God our loving Father sends His love in various forms

- in my lovely family who whisper "i love you"s over the phone when I'm the one in the library

- in my lovely study buddies/schoolmates

- in my lovely friends who scribble on my wall (fb.)/send fb messages/text messages

- in providing us with a study room 6 times the size of the stuffy library room we were in a few minutes before

- in the form of boxes of free dinner from a church we dont even attend

- in the knowledge that we can speak to Him anytime, anywhere

- in knowing that we dwell in His presence and can seek Him for strength

- in having the privilege to intercede in prayer with people and for people

- in the super quiet room that i've recently discovered where i'm learning to listen to Him

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/7332299/blinded-mountaineer-left-to-die-on-everest/

i just read the news of a mountaineer who was blinded and left to die 250m from summit of Mt Everest...

It took four hours for the fellow climbers and sherpas to help the stricken mountaineer down to Mushroom Rock at an alitutde of 8600 metres, but they never managed to clear him of the 8000-metre "death zone".
Mr Kinloch is the 30th climber to die on the mountain in the past five years. He lies now with the many bodies now scattered on the upper slopes.
It is not uncommon for climbers to perish in the "death zone" on Everest, and more than 200 of the 4000 people that have made the summit have died in the attempt.
Mr Kinloch’s father, Peter Senior, told the Daily Mail: "We can take comfort in that he achieved one of his lifetime's ambitions.“How many people can say they stood on top of the world?"

it MAY be comforting to some that Mr Kinloch did reach the summit of Mt Everest- something that many people have not done. but why is it that we value so much being the FIRST or the ONLY or ONE OF THE FEW to have done something which many others haven't? i mean... if it is going to cost you your life....why choose to die doing that.. of all things? i suppose he didn't expect to die.. obviously....

it broke my heart though, when i realised how many of us are blinded by our desires to achieve, to succeed and to earn ourselves a name, to gain glory.. and have somehow missed the main point of the purpose we were created for. Is it worth it to have much passion about something, and put all your heart and soul into perfecting that skill to gain a crown that does not last?

Have you ever wondered why we're here?

Hohum.

On a brighter note, guess who's here! ((:

the loveliest people in the world!!!!!

Thank You God for

a mummy who wakes up early in the morning to prepare breakfast for me

a daddy who stays up till late trying to fix my computer for me

a sissy who cleans the house and does some laundry

:D

feels like a piece of singapore in perth. havent had my home so lively in a while!

Psalm 25:4-6

Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Saviour, and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.

owh pain. i shall faint.

breathe...............

don't know why but someone seems cold today ): maybe i think too much.

anyway, DID YOU FEEL THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE TODAY :D
it was Global Day of Prayer on sunday and I think the angels' prayer baskets are overflowing right now! (:

God says do not worry!

there's so much more i could do... Lord, open my eyes to your plans and opportune moments! Teach me to be sensitive.

geez man.. ONE YEAR?
it sounded fine to me in the beginning. but its the second week now and im starting to feel a bit "tak boleh tahan"

patience is a virtue jeannie, they are gifts.

yay for an exciting life
GOD HELP ME LOVE AND BE PATIENT

interesting how i never fail to end up in this situation.. its like a fact.. predictable.. quite tragic. even more so now that i've decided to visit blogger.com OF ALL TIMES.....

whats ur problem jeannieloi...!!

i officially have.. 14 hours to..:

12.30am -read 5 journal articles

3.00am -fill in 5 review forms

5.00am -write 400 x 5 words worth of annotated bibliography

8.00am -write a 1 page professional looking piece of proposal to tell my "boss" that Snoezelen is a waste of money.

12.30pm -check font and font size, print assignment, print coversheet and marking rubric, manila envelope it

1.00pm -run to car, drive to school and pray for parking, park, run to ot school, scan, DROP IT IN THE BOX!!

even more exciting news, daddy arrived last night, mummy and porridge brother coming on the 28th! :D (daddy vaguely resembles a watermelon here. the colour of his shirt.. and i don't know why both my parents put their hands on my right shoulder like it's gna fall or something.. interesting..)

being a student is an occupational hazard to your mental and physical health.. I LOVE ASSIGNMENTS! YAY YAY YAY

Love...

is patient,

is kind..

1 cor 13:4a

Love..

must be sincere..

Romans 12:9

16This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 17If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 18Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 19This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

1 John 3

loving not with words or tongue but with actions and in truth is a challenge. talk is cheap. and its getting cheaper. Dear God, teach me how You love.

hello everyone, meet barnslig park, aka pandie, my panda-sausage-dog-frog looking bolster. he helps me sleep well. too well.

my utmost for His highest, 29 April 2010

Gracious Uncertainty

. . . it has not yet been revealed what we shall be . . . —1 John 3:2

Our natural inclination is to be so precise— trying always to forecast accurately what will happen next— that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing. We think that we must reach some predetermined goal, but that is not the nature of the spiritual life. The nature of the spiritual life is that we are certain in our uncertainty. Consequently, we do not put down roots. Our common sense says, "Well, what if I were in that circumstance?" We cannot presume to see ourselves in any circumstance in which we have never been.

Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life— gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life. To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, not knowing what tomorrow may bring. This is generally expressed with a sigh of sadness, but it should be an expression of breathless expectation. We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, He begins to fill our lives with surprises. When we become simply a promoter or a defender of a particular belief, something within us dies. That is not believing God — it is only believing our belief about Him. Jesus said, ". . . unless you . . . become as little children . . ." (Matthew 18:3 ). The spiritual life is the life of a child. We are not uncertain of God, just uncertain of what He is going to do next. If our certainty is only in our beliefs, we develop a sense of self-righteousness, become overly critical, and are limited by the view that our beliefs are complete and settled. But when we have the right relationship with God, life is full of spontaneous, joyful uncertainty and expectancy. Jesus said, ". . . believe also in Me" (John 14:1 ), not, "Believe certain things about Me". Leave everything to Him and it will be gloriously and graciously uncertain how He will come in— but you can be certain that He will come. Remain faithful to Him.

God knows best! (:

stuff stuff stuff stuff stuff after stuff. when people ask me how i am, its same ol' busy but good. but it is :D now i just need to take away distraction time and maybe learn to walk faster or just do things faster in general so i can save time there too. i... need.... more....hours.............

- book flights

- organise accommodation

- reply + write emails

- assignments

- tests

- exercise

- plan dg

- ketchup

- aaahh