4.23.2007 @ 12:02 AM
Psalms 34I sought the Lord, and he answered me;he delivered me from all my fears,Those who look to him are radiant;their faces are never covered in shame.Today, I went to church with a heavy heart, and even hesitated about going for service. Normally, I'm on high every day, and even more so on sundays no idea why I felt so down on sunday before service. I contemplated turning back home to go chiong for MYE instead. But decided to go, I didn't know why either. I've been depressed for 2 entire days, mostly from the stress of MYE, pressure to perform well, lack of time to study, lack of motivation etc. I felt that I haven't even entered the battle and already felt like I've lost halfway through. I FEARED that I couldn't pass my exams with flying colours.
However, I'm glad I went for service (: Today's sermon+service was so apt!!!
I feared that I would fail, I feared that I wouldn't do up to my expectations hence somehow, I've led Satan to alienate me and feel me with loneliness and despair.
BUT NO LONGER! cos, I'll stay close to God and my spiritual family.
I'll briefly go through the points of Pastor Khong's sermon.
(1) You have hope! -overcoming hopelessness
Indeed I'm gonna claim the hope that God has given when Jesus died for us.
I'm not gonna be afraid about tomorrow.
Because Ephesians 1:18 says " ....know the HOPE to which he has called you"I'll continue praying and not stop fighting the work of the devil.
(2) You have a destiny -overcoming aimlessness.
I just felt a new sense of direction in my life.
Life does hold a tomorrow that we can look forward to.
And I'm gonna look forward to every tomorrow.
No words of discouragement can bring me down.
(3) You are an overcomer -overcoming hopelessness.
Pastor Khong shared some phrases which made a lot of sense but I only remembered some heee.
" failure doesn't mean that you are inferior, it means that you are not perfect."" failure does not mean we have failed, but we have yet to succeed"" when we fail it means that God has better plans!"so amazing. so whenever I fail, I'll remember that God has better plans.
So this exams, I'm gonna just do my best in my revision and commit my fears and other every area to God. I'm gonna just trust God. =D Thank God for renewing my hope, for lifting my spirits up. I'm gonna seek God above all else.
1 Timothy 6:6
Godliness with contentment is great gain. I'll be happy with where I am, what I am and what the Lord has blessed me with.
-my comfort my shelter--tower of refuge and strength-
4.16.2007 @ 10:56 PM
I'm loving all things pooh.
baby poohs are so effing adorable (((:
and candy niang-sy (: got me this magnetic BOOKMARK!!
hahhas i LOVE IT TO BITS!!!
* hugs them both tightly *
thank you niang ((:
4.06.2007 @ 11:17 PM
my stale blog is finally unstaled.
today is GOOD FRIDAY!!!
thank god for sending his son to die on the cross for all our sins and shames.
wanna thank god really for touching me this tgif.
video of jesus being crucified was played.
and it was so PAINFUL to watch.
i mean JESUS DID IT FOR ME!!!
yes ME!!!
imagine 9-inch nails driven into your flesh and bones and your feet. shamed and ridiculed when jesus had done no wrong. suffering in the hot sun.
how much pain, or stress, or upset, or unfortunate events in my life is NOTHING compared to what JESUS SUFFERED FOR ME!!
we often complain about how this day is so tough. that thing is so stressful. stuff like i can't cope, why me? why does this have to happen to me.
but the thing is we never did realise that our problems are so trivial.
so selfish of us. or at least me.
did jesus say why me when he was crucified?
did jesus complain about the pain he suffered?
no. he did it out of perfect love for US.
so why do we even complain when our problems are created from our very own stupidity
we should instead thank god for every single blessings and trials in our life.
and lately my quiet time with god has been reduced to prayers.
i've been thinking, why am i being so selfish?
i'm always asking god for "this, this, that, that"
yes although its promised that those who ask will receive,
but have i ever thought what god wants?
spending time dwelling in his presence is such a joyful time for both god and us.
so why did i ever let my earthly desires take over.
i just felt this overwhelming feeling of love and thankfulness towards god for blessing me in every area of my life no matter what i've done.
and ps danny and eve words made sense and really spoke to me.
about what pastor eve said about the friendship thing really hit me hard.
we teenagers often strive or long for acceptance from our friends.
but why never from god?
we always want to please our friends.
but why do we never try hard enough to please god?
we fear quarrelling with our friends.
why do we not fear god?
then pastor danny said, as christians we are set free!
so true.
we are on high, and happy cos we are filled with the spirit of god.
with his love.
thank you jesus for opening the way for the the world to live again.
HALLELUJAH!!!