today, i just thought- it's great to lunch with bran's mummy. it's great to get my temp pass! no need to stand outside the security door anymore. it's great if i have nice people to travel with. it's great that jh called. it's great that i no need to call some nasty candidates from australia. it's great that that dumb budget projection is done.
they promised more work tmr. oh wells, i just recalled all the funny things jeanette and i did during ex-moe days. we created our own file registry, stamp envelops, create interview folders, familar with funny systems, always piling the in-tray up, clearing rejection letters, help to compute salary, reply emails, open new files, PHD in photocopying... we shld get the best TC award !
my Lord has to be the centre of it all, if not i tell you, i promise a dead jesline by dec. haha.
*** does it matters who loves who more? childish love.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
#16 when the world sleeps
I got a job :) gonna head back to MOE, to be best friends with PRC teachers. this is the last week of november just like how i planned my hols to be. I told God i want to work starting the last week of nov and it happened. Jehovah Jireh. The Lord will provide. I trust that God will always provide at the right hour and always adequate.
grace- the thing you didn't deserve and couldn't earn.
**** when i pondered.. like how you wrote a fairy tale just for me so if there is an bottomless pit. i won't jump for sure. hahaha. just survey how deep it might have been. and how jumping will make you fall into pieces.
and brandon's back :)) !
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Monday, November 26, 2007
#15 twenty sixth day of november how many times do you admit you are messed up? once, twice, all the time, or never before? i always tell God i am a messed-up kid. i mess up all the time, trip and fall all the time. i don't see how far i will go without his grace, without his spiritual protection. i may not be very witty, may not be very popular, may not be cream of the crop, may not have much beauty but i have Him.
life may be okay now, life may even be good now. But have you wondered if you can have a life infinitely better than now?
i was talking to a dear friend today and she just reminds me of the love of an earthly father. If you have a home today and you have these strange people staying under the same roof as you, you have a family! :) Things at home, my home, may not be the best now, may not be like how i wanted, or may not be like how i expected things to be, but i still have a family.
my parents, they love me their own way, not how i wanted.
similarly, your parents love you their own ways too, maybe not like how you wanted.
i was watching dick and rick hoyt, a dad and son team on youtube.
this is the #2 time i watch it, it still makes me tear. if this is the extent of an earthly father's love, imagine our heavenly father's love. He is the source of love, loving you before the beginning of time and loving you even before you know him. :)
thank you Jesus.
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Sunday, November 25, 2007
#14 two weeks
i am watching heart of greed. it's amazing how people play mind games and sow discord in the family. on a lighter note, i really love how the drama makes you laugh, smile and tear.
when what you value is different, your priorities will be different and everything single thing becomes a burden. the yoke becomes heavy.
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here is love for a moment, i feel i lack objectivity so much that i need to grab shanrui, maurise or shepherd to weigh some pros and cons with me. some things really need so much attention that i feel like screaming at them. oh well, but i guess it's not gonna work anyway, so must as well laugh my way though. the list is getting so long so long so long that i thought i might just die. Knowing that i won't be able to do much about it. i decided it's about time to fast and feast on bread from heaven before i burn out. The time is just right, we have about just one week before we hit december. dear God, send help and supply ok!
i just chance upon an old old hymn. it is called here is love and i surely love it alot. hymns are like the best things around :)
Here is love, vast as the ocean, Loving kindness as the flood, When the Prince of Life, our ransom, Shed for us his precious blood.
Who his love will not remember? Who can cease to sing his praise? He can never be forgotten, Throughout Heaven's eternal days.
On the mount of crucifixion, Fountains opened deep and wide; Through the floodgates of God's mercy Flowed a vast and gracious tide. Grace and love, like mighty rivers, Poured incessant from above, Heaven's peace and perfect justice Kissed a guilty world in love.
Original words by William Rees Translated from Welsh by William Edwards, 1900 Original Music by Robert Lowry, 1876
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Friday, November 23, 2007
#12 fill me up.
the buddies day out was incomplete due to some unforeseen circumstance jesline really thank you peeps for being so extra understanding :) we had a real short meetup at tamp mall instead. you girls make all the difference in my life, so don't give up. we must we must end up at the finishing line together. no one gets left behind alright. JIAYOU. :)
i have an unending long list of nick names, the ones i remember.. elephant, jellyfish, little shrek, guaiguai, shuiguai, dao queen, buddy, jesline singapore yeo, sunshine girl, now the lastest.. princessy buddy. =S
it just makes alot of people puke. haha.
the next best thing. my bestie's BACK. :) welcome back, vanvan!
*** hey lin and jun. next time okay? :) we'll monopoly AGAIN. haha.
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#11 daily business
some things i seriously can't deny.
the greater agenda in my life,i can't pretend it doesn't exist. we rush around trying to fulfill some other agendas but i can't deny that i do have a greater agenda in my life. one that is more worthy,more everlasting and it rings at the back of my head.
the people around, i can't just wash my hands off them, even though i may just be as helpless sometimes. the love of God compels you to lend out that ear and that hand, that you have.
the void within some hearts, i can't pretend with you that it doesn't exist. don't try to drown it with some laughter, with friends, with any other noises. it doesn't work, because the void is still there. it is just most evident in the still of the night when you start to ask if there is more to life?
the love that transforms life, i can't pretend when i know i have been changed by your love.i was telling shepherd, i won't be doing what i have done or am doing if there isn't a heart that overflows with God's love and gratitude. Things like that are so difficult to explain with words, i just experience it, i just get a taste of it and the freedom you are in makes you want more.
I can't deny it.
***** we started pre-christmas planning yesterday. :) it is like injecting christmas atmosphere into the veins. i am so excited that i can't get enough.
thinking about snow, christmas stockings, christmas lights, carols, christmas tree, gifts, christmas cards, christmas dinner and JESUS.
Jesus is the reason for the season. He is why.
and i just went round requesting christmas cards from my study cgmates. :) yay.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
#10 Psalms 23 :)
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
i went shopping today. muhahaha. secret desire fulfilled but actually im too poor to buy what i am eyeing. it really disturbs me that i have no allowances, no job and no tuition. one thing holds true, if this persists, i am surely gonna eat grass soon.
popped by at SMU to see dearest jojo and shepherd. then spent some real fruitful time with cl. you know, i just find a friend in you. we disappoint each other, but we are picking up from where we are.
tmr, it's gonna be nus.
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#9 unfinished business between us, there are some unfinished business. i haven't been honest enough like i should have been. can i have a brand new paper? we'll start brand new again.
not perfect, but into perfection.
oh well, so what am i busy over?
i guess to sum up, i am meeting up and connecting people :)
audience of one. i really can't care more what i think or what people think.
i care about what God thinks.
**** we went out today. a real snappy 3 odd hours catch-up. i am excited to hear about what people are doing in their ministry, knowing we are all heading the same direction for God. :) yay, so brothers and sister of study cg. JIAYOU! heehee.
it isn't too tough to guess who's the winner at all. next time we'll play till dawn. the most fun thing is not the game of monopoly but the company. coffee bean @ clarke quay.
let's play uno at viewing mall next time. :)
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
#9 testify to love i went for bee movie with yilin and junhao yeaterday. i was the grumpy girl who doesn't want to walk from cathay down to bugis. haha. oh well, actually it was very fun given that i love to stroll down streets and we stopped by for warm tao huey. junhao, i don't think i will forget you are forever 21 and ah lin, cheer up dear! :)
my first sub-d meeting. i come to understand what it is like to do exams with God in a new dimension. not hiding at home pretending that you are surviving or gonna survive. the people i know, they hide in one classroom together to mug. The key i see is pray together, study together, eat together, laugh(cry) together, mug some more. although everyone is stress, the atmosphere is spirit-filled.
the attractive thing about the classroom is the pantry table! there is food food and more food. when everyone shares and gives, we have so much more to go around, never exhaustive. :)
the attractive thing about these bunch of stressful people is their joy. The joy of the Lord is our strength. :) I feel so encouraged knowing that these people are extending out their hands to help their friends in this period. Not selfish but selfless.
come join us because this joy is not meant to be kept but to go around. :)
**** i didn't know my excitement can cause people to be excited. i can even pass excitement through emails. haha. JC, you got me excited be it a kids events, an youth event, an tertiary event because it is not the events but you in the events.
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
#7 seven days we met at the playground, sat on the swing on a late sunday morning. i thank God for the new day, for the time, for being around still. sundays couldn't be a more lazy day. the only day you want to sleep in, the day i want to spend sitting by the beach. :)
more crunchy roll today.
****
please take away the jealousy. no wonder God says being envious rots the bone. i'll just watch and smile alright?
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#6 dear lion Day Six. I've got warnings from different people everyday cautioning me not to waste this holidays away. oh well, i do hope at the end of two months, i won't reckon that i have wasted any part of it.
The entire week is great. Living life a little slower, breathing and enjoying more.
Life couldn't have been better.
the vanessa carlton song just rewinds and plays non-stop in my head. :)
Making my way downtown Walking fast Faces pass And I'm home bound Staring blankly ahead Just making my way Making a way Through the crowd And I still need you And I still miss you And now I wonder.... If I could fall Into the sky Do you think time Would pass me by' Cause you know I'd walk A thousand miles If I could Just see you yonight
**** i didn't know its this tough because it has never been this tough before. consider testings as a privilege. you really got me wondering, how much is an amount beyond my imagination? haha. Dear God, my cells are dancing in excitement for you. Nobody's surprise will beat yours. I want.
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Saturday, November 17, 2007
#5 do you think time will pass us by?
DAY FIVE. its amazingly fast how the days fly by. today, i am into my fifth day of holidays. i was telling God in the toilet that the days i spent telling someone about Him are the days that i felt most alive. haha. Only the days i spent sharing the love of God is not wasted if not it really defeats the purpose of allowing me to stay on earth after i receive salvation. :)
We had TGIF today. And so, thank God it's Friday! I had breakfast with a book by Ravi Zacharias and Norman Geisler called Who Made God. There are 2 parts to the book, the first part being questions to the Christian Faith and the second part being questions to other faiths. I never did thought i will be reading more in depth about the issue of faith maybe few years back and now i am doing so. It feels so divine how God's plans unfold. You know some things really got me thinking like who exactly are the authors of the 4 gospels just to make sure the book is trustworthy i looked up what the study bible says as well. I tell you discovering facts in a faith itself is so addictive.
Gonna update more about this book once i finish Part One of it :)
I really miss Jess. :( Holidays are mean days without meet-ups but i am glad i saw yilin and michelle today! yay, its really more than the activites, i really felt happier seeing them around. Girls, thanks for popping by and yilin, i hope we really did cheer you up. :) TGIF is a whole lot of fun with you girls around.
oh yeah and due to my trip to tecman, i finally think of what i may need/ might want to read the next one year! haha.
-every young woman's battle -i kissed dating goodbye -boy meets girl -next door saviour -facing your giants -3:16 -managing your emotions -battlefield of the mind -love beyond reason -the life you always wanted -when the game is over it all goes back in the box plus purpose driven life! (gotta read this again)
i shall stop bugging debbie to ask shirley for a list of must-read books. Anything regarding knowing self, relational and spiritual growth. i will read.. :)
**** i hope the wall melts away like it never existed before because it's too warm here to keep the wall up. oh, God has answered some prayers again. thankyou Lord. :)
i am way excited about decor and pre-christmas planning. how do you contain excitement in a box? haha.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
#4 perfect love let's look at Father's love letter today. Something that is so familar to many of us Christ-followers. :)
Dear Child,
You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. 1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is…Will you be my child? John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32
Love, Your Dad. the first time i saw this as a clip was during a youth service. the words in the letter, to me, are not words coated with honey but words that are true and sincere. God's sincerity moved me. Love existed in many forms today. Love in a family, in a friendship, between a couple.. but God is the source of love. God is Love. Even if we fail to represent God's love that does not discredit God's act of love for mankind represented by the cross.
*****
today, is the most boring day of my holiday. I went to raffles place for an interview next went to tecman to browse books. I am convinced that i can stay at tecman the entire day if i didnt have to feel hungry. haha. I really have a love for max lucado's books, easy to read and impactful. anyway, i need to read.
cheer up, yilin dear. :)
jiayou jasmine loh huey huey and yong jia ying!!! :)
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
#3 The Third Day Jesus died and rose on the third day. The victory has already been won, devil. why are you still dreaming?
i woke up when the clock strikes 7am today, to fulfil my promise to two person. #1 my mum we are gonna head for the market. i guess i am gonna watch her prepare lunch and dinner today. therefore if possible steal some skills as well. but then again, don't be too hopeful. the first time usually don't end on a good note.haha. #2 miss universe. :D we really wanna run today. but seems like we gotta call it all off because it's pouring now! however, breakfast is still on. i love random meet-ups :)
and also, it's so precious to start the day off with Jesus. I have more time now and He deserves a greater portion of it. :)
"man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow"
the psalmist puts it across very neatly, this is just how long man will last. i can't agree more. this also makes me think of how casting crowns put it..
i am a flower quickly fading
here today and gone tomorrow
a wave tossed in the ocean
a vapour in the wind
in the light of this, God's love is magnified by a thousand thousand fold. Just what makes God value us so much that He will rather die than to live without us.
would you die for a bunch of cockroaches?
have a good day.
God loves you. :)
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#2 don't say you love me i just go round bugging people to teach me guitar. God, how i long to worship with me playing music for you. hehe. i am so excited.
i think i overused - i love you - these days and if i said it, it's true. :)
God, i love you.
***** we are opposites.
but that's okay, cause we will make it at the end of the day. jiayou!
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
#2 the greatest simplicity DAY TWO nothing will be more meaningful than seeing a new friend and yet feels like you are meeting an old friend. i am amazed by our similarities, by your new perspectives and your faith in God. definitely, applauding God for a testimony in making.
thank you for the day, love :) jiayou!
i wanna learn tennis and i don't wanna pick tennis balls. haha. so, teach me when you learnt it!
**** i spent some time with liyi- the lousy unsuccessful surprise, what a disappointment. haha. next time okay. i spent some some time with debbie- after exams, study buddy, it seems strange we are not studying anymore. haha. i still want to play monopoly, uno cards @ the airport viewing mall! :) i spent some time with dewen-hmm, hahaha. i just thought there might be a possibility for the sixth love language. that is to bully and disturb people. you owe me an agreement. i spent some time with ruth-oh yeah, still excited about our meetup. can't forget the shocking 40% statistic and the wine and milk analogy. haha. :) spent some time with junyao-my phone feels strange without your messages. informing me the lecture threatre, informing me how you are madly struggling to study, asking how i am doing. haha. suddenly, everything ceased. opps. jiayou for work okay. i spent some moments with carrie and maureen- well, girls. we needa just catch up catch up. bridge the gap. :)
JASMINE LOH. i love you! you gotta hang in there, even if its just a thin thread. JIAYOU!!!
**** sneering is uncool.
and how did you ever get to be so damn cynical anyway?
simple child-like faith is divine. amen.
GOODNIGHT WORLD.
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Monday, November 12, 2007
#1 captivated hearts today i was out with yilin :)
many times this is true. it's not the activities that matter but the company of a friend. we have a hella lot of fun watching game plan- a hilarious, light-hearted and heartwarming movie. I think we spent alot of time walking from cine to far east due to the many traffic lights, the crowds and stopping by borders. during our walk to far east, we saw this blind man crossing the road. i was thinking it is such a dangerous act, yet did not extend to help further, just keeping an eye on him, making sure he crosses to the opposite safely.after we left borders, we met him again. this time round he was still trying to cross the road. i sensed this tugged within my heart that i should go forward to help and we sent him to the train station before embarking on our journey to far east again.
this is a very small incident, but it did tug my heartstrings alot. i remembered the last time round i saw a blind man was with jas, shar, dennis. dennis went forward to help and led the man to the train station and he said that he hoped that he can do what Jesus did- to make the blind see. I was pretty ashamed about my hesitance. I don't think Jesus will hesitate to help therefore neither should i. The last words the man said to me was-God Bless. I suppose he believes in Jesus too and definitely i pray that may God bless him with many strangers around who has warm hearts to extend their hands to help whenever he needs.
today is the first weekday of my holidays. Is it wasted? I suppose no. Does it value add? i suppose yes cause i love spending time with yilin and i will be seeing her for tgif this friday! =)
the thing about security, we have come a long way now, dear God help me. We are overcoming it together, you with me.
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
humble beginnings I have a need for evaluation. Evaluating myself so that i will know where i can go from where i am now. I do not have any intentions to rot away the entire holidays so i definitely don't hope that it will happen at the end of 2 months from now. So keep me in check. :)
words that does not build up. don't say. words that does not make a difference whether u say or not. don't say. words that you aren't sure yourself. don't say. words that don't mean to hurt. don't say.
So. keep some words, leave some grace. I believe it will definitely do people good.
Luke 6:45 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. James 3:7-8 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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Friday, November 09, 2007
good reasons! hoho. x)
how do you feel now? i felt like i have thrown tonnes of heavy stones off my chest. you find the cranky, entertain you, play with you, laugh with you, waste time with you, smile smile at you, tell you not-funny-at-all jokes, laughs herself, disturb you and talk alot Jesline today. woohoo. is this good news or what?
is that you? wait. this is really me. no other okay. don't be surprise. the friendlier version of Jesline that you don't find all the time, just sometimes, during the good times and if you are lucky during the lousy hours too :)
any answered prayers? this is really exciting. i really wondered if people will keep remembering what they prayed for? Perhaps yes, if you keep praying for the same things. Recently, i discovered an answered prayer i made somewhere during April! That is like 7 months ago. Well, i discovered that i have made new friendships in school :) According to my book of randoms to God, in April, i did ask for nice friends like yilin to come along. Therefore, i know more of it will come to pass.
you need to know this! 1 this did not happen to me, but it is true that you can study until you shiver and feel like vomiting! =S hahaha. 2 the most shocking feeling to me is to wake up feeling shocked. don't try it, it can rip a good heart apart. 3 marketing is disgusting, i can't say more how i survived. must be God's grace, that there are questions i can answer :) 4 some friendships are just a privilege, isn't it? 5 when i scold my first-'stupid' it can totally amusing according to ah lin. therefore, we are gonna commemorate my 'first stupid'. 6 no. i don't need a boy yet. so, don't worry about finding me one. if anyone is thinking of that, get that off your mind. it ain't gonna work. trust me.
gonna prata talk with maurise in awhile. gonna get updates about kdrama, hk drama!
life is so happening for now. wheee.
opps, and i woke up this morning remembering my dream about you, you and you. meifeng, jialing and vanvan. gosh. i miss all of you.
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
the story about before and after
exams are physically,mentally and emotionally draining. i am so glad that the last paper will be here soon. holidays are not even here, but i have already a long list of activites lined up :) i can't wait to grow during the next 2 months. Few things will be different this hols! That will be a time for learning some practical stuff like baking (muahaha), perhaps cooking (steal some skills from my mum), definitely learning more about God's word (online sermon, flipping the bible back and forth back and forth), perhaps some history and geographical knowledge ( i am still curious about Jerusalem, the holy city of three main religions?), catch up on reading! (sherlock holmes, harry potter and the deathly hallows, my sister's keeper, life of pi, a young woman's battle, captivating, max lucado's books.. what else? gotta update booklist), have coffee with old friends (meifeng, jialing,vanessa,brandon,jolyn), and eat more, exercise more, rest more, sow more,serve more. To keep myself checked, i want to post learning journal entries. All these sound attractive and ideal enough to me. haha. so who can wait for holidays? x)
a tale about BEFORE. Before you came into my life, before i knew you, before i decided that i should give you my hand, before i trusted in you, before i love you.. if there is no before, i wouldn't have had AFTER.
Before i knew you, you knew me. The many little blessings i see in my life, i never knew they were from you. I always believe there is someone who watches over me. But who are you? A you just my angel? Or did you send that angel? I wondered about you at times, wondering if i am imagining or are you real? When you said that if i seek with all my heart i will find you. So i decided to take the chance. To my amazement, i did not only find you but find the kind of life that nothing can compare.
Jeremiah 29:13- You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
John 10:10- The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
During this exams period, i thought about what ex-shepherd always tells me. " Things are not the same now, you have God." If you know me, you will know i have some unspoken fear about exams. Well, like all normal people i get stress, i get helpless and i will worry but one thing different now is i am more calm and more fearless. The one thing i always remember to do is to pray and to bring God into the exams hall. If God's presence is with me, i am calm and fearless. This is one of the AFTER effects of having God in my life. It's evident.
Deuteronomy 31:8-The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
Praying makes me less worried and at peace, knowing that my God knows and cares. He will stay with me. Praying makes me remember that i don't give up because my God don't give up on me. Praying makes me remember to do my very best and trust God for the rest. Praying doesn't mean depending on God and not work hard myself.
I don't know if i will do well for this exams (or not do well). But one thing i know for sure is that if i do, all the glory is for God. Thank you for being so faithful in my life, for sending shepherd to pray for me(us), for putting jess, ah lin, dabi, korkor and uncle within my arm's length, for loving me as i am.
i am excited about the last paper now. so everyone please continue praying for all of us! :)
6:47:00 pm captivated
Thursday, November 01, 2007
just so you'll know i have no desire to poke my nose into other's business or happen to find out some secrets. if you have a secret, please don't tell me. i have had tonnes to keep already.
shhh. i don't like secrets alot.
8:27:00 am captivated
two for a penny
we were discussing about our agenda today about just how some self-interest can be such a conflict to what you wanna do for the kingdom. It takes a big heart to let go of self-interest and look from a larger perspective. i want your big heart. caregroup is never the same when we worship and sing praises like all we wanna do is to recognise that God is the Lord over our lives.
i realised that this is not a myth-Godly people are way beyond attractive. For no reasons, you will just attract crowds like flowers to the bees. Can i be one of those too? :) heehee.
it takes only a penny to buy 2 sparrows in an ancient market, yet Jesus had eyes on the sparrows. I know at the end of the day i have you. The one whom i want to give my burdens to, the one whom i know will never forsake me.
Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
ah lin, thanks for the awesome day. it's marked down on the calendar that i am out with a cranky girl studying, sharing and at night teasing my poor korkor on msn. you are loved alot. :) jiayou. the good days are ahead!
and jesline, i give u permission to think less and pray more. seriously.
12:23:00 am captivated
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