2:55 pm
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Chicken Soup for the Christian Living Teenages
What a book. :)
haha. when i first started reading this book,
i feel that hey, these stories seems to b so far away,
and this wasnt as great as i was expecting it to be,
since there wasnt much stories that TOUCHED me.
but i was wrong. after reading the entire book,
i felt total different.
i felt that there were many things God wants me to learn thru it.
quite a few great stories that I would like to share with u all. (:
hope it will bless the lives out there just like how it has blessed me.
9:08 pm
Sunday, September 23, 2007
hasnt been to a library for so long,
or rather borrowed a book. /:
shows how limited my vocab is.
haha.
but i realised that the library is so big, with so many books,
so little books are christian books. haha.
mayb shld feedback to ask them to stock more christians book. haha
i guess its time for me to start reading moreeee often.
hahahaha
have been sick for quite a few days.
but IM RECOVERING, i really am.
haha at least i cough so much lesser today than ytd.
i was so sickk ytd that i feel so tired and no energy. hah
12:28 am
Saturday, September 22, 2007
teach me O Lord,
how to forgive others,
just like how you forgive me.
looking at how others could forgive so easily,
really struck me so hard. ):
so much of telling others the two greatest commandment are
to Love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul and mind
and to Love our neighbours.
Sorry Lord that I have failed you so many times, again and again.
Teach me Oh Lord how to love everyone with the same love you used to love me.
Teach me how to be compassion.
Teach me how to be merciful.
Teach me how to be forgiving.
Teach me how to be loving.
The Lord's PrayerOur Father who art in Heaven,Hallowed be Thy name.Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in Heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.for Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, forever and ever. Amen.
10:12 pm
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
What's faith?
Faith is holding on to the faithfulness of God.Faith does not look at the problems/giants we faces. . . .
Faith does not look at itself or at the person who is exercising it.
Faith looks at
God . . . .
Faith is interested in God only,
and it talks about God,
praises God and it extols the virtues of God.
The measure of the strength of a man’s faith, always,
is ultimately the measure of his knowledge of God. . . .
Food-for-thought:
How is my knowledge of God?
My gift of Faith?
11:52 pm
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Life is not fair, but God is! (:
often in life,
we meet up with many incidents that isnt fair to us.
mayb its an injustice blame place on you.
mayb its a chance that is not given to us.
mayb its something we are being accused of.
and brought us to think/feel
why is life so unfair?
what is He doing when we are in such situations?
thru all these situations,
mayb one will feel how can i still trust Him?
why should i still trust Him?
He is not saving me at all, in my situation?
stop, mayb He is waiting for you to stop and listen to Him.
He says, "Have faith in Me, and I will carry you through."Trials and tribulations are part and parcel of life.
they exist to mould into who we will become in the future.
Trust that He have it all planned for you,
trust that nothing is impossible with Him.
often a time, all we need is FAITH,
cuz He will do the rest for us. (:
9:27 pm
(: for all honour and blessing and power, belong to You, belong to You.
alrights.
happyday today! (:
haha.
i got back my results 2 days ago!
mayb not as good as what i expected it to be.
cuz i think too highly of myself. HAHA
but at least i still am very glad
and i mus thank God.
cuz without Him, i wun make it.
(:
well so here goes my results! HAA
Conventions and Events Management B
Cost and Managerial Accounting C
Hospitality and Operations Management A
Innovation and Enterprise: Environment Pass (Pass/Fail module)
Leisure and Attractions Management B+
Principles of Marketing B+
GPA: 3.2
hmm, guess my accounting really cmi. HAHA
and i got the highest GPA i ever gotten over the last 3 sem.
haha. and my first A! haha. guess i shld really go and work in a hotel right! hahaha
oh well. (: thats the end of my results!
ytd!
had a spiritual gifting workshop in church! (:
i guess i am a little disappointed in my giftings eh! /: haha
cuz it means im supposed to b a PCGL my whole life le bah! lol
and i think i haven done a good job ):
and what i tot i was my best gift but it wasnt! ):
awww. quite disappointed. hahaha but its okay!
(:
and im quite shock to see my gifts eh! lol
1st in rank was sherperding.
2nd got 3 tie. mercy, faith and LEADERSHIP?/:
hahaha. so surprising :D
but come to think of it.
i think its really God's gift!
cuz its not my personality to lead actually. haha (:
5th was encouragement.
i tot this was my best gift leh. ):
hahahah! nvm! i guess God has a better plan for me! (:
i need to find 3 pple to do a survey for mee!
my sis did one for me le!
from what she has observed, my 1st place was mercy, 2nd sherperding, 3rd hospitality.
hahaha.
i guess my passion has been in evangelism. but its not my gift! haha (:
interesting.
11:59 pm
Saturday, September 15, 2007
MY 100th POST. HAHA
okies anw, im posting to sayyy,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY XUELI! :DIm glad you enjoyed your birthday! take care! (:<33
2:36 am
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
YMLC
HEY everyone!
im back from YMLC again!
the second time i been to this conference.
btw its known as Young Methodist Leaders Conference!
sounds cool? XP haha
okies btw!
just here to share my experience over the past few days in the conference! (:
so firstly recap of last year YMLC,
i was the youngest from AMC and was in the youngest grp,
and had alot of fun with debbie, my roommate and all the AMC peeps. haha
and the theme was undying passion. (:
this year, i was the second youngest in the team! my bro is the youngest now! haha.
and the theme was unlimited power! :D
and guess what! i got the same mentor as i did last year! haha.
and u know! this year, all my grp members, females and males are all at least 3 to 4 years older than me! im the youngest in my grp! all of them are lyk in uni and everything, im soooo extra right! :P haha.
and my room mate was qiuluan! :D hahah
i tot i might not have a room mate cuz she is a mentor!
then we change rooms quite a few times! and we ended up in a handicap room! it is super spacious! cuz i guess its meant for wheelchairs to move around! hahaha. so cool right! :D everyone is 4 each room but we are 2! :D hehehe. so cool! and we have a nice view of the swimming pool! :D wheeee! haha.
oh oh! and i had the smallest luggage of all! haha! i win everyone! even the males! ahhahaha :D:D:D:D im soo pro! all thanks to my frequent camping packing skills. haha
linus still ask me to write out a packlist next time to teach everyone how to pack so small bags. lol so funny. hahaha
alright, so we got there super early okay! and had to wait for other ferries for soooooo long. i felt lyk slping even b4 the programme started /: cuz the wait was really longggg. haha
but anw, so we started the opening service abt the theme and i shall share the key points i take away with me! :D
i think they are good food-for-thought so yup, here goes:
-WE can overcome all the problems just lyk how Jesus did cuz he depended on the SAME power we do! which is the Holy Spirit! (:-Faith works only through Love.
1 cor 13:2 "... though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing."- the very first power and wonder God demonstrated was when we became the child of God.-Do not belittle our salvation, cuz that the first wonder God demonstrated in our lives with His power.-Love do not hurt.- You cannot say you love God if you do not love your neighbour.-power without love = works of the devilso after that was lunch, and i met my grp for the first time! haha. see if i can still remember all, there's ruth, amanda, abigail, clara, clarissa, sharon, ray, jeff, benjamin, dan and mentor, halim. haha (: i guess the food wasnt very appetizing and delicious. HAHAand guess what! everyone in my grp eat so little! even the guys! that i dun dare to go for second round okay! ITS BUFFET PPLE! HAHAHA.
then we had some ice breakers and discussion abt ourselves and our churches, then we had this game of making a catapult to see how can shoot a ping pong ball the furthest. haha. quite dumb haha and everyone nv use the materials provided! haha oh well. but i learn something from it! :D so here goes again:
-Be pasionate about the things you do.-As a leader what should your response be? Watch or participate?- A leader is one who takes the initiative to make a difference despite if he/she likes the situation they are in or not.-Not all well-planned programmes will run smoothly with the desired outcome.- A leader must be bold enough to make the difference.-You cannot choose the people you want to lead, and the situations/circumstances you are in, but you can choose the way you want to look at it.-even if the task was not my strengths but my weaknesses, i could do something more productive than watching, eg, encouraging others with the strength to take up the leadership role.guess this has brought me to think further abt my ministries and also my commitment in crescent.then free time! finally gt into my nicee big room and bathe.then was dinner! again i was sooo hungry okay. lack of food. LOLand was night worship, word and prayer.
it was abt healing. (:
its the FIRST time i have been to a healing service and seen pple getting healed instantly.
something so skeptical, actually coming true before my eyes, really greatly increases the faith of one. (:
and some of my takeaways below:
-Some who feels that they did not received healing might be due to their unforgiveness, grudges beared, bitterness inside them. Forgiveness is grace. To receive healing, one must first forgive.-Healing is an act of grace.-Some receive healing progressively, some instantly.-If you do not pray for someone, no one gets healed-Anointed healing can be a form of evangelism as people proclaim and testify of His power in their lives.and was bedtime! :Dhaha. next day, breakfast!
the first and only meal i ate the most! cuz we sat in our churches and the AMC peeps all realised that we eat so much so much more than any others. haha! and i wasnt the only one who is lyk the youngest in their whole grp! this year's grouping seems weird though. hahaha
then was morning worship and the talk abt power of God in John Wesley. hahaha i must say, i wasnt ard the first part cuz i ate too much and had a stomachache. tsktsk. so its not that good to eat so much after all. HAHA
but nvm! was still ard the second part so yup, again some things i learnt!
-guess being a methodist for so long, i finally have a better idea of what is methodism all about.- things from the methodist point of view, the importance of spiritual discipline, doctrine and experience.- that from the methodist point of view, the imptance of perservering faith after sanctifying grace is received.- the main thing abt John Wesley's methodist sect is discipline, accountability and a heart for the poor.after that was lunchh again, and then workshops! haha kinda unexpected from what i tot it was but still quite some takeaways! :D first workshop i attended was Harnessing the Power of the Team. - From Scriptures, Christ is above in the heavenly realms far above all things. And as part of the body of Christ, the Church, we are given delegated authority.-Different parts of the Armour of God and why is it so.1.We need to protect our mind with the assurance of our salvation as it will always be attacked by thoughts.2.We need to protect our heart with righteousness by walking right with God.3.Living a life of truth protects and makes us realiable and accountable to spread the Word.4.Wherever I should go, I must bring peace and harmony.5. Faith protects all attacks.6. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God.-When everyone guards each other's back, we become more powerful and less vulnerable.-When we function as a part of the body of Christ, our enemy has no foothold.-Faith is rooted and established in Love.-The two most powerful forces in this world is LOVE and Selfish-ness.-Love keeps fruits of life alive, Self-centreness keeps sins alive.-Everything taught in the scriptures work on Love.-Live as children of light, a holy life and Love your neighbour in unity.the next workshop i attended was, Running Low on Power.notes not with me now. haha shall add in later :D
yada yada, same routine and it was night worship, word and prayer! :D
this night worship was led by rufus and band! (:
and tonight's word was about being anointed by the Holy Spirit.
-Whatever ministry I am in, I need the anointing of God.-God has unlimited power, therefore we need Him.-God will anoint us when we seek Him, the qn is how strong is our desire?-Hunger for God? pursue the anointing of God? Elisha wants a double portion of Elijah's anointing from God.-Ask in faith, receive in faith, feel the experience.- If God do not go with me, I will not goi missed the next session on the theme unlimited power )Xso the final session of the theme, (:
-be constantly filled with the Holy Spirit- Practise Love by stirring up/encourage one another -Worship the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind. Make it a regular part of our lives.-When we recognised the power of God, demons will flee.-For all things, we will give thanks in the name of our Lord as an act of obedience and not let our flesh take over as and sin.- Even in the difficult/tough/sorrowful times, we still give thanks bcuz Jesus is still Lord.-Have humility. Not only to authorities but also to those you are leading.-God resist pride so that He can resist your fall.haha! i think thats alot alot alot of things that i have learn. XPso that sums up my entire trip and im sure it was fruitful for me! :D
but before i go slp, haha. i must say this,
HAPPY BELATED 16TH BIRTHDAY, YUHUAA! :Dsorry for the super super late bday wish )Xand i still think u like green not yellow. :P
12:08 am
Sunday, September 02, 2007
TODAY! :D
i watched this movie called "facing the giants"
OHMY! ITS SOOO NICEEEE!
its the best movie i ever watched so far in my entire life! (:
i feel so inspired by it!
i shall go buy the vcd/dvd!
thenn i can lend it to anyone who is interested to find out abt this super super nice movie that i just watched! :D :D :D :D :D
OHMANS! IM SO EXCITED ABT IT! :D :D :D
ITS SUPERRRRR NICEE! :D :D :D :D
highly recommended! (: