Sekarang gue lagi….

When we hope in what God has promised (commanded), our hope is the same as certainty. God’s help is never too late. When it seems like His help didn’t come, let our hearts still be full of praise and joy, as we might not be aware that God had actually given His help in another way… in His way. Don’t let worry overtake u.Trust Him, for He is the God of the Universe. He knows how to help u.

 

Perfect and Sovereign Will

Aiden mirip artis Korea? See if that’s true..

Kmaren ada yg komen kalo si Aiden mirip ama artis Korea yg namanya Tae Yang. Sama model rambutnya and berbibir sexoy. Yah gue penasaran donk sapa tuh si Tae Yang, so gue google loh.

Dan…. saya keselek! karena first page google image, kebanyakan tuh poto dia bertelanjang dada, pamer2 otot. Waduh, kalo Aiden gedenya kayak gitu, bisa nangis darah mommy and daddynya wkkwkwk.

Gue liat2, perhatiin, simak2, teliti2. Sedikit sekaleeee persamaan Aiden with si Tae Yang.

Ayo mari kita simak bersama2 persamaannya dan perbedaan antara Aiden dan Tae Yang.

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Refer to the pics below.

Kiri: Tae Yang.
Kanan: of coz Aiden lah.. jgn sampe kebalik.

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Hmmmm, ok lah rambut and gayanya mirip…

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.Sipitnya mirip….

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Aiden of cos lebih cool…

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Aiden of coz lebih kiyut
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Jelas-jelas, Aiden lebih muantepppp ototnya…
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Menyunyuuu menyunyuuuuu…
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So??? Who do u think is much much much CUTER???????? :D :D
*kabur sebelon dipentung daddynya Aiden*  :P

You are no longer a baby!

Hi Aiden,

Mommy’s here :)

Guess what, u are now one year old loh! Yeay Yeay! Yes, u are no longer a baby, but a toddler!

Rasanya aneh manggil kamu a little boy, coz I always refer you as my baby.

Anyways, I dunno when u can read this post. Maybe I wont let u read my blog until u are a teenager. Whoah, ngebayangin u are a teenager aja gimanaaaa gitu ya. *awas loh, ga boleh coba2 pacaran! Kalo suka sama cewe, u have to pray and puasa and consult us ok? Tapi kalo masih teenager ya a big NO-NO, u know* :P

Mommy jadi inget2 waktu ngelahirin kamu. Mommy had to push selama 2 jam supaya kamu bisa keluar sampe muka mommy biru semua. Sempet shock waktu akhirnya kamu kuar. Shock karena, wah mommy punya anak! Padahal udah nunggu2 selama 9 bulan ya tapi rasanya masih aneh meluk kamu buat pertama kali. Stunned ngeliat something yang kecil (dan idup lagi!) actually belongs to both of us, ur mom and dad hihihi.

First few months, it was super tiring. Apalagi saat kamu suka ngamuk2 karena udah bau tangan banget. I remember those days, when mommy had to rock u hard supaya berhenti nangis. Bobo pun harus digendong sampe mommy ketiduran di sofa with u didalem kain gendongan. Bisa sampe jam 4 pagi. And kalo ngamuk, cuma bisa diem kalo dikasih lagu rock praise and worship. Dulu kamu berbulan2 dengernya lagu “Yahweh”nya Michael W Smith terussssss. Karena ada anak2 kecil Africa nya disono. Pasti berhenti nangis kalo liat itu. Yah sampe skarang sih kamu masih suka nonton DVD Bang Michael. Kasian tuh si abank ampir tiap hari dalam setaon bikin konser buat kamu :)

As times went by, kamu smakin gede and ndut. Skarang udah kurusan karena udah aktif, tapi tetep aja tambah berat. I dunno until when I still have the strength to carry you. Dan skarang kamu punya leher!! Dulu sangking ndutnya, ga keliatan tuh leher.

Mommy juga discovered a lot of things about u. Amazed juga meskipun kamu cuma seorang baby, tapi udah keliatan karakter dan keunikannya. Like…

- kamu suka miring2in kepala kalo nonton. Dan selalu miring ke kanan
- kamu cinta banget ama dengkul mommy. Kalo liat my dengkul, pasti dicium2 dah dipeluk2. Ini dengkul nak, bukan buat nyusu…
- ga tau knapa, kamu juga suka cium tembok. Kalo bangun pagi, liat tembok disamping ranjang, pasti senyum2, berdiri dan cium itu tembok. Itu tembok nak, bukan nyokap loe.
-u also like to kiss kaca. Kalo liat mirror, dah pasti mo deket2 and kiss it pake tampang mesra segala, ur eyes jadi sayu2 gitu
- dan kamu kalo nangis atau cranky, bisa diem when mommy said, “thank u Lord Jesus bla bla bla..” alias didoain. Sometimes malah harus dibahasa roh-in baru bener2 diem. Sampe orang2 yg liat pada bilang, kamu emang baby unik.
- tiap kali mao bobo malem, mommy selalu doain kamu and setiap kali mommy mulai bahasa roh, kamu pasti mendekati and peluk mommy. Dan selama mommy bahasa roh-in kamu, kamu nemplok aja didada mommy sampe kamu ketiduran.  Mommy treasure banget those moments. Liat kamu nguap2 didada mommy, sampe akhirnya ngorok while mommy elus2 rambutmu and berbahasa roh. That’s priceless.

Yah kamu emang unik. But that’s what makes u special. Waktu kamu masih in my tummy, mommy always prayed that u are mature beyond your years. And tepat ternyata, karena muka kamu boros skali, ga kayak tampang baby :)

Sorry yah kalo Mommy sometimes ga sabar sama kamu. Apalagi kalo kamu udah jerit2. I realized I’m not a perfect mom. Banyak sekali kekurangannya, apalagi as a wife for your dad hehe. But I want to learn to be a supermom (and a superwife), masih jauhhhh sih, but I want to learn. Mommy terinspirasi dengan banyak supermoms out there. If they can do it, mommy juga pasti bisa. But to reach to that point, I hope u can be sabar with mommy too. We both learn together ok? :D

Sometimes Mommy wish that I can stay at home taking care of u, instead of being a working mom. But untuk sekarang keadaan belum memungkinkan. Yah Mommy knows that God lagi prepare mommy kesana. He knows the best time and my capacity as a mom. I’m trying and learning to be the best mom for u, so sabar sama mommy, ya?

Tiap malem mommy bacain Psalm 91 dan Galatia for u. Karena kamu udah harus mulai belajar the fruits of the spirit. U are no longer bounded by the nature of your flesh. Kamu suka liatin mommy kalo I started to speak and pray to you about the spirit. Terus senyum2 ga jelas.

Maaf ya tadi malem mommy disciplined u. Itu speaker bukan buat maenan nak. And udah saatnya kamu bobo and stop playing. And kamu nangis sejadi2nya. It hurts to see u nangis sampe kayak gitu and ga mao berhenti. But when I said sorry to u coz I had to discipline u, u finally stopped crying and fell asleep on my chest. Yes, it hurt to see u crying hard like that, but it is for your own good. Mommy now had to start disciplining u. Karena udah mulai keliatan ur flesh. That’s why mommy skarang tiap malem bacain Fruit of the Spirit to u. That you belong to Christ Jesus, u are directed by the Spirit not by your flesh.

Yah mommy sempet feel quilty disciplined u like that kmaren. And Mommy smakin ngerasa that I need the grace and wisdom from Him to learn how to be a mom. The best mom for u.  How to teach u, how to correct u. Mommy smakin convicted to pursue God lagi, karena without Him in my life, I will be clueless. I won’t know how to teach and impart a lot of values in you. But He is the Best Parent. And He can teach me many things.

Yes, my hope is in Him.

Being a mom is never easy but you are all worth it.

Mommy loves u, Aiden!

And here’s a little video of u. Yes, u didn’t cry when u were born, only cried softly just to let us know that u were ok. Just like in my dream :)

Thanksgiving Thursday: Apapun juga disediain

Weh, lamanya blog ini tidak diupdate hihihi.

Emang lagi ngapain aja sih gue? Hmmm banyak lah yg dikerjain. Post ‘How I know Part 7′nya udah dibuat, tapi selalu lupa buat kasih liat G for his approval HAUEhuAEHAE.

Anyway, emang banyak kerjaan sih akhir2 ini. Yg paling jelas sih kita baru pindahan rumah. Nah sesuai dengan judulnya blog posting kali ini, gue mo do thanksgiving karena luar biasa bantuan Tuhan. Sampe kemehek2 guenya kwkwkwkw.

Kita pindah kerumah dengan harga yg sama dari rumah sebelumnya. Kita rent $2000/month. Dan gede rumah baru dua kali lipat dari rumah lama. And di Toa Payoh lagi! How we love Toa payoh HAEUhaUEHAE. Which is daerah segitu with that kind of rental price with that kind of space, sangatlah murah. And amazingnya kita ga perlu bayar agent fee. Biasanya kan di spore kalo soal menyewa rumah pasti ada yg namanya agent fee. And itu feenya half of the rental (one time only). Jadi kita mestinya bayar $1000 bok ke agentnya. But Praise God, agentnya bilang kita ga usah bayar karena dia udah dibayarin ama ownernya.

Selain itu,  rumah kita kan unfurnished. Makanya bisa dapet murah. Ga ada washing machine, fridge etc etc. Kalo ranjang sih kita ada, but electronic2 gitu kan penting and kita berarti harus beli. And guess what, karena agentnya sreg ama kita (keluarga with baby), dia bantuin kita beli all the necessary stuff to fill up the house. By kasih kita duit $450!! Buat beli2.. whuHAEUhAUEAE. Gila, mana ada agent sebaik itu. Kita ga bayar dia agent fee, and malah dia yg kasih kita $450 from his own pocket to buy fridge, washing machine. And itu barang2nya buat kita lagi! Hebat kan Tuhan!

Tuhan emang luar biasa penyediaannya. Kita emang lagi serettt bgt financialnya. If only u knew how seret HAUEhAUEHAUHE. But I learned from G, yg notabene udah ngalamin ga makan etc etc karena ga ada duit when he was in mission field for few years last time, but selalu ada berkat Tuhan buat dia. Dia ajarin gue untuk selalu menabur, even when kita ga punya. Malah lebih saat kita ga punya. Dia sering menabur lah, meski kita seret, gue belajar buat memberkati orang laen juga. And yup, berkat Tuhan terus mengalir buat kita.

Ada saat2 yg kita udah kritis banget, tiba2 ada yg bless us with things. Ga selalu dalem bentuk financial. A lot other things. :)

Gue pernah bingung, gimana nih beli susu Aiden. Udah tau susu baby itu muahalnya amit2. And seminggu bisa abis satu kaleng lebih. And praise God, gue dapet source bisa beli susu dengan harga yg jauh lebih murah dari supermarket.  And tiba2, out of the blue banget, ada salah satu kenalan kita ngasih kita susu berkaleng2. Companynya produce that milk (which we never knew! I thought his company was just a pharmacy company), and karena udah abis taon, mereka count stocks and ternyata overstock. Mereka harus clear all those yg expirynya early next year. Jadi ya udah deh dikasih2 ke staffnya. And salah satunya adalah temen kita ini and amazingly milk powdernya mereknya sama dengan apa yg dipake Aiden! And ga maen2, ngasihnya about 30-40 kaleng ada kali HAUEhAUEhAUEHAE.  Hebat kan Tuhan!

And ga nyangka juga, ternyata gue bisa dapet job as editornya Benaiah Books. :) Kerjaannya ya ngedit2 bukunya tuh. Bukunya bisa didapet di Christian Book Fair di CiputraMall tgl 15-20 Nov 2011, with harga promo. Dateng ya and beli buku2nya. Gue dah baca coz gue kan yg edit HAUEhAUEAE, bagus buku2nya. *iklan bentar* hihihi

Buku terbaru mereka judulnya: Sun Stand Still and Christian Atheist. Dua2nya bagus. Sun Stand Still ttg iman yg kita harus kejar. Banyak orang Kristen yg tau iman, tapi most of us ga tau kalo ada lagi iman yg namanya ‘iman yg berani’. Baca deh, it will motivate you even more untuk punya faith yg meraih impossible things.

Satu lagi, judulnya Christian Atheist. Buku ini menampar banyak orang Kristen, termasuk saya. Every one of us, as a Christian, ada salah satu sisi dimana sebenernya kita itu Atheist. Percaya Tuhan tapi idup or pikiran kadang2 kayak Tuhan itu ga ada wkwkkw. Very recommended to read. Gue ditabok2 sampe pingsan ama ini buku HAUEhUAEHAE. I like this style. Ada pembaca2 blog gue bilang, blog gue itu bagus tapi menampar2 orang yg baca hUAEHUAEHuAHE. Sama lohhhh… saya suka ditampar2 gitu wkwkkwkwk

Go back to topic,

Yah pokoknya Tuhan tau lah apa yg kita butuhin.  Aiden butuh cloth diapers lagi, eh ada orang yg mao beliin diapers buat his beddey HAEUhAUEhAE. Same person lagi wkwkkwkw. Thanks ya, u know who u are :)

Intinya, kebaikan Tuhan ga terhitung. So many sampe gue lupa mo nulis apa lagi wkwkkwkw. Even kita mengalami masa2 sulit, I wouldnt trade this situations with anything. Coz we can taste His goodness and His provision yg dateng secara ajaib. Itu yg namanya bener2 bergantung ama Tuhan.

But there are moments when His help didnt come. But then we still keep the faith and still rejoice and continue being faithful in Him. Meskipun keliatannya His help never came or too late, but it is never too late. Tuhan ga bantu pun ada alasannya. What important for Him, is our heart attitude, our worship attitude. Tuhan mao bantu kapan pun pasti bisa donk. Masa dia biarin anak2nya mati kelaparan. Ga mungkin kan. But what He wants to see is our heart attitude. Apa kita jadi kesel ama orang, jadi kepaitan ama orang, karena ga ada yg bantuin? OF coz not.

If it seems His help doesnt come, he must have something else in mind. Entah itu help as in duit buat ngelakuin pelayananNya or anything lah. Most likely, bantuan ga dateng coz Dia lagi dealing with us. Our attitude, or simply becoz it’s not His time yet. :)  Gue tau some people yg marah2 or ngotot pingin dibiayain buat pelayanan ke luar negri, and ‘maksa’ minta di support buat misinya dan menggunakan segala cara untuk bisa pegi (even kalo bisa illegal sekalian). But sebenernya mereka ga sadar kalo Tuhan ga buka in jalan berarti memang belon saatNya hehehe. Kalo emang udah saat Tuhan mah, donkey juga bisa kasih loe duit HAUEhaUEHAUHEaE :)

So yah, yg penting adalah heart attitude and when u said u trust Him, …how far do you trust Him?

Kita semua masih belajar. Gue juga, gue belajar banyak dari G. :)

But overall, Yeah, God is good. Tiba2 bisa ada orang lain lagi yg punya beban for our family, dia mao menabur di keluarga kita every month for a year. Hebat kan Tuhan! :)

Yup, it’s true. Yg penting adalah Heart attitude…

Seperti yg Lia bilang, kita emang financial very tight, tapi jgn salah, ga berarti kita hidupnya sengsara dan ga bisa makan2 enak. Masih bisa kok makan cereal prawn and lamb steak. Kita bikin sendiri di rumah. Jauh lebih enak coz makannya bisa sambil nonton tipi, angkat kaki di sofa kayak abang2, and sampe belepotan pake tangan HAUEhAUEHAE. :)

I’m writing this not to say that kita butuh financial help or something along that line. That we want to avoid. Karena that’s not the point. And I hope ga ada yg salah tangkep ya! ehheheheh. I’m writing this becoz I want to write Thanksgiving Thursday (following Shinta’s blog. Sorry non, males ubrek2 cara ngelinknya hehehehe) karena pekerjaan Tuhan luar biasa wownya. All credit to Him!! :) :)

What a shameful act!

Gue mo nulis bentar about what happened yesterday.

Account FB nya si G di hacked ama orang yang tidak bertanggung jawab *lah iya lah mana ada hacker yg bertanggung jawab* wkwkkwkw.

Nah G ini kan jarang login FB nya. And kmaren pas login, ga bisa masuk2. Dibilangnya invalid melulu. And yahoo emailnya juga sama. Then dia pas bilang gue, ya gue liat2 tuh accountnya and utak atik sini situ dan akhirnya bisa dapet balik both his yahoo and FB account.

And gue pun melanjutkan perjalanan ke kamar mandi coz mo mandi. Pas lagi asik2nya mandi, eh si G gedor2 pintu dengan semangat. And dia bilang, “saaaaayyy, beneran ada yang ngehack FB aku!! And dia minta2 uang lewat message!! Dia message2in orang2 gituuu”

Gue ngakak … wkwkwkkwkw. And penasaran of coz. Abis mandi, langsung gue meluncur ke depan komp and gue baca tuh msg2. Ya elah, sebel gue bacanya.

Coz guess what, dia pilih beberapa orang. I think about 8-10 people yg dia choose to msg. And this hacker orang Indo, pake bahasa Indo, udah gitu kayak chatting gitu, ngajak ngobrol dulu lewat msg. Nanya apa kabar bla bla. Anddddd pake kata-kata ‘shalom’, ‘puji tuhan’, ‘amin’.. bikin bete ga tuh!! hAUEHuAEHUAE

For example ini convo yg gue copy and paste:

Ruth (temen kita):
gimana keluarga kak? Baik2 aja kan?

G (alias si hacker):
 puji tuhan sehat. Kamu gimana?

bla bla bla… and dia langsung nanya if she has a rekening BCA and minta tolong transfer duit ke acc BCA lain coz kalo dari Singapore ga bisa langsung masuk. Si Ruth bersedia membantu and:

Ruth: mao transfer berapa kak?

G: 4 juta

Ruth: maaf kak, kalo segitu ruth ga ada. Maklumlah… xixixixix

G: heheeh belon ada, bukan ga ada. Amin.

WKAKAKKAKAKA bete ga sih bacanya!!!!! HAEUAUEhAEuAHE  dasar hacker sok rohani abis.  Dan dia juga ada msg orang2 lain kan. Basa basi kayak gitu juga, and disaat si victim bilang ga ada duit, langsung si hacker ga jawab lagi wkkwkwk. And dia sempet msg Tante Ninik, our pastor’s wife yg udah elderly and sedikit lugu hehehe. And ama tante ditanggepin. Sampe si tante beneran cek duitnya di BCA ada berapa lewat ibanking. And mao minta tolong anaknya yg di Indo kalo duitnya ga cukup. Coz si hacker beralasan butuh duit hari ini coz tante nya yg di Indo mo dioperasi hari itu juga, kalo kirim duit dari Singapore kan ga bisa masuk langsung hari ini. And he/she promised that dia akan transfer duit dari Singapore langsung ke account BCA tante.

Nah tante Ninik cek and ternyata duit di BCA nya tinggal berapa ratus ribu doank wkwkkwkwk. And si hacker langsung, “oh ga usah tante…” HAEUhAUEhUAE. Wah bener2 dijaga Tuhan tuh. Coba kalo tante ada duitnya and dia langsung transfer since she is a little trusting wkwkwkwk.

Dan praise God ga ada yg kena tipu coz most ga ada duit segitu HAUEhAUEHAEa.  And ada temen kita yg langsung bilang ga bisa bantu, and saat kita ngobrol ama dia, dia udah curiga coz ngapain si G minta tolong begituan, ga make sense gitu lah heheheh.

And ini hacker juga msg in si Ps. Daniel Hanafi!!! HUAEHUAEHuAHE gile! my mission role model juga diotak atik!!! wkwkkwkwkw. Untung Ps. Danny ga login jadi dia ga jawab2.  Uh, berani2nya isengin my papa mission!!!! *tendang*

And yg paling kocak si hacker msg in Genevieve, one jayus-est girl we have in church.

Hacker: apa kabar?
Gen: Ko G? So random! hahahahahahaha

And hacker pun menghilang wkwkkwkwkkw. Bagus lah Gen, your unikness bisa mengusir hal-hal yg tidak diinginkan HAUEhAUEHAE.

So, conclusion yg gue dapetin adalah ini hacker salah satu orang yg di friend list gue and G. Our mutual friend. So guys, be careful. It can be beneran someone yg kita kenal, or stranger. But I think someone yg kita kenal deh coz kita jarang add strangers. Parah juga kalo temen kita sendiri. So shameful, pake kata2 rohani segala itu loh.

And my guess, dia crack G’s email password coz gampang bgt sih hehehhehe. Then dari situ dia reset the FB password to his/her password. So guys, make sure your password is a secure one. And make your password yang got nothing to do with your personal life karena bisa di guess. Thats how G’s account was hacked hehehehe. Kalo kenal kita pasti bisa ngecrack the password. Makanya thats why I said this person pasti kenal kita.

Yah, yg pasti nanti si hacker akan membayar harga dari action2nya :P And ga mustahil, this hacker is reading this blog too.

Ok deh ganti topik skarang.

Since ada beberapa yg katanya penasaran pingin liat wajah2 kita, alias me and G… ya wes, ini potonya yaaaaa.. :D

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Liat deh, gayanya Aiden so charming disini, like saying, "Hi Ladies, lagi ngapain?"

Dan below adalah poto disaat kita belon merit. Just letting u see bedanya kita sesudah merit dan sebelon. Yg jelas kita lebih kurus lah yaoooo wkwkkwkw…

me - my bro - G



Sebenernya si G itu agak item kulitnya. (Can I say tall, dark and handsome? HEuhAEuhAEUhAE :P ) Nah sering kali kalo G bawa si Aiden jalan, pasti banyak orang yg ngeliatin. Coz bingung anaknya kok putih padahal bapaknya item. Sampe ada beberapa kali strangers or orang yg baru kenal ama G, pada nanya, “oh your wife is Chinese? No wonder ur boy is fair…” wkwkkwkkww.

And tante/ibu2/anak2 di greja sering komen ke gue, “untung ya si Aiden nurutin warna kulit loe, putih…” HAEUhAUEhAUEH. Kata G, “wah diskriminasi warna kulit” HAEUhAUEhUAE :P

Ga sedikit yg terheran2 ngeliat Aiden kok bisa putih gitu. Minggu kmaren, si Aiden ada disebelah Hemi, and Hemi berkomentar, “ih ga adil deh. Bapak gue item, nyokap gue putih. Kok guenya item sih!” … AHEUHAEUhAEA

Btw, lucunya, gue tuh dari dulu ga begitu suka cowo putih. Bagi gue kayak pucet gitu ah, kurang gagah :P . Pas waktu akhirnya Tuhan bukain jodoh gue G, baru ngeh, eh bener juga ya dapetnya kok kulitnya ga putih.. tapi sebenernya kebablasan item, padahal maonya sih yang coklat alias tan aja.. AHEUHAEuHAEAE. But God knows the best hehehehe :)

Komik Tiga Sekawan: Nonton Sesame Street

END OF PART 1

Untuk part-part selanjutnya… tunggu yeee. Lagi sibuk nih hehehehehe.. :P

Aiden is going to Cambodia!!

Yeah yeah.

In a few days kita sekeluarga bakal pegi Cambodia for church mission trip. First time nih Aiden naek pesawat. Agak deg2an juga. Harus didoain terus supaya ga rewel or teriak2 di pesawat wkwkwkwk. Dia skarang dah bisa teriak2 melengking kalo lagi overly happy.

Karena gue lagi males nulis panjang2 at the moment. Gue kasih aja ya poto2 Aiden hehehehehe…


Dan beberapa hari yg lalu, kita para bloggers/writers berkumpul untuk ketemuan ama Seanie nya Shinta, yg mumpung lagi transit di Singapore for a few days. Jadi ada 3 babies saat itu. Noel, Aiden and Seanie. Udah pasti gue akan bikin komiknya. Tapi ntar ya, sehabis gue balik dari Cambodia.

But, here is the preview of the komik of our pertemuan wkwkwkwkkw…

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SCENE: While watching Sesame Street DVD…
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Mama Noel-Mama Aiden-Mama Seanie-Grace-Viryani-Phenny

Note: Seanie is obsessed with foot hihihihi 

Stay tune for the komik… :) :)

How I know he is the one from God (Part 6)

To read previous chapters, click:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5 

CHAPTER 13: THE DAYS OF THE OTHER WOMAN

Weits! Title chapternya mengerikan!! HAEUhauEhaE.

Beberapa hari after kita pulang dari retret, si G menghadap seorang hamba Tuhan yg udah ngedoain G since he first saw G kira2 taon 2006. Dan istrinya itu juga lg doain gue. Ya intinya Tuhan taruh beban dihati mereka untuk doain G and me. Padahal waktu itu gue ama G belon ada apa2 and mereka masih ga tau kalo Tuhan ternyata masangin kita berdua at the end. Nah istrinya ini bergerak di karunia nabi. But as time went by mereka slalu updated lah ttg kita dan masih terus doain kita berdua.

Soooo, si G akhirnya cerita ama mereka that….

Yup! There was another woman in the hood! wkwkwkwk. So intinya, si G menemukan cewe laen sebut aja si L. And mereka deket banget and saling mendoakan. AND SEMUANYA TANPA SEPENGETAHUAN GUE!!! HAHAHAHA

Istri hamba Tuhan tersebut, (panggil aja Tante H) kasih kabar itu ke gue, and gue termehek2 kaget donk!!!! Mana mungkin lah yao ga kaget! Gue kira kita masih pray bareng!

Nah yg lucunya, gue tuh kenal ama itu cewe. Dia baru dateng ke greja kita. Sebelon gue tau berita menggenaskan tadi, suatu hari gue pelayanan di kebaktian, tiba2 ada altar call and that cewe maju kedepan. And ga tau knapa, gue itu tergerak untuk doain dia. So gue maju loh. Somehow my heart said ‘ini cewe kayaknya ada something deh. Ga tau apa. But something attract me to this girl’.. so ya makanya gue maju doain dia. And pas gue doain, doa yg keluar adalah ‘Now is not the time, just wait and be patient.’ … MANA GUE TAU DIA TERNYATA LAGI DOAIN AND DEKET AMA G!!! HAHAHAHAHA… gue kira ya doanya ttg bukan saatnya si cewe ini tinggal di Spore karena dia kan mao cari jalan supaya bisa stay disini (setau gue)

Lah trus waktu Tante H kasih tau gue itu cewenya. WOW, langsung gue ngeh… ohhhhhh, brarti mantep juga nih Tuhan bilang ke gue harus doain itu cewe hehehe.

So intinya gini cerita G ke tante H and suaminya:

Si G mao sama si L, mereka udah saling mendoakan dan saling suka. And G suka ama si L karena dia tuh worship leader, jago nyanyi, jago masak, anak pendeta dan masih ada hal2 yg laen yg ntar aja gue jelasin karena seru hehe. And tante H tetep bilang kalo L bukan dari Tuhan buat G. But G bersikeras pilih L karena sebenernya dia itu mao lari dari doain gue and ga mao doain gue. And also menurut G, si L ini a very good candidate for him yg bisa mendukung his pelayanan. Lagian, kan si L and G sama2 sudah melayani di gereja, masa ga boleh together.  Karena tante H tetep bilang that L is not from God, si G akhirnya bilang, “ok deh, aku akan bawa si L ketemu tante dan om. You will see that I’m choosing the right one”

So, si tante ceritain semua itu ke gue. And she said, “kamu doa ya Nel, we will meet them tomorrow night…”

JENG JENG JENG….

Sooooo, gimana dengan kondisi gue setelah gue tau smua itu?????

OF COZ SEMPET PANASSSS!!! HAHAHAHA but after that….

nyantaaaaiiiiiii wkwkwk.. asli loh… gue ga gusar lagi, sakit ati, etc etc. Bener2 kekuatan Tuhan ngalir luar biasa. Karena Tuhan udah kasih gue strong confirmation that G is for me. But ga tau, hati gue tenang banget. My spirit calm gitu deh.. ga blingsatan wkwkkwkw. And yg lucunya mereka ga kasih tau gue kalo mreka udah mendekati status pacaran, and si cewe itu tau kalo gue and G itu sebenernya lg berdoa bareng.

Now then I understand knapa si Pastor Rajan doain gue ‘do not be disturbed’ sampe 3 kali… wkwkwkw.. Trus tiba2 gue come across one article di blog temen. Article prophecy buat saat itu. Dari prophet Chuck Pierce.

Dia bilang gini summarynya:

‘ The Lord says: I will shadow you and bring u thru the confusion u’ve been in. Be ready for this is  the day that I will call you quickly and change ur circumstance quickly. Don’t go to sleep. Sanctify your hearts and be ready to defend the hope that is within u. The enemy has come and put u on the defensive. Do not back up and do not come into agreement with the enemy who has tried to squeeze hope out and cause your faith shield to fall. I will assign you in the night watch so by noonday the terror has passed you!’ 

And ternyata pas banget kata2nya. God is saying to me to defend the hope that is within me. And nightwatch yg dia bilang diatas itu ternyata gue disuruh bangun subuh2 buat doa. Beneran gue 3 hari berturut2 dibangunin Tuhan pas jam 4 pagi buat doa perang. HAHAHAHA. Gue ada tulis tuh di blog ttg peperangannya di sini… And the article yg prophecy itu gue juga taruh linknya di sono… :) MESTI BACA BLOG GUE YG ITU YA!! karena sangat2 keren Tuhan disono hehehe. Karena itu doa peperangan antara my destiny, G’s and L’s… heheheheh

Trus the next day, gue dengerin kotbah Joel Oesteen. Ini adalah hari where Tante H, suaminya, G and L bertemu delapan mata. HARI YG SANGAT MENENTUKAN!!! wkwkwkkw

And gue dikuatin abis2an ama kotbah si Oesteen.

Ada kata2nya yg bilang begini:

Whenever things get difficult, the intensity has been turned up, that’s a sign that you are close to your victory. When those lies start bombarding your mind, u are tempted to get discouraged but it’s not the time to give up. That is the time to dig your heels in! Put on new attitude, you are close to your victory!! 

The reason the intensity has been turned up is becoz the enemy knows that your victory is coming close. When u keep doing what is right, keep hoping, keep believing, before long he will give that final push, you will see the situations turn around and u will see that promise come to pass. It’s like a woman giving birth. You are about to give birth to that PROMISE!!

And this is what I wrote in my diary:

Continue reading ‘How I know he is the one from God (Part 6)’

Yg namanya cowo tuh ya…(Part 2)

Ini kelanjutan dari tulisan gue beberapa hari lalu.

Gue ga nyangka that responds nya bakal sampe membludak begitu. My visitor numbers langsung doubled for a few days. Anak2 pada share etc.

But then, I feel the urge to nambahin that posting. I like this comment from someone anonymous.  Ga kenal sopo wkwkkwk, but he brought up a very valid point and I feel that this has to be highlighted in my blog to complement my previous posting…

That ‘Boy’ nulis begini:

In my opinion.. For this articke to fully bear its fruit is if both sexes read it with humility..
For the guys, don’t try and show off how ‘godly’ u are just to impress.. But let ur godliness show itself thru the testing of ur character.. Also, set this standard against no one else but urself.. Its too easy for us to use this as an excuse to judge other men..

For the ladies, while i understand ur frustation in finding the godly men, i find that it is a dangerous thing to ask “where are the godly men?” if not accompanied by the continuous testing of ur own character.. Dont let pride be found in ur heart in Expecting others to be more ‘godly’ then urself..

Yep saya sangat2 setuju dengan komen bapak Boy. Article yg gue post kmaren ttg 5 pillars of manhood, for me, it should talk more about the readers.  Maksud gue gini,..

Saat para cowo baca itu, mereka jadi introspeksi ama diri mereka sendiri. Apakah mereka haus mengejar hal2 seperti itu?  Apa mereka trying to build themselves according to what God intended to be? Yg ga kompromi dengan hal2 yg ga kudus, yg jaga hati cewe baik2 bukan buat dicoba2 pacaran etc. Buat buka mata mereka sendiri.

And we can’t use this article to judge other man. Kita sebagai manusia gampang punya tendency seperti itu. Gue juga masih harus belajar, instead of judging, harus lebih ke guiding.  We can’t use these qualities in the article to condemn other men. My heart desire writing that posting is for young men and young women, to see the seeds that God has given to u. To see the capacity that God has given you. That you are actually meant to be a  man of honour, a man of faith, a man that reveal Jesus in yourself. And strive to be that.

For the woman, that very question “where are the godly men?” is indeed very dangerous kalo ga dibarengin dengan introspeksi diri sendiri. Apakah kamu juga strive to be a godly woman yg cantik di mata Tuhan? Apa sih wanita yg cantik dimata Tuhan?? Nanti ya topik selanjutnya buat di blog in HAEUhaUEhaUEHaE.

When u ask, “where are the godly men?” with frustration, definitely u also have to check inside your heart. Knapa loe kok frustrated ngomongnya? HAEUhaUEhauEH. Nah sometimes, u cant see the godly man that around u yg pas buat kamu, karena memang  Tuhan belon mencelikkan mata loe or loe sendiri belon siap hehehehe. Most of the times sih belon siap. :)

Yg gue percaya, saat Tuhan lihat the woman ready, Dia sendiri yg akan bawa that godly man to her. Liat aja kisah hidup para blogger/writer, Shinta and Hans, Grace and Tepen,  Lia and Mike, gue and G. Some of them dari Indo tapi eh kok bisa dapet suami orang bule, bulenya yg juauhhhh bgt lagi asalnya.

Lia orang Jakarte, Mike bule, orang suku Amish- mennonite, yg sampe skarang gue ga tau aslinya tinggal di negara mana, yg jelas tempat terpencil di Europe (or Amrik? .. ah ga tau ah gelap, nyari2 asalnya Mike ga dapet sih. Lia, u can correct donk for me.. eheheheh) (Ralat: Amish-mennonite itu bukan suku, but church denomination… ya gue sendiri ga bisa jelasin lebih jelas, pokoknya orang bule yg tinggal nan jauh disana gitu deh HAHAHAHA. Kalo mo cari tau lebih lengkap silakan visit blognya Lia ya HAEUhaUEhae)

Shinta orang Indo, suaminya bule orang Faroe, (keturunan Viking) alias dari Denmark. Faroe pulau kecil juga padahal and most of us ga pernah denger nama ini pulau.

And gimana mereka bisa ketemu jodoh mereka padahal jaraknya jauhhhh gitu? And yet Tuhan pertemuin mereka?

Mike ketemu Lia saat dia melakukan misi…

Hans ketemu Shinta saat di kapal Doulos, kapal misi…

Gue ketemu G saat misi…

lah trus para cewe2 nanya…“apa gue harus misi buat ketemu my godly man?” .. wkwkwkwkwk Ga lah. But the point is saat kita chase our calling, that’s where Tuhan bakal pertemuin your own godly man and future husband.

Even si Grace and Tepen, I dunno if they are called for mission or not, but what I know they both lg chasing their calling saat mereka bertemu. Si Grace setia nulis buku buat Tuhan, gue inget pertama kali dia nulis buku judulnya ‘a puzzle of jomblo life’ ditaon 2005-2006 an. Gue baca tuh bukunya. Thennnn.. baru taon 2011 ini gue ternyata bisa kenal ama dia personally karena blognya Lia HAEUhaUEhhaE. And surprised to see that she had released another book called ‘Tuhan Masih Menulis Cerita Cinta’, and dia merit and currently pregnant :) .. Padahal dibuku ‘jomblo life’ dia, dia tuh sangat pusing dan bergumul, sering ngomel2 ama Tuhan ttg cowo etc. And yet, when she is faithful ama Tuhan, chasing her calling, Tuhan bawa dia kenal Tepen… :)

Nah itu maksud gue, saat kita chase our calling, no matter what it is., gue yakin banget the woman or man will find their ‘godly man’ or ‘godly woman’ . So girls, dun worry when sepertinya disekitar loe ga ada godly men. Just focus in chasing your calling, being what God intended u to be. Nanti Tuhan sendiri yg akan bawa that godly pangeran to you. And it will be in His right timing. Mao yg jauh2 pun yg dari negeri jauh disono, Dia bisa bawa ke loe. Mao yg dari Amazon kek, Ethopia kek, Mesir kek.. or maybe malah yg satu komplek ama rumah loe.. HAEUhAUEhauEhaE

So, no need to ask “where are the godly men” in frustration… just be still, be a lady in waiting while keep focusing in mempercantik dirimu luar dalem.. :)

Yg namanya cowo tuh ya…

Gue lagi mo membahas topic yg hangat. Gue tadi share the below article di FB, eh ga nyangka jadi rame banget pada komen2. Sampe dishare2. Kayaknya blog stats visitornya si Viryani hari itu jadi buanyakkk hAUEhAUEHuAEHae..

Nah gue mao ubrek2 dan bahas bagian2 from this article karena menarik. And it is close to everyone’s heart I believe. All of us is searching for THE ONE (kecuali yg dikaruniai celibacy). Makanya this topic sangat rame pas gue post di FB AUEhaUEhauEHae… Here is the below article in blue. And pembahasannya …

The 5 Pillars of Manhood
(How Men Should Love & Respect Women)
WE NEED MEN OF GOD WHO WILL LOVE & RESPECT WOMEN OF FAITH.. NEXT STOP “MANHOOD”

I spent the day with a group of men in our house church learning what it takes to be a man of God when it comes to loving and respecting women. In our day an age most men are not men, they are boys. Most guys still want to marry their mom, have a women serve and take care of them, are not willing to take initiative or commit in a relationship, most men are still living in fear, not pursuing their callings by settling for “safe” because its easy. This is sad, upsetting and the standard must change. Women don’t want to marry boys, they want to marry men. Women don’t want boys they have to put up with, clean up after and take care of, they want to be lead, pursued and taken on an exciting life adventure. 

If you go to most of the churches in the Western world today, you will find that there are very few spiritual men, instead there are many spiritual women. It’s disappointing, but I hear it from women of faith all the time, “Pastor Jaeson, where are the godly men?”

Nah!! That very question!

“where are the godly men?”

Ini adalah suatu pertanyaan yg ancient skali wkwkkwkw. Dari sejak gue single, sampe skarang udah punya anak, yg sering terjadi di greja adalah, banyak cewe yg single and godly but ga gitu banyak cowo yg single and godly. Pilihan ga banyak bokkkk.. hahuAHEuaheuahEae Yg banyak adalah cowo2 itu dateng, dan pergi lagi. Entah karena apa lah.

Yg setau gue, banyak cowo2 ini ‘ga berani’ approach the girls, or approach dengan cara yg salah, or ga ngerti panggilan mereka apa yet jadi masih lebih care about the concerns of the world, like career, travel etc etc. And most times, cewe2 single digreja, menunggu dan menunggu dan bertanya2… “mana nih kok di greja ga banyak pilihan..” .. ayo ayo bener gaaaa!!! hAUEhAUEhuAEHae Yg setuju katakan AMINNNNNN!!! *lho* HAHAHAHAHA

Today, a good brother and leader in our GBS community Daniel Ra explained what God showed him to be the “5 Pillars of Manhood” in how men must love, respect and serve women. It was enlightening and reinforcing from what I have been teaching men for years when it comes to pursuing a woman of God.. of course none of us are perfect, we all have our mistakes, but we must each strive to be better and greater than what we were before yesterday,everyday making an effort to be more like God, to be just like Jesus, to be a man of faith and honor.

The 5 Pillars of Manhood..

1. LEAD A man must be a leader in a relationship, in a marriage, in a family. There are no excuses. A woman doesn’t want to make the decisions for her man, she wants her man to lead in the relationship. A man must take initiative. A man of God is leader, not a follower, a servant, not a slave, a hero not a coward. A man of God knows God and therefore knows himself. He should be the leader spiritually first, emotionally, mentally and physically he should set the standard for others to follow.

Saat man tidak menggunakan otoritasnya sbagai laki2, the woman will rule. Itu yg sangat ga healthy. A man of God will lead his own family to where God wants them to go.

2. PROTECT A real man of God will protect his partner. That means he is willing to lay down his very own life, needs and wants for the protection of the one he loves. Every decision he makes when it comes to a relationship has her protection in mind. A woman needs to feel secure, that she is protected and safe with her man. She doesn’t need to second guess, wonder if she will be okay, or have her heart and mind played with. A real man of God will not only protect his woman physically, but also mentally, emotionally and spiritually. He always has the highest good in his mind for her safety, well being and wholeness.

Ini yg gue pernah bahas pas gue bawain topik ‘Love, Sex and Dating’ pas misi ke Sumba di satu SMA. U know, saat gue bilang ttg role seorang laki2 yg mestinya jadi pelindung seorang cewe. Some of the guys kayak tampangnya sneer gitu. Anggep itu remeh. But then gue tambahin, “skarang kalo kalian have seks sama cewe sebelon menikah. Apakah kamu melindungi mereka? U should know there are a lot of risks, bisa hamil, bisa penyakit kelamin. Dan slalu yg cewe yg kehilangan banyak. Kalo katanya kalian sayang sama cewe kalian, tapi bukankah dengan ngajak mereka to have seks with u malah sebenernya merugikan cewe kalian? Kalian bukannya melindungi tapi malah merusak.”

And gue liat tampangnya cowo2 itu langsung diem.. ehauEhauEHuaEHaE.. forgive them Lord as they don’t understand what they are doing. :P See, banyak cowo2 jaman skarang yg hilang alias ga ngerti ttg ‘what does it mean to be a man’ .. Jgn heran dari dulu sampe skarang, banyak cewe yg gampang klepek2 kalo liat pilem romance yg the man protect the girl, yg handle the girl ga sembarangan as she is so precious. Karena ga banyak cowo yg bisa kayak gini…

Apalagi ada cowo2 yg bilang, “kalo sayang, u have to make love to me” alias having sex. Wah gue bisa tulis panjang soal ini hAUEhauEhuaHE but next time deh. But intinya, as a man, if you really love your woman, u do whatever it takes to help her to be what God intended her to be. Finding her calling, building her up to be a woman yg cantik dimata Tuhan. Itu adalah laki2 yg gagah dimata gue! :)

Kalo malah minta having sex/ga sengaja leading her to have sex, are you ngerusak dia or bikin dia cantik dimata Tuhan?

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