blessed.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
[ Jeremiah 29:11 ]

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Saturday, July 22, 2006

2:51 pm

So You Would Come -- Hillsongs Australia
Before the world began
You were on His mind
And every tear you cry
Is precious in His eyes
Because of His great love
He gave His only Son
Everything was done
So you would come

Nothing you can do
Could make Him love you more
And nothing that you've done
Could make Him close the door
Because of His great love
He gave His only Son
Everything was done
So you would come

Come to the Father
Though your gift is small
Broken hearts, broken lives
He will take them all
The power of the Word
The power of His blood
Everything was done
So you would come

This is a beautiful song that i sang in PL, which ZM also sent me a few weeks ago. God loves us so much, He sent His Son to die for us, so that we may enjoy a loving, eternal relationship with Him. No matter how unworthy we may think we are, no matter what we have done in the past, God accepts each and everyone just as we are. All we have to do is to say "Yes" to Him, to let Him into our life. Do you want this relationship with the Almighty, Sovereign God?

Yesterday was the last day at IMCB. EAT and i were feeling super nostalgic and we took many photos of the place with JS's camera! haha. Here are some interesting things that happened/noticed.

1) 1st floor toilets in Matrix building had plastic toilet seat coverings, that would change when you scan your hand in front of a scanner. So high-tech. Now we know where some taxpayers' money go to.
2) G8 used the microscope to search for the cells. After fiddling with the microscope for around 15 minutes, we thought we found some cells. You know what? The guy in charge told us it was dirt! SO DUMB. haha.
3) We took a G8 photo with one of the instructors on the SkyBridge. You know what? In the photo, the instructor had a weird smile on his face, and he was not looking at the camera. He was look at ME?? i felt totally freaked out >.<
4) We had some free time and were slacking before the phototaking session. So i asked one of the instructors (yes, the same one) to do my PW survey. He took a look at it and started talking about how people must work to make a marriage work, how he has to take his wife out for dinner to please her and how i should not be asking a married man to do the survey. I was like stunned. It is just a survey? Heh. He did not do it in the end -_-"

That day, EAT was talking about our CT results, how she did not think that she would obtain those grades she had. She was spending a lot of time online, reading and learning more about God, and answering questions, instead of studying. It was only by God's grace that she could get those results. She said that when you give to God, He will give you back hundred, thousand times =)

Yea. i agree with that. In addition, i believe that God can choose any time and any way to "give back" to you. It could be friendships/gifts and many many many more, not necessarily material things. However, the most important thing is simply to do things with the desire to please God; we must be careful not to let the "rewards" be our motivation when doing good.
"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." -Galations 6:7.
God knows our innermost thoughts and feelings, and He will do things in His time =) We should not "compare blessings", but be content with what God has given to us and do our best to develop them. Parable of the Talents =)

Thanksgiving Service
It was so nice to walk back to PL. It was nostalgic -- the place we spent our last year in PL, where we had chapel, ate, talked, did our exams, collected our results. Heh.
The service was about giving thanks to God. There was a section where people went up to share their testimony about how God has touched their lives. The most memorable one was SA's. She was so touched by how God worked in her life, and was there when she felt at her lowest that she cried several times. (Yes, in front of everyone who was there) However, she did not back out; she pressed on to tell us about her experience. It was so wonderful.

Heh. i thought of going up but i did not dare to do so. i didn't want to sound like i'm boasting because what i wanted to share (if i did, that is.) was about how God led me to NJC and blessed me with so many wonderful friends, many of them also brothers and sisters in Christ (many 4A1'ers don't have many good friends in their JCs now); opportunities and leadership positions, etc. Last year, everyone around me was expecting and "reassuring" me that i would get into RJC.

You see, i did not want to share this because i was partly afraid that i would be "showing off" about my "academic achievements" (many there did not get into JC).
Hehs >.< I know it is a lousy excuse for not sharing about God’s greatness.

Something happened today. It made me realise how we humans often want to do things our own way, according to our own finite understanding of a situation. Sometimes because of something (could be attitude/mindset, pride, fear, previous experiences, etc), we refuse to be still and listen to what God is telling us, or respond to His promptings. If we end up doing what we think is best, and end up doing something is is not beneficial or even detrimental to ourselves. God is all-knowing. We humans have limited knowledge.
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart; And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him; And He will make your paths straight." -- Proverbs 3:5-6
If we just trust Him and do what He instructs us to do, everything will turn out for the better. i'm super guilty of trying to do things with my own strength. i will change, with God's help =)

Something quite amazing and unexpected is happening sooner than what i expect. i call it a miracle in the working. Let's hope my dream will be realised =)

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