Note to the World

Dear Readers,

I would like to thank everyone for taking time to stop by here for a visit of your dosage of my deep thoughts.
So, i would like everyone to know that these post are just fragments of thoughts that are delivered through my current emotional being through these fingers of mind that are serve to express my ever wondering mind.
Sudden thoughts or rush of emotions or even the need to express and share makes me so excited to type these postings, to express them in this sort of freedom. In return, viewers and dear readers like yourself who finds these postings relating with their lives or have some sort of "connection" can take delight in these postings.

Most of my postings consist of mainly the format of poems (clearly written in the threefold combination of fiery passion, emotion and personal perspectives). I even write my own share of psalms! I often write about my walk with Christ as i find it deeply exciting, because I finally found a dear friend who would bother to take my hands and walk with me in this desert road, to even the streams of living waters. I also find, greatly intriguing passion for the Holy Spirit and his work upon my life. Like 2 Tim 1:7 says "for I have not given you the spirit of fear/timidity but of power, of love and of a sound mind". And I also find out that my father in heaven is great and mighty, and he always is here for me, even through sometimes I don't think he's there. This is my walk with him, my seeking. You can walk it too.

I also would advise that if you found any of this inappropriate, mundane or maybe even a wee bit offensive, I apologize and would like to advise you to close the page. If not please do enjoy your stay and visit here as i do!

Many thanks,
Mike

P.s.: I am also looking for good poems, sharing, through, views that I feel I have a connection with to he posted here. If you do have postings that you would like to out up here, you are very much welcomed to contact me! I would absolutely LOVE to hear from you.

The art of: Story Telling

So for all you public speakers out there, my my... have I found some sweet goodies for you!
for normal people who aspire to be great..one day too will you have to face the challenge to speak in public

And when that time comes, this article that I found proves to be of great help! 

The secret martial art of communications: Story Telling 

But then again, it doenst mean that story telling is just meant for the people going on stage..it can be used in anything, when delivering an important speech at the family dinner table, convincing your friends to go to a party, discussions with your boss for a pay raise and so on...

If you can truly master the form of story telling, you audience will literary "be in the palm of your hands" as you take control of the direction of mind, imagination and will. 

yup ok, that's enough promoting! Now enjoy your meat below..sink it in and do share your stories of how you have improved after reading this :)


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Story telling is the art of positioning yourself and your business in such a way that your name or your company's name is the first that is thought of when your field is mentioned. Telling your own story allows you connect with other human beings in a way that only you can! The most influential leaders are story tellers. Listen to Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs; all of them are masters at sharing their vision and compelling you to action.

Stories liberate you and others to see that your struggles are not unique to you and also that because you survived and thrived, they can survive and thrive too. Or if you are still in the struggle, that there are others from which you can draw strength and vice versa. Stories reveal, "who am I?" 'What am I here for?" "What does all my pain (or past) position me for?" and "what can I contribute to the world?' Stories lead people to trust you and when you have that trust, you sell your business and personal brand.

It is also important to structure your talk so that like a story, it has a beginning, middle and an end or even a call to action. These would be the bare minimum for proper communication but for those who would like to get paid to speak, you have to take that up several hundred notches.

Your content comes from your story. What are you selling? You? Your company? Your ideas? A cause? Master it! Know your content thoroughly! Having mastered your story, what will then be important is how you tell the story so that it brings about the change that you desire – more customers, world peace, whatever. To begin to master the art of storytelling, you need to know the SYSTEM:

S- State: Manage your own state and the state of the audience. Speaking involves breathing and you use your breathing to regulate the tempo of your speech, a pause causes your audience to also stop and in that space, they relate with you.

Y- Yourself: What sells today is authenticity. Don't put yourself on a pedestal; you can put your product or idea on a pedestal but when it comes to you, show humility. We are painfully aware that we are all human and prone to falling anyway, so don't set the height for your fall too high – ask Lance Armstrong.

S-Stance: Adopt a stance that demonstrates and embodies leadership. Right in front of the stage is the power position. Don't move to the middle of the stage or stand in a 10 to 2 position! Please please, especially if you are male, do not stand with your hands in your pocket to make a presentation.

T- Tonality: 3 tones that will come to play depending on what you are saying.

The Sage is resonant, melodious, rhythmic.

The Warrior is a quicker fast paced tone used when signifying triumph or when you want your audience to make a decision. Used to deliver impact lines!
The Lover speaks from the heart-softly, quietly, slowly and with a lot more pauses (remember the pauses draw the audience in, causes them to relate with you).

E- Eye contact: Have individual conversations with your audience! Give attention to each person as though you were speaking specifically to them.

M- Movement: Learn how to own the stage! Move with purpose (don't just pace). Use movement to accentuate your impact line BUT your impact line is delivered when you have stopped moving.
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RE: 10 Life Lessons From A Navy Seal

 Here is a very good article that got me thinking..

such an experienced guy had shared his extreme training with the rest of the world...and what a blessing it is to be able to learn and pick up something from this

Here is the article for everyone's benefit
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Naval Admiral William H. McRaven returned to his alma mater last week and spoke to the graduates with lessons he learned from his basic SEAL training. 

Here’s his amazing Commencement Address at University of Texas at Austin 2014 from Business Insider.


AP Photo/The University of Texas at Austin, Marsha Miller


The University’s slogan is,

“What starts here changes the world.”

I have to admit—I kinda like it.

“What starts here changes the world.”

Tonight there are almost 8,000 students graduating from UT.

That great paragon of analytical rigor, Ask.Com says that the average American will meet 10,000 people in their lifetime.

That’s a lot of folks.

But, if every one of you changed the lives of just ten people—and each one of those folks changed the lives of another ten people—just ten—then in five generations—125 years—the class of 2014 will have changed the lives of 800 million people.

800 million people—think of it—over twice the population of the United States. Go one more generation and you can change the entire population of the world—8 billion people.

If you think it’s hard to change the lives of ten people—change their lives forever—you’re wrong.

I saw it happen every day in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A young Army officer makes a decision to go left instead of right down a road in Baghdad and the ten soldiers in his squad are saved from close-in ambush.

In Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a non-commissioned officer from the Female Engagement Team senses something isn’t right and directs the infantry platoon away from a 500 pound IED, saving the lives of a dozen soldiers.

But, if you think about it, not only were these soldiers saved by the decisions of one person, but their children yet unborn—were also saved. And their children’s children—were saved.

Generations were saved by one decision—by one person.

But changing the world can happen anywhere and anyone can do it.

So, what starts here can indeed change the world, but the question is… what will the world look like after you change it?

Well, I am confident that it will look much, much better, but if you will humor this old sailor for just a moment, I have a few suggestions that may help you on your way to a better a world.

And while these lessons were learned during my time in the military, I can assure you that it matters not whether you ever served a day in uniform.

It matters not your gender, your ethnic or religious background, your orientation, or your social status.

Our struggles in this world are similar and the lessons to overcome those struggles and to move forward—changing ourselves and the world around us—will apply equally to all.

I have been a Navy SEAL for 36 years. But it all began when I left UT for Basic SEAL training in Coronado, California.

Basic SEAL training is six months of long torturous runs in the soft sand, midnight swims in the cold water off San Diego, obstacles courses, unending calisthenics, days without sleep and always being cold, wet and miserable.

It is six months of being constantly harassed by professionally trained warriors who seek to find the weak of mind and body and eliminate them from ever becoming a Navy SEAL.

But, the training also seeks to find those students who can lead in an environment of constant stress, chaos, failure and hardships.

To me basic SEAL training was a life time of challenges crammed into six months.

So, here are the ten lessons I learned from basic SEAL training that hopefully will be of value to you as you move forward in life.

Every morning in basic SEAL training, my instructors, who at the time were all Vietnam veterans, would show up in my barracks room and the first thing they would inspect was your bed.

If you did it right, the corners would be square, the covers pulled tight, the pillow centered just under the headboard and the extra blanket folded neatly at the foot of the rack—rack—that’s Navy talk for bed.

It was a simple task—mundane at best. But every morning we were required to make our bed to perfection. It seemed a little ridiculous at the time, particularly in light of the fact that were aspiring to be real warriors, tough battle hardened SEALs—but the wisdom of this simple act has been proven to me many times over.

If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another.

By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter.

If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.

And, if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made—that you made—and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.

#1. If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
During SEAL training the students are broken down into boat crews. Each crew is seven students—three on each side of a small rubber boat and one coxswain to help guide the dingy.

Every day your boat crew forms up on the beach and is instructed to get through the surf zone and paddle several miles down the coast.

In the winter, the surf off San Diego can get to be 8 to 10 feet high and it is exceedingly difficult to paddle through the plunging surf unless everyone digs in.

Every paddle must be synchronized to the stroke count of the coxswain. Everyone must exert equal effort or the boat will turn against the wave and be unceremoniously tossed back on the beach.

For the boat to make it to its destination, everyone must paddle.

You can’t change the world alone—you will need some help— and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.

#2. If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle.
Over a few weeks of difficult training my SEAL class which started with 150 men was down to just 35. There were now six boat crews of seven men each.

I was in the boat with the tall guys, but the best boat crew we had was made up of the the little guys—the munchkin crew we called them—no one was over about 5-foot five.

The munchkin boat crew had one American Indian, one African American, one Polish American, one Greek American, one Italian American, and two tough kids from the mid-west.

They out paddled, out-ran, and out swam all the other boat crews.

The big men in the other boat crews would always make good natured fun of the tiny little flippers the munchkins put on their tiny little feet prior to every swim.

But somehow these little guys, from every corner of the Nation and the world, always had the last laugh— swimming faster than everyone and reaching the shore long before the rest of us.

SEAL training was a great equalizer. Nothing mattered but your will to succeed. Not your color, not your ethnic background, not your education and not your social status.

#3. If you want to change the world, measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size of their flippers.

Several times a week, the instructors would line up the class and do a uniform inspection. It was exceptionally thorough.

Your hat had to be perfectly starched, your uniform immaculately pressed and your belt buckle shiny and void of any smudges.

But it seemed that no matter how much effort you put into starching your hat, or pressing your uniform or polishing your belt buckle—- it just wasn’t good enough.

The instructors would find “something” wrong.

For failing the uniform inspection, the student had to run, fully clothed into the surfzone and then, wet from head to toe, roll around on the beach until every part of your body was covered with sand.

The effect was known as a “sugar cookie.” You stayed in that uniform the rest of the day—cold, wet and sandy.

There were many a student who just couldn’t accept the fact that all their effort was in vain. That no matter how hard they tried to get the uniform right—it was unappreciated.

Those students didn’t make it through training.

Those students didn’t understand the purpose of the drill. You were never going to succeed. You were never going to have a perfect uniform.

Sometimes no matter how well you prepare or how well you perform you still end up as a sugar cookie.

It’s just the way life is sometimes.

#4. If you want to change the world get over being a sugar cookie and keep moving forward.
Every day during training you were challenged with multiple physical events—long runs, long swims, obstacle courses, hours of calisthenics—something designed to test your mettle.

Every event had standards—times you had to meet. If you failed to meet those standards your name was posted on a list and at the end of the day those on the list were invited to—a “circus.”

A circus was two hours of additional calisthenics—designed to wear you down, to break your spirit, to force you to quit.

No one wanted a circus.

A circus meant that for that day you didn’t measure up. A circus meant more fatigue—and more fatigue meant that the following day would be more difficult—and more circuses were likely.

But at some time during SEAL training, everyone—everyone—made the circus list.

But an interesting thing happened to those who were constantly on the list. Over time those students-—who did two hours of extra calisthenics—got stronger and stronger.

The pain of the circuses built inner strength-built physical resiliency.

Life is filled with circuses.

You will fail. You will likely fail often. It will be painful. It will be discouraging. At times it will test you to your very core.

#5. But if you want to change the world, don’t be afraid of the circuses.
At least twice a week, the trainees were required to run the obstacle course. The obstacle course contained 25 obstacles including a 10-foot high wall, a 30-foot cargo net, and a barbed wire crawl to name a few.

But the most challenging obstacle was the slide for life. It had a three level 30 foot tower at one end and a one level tower at the other. In between was a 200-foot long rope.

You had to climb the three tiered tower and once at the top, you grabbed the rope, swung underneath the rope and pulled yourself hand over hand until you got to the other end.

The record for the obstacle course had stood for years when my class began training in 1977.

The record seemed unbeatable, until one day, a student decided to go down the slide for life—head first.

Instead of swinging his body underneath the rope and inching his way down, he bravely mounted the TOP of the rope and thrust himself forward.

It was a dangerous move—seemingly foolish, and fraught with risk. Failure could mean injury and being dropped from the training.

Without hesitation—the student slid down the rope—perilously fast, instead of several minutes, it only took him half that time and by the end of the course he had broken the record.

#6. If you want to change the world sometimes you have to slide down the obstacle head first.

During the land warfare phase of training, the students are flown out to San Clemente Island which lies off the coast of San Diego.

The waters off San Clemente are a breeding ground for the great white sharks. To pass SEAL training there are a series of long swims that must be completed. One—is the night swim.

Before the swim the instructors joyfully brief the trainees on all the species of sharks that inhabit the waters off San Clemente.

They assure you, however, that no student has ever been eaten by a shark—at least not recently.

But, you are also taught that if a shark begins to circle your position—stand your ground. Do not swim away. Do not act afraid.

And if the shark, hungry for a midnight snack, darts towards you—then summons up all your strength and punch him in the snout and he will turn and swim away.

There are a lot of sharks in the world. If you hope to complete the swim you will have to deal with them.

#7. So, if you want to change the world, don’t back down from the sharks.

As Navy SEALs one of our jobs is to conduct underwater attacks against enemy shipping. We practiced this technique extensively during basic training.

The ship attack mission is where a pair of SEAL divers is dropped off outside an enemy harbor and then swims well over two miles—underwater—using nothing but a depth gauge and a compass to get to their target.

During the entire swim, even well below the surface there is some light that comes through. It is comforting to know that there is open water above you.

But as you approach the ship, which is tied to a pier, the light begins to fade. The steel structure of the ship blocks the moonlight—it blocks the surrounding street lamps—it blocks all ambient light.

To be successful in your mission, you have to swim under the ship and find the keel—the center line and the deepest part of the ship.

This is your objective. But the keel is also the darkest part of the ship—where you cannot see your hand in front of your face, where the noise from the ship’s machinery is deafening and where it is easy to get disoriented and fail.

Every SEAL knows that under the keel, at the darkest moment of the mission—is the time when you must be calm, composed—when all your tactical skills, your physical power and all your inner strength must be brought to bear.

#8. If you want to change the world, you must be your very best in the darkest moment.
The ninth week of training is referred to as “Hell Week.” It is six days of no sleep, constant physical and mental harassment and—one special day at the Mud Flats—the Mud Flats are an area between San Diego and Tijuana where the water runs off and creates the Tijuana slue’s—a swampy patch of terrain where the mud will engulf you.

It is on Wednesday of Hell Week that you paddle down to the mud flats and spend the next 15 hours trying to survive the freezing cold mud, the howling wind and the incessant pressure to quit from the instructors.

As the sun began to set that Wednesday evening, my training class, having committed some “egregious infraction of the rules” was ordered into the mud.

The mud consumed each man till there was nothing visible but our heads. The instructors told us we could leave the mud if only five men would quit—just five men and we could get out of the oppressive cold.

Looking around the mud flat it was apparent that some students were about to give up. It was still over eight hours till the sun came up—eight more hours of bone chilling cold.

The chattering teeth and shivering moans of the trainees were so loud it was hard to hear anything and then, one voice began to echo through the night—one voice raised in song.

The song was terribly out of tune, but sung with great enthusiasm.

One voice became two and two became three and before long everyone in the class was singing.

We knew that if one man could rise above the misery then others could as well.

The instructors threatened us with more time in the mud if we kept up the singing—but the singing persisted.

And somehow—the mud seemed a little warmer, the wind a little tamer and the dawn not so far away.

If I have learned anything in my time traveling the world, it is the power of hope. The power of one person—Washington, Lincoln, King, Mandela and even a young girl from Pakistan—Malala—one person can change the world by giving people hope.

#9. So, if you want to change the world, start singing when you’re up to your neck in mud.
Finally, in SEAL training there is a bell. A brass bell that hangs in the center of the compound for all the students to see.

All you have to do to quit—is ring the bell. Ring the bell and you no longer have to wake up at 5 o’clock. Ring the bell and you no longer have to do the freezing cold swims.

Ring the bell and you no longer have to do the runs, the obstacle course, the PT—and you no longer have to endure the hardships of training.

Just ring the bell.

#10. If you want to change the world don’t ever, ever ring the bell.
To the graduating class of 2014, you are moments away from graduating. Moments away from beginning your journey through life. Moments away from starting to change the world—for the better.

It will not be easy.

But, YOU are the class of 2014—the class that can affect the lives of 800 million people in the next century.

Start each day with a task completed.

Find someone to help you through life.

Respect everyone.

Know that life is not fair and that you will fail often, but if you take take some risks, step up when the times are toughest, face down the bullies, lift up the downtrodden and never, ever give up—if you do these things, then next generation and the generations that follow will live in a world far better than the one we have today and—what started here will indeed have changed the world—for the better.

Thank you very much. Hook ‘em horns.

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Austin 3:16 & John 3:16

Dear Readers,

Here is another poster that i have made. Yeah, it brings back old memories of the "good o' WWF (World Wrestling Federation) in the "attitude" era! This is one of the quotes of my all time top favorite list of superstars Stone Cold Steve Austin! Wow...he really did made my days interesting! 

As a young boy ,I have very fond memories sitting down on the sofa with my mother and brother watching WWE and all I could think of was, what was Stone Cold Steve Austin, the rattlesnake gonna do next?

And then, just when trouble seems far away, the bad guys would come out and run their mouths. I especially remember the Vince McMahon's season where he would come out to the arena and try to run things his way. Before the time of D-Generation-X (Triple H [Hunter Hearst Helmsley and HBK - The Heart Break Kid "Shawn Michaels") v.s Vince & the McMahon's era (or was it after that?), Stone Cold Steve Austin was the guy to look out for! And then suddenly, out of the blue...the sound of a shattering glass would resound throughout the arena. The sound that stops the heartbeat of the people....the sound of Stone Cold Steve Austin! Then Austin 3:16's entrance video would hit and there appears Austin...either doing his "Austin walk", driving a beer truck, riding a motorbike, or simply appearing through the wild crowd, heading towards his victim that always seemed to be dumbfounded by the presence of Stone Cold.

Thats when you know that "Austin 3:16 says "I just whipped your ass!" is coming to pass, like a promise that Stone Cold could only deliver. 

Well, while i was thinking back about all this..i decided to make a poster of my two favorite quotes. From the WWF (World Wrestling Federation) /WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and from the Book of Life, The Bible. While Austin 3:16 says "I just whipped your ass" which basically means "You are so dead", John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" which also basically means "I have come (to die) so you can live" and i have found that to be so profound and powerful!

One (Stone Cold Steve Austin) talks about brining death and destruction to his foes and enemies, which is very common for a conquering and dominating king or person but In the bible, the book of John talks about it, in such a loving manner that no human can comprehend. Both quotes, touched millions of hearts...both also categorized as great and mighty conquerer, both so different methods.

Thus, here is some fan art, of both my heroes! hope you guys enjoy it! (You can use it as a wallpaper too if you wish). All Glory unto God!

How to reach God and encouragement

Dear friends and readers,
I would like to share with you part of my journey again.

Today as I went to my room to pray because i felt so hungry for God and i really needed him at this point of my life and got the word as a i opened up my bible (asking the Holy Spirit to lead me to the page that God had desired me to read) on psalms 32 on confession and forgiveness. I am reminded of a sin when I was praying and it was :
I have put humans (men) as my saviour instead of Jesus. And that was my sin.
And at the church camp I also got this message and repented but today I was reminded of it again and I was "happy to confess and ask for forgiveness." This is the key:

Your sins block your way to the father. Happy are those who confess and are forgiven.

Only then God will be "out hiding place and will save me of all my troubles" and I will sing praises to him!
In psalms 32:8 "The LORD says, "I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you."

That means the Holy Spirit will lead me and I have access to God's instructions, meaning his will! So if I follow the perfect plan of my father, I will gain the promises of Jeremiah 29:11

"I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for. 12 Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you. 13 You will seek me, and you will find me because you will seek me with all your heart."

So I am greatly encouraged by this. Hope this encouragement has spread to you as well friends.

Life Sharing: journey to becoming an overcomer

Friends and dear readers,

 

At this point of my life, I have come across so much things on my mind and I guess one thing is to discover and acknowledge the greatest hinderence of this time. Mr. Fear. I would like to share with you part of a journal I have in this journey of life we all must walk on. Be encouraged, like how I was.

 

"Yes, the word "take courage. really strikes me as I was reading so much of material on learning and being empowered to overcome fear and giants in my life.

And then I was lead to open to 2 chronicles 16 and what strikes me was verse 8 "didn't the Ethiopians and the Libyans have many chariots and cavalry troops? But because you relied on the Lord, He gave you victory over them" and then I was glad because this is what the lord says when he said : "I am for you". And then I looked at another chapter of the same book and what strikes me was chapter 15:7 "But you must be strong and not be discouraged. The work that you do will be rewarded." it says BE STRONG! And the word of prophecy over me was "take courage" and that the word "take courage" kept repeating.

And then I open up the word again and there it was! Under the book of "3 young men" (good news bible, catholic ver), where they (the 3 young men) were thrown in the furnace, at the middle of the big fire, where by the fire did not lick them nor burned them at all. And they were singing of the praises of God (verse 63) on praise, honor, worship, singing, his goodness and mercy that endures forever. Amen!

And the. I turned to Eccleiastes chapter 3 "a time for everything" and again I am reminded about the seasons of God in our human lives. A time to sow, a time to reap, a time to cry, a time for joy, a time for mourning and time for dancing. Chapter 3:9 says: "9 What do we gain from all our work? 10 I know the heavy burdens that God has laid on us. 11 He has set the right time for everything. He has given us a desire to know the future, but never gives us the satisfaction of fully understanding what he does. 12 So I realized that all we can do is be happy and do the best we can while we are still alive. 13 All of us should eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for. It is God's gift. 14 I know that everything God does will last forever. You can't add anything to it or take anything away from it. And one thing God does is to make us stand in awe of him."

And that's all we can do, stand in awe and praise the Lord and trust that he has our best interest at hand. Take his word today and claim it as the promise made by the God of promises, that whoever shall believe in him shall not die but have eternal life"

 

Sounds too good to be true? Cheesy? Like a promise made by a prince to a princess (envision a poor beautiful girl from the village that the prince of the rich kingdom had chosen to be his lover that had come and saved her from her poor life to live in the kingdom. The place that everyone talks about, the place of which news comes from, the place that all finances comes from) don't you wish sometimes that these fairy tales comes true for you? Get to know this God of Promises and claim it! No, it will not work like a microwave oven and you will be instant princess (or prince for that matter) but owever, work on it because it works!

Here is the secret....we have a helper and is ABLE. This helper is able to help us and the more we build a relationship with this helper, the more we are able to move! Eph 3:20. Check it out....share the secret!

Can human give spiritual gifts? And ect...

Here is some revelation that I would like like to share, especially to Christian or spiritual brother and sisters.

Allot of us go around seeking for fortune, for people who "move in the spirit" and prophets or even those who move in the prophetic or occult (it's hard to different shade theses days with lots of new upcoming people who claim they are good and sent by God, but proved otherwise)

So thus begs the questions, the same ones that I myself have been seeking, well I kind of got the answer thanks to Quest's international explanatory of the bible and the revelation through the Holy Spirit:

What spiritual gifts can a human being give?

None. Only the Holy Spirit can give spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12:11). But humans can serve to confirm God’s work in others—announcing or acknowledging their spiritual gifts (see, for example, 1 Tim. 4:14 ; 2 Tim. 1:6 ). Some, however, see Paul wanting to impart something more general, a “gift of grace”—anything from words of insight to deeds of kindness.

So humans cannot give anything of spiritual gifts, but can serve to confirm Gods gifts to other humans, or even acknowladge their giftings and tell them so it awakens. It cannot be depended on another human to "give" spiritual giftings because all the spiritual giftings comes only from the Holy Spirit.

Why can't we see or How can I deal with God directly? This explains it quite clearly:

"God is the creator and the designer of all things. However, sin has damaged creation in such a way that people cannot find their way back to the Creator without God’s special revelation of himself and his plan."

Here is some proof of this statement from Paul himself.

"5For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge — 6God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. 7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed."

So all a human can do is mutually encourage each other and acknowladge each others giftings of the Holy Spirit, because in Christ you have the grace and received all these giftings for He had "enriched us" with it. Human beings can do so like for example: announcing through prophecy by the laying of hands (Tim 4:14 "Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.").

The word of God also tells us to test each prophecy (1 Thes 5:20 "Do not despise prophecies, 21but test everything; hold fast what is good."). The word encourages us and even boldly says to TEST EVERYTHING. Any spirit or prophecy that is afraid to be tested, or even tested deeply should be held like a punch of salt until confirmation and conviction that can only come from the Holy Spirit deep within.

How do we then seek Him and know?

This happens when we ask God the same thing that King Solomon did. King Solomon asked God for knowledge and wisdom, which was very unlikely any king would ask for. Immerse in God's presence by seeking him in a quiet time, with a quiet heart, in praise and acknowladgement of His position as God and somehow deep within the answer which you are seeking for will surface.

It may not be instant, as God is not a microwave oven and because of our sinful nature, it would be hard for us to seek God, as we have som much distractions in the world. Take time, and be willing to give time. If you are willing to make, give and dedicate time unto seeking the Lord, the same amount of what you are willing to give will be measured back unto you.

In other cases, there might be other things that are hindering and blocking your way/ path. I suggest looking for someone else who is matured and prooven about this topic to help and guide you.

I guess that's all I have to share for now, hope that it has helped and encouraged you. If you have any other views, please do write in and then we can discuss. Thanks :)

The request of King Solomon

 

 

Today I am going to share my thoughts on the Bible:
May all who read it learn something, all glory and praise goes to our lord Jesus Christ.

Deep calle'th the deep. Praise the Lord! revealation after revealation is just coming to me everyday through the Word of God. Today another secret has been revealed. The verse which I have read a few times now shows me something else.

I refer to 2 Chrinicals 1:7. When God asked The son on David, Solomon what he wanted from God. King Solomon asked the Lord to fulfill his promise which God gave to his father David. God had made Solomon king of the people, countless of people so he asked for wisdom and knowladge so he can rule over the people (which he also gave no glory to himself, but all glory to God when he said "...to rule over these great people of YOURS). The Lord then replied to Solomon saying (and this is the part which opened my eyes) "you have made the right choice, you DID NOT ask for WEALTH, TREASURES, FAME, THE DEATH OF YOUR ENEMIES or even a LONG LIFE for yourself, instead you have asked for wisdom and knowladge that you can rule my people, of whom I have made you king. So God gave him what Solomon wished for and I additional everything else which he didn't wish for as well (which is of the human desire and fit for any king).

Isn't Wealth, treasures, fame, death to all our enemies and long life what we always wish for? But lesson learned today, even the great king needed wisdom and knowladge when dealing with politics, work, social life, royality standards rather then all the above shows that wisdom and knowladge are THE ROOT that surpasses them all. How good to be equipped with wisdom and knowladge when we are facing the world and life. How GREATER is it, when this wisdom and knowladge comes from the source of the Holy Spirit then?

Paris the Lord! For Today I know what to ask of the Lord, and know what pleases Him.

Mike Cheong