None Of Your Business!

None Of Your Business!

Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them... When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is My will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!” - John 20:20a-22

Jesus, after resurrection from the death, appeared the third time to His disciples. He told Peter to follow Him.

As usual, Peter's eyes were not fixed on Jesus (i.e. the boat and the storm). He turned and saw John following behind them. Instead of focusing on Jesus, he began to wonder about what John was doing.

This is still the same in today's context. As we follow Jesus, our eyes wander and sometimes turn to look at what other believers are doing. We are either critical OR competitive towards them. Sometimes, we are even jealous. These are ALL rooted in the nature of insecurity.

But Jesus told Peter, "It's NONE of your business! You just follow Me."

In the same way, what others are doing is NONE of our business! Every single one of us has our own God-given assignment. Our responsibility is simply to follow Him and go after our unique assignment.

Don't be a copycat in the Kingdom. Don't be an echo. Be WHO you were created to be. When you try to do what others are doing, you will get more and more competitive; you will STRIVE within and have no rest; you will burn out eventually.

But if you do what you are supposed to be doing, created in Christ for God-given good works, you will REST within. And you will have longevity.

Don't try to keep up with an image that is not yours. Even in the social media regardless of your likes and no. of followers. That will be audacity and not authenticity. BE WHO YOU WERE CREATED TO BE!

No. 1 Fear

The fear of public speaking is known as the most common fear in the world. Research revealed that it is ranked as the No. 1 fear, above the fear of death.

This is the reason why we got J to crush this kind of fear as soon as possible before he learns the fear of public speaking from schools/workplace.

The privilege of homeschooling is that we can have a closer view of the child's growing up years so that we can reduce the exposure and eliminate the sources of fear.

As we congratulated him last night for the completion of a 1-year course, he said, "I don't have any fear of public speaking."

It is our role as parents to help our child crush every fear along the way. The only fear must be the fear of God.

Fear is not inborn. Fear is always learnt. It is learnt from upbringing, modeling the parents' own fears, picking up from the environment/friends and circumstances.

Faith is inborn. But faith must overcome fear. Since faith works through Love and Love casts out fear, each time we demonstrate love to the child in the particular area he has fear in, we crush that fear.

Whose Plan Is It?

Whose Plan Is It?

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. - Prov 16:1

We read a passage like this and we often think that God's will for our direction and plans should first be revealed to us through prayer, before we act or step into them.

Then we read another passage as follows.

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. - Prov 16:3

This seems to indicate that we are the ones planning ahead and stepping into the plans as we commit our work to God.

Which one is right? The answer is Yes.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. - Prov 3:5-6

Whether it is first revealed to us before we act, or we first act into our plans before we realise it's in God's will, the important thing is not about the sequence. What is vital is simply our trust in Him.

As long as we trust Him in every step of the way, both ways can take place. There isn't a hard and fast rule in the Kingdom, because the Kingdom is not about system. It's about relationship. And relationship is about trust.

As Singaporeans, we are always more interested in "what must come first", instead of "WHO must come first."

How To Protect Your Children

How To Protect Your Children

As parents, it is in our instinct to protect our children. While we protect them from harm, we must not dis-empower them from growing to overcome evil.

Love that dis-empowers is not love. It's co-dependency and it's unhealthy. True love learns to release one into maturity.

Our boy is growing unto a teenager. It's going so fast that we truly miss the little cutie pie. It's a phase in life where every parent has to go through, especially so when we home-school our child.

Nonetheless, we know that we cannot hold onto him like before. Because Love has to empower. It has to release one into maturity.

However, while the kind of parental protection towards a child has to emerge as he grows, there is one that is unchanging ----- and that is Psalm 91. Since God has no grandchildren, Psalm 91 applies to all our children.

Verse 1-2 begin with, "He who dwells in the shelter of the most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust."

For Psalm 91 to apply to our child, it takes Proverbs 14:26.

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞. - Prov 14:26 ESV

Confidence and strength flood the hearts of the lovers of God who live in awe of Him, and 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲. - Prov 14:26 TPT

1 John 4:18 says that there is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. The fear of the Lord is to live in awe of Him. When we live in awe of Him, there remains no more fear of men or anything else. This drives out all fears, so that we have strong confidence.

When our children see "My God, in whom I trust" through us, they are provided with Psalm 91, where God's protection is imparted to them as they recognise Him as the place of shelter and security.

To protect our child when he/she is young, you may use your physical ability.

To protect our child when he/she has grown older, you live in awe of God.

Abiding in His Love

Abiding in His Love

By using substitution in the passage, we can discover an interesting truth about abiding in His Love.

Abide in Me, and I in you. - Jn 15:4

Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit. - Jn 15:5

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you... - Jn 15:7

First substitution, I = My words.

Abiding in His Words is the same as abiding in Him. And He abiding in us is the same as His Words abiding in us.

As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Abide in My love. - Jn 15:9

Second substitution, Me = My love.

Abiding in His love is the same as abiding in Him.

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love. - Jn 15:10

Third substitution, My commandments (My Words) = My love

Abiding in His Words is the same as abiding in His Love.

Conclusion:

If we want to abide (stay, remain, continue, dwell) in His Love, we must abide in His Words.

When we do the Word of Christ, the Love of God is made manifest and remains in us. Because when we become the Word made flesh, we become the prototype of Christ who is Love.

P.S: Why do some serve in so many church ministries, but they experience burn-out and do not experience the love of God? Because they are DOING ministries instead of DOING the Word of Christ. It's that simple and we don't need to complicate the matters.

Each time when I do the Word of Christ, I get refreshed and re-charged physically. You don't get tired doing His Word. You get renewed doing His Word. This proves that John 4:34 is true ----- "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me."

So if you feel tired serving church ministries, to the point of feeling burn-out, you will need to re-evaluate if you are really serving God or serving men.

Lesson From My Son

Lesson From My Son

The temptations faced by a boy are different from the temptations faced by a girl. There is why parenting involves a father and a mother. It has always been Adam & Eve, not Adam & Steve, nor Ademina & Eve. Yeah I'm straightening your belief if you are not straight.

Two nights ago, while my son was doing Duolingo, I prayed a long prayer over him, laying my hand on his head. He didn't know what I was praying as he was focused on his language learning. One of the prayers I said was, "Holy Spirit, empower him to remember all the testimonies that You have done in his life so that He remembers Your goodness and testify Your goodness to others."

An hour passed after praying for him. Before he slept, I went into his room to kiss him. He sat up and shared, "Papa, I want to share with you something important."

Papa: What is it?

J: Do you know that one side of my eyes has been seeing a blue vision? And God told me that when I have overcome the temptation, it will be gone. Now it is GONE because I have learnt to overcome it.

Papa: How did you overcome?

J: By doing what you taught me.

Papa: What did I teach you?

J: I don't ask God to help me overcome temptations. I commanded the enemy to leave; I spoke to myself about identity and I used Scriptures to speak.

Papa: (elated within) That's cool!

I have shared many times that the Law of First Mention is extremely powerful. As parents, we cannot neglect it. The first mention of any subject (includes teaching) must be done by the parents, not the school. It is one of the reasons why we chose homeschooling.

According to neuroscientists, "The brain initially processes new information more powerfully and deeply than subsequent information on the same subject, due to the process of neuroplasticity. When new information is encountered, the brain forms new neural connections and strengthens existing ones, essentially "writing" the new information onto the neural landscape. Subsequent exposure to the same information, while still beneficial for memory consolidation, doesn't trigger the same level of dramatic neural change as the initial learning."

By teaching J ONCE on how to approach temptations, he applied it immediately.

God wasn't waiting for J to overcome temptation before removing the blue vision from his eye. This was what he heard from God, but without an understanding in the interpretation.

The voice of God must be interpreted in the light of the Word and the finished works of Christ. So what he heard was the language of God without the interpretation. I shared before that your theology affects your hearing.

I spoke with God about what J heard. Then I went to J and explained, "You were a seer since young. The blue vision is the blockage you saw. It is hindering you because temptations can hinder your life. God was telling you that it acted as a sign for you. When you have overcome temptation, you will stop seeing the blue vision (blockage)."

This is an interesting & supernatural phenomenon that I have never encountered. I don't get to 'see' like this. But I'm learning from my son through his encounters.

SG Friends

Dear Friends

I'm sharing this, regardless of whether you believe or not. I just want to do my part so that I don't regret keeping silent.

Within these 5 years (or perhaps earlier than expected), another scam-demic shall break out. C-19 is a thing of the past. The big pharma's recommended solution has killed many, if you know what I refer to. I don't believe you have no friends or relatives around you who suddenly died or had sudden heart issues, pregnancy issues, cancers, etc in recent years. And no, it has nothing to do with 'long C-19'.

Thus, another recommended solution will arise for the new scam-demic. Remember this: The solution is NOT made for the scam-demic. The scam-demic shall be released for the purpose of the solution.

For Singaporeans, it will be mandatory to use the solution, or risk getting fined and/or jailed.

How do you and your family prepare for it?

1) If you are a believer, start equipping yourself with divine healing and divine protection truths. You need NOT be afraid of any virus or disease if you know these truths. Start now. Do NOT wait until it comes as it will be too late.

C-19 tried to hit me in 2023. But by the grace of God, I crushed it within a day by believing in divine healing and protection. I remain 'un-vexinated' till this day. The only shot I take is Jesus.

2) If you are not a believer, there will definitely be an alternative AND safe solution outside of the big pharma. Do NOT listen to the narratives provided by the big pharma and the mainstream media. Do NOT just read/listen to mainstream media. Be open and find out more from other streams.

3) If you are going to do point 1 and/or point 2, do NOT take the recommended solution by the big pharma and world health. In doing so, you are avoiding what is mandatory and you are getting ready to be persecuted.

4) Start planning for re-location. Joshua 1:9 - God is with you wherever you go. It literally means WHEREVER YOU GO. It doesn't mean that you have to move now. But at least, you are aware and you are ready. Don't wait until it comes. It's going to come fast and furious, much faster than the previous scam-demic so that you have NO time to react.

You might wonder, "Why move when it's going to be worldwide?" Because there are people fighting back in other countries. Not Singapore. Unless a divine miracle takes place, there is no real boldness among the people here. More than 92% of our population took it during the last scam-demic.

I shared alot over social media in the last scam-demic. Lost some friends. Lost all speaking engagements. That's fine. Truth does not bow in the face of rejection.

5) Stay connected with those who are like-minded. You will need one another's support in time to come. Don't rely on your leaders (whether secular or churches). They are not going to protect you. You are responsible for you and your family.

If you don't believe it but think that this is a joke or a conspiracy theory, you have the right to believe so.

However, if this post helps even one person to be aware and ready, I have helped one.

The majority will not fight back in this country. We have seen it for decades. The law is powerless against the powerful. Don't expect justice and truth. It is likely not going to happen on this side of the earth. But eternity will encompass everlasting judgment. And they shall be judged.

Your assignment on earth is not completed. If you know the truth and yet choose to follow the majority blindly, do not say that you have run your race and fight a good fight at the end.

P.S: If it really doesn't take place within these 5 years due to various prominent ones fighting against it, praise God and you are still prepared when it comes.

Singapore's Education System Protects You

Singapore's Education System Protects You

The 10 or 12 years' Singapore's MOE education system lays an extremely strong foundation in any child's life. In general, it is hard to change the mindset after going through the system, except for a small handful.

Ages 7 to 16 is critical for shaping a child’s mind and thinking, especially in terms of cognitive development, emotional regulation, identity, and social understanding.

I have worked with young people (aged 13-25) for close to 13 years, while my wife has worked with children from aged 7 to 12 for more than 18 years. She was a MOE teacher before she became a homeschooling mum. I was in military full-time for 6 years before being a youth minister in the church for 7 years.

The reason why we chose homeschooling is partly because of our interactions with children and youths from the homeschooling network, which is a small percentage in Singapore.

Singapore's education system is robust. Foreigners, PRs and citizens who are not born in Singapore love it. They sing praises to the system. 

Apart from being extremely academic, the education system actually 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 you.

It 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 you from having critical thinking, because you are spoon-fed with loads of information. You don't challenge what you are provided with, because it is sacred and often, worshiped.

It 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 you from creativity and pushing boundaries with various ideologies because you are trained with one set of uniformed and conformed system, deemed to be the best.

It 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 you from having faith and exploring options because it is the safest mode of education system. And as long as you stay in it, you are promised with a bright future.

It 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 you from learning to question, because the answers are pretty much the same. If the answer is the same, the question is not important.

It 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 you from healthy discourse and open-mindedness, because you learn authority, submission and obedience through the system. For the boys, compulsory National Service further strengthens it.

It 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 you from experiencing the gift of life and its fullness, because you are focused on exams, s̵t̵r̵e̵a̵m̵i̵n̵g̵ grading and fighting to get into good schools. Ask any Junior College student what he/she wants to do in life, and the answer will, more often than not, be "I don't know."

It 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 you from having discernment (between truths and lies) because of pride through the glorious system where you picked up the head knowledge that the system always knows better than you.

Whether it is election result or any other matters, Singapore's radically high percentage of conformists is largely contributed by it's education system. This is likely one of the main reasons why the education system will not be changed.

Truth be told, this education system crept into the church in SG, where the Holy Spirit (True Teacher) appears weaker than the knowledge we've acquired through the deeply entrenched education system.

Having said these, a small handful still managed to break out of this protective education system, either before or after they went through it.

You are not defined by the system. You are defined by your identity, and it is God-given. If you are a believer, you don't stay in the protective zone. You step out into the war zone. Faith is spelt RISK.

Moved By The Father, Not Moved By Needs

Jesus was not moved by needs.

Jesus was moved by the Father. (Jn 5:19)

Since Christ is in us (Col 1:27) and we are to follow His example (Luke 9:23; 1 Jn 2:6), we must not be moved by needs, but we must be moved by the Father.

In other words, we must say "No" to meeting every need in order to say "Yes" to meeting the Father's assignments.

During the pandemic period, there were many needs. People asked me for help. 

One asked me to transcribe university's lectures (a few lessons) from audio to written words so that she could read them. She's deaf but resisted other forms of help.

Some asked me to transport food and goods to a few people in needs.

One asked me to assist in his job.

Some requested financial assistance.

Many requested healing and some, hospital visitations.

And the list went on.

I'm only one person. I can't meet all their needs. I am not supposed to be moved by needs. I am supposed to be moved by the Father.

𝐈𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 (𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝟔:𝟖; 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝟒:𝟏𝟗), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡.

You don't have to meet a need by demand, regardless of its urgency. You meet the Father's assignment and He will meet that need by His grace.

The Bible says that God knows all the needs and will supply for all the needs. You and I are not God. Neither was Jesus omni-present. Our job is to be moved by the Father, so that He can meet all the needs through us individually and corporately.

P.S: The next time when I say "No" to you, it's not because I reject helping you, but because I choose to focus on the Father's assignment.

Working Hard, Or Not?

Working Hard, Or Not?

It really is senseless to work so hard from early morning till late at night, toiling to make a living for fear of not having enough. God can provide for His devoted lovers even while they sleep! - Psalm 127:2 (TPT)

There is nothing wrong to work hard. The Bible teaches us to be diligent. But the motivation is MORE important than the action.

The fear of not having enough causes one to worry. Worrying means division and distraction. When we worry, our attention and desire for God will be divided and distracted.

In fact, worrying is self-centred. Resting, on the other hand, is God-centred. When we rest, our attention and desire for God will be directed and focused.

Worrying causes us to provide for ourselves as we live in the absence of the Father. This is why you toil from early morning till late at night for fear of not having enough.

Resting causes us to trust God to provide for us as we live in the presence of the Father. This is why a child is always at rest when it comes to finances, because he knows that his father will always provide.

God provides for us while we sleep. Resting releases God's providence, because Grace is received through Faith. You either worry and hinder the grace of God in your life, or you rest and accept the grace of God in your life.

Worrying is self-centred as you depend on yourself.

Resting is God-centred as you depend on Him.

Before your child, be a father.

Before your Father (God), be a child.

A Generation Transformed By Fathering

Nobody expects to sit at a spiritual reading booth hearing about their relationship with their father.

But today's central theme is on that.

A generation is not transformed by signs and wonders, though I love these. A generation is transformed by fathering.

This is why tremendous miracles often take place in Indonesia but there isn't much transformation. Because we are focusing on the wrong area.

Fathering is the key to a transformed life. I believe this is why the enemy focuses on distracting the fathers from their highest call, which is fathering.

To learn fathering, we must first learn to be sons. Sonship is the most important aspect of a Christian.

You can perform miracles, signs and wonders. You can give to the poor and needy. You can move strongly in the prophetic. But the moment you don't comprehend sonship, your actions might appear right but your motivations will always be wrong.

Without sonship, one cannot be a good representation of the Father. Only fathered fathers father.

You can share tons of testimonies to me about the works of God and I will not be moved by you unless you are a father who walks in sonship identity.

The works of God do not prove that you are a man of God. Anyone can be a miracle worker. But only sons can father like Him.

The day you lose communication with your kid is the day you need to re-evaluate your understanding of sonship.

As a father, today is a reminder that I must stay in communion with the Father so that I can stay in communion with my son.

Seeking What You Want

Seeking What You Want

If you seek after something, you desire it. You crave for it. You want it.

For the Gentiles 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 them all. But 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. - Matt 6:32-33

The word 'seek' in v32 is to desire, to crave and to want. The Gentiles WANT material things. God is not saying that we should not have material things. It says that He knows that we NEED them.

If we seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, all the material things that the Gentiles WANT will be added to us because we NEED them.

The word 'seek' in v33 is different from v32. The Greek word 'zéteo' means 'to seek with earnestness and diligence, with the intention of finding it'.

I like to read a verse from a 'backward' or an 'opposite' perspective. 

If we seek His Kingdom and His righteousness, but not FIRST as the order of priority, then the material things will not be added to us. If it is NOT ADDED to us, it means that there is NO INCREASE, and our own hard work, toil and labour is fully necessitated to see them.

If we seek (desire, crave, want) the material things, His Kingdom & His righteousness will be 'subtracted' from us.

This is why a Mammon-focused industry has many Christians living in unrighteousness. Not because they intentionally wanted to, but because the order of priority is in a wrong order. Thus, His Kingdom and His Righteousness cannot be manifested. On the contrary, the enemy's kingdom and the enemy's unrighteousness becomes manifested through their lives.

Sometimes, we think that we have the capacity to do both. But He Himself said that it is impossible to serve two masters (Matt 6:24).

The moment we go after material things (in the name of 'for the sake of my family' and/or 'for my retirement' and/or 'for financial freedom'), we choose the Gentiles' ways.

The Kingdom's way is always upside down. It often defies the logic of this world. It often reforms the patterns of this world.

What do you seek FIRST? It is revealed through your priority and your actions, not your words.

The Gift Of Communication

Connecting and communicating with the Japanese uncle about his Rubik cube and trying to use his newly learnt Japanese vocab with him.

On his van journey back, we wanted to give the US guy some rest. So we insisted that J gave him a break.

He was a tad sad, so we let him sit beside this Japanese uncle. You can see him beaming from ear to ear.

This Japanese guy is one of the rare few who grew his own coffee beans in Tokyo (not a suitable climate) using AI and greenhouse effect. Wow!

J simply loves people. He has a heart to connect with people of all ages and countries. God has given him the gift of communication. We pray that this remains permanent for the rest of his life.

A Word for Parents

A word for parents whose kids are entering into the teenage years...

Do NOT deal with their behaviours.

Deal with their identity.

This is especially so for boys, since girls are generally easier in their teenage years.

Their behaviours may frustrate you...

Their behaviours may surprise you...

Their behaviours may confuse you...

But they are NOT their behaviours.

If you deal with them according to their behaviours, you will lose them.

If you deal with them according to their identity, they will draw close to you..

Going Before Your Son

One of the things which a father does is to empower his child.

But empowerment doesn't necessarily mean risking one's safety.

We chose to live near MRT so that J can be empowered to be more independent. We are not going to spoil him by driving him everywhere he goes.

Today's generation has an entitlement mindset. And we do not wish that J walks in that kind of mindset.

He travels to some of his classes on his own, provided that the journey is not too crowded in terms of road traffic (if he has to cross the road), and that the demographic in that area is reasonably decent.

Afterall, he is our ONLY child.

Today, his karate location officially changed. After dropping him by car, I searched for the route to walk to the MRT.

Here I am, doing a recce of the route, checking out the car traffic and the demographic. 

As a father, I'm going before him. Before he goes.

Verdict: Not safe.

In this case, we will travel with him by the MRT until we are ready to let him be on his own.

The Father in heaven always goes BEFORE us. Wherever we go, He was already there. This is why Joshua 1:9 is a timeless principle.

People sometimes ask me to pray, "Can you pray if this place is where God wants me to go? Will He be in it?"

Well, there won't be a place where He wasn't there and there won't be a place where He won't be with you. Since He lives right on the inside, where you go is where He goes.

The Next Generation

The Next Generation

Alot of God-things ended with the first generation. The second generation often dropped the baton.

I believe the main key lies with fathering. This is why the Old Testament ended with the hearts of the fathering turning to the next generation and vice versa.

So many God's generals (Roberts Liardon) didn't have a second generation who walked in the same power or surpassed the first generation.

What is warred and fought for is usually stewarded better than what is simply handed over. Similarly, our first generation of leadership in the nation had to war and fight for the nation. But the next generation of leadership was simply given the power and privileges.

Moses fathered Joshua well, though Joshua didn't have his next generation. Yet we see a similarity. Both Moses and Joshua had to war and fight. It wasn't enough that Joshua witnessed Moses warring. Joshua needed to have his own warring (i.e. Jericho).

Fathering is not merely nurturing. We need to train our child to war and fight in the spiritual realm. We need to prepare them for battles. At times, we will need to let them go through battles without interference so that God-things do not end with the first generation.

Today's kids are given many privileges. These are not going to help them rise above us unless they are put through warring and fighting. 

True fathering is empowerment.