My Father's Heart..

Current read: Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship by Jack Frost. 

A must read!

 I am a changed person knowing my Father's heart better with the help of this book. The revelation of how the Father has been misrepresented in my life has been life changing. Whether through circumstances or through our earthly relationships, our perception of the Father might be tarnished. 

Reading through the Bible's Old Testament, we see a view of a Holy God that was distant. That was our perception. But if we only knew that He was the One that set the redemption plan in motion from the beginning of the Fall of Adam and Eve, perhaps we would see Him through different eyes. When Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden, we thought God turned from a loving God to a God that was mad at us. If we only knew His gracious heart was  to stop Adam and Eve from touching the Tree of Life so that they would not eat of that fruit and live FOREVER in their sin. WOW! Isn't God's heart good? He loves us so..

The best representation of the Father would be Jesus, the Son. 

So Jesus explained, "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. ~John 5:19

Jesus always loved no matter the circumstance, or the person. Dining with the tax collectors and prostitutes, calling Judas his friend (though he could foretell what was waiting for him) and healing the leper who would be scorned upon and avoided. This is the Jesus who revealed the Father's heart that never turned away but confronted the hurting, the bad and the ugly with His furious love. 

God isn't mad at me. He loves me. More than I will ever know.

 This is a mere beginning of my journey of discovering the Father's Heart and Love anew...will you join me? 

Keep reading and we'll exchange notes soon.. 

Photo Credit: Amanda Jane Jone's Blog

{ s.l.g loves } singing talent shows..

Who doesn't love seeing stars discovered as they belt out those high notes or serenade us with the rich tones of their voices..

Here are just a few of my favourites.. enjoy! 

What pure talent of a young boy that won so many hearts :)

My favourite "battle rounds" duo in The Voice series :)

Reminds me never to judge a book by it's cover ..beautiful voice! Well done! :)

What a friendship! Well worth the standing ovation and tears..Charlotte you are amazing. I knew the moment you looked at Jonathan at the beginning to calm his nerves..takes a great friend to do that! Keep it up!

AWESOME isn't it!  Oh well...I'm off to bed now! 

{ s.l.g bakes } Baked Cheesecake with Blueberries

It was my day off today! Weeeee..

Had a catch up over brunch.
Hit the gym for two hours. (I know right! I'm proud of me too!)
Grocery shopping.
Tidied the house.
Baked a Cheesecake.

It was indeed a happy day!

Just followed a classic recipe from
the Good Food Channel.

Happy Thursday all!

Because I'm Asian...

Enjoy this video..

:)

A different kind of love...

I thought I knew the meaning of love. 

But I find myself standing dumbfounded once again with the revelation of the greatness of my heavenly Father's love.

L.O.V.E

There was a song that we kept singing in church lately and there was a phrase that resonated and caught my attention. The phrase none other than "Holy Love". This love that we seldom experience anywhere else but in the Father's presence.

His love is powerful but not forceful. 

His love is pure and not demanding. 

His heart is kind and not judgmental.

His love is unconditional. 

Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.

Last weekend, I had the honour of sitting in a Planetshaker's Leaders' Meeting with Bill Johnson. He shared profoundly on the heart of the Father. My Father's heart is to fulfill every dream, desire and wants of his child. Yes! I said WANTS. Not just needs. We often skip way past this part because we refuse to be labelled narcissistic or self centred. But Father offers His love freely to everyone, without long lists of qualifications or conditions. Yes we might not deserve it but that is the nature of His Holy Love. He likes to wow us with signs that make us constantly wonder or leave us in awe like a child. He wants to bless you with everything you want, not just so we will be blessed but because the world needs to know that the Father is good. 

So, my heart is for you to discover my God's love today. One that knows no bounds..He loves you..no matter what "BUT"s you put after that sentence. He is LOVE.

Celebrating my beautiful friend, P.J!

Today we celebrate my friend's birthday. She is the most generous, kind hearted and loving friend. We've been friends since I was six. How amazing to see how God has gifted me with this friendship. From being childhood friends, to housemates, to her being my boss. She is one of my best friends, that have seen my worst sides to share my courageous victories in life...I truly cherish this friendship. 

Hope you feel ridiculously pampered this week. Here are some snaps from your huge birthday bash last Saturday! Love you lots, P.J!

What an honour to decorate with these two, Ai Jet & Lily. 

The night before. Decided to go for a different look
this time..wild and free!

Be blessed my friends!!!

{s.l.g bakes} Baked Cheese Cake

Baked my first cheesecake today. Inspired by mouth-watering photos in Donna Hay's magazine, I just wanted to bake something. She makes it look so good. I felt like a cheese cake so I found this recipe  here.

It wasn't my best attempt, a far cry from Donna Hay's cakes. But just like a mom would frame up their kid's first drawing, no matter how "abstract" the picture is, here am I.. proud of my lil' baby. Here are just some of the photos from my first attempt. I'll get it right some day:)

Hope you had a restful Saturday!