Arise & Build!

This has been one of the hardest season for the Arise & Build. During this season, it has reminded me a lot of my much younger times. Whenever the Arise & Build comes, i'll be very excited! Planning for an amount to give to the Building Fund, an amount that will please God, an amount that is sacrificing enough.. After pledging that amount, i'll very often bust out in tears. Coz it will means that that few months will be no savings for me, no shopping, no expensive fast food and etc...

However, life is kind of different after i've started a family on my own. This time rounds, it will not only mean that there will be no savings for me, no shopping or no expensive meals.. But there are stack of bills to settle, got reno loan to service, got studies fee to settle, got half a car to maintain and serve, car servicing is due, road tax is coming, car insurance is coming too, and the list just goes on and on.. It is kind of stress for me because this is not just about my life, as much as God has been a provider in my life, i want to be that same provider for my family too.

BUT GOD! BUT in all situation, i know i have God! I know i have a God that is above all my worries. I still serve and love the very same God i know 10years ago, i know and i know all things will work out good! Before i pledged my faith amount for this Arise & Build, i happen to see my SMARTER goal card.. in the goal card, there is one portion for me to list down my SMARTER goal in the area for Material, and this was what i wrote in the beginning of the year:

For Material:
List down your goals Specifically - Debt Free!
How would i Measure my success? - I'll be debt free even after my marriage!
Describe my Action plans - Work harder in workplace, and give even more to God!
Is my goal Realistic? - Yes!
What is my Time frame for these goal? - Now!
Expectation management. Under what circumstances will i consider adjustment? - The day when i stop trusting God..
Revelation - John 1 : 48

I know and i trust the never changing God! I know i'll lead a life of more than enough! My God shall supply all my needs! Good measures, press down, shaken together, running over.. The amount i give will determine the amount i'll received! Amen! I'm really encourage and charge up in faith by the rhema i received in the beginning of the year. I've pledged an faith amount, and i believe that my God will see me through these seasons! =)

I was reading Zi Ying Jie's blog.. I'm really encouraged by what say Javier to Ps.CK.. The below conversation is taken from Zi Ying Jie's blog:
CK: "Wow! You are so clever leh!"
Ja: "No la.. I got thousand million brains and i only used one only!"
CK: "thousand million? wow! Why you need so many brains??"
Ja: "Aiya, everyday one brain will die but every morning there will be NEW BRAINS. That's why I am very clever!! Sometimes I use only one brain but sometimes i need to use more..."

This is so so true! It reminded me that God has given me new wineskin, it is really up to me to put away the old wineskin and start facing and overcoming the new challenges! I shouldn't be worrying and limiting myself because of all the worries and problems! I know my God is in control! Praise God! =)