a beautiful life

last sunday, pastor mentioned abt the hill beside the green pastures. it has a winding path up to the summit. the winding path is refered to the path of righteousness and summit => tikva => hope.

geographically, the winding road seems to be the longest way up the hill. not the fastest but definitely the easiest, the most relaxed. the path is trodden by the shepherd for the sheep to follow.

similarly, knowing our righteousness in Christ, our right standing wif God, puts us in a position of rest, knowing oso tt we are in His good hands - the shepherd.

the sheep may not be able to see the TIKVA, but SURELY it is there, for HOPE does not disappoint.

it may seem that there are no immediate answers to your prayers, and you feel that you are going round n round the hill, seeing n doing the same things over n over again... but the tikva - hope is always there.

romans 5:3-4 says that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

i rem ps prince once mentioned that God prepares your character to receive your blessings. he gave an example of a man without any character, upon receiving a substantial amount of money, may choose to divorce his wife n gamble away the blessing.

so..do not be dishearten if ur prayers do not seem to be answered.

only one thing is needful...follow the shepherd and enjoy the journey.

REST....and be anxious for nothing. there is always more than enough. you shall not lack.


for me...going for job interviews seem to be going round n round the hill, and to be real, i dun see any results as yet. so this illustration does speak to me....to persevere...the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. i know n i know n i know tt hope does not disappoint.

the substance of things hoped for and evidence of things unseen....i seem to understand wat this verse means now...

a kind bro sent me this jus now...

psalms 127 He gives to His beloved (Jedidiah = me) in his sleep.

haha...wat i need now is a GOOD REST! off to BANGKOK! woohoo...

The Five Love Languages

My primary love language is probably
Quality Time
with a secondary love language being
Acts of Service.

Complete set of results

Quality Time:		12
Acts of Service:		8
Words of Affirmation:		5
Physical Touch:		4
Receiving Gifts:		1

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Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.

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sheep in wolf's clothin...time to store my wild cards..

finally have the time to settle down n post...although there's a full day event @ the rock tmw mornin...supposed to wake up at 5am..thnk God..

took sum time to go thru sum of my dear frens' blogs...seems to me as though i have lost contact wif the outside world...the past one week i have been gg to the rock....tues rock...thurs rock...fri rock...

happie to see my campus cg n oasis cg havin fun on fri and sat afternoon respectively n i am stuck at the rock...cant blame me for feelin sian...though i am actually earnin $$$ to sustain my bangkok trip this comin thurs...hehe...

the only memorable thing thruout this entire week was preparin a bdae surprise for sumone and spendin the whole of thurs nite playin mahjong...thn wakin up for mac breakfast....hahaha...

really hope to catch up wif the wonderful peeps....really really miss them sooooooo much...

saw them durin third service today n i almost cried...haha...today's msg is one which i give my full attention today after been slackin arun for so long...

well...honestly, i have been judgemental of pple arun me n critical abt the things tt have been happenin in my life recently..seriously feelin v down sianzzz... this feeling even showed up durin my work @ rock n i have thinkin abt wat i realli want to do wif my life...

really thnk God tt my video min leader saw me stonin as usual n came up to tok to me....

she told me tt there's this other guy who waited for 4 yrs to get a job...n durin tt time he was workin at the rock as well...yup..n she jus told me to enjoy loh since i wun get to lobo arun once my job comes...truly this is the rest that God is preparin me for my future job...yup...felt slightly better after tt...though the feelin didnt totally subside...

gt off the work at 2230 n managed to get a merc cab @ carlton within 5 mins of waitin..

praise God..such a busy n eventful week...got to know sumone better...though i sacrificed sum $$$ n sleep...haha...

pray for journey mercies n blessed rest for my bangkok trip...i really need this break...need sum time to replenish myself....

it shall be even better when i'm back...praise God ...amen...

i dunno how today's service has impacted my life but sumhow i feel loved n i realli want to extend this love to others...tt's the tot which i had...it's like God tellin me to not judge others but realli love them despite our weaknesses...He reminded me of me in the past, not in condemnation, but rather how He was always there for me...He found me in the valley of shadow of death...indeed i was once v lost...occasionally i still am....but He is always here for me..
despite the mistakes i did....He still loves me...n this love overflows...

yup...things i am concerned abt right now..

1. job
2. transition to oasis....
3. whether i still want to carry on servin in video...

grace grace...surely goodness n mercy shall hunt me down...

hope to spend quality wif my cg peeps after i come back....n my brokeback brother...hahaa...

i will try to find out how to play house of dead 4....hahahaha....

confirmation?

gt this off www.rbc.org in the middle of the night...

Are you listening?
Comments by Mart De Haan

Many workers don’t think their boss is listening. Some wives feel the same way about their husbands.

Neighborhood groups often feel that way about local government or law enforcement.

Successful business people often prosper or fail in proportion to whether they are listening, really listening, to their customers.

And then there is the one example that could change all the others. Imagine what it would be like to be God—with people all over the world praying and crying and cursing You—without taking the time to listen to what You have so clearly said?
Let’s go for it! Together. With heaven’s help! Let’s ask our God to help us listen to one another, and above all, to Him. Let’s open His Word with the prayer that He would open our hearts to the wisdom of what He has said to us—in the life-changing Book of His thoughts!

romans 5

i realise i get eaily irritated when my nose starts to run...

woke up on the wrong side of bed yesterday mornin...late for sat mornin soccer...disturbed by the numerous phonecalls frm soccer kakis...heard my parents questioning my bro abt my new hp...they muz be thinkin sum gal like me cos they dun believe in free lunches...thn ms campus video head told me she cant get sumone to stand in for the combined mtg...

shldnt have spend my time wif sumone the prev nite...really gg by my own efforts to impress..heh...

but really thnk God...my bro offered to go down to suntec wif me n he paid for the cab fare....the person who's supposed to do video turned up in the end...n i could sit down for the whole service cos i was doin lights..hehe...

so after tt the poly cluster gathered at millenia BK...Han prayed for me when he saw the panadol in my hands...felt blessed...tok to a dear sister in cg..found out a few things in her life tt are botherin her...

jus feel that a lot of times, we cant possibly tell the problems pple are gg thru until we actually take the time to sit down wif the person...so i do admire cgls for being cgls...for taking time out of their bz schedule to listen to problems...

thn again...jus listen..cos Jesus has alreadi settled the problems regardless of the seriousness...

hmm..enjoyed ps sermon today...tokkin abt how he was prompted to help the old man who JAYWALK across AYE...haha...reminded of how many times i take cab back, cos i'm tired n jus want to reach home fast, when HS prompt me to tok to the cab drivers...

sumtimes i do tok to them out of knowledge tt my dad used to be a cabbie...but more often i do jus tok to them being led by HS...n more often than not, i hear numerous sad stories abt how they were retrenched n forced to drive cab....one committed suicide cos of bankruptcy but din die..another one...the children left him n his wife cant be bothered wif him..on the verge of divorce..

dun even know why i can be bothered to listen..ya...but i realised by listenin...i have alreadi shown them tt there's sumone in this world who still cares abt wat they are gg thru..even if i din get them to receive Christ...they have alreadi encountered His love thru me...it might nt seem much to u abt my "listening doctrine", but i experieced huge discounts in my taxi fare...hahaha...ya..it really brightens up their day...try extendin the spirit of graciousness...heh...

thn on the miracle sunday stuff...i din go up n get hands laid on me although i shld, but i alreadi felt the anointin on me before ps asked for pple to go up..ya thn felt a bit intimidated by the crowd which actually went forward...but still i believe i have received my portion lah..praise Jesus...

gt irritated by a few gals after service today...they were supposed to be tired n i'm super hungry...sumhow me n jon had to stop outside a few shops along our journey to sakae at citylink..i have to say tt it was a journey cos it really was a journey...like kenna trapped in the wilderness for 40 yrs...thn summore they complained abt me being ungentlemanly...

wahlau...so hard to be a guy...so much for lovingkindness, patience...i dun practise these when my nose is runnin....pple are suppose to qian jiu wo...hahaha...

ok...i'm wrong...but still mus give me a break lah...sunday is my rest day...hahaha...

i'm beginnin to tok nonsense...

gd nite! blessed wk ahead...