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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Sunday, July 01, 2007

4:36 pm

it has been a super long time since i last blogged. i feel that i've lost the blogging touch. =P

i guess i'll start by talking about some of the events that has happened so far..

i helped out at my church's children camp -- Hupernikomen! More Than Conquerors -- from 12-14 june. many of the children who came were from the childcare that my church operates. it really warmed my heart to see the little children worshipping and singing to God with all their hearts. many of the children may not even know what they were singing but their innocence and child-like faith really touched me. no wonder Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." --Mt 19:14 (NIV)
yes, the children can be mischievous and out of control at times. but the joy when you see a smile on a child's face and the knowledge that you have helped to spread God's love to the little ones can make you deny yourself and go on. i hope, i have faith, i know that God will let the seeds we have sown in their lives grow and blossom one day, and they will serve the Lord mightily in their generation. amen!

after that was preparation for CTs. initially my mind was extremely distracted and i did not feel like studying at all. i decided that it cannot go on, so i wrote down all the distractions that tug at my mind. then i prayed about each distraction specifically. thereafter i tore the postcard up and threw it away. i guess the symbolism was significant. i committed the distractions to God and prayed that He would help me get rid of it for it wasn't the right time or season to think about them. the physical action kinda reinforced what God did for me in the spiritual realm.

then before we know it, CTs have come and passed. i found the papers generally manageable and i thank God for being the Peace that guarded my heart, the Strength that kept me going, the Comforter that reassured me during the exams when i was sick. i just thank God that He has helped me reach a deeper level on my relationship with Him, helped me pray and focus on Him for longer periods, and helped me learn the truths in His Word. although i still fall and let Him down, i know i can be caught in God's amazing grace, unfailing love, and the forgiveness through the shed blood of His Son. for we know that we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. amen!

God is good indeed :D

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