Friday, December 26, 2008
Christmas
Merry Christmas everybody! Yea I know, I've been away like forever. But anyway, here's wishing all my friends, brothers and sisters a very Merry Christmas! :-). Sorry that I didn't join you guys for the Christmas countdown :-(.
So happy to see that we've reaped this harvest. Now that we have more souls, we're gonna need extra hands to take care of them as well! Maybe we should put up a wanted poster hiring workers...
"WANTED: SPIRITUAL WORKERS. AGE: PREFERBLY 17-20. SKILLS REQUIRED: ABLE TO CONNECT, ABLE TO LEAD, ABLE TO DISCERN IN THE SPIRIT, ABLE TO TEACH. ABLE TO WASH THE DISHES, CLEAN/MOP THE FLOOR, WIPE THE WINDOWS, PREPARE BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER, TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS WHEN THE OWNER'S AWAY..."
I was kidding about the wanted poster. But I'm serious about having more workers.
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Yowza! 5 more days till 2009! Sigh...so many good times I've had in this year, so many breakthroughs, so many memories etc...I'm gonna miss 2008, not just 2008, but I'm gonna miss a hell lot of other things as well, like...TP, my old caregroup, Xue Ting's DMM. Yup, those were the good times :-)
I Was Saved @ 10:45 AM
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Gah!
Hello guys, as you've noticed I haven't been blogging these past few days, so...sorry about it. I've recently been busy with alot of stuff at work, till the point where I can't even chat on msn. (Sorry guys, if I haven't been active lol) Yep, and not only that, there's the "grow-your-cg-to-7" pressure on me too, something I have to worry about. Ha, my boss even asks me to go back to the office on Sunday to clear up my work. You gotta be kidding me man. God, please don't take my Sabbath away. Time is short, and too many things to do. You feel like giving up. But you can't. You know it's a strange thing, whenever you're too stressed on something and you feel like giving up doing it, you can't. I mean, it's so easy to say "I want to give up", but so hard to do it. Now why is that? lol...
I miss TP...
I miss the bright afternoon sun that signals for lunch, and all the students just rushing around from school to school, chatter and laughter everywhere...
I miss lunch with my guys, with my unit members...I miss the idle chatter...
But I know that this is all part of God's plan. He takes you out of your comfort zone and puts you somewhere where everything around you seems cold (well literally coz I'm in the office for the whole day, so yea, the cold air from the air con will get to you) and dark. Where not even the sound of laughter can be heard. Everything is dead silent and serious. And God just slowly put burdens on your back, till it gets heavier and heavier, till the point where the only thing you can scream out, is not "Stop it" or "I don't want to serve anymore", but..."God"...
So, which ever one of you is reading this right now, and who's studying in TP, it doesn't matter from Engit or Bizart, I just want to tell you something: treasure you time in school. Live it to the fullest. Enjoy what you have now. Don't complain of school work or projects, because you'll need the energy for bigger stuff that is to come...seriously... If any of you should complain, oh I'd be so happy to switch places with you right now.
I know God is not playing around with me, I know this is part of His plan. I'm not complaining about what i'm going through, oh, no, I understand what God is doing. I just want to voice it out, so that I'd feel better. And yea, I feel abit better now. It's 1:55 AM, time for bed....signing off.
I Was Saved @ 1:09 AM
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Just one more...
Alright! Praise the LORD! Two converts in just two weeks! Oh man, is God awesome or what? You know, it is times like these that jumping and shouting is just not enough to give all of our praises to Him. He deserves more actually. God, two converts is great, but...I think it's not enough to please you. Just one more...yea, just one more for You. Just one more.
I Was Saved @ 1:55 AM
Thursday, November 6, 2008
So tempted...
Argh! As I'm fasting right now for lunch, Satan is starting to attack me! I suddenly have the craving for pig trotters in black vinegar sauce *gulp*...Grr...get back, Satan!
Besides, theres no pig trotters in black vinegar sauce anywhere near here in IBP anyway, so...lol what's the point hahaha...
Unless there is...*glance around mysteriously*...
I Was Saved @ 1:54 PM
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Jesus, please help me to stop feeling this way...
I Was Saved @ 9:51 AM
Monday, November 3, 2008
The Traffic Ticket
Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down: 73 in a 55 mph zone. Fourth time in as many months. How could a guy get caught so often?
When his car had slowed to 10 miles per hour, Jack pulled over, but partially. Let the cop worry about the potential traffic hazard. Maybe some other car will tweak his backside with a mirror.
The cop was stepping out of his car, the big pad in hand. Bob? Bob from Church?
Jack sunk farther into his trench coat. This was worse than the coming ticket. A Christian cop catching a guy from his own church. A guy who happened to be a little eager to get home after a long day at the office.
Jumping out of the car, he approached a man he saw every Sunday, a man he'd never see in uniform. "Hi Bob. Fancy meeting you like this." "Hello Jack." No smile. "Guess you caught me red-handed in a rush to see my wife and kids." "Yeah, I guess so."
Bob seemed uncertained. Good. "I've seen some long days at the office lately. I'm afraid I bent the rules a bit -- just this once."
Jack toed a pebble on the pavement. "Diane said something about roast beef and potatoes tonight. Know what I mean?"
"I know what you mean. I also know that you have a reputation in the precinct."
Ouch. This was not going in the right direction. Time to change tactics.
"What'd you clock me at?"
"Seventy. Would you sit in your car please?"
"Now wait a minute here, Bob. I checked as soon as I saw you. I was barely nudging 65." The lie seemed to come easier with every ticket.
"Please, Jack, in the car."
Flustered, Jack hunched himself through the still-open door. Slamming it shut, he stared at the dashboard. He was in no rush to open the window.
The minutes ticked by. Bob scribbled away on the pad. Why hadn't he asked for a driver's license?
Whatever the reason, it could be a month of Sundays before Jack ever sat near this cop again. A tap on the door jerked his head to the left. There was Bob, a folded paper in hand. Jack rolled down the window a mere two inches, just enough room for Bob to pass him the slip.
"Thanks." Jack could not quite keep the sneer out of his voice. Bob returned to his police car without a word. Jack watched his retreat in the mirror. Jack unfolded the sheet of paper. How much was this one going to cost? Wait a minute. What was this? Some kind of joke? Certainly not a ticket. Jack began to read:
"Dear Jack, Once upon a time I had a daughter. She was six when killed by a car. You guessed it -- a speeding driver. A fine and three months in jail, and the man was free. Free to hug his daughters. All three of them. I had only one, and I'm going to have to wait until Heaven before I can ever hug her again. A thousand times I've tried to forgive that man. A thousand times I thought I had. Maybe I did, but I need to do it again. Even now. Pray for me. And be careful, Jack, my son is all I have left. Bob."
Jack turned around in time to see Bob's car pull away and head down the road. Jack watch until it disappeared. A full 15 minutes later, he too, pulled away and drove slowly home, praying for forgiveness and hugging a surprised wife and kids when he arrived.
I found this story off the net and I thought it was something good to think about. After reading this story, what do you think we can learn from this? lol. This story is not made up by me nor do I claim it to be mine. Nevertheless, hope you enjoyed it :)
I Was Saved @ 10:26 AM
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Happy Deepavali
LOL Mark and I went to watch Tropic Thunder on Sunday for our shepherding session, and the movie was really great! Haha the movie talks about this 5 actors who were suppose to be filming a movie about a war in Vietnam, but they were not very good at it. So the director and a person called "Four Leaf", who inspired the movie, brought the 5 actors to the very heart of Vietnam to do actual filming. The catch is, there IS a real war zone going on in Vietnam, but the actors thought that it was all set-up, so they just "acted" along with everything, thinking that it's all in the script. Lol the movie is just so funny, with all the jokes and insults thrown in. I really enjoyed the movie and it really is a MUST watch for those who enjoy action, drama and lots of comedy. Rated M18 for language used =).
From this movie, you can actually see how unprepared people are when they stepped out of their comfort zones, or how blind people are to see what actually is going on then living with their own mindsets. So we should ask ourselves this, are we prepared for anything? and everything?
Well anyway, I just wanna thank God for today! Haha, finally I have some more contacts to work on from today's 10 words crossroad event (lol who came up with the translation? 10 words...) I'm surprised I'm not as psyched up as I imagined myself to be for the event :), oh well. I wanna thank these leaders for putting in alot of effort to make this event possible, your hard work is greatly appreciated =) :
Xue Ting
Pei Xin
Lemmuel
Kar Chun
And not to mention all the caregroup members who sowed/is sowing/is going to sow on the contacts from todays event. 37 visitors! Let's not waste them ok? :-S. Well, time to go to bed, still got work tomorrow =), nitez!
I Was Saved @ 12:09 AM
