Rain down... all around the world we're singing, RAIN DOWN!

It's raining cats and dogs now, I came home late last night and had a wonderful sleep after all the sweet presence of God and many salvations in Cozycott. I smiled to myself after I woke up, knowing that this coming Sunday is going to be another significant day in Heart of God Church :)

This week, I witnessed many lives changed and given to God,
...how God's love for us is unconditional and never changing
...how your care and concern can touch a person's life
...how your smile can bring so much joy to yourself and to others
...how important you are to Him
...seeing someone's life turning to God

It's amazing being a Christian and I have never regretted being one in HOGC!

Today, I spent the day with my family, having dinner with them.
I felt so bad being out the whole day and seldom get to see them for the past one to two weeks.
But today, it's a family day and I really enjoyed spending time with them and hearing my dad's lame jokes. haha. I admit my dad can be quite good at cheering me up sometimes :)
I really love them very much. This family love is what you can never get else where.
I will treasure it with all my heart :)

I am beginning to love my life even more each day.

Hopeful,
Joanne

my favourite girl...my love!!!

my good friend in church - i love her!!!

PAM: ahh...defined white lines. haha!

i love her too! <3

today was quite a fulfilling day! :)
I met Samantha at 2.5opm, at Pam's clubhouse and we studied.
For 3 to 4 hours, after which, i went swimming!!! woohoo...
Sam and i went to have our dinner at hougang point. the food was alright, but Sam's mango desert looks yummy though. heehee.

tomorrow will be another wonderful day!
going swimming again...hahah. what's with me? top secret.

I had an awesome weekend last week!
many things impacted me and i am so renewed after one Sunday!
I have such a great God who's with me everywhere i go.
How can i not have God with me?! He is a MUST HAVE in my life. Haha.
Yes, must have.

I've got to know two new friends from work.
Ee Ling and Michelle...haha. Kind of miss them.
But, we'll be meeting up for dinner soon! Yay!

Got to go...zzzZZZZ
my life is exciting with God in it.

love Him, love joanne

updates in life

It's been awhile since I've last blogged =)
It's really tiring to work 8.5 hours a day starring infront of the computer all day long.
Nevertheless, after the two months of work in the commercial department,
I've gained several skills and things in my life which I never had before.

Here are the wonderful results of working in the commercial department!

1) Knowlegde on the usage of Microsoft Excel!

Woohoo...this is one of the skills I've picked up along the way. I used to only know how to sum things up, split columns, freeze pane etc. After working, I became a Excel explorer! Haha. It was so fun learning...VLOOKUP! CONCATENATE! EQUATIONS! etc. Excel is a great programme, got to maiximise the usage of it and don't let Mr Microsoft down! =P

2) Will versus Tiredness

This is a sure battle between the will, the mind and the body.
You get what I mean? Haha

3) Expansion in the Mind

My two faithful friends while I am at work were Excel and numbers!!!
8.5 hours a day looking at numbers, my eyes turned blurry after every evening. Haha.

But, it was a good training for me. I have to fight the tiredness of my eyes, the heaviness of my brain after doing much counting and thinking and the long hours in the office that seems like a freezer to me every day! But, after the two months...It was a great stretch for me! I felt as though my brain literally grew in size! haha. Imagine... eight hours of math everyday! Hahaa. Madness.

Haha. Anymore I can think of...I will update again!

God is GOOD all the time!!!
I love Him to the max =)

love Him. love joanne.

I trust Him.

last sunday, i woke up at 7am in the morning, preparing to go to church
as i was on phenomena. Though it was 7am, i wasn't at the least tired or was i feeling my morning blues.
In fact, i felt a rush of excitement and thrill cause' i know
it's going to be a life changing day! - Heart to Heart with Pastors!!!

i reached church at 7.30am! Ah hem..taking the quickest transport in town.
later on, i went into the nursery to pray by myself. i prayed for the service, i prayed for every soul who's going to receive the word of God, i prayed for pastors, i also prayed for phenomena.

Lastly, i prayed for myself.
i seldom pray for myself, but on sunday, i know i need the power of God to work through me and i need the oil of the holy spirit...the anointing in my playing!
i sat down on the floor, with the song "sanctuary" played from pam's laptop...
i just lifted up my hands and asked for the Lord's anointing to flow through me. Every single note and chord that i play will carry the anointing and the presence of God. As I play the guitar, let my heart be so true, so pure and passionate for You. Lord, here is my heart. make it Your sanctuary! I prayed.
this is my heart's cry and i prayed with all my heart.

at that moment, i heard the voice of God answering my prayer!
- "I will dwell in your heart forever."
and i saw a picture...with a finger pointing to my heart.
His presence filled my heart. It is that voice! That voice which will bring a smile to my face, bring tears to my eyes...that affirming voice which holds down every fear and anxieties, and brings a sweetness into your heart because you know that every word that proceeds from His mouth will not fall to the ground.
I trust Him.

there is so much cry in me to have
a heart that's ever true to God, to myself and to others.
I just love Him so much. He means the world to me.
I love Pst How and Pst Lia too.
Thank you for sharing your heart with me all the time.
I want to be your daughter in the faith...always!
I know I am (:

Daughter in the faith,
Joanne

Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart with Pastors was awesome!
The sharing from Pastors' hearts changed my heart.
I felt so different now.
Desiring to love God more, love His presence.
Be a daughter in the faith...always!

Everything's changed, everything's different!
I know it and I just know it.
It's time to fly high with Jesus, with Pastors and the church!

a heart that's ever true to God, to myself and to others...

BIGBIGBIG!
Joanne

Build on your strengths.
The essence of faith - believing something before you can see it!

my spiritual dad and mum.
they hold a really special place in my heart :)

another loveliest girl in my life - jomain :)

i love her very very much too.

1 Chronicles 4:10

10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain!
So God granted him what he requested.

How often when we fail at doing something,
do we immediately conclude that it isn't the will of God for us?
Just because we failed?
Just because something is difficult, and takes a lot of time and effort,
it doesn't mean that it isn't the right thing to do.
If something is right, it is always possible.
No matter how difficult it may seem,
if something is God's will for you, it is possible!
And if something is right - and it is in the will of God - it is worth every minute, every dollar and every ounce of energy that you invest into it!

God did not create us to do nothing. Only the dead do nothing.
Only the dead have no initiatives or ideas.

The more you apply that power to work,
the more ideas come into your mind and the greater the visions and dreams you will have.
And the vision will generate even greater power, which in turn will generate even greater dreams.
It keeps going on and on and on.
Until God's glory is revealed by the Church.

God did not create us just to survive and "make a living."
God has created us to show the world what He is like.
When we become everything God has created us to be,
and do everything that God has created us to do, our glory is released.
Then we will show the world what our God is like.

Glory is released by work - by really hard work!
If you don't actively apply yourself by hard work,
You can never release the glory of God deposited in you.

If you want to do something great with your life, break out of the norm.
Stop listening to the pessimists and losers.
Rise up above the spirit of mediocrity!
Don't sit back and hide your glory anymore.
Lay hold of your Spirit-inspired visions and dreams.
Set your goals high. Determine that you will move forward into everything God wants you to be.

Do not let anyone or anything hold you back. Study hard and get the qualification you need.
Pour out those abilites until there is nothing left inside. Release your potential to the fullest.
Do not let anyone tell you that you cannot do it.
Do not deprive the world of your glory.
Let the glory God has placed in you come out so that His glory can then fill the whole earth.
And when you and I are faithful to do this, God's promise will come to pass.

Releasing the glory in me,
Joanne

Job 23:8-12

"Look, I go forward, but He is not there,
And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
9 When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him;
When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him.
10 But He knows the way that I take;
When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 My foot has held fast to His steps;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.


The future is bright and cheery!

Labourer for Christ,
Joanne

We don't have to understand everything.
Much of life contains mysteries. This calls for trust.
If we have to 'see' before we 'believe', we have joined the Thomas generation.
Believing before we 'see' introduces us to greater blessing.
If we don't understand why bad things happen,
we need to engage trust, rather than cynicism.
Do what God says even when you don't understand why.
Trust him. He knows what He's talking about.

Phil Pringle

I give my all to You, in exchange for all of You.

love always,
Joanne

A day before Emerge, I was spending time with my Lord and he revealed this verse to me.
A verse which was once spoken to me three years ago. Now, it has become a verse which I hold dearly in my heart. Words spoken right from the mouth of God. Words that brings eternal life into my heart, my mind and my soul. The truth. It sets me free.


1 Corinthians 2:9-10

v9 But as it is written:

"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared
For those who love Him."

v10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit.
For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

Amazingly, on the first day of Emerge...Pastor Kong said, "There are two words which keeps coming to me and that is dreams and destiny!" And 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 came along.

Keep your dreams alive.
If you ever find your dreams dead,
Jesus can ressurrect them.
Have faith and believe.
Dream BIG dreams.
The future is amazing!

BIGBIGBIG!

Joanne

Deeper In Love

There is a longing only You can fill
A raging tempest only You can still
My soul is thirsty Lord
To know You as I'm known
Drink from the river
That flows before Your throne

Take me deeper
Deeper in love with You
Jesus hold me close in Your embrace
Take me deeper
Deeper than I've ever been before
I just want to love You more and more
How I long to be deeper in love

Sunrise to sunrise
I will seek Your face
Drawn by Your Spirit
To the promise of Your grace
My heart is found in You
A hope that will abide
Here in Your presence
Forever satisfied

An old song sung during our children church and teen cell days.
You'll love this!

Love,
Joanne

RED RAIN!!!

RED RAIN

The ONCE a year concert that rocks the whole of Singapore is here! They are going to paint the town RED on the 27th and 28th May! Catch them 'live' at our very own Kallang Theatre!!!

Visit www.RedRain.sg to find out more!
Want tickets to gain entrance to the concert?!
Check it out with me! XD

I see RED RAINing down on me...lalala

BIG, joanne

new blog

woohoo! my new blog! Why?
Simply because I've forgotten the password to my previous blog.
Well, creating a new blog is the only solution. XD

i must say that this template is really nice! heh heh.

love Him. love others. love rinnah. love joanne