Light beyond the storm.
""He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men;
"yet they cannot fathom what God has done from the beginning to end.” – Ecclesiastes 3:11
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 "God doesn't create faulty life. No. Everything created by God is perfect, and so are you. So stop driving yourself mad with endless ways to improve, and just accept the glory of your being as is." Wow.. got this from facebook.. Thank You Lord, that i am fearfully and wonderfully made. Once again, the time of the year. Thank you all for all your well wishes... i appreciate every thought. Janice, xueping, isobel, gloria, adeline, pastor rol and laifun, amanda, phyllis, xiong, rebecca, cipei, annabella, laifong, sharon, jang, bipeng, mira, sok, ruixiang, charmaine, gifford, michelle, eve, vanessa, zhongyu, kit, cheryl, sarah, chrislyn, jenny, pearlyn, huilin, robin, valerie, cuiyun, jasmine, candy, cass, xiang... (sorry if i left your names out) and of course, thank YOU for the book and word of blessings... thank YOU and YOU for the nice dinner and catching up, plus the beautiful present n card... thank YOUs for the mini celebration... thank YOU for the ang pow... thank YOU for the pinky crocs... and thank YOU for the dinner and card... (YOUs know who YOUs are;)...) So many names... just to really show my appreciation. It's not the gift or celebration tt matter, but really your beautiful presence in my life that makes all the difference. thank you boys and girls, for making my birthday and life a special one. =D One year older... not yearning for all the presents or hoohah, but just a quiet moment to appreciate the people in my life, and especially, to thank God for what HE has done over these past years. Thank you Lord for making me, me. Labels: A simple life, Give thanks -The Princess Jesus Loves- 1:12 AM
"You are one of the rare few whom we are very proud of. Just keep the faith, and right work ethics...." "Pray and trust God in whatever situations in your life, He will make it straight. Never lose your vision, dream or purpose." A nice gesture, a short ride home, a small conversation.... A new side of her, a renewed faith, an affirmed spirit..... I'll remember, thank you, Ms Loh. Labels: Give thanks -The Princess Jesus Loves- 1:52 AM
Havent blogged for a long time. Hehe.. busy watching 李小环与苗翠花, i like amy kwok. HAHa. playing maple, doing some work here and there. note, some... not alot of motivation. It's holiday eh.. =) Major events... should be staff outing. But lazy to post the pictures.. Had lots of fun on tt day. I led worship, and was super jin zhang.. I said lunch instead of breakfast! HAHA. But the staff was very cooperative, and lovey. hilltop walk was ok, just that it POURED. I finally watch evan almighty, and we got to make our own smoothie. My group's the best! Just throw everything in and the drink came out, good! Even the trainer said so ok.. heee. Had lots of fun at the dinner too, i think my table was the noisiest because we were guessing each other's school. I love my colleagues! =D Another one... staff CIP. I went to deliver veggies and fruits with david and mrs rajah. CIP... really. But it's quite simple, just drove to 4 places, pass them the goods. done. :) Encounter. I had a combination of 3 cells, 7 girls, but they clicked so well.. i didn't even have to crack my head to make them feel comfortable. haha.. very nice girls and God did an amazing work in their lives. Pray that He will continue it! And... pastor hee guan is super cute.... *ahem* but he's also very zai ok, strong in the spirit, right on the spot! :) Oh, and i finally had cell outing with my girls. HAHA! after so many unsuccessful planning, we managed to watch movie, play abit of arcade and went to the beach! I tried learning blading. Eh... i think i still cant? HAHA.... try harder hui. :) But i'm glad we had fun! :) Today. Leader's meeting. I was very encouraged by Kelvin soh's story. :) And pastor eugene led us to think about God's grace in our lives. As i shared bits of my testimony, I was suddenly reminded of how many times God forgiven me, even after i fall back to my old sins. How i used to challenge Him to answer my prayers to prove Himself to me. How i seek blessings and goodness for myself, ignoring Him in good times. Wanting my own desires and wishes to come true, never really asking what He has in mind. How i seek my own pleasures and think only of myself. But He never complain, never give up on me. He is always standing there, waiting for me to turn back, willing to forgive and receive me again. No wonder pastor always say, unless you realised how much u have sinned, u will not appreciate how much the grace God has given. How many times must we forgive? 77 times. "My chains are gone, i've been set free, my God my Savior, has ransomed me. And like a flood, His mercy reigns, unending love, amazing grace." Out of His amazing grace, flows His unfailing love. Labels: Christ in me, Event, Give thanks -The Princess Jesus Loves- 3:05 AM
My results are out!!!!!!! first result in NIE. not too bad i guess. 2A-, 3B. GPA = 4.07. Hope i can do even better next sem. =) 2 realisation. 1) the teacher really matters alot. I like my maths teacher alot alot... if u still dont know, yes, i love mdm ho. haha. When you have a teacher whom you like, and you enjoy the lesson so much, you will put in more effort in the work. Agree? I agree. heh. So i enjoy maths and did well it. Teacher matters. I shall aim to be a teacher whose lessons are enjoyed by the students and can help the students like the subject. Not necessary one the students like... but at least to help them get interested and learn. Easy to say... diff to do leh. :) 2) Chipmunk movie = Christmas story. (warning: spoiler ahead.. so if u wanna watch chipmunks, come back after you have watched it.) What do you want for your christmas? Lots of toys, gifts, money, fame, freedom, fun... Just like the chipmunks in the story. They so look forward to christmas.. they wanted presents. And they were abit disappointed when dave gave them saving coupons instead of gifts. Which uncle ian gave... And uncle ian the santa, deceived them, that they deserve something better, earn money, get fame, do whatever they want and be treated like stars. Though the chipmunks remembered what dave told them, like they need rest, they shouldnt perform intensely... they were deceived. Ended up at ian's place, who told them... there's no rules! Yep, they get to play, eat and do everything with no rules, unlike at dave's place. But the results, they had to perform, sing, act, do everything that ian says...... like puppets with no life, no rules, but under control, till they are exhausted. On the other side.... dave was missing them, and they missed him too. Begin to see the picture? I did. I realised we are like the chipmunks. And we so love christmas. Dave represents... who else, but our loving Father, who let us stay w Him and treat us like a family, though He set rules, they meant well. And the saving coupons? They are like tickets to eternal life... we may not see the value of it now, but as we continue to work and save into it, we will be able to see our rewards later, like the savings tt will increase. Safety net? Security? Hope for eternity. And... uncle ian the santa. Who else but satan, who deceives us that we deserve better, refuting everything that God is saying to us. Though we may rememeber God's word, satan lies and lures us away from God. Yep, life without God may seems fun. We get to do the things we want, enjoy ourselves, do everything without rules. No commandments to follow, no rules to obey. And we get to fulfill our desires, for fame, popularity, money, power.... But what's the results? We are like the chipmunks, tired out by running after all these, becoming like puppets, controlled by satan, some even lost their souls. Sounds sad. But there is still hope! Cos God misses us! He loves us so much cos we are His family. And we miss Him too.. All of us have that God-shaped vacuum, only He can fill. So.... He would risk everything, do anything and nothing can stop Him from coming and get us, saving us from satan. And we, will be God's family! =) HAHA. Two responses you can have now. 1) WAH, huihui, you siao ah.. like that also can link. And forget about it. 2) WOW, thank God that He can use even a non-christian movie to share His love. It's all about Him. Everything on earth can be linked back to Him. And run back to God for His love and protection. I chose 2). =D Labels: Give thanks, Sharing with you -The Princess Jesus Loves- 12:54 AM
Tiring week with loads of things to do. Shouldn't complain, cos i think i'm ok le. just a little overwhelmed. Consider that a stretching of my brain and strength bah. =) The sms with Isa 40:31 brought me back to having faith in God. He will carry me through. Draw strength from Him! The short conversation, smile, contact, bright yellow shirt and YOU brought smiles to my day. So glad i took the mrt. My sunshine... =) Dance! The practice, fun and laughter, surprised birthday celebration for xiong, privilege of worship God and enjoying His presence, friendship and companion added colors and joy. =) Banana with vanilla ice-cream makes me happier. Dancing in the freedom, meaning the words and celebrating Him. =) Labels: Give thanks -The Princess Jesus Loves- 1:53 AM
had my last lecture on wed, last tutorial on thurs. Wow... that's the last of my 4 years in NUS. And friday was our honours symposium, a day to put up all our posters, present to our examiners and other who were interested, of course also a day of photo taking. HAHA. had lots of fun, though was abit jin zhang to present to my examiners. But luckily, they were pretty nice.. and they came in the earlier part of the day. So i could enjoy myself the later part of the day. My poor friend was bombed by her examiner.. haiz. how can someone be that bad. We also had our dinner at nus guild house. The food was ok, enjoyed the company of my table, my usual clique and my boss. The guys, or rather boys, were mad. Esp one who were drunk and started talking n doing nonsense. I finished one glass of red wine on my own. HAHA. the first time. Sat, had cell with the girls in PL. Glad to have wanteng join us. =) After that, rushed down to TCT for SP tea with educators. yes, i was late. Haiz.. must really learn to plan my time properly n make correct decisions. Wanted to take cab, but spent 10 min waiting, wanted to alight at redhill, but it was raining. was super irritated. But God said i must not let my circumstances determine how i feel n react, not from outside in, but inside out. So cooled down le.. SP'a talk was abit chim. 2 main things i caught. 1) teachers reproduce their kinds. Imagine 100 huihuis, will it be a benefit to the world or destruction? Wow. I mean i know teachers have an impact on their students, but this thought caught me. What type of students do i want to reproduce? 2) I must be a good teacher! That's when what you say n do will have an impact. Not for the fame or reward, but so that people will turn to me and follow Christ. Be really good, then nobody can stick any complains or false comments on me. Mum was having gastric on sat night, so didnt want to go church on sun. But i want her to go, so... i placed my hands on her stomach n started praying. Surprisingly, she just closed her eyes and prayed. I didnt speak out, cos abit weird. But i heard Jesus saying she will be healed tmr and will go to church. Sunday, parents went for breakfast and came back only at 11. Was abit sad, like does that mean they dont want to go church le. But when dad came home, he asked how come i havent changed. And mum said she was ok le. So in the end, they did go church with me! Jesus is real! But we were late, had to sit outside n watch the sermon on TV. Contacted pastor barnabas to see if the cell leader could meet us, but he was at encounter and the cell leader was in service and on duty later. No choice. Hopefully can get them to meet somehow... Mum has been pretty responsive nowadays. When pastor prayed, she will also lay hands on her stomach, close her eyes n pray. Dad abit here n there. Went down with kit just now to tecman and bought 2 chinese bibles. One with large print for mum, one which is big enough and light for dad to bring around. happy. And i bought drawing near by John Bevere for myself, since xiang wants to do it next. Happy..=) Labels: Event, Give thanks, School -The Princess Jesus Loves- 12:37 AM
The package for my dad. All in chinese. HAHA... suddenly i feel like my chinese has improved, after attending chinese service and explaining things to my parents in chinese. For the sake of them, i shall start reading chinese bible, which i havent buy... and start to learn to pray and explain things in chinese. Still waiting for the cell leader to call them... oh and let me share another thanksgiving. I just realised my knees and shoulder are healed. Was praying for sheryl yesterday, and pastor khong released the word that all the pain in the joints be gone. Though i was praying for sheryl , i received that word in my spirit. no, i was praying attention to praying too. Then today, i didnt feel any pain at all. Tried rotating my arm about my right shoulder, no pain, no awkward 'shifting' of nerves. knees also dont feel any pain while sitting in folded manner. Must continue to claim the healing.. God is good! Labels: Give thanks, Random -The Princess Jesus Loves- 12:26 AM
It's easter today! After praying and laying hold of God, i woke up slightly earlier today, hoping to persuade my parents to go to church w me. Sat down in the kitchen to talk to dad.. he wasn't very keen. Everytime i invite him, he would digress. Like he said he got abit of colourblind, red n gren. slight only.. but i ask him to come church w me, he would reject. So time passed.. from 1020 to 11. He said no. I was pretty disappointed, like have been praying and fasting. So just sat there listen to him n mum talk. Then, mum asked if this is the only time or everytime also have. I said, this is the first time i know have... And after that, i don't know what happened le. Like mum told dad to go n try.. both said ok. Then immediately, we went to change and got out of the house. Talking about the Holy Spirit moving. :) But when we were out, it was already 1115. Service should have started. So i was very worried that the gates would be closed le. Interestingly, mum suddenly said, "ye shu, deng wo men, wo men lai le ah..." And i just went, wow.. she's making her first prayer! In my heart, i just prayed. "God, i have prayed and invited. Now, it is only You who can touch their hearts." Then dad just drove.. reached expo at 1140. Walked very quickly and saw that the gate was open! So me n mum rushed to the gates. Dad followed behind... Couldnt find front seats, so just sat at sector C. Not too bad, cos there wasnt anyone in front of us, so had a clear view of the stage n screen. Throughout, i didnt feel worried about their salvation. I was enjoying myself listening to pastor's sermon. So super awed by the flashcards testimony. One was died, went to hell and brought back by Jesus! And so many more, getting pregnant, being healed of cancer.... and i felt that mum sitting beside me was also receiving. Then came ministry call. Just turn to mum and asked if she want to go up. She was abit reserved. So i just took up my bag and ask them to go. They just went. Walked to the front and tried to squeeze as front as they could. I just stood behind them. And the rest were miracles... Pastor talked to them and they just looked at the testimonies on stage. And when pastor led us through the sinner's prayer, they just bowed their heads. I was behind them, so couldnt see their faces. But i saw the jaws part moving.. Then pastor invited those who wish to receive Jesus to raise their hands, they rose! In my heart, i could only thank God! Laid hands on them and started to pray for the fruits. Followed by healing... I just cried before God as i prayed for them. Wow... God is so good... He fulfilled His promise and dream He gave me 1 week ago. Walked them out to the consolidation room too. Mum kicked a lady who was slained. haha... mum was asking why do we have to move to the right. Dad answered to register. HAHA.. true. but i explained that it's more to help them get to know Jesus more. Went in, quickly grabbed a consolidator and they were settled down to fill in the form. COOL! salvations.. After which, they received the package and went home. While i joined the youth service. So so thankful... You think that's all? No, God is faithful to me. Reached home and pastor barnabas from pastor hon shek's tribe called me. pretty funny, cos he thought i was the one who came. Haha... But he told me there is a cell based near my place and will get the leader to contact my parents. Wow.. i'm abit jin zhang, cos dad and mum are at a stage of just believe, come when need and pray, dont need to get committed and every religion is the same, just believe all. I really hope for complete consolidation. Tried to process through what they have gone through and explain certain things like why the ppl fall etc. thank God for His training these past few years, He knows i'm better able to handle these now, than a few years ago. I know a seed has been planted in them, esp mum, who is surprisingly more open, when she is the one who doesn't allow me to go church. And now i need to continue to fight the spiritual battle for their growth. AND... when brother came back, i sounded him out, cos i know he went church before. And, he has been attending new creation for 2 months! Told him could see, cos there is a difference in him. but he need to continue to be a good testimony. told him about dad and mum. He got a shock. Haha.. seems like the story shocked alot of ppl. (imagining my sisters' shocked faces) "But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15. He gave me this verse not too long ago. He will complete it. and He said to me, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us..." Eph 3:20, He will. Thank you Lord... i have nothing left to say. Thank you. =) Labels: Event, Give thanks -The Princess Jesus Loves- 2:18 AM
Whee!!! i love this!! Thank you aikit for helping me and teaching me! It's not like super nice, but i'm learning. Haha. guess i was too envious of all the nice blogs. i still like tatty bears, but... haha. Good friday is the birth of this blog. Haha... Had crabs for dinner since a long long time. Thanks to mom who gave us a treat! And Thanks mom, for the talk, my phone almost got burnt. But still... Thank you! It's Good Friday today. Jesus died for ME. For Me. Because i need the mercy and grace. Thank you Lord, It's a journey, not an easy one, but i will walk on with You! =) Labels: Give thanks -The Princess Jesus Loves- 1:19 AM
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