Sunday, July 01, 2007 at 12:23 AM
HELLO! :D
FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY 80TH GRANDMA! :D
Life has been good because it's A WEEKEND. :D Ytd was my chinese O level orals. Gosh, it was not really difficult or easy. But the only main thing was that I answered questions with English la! When I was speaking, I kept adding this, 'it's like'. Haha. Let's see how Im scoring. Anyway, after oral, chatted with my class guys. It was a nice chat with them (: It's like I never actually talked and chat with them seriously. They are actually nice people, although at times, being childish and speaking without thinking first. HAHA.
Life has been good because it's A WEEKEND. :D Ytd was my chinese O level orals. Gosh, it was not really difficult or easy. But the only main thing was that I answered questions with English la! When I was speaking, I kept adding this, 'it's like'. Haha. Let's see how Im scoring. Anyway, after oral, chatted with my class guys. It was a nice chat with them (: It's like I never actually talked and chat with them seriously. They are actually nice people, although at times, being childish and speaking without thinking first. HAHA.
Chat for quite a while and left with wein yeong. & I was speaking to him some stuff la. Telling him what he should do and what he should not. Im not sure if his willing to listen, but up to him (: Went back home, rest and changed. Was about to get ready to leave home when I received Kat's sms saying that she's sick so there wont be science tuition. I changed and bathe already! Haha. But it was ok la. In the end, I went to Cia's house to stay. After reaching, headed for the pool, & pooooofff we go swimming. Nice and relaxing! Miss swimming. Heard that at the swimming carnival, Xinyi & Enzio won the most number of medals. :D Brd's swimmers ah. Not bad not bad. Anyway, swam for an hour and Yi Mei came. So we went up and they had dinner. Yi Mei's so nice (: She bought food for us. Thks girl! After dinner, had chats and fun together. Haha. Girls time together.
Hmmm, I realized that sometimes people do not cherish the people around them. When things happen, they regret and want it back. But how can they stop it and turn back time? I dont know, if the problem can be solved, that will be good. But if it cannot be, then leave it to be. That should be the best way to accept it. (:
Had tuition in the morning and ended like late. So I rushed like mad la. Feeling so rushed and not in the best mood. My mother kept talking and talking to me, I was so rush and she still kept talking. & my phone was having low battery. Then, I talked differently to her. ): Sorry mommy. I let my own emotions take over me. I was so upset. Having a bad headache earlier too. ):
Service was at the sanctuary. Good service today on God's 300 men. (: From a big large group of 32,000 to only 300 men to fight with their enemies. God's power is just so inevitable and powerful. During worship, I felt so remorseful. On the things I've done, like what did I do to glorify God? Nothing. & Jesus died for my sins, for our sins. What did I deserve such good person to die for me? I felt sad, I almost cried. Those unwanted tears just cant seem to stop gathering and soon, it filled my eyes. Thank You my Lord, my Saviour!
Tmr's my class outing, to watch transformers. So sorry cia, Im going with my church friends. Thks for inviting too (: Bible study was great, but we had reflections. Dint manage to chat with Evan today! ): But still, there's tmr. Oh ya, tmr's our Youth Sunday. My first time encountering and going for such things. Cant wait (: Im gonna be ushers with the Sec 4s. My first time too. Haha.
I wonder why I ponder over things
which I should not
but I cant help it
I feel like screaming my lungs out
but can I?
I leave it to Him,
the one who bothers almost everything,
the one whose power is greater than anyone,
He will planned the route for me. (:
Suddenly, I feel as if Im being very impatient or easily agitated. ): I'll pray to God for help. I need some space for breathing. I seem to be breathless.
Anyway, all the best to those out there who are still having Chinese Oral, people like SY. JIAYOU JIAYOU! (: So here's something for us to learn. Check check check it out!
Surrending Everything
The only logical outcome of such love is to surrender everything to God. I believe that when someone falls in love with Jesus, it can be compared in some ways to a young man falling in love with a girl he has dreamed about all his life. The day they are married, he transfers his bank accrount and puts it in her name, and he takes out an insurance policy in her name. In other words, because he loves her, he gves her all he has.
A lot of Christians have trouble with this sort of teaching. Anything that invovles money or possessions is very sensitive, and I do not want to judge or condemn anybody. Christians have very different ideas about what is meant by 'stewarship' of money and possessions and what is meant by 'giving up everything'. One Christian will sell his home and give the money to missions or to the poor. Another will keep a beautiful home and use it to show others the gift of hospitality.
I am not saying that God cannot use your possessions for his work and for his glory, once they have been surrendered to him. But I am saying that we must first give all control of our possessions and our money to God. I know that it is difficult. Often we hold back because we have not yet learnt to trust God with our whole lives. It is easy to sing 'Jesus, I love you,' and hard to hand over a bank account. I believe that often those who hold back have not yet fallen in love with Jesus Christ. Once our relationship with him is right, we are no longer afraid of his control. Then we can lay everything at his feet.
The man who does not know the joy of giving has not yet begun to live, for it is, just as the Bible says, more blessed to give than to receive. It is a revolutionary principle of life that our greatest joys come from giving. It is completely contrary to our human nature. By nature we grasp everything to ourselves and we become the centre. But when we become Christ-centered, it is just a centrifugal force, like a whirlwind throwing everything outward and leaving Christ alone, our one supreme love.
'Love your neighbour as yourself,' said Jesus. And on another occasion he illustrated in the parable of the Good Samaritan who he meant by our neighbour as you care for youself. That is why you find it hard to take a piece of bread and sip a tea without a pain in my heart for those who have no food.
We who claim to have the truth, we evangelicals, we Bible-believers, have become hardened to the need of mankind. In recent years movements like 'Live Aid' and 'The Race Against Tie', which are not even specifically Christian, have overtaken many Christian groups in mobilising aid for the starving in Africa and Asia. Somtimes I feel ashamed of the complacency of Christians while these young people are making such efforts. If I asked you to distrubute leaflets and promise to give you five pence a leaflet, how many leaflets would you give out? If I said I would give you 50 pounds in cash for every person you bring to Jesus Christ, maybe you would be motivated to go out and tell others about the gospel a little more! Is this really the way we should react? We all know it's not. No one can put a value on a soul.
To be continued...
Im not done with this message, but it's a few pages long! haha. I'll post it tmr. (= Hope these enlightens all of you! =D Alright my friends, take care! CIAOS!
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE!
I need You.
I need You.