Back to basics

Set my feet in Your ways
To live worthy of Your call

The lines in the new worship song 'A heart after You' that touched my heart...

It is ever so important to stay in the realm of faith and asking the Lord to create in me a new heart and to renew my mind daily. Go back to the basics, the Holy Spirit nudged.

The message preached this week moved my heart and soul tremendously, even after listening to it twice. How blessed I am! The message was not full of gentle reminders, but of hard smacks on the head like a huge wake up call. Ouch. It's about first things first. It's about getting back to the basics. It's about f a i t h.

There's simply no time to waste on pity parties, feeling sorry for myself, getting depressed over what has already become history. Absolutely no time. I know I can be a giant-slayer and overcome any problem in my life, if only I have faith and keep walking!

Love God. Have faith. Arise and do it. Amen.

I agree with what Raine said -- sometimes we're just too caught up with the minor things in life, that it is easy to forget why we do the things we do. We really have to conscientiously remind ourselves to focus on our relationship with God and His purpose every single day.

He died for me.
I live for Him.
It's as simple as it is.

End of solitude

My sista went to Hong Kong for a holiday last weekend and will soon be back!

I feel rather blissful with the lack of companionship in my bedroom. No, I ain't mad. I totally appreciate solitude given my ever-cluttered mind, my unexhaustive to-do list and this overcrowding world we live in. Who needs more input (read: mindless rattling) given a choice?

Perhaps that's why I love to sleep when everyone else is awake, and stay up to enjoy the late night breeze and quietness... and I so love to sleep in the day... The scorching afternoon sun can easily spin my head with a migraine and thus I prefer staying indoors until the sun goes down... Gee, do I sound like a bummer or sluggard? A night owl maybe. Oh, that reminds me I have to be sleeping to rid my dark rings and puffy eyes!

In actual fact, I am a workaholic and I have a tendency to become bored or depressed easily if there's nothing much to do. Whether I occupy or numb myself with work, or I find meaning in it, work is actually a big part of what we are created for. Most things are spelt W O R K. So for now, I should be getting down to S L E E P. It requires lotsa work too!

My latest obsession

Seen a pup with a sense of humor? Winn-dixie... He's really a heartmelt!

NEOprint-ed

Raine, Ming and I spent hours in Far East Plaza trying to source for nice clothes but we bought nothing. Yes, nothing. The only things we acquired for the day: Fun, friendship and a set of NEOprints.

Hmmmm, NEOprints... How long have I (we) not taken a NEOprint? The longest for the longest time... Three of us in our mid-twenties (avoid saying "late-twenties", please) filled the NEOprint shop with 1) stares cos we were the "youngest" clique; 2) questions cos we ain't no idea how to handle the very much advanced Jap-speaking machines; and 3) laughter at our own silly poses! Yes, we're still very much girls...

We could only pick four pics out of the nine we took... The final printouts had four sets and so we pondered who to give the fourth set to... to Bea? how about San? Juan lei? *lightbulb went off* No, to our little newfound friend, Moses! So he can miss his three "jie jies" whilst doing his National Service! Yea, good idea.

Then while on our way to the washroom, we went hysterical again! cos we saw little Moses appear before our very eyes! Hahaha... Diners at Long John Silver's probably thought we are one crazy fanclub of his! Trust me, it was that coincidental. What a fun and funny day... *silly grin*

Ever thanking God for my sunshine-y friends!



Please pardon the inconsistency eye level cos we aren't that camera-sensitive... but hey, aren't these the sweetest pics you've ever seen? *lolz*

Lousy... and blue

Found the white paper version on the walls of my two colleagues' offices as a welcoming, erm no, turn-off sign for fellow workers I suppose... I turned it blue and now it's my wallpaper. Cos it's pretty apt for me now.

It's just the depressive me over quite a depresssive week. Maybe it's the withdrawal symptoms from the Mac-less diet. Maybe becos there are only 11 days before JANuary ends. Lame on...

Super size me

I will never eat fast food again.
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Put an end to the global epidemic.

www.supersizeme.com. Not for fat audiences only.

In Your likeness

Everytime I look into Your eyes
I see a glimpse of what
I've always wanted to be
Let me be changed
Let me be changed
In Your presence...

Be blessed to be a blessing

"Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
that You would keep me from evil."

I started the year learning to pray the simplest and the most powerful prayer ever. The prayer of Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:10). Why? He was on God's Honor Roll. I want to be honored by the Lord too!

I wasn't skiving for the past 2 weeks, just very busy running errands, re-packing and dumping some stuff, and taking time to brew goals and visions for the next 50 weeks. Gambatte-yo!

True love knows no bound

I am saddened by the disaster, knowing that the countries that have been hit are mainly Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim countries with a minority of Christians. My heart remains solemn and conscious of the time we have left in the endtimes.

Ty & I wrote a cheque of $80 to the Singapore Red Cross Society for Tidal Waves Asia earlier this week, as the Society was the first to appeal for public funds.

I knew in my heart that Pastor Kong will challenge all of us to give and today, as I sat in the service, I was moved to give and I raised the amount that I gave, from $55 to $150. I pray that the Lord is pleased with my giving and offering to Him. I was certainly glad I gave after giving $100 to the missions fund.

Unknown to us, CHC has already given $50,000 for the relief work and have todate sent 4-5 rescue teams. They are our missionaries, my heroes. I can't imagine how they are tolerating the stench of the dead bodies, seeing the helplessness in the faces of poor souls, going without pure water, food and bath, and yet remaining strong. The grace and anointing of God must have been with them.

There was only one thing God said to me today: Let your heart be tender towards Me.

Yes, O Lord...

Looking at the disasters around the world, knowing and thanking God how blessed I am, my compassion goes all out to every single soul who needs the Lord... every person who lives in hopelessness every day... every heart that's broken and waiting to be mended... People needs the Lord. Every one, absolutely every one, needs the Lord.

Whilst my dad in especially, speaks with sarcasm and little compassion towards the poor and needy in Renci hospital, and giving to them, I felt unjustified for them and for Pastor Kong & Sun, and stood up for them. They are my parents, I know I have to honor them. But I have to stand up for my spiritual parents, my God, my faith and my church, when the need arises.

Whilst I watched the program, I gave $5 (via my mobile) and I said to Reverend Ming Yi, "I hope you'll get to heaven one day". When I gave, somehow I knew in my heart that Pastor will give too... Really. And Pst Sun did. $50,000. God's love needs to be demonstrated. True love knows no bound.

I saw this quote that goes something like this: "If only God didn't spent the 7th day resting. He should have spent it having compassion towards His creation." To me, this person knows a god that is not my God. My God is full of mercies and grace and compassion nobody knows of.

Disasters and tragedies, like the Asian Quake and Tsunami, are not created by the Lord... but allowed... Just like what happened to Job. I believe totally with all my heart that all things work together for good to those who love Him. I don't know how the lost lives are going to heaven. I just know that my God loves every single one of them and that He is sovereign and just.