i need to blog about something!
but i need to go to class now!
this thing is a reminder
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
its the final lap! you've got to run the race and end it well!
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Amen
- prayer attributed to Francis of Assisi
been a long time since i've entered level 6 of RobertsonLibrary. First time in this semester i think. its a good place.. there's the study vibe hovering around.
still can't believe this sem's over just like that. what have i accomplished? what have i learnt?where has all my time gone into? when i think more about it, i can't believe i've been in Perth for 4 years already. and i'm nineteen. already. have i grown at all? it's so easy to push and postpone things and when u decide to look back, its as if those years weren't spent well at all. but why is it that i dont ever learn.. :/
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
crazy monkey days
it's like a pattern. but in a few weeks, pattern cant continue anymore! MUAHHAHAHAAHA.
jiayou jeannie. ezpz.
can't wait for pracs.. that will be next next NEXT year. what have i done! im taking forever to complete this degree haha. i better nail them. NEXT SEM U BETTER WATCH OUT! IM ON FIRE!! AND I WILL STILL BE! TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
i can't wait for home! :D
leowpeiting and soochiewoochie skyped me just now! been a million years since i last saw them! :D at least i know i still have friends in singapore hahaha and they are still so rubbish! im going to visit your college! its like another cedar hahaha SO FUN!!!
byebye! :DDDD
Thursday, October 22, 2009
July 4, 2009
One of God’s Great "Don’ts"
Do not fret— it only causes harm —Psalm 37:8
Fretting means getting ourselves "out of joint" mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say, "Do not fret," but something very different to have such a nature that you find yourself unable to fret. It’s easy to say, "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him" ( Psalm 37:7 ) until our own little world is turned upside down and we are forced to live in confusion and agony like so many other people. Is it possible to "rest in the Lord" then? If this "Do not" doesn’t work there, then it will not work anywhere. This "Do not" must work during our days of difficulty and uncertainty, as well as our peaceful days, or it will never work. And if it will not work in your particular case, it will not work for anyone else. Resting in the Lord is not dependent on your external circumstances at all, but on your relationship with God Himself.
Worrying always results in sin. We tend to think that a little anxiety and worry are simply an indication of how wise we really are, yet it is actually a much better indication of just how wicked we are. Fretting rises from our determination to have our own way. Our Lord never worried and was never anxious, because His purpose was never to accomplish His own plans but to fulfill God’s plans. Fretting is wickedness for a child of God.
Have you been propping up that foolish soul of yours with the idea that your circumstances are too much for God to handle? Set all your opinions and speculations aside and "abide under the shadow of the Almighty" ( Psalm 91:1 ). Deliberately tell God that you will not fret about whatever concerns you. All our fretting and worrying is caused by planning without God.
God I hear You! :)
One of God’s Great "Don’ts"
Do not fret— it only causes harm —Psalm 37:8
Fretting means getting ourselves "out of joint" mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say, "Do not fret," but something very different to have such a nature that you find yourself unable to fret. It’s easy to say, "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him" ( Psalm 37:7 ) until our own little world is turned upside down and we are forced to live in confusion and agony like so many other people. Is it possible to "rest in the Lord" then? If this "Do not" doesn’t work there, then it will not work anywhere. This "Do not" must work during our days of difficulty and uncertainty, as well as our peaceful days, or it will never work. And if it will not work in your particular case, it will not work for anyone else. Resting in the Lord is not dependent on your external circumstances at all, but on your relationship with God Himself.
Worrying always results in sin. We tend to think that a little anxiety and worry are simply an indication of how wise we really are, yet it is actually a much better indication of just how wicked we are. Fretting rises from our determination to have our own way. Our Lord never worried and was never anxious, because His purpose was never to accomplish His own plans but to fulfill God’s plans. Fretting is wickedness for a child of God.
Have you been propping up that foolish soul of yours with the idea that your circumstances are too much for God to handle? Set all your opinions and speculations aside and "abide under the shadow of the Almighty" ( Psalm 91:1 ). Deliberately tell God that you will not fret about whatever concerns you. All our fretting and worrying is caused by planning without God.
God I hear You! :)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
heal my heart and make it clean
open up my eyes to the things unseen
show me how to love like You have loved me
break my heart from what breaks Yours
everything I am for Your kingdom's cause
as I walk from earth into eternity
the past few days has been so dramamama. so exhausting. so scary..
it's not as serious as it sounds.. but they just don't mix well with a weak minded person and period. :(
apart from those, it's also heartwarming to know that God has sent angels to watch over me and support and encourage me, always ready to listen.
mum keeps reminding me that i can always find aunties and uncles that can help me
kat's listening ears when i sleptover
the sunrise to remind me of His sovereignty
OCF makes me happy :)
sleepover + mugging + chatting with meow was really encouraging. Her child-like faith, her prayerfulness, her readiness to listen and linking everything back to God, her love and her big heart for people. Thank God for placing Meow in the team! Meh's also another girl that encourage me. Her big heart for God, her love for OCFers, her silly faces, her clear calling to serve God so passionately at such a young age.. Their family is so nice too. God bless meow & meh's home :)
bern reminded me that i make bad excuses for being late. that's so true. i was a bit upset and taken aback because it seemed quite harsh, but i did pray that God will show me my weaknesses that I should work on. and thank God for her honesty. Bernie is one encouraging sister in Christ who's so disciplined and ready to listen and put things into practice and it's such a privilege to have her on the team :)
Campus Unity Prayer with OCFers- praying with different people, fellowshipping with them, watching people grow. God has been really kind to OCF. Thank God for Stephen who stood up for what's right, God please reveal Yourself to him and touch him with Your love! thank God for manly men who also stood up for their faith! God bless them!
Sunday school on saturday- thank God for siong, alex and chris! they bring much joy to my life and teach me so much in different ways. looking forward to more sunday/saturday schools! :) +MINYAPteagirl!
the interesting exciting journey from subi to burns beach to oceanreef to burns to ocean reef to burns (many time). Thank God for alex, maximilo and siong. getting lost together with sunflowers and bananas and strawberries and a nikon and songs of praise was fun :)
thank God for sokjhin my faithful passenger who's always understanding and listening and entertaining. God bless her and guide and grow her when she returns home after graduating!
my lovely OT friends are also a blessing in my life.. i feel so undeserving of such love and support. always calling/texting/msning me to see how i am, asking if im alright and if i need help, encouraging me when i feel like dying from assignments :) what would i do without you all!
there's also glenna who calls to check up on me to see if i am doing any work. and kristi who gives me hugs. God bless them in their lives as they serve You!
it's so important to list these things down because i always seem to dwell on things that are upsetting/overwhelming. and these remind me of blessings from God during my difficult times.
You are SUPERNATURAL :D
Friday, October 16, 2009
hello squatsquat,
i managed to go to the beach yesterday. :) but when i reached there, it wasn't warm and sunny. it was breezy, slightly chilly and the sun was setting. i read matthew24-28 and i learnt many things.
the end of age comes like a thief in the night. will you be ready for it? or will you be caught unaware? our present mindset always looks towards the far future, what we should do now to achieve our dreams- get married, have children, live here, live there, travel here, travel there, earn xxx amt of money by what age, own a company, be a taitai, i don't know what else.. but the idea that the end of age is near doesn't quite sink in as much to make us vigilant and prepared to welcome the return of our King.
4Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,[a]' and will deceive many. 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
the parable of the talents made me think- am i being that shrewd servant who received one talent and hid it underground? what have i been doing with everything God has blessed me with?
41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
i'm actually not as good as i think myself to be.. there's the old man that sits outside subi and asks for a couple of dollars whenever we walk past. He's always ignored.. the people who need to eat and drink much more than i do.. i'm not doing much about it. those that need clothes much more than i do.. do i think of helping them at my own expense or am i only considering them when i have leftovers? when people go to prison, are they condemned by the church for being a sinner (aren't we all?) or are they visited and loved and supported, encouraged as they attempt to start life anew and seek forgiveness?
i was reminded that Jesus' last days were not only physically painful, they were emotionally quite hurtful too.
Judas, one of the disciples that Jesus loved, decides to betray Jesus and joins in the plot to kill his own teacher
when Jesus asked His disciples to pray while He also prayed at Gethsemane, when His soul was "overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death", He came back and found them asleep. How lonely and unsupported it must have felt to be in that position- to know that you are dying, and you're the only one praying. and the people you love, that you have spent so much time teaching and serving, are sleeping instead of praying with you. so painful..
Jesus did no wrong, but had to bear the weight of the world's sins by dying on the cross. As God in human body, he was sorrowful and troubled. He feels emotions as much as we do. at Gethsamane, before the time He knew He'd be taken away, Jesus prayed for God's will to be done despite His physical self feeling so distressed. Dying on the cross is nothing He had done to deserve, Him being all powerful and all knowing, yet He submitted to God's will out of love for us. 3 times He prayed "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done." . this hurt isn't just a 'my gf dumped me,' or 'i failed 2 units' kind of pain.. but being sentenced to death on the cross, nails piercing through His hands and feet because He acknowledged being Christ, the son of God. He could always choose to say no He wasnt and escape that pain but He knew it was written that all these were to happen in order that we are saved from sin.
Despite their promises that they will never disown Jesus even if it means death, "all the disciples deserted him and fled" when he was captured. Peter denied being Christ's follower 3 times.
Jesus was mocked, whipped, nailed, spat at, made fun of, humiliated by the people He was dying for.
and He went through all these, just so we can be saved. How amazing is that
i managed to go to the beach yesterday. :) but when i reached there, it wasn't warm and sunny. it was breezy, slightly chilly and the sun was setting. i read matthew24-28 and i learnt many things.
the end of age comes like a thief in the night. will you be ready for it? or will you be caught unaware? our present mindset always looks towards the far future, what we should do now to achieve our dreams- get married, have children, live here, live there, travel here, travel there, earn xxx amt of money by what age, own a company, be a taitai, i don't know what else.. but the idea that the end of age is near doesn't quite sink in as much to make us vigilant and prepared to welcome the return of our King.
4Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,[a]' and will deceive many. 6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
the parable of the talents made me think- am i being that shrewd servant who received one talent and hid it underground? what have i been doing with everything God has blessed me with?
41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
i'm actually not as good as i think myself to be.. there's the old man that sits outside subi and asks for a couple of dollars whenever we walk past. He's always ignored.. the people who need to eat and drink much more than i do.. i'm not doing much about it. those that need clothes much more than i do.. do i think of helping them at my own expense or am i only considering them when i have leftovers? when people go to prison, are they condemned by the church for being a sinner (aren't we all?) or are they visited and loved and supported, encouraged as they attempt to start life anew and seek forgiveness?
i was reminded that Jesus' last days were not only physically painful, they were emotionally quite hurtful too.
Judas, one of the disciples that Jesus loved, decides to betray Jesus and joins in the plot to kill his own teacher
when Jesus asked His disciples to pray while He also prayed at Gethsemane, when His soul was "overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death", He came back and found them asleep. How lonely and unsupported it must have felt to be in that position- to know that you are dying, and you're the only one praying. and the people you love, that you have spent so much time teaching and serving, are sleeping instead of praying with you. so painful..
Jesus did no wrong, but had to bear the weight of the world's sins by dying on the cross. As God in human body, he was sorrowful and troubled. He feels emotions as much as we do. at Gethsamane, before the time He knew He'd be taken away, Jesus prayed for God's will to be done despite His physical self feeling so distressed. Dying on the cross is nothing He had done to deserve, Him being all powerful and all knowing, yet He submitted to God's will out of love for us. 3 times He prayed "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done." . this hurt isn't just a 'my gf dumped me,' or 'i failed 2 units' kind of pain.. but being sentenced to death on the cross, nails piercing through His hands and feet because He acknowledged being Christ, the son of God. He could always choose to say no He wasnt and escape that pain but He knew it was written that all these were to happen in order that we are saved from sin.
Despite their promises that they will never disown Jesus even if it means death, "all the disciples deserted him and fled" when he was captured. Peter denied being Christ's follower 3 times.
Jesus was mocked, whipped, nailed, spat at, made fun of, humiliated by the people He was dying for.
and He went through all these, just so we can be saved. How amazing is that
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