HUMOR : WHEN HUSBAND DRIVE A CAR

A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly her husband burst into the kitchen.

"Careful ... CAREFUL!
Put in some more butter!
Oh my GOD! You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY!
Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter.
Oh my GOD! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER?
They're going to STICK!
Careful...... CAREFUL!
I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking!
Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY?
Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them.
You know you always forget to salt them.
Use the salt. USE THE SALT!
T H E S A L T!"

The wife stared at him.
"What the hell is wrong with you?
You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?"

The husband calmly replied,
"I wanted to show you what it feels like
when I am driving with you in the car."

JUDGE ME BY THE FOOTPRINTS I LEAVE BEHIND

A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam.

He called his parents from San Francisco.

"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've got a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring with me."

"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."

"There's something you should know the son continued, "he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mined and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us."

"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live."

"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."

"Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own."

At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him.

A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg.

The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.

Thankfully, there's someone who won't treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are.

Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer that God will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us!!!

There's a miracle called -Friendship- that dwells in the heart. You don't know how it happens or when it gets started. But you know the special lift It always brings and you realize that Friendship Is God's most precious gift!

Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us.

Sidney Mohede:Belajar dari Billy Graham

I've found this article from christian post.. i guess that some of u guys may interested wif Trueworshippers band.. Sidney Mohede was a main singer in Trueworshippers..so, take some information about him...

Disiplin dari diri sendiri, berani berkata dan bertindak tegas mungkin beberapa karakter yang terus dibangun Sidney. Kesukaannya membaca buku membuat bisa belajar lewat banyak hal termasuk kisah orang-orang yang mengagumkan “Saya pernah baca biografi Billy Graham, ia sangat menjaga hidupnya.” ujarnya penuh kekaguman

Salah satu contoh yang ia lakukan adalah ia tidak pergi bersama dalam satu mobil dengan sekretarisnya. Jauh sebelum menikah, Sidney telah membuat ‘pagar-pagar’ untuk menjaganya. Antara lain, bagaimana menghadapi fans terutama para gadis belia yang kadang tidak terkontrol, dan cenderung nekad. “Satu kali setelah konser di satu kota yang tidak mau saya sebut namanya, tengah malam pintu kamar hotel diketuk beberapa kali, saya tidak mau buka pintu, karena saya dengar suara wanita. Saya bukannya mau jaga jarak tapi itu benar-benar karena saya memang harus begitu. Saya tak peduli alasannya, mau didoakan kek, mau konseling kek, yang begini saya harus berani bilang, No, thank you. Untuk menjaga, saya pun tidak mau memberikan no hp pribadi, kalau mau hubungi saya, saya bilang saja, silakan hubungi saya di kantor.

Saya dengar begitu banyak hamba-hamba Tuhan jatuh oleh hal seperti ini. Saya percaya untuk hal yang satu ini, saya tidak boleh menganggapnya remeh” tegasnya. Meski, tambahnya, banyak pula ‘kejadian kecil’ yang tak terhindarkan. Misalnya, turun panggung ada yang melayangkan cubitan dan cakaran bahkan ada juga yang tiba-tiba naik ke atas panggung menciumnya.

Berjumpa Tuhan

Sedikit menengok ke belakang, Sidney bersama kedua saudaranya seolah terpaksa menelan pil pahit kehidupan saat mereka masih kanak. Orang tua mereka bercerai ketika Sidney kelas lima SD. Tiga kakak beradik inipun di boyong sang mama di Amerika menjalani kehidupan baru tanpa papa.

Membawa bekal uang pas-pasan membuat mereka hidup prihatin. Mereka tinggal di motel dengan ukuran kamar yang sangat kecil. Sidney satu-satunya laki-laki. Untuk itu, meski masih kecil, ia harus mengalah tidur di lantai. Hampir seluruh waktu milik mamanya dihabiskan untuk bekerja keras di pabrik. Jadilah, Sidney ikut membantu kebutuhan keluarga bekerja mengantar koran di kawasan tempat tinggal mereka Monterey Park tiap jam lima pagi sebelum berangkat sekolah. Pulang sekolah, Sidney kembali keliling mengantar koran atau mengambil tagihan yang sifatnya sukarela. Lalu Sidney mengecap pekerjaan baru yaitu menjaga toko buku komik. Ketika SMA, ia mendapat beasiswa dari Walt Disney dan bekerja di perusahaan percetakan, mengerjakan desain. “Saat waktu senggang saya melukis untuk orang. Ketika kuliah saya mulai bisa nabung dan bisa membeli sebuah mobil bekas. Tahun 1994 saya mulai hidup mapan… “ kenang pria kelahiran 27 Maret 1973.

Sidney mengaku pernah bandel saat menjelang masuk SMA, doyan pesta, minuman keras dan ngegelek, “Saya sering pulang pagi diantar polisi dalam keadaan mabuk,” tambahnya

Momen penting dalam hidup Sidney saat kelas tiga SMA. Ia datang ke gereja Indonesia di LA, seorang pembicara dari Pasadena di tengah khotbahnya berhenti dan menunjuk Sidney yang duduk di bangku paling belakang dan minta Sidney maju ke depan lalu berkata,”Tuhan sayang padamu. Ia ingin kau kembali.”

Working with a Band

Working with a Band

Finally, i has found some important guideline for praise and worship's band.. i definitely think, it will be a useful for some musician..

By Chris Lang

What many musicians don’t realise is that it’s not enough just to be able to play your instrument; you have to know how to be in a band – it’s an altogether different skill. While spending tons of hours at home practicing is important, it’s also vital that we get together with some other musicians and make some good noise together. When you first get together as a band, the noise may not be so good, but as you develop your ability to play together, it will slowly get better.

There are a number of skills that you need in order to play effectively in a band.

1. Knowing what to play

First start by knowing what key the song is in; when I play in a worship band I often have a list of all the songs and the keys the worship leader wants to do them in. If you know the key, and the scales that go with it, you’ll make far fewer mistakes.

Preparation for playing live music is a 4-stage process: 1. practice, 2. rehearsal, 3. sound check, 4. performance. We might miss these out when we try to practice during the rehearsal, and sound check during the performance.

2. Listening to each other

The simplest way to do this is to think about the sound a band makes in terms of a bass, a midrange and a treble. The bass is covered by the bass guitar and the kick drum and floor/rack toms. The midrange comes from a rhythm guitar, keys and vocals, which treble comes from the cymbals and perhaps keys, lead guitar and female vocals. Worship bands often have more instruments, like brass, strings, an organ etc. which can sometimes mess things up a bit, especially if everyone is trying to play in the midrange or treble. When you’re improvising, think about which bases are already well-covered, and play elsewhere.

Also, make sure you’re all tuned up, and all tuned to the same note. If you’re playing with a piano, you’ll have to tune to the piano, not to a tuner. Whatever you tune to, make sure everyone is the same.

3. Knowing when to play, and when not to play

Some musicians feel that they have to play all the time. The best musicians are the ones who know when not to play. What we don’t play is just as important as what we do play (rests are just as important as notes!). Sometimes space needs to be filled, sometimes it needs to be left as space. Knowing when to play or not is not an exact science…be brave, try different things. Sometimes I won’t play at all in a verse and come in with strong power chords in a chorus…this can give the song a big lift going into the chorus. Try things for yourself.

4. Understanding the song

When playing in worship bands we need not only to understand the musical theory behind a song, we also need to understand message in the song . Worship songs represent our expression to the Creator, and what we play needs to tie in with what a song is putting across. Before you start playing, read the lyrics and make sure you understand them. I love the haunting intro to ‘Inside Out’ on Mighty to Save and United We Stand as I think it really fits with what the song is saying. Think about other examples where a guitar part really fits in with what the song is saying, both Christian and non-Christian. Also, think about when a song really doesn’t want a guitar-intro – some songs work so much better when introduced with keys or synth. We need to have the humility to say ‘Actually, I think that would really work with a piano intro’.

PRAYY???

Prayer

Some may ask, “Just what is prayer?”

Prayer is a private time, a private conversation, between God and us.

We can express our needs to Him, thank Him for what He has done for us, pray for others and their needs, or just offer Him praise and worship.

All are forms of prayer.

Praying can be as simple as sitting and talking with a friend. Opening up your heart, and letting God know what’s on your mind, and then waiting for Him to answer you.

Don’t ever think that you don’t know the correct way to pray, I doubt there is a correct way of doing so. God just wants to hear from us, and He promises us, that He will answer. In His own way, and in His own time, but His answer will come.

Setting aside prayer time may be helpful to some. A quiet uninterrupted time to spend with God. Usually when your day starts, time spent with God will help you get on the right foot.

Thanking Him, and asking Him to guide you as you go through your day. Simply remembering Him, will be a blessing to you.

We spend time everyday talking to friends, family, co-workers, and total strangers…. And yet we sometimes forget to spend time with the one who loves us the most, our Heavenly Father. He promises us that He will never leave us, that He will always listen to us, and yet we find that it is He, who is often last on our list.

Today… set aside some prayer time. Thank Him for what he has done for you. Feel free to ask Him to help others you have on your prayer list, including your own personal needs. But most of all, just tell Him that you love Him.

HILLSONG

Hillsong?? i'm quite sure you guyz ever hear it before.....its one of my favorite band. Hillsong Music is a vital part of what God has entrusted Hillsong Church to do both in Australia and internationally with its primary function being resourcing and equipping the Church around the world. Senior Pastor Brian Houston says of the success of the music "All we've ever done is just have church. It's about reaching and influencing people. The worship is what it is because of the spirit of the church. The songs reflect the heart of the church." The Worship & Creative Arts team is lead by Joel Houston and Reuben Morgan. This team is made up of a hundreds of dedicated singers and musicians, as well as a highly trained production team who, week in and week out, give of their time and energy to lead their church into an atmosphere of worship. It is this dedication that is reflected on the albums.


There is one of my favorite song lyric..

With All I Am Tab By Hillsong

Song: With All I Am
Artist: Rueben Morgan
Album: For All You've Done

Key: D

Intro
e-------2-------
B-3-3-2---0-0-2-
G---------------
D---------------
A-2---0---------
E---------3-----

e-------2---------0---
B-3-3-2---0-3-3-3---2-
G---------------------
D---------------------
A-2---0-------------0-
E---------3-----------



D            D/C#         Bm    A     G       A 
Into your hand. I commit again. All I am, for you Lord.
D            D/C#                      Bm
You hold my world, in the palm of Your hand
A    G         A       Em    A
And I am Yours, forever.

Chorus:
       D D/C# G              D/F#    G
Jesus I believe in You. Jesus I belong to You.
                    Em                      A
You're the reason that i live. the reason that i sing
      D     D/C#     G     A
With all I am.

Verse 2:
D                 D/C#           Bm
I'll walk with You. wherever You go
      A         G         A
Trough tears and joy. I'll trust in You.
D            D/C#               Bm
And I will live. in all of Your ways
   A       G         A      Em    A 
and Your promises. forever.

Bridge:
   D     D/C#       G      A
I will worship, I will worship You.
  D     D/C#       G      A
I will worship, I will worship You.

I vary love this song, hope u can play nicely n feel d presant of god...

God Bless You......

Download : URL http://www.4shared.com/get/40672681/a093bd25/Hillsongs-_With_all_I_am.html

Overcoming Workplace Negativity by Andre Yee

Some people can find the dark cloud in every silver lining. These individuals are all too ready to pounce on the latest idea or the smallest breakthrough—so they can tear it down. Let me be clear. I'm not talking about constructive advice here. A thoughtful counterpoint can be essential to the decision-making process.

But I'm referring to people who have a commitment to pessimism. They always view the glass as half empty. They are chronic naysayers, and they are an occupational hazard in this fallen world.

How should we respond to their negativity at work? My guess is that most of us don't respond well. Negative comments can feel like an attack on our ideas, and sometimes we respond with a counterattack. On other occasions, we may immerse ourselves in fruitless introspection over a criticism because we're afraid of making a mistake. After all, the last thing we want to do is prove those naysayers right!

When we respond like this, we're far too focused on ourselves and the judgments rendered on our ideas. We let the opinions of others loom large in our world. We're more concerned about what others think than what God thinks. We're caught up in what Proverbs 29:25 calls the fear of man.

Don't Be Stony Ground

"And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended."

–(Mark 4:16-17)