Tuesday 20 January 2009

20 JAn 20O9

CNY is coming, and my parents are nagging at me to go back earlier in case there is a high traffic for ferry tickets. But there's a tiny little problem.... i lost my passport! Hahaha... now cant go back unless i find it..

Have to admit i am quite stressed out for that stupid document, but after some thought i feel that its good for me to lose it, since i have never really keep it carefully in the first place. May this be a lesson for me to keep things that i have taken granted for. But well, human nature ah, we always take things for granted until we lose them and then regret... Haiz...

Do pray for me to find my passport back! Or else i am really gonna get some wrath from my parents.. Hahaha... May God's grace be upon me! :)

Sunday 18 January 2009

18 Jan '09

Wahaha i am back to blog again!
This week has been a really super duper hectic week for me! Got one report to pass up, and one presentation on last friday. Thank God for the presentation and helping me to finish up the tasks on hand. Also wan to pray that God will continue to bless me, cos i still have a lot of work to be done! And lastly, thank God for sooo many things that He had blessed me with! Its just too much to be counted!

One verse that God encouraged me with during quiet time:
(Psalm 116:3-7)
The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came upon me;
I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the LORD :
"O LORD, save me!"
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.
Be at rest once more, O my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.

Last Friday, the church had a prayer meet at Suntec convention hall. Really sensed the Spirit that refreshed me. i got ministered too! During the prayer session when we went to pray for people who are from different groups, one brother from YA helped me to intercede regarding my prayer for vision and direction from God, and gave me the following verse....

(Joshua 1:8)
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

And as though to confirm the word spoken to me, the sermon today talked about having God's vision in my life! Amazing, truely amazing!

For the first time in my life, the biggest problem i am facing right now isn't 100% a personal problem to me. Because that problem relates to God, too.

I need you, Lord
Humble me
Help me, strengthen me
In doing the task that You have directed me to do
Its no longer about myself
my strengths, my potentials
Its all about You
Whether the thing will come to a past
Or not
It entirely depends on You, Lord
Help me, Your servant
To do what You want me to do
Do not forsake me
Put my heart
Upon Your altar
Give me an unwavering faith
That only turns to You alone.

Thursday 8 January 2009

8 Jan 2009

Haha wad a long but interesting day today.

Went to meet up with a few people in the unit after the survey effort that was not really effective; The 2 pys, Shi hui, Meiyan, Qian wen, Baorun and Jireh. We went to FC4 for lunch, and that's when all the drama started....

Scene 1:

Jireh had a candyfloss from the recep area. After finishing the candyfloss, he remarked that it is so sweet and decided to keep the candyfloss stick. He left it absent-mindedly on the table as we are having dinner on another table.

When we return to the table to prepare to leave, the candyfloss stick was broken into 2!!

Jireh: "WHO DID THIS?!"

Cephas: "Muz be that one la. The one with a guilty face." (pointing to the one with a guilty face)

The one with the guilty face: "Sorry la. I was playing clay just now then treat the stick as clay also lor. So i bend the stick then it broke into 2."

Jireh was enraged and very angry. His precious candyfloss stick was broken! And for the rest of the day he haunted the one who broke his candyfloss stick with the words " *I see you!"

*The meaning for this word is uncertain.

Scene 2:

Jireh: (sicko smile)

Cephas: "Dun give me that smile leh!"

Jireh: "This one ah?" (suggestively)

Cephas: "No la."

Jireh: "Or that one?"

Cephas: "No."

Jireh: "Den not here one?"

Cephas:"No laaaa...."

And Jireh finally gave up and stopped his questionings. The walls of Cephas still stands strong! WoOOo.......!

Scene 3:

Ryan called Cephas on his mobile phone....

Ryan: "Why? Got caregroup ah?!"

Cephas: " Ya lor, why you never come?"

Den Jireh took the phone and expose the lie of Cephas.

Jireh:"So how's your schoolwork ah Ryan?"

Ryan:"Ok lor... WHY YOU ASK?!"

Thank God for Ryan for his memorable reaction! :)
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Yeah there's more that i want to thank God for, but i shall reserve it for my dear dear sheep! Thank you for coming to meet me even when its almost 7 30pm and you have your fyp to start with! And Thank you for sharing about your life, your struggles and obstacles. Now that i am beginning to know you more, i hope that you will live your life right with God, and pray that your life will be full of experiencing God's presence!

I also want to thank Jeremy Kiu Chong Ming Jireh for his advice! Thank God for you and your wisdom!

Wednesday 7 January 2009

07 January 2009

Hmmm not much thing today.... one csb lesson that's slightly fun and ends early. Haha quite stunned when i see another teacher in the class dunno writing what stuff (cos i am late... get the picture?)

Anyway, really want to Thank God for a fruitful quiet time spent with Him juz moments earlier! Can really experience the presence of God throughout the whole period. And God speaks to me in the Book of Psalms. Wahh really like the book man! Its so much emotion-filled with expressions of devotion, repentance, and joy towards the living God! Thank God for the psalms and their various authors.

And here's a psalm that really summed up my day today... Psalm 86.

Currently i am reading the book "The Case for Christ" which is about a reporter who goes around asking professors and experts about the validity of the Gospel and New Testament. To me, the evidence and arguments doesn't really impact me much, but its the personal accounts of those professors whose faith has been strengthen by what they have discovered that really reaffirms my faith. Overall, its an interesting book to read, especially for people who have doubts about the validity of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ.

Thank God for:
- Speaking to me through the book of Psalms
- Testimonies and evidence that strengthens my faith!

Tuesday 6 January 2009

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

One of my favourite verses....

[1 Corinthians 13:4-7]
Love is patient,
love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Now ask yourself, do you really LOVE that someone else? Or have you actually fallen short of the standard of Love?

Monday 5 January 2009

05.01.2009

Yeah Thank God for another fruitful and blessed day today!

Every monday i will have a 3 hour break from 1 to 4pm. And during this period i will not be in school. I have started a routine of taking a bus to go all the way to Serangoon while spending quiet time on the bus until i reach the destination. To some it seems wierd, to others its absurd. But to me, i find it fruitful and worth the effort, as i can really sense God's presence while spending quiet time in this unusual circumstances.

Today's quiet time was fruitful yet a bit disturbed and distracted. I suddenly felt very tired and couldn't focus on God totally. But its alright, experiencing God is not limited to quiet time exclusively. For every moment of our lives we should take time to ask, seek and pray to God, and that's true worship! Amen?

After all lessons were finished, i had a good time of fellowship with the unit people over dinner. And i want to take this time here to affirm Jeremy Kiu for sharing about our caregroup, the people, and encouragements. SP2 will keep growing and growing, not only in quantity but as well as quality! God will bless us!

(Psalm 77:10-15)
Then I thought,
"To this I will appeal:
the years of the right hand of the Most High."
I will remember the deeds of the LORD;

yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
I will meditate on all your works

and consider all your mighty deeds.
Your ways, O God, are holy.

What god is so great as our God?
You are the God who performs miracles;

you display your power among the peoples.
With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,

the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

I may not remember every single thing
that You have done for me today
O Lord
But still i want to
Honour You and Praise Your Name
For You are Worthy

Thank God for:
- a good and fruitful time of fellowship and sharing with Kiu and Yu Yao
- for His blessing of materials
- His word that speaks to me so deeply
- Opportunity to spend time to do things that will last!

(Psalm 86:11-13)
Teach me your way, O Lord,
And i will walk in your truth;
give me an undivided heart,
that i may fear your name.
I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I will glorify your name forever.
For great is your love towards me;
You have delivered me from the depths of the grave.

04/1/2009

Yeah wad a good day it has been today, and yesterday as well!

Yesterday (4th Jan), i went to the library to read some books and fellowship a while. That's when i find a good book called "every young man's challenge". Personally, the book is quite meaningful, and it also provides helpful tips to live your life well and also improving in your walk with God.

In one of its chapters, it talks about each and every person's "hotspots", which sin has a high chance of invading. As we all know, sin is in us when we first come out of our mother's womb, and each person has their own particular weakness or weak spots that is shaped by our upbringing or life experiences. And Satan loves to attack these weak spots, so that we will feel guilty, lost and damage our relationship with God.

Therefore, the book encourages us to fight fervently, with all we have, in the battle in this weak spot, because when we lost this battle and give in to sin, we will have to suffer consequences of our defeat, which may bring about a lost connection with God.

This is likened to the Battle of Thermopylae, depicted in the movie "300". Historical account states that a small Greek army, vastly outnumbered by Persians lead by king Xerxes, stand firm and hold steadily to their ground while vanquishing much of the persian army. As a result of their actions, the Greeks managed to come up with a larger army to counterattack and defeat the invading Persians.

Just as braveness and courage hold the Greeks firm in their stand against a larger army ahead of them, we will hold firm in our stand in our own Battle of Thermopylae. But with what?

The Bible says:

(Ephesians 6:16-18)
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Things to thank God for:
- Good time of fellowship
- Good book to read that i learn quite a lot from
- Early bus to go to the library

Sunday 4 January 2009

3rd Jan 2009

Thank God for a wonderful service today! It was really fruitful and gave me pretty much insight about God being our Shepherd, and providing us everything that we lack. Thank God for His providence! And i pray that You will continue to guide, protect and correct my life O God!

Also wan to thank God for the makeup team, who helped us to create 5 "aliens" in nexus auditorium! Think the people there a bit taken aback by our appearance bah... but we did have some fun in scarying some people! Hahaha.

Even though i am unworthy
You took me in
Even when i am ungrateful
You showered Your love for me nonetheless
I praise You, O Lord
For You are Faithful till the end

3rd January 2009
Things to thank God for:
- Early bus to go nexus even when i am like half an hour late!!
- Courage to be "alien"
- For knowing interactive and fun people inside the "alien" cg!
- Very insightful sermon!
- Jeremy kiu, for sharing his joy towards _____
- Last bus to go home! Haha

Friday 2 January 2009

Blessings and testimonies

God i wan to know you more...
I wan to have a deeper relationship with You.

Therefore, i will keep my record of blessings
To boast that i am blessed by the One Above
To be proud of Your Name
To keep firm my Faith in You
To witness your Grace
To experience Your Mercy
And above all
To Praise Your Name!
For material and possessions will turn to dust
But the souls of men and God's word
will last for eternity!

1 January 2009:
-God blessed me with timely arrivals of buses to go Jacob's place!
-His presence is felt during the event! The joy and celebrations that God provides can never be compared to anything else in this world.
-Praise God for all that He has provided us for the event. A brother mentioned that he had a decent meal at jacob's place for the first time.

2 January 2009
-God blessed me with a decent result for my law test! I confessed that i am not worthy of the result, based on my otherworldy attendance record for the class. Thank God for His GRACE upon me! i will go for lessons more regularly!

Teacher: i have 9 people who failed this paper across the cohort. And they are students who come for lesson. And you never come much yet still passed the paper!

Me: Praise God! Forgive me. (in my heart)

Teacher: You shamed me by not coming for lesson but still pass! (joking)

Me: Men's strength and efforts will never, EVER, be compared to God's grace and mercy! (in my heart)

(Romans 9:15-16)
For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy.

May You show me more miracles, more blessings in my life!

I believe all that i have experienced is not by "luck", or coincidence, but by the faith in You so that i see!

Thursday 1 January 2009

the friend of Cephas

Infant of Secrapolis
Why are you so stubborn?
Why do you crack your head
And mettle out various ways
To seek what you can't find
Pursue what you will not get
Relentlessly chasing after the wind

Your tongue speaks ignorance
Your eyes do not see
The mind is filled with conjured visions
That makes up your reality

A new year! 2009!

Yay it a new year, a new beginning for all of us! And i really want to extend my thanks to all who have come for yesterday's countdown event at jacob's place! I believed we had much fun, don't we? Thankees for the planning team, the visitors, as well as God for making the event an enjoyable and successful one!

I have 2 affirmations to make...

Firstly, i wanna affirm the planning team from the land of NP.

Thank God for you people to prepare the bulk of the event; the food, the logistics, and decorations and materials. Although we were a bit rushy in planning and dont have a lot of time, but i can see the unity that you all possess that makes the event complete! Thank God for you all, and i pray that NP will see a great revival in this year 2009! Keep up the good spirit, and mayb God bless you all!

2ndly, i wan to affirm Ryan's classmates, Li ling and Jeremy, for coming for the event. i affirm Li ling for your initiative to clear up while the rest are sleeping in the morning! You have a considerate and serving attitude that we should learn from you! And for Jeremy, thank you for bringing us joy and hyping up the atmosphere! It is great to know the 2 of you, and have a good year ahead as well! :)

A new year is here, and this year i hope to see more growth, more quality fruits in the walk with God. Time to write new year resolutions.... haha.

Oh ya oh ya.... i also wan to affirm someone veri veri precious to me. It is.... MY HAMSTER! Hahahahaha. Thank you for being sacrificial (?) in going for the event, and taking part in the Fear factor section (you have certainly put fear in some people :p). I also wan to affirm you for being veri guai and not biting me ever since i got you as a pet one year ago. Thank you for being cute, and Thank God for creating such a cute creature for me as a pet. Amen!