attitude

first of all, kudos to miss tan eelee for her faith- filled sermon at youth service last weekend! :) i'm personally challenged and re- visited some fundamental truths about the Word.

attitude is such an important and vital element in our growth. it is the attitude that makes the difference. often times, we pray and ask God to increase our spiritual hunger and appetite for the Word. in fact, bottomline is that we are the one who determine our own spiritual appetite. attitude is the one to determine our obedience to God as well. our feelings and emotions should not determine our obedience towards God. attitude is about kingdom first living. matthew 6: 33.

all ears: silence

shepherd of 7 years

h.a.p.p.y b.i.r.t.h.d.a.y, shirls!

all ears: Life is beautiful

matthew 11: 28- 30

28 Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light."
(New Living Bible Translation)

28 "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. 29 Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. 30 Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."
(The Message Bible Translation)

God has never leave us. He is here for us. When we succeed and did well in something, He gives us that extra bonus of encouragement. When we are worn out and drained, He gives us that extra dosage of strength and courage. A clear evidence is the bible. When I am drained and need some encouragement, the Word does Its job perfectly. God is gentle, He does not rush me through.

All ears: At the Cross by Hillsongs

chenweishan. dian. joytansc.

alrightey...how can i miss her out. she made my days in SIM, so crazy in love with her. miss chen weishan!!!!!!!! my starbucks bud! keep in touch okayz?!?!
our fourth and final HR module and lecture. i couldn't have made it through the four HR modules without you girls. thanks for chiong-ing together in all our assignments, projects and presentations.

all ears: When i Survey by Kathryn Scott

sweet 21st

happy birthday to miss rachel chong ruizhen!!! sweet 21st birthday!!! :) thanks for your listening ear and being there for me. i enjoy every bit of our friendship. let this year be one year of new breakthroughs in your personal walk and your ministry and family. thanks for bieng part of my life.

all ears: More than words

muggers

accompanied nicole for her hospital visit yesterday and spent some good time with her. mei and i were joking about making a sitcom, everybody loves nicole. hehe. thanks simin, nicole, roys and ruth for asking about my doctor visit. yea, its just muscles strain. will pop some pills prescribed by the doctor and try not to overstrain my chest muscles when i exercise. muggers like jiali, ruiz, gwen, puay, voon, shar, dennis, tamar, gideon, winston, weishan, joytan, debbie, dewen, junyao, liyan and zinc ----> GAMBATE!!! ONWARDS!!! Do your best and God will do the rest!!! :) :) finally, its 21 april, want to wish good pal, JK, a happy 24th birthday!

all ears: Alone by Kenny G

wong shuping

all ears: Don't pass me by by Planet Shakers

words

"You can never undo what you said as one's words are seldom forgotten."

this thought came to me last night as i was on my way home from class. recently, my cg is going through the book of James. James 3: 1- 12.

verse 5, likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.

verse 11, can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

no wonder a famous saying goes "think twice before act". we may apologize when we realized we said the wrong things or with the wrong spirit or attitude, yet our words are deeply embedded in the other person's mind. yes, there is another side of the story that goes something like this, aren't there supposed to be the benefit of the doubt and forgiveness? well, before we go into that, lets do some self reality check on ourselves first.

we are to give an account to the One above for the words that come out from our mouth. at the end of the day, its not about winning or losing in a conversation. its about thinking what's best for the current situation and for the person.

all ears: God will make a way

happy birthday to aaron!

aaron is the one in white tee. happy birthday, bro!!! this picture was taken 2 years back and how much he have grown these years! to be a fine young man, most a godly person in God. served together with him when i was in west. he is very convicted about God's loving message and that drives him to share about His love wherever he goes. am personally very inspired by his deep conviction and courage. aaron, i believe that the prayer i prayed for you years back is fulfilling step by step. continue to perservere in faith.

all ears: Stranded by Plumb

so needed

God’s Presence is felt the most when He is most needed by you.

when is the last time you felt God's peace in your heart? when is the last time you felt God's presence so strongly in your life? ultimately, who do you hand over the total control of your life to? is it "me"? is it the One above? we become fearful when we lack control of our lives. so yes, now i want to let Him take totaly control of my life. next question is what does it mean (tangibly) to let God take control of my life?

sometimes, we fear embarking or doing some things because our purpose is not clear and precise enough. not a clear purpose results in lack of courage and perserverance. do you know that He is really and totally with you? how can i know that God is really with me in this situation?

the truth is i want to fast and pray more. this is one tangible act i know how to do, when i so need you in my life.

all ears: Only One by United

obedience brings about anointing. give it a thought.

on a sidenote, had a good short chat with wyn last night. brought smile to me this morning when i woke up, gave thanks about it.

all ears: amazing love byRebecca St James

i'm thinking about

Perfect love drives out fears.

think about it. if we do our best, we will just leave the rest to above. if we did not do our best, we will be shortchanging of what's best to come. its the same. sometimes, we are afraid of this, afraid of that, what's important is we should do our best in whatever roles or situations we are in and leave the rest to the One above.

all ears: At the Cross by Hillsongs

very dear

finally, i have a nice pose with my close pal today! :) we have come a long way since the days of centralites, with tamar in the team too. there are so many things i wanna to share about her. she's been a constant encourager and close buddy in my life. there was one incident i will always remember. i had food poisoning while we were about to catch a movie. i stayed inside the toilet for the longest time, yet ruth came to find me in the toilet. we left the movie and went to the doctor as soon as we could. she stayed overnight with me and took care of me.

ruth, you are precious to me.

all ears: Tomorrow's way by Yui

twister!

our congsie for you!
look how strong walz is!

daniel going all red in the face

lee. what can i say. he looks so close- up. duh.

jia making her jia-ish face.

watashi wa shuz des.

pic 1. mons: walz, wanna fight is it?

pic 2. walz: who scare who?!?

pic 3. mons: alrightey....! then, let me show you my new stance! *ah boy in backgrd going "hahahah!"

celebrated amelia and yushan birthdays!

all ears: Tokyo by Yui

sweet jia

alrightey....i've been digging for a photo of you and me....finally found a decent one as this! nice? anyway, a big shout- out to jia! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! thanks for being a faithful supporter to me, my spirit is uplifted by your positive words and commitment to the vision together.

all ears: two hearts by Phil Collins

small wins daily

“We need to encourage believers to live for eternity and not just for time,”
As Easter approaches, this is the don’t- know- how- many- times I’m celebrating Easter in Hope. In fact, am pretty looking forward to the special programs in our Easter services, the song, the first ever youth animated clip… more than these, am pondering over the article which I have just read. Am I living a resurrected life? Am I living a renewed life? Am I living a transformed (from the inside out) life? Am I experiencing small victories in my spiritual walk and gaining more grounds in becoming more Christ-like follower?

3 days ago, I was having the busiest and the packed-est school day. 3 lectures with 2 project meetings in between. As I walked out of the school at 1045pm, in my mind, “alright…..finally the day is coming to an end….I can take a long bus ride home, sleeping.” A double- decked 74 came and I boarded the bus, thanking God for an air- conditioned bus. Too lazy to climb to the upper deck, I found myself a seat and sat comfortably, reaching out for my mp3 player. When I looked up, I saw a familiar stranger, my classmate from the last lecture. I didn’t know her well, we shared the “hi and bye” type of friendship. She waved and I waved back. I guess she probably was feeling abit awkward, not wanting to be unfriendly, thus chosen the seat besides me. At spilt seconds, I had random thoughts in my head, “Should I just close my eyes and go to sleep?” “Should I tell her that I’m tired and tell that I wish to nap?” “Should I just continue with my mp3 enjoyment?”. Yet, on the other side of my brain, “Did you not remember about what you learnt about reaching out to unbelievers during Peter Truong’s sharing?” “I thought you said that you want to be more outreaching to care for others’ needs?” “I thought you learnt something like, people are getting more individual and care for own needs in the recent world, and didn’t you said that you want to be different?” at this, I kept my mp3 player and turned to talk to her. The initial start was abit awkward and not- sure- what- to- say kind of moments. However, thanked God, we talked till she alighted at her bus stop and I still got to rest for awhile before I reached my bus stop. As I walked home, I was happy because I chose to obey and gained small victories, bit by bit.
Just last night, I had a very good train ride home with Liyan. We seldom meet, yet, last night’s conversation was very encouraging and relaxed for me. I enjoyed. Felt very comfortable to share with her about my life and I prayed for God to grow our friendship closer.

all ears: But for your grace by Paradise Community Church

i don't understand why you chose to love me

recently, i've been so blessed and such incidents made me felt so loved. i would describe this love to a child, looking up and smiling innocently to his father. gwen msned me a couple of times to ask about my tests. jiayi smsed to pray for my tests. philo gave me a heart- shaped box full of tiny brownies. eevoon texted me about my tests and prayed for a prophesy for me, which i was so encouraged and reminded of God's calling and assurance. jiali gave me a card. ruth secretly bought cup noodle for me. ruiz msned and asked me out for a catch up.

Lord, i really don't deserve these good gifts of encouragement from your people. yet, you chose to show your love to me through them. its like what Peter Truong mentioned in yesterday's ULM. sometimes, ministry can be quite tough going. yet, it is all these little little sweet acts of affirmation and care that bring me to go one more mile, one more hurdle. Lord, thank you. there is nothing else i could say to you, except, to truly thank you with all my heart.

You gave Your life away for me

Truly my heart belongs to You

So let me say

How could I ever thank You for

What You did at Calvary

When You bled and died for me

How could I ever turn away

Knowing that You paid the price

That I could never pay

all ears: Could I Ever by Planet Shakers

pouring out

...Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk and said to her, "How long will you keep on getting drunk? Get rid of your wine." "Not so, my lord, " Hannah replied, "i'm a woman who is deeply troubled... i was pouring out my soul to the Lord." Eli answered, "Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him."

1 Samuel 1: 12- 17.

the word was "wait". shuz, wait, wait on God and God will grant you what you desire, just as how He granted Hannah what she desires. cry out to Him and he will answer your prayers in His timing. just pour out to God.

all ears: silence