Hello!

to God be the glory
In end 2007, Sparked Movement was born as an answer to a calling to make a difference in MGS. We are a group of past and present girls who has a simple and humble aim of spreading His love to the entire MG community through simple ways, praying that He would work through them. Throughout the year 2008, we've been trying to reach out by making little gifts for everyone in the MG community.
In 2009, God has been moving tremendously in our hearts and lives to return to this dream He has placed us with one year ago. So we are back - with a new and refreshed vision! It is our hope and one desire for all in the MG family to see and experience God in a new dimension.

Welcome to our blog, made with much love for our God (for the glory of the Lord), and for you. (:

Rejoice
'Cause "God is love"; 'Cause He'll never leave us nor forsake us; Because He will come (Hosea 6:3) "Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth."

Please do feel free to share your prayer requests, thanksgiving, or testimonies with us yea! Any queries as well (could leave a tag too?)
The 8 of us can be contacted at:
sparked.movement@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you! God loves you, remember!
All testimonies and thanksgivings (whenever appropriate) will be posted on this blog. Responses to sharings and prayer requests as well, so do return to this site often! :)
"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2)


In loving arms
Currently, our main aim is to reach out to those within the MG family (but we will constantly listen out for His voice and go to where we've been called to) We thank God for this opportunity He's given us to reach out to all of you MG girls, past, present (and future! ;)). It's our prayer for the passion of Christ to be ignited within you, the hunger for God to grow, the love of our Heavenly Father to be shared with each and every member of the MG family (and others around you too, of course). :)

Perhaps you're hurting deep within, perhaps you need to find a way out from the dark pit you've fallen into (God makes a way, even when there seems to be no way!) Maybe you feel as though God has abandoned you and you keep asking an age-old question: "how can God allow such suffering to happen to me or those whom I love?" Perhaps you've heard (or are hearing) a calling from God, perhaps you yearn to love Him, perhaps you earnestly want to seek Him and let God be (your) God in your precious life.

God loves you all the same, no matter how much joy or sorrows (which in actual fact, can be traded in for joy, because Jesus died on the cross for all of us and OVERCAME death - how's that!) you've got. You're worthy of His love, you're worth us spending time talking (or if you'd prefer, chatting) to, to care for and love (as a sister in Christ).
You could be afraid of the implications of having to share your problems with someone else. But hey, fret not. No names will be mentioned on the blog, and every email/message we receive will be kept confidential within the team. This could very well be an open door God is setting before you today, because He knows your heart and your needs so so well, more than anyone else.

Cheers. In Him, we're one and eternally victorious!


He reigns,


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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Solution? Real love

Hey friends!

Recently, i've been thinking and seeing the word "Love" in my quiet time, in church, and in my random thoughts. Even coming to this page reminds me yet again of Love. (if you noticed, that word seems to appear a number of times here). Hence, I was just pondering and reflecting about it and here's just some thought for us all. :)

We've all been through the crisis. Well if you haven't, I believe you will eventually ;) That is, the identity crisis. We wonder who we are, we start thinking if we are of any use to this world, if we're good enough for those around us. If we were to seach deep down in our hearts on why we go through this supposed crisis, it is simply because we are looking for love. In our perception, love means being accepted. Getting rejected by friends, family, or maybe the opposite sex plunges us down into a sea of sadness. In sadness, one feels no love. Nowadays, we call it "emo". Haha. Those who are still a current mg girls, i'm sure you know at least 2 or 3 friends who are in the emo stage. Maybe, you too are in that stage.

We feel so empty.. so unloved. Sometimes we resort to other things to just fill up that empty part in our hearts. Getting addicted to tv, facebook, blogging, or maybe even mugging our lives away (that takes up a lot of time) are perhaps some things we try to fill ourselves up with, so that we can have some sort of satisfaction and pleasure in life. The problem is, these are temporal things. Whether you know it now or not, when all these are taken away you'll be back at square one. The emptiness rushes in again. Our heart, soul and spirit is simply - :( :( :( (1 sad face for each haha)

You're only 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and maybe older. Technically, you're not even halfway through your life. I dont know about you, but for me the thought of spending and living the rest of your life on temporal happiness dosen't sound very exciting, nor very nice.

We need a solution.

Let me bring you to this famous part of the Bible. "It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails" 1 Corinthians 13:7-8. God is love. So in other words, it says that "God always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always peseveres. God never fails"

Isnt that wonderful? He never fails. Everything else in life may fail; your friends, family, computer, exams. But He simply dosen't. This also means that the joy and love He gives is everlasting. We don't need to go searching for other things that gives us temporal joy, because we have found the one that lasts forever. This Love also has a greater meaning. It protects, trusts, hopes, peseveres. In fact it is a lot more, this only describes a little on what this Love really is.

I believe that our identity crisis ends when we find real love, which is Christ. Our identity has also been found, which is Him! When we accept and invite Him into our hearts truly, He comes ever so lovingly and willingly into our lives. What He does, is overflow and fill up your life with so much joy, love hope and peace. I can tell you that with much confidence because I've personally experienced that. It dosen't mean that your problems will disappear, but it does means that you're not alone fighting your problems. He is there, He is there.

And you know, when you're so full of love, a bit tends to spill out. Soon, you'll find yourself having the extra strength to love those around you so much more! This, is what we call Sharing His Love :)

Tiff

In His love (:

Monday, August 10, 2009
He saves the humble.

Helloo friends :)

this is my first post and I'm really excited to share with you God's word! So firstly, let me begin with a verse from Psalms.

"For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation." (Psalm 149:4)

I got this verse from Facebook. And yes you heard me right, FACEBOOK. Well this application was added to my fb account ever since I got one. The application is called - Daily Bible Scriptures, if you're interested to know. Thank God for this application, really. They've got some really amazing verses :)

I believe many of you are probably like me - Facebook addicts. You log on to your internet, check your mail and you're immediately drawn to facebook every single day. Well at least, i know that's almost my daily routine! Your time and energy is just sapped away as you check out your friend's new pictures or play the numerous games on the website. And then after that, you're overwhelmed by the guilt that you've neglected your work because you spent most of the time on the internet, or maybe, you're overwhelmed by the guilt that you've neglected, God.

I cannot deny that this has happened to me, not once but countless occasions. Surfing the internet till 11ish, and then going up to bed, almost ready to do QT and bam, i fall asleep. This has happened to me so many times over the past term and it's definitely not an example to follow. Have you ever considered using the amount of time on FB, doing something more wholesome, more fruitful, like reading the Bible? My sister went on this 40-day fast from FB and she has definitely grown in faith. Nothing beats the joy of acknowledging God's faithfulness to us. He is the almighty, our strength and our fortress.

I'd consider the Bible as God's Face-book, because it provides us a reflection of our sins, and it also reflects God's greatness and love. So we've got 2 choices now, indulging in the eternal facebook of God's word, or the facebook that only brings us temporal joy.

I know it's hard kicking the entire facebooking habit immediately, so if it might help, you can add the 'Daily Bible Scriptures' to your bookmarks on fb. But NEVER replace your QT with that one Bible verse on fb. Remember QT is a time for only you and Christ.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17)

Our God is faithful, and He heals and rescues all those with burdened hearts. Do commit and do not be afraid of judgement because do remember, He first loved us. (1 John 4:19)

Have a blessed week :)

Take care & God bless,

Diane

In His love (:

Sunday, August 2, 2009
We want your stories!

Hey friends!

To get this blog started & a little more alive, we're welcoming testimonies and little sharings from you about LoveMG!

There's basically two categories here.. one for LoveMG2009, and another for previous LoveMGs! We'll like to hear about how/what did God speak to you about and your best memory of LoveMG. Basically, your experience of LoveMG (: We want to celebrate with the little stories we all got together!

So, start emailing sparked.movement@gmail.com and we'll respond to you indicating we've got it. Do leave your class/level (if you're still studying in MG), or your graduating class (eg: class of 2005) if you've graduated, in the email. If you wish to remain anonymous that is fine as well.

Thank you, we hope to see some mail coming in soon! :D

much love,
Tiff

In His love (: