:) Everything In It's Time

bye to blogger

2007-11-24T00:35:00.000+08:00

hey reader,
i've moved to wordpress.
had enough of blogger.
so it's cckq.wordpress.com
relink yea? thanks.

oh and i changed my email too! so if you havent received an email from me abt that,
please ask me if you see me online or something. thanks.

cherie

in HIS time

2005-06-13T00:24:00.000+08:00

Everything in its time
Written by Corrinne May Ying Foo & Carole Bayer Sager
Copyright 2001 Corrmay Gourmet Music (ASCAP) / All About Me Music adm. by Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

Sometimes I wonder what lies ahead
How long till my hunger is fed
They say it's hard to make it in this part of town
So many people on this merry-go-round

Some folks try astrology
Some turn to crystal balls
To find an answer,
To get through it all
I just fall on my knees and I try to pray
In the silence I can hear Him say

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign
Everything in its time

I often feel like I'm two steps behind
Somebody must have moved that finish line
There are a thousand reasons
Why I should give up
But I'm stubborn in the things I believe

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign

'cause maybe there's another plan
One I still can't see
A little surprise, like your love in my life
Funny how time changes how we see

The river runs and the river hides
Out to the ocean and under the sky
I promise you, the answer will come
Hold on to patience and watch for the sign
Everything in its time
Everything in its time

A walk, a song, a prayer

2004-12-13T20:47:00.000+08:00

As I walked home today,
I said a short prayer
Oh God, you'll hold them
And draw them close.
As I walked home today
I just want to pray
That Lord you'll bless them both.

Oh Lord I pray you'll send someone
To bless them, to guide them
Someone to share all their joys and woes
Oh Lord I pray you'll be there to heal all their wounds
That they will understand
All of your plans are perfect in your time

Thought of this song while i left church just now, well, i pray for the both of you that things will take for a turn and ya, don't worry, God has HIS perfect plans which will be revealed in HIS time. I love you both. hugs.

in a reflective mode

2005-01-09T21:57:00.000+08:00

today is quite a bit of a day of thking.. yea.. worship at church was great.. reminded me of God's amazing grace.. yea.. my week hasn't been really one that glorifies God.. yea.. in fact, i will confess that i have been complaining the entire week, about my busy schedule at sch, abt how sian everything is... so, i was kind of reflecting alot during worship.. and then reminded of the fact that we shld not be judgemental of others... and the entire list goes on.

sunday class was quite power.. it's really different now.. we thk alot.. and aunty lay tsin is seriously seriously very gd.. =)) hahas.. all the very thought-provoking questions she asks... hahas.. what can you expect? she's a HOD of english dept... hahas.. but well, lesson was on focusing on God and how we can do alot of things but lose focus on HIM.. and that it's kind of a stock taking time where we look at our spiritual level and check if it's getting towards lukewarm...so, it was a great time, being able to discuss with the others abt certain stuff.. really like today's lesson..

so, i pray that as i continue to my once again hectic 2nd wk of sch.. i will really have much more endurance of weariness and of course lead a life that is more glorifying...

Praise and glory to God

2005-03-13T20:16:00.000+08:00

Holy is the Lord

We stand and lift up our hands
For the joy of the Lord is our strength
We bow down and worship Him now
How great and awesome is He

And together we sing
Everyone sing

Holy is the Lord, God almighty
The earth is filled with His glory.
Holy is the Lord, God almighty
The earth is filled with His glory.

Revolutionary love

Desperation leads us here
Leads us here
Illumination meets us here
Meets us here
Revelation brings us here
Brings us here
Restoration frees us here
Frees us here

Chorus:
And I don’t want to leave
I don’t want to leave this place
No, I don’t want to leave
I never want to leave this place

It’s so amazing
Your unchanging love
Simply amazing
Never changing love
Love, love revolutionary love

Preparation leads us here
Leads us here
Liberation meets us here
Meets us here
Jubilation brings us here
Brings us here
Higher elevation frees us here
Frees us here

Breathe

This is the air i breathe
this is the air i breathe
your very presence living in me

This is my daily bread
This is my daily bread
Your very word living in me

And i
I'm desperate for you
And i
I'm lost without you.

Jesus Lord of my life

2005-03-31T19:41:00.000+08:00

You take my hand
And lead me to your side
Your warm embrace
Sets my heart on fire
You are my shelter
God of all wonders
You are the hero of my life

I live for you
The saviour of my life
Your love for me
Is wider than the skies
You are my shelter God of all wonders
You are the hero of my life

You came for me
Your life for mine
When i couldnt save myself
You bore my pain
My sin my shame
Jesus my Lord my life

i pray you'll be well.

2005-04-19T13:10:00.000+08:00

ok, spent my entire wkend studying for maths and mep. and it's seriously really stressful and irritating. but mep turned out to be quite ok i guess, or at least i am not going to fail it besides wong's world music paper. he didnt even set africa, which was sad.. cause we all studied like crazy since it's a recent chapter.

oh, weekend on saturday was rather emotional.. guess cause mum said something which made me felt like crying. ya, maybe cause i was just self centred or something. but she wasnt scolding me i just felt very unfair when she said some stuff.. ya, butin the end, she sorted it out with me and then i felt a bit remorseful. ya, actually mum is a ncie person. haha.she knew i was stress over this weekend and she asked me to pray for peace from god. ya, i feel quite upset and worried for her actually that recently she's been really worn out and sick, sighs. but she's a strong person, ya, still drills josh to study and all, while josh is being totally inconsiderate and still irritates her as usual. sighs, i love my mother. i hope she gets well soon though.

haha, yupps,so thats for an update.

and why do i want to go china to you guys who are really curious why wld i want to go to some ulu place like lianan, well, just want to go there, see how pple live, see how nice they are, ahha, experience life there, and ya, certainly to try lead them to god if thats possible. ha.

i pray you'll get well. i love mum.

GRATEFUL

2005-05-10T13:16:00.000+08:00

ok, i am not suppose to blog actually , suppose to be studying chem for tml since i have free period now. haa, but well, cant resist k? yupps, have to thank chingy!

THX CHING DEAR! LOVE YA! yupps, thx for taking time to help me do my nice blog =) yuppa, thx for taking time to do it instead of studying for chem haha.. oops! but yupps. BIG THANKS TO YOU! VERY GRATEFUL =)

yes, grateful that God blessed me for history exam. well, cant say tt i will do really well for source base qn. ya, but i am grateful enough. yupps. God did bless me!

I'm forever grateful to You
I'm forever grateful, for the cross
I'm forever grateful, to You
That You came, to seek and save the lost.

YUPPS, hanging in there, 17 more days to end of sch.. oh yes yes yes! 17 more days. and i know many of you have finished your exams.. yea, well, i have weekly common tests. sighs.

but i am hanging in there.

2005-05-27T19:49:00.000+08:00

but i couldnt have dont it without HIM. glory and honour to GOD!

Praise and glory to God again

2005-07-26T18:41:00.000+08:00

ok, so much happened.
anw, praise and glory to god cause things are more or less resolved.. ya, realised tt it was partly because of my stubborness..
anw, today had science fair at admiralty sec.
it was hmm.. i dont know la.. mel knows..
anw, very grateful to teachers in charge. they are so wonderful..
ok.. i am still eating porridge. soft noodles..? tsk. what else can i eat? haha,

best way to slim down?

go for some tooth related extraction or orthodontic stuff..

haha.

coincidence

2005-10-31T20:11:00.000+08:00

hey, thanks all those who msged me to wish me all the best for the paper today =)
it was weird la,qns were those "i-thk-it-wont-come-out" type.. :( oh well, i am disappointed, no doubts abt tt, dont even know whether i can secure that A now, actually , not as if i thought i can get A..sighs, received my report bk today, tsk.. if thats going to be my o level result.. i am seriously dead..not going to thk abt it anymore.. but what i ought to thk abt is certain things that happened..

ok,was rushing along underpass from novena mrt to learning lab at united sq, saw this guy, sitting along the underpass, as usual, such guys have a guitar and a mike with them, at first i thought he was just some guy and nothing special since you see them everywhere for regular mrt pple..but thats when he started singing..

"my Jesus, my saviour
Lord, there is none like You
all of my days
i want to praise
the wonders of Your mighty love

my comfort, my shelter
tower of refuge and strength
let every breath
all that i am
never cease to worship You

shout to the LORD
all the earth let us sing
power and majesty
praise to the king
mountains bow down
and the seas will roar
at the sound of Your name
i sing for joy at the works of Your hands
forever i'll love you, forever i'll stand
nothing compares to the promise i have in You.."

hmm, when i heard it i kind of felt better.. dont know what made me feel that way but kind of thought God wanted to show me something.. yea,but i jsut felt the peace of God with me, and i felt more calm.. really, just felt more.. calm..

then, when i went home took mrt again, was hoping to see the guy there, but apparently not, guitar was left there, everything was there but he wasnt.. so, well, maybe he's out for dinner or something..haha..lala, took mrt to amk.. then haha, from a distant i heard some guy singing and woah.. guess what this guy sang?

"i am weak but Thou art strong
Jesus, keep me from all wrong
i'll be satisfied as long
as i walk, dear Lord, close to Thee

just a closer walk with Thee
grant it Jesus, 'tis my plea
daily walking close to Thee
let it be, dear lord, let it be

though this world of toils and snares
if i falter, lord who cares?
who with me my burden shares?
none but Thee, dear Lord
none but Thee
when my feeble life is o'er
time for me will be no more
on that bright eternal shore
i will walk, dear lord, close to Thee"

right..i was like, okay! haha.. hmm.. yup, i get the message GOD!

yea, think studies all these are important, but focusing on GOD is tons more impt.. i guess i have been too -ahem- ovr my studies that you know, sometimes can get wrong focus in life.. i guess these songs really reminded me of how we shld always focus on our relationship with GOD and how it is so much more impt thatn our worldly successes or happenings..reminded me of how its impt to just focus on HIM..it's all abt HIM really, not abt us.. yea.. rmbered what ivin said on sunday abt the heart of worship song.. and also rmbered what the guest speaker said abt how pple thk their worldly successes like work or studies are the most impt things in life..

i guess, i have learnt alot this 2 days. haha, amazing..

but for now, i will jsut continue to ponder abt it..

coincidence, you ask me?

NO, definitely not.

You think of me

2005-11-02T08:39:00.000+08:00

You think of me- New Creation Church

You bring me to Your throne
Whisper love songs to me
You think of me
You call me Your own

Sweet words of love You bring
Your child i'll ever be
You think of me
You call me your own

Nothing can change the way
You feel for me
Your love for me
Is greater than anything my heart can ever know

You think of me
You're loving me
You're leading me to Your side
You believe in me
You set me free
Cos' You love me Lord
You love me Lord

Evermore

2006-01-19T21:07:00.000+08:00

evermore my heart, my heart will say
above all, i live for Your glory
even if my world falls i will say,
above all, i'll live for Your glory.

even if my world falls i will say,
above all, i'll live for His glory.

amen.

random thoughts

2006-02-17T13:15:00.000+08:00

okay, in the midst of a busy day, this is what hit me

when the oceans rise, and thunders roar
I WILL SOAR WITH YOU
above the storm
father you are king, over the flood
i will be still and know you are GOD

AND...

father let me dedicate, all this life to thee
IN WHATEVER WORLDY STATE
thou would have me be
not by SORROW, PAIN OR CARE
freedom dare i claim
and WHATEVER THE FUTURE BRINGS
glorify thy name

hmm, i love songs, cause i always manage to find something out of it. songs speak to me. yup,i love songs. songs always send messages to me.

at the cross

2006-07-20T18:45:00.000+08:00

now i know what it means that it is all finished and done at the cross.
when jesus died,everything is done.
i just have to ask, believe and wait.
now i know what it means by not by my strength but by HIS.
when god's favour is with you, no matter how crapped up you are, you end up smelling like an ester ( ask chem students) which is so totally the opposite of crap.. sighs..

i will always remember this, never forget this chapter of my life which lasted for a few months. the DSA period i am referring to. ya, i will always remember how my heart was throbbing when miss lim called, how i rushed down and felt so breathless when i got there. how i cldnt sing the best focus sound that i cld, how i got so exasperated at answering the interview qns, how i waited for endless weeks to pass and still no call YET, and how i finally received a call at the track and field meet, how i cldnt hear the person properly, how i thought i heard there was an interview today, how i felt restless for the entire night and this morning to afternoon, how i met andrea and realised that i was in xueli's position, how i still thought there was and interview... until i received the letter...

i realise that everything was god, everything was his plan, everything that happened, happened because he planned it.. like i wasnt even planning to go for the auditions but i went in the end. this isnt by chance but it's god's miracle..

when i was giving up hope at times, something amazing happens the next minute..
praise god man! hallelujah!

i think through this, i really learnt to lean on god. it was never like before. i thk i won't ever bring myself to doubt him anymore and i will try even harder now to have faith and believe...

thank you mummy for always encouraging me, praying for me, sending smses that really comforted me, that i too, meditate on them, brought myself to keep on telling myself to believe...

thanks friends, nat, gen, chingx, siyun and everyone else who kept on reassuring me like mad..thanks for being so supportive and encouraging! chingx, i will see you next year ah! jiayou ok? and i'll see you next yr!!! nat and gen and chingx, we'll be the half half clique manx! siyun, hahahhahahahahahhahahahahhaha.. i will get to see.... hahahhah =)) can't wait!

thanks be to god! forever and ever!

sighs, to think that i doubted him because of chinese o's, to think i was angry w him when i had no right to... anw, i shld not look back, i am going to look forward and thank him for the every single goodness he has bestowed me with.. now i am even more convince that he was behind all these.

just like mum said, i just had to go, sit and drink coffee and get it =))

JESUS, YOU BLESSED ME WITH A WONDERFUL JC AND I THANK YOU AND GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY AND HONOUR!
I WILL PROCLAIM THAT IT IS NOT ME BUT YOU WHO IS BEHIND ALL THESE AND I'LL SING OF YOUR LOVE FOREVER!
AMEN! TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

i thank you and praise you oh, god, not only at 12 every afternoon, but always! hallelujah!

GOD NEVER FAILS

2007-02-09T22:09:00.000+08:00

ohmy.
i am really very blessed by god. it's truly by his grace that i managed to do well for my o levels. i totally didnt expect myself to improve so much from prelim results. so i am really glad, relieved?
god is really really really very good.
was really very nervous when i was opening the result slip. hands all trembling like seriously. then i was screaming like amd when i saw my L1R5. yep. more than just being happy, i thk once again god has delivered. he never fails.. like honestly.
=))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
and although my results aren't as gd as most of the pple in hc, still, i am very very contented and thankful.
congrats to everyone else for getting gd grades! just want to encourage the rest of you that results aren't a measure of self worth and you are still special in your own way regardless of how many points you got.

hey dear, i hope you are feeling better. take care ok?

=))))))) can't stop smiling at how much god has blessed me with.

all the way st nicks. good job everyone! and to the OTHER SCH who wanted to welcome us into band 2, i am so sorry to disappoint you that st nicks most probably will be in band 1 =) aww...

reflection

2006-01-27T21:02:00.000+08:00

this is so contradicting.
i tell you not to show your emotions too much
yet when i feel mixed, others can always tell.

but putting up a facade is so fake right?
but by showing how you feel and everything, isn't tt like unhealthy?

that's why i love GOD, because with him, in front of him, you need not put up a pretence that you're this and that when you are actually broken inside.
it's because GOD heals the broken, comforts the lonely, healer of all wounds and pains.it's because you can come to him broken and upset, and he will pick you up and say that he loves you no matter what.

recently, i've been feeling very failure.. because of a lot of stuff, tt i can't uphold the responsibilities, because i don't carry myself properly, because all i do is fool around and am not serious.and there was a point where i really thought you made a mistake in leaving it to me. well, this still dwells in my mind, but i know i've got a great god. and i may really questioned why i am put into this and that position but i know it isn't a mistake because it's part of HIS plan for me.

and i'll sing, sing,
i love you so
and i'll sing
because the world can't take away your love

the good friday

2006-04-15T23:45:00.000+08:00

crimson red
poured out
sometimes i wonder why
he did this for me

But somehow i thk i am so unworthy of his sacrifice.

but today's easter sunday!
christ has ressurected.

but i'm sure there's a day where he's going to come again.

i pray god will bless you my friend. i'm going to miss you =)

yet another blessing

2006-09-23T20:20:00.000+08:00

this is really incredible.
just shared about how i thought my g8 practical is going to turn out in my last entry a month ago.
and, i just received my results today! it's really incredibly unexpected and i was really just looking for a passing grade.
but really, this was how the results came to me..

dad: you got your piano results. sorry, you failed..
cherie: (face changed straightaway) huh.. really?
dad: haha! you got distinction!
cherie: HAHAHHA! ARE YOU SERIOUS?

Yep, following that was how i took the result slip, laughed a whole lot, wowed at how much god has blessed me? i haven't got a distinction since g2 practical? most of the time my playings were merits bnut distinction for grade 8 is seriously unbelievable for pple like me to achieve. pple like nat, distinction, high distinction for diploma also i will believe, but distinction for grade 8 practical for how i played tt day was really... wow?

of course i am not claiming credit or saying tt i am very good.. because i can't believe that i even scored tt mark, but haha, all credit goes to my father in heaven. seriously.. haha. and the examiner was a lady! tt made things a bit more difficult because i thk lady examiners are usually a tad stricter.. but, haha, i love god! he has really given me and blessed me more than i ever wanted.

well, this just goes to show how marvellous god can be.. well, just want to encourage everyone out there who reads this, that it is not impossible to achieve anything you want in life. you just have to ask, have faith that it will happen and receive. iw as reminded again something that mel ng wrote for me quite long ago, that god always answers, its always either yes, no or wait. and even if he says no, its for the best. so, pple taking exams, just trust that he will deliver. well, prelims havent been exactly what i thk i shld achieve ideally, but i thk i really want to trust that he has great plans for me. two more papers to go, and i will be done with prelims. getting results next wk.. thk i am feeling kind of nervous abt them but well, i guess i've just got to believe that even if every door closes on me, god will make a way. amen?

hang in there, if you're struggling right now, because the deliverer is coming.

the miracle is in your mouth

2007-03-13T22:38:00.000+08:00

i am so amazed by GOD's goodness. haha, still rmb how i was praying for choir last night that we will sound ok today, and we sure did sound not bad. haha, had mr velasco's workshop today. gained a lot of new insights i guess. yep, interesting clinician. i guess i learn how to appreciate music in different forms.. and today i am reminded of the use of imagery and how it can really help you to learn faster int erms of music techniques and all. yea, i guess i classify myself as a visual person. learn better while seeing things. yes. a very jovial man i must say.

and i am quite happy tt the banner thing is more or less settled, tmr got to get the paint and paintbrushes.. and haha, we almost cldn't get the chalk, but i was like telling myself, somehow, we'll get it settled, cause god will help us. haha, and sure enough xian you found chalk from his boarding sch friends. yay! many simple and small stuff yet so significant. haha.

i guess when you pray and believe, you will receive. as simple as that. not saying tt you will get what you pray for everytime though. everything is in god's will and if it's for the best, god will answer your prayer. yep.

well, so, i just heard that gefang will be having concert in sch on the 27th may which is also our choir concert at the esplanade. haha, in comparison, our ticket will be more expensive and yea. it coincides with OCIP also. so i guess, i will be leaving this entire thing to god. even SYF. we will get that gold. we are almost there already, come on pple.

read a pretty gd book last time abt proclaiming in his name,truly believing and having faith in god. yep, the miracle is in your mouth. how you perceive god, is how you'll receive from him. the fact is that, when he blesses, he gives more than you can ask for. and he blesses not because of anything you do or whatsoever, but it's because of his grace.

not because of who i am
but because of what you've done
not because of what i've done
but because of who you are..

understanding

2007-05-03T20:49:00.000+08:00

i really really pray for understanding. for everyone. yes.
and it's 5 days to syf! it's really exciting.
discipline, self control, consistency are the things we really need right now. and i know we can do it.
give her assurance..

and i pray that father you'll be with her every step of the way. even though she may be tired.. father god, i ask you give her the strength and help her know that she can be dependent on you.

i thank god for pple whom i can pray with. today's prayer meetg with some of the choir pple really made me feel refreshed..felt much more energized after the prayer session. indeed, we have a faithful god and he will see us through. amen.

indeed, when the oceans rise and thunders roar, i'll soar with you, above the storm. father you are king over the floods, i'll be still and know you are god. let's really be still and depend on god. know his power and trust that he will deliver us. it is not going to be by our strength that we achieve it but by HIS will and HIS strength. and we have full assurance and faith that we are going to get it because we have a powerful god to back us up. we have a mighty and gracious god who is with us every step of the way. we are singing from victorious ground. so let us be courageous and not fear. amen?

whatever will be will be.

2007-03-15T21:12:00.000+08:00

whatever happens, it is all in HIS hands.
sigh, i don't want to thk abt my subject combination and whether i will be able to take h2 econs, or whether i will still stay in my class or get to change class or whatsoever.
i just want to trust GOD that whatever it is, it is the best thing for me.
"sometimes, god doesn't give us what we want cause he can't bear to see us live through such painful experiences.''

so, i am just leaving it to him.

whatever it is, god, i know you still love me. even if the world looks differently at me, you still love me.
what will be will be.

when i was a little girl, i ask my mother what will i be,
will i be pretty? will i be sweet?
that's what she said to me
what will be will be..

humility

2007-06-01T09:52:00.000+08:00

hmm, some stuff have led me to thk abt the true meaning of humility. i believe i have kind of found my revelation, my answer to smth that i have been praying for the past few weeks. but i guess i will continue to pray for confirmation. to me, it is smth very impt and serious. but yes, i am glad there were many signs along the way which truly amazed me, stunned me in a way. thk i said this before. god can be real breath-taking sometimes. he just works in ways that although we might not be able to see immediately but when it takes effect, you just pause to go, wow. and so i did.

the ride on mrt with dijie yesterday strucked me when he questioned me abt my confidence. although i only knew him for hmm, half a yr now, he asked me, what happened to my confidence.. janice questioned this the other day when i was talking to her on the phone as well. i guess this spoke to me somehow and i heard a resounding wake up call in my head from god that because i believed in him, i shld have full confidence in him to carry me through. and of course, this made me really thk and i look back and realise that ya.. what happened to my confidence, my confidence in him. hmm, i guess i have been struggling with humility all this while. had this problem a few yrs back too. came back again. and so, i went to do some reading on humility and yes, true humility is when you do not over pride yourself or BELITTLE yourself in anyway, but yes, it came back to me smth that enai said a few yrs back, to HAVE A CORRECT PERCEPTION OF WHO YOU ARE. and in a way when i was doing qt this morning, i came upon this verse.

romans 12:3 for by the grace god given me i say to each one of you, do not thk of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather, think of yourself with SOBER JUDGEMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEASURE OF FAITH GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.

so i guess i have learnt a lot from this.

Rejoice

2007-08-28T15:22:00.000+08:00

i was reading Philippians 1 last night before i went to bed.
and i felt very encouraged after it. basically, it's because i found it amazing that even when Paul is in chains, he can still stand firm and rejoice in the lord. like it's just amazing how in the worse of all situations, in prison, he can still praise god with thanksgiving.

even more, i think this paragraph really struck me.

19for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.

(when i read this i was reminded of how i should have faith, and have full assurance that God will deliver me from my situation, after all, i think i really have a lot of people backing me up with prayer besides praying for myself. and yes, whatever that i am going through, serves to develop perseverance, it's definitely a test of my faith. and like what she told me, she thinks God called her to place me in Happy Chocolate jc because of this very reason. YES, BELIEVE THAT WTV TEST THAT I AM PLACED IN NOW, WIIL TURN OUT TO DELIVER ME, TO TEACH ME. and yes, i agree that sometimes we may not be fully convicted in the things we believe through the lessons we've learnt.that's why God will continue to teach us through our daily circumstances.)

20I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

22If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!

23I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;

24but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

25Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

26so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me.

(back to my sharing)
to think that i actually thought that it would be extremely fantaastic if i could go to heaven like NOW. haha, i recall mike asking this question at service that day, and i was lamenting to my brother that.. yes like totally, i would want to go to heaven now now now.cause there isn't any studying in heaven right? haha! yes, it's always good to to expect gifts that are stored for us in heaven and be excited about it, but i thk i am reminded of smth which is to know what it means to suffer for Christ.

in paul's case,he suffered for Christ while preaching the gospel. and because of what he did and the attitude he chose to adopt, others became more bold to speak the living word and more encouraged to stand firm in their faith. so, in that way, God's purpose is fulfilled through him. Similarly, i saw it as how Christ may be glorified when i emerge victorious from the situation i am now in.

haha, an angel resides in my room with good news. It says, "This is a great test, be not afraid. God's holding your hand. the victory is near." yes, that's what i want to encourage everyone else too.

yes, back to the aspect on joy. www.dictionary.com says that 'joy' means to be glad.. i guess the word 'glad' portrays this feeling of being contented. and now i see even more clearly what Enai meant when she was sharing on how 'joy' does not equate to feeling happy but rather, to be contented. i realised paul mentioned the word 'joy', 'rejoice' more than once in the chapter. how he continues to pray with joy, rejoice knowing that he is not alone in his prayers, rejoice even though people preach with false intentions..

i think we can all learn from paul to praise god in all circumstances, for all things..to be prayerful and joyful knowing that God does things with a purpose..

breathtaking passage.
makes me want to continue studying the book of Philippians.

on a side note, school feels considerably more relaxing now that choir has stopped. but i guess not only choir la, but perhaps i am feeling more comfortable with everyone else around me.

well, for now, i'm good, besides the fact that i need to keep to my schedule of studying.

down to a single digit

2007-09-16T13:34:00.000+08:00

many people think it's dumb to do countdowns to major events such as examinations for instance, but i think it's good because at least it gives you a sense of expectation or anticipation.

but then again, on the flip side, too much anticipation or expectation isn't that good either.

anyway, it's down to a single digit. yup, EIGHT's the magic number.

well, this week has been almost the same as every other week. things in school have probably come to a standstill or rather routine. and tutorials have been rather light in a sense because we're going through revision and not learning anything new.

but i do need to make more use of my breaks in between instead of hanging around, binching on food in the canteen or just watch people play cards. how lame is that.ya, i have been eating more in sch in between breaks..

but yes, i love to watch. watch people, observe things around.. think of random things..

but yes,i need to study or find some secluded place in sch to just mug instead of wasting time away. but i really really find that i can't study in sch for nuts. i think i need to sit in a empty white room to study. or maybe a vacuum space. then i wont have anything around to look at or be distracted by things around me.

econs tuition just now made my brain all gooey.
but yes, GOD has been good. and i am really glad to see him work in the lives of the people around. it's just amazing to share people's joy or know that they have been hungering more for HIS word. keeping them in prayer.
yes, GOD is good despite the fact that i will only be able to attend church from 8.30-9.30 for the next 2 weeks.. cant even go mum's church now since chem tuition can't be postponed or rescheduled. =( but in all things god works for the good of those who love him.

random: haha, on a more "bimbotic" note, i've got 6 different coloured hairbands now. how cool is that? 6 different colours to match what i wear in future. and the cooler fact is that my mum actually bought them because it was so cheap.. and.. apparently because she saw that i broke my previous orange one. HA. okay, yay! i've got 6 now..

i think recently, or maybe this week, i've been thinking a lot about the promises GOD gave, inheritance that he promised us in heaven. probably caused i've been reading ephesians this week.

eph 1:13-14
"13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,
14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory."

and yes, i shared this before but i think it still hits me as a very breathtaking fact that i am marked. i always ponder and think to myself sometimes why would god love me? like us humans being so small like ants all scattered around on earth and GOD who is so big..and to think that i have a guarantee.. or an "insurance" of treasures in heaven so much better than silver and gold or anything on earth. and it just brings me back to god's love for man, for me..

and it was around midweek where i started thinking about the jars of clay passage in the bible.

2cor 4:16-18
"16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."

i think this verse comforted a lot. because i think every now and then i am very tempted to think of stupid things when i am very stressed or tired of doing things. but see, "though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we're being renewed day by day." praise god for that! and the best part comes where "our MOMENTARY troubles are achieving for us an ETERNAL glory that far OUTWEIGHS them all."

yes, it reminds me of a passage in zechariah.. i thk. of how we're always being tested and in the process we become refined..

oh well, i think i've been very encouraged. and yup, my encouragement to you is that you'll hunger for god's word too =) and i really agree that the bible comes alive when you really read into it. afterall, it's god- breathed, useful as a tool for admonishing and teaching.