Reality has dawned on me that I am not handling all that I have been given these few weeks. Job attachment, score writing, musical practices, SATs, homework etc. are all piling up, giving me the huge task of trying to manage my time properly. Maybe its because I have been doing this on my own strength, living my life each day so blindly. I only turn to You at night when I reflect on the day, and I realised how much I have failed in living each day for You. I need to come back to my first love. Recalling the june holidays reminded me of how much I have drifted. I know being busy is no excuse, and is even a good reason for turning to You even more. Lord, please revive my hardened heart.
Psalms 1:
1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Finally over...
Boy am I glad that bio olym is over, at least for now. Solid 3 hours and 30 mins of mcq, 200 mcqs in all.
As i was going through each paper, the song Surrender kept playing over and over again in my head. "And I surrender all to You, all to You... I'm giving You my heart...I'm giving You my dreams."
It meant so much that I was giving it all to Him as I did the papers, for I knew He was right there. At various points where I was about the give up, a voice kept telling me to just give my best. Really tired, but He kept me going at it.
"I lay it all down for the sake of You my King..." It is already a miracle that I even got into through the 1st selection test for bio olym, let alone taking the actual papers. Absolutely amazing how He has worked in my life.
Now, I know truely that even when we encounter failures along the way, His compassion and mercies will hold us up, and He will never let us fall.
Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. —Lamentations 3:22
As i was going through each paper, the song Surrender kept playing over and over again in my head. "And I surrender all to You, all to You... I'm giving You my heart...I'm giving You my dreams."
It meant so much that I was giving it all to Him as I did the papers, for I knew He was right there. At various points where I was about the give up, a voice kept telling me to just give my best. Really tired, but He kept me going at it.
"I lay it all down for the sake of You my King..." It is already a miracle that I even got into through the 1st selection test for bio olym, let alone taking the actual papers. Absolutely amazing how He has worked in my life.
Now, I know truely that even when we encounter failures along the way, His compassion and mercies will hold us up, and He will never let us fall.
Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. —Lamentations 3:22
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Sums it all up!
1 John 2:15-16
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."
Saturday, November 10, 2007
The Good Fight
Wonderful message yesterday. Just one simple verse explained a great deal about how we should lead our lives in the Christian faith.
1 Tim 6:12: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Here, to fight the good fight of faith means to agonize, to put in your best efforts for your belief, which is in the Christian faith.
Why do we have to fight? God created Satan or Lucifer, which was the ultimate creation, perfect in everything. Yet Satan sought to claim God's glory, and will do anything to get it.
Satan tempts us, and tries to go through us, to steal God's power and honour. Thus, when we give in, we bring God's name to shame, and Satan get's the glory. We need to fight, and not give up, in order to give Him all the glory, and to bring shame upon Satan.
The stumbling blocks in our lives are when we conform to the world, and live for the flesh. Indeed, the part about the world really spoke to me. It's so true that everyday, we pray that we will live our lives for God alone, but yet, we still feel judged by people, by things happening in the world.
Yesterday, when worship did not go as it should have, I started feeling bad about how I played, and how others would view it. But, I realised from the message that God's name would have been lifted up no matter how bad the playing was, as long as His people had the heart to worship Him. We should not bother about how the world views us. Only God can judge what we do.
Romans 12:2: And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
It is indeed all about our mind, what we profess. A friend just mentioned this verse today when I went for a birthday party. People have been mentioning this verse a lot lately, but it hit me hard yesterday. We should never be conformed to the world, but be transformed by our repentance, a change in mindset.
All these are easy to say, but are we really doing it? Oh Lord, help us to fight the good fight for Your glory. Most obituaries in the newspaper have this verse as the heading - I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith, taken from 2 Tim 4:7.
Yes, when we have done all that has to be done on the Earth as God has commanded, we can finally say that we have completed the race and fought that fight, all for Him. Now, let's live our lives the best that we can for Him and Him only.
1 Tim 6:12: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Here, to fight the good fight of faith means to agonize, to put in your best efforts for your belief, which is in the Christian faith.
Why do we have to fight? God created Satan or Lucifer, which was the ultimate creation, perfect in everything. Yet Satan sought to claim God's glory, and will do anything to get it.
Satan tempts us, and tries to go through us, to steal God's power and honour. Thus, when we give in, we bring God's name to shame, and Satan get's the glory. We need to fight, and not give up, in order to give Him all the glory, and to bring shame upon Satan.
The stumbling blocks in our lives are when we conform to the world, and live for the flesh. Indeed, the part about the world really spoke to me. It's so true that everyday, we pray that we will live our lives for God alone, but yet, we still feel judged by people, by things happening in the world.
Yesterday, when worship did not go as it should have, I started feeling bad about how I played, and how others would view it. But, I realised from the message that God's name would have been lifted up no matter how bad the playing was, as long as His people had the heart to worship Him. We should not bother about how the world views us. Only God can judge what we do.
Romans 12:2: And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
It is indeed all about our mind, what we profess. A friend just mentioned this verse today when I went for a birthday party. People have been mentioning this verse a lot lately, but it hit me hard yesterday. We should never be conformed to the world, but be transformed by our repentance, a change in mindset.
All these are easy to say, but are we really doing it? Oh Lord, help us to fight the good fight for Your glory. Most obituaries in the newspaper have this verse as the heading - I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith, taken from 2 Tim 4:7.
Yes, when we have done all that has to be done on the Earth as God has commanded, we can finally say that we have completed the race and fought that fight, all for Him. Now, let's live our lives the best that we can for Him and Him only.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Prayer works wonders
I am so glad that PW is over. Never to be seen again, until the results come out next year. The oral presentation was held on wed. I was nervous as usual, but that did not stop me from doing my best. I knew, Lord, that You were there with me as I did my presentation, especially durint the Q and A. I was worried about that segment. It being impromptu did not help one bit. It made me twitch on my seat, as I watched my classmates go up one by one to respond to the questions. Since I was the last speaker, right before my turn, I prayed for Your guidance, for a question I could answer. Lord, I knew You anwered my prayers right there as I stood up to have my turn. The question I was given was something that I had prepared beforehand, and answering it was a breeze. I know sometimes that You will put us in difficult situations but You will also bless us with great blessings so that we can glorify You either way. Thanks for everything, Lord.
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