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| not in a grumpy state because of a new haircut |
Hello , my name is Chica Chan aka the grumpy mom.
This year
I made a terrible mistake which caused
more grumpiness in my demeanor.
Sorry
hubby, sorry kiddos, just order a pizza, or chinese take out
or run to the fast
food joint.
I have no time nor energy to cook
because …I need to make this report
about
ICC Michigan retreat in Beulah Beach retreat center at Vermilion, Ohio.
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| these people had a delivery for dinner |
I know I know, it is my bad, kiddos.
Your grumpy mom did not
exercise the power to say no to a request.
But in my defense, who can say no to
Pak Billy Gumulja.
Especially when he asked you to do something with a smile on
his face.
Who has a heart to refuse such
a nice guy ?
Well, like the old saying in Indonesia,” Nasi telah menjadi bubur,
which translated: the cooked rice has turned into the porridge
which means what is done is
done, I need to write the report.
And yes, your welcome, dear readers…
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| Who can say no to Pak Billy ( I say yes to the fried fish ) |
I wish
you enjoy my writing….
( hopefully my grumpiness is not imparted to you all. )
The ICC Michigan 2015 retreat’s theme was “ In His Design “,
and here is the list of the sessions.
I wondered if the Home Depot partially
funded the retreat,
since some of them sounds like a home makeover class to me.
1.
The secret rooms
2.
An Extremely Good Home
3.
Molded into the New Man
4.
An Irresistible Man
5.
Oneness
6.
The perfect Trees for you garden
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| ICC Michigan just confirmed : the retreat not funded by the Home Depot |
The speaker was Mr. Arman Harijanto, who came far away from
Indonesia.
I hope he did not regret his decision to leave the warm Jakarta .
Can you imagine visiting the mid west during a harsh, cold, winter?
I bet he
also fell under the smiling spell of Pak Billy Gumulja.
Ok, let me begin.
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| Pak Arman came because he loves snow |
The first session : The Secret Rooms
Families can have a miserable life or a miraculous life.
It all
depends on the rooms they build in their marriage.
The families who have a
miserable life,
unintentionally built miserable rooms.
John
10 : 10 said :
The thief comes only to steal, and kill and destroy ;
I have
come that they may have life , and have it to the full.
Beware families, these are the miserable rooms which can
steal,
and kill, and destroy the beautiful life which you dream before you got
married
a.
The Room
of Steal
People were unaware that they build the
room of steal to keep the evil things .
The envy and selfish ambition will steal
away the miracles that God prepares for you. Store the envy and selfish
ambition, you will guaranteed to have an empty and miserable life.
James 3:16
For where you have envy and selfish
ambition,
there you find disorder and and every evil practices.
b.
The Room of Killing
In our life we are often killed and
paralyzed by our fear.
Fear precedents the action of dying or killing.
Families, please do not build the rooms of killing
by being fearful about
anything.
Just fear God, the One and Only savior.
c.
The Room of Demolition
Humans are destroyed by their
disappointment.
Not only that, the disappointment is also contagious.
Fathers
or mothers can easily transfers
their disappointment toward each other to their
favorite children.
The place that you keep the disappointment in your heart
will turn into a room of demolition which can destroy your life,
your health,
your relation, or your marriage.
The last sentence of John 10 : 10 said ,” I ( Jesus ) have
come that they may have life and have it to the full. There are three rooms
which the families should build in their life.
a.
The Room of Sacrifice
In order to have Jesus sent into the world,
there were a lot of sacrifice going on between heaven and earth. Father in
heaven sacrificed his son .
( Don’t worry kiddos, your dad will see to
it that you will be safe.
One ultimate sacrifice is enough )
Jesus sacrificed his position. The son of
God left his heavenly kingdom
and went into the world. What a downgrade.
Following His example, we should also give
up our ego and statutes
when we serve others. That is how we built the room of
sacrifice.
b.
The Room of Listening
Jesus is all knowing but when he was on
earth, he listened to people.
He communicated with them. He asked questions, he
listened to their answer.
He talked to the crème de la crème and the lowest of low .
( If I were Jesus I would not waste my 33 years on
earth listening to people, I already know their answers anyway. Thank God I’m
not Jesus ! ).
To build the room of listening , let us
talk and listen to others.
c.
The Room of Forgiveness
The Bible said this should be a massive room
( 77 x 7 …7 being a complete number of the Bible means 77 x 7 is infinite ).
Since God forgave all our sins, we should also forgive each other especially
those who are near to us .
In Jesus’ life, miracles always happened. Jesus had the
three rooms in his life, room of sacrifice, room of listening and room of
forgiveness. He sacrificed his life for us, he listened to the people who came
to Him, and He forgives all our sins.Those are the secret rooms in our heart.
I am just curious
if the report will inspire people to build a secret tunnel or bunker inside their
house. Hopefully not, I bet the readers are decent people.
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| No, this is not the one meant by Pak Arman |
( the images of hidden bunker taken from static.messychic.com
the images of home depot taken from the internet
other images taken from personal collections )
