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Psalm 19

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.

There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.

Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.

In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.

It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.

The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart.

The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever.

The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether righteous.

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold;

they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.

Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

i went jogging in Queen's Garden a few days ago. it's one of the things i love about east perth. like a mini botanical garden, it has many pretty flowers lovingly planted and fertilised and i don't know what else you do with plants to make them bloom so beautifully, and new flowers are planted every season. like how i love to watch kids grow, i love to watch the flowers grow too. they're so bright and vibrant and eyecatching, they reminded me of how God uses creation to point the world to His existance. And then i recalled a conversation i had with a friend not too long ago about the BIG BANG THEORY. ok i know im not smart, but hello? big bang? so.. wiki says this.."the term Big Bang generally refers to the idea that the universe has expanded from a primordial hot and dense initial condition at some finite time in the past, and continues to expand to this day."

uhm.. uh.. right, ok so.. the planets and the galaxies appeared out of the big bang..

and the trees.. and the sun and the sky and the seas... the big bang would have led to.. uh. the birth of animals?

ok so lets say the animals did evolve somehow from the big bang.. what about humans? big bang- tada- human! oh maybe the evolution came after the big bang.. so big bang-some mass of cells-monkey-ape-human? man.. that's insulting... look at my old handphone! we all know it didn appear from any big bang or chemical reaction.. we know someone designed it, spent lots of time and planning and thinking of what facilities it should have, putting pieces of stuff together carefully and then tada! great invention! if that's the case.. i'd rather be a mobile phone.. at least i'd feel like i've been intricately designed and created for a purpose, not out of an explosion and left floating around planet earth until my body decides to degenerate and die.

even annoying homework and assignments have "creators" and "designers".. what about us and all the blood vessels and cells working hard in our body which we dont even know about? what about nature? what about the stars and planets in the universe? the rainbow after the rain, the golden sunsets, the different patterns on the zebra, the giraffe, the leopards and tigers? won't they have been designed by a much greater and more creative Inventor/ Creator/ Designer?

Can you hear Him saying: I created all these, just for you. I love you.

my heart sank when i heard on sunday in subi church that emma and her family were leaving perth. emma was one of the first students i met when i first started out at sunday school. soft blonde hair, chubby cheeks.. i always thought she'd look like Izzie from grey's anatomy (Katherine Heigl) when she becomes older. she was shy and quiet and could barely speak in full sentences yet, still had nappies on.. i remember her mum asking me to take note when she just became toilet-trained.. she still needed help writing her name and doing crafts. she was just small, quiet and cute! that was only last year.. on good friday this year, i went to help out at sunday school with siumin after so many months and i was pleasantly surprised to hear emma speak =) she speaks in full sentences with an aussie accent! hahaa i felt so proud of her =) and i think she's made me realise why i'm teaching in sunday school =) Children today are the leaders of tomorrow but more often than not, are forgotten about/ given less priority. in Matthew 19:14, Jesus said, " Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." im grateful that God's given me the opportunity to serve these little beings that He so loves, having the privilege to watch them grow and mature as time passes. i must say, it's one of the warmest and most fulfilling feelings and i believe emma's a little angel that God has sent to show me this =) thank you for being part of my life and letting me be part of your life! u have an exciting life ahead.. flying to melbourne and america and God knows where else.. (her mum, heidi was listing a whole heap of places.. only melbourne n america stuck in my mind) while your parents get involved with missionary work in all these places, i pray that you'll be able to see how awesome our God is in the way He provides and plans and creates and lovingly forgave our sins through the blood of Jesus. Who knows what life would be like 10 years down the road... but my prayer is that you'll be a child of God, growing up to be pleasing to His sight and to be used mightily by Him like your parents =) i'll miss you lil one! izzie joonior!

emma can't read yet.. but that's what i would have loved to say if she did.

oh where oh where did all my time go, oh where oh where did it go?!?
oh man its monday tomorrow! monday blues have already set in at a premature timing.. hohum. n why do i keep sleeping!?!?!!?!?

Phil 4:4-9

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

We will sing sing sing

And make music with the heavens

We will sing sing sing

Grateful that you hear us

When we shout Your praise

Lift high the name of Jesus

Lord I pray for overflowing joy that can only be found in You, a gentle and peaceful heart that seeks to please You every moment i'm awake. I lay my troubles and worries before You. Falling at Your feet, I am humbled and stilled, knowing that You are God Almighty, sovereign and righteous, loving and gracious. And I thank You for loving a sinner like me- one who bears hatred, is not appreciative, is selfish, is judgemental. Lord change me, for I am weak and You are strong. Mould me into the perfect image You want me to be, guard my heart from evil and temptations. Draw me close to You. This is my desire.

i am fasting from FB and MSN in hope of improving my spiritual walk. fb and msn are 2 v impt things in my life and its so tough when i receive email notifications of new photos coming up ESPECIALLY WHEN EASTER CAMP HAS JUST ENDED. oh the temptation! =( but sometimes its scary how dependent and attached we get to technology and all these scary stuff... when something wrong happens, it's as if it's the end of the world.. life seems almost impossible without a mobile phone.. or internet.. dang..

hip hurray to eastercamp =) my lips got sunburnt and now they dont feel like mine.. its such a weird feeling.. hurhur

anyway.. yes. im wasting much less time now because im away from fb and msn, so.. hopefully all things go well..

im a happy lamp post ok. they enjoy my company and vice versa HAHAHA

i just found out today that my dad's room is like a christian bookstore
he has a study bible!! n nkjv!! n a lot of other things! omg y did i take so long to realise!!
anyway, woohoo 2 weeks of no school, day #1: so unproductive =( im in a state of depression D= i failed my hpt sigh i'l go tmr i better pass. license license here i come!
bahbahbahbahbah i should probably do some work

2chronicles20:5-20
5 Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the LORD in the front of the new courtyard 6 and said: "O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you. 7 O our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? 8 They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying, 9 'If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.'
10 "But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them. 11 See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance. 12 O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you."
13 All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before the LORD.
14 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly.
15 He said: "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 Tomorrow march down against them. They will be climbing up by the Pass of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the gorge in the Desert of Jeruel. 17 You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.' "
18 Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD. 19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with very loud voice.
20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful." 21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his [d] holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: "Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever."

ahhhh easter camp easter camp easter camp..
ahhhh
i think i have language problems. i can only express my thoughts in random noises.
hurrr nehmind nehmind goodbye

stop being so ignorant and caught up with your own life
stop being so selfish
stop it stop it

why do people make life so complicated?
why use the word 'amalgamate' when they just have to write 'combine'?

anyway, if anyone still reads this blog, hello =)
thank you for still reading.. please go to http://www.theweepies.com/ and listen to the song "gotta have you" cus its so nice =D
and listen to kina grannis on youtube! "message from the heart"

these days, its been waking up early enough to see the sun risestuffing my bottomless pit with choc chip cookies made by geri and ocf curtin

eating lunch on the grass and picking out diseased leaves (95.964359283959% of them are diseased..)

teaching sara new songs like advance australia fair and jesus party ahaha

and getting annoyed when people respond to this drawing like that "uh..eww, why did u draw a butt/panty...." THIS IS A LITTLE BALLERINA LOR! that's probably because i've been learning ballet all my life, thus i identify with it straight away. now people think im a pervert or smth =( hurhurhur

i know. i need a life hahaha.

Revelations 3-To the Church in Laodicea

14"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. 15I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. 19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. 20Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. 21To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

This was probably a verse that i read 5 years back which became my turning point. I was satisfied with what i was doing, attending church on sundays, when people ask, say that im a Christian. Passive Christian, Sunday Christian.. a Lukewarm, Passive, Sunday Christian. I was content, had everything i needed, no big problems in my life... and i got the shock of my life when i realised that God was about to spit me out of His mouth.

just like the old times in cedar choir. it required 200% effort and attention, the passion to aim to perform better because you know that there's always room for performance. or dance, where you have to put yourself right in the mood to perform well. or band, where you practise your part again and again to get it perfect.

making a commitment means giving your 100%. and God's called us, not so we can go "oh, i might as well", but exclaim.. "HERE AM I. SEND ME!" (Isaiah 6:8). i'm still learning.. learning not to shirk my responsibilities, learning to cut down on procrastinating, learning to strike a balance, learning to take charge of what i've been given, learning to commit everything in prayer, learning to please God.

gogogo! oleh oleh oleh!

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. (Mark 1:35)--- something josh mentioned at bs leaders meeting today..

I haven't been praying as much as I used to, I probably should copy Jesus, wake up early in the morning, retreat to a solitary place and pray.

as much as I hate loneliness, sometimes I feel I need some alone time. SOMETIMES ONLY. to get away from things/people that make noise. away from the stressed feeling when i know i havent done stuff im meant to do, away from feelings that annoy me. and just pray..

Something in my heart

Burning like a fire

I want to live for You

Need Your touch right now

Fill me with Your power

Power to live for You my God

I will not be moved

I will stand for You

I will go where You send me

Jesus take me now

I am Yours

I am Yours

Lay my life on the altar

Everything I give to You alone

Here I am

Here I am

Here I am send me

[Here I Am- Planetshakers]

i remember first singing this song at convy when i made a promise to God, committing my life to Missions, serving Him with all i have. and after a few months, i sang it for the second time last friday but i didnt realise. the beginning of the song just popped into and got stuck in my head on saturday morning when i was at mat bay trying out that 'solitary place', praying and stretching at the same time from my long dist. jog/walk and waiting for lc meeting to start/siumin to return my call so she can let me into tommy moore (a college/hostel thing). anyway, i sought the wise intelligence from kristi the radio and found out that this is THE song =))

and i think it's a reminder for me. of that promise, that commitment I've made to God. I have no idea why I decided to walk up and sit next to a stranger today in the church cafe and realised that he's Peter Lee's dad-in-law, but anyway, he told me this.. "when you commit yourself to something, you put yourself into it. you give your life to it." he was actually talking bout my life as a student in Occupational Therapy, but that stuck to me. because right now, i've found out that i've made many commitments. but probably being too busy complaining about having so many commitments that i've not been doing much at all. commitment. responsibility. time. sacrifice.

BUT im glad =) i think i've sorted out some thoughts these few days, and i'm ready for challenge =D im ready to do my best in wherever God has placed me in! in school, subiworship, missions, missions rep, easter camp, cell tingtongs =)

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! (Phil 4:13)

so maybe, that's why God made me a lamp post.

psst..KRISTI! i forgive stupid for being stupid. im happy shining bright bright now so dont feel bad if i made u feel bad. i was being immature and childish and selfish. =) love you long time hahaha