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You guys may find this interesting, just a small trivia about our human body.

TOP 10 THINGS INTERESTING FACTS OF THE HUMAN BODY:-

10. A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.

9. According to German researchers, the risk of heart attack is higher on Monday than any other day of the week.

8. An average person uses the bathroom 6 times per day.

7. Babies are born with 300 bones, but by adulthood we have only 206 in our bodies.

6. By age sixty, most people have lost half of their taste buds.

5. It takes 17 muscles to smile — 43 to frown.

4. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.

3. On average women say 7,000 words per day. Men manage just over 2000.

2. The human body has enough fat to produce 7 bars of soap.

1. A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks

Interesting eh? Tell me if you know of an interesting fact.

James 5:16
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
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There is power when believers come together to pray for one another. Bible says that when 2 or 3 gather in His name, there His presence will also be. Instead of coming to God daily and praying thru your christmas list, why not change it to a people list where you stand in the gap for people and pray thru their needs.

Usually, people share their problems to each other not because of boredom or to strike a topic. What they are really saying is that they need yours and my prayers. Truth is, we are not the ones to help solve each other’s problems, God is. We are called to be intercessors and an encourager. For example, one person praying is like 1 firecracker being exploded but if 10 other people are praying for the same thing, it would be like fire works in the sky, attracting the attention of God.

I know that i won’t be here in where i am today if not for friends that have been keeping me in prayer and always there to encourage.

Job 16:20
My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;

So never despise on what you pray and esp on who u pray for. You never know what your prayer will produce. I know that it did for me. If you have run out of ideas to solve or help the person, just run to God and remind Him until the prayer is being fulfilled. Also, i want to thank those of you who have kept me in your prayer, how unselfish of you… so touched. I also want to thank Jesus who is our greatest intercessor, up in Heaven seizing to pray for us so that breakthrough might come. Let’s follow the image of Christ and start being intercessors!

Good news for ppl who are tired to have their email boxes stuffed with "Jane has update her friendster blog" can now choose not to receive their friend’s updates, just go to account settings and choose ‘no’ so that me updating my blog daily won’t give you the hassle to keep deleting stuff from your inbox… woohoo. now i feel better.

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Today’s blog is what is the most touching statement anyone has ever said to you this year? For me, my love language is words of affirmation so i will be easily touched when someone is kind or bother to encourage me with a touching statement. My eyes will lid up and my heart will begin to melt inside. Yeah, i am a big softee.

To me, words bring life or death. Words like factory items have to go thru QC (Quality control) or else… like water, once it has been poured out, it can never returned back. Have you encouraged someone today?

TOP 10 MOST TOUCHING STATEMENTS

10.  "I am so blessed by you…."

9. "How come i didn’t know you earlier??"

8. "What is life without you/How can i live without you?"

7. "You brought joy n happiness in my life"

6. "I would do anything just to see the smile on your face"

5. "You are doing a great job!"

4. "You are special in God and my sight"

3. "You have made an impact in my life…"

2. "I believe in you…"

1. "Hey *Your name*, I love you.." God

What is the most touching statement anyone has ever said to you? Write to me in comments.

If you are reading this today, you must admit that there are things in your life or issues even right now that you don’t have the courage to do or face. Well i have..I remembered last time when i was still little, i was afraid of overhead bridges because of my fear of heights but whatever, i overcame that many years ago. Anyway, is those times when it seems as though u had swallowed a huge stone and can’t speak, or those times when u just clam up and lost all sensations for your whole entire body or those times when you seem to be participating in the Olympics’ 100metre dash but actually you are running away from something. Here are some of the things:-

TOP 10 THINGS PEOPLE FIND IT HARD TO DO:-

10. Putting on a front to be happy but actually you are in a sad state.

9. Waking up in the mornings unless you are 60 years & above.

8. Exercise.

7. Shedding the 20kg u put on over the years.

6. Eat vegetables.

5. Lending or giving out money.

4. Saying sorry.

3. Confessing your true feelings to the one u love.

2. Liking a person that you don’t even like.

1. Giving up someone that you cherish alot in your life.

What is the hardest thing that you ever had to do in your life? Write back to me at the comments section.

Just want to say if you have been receiving notification emails from friendster saying "Jane has updated her blog", and find it chalking up your email cos i write almost everyday, just want to say, "Is not my fault…" hahaha… but i still hope to enlighten you with my blogs everyday.

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Alright, back to today’s blog. Think what i am going to write today is alittle over the top, it may either make some people to either be uncomfortable or having the ability to encourage them. Today, i like to comment on ex-generals(ex-cgls) in the kingdom of God. Don’t know why, i prefer calling them ex-generals cos i always think that they are like generals leading their soldiers for war. Anyway, i find great encouragement when i see them and look at their lives now, though it maybe different from what they used to do.

Truth is, it is never an easy thing, climbing down from a position that you used to lead. Deep inside, there is always a struggle within you esp when you have to face the ‘what-happen-to-you’ looks from people, having to drift away from your leader friends cos their own packed timing and having to face what your future in the Lord beholds.

There can only be 2 routes to this path: Either you give up everything and leave church or you can choose to stay and see what happens. I choosed the 2nd option. All of time being a christian, i see many people come and go and everytime i see someone else choosing to give up, i will tell myself that i do not want to be like any of them, choosing the foolish route. Think about it, God is good, the devil is bad, and instead of choosing the good, u choose to have the bad things in ur life? Truth is i rather choose to stay and see what happens rather than giving up and wondered if anything could ever happen.

Therefore, i would like to comment and applaude ex-generals cos you gave me the hope and courage to stay on, inspiration that life still continues after ministry and most importantly, companionship as we walk out of the rut together. Don’t you think we should form a club or something? hahaha… ANyway, to the rest of you who is thinking of giving up and walking away from God, stop those crazy thoughts of yours, put your act together and choose option 2. Look, there are people choosing to stay… isn’t that enough to be the greatest example to follow?? C’mon… join the club of people willing to fight against the odds, overcoming their fears of disappointment, having a different spirit of doing something different for the kingdom of God. Must it always be about you, really? Do it for God!

Meanwhile, I am looking forward to my future ahead. Looking forward to further my studies next year, look forward to staying in shape and live healthier, looking forward to give to building fund, looking forward to start serving in ministry, looking forward to impacting the marketplace, looking forward in how to give inspiration to people reading this blog. Hahaha…My friend, Angie told me to publish a book on my top 10 list which i already thought of the idea before. Alright, wait for me to finish my 100 pages 1st then i go publish it. Free copies for those who have been faithful reading and commenting… so much appreciated by me. Have a good weekend ahead!

It seems to me that people around me are either sad or stress out by something and it does produce a depressing mood and atmosphere. Well, life got its ups and downs.. some days are good, some days are bad. Just like what the Bible says in Ecc 3

A time for everything (Ecc 3:1- 13) NIV

There is time for everything and a season for every activity under Heaven.

A time to be born and a time to die

A time to plant and a time to uproot

A time to kill and a time to heal

A time to tear down and a time to build

A time to weep and a time to laugh

A time to mourn and a time to dance

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them

A time to search and a time to give up

A time to keep and a time to throw away

A time to tear and a time to mend

A time to be silent and a time to speak

A time to love and a time to hate

A time for war and a time for peace

What does the worker gain from his toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on men. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from the beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his toil - That is the gift of God.

How can we be happy in the midst of all the unhappiness? By receiving the gift of God to be happy. Looking beyond your troubles and sadness and to look for the good things that God has done or going to do in your life. Whatever you are going through now, the time will pass and everything WILL work out. Meanwhile, stay happy… smile, cheer up!, dance, jump, laugh, twirl, praise God! These are the gift of God!

To continue from the list of quotes from yesterday.. today’s quotes are from chinese proverbs. Being the chinese that i am, we should be proud of that fact that we, chinese also have sentences of wisdom. However, some of them have so deep meanings that you go  "Huh?" instead of "oh…" (Yvonne, knock yourself out…..the rest of you… tell me which is your fav. quote and maybe you can tell me what the meaning is)

TOP 10 CHINESE PROVERB QUOTE THAT I DON’T GET:-

10. There is many a good man to be found under a shabby hat.

9. Those who have free seats at a play hiss first.

8. Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it.

7. Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve.

6. Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend’s forehead.

5. Do not employ handsome servants.

4. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him.

3. When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.

2. When you have only 2 pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with 1 and a lily with the other.

1. Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose but follow no one absolutely.

"Huh???"

I was intrigued by the quote made by Pastor Phil of "A man without a smile cannot open shop" and i realised that quotes are short sentences of wisom. It makes you think and go "oh…."

So, for the next couple of days, i am going to write up top 10 different quotes of different topics/authors. You will find it interesting. Today’s topic is on friendship because the greatest thing that a man/woman can find in his/her life is a good friend. (Write me a comment and tell me which quote you like best.)

TOP 10 QUOTES ON FRIENDSHIP:-

10. "It’s the friends you can call up at 4am that matter" - Marlene Dietrich

9. "A friend is someone who sees through you and still enjoys the view" - Wilma Askinas

8. "A friend is somebody you want to be around when you feel like being by yourself" - Barbara Burrar

7. "My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me" - Henry Ford

6. "True friendship comes when silence between 2 people is comfortable" - Dave Tyson Gentry

5. "The greatest healing therapy is friendship & love" - Hubert H. Humphrey

4. "Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense and have the nonsense respected" - Charles Lamb

3. "With true friends.. even water drunk together is sweet enough" - Chinese Proverb

2. "It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

1. "Greater love hath no man then this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" - Jesus Christ

There is a time in a man/woman’s life when you look into your life and wonder what in the world are you doing. Some call it mid-life crisis but some just call it a crisis. When times like this began to happen in my life, i just go into my mountain or secluded place where i call ‘hiding place’. Some people think is running away from reality but truth of the matter is, even Jesus always find time to be alone by Himself to pray n seek the Lord, reflect on His ministry, prepare for His next day sermon or just to relax after a hard day’s work.

I spend my whole entire of last week reflecting on my life, looking at where i am now, and slowly gaining strength so that i can move towards my future destiny in God. Truth is we are all bumped out by problems in life and no matter how much we pray, the problem, like a giant leech is still there the next day. The thought of running away seems promising but truth is running away doesn’t solve problems. Sometimes, u have to put aside the past and move on into the future. Great man in the Bible go thru hard times before they could come into their great position. Man such as Moses, hiding in the desert for 40 years, thought that he was forgotten but to be found by God again and became the great deliverer of Israel. Joseph, with great dreams n visions but to be abandoned by family and sold to egyptians but found by God and became the greatest provider for the whole world. I find great encouragement cos these guys did not have a smooth beginning.

How can u be a better person? Reflect on yourself and improve on your weakness. Reflecting is like looking into the mirror. People look at the mirror to adjust to make themselves look better. Reflect and you will become a better person. People stop growing when they stop learning about themselves. Reflecting can also be an act of humility when u recongnise that you are not perfect but there are areas to change in your life. So take sometime this week to reflect on your life. Here are top 10 reasons why…

TOP 10 REASONS WHY IT IS GOOD TO TAKE TIME AND REFLECT:-

10. You become a better person, growing from glory to glory.

9. To avoid mid-life crisis.

8. You are putting away childish ways and growing up to be a mature person.

7. Shock your parents after u become a changed person.

6. You could use the break.

5. You will be imitators of Christ.

4. Get to feel what humble pie taste like.

3. You will be more popular with people.

2. You will find yourself.

1. You will find God.

As i was hearing the message being preached by Pastor Tan yesterday about the part that each of us are planted with a bad seed after which satan deceived Adam n Eve, i then concluded that "It takes nothing to be bad but it pays to be good"

Usually, people that are on the bad side always win at everything, ability to talk themselves out of trouble and get away with it. Whereas people like me always become guinea pigs and suffer from being bullied. Also, i don’t understand why people will only be good to those who always play hard to get or don’t treat them as well as they should. Then those that are good to u, you never really cherish what they do for you but sometimes take them for granted. For e.g We can be very good to our friends, buy presents for them birthdays or non-birthdays but we can’t even buy a present for our own mum for her birthday even though she brought us up and always provide food on the table. Another e.g People would rather choose to do bad things in the world than God, who is good, even though at the end of the day, they will feel insecure and empty.

Another thing is not matter how u good you think you are, there will still be people around to judge you for the little mistake that u make, blow it up and make it a big matter. Somehow, u will be discouraged over the fact that the ‘good’ seed that you sow at the beginning is all wasted. Truth is, i get discouraged esp when the things that i sowed into didn’t reap as much as i expected.  However, the Bible encourages us to ‘never grow weary in doing good, for in due season, we WILL reap if we DO NOT lose heart’ .

Moral of the story is it pays to do good, to do the opposite of what the world is doing. When people are doing bad in the world, but us, as Christians CHOOSE to go the other direction and do good. It pays because being good needs extra effort, such as giving even when u don’t have much or don’t feel like it, do what you are told even though you don’t agree, loving someone that you don’t even like, or just looking at the ‘good’ of a person rather than he/she bad points. Also, we should never take for granted esp. to those who are good to us but always be thankful for what they do for us. So yes boys n gals, learn to appreciate ur mum n dad.

Meanwhile, quiz results and details are according to faith’s answers. I will be taking a sabbatical break in writing my blog entry but i will be back next week to write more. Pls keep me in your prayers.