Don't Sell Fish

hey guys, im back after a 2 day break. super tired after the comm retreat. haha. tmr theres church so im gonna keep this short.

ok i noe the name is super lame but guess wad the topic is abt. haha so selfishness can come in many forms but one aspect tt i think we might miss out is selfishness in our ministry. be it evangelism or other ministries, we may find ourselves doing it for selfish purposes like to gain the approval of others. well, i feel tt we will nv be able to do our best in tt ministry in tt kind of mindset but if u see others knowingly doing it, just be happy tt they are at least contributing. its better than nothing. Paul expressed this in:

Philippians 1:9-18 (New International Version)

9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
Paul's Chains Advance the Gospel

12Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. 13As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. 14Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly.

15It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. 18But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

well thinking abt this qt, i realised tt maybe God is trying to tell me something abt the situation. i mean im not sure wad their purposes may be, selfish or not, they may be committed but through certain circumstances which may be spiritual attacks, they are not able to do some things. but as long as they are able to do some good, wad does it really matter as long as God's work is done. but still there is their walk with God tt im concerned abt. but lets not jump to conclusions and let things unfold first, it may just be spiritual attacks tt stop them from doing God's work.

haha ks tts it from me for another 2 days. haha going for a farm stay tmr after church and the young adults retreat briefing. its gonna be a silent camp. so cool. haha. oh im trying to figure out wad Christmas presents to buy so if u could hint something to me or ask ur friends to tell me if u are too shy or if ur skin is thick enough, just tell me wad u like (not wad u want) and ill think of wad to get for u guys. haha im gonna go broke after this Christmas. haha k then, have fun at church tmr. cyas:)

CF Comm Retreat Day 2

Hey guys, haha day 2 of retreat. Quite tired now so gonna keep it short.

So my qt today was abt obeying God and His word. The passage was on Matthew 5:43-48. I'll give u time to read it........................ok? haha so like I noe tt loving ur enemies is like a really tough thing to do and sometimes we may wish tt we could ignore tt part of the word.

But the fact is, God's word is eternal and wadever God says must be for some reason or another and we cannot ignore any part of it, even if we don't like it. We shld change ourselves instead of thinking of changing His word. So let us make a pt to obey everything tt is in the bible.

Haha ok gonna sleep alr. Gonna have a long day tmr. Gonna have fun at the cf gathering so see u there if u are reading this before the gathering. Haha cyas:)


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Retreat Day 1

Hey guys, my com tt I brought for retreat totally crashed on me. Think it's the LCD screen. Typed out quite slot of this post on it then it went and crashed on me. I'm typing this today (yesterday) and posting it tmr (today). Haha anyways I actually had quite alot to talk abt. Today jan planned a game for us which had quite a gd learning pt. We were split into 2 grps and each grp has to pick a person to wear a scooped up melon on his head. Cos I'm such a nice guy I obviously put it on. Haha well actually the game was much more than tt and like there were other learning pts but the main thing I came out of it was this, we really didn't want to put tt disgusting "crown of melon" on our heads but how much tougher was it for Jesus to put on the "crown of thorns". But He loved us so much tt He did it.

We also shared on our spiritual walk with God which led us to doing a qt tgt. It was on Luke 15:11-21, the parable of the lost son. Although there were many pts to learn from in this passage, the main pt tt impacted me was how the father celebrated his son's return even after he had betrayed his father. This got me thinking abt our spiritual lives. No matter how much we may have betrayed God, no matter how much we have backslidden and no matter how much we have failed Him, He will always receive us back with open arms. We can always be assured tt we can always go back to Him. We just need to choose to go back to Him and admit tt we were wrong.

I did my own qt also which was abt 1 Peter 4:12-19. It's abt trials and how God always have a plan for them. Haha I noe I've talked abt this topic lots but this is mainly abt pple who insult u abt ur faith. I mean this thing is really real to me cos I've been insulted lots abt being too guai or not going along with things sometimes. This passage really encourages me tt it is truly a blessing as through them insulting me, I feel tt they are noticing how a true Christian will act and when the time is rite, they may feel tt receiving Christ into their lives would be the rite thing to do. So we shldnt fear tt pple may insult u or think any less of u when u act Godly. Just do wad u feel is wad God would want u to do. Anyways, don't we live for God and not for men?

Ok guys I'm ending off here. Haha may post again with my iPhone. Thank God I have an iPhone. Haha cyas:)


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He is always there

ok so im ready for the retreat tmr. got lots of stuff so hopefully i can go to kim's house earlier and leave the stuff there before going to sch for 3hrs. haha if u see my pm on my msn, yea my air-con suddenly leaked all over my table. thankfully it didnt reach my com so its safe. then when i switched it on again, miraculously it stopped leaking. im guessing tt there might have been ice inside which melted.

ok so my qt today is abt God always being with u. whenever u feel lonely and feel tt there is no one to listen to u, always rmb tt u can talk to Him. i have felt tt feeling many times and it always comforts me to noe tt i can talk to Him. He is there when u are facing problems and when we are frustrated. and He is always there to help us when we need it. i feel tt most of the time i forget tt He is there and think tt im alone to face a problem, tt i have to do it all by myself. im not sure whether u find urself forgetting too but i think its a very human thing to do and so we shld change it.

haha i think tts all ive got to share rite now. im gonna try to post up something everyday tt im at the retreat but since there's no net at kim's house, ill be typing it there and then posting it when i go for my course the next day (at least some good has come from killing myself going back and forth). but if im not able to post, ill be back soon so dont miss me too much:) oh yea pray for me tt ill have the strength for both the retreat and the course and tt ill be able to concentrate on both of the course and retreat. and for me to have the energy tmr cos its like 2 alr. haha ks im gonna sleep nowz. cyas:)

Trust

hey guys, today was a great day turned into quite a bad nite then turned into a fine midnite. haha so went to church, went for Gliderz comm meeting where we planned the Christmas eve gathering/party for the church. went home and after dinner, jan told me tt she wouldent be able stay for the last day of the cf comm retreat as she was going to malaysia and she asked me to help her with the sub-comm + comm bonding session. (i noe u are reading jan but dont feel bad:) i was like quite pissed abt the situation alr as u can read from my previous posts but as the totally nice guy of course i volunteered to help. well i was actually ok with doing it cos it didnt really take much work but it really made me think, "what would other pple think abt our comm members always not being there?" 2 of our comm members have to go overseas so they will not be able to make it. a sub-comm member (i dont noe who it is) alr told one of our comm members tt he/she/it feels tt some of our comm members are not really committed to cf cos like during some of our outings they dont see some of them. wad more would they think when they dont see the comm members at the cf gathering? well i noe some things cant be helped and all tt but im quite worried abt the testimony its setting. its so early in our term and alr pple are thinking of us like tt.

so it got me quite worried for most of the nite but when i talked to my dad, he told me tt some things are beyond my control, we just have to trust God tt wadever happens, happens for a reason.

started watching Facing the Giants for the comm retreat (cos i need to come up with discussion ques, still thinking of them), it made me think abt trust. i decided to change up my qt a little today and do my qt based on the movie. but i wont be sharing all tt i learned from the movie rite here cos the comm members will be able to see it. ill post it up after the retreat:) well but this quote sums up the thing abt trust tt i learned from this movie: "As long as we honour God, nothing is impossible." well if u have watched the movie before, u might not have rmbed this quote cos its a quote tt i got from the continuous pauses and typing i did to take down the learning pts from the movie. i think i spent 3 hrs doing the notes for tt 112min movie. so the quote really got me thinking "wad God can do is beyond us, and wad He does always has a reason. there are no coincidences". which is something ive have learned before and reminded time and time again. well im human and well humans forget. good thing we have such a loving and forgiving Father. so im leaving all these things to Him and just do wad i need to do and leave the rest to Him cos we just need to do our best and He will do the rest (im a poet and i didnt even noe it:) He has a plan for the comm members being so busy and He will bring them wherever He feels tt its best.

well abt yesterday's sermon, it was interesting as she used a passage tt is quite unconventional to be used during marriages. she used John 21 to convey the message of the 3 most important phrases in a marriage: "I Love You", "I Forgive You" and "I am Sorry". it was quite interesting but doesent really apply to us at this age so if u are interested u can ask me personally:) haha its fun to be mysterious.

haha ok another one of my signature posts is in. haha tmr will be the first and last full day of the digipen course for the week tt im having cos im zaoing like during lunch on tues to thurs to go for the retreat. hopefully i wont miss much. ok then im gonna go turn in. its exactly 2.00 am rite now. haha cyas:)

Control

hey guys, just realised its really late and i need to sleep soon cos there's church tmr. haha ive been sleeping really late for the past few weeks i noe. so this might be shorter than usual.

so my qt was on meekness which can mean tame, timid or mild but i feel it can also mean being at peace and leaving the control of things to God. Meekness shows power under control. without meekness, power can be wild and misused. thus when one is meek, he has the power under control and does not misuse it. if u find urself misusing ur power, pray and ask God to teach u how to be meek and rely on His strength and not ur own. a good website on meekness tt i found is at http://cgg.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/PERSONAL/k/237/The-Fruit-of-Spirit-Meekness.htm .

so let us learn to be meek. ok in case wadever i said above does not make much sense, rmb tt its like 3.17am rite now and im in quite a dreamy state. but rite now i think tt it makes perfect sense. but if it doesent, check the website out to see wad im conveying. haha still learning to do my qts slightly earlier. oh yea today's sermon at the wedding was quite interesting and if im in the mood ill share it tmr. ks gonna go brush my teeth and sleep. cyas:)

Let's Get Fit!!!

hey guys, was really tired yesterday night so i did my qt this morn when i woke up. this post is gonna be quite short cos im gonna go for mr lai's (a barker teacher) wedding soon.

so i noe those of u tt noe me when u read this title u will be surprised tt im saying this. but not to wry, i am still me. wad i meant is tt we shld get spiritually fit. haha yea im still to lazy to get physically fit:P but anyways getting spiritually fit is much more important. our bodies will definitely fail us sooner or later as we grow. but as we grow, our spiritual fitness shld continue to develop and get better. so we shld make it a point to grow in the Lord and invest more time in our spiritual well-being. the payoffs will be seen sooner or later and u will find urself closer to God. so wads the use of being physically fit if u are not spiritually fit?

haha ks im gonna go bathe now before i leave. ill be back to post tonight with one of my signature loooong posts. haha cyas:)

Love

hey guys, well today was quite a bad day for me. i think the continuous course days are taking its toll on me. im getting more irritable and stressed out. so pls pray for me. i got quite pissed today cos i felt tt the comm retreat was planned out quite last minute and tt now we are a bit rushed to get the stuff done. with the main pple involved going for ccap camp, tt was quite a problem which made me quite pissed why it came down to this. i was like thinking "why couldent they have planned earlier?" but after tt i realised tt our schedules are so tight tt there was no way tt it could have been planned earlier. it was just the situation which no one could do abt. so i guess wads the use of being pissed?

but my qt really reminded me to show love and patience and understanding. its amazing how God gave me this passage for my qt the day this incident happened. the passage is Colossians 3:12-17:

¹²Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

¹⁵Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. ¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. ¹⁷And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

verse 12-13 really touched me. it really reminded me tt i shld show patience and gentleness to those arnd me and to bear with others. verse 17 also reminded me tt in wadever i do, i shld be doing it in Christ and it shld be befitting of it. i feel tt this passage really comes to me at such a great time where im like super irritable and stuff. im always amazed at how God can show me things almost everyday. He really makes me feel tt He is right here with me.

haha so yea tts my qt. i noe i might have sounded a bit down or emo in my past few posts (according to kx) but rest assured tt im ok. its just the circumstances lately has left me quite drained but ill be back to my joyful self soon enough. haha so just pray for me and bear with my drained personality if u happen to talk to me these few days. haha k its like 2.13am rite now. gonna turn in. cyas:)

We Are All Connected

hey guys, 1.18am going to sleep alr.

ok so my qt today was tt we are all connected through the body of Christ as we are all parts of the body. so the main pt was tt we shld always watch ourselves as wad we do is not only affecting us. something bad will not only be detrimental to ur spiritual life but also to those arnd u. but on the plus side, wad is good will also bless others. so we shld always rmb tt things do not only affect us so we must not be selfish in our thinking as wad u think may only be bad to u can also badly affect other Christians arnd u.

k guys sry for this short post but im like falling asleep at the com rite now. ill post again tmr. cyas:)

God's Timing

hey guys, had a looooonnnngggg day today. haha was quite tired during the course. gonna try to sleep earlier today but its alr 1.23am. haha so lets get started:)

ok so today's qt is all abt God's Timing and more specifically, His timing in when we will die. im not trying to be morbid here or anything but death is something very real. just be warned tt these are my views on death and u may not agree with wad im saying so give me some feedback and we can discuss it if u do:) just dont kill me for saying wad im abt to say. some pple dont like to talk abt dying but i think tt as Christians, we shld all treat dying as something tt will always happen and can be something to celebrate abt. of course if u had someone close to u pass away u would be sad, but if he/she was a Christian u can be assured he/she will be with God. and well tt may be why i really dont mind dying now.

for me personally, i feel tt if its my time tt God has decided, i have done all tt God wants me to do here on earth and tt its time to meet Him. things can also happen when pple pass away. i feel tt even if we pass away, we still have an impact on pple which can still further God's kingdom. one really cool incident tt i have seen is tt one of my church members had her husband taken from her just i think within a yr of their marriage. well after tt she became a missionary and has impacted many lives. so i feel tt death isnt really something tt Christians shld wry abt. amazing things tt are in God's plan can happen through someone's death.

i feel tt God will not take us before we have done our work on earth. so we dont have to wry. just live the life tt God has given us to the fullest and when it is in His timing, we will be able to see Him. u can always trust tt God has the best timing for anything to happen, even death. i can see tt the process of getting close to dying has brought many pple to Christ just before they passed and maybe tts the reason some pple are dying. some pple are so hard hearted tt they do not accept Christ until they are at their death bed and so tt may be God's way of bringing them back to Him.

so i dont really see death as a bad thing. i think ive posted this phrase up before but ill say it again. i sometimes want God to take me so tt i can get out of this stressful earthly life and see Him. dont wry im not suicidal. but if God feels tt i still have things to do on earth, ill continue living as best as i can and do wad He has for me to do.

ks well tts the end of my rather morbid qt. if u still think of death in tt way. pls feedback to me on wad i say if u disagree in any way. haha oh for those of u tt dont noe, there will be a cf gathering on the 26th of november. but i think tt all of u tt read this blog shld noe alr. haha cant wait for the comm retreat. gonna be taking the half day off from the digipen course to attend it. will be spending lots of money cabing here and there. (again, dont judge me for cabing:) ohoh pls pray for the econs A level paper tmr. dont really noe wad other papers there are tmr...just pray for all the j2s lahs. they are like all super stressed and drained rite now so pls pray for strength and health. haha ks gonna go sleep nows. wow its only 1.44am. haha tts relatively early for me. haha oh and pray tt i can stay awake tmr. if not ill be posting on how sleepy i am again. haha cyas:)

Digipen

hey guys at digipen course rite now, falling asleep. haha shldnt have slept so late yesterday. HELP ME!!! haha just typing out some stuff to keep myself awake. haha ks ill go try to stay awake. will post again tonight. haha cyas:)

Prayer Pt 2 + Care

hey guys. ok if u realise, i finally have a tagboard. haha thx to eve for helping me set it up. ok so went to sch today to finish painting the banner for open house. if u want to see a pic of it u can check eve's blog out cos i dont have the pic:) so spent the whole morning there and then came back to enjoy wad little freedom i have left before my course starts tmr. took a nap and then was super pissed off when my dad came and scolded me to wake up. he always does tt and its like super irritating and always spoils my day. so was super grumpy the rest of the night until like arnd 10. for some reason i just said forget it, wads the use of being pissed?

ok this is gonna be quite a long post. so the cool thing tt i was talking abt yesterday was tt u noe how 2 days ago my qt was abt why pray? well the sermon yesterday was abt how to pray. i found it really cool how God can show me the importance of prayer through 2 separate incidents. sometimes i have to admit tt i wonder whether God is really hearing my prayers and wads the use of praying when God noes all ur thoughts. and well He has shown me in the past 2 days. isnt He amazing?

well pastor daniel (pastor of Bethesda Christian Centre, ian leong and weiying's church) shared on the pre-requisites for prayer and used Ephesians 3:14-21:
The Right Posture - Eph 3:14-15
The Right Petition - Eph 3:16-19
The Right Power - Eph 3:20-21

so well the right posture is not just talking abt our physical posture but our mental posture too. the right posture recognises who it is tt we are praying to - our Creator and Almighty God. he says tt it is not a must to be serious as we can still treat God as our friend. but we must still have the respect in our prayers as He is still our Lord.

the right petition is tt we shld pray not just for small things but for the bigger things. wad Paul prayed in the verse is for strength and love. so we shld learn and pray for strength to live the life tt the Lord has called us to, and for love for one another, and the strength to love. pastor daniel added tt we shld pray for things not just when they happen but before they happen. like when someone falls sick we pray for them. but we shld also pray for the health of the pple arnd us even before they fall sick.

the right power is tt we are praying to our Lord who can do anything and we shld believe tt God can do whatever it is u are praying for. dont doubt His power and truly believe tt it will happen. i heard a story, cant rmb whether its from the bible but i dont think so. haha so 2 farmers are experiencing a drought, both of them pray for rain but only one of them prepared his field for the harvest. which one had the greater faith? be the one who prepares.

ok so tt was the interesting thing tt happened to me. i noe its not as cool as i made it out to be in yesterday's post but it was quite cool for me. haha ok so my qt for today is abt God caring even for animals. God has expressed His care for animals throughout the bible which makes us think, if God cares for even animals, how much more does He care for us, being made in His image. and if He cares for the animals, shldnt we also care for the animals too? and how much more shld we care for each other?

personally, i have no qualms with eating meat, wadever animal it may be. tts cos i believe tt animals were created by God for us to consume. but wad i cannot stand is pple who torture animals or use them in labs. i mean although they dont have a soul they still can feel pain rite? and since God cares for them, we shld care for them too. but wad abt each other? i noe of some pple who are like total animal activists, totally against animal cruelty. but someof them are surprisingly not against human cruelty. i mean arent humans more impt than animals? and some pple just treat them worse than how they would treat animals.

but well we can be assured tt God will care for us cos if He cares even for the animals, He will definitely care for us. ok well tts it from me today. gonna go sleep now. its 2.29 and ive got to wake up at 7am. oh wells. haha k guys have fun with ur freedom. cyas:)

Watch What You Say

hey guys, just realised it was kinda getting late. have to wake up at arnd 6 to go to sch to help finish painting the banner and its 1.53am rite now. actually wanted to share something really cool tt i sorta experienced today but ill blog abt it tmr instead. haha cool things come to those who wait:)

ok lets start with my qt for today. its abt James 3:1-12:

¹Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. ²We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.

³When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. ⁴Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. ⁵Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. ⁶The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

⁷All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, ⁸but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

⁹With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. ¹⁰Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. ¹¹Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? ¹²My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

yeps so basically James warns us to watch what we say. hence the title of this post:) ok so James warns us to not use our tongues to curse. and i think tt all of u reading this don't. but if u do, well stop. James says it well enough so i dont have to reiterate anything. but wad he does not explicitly mention is tt when we talk to another person, dont spout hurtful things at them. even if u dont like them... (i mean u are suppose to love them but obviously there are pple tt u cant stand) u shldnt tear him/her down with ur words. and u shldnt gossip abt them too. i noe u guys all noe tt we shldnt do it but as we are all human, we still do it. i confess tt i sometimes talk abt pple behind their backs. i agree tt it is a way to get our grudges off our chests and prevent a confrontation but we shld learn how to love him/her.

the main thing is not to use our tongues and put down pple and insult them. u may think tt its a small comment like "can u just shut up, u are so irritating!!" tt can really hurt someone. it may bring him further away from Christ seeing how a Christian reacts. i mean if he noes u are just kidding and fooling arnd tts ok (as u noe i always do tt) but if u are not sure whether he noes u are joking, its better not to do it. let us try to use our tongues to bless pple instead of hurting and cursing them. as u have all heard before, our tongues can be a terrible weapon. lets tame our tongues and use it to bring pple closer to Christ then to push them away from Him.

ok well tts my qt. just realised the bulk of this post length is from the verses. haha oh wells. so gonna go take a 3-4 hr sleep now. stay tuned for the interesting thing tt i realised today. well it might not be as cool for u as u think but it was quite cool for me. haha oh and i havent forgotten the vid tt i said i would post up like in one of my first few posts on this blog. gonna post it up when i have the time. and if anyone noes how to make a tagboard pls help me. haha thx guys for reading. cyas:)

Prayer

hey guys had a tiring day today. went to ac to help paint the banner but didnt manage to cos before the design was fully drawn out i had to go barker. so i took cab down to barker (dont judge, its much faster instead of taking mrt all the way) and went arnd talking to friends. didnt really have anything to buy even with over a 100 bucks. gave some to my friends and the rest my dad spent on food and gifts. yea so since i didnt really play any games or go shopping i decided to help out at alex's class's haunted house with poh and jo-ann (is tt how u spell her name? haha). so spent the rest of the day there and managed to get cip hours for it. YAY!!

ok so today's qt is abt prayer. the title is why pray? and their answer is cos Jesus did it. since Jesus is like the perfect person isnt He someone we shld learn from? but i noe wad some of u may be thinking. "tts such a politically correct answer" or "how does prayer benefit me as a person". well i figure tt if u tell other pple why u pray is cos Jesus did it, they will be confused.

so well ive got a few pts why we shld pray. one is tt its a privilege. i mean how difficult isit to be able to talk to celebs or presidents cos they are so important. but we are able to talk to the most important person in the whole universe, the "president" of the universe, the ultimate celeb. so dont u think tt it is a privilege to be able to talk to our Almighty Creator so easily? i feel tt it is not a right but a privilege. in the past, only the highest priest is able to go into the Holy of Holies, a place in the tabernacle, to talk to God. and now we are able to just speak to Him.

prayer is also a connection with God tt we are able to have. it is our way of communicating with our Creator and for our relationship to continue to be strong, prayer is a must.

next pt is tt He is always there to listen to wadever probs u may have. man may fail but God will nv fail u. u may not have someone to talk to at times. even ur best friend may be busy. but God will always be there for u. i always find tt i can always count on Him to be there for me whenever i need to talk to someone. and sometimes when im just walking i find myself just saying something to Him. and when u feel tt no one can help u, He is there.

which brings me to the next pt. He can help u. u just have to ask. As Luke 11:9-10 states ⁹"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ¹⁰For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." so tt just goes to show tt if u need help, just pray and seek Him and He will help u.

lastly, i feel tt prayer is the way i thank God for all tt He has done for me. whenever something good happens, i find myself saying a short prayer thanking God for it. and for all the things tt God has done for u im sure tt u would want to thank Him for all of it. so wad better way to thank Him than to pray and just thank Him.

well tts it for my qt. so lets continue to pray and stay strong in our relationship with Him. oh i just realised this girl in the Baracuda Batucada band tt came over to barker to play i thought was someone i noe was really tt person. so im feel quite guilty i didnt recognise her. i was like "is she bernette? she totally looks like her" but i wasent sure so oh wells. haha. ks gonna go sleep nowz. tmr got service. ohoh continue to pray for the overseas peeps. thx guys. cyas:)

Gifts

hey guys gonna sleep earlier than usual today cos need to go to sch at 10am tmr to paint the CF banner for open house. and after tt gonna spend the rest of the day at barker carnival:)

k so my qt for today is abt the gifts tt God has given to us. i find tt this qt is very relevant for me especially at this time cos i just stopped being a sunday school teacher so i feel tt God is reminding me tt there is a ministry tt He has prepared for me and He has given me the gifts necessary for this ministry. well God has given us all different gifts tt we can use in different ministries and we shld use them for His work cos wads the use of a gift if we cant share it and use it for wad it is meant to be used for?

another thing abt gifts tt i always believe is tt u shld nv be jealous of another person's gift. there was a period tt i always envy my sister's ability to teach children but ive come to realise tt tts her gift. God has given me other gifts to work in other ministries. i do not have to follow my sister or even my parents' footsteps in the ministries tt they are in. God has His purpose for each and every one of us and He has given us the different gifts necessary.

and the last thing abt gifts tt i always stand by is abt speaking in tongues. ok this will be totally my point of view and some things i say is supported by the bible but dont take my whole word for it. if u agree with it tts great, if u dont well i dont mind a good discussion:) so well im gonna rant a bit. so my beef (who says beef?) is with the charismatic churches. well its just tt i disagree with one of their teachings(not the whole denomination so dont come after me...pls). its tt most of the charismatic churches are teaching tt everyone has to be able to speak in tongues. and tt just contradicts the bible cos doesent everyone have different gifts? how can everyone be given the gift of speaking in tongues. As Romans 12:6-8 state "⁶We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. ⁷If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; ⁸if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully."i mean if u really got the gift i would say use it for the furtherance of God's kingdom but to expect everyone to have it, u are just alienating those true Christians tt dont have the gift and making them fake it just to fit in. and wad kind of practice would scare away newcomers? i mean if i was a non-believer and i walked into a service and everyone was speaking it tongues i would be totally freaked out and think tt they were some kind of cult or possessed even. well i would still be totally freaked out but u get my drift. i noe tt they do attract a lot of ppl still but how many more ppl do they turn away with them believing tt all Christians are like tt?

and isnt the purpose of speaking in tongues for other ppl? its not for urself. i reemphasise, wads the use of a gift if its not shared? shldnt a gift be used to enrich other ppl's lives? (wow amazing how my qts can connect) a gift is given to u for ministry, not for self-indulgence. God would give the gift of tongues to a missionary for instance so tt he can preach the word to ppl of different languages. wads the use of a speaker of tongues if there is no translator? tts why i feel tt sometimes when ppl speak in tongues it is not through the power of God. well i went to loveMG this yr and if u were there u would noe tt the guest speaker was like speaking in tongues and prophesying here and there and tt totally made me uncomfortable.

PROPHESYING!!! tts another pt i have tt when some ppl say tt they can prophesise, i always have a doubt in me. i mean again if they truly have the gift, by all means prophesy. but how sure are u tt u are truly prophesying through the Holy Spirit? how sure are u tt it isnt something coming out of ur own mind? i mean sometimes i think of them like some fortune teller at a carnival (ok i noe there are no carnivals in s'pore but u get my drift) who like totally fakes there prophecies but like saying something vague or trying to guess it. well i guess u would nv noe whether u truly have the gift of prophesying so well all u can do is pray abt it.

ok tts the end of my rant. thx for bearing with me. well if u talk to me abt tongues tts wad i would say all the time. so we shld always pray for God's guidance on wad gift He has given to us and we shld always use it to further His kingdom and not keep it to ourselves. if it is the gift of singing, go into the worship ministry. if it is administration, go help out in church administration. and if it is truly the gift of tongues, use it in the mission field.

k tts it for my qt. if u have not stopped reading yet (i noe u havent, jan:), thx for bearing with my long-windedness. and well i find tt its quite amazing when God gives u a qt tt is totally relevant in ur lives and tt is truly how God can speak to us. i admit tt before i didnt really do qt everyday and well i totally regret it as God may have given me so much help during those tough times especially last yr. so if u havent alr, i urge u to start doing qt every single day. u will be amazed at how God can speak to u. even through a one yr old book (as stated in my very first post, im using the June-Aug 2008 Our Daily Bread rite now for my qt) can He do wonders. well its 2.30am, i better go sleep. yea tts earlier for me. rmb tt ive been sleeping at like 4-5 the past few days? haha k tts it for me today. gonna have fun tmr out of the house. oh btw continue to pray for safety for those in japan rite now and for anyone else u noe tt has gone overseas. we really have to thank God for placing us in such a safe place as s'pore (oh and Australia's quite safe too so U can thank Him too for sending U there, if U are reading this). just ignore the bracketed words if u are not U:) k then gonna go sleep alr. cyas:)

Thank God

hey guys nothing much happened today. went to celebrate my uncle's birthday but tts abt it. its 4:36am rite now so lets get started with my qt.

haha so well todays qt is abt how we shld always rmb tt God has been helping us even when we dont noe it. its like every second tt we are alive, its God tt allows us to breathe. i mean we have to thank Him for the health and life tt we have. we always take our lives for granted but have u ever thought tt it is God tt is protecting us? every time we go out or even at home, we are protected by Him. and how can we question Him during the bad times of our lives when He has protected us and given us so much during the other times of our lives.

isnt it sad tt most of the time when things are ok, we dont thank God and whenever things are bad we blame Him? its human nature i noe but dont u think tt we shld change our ways and thank Him for everything He has done for us? not just for giving us good results or providing us with material blessings but also for the health tt He has given us and for protecting us? we shld always rmb to thank Him and when u think abt all tt He has given us, i find tt it is quite overwhelming the amt tt He has given us. He might not have given material wealth to some of us and He might not have given good results to others (Me!!) but counting all the other blessings tt He has given, there is always a reason to thank Him.

well tts my qt. im gonna go sleep now. oh btw pray for jan and jiap (for those of u tt noe them) cos they are leaving for japan tmr. k guys cyas:)

Living Sacrifice

hey guys not much going on these few days since OP is over. will be spending the next few days at home. NO ONE TO GO OUT WITH!!!! haha wish i had a gf. then got someone to go out with. haha miss those days last yr. oh wells. so since my life is so boring, lets get to my qt!:)

well as u can see from the title, my qt is abt being a living sacrifice for God. i noe its like something u hear very often but have u really thought of it? wad does it truly mean to be a living sacrifice? well a sacrifice is something offered to God to glorify Him and as living sacrifices, we have to offer our whole lives to Him. the way we live our lives shld be glorifying of Him as how can we offer something to our great God when its not the best tt it could be? as sacrifices we shld also rmb tt our lives belong to Him and tt we shld heed the way God is calling us to, be it in ministry or in life, He has a purpose for us.

we shld allow Him to use us to further His kingdom and so we shld not always think abt ourselves and use our bodies instead for His purpose. when we say tt we are a living sacrifice, we are saying tt we give our whole lives for His purpose, not half of our lives or 3/4, EVERYTHING!! so lets not say tt our bodies are for Him only on Sundays or during CF, lets be a living sacrifice for God and use the bodies tt He gave us for His purpose every single day of our lives.

well tts just my view so take it as u will. its ur choice whether u want to be a living sacrifice and for those of us who has already given our whole lives for His purpose, lets rmb tt our sacrifice shld be the best tt it can be so we shld always act and think in a way tt pleases Him.

well tts my qt. its like 4.30am rite now but dont noe why not tt tired. haha gonna study a bit tmr so i better go try to sleep. haha cyas:)

OP's Finally Over!!!

YAY!!! im finally done with op and i would nv have to think abt it again. really dead tired now cos its like 3 alr. gonna share my qt quickly and then go to sleep.

well my qt today is abt being a blessing to others and contributing to a person's life. we shld always try to enrich the lives of others and to make a positive impact on another person's life.

ok im like falling asleep alr so im gonna edit this post when i wake up

ok woke up and ate lunch. time to continue.

so continuing to reflect upon my qt last nite, i noe some of us like at times would put urself as a priority and asking whether there is something in it for u. well i feel tt even if there is nothing in it for u, we shld still do it if there is something in it for someone else. i noe its not in human nature to do things tt does not benefit urself but isnt it a joy to help someone else and to be a blessing? i find it true joy when i am able to bless another person and wouldent it be cool if everybody did something for somebody else?

yeps so tts my qt. i really have to thank God for bringing me through the OP exams. hopefully He gives me a good result. well i sort of regret not going for my class outing yesterday but oh wells... ill try to go for the next one. haha k tts it for now. ill be posting again tonight. cyas:)

OP!!!!

hey guys dont really have time to blog. just checking in to say tt im super stressed out over op!!! pls pray for me:) oh and pray for all those taking their As some of them started today alr and many others are starting tmr so pls pray for them. thanks guys. oh op is arnd 2. ohoh and btw my com is cured so YAY!!! haha ill blog again tmr:)

STUPID VIRUS!!! Pt 2

heys guys. my precious com is still busted. uncle robin is coming tmr to fix it. hopefully he can get rid of the virus and save all my files. using my mom's laptop rite now.

well jan's comment to my previous post got me thinking tt lately i have been questioning God's providence and His plan for me a lot but He still keeps on reminding me to trust in Him. its can be quite difficult for me sometimes cos im the type of person tt likes to have everything planned out. guess im sort of a control freak. well its a working process and He does not seem to give up on reminding me to trust in Him. continue to pray for me.

haha so its qt time!!! well todays is abt the church again and tt it is a place where pple of diverse backgrounds come together to complement each other. The main verse, Galatians 3:28 states "28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." As we recognise tt we all have Jesus in common, we are united and enriched and as we embrace Him together, all our differences become secondary to our mutual love for Him which drives us to love each other and to do great things for Him.

well this got me thinking of some Christians tt i am working with and we have our differences in working styles. i wont go into detail, just look and my "emoing the day away" post. i dont want to get emoed now:) so i mean tt may have caused some conflict and so this qt reminded me tt our differences are secondary to the things tt we are doing as a cf commitee. all our differences can be put aside. we just have to rmb tt we all have Jesus in common and everything tt we do in for Him.

so yea i realised tt God has been telling me to let go of all my bitterness, to trust in Him and through Him to put aside my differences with the pple arnd me. hopefully i can always rmb this and not fall back into trusting myself and doing things for myself. well im a very forgetful person (although not as forgetful as SOME other pple i noe but still...) but i am glad tt He always reminds me and puts me back on the right path.

well im gonna turn in soon. tmr got service so gotta be awake for it. pastor edmund is coming so shld be interesting. going to meet up to finish up op and to rehearse tmr. hopefully we can finish everything off tmr. oh pls pray for my com k? oh oh and if any of u noe how to set up a tag board pls help me. haha thx guys for reading. cyas:)

Stupid virus!!!

Well a stupid virus just hit my com which totally crashed it. Good thing I still have my iphone so I still can post. Gonna call my church member, uncle robin later in the morning to ask if he could come over to fix it. Hopefully he can come over tmr and manage to fix it without any loss of data. Pls pray k?

well during dinner today I sorta broke down cos I was quite worried abt my future cos I wassent sure whether I would do well for As next yr. I really wanted to retain to have tt extra time. But my dad told me tt I had their support and with God wad did I have to fear? So tt was quite assuring.

Haha so my qt today was abt bitterness. It was abt how bitterness would affect our relationship with God and our Christian life. Even a little bitterness would begin to take root in ur life and start to consume u. So we shld make an effort to get rid any bitterness tt we might have for another person and allow the Holy Spirit to fill us and heal the hurt tt has caused the bitterness. Well for myself I realised tt I have been bitter over some pple tt don't seem to get me (like those stated in previous posts) so this qt really got me to think.

Well I noe it's hard to let go of the bitterness in ur heart. I'm going through the same thing. But we have to always rmb tt they have also been created by God in the image of Him and tt we shld always love them. Especially if they are Christians how much more shld we love our brothers and sisters. The most affected by ur bitterness is urself, the other person wouldn't be much affected by it. If u are really bitter, u shld talk things out with the person and not hold grudges. Well it's an ongoing process which I am working on too. Oh wells none of us are perfect and so we shldnt expect other pple to be.

So tts my qt. Haha no virus is stopping me from sharing:) I'm gonna go sleep now. Hopefully my com can be fixed. Really worried tt I will lose all my files. Pls pray k? Stupid virus. Haha cyas:)

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LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

hey guys today's the last day of school!!! WOOHOO!!! well its not tt big a deal cos it means tt op is nearing and my digipen course is starting soon and ive got to study for my supplementary exams at the start of next yr. now to think abt it my holis sorta suck. but oh wells...cant wait for my schooling yrs to end. but tt means im entering ns. AAHHHH!! its no wonder i cant wait to rapture. theres no rest on earth.

so today's qt was abt how church can be a source of encouragement and tt it is not just wad happens on Sunday. "It is to be a safe haven, a rescue station, and a training center for spiritual service." like i said in an earlier post, the church is very important to Christians and it provides us with many things. but we are the church and as Christians we have to do our part to encourage our brothers and sisters especially when they face trials and difficulties. and by church i dont just mean the church tt we go to every Sunday. every Christian is a part of the church and so we shld look out for and always encourage each other. i really feel blessed as i have met so many pple who have encouraged me whenever i have felt down and for always being there for me. as philippians 2:4 states "Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." we shld not only think abt ourselves, we shld always think of others who may be affected by wad we do.

well while doing this qt it reminded me abt jia lei and how he really need our encouragement rite now doing this difficult time he is in. even if we cannot think of wad to say to encourage him we can still be there for him whenever he needs someone. it also reminded me of this girl in my class who is a scholar. she has retained so im not sure whether she will be able to stay in Singapore. although she is not a Christian i think we can still pray for her.

wow i just realised its like 3am now. quite tired but i took a nap earlier. well gonna go try to sleep now. gonna treasure this few days of rest i have left and hopefully i can get the op stuff done soon. cyas:)

PRESENT!!!!

well just bathed finish. before i get to my qt ive got a few things to share.

firstly, today poh was quite frustrated cos he found out tt someone close to him might have said somethings tt he would have rather kept on the dl (down low for those living under a rock/tree/building/sandcastle/etc. u get the pt:)/etc.) so he asked me like he doesent noe who to trust anymore. we talked abt who it might be and i said "u nv noe". and he said tt tts the pt. well i just said tt isnt tt the pt of trust? we nv noe whether someone might have done something but isnt trust trusting tt he didnt do it? im quite a trusting person so i usually dont suspect someone until it is proven and well it got me thinking abt todays talk by the npp (neighbourhood police post for those living under the things) tt we shld not leave our belongings arnd in the sch in case they get stolen and especially in class. the guy who came said tt usually its someone close to u tt steals from u cos its not like some masked man would sneak in and steal ur stuff. well then i thought if u cant trust ur schoolmates and even ur classmates, who can u really trust? im not saying to just blindly trust anyone but if they have proven themselves to be trustworthy, dont doubt them the minute something happens. just a thought.

well i can see tt this is gonna be a long post so bear with me a bit k? cos ive got reflections on like 2 more things before my qt. well pastor joel shared today abt waiting upon the Lord and tt its not only abt patience, its also abt trusting and hoping. the word waiting in Hebrew also means hoping and trusting so tts why in different translations they use the words hoping and trusting instead. so i noe its very difficult to wait for something tt we have been waiting for for so long and pastor joel reminded us tt He is coming and tt we need to continue to wait in the Lord. i am a person tt really doesent mind if the Second Coming happens now. i mean im quite tired of life and its only 1/6 of it has passed (dont wry im not suicidal). i mean its ok if u still have many things to do in life but i myself i cant wait to see God. anyways it gives us less time to sin the sooner we rapture. haha yea so pastor joel really reminded me to keep on hoping and trusting in the Lord and He will come when it is time.

Aaaaand the last reflection for today other than my qt is abt jas's sharing today. she shared abt evangelism and the verse she shared on was Romans 10:14-15 - 'How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? ¹⁵And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"' and well she said tt without us preparing them and discipling them how can the cfers evangelise? well tt got me thinking and i really need to totally focus on evangelism in the first term and before REW as we really have to equip them to be able to share the good news to the school.

Ok so nows my reflections on my qt. hope u are still reading:) so the cool thing abt my qt is tt its sort of related to pastor joel's sharing. it was on Revelation 21:1-4 and its abt how things would be after the Second Coming. we would be able to have blessed fellowship with our Creator for eternity and we would all have something to look forward to as things would be much better
with a world without any death, sorrow or crying. see why i cant wait to rapture? well since God is preparing such a wonderful place for us, He also needs to prepare us for tt place so we would have to go through trials and difficulties to build our characters. well i think tts a reasonable exchange for eternity with God.

ok tts it for this long post. oh btw just some random thing tt i did. i found out tt there was some chocolates in my fridge tt were expired but they were Haigh's chocs and if u do not live under the things u shld noe tt they are one of the best chocs in the world and are only sold in some parts of Australia. so guess wad i did? haha thank God i didnt get diarrhea. oh and thanks to me advancing and not promoting, i cant run for ogl. well at least i will have more time to study and most of the comm are alr running. its their loss:) and on a more serious note, for those tt dont noe, jia lei's grandfather just passed away today so pls pray for him. im not sure whether u shld msg him rite now. maybe give him a few days. just keep him in ur prayers.

Past and Present

well...vague title but just trying to blog on yesterday and today. wanted to take a nap at 8.30 and wake up at 9 yesterday but slept all the way till today so wasted a chunk of my life sleeping. so yesterday found out that i was advancing and not promoting and was a bit disappointed but realised tt its all for the best cos if i had been promoted i might not have studied during the hols. i would have typed more yesterday but i prefer to talk abt the present.

haha so today was fine except tt i was quite irritated by this person (dont bother asking me who cos im not gonna say:P) so i found her giving me this irritated look for no reason whatsoever when we were just talking which like totally irritated me. u might say tt im too sensitive but our relationship has not been what u call good and we have argued a few times. whenever i talk to her and suggests something she usually says "ok, ok" like in an irritated manner. she has like told me to slow down and chillax but i keep on telling her tt im totally cool and just want to get things done. (hopefully im not giving to many clues to who she is but if u noe who im talking abt pls dont tell her, i dont really want any confrontations) maybe she just doesent understand me? oh wells. just hoping tt our relationship improves cos im gonna need to work with her for another half yr or so. keep me in ur prayers:)

ok gonna go bathe now before doing my qt so will post later. went to eat with my fam to celebrate my mom's b-day so came back arnd 9+. thinking whether or not to go to sch tmr but most prob i will. ks will post again soon:)

No Longer Emoing:)

well tts the state of mind im in rite now. tmr is the last morning cell tt we will be having for the yr. isnt it quite sad tt everything is starting to be the last for the yr? like we had the last chapel and cf meeting for the yr last week and this week would be the last morning cell and morning worship. going to be leading in worship tmr and jan will be sharing. well lets get started on my qt cos ive gotta go sleep soon.

well there was a ques asked in my qt tt asked "is my attitude choking the life out of someone close to me?" well i think tt obviously the question is not talking abt the physical life but the spiritual life. is ur attitude causing someone else to falter in their faith? as ambassadors of Christ (see my previous post) i feel tt pple do not only look at our actions but also our attitude. if we show a hateful attitude to someone, what does it say abt Christians? if our attitude in helping pple out is not right, what will pple think? and if our attitude of life is one of dread and hopelessness, what would pple think abt what God is doing in how lives. tts why ive decided to stop emoing. i mean yea its human to emo once in a while but we shldnt dwell on it. instead we shld look at how God has blessed our lives. we shldnt show others our dread and sian-ness cos they may not noe tt its only for a period of time, they may think tt life with God is full of dread and sian-ness and u noe tt isnt true. we shld always keep in mind not only of our actions but also our attitudes as pple will notice tt also.

yeps today's a bit short but im quite tired now. gonna go sleep now. still having my on again off again headache. hopefully it goes off soon. haha well lets not emo anymores over chi and lets work hard for pw. all the best guys!! nites:)

Emoing The Day Away

hey guys as u can see from my nick on msn tts my theme for today. chinese just totally sucked the life out of me today with it being so sucky(no pun intended, or maybe there is...) and 这里真安静 coming out cos i didnt really read it. was really relying on 爸爸花儿落了or 孩子我为什么打你 coming out. so well have to prepare to take clb next yr if theres no moderation and if the other sections dont pull my marks up enough. but well like i said in my very first post, God has a plan for me and i dont have to wry. but i just need to emo awhile to feel much better.

haha so to continue my emoness, this thought has crossed my mind once in a while. Do i rub some pple the wrong way? i mean for some reason there are some pple tt dont really like me and i cant recall doing anything wrong by them. well i do noe tt there are times where my working style goes against the way other pple work and they dont like how im rushing them but i guess tts the way i work and i noe of those pple tt dont like me in the way i do things. there have been some incidents as a comm member where i may have irritated pple by rushing them but i think tt cant really be helped. i try my best to make a compromise but we just have to agree on our different ways of working. but there are those tt i dont see any reason for them disliking me. maybe i talk a bit too much and sometimes say random things. maybe tts it but i dont think ill ever find out. oh well i live for God and not for man so as long as God loves me tts fine by me:)

if u noe why let me noe k? i prefer pple to let me noe why they dont like me instead of like just avoiding me or making hateful comments without telling me why. well i think ive emoed enough up here. gonna go watch some shows. maybe a few epis of gossip girl and survivor. hopefully ive stopped emoing tonight so tt i will be in the right mood to do my qt. then if im not too tired i may post again tonight. cyas:)

CHINESE!!!!

hey guys gonna try to make it a quick one cos ive gotta go sleep. tmr chinese As. wow tts fast, it wasent tt long ago tt i appealed into AC. time sure passes fast when u have such great friends. awww. haha so today i helped out in Sunday School and it got me thinking " am i called to be a Sunday School teacher?" i think ive always sort of thought abt it cos i realise tt im not tt good in teaching children. i just cant make it fun for them. so well ive gotta keep on praying abt it but i think by the end of this yr i wont be a Sunday School teacher anymore. a pastor preached one Sunday tt if God has not called someone to a ministry, he will feel drained sooner or later cos he is not doing it with the strength of God behind him. oh well, if God has not called me to it, He has another ministry for me. maybe its the upcoming youth fellowship thing tt my church is setting up. maybe tts why God has sent me to CF too, to learn from them and bring it back to my church.

ok so today's qt was abt why do we bother with church. although i have nv really thought abt it, i have seen some of my friends who have professed to be Christians but said tt they dont go to church. im not talking abt those tt face parental objections, they cant help it, but im talking abt those who think tt they do not need to attend church to be a Christian. well i have to admit tt tt is true but in order to continue to be passionate and to grow in ur faith, church is needed. it says in the daily bread tt Christianity cannot live without community and i totally agree with tt. in order to stay fervent in the faith, fellowship is needed. church is a time tt u take to worship God and to remember why and how much u love Him. it is also a time when u get to learn more abt God and also to see how He has worked through the lives of others. additionally, it is a time tt we are able to serve God. see how much church does for us in tt 2-3 hrs tt we take out of our Sundays?

we shld be thankful tt we are able to have churches in Singapore. in other countries churches have to be hidden from the government and they are not able to do things openly. shldnt we be thankful tt we are able to go to a church building every Sunday? my church is not allowed to have services in our bungalow building tt we own tt is opposite Sembawang Shopping Center cos the government did not allow us to renew our worship permit after it expired for wadever reason but i am thankful tt we are still able to go to BB/GB campsite to have service.

so yea be thankful tt we are able to have service every Sunday. wow tt took some time. well time passes quickly when u are having fun. haha have an on and off headache rite now so gonna go sleep. hopefully its gone when i wake up so tt i can concentrate on the paper. if not im gonna be downing panadols like nobody's business tmr. haha hopefully i dont OD. haha so please pray for me if u see this before tmr which is unlikely since its so late alr. haha dont noe why but i get the most inspiration to blog at arnd this time. i do my qts this late too so maybe tts why. well if u are praying for my headache, pray for my chi paper too. as u noe im a barker boy so u noe wad kind of standard my chi is. well hopefully i get at least an S. oh my pong its getting really late now i better go sleep. haha blame ian for me saying omp now. k cyas guys and all the best for ur chi too. will be praying for all of yous. nites:)

You are the Solution

woah 2 posts in one day (well im havent slept yet so its still considered as one day) i think im getting addicted to posting. but theres nothing wrong with wanting to share abt God's word is there? lets get started with my qt. i just love sharing abt my qt cos i find myself reflecting more when i start typing:)

well my qt today was quite cool. let's start with a ques. how many times have u found urself asking "that guy is so poor thing, someone shld help him" or "the project sucks rite now, someone needs to think of a way to fix it." or even "that guy needs help, why doesent God help him?" well... have u ever thought tt that someone was u or tt God has sent u to help him or to fix the problem, tt God has placed u in tt unique circumstance so tt u are able to see the problem or to see the pain tt someone may be experiencing? have u ever seen someone without God tt is destroying his or her life and thought tt someone needs to reach out to tt person? be tt person. dont think tt someone else can do it, tt God has sent someone else to do it cos if u are there seeing the problem, it is u tt God has sent.

and dont say tt u are too shy or u dont think tt ur solution will work cos rmb tt God has chosen u to solve the situation or to help improve the situation. u may not be able to solve the whole problem with ur idea but if u voice it out, another idea may spawn out of it which may be the solution. there are no coincidences, if u are in a particular situation, there is a reason. so dont worry and rmb tt u are the solution tt God has sent.

another point is from Matthew 25:40 which states "The King will reply, ''I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' so wadever u do for someone, such as being the solution to his problems, u are doing it for God. so dont be upset if u dont get the credit for it. do things for the glory of God and for God's approval, not man's. although i noe its nice to get some credit now and then:)

yea so tts my reflections on my qt. going to be stressed over chi tmr so going to relax for wadever few minutes i have left before i sleep. hopefully i can concentrate on church tmr and not think abt chi. haha going back to bb/gb campsite for service tmr!! leading in Sunday School so gonna have a headache tmr (its fun to teach but they are just so noisy!!) quite worried for eve cos it doesent seem tt she is getting well soon and she has been sick for quite awhile AND her chi As is on mon (tmr?) but prayer can work wonders. so lets pray for her ks? haha k tts it for this post. hope it inspired u. gonna read a bit of chi then gonna go sleep. have fun at church!! cyas:)