Hard things for God.

Hey guys, sorry for not updating for so so long! Was busy, lazy and tired recently. Today have the time, and the inspiration to blog, so here goes..

If you guys did noticed, I manage to finish the book entitled " Do Hard Things" written by Alex and Brett Harris, brother of the famous Joshua Harris who wrote "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" and "Boy Meets Girl". The Harris brothers manage to convey a stunning message that this world really need to hear of. And I'm truly blessed by the ministry of them, and I trust that God will continue to do great and mighty things in their life.

Question: Why is God using them instead of us?

I was thinking on that for quite awhile, and God just graciously reveal to me. For your info, they were trained in their thinking and mindset since their childhood days, where their parents will give them books to read in their holidays instead of giving and pampering them with an overdose of enjoyment and leisure. Having an awareness of the World's current affairs, political issues, Literature and many other more topics in the world, but the main food that they have is the Word, and Christian books written throughout the ages! When I read on that, I was astonished, literally! How much input was digested into their system, and that is why God is using them wonderfully for his work! Amen to that!

They had been preparing the fields, and right now are still preparing the fields, by reading his Word, taking steps of faith to do Hard things for God, sowing seeds of evangelism, holding conferences in the States. And by doing that, they believe that God will one day pour out the rain unto the fields for the fruit to grow, and the fruit will be there for everyone to see, with God being glorified at the end of the day. I can go on all day, but all Glory goes to God, not the Harris brothers, as it is God who first worked in their heart, letting them know that loving him and his will is far better than the things that this world can afford.

Alright, to the topic on Do Hard Things. It is a book written by the Harris Twins (Alex & Brett) and the target audience for the book is for teenagers in our modern day society and it is written when they are 19, which means this book was written by teens to teens. This makes alot of difference because teens will understand what kind of struggles teens are going through, and to come from teens, it is really something.

In today's world and society, the teenage years are seen as a time to party, play and to have fun. And not much responsibilities are given to them. I don't blame the world because the teens allow themselves to be "despised" by the world by their doings? Isn't it true in a sense? This is where the Twins wrote this book to challenge youths around the globe to wake up and rebel against low expectations that the world has set for them.

1 Tim 4:12 - Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

That verse articulate that we should not let people despise us as youths, but we ought to be an example of the believers, who are Christians being a living example for our God and Saviour!


You can search the whole Bible for the word "teenager", and you will never find it. This is because there are only 2 stages in a man's life, being child, or adult. The word teenager only appears in the 1900s, when child policy, welfare, and education starts to come in place. These are good policies because in those days, 12 years and under are considered children, and they are already making a living mining coals, building houses, basically making a living and when you hit 13, you're generally considered as an adult. Education wasn't really promoted with 1 out of 10 children studying in a school. And in those days, training for hard things in life started early in the childhood days. If you want to compare with today's standard, a "teen" of those days will be doing more things than an average teen, if not, the 25-35 age group of people in today's context!

The things that they do are things that shapes the economy of a country, made an impact in the community, creating great difference in an individual's life. But looking at the teens today, if not even the young adults of our generation, they can't even hold a candle to them.

The reason why I'm writing this is because there is so much potential in us that is left hidden, and we choose not to unveil it ourself. Setting low expectations for ourself by just merely meeting the low expectations that the world has set for us, be it partying, doing drugs, drinking, getting a pass grades in college, and I can go on and on. It is a fact that we are just meeting the low expectation that others has set for us, without knowing that we can go far more beyond that.
That is why, Do Hard Things is written as a wake up call, for teens to rebel against low expectations in life, being part of the rebelution ( combination of rebellion & revolution). Doing things that will ultimately please God and not Man.

There are so much more to be shared, but I hope that what I've mentioned will blessed your hearts. This is the longest post I've written come to date :)

The website for the rebelution is (www.therebelution.com)

Will you join me in the rebelution?


Heart Of Stone



Have I a heart of stone,
So cold and dark within.
That I can view the Savior;
In anguish for my sin.
And never sorrow feel,
For all he sacrificed?
Have I a heart of stone,
To watch the bleeding Christ?

Have I no eyes to see,
That I can stand so near.
And watch the Savior wounded
But never shed a tear?
Can I but coldly gaze,
upon his painful loss?
Have I no eyes to see,
God's Lamb upon the cross?

As I behold the blood,
And view the Crucified
The piercing thought overwhelms me
Twas for my sin He died!
Lord make my heart to feel,
Thy suffering on the tree
Lord break this heart of stone,
And make my eyes to see.


Well, this song spoke to my heart for awhile, and even now it still does. How in today's society everything is just so available for us, where we do not need to do anything to earn it to get it. Our heart somehow hardened against the things of God when his Word, actions and grace was freely extended to us. Some of us even hear the truths so much that we reject them even more the when we hear it another time. How wicked the human heart is, and Jeremiah 17:9 explained it so thoroughly. I can go on and on, but I'm pretty sure that you all are getting what I'm saying. How cold our hearts is for the things of God, and how our heart longs and craves for the things of the world, how sad. And whatever I say, applies to me as well.

I was at Uncle Ivan's place today, and am just so glad to spend time talking with him. We shared on many stuff thats happening in our lives and God just blessed that time, truly enjoyed his company and he's always a man that I look up to for the things he did for God, how he live his life really impacted me. And even through this, I know that God is always in the picture, for he can do nothing apart from God.

We watched 2 online sermons, the first one was 8 mins though, can't really remember the Preacher's name but it was great! Talked about God who is so high above wanting to dwell with anyone who desires to seek him. The other one is none other than Paul Washer, which I suggested that we should watch. I've seen it for at least 3 times already, and each time I caught it, somehow God used that to speak to my heart and challenged me to love him more day by day.
The message that stir my heart for the day is...

The most important thing is not about knowing Christ personally,
It is whether Christ knows you personally.


Hope that this post bless your heart :)