My War Room

Ada yang udah pernah nonton film "War Room"? Bagus banget ya tuh film.. and abis nonton itu pasti langsung bikin kita jadi semangat untuk doa and jadi kepengen punya special prayer room di rumah, hehe.. but blom pernah kesampean..

Sampe akhirnya belakangan ini aku udah mulai kesulitan untuk cari spot yang tenang untuk saat teduh.. tapi gak mau saat teduh terlalu jauh dari kamar juga karena takut gak kedengeran kalo Glenn nangis or kebangun dll. So tempat yang paling pas adalah di dalam closet alias ruangan baju yang ada di kamar, sama persis kayak yang ada di film War Room, haha.. enak and tenang banget rasanya di dalem 😄

Yay! Seneng banget rasanya.. dari dulu punya impian pengen punya prayer room di rumah, akhirnya kesampean juga 😊

 

Prayer is what opens up the floodgates for God to come down and be involved in our everyday circumstances.

-Priscilla Shirer 🙏🏻

"This is where I do my fighting. I call this my War Room." 🚪

Breastfeeding Time

Banyak orang yang bilang, kalo udah punya baby kita bakal susah punya waktu untuk saat teduh, gak sama lagi kayak dulu.. But ternyata kenyataannya, sejak ada baby G, aku ngerasa jam saat teduh dan jam doa aku jadi lebih banyak dari sebelumnya, haha.. Loh koq bisa? Gimana caranya? Gampang koq.. Caranya ya dengan bawa si baby untuk saat teduh, doa dan penyembahan bareng kita :)

Waktu yang paling enak adalah pas breastfeeding (buat ibu-ibu yang menyusui nih..) Kapan lagi kita bisa doa or penyembahan tiap 2-3 jam sekali, sekitar 8-12 kali dalam sehari.. And bisa bangun jam 1 pagi, trus bangun lagi jam 4 pagi buat saat teduh.. Waktu belom punya baby, mo bangun saat teduh jam 5 pagi aja kayaknya penuh perjuangan banget :p Kalo udah ada baby kan mau ga mau harus bangun.. Kalo ga bangun juga pasti dibangunin sama tangisan si baby yang kelaperan (alarm alami dari Tuhan, haha..) Jadi kita bisa pake waktu breastfeeding sebagai waktu saat teduh kita sama Tuhan :)

Kalo during the day, selain doa, biasanya aku suka pasang lagu-lagu Praise & Worship, trus nyanyi and penyembahan bareng si baby. Kalo pagi-pagi, aku suka sambil bacain Bible atau pasang Our Daily Bread yang audio biar si baby bisa ikut dengerin juga. Jadi sambil minum ASI, si baby bisa dapet makanan rohani juga, hehe.. Dengan begitu, di tengah-tengah kesibukan, kita sebagai para ibu juga jadi bisa tetep punya good connection and relationship sama Tuhan.. (Yes, we really need that!)

And penting juga untuk kita para ibu-ibu, to always remind ourself, kalo tugas kita sebagai ibu bukan cuma untuk provide hal-hal jasmani untuk si baby.. But kita punya panggilan khusus dari Tuhan untuk provide kebutuhan rohani mereka juga, bahkan dari sejak mereka masih di dalam kandungan. Motherhood is also a ministry.. Percaya kalo Tuhan punya rencana yang special buat anak kita dan apa yang kita tabur dari sekarang gak akan pernah ada yang sia-sia.. Amin :)

"Motherhood Isn't Just a Job. It’s a Calling." -Sally Clarkson

Prayer For Your Husband

(From "Wife After God" book by Jennifer Smith)

***

Dear Lord,

Thank you for my husband. Thank you for his heart, his health, and his love for me. I lift him up to you and ask that you would bless him. Use people around him, including me to affirm him.

I pray that he would be encouraged to seek after you and lead like Jesus. May your Holy Spirit transform his character so that he reflects you Lord.

Help him improve in the areas he is weak and continue to strengthen him each day. May he draw close to you Lord and may your will be evident in his life.

I pray against the powers of this dark world, I pray against temptations, I pray against the schemes of the enemy that try to attack my husband. I pray for protection in Jesus name!

Reveal to him your wisdom and your truths. May his soul know you well. I pray that I can help him and inspire him everyday.

In Jesus' name, AMEN!

***

Spend time praying for your husband. Share with God why you are thankful for him, lift up any needs he may have, pray for his character to reflect Christ, and petition God to protect him.

Your Spouse Is A Gift

(From "Wife After God" book by Jennifer Smith)

Your husband is a gift from God...

It is important to see your husband and yourself as gifts to each other everyday you have together, for that will influence how you treat each other.

The marriage relationship is also a magnificent gift in that you and your husband have the opportunity to bless to others. Your marriage is a ministry where you and your husband can work together as a team to fulfill the needs of people around you, to show hospitality, to pray for people, to show compassion, to love by reflecting Christ's love as you mirror His image.

Dear Lord,

Thank you so much for the gift you have blessed me with, my husband and our marriage. Please forgive me for not always receiving this gift with thankfulness and joy. I pray that you would transform my heart and my perspective so that I may always recognize this powerful gift.

I desire to have a deep appreciation for my husband that helps me treat him really good. May your Holy Spirit remind me daily of this precious gift. I pray for my husband to understand that I am a gift, as well. Reveal to him this truth like you revealed it to me.

Thank you for caring about us so much that you would give us the opportunity to experience marriage. May we live as a team to minister to others. May our hearts be sensitive to where you are calling us and to whom you are asking us to bless. May we be prepared to give as you ask of us, regardless of how big or small. I pray that others would see your love story reflected through our love.

In Jesus's name, AMEN!


When you see your husband next, picture God handling him to you as a gift, and receive your gift by hugging your husband.

Puasa Untuk Apa Yang Belum Terjadi

Hello June!

Hari ini hari pertama di bulan Juni, dan salah satu komitmen penting yang aku buat di bulan ini adalah aku mau ambil waktu untuk puasa. Aku percaya ini salah satu hal yang Tuhan mau untuk kita lakukan lagi, khususnya di tahun-tahun ini..

Hari Sabtu kemarin, entah gimana caranya, ada satu notification yang tiba-tiba muncul di HP aku (dan aku yakin ini bukan kebetulan). Dan ternyata notification itu nge-link ke salah satu khotbah Philip Mantofa di YouTube yang judulnya "Puasa Untuk Apa Yang Belum Terjadi". Akhirnya aku dan suami sama-sama dengerin khotbah ini.. kalian juga bisa dengerin khotbahnya di bawah sini:

Sebelum dengerin khotbah itu, aku memang lagi ngerasa kayak diingetin Tuhan tentang puasa. And setelah denger khotbah, jadi makin mantep rasanya, haha.. And jadi makin ngerti juga apa yang harus aku doain and puasain..

Puasa untuk apa yang belum terjadi:

- visi Tuhan dalam hidup aku dan DM yang belum tergenapi

- pertobatan dan keselamatan orang-orang di sekitar kita yang belum mengenal Tuhan

- pernikahan-pernikahan dan rumah tangga yang perlu pemulihan dari Tuhan

- keselamatan generasi ini, khususnya generasi muda

Aku beberapa hari ini juga mulai ikut prayer movement dari Operation World untuk doain 1 negara per hari, ikutin prayer calender mereka. And aku juga lagi doa puasa buat Australia.. supaya same-sex marriage gak dilegalkan di negara ini. Sedih banget rasanya denger berita-berita yang terjadi di sini and di dunia akhir-akhir ini. We really need to pray and fast for them!

There must be a reason and a purpose why God put us to live in this generation. Let's stop thinking about ourself and let's start thinking about others. Don't be a selfish generation, but be a model of goodness. This generation need us! And they need God!

So lewat post kali ini, aku mau encourage setiap kita untuk sama-sama merendahkan diri lagi di hadapan Tuhan, melalui doa dan puasa. Tinggalin dulu setiap kesenangan kita (makanan yang enak dan hidup yang nyaman) and let's take our time to feel what is in God's heart. He wants us to "work" together with Him. Ayo ambil waktu, khususnya di bulan Juni ini.. biar setiap kita bisa mengalami kuasa Tuhan lebih lagi di dalam kehidupan kita. Amin.

Diamond In The Rough

This morning I had a devotion from "Wife After God" book by Jennifer Smith. And I wanna share to you a bit, what she said in the chapter that I read about Diamond In The Rough...

***

Diamonds have always been treasured as highly sought after gemstones throughout human history. They are resilient, strong, and beautiful. Diamonds are formed beneath the weight of the world. Despite the harsh conditions required to form a diamond, its name is derived from an ancient Greek word meaning unbreakable.

You are like a diamond; however, your worth is far greater! As you journey through life you will endure harsh conditions. There are so many different pressures that you may face daily. Pressures to be better, to be a superwoman, a wife that manages perfectly or a mom who does it all. Ridicule, rules, standards, and unrealistic expectations: chains wrapped around your heart, pushing against your soul, forcing you to conform to the world.

However, that is not the message found in the love story of Christ! Rather, His love says you are worth more and with Him you are unbreakable!

Like a diamond endures through time resulting in an exqusite sought after gem, you can endure every season and circumstance allowing each one to refine you, resulting in an exquisite God-fearing woman who is worthy, far more than diamonds, you are worthy! You are resilient, you are strong, you are beautiful!

***

Dear Lord,

There are so many pressures in my life. I feel heavy burdens at times and I also feel insecure that I don't always measure up to people's standards. I pray that you remind me daily to find hope in you, to rely on you and to trust what you say about me. Your opinion is truly the only one that matters!

Thank you for being my source of strength to persevere, my everything. May you continue to transform me into the woman you created me to be. Help me to see myself as beautiful. May your Holy Spirit guide me through every season, every circumstance, every pressure and every moment of intensity.

I pray that I can be a wife who endures for the sake of her marriage. Please bless my husband and release him of the burdens of this world. In Jesus' name, AMEN!

The pressure of this world cannot destroy me if I place my hope in God.

Letter to R4J: Finishing Well

Saat ini jam 9 pagi di Melbourne, and I had a very long devotion time this morning. Pagi ini waktu aku lagi baca Alkitab sambil nyetel worship songs di YouTube, tiba-tiba Tuhan ingetin aku untuk doain temen-temen R4J (temen-temen pelayanan sekolah waktu zaman aku masih SMA dulu).

Mereka ini temen-temen yang aku kenal dari sekitar taon 2001, temen-temen yang sama-sama punya hati buat sekolah Kanaan, temen-temen yang sama-sama "gila" and radikal buat Tuhan, temen-temen yang beberapa dulunya bandel (hehe..) tapi mereka ketemu Tuhan and hidupnya bener-bener diubahkan 180 derajat, temen-temen yang sama-sama komitmen untuk gak nyontek di kelas :p, temen-temen yang mau hidup kudus (bahkan beberapa komitmen untuk cuma mau pacaran sekali seumur hidup kayak aku, haha..) temen-temen yang dulunya ngerokok tapi bertekad untuk berhenti, temen-temen yang tiap hari pulang sekolah telat karena harus doa kelilingin sekolah dulu atau ada komsel, persekutuan dsb. Temen-temen yang rela "diomelin" guru bahkan kepala sekolah karena nempel brosur KKR sembarangan di pintu kelas (haha.. I still remember that moment!), temen-temen yang berani bayar harga gila-gilaan buat Tuhan and demi liat temen-temen yang lain diselamatkan (duh, gue sampe nangis ngetik ginian..)

Sekarang.. udah 14 tahun berlalu.. ada yang masih bareng-bareng.. tapi ada juga yang udah kepisah sama lautan dan benua (apa coba? wkwkwk..) And semuanya udah punya kehidupan masing-masing. Ada yang udah married and punya anak, ada yang masih single. Ada yang udah jadi pengacara, musisi, bisnisman, make up artis, arsitek, designer, dan macem-macem profesi lainnya yang gak bisa aku sebutin satu-satu. Seneng denger kabar mereka yang berhasil, tapi sedih juga kalo denger kabar temen-temen yang akhirnya balik lagi ke kehidupan lama atau ada yang ninggalin Tuhan.

It's wonderful to have a great start with God..

but how we finish it, is more important..

I know kehidupan kita makin lama makin sibuk, kehidupan semua berubah, kita udah ga perlu pake seragam putih abu-abu lagi and kita udah mulai masuk ke dunia yang lain (serem amat bahasanya, haha..) but make sure, hati kita ke Tuhan gak pernah berubah. Komitmen kita sama Tuhan juga jangan pernah dilupakan. Biar Tuhan tetep jadi yang nomor satu di dalam hidup kita.. di dalam kita saat teduh, di dalam kita bekerja, di dalam kita memilih pasangan, di dalam kita menjalani hubungan, di dalam kita berumah tangga, di dalam kita melayani, di dalam kita bersahabat, dll. sampe akhir hidup kita nanti.

Biar R4J (Radical For Jesus) ini juga selalu melekat di hati. Supaya kita gak mudah kompromi dengan dosa dan kita bisa terus sama-sama berjalan di dalam kebenaran. Karena Firman Tuhan bilang, Dia mencari orang yang setia.

Pagi ini aku berdoa untuk kalian semua, temen-temen R4J, supaya api semangat itu bisa terus ada di dalam kita. Supaya setiap hari ketika kalian bangun, kalian punya kerinduan yang besar untuk mencari Tuhan (sama seperti dulu), supaya ketika kalian ada di tempat kerja atau di mana pun kalian berada, kalian juga punya kerinduan untuk berdoa buat orang-orang yang ada di sana dan kerinduan untuk membawa mereka mengenal Kristus, supaya ketika kalian memilih pasangan, kalian akan memilih orang-orang yang takut akan Tuhan dan memiliki visi yang sama, aku berdoa supaya ketika kalian berpacaran, kalian juga tetep punya komitmen untuk hidup dalam kekudusan, untuk menjaga pasangan kalian sampai masuk dalam pernikahan, supaya ketika kalian menikah atau punya anak nanti, kalian juga tetep semangat untuk Tuhan dan gak kehilangan api itu :)

Aku berdoa supaya ayat tema R4J ini juga bakal terus jadi pegangan kita...

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. - Colossians 2:6-7

Kalo saat ini ada di antara kalian yang lagi jauh dari Tuhan, or maybe sempet balik lagi ke dosa-dosa yang lama, I love you guys and I want to support you all in my prayer! Ayo kita sama-sama bangkit lagi and jangan merasa tertuduh, because He is God of second chance and He loves you so much! Perjalanan kita masih panjang, so let's finish it well together :) Supaya one day kita bisa sama-sama bilang kayak Rasul Paulus:

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. - 2Timothy 4:7

Kalo ada yang masih main bareng, ayo mungkin kalian bisa rintis komsel or persekutuan lagi sama temen-temen kalian yang lain, terus saling membangun and mengingatkan untuk terus jalan dalam kebenaran. Encourage kalo ada temen-temen yang lagi down, remind them again about God, atau suruh baca lagi nih buku R4J biar inget, wkwkwk..

Akhir kata, you guys are always in my heart.. and I really want to see you all again later in the finish line (all of you!). If you guys need a prayer support, please don't hesitate to contact me. Wherever you are right now, you are in my prayer..

With LOVE,

Cella

xoxo

The Marriage Prayer

Akhirnya setelah melewati busy weeks, hari ini aku bisa off di rumah seharian :) And cuaca di sini hari ini enak banget, aku dari tadi jadi berasa kayak lagi ada di vila di Puncak gitu, hahaha.. *lebay* :p

Anyway, kali ini aku cuma mo share 1 lagu by John Waller yang judulnya "The Marriage Prayer".. I love this song! Sebelumnya, aku cuma tau lagu dia yang judulnya "As For Me And My House" but ternyata lagu dia yang lain juga bagus-bagus :)

So, here it is.. and buat pasangan yang udah menikah, let this be our prayer as well.. :)

***

Father, I said till death do us part

I want to mean it with all of my heart

Help me to love You more than I love her

Then I know I can love her more

Than anyone else

And bring her in your presence today

Make her what You want her to be

I pray to hear her heart

I pray she'll love You more

I pray to cherish and serve her

And we'll bring You glory today, I pray

Father, I said till death do us part

I want to mean it with all of my heart

Help me to love You more than I love him

Then I know I can love him more

Than anyone else

And bring him in your presence today

Make him what You want him to be

I pray to hear his heart
I pray he'll love You more
I pray to strengthen and serve him
And we'll bring You glory today, I pray

Lord, help me love her

As You love the church, your bride

Help me submit to him

As I submit to You, my life

This is my prayer Amen

***

The Words I Would Say...

I think this is one of DM's favorite songs.. soalnya dia lagi sering banget pasang and dengerin lagu ini di rumah :p Aku juga udah sering denger, but cuma sekedar lewat aja, hehe.. So this morning, aku coba perhatiin liriknya and ternyata WOW.. bagus banget!! And I also wanna share this song, so it will strengthen you and become a blessing to you all.. :)

Be strong in the Lord and never give up hope!

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"The Words I Would Say"

It's Three in the morning

and I'm still awake

so I picked up a pen and a page.

And I started writing 

just what I'd say

if we were face to face

I'd tell you just what you mean to me

Tell you these simple truths

Be strong in the Lord and

never give up hope.

You're gonna do great things

I already know

God's got his hand on you so 

don't live life in fear

forgive and forget

but don't forget why you're here

Take your time and pray

These are the words I would say

Last time we spoke

you said you were hurting

and I felt your pain in my heart

I want you to know

that I keep on praying

Love will find you where you are

I know 'cause I've already been there

So just hear these simple truths

Be strong in the Lord and

never give up hope.

You're gonna do great things

I already know

God's got his hand on you so 

don't live life in fear

forgive and forget

but don't forget why you're here

Take your time and pray

These are the words I would say

From one simple life to another

I will say

Come find peace in the Father

Be strong in the Lord and

never give up hope.

You're gonna do great things

I already know

God's got his hand on you so 

don't live life in fear

forgive and forget

but don't forget why you're here

Take your time and pray

Thank God for each day

His love will find a way

These are the words I would say.

By: Sidewalk Prophets

There's No Perfect Marriage, But...

There is no perfect marriage in this world, including mine :p Selama 6 bulan lebih kami menikah, banyak banget konflik yang udah kami lewatin. And kalau kami flashback ke belakang, it was not a perfect marriage at all.. haha.. Ada saat-saatnya (as a wife) aku terlalu banyak menuntut, over sensitive, bad mood, gak mau ngalah, dan lain sebagainya.. (jujur nih, hihi.. :p) And sometimes at night, sebelum kami tidur, I said to DM.. "Sorry honey, I have made a mistake and failed today.." But DM selalu bilang.. "Bukan gagal, but kita masih dalam proses belajar.." Or sometimes gantian dia yang minta maaf.. and in these past 6 months we really learn how to forgive and forget :)

There is no perfect marriage.. setiap kita pasti buat kesalahan terhadap pasangan kita. But it doesn't mean we can't have a better marriage everyday :) After 6 months, aku ngerasain banyak perubahan dalam diri aku and dalam diri DM juga.. We really want to grow together and let God to shape us to become a better husband/wife..

I want to share to you some questions that stuck in my heart lately, and it helps me to think and to change my perspective about marriage:

1. What do you want to put in your marriage box?

Most people get married believing a myth that marriage is beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for; Companionship, intimacy, friendship etc ... The truth is, that marriage at the start is an empty box, you must put something in before you can take anything out. There is no love in marriage, love is in people, and people put love in marriage. There is no romance in marriage, you have to infuse it into your marriage. A couple must learn the art, and form the habit of giving, loving, serving, praising, of keeping the box full. If you take out more than you put in, the box will be empty.

- Unknown

It's our choice! Apa yang mau kita isi ke dalam "marriage box" kita setiap hari? Anger? Disappointment? Bitterness? Or... Love? Intimacy? Joy? Forgiveness?

We can start from simple things :) Kalo aku sih biasanya, pagi-pagi selalu kirim love message to him.. and kalo siang-siang, DM juga biasanya selalu telepon, nanya kabar, dsb. (jadi serasa kayak masih pacaran, hihi..) Trus kadang-kadang aku suka tulis love notes, jadi dia bisa baca pas pulang kerja.. Or kayak kemaren ini, aku sengaja taro surprise (hadiah) buat dia di meja dapur, hehe.. Eh, beberapa hari kemudian (kemaren malem tepatnya) dia "bales" pake bunga (and jeruk?! haha..) what a sweet surprise.. :)

So, what do you want to put in your marriage? It's your choice!

2. What you're gonna do if today is your last day?

Ini pertanyaan kedua yang bikin aku mikir juga.. Kalo misalnya hari ini adalah hari terakhir aku bisa hidup bareng DM, what am I gonna do? Apa aku bakal milih untuk terus berantem and marah-marah? Or I wanna spend the day with him in love, joy and intimacy?

Aku sempet denger siaran di radio (subuh-subuh jam 5 pagi gitu, hehe..) si Gary Thomas kalo gak salah yang khotbah.. and dia lagi khotbah buat para isteri :) Salah satunya dia bahas tentang a widow's heart. He said that we need to have a widow's heart (hati seperti seorang janda) Why?! Karena seorang janda (ini maksudnya janda yang bener lho ya, hehe..) pasti akan mengingat kebaikan suaminya, and maybe malah kangen sama kejelekan/kelemahan suaminya.. Mungkin mereka bisa bilang: "It's oke mereka ngorok or mereka berantakin rumah, dan lain sebagainya.. yang penting, I wish he still alive and I could spend more time with him.." Wow, it really changes my perspective.. :)

So, live your life as if it's your last day.. Give your best.. And cherish every moment with your spouse.. :)

3. Do you pray for your marriage?

We need GOD in our marriage (for sure!) Mazmur 127:1 bilang, "Jika bukan TUHAN yang membangun rumah, sia-sialah jerih payah orang yang membangunnya." Percuma kita udah berusaha ngelakuin ini-itu buat ngebangun pernikahan kita, without GOD semuanya pasti sia-sia.. So, it's very important to have a prayer time together everyday as a couple.. and bring your marriage in your personal prayer as well :)

Couples that pray together stay together.

Dear God,

Thank You for this wonderful life

and thank You for my wonderful husband.

I pray so that You will protect our marriage

from the evil one,

and bless our relationship everyday.

Help us to love each other like You do

and to accept one another

in every circumstances.

Please use us and our marriage

to glorify Your name.

We love You, God!

You are the centre of our marriage.

AMEN.

(Cella's prayer on 24/07/2014)

Prayer For My Husband

Sejak beberapa tahun yang lalu (sewaktu masih "single"), aku selalu rajin berdoa buat pria yang kelak akan jadi suamiku.. Meskipun saat itu aku blom tau pria-nya ada di mana and kapan bakal ketemunya (hehe..), I kept praying for him, baik lewat surat, postingan-postingan di blog, di diary dsb. (Kamu bisa liat foto di bawah ini, itu semua surat-surat yang aku kumpulin dari sejak taon 2008.. and akhirnya aku kasih ke DM setelah kita udah menikah :))

Trus sewaktu jadian and akhirnya udah ketemu sama DM.. aku juga tetep terus berdoa buat dia, supaya Tuhan terus jaga hubungan kami sampai masuk ke dalam pernikahan, and Tuhan persiapin kami berdua untuk jadi husband and wife..

Nah sekarang, setelah udah menikah.. should I stop praying for him?! Of course NOT! Haha.. Justru harus lebih dibanyakin lagi doanya.. Every morning and night kami selalu ambil waktu untuk doa bareng.. Kalo siang-siang gini juga kadang Tuhan suka ingetin aku to pray for him yang lagi kerja and lagi "berperang" di luar sana, hehe..

Tadi pagi aku iseng search di google tentang "prayer for husband" and aku mo kutip sebuah doa yang aku dapet dari salah satu link, biar ini jadi doa aku juga hari ini for my husband, DM.. and bisa jadi doa kalian juga (para isteri) buat suami-suami kalian.. Let's keep praying for our husbands! That's one of the best gifts that we can give to our husbands today :)

"A Wife's Prayer For Her Husband"

by Jennifer Smith

http://unveiledwife.com/a-wifes-prayer-for-her-husband/

God,

Thank you for your unconditional love for me. I am so undeserving, yet you pursue me daily! Thank you for your grace and for your perfect provision. I am so blessed and grateful for my life and for my husband’s life. Thank for trusting us with each other’s hearts, blessing us with the covenant of marriage. You have given us an opportunity to love each other unconditionally and sometimes that is hard to do, but I ask Lord that you would help us to love like you love.

Please show me how to be a joyful wife, a compassionate wife, a humble wife, and a truly forgiving wife. I pray for wisdom. I pray that you would equip both my husband and I with whatever we are lacking so that we may bless each other and be a beautiful example of a healthy marriage to other couples. Help me to understand that my expectations for my husband may never be met, that he is human and capable of sin. Give me a discerning spirit and the courage to speak truth into my husband’s life, which will encourage him. Keep words of disappointment and regret, lies from the enemy, far from me.

Lord, if my husband is struggling with anything, please remove it from him. Heal my husband and give him a strong desire to seek after you. I pray that he is the spiritual leader of our family that you have called him to be. May your characteristics manifest in him as he grows in his relationship with you.

God I ask that you would protect our marriage, keeping Satan and his ways far from our family. Holy Spirit walk with my husband today, call out his name and reveal yourself to him. I pray that our love for each other continues to grow deeper and deeper everyday. Please grant us time to spend intimately with one another, and especially time and desire to pray with and over one another! I pray for restoration in our marriage! May you be at the center of our marriage FOREVER and EVER! Reigning in our hearts, motivating our love and guiding our actions!

In Jesus Name AMEN!

Prayer Request

In 32 more days, aku harus siap tinggalin Indo and move ke Melbourne.. Bener-bener mix feeling abiss..! :( :) :( :) Bingung antara happy or sedih.. antara excited or hectic.. Kadang rasanya pengen cepet-cepet ke sana, kadang rasanya gak pengen cepet-cepet ke sana.. Bener-bener gak jelas, haha.. And in 64 more days, aku juga bakal menikah.. Tambah makin mix feeling lagi deh tuh..

Ini bukan waktu-waktu yang gampang buat aku.. And jujur, kadang aku rasanya udah gak tahan juga dalam nge-jalanin LDR.. Huaaa.. Rasa pengen ketemu DM and rasa kangennya tuh makin luar biasa, apalagi menjelang mo married gini, rasanya kepengen bisa bareng :( :( :(

Aku harus bisa tetep konsentrasi sama semua orang and semua urusan aku di Jakarta.. but di sisi lain, aku juga harus persiapin diri and mikirin buat kehidupan aku next di Aussie, sama mikirin wedding juga.. Hati aku tuh kayak setengah ada di sana, setengah ada di sini, wkwkwk.. Belom lagi, ditambah perasaan takut and worry buat tinggal di sana.. Ya Tuhan, kenapa seorang cella bisa jadi mix feeling gak jelas gini yah?! :p

Konflik sama DM juga makin macem-macem rupanya, mungkin karena kita lagi sama-sama under pressure.. jadi keluar semua deh baik-buruknya, haha.. Bener-bener belajar to not give up on each other and to keep loving each other even in the worst situation..

That's why we need you guys to support us in your prayer.. Please pray for our relationship and also our wedding (marriage), so it can be a blessing to others.. :) And sesuai sama tema wedding kita, LOVE NEVER FAILS - biar kasih Tuhan yang gak pernah gagal, yang akan memampukan aku and DM to finish this race together.. Yes! Amen! Thank you all.. ^^

PS: DM, I miss you and I love you! Please forgive all my failures and my bad attitudes.. I wanna learn to accept not only your best, but also your worst.. I want to be your helpmeet and your biggest supporter.. I know that God has created me for that purpose.. You are the man of God.. and I'm grateful to be your woman, hehe.. Let's walk together to fulfill His calling in our lives! I'm with you.. - Cella :)

Prayer For My Fiance

One of the most important things that has to be in every relationship is a PRAYER. Apalagi buat para pasangan yang LDR, yang ketemunya jarang-jarang, gak selalu tau kondisi doi di sana lagi gimana, or kalo lagi kangen... kadang yang bisa dilakuin yah berdoa :) Doa bareng di telepon or doa sendiri-sendiri setiap hari di rumah...

Tadi aku lagi iseng-iseng aja search di google tentang "a prayer for fiance", and di antara semua artikel yang nongol, ada satu doa yang bagus, but judulnya "a prayer for my boyfriend" hehe... Btw, mungkin kalian bingung ya... Fiance?! Emang sejak kapan kalian tunangan?! Yup, kita nanti baru mo tunangan secara resmi di bulan Oktober :) Loh kok bilangnya udah jadi fiance?! Jadi ceritanya, waktu baru awal jadian, aku kan masih sering tuh sebutin DM is my boyfriend (alias pacar), but lucunya... si DM selalu bilang that Cella is my fiancee... Sejak itu aku juga jadi ikut manggil dia my fiance, haha... karena agak janggal juga rasanya kalo sebut dia as my boyfriend, cos dari awal tujuan kita emang langsung serius buat married, bukan pacaran :p Ntar pacarannya after kita married aja yaa, wkwkwk... 

But anyway, aku tetep bisa pake doa ini buat doain si DM juga :) It's a beautiful prayer...

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Lord, thank you for the guy that I get the privilege of calling mine.  You have spoken over us, changed us, and blessed us.  You thrill us, Lord, with all you have done.  We will forever sing for joy because of what you have done in our lives (Psalm. 92:4)!  Thank you for how You have worked in us.  Thank you for giving us another opportunity to trust You more.  You are so worthy.  You are so sovereign. 

I am so thankful for how you have used DM in my life.  Because of his faith in You and his decision to walk in your magnificent light, I am encouraged to follow him hard after You.  Thank you for his determination to grow and to seek You with his life.  I’ll be more than willing to trust him with our family one day.

Give him strength today, Lord.  Help him to keep his mind set on you, because You will keep him in perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3).  Give him the courage to stand up for you no matter the cost and encourage him to always walk with integrity.  Captivate him with Your Presence, Jesus.  I pray that he feels more of You.

I desire for us to live a life that shows your faithfulness.  Lord, help us to lay down our plans, dreams, and desires so that others will know our help comes from the Lord alone.  Remind us that we can do nothing without You. 

Give him more grace today.

Give him more peace.

Pour Your Spirit into him and speak through him, Jesus.

Give him more strength.

Give him more courage.

Give him more discernment.

Give him more wisdom and more knowledge.

Give him more trust.

Give him more of You.

Fill him up, Jesus.  I pray that he would lay his life at your feet today.

Be near, Jesus.

“The Lord says, ‘I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.  I will advise you and watch over you.’”

Psalm 32:8

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Praying for you, DM! I feel so grateful to have you in my life...

The LORD loves you so much, and so do I :)

I am with you!

- cella

Source: http://www.bloomtheblog.com/2012/03/prayer-for-my-boyfriend.html

His Prayer... ♥

Wahhh... I really need to save this video!! Yes, video ini gak boleh sampe ilang!! Haha... Why?? Soalnya video ini ada kenangan and sejarahnya.. LOL :p

Ini adalah salah satu video yang DM sempet posted di facebook-nya waktu kita baru awal-awal kenal (sekitar setaonan yang lalu).. I don't know what he had in his mind on that time (lagi bergumul soal pasangan kali ya :p) and dia juga gak tau kalo waktu itu aku sempet tontonin nih video, hihi.. But gak nyangka kalo at the end aku malah jadian ama nih orang, wkwkwk..

Barusan aku tiba-tiba keinget lagi aja ama nih video.. and pas aku dengerin lagi.. wah, jadi terharu.. hiks.. ceweq mana sih yang hatinya gak luluh kalo denger cowoq doain kita kayak gini?! hihi.. But anyway, aku jadi makin ngerasa kalo Tuhan tuh baikkk bangeettt.. Dia selalu dengerin doa anak-anakNya and Dia pasti selalu kasih yang terbaik :') He is really a good God! Yes, He is...

Devotion My Prayer

Dear God, 

I know that she's out there...

the one I'm suppose to share my whole life with. 

And in time... You'll show her to me. 

Will you take care of her, comfort her, and protect her...

until that day we meet. 

And let her know... my heart... is beating with hers. 

In a dream I hold you close 

Embracing you with my hands 

You gazed at me with eyes full of love 

And made me understand 

That I was meant to share it with you 

My heart my mind my soul 

Then I open my eyes 

And all I see reality shows I'm alone 

But I know someday that you'll be by my side 

Cause I know God's just waiting till the time is right 

God will you keep her safe from the thunderstorm 

When the day's cold will you keep her warm 

When the darkness falls will you please shine her the way 

God will you let her know that I love her so 

When there's no one there that she's not alone 

Just close her eyes and let her know 

My heart is beating with hers 

So I prayed until that day (prayed until that day) 

When our hearts will beat as one (when our hearts will beat as one)

I will wait so patiently (patiently) 

For that day to come (for that day to come) 

I know someday that you'll be by my side 

Cause I know God's just waiting till the time is right 

God will you keep her safe from the thunderstorm 

When the day's cold will you keep her warm 

When the darkness falls will you please shine her the way (shine her the way) 

God will you let her know that I love her so 

When there's no one there that she's' not alone 

Just close her eyes and let her know 

My heart is beating with hers 

Is beating with hers (ooo) 

My heart is beating with hers (oooo) 

It's beating with hers 

God will you keep her safe from the thunderstorm 

When the day's cold will you keep her warm 

When the darkness falls will you please shine her the way 

God will you let her know that I love her so 

When there's no one there that she's not alone 

Just close her eyes and let her know 

My heart is beating with hers 

Oh~~~ it's beating with hers 

(it's beating with yours)

♥ ♥ ♥

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"My Prayer"
http://marcellaflaorenzia.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-prayer.html