Tuhan, saya berdosa, biar la kau menjadi saksi dosa-dosa ku, Biar la saya berani untuk mengaku segala dosa-dosa yang telah saya lakukan.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
God is Good all the time
God is good all the time
He put a song of praise in this heart of mine
God is good all the time
Through the darkest night, His light will shine
God is good, God is good all the time
If you're walking through the valley
And there are shadows all around
Do not fear, He will guide you
He will keep you safe and sound
'Cause He's promised to never leave you
Nor forsake you and His Word is true
Chorus
We were sinners - so unworthy
Still for us He chose to die
Filled us with His Holy Spirit
Now we can stand and testify
That His love is everlasting
And His mercies - they will never end
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Percaya Meskipun...
Tomas iaitu salah seorang daripada pengikut Tuhan Yesus, tidak percaya dengan kawan-kawannya yang berkata," Kami telah melihat Tuhan!" Ini bererti telah Tuhan Yesus telah bangkit daripada mati dan Ia hidup kembali. Walaupun cuba diyakinkan oleh mereka namun Tomas tidak percaya kecuali dia sendiri melihat dan bertemu dengan Tuhan Yesus. Syukurlah lapan hari selepas itu, Tuhan Yesus muncul didalam pertemuan mereka dan Dia berkata kepada murid yang meragui kebangkitaNya, Kerana engkua telah melihat Aku, maka engkau percaya. Tetapi berbahagialah mereka yang tidak melihat, namun percaya."(Yohanes 20:28-29).
Saudara dan saudari, mungkin kita juga banyak kali bersikap seperti Tomas didalam hal mempercayai kewujudan Tuhan:" Betulkan nii, ada Tuhan Allah? Betulkah Yesus itu Tuhan dan Penyelamat umat manusia?" Dan mungkin ada berbagai-bagai lagi macam persoalan kita untuk Tuhan terutama sekali bila kita mengalami kesusahan dan ada masalah. Kita meragui dan mempersoalkan cintakasihNya kepada kita. Tapi, apa pun persoalan kita TUHAN ITU TETAP TUHAN dan kita adalah manusia yang diciptaNya dan diberi kesempatan untuk menikmati kehidupan didalam dunia ini.
Kemudian selepas..... beberapa tahun mungkin selepas 70 tahun atau 80 tahun iaitu bila kita dah "tua dan nyayuk" kita akan pergi daripada dunia ini. Ya! Kita akan mati! Jadi, menyedari hakikat yang pasti akan terjadi didalam hidup kita, tak gunalah kita "bertengkar" dengan Tuhan. Kalau kita percaya kepadaNya, buat apa kita "mengingkari dan melawan" pengajaranNya. Ikut sajalah kalau mau selamat dan bahagia di dunia dan di akhirat nanti. Lagi pun, buat apa kita percaya kepada Tuhan kalau kita tidak mengikuti pengajaranNya? Lebih baik tak percaya! Habis cerita! Tapi, kita bilang kita percaya kepada Tuhan tapi hidup macam hantu! Bha! Jangan main-main bah didalam hal beriman kepada Tuhan. Kalau kita "main-main" nanti kita yang kena kasih "main-mana" di neraka, baru tau!
Jadi, kalau kita percaya kepada Tuhan, jangalah main-main! Jadilah pengikutNya yang tetap dan setia. Dan, janganlah buat macam-macam yang jahat, Pendek kata janganlah buat hal yang tak baik semasa didunia ini. Nanti bila mati, kita tak dapat masuk Surga baru tau! Sebab itu, marilah kita mantapkan dan kuatkan iman kita kepada Tuhan meskipun kita tidak nampak Dia. Kerana apa yang penting sekali didalam hidup ialah kita PERCAYA KEPADA PENCIPTA IAITU TUHAN ALLAH SENDIRI. Pendek kata, kita tetap percaya meskipun tidak pernah melihatNya dengan mata sendiri. Amin!
Source from Pak Janggut
Source from Pak Janggut
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Cabaran Kita - http://pakjanggut.blogspot.com/
Cabaran kita.

Ada orang-orang Kristian yang berkata bahawa lebih baik tukar agama kerana mengalami berbagai bentuk penindasan dan ketidak-adilan daripada orang-orang tertentu yang berada ditapuk kekuasaan. Meskipun perkara ini tidak dilakukan secara terang-terangan tetapi secara tersembunyi dan secara halus. Namun ia tetap membuat kita sakit hati, geram, marah dan kecewa.
Misalnya yang dialami oleh beberapa orang Kristian. Meskipun mereka mempunyai kecekapan, kepakaran, pengalaman yang luas, dan berkelayakan tinggi tetapi kerana mereka orang Kristian maka didalam hak kenaikan pangkat mereka diketepikan begitu saja. Mereka tidak dinaikkan pangkat. Kalau ada pun, dekat-dekat mau pencen kira-kira didalam lingkuangan satu atau dua tahun barulah dinaikkan pangkat; Orang-orang Kristian juga mempunyai peluang yang kurang untuk memasuki Institut Pengajian Tinggi(IPT). Demikan juga didalam hal mendapat biasiswa. Harapan mereka adalah agak tipis. Kenapa? Kerana orang-orang yang berkuasa mempunyai sikap yang pilih-kasih. Mereka biasanya lebih cenderung memberi keutamaan kepada orang-orang yang sebangsa dan seagama dengan mereka. Bukankah ini satu bentuk penindasan dan bukti ketidak-adilan?
Walau bagaimana tidak semua orang mereka bersikap seperti itu. Kerana ada juga orang-orang mereka yang baik dan bersempati dengan nasip orang-orang Kristian. Lalu memberi bantuan dan sokongan yang iklas seseuai dengan semangat keperimanusian dan keperhatinan kepada sesama manusia. Namun jumlah mereka tidaklah begitu besar.
Yaa....memang orang-orang Kristian banyak godaan, cabaran dan tentangan. Meskipun begitu, kita tidak boleh berputus asa lalu mengambil jalan yang senang dan mudah dengan bertukar agama. Kita mesti bertahan sehingga akhir hidup kita didunia ini.
Kita mesti ingat dan sedar bahawa Tuhan Yesus pernah berkata"Jikalau dunia membenci kamu, ingatlah bahawa ia telah lebih dahulu membenci Aku daripada kamu"(Yohanes 15:18). Sebab itu bertahanlah. Pertahankan iman Kristianmu, meskipun dipandang rendah oleh orang lain. Kerana apa yang penting ialah bukan kebahagian duniawi tetapi kebahagian yang kekal di akhirat nanti.
Sebab itu, janganlah gara-gara tidak mendapat layanan yang istimewa didunia ini, kita menyangkal dan meninggalkan Tuhan Yesus. Ingatlah Dia adalah satu-satuNya Penyelamat umat manusia yang dihantar oleh Allah Bapa yang Maha Kuasa. Jestru itu, marilah kita bertahan dan menjadi orang-orang Kristian yang tabah, kuat, dan setia sampai selama-lamanya. Meskipun menghadapi berbagai tentangan dan cabaran daripada pihak-pihak yang tertentu yang tak seiman dengan kita. Marilah tetap bersabar dan sentiasa mengampuni mereka kerana membenci kita.
Biarlah mereka "membenci" kita dengan perbagai bentuk dan cara. Yang penting, kita tidak membenci mereka kembali. Kerana kita berpegang kepada pengajaran Tuhan Yesus yang berbunyi: "Kasihilah musuh-musuhmu dan berdoalah bagi mereka yang menganiaya kamau. Kerana dengan demikianlah kamu menjadi anak-anak Bapamu yang di Surga...(Matius 5:44-45).Amin.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
How Can I Pray?
A great way to pray is to look for God’s presence in your life. More than 400 years ago St. Ignatius Loyola encouraged prayer-filled mindfulness by proposing what has been called the Daily Examen. The Examen is a technique of prayerful reflection on the events of the day in order to detect God’s presence and to discern his direction for us. Try this version of St. Ignatius’s prayer.
1. Become aware of God’s presence. Look back on the events of the day in the company of the Holy Spirit. The day may seem confusing to you—a blur, a jumble, a muddle. Ask God to bring clarity and understanding.
2. Review the day with gratitude. Gratitude is the foundation of our relationship with God. Walk through your day in the presence of God and note its joys and delights. Focus on the day’s gifts. Look at the work you did, the people you interacted with. What did you receive from these people? What did you give them? Pay attention to small things—the food you ate, the sights you saw, and other seemingly small pleasures. God is in the details.
3. Pay attention to your emotions. One of St. Ignatius’s great insights was that we detect the presence of the Spirit of God in the movements of our emotions. Reflect on the feelings you experienced during the day. Boredom? Elation? Resentment? Compassion? Anger? Confidence? What is God saying through these feelings?
God will most likely show you some ways that you fell short. Make note of these sins and faults. But look deeply for other implications. Does a feeling of frustration perhaps mean that God wants you consider a new direction in some area of your work? Are you concerned about a friend? Perhaps you should reach out to her in some way.
4. Choose one feature of the day and pray from it. Ask the Holy Spirit to direct you to something during the day that God thinks is particularly important. It may involve a feeling—positive or negative. It may be a significant encounter with another person or a vivid moment of pleasure or peace. Or it may be something that seems rather insignificant. Look at it. Pray about it. Allow the prayer to arise spontaneously from your heart—whether intercession, praise, repentance, or gratitude.
5. Look toward tomorrow. Ask God to give you light for tomorrow’s challenges. Pay attention to the feelings that surface as you survey what’s coming up. Are you doubtful? Cheerful? Apprehensive? Full of delighted anticipation? Allow these feelings to turn into prayer. Seek God’s guidance. Ask him for help and understanding. Pray for hope.
St. Ignatius encouraged people to talk to Jesus like a friend. End the Daily Examen with a conversation with Jesus. Ask forgiveness for your sins. Ask for his protection and help. Ask for his wisdom about the questions you have and the problems you face. Do all this in the spirit of gratitude. Your life is a gift, and it is adorned with gifts from God. End the Daily Examen with the Our Father.
1. Become aware of God’s presence. Look back on the events of the day in the company of the Holy Spirit. The day may seem confusing to you—a blur, a jumble, a muddle. Ask God to bring clarity and understanding.
2. Review the day with gratitude. Gratitude is the foundation of our relationship with God. Walk through your day in the presence of God and note its joys and delights. Focus on the day’s gifts. Look at the work you did, the people you interacted with. What did you receive from these people? What did you give them? Pay attention to small things—the food you ate, the sights you saw, and other seemingly small pleasures. God is in the details.
3. Pay attention to your emotions. One of St. Ignatius’s great insights was that we detect the presence of the Spirit of God in the movements of our emotions. Reflect on the feelings you experienced during the day. Boredom? Elation? Resentment? Compassion? Anger? Confidence? What is God saying through these feelings?
God will most likely show you some ways that you fell short. Make note of these sins and faults. But look deeply for other implications. Does a feeling of frustration perhaps mean that God wants you consider a new direction in some area of your work? Are you concerned about a friend? Perhaps you should reach out to her in some way.
4. Choose one feature of the day and pray from it. Ask the Holy Spirit to direct you to something during the day that God thinks is particularly important. It may involve a feeling—positive or negative. It may be a significant encounter with another person or a vivid moment of pleasure or peace. Or it may be something that seems rather insignificant. Look at it. Pray about it. Allow the prayer to arise spontaneously from your heart—whether intercession, praise, repentance, or gratitude.
5. Look toward tomorrow. Ask God to give you light for tomorrow’s challenges. Pay attention to the feelings that surface as you survey what’s coming up. Are you doubtful? Cheerful? Apprehensive? Full of delighted anticipation? Allow these feelings to turn into prayer. Seek God’s guidance. Ask him for help and understanding. Pray for hope.
St. Ignatius encouraged people to talk to Jesus like a friend. End the Daily Examen with a conversation with Jesus. Ask forgiveness for your sins. Ask for his protection and help. Ask for his wisdom about the questions you have and the problems you face. Do all this in the spirit of gratitude. Your life is a gift, and it is adorned with gifts from God. End the Daily Examen with the Our Father.
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