Hearts

Knock knock.

Who's there?

Welcome
Welcome who?
Welcome to the fireBRANDS blog once again!! :P

The night started off officially with :-

Nicholas leading us in a time of prayer where we are to split in groups of three. 

Why prayer? A certain William Cowper says that "Satan trembles when he sees the weakest Christian on his knees." :)

And of course, a meet-and-greet within the 5 minutes given before icebreaker. 

Welcome back, Denise Tan!! :D

Isaac rapping.

OKAY, time to get those creaky bones and cramped up muscles for some hard work of ice breaking.

The number game was played, but with a slight change to the rules.
We were all forced requested to squat/sit in groups. In that group, without any form of communication, we have to say the our name while standing up. Anyone caught standing up simultaneously will result in the group having to start all over again. Last person gets the forfeit :D

Yang dah kena last sekali. 

Kena hukuman tarian belly. (Belly dancing)

Not forgetting the reason why we're at Sanctuary 2 every saturday evening, its time for praise and worship to the One that deserves all of it. 

Sharing on the Word of God is next and Sarah Khoo was up with her PA, Kelly.

Heart. A drawing that has a symmetrical shape. An organ made up of cardiac muscles that is designed solely for pumping blood and keeping an organism alive. A liver, if translated literally in Bahasa Melayu.
Nah, she didn't talk about any of the above. At least not the physical heart we know of, but the heart that controls the thoughts and actions in our daily lives.

Keeping our hearts right with God is the right thing to do in a world that is filled with wrongs. (Proverbs 4:23)

-First, in doing so, we need to always make sure that humility is in our hearts.
It is humility that brings us a step nearer to God. The opposite just does the opposite. Pride, in fact, builds walls between us and God. Know how much that would hurt Him?
Rejects shouldn't be stepped on for who they are. Because at the end of the day, they're not going to to be any different from you.
Be humble. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%205:4-5&version=NIV

-Do take care of your emotional health.
Its always easier nowadays for people to get depressed. For an avid gamer, going home only to find that his/her whole game is restarted/deleted can even make one depressed. That's just an example though. We tend to focus more on the circumstances of bad happenings and not on God. Its like listening to a sad song and making things worse after something bad has happened. Time to be still and find rest and healing. Look to God. He knows best. Matthew 5:4, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."

-Access to God.
Well, God's hands are always reaching out for you. Its only by your will, faith and actions that you'll reach our yours to grab His. It depends on you.

-Reconciliation
Reconciling with someone after a bad encounter with them requires forgiveness and like the first point, humility. If anything is blocking your heart from getting to know God, its that bitterness in your heart. And I doubt anybody likes how bitter tastes like. Bitter tastes bitter. Throw it away. You have the power to do so.

-Thanksgiving
Through the difficulties we face in life, Satan can determine our breaking point. And Satan, being Satan, will do anything to make sure you reach it. Friends and family are the people we constantly surround ourselves with and they are there for a reason besides being great company. They watch out for each other. Be thankful for everyone in your life.