CatScratch.Rat

Hey guyz!! I have found a new way to sing:
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR!!

(audince: huh? what?)

What huh?
That means u have get bored with this nursery rhyme ya?
Do you think you are able to sing along when the music starts to play?

Then try this!!

Twinkle twinkle little star (with BONUS)
- by Revathy Sankaran



ROTFLMAO(i did!!)
Diversity of language..
Variation of a nursery rhyme..
New understanding for LULLABY!!

Greg Laurie

C. S. Lewis wrote, "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world."

We generally want to avoid pain at all costs. Yet is impossible to live a pain-free life. And as C. S. Lewis suggested, God will use pain in our lives to get our attention.

Perhaps something has happened in your life recently that is waking you to the reality that you need to get right with God. It may have been the death of a close friend or perhaps your own recent close brush with death. Maybe some other kind of crisis has hit, showing you your need for God.

The Bible tells the story of a proud, young man who didn't think that he needed God. This was in spite of the fact that his grandfather, King Nebuchadnezzar, had come to faith in God. In his day, Nebuchadnezzar was the most powerful man on the planet. He had at his disposal the treasures of the world, with thousands of slaves to do his work, day and night. This was reflected in the glory of Babylon, with its high, broad walls and hanging gardens, which were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Nebuchadnezzar once stood on the balcony of his palace, looked out across the city and remarked, "Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?" (Daniel 4:30 NIV) He was saying, "I'm king of the world!" –and he was.

We can feel that way, too. The bills are paid, our health is good, and the skies are blue. We begin to take credit for all that we possess and have accomplished. But this is when we need to be careful, because everything we have is a gift from God: our health, our family, our possessions, our career and even our very breath.

We might be like Nebuchadnezzar and think, "Who needs, or even wants, God?" But then the bottom drops out. That is what happened to Nebuchadnezzar. God told him, "Your royal authority has been taken from you. You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like cattle. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes" (Daniel 4:31 NIV).

Nebuchadnezzar suffered from some type of mental illness for a time, but then he came to his senses and believed in God. Yet his grandson Belshazzar couldn't have cared less about Grandpa Neb – in spite of the fact that he had heard of the great miracles God had performed, like predicting the future and delivering Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego from the fiery furnace. Not only did Belshazzar not believe in God, but he went out of his way to insult and mock God. And that, by the way, is a really bad idea.

As Jim Croce used to sing, "You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger, and you don't mess around with Jim." I would add that you don't mock God either, because the Bible says, "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows" (Galatians 6:7 NIV).

I once laughed at Christians. I thought Christianity was all a joke, and meanwhile, my life was empty and lame. I had tried partying, drinking and drugs, and I was searching. And one day, instead of mocking Christians, I actually listened to their message, and my life changed as a result.

Belshazzar, however, didn't listen to God's message. He ignored it, and he did so to his own peril. He had inherited everything he had from his grandfather, who had been humbled and later restored, but like many young people, Belshazzar didn't learn from his elders. Sitting in security and splendor, young Belshazzar decided it was party time. He gave a great feast for 1,000 of his lords, no doubt in honor of some pagan god or gods. But while all this was happening, judgment was at the door. God, with his own finger, scrawled some heavenly graffiti on the wall: "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin" (Daniel 5:25 NIV).

A terrified Belshazzar called in his astrologers, who could not help him. Then his grandmother told him about an old prophet named Daniel, who had helped his grandfather come to faith in God. The 90-year-old Daniel walked into the presence of the terrified young king, told him about his grandfather's conversion, and reminded him that he knew better. Then he interpreted God's handwriting for the young king: "Mene" meant "numbered"; "tekel" meant "weighed"; and "parsin" meant "divided."

To loosely paraphrase, God had numbered the days of Belshazzar's life, and the party was over. He had weighed Belshazzar's life on the balances, and he failed the test. His kingdom had been divided and given to the Medes and Persians. Belshazzar's number was up. The writing was on the wall.

In the same way, the Bible tells us our days are numbered (see Psalm 90:10). We don't know when our lives will end. But rather than be depressed by this fact, it should motivate us to want to make each day count and glorify the God who made us.

So don't waste your life and find this out the hard way. Don't put off getting right with God like Belshazzar did. Because one day we all will be weighed on God's divine scales.

by Michael Youssef

Are your circumstances weighing you down? Do you feel trapped in your present situation? If so, you may be searching for a way out of your suffering. You may be vainly trying to find relief and solace in the flawed solutions of this world. Yet as we learn from the apostle Paul, God is the only solution to our struggles.

For years, Paul struggled with what he called "a thorn in my flesh" (2 Corinthians 12:7). Scholars have theorized about what this might have been, but no one knows for sure what Paul faced. We do, however, know that it was mentally and physically exhausting for Paul. Perhaps because we aren't certain what it was, we can relate more to Paul's struggle as we compare it to our own.

In the midst of his pain and suffering, Jesus spoke directly to Paul, reassuring him of His watchcare. "Three times," says Paul, "I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness'" (2 Corinthians 12:8-9).

Few of us like to think of ourselves as being weak. We like to think of ourselves as self-sufficient, even in our spirituality. We think we need to be strong in our Christian walk, so when sorrow comes, we strike out against it. When faced with discouragement, we draw back in fear. In the face of disappointments, we become angry, wondering if God has forgotten us. But He hasn't, and He won't.

God didn't forget nor dismiss Paul's thorn, and He won't overlook ours. He uses life's stresses-physical and emotional-to draw us closer to Him. He can speak to us and show us how and where His grace is most efficient.

God could have eliminated Paul's struggle in a moment. But He knew that Paul would receive the greater blessing and the greater lesson by learning to rely on God's perfect strength through his difficulties. God knew that His grace would not manifest nor shine in a strong and self-sufficient person like it would in a man who suffered in weakness.

Rather than removing Paul's distress, God used it to strengthen His servant and teach him about His faithfulness in all circumstances. By trusting the Savior, Paul learned so much about mercy and grace. He discovered that no matter what he faced, God's power and grace were available to him-nothing is more powerful than these.

Paul wrote, "I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Corinthians 12:9-10).

Do you find yourself stretched to the breaking point today? Even if you believe "I can't take another day of this. I just need to leave, to escape, to begin again,"-you can't outrun God. When you are faced with hardship, you need to run toward Him, not away from His love.

Some people, even Christians, have been running from God their whole lives. When the storms of life come, instead of leaning on the everlasting arms of Christ, they choose to run to false shelters, attempting to escape His reach. In the Psalms, King David had a realization about the wonder of God's grace and forgiveness, rather than running.

He wrote, "Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast" (Psalm 139:7-10).

People who run from God miss some of His greatest joys and blessings by failing to turn to Christ for grace and power in times of weakness. God's supernatural strength is a surge of hope and encouragement when we face difficulty or feel trapped by our circumstances. He brings an embrace of love when we suffer rejection or betrayal.

Without a doubt, you can know that no matter what life menaces you with, God will pull you to safety if you call on Him. He is the One that can save you from certain defeat and give you the hope you need. You will also find that when you pray to Him, He will deliver you from the sin that threatens your fellowship with Him.

An eternal sense of peace and security is readily available to us through prayer. Panic and anxiety are no match for God's grace. He goes before us into life's battles. The victory is ours, though it does not come through our efforts or strength. It comes from His hands and His grace. No one is more committed to our success than Christ.

No matter what you face, God's grace is sufficient. His power is revealed and made perfect through your weakness. Never be ashamed to cry out to the Lord. He listens for you and will come to you, fulfilling the promise of His matchless, perfect grace.

Due to the popular demand and request,
I have recorded this song repeatedly like MAD!!
Thanks to Yiruma, he modulates the key from E flat to E at the ending part, and made it the toughest part among all..
WARGHHH!!

Btw, i have added echo effect on it..
Sounds more breathtaking~
BWAHAHAHAHAHA (syok sendiri again..)



(audience BOO-ing)




(please do adjust the volume)

Sorry, i have messed the ending part up.. ARGHHH!!

Told ya I'm not a good blogger wei~
Blogging is a commitment,
Very tiring especially when we are in the midst of busyness..
*deep breath*

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Oh yea, time to update my news!
During this a month-old gap, lots of stuff happened!

i) went to Harvest Haven as a participant in "Under one Roof" camp! (UOR Rockz!!)
ii) My mid-term test result FREAKED me out lots!! Kena heart attack straight away, half dead.. (pride comes before a fall..)
iii) Surprised birthday ATTACK from friends (i'll revenge.. hoho..)
iv) successfully joined the specific evangelical Concert in Kampar Chinese Methodist Church (girls' fellow rulez..)

Lots to write for each of the event
pageful of thoughts and comments are now playing on my mind
no worries, am not going to write all those i have mentioned
*phew*

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Was and am busy now..
Final is coming very very soon..
*gulp*
Will only update once in a blue moon ya..

by Allan Turner

It is always wrong to lie. I know this is true because the Bible says so. But, what is a lie? In asking this question, I have no desire to justify lying. As I've already pointed out, lying cannot be justified. Many who will have no problem agreeing with everything I've said up to this point, will have some serious problems with what I am about to say. Many otherwise serious students of the Word rely upon a man-made, rather than a Biblical, definition of lying. In doing so, they all too frequently wind up condemning the guiltless (cf. Jesus' statement about this in Matthew 12:7). Because they do not know the Bible's definition of a lie, they place restrictions on themselves and others that God never intended. Consequently, they have not only missed opportunities for service themselves, but they have also stood in the way of others who were trying to faithfully serve the Lord. For example, some gospel preachers have failed to obtain visas into foreign countries for the purpose of preaching and teaching the gospel because they have felt they were under obligation to tell the whole truth when filling out visa applications (i.e., when they mentioned they were "gospel preachers" their applications were denied). Okay, I realize that this statement probably caused an alarm to go off in your head. Good, because I need your undivided attention if I am to make my point. Is it really true that the Biblical prohibition against lying requires us to tell the whole truth in every circumstance? When a foreign country will not grant a gospel preacher a visa, is it a lie for that preacher to list his occupation as "teacher"? Furthermore, when asked by a government hostile to the preaching of the gospel the purpose of one's visit, is it wrong for a preacher, who during the course of his visit plans to visit different areas of the country in order to preach the gospel, to say, "to visit and travel about in your country"? Some would answer all these questions with a "Yes." However, I am convinced the answer to these questions can be "No." What follows, then, is a Biblical defense of not telling the whole truth in every circumstance. Before you dismiss this as "ethical sloppiness," I bid you to consider what I have to say.

Webster Versus The Bible

According to Webster, to lie is "1: to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive; 2: to create a false or misleading impression" (Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary 1981). Although Christians will sometimes quote Webster as an authority on this subject, it is obvious, at least from a Biblical standpoint, that he is not totally correct in his definition of a lie. Obviously, "to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive" is an accurate description of a lie, but "to create a false or misleading impression" is not. How do I know this? Well, in 1 Samuel 16, we have a perfect example of this point. Samuel, the prophet, is instructed by Jehovah to go to Bethlehem for the express purpose of anointing another king over Israel. Understandably, the prophet was concerned about King Saul learning of his mission because he was afraid Saul would have him killed. Knowing something about the character of Saul, we have every reason to believe that Samuel was not just being overly cautious—Saul was certainly the kind of man who would kill to protect his throne. But, in order to allow Samuel's primary purpose to go undetected, Jehovah devised a stratagem (i.e., a cleverly contrived scheme to outwit the enemy and gain an end). The Lord told Samuel to take a heifer with him and say: "I have come to sacrifice to the Lord" (verse 2). Then we are told:

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So Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, "Do you come peaceably?" And he said, "Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice" (verses 4 & 5a).

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I think you will agree with me that Samuel did not tell the whole truth. Although what he said was true, it served to conceal his primary purpose, which, if discovered, would most assuredly not have been considered peaceful by the elders who questioned him. In other words, if Saul had known what was going on, he probably would have been trying to kill not just the prophet, but he would more than likely be wanting to execute any in the town he thought to be accomplices. Therefore, otherwise critical information was being withheld from the elders, and they would not have thought the prophet's visit peaceful.

So, according to Webster's definition (viz., "to create a false or misleading impression"), not only did Samuel lie, but God actually instructed him to do so! Who can believe it? Obviously, any definition of lying that would have the Lord encouraging one to do what is sinful cannot be correct (cf. James 1:13). Therefore, from a Scriptural point of view, the creating of a false or misleading impression is not necessarily a lie.Consequently, I believe it Scriptural to say that although lying is always wrong and can never be justified under any circumstances (this makes me a moral absolutist), hiding the whole truth from one's adversaries is not always wrong and ought not to always be categorized as lying.

The aforementioned preacher, in carrying out the commands of the Lord to carry His gospel to a lost and dying world would not be lying when listing his occupation as "teacher." Yes, it is true that he was hoping to conceal his true occupation, but he did not state anything that was untrue (i.e., he did not have to deny that he was a gospel preacher), for a preacher is, in deed, a teacher of the Word. Therefore, I believe the Christian who charges this preacher with sin, as some are more than willing to do, is guilty of condemning the guiltless which, in turn, is the charge Jesus made against the religionists of His day (Matthew 12:7).

Conclusion

Is it ever right to lie? Absolutely not! The Christian must recognize lying for the evil it is and never try to justify it under any circumstances, no matter how difficult they may be. Nothing will destroy our influence quicker. No confidence can be placed in a liar. The Christian is instructed: "Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth" (Ephesians 6:14). But, at the same time, let us make sure we understand the difference between Webster's definition of a lie and God's definition.