why?

today's prayer meeting was ushering in the new theme for the church: "Abounding Love".

and of cos, as ps mark and angela shared about what does abounding love entail, i asked myself what does abounding love means to me as well.

still thinking. :))

all in all, i know for sure, that Love=God and vice versa. pure and perfect love. and through Christ, His children learns how to show love as well.

and as i think back, i thank God for people who graciously showered me with love with the power of Christ, and how i really taste the goodness of the Lord, and the sweetness of love through their lives, their acts of service.

and i heard something interesting from 89.9 as well, that it takes Strength to love; it takes Courage to be loved.

and it dawned upon me that it can be pretty true at times. often talked about are on how to love people more, how to show and express love, how to demonstrate unconditional love et cetera et cetera.

however, to give love, we must first know our identity in Christ, and boldly receive Love from the true Source, and that is Jesus.

many times, we feel unworthy of His love and grace, and we hide away from His loving kindness. to replace that feeling of condemnation, we try to do the 'right' things by attempting to show others love, and trying to bring Christ's love to others in the midst of dryness within our hearts and souls. and just like a car that stops refilling its tank, a car without fuel is obselete. hence, a vessel without Love grows dry, weary and discouraged.

Hence, only when we allow Jesus to add upon us with the abundance of love, can we freely give, and not only do we have enough to give away, we have more than enough left for us within our souls. it will be overflowing!

also, only when we have the courage to be loved, can we know how to love others personally, deeply and wholeheartedly.

Teach me how to love, and be loved, Lord.

amen. :)

today, i had various 'conditions' of the heart again. and, indeed, it felt very real, and very intense.

it had its very ups, as well as moments where i almost felt my heart wrenching. this week had been a very emotional week. and i wonder why.

and i thank God, for being God, for being the One that i can seek after anytime, anywhere. i thank Him for His encouragement, assurance, and comfort.

today, a few verses spoke to me very much, when i was praying thru the day. many times, i was reminded that my flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the STRENGTH of my heart, and my PORTION forever (Psa 73). and i know fully well, that obedience to His ways, and trusting Him and not myself, will always lead to blessings.

just like this morning. i really thank God for a divine meet-up. and this taught me that God really takes your prayers seriously. i recall praying for the Lord to give me another chance to talk to the 2 columbian girls which i have missed exchanging numbers few weeks back when we were on the same bus back from preston market. i remembered asking from God to add an extra dosage of desire and love in me to want to share lives with people that i meet with, and to go in His name with no fear, cos perfect love drives out fear. and i remembered talking to God that, when the opportunity comes to meet them again, help me to obey the Spirit's promptings.

and true enough, today, was the day. as i boarded the bus and settled down, there were 2 last passengers who boarded the bus before the bus sets off. and i saw someone waving at me. it was luz and caro, the 2 columbian girls! :) honestly, i was fearful, and really wanted to disobey the Spirit by just smiling and waving back, that's it. but i was reminded again and again, that this MUST be the divine appointment that i was asking God for, and i cant miss it!

i walked forward to where they were sitting and attempt to chat casually, which i must admit that i am not the best at this. but i thank God that Luz was responsive and shared that she is getting tired from her assignments and exams. God is amazing in the way He works, and i knew that He wanted me to attempt to the best of my abilities, to encourage this new friend that i have in her studies. and it was nice as she said to call her after her exams to catch up. obedience to the Spirit brings blessings.

many times, my weaknesses are revealed when i do something that i am uncomfortable with, but the beautiful thing about Christ is, that thru Him and in Him, all flaws are made beautiful and perfect when you obey Him, so that you may boast of your weaknesses, that it is only through Christ all things are possible.

besides this, personally, i know God is challenging me in some areas. and i know i cant do it by my own flesh, my own effort. although it is against my heart's wishes many times, i know, once again, trusting Him and not myself, will only lead to blessings, for myself, for others. wait on the Lord for the blessings to come. this, i truly believe. :)

God counts every tear shed. for His will. and in obedience to Him.

i can't help but re-read the notes on Prayers that i prepared for caregroup earlier this week. there are few keys to experiencing breakthroughs in prayer life. and one particular key that hit me today was about total surrender. Through the prophet Isaiah, God tells us; "But on this one will i look: on him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word. (66:2). just like when Jacob literally wrestled with God, i felt like i was wrestling with Him today too. many thoughts, many uncertainties, only He can understand. the time of communing with Him at the soccer field tonight was one that i truly treasured.

many are the plans in one's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that will prevail (prov 19:21). a man's steps are directed by the Lord, how then can anyone understand his own way? (prov 20:24). all a man's ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart (prov 21:2).

ah. only YOU know best.

:)

God knows what's in your heart
and what you need before you ask
Even when you don't know for sure, God knows
because He knows you.
He knows the outcome of every situation,
and He's guiding you
even when you might feel
that you have lost your way.
He knows how much you can bear,
and He will give you strength
and fill you will His grace and blessings
as He walks with you
every step of the way.
He is surrounding you with His love
and holding you gently
in the palm
of His hand.

-Sharon Valleau.


random: expectations. it makes, and sometimes, it breaks.

hence God is far-sighted, He has spoken to us through His Word always.
that is, to please Him, and Him alone. this requires faith too, cos without faith, it is impossible to please God.

and through that, you will receive joy, and much blessings.

attempt to see it from His lenses. no matter how hard, try.

amen.

(:

Product Testing
by Os Hillman, November 17, 2007

His master replied, "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!" - Matthew 25:21

Testing allows one to discover how well a product is made when placed under extreme stress. Increasing the pulling pressure between two objects reveals the amount of tension that can be withstood in a chain link. Eventually, the "choking" point occurs. In sports, we ascertain the "choking" point for athletes by putting them into a pressure situation. At what point will the athlete lose concentration and collapse under the pressure? It is under these stressful times that we discover how well we have been trained to withstand the pressure and make right decisions regardless of outside influences.

In my younger days I played sports. I came to observe that we fail under pressure usually because we reach a point where our ability to focus on execution yields to concern about outcome. This worry about outcome forces us to lose our concentration. The fear of failure begins to rule our emotions and actions, which ultimately results in our failure. What we fear has come upon us. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

In life, we see giving in to pressure in the form of compulsive behavior, withdrawal, anger, abuse, moral failure, and dishonesty, to name just a few manifestations.

Jesus never yielded to pressure. He never made decisions based on outcome. He always made the right decision. He always performed the same no matter what the circumstance. He lived a life based on absolutes, not circumstances. He never gave in to "situational ethics."

As God entrusts us with more and more responsibility, He brings more and more pressures into our lives to "test the product," to make sure that He can give even more responsibility to us. This process helps us see where we are in our maturity and determines our level of future responsibility.

Are you a product that can withstand the product test? Will you perform as the Maker designed no matter what outside pressures come? Know that you cannot perform well unless you are continually in relationship with and obedient to the one who made you. Trust the product developer today. He has made you to perform well under pressure.

"I will extol the LORD at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.
My soul will boast in the LORD;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
Glorify the LORD with me;
let us exalt his name together. "
-Psalms 135:1-3

in this Psalms, King David said "I will".

He did not say, I can, I know I got to, I think I will, I need to..

He said "I will"

its already 3.30am. but yet, i know its not the coffee i had that kept me so awake at this hour.

really, really had a blessed time with the Lord.

it's the time spent singing, worshipping, listening to the worship teaching, to the songs, to the testimonies, playing the 3 chords learnt on guitar again and again with the strumming i used to learn.

and, i know these are my humble offering to my Lord Jesus Christ.

now, i can fully understand the feeling of, having being pumped up with the adrenaline of just dwelling in His presence.

its really sweetly amazing. how i desire such kind of surrender from myself to you everyday Lord. and i know, how easy it is to just walk away tomorrow and forget the whole experience with You tonight Lord. forgive me for that Father, for being forgetful of tonight, for the times in future where there are times that i am stingy with my praise, my worship to You.

Teach me dear Lord, to lift up my life, as holy and pleasing sacrifice to You. etch Romans 12 into me. i can only do it with Your grace.

1 And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.[b] 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
-Romans 12:1-2

I pray all these, in Your most precious and exalted name.

came across this blog from Joshua Harris' blog. (:



http://www.worshipmatters.com/: a resource for leading worship by Bob Kauflin.



the past 2 weeks had been great fun and fruitfulness. had a bbq over at eric's; went melbourne cup and look at the horses, as well as the fascinators on the heads of the ladies, hahas. ; spent some time sending my laptop for fixing among the bamboos and coconuts; went to preston market with suetty to help lorena in marketing for sunday church's dinner (o the dinner taste so goood.); and had become one-day angels going down to uni and city to bless our caregroup friends for their exams (although now we know some people hear the phone but don't pick it up eh); 2-hr train journey to bendigo for a whole-day placement look-around which was interesting to me; mini-celebration for beeee; cg dinner over @ maggie's! played the famous mafia game among the chinese which got them so into it, know maggie's housemate through the dinner; went outreach- which was an experience cos we met with people of diverse cultures and thoughts about God; played monopoly @maggie's (again, haha!) which was good fun and fellowship; practise praise and worship @ dr's office (where we were interrupted by his playful retiring colleague who knocked and came in to say hi and bye).

and today, off to somewhere near airport to walk around with M driving all of us there; and later for shepherding with atom. :)

holidays had been good. and hope it can get better in my walk with Him as well.

and praying to walk strong and be disciplined in my spiritual life during this holidays.

thank GOD i found my blue sticker to change the date of my flight. :) now i can do it FOC. yay-ness.

and want to try coaching for children in tabletennis over summer. their summer holidays prog. :) i look forward to their positive reply if its beneficial for both them and me. :) all to Him.

and deeply blessed by how God has been moving darebin centre for the past 1 and half months. :) i thank God for protecting this baby and its been exciting to move with His hands! heard from sengwai we have our own equipment now, and have been seeing new faces during services. and although this is simple, i thank God for the presence of people like juthama (and her family) as well, who i see every sunday morning service and afternoon service. i adore her simple faith and her desire to bring her husband to come to know the Lord. each time spent with her, it will always be sharing of her hope and progress of her husband coming nearer to the Lord! :) continue to pray for this family!

o, how i love this life i share with You! :))

happen to chance upon this link through a hopemelbourne sister's blog.

http://rrabbi.blogspot.com/2007/11/20071111-look-what-god-has-done-1tim112.html

it is a blog of the sermons preached in HopeSg. wonder who is the faithful one to write these down on blog everyweek. wow. :)

guess i really need to update myself with news of sg a lil' bit more.

a little overdue, but heard fr a friend that sg has opened part of a new expressway. KPE- Kallang paya-lebar expressway. :))

it is a tunnel all the way, and prolly the longest tunnel in south-east asia as yet.

http://www.kpeunderground.sg/

looks cool. they even had songs to go with the opening. haha.

check it out. :))

about Prayer. :)

word impressed upon me today- 'secret'


5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9"This, then, is how you should pray:
" 'Our Father in heaven, (Presence)
hallowed be your name, (Praise)
10your kingdom come, (Purpose)
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us today our daily bread. (Providence)
12Forgive us our debts, (Pardon)
as we also have forgiven our debtors. (People)
13And lead us not into temptation, (Purification)
but deliver us from the evil one.[a]' (Protection)

14For if you forgive men when they sin against you,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15But if you do not forgive men their sins,
your Father will not forgive your sins.

-Matthew 6:5-15

amen.

today's devotion- Hebrews 1:4-5

was listening to:

Call Your Name -Planet shakers
When darkness closes in
And I'm on my knees again

I call Your Name
Cause it's the sweetest Name i know,
Jesus.

When my soul begins to soar,
And my heart it longs for more..

I call on Your Name
Jesus.

There's power in the Name
above all other names,
Jesus.

There's freedom in the Name
above all other names,
Jesus!

called upon Him with this song. it was amazing, how i took such little notice of this song, but just when the devotionals was meditating about calling upon the Name of Jesus, this song came on from my laptop, and the lyrics ministered.

and so i prayed, and uplifted my heart to Him.

Praise the Lord. He didn't just stop at the worship song alone. As i petition to Him, He sent an sg sheep online almost immediately as i ended my prayers with an amen. she had a nice nick. and cool enough, it was something i prayed to the Lord about too. about vision.

and so i asked her and wanted to learn from her sharings, what is the vision that is clear in her life? (:

she shared about HopeKids, and how she has been serving in various areas, and how God has used her in new areas such as hosting and praise and worship for the children. (:

so glad for this girl.

and the convo ended with much encouragement, thou simple, it brought delight to my heart.

hallelujah, He surely knows how to cheer us on.

Jesus, you are really awesome!


xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
(: anyway hannah,

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
its grreat to be able to talk to u online tonight

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
am greatly refreshed

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
hahas

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
i gtg now.

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
and i pray that ur ministry will bear much fruits as well!

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
let's serve the Lord with all our hearts soul mind and strength

Vision is clear to me! says:
Hey...

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
(:

Vision is clear to me! says:
before u go...

Vision is clear to me! says:
Just wanna let u know smth...

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
yes?

Vision is clear to me! says:
Be a BLESSING to the pple ard u...

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
amen

Vision is clear to me! says:
Wherever u go, just keep on impacting ur spirit & touching many lives

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
thanks loads hannah. i will take that to heart.

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
you too. impact the children with your infectious joy and spirit!

Vision is clear to me! says:
Welcome

Vision is clear to me! says:
amen...

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
take care of the rest ok! all the best to u girl! i catch u around!

Vision is clear to me! says:
really miss u...

Vision is clear to me! says:
Good night!

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
me too! i know u guys are doing great. jiayou! good nights!

xiu:: everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. says:
(:

Vision is clear to me! says:
:)

GO HANNAH GO! ! :))

today's devotion- Hebrews 1:1-3.

The Son Superior to Angels

1In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. 3The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

• Jesus is the heir of all things
• He is the Maker of the Universe.
• He is the radiance of God's glory.
• He is the exact representation of God.
• *He sustained all things by His powerful Word.
• He purifies us from our sins, by dying on the cross.
• He is risen Christ.

what spoke to me most, was He sustained all things, by His powerful Word. Indeed, how many times have we experienced the feeling of "near collapse" in our lives. Many times. and even as we look around, how many times, the world seems to threaten to end on its own. How these impact on our daily trust, and faith in God. But God promised that in Him, He endures forever. His love, and strength and embrace endures forever.

As humans, we fatigue. Along the way, things may not be the same as it started out. But one thing for sure, His Word is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Its the most consistent source that we can ever get. Without the Word to live by, all things will just steer away from His intent.

I remember Eric using the word "tangent" in his sharing once. The discrepancy in angle may start small initially, but slowly, yet surely, the angle will reveal larger and larger in our walk, when we dont yearn to get the accurate angle right from the starting point. And the difference in gradient gets larger and larger.

and the difference in the future, is determined by what was started in the first place. it occur to me, how important it is, to live by His Word, to take His Words to heart, to have a daily cleaning within. To face the dirty spots and stains. To confess our imperfections. To ask for a chance to do it right again.

prior reading the Word, song 'From the Inside Out' was an apt encouragement to me.

"Many times I've failed, still Your mercy remains

And should i stumble again, still I'm caught in Your grace

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades

Neverending, Your glory goes beyond all fame.

In my heart and my soul, I give You control

Consume me from the inside out Lord

Let justice and praise, become my embrace

To love You, from the inside out.

Your will above all else

My purpose remains

The art of losing myself in bringing You praise.

From the inside out, my soul cries out..."

my 22nd! on 25th oct '07.

how time zoom zooms. :)

thanks for all the birthday celebrations, dinner, prayers, gifts, words. v blessed by the spiritual family here. and of cos, the sg household as well. :)

and to those great peeps in sing, the video and card received was absolutely fantabulous. really touched. thanks for presenting your giftings in the various musical instruments, voices, and the wacky places you guys choose to speak the words of encouragement to me. :) appreciates. and all those who wished through smses emails ecards and whichever channels. thank-yous. :)

and even the old faithful wee! hahas. thanks for faithfully remembering my bday and the yearly birthday dinner treat. was really pleasantly surprised when u remembered, thanks friend!

some pics i have w me. up first.

day 1: with dmm!

pretty cake.

ho suet suet. :)

day 2: caregroup in la trobe!

party hats! reliving childhood days eh. haha

day 3: pancake palour with sg-ians!

another pretty cake with the sweetest flower.

a was-up-whole-night-typing-report-and-i-m-feeling-o-so-fatigued-but-glad-its-birthday face! :)

laterrrs!

was reading hongteck's blog, and he shared about him being a big fan of sarah chang, the violinist. so went and take a look at the url.

and i was so impressed. wow. i heard she was good. but never knew she was THAT good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCLxso5XDN4

i pray for such finger talent too. to play guitar. haha.

today's lesson for shepherding was on grace. and it really brought me back to appreciate this elemental quality of Christ.

and i learn that, grace is the core concept of Faith. it's His gift to us.

yes, gift. and grace does hold the meaning of gift in Greek. Ephesians 2:8-9 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast..."

so, what is Grace? :))

share a little of what i've learnt today,

Grace is one of God's attributes.
Psalms 116:5 "The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion..."

and it is the expression of God's character. how so?

• He forgives us.
• 2 Chronicles 30:9 "If you return to the LORD, then your brothers and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will come back to this land, for the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him."; 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

• He does good to us!
• Psalms 111:4-5 "He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate, He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever."

• He gives generously to us!
• Nehemiah 2:18 "I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us start rebuilding." So they began this good work."

• He helps us in times of need.
• Psalms 116:5-6 "The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The LORD protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me."

• He answers our prayers.
• Psalms 25:15-16 "My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare. Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted."

• He is patient with us.
• Exodus 34:6 "And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."
  

one thing that spoke to me much about grace, was when atom shared about how sometimes, we do feel condemned due to the sinful nature, and feeling unworthy to go to the feet of our Father. and she shared about this incident she experienced in thailand, where she was feeling self-condemned. Her mentor flipped to a verse in 1 John 1:9, and asked her to read that out loud 300 times!

and she shared that after she read it for 10 over times, how tears just flowed out inconsolably. she was deeply touched by God's immeasurable grace in her life. how He choose to forgive and purify us, if we confess and repent, and make attempts to do the right things again.

what a wonderful, gracious Father we have, who loves us, not cos of good works, not cos we serve, but loves, cos He loves.

looking at photos. thought should add some colours to the blog with photos of wonderful peeps. :))

happenings of the past weeks. in random order. (my brain is random now. hahas)


last day at city centre's service. baby watching!
after soccer in school. :)when karryn came to melb! :) (look how she integrated into aust so fast with her aust jacket. hahas)

after one of the darebin services with ag, mag and suet. :)

and agnes girl. :)

was looking through the CONNECT journal that's starting this thurs. on hebrews and galatians.

and as i steal a skim in the book first, saw this quote, which seems to speak to me loads together with the song of planet shakers-for the cause.

"Live as though Christ died yesterday, rose from the grave today, and is coming back tomorrow." -Theodore Epp.

He came as a ransom to set us free. it's a love that's amazing, divine.

so, what can be our responses to that immeasurable love? :)

i believe, we can many.

but i suppose, all that He wishes of us, is just to simply love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.

m off to school to drop books and to atom's for shepherding! :))

good-bye!

believe it will be a long night once more. with a rather hard-to-digest-the-readings-and-hence-hard-to-churn-out-something-that-make-sense-essay. and having an hour forward with daylight saving seems to make it all a tad time-tight. Hmmmmm. but timely, was encouraged in ways!

be it through the praise and worship songs that are singing loudly from my lappiee now, be it through just have people asking me how i am which i much appreciate, be it just chancing msn nicks that lifted me up and reminded me of His promises! like.

...i will get down and pray, and know that help is on its way! :)

pray, and yes, it spoke to me, that in all things, commit it FULLY to Him! :) let everything, give Him honour and praise, as we do it unto Him. hallelujah!

surely! amen. :)

daylight saving has commenced. rights. hahas. so now, 3 hrs ahead of sg. i must really rem that.

switched all the watches. and hp. it's like "stealing" an hour from the earth. hahas.

and today was water baptism day! hana, janeth, tlp, suet and yurim! at st kilda's beach!

it was a blessed day, cos the weather was exceedingly good at 31degrees! knowing melbourne's weather, going from hot to cold, cold to windy all in a span of few hours is never surprising.

and the past few days had been cold. and today was nice, warm and sunny! it's almost God's shower of blessing for their faith and obedience, with of nice sunrays and nice clear water. nice breeze and nice scenery.

and i can finally savour paddle pops in full contentment. :))

believe that this step taken for Jesus, will bring each of them to greater heights in their spiritual walk. :) 2 cor 15.
So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation

am going for the local membership class tomorrow. haha will be great to refresh the meaning and importance of being part of a spiritually family. :) the last time i went was 5 years back. how time zooms me by.

dear Lord. prayi ng for irrepressible joy, and strength in my service and walk with You always. and forever. :)) You guide me. amen!

Matthew 18 (The Message)
Whoever Becomes Simple Again

1 At about the same time, the disciples came to Jesus asking, "Who gets the highest rank in God's kingdom?"
2-5For an answer Jesus called over a child, whom he stood in the middle of the room, and said, "I'm telling you, once and for all, that unless you return to square one and start over like children, you're not even going to get a look at the kingdom, let alone get in. Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like this child, will rank high in God's kingdom. What's more, when you receive the childlike on my account, it's the same as receiving me.

the hour before i woke up, i have no idea why, but suddenly, i was exceptionally filled with the worries and complications of the world, about school. about people. about a whole lot of things. and even things that happened in the past before i know God, came back as brief flashbacks. and i wanted to escape by not waking up, and sleep in. sleep on, to avoid waking up to do work, and hoping i will fall asleep, so i won't let my mind manifest on the thoughts of things that happened in the past. and of cos, gave myself all reasons like i am sick and need more rest et cetera.

but i DO know that the root of all matter, is, i want to run away. so, pulled myself up, cleared my nose. and prayed. and was reminded of Matthew 18. and John 14:27.

desire to go back to square One. and be all simple and elemental in my life. to prevent myself from flowing to think that complicated thoughts means more efforts given into thinking. Also, He is the Prince of Peace. from the day i received Him into my life, the old has gone, and all is surrendered to Him. He has left His peace with me as a child of His, and He does not gives His peace like the world gives, so never let my heart be troubled, and never be afraid, for He is with me side by side.

always and forever. :)

amen.

主祢要往哪里走, 我就跟祢走
领我走到世界尽头, 一生不在回头
让世界听到我们敬拜, 我们的祷告
让复兴从我们开始, 让主爱带到人群中

..祢大能赐给我勇气, 我会勇敢走出去

-赞美之泉-勇敢走出去

Lord, wherever You go, I will follow.
Lead me to the ends of the earth, and never will I turn back.
Let the world listen to our praise and worship unto You; our prayers unto You
Let revival start from us, and let us be the vessels to bring Your Love to Your people.

..May Your majestic power grant me strength, and i will walk on and step out with this strength and courage that You bless me with.

amen.

caught sight of this. thought it was pretty cute. :) i like the turnips part. haha.

PLANT YOUR GARDENS...
It's time to plant our gardens. As you plant, may I suggest the following rules for your garden planting:

PLANT three rows of squash:
1. Squash gossip
2. Squash criticism
3. Squash indifference

PLANT three rows of peas:
1. Purity
2. Patience
3. Perseverance

PLANT six rows of lettuce:
1. Let us be unselfish and loyal
2. Let us be faithful to duty
3. Let us search the scriptures
4. Let us not be weary in well-doing
5. Let us be obedient in all things
6. Let us Love one another

NO GARDEN is complete without turnips:
1. Turn up for church,prayer service, and Bible study
2. Turn up with a smile, even when things are difficult
3. Turn up with determination to do your best for God's cause.

After planting, may you "Grow in Grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ". -2 Peter 3:18

amen! :)