According to your Faith

It was such a powerful service last Sunday!
If it seems normal to you, well it's definitely not the case for me.
Ever since my trip to Korea and now, back in Singapore, God is elevating me to encounter Him in a whole new dimension of faith.

Last week, Pastor How preached on faith and confidence.
During the praise and worship, in the midst of all the singing from our most wonderful and anointed worship team and congregation, there i was standing at the second row...being pumped up in my spirit and building on my most holy faith. No longer do I have the time nor the urge to look at the people around me, God was just pointing his finger towards me, getting myself ready for His Word to enter my heart, like a double edged sword, pierced through it - a rhema word from Heaven.

His Word came so clearly to me saying,

"Every godly desires you have in your heart shall come to existence, according to your faith.
Growth will come, according to your faith.
Success shall follow, according to your faith.
Fruitfulness shall blossom in life, according to your faith.
What do you see - according to your faith."

When God speaks, there must be a response - In the name of Jesus, I call those things which do not exist, as though they did. Amen.

The anointing of God rests upon your abilities and talents, which in turn stand on the foundation of your faith and confidence. How much faith do you have today?

It's just so amazing!
I'm ready for the next hurdle in life...faith will move mountains!
I believe.

Faith & Success...the 4th dimension,
Joanne

Bread, bread and bread...

Wooo...IT'S A GOOD DAY!

I'm with Gwyneth at J8, Toastbox and we had french toast, honey thick toast and butter with sugar thick toast. It's a "bread" day! Then we proceed to Cafe' Cartel because she needs a better place to mug for her Chemistry test! Haha... better do well =P We bought a Snackers set and took some bread at the "Eat all you can" corner. Bread all the way...I'm quite sick of it now. Haha.

So here I am at Cafe' Cartel, blogging.
Gwyneth is studying infront of me...with a piece of bread in her hand, munching away.
Chomp chomp.

Gwyneth is just so amazing!!! I love hanging out with her because she's just so simple as a person. Something happened last night and the first person I wanted to share with is her, because I know, she knows what I am talking about. She understands not just by her mere intellect...but, also the intent of the heart. At the rate she's going now, she's just gonna be fantastic. All the way, Gwyneth!!!

Hahha...i don't know what to say in my entry man...Hmmm...
I KNOW...I SHALL CONTINUE ANOTHER DAY!
One random post. Sniggers.

Love Love Love...YOU!

Joanne

I am tougher than I think I am

Have you ever wonder if something happens to you, how much can you hold?

Often I hear people saying things like, "If this is going to happen, I will really be crushed in my heart..." or "If that is going to happen, i cannot imagine what I'll become..."

Hmmm...sounds like those chinese movie, with girls sobbing away...those emo moments.
Yucks.

But really, sometimes people can have such thoughts and they think this is their limit.
I beg to differ.

I think I am tougher than I think I am.
If situation arises or anything disastrous really happens, I will push on. I will.
Been through 1/5 of my life (haha...i'm going to live till a 100 years old), realized it is so important to keep on going.

It is the toughness in your heart...
The gritting of your teeth, the clenching of your fists, the evaluation of the process etc.
After having a bad day, you ended off saying, "Let's go." and you just move forward.
Then, you begin a brand new start in your life.
It's that simple. Hahhs. Yes it is.

At the end of the day, I know deep in my heart, my Jesus loves me the same.
I am tougher than I think I am...
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

It's a brand new day!

Joanne

No Graduation

It's been a long time since I last blogged.

2007 was amazing. So many things had happened within a year itself.
2008 has just begun and it's already the end of February. Time flies...

I did this once, years ago. But, let me do it again!
I want to start off this year by talking about the heroes in my life.
Every school year, there'll be students graduating.
But in my life, there's no graduation. How wonderful can that be =)
They are the ones who's with you; and will always be.

...Pst How & Pst Lia... I love them very very much. My Pastors, my spiritual parents, my mentor, my role model, my friends...and the list goes on. Many roles intertwined together. That's what makes them special. Hahhs. I do not know how to describe this...it's unexplainable.

...Ivan Poh...He's my leader and my friend. Ever since I came under his leadership, everything changes. In front of a team of great women, there's always a man that's greater. Right Cheryl? heh heh. He's simple, honest, transparent, london...and anything you can name! He shares so much with us, to the point of...testing us of our integrity. We have no choice but to protect him no matter what. Hahhs. Yes, we will. I absolutely enjoy myself when I'm interacting with him and I can be myself whenever he's around. He's a great leader. Someone I will willingly and gladly follow. I love building F2 and Zone F with him.

...Dominic...He's our lao zhong, our zone leader, our WTL and my 'garfield' friend for the past ten years. Ten years is a long time...what I gather about him in this ten years can't be put into a few lines. Good things, nonsensical stuffs, children church, teen cell years etc etc. Too many and too long...But, I must say...he's a person of depth, the best and most anointed keyboardist ever, a great friend to share your heart with, an awesome zone leader and whatever experience you had with him...you name it all. Zone F - 250!

...Pamela Tan... I love her. You see her picture in my mobile phone, my laptop, her mobile...guess what? We are best friends. I love everything about her. She's small, but powerful. We seems to be sharing the same account all the time...i pay for you and you pay for me. Haha. She's simple, pure, passionate, sincere etc. You cannot don't love her when you see her... haahs. Thanks for being my friend (:

...Lynette... My best friend always. There's so much to say. <3

...Charleston...He's an inspiration to me all the time. His convictions, his character, his heart for others, his humility, his openness to our Pastors, his passion, his life. I have so much to learn from Charleston. He's our senior zone leader, yet he is also a friend to many of us. Be around him and observe, you'll see it all. He has taught me many stuffs which I lack in my life. There is so much things which you can draw out from this man of God. I respect him.

...Jian Ming... What you see is what you get. He's that simple. No underline motives, no second meaning from his answers to you, he tells you the truth with strong love. Our Head Usher! I enjoy working with him in Zone F all the time. He adds colours to any conversations, meetings or whatsoever. No longer the boy who saw the table...now, a man marked out for greatness in Christ.

Ahh...I'll continue again..it's never ending...Hahah. Sam, Garrett, Roy, Fifi, Wendy...coming up soon. love God. love people. love life. love joanne

Zone F - Rising up to take their place with selfless faith

I'm seeing life flowing out of Zone F.
I'm seeing visions unfolding by itself.
I'm seeing youths laying down their old self and putting on 'Christ'.
I'm seeing youths not seating down, not lying down...but standing up and walking towards 200.

We are expanding, accelerating, exploding.
We aren't just building a zone.
We are laying the foundations for many generations.

My heart beats for Him.
My heart beats for Zone F.

No longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.
I lay down my life for Zone F.
All of me, for all of You

We are standing on the shoulders of our great heroes of faith.
See it, believe it, do it
Zone F, you guys are my heroes!!!
No limits.

1000,
Joanne

Sweden

Hello friends! I'm updating my blog right in the office of Ribbingeback (:
It's been great living in Sweden besides the fact that I miss everyone of you in Singapore!
The Sweds have been feeding me with good Scandanavian food and I hope I'm not putting on any weight here. Haha. I'll be really depress..haha. Just kidding! Some updates I have in Sweden!

Word of Life Church

I am super duper uber excited in going to Word of Life, it's like my dream come true.
I have always been wanting to visit Word of Life Church since I was 14 years old.
I sat on the second row infront of Pst Ulf Ekman and I shook hands with him!!!!! (I didn't wash my hands after that..haha. Joke.) I attended the Youth Meeting and every year, Pst Ulf only comes once a year to preach in the Youth Meeting!! It's like an appointed time man!

I met my Swedish friend, Samuel Rumar after 4 1/2 years! Haha.
I couldn't even recall how he looks like...but it was great meeting him again!

Oh man...I've got to go and sleep now!
Really want to blog more..BUT!!! Ahhhh!!!

Goodnight friends (:
See you soon!

Much love, Joanne

Zone F

Wow...time flies! In another three weeks plus, I'll be on my way to Sweden (:
I'm full of anticipation of what's going to happen in Sweden, it's my first time travelling so faraway from home! Oh my, but yet at the same time, I will really really miss church, the services, the feeling of just being in church, and most importantly my Pastors, my mummy and daddy, Rinnah, Zone F and my friends in church. I promise I'll wake up early in the morning (Singapore's night time) to chat with you guys on msn as much as I can! Woohoo!

It's so amazing to be part of Zone F! I'm always saying this, and I'm still going to say it again and again!!! Seeing lives given over to God, living their lives radically for the One who gave His all...what can be compared to having God in our lives and living it out?

There are some people whom Pastors, Ivan and I are very proud of (:
Let me just name one today!

Ming Ge! She's beginning to be radical for God! And I mean..RADICAL! We're just so proud of her!
Just because of going to attend a service at FOP, she stood up for herself and insist on going for the service even thought she faced some objection. Well, you've never seen her does this before. She has finally know what she wants in life. There's a "fight" inside of her saying, "I will never bow down to defeat." I just can't express the tremendous joy that's inside of me!!! And she's only 11 years old!!! Truly, the next generation!

This is what needs to be passed down generation after generation.
When I received Ming Ge's phone call and merely listened to her frustrations...I knew, this is it.

Zone F is not just a zone.
It is a Generation.
Listen up...Zone F is a GENERATION!!!

Heart of God Church Youth started with 9 teens to 600 youths of today.
History is going to repeat itself, it has already begun.
Can you see it?

Zone F is my life!

Towards 1000,
Joanne