Sunday, November 18, 2012

Covenant Marriage

God’s Intent for Marriage

A covenant marriage is intended by God to be a lifelong relationship exemplifying unconditional love, reconciliation, sexual purity, and growth. A covenant is an eternal commitment with God. People can negotiate out of contracts, but not out of a covenant. The heart of covenant marriage is “the steadfast love of the Lord,” which comes from the very heart of God and “never ceases” (Lam. 3:22, RSV).
God intends for marriage to be a lifelong covenant relationship between a man and a woman. When a couple shares their wedding vows, they are vowing to God, each other, their families, and their community to remain steadfast in unconditional love, reconciliation, and sexual purity, while purposefully growing in their covenant marriage relationship. It is God desires to bring wholeness to families through covenant marriage relationships.
Genesis 1:27 says that, “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. And God blessed them and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over … every living thing that moves on the earth.’ ” When God “blessed them” in essence He initiated an action and then empowered the man and woman to complete the action. In other words God gave them the gift of a covenant relationship and then equipped them to be successful.
In Gen. 2:18,22-25 God acknowledged that, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.’ … And the Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib, which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. And the man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.’ For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.” In the context of a covenant relationship that God provided the ultimate experience in “oneness” through sexual intimacy.
Proverbs 18:22 says, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” How do you perceive your marriage? Men, do you believe God brought your wife to you? Do you consider her a gift from God? Have you considered that when God brought her to you He was expressing His love to you? God was saying, “It is not good that you should be alone so I have made a helper for you as an expression of my love for you and you are to love her as I have loved my bride, the church. You shall readily lay down your life for her, loving her as you love yourself.”
When the term “covenant” is used in the Bible it is evident that God is the one who initiates the covenant. God established His covenant with the patriarchs of our faith. God said to Noah, “Behold I myself do establish My covenant with you and with your descendents after you” (Gen. 9:9). God said to Abraham, “I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly … God said, ‘As for Me, behold My covenant is with you and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations’ ”
God is always the giver of the covenant. We are the recipients of the covenant. We choose to accept it and remain obedient to the covenant God has established. The foundation for such a covenant is unconditional love for that is who God is. Our covenant relationship with our spouse should reflect, and in actuality can only be made possible through, God’s gift of unconditional love.
Elements of a Covenant Relationship
Covenants are the fruit of a loving, faithful relationship. The vows we exchange at our wedding reflect a relationship already bound by steadfast love and faithfulness. The degree in which these words have meaning comes in direct proportion to the unconditional love that dwells within our heart for the one to whom we are repeating them.
Covenant partners take responsibility for their actions. As partners in a covenant marriage relationship, we are responsible for our actions. An example would be to remain “sexually pure” in our thoughts and actions towards our spouse.
Covenants are based on freedom of choice. Covenant marriages are not built on coercion, deceit, and manipulation. Wives, submission is freely given and grows from respect, not fear and manipulation. In like manner, husband, choose daily to love your wife “as Christ loved the church.” You must freely choose to love and honor her in spite of the fact that you may not “feel” like loving and honoring her.
Covenants are rooted in actions based on choices, not feelings. Our feelings are forever fluctuating. Therefore to build a covenant marriage on feelings is to build it on shifting sand, which cannot support the foundation of marriage.
Covenant partners nurture their relation-ship. Our marriage will grow as we build up one another in love. This takes place when we value our spouse more than ourselves. As we experience the unconditional love of Jesus Christ, we are able to love our spouse as He loves us. Covenant partners administer unconditional love, forgiveness, and reconciliation while providing comfort and hope to their partner.
Covenants are based on commitments freely offered A covenant is built on selfless love, freely given and freely received. As strange as it may sound, a covenant marriage is one in which the “tie that binds” the couple together is a commitment freely offered with no strings attached. Paul said it well: “Love never fails” (1 Corinthians 13:8).

Monday, November 12, 2012

Blood Donations (Part2)

Eventually I failed to donate again this year. I'm only 44kg. Aiya!! 1 more to go! Haha..
Mayb next year! But I really do enjoy the process of getting heavier.
Hopefully, I can help out next year! ^.^
Wait for me Blood Bank!

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Dato' Lee Chong Wei and Wong Mew Choo

I remembered once, there is a time when I'm being told about Dato' Lee Chong Wei. His origin.
In these 2 days, many people were talking about his great love to his wife Wong Mew Choo.
Malaysian celebrate their joys love life ceremony together in the Convention Kuala Lumpur for 2 days. Seeing their great love pouring, although there are times of difficulties and sadness, they go on strife for what they believe in. This is the thing that made me proud of them. Is honor to see Dato' house was filled with guests, celebrities and family members.
Reminds me of TRUE LOVE DOES EXIST. That is to trust and continuously pouring love to one another.
Is not easy to be a wife of a winner, and is not easy to be a man of the house whole. Wishing them the very best of LOVE.

I love these picture of them. It really shows LOVE.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Blood Donation campaign

Actually, from young till now I really want to participate in donating blood to other people in need. As the day I knew I'm O type of blood, my enthusiastic of it was more!
But comes to I'm 18 years old, the age of certified to be a donor, I'm a bit sad due to my weight is not the standard weight of 45kg. Hoping to try on the age 19. Again, same results. Then, 20, 21, 22, 23. Till I'm 23, my weight increased. But not as much as it is. Just till 40kg. But still, I'm happy about it. At least I know, there will be a day, I can sit there and help those who needs my blood.
Well, same thing. Wait on, till I'm 26, this age of mine, surprisingly, my weight was 47kg! Yes and perfect for me. But timing was a problem. Because I choose to work on this Sat n Sun work because of my resignation at aunt Christine place. So definately I'm going to try this year! I have not weight my heaviness. But hopefully, I'm okay for it this year.
At least I knew I got slim up not because of whose house rice or anyone who took the effort. But the work that I'm committed to. Hehe.. Is good to slim up!
Hopefully and pray fully that a lot of people will come to this blood drives. I have shared this poster to everyone on fb. It sounds annoying to all, but is really a joy when someone responded to the campaign. Happy for sharing and joy for helping.
God bless those who willing to donate.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

I remember when we broke up the first time
Saying, "This is it, I've had enough," 'cause like
We hadn't seen each other in a month
When you said you needed space. (What?)
Then you come around again and say
"Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change, trust me."
Remember how that lasted for a day?
I say, "I hate you," we break up, you call me, "I love you."

Oooh we called it off again last night
But oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you

We are never ever ever getting back together
We are never ever ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

Like, ever...

I'm really gonna miss you picking fights
And me, falling for it screaming that I'm right
And you, would hide away and find your peace of mind
With some indie record that's much cooler than mine

Oooh, you called me up again tonight
But oooh, this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you

We are never ever ever getting back together
We are never ever ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me (talk to me)
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

Oooh yeah, oooh yeah, oooh yeah
Oh oh oh

I used to think that we were forever ever
And I used to say, "Never say never..."
Ugh, so he calls me up and he's like, "I still love you,"
And I'm like... "I just... I mean this is exhausting, you know, like,
We are never getting back together. Like, ever"

No!

We are never ever ever getting back together
We are never ever ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together

We, ohhh, getting back together,ohhh,
We, ohhh, getting back together

You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me (talk to me)
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together