David killed Goliath with 5 stones and a sling.
But why did David pick 5 stones where there was only one giant?
He has no faith? Thinking that if he missed one, he still have four more chances??
If you read the story further in 2Samuel, you will realised that Goliath had 4 sons.
That means, there were 5 giants! Which means to say, David wanted to kill the 5 giants all at one shot!
He has faith. Great faith! And his faith is specific. 5 giants, 5 stones.
He didnt go by the natural, bring 5 stones to kill 1 giant - flawed faith.
He didnt presume that he could kill more than 5 giants - presumptuous faith.
He has faith. And his faith is specific.
Dont be frustrated when you see the problems. Take one giant at a time.
15 December 2005
14 December 2005
Chew on it!
I was reading a book this morning, and i felt this story is good!
While hopping about one day, a frog happened to slip into a very large pothole along a country road.
All of his attempts at jumping out were in vain. Soon a rabbit came upon the frog trapped in the hole and offered to help him out. He, too, failed. After various animals from the forest made three or four gallant attempts to help the poor frog out, they finally gave up. "We'll go back and get you some food," they said. "It looks like you're going to be here for a while."
However, not long after, they took off to get food, they heard the frog hopping along after them. They couldnt believe it! "We thought you couldnt get out!" they exclaimed. "Oh, i couldnt," replied the frog. "But you see, there was a big truck coming right at me, and I HAD TO."
(compliments: Attitude 101 - J C Maxwell. Thanks to Kevin for lending me the book)
As long as we have acceptable options, we will not change.You must have the desire to change!
***
After bible study tonight, David, Alvin and i went to meet this new friend whom one of Alvin's friend recommended.
He is trying to introduce the MLM business to us, and we are trying to reach out to him. Can you see, we are converting each other. Both parties are at the market place, but marketing different thing. hahah.
i was just sitting there, trying to look interested, listening. And i find something very ironic.
Let me give you some background of this guy. He is 22 years old. Been in this business for 6 months, part time working, part time studying. He is a irregular attender of our church.
We are in the discussion about Time. Saying that we have no time for a business like his because we want to spend more time in church. We want to have a freed up lifestyle and to serve God the best that we know how. So this guys talked about prioritizing, setting the time aside. If we are in this business, we must be committed to it and to give it our time in order to be successful in this business.
Woo. I thought he never know about prioritizing!
That was what we were conveying to him about coming to God half the time throughout the conversation when he said that he has no time to commit. And there he is, talking about committments himself, trying to convince us into this business, without realising that he can actually use this belief of his, arrange his life and make room for God! I felt that we are like earthworm. Two heads, sharing the same body (belief - about committment only), but heading different direction.
This guy has no desire to change. He has an acceptable option - to stay free every sat/sun for friends, family, money, hobby etc. For this instance, he has to wait for a big truck (crisis) to come, to make him HAD to jump out of the pothole - for a good cause, of course. =)
While hopping about one day, a frog happened to slip into a very large pothole along a country road.
All of his attempts at jumping out were in vain. Soon a rabbit came upon the frog trapped in the hole and offered to help him out. He, too, failed. After various animals from the forest made three or four gallant attempts to help the poor frog out, they finally gave up. "We'll go back and get you some food," they said. "It looks like you're going to be here for a while."
However, not long after, they took off to get food, they heard the frog hopping along after them. They couldnt believe it! "We thought you couldnt get out!" they exclaimed. "Oh, i couldnt," replied the frog. "But you see, there was a big truck coming right at me, and I HAD TO."
(compliments: Attitude 101 - J C Maxwell. Thanks to Kevin for lending me the book)
As long as we have acceptable options, we will not change.You must have the desire to change!
***
After bible study tonight, David, Alvin and i went to meet this new friend whom one of Alvin's friend recommended.
He is trying to introduce the MLM business to us, and we are trying to reach out to him. Can you see, we are converting each other. Both parties are at the market place, but marketing different thing. hahah.
i was just sitting there, trying to look interested, listening. And i find something very ironic.
Let me give you some background of this guy. He is 22 years old. Been in this business for 6 months, part time working, part time studying. He is a irregular attender of our church.
We are in the discussion about Time. Saying that we have no time for a business like his because we want to spend more time in church. We want to have a freed up lifestyle and to serve God the best that we know how. So this guys talked about prioritizing, setting the time aside. If we are in this business, we must be committed to it and to give it our time in order to be successful in this business.
Woo. I thought he never know about prioritizing!
That was what we were conveying to him about coming to God half the time throughout the conversation when he said that he has no time to commit. And there he is, talking about committments himself, trying to convince us into this business, without realising that he can actually use this belief of his, arrange his life and make room for God! I felt that we are like earthworm. Two heads, sharing the same body (belief - about committment only), but heading different direction.
This guy has no desire to change. He has an acceptable option - to stay free every sat/sun for friends, family, money, hobby etc. For this instance, he has to wait for a big truck (crisis) to come, to make him HAD to jump out of the pothole - for a good cause, of course. =)
13 December 2005
Bite on it
I overheard a conversation in the lift today. It goes like this...
Man: "what are you listening to?"
Woman: "songs lo..."
Any answer lamer than that?!?
conclusion:
1. The woman does not understand what the man is asking. (maybe thats why man and woman are still trying to understand each other! haha. Hmm.. actually not neccessary though, sometimes it happens with man-man, woman-woman. hee)
2. The man is not specific in his asking. So the woman is not wrong with her answer also.
3. But common sense tells us that what the man meant was, "what songs are you listening to?" (if i know that you SAW me listening to a MP3 player, of course i would anticipate that you are actually asking me what songs im listening to! - its like: you see me sitting infront of a big TV watching a programme. "What are you watching?" "TV." ~.~"' hello?? anybody home?? The TV not big enough? duh)
4. Lame question, lame answer. (you get what you give. Give peanuts? you get monkeys!)
ok la, one thing i have learnt is that communication is really a skill. You got to be really specific in order to be understood. In this case, none is at fault. Even if i have to choose one, i would say the man who asked the question is at a much fault than the woman who answered it.
By asking question, you are trying to lead someone to something. Thus, you are a leader. A leader brings someone to the right place, in this case, to give the right answer. Isnt it what it is all about? Leaders inspire people to make the right decisions in their life. Follow the wrong leader, you ended up in the zoo! Well, nothing wrong with the zoo. The question is, 'what kind of zoo'? The Open Safari kind, or the one which keeps animals in captivity?
Man: "what are you listening to?"
Woman: "songs lo..."
Any answer lamer than that?!?
conclusion:
1. The woman does not understand what the man is asking. (maybe thats why man and woman are still trying to understand each other! haha. Hmm.. actually not neccessary though, sometimes it happens with man-man, woman-woman. hee)
2. The man is not specific in his asking. So the woman is not wrong with her answer also.
3. But common sense tells us that what the man meant was, "what songs are you listening to?" (if i know that you SAW me listening to a MP3 player, of course i would anticipate that you are actually asking me what songs im listening to! - its like: you see me sitting infront of a big TV watching a programme. "What are you watching?" "TV." ~.~"' hello?? anybody home?? The TV not big enough? duh)
4. Lame question, lame answer. (you get what you give. Give peanuts? you get monkeys!)
ok la, one thing i have learnt is that communication is really a skill. You got to be really specific in order to be understood. In this case, none is at fault. Even if i have to choose one, i would say the man who asked the question is at a much fault than the woman who answered it.
By asking question, you are trying to lead someone to something. Thus, you are a leader. A leader brings someone to the right place, in this case, to give the right answer. Isnt it what it is all about? Leaders inspire people to make the right decisions in their life. Follow the wrong leader, you ended up in the zoo! Well, nothing wrong with the zoo. The question is, 'what kind of zoo'? The Open Safari kind, or the one which keeps animals in captivity?
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