Friday, August 14, 2015
back to diary writing!
really like what dr bernard says, consistency is one of man's greatest challenges! as u can see..i haven't been blogging very consistently even tho' i wld really love to....like the chinese saying goes....xin you yu er li bu zu...haha anyway....

I'm on urgent leave today cos i went to visit mingli's mom during the wee hours of the morning and only returned at ard 3am... sigh feel so sad for her and her family....it's really been a tough journey for her all these years...having to grapple with the loss of her sister to cancer, taking over the financial and other responsibilities of her niece and nephews, looking after her mom, and church commitments.....she is to me a great example of faith and trust in God....so much love and commitment involved in sticking through all these with God....still walking with Him and trusting in His sovereignty. how beautiful is that really. i believe her crown, rewards and inheritance in heaven will be a great one. Sending all my heartfelt prayers to her and family during this difficult time...praying that her mom will supernaturally encounter God and she will receive the salvation of her soul. trusting God for the best outcome He has for mingli and her family.

i don't even know if she has fully finished grieving over the loss of her sister all these years, and now she has to grieve over her mom, how hard it is on her! I can only pray that God will sustain, strengthen, encourage and comfort her with His all encompassing presence and with the support from all of us her friends and family.

Once again also sending my prayers to some:
  1. Ping - who is very busy at work and spending time with liot. may God also grant her the desires of her heart to have a 2nd child and move on to a new job.
  2. my brother - his marriage is on the rocks and he has a newborn who is only 5 months old. i pray that God will use me and people around them to just supernaturally minister to them, and they be willing to give each other and the marriage another chance, to forgive and rebuild the relationship in God. that thru this ordeal, they will also truly give their lives to God. 
  3. clients - pray that God will touch them in His ways and use whatever approaches and people and situations to meet their needs and heal their pains. 
  4. jeanie's dad - healing and good recovery from mild stroke...and the physio will be effective for him.
  5. xuan's dad - God will continue to watch over his health.
  6. darren - to know and understand God's will and direction for his life and our family. to have faith in God to provide above and beyond our family, to be a blessing to our parents, friends and the unfortunate. to find a job that he can truly grow and develop to be the person U want him to be, and make the difference U want him to make in society. to graduate well for his post grad diploma and to carry on with his Masters in Social Work.
  7. For God to continue to provide financially for our new place and the finances to start a family, fulfill our travel dreams, and to meet the needs of others.
  8. for me to gain confidence in my work, to have the grace and favor of God and with boss/colleagues and keep loving and serving Him more no matter what He allows to happen in my life....
  9. our parents' salvation!
How then should i live? Teach me Your ways oh God....that i may number my days and live wisely....to fear You and do what You tell me to do.....like the final words from Solomon says. 
To do business till You come, to evangelize till You come, to encourage one another till You come, to pursue my rewards till You come, and to live in hope till You come. Make me brave God!


posted by Sharlene Teo Junrong @ 8/14/2015 11:28:00 AM  
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
hello....back here after a few days...decided that i shall not procrastinate my blogging...need to keep the momentum going before i lose it again! hehe...truly, like what dr bernard says...3 things men struggle - decisiveness, consistency and strength! i am the best example....anyway...haha i'm just mindlessly blabbering here...

the long weekend has been a restful one for me....spent a whole day at Sentosa and went to the trick eye museum! Was fun and interesting...i should have more of these relaxing days....happy and quality family time with hubby and in laws...

Saying a prayer for these people....

  1. Ping who has been looking after Elliot intently for the last few months due to his persistent cough and occasional fever condition. Praying that the results of X ray and blood test will turn out fine. Mercy and grace upon her!
  2. For my client to find a job of his desire. And for him to realize his inner resources and regain a new sense of hope in life.
  3. the couple client whom i'm always highly anxious to see. Praying that their communication and trust can be rebuilt. Forgiveness and reconciliation to take place in their lives.
  4. another client to get over a break up and recover from depression.
  5. another client to find a permanent job soon and a healthy self esteem.
  6. another client to regain her self worth, overcome depression and do well for her O levels. No more self harm behavior in Jesus' name.
  7. another client to recover from childhood trauma and rebuild her self esteem. To recover from surgery asap.
  8. clients who requires help to return for counseling sessions and be receptive during counseling.
For myself.....dear God, please give me Your wisdom, courage and perspective each day so that I can number my days, live wisely and bring glory to You. I want to live for Your glory and do Your will each day.

posted by Sharlene Teo Junrong @ 6/02/2015 10:32:00 PM  
Monday, May 25, 2015
today is a monday and i'm on MC...guess it's God's way of allowing for a rest....these 3 months plus of work has been really quite tiring....in my efforts to clock hours for registration and the steep learning curve of having to pick up the skills have taken a toll and definitely challenged my mental and emotional capacity....

Dr Bernard's message over the weekend was indeed a very timely one....once again the Word of God impacted me in such a profound and deep manner....pray for a transformative and revelational change in my life, and not just a good weekend message. 
Not forgetting CEO's message on the road to Emmaus during the week, got to dig deeper in the Word!

Capacity, Spirituality and Relevance (Dr. Bernard)

Spirituality- a biblical perspective
Dan 4: 23
The power of a culture to influence is acorss generations.
Change is not an event but a process.
Whoever controls the language controls the conversation.
What is there to guide my relationship with God? How do we authenticate and legitimize spirituality? Our experiences can deceive us. Therefore it must be biblically informed. 
We need to define the terms and not allow the world to define it for us.
human capacity is not static but is dynamic- has the potential to increase. Capacity in static objects is limited only to what it can hold.
Human capacity is the potential inside of us. Intellectual, emotional, financial, relational, spiritual capacity.
A relationship takes me into a new season in life.
Spirituality is our capacity to know and experience God.- gain thru revelation.
Every human has that capacity- eternity in the hearts of men. 
We can increase our knowledge and experience of God!
Experience God- in prayer, worship, meditation, fasting, community, faith based entertainment (music, movie), everyday life (profoundly and transformatively)
Know God- scriptures. God reveals truth to us.
Scriptures- principles and patterns to navigate successfully thru human experience.
Reveals plans and purposes for successful living n human society.

Relevance
- practical faith: reasonable to do and experience
- socially applicable (relates to everyday life, to every segment n aspect of society)

The church- jesus introduced a new entity (vs jews n gentiles).
Lk 21- destruction of the temple
v12,13,14,15
Lk 7 :11-16
When God intervenes, its not only to solve our imediate need or problem but He sees the big and complete picture - spirit, soul and body, socially, politically, spiritual, economically etc of our situation and delivers us and answers our prayers fully.
He looks at the complete system when He allows us to go thru this trial as a church and whatever in our individual lives.

Rom 8:28
True loyalty is a gift from God. Only God can stirs the heart to be loyal. Cant be bought or sold. 

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It is my prayer that God will enlarge every aspect of my capacity, esp my spiritual capacity. 
Take me higher, draw me deeper....i give all to be with You


Prayers of the season:
  • Financial capacity - for home renovation, mission trip, 1 good holiday.
  • family salvation
  • baby
  • direction as a therapist
  • husband's career direction
  • clients that i'm seeing - experience God in a practical way; gain new perspectives to resolve their issues
  • church deliverance



"pray without ceasing"











posted by Sharlene Teo Junrong @ 5/25/2015 01:09:00 PM  
Friday, May 22, 2015
i have decided to start blogging agn....like after 5 years??

this is crazy...but i think i just needed this avenue to pen down my thoughts and feelings....sometimes as a therapist, thoughts and emotions kept within can be rather overwhelming...it needs to be externalized....and sometimes how many ppl whom i really trust can understand and hold conversations with me that support and help me develop professionally? that's why i choose to blog again becos i think this is the only way to get stuff out of the system, increase self awareness and take care of my sanity haha...it is also a way of communicating with God....

i probably would try to do this as frequently as i can from now....i think i see a need for it and it serves the functions as mentioned above...hehe....
well, it's been 5 years since i visited this space....what has transpired?? 



  1. i have moved on from HCC....am now in Care Corner Counseling Centre.....definitely doing what i enjoy doing more than when i was in HCC....the major reason for moving on is because my passion to work with ppl with chronic schizophrenia and other mental issues have dwindled and greatly reduced....management issues and negative atmosphere in the environment definitely didn't help.....those were really the main push factors....am glad and thankful to God for placing me in 4C. 
  2. I graduated from Masters in Counseling!
  3. I found a new home....finally travel time for work can be reduced.....been traveling for 1-1.5 hrs to work for the last 6 years OMG. 
  4. Moved on to help Pst with his adult group.....
i guess these were the major events that took place since i last blogged.

ok, back to today...significant happenings:
  1. did a 5km jog in the gym
  2. prepared for 3 counseling sessions tmr
  3. seen a client with an ADHD daughter 
  4. had a intellectual conversation with Lih Jia
it was a great day! so thankful to God for today:) have to rest for a busy and long day tmr! Pray that God will help me minister to my clients tmr. In Jesus name i pray, amen!
posted by Sharlene Teo Junrong @ 5/22/2015 12:09:00 AM  
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
A new beginning:)
Once again, my study-journey begins! Maybe I've never dared to mention that I love studying, or maybe my results over the years doesn't reflect so, BUT I have to be honest with myself - I enjoy studying with all my heart:)

Anyway, I guess most of my closer peeps would know that I've been wanting to pursue my studies in counseling. And really thank God that I will be starting the course in September! NIE.:)
Special thanks to:
  1. God - to whom all knowledge belongs to and begins with, and for giving me the desire, passion and vision to pursue it:)
  2. Pst Kenneth - who went the extra mile to make the finances possible, and for sound advices
  3. Hubby - who's ever supportive of me pursuing what God lays in my heart:)
Looking forward to start of sch!
posted by Sharlene Teo Junrong @ 5/18/2010 10:44:00 PM  

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