Seasons of life

Theres a time for everything! A time to sow...a time to reap...
Now is the time to Sow..In Due season, I will reap if i do not lose heart!

God's Dream team! Empowered to succeed!

Buddies for life!!!

thoughts... decisions... breakthroughs...

been sick for the past 2 days... i think it must have been the business breakthrough dinner that chocolate fudge cake! but it was DELICIOUS! haha.. anyhow, Dr Bernard shared quite a bit..and i caught 2 main things...

1) Persistency
2) PAssion!

It is so important especially for me when i enter into the financial advising industry! why? because naturally, people wuldnt want to seat down with you for about 30mins to let you review their financial status or their monetary stewardship! so we need persistence to make them feel that we are here really to help. never to invade into their privacy.

Passion is THE main factor in everything! we must have this element especially in servicing and sales! what you are passionate about, others can sense! If i were to choose to buy apples..i rather get it from a friendly and cheerful uncle than another who is always looking so gloomy. Passion my friends.

the past 3 days of conferences had really stretched my mindset! It was tremendous! God showed me things which i never saw before through one anointed man! the next thing after all these... Action! I must put whatever i learnt into practice! the more i practice, the better i become! the more God can use me in the Marketplace, for the Marketplace, to penetrate the Marketplace! I can become a top producer in Jesus name!

Tomorrow is my prac 3! its so fast! on monday i took 2 pracs! wow.. amazing! I pray that someone would sell his/her TP slot and i can buy it! I want an earlier test date! anyway, i am not so worried because it is in God's hands! what i am slightly more concerned about is my M5, M9, HI papers! I want to pass these 3 papers asap so that i can start producing results in AIA! God has empowered me and prepared me for a time such as this! I know that i know...I am not fearful because He is with me. The Holy Spirit will guide my every step! effective doors will be opened! I will shine for the glory of God because the gifts and the calling upon my life are irrevocable! YEAH!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! CAN YOU FEEL IT???

anyway, just some things that i have been pondering about.....

"For all sad words of tongue and pen
The Saddest are these: 'It might have been!' "

i really don't wish to one day look back and regret! I know that God has many things installed for me..It comes at different stages! maybe someday i will be out in the missions field preaching full time? I never know...just for now... I want to be the best that God is leading me into....

"For all happy words we speak or write
The happiest are these: 'I WON THE FIGHT!' "



Live is good..His mercies are new every morning..never look back at your defeats..but press on towards your goals in Christ Jesus!

AMEN!!

AWESOME! highly impacted!

wow!! today's conference was truly out of this world! it was so deep yet it revealed so much truth!! especially the illustration about the quarters.

scene 1: you see 8 quarters(25cents) scattered around on the pavement along the way...you might think that someone must have dropped it. true?


scene 2: you see 2 stacks of 4 quarters placed nicely on the pavement along the way...you would conclude that someone must have placed it there nicely. true?

this entire universe that we live in.. It runs with an amazingly,highly intelligent system. after day, it will be night and vice versa..how there will be high and low tides..how gravity takes place...how the entire planet system is created...how the billions of stars are formed with many that are yet to be or will ever be explored or discovered! then the same must apply...Someone must have created all these. Guess no further... it is God.

living a life with Him therefore means that.. It has to keep going to the next level..Its a life of promotions. many times i cant comprehend what God is doing in my life, but i know that His plans for me are only the best. Jer 29:11 says that His thoughts towards me are thoughts of peace and not of evil...to give me a future and a hope! Amen! Even when i am in my captivity, God has already pre-planned for me greatness..I just have to walk into it by simply believing and obeying. You can too today! The bible says that... "for even before you were created in your mother's womb...I knew you.." Your birth is never an accident! It was beautifully and purposefully created! God had planned you to be that Sarah, that Abel, that John, that Ivan, that Ricky, that Andrew and the list goes on, that He meant you to be! The life of God can only be experienced, when you are walking right before Him..The decision is yours and the ball is in your courts!

Amazing!

anyhow, today after service...went to meet the rest of the guys! finally saw Wayne after such a longggggg time! it was great to see you Wayne! and of course the rest of the noobs.. hah... but i was really encouraged when kiat told me he wanted to invest for his future! you know, i wished i had started investments while i was yet young..a little becomes much after time. no amount is too insignificant! no age is too old or young!

anyhow, kenny, Jasmine, Max and some others are waiting for me to be contracted as a financial advisor..so that i can help get them covered and insured, and also to prepare a savings and investment plan for them! Its really a powerful thing! because when you plan while you are young(below 30)..When you are at your prime, you will look back and thank God that you did invested! ask everyone you see who are in their 30's...if they have never invested or saved, they will have loads of regrets. they wished that they did! start young my friends.. =)

I really want to get my license to provide financial planning soon! my friends out there who wish to know more about all these, or to make me your honoured advisor, I can promise you 3 things!

1) I will walk with you through your thick and thin. when you need the check, i will be the face whom will deliver the check to you!

2) I strongly believe that Trust is THE main importance in any business. I want to be the one whom when you think Insurance, You think Cedric Samuel Chua. I may not be perfect..but i will make sure that you have only benefits and never regrets!

3) someday when you decide to increase your premium, to open more accounts, to find better lobangs.. I WILL BE HERE FOR YOU! if you know me.. I am one who seeks the best deals i can in life. similarly, i want you to benefit as much as you can! please don't ever mind my commission..thats secondary. whats primary and important is your total benefits! thats what i will be here for! To make sure you are insured for life!

with my 3 mottos in financial advising said.. I hope that friends around me.. If you intend to get yourselves insured or covered, investments and savings.. do give me that chance to be your financial advisor. I promise my best and you will not regret it! up sword mountain, down fire sea(translate chinese) I will do it just to fight for more benefits for you. trust me.

alrighty...got to wake up in 4 hours time for lessons. so will be back to blog! thanks all for your friendships! be it less than a year..to those buddies...friends for life!

Jesus you are my everything! nitesssss

I feel Great!

yeahhh... finally enrolled. but monday is the prac.. sigh...so long.. have to wait 4 days! *faints*

tmr gonna be a long day! at noon, got to teach clarine! actually i really enjoy teaching her. because more than just teaching, we always chit chat. but while chit chatting, of course she is also practising! its really good.. not many people can multi-task. then after that, will be meeting up with bro chris and the rest at office. so exciting! much to learn! when i know 80%... i will start my own investments! really important to plan for my life. realised that many at my age aren't even planning for their future..many has less than a hundred in their bank account! for a person the age of 20 and above... that really just mean that you need to seriously start doing something about it. its not about how much u earn.. its really about how much you save! force yourself to... and in afew years, you will reap the rewards..will you be complaining that you are spending $60-100 less each month then? i guess not.

oh yeah.. and after that of course, we will be going for Dr A.R Bernard conference!! It has been 4 years! I am sure that the things he is going to share will deeply bless and impact my believe system! I pray that God will knock it deep into my heart and let the seed grow and manifest in my life! I am empowered to succeed! Amen.

looking forward to all that God is doing and is going to do in my life.

A time to sow, a time to reap..

The past 2 days had been simply awesome! How God spoke to me... how i began to see investments in a different light. Financial planning is really quite a noble thing to do=) because it teaches people whom arent discipline or who has no chance to be in their finances, to be. What you cant see, you won't spend. how true isnt it? normally, we wouldnt even think twice before getting into a liability..its time we start some sound investment. force yourselves to save. reap the fruits of your labor few years down the road. That would bring a sweet smile on your face. Do you know that with just $30+ a month, you can start some plans? amazing! with a dollar, you can be covered up to $1000. thats so wu hua! and don't boast about tomorrow! because you really dunno what can happen the next moment. at least if you are not planning for your own life, plan for your family. I want to invest for my family! at least if my time is up...my mother has something to live with. a small token of my appreciation for all these years of undying love for me.

anyway, I am just feeling great! I have a great destiny ahead! I have a great dream for the coming few years! I can drive my Evo by age 26! There is indeed a time for everything... A time to sow..and a time to reap! Now for me, its a time to sow.. few years down when i start reaping, I will truly look back with a smile. I am so excited about what God is doing through my life. I am empowered to succeed because when i am successful, i am also empowered to be a blessing to the people around me and ultimately to the nation! If the ungodly, the unchurched, the booastful can do it... why not me? Esp so when i have THE most important factor for success. The Creator God.

life can be quite unfair to some..but ultimately, it is really what you make out of it that counts. Life is created by the choices that you make. the right choices that you make today, will determine the right kind of life you deserve to live tomorrow. Life and death..choose life. This is not what i say, but what my bible says! Life with Jesus is truly never a bore! It is different every single day! It is progressive! It is FANTASBULOUS! I wouldnt exchange a Ferrari for it! because my God can offer me the shop that you would purchase that car from. see the idea? The world has attractive things to offer.. i don't deny that. I admit i get tempted many times...but God has constantly shown Himself to be that good and faithful God. Therefore, no riches on this earth compares to Him. No friends even. Period.

Friends out there, i just want to encourage you to believe in your dreams! Go reach for it! make the right choice and not the popular ones. Jesus wasnt always about the popular... He was always with the poor, the needy and the unwanted. key point... if you missed it all, don't miss this!

IT IS GOD's WAY.... OR NO WAY.

God is good. HE is ready to bless you. He will provide for you.

sneaky fellow. everytime i see 'this' while riding, my heart skips! actually i am very open...come and tell me you want a picture of me i will willingly pose for u. don't secretly do it la!

this looks kinda cool!

another nice pic!! i took 100000 and only afew turned out nice =/

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Hope that my entries would inspire you in some way or another=)

Mine, Andrew, Jie liang. The 'Chua's gang.

Me and my bike! on the way back from 2nd link(north-south highway)

another shot. candid =p

Evan(ah girl) , Sister, And Me.

Weeeeeee

I'm home! and its 5am in the morning! been a very very long day!

today i met my sister for lunch! haha..went to killiney kopitiam. Evan(ah girl) was there too! short time but enjoyable one=) besides, i seldom meet my sis too! shes busy and i am busy too. so both our timing clashes most of the times!

had cg today! I led worship and testimony. hmm.. felt that worship was awesome! felt that the members were hungry for the presence of God. At least it wasnt difficult to usher in the presence of God. God spoke through the book of nehemiah today! it was the part when Nehemiah was building the gates for the temple.. "with one hand they constructed, and with the other they held their swords". God spoke to me about safe-guarding my heart and at the same time to continue reaching for more of God's presence, His anointing, His power. It was a word for the cell group. this coming sunday when i teach the guys guitar, i will share more of it with them! I know it will bless them as much as it blessed me! simple but very important! =)

Overall, cell group was awesome today! I really enjoyed leading today because the people were hungry. That made worship-leading easy for the worship leader! breakthrough always comes when the people decides to take a step of faith to press in deeper, a step closer..just a bit more each time! I pray that E214 will rise up! Each member would learn to lay hold of God for themselves! Lets breakthrough to another level together! I believe in you guys!

I am pretty excited! because in 5days, i can go take my class 2a license! finally! And i am praying for finances to come in for both Elle and myself! God is our provider! He had always been so faithful each time! and I know that faithfulness is the cornerstone of His character! Open up the windows of heaven Lord! In Jesus name!

Tomorrow, i might be going to see fireworks at night with the bikers! then after that we were planning to watch 'Click'. hopefully everyone would go! I realised that i am putting on too much weight.. so i am really gonna start dieting from tmr. no more compromise. 60kg! here i come!

nitess everyone! will blog again soon! =)

caught her in her half retarded action! hahahah.. but actually its quite cool.. twist your head and look at it from different angles. you wouldnt find any saliver dripping out=p

abit dark... taken during jamming.. i think this was the song which i broke my sticks -.-"

<= My beloved band! from left.. Alvin(Rhythm guitarist) , Melvin(lead guitarist), Qizhi(vocalist+my cgl), Zoe Teo Xinyi(Vocals + my KTV buddy), Pheobe(Manager+vocals), John( Bassist + Rock singer=p) , Ryan(2nd guitarist), Me!(drummer)

Taken at Taiwan emerge!

Me, Pst Tan, Bro Suraj!

so honoured!

<== finally i found out how to upload pics!! so sua gu! anyway, this was taken by some professionals during emerge conferencE! i think that it really made me look good! hahah.. plus those headphones! wheee weet!! sweet.

sick =/

been so long sinced i blogged! and its all because i was sick the past many days! each time i got back..would be too tired to use the comp! =X
praying for healing! anyhow, past few days was exciting! and so many events! so where to start? ok..i shall start from 2 nights ago at 2nd link- north-south highway!

went into perlin(about 40+ Km after the tuas checkpoint) for food and of course to see see look look. i wished i had taken my RVF along..but oh well, the chance will come soon! the food was extremely delicious! and its cheap! dirt cheap! i spent $5 SGD and i ate like a king! 2 drinks + 2 main course! my goodness.. how am i ever gonna lose weight??! ok i will.. because diet starts tonight! heh=p

i am targetting my old weight of 60kg! i am so heavy now...65kg=/ you see...5kg, i think my bike becomes weaker by 5hp! and already i feel like i am decelerating when going up slopes! grrr.. i need my 2a! counting down 10 days!! yipeeeee... finally...waited so long..

yesterday was fantastic! the 17th anniversary felt so warm! felt so homely! wished my bike friends could make it! everything was planned so well! i felt so touched when i saw the video for pst kong! he is really an inspiration! serving God is indeed my privilege! but serving God together with pst Kong is more than i can ask! tho he may not know me..but i am running with his vision! I am believing his dreams! way to go pst! You rock!

been sick for so many days..really ruin the mood for anything! wan to go out also sian! kept coughing and kept getting my nose stuck! hopefully out of this i can shed some weight! haha..this is also quite a good investment if i really did lose some weight! haha.. anyway, will blog again later tonight.. wanna spend some time praying now while i am not feeling so terrible..

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eventful day... my thoughts and heart's voice.

Been a long day! today went to so many places! literally the whole singapore!! went to bbdc, then to La salle, then to traffic police HQ, then to Johan house, then to teach, then to elle place and finally to meet the guys at yishun!! thank God for wave.... super save petrol! hehe;>

at least i managed to book my final theory for driving and also remake my driving license! = =" and i got my SHOEI helmet!! haha..finally got my own fullface. so many things to do for my bike! need a respray, new exhaust, new tires, new chain and spocket and some servicing! but its ok..i have about 6 weeks to do all that! pray that my pay will keep coming in. =p

today was at chong pang nasi lemak(favorite nasi lemak in town!).. met up so many of the guys today! oh yeah..in case you do not know, i am the founder of the noob club! hahah.. its just a group of us who always hang out together! well.. we do everything from racing to slacking! and most of them have been to church with me before! how i wished they were part of my cell group! how fun would that be..serving God together and at the same time having fun! I know that God will make me a testimony to the world around me! someday they will also know this awesome God that i serve! He is like no other! He is alive and He moves mightily!

This coming weekend gonna get very busy! F.O.P and then 17th anniverssary!17 amazing years!7 amazing years that io have been in church! the church has watched me grown from a nonsense teen to a working adult who is still so on fire for Him! and this will only get better because God has prepared a great destiny for my life! He has placed upon my life a seed of eternity! the seed of the highest quality! and only in the church, i can nurture it and water it. The church is a place where i have never expected myself to be in growing up as a youth..but after i encountered Jesus, everything changed! I have knew imagine that i could have a relationship with a savior whom for my sake went to the cross to die for me! just so i could have the chance to come before God almighty and to have communion with Him! Which other god in the universe has done that for me? none. And the bible tho written was inspired by the Holy Spirit. every single word in it! scientist over the years have tried in vain to prove the bible groundless.. the fact is.. a man called Jesus came 2006 years ago claiming to be the messiah of the world did went to the cross. But thats not all there is to Christianity..because on the third day..Jesus rose from the dead! today in Jerusalem, the tomb remains empty! because Jesus is alive! He is seated at the right hand of God the Father. This is the power of God to all believers! To You who believe, He is precious! In the name of Jesus, the lame shall walk and the blind shall see! Amen! This truth is so powerful that it literally split the entire calendar from B.C to A.D. why would the world use a man to mark the days of human beings? because.. the fact is.. Jesus is coming back again! We are living at the edge before the millenium reign of Christ. I have learnt.. never follow the time..follow the signs. Every arrow is pointing towards Jerusalem, the very city that Jesus was born in! the heart of God. the day when the muslim allow the church to worship on the same mountain (the place where the temple of God originally was) , that would mean that Jesus is really coming back! there is no time to waste..every single day, young people are partying their life away.. every moment we live, we are counting down to the day of the Lord. there will be no turning back then..It will all be set and done. The judgement seat of Christ. scary? yes it is. but for all believers, it will be a glorious moment.. but wad about our love ones? the friends whom we go shopping with..the ones we grow up with..the ones whom i love..the ones whom brought joy and laughter into my life? its urgent! and it requires our immediate attention. no matter how hard they try to avoid the topic, it is truth. God is real.. and He is coming back.

Friends, for all who are believers.. lets be urgent about the salvation of our loved ones.. and for you all whom have never gave yourself the oppotunity to know Him..I plead with you..give Him and yourself a chance. consider your family and loved ones..life is more than having fun. If you had ever thought about how the universe was created and how the living things existed.. then the fact remains.. There is a Creator. And He is God. Dun run from Him anymore...Run to Him. 7 years ago when i gave my life to Jesus, It was very difficult too. my friends mocked me..some even thought i was nuts.. But looking back..It was all worth it. He is my everything. I have found One true friend in Him. thats all that matters. You can too! give yourself that chance. There is nothing to be ashame of..walk into that life that was originally intended for you. Do the right thing. Jesus loves you.

a long sermon that was...but thats really wads been in my heart. I wished i could talk to many of you my friends esp my bike friends this way.. but i know that would scare you away. someday if You stumble upon this post and decided that you want to give yourself that chance, do call me. I wuld gladly buy you coffee and we could talk over it. ok? =) cheers? noobs? peace.

alright.. got to wake up early tmr morning. long day to go! fruitful day it would be! because my Lord is with me..everything is alright!



Good night, Holy Spirit.

More of the anointing..

Its 4am! and its been....a day since i blogged. =p been going out late thats why.. anyway here goes..

this few days i have been thinking about what i want to do for my life! my career, God's calling etc etc. just few days back i spoke to Bro. Chris about financial planning and he asked me to consider joining him before i enter the army=) I have always thought that i could make it as a sales person, just wasnt sure if i could be a good financial advisor. I really needed confirmation from God because if i join, that would also mean that alot of time will be devoted to building my career, but that would also mean that i can meet more people! and i find joy in meeting and knowing new people! =p So i have been praying about it..and i felt that.. i should go for it=) because God is able to multiply my time! I cant, but He can! I need more of the wisdom of God upon my life. Its not easy but i know with Him, I can do it!

so the next obstacle would be... the 3 exams!!!! faints*.. i tot i said bye bye to exams just awhile back...and now i am facing what i detest most again! but i know i can do it! Gambate! :> God will anoint me to sit through the exams and pass to proceed to be contracted as an agent! In Jesus name! meanwhile, i will of course do my homework.. I will read more books! my dad has a whole shelf of them! valuable books. maybe i could start a business renting out those books=p

Elle kept calling me to tell me she bought her car! haha..of course i am happy for her. because whats hers... pastor say... its also mine! muahaha..no longer whats mine is hers.. whats hers is also hers... now whats hers is also mine. but then again.. i am not that excited because i havnt got m y class 3 license! sigh... been so many years since i passed my basic theory. so i shall go book for my advance theory tmr! then i will take my lessons.. slowly and surely i will get my license! besides, driving isnt difficult! the theory is the same as riding. you get biting point, you move the vehicle. simple. hah..easier said than done! pass adv theory first then say! i am still believing God for my Evo 9 by the age of 26!! I can do it!

I have realised that it is so important to be a testimony in the area of finance! really, when your friends begin to see how you handle your finances, they will see stewardship which also reflects the character of God. Faithful. So i pray that i will be a good steward in this area! a tithe of my salary always belong to God. this 10% belongs to Him! people of the world thinks that God wants our money..thats silly. He owns a thousand cattles over a thousand hills! would He need my money? since the day i tested His word, I had never been able to outgive Him! why? Because thats Him! You should try Him too! no banks in the world can offer His kind of interest rate! amazing.

God is good!

I remember reading about this amazing godly lady called, Kathryn kulman. In one of her meetings, she wept sorrowfully at the pulpit. and she looked up with fiery eyes and said.., " please.. do not grieve the Holy Spirit.. so not grieve... He is all i ever had..."

I have been so impacted by the words she used.. He is all i ever had... this shows the degree of closeness they had. The person in the Holy Spirit is a gentle lover. He is a friend. He is love. I want to have what she had. I need what she had everyday of my life. I pray that i can be a consecrated vessel that He can reside in. I need a greater level of breakthrough in my life. Holy Spirit, You are welcome. Please come in and make me Your secret place.

I pray that God's presence will continually be with me every moment of my life. the day He leaves is the day i die. simply put it, i cant live without Him. just as what king David said, "even if i make my bed in seoul, there Your presence would be". I am imperfect and many times i fail. many times. But each time i pray that i will rebound stronger! what the devil meant for evil, God You turn it around for Your glory! Your hands are not too short that You cant save me! make me a light to the world i live in! Let my light shine before men! let me stand before kings! because i represent You. demons tremble at Your name, under the sound of my voice. hell shakes when i pray because You have place upon me authority, the authority for victory! make me strong in Your might as i consecrate my life before You. make me an overcomer In Jesus name! make me an influence to the people around me! the anointing of God upon my life will attract all to me. And Your name will be high and lifted up in the process of it all. Do not let Your words go back to you void! You have spoken Your promises.. You are mighty, living and powerful! raise up Your standard upon my life! Prosper the works of my hands.. prosper my every kingdom-intentions! open up heaven for my sake Lord. Because You will send me forth as a Jeremiah in my time! do not withhold Your blessings upon my life Lord.. Let me see Your glory be lifted up! In Jesus mighty name..

Holy Spirit guide my every step.. You are all i have.