Thursday, December 18, 2008

RULES FOR DATING

I just got around to listening to my pastor’s message from August that had these 5 rules for dating, I thought they were good:
  1. It’s natural to be attracted to the opposite sex
  2. Only date someone who respects you, your standards, and your morals (this goes for girls especially)
  3. Only date someone that you would marry
  4. Only date real believers
  5. Set boundaries at the beginning of the relationship and stay in environments that support those boundaries.

There has been a debate raging on Courtship vs. Christian Dating at some forums for a while now, and the same arguments keep going around and around about what courtship is and isn’t and what is appropriate and what is not appropriate in a relationship. It basically resolved around what defined courtship and what defined dating, and it really came down to an issue of semantics. People had different set of rules for dating than they did for courtship with those of courtship being more stringent. Every relationship is different, so if you are at a lost of where to start, you could start with the 5 rules above, or the 4 rules that I started with here:

  1. The girl’s father (or father figure) has a physical and spiritual authority over her life until she is married
  2. You need relationship mentors
  3. You both need to set boundaries
  4. Until you both say “I do”, she/he does not belong to you

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

GIRLS ARE LIKE APPLES

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven - Ecclesiates 3:1




Girls are like apples.

There are two kinds: those that are fresh, shiny, and really sweet, and those that are worm infested and rotten on the inside. The nice shiny apples are high up in the apple tree, while the rotten ones fall to the ground. The rotten ones are very many in number and seem to be snatched up very quickly because of the ease in getting them. So the nice apples still up in the tree look down and see all the rotten apples being picked up like no one’s business, and they feel totally invisible, that no guy is ever going to look up in the tree and see that they are the good apples. This is a sad state for the good apples because it seems that all the fake rotten on the inside apples are the only ones attracting guys.

However, the good apples fail to realize that there are also two kinds of guys: pigs and monkeys. The pigs are those jerks who date girl after girl, getting what he can from her and then just dumping her like dirty laundry. And then he gets more girls. and more. And the nice guys wonder how the heck the pig is getting all the apples, and he can’t even find one. But here’s the difference between the monkey and the pig, the monkey can climb trees. He has the ability, the patience, and the self-respect to climb the tree and find a good apple out on a branch somewhere. Sure the pigs get a lot more apples, but the apples they get are rotten. And they’re PIGS. Why would a good apple want to go to a pig anyway?
My point is this. The pigs will always get the rotten apples because they can’t or won’t climb the tree. The monkeys can get the good apples but they have to be willing to climb. Yes it will take longer, yes it will be harder, but you won’t have a rotten apple.

So for all you good apples out there, don’t jump down from the tree and rot on the ground with all the other rotten apples, just to get stuck with some pig. Wait for a nice monkey. And monkeys, don’t pick up apples from the ground, they are rotten and probably already half-eaten by a stinky pig. Take the time to climb the tree and get a good apple.

Monday, December 15, 2008

NEVER DISSAPOINTED


Have you ever being deeply disappointed by the one that never cross even for a second in your mind will do such a thing for you?

I’m mad, upset and broken hearted.

Thankfully, God is not human!
He will not disappoint me in the end.
He always keeps His promises, and His Word provides comfort, hope, and wise advice that never fail. The longer I know Him, the more compelling He becomes.

So if you are looking for someone who won’t disappoint you, look no further. God never fails!

All that I need He will always be,
All that I need till His face I see;
All that I need through eternity,
God is all I need.

Looking for someone who won’t disappoint you?
Look to God.

Friday, December 12, 2008

WHY A WOMAN SO DIFFICULT TO FIND A MATCH ONE?



Buat yang laki2, no offense yaah :-)

11 REASONS WHY WOMEN FIND IT HARD TO FIND THE MAN OF THEIR DREAM......

1. Nice men are ugly
2. Handsome men are not nice
3. Handsome and nice men are gay
4. Handsome, nice and heterosexual men are married
5. Men who are not so handsome, but nice, have no money
6. Men who are not so handsome, but nice n with money, think we are only after their money
7. Handsome men without money are after our money
8. Handsome men, who are not so nice and somewhat heterosexual, don't think we are beautiful enough
9. Men who think we are beautiful, that are heterosexual, somewhat nice and have money, are cowards.
10. Somewhat handsome man, kinda nice and have some money, and thank God heterosexual, are shy and NEVER MAKE THE FIRST MOVE!!!!
11. Men who never make the first move, automatically lose interest in us when we take the initiative. NOW, WHO THE HELL UNDERSTANDS MEN?

"Men are like a fine wine.They all start out like grapes, and it's our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you'd like to have dinner with."

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Transformed by Trouble


In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

...all this pain that I've had inside...

As I play the game of life
I try to make it better each and every day.
And when I struggle in the night
The magic of the music seems to light the way.

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

The Hardest Day of My Life



Hatiku kembali melemah.
Aku lelah.
Lelah menangis, lelah marah, lelah merasa gundah dan terengah-engah.
Mengapa kenyataan hidup selalu menatapku dengan pongah?

Aku bersedih.
Kenapa bersedih?
Well, karena ternyata aku cuma manusia biasa yang tidak kebal dari rasa sakit hati dan kepedihan karena kehilangan.

Aku berharap menemukan kebahagiaan.
Kebahagiaan yang ku tak tahu seperti apa bentuknya.
Sejak kapan kebahagiaan bisa berdiri di atas kesengsaraan orang lain?
Apakah kebahagiaan selalu berbanding lurus dengan penderitaan?
Apakah satu kebahagiaan berarti satu lelehan air mata di tempat lain?

Aku menginginkan kehidupan yang bersinar.
Bukan untuk siapa-siapa.
Buat aku sendiri, cukuplah.

Friday, December 05, 2008

Falling away from me


Hey, I'm feeling tired.... My time is gone today



Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Lesson Learned

Kamu harus bisa tulus seperti merpati dan cerdik seperti ular

Monday, December 01, 2008

One last cry

Before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put it outta my mind for the very last time
Stop living a lie
I know I gotta be strong
cause round me life goes on and on and on
And on....
I'm gonna dry my eyes
Right after I had my
one last cry