Pastor Graham showed us this photo during sermon today, of JFK and JFK Jr playing with his toy horsey in the Oval Office of the White House. "The Oval Office is the president's formal workspace, where he confers with heads of state, diplomats, his staff, and other dignitaries; where he often addresses the American public and the world on television or radio; and where he deals with the issues of the day." It isn't a place where anyone can just knock and enter and sit around as and when he likes to. People who enter have to actually be formally invited and probably go through many other people/planning/procedures before they reach the president. JFK Jr (at that time) wasn't a powerful man.. he was not a representative of any countries or whatsoever but he was allowed access into the office as and when he liked to. He did not have to receive formal invitations and go through different people or procedures. That was his privilege as JFK's son. It wasn't something that he had earned. It was a privilege GIVEN to him.





in a letter from Paul to the church in Thessalonica (aka modern day Salonica)

1Thess 1:4-10
4For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. 6You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. 7And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8The Lord's message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, 9for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

how will you feel if God told you that He has chosen to adopt you as His child way before the creation of the world?

Eph1:4-10
4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5he[c] predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And he[d] made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.

God has CHOSEN us to be His children, because He loves us. What does that mean to you?














oh man the weeks are flying out the window.
this is my most packed sem ever in my whole entire life hahaa
im looking forward to april tho =)) sticker sticker sticker! =D
school's really interesting albeit taxing and draining sometimes.. but if i think about it hard enough, it really is enjoyable =) and im glad i've found friends =D. i got my new phone!! yay he's my handsome handphone and his name's bruce. ehehehe. this waking up early thing's so tiring. it keeps giving me heart attacks in the morning cus of my heart attack alarm clock. but i hope it makes me sleep earlier. i think doing work in the morning is good because its quiet and my mind isnt distracted by anything that has happened (because so far, the only things that would have happened would be me brushing my teeth and eating.). so yea.

please pray for...!
that i wont sleep in class
for easter camp planning and fundraising
for the people that we have invited/are going to invite
that i wont feel sian. i want to be energetic and happy and positive and you get what i mean! HEHE
AND! that my file will still b in the post office when i go collect it! (i was too excited about collecting my mobile and i walked off with my eyes glued to the box, forgetting my poor file.. im sorry! i really love you!)