The Power of Your Prayers

The Power of Prayers, well.. I do believe that prayer changes things.. Yet, sometimes I just feel so tired to read my bible, have quiet time with God and say a simple prayer. Yessss, even tho just a simple prayer, sometimes it took all my energy and effort just to sit down and pray!! So when I come to God, I have given to Him only the remnants of my time.. sometimes.. :(  I do struggle. How about you?

The traffic has consume lots of my time. And the business of work, just took so much of my thought! Hectic day is every day and all I wanna do after I reach home is.. sleep! Frankly to say, I know the importance of having a prayer life and I still trying my best to give God the best.. But sometimes, the temptation to just sleep is too good to be true..

CLING. My phone ring, sounds that I received an email. Weekly devotional email from HisPrincess. I loveeeeeee this ministries so much.. I love the way Sheri Rose, the author style of writing. I love every sweet little things :) And here I copy for you what the weekly devotional talk about.. When I read it, this article is another how God truly meet what I need at the right time. 

My Prayer Warrior,

You have My full attention when you call My name. Don't ever underestimate the power of your prayers my princess warrior. I want you to confidently call on heaven, that you may see my mighty hand move on earth.

Your words spoken in someone's dark hour will move My Spirit to light their path. Your prayer for someone who is lonely will usher in my comfort. Your prayer for protection over someone in danger will send my angels to their aid. There is an invisible war around you and your prayers are the evidence of my power at work in the world.

One day, on the other side of eternity, you will see how your prayers affected and protected many lives while you lived.

Love,
Your God who loves when you pray

"Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land."

2Chronicles7:14 (NLT)

Courtesy of JoseVilla

Geez.. Prayer not only changes things, prayer changes us, changes the life of people whom we prayed for!  The power of your prayer will light someone's dark hour. The power of your prayer will give comfort and protection. The power of your prayer will turns the world around. So let's pray, despite all the tiredness and hectic day. Do not only pray to God because we need an answer, but seek Him because we truly know that He is the only we need. Jesus You are the cup that won't run dry :) Semangat!!

Pretty Little Things

Teh botol sosro
Apapun makanannya, minumnya teh botol sosro.. Haha, siapa yang familiar dengan iklan ini? Saya salah satu penggemar teh botol :P Tapi sekarang udah banyak yah minuman lainnya yang rasanya hampir sama, teh kotak, fresh tea, apa tea lagi? Tapi tetep lah saya paling suka teh botol, apalagi setelah hectic day :P

Well, kemaren itu sore-sore mo ke rumah temen, gw lewatin jalan pintas kecil. Jadi inget flash back ke masa rok putih-biru haha.. Dulu gw ma temen gw berlima kita sering pulang jalan kaki dari sekolah ke rumah. Sekolah kita beda komplek doank, jadi kalo jalan kaki 30mins mpe 1jam sampe lah apalagi sambil ngobrol-ngobrol sama temen mah gak berasa. We have known each other since kindergarten, and as we grow older we don't lose friends, we only discover who's the real one. Through them I found the meaning of true friend, and we become best friends ever since :D

Courtesy of  Jose Villa

Nah suatu hari di sore menjelang petang *cieilah* kita pulang jalan kaki juga, terus ada abang-abang gerobak jual minuman. Temen gw beliin kita minuman gitu di plastikin hehe. Dia kasih deh tuh plastik ke kita ber4, tapi pas gw mau ambil salah satunya, temen gw bilang "punya lu yang ini nie." Terus gw sempet bingung juga kenapa manknya? Warnanya sama semua teh gitu. Terus dia bilang lagi, "lu suka teh botol kan, yang ini yang the botol. Lainnya fresh tea." Dan gw langsung awwwwww haha how blessed I am to have her :) We have been go through ups and downs in our journey as best friends, lots of precious gift, home made delicious food, sincere prayer and never ending support that my girls have given to me.. Yet this simple act of kindness always left foot prints in my heart.

Troches
Gw sering banget sakit tenggorokan, ga tau deh kenapa pokoknya hampir tiap 2bulan sekali pasti amandel gw bengkak. No doubt gw suka banget gorengan, pedes-pedes, nyemil permen haha :P
Jadi menjelang tenggorokan udah gak enak, gw uda siap sedia untuk troches selalu ada di tas gw. HAHA

Nah hari Selasa malem itu lagi ada leaders gathering di gereja gw. Kaya kebaktian gitu deh, gw duduk sama temen-temen terus gw keluarin bungkusan troches gw dari tas.. trochesnya dari 10 strap sisa 4biji dalam satu hari! Jangan ditiru ya teman-teman >.< Lalu temen yang duduk sebelah gw ini minta trochesnya, ya udah gw kasih.

Ketika makanin troches gw gak pernah buang semua bungkusannya, cuma gw robek gitu aja terus masukin lagi ke dalem tas, pas udah abis semua baru gw buang sekalian. Ehh pas balik ke gw, trochesnya itu sisa 3 kan. Trochesnya itu balik dengan keadaan sangat rapih, bungkusan-bungkusan kosong yang udah gak ada isinya itu temen gw robekin dan dya simpen buat dya buang. Wew.. I'm touched.

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I don't know how about you, but for me.. pretty little things means everything. It's usually the little things that always make me fall the hardest. Sometimes, the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary simply by doing them with the right person. 

How many of us underestimate the power of simple touch, simple gift, a smile, and sincerely thank you? I vividly remember on one tiring day after office hour and my body doesn't feel delicious at all, there passed by a little boy that drop his ball near me. I help him took the ball and gave it back to him. He whispered simple thank you with his ear-to-ear smile and I could tell you that his smile brighten up my day :) You know, this kind act of love will never go wrong.

I truly believe that little things can make the biggest difference. Sadly, sometimes the little things go unnoticed because we only focus on the big things and we are too busy with what life might bring. Hey, in the end of life what matter the most is about how many life we touch, isn't it?

Robert Brault ever said, enjoy the little things in life.. for one day you’ll look back and realise they were the big things. Take a break, take a rest. Slow down. Take a walk and take a time to smell at the rose. Let's do the little things with as much awareness and effort as possible, and the bigger issues will surely follow :)

Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes, those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts. -Unknown

Visiting Mawar Sharon Pusat, Surabaya

Di postingan sebelon-sebelonnya gw udah pernah jelasin kan ya kalo gw bergereja di Gereja Mawar Sharon. Kemaren ini Jumat, 5Oktober sampe hari Minggu, 7Oktober gw ada mission trip ke Surabaya. Jadi ceritanya dari GMS Favor, Jakarta team Praise and Worship (PAW) diundang untuk melayani di GMS Pusat, Surabaya. Terus yang diluar PAW boleh ikut juga untuk jalan-jalan dan kasi dukungan support juga. 

Tadinya gw udah males ikut gitu, pengen pergi sih liat GMS pusat gimana. Tapi dipikir-pikir lagi October gw ini full banget! 

19-21Okotber: ke Singapore, weddingnya Ci Erlyn yeay!!

25-27Oktober: leader camp ke Ciawi

Nah kalo gw pergi lagi ke Surabaya, berarti di bulan Oktober ini gw cuma free satu minggu which is 13-14Oktober doank. Gw bisa diomelin bokap gw, anak cewenya gak pernah di rumah selama weekend! Eh, bener aja, gw minta ijin ke Surabaya ma bokap terus gak dikasih tuh >.< 

Temen-temen yang pada ikud ke Sby, uda pada ajakin terusss. Gw juga jadi penasaran gitu pengen pergi haha, singkat cerita gw doa ma Tuhan. Tuhan kalo mank Tuhan mau ani pergi, ijinin dari si papa donk. Eh, bener aja.. langsung bo.. gw doa jam 11an gitu, pas lunch time bokap gw PING!! gw berkali-kali bilang kalo gw boleh pergi. Gw tanya kan, heh? why so sudden? Jawabannya cuma: Because I luv you. LOH?! Haha.. 

Ya udah deh gw pergi jadinya ke Surabaya, jalan-jalan ke Malang juga ke Jatim theme park 2, udah gitu ke Bukit Doa Imanuel (BDI). Lumayanlah refreshing! Makan banyakkkk keke. Terus juga ternyata yang pergi ke Surabaya itu total ada 10orang diluar tim PAW, dan 4diantaranya (termasuk gw) adalah tim make up. Wew, gak ada yang kebetulan yah.. Jadinya kita satu tim semua pergi ke Surbaya gitu dan bantu make'up disono :) Jadi kalo di GMS itu, sebelom naek ke panggung harus di make'up, hair do, pokoknya bener-bener prepare to give the best inside and outside, all out! Terus sempet pusing juga, sapa yang gantiin kita nih buat pelayanan ibadah umum 2 di Jakarta, soalnya semuanya pada di sini kan kita satu tim. Untung tim sebelonnya bisa gantiin :D Praise God!

Hari Sabtu mulai make'up jam 4an gitu, selesainya makan pentol!! Terus hari Minggunya bangun jam 4pagi buat makeup'in tim PAWnya, agak teler-teler jeleng sih. Tapi seneng-seneng aja haha dan jajan pentol lagi :D Plus tambah semanggat pas tau yang kotbah itu si Ps. Philip Mantofa nya.. Well, emang gak boleh liat dari siapa yg kotbah sih, tapi gak salah kan kalo kita punya favorite pastor yg bisa dijadikan role model :) Asalkan tidak metuhankan dia aja. Ps. Philip is one of my favorite pastor :) Judah Smith also!! HAHA.. Bukan hanya mereka ganteng-ganteng bok *oops*, tapi juga kotbah mereka itu berasa banget urapannya, habis dengerin langsung kaya pengen take action juga. 

Kemaren ini Ps. Philip kotbah tentang mengalah untuk menang dan di ibadah selanjutnya tentang mengingatkan Tuhan. Yang paling gw inget adalah beliau mengatakan hidup ini bukan hanya diatas ambisi. Tetapi di atas visi Kristus, dan Tuhan memberikan instruksi ketika Dia memberi visiNya. Kita harus senantiasa berdoa, bukan berdoa hanya untuk mencari jawaban. Tetapi berdoa untuk siap saat jawaban itu ada. Berdoa seolah-olah Tuhan sudah menjawab doa kita. Karena Tuhan tau apa yang kita mau bahkan sebelum kita memintanya. WOW!! Untuk denger lebih lanjut kotbahnya bisa klik here, pilih yang Sunday 7Oktober, ibadah 2 - mengalah untuk menang. Dan ibadah 3 - mengingatkan Tuhan. 

Pulang dari Surabaya, walo cape-cape tapi super content and refreshed aja. Dan bener-bener grateful saya berada dan tertanam di GMS. Jadi inget dulu pas awal-awal forgood, gw tiap 3minggu ke 3gereja dan komsel yang berbeda karena masih cari gereja dan belom nemu yang bener-bener pas. Pas dalam arti maksud disini adalah, bukan satu gereja lebih baik dari yang lain.. tentu saja bukan. Tapi yang terpenting adalah, dimana Tuhan mau menempatkan gw dan tertanam dan bertumbuh dan bear many many fruits. Jadi I need to be sensitive to God's voice.

Sempet desperate juga loh haha. Kangen gitu sama gereja di Singapore, padahal kan gak boleh comparing yah! Tapi ya gimana gitu, kangen suasana yang homey dan temen-temennya yang comfy.. Kaya gw merasa, God I have been praying, kok gak nemu komunitas yang bener-bener sreg sih?! Terus temen gw ada yang ajakin gw ke GMS. Awal-awalnya gw tolak terus tuh, soalnya gw gak mau ke gereja gede. Walo gw uda tau GMS dari dulu and gw suka sama stylenya tapi gw ga kepengen jadi jemaat tetapna gitu. Pikiran gw GMS tuh gede gitu, gw mau gereja kecil soalnya kaya gereja gw di Sing dulu, lebih kekeluargaan gw pikir. Tapii once again yah, pikiran manusia ga sebanding sama pemikiranNya.

Ketika itu gw uda menetapkan pilihan gw di suatu gereja sebutlah gereja C. Soalnya gw doa ma Tuhan, Tuhan pas ani balik indo cari gereja ani gak mau lama-lama ya sebulan aja maksimal, soalnya kan kalo kelamaan gak sehat juga, gak punya komunitas gitu. Dan bener loh teman-teman rasanya tuh gak punya "home" yang tetap tuh gak enak banget, keringgg.. Terus gereja C ini gereja kecil juga, homey banget anak-anaknya ramah tapi kendalanya agak jauh dan entah napa kaya ada something yang missing aja gitu. Tapi gw tetep kesana sih. Terus waktu itu gw masih belon bisa nyetir, jadi kemana-mana masi minta anterin bokap or supir. Nah pas hari minggu itu, bokap gw bilang mo anterin gw tapi ternyata batal soalnya dya males katanya. Bete lah gw!! Terus temen baek gw bilang, udah gw anterin aja ke gereja ayok tapi ke GMS aja ya di CP soalnya pas lagi mo beli barang juga.

Nah ends up lah gw ibadah di CP, ikud ibadah youth nya yang jam 1, dan telat >.< pas PAW selsai baru duduk gw wuakaka. Tapi pas kotbah, dan ngerasain atmospherenya, gw langsung tau aja kalo this is the place that God want me to be planted and fruitful. Dari saat itu lah gw menetapkan diri disini, cari komsel, daftar pelayanan. Emank awal-awal gak gampang, gw gak kenal sapa-sapa disini. Temen gw yang introduce gw ke GMS tuh on-off Singapore-Jakarta, sedangkan temen baik gw uda pada ada gereja masing-masing. Gw ngerasain tuh yang namanya ke gereja duduk sendiri, pulang gereja makan sendiri =.= Tapi namanya udah ketangkep Tuhan yah, jadi tetep dateng aja terus gitu hehe.

Dan sekarang, gw bener-bener berterimakasih atas kesetiaan Tuhan menuntun gw ke jalanNya :) Gw dapet komunitas yang ok, gw dimuridkan dengan baik sehingga menjadi domba yang sehat bukan hanya rohani tapi juga jasmani wuakaka. Jadi, jangan give up easily dan terus cariiiii kehendak Tuhan. As it is the matters of heart, you will know when you found it :) The road ahead won't be easy but if we take the passenger seat and let God do all the driving you are headed in the right direction. 

Oh ya, jadi bulan Oktober ini gw cuma kosong di weekend tanggal 13-14 kan, soalnya yang lainnya itu uda di planning dari bulan-bulan sebelonnya. Dan ternyata di tanggal 13-14 ini ada sesi pengajaran tentang ini:

Wew, tidak ada yang kebetulan saya percaya.. Gw pas liat jadwal ini kaget banget, dan thank God banget gw free! Kalo gak free, gw bisa sedih banget dah gak ikut >.< So anyone who wants to be there or interested to join in, please come come :) Its gonna be awesome! Revealing the mystery and get the wisdom. Plus a bonus, sit with me at the church :P LOH hahaha..~ You can contact me through twitter or FB :) Or yang punya BBM saya kontek-kontek yah kalo mao dateng!!

Fear Not

There are many fears that people experience. A few common social fears are the fear of failure, fear of success, fear of rejection, and fear of criticism.

We live in such a life that full of failures, so many hurts. When teachers ignore your work, their neglect hurts. When your girlfriend/ boyfriend drop you, when your best friend abandons you, when the company fires you, it hurts. Rejection always does. People bring pain and it causes us to fear.

We have all messed up. Said the wrong words, loved the wrong person, reacted the wrong way…walked when we should have waited, indulged when we should have resisted. And those kind of past memories sometimes make us fear to take the next step, worried to make decision, anxious about what the future might bring.

Fear is a feeling, a feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. And if we entertain that feeling it’s so dangerous. Satan’s condemnation brings no repentance or resolve, just regret! Satan has one aim: steal your peace, kill your dreams, and destroy your future. He’s deputized people to peddle his poison. Friends dredge up your past. Preachers proclaim all guilt and no grace. And parents, oh, your parents. They own a travel agency that specializes in guilt trips. “Why can’t you grow up?” “When are you going to make me proud?” But one thing to remember, he will not have the last word. God has the final says and He has acted on your behalf, He rises to your defense.

Is your problem too large? Ephesians 3:20 says, “God is able to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.”

Is your need too great? 2 Corinthians 9:8 reminds us, “God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance.”

Is your temptation too severe? Hebrews 2:18 says, “God is able to help us when we are being tested.”

Is your future too frightening? Jude 1:24 tells us, “God is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault.”

My friend, Jessica Tandayu ever mentioned that fighting fear doesn’t mean we never feel fear, but it means that we will not let fear rule our life. Fear may present itself as a feeling, but if we refuse to bow down to it, that is all it is… only a feeling! 

It’s human nature to be guided by our fears. Without fear, we may not have survived to be who we are today. Overcoming fear in not easy, fear is a powerful and not a very pleasant emotion, but in our lives, too much fear will prevent us from not only trying new things, but may prevent us from trying again if things do not work out the way we would have liked the first time.

For me, in life there is no failure or rejection, there is just feedback. If we try something new, and things do not work out the way we had hoped, that doesn't mean we have failed, we have just received some feedback on how to do it better next time. Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Have fun, go out, make new friends, enjoy the process and live your life to the fullest! Take the opportunity to learn from your mistake: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. No one perfect in this world, but be that kind of person who is willing to learn to be perfect.

Do not let fear and doubts take over your life, for it is written on Isaiah 41:10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for every sin, direction for every turn, a candle for every corner, and an anchor for every storm. You have everything you need when you lay down your fear in the hands of God, knowing He is the God that will never leave you, never forsake you. He is always in perfect control. Let God be God in your life :)

Inspired by Max Lucado weekly devotional and Ultimate Potential.

10 Things Before 30

I have received facebook notification from Ci Lia, she tagged me on one of her blog post. She said, she seldom tagging people when she post something, but now she tag several people because she want to know the result. The topic is ten things you wanna do before you reach 30. Interesting isn't it? :P

This topic blow my mind away. I do have my own dreams and goals for future, I do have yearly resolution to be met. But never think of about setting goals before I am turning to 30. Thanks Ci Lia for great reminder :D And here's my wishes, dream and goals..

1. Salvation of my family 

Tho this seems the hardest, yet this is my first priority. I have spent countless days and night praying for the salvation of my family. Asking God to knock real hard on the door of their hearts. There are time whereby I just felt so tired to pray, because up to now my parents still didn't believe in God. Yet I can see God's grace is moving in the mids of my family. I am clinging to His promises; "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."

2. Happily married and have two kids
HAHA!! You might sayin I'm crazy here, but it is true that I wish to get married in young age.. like 23 to 25. Having my first sweetpea at 25y.o followed by second cutiepie at 28y.o and when I reach 30, another twins baby. My main goal is to be housewife, building godly marriage with God fearing man so together me and my house hold we will serve the Lord. TepGun and Louisa kinda shock when they both know that I want to become housewife. Louisa said, what? why? you have many talents nie. She said like that, maybe because she know that I do design, freelance job and tho I'm not perfect I perform well in my work place. Do I find it unfavorably if I leave my job and focuss on housework? Not at all! Am not saying that becoming business woman is a bad thing, of course not. Every woman have different dreams and goal. For me, I just can't imagine my self wearing limited designer dress, carry luxury bag, and sit with prominent people in multinational company yet my husband can't see me as his wife and my kids stick closer with my maid rather than with me. Nightmare! I wanna be that kind of woman who watches over the affairs of my household and does not eat the bread of idleness. My children arise and call me blessed; my husband also, and he praises me: “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.” 

Courtesy of rialee 

3. Running my own business
My first priority is become housewife but I like to have side job so I can earn extra money for saving. I want to do work because I love doing it, not only because I need a specific outcome to make me happy. That's real success. I want to do what I love because I love doing it and eventually money will find me. Inner joy plus hard work attracts abundance.

4. Have my own house and car
Hopefully before I get married, I can have house and car by my own. Because house and car are primary needs in Indonesia, especially Jakarta. Minimalist and small house will do :) My house will be called house of blessing. When people enter my house they can feel the warmth of God's love.

5. Memorized the streets in Jakarta
When it comes to remembering road, I can't help it -________- It's been a year I stayed at Jakarta, I only can remember the road from my house to office, my house to church at CP that's all. Ironic isn't it?

6. Upgrade my cooking and baking skill
When I reach 30, hopefully I can cook 70 different types of food. Too much? Oh well, maybe 50? Oh well, at least when my hubby eat, he will not get food poisoning. LOL

7. Sponsoring total of 3 children 
For more information you may visit here.

8. Go to Maldives and Cedar Point
Maldives is a perfect place to have honey under the moon! Going to romantic place with a man of your dream ooo.. And how about Cedar Point? My friend, Fani and I made a pinky promise to go together to Cedar Point. Cedar Point received golden ticket award for the best amusement pack in the WORLD for the past 15 years. WOW!! We want to find out why they can get the reward for the 15th consecutive year! Can you imagine how beautiful the park is? So excited!! Dreaming baby dreaming.. Visit Cedar Point website here.

Courtesy of google

Courtesy of google

9. Bookshelf

I love boooksssss.

Courtesy of google 

Courtesy of google 

10. Deeper intimacy with God 
Last but not least, every year I wanna grow deeper and deeper in love with God. We're living in uncertain times, and more and more, I find that I'm aware of just how fragile life can be. I want to tell the world I've found a love that turned my life around. They need to know that they can taste and see. Now every day, I'm praying Just to give my heart away.. I want to live for Jesus so that someone else might see that He is more than everything to me.