L1fe’s Less0Ns…

I guess it is possible for one to be anointed, yet have no character… contohnya: Simson (inggrisnya: Samson)

Bertaon-taon semenjak sekolah minggu gue bacain crita Samson and had never realized that… this guy… has no character!!! Udah sombong, belagu, mata keranjang pula!!! Hoyoohh borongannn deeeh… dia dengan sengaja melanggar aturan2 dan pantangan2 yg udah diset since dia belom lahir… tapiiii.. tetep aja, emang Tuhan kita tuh setia and sayang banget ama Israel, God’s Spirit is within Samson for the most years of his life… giving him supernatural physical strength to hukum Filistin on behalf of bangsa Israel (“supernatural physical …” hahahha what an oxymoron!!)

(O,iya, betewe… klo lu ngak tau crita Samson, baca kitab Hakim2 deh… tanya temen lu or pendeta lu itu di Alkitab bagian mana hehehhe)

Intinyaaa… ini cowo anointed with such physical power… YET, NO Godly character… and rada dableg juga… (Fool me once, shame on you… fool me twice, shame on me… and guess how many times Samson was fooled by women???- mau tau jawabnya… itung aje sendiri di Alkitab … hauhauahua.. the Soft Power of kaum Hawa hauhauahuaa… =p)

Eniweis, back to topic… so… in reality, relating Samson’s case with real life people…

Gue sering ngeliat org2 yg pelayanannya suangaaatttt maju… klo dia doa, orang bisa tumbang, klo dia nyanyi orang bisa nangis..(menangis terharu tentunya)… pokoknya, secara mata manusia, pelayanan itu berbuah…dan orang ini dipake Tuhan banget deh…(for that specific period of time tentunyaaa… coz then, HE usually trims and prunes the ‘children’ He loves…so they will keep on bearing fruits.. and I mean, REAL FRUITs!!)

Tetapiii… eng ing eng… setelah dikenal lebih deket lagi… ternyata org ini tidak punya as much character as we expect him/her to have (at least based on the anointing we see previously)… misalnya: sombong, pemarah, fickle, suka gossip, etc etc ..you name it deh…

Contoh laen… gue juga pernah tau crita2 ttg “Melrose Place” or “Beverly Hill” versi grejawi….bintang2nya of coz, anak2 muda yg hot hotnya pelayanan buat Babe, yet… involved in un-fruitful and wrong relationships… Ini merupakan salah satu cara Setan buat bikin anak2 Tuhan less fruitful and dysfunctional! In most cases, hal2 ngak phentinq begini juga bisa jadi batu sandungan and palu godam buat orang2 luar dan juga sesama anak Tuhan laennya….

Nah, bingung kan….? Kok bisa gitu sih…? Jadi gimana donggg…?

Setelah gue amat2i kisah Samson… gue nyadar…bahwa..

1.)keberhasilan pelayanan seseorang bukan jaminan refleksi dari character org itu… and in most cases…

2.)God is simply using this person out of grace… pouring His anointing to this person to execute HIS plan of grace and mercy to other people… Dalam kisah Samson… Tuhan make si Samson ini sebagai “algojo”nya bangsa Israel buat gebukin/hukum bangsa Filistin. Jadi, klo dr segi character, gue rasa sih si Samson kagak layak utk dapeting such power yah…. (bisa gebuk 1000 org mati cumin pake tulang doing..etc etc… baca sendiri lagi deh buat detilnya yeh… hihihi)

3.)So… actually it is then to our decision and realization to build Godly characters. Tuhan kita itu ngak kayak salesman yg suka maksa maksa… He gives us freedom…

So now, what do we do if we see a Samson or got acquainted with our ouwn neigbourhood version of Mr/Ms. Samson???

Well, seperti ada kalimat bijak yg berbunyi:

“Apa yg kamu lakukan kalo temanmu berjalan bengkok? Jawabnya: Ya kamu harus tetep jalan lurus!!”

Setelah mengamati, mengalami, bertobat, mengamati lagi, dan bertanya sama Babe…. I would like to share tips in dealing with this:

1.Acknowledge that Satan ngakk bakal ongkang2 kaki membiarkan anak2 Tuhan yg suangat berbuah… Satan bakal try his best to throw things at us, making us barren (not bearing the fruit we could’ve had). Thus, makanya… kita kudu selalu waspadaa!!!! Work on our weaknesses… Bear the cross daily… and feed our Spirit with HIS Truth.

2.Acknowledge that, orang tidak kesandung oleh ‘batu besar’, tapi org tersandung tuh ama batu kecil… In most cases, it is the subtle (seemingly harmless) things yg Satan pake utk menyandung kita… e.g. TTM an, kesibukan2 yg gila2an yg membuat kita kayak Martha, persaingan tidak sehat dalam mencari credits in ministry, sirik2an, jealous2an, relationship yg ngak sehat, dsb dsb yg keliatannya ngakk worth our time bangetz bok!!!

3.Acknowledge that, the success of your ministry doesn’t guarantee character development! We need to decide to work on Godly Characters, and pursue it in grace n mercy, knowing that we are more than conqueror… Note that di Bible, ada crita….”God, I did miracles in your name, heal the sick in your name, blah blah blah…”, but then God said “Enyahlah kamu, aku tidak mengenalmu…” (duh gue lupa ini ayatnya dimana, check sendiri or tanya pastur/pendeta lu deh)…eniweis, intinya, kita bisa lakukan miracles, bisa bikin org geter2 kalo kita doain , blah blah…. Tapi ini semua bukan jaminan akan relationship kita ama Tuhan…. And on the other hand, kita juga mesti hati2… kadang kita terlalu meng-idolakan pastur2 besar tertentu dan pada saat kita liat kelemahannya, kita jadi ter discouraged… nah, ini juga ngak bagus!

4.Acknowledge Jesus’ advice about the Pharisees…: “Listen to/follow their teaching, but DO NOT follow their life’s examples”. Maksudnya,…. In the case that kita ketemu org2 model Samson, janganlah kita langsung tutup kuping tutup telinga, karena terus terang, Tuhan bisa aja masih memakai mereka utk memberkati kita (bayangin aja, di perjanjian lama, Tuhan pake Keledai loh buat nyampein sesuatu… hoeaaa…!!)…. Hanya sajaaaaaa.. be wise!!! “Dilarang Goblog!!” and DO NOT use them as our bearing, jangan jadiin mereka standard kita.. K… =P…

5.Know that God and HIS Words is our bearings, standards, guidance, and source of everything.. at any given points in our lives!!!

I my experience, I have learnt to accept that… human = human (yee… deuuhh !!)… BUUTTT… God can still use these imperfect people to minister to us…Therefore, this is what I would recommend…

Our Spiritual growth shouldn’t be based on someone’s life/actions. I learnt HIS sovereign power… HE can use anything to bring about His purpose…even through a donkey, or even the imperfect Samson… therefore, let us not lose sight of the true prize… don’t get distracted with the ‘Davids’, ‘Samsons’, ‘Esters’, or any other great preachers/fellow worshippers yg lu idola2kan… remember that we are all human, in need of grace and mercy… trying to lead a Godly life in this ungodly world.

Met berkarya,

Sasa

Kaum Hawa… pasti kalian tau deh singkatan/artinya PMS… =p.

And buat kaum Adam, I guess I owe you guyz an explanation huh?!..

Well, basically PMS itu singkatan dari Pre Menstrual Syndrome… (klo mau tau lebih banyak, cari tau sendiri aje yeh =p).

Intinya, itu tuh masa2 dimana hormonenya cewe rada2 ngalorngidul causing cewe2 to be very very (and I warn you…) very irritable, complete with emosian and with a hint of  mood swings… komplit abis dah… a recipe for disaster hahuahuhua…

[Side track note: Once upon a time, a wise pastor said: “A marriage consists of 2 ingredients: One person that is always right and one other person. Well, that ‘one other person’ is called the Husband”...Go figure!!! Hahahaha]

Ok.. back to topic… So basically biasanya during these PMS time….banyak banget temen2 cewe gue, termasuk gue (kadang2.. haahah yeah rite!)… yg memakai PMS excuse for many of our occasional tantrums/naggings/ etc…sampe akhirnya gue jadi mikir sendiri… We often blame nature (in this case hormonal imbalances during PMS) for the lack of self control and lack of wisdom on our part!!

Memang physical things might impact our emotional stability (as also observed in post delivery blues in new mothers…) butttt…I don’t think we can trade the effort/ pursue of self control with the ez way out of blaming nature/diseases…: PMS …or Bipolar Syndrome, OR any other diseases… including tentang hubungan sejenis dll… Think about this… is it right utk marah2/throwing a rage on people and call it BiPolar? Is it right to always cela2 orang, creating distractions during meetings, rusakin barang2 and call it ADD (hyperactivity syndrome)… is it right to have an affair and excuse ourselves by blaming the raging hormone… etc etc…masih banyak lagi contoh2 laennya … (gue males ngetikin atu2 hahaahah)

Joyce Meyer once said that given the freedom of the possibilities, one would prefer to put the blame on nature (or even God) for things that are simply reflecting the lack of self control and wisdom in people. It is sooo much harder to own up our mistakes and weaknesses and to simply rename it… - call it a sickness!!!

Geez…I hope you understand the point here: Our weaknesses are not sickness… We can’t getaway from pursuing Godliness and start calling all of our fleshly desires/weaknesses ‘Sickness”

Of coz now, the other side of the coin is that… we can’t deny that kita ngak idup di dunia sempurna, memang ada banyak penyakit2 yg bisa impact how we behave and act… including the validity of Bipolar Syndrome, PMS, dsb… chemical imbalances in our bodies simply adds to the constant struggle/ the pursuit of Godly life, while still living in this imperfect bodies.

Having said the above, I do encourage kita semua (mau cowo or cewe.. pokoke semua)… utk bijaksana dan bersikap dewasa di dalam perjalanan kita sama Tuhan… keep pursuing Godly character, Godly life… klo jatoh/gagal… ngak apa… repent, minta ampun sungguh2 sama Babe, and get up and keep running again!!! But, don’t use excuses to pardon those… soalnya:

One can never truly change if one doesn’t, first, admit one’s mistake and repent…

Sooo…. Let’s be wise and be an adult here… grow up… own our weaknesses, do something to work it out, rely on God and keep on running… EVEN when it is actually a sickness, pray to HIM that HE will bring deliverance, complete healing… exercise our faith and surrender to His love and grace…Believe in HIS words when He said:

“ All things are possible”…“we are more than conqueror” etc etc.. masih banyak lagi janji2 Tuhan yg bisa jadi pegangan dan garansi kita in our pursuit of a life that is pleasing to HIM…

And just a quick tips… usually klo uda masa2nya PMS… I increase my dating time slot with God haahhahaa… just infused my mind, heart and soul with HIS Words. There is power in our meditation in the Lord… there is power in HIS presence…

Siap tempur pasukan Tuhan???   (YEY!!!!)…

Till next time,

Sasa

Hualow pembacaaaa… met jumpa lagii hehehe… i know, it’s been a while… sooo… I will write up a bunch of these non-sense-yet-it-make-sense kinda articles for u K?!&*

Okee… buat yg demen debat, the title is not open for a debate OK, got no implication to disrupt the ol’ sayings hehehhe… my obrolan today is actually about the effect of words on our lives… Seringkan tuh kita ‘nyampah’ ria… becanda2 ngakk jelas, guyonan ama temen dsb dsb… banyak sekali perkataan ngakk phentinq yg kite ucapin…

C0ba deh… read the following instances and inget2 your own experience about it:

1. instances where we try to be funny at the expense of teasing/ledekin other people… can be a true statement or a sindiran or simply being sarcastic… intinya, making a joke out of somebody

2. instances where we say negative words about someone behind their back…whether it’s true or not, the point is, menyambung lidah about someone’s weaknesses

3. instances where we say things that we shouldn’t say…

Nah… all three instances are pretty common right..?! (unfortunately)…

Well frenz, words have power… the power to heal, to build, to break or to make… that’s also how we come out with terms like, smooth talk, sweet talk, and body talk (i.e. bedak…??! ahahha..j/k)…

Ugly/unwise words hurts and hurting people, in turn, hurt others.. and so on .. the chain continues… Sakit perut tinggal minum norit, klo sakit hati… minum alkohol pun belom tentu sembuh….! Not to mention the negative impact those words might have on someone’s self confidence and self esteem… Hmpphhhh…. the power of words…!

ok deh, langsung aje.. basically gue cuma mau ngajak kita semua create a loving environment/atmosphere, in which words that are spoken are words of wisdom, words of encouragements, words that brings healings and so on… emang sulit sih… apalagi klo lagi dilanda esmosi …but then again, trying is always a good start…

K deh… hopefully this serves as a friendly reminder to all of us… we need to quit hitting the snooze button in changing the way we use our tongue… and start using it according to HIS intention…

The power of words…. it defines a person… Let’s not underestimate it’s power…

lv u all… Salam gokil,

Sasa

Consider the following conversation:

Setting: pas lagi graduation… orang2 pada ngasih bunga for the proud graduates….

Tono: eh ini bunga buat elu…

Tini: (malu2 mau)… ehmm… thanks yah

(setelah bunga dipegang)…

Tini: loh kok plastic mas!.Yg asli dooong..yang wangi..haizzz…

Tono: iyee… udah jgn bawel… Plastic is forever…

(nah loh!!)

Tini: (diem + shocked + melongo) – Diamoooond kali foreverrrr…

Ehm..artikel today ngakk nyambung ama obrolan di atas sih hahahah…today I’m gonna talk about something that HE personally told me… (ciee… sok sok personal bok…)… and sebelom nulis ini blog, I kudu cari info dulu on Diamonds hahaha… (critanya sih pake acara literature research hihihi.. padahal sebenernya cuman Wikipedia laaaahhh.)

Kmaren pas nyetir ke kantor, Babe bilang ke gue: “Sa…you are precious to Me, soooo precious to Me…him whom I send for you will think the same n treat you like a precious diamond too – nothing less” and thennn… ngak stop disitu tuhhh…, tadi pagi I woke up with the word “DIAMOND” hahahaha… sooo I langsung tanya Babe lagi… apa maksudnya nih.. “diamond2?”.. kesannya matre abis ngakk sih… Cewe bangun pagi2 ingetnya diamonddd… duuuuhhh.. kesannya duniawi banget kaleeee.. wakakkaak… (so wat gituloh…)…inget supermi aja napaa.. more Indo rite!?

Eniweis… then…it came to me… Diamond: “ pressed but not crushed, persecuted but not abandoned, strucked down but not destroyed…” ( ayat Alkitab yg minggu lalu Babe taro in my heart)… after reading the process of making a diamond.. baru deh.. ngerti: Diamond… is needs extreme pressure (pressed but not crushed)…extreme HEAT…for BILLIONS of years…deep down in the earth’s crust and to bring it to surface needs “deep-origin volcanic eruption” …nah, serem ngakk lu…

Well frenz… apparently what HE is trying to say is…each one of us is precious in HIS eyes… beautiful treasure to HIS heart…like diamonds to HIS eyes…

All the pressure, the heat… the timeeeeeee (a loooongg waiting time hiks…)…and the final life’s “deep-origin eruption”…are needed to bring the diamond out… to shine God’s glory… altho, I can tell you rite now… the pressure+heat+waiting part… is NO fun!! (jujur deh…I kan juga manusia biasa… “hanya makan nasi dan minum air”-lagunya MellyGoeslow…well, ditambah sedikit cheese and es krim sih.. hahahah  *biasaa.. ngakk nyambung lagi…*)

Ok, back to topic: Diamond -  high pressured, high heat… hahaha… it’s not all about the bling-bling Sweetey!! That’s the final form… but the process… is what counts!! And the material too… PURE carbon of a certain arrangements (don’t want to get too geeky into the details lah ya… cari sendiri online =p).. klo kagak cukup waktu, kagak cukup pressure, kagak cukup heat… itu diamond ngakk bakal terwujud… the tough process is what makes diamond a Diamond…the final form: Diamond is hard and tough, yet can scatter the light, shining out the light that pass through… WOW rite!!! eniweis… so… just want to encourage some of us yg lagi in process….frenz… we are ‘diamonds’ … precious in HIS eyes… let’s bear the process… it is for our own good.. salibkan ini daging… serahin semua ke Babe.. He will takes care of HIS precious one… and by the way… we are HIS treasures…, let no one consider us less and may we shine HIS bling bling…cihuuuyyy hehehehe =p

met bersinar yaaaa…

Sasa

If you’re hurt, say it; if you’re angry, resolve it; if you’re in love; show it; if you’ve made a mistake, confess it; if you’re in need, reveal it PurposeDrivenLifeDevotional 1/18/08

Hualowww… I thought the above sentence really represent what I am about to chitchat about… hehehe… seperti judulnya… just wanna bilang again, and may be, as a reminder to all frenz…"to keep it real, keep it simple, and keep it going…"

Kadang waktu kita melayani orang, berteman, bekerja, sering banget kita tuh try to be as pueerrrfeect as possible.yg mana akirnya jadi cape sendiri and kadang jadi berasa palsu sendiri…(dunno bout u,but at least i do feel the above at times… =p)

seringkali gue ditanya orang… "Sa,kasih tips gimana melayani orang dong…" … and gue kadang juga bingung jawabnya hehehhe… gue cuman bilang "Keep it real ajeh…" maksud gue tuh bukannya mau nuduh bahwa orang2 tuh penuh kepalsuan.. NOOOOO…. maksud gue tuh… keep it transparent… klo emang lagi kesel, ya kesel, klo emang lagi bt ya bilang bt… berpura-pura utk tidak BT, tidak akan mengubah kenyataan bahwa kita emang udeh kelanjur BT… emang susah kadang… sikap hati yg bersyukur itu cuma bisa didapat dari the renewal and the transformation of the heart and mind, which can only  be done through Babe of coz… =)

soo…. seperti layaknya label baju : 100% cashmere… heheheh, biarlah org juga tau klo kita tuh 100% made of flesh juga… mau pake label orang Kristen kek, anak Tuhan kek, Spirit-filled kek… tidak mengubah kenyataan klo kita tuh still live in this weak flesh (in all the glory of it’s fat and samcan hauhauhauau…) Tapiiiiiiiii ini bukan berarti klo marah, terus langsung aje labrak kiri labrak kanan kayak buldozer…. bukan berarti klo BT, kita terus ber-BT ria, menyebarkan hawa cembetutan… heeheh... BEING REAL IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO NEGLECT SELF CONTROL … BUT IT IS AN OPORTUNITY TO REVEAL HIS STRENGTH THROUGH OUR WEAKNESSES, % HIS GLORY THROUGH OUR STRENGTH

Maksud gue tuh.. when we minister to people, from what I experience, .. people can relate better to those in the same situation… sooo.. when they see we are the same as them:sama2 manusia yg punya banyak tantangan, kadang sukses, kadang gagal…sometimes people lebih bisa accept and mau terbuka sama kita… daripada klo kita appear seperti Malaikat tak bercacat yg tak punya masalah, tak berjerawat,tak crisis berat badan naek, dsb dsb (apa sih.. ngakk nyambung…=p)

I usually let the people I minister to notice the ups and downs of my walk with God.. of coz… we still need to use wisdom, klo emang Babe suruh sharing, ya gue sharing.. tapi klo Babe bilang this is something between me and HIM only, ya gue ngakk sharingin … simple rite… that’s the amazing part of idup ama BAbe… si Babe bisaaaa ajeeee… something that was meant to harm us, HE turns it for our goodness.. Babe keren abis!!! He has enough power to make all things work for the good of those who loves HIM… and guess waht… ini termasuk mengubah segala kelemahan kita menjadi sebuah testimony of how God has worked in our life… to bring abt the changes n improvements…

Sooo… Let’s keep it real, keep it transparent, keep it going…for the glory of HIS name,… be brave, be spontaneous, be wise… for the glory of HIS name…

Sekian…met kerja lagi yaaaaaaaaaaa…,

Sasa

Hehehehe… smoga teman2 masih setia nungguin edisi2 blog ini …yg tanggal terbitnya seenak jidat yg nulis hauhauhaua…

eniweis… langsung aje deh…. pernah ngak lu mikir "Duuuhh… si Babe maunya apa siiihh… benernya gue tuh di dunia buat apa… " blah blah and so on… pernahkah lu nge-dumel a.k.a komplen komplen when Babe choose to be silent and not tell you anything about HIS plan the way you want it? …. Hehehe… or.. if Babe only tells you HIS plan for the next 2-3 months…? Hm…

2 days ago (yeah…this story kinda udah basi…soale lg males ngetik hauhauhauahu)… God spoke to my heart and brought an illustration to answer the frustration in my life… nah, supaya pembaca2 ter-TelMi pun bisa ngerti, gue coba gambarin se-simple mungkin deh yaaaaa…. (and of course, disclaimer: crita dibawah ngakk ada hubungannya ama sapa2 klopun ada kesamaan nama… blah blah blah…u lanjutin sendiri d ye…)

“Tersebutlah di kotametropolitan, si Inem Pelayan Montok, kerja buat Ny. Meneer… lalu setelah kerja sekian lama, Nyonya Meneer mendatangi si Inem:“Nem…krn kesetiaan kamu, Natal taon depan, kamu boleh liburan ke Bali…soal tiket dan lain lain saya bayarin…”

Whoaaaa… si Inem hepi beneeeer tuh… and jadinya, instead of rajin2 kerjain tugas2 yg dikasi Ny.Meneer, si Inem jadi sering ngelamun… kepikiran melulu soal Natal taon depan..ngebayangin die bakalan di Bali hura2… Naahh..berhubung si Nyonya kagak ngomong apa2 soal detail pesen tiket, pesen hotel, and all the other tetekbengek soal the trip… si Inem mulai deh bikin daftar sendiri (jadi sibuk ngurusin tripnya, bukannya nyapu ngepel sebagaimana dia seharusnya!! Hoyoohhh..Inemm Inemmm… makin montok aje de yee)

Inem mikir: “pokoknya kan by Natal taon depan gue kudu di Bali blah blah blah… soooo… udahlah, aku urus sendiri ajah tiket ama hotelnya” ..tanpa nanya2 Ny.Meneer lagi, si Inem mulai ngurus2 sendiri tiket dan hotel di Bali (padahal itu baru bulan Januari…masih lama bookkk)…. Nahh… si Inem dg asiknya ngurusin segala keperluan dia buat ke Bali December taon depan…dengan tanpa rasa bersalah and juga, dengan TANPA KONSULTASI ama si Ny.Meneer soal the details… Inem pikir kan mumpung masih awal, tiket pesawat kali bisa lebih murah, hotel bisa lebih gampang dsb dsb (haiizz..Inem..all excuses!!)”

Waktu berjalan… tibalah December yg dinanti nanti… nah, si Inem lalu minta ijin berangkat ama si Ny.Meneer and lalu berangkat dg tiket pesawat yg dia udah booking dari dulu2 and dg persiapan utk nginep di hotel yg dia juga udah booking dari jaman kuda… Ternyataaaaaa… emang nasib! Pesawat yg Inem naekin kena korupsi bensin… jadinya terbangnya kagak nyampe ke Bali, tapi malah harus mendarat tiba2 di kota Nganjuk (nGanjuk = konon, adalah kota metropolitan di JaTim =p)… bayangiiiiinnn coba… niat hati ke Bali, malah tiba di NGanjuk.. (HAUAHUAHAUHAUA….)

eniweis, back to story: malangnya si Inem…suatu perjalanan yg dijanjikan Ny.Meneer berakhir tragis… Inem pun akhirnya pulang ke Jakarta, ke rumah Ny.Meneer dan menceritakan semuanya…

Inem: “Nyonya.. Inem ga ngerti… wong aku cuman pengen liburan aja kok susah banget sih… pdhl kayaknya semua udah diurus dg baik utk berjalan sesuai rencana.. kok malah kayak gini akhirnya… Nyonya sendiri udah setuju dan memberkati rencana liburan ini…hiks hiks hiks” and…

dg tersenyum Ny.Meneer berkata: “Inem Pelayanku yg Montoks…sebenernya Aku sudah mempersiapkan segala detail yg kamu perlukan utk mendapatkan janji liburan ini…Aku sudah beliin tiket kamu dg airline yg pualiiinggg berkualitas supaya kamu tidak perlu alamin ini..dan aku sudah book hotel yg terbaik buat kamu… pokoknya, semuanya sudah kusediakan ….dengan tujuan supaya kamu tidak perlu mikirin/ngurusin hal ini dan tetap bisa konsentrasi ‘nyapu-ngepel’ dan mengerjakan tugas2 yg Aku sudah tentukan buat kamu… tetapi kamu ternyata malah beralih perhatian, meninggalkan tugas2 yg seharusnya kamu fokuskan dan mulai mengurus ini itu sendiri tanpa bertanya tanya lagi sama Aku…”

Inem berkata:” tapi Nyonya, saya kira, saya harus ngurusin semuanya, toh yg penting kan bulannya December, dan liburannya ke Bali…Inem kan tidak merancang liburannya utk waktu2 ato tujuan kota lain…semuanya sudah menurut kehendak Nyonya loohhh…”…….

Ny.Meneer dengan lembut menjawab Inem: “Inemmm Inemmm… Aku memberitahu kamu soal liburan ini di awal2 tahun karena Aku tau keinginan hatimu, dan Aku ingin meyakinkan kamu, bahwa Aku mengerti, dan Aku menyediakan apa yg kamu perlukan… Aku tidak menyuruh kamu utk melakukan hal2 yg lain… Tapi… ternyata… dg tanpa pengertian, kamu mulai mengurus segala halnya menurut waktu dan kehendak hatimu … sebenarnya kalau kamu tetap konsentrasi mengerjakan tugas2mu dg baik dan menunggu instruksiKu dan selalu bertanya padaku soal liburan ini, Aku pasti memberitahukannya padamu”…

Inem:”Lalu…kok Nyonya membiarkan Inem melakukan semua kesalahan2 ini? Sengaja yah…biar Inem kagak jadi jalan2 and Nyonya dapet refund ongkos2nya…”

Nyonya: “ (dg senyum penuuuhh kasiih ..*cieee) Inemm… Aku membiarkan ini terjadi sebagai pelajaran yg mahal buat kamu… adalah keinginanKu utk memberi kamu yg terbaik… makanya… lain kali, kamu harus lebih percaya, lebih taat, dan lebih bijaksana… pasti akan ada lagi kesempatan2 mendatang utk ke ‘Bali’…dan Aku harap, pada waktunya nanti, kamu sudah tau bagaimana bersikap yg benar…”

THE End….

Hm..teman temin…mungkin critanya kedengeran jayus…tp, sebenernya itu mayan akurat… there are times when we know what God wants us to do or to have… but apparently, we might not b mature enough to handle that knowledge/promises…n become distracted… sperti layaknya sebuah nubuatan… we should’ve wait for God to reveal it according to HIS TIMING-not ours… but apparently, we tend to take things into our own hand and, seperti bemo yg rem-nya blong…kita (gue) berjalan sendiri tanpa tunggu instruksi selanjutnya dari Babe… so I guess, that explains a lot about how HE deals with me… The way HE deals with my life is kinda unique… in mosts part, Babe cuman ngasih tau gue kira2 rencana setaon mendatang…  kebayang dong… mayan frustasi, abisnya kan penasaran juga… klo ditanya orang “eh, elu gimana jadinya, rencanaya apa… blah blah blah” … gue cuma bisa bilang “hm… so far sih setaon ini bakalan xxxxxx…tp setelah itu.. yah, tergantung Tuhan deh “ (gileeee.. sok suci abis ngakk tuh kedengerannya hihihih…. *ancuuuurrrr)… but hey, it’s the truth… and sering banget I feel really irritated that Babe ngakk ngasih tau gue HIS plan for me for the longer term…

Tapiii… when God gave me the Inem’s illustration I realize that… sometimes… it is necessary for HIM to hold off some info from us… He knows us reallllyyy welll.. and HE only wants the best for us… so, buat temen2 yg mirip2 ama gue… tenang aja… Babe itu bukannya iseng2 berhadiah pengen bikin kita penasaran… but, until we really captured and learn how to handle HIS wisdom and knowledge, I guess, we have a lot to practice… especially… practicing in doing what WE ALREADY KNOW NOW… and wait for the prophecy/revelation/promises to reveal itself on HIS timing… seperti kepompong yg akan jadi kupu2… we cannot force/speed up the process… anything that intrude it’s natural course will cause the butterfly to die and not fully developed as it should be…

So… wait upon the Lord to reveal HIS promises and work HIS field while we wait for the revelations to be fulfilled…

Soooo… Gambate nee!!!! How exciting yah ikut Babe hauhauhaua….

-Sasa…

Hualow pembacaaa…kali ini mau sharing langsung aje yeh… it’s about the mind and the heart… What’s in your mind… what’s in your heart…

Dulu gue pernah denger ungkapan: the heart is like a garden, what kind of seeds are you growing? Hm… klo sekarang Babe ngecek ngecek hati & pikiran kita… will He find junks or sweet smelling flower and fruits??? Hehehehe…. (*jleb…jleb…jleb…* - the sound of conviction yah …. Hahahahhah)

Well… teman temin sekalian, if you are like me…. I am one that (altho’ I talk a lot, I also think a lot) …I have a constant fight against my heart and mind… the human flesh that’s soo accustomed to being worry, prejudice, judgemental, etc etc deh… the mind can go wild as if it has it’s own feet … and the heart… O my gosshhh… if we don’t learn to conquer the flesh (including minds and hearts) … dunno deh apa jadinya…Maren ini sempet stress ampe ngakk bisa makan… ngakk bisa bobo… tiap mau bobo kepikiran the problem melulu… padahal udah doa… ampe gue streeeeesssss buangettttt… (emang si dulu perna doa minta kurusan.. tapi klo kurusan cara begini.. duuh…gak kuku deh yawww)…I said to my heart: “memang… tidur nyenyak itu anugrah!!! Berbahagialah mereka yg bisa bobo nyenyak”… in those moments, all I asked God was that I could at least sleep (selaen kepikiran juga pengen ngisengin temen gue yg lagi bobo dikamar sebelah.. ngak rela gitulooh liat org nyenyak bobo…sementara I kasak kusuk kayak kutu ranjhang….hiyaaa…)…apparently, it didn’t work that way Honey!!…I spent days withouth proper sleep…ahahah..regardless of all the Bible knowledge that I know…(ehehhe.. yeah…ikut Tuhan tuh gampang2 susah & asik2 teler juga hahahaha)

May be for women, we are more challenged in controlling our fickle feelings and mood swing, prejudice, jealousy, dendam, kawatiran, curigaan dsb dsb deh… and for Guys… hm… I guess, yg menjadi tantangan di pikiran cowo udah jadi rahasia umum kali lah ya … (gue males ngumbarnya lagi… hihi… males ngetik wakakkkka =p)…

Intinya… we are all cannot escape from these challenges. We need to have something to control our hearts and mind… and make it pleasing to God…

And back to my original story… waktu gue stress2 kayak gitu… keingetan ayat di alkitab: Filipi 4:

4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Nah dimulailah perang2 sendiri di otak… tampang sih boleh anggun2 air tenang (cieeeee =p), tapi hati n pikiran udah kayak Perang Teluk bok!! I prayed and cried out to God, yielding all my flesh… but then, after the prayers, the thoughts come again… and as I entertain those thoughts, I become sad and depressed again… Geez… a whole cycle again… hoyooohhh…

CAPE

DEEEEEhhhhh

… (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…!!!!)

Apparently, then the next verse provides the solution: (masi di filipi 4 nih):

8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

See!! The key is…..TO STOP THE THOUGHTS…. DON’T EVEN LET IT GROW ON YOU… DON’T THINK ABOUT IT beyond what God intends it to be…DON’T ENTERTAIN unGodly thoughts/ideas… DISRUPT & CONQUER IT WITH HIS WORDS…. REPLACE IT WITH GODLy Perspectives of things…. THOUGHTS THAT’S PLEASING TO HIM… istilahnya… think of things that you would be proud of if your brain can have it’s own press conference…!!! =p Gue ngakk perlu sok2 pake bahasa rohani deh yeeh.. gue percaya everyone has been given the Holy Spirit to work and tell us, whispering Godly directions…

Frenz… some of us needs to learn to stop… learn to discern yang mana membangun dan yg mana yg kagak guna … I really hope the above article can help many of us who are struggling …

It is doable… It is possible… It is God’s plan for us to live in peace n joy… Let’s follow HIS recipe… read the verses again and klo bisa dihapalin aja… bukan cuman bisa kita jadikan senjata dalam pertarungan iman, tapi biar keliatan keren juga klo bisa nge-quote ayat2 rite…. Hohohoho.. canda deeee…. =p

Ok.. but seriously.. read the verse again.. and I hope it bless your life and bears fruits of the Spirit in your heart.. as it did in mine…

Have an awesome walk with God…Taburlah ketaatan dan raih tuaian janji Tuhan…,

Sasa

Hualow pembaca… lagi dapet banyak wangsit dari Babe di Surga nih =) jadinya mayan rajin nge-sharing…(lagian mumpung blogging masih gratisan hahahhah)

it’s been a while since gue berdiam diri gini lama…apparently it takes self control a.k.a. flesh-control kali yah tepatnya heheheh… a lot of us may not be a Loner type of people… and also a lot of us are BusyBody type (bukan kepo…tapi maksudnya busy beneran…alias supher sibhukkk…)… and also a lot of us are impatient people…kagak sabaran.. and alsooooo a lot of us may be are soooo task-oriented that being still to wait upon the Lord would not be defined as a ‘task’… Hm… so, guess what do the above groups have in common…???? (tebak2an kagak berhadiah hihihihi) … jawabnyaaaaa… the above groups of people one thing in common when it comes to having to be still n wait upon the Lord…they (including me…) are in the rush of life, too busy to be still… leaning more towards impatient.

The notion of resting and being still are considered as negative… a matter of fact… anything that doesn’t contribute to the statistic of pendapatan per kapita bisa dianggep ngakk productive and ngakk guna… Contohnya: posisi sebagai housewife dianggap bukan suatu pekerjaan krn ngakk ke-register as pendapatan, walao pada kenyataannya posisi itu tanggung jawabnya and workloadnya suaaaannngggat besarrrr…bisa2 lebih besar dari CEO kale (sok tau deh Sa! =p)… duh, kok jadi rada ngelantur… (ada monyet manjat po’on, kagak nyambung o’on  hahaha =p) eniweis… balik ke topik sebelom ini article jadi setebel kamus…

Nowadays… people find it hard to be still and wait ’till God’s promises come to pass, impatient to wait for visions to come true, too eager to see doors open that sometimes we use force, we use manipulations, we use our own way, in our own terms n timing, to accomplish the task… even in my personal walk, when God says "be still"… i usually become sooo usill and try to help God… dipping my hands in the pot, making everything more complicated then it’s supposed to be… =p

During this time of being silence in HIS presence, during this time of waiting upon the Lord… He taught me some lessons… we’re supposed to meditate on HIS words as we wait for HIS revelation to come true … we’re supposed to be faithful in doing what we know we should persist in doing NOW before HE tells us the NEXT thing in line for us to do… we’re supposed to fill our days with pro-active prayers, instead of trying to make things works for us (less talking,less complaining, more praying)… we’re supposed to calm the voices from the inside (our flesh) as well as calming the voices from the outside (frenz, family, even the voice of your closest confidant) in order to hear the gentle voice of the Holy Spirit…

see, frenz… there are a lot of things we could focus on while we wait, while we are stilling our soul in HIS presence… we cud soak up in HIS perfect annointings and words…and all the other goodies listed above…

the world thinks this is absurdly non-sense and is a waste of time… I hope, we know better… that God’s timing is the perfect timing…God’s plan is the perfect plan and that.. all things will work together for good to those who are called according to HIs plan…

ok deh teman temin… if you think God is calling you to a season of quiteness and rest in the Lord… or if HE is calling you to wait upon the Lord… just remember that this timing is like the perfect invitation to experience intimacy with God… hehehhe… enjoy it… and jangan usil… don’t take matters into our own hands(it’s hard… i know… i learnt it the hard way, and still failing even to this point… but hey… it’s worth to try… and keep growing in faith by doing what He wants us to do…regardless of all the failures)….

ok…selamat bermesra-mesra ama Babe yah…. (I know… all the guys would go "…jijay!" hauauahuauh..sorry laaa… i kadang suka agak2 tjatjad kata2nya hauhauhauahua)

Sasa

Hellow readerss…wazzzzuuupppp?!!! today,again, pengen nge-share about OBEDIENCE (ketaatan)…

In our walk with GOd, ther r times of happiness filles with abundant blessings, times of growth filled with growing pains, times of trials and tribulations filled with faith-challenging events… and we cud only go through all of those and still reach our destiny if we yield to the HOLY SPIRIT’s guidance in OBEDIENCE…

Again,sometimes kita kan suka seenak jidat, semaunya aja, carinya yg gampang2…we like to pick n choose (emangnya baju lagi di-sale, bisa dipilih-pilih =p)… Sadar ato kagak, we are more likely to follow the ‘easy’ commands, misalnya "jangan mencuri"…. nahhh.. klo ini boleh dibilang termasuk gampang lah ya… (klo hobby ‘mencuri hati’ gimana dong…hauaahuaha)… tapi klo Tuhan minta kita lakukan sesuatu yg agak susahan dikit, kita langsung ngeyel, alias, kita langsung menolak/menunda utk melakukannya…

Let me tell u somethin’… Partial obedience is DISOBEDIENCE…maksudnya…hm…pada ngerti dong yah,pada pinter semua kaaannn… well... Sometimes kita (kususnya Saya =p) pikir since we have obeyed some of HIS words, we are obeying HIM… the truth is… OBEDIENCE is a process, it is an absolute virtue, not something you can rate i.e. 50% obedient,75% obedient (emangnya sweater = 50% polyester hahhaha), it’s either you have it or you don’t Dear!….in my case, I have tasted my share in pickin’ & choosin’ n not obeying HIM COMPLETELY… soooo veryyyy unfortunate… it results in tremendous heartaches….

moreover, another thing I learn is that HIS words involve: the What, the When, and the How… (geez, sista…panjang amat ini articlenya…sabar..uda mau abis kok..hehehhe…) Just like a recipe, if you don’t follow thoroughly, you wud come up with a different ‘cake’ Honey!! Hey,i’m telling u from wat I experience…no joking,no makin’ it up… sometimes we know what to do, but we fail to wait for the appointed time …alhasil… the combination just didn’t work rite and the result is not as expected…sama halnya juga, when we know the What n the When, but fail to do it exactly how HE want it to be done…then, we screw the thing also…OF coz… there are times of grace n mercy, dimana HE didn’t spank us as we deserve…hehehe … in this reading, i would like to encourage us to follow the path of FULL OBEDIENCE… yes, it takes training and it takes grace n mercy…. but HE has given us the victory, we are more than conqueror… we can do all things in God who strengthen us (cieee… pake ayat, biar kagak dibilang sesat huahuahau)… eniweis… seriously,altho my article tends to read like a joke… but, we all need to know: OBEDIENCE is more desired by God than sacrifice/offering (ayatnya ada di perjanjian lama,klo ngakk salah di mazmur, cari aje sendiri yaah..hahahahah)

ok then,for those of u who made to read to this point… I congratulate you!!! hahhah… got no prize siihh hihihih, aside from my sincere prayer that we would encourage each other in the path of full obedience… knowing and have faith in God, in whatever circumstances… waiting for HIS time to come, executing HIS commands exactly the way HE wants it… not saying I’m perfect or have made it all… but, gue sungguan pengen aja ngajakin pembaca barengan nikmatin janji2 Tuhan and live to the fullest…by fully obeying HIM… and lagian.. biar Surga makin rame bok!!! =p

Have an obedient day frenz!!!!

Sasa

Hello again…(geez 2 blogs in a day..?)… gue lagi rajin (a.k.a. ngakk ad kerjaan)…so, I would better invest in sharing with u guys… yg, I think, juga lagi ngkak ada kerjaan ngebacain blog orang rite! hahahahaha….

eniweis… I just hope it can bless you and at least draw a smile on your face… and again, I hope to write in English, but so sorry if I still use some Indonesian jargon’s, coz, I am not used to joke in English… =p

Ok,so here it goes…

In my walk with God, I realize that He often allows some small roadblocks… that can either mean challenges to overcome, or warnings to avoid that path… I could only differenciate between the two when I’m close to Him… once I drift apart… there goes my Spiritual senses down the drain… and off into the gutter… - dead end!

Confessing to be a stuborn person, I admit that, my believe can really push me through anything… even the biggest obstacles, if I believe it is true, I will put my heart and soul for it and go through every roadblocks…

I guess the Devil sees an opportunity in combining those 2 observations… ("observations"…?woo..what a PHD language…emangnya chemLab reports…?!%^&)

in the past couple of months, my Spiritual senses has become numb due to my own stupid choices… May be I did receive HIS words/promises at the beginning…I received HIS true Words about something a couple of months ago (can’t share on public display dongg…hehheheh)… however… through the journey, as time goes by… my flesh takes over my Spirit and thus, the numbing process of my Spiritual senses begins… I wasn’t as eager to ask God for directions and I started to sail this ’ship’ to where my heart longs at my own selfish timetable…while at the same time, thinking that I am merely pursuing HIS promise wholeheartedly, still hanging onto that initial promise blindly, and not listening to the warnings given… Let me tell you… this is a deadly combination… I took matters into my own hand… something that was designed for goodness, taken into my inadequate human wisdom, become something that brings misery and pain… (again, kok sok dramatis yah… hehehe… well, it was kinda depressing…and the saddest part is… the pain is as real as the news on CNN.. hiks…)

apparently those roadblocks of warnings wasn’t enough to stop me from my Oh-So-Confident journey towards destruction  (cieee… dramatis lagi…hoyoohh)…so God has to put a wall as thick as the famous Wall of China… so thick that I can’t see what’s on the other side of the wall… Initially I thought, I was robbed from the promise He Himself gave to me in the beginning… altho realizing the mistakes I did, I still have the neeeerve to think "why would He stop me from getting the promise?"…I thought He was giving me a taste of my own disobedience… I thought He was hindering me from getting what is mine…(how dare ME rite !%^&!! hmpphh… makanya teman temin jgn stubborn n badung kayak aku yah…that’s an awfully dangerous combination!)

Apparently… as usual… I was wrong! Hahhahaha… no surprise rite! ( I think gue kagak kalah hebohnya sama Petrus di Alkitab hahahaha)

Frankly speaking… at this point in time, I am still not sure why the wall is there… it could be becoz there is a deadly cliff on the other side… OR… I am not ready for what is behind that wall… either way… one thing I press on… He never fails me… HE is God who takes pleasure in blessing HIs children… hm.. this may not be your typical happy ending testimony… but, this is the very honest and true testimony from me… in the midst of this hard time…still trying to guess what is behind the wall… He teaches me one thing… He extends my faith… Faith that God is in control, He is sovereign, He is good, He only gives the best, He keeps HIS promise, He never leave me nor forsake me, etc… The faith I should have on Jesus Christ… 

He didn’t do this karena iseng2 berhadiah… but, He had to build that wall to prevent me from causing further mess in my life… and meanwhile, I will enjoy being on this side of the wall, building myself in God, until HE reveals what actually is behind that wall… or until I am ready to step onto the other side…hehehehe… 

ok deh… udah abis critanya… hihihi… God bless yah… pada balik kerja gih sono… =p

May the wisdom of the Lord be upon you to guide you in HIS perfect plan…reaching your destiny in Christ,

Sasa