Malaysian Christian Writes

I believe in essence I have somewhat blogged about this. Being transparent is coming as you are . The real you. Last year I wrote a post on acting being a daily routine  on how we act in life not being our true selves. Now I will try to share with you why I believe it is essential to be transparent. To be that open book =) Not until you are fully known, you will not be fully loved . Think about it, you can only be loved to the point where you are known. Logic? Well that is why I try to be as honest as I can be about myself. That being said, I too draw a line in disclosing my information. But when you stop pretending, you'll notice that you are more alive, or you come alive =). You do not hide . That sense of freedom I understand there is always the fear of not being accepted, but then, you put on a persona and be someone you are not just to be part of something you think you want to be to please the people you think you want to please. From my experience, true friends will love ...

All right I can't believe my next post will be about something like this. But....anyone who is reading this, it would be awesome if you help vote for my band Ruth Meets Ashton https://www.facebook.com/RuthMeetsAshton Erm Just like the page, the go to the link below again and find for my band and do vote =) Here is the video =) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjTmYuSegnc Here is the link =) https://www.facebook.com/wwfmy?sk=app_419255964829279&app_data It is a WWF Earth Hour band competition to create awareness =). Maintaining top 5 will give us the opportunity to perform at Sunway Pyramid and battle it out =)

Oh 2012. Indeed what a year. A year where the end of the world was not significant in my life XP. For me I went through three semesters in a year which actually felt like 3 years. 3 phases. It was a moment of growth for me. Looking back, I know I have changed a lot. I do not regret everything I have been through at the same time I am grateful that by His grace protected me, guided me, with held from me certain things and prevented me from making certain wrong decisions in life. Truly I believe that I am not the same man I was 12 months ago, 9 months ago, 6 months ago 1 month ago. As God continues to reveal His revelations through his word I am constantly amazed at how He works. Through out the year, God has revealed to me slowly the kind of person I am and how much that is still needed to be worked within me. I struggled, I fought and I am reminded of Psalms 46:10 " Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the worl...

The times when I am alone, I pray and be reflective on everything. I had a lot on my mind. Was reading the Bible when this verse came to me. Phllipians 4:6 "Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done" (NLT). Being human, easier said. How is it that even though God has affirmed us so many times, we still worry and fail to put our trust in him? Yes the moment we worry we fail to put our trust in him. We are just human. But yes do keep the habit of praying for everything. the moment you worry you just pray. I have no doubt of where God has placed me. And yes, compared to others, I can say I do have a blessed life. But that does not mean my struggles are any less. I am in the phase of God moulding me. So he has to shape me, sometimes break the parts where are deemed not important. I admit, I have never changed so much before from the moment I got into college last year till my degree year no...

"The truly lucky people are the ones who manage to become long-time friends before they realize they are attracted to each other. They get to know each other’s laughs, passions, sadness, and fears. They see each other at their worst and at their best. They share time together before they get swept up into the entangling intimacy of their sexuality. This is the ideal, but not often possible. If you fall under the spell of your sexual attraction immediately, you need to look beyond it for other keys to compatibility." An interesting blog post from my friend =)

Everyday is a struggle. Whether it is something big or not. Comes a point many times in life, where you lose almost all control. God does have a plan. For what that can be identified, it is like a wake up call to say " Hey you are not the one in control". I need to place my total dependence on Him.  It is not that I do not know that, but sometimes in life I have tendencies to act out on my own. I know I am to trust him and yet I live out on my own understanding. I trust God, but is it with all my heart and all my soul? Unfortunately I believe it is a NO. Humans.... I tell people to not worry yet I find myself worrying. Not for myself, but for other people. My heart is burdened. When I prayed for God to let me see. I was determined to know more, but the truth is not always pretty.  I claim God's grace is sufficient for me and his power is made perfect through my weakness. Lord you will never give me anything I can't handle. I lay them down at your cross Lor...

So part 1 of this topic was introducing what is all the " believe the best, assume the worst " was about.  http://eddproteo.blogspot.com/2012/12/believe-best-or-assume-worst.html So as I have stated in my last post. We develop an attitude when we fill in the gap. And that gap is what it is promised . The expectations of someone. What you see and who you are causes what we put into the gap . It determines whether we believe the best or assume otherwise. The experience we go through shapes the decisions we make. People who are able to stay in love learn to believe the best. In every relationships there is always misunderstandings . Whether happy ones or unhappy ones. What makes it different is the happy ones believed the best while the unhappy ones assumed the worst. Remember the first time one fell in love? Everything the other person does is good. Nothing bad about him or her. Because we believed the best. As Andy Stanley would say it "She is not impatient, she i...