your youth trying to avoid “upacara bendera”.

You have used a mosquito repellant that looks like a coil and is lit on one end.

You use the terms “Ni yee”, “-lah” and “Ih, jijay” on daily basis.

You know what Pancasila is, what it means and know it by heart.

You complain that movies in America don’t have sub-titles.

Your daily conversation may include enactments of TV commercials.

You have ever consulted a “dukun”.

Your whole class has ever cheated on a test, and gotten away with it.

You have ever spent the night before an exam looking for someone who sells the questions.

You like the smell of terasi.

You think the Thomas Cup is equal to the Super Bowl.

You can name a manufacturer of shuttlecocks/badminton birdies.

You have a 16′ satellite dish hidden in your back yard.

You have ever ridden in a motor vehicle with three wheels.

You miss your maid during laundry day.

Your clothing has brand names printed on it that is visible from 50′ away.

You attend weddings only until you are done eating.

You have attended weddings that you are not invited to.

You go to McDonald’s to get your weekly supply of ketchup, salt, pepper and napkins.

You know more than one music group that stole the tune of Cranberries’ “Zombie”.

You have a can of Baygon on your kitchen table.

You make major decisions based on “gengsi”.

You take advantage of Wal-Mart’s 30 days money-back-guarantee to “borrow” home appliances.

Someone in your family has extra pockets in his outfit to hide cookies from the all-you-can-eat bar.

You have paid more then $1000 to get your name on your license plate.

When watching TV you regularly find that all the channels broadcast the same thing.

You know more than 10 acronyms/abbreviations.

You set the ring tone of your cell phone as loud as possible.

You spend your weekends at an expensive five star hotel near your house.

You have one of those gigantic 5000 watts stereo system even though you can’t turn it as loud as you can since you live in a crowded neighborhood.

Your Toyota Kijang is packed with bull bar, fog lights, roof rail, car alarm, expensive car audio, gold plated emblems, tail light “protector”, racing steering wheels, sports muffler, lowered suspension, 17 inch wheels with expensive tires, etc. Yet you find them not “gaul” enough.

You are able to squeeze 15 passengers in your Toyota Kijang.

If you’re rich, you buy a huge 50.000 dollars imported SUV and demands it to run minimal 12 kilometers with a liter of gas.

You refuse to buy unleaded gas for your imported car even though it costs less than 20 cents a liter.

You have your drivers license at the age of 14.

You got it without any driving tests.

You are unfamiliar with electric stove.

You are even more unfamiliar with microwave ovens.

If you’re a student, your main purpose in life is to succeed in UMPTN and get into a Universitas Negeri.

If you’ve graduated from college, your main purpose in life is to find an easy job with big salary at a foreign company even if you have to stay unemployed for five years to find one.

If you finally got a job, your main purpose in life is now to get a wife/husband that’s rich, from a “good” family, and the most importantly good looking in order to “memperbaiki keturunan”.

You’re proud to be Indonesian - and you pass these jokes on to all your Indonesian friends!

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Rest

It's that time of the year again. Now that holidays are over, it's time to get down to serious work! Some might experience the dreaded Monday Blues sooner than others. Included in the "back-to-school" package is also the concern of how well we would do this semester and stuff but, amidst all the buzz and burdens of school life, i'd like to encourage all of us not to forget to take rest. Not just any kind of rest, but THE rest. "THE" ultimate rest - the rest in Jesus.

out of curiosity, I attended Pastor Prince's service yesterday at New Creation Church. He had been teaching a lot on God's grace and love but the message that God passed through him yesterday was different. One word sums up everything he said yesterday: Rest.

THE rest is unlike any rest we take when we are tired and weary from the day's work. Yes, we sleep or take a nap whenever we feel exhausted but the rest, is a form of spiritual rest (my definition) that calms the soul. THE rest causes us to feel spirited and enthusiastic although our physique may be poor.

Remember the time when Jesus and his disciples were riding through the waves in their boat? Yes, Jesus fell asleep while His disciples panicked. However, Jesus was not taking a physical rest, but the fact that He was able to do so shows how at peace and untroubled His heart was. Can you ever imagine yourself sleeping while amidst fierce waves? Most of us would scramble and be busy trying to find a solution! Not sleep!

THE rest enables you to remain calm and composed amidst life's storms and troubles. It boosts your patience level, among other things. How do we receive this rest?

Isaish 28:11-12 says
"For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, to whom He said, “This is the rest with which You may cause the weary to rest,” and, “This is the refreshing”;
Yet they would not hear.

What does the above verse mean? Simple - To achieve THE rest in God, pray not with your mind but with your spirit, in tongues. Proverbs 3:5-6 says "trust in the Lord and lean not to your own understanding". Your understanding is your mind. It is your mind that process things and tell you to do this and that, pray this and that. But that is not what God wants.

God doesn't want you to create an outline of your prayer. No, what God wants is your sincere prayer that comes from the heart. That is why God wants you to pray in tongues. Why? Because you don't know what you're saying! But your spirit knows what you should be praying and the gift of praying in tongues is a way for your spirit to communicate directly with Daddy (Romans 8:26). However, praying in your own language doesn't mean that you are not praying in spirit but do refer to this http://www.jimfeeney.org/praying-spirit-tongues.html

Dr. Carl Peterson, of Oral Roberts University, found that as we pray in the Spirit; there is activity that begins in our brain. As we engage in our heavenly language, the brain releases two chemical secretions that are directed into our immune system giving a 35 to 40 percent boost to our immune system. This promotes healing within our bodies. This is amazing because this secretion is triggered from a part of the brain that has no other apparent activity in humans. It has only been identified as being activated by our Spirit-led prayer and worship.

As you find the rest through praying in spirit, God's miracles would become more apparent. There is no medicine whatsoever in this world that could boost your immune system by up to 40% (!) Instead of fearing for the day's events, start praying in tongues! Whenever you feel tempted to get angry or discouraged or think negative, pray in tongues. You will find that as you force yourself to pray in tongues in those sticky situations, you will feel more at peace even though you may be going through storms.

Like tobyMac says, "I don't want to gain the whole world, and lose my soul." I believe that's right. So find your rest in Jesus, just through simple prayer in tongues.