Merlen Wong

“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a
steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm
51:10

Oh God, create in me a pure heart …

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heart that won’t run with lust after physical pleasure,

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heart that obediently refuses what you’ve rightly and wisely fenced away as
sin,

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heart of love that never insists on its own way (1 John 2:16).

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heart that knows no greed when it looks upon worldly treasures,

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heart that thinks of others, and not itself,

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heart that argues for love instead of fairness.

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heart that never boasts about what it has or what its done,

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heart that walks humbly, not trying to appear more important than it is,

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heart that takes no pride in the flesh.

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heart that chases after you,

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heart that looks to you for its provision,

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heart that trusts that you are at work in others,

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heart that does not manipulate people or circumstances,

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heart that looks upon the things above and not the things below.

Heavenly Father, renew a
steadfast spirit within me …

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spirit committed completely to you,

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spirit that is not double-minded,

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spirit that is focused, and single minded on your purposes,

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spirit resolved to know Christ and Christ alone.

guyss..merlen lagi bc buku i kissed dating GOODBYE..this book is sooo GOOD..so.. now i wanna share something from this book that i thought is quite important..
read,enjoy and LEARN..!!

as you can see, intimacy without commitment contradicts what the Bible teaches about true love.
instead of being selfless, it’s selfish
instead of being patient, it’s impatient
instead of looking out for the ongoing good of the other person, it’s focused on the needs of the moment

and this is why remembering that intimacy is the reward of commitment is so important. this little principle is a practical way to practice the GOLDEN RULE in Romance– it’s deciding to do what’s best for others by never asking for intimacy that you’re not able to match with commitment.

this is the reason why we should stop dating, not because we don’t want to get married, not because we don’t want to enjoy romance, but because we have to realized that we need to wait on romance UNTIL we can match our pursuit of intimacy with a pursuit of commitment.

it doesn’t mean that we can’t have any relationships with the opposite sex or no intimacy, but rather appropriate relationships and appropriate intimacy. we have to pursue friendship with opposite sex, these relationships are dynamic and enriching.

as Christians we should never neglect or ignore our relationships with the opposite sex. do you know why? BECAUSE God tells us that as Christians we have to built-in level of commitment to each other as "brothers and sisters" in Christ (1 Tim 5:1-2). we’re family, and while there are limits to how close men and women can be in friendships, we can’t shirk our responsibility to care for, to encourage, and to build up our brothers and sisters.

BUT how close can we get before the relationship has to redefined?
HOW far can we go as friends before our hearts kick into gear?
the little relationship principle helps us sort through these difficult questions. we don’t ask for a level of intimacy and emotional loyalty that goes beyond our true level of commitment. if we’re not able to deepen in commitment and pursue the possibility of marriage, we should halt the progression of intimacy at the friendship stage.

obviously, going on dates and placing yourself in romantically charged settings with someone will usually accelerate the intimacy of your relationship. but we don’t have to go out on a date to become inappropriately intimate. you can do that over the phone, via email, or on a group dates. a guy and a girl meeting over lunch isn’t the issue. the issue is whether the intimacy in your relationship is appropriate to your current level of commitment.

uda slesaaii..did you learn something..?!hope it’ll blessed you guys..coz it has blessed me..!!^^
ada quote:
run for GOD..run for your future..
if you see someone runs along with you..he/she got the potential..^^
~~John Burns
mei^^v

What Will Matter

Ready or not,
someday it will all come to an end.

There will be no more sunrises,
no minutes, hours or days.

All the things you collected,
whether treasured or forgotten,
will pass to someone else.

Your wealth,
fame and temporal power
will shrivel to irrelevance.

It will not matter what you owned
or what you were owed.

Your grudges, resentments, frustrations,
and jealousies will finally disappear.
So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans,
and to-do lists will expire.

The wins and losses
that once seemed so important
will fade away.

It won’t matter where you came from,
or on what side of the tracks you lived,
at the end.

It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.

Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.

So what will matter?

How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter is not what you bought,
but what you built;
not what you got,
but what you gave;

What will matter is not your success,
but your significance.

What will matter is not what you learned,
but what you taught.

What will matter is every act of integrity,
compassion,
courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others
to emulate your example.

What will matter is not your competence,
but your character.

What will matter is not how many people you knew,
but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.

What will matter is not your memories,
but the memories that live in those who loved you.

What will matter is how long you will be remembered,
by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident.

It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters…

Author:Michael Josephson

merlen want to share something..at first..ga mau dimasukin ke blog..ngerasa ga penting and takut orang laen mikir apa..but anyway..it’s been a burden for me..so..i hope it’ll bless you guys as it had blessed me so much..^^

Sunday, May20th 2007..pas lg penyembahan..merlen mengucap syukur atas SEMUA yang merlen punya (keluarga, sekolah, teman, keuangan, gereja, masa depan) basically ALL THAT I HAVE..!!   i am very grateful for all of it, i even cried myself to tears.. and then..a question came into my mind.. "what if I take all of it from you.. ALL that you are grateful for.. will you still love ME..?!"

then, a few thoughts cross into my mind :
1.God asked Abraham to gave his one and only child, Isaac, as an offering, but God never really intent to take Isaac from Abraham
2.God will never make me sad or devastated, God’s way worked best for me, "so"..i won’t to lose anything i loved and treasured so deeply

SO, without any further thinking and any doubt, i said.."YES, i will"

2nd question: "what if I REALLY REALLY take it all from you and never gave them back? will you still love ME?"
at that very moment, i couldn’t say a word!! i felt really scared & confused.. i could only cried..
but then again, i said to myself, if He had to do that, if He really had to do that, it must be because He love me soo much..

and with broken hearted me (FYI, rasanya tuh BNR2 HANCUURR!! smuanya hancur.. uda kaya kehilangan semuanya..rasanya kaya mau pinjem uang ama orang dan semua *SEMUA yang merlen punya  harus dijadikan jaminan ->buat yang ga kebayang..renungkan dahuluu!!), still i said "yes, i will"

and then.. a song that says:
skarang ku memujiMu Allah yg setia
yang tak pernah meninggalkan perbuatan tanganNya
skarang ku menyembahMu Allah yg mulia
sempurnakan seg’nap hidupku
agar indah bagiMu

when i was singing that song, i just found out what surrender really means.

when all that we love, all that we dream of, and all that we have, we surrender it all to God.. so what ever going to happen..instead of asking questions or even disappointed to Him…you could say "i love You Lord!and i know that You love me even more"

Gb,
mei^^v, BLESSED to be a BLESSINGS!!

today, May10th 2007, merlen ngeliat anak kecil sekitar umur2tahun ketawaa senengggg BGT(ampe terbahak2) ngeliatin penyemprot air buat tanaman itu loh yg nempel ama rumput..*tau kan..?!

AT THAT VERY MOMENT..i’m in shock ngeliat tuh anak ko SO HAPPY and JOYFUL..kaya dia br ngeliat something that so special for him..that he couldn’t stop to staring at it, just stand there and amazed by it. but when i looked at the penyemprot.. it’s just like all other things that i’ve seen before, nothing special!! *apa sih?!penyemprot air doank gitu loh..!!

there are 2 impression that i felt at that moment,1st:CURIOUS, that lil’ boy ko krn hal sekecil  itu dia bs ampe seneng kaya gitu..2nd:KATRO,krn hal sekecil itu bisa seneng.

as u can see, 2 impression yg merlen rasa itu krn ada 2 point of view(POV) yg berbeda..ptama,CURIOUS, merlen penasaran apa POV anak itu ampe seneng ky gitu,tentunya karena dia br pertama kali liat itu semprotan. kedua,KATRO, merlen POV anggep itu hal yang biasa aja, karena saking uda srg liat. TAPI coba kalo merlen liat eiffel tower..mungkin merlen akan melakukan hal yg lebih ekstrim dr itu anak kecil..i’ll just stand there for days and be amazed by it’s beauty..tapi untuk merlen bisa liat eiffel tower kan merlen harus ke paris nya dulu..there’s some action that i have to take..

gitu juga perjalanan kita bersama Tuhan kita..maybe at 1st kita sangat terkagum2 bisa ngerasaain kebaikan2 Tuhan yang sederhana WITHOUT taking any action (yang mana buat kita saat itu SGT besar karena kita baru pertama kali ngerasain) dan sejalan dengan waktu..kebaikan2 tuhan terus menerus kita rasain, sampai kita uda ga ngerasa itu semua special lagi. we didn’t see God’s BIGGER miracle because we didn’t take any action to experience IT..!!

that’s why we need to keep on WALKING with Him, don’t just STAND where you are NOW (you’ll be bored..!!!TRUST ME..!!)

GO places where God want us to GO.. DO things that God want us to DO.. and experience things what God want us to feel..

although sometimes it seems impossible and scary.. but God makes impossible things possible..!! ONLY when you keep on walking with Him, you can see God’s bigger miracle.. and that way you’ll gonna have an amazing life..you’ll be captivated by His MIRACLE,goodness,grace,glory..!!TRUST ME..!!

what are you feeling now..?are you feel "it’s ok" or even bored..?!if the answer is yes, maybe it’s time for you to take a step higher..what is impossible is when you are REALLY walking with God and still have a bored life..GB^^

mei\^^/                                    

Not only do we not know God except through Jesus Christ, but we don’t even know ourselves except through Jesus Christ^^

merlen termasuk orang yang demennn shopping..but then again..cewe mana sih yang ga sukaa..?! but anyway..it happened a while ago..shopping brg temen..seperti biasaa..kalo pegi shopping pasti mata jelalatan kmana2..apalagii lama ga shoppingg..terjadilah kekhilafan ku dalam shopping u/ kesekian kali nyaa..liat apa yang g suka..lgs 3K Kutunjuk, Kutawar dan Kubeli..dgn prinsip..itu brg g suka kok..dan belanja lah tanpa rasa bersalah..

merlen JUGA termasuk orang yang demen makannn..but then again..manusia mana yang ga makann..?:D anw..kalo merlen uda nyemil tingkat tinggi..demen bgt pergi cari makanan enak..demen masak..demen nyemill..

yah kalo cari makan makanan yang enak..a lot of people do that too..

masakk..yah ok laahh..itu kan hobby..thats nothing wrong with having a hobby..

nah yang trakir ini yang suka dilakukan oleh banyak manusia..girls esp..yaitu NYEMILL.. as we all know..nyemil itu..makan makanan kecil although we weren’t hungry..just because we loveee to nyemill..we were craving for it..eventhough we know most of the snack are unhealthy

sebenar-benarnyaa..perlu ga sih punya barang baru..??perlu ga sih..?apa nyemil itu baik..?that’s a question that we all have to ask ourselves..

human..born with it’s own free will..dan dengan SEGUDANG keinginan. emang bener bgt kita punya kebebasan untuk berkeinginan, bertindak,dll..TAPII..kita punya tanggung jawab u/ mengontrol keinginan kitaa..kebayang ga sih kalo merlen ga punya control shopping and control nyemil..?merlen bakal punyaa segudang baju yang belom dipake yang ga muat gara-gara merlen kebanyakkan nyemill..

kita harus nyeimbangin free will kita dengan self control. We have to ask ourselves "PPB" Penting ga?Perlu ga..?Baik ga..?if the answers is NO.. then its time for us to take control over our free will..

I’m pretty sure that everyone of us have a million wishes and of course it is impossible to make all of them came true.. and if you are one of the people that spending your time making your wishes come true.. I can assure you’ll spend an empty life.. cause you dont know what were you triying to achieve.. your life will just passes by without any meaning. .

I know that to have a self control isn’t an easy task..merlen sendiri tahu SUSAHH nya ngontrol diri..TAPII..the gud news is..

2Tim 1:7 God’s Spirit doesn’t make cowards out of us. The Spirit gives us power, love, and self-control.

Kita punya Tuhan yang bisa bantu kita untuk control diri, kita ga sendiri, all we have to do is.. REALIZE..!! realize that we need Him, realize that we are unable to do anything without Him..

Cuma orang yang SADAR diri nya jatuh, yang bisa bangkit berdiri lagi..

Cuma orang yang SADAR dirinya ga mampu, yang bisa minta bantuan orang lain..

Life is just a blink of an eye.. SO..

do what is important..

do what you needed to do..

and do your BEST..

and HAPPY HAVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE..

Mei..^^v

In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo see.
I would not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.
Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant. ..But
just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.

It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong
and gave it what it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."
He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have
been struggling, you have actually been growing roots"

"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you."

"Don’t compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different
Purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful."

"Your time will come", God said to me. "You will rise high"
"How high should I rise" I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise" He asked in return.
"As high as it can" I questioned.
"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."
I left the forest and bring back this story.
I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.
Never give up.

best decision ever

Imagine that in just about 15 minutes this life is going to be over. Everything that seems so important to you now will fade, and the only thing that will matter is whether or not you are ready to stand before God.

Are you ready? Hebrews 9:27 states this truth: “It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.”

Have your eyes been opened to the glorious truth that can be found only in Jesus? Let me share this good news with you. We’ll begin with a couple of questions:

• Who do you think Jesus is? Do you believe that he is God’s Son? (John 3:16).

• Do you believe that Jesus came into this world, lived a sinless life, and died in your place so that you could be forgiven by God? (Romans 6:23).

• Do you believe that he rose from the dead, proving that God’s need for judgment of sin was satisfied? (Romans 4:25).

• Do you recognize that you’re a sinful person and that, on your own, you’re not prepared to meet God? (Romans 3:23). Do you believe that Jesus has provided the way? (John 14:6).

What will you say when you stand before God and he asks, “Why should I let you into heaven?” The best answer is, “Well, you shouldn’t, except that I’m trusting completely in Jesus. I have nothing to offer, except that I believe that Jesus died in my place and you accepted his sacrifice on my behalf. I can’t earn it; I’ll never deserve it, but I’m trusting in Jesus for my salvation.”

John 1:12 assures us that “to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” You can be sure that if you come to God on his terms, he will never send you away. When your faith is placed in Jesus alone, your sins can be forgiven and eternal life can be your confident hope.

You can make that choice right now. If you haven’t—do it today!

The next time we feel like God can’t use us, just remember . . .

NOAH was a drunk….

ABRAHAM was too old..

ISAAC was a daydreamer….

JACOB was a liar..

LEAH was ugly…

JOSEPH was arrogant..

MOSES couldn’t talk..

GIDEON was afraid..

SAMSON had long hair,

and had a weakness for Delilah!

RAHAB was a prostitute!

JEREMIAH and TIMOTHY were too young…

DAVID murdered his lover’s husband…

ELIJAH was suicidal..

ISAIAH preached naked..

JONAH ran from God..

NAOMI was a widow..

JOB went bankrupt..

JOHN the Baptist ate bugs…

PETER denied Christ…

The Disciples fell asleep while praying…

MARTHA worried about everything..

MARY MAGDALENE was demon possessed…

The SAMARITAN WOMAN was divorced….more than once!!

ZACCHEUS was too small..

PAUL was a persecutor of Christians…

TIMOTHY had an ulcer..

.. AND LAZARUS WAS DEAD!!!!

. . . no more excuses now

. . God’s waiting to use our full potential..

MAYONNAISE JAR AND COFFEE

When things in your life seem almost too much
to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough,
remember the mayonnaise jar… and the coffee…

A professor stood before his philosophy class
and had some items in front of him. When the
class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large
and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it
with golf balls. He then asked the students if the
jar
was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and
poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the
golf balls He then asked the students again if the
jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and
poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up
everything else. He asked once more if the jar was
full. The students responded with a
unanimous “yes.” The professor then produced two
cups of coffee from under the table and poured the
entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the
empty space between the sand. The students
laughed.

“Now,” said the professor, as the laughter
subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar
represents your life. The golf balls are the
important
things. Your family, your children, your faith, your
health, your friends, and your favorite passions.
Things that if everything else was lost and only
they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things
that matter. Your job, your house, and your car.
The sand is everything else. The small stuff. “If you
put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there
is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.

The same goes for life. If you spend all your time
and energy on the small stuff, you will never have
room for the things that are important to you. Pay
attention to the things that are critical to your
happiness. Play with your children. Take time to
get medical checkups. Take your partner out to
dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time
to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care
of the golf balls first, the things that really matter.
Set your priorities.

The rest is just sand.” One of the students raised
her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full
your life may seem,there’s always room for a
couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”

Please share this with someone nice.

I JUST DID.