Monday, October 31
coming back on the right path
recently i came into contact with 2 youths who were what people will classify as 'youth at risk'. they were rather quiet, but they were very friendly once i got to know them... i could tell that under the defiant side of them, they actually have a good heart. it's my first time being friends with youths like them... they were open to me and shared stuff with me as well. thank God for that...
they were more chinese speaking, so i tried my very very very best to use my lousy chinese to explain some Christian stuff to them. the China trip helped me to be more confident in using Chinese. at that point in time when i was explaining to them, it was really the Lord who guided me... when i got home, i was trying to see if i could explain it again, but i couldn't... ha...
i felt a burden for them. i believe that Jesus can change their hearts and lead them back to the right path. i think they ended up like that because of bad influences when they were younger.
it's my prayer that they will one day come to know the true meaning and purpose in life.
help me to trust.
Wednesday, October 26
romans 12:1-5
our church youth camp is called FUSION. and our key passage is from Romans 12:1-5... this is what it says.. "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will. For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others."
as Christians, we need to be transformed to become more and more like Christ, and we ought to work together as one, because we are all members of the body of Christ.
help me to trust.
Monday, October 24
what's your theological worldview?
what's your theological worldview??? click on the link below to find out...
http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=43870
here's my results.....
You are a Reformed Evangelical. You take the Bible very seriously because it is God's Word. You most likely hold to TULIP and are sceptical about the possibilities of universal atonement or resistible grace. The most important thing the Church can do is make sure people hear how they can go to heaven when they die.
help me to trust.
Sunday, October 23
birthday
We celebrated A's birthday yesterday night.... we met up at the esplanade's Max Brenners for some kinda dessert... before that, me, C and LW went to centrepoint to get 9 helium filled balloons.. we hid it at the back of LK's boot... so after eating, we drove to somewhere open air and we got A to help us open to boot, and yup, we let 5 of the balloons fly up into the sky... she didn't expect anything, so i must say that the 4 of us are great actresses/actor... our small surprise did indeed surprise her... went for a walk after that until about 12.. then LK sent us home... by the time we got home, it was already 1... gd thing my parents were already asleep! Today i learnt during the sermon that i should give of my time to the Lord even in the midst of my busy schedule. I have been constantly learning this lesson of spending more time with God in prayer and reading His word.. but it's really difficult to discipline myself to do QT everyday. I have been picking up and trying my best to do so... Pray that i will continue to spend quiet moments with the Lord each day.
help me to trust.
Tuesday, October 18
students
met up with 3 of my christian students (Y, E, J) yesterday... got A to come along since she was free... haven't met them in ages... then initially when they came, they were like feeling awkward... i was wondering what was wrong with them... haha.. but well, as we continued in the lesson, their true colours started to come out! they were still as naughty as before... haha.. yup, glad that the friendship built with them was still there even though we have not met up for so long... thank God for that.... i learnt in a QT this week that we should share the blessings that God has given to us, and we should not hoard it to ourselves.
help me to trust.
Tuesday, October 11
death
got a message from my very good friend.she's a christian.in the message,she shared with me that her grandma passed away,and she passed away without knowg Jesus as her Saviour and Lord.My friend was very sad of course...the message brought me tears...my heart sank.i didn't knw how to react.just felt so sorry and so burdened for all the people in the world who r lost..haiz....so many ppl here on earth die without believing in Jesus Christ.to all the christians out there,time is running out,life is short.don't wait until ur loved ones are on the dying bed before u share with them about Christ.for all you know,u wldn't even hv the chance to see them on their dying bed.if u want to see them having eternal life,without sorrows and pain,we just hv to share to them abt Christ.that's e only way...if we have done so,we all ought to pray.pray tt the Lord will change their hearts of stone into one that loves Him and obeys Him.stop hesitating and tell those around u abt e saving grace of Jesus Christ..really...b4 it's too late.
help me to trust.
Sunday, October 9
badminton day
have been starting to play badminton again with T, D, S, C for the past 3 sundays.... it's a good form of exercise and making sure tt i am still in touch w badminton.it's hard to get back the strokes after a long break.anyway,i think i get easily agitated when i play sports.maybe it's the desire to win.or maybe it's because i expect myself to play better...sometimes during the game when i make stupid mistakes like missing the shuttle or hitting the shuttle straight into the net or smashing it OUT or returning lousy service,i just get so angry with myslf....if it's a nice shot from the opponents,then it's ok la.but i still do enjoy the game in the end la,but i think next sunday i'll learn how to be more calm and to enjoy the game,then maybe i can play better! =) oh ya,last tues,i spent half a day with S.had lunch at munchie monkey's with her,then went to visit her room!it's my first time hanging ard w her for so long,and it was fun...i really really miss touch rugby in JC!miss all the team mates i had...meet xy and pq at every socio lect..and seeing them reminds me of those times in SA touch...if only time could be reversed......
help me to trust.
Thursday, October 6
math tutorial 2
thanks mic........... today i finally finished my 2nd math tutorial... this week will be going through tutorial 7, but i haven't been doing any math tutorial since tutorial 1... have been so confused over tutorial 2 because the explanation and stuff is so lousy and i can't understand a thing... until today, wow... mic kinda explained to me.. and i finally understood. i was like so happy la... so i came home and i completed tutorial 2... this IS a great achievement.. really. thanks so much mic!
help me to trust.
Tuesday, October 4
kinda sick
have been having late nights the past week due to the sociology and econs test... slept at like 430am on one of the nights.. and i was so tired the next day. i think that's why i'm sick now. for CG on friday, we went to uncle S's house to surprise him. but well, he actually already knew we were coming. sighs..... our surprise didn't work. ya, anyway, i was feeling ok, until when i got home, then woah.... felt cold. stuffed nose. sore throat. feverish. neck ache. ulcer. oh man! slept that night all hidden under my blanket. past 2 nights also like that. feel cold in the night and can't sleep well.... dear Lord, please heal me!! i don't like to be sick.... throat really hurts xia... anyway, heh... finally managed to meet up with T on sunday... aiyo, both of us waited at 2 different places at 8, wondering where each other was. i finally messaged her to ask her where we're mtg, and she said at the prata shop... i was at the terminal... aiyo, so only at 825 then we met up. miscom... she asked me about what i want to achieve during my 3 years in uni... have yet to think of that but will do that soon... =)
help me to trust.