things that make you laugh are good things

packing and cleaning and going through old stuff is making me feel so nostalgic

im in such a reminiscing mood in an awkward hour early in the morning that i dont know what to do and how to respond but to come onto blogger.com to type this random post -.-

old friendships i miss and cherish... good ol' days.. young and silly

i think i have a long list of people i wish i could talk to right now

oh my lovely friends and familyyyyyyyyyy..

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHhhhhhhhhhh

i've been very blessed by every single one of you!

May God bless you and keep you!

discipleship with glenna again! FINALLY :D

now we're sure we will be regular with our meet ups because IT'S ALL WRITTEN DOWN :D

The Spiritually Vigorous Saint
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Jul
11
2010
. . . that I may know Him . . . —Philippians 3:10
A saint is not to take the initiative toward self-realization, but toward knowing Jesus Christ. A spiritually vigorous saint never believes that his circumstances simply happen at random, nor does he ever think of his life as being divided into the secular and the sacred. He sees every situation in which he finds himself as the means of obtaining a greater knowledge of Jesus Christ, and he has an attitude of unrestrained abandon and total surrender about him. The Holy Spirit is determined that we will have the realization of Jesus Christ in every area of our lives, and He will bring us back to the same point over and over again until we do. Self-realization only leads to the glorification of good works, whereas a saint of God glorifies Jesus Christ through his good works. Whatever we may be doing— even eating, drinking, or washing disciples’ feet— we have to take the initiative of realizing and recognizing Jesus Christ in it. Every phase of our life has its counterpart in the life of Jesus. Our Lord realized His relationship to the Father even in the most menial task. “Jesus, knowing . . . that He had come from God and was going to God, . . . took a towel . . . and began to wash the disciples’ feet . . .” ( John 13:3-5 ).
The aim of a spiritually vigorous saint is “that I may know Him . . .” Do I know Him where I am today? If not, I am failing Him. I am not here for self-realization, but to know Jesus Christ. In Christian work our initiative and motivation are too often simply the result of realizing that there is work to be done and that we must do it. Yet that is never the attitude of a spiritually vigorous saint. His aim is to achieve the realization of Jesus Christ in every set of circumstances.

GOAL: to know the bible :D

y so critical and judgemental?
y so insensitive and refusing to understand?
why do you only see the speck of dust in your friend's eye, yet ignore that plank of wood in yours?
y do you think you are any better?
aren't we all just sinners, saved by grace?

if only there was a restart button. but even if there was, i don't know if any other ways would make better decisions. or an escape button to ignore what people say and pretend nothing's wrong. it's not even my problem but i make it out to be. do i even need to worry?


bu zhi dao bu zhi dao bu zhi dao
D:

was thinking of going to uwa reid library to catch some study vibe tomorrow after josh ang's farewell bbq, then i realised they are holidaying already D: oh mannn.. i want to holiday too!!!

it is coming sooooon :D this time next week i will be grinning from ear to ear packing my luggage to sydney, canberra and melby! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH finally catch up with some busy people that i love!! "if we cant do it in western australia, we ketchup in another state!" meowmeow hambaobao kristi gohbiaomei and FutureCousinInLaw! so exciting :D

past week was spent camped at the library with OCF study buddies. takes commitment to wake up early every morning to chop room i tell you.. thank God for those friends!

so weird to blog nowadays... because there's so much i can say but they don't exactly matter. hahaha.

family returns to perth tomorrow evening-hip hurray! could do with some noise and *poot*pause*hello!* moments :D

thank God for 6.30am brekkie with XL! mee goreng from HAIBRO *flexes muscle*! butter cake from hair and butter cake and pandan cake and eggtart and etc etc cake buddy! starburst and entertainment from polarbear! laughter and tea from cecilia jiejie! oh man too much.. God is so generous....

this is an opportunity to love. don't be mean and speak before you think! patience, patience, humility, love and gentleness!!!!!!!!!

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.