How many times have we come accross situations where we couldn't change? Face trials where we couldn't do a thing?
At these times, our talents, skills, strengths, abilities all seem to burst into air, and turn into ashes...
At these times, prayer, is the only thing that matters, that will move mountains, that is above all ability, that is able to give us peace.
I can't help to startle at the amplitude of stress from surroundings that overwhelms my soul...I couldn't take a step further without quieting down and run back to Him for energy...yet His word says, 'Take heart, I have overcome it all...' This is He, the Mighty One, the I AM.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference...
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
A Climate Change...
I once heard this saying, If you love something, set it free, if it comes back to you, it is yours. If it does not, it was never meant to be.
Parting, is one of the most difficult thing in life that I have to learn to deal with. Sometimes it just cost us so much of emotional drain, just to let go of someone or even merely something that is dear to us. When we first started GEPC, we are carrying a vision that this will be a church to disciple young people, build up leaders, discover and expand potentials, and send out people that will walk forth the path with the gospel of peace. And until today, this vision has never fail to encourage us to keep going, to answer the call that God has for our lives.
Trust me, it was never easy to have people that is so dear leaving you one by one, year by year…But having to see young people answering callings in lives and going forth to proclaim His good news in places they will be placed, never fail to give me the blessed assurance that His word is ever true as written in Jeremiah 29:11. Through these years God has helped me to learn the art of ‘parting’ and learn to be stronger. So everyone is leaving, ‘what about me?’ was a question I asked years ago. ‘where would I go?’ is another one…and ‘what is my calling and mission field?’ still keep ringing in my mind…
A pastor whom I truly respect told me this, ‘we have to learn to have a burden for people around us…no matter where we are placed’…this simply message touched my heart so much that I have thought over it for weeks. Yes…indeed at this point of time in my life, this is where God has placed me and THIS is my mission field. He has called me to serve and disciple and THIS is where I will build His church and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it! So does it matter too much where we wanna go so badly? Or matter so much when our brother or sister have to leave to somewhere else where God has placed him/her there?
Emotionally…I think I will still say yes, no doubt I’m still human. But the peace of mind given by Him that surpasses all understanding has taught me to learn the word SOVEREIGN. He plans best and never makes mistakes. So if you are reading this and you’re the one going to be sent out as ‘lambs among the wolves’ to where He has destined you to be, Fear Not, my brother & sister. We have a Hope that is ever sure.
In the next few months we will be going through a time of testing. More than half of the campus leaders will be called to the next phase of their lives. It will be a testing stage for those leaving as well as those remaining.
Some already asked, what will happen next? Well, I can assure you there’s no magic that anyone can do but our prayers and faith in God is definitely gonna turn the situation the way He purposed it! Phil Pringle once preached, a church grows in the climate of war…when we are weak we shall be made strong!
Into Your hands Lord, we entrust GEPC to you. Bring us through this climate of war!
Parting, is one of the most difficult thing in life that I have to learn to deal with. Sometimes it just cost us so much of emotional drain, just to let go of someone or even merely something that is dear to us. When we first started GEPC, we are carrying a vision that this will be a church to disciple young people, build up leaders, discover and expand potentials, and send out people that will walk forth the path with the gospel of peace. And until today, this vision has never fail to encourage us to keep going, to answer the call that God has for our lives.
Trust me, it was never easy to have people that is so dear leaving you one by one, year by year…But having to see young people answering callings in lives and going forth to proclaim His good news in places they will be placed, never fail to give me the blessed assurance that His word is ever true as written in Jeremiah 29:11. Through these years God has helped me to learn the art of ‘parting’ and learn to be stronger. So everyone is leaving, ‘what about me?’ was a question I asked years ago. ‘where would I go?’ is another one…and ‘what is my calling and mission field?’ still keep ringing in my mind…
A pastor whom I truly respect told me this, ‘we have to learn to have a burden for people around us…no matter where we are placed’…this simply message touched my heart so much that I have thought over it for weeks. Yes…indeed at this point of time in my life, this is where God has placed me and THIS is my mission field. He has called me to serve and disciple and THIS is where I will build His church and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it! So does it matter too much where we wanna go so badly? Or matter so much when our brother or sister have to leave to somewhere else where God has placed him/her there?
Emotionally…I think I will still say yes, no doubt I’m still human. But the peace of mind given by Him that surpasses all understanding has taught me to learn the word SOVEREIGN. He plans best and never makes mistakes. So if you are reading this and you’re the one going to be sent out as ‘lambs among the wolves’ to where He has destined you to be, Fear Not, my brother & sister. We have a Hope that is ever sure.
In the next few months we will be going through a time of testing. More than half of the campus leaders will be called to the next phase of their lives. It will be a testing stage for those leaving as well as those remaining.
Some already asked, what will happen next? Well, I can assure you there’s no magic that anyone can do but our prayers and faith in God is definitely gonna turn the situation the way He purposed it! Phil Pringle once preached, a church grows in the climate of war…when we are weak we shall be made strong!
Into Your hands Lord, we entrust GEPC to you. Bring us through this climate of war!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Here's my eventful weekend!
Such an eventful weekend~
Weekends, usually fully packed for me, is the same this week. However, amidst busy-ness i really thank God for being able to spend quality time with people and still find strength to go on and on!
To start on, Saturday morning was greeted with an early rise and morning swim. I then joined J&Y to Subang to meet up with our auditor on some accounting matters and next we headed to a K-luunch. Sing sing sing like how Chris Tomlin put it...we had a great time together with Jas, Lee & WanZi. Next we head to church, running here and there settling down for errands but still, I manage to catch a bowl of yummy cendol :) It was a wonderful service with His presence all throughout the praise & word. Many were ministered to and I took the chance to bless some of my sisters with prayers I longed to. By the time we head for dinner it's already 9...but it was a relax one as we watched the recent CNY movie of the 72 tenants...
I was home safely after a couple of jokes from Jimmy on the 'bert' and some funny names that followed. Tired, I did laundry, some cleaning up, and head for an episode of drama while waiting for laundry...well thank God the dvd couldnt be played after a while or else I would've spent longer time there. Frustrated after trying for so long, I went back to my room for some uZapping and a chapter on Selwyn Hughes' book. I can't pretty understand ZiHui & Lee out there watching a movie without sound...so I greeted them goodnight before turning in...there goes, my Saturday. And oh, before my eyes closed, I played that song which always puts me to bed :)
The sleep seems to be too tiring as I was having terrible dreams which in my heart I truly pray that they won't be real.
Sunday morning, I was up before my alarm at 8 rang...grrrr...there came a growling in my tummy, can you believe it? Guess I should know where does my additional pounds come from...Roll and roll until slightly before 9, I decided to wake up and go to church early, just to catch anyone's that's around for breakfast. Had a satisfying pau and enjoyed the most happening event in GEPC....Sunday prayer! For real, ask any of my youths and they will tell you the same :) As we finished prayer and preparing for lunch, the Guitar & Drama performance team separated for practice for coming Easter. Well, lunch wasn't really worth mentioning, but of course as a responsible consumer, please do consider twice if you are considering the i-shabu place above Gading. Trust me, think twice. Can you believe that after an unsatisfying lunch which we particularly cancelled half of our orders, we headed to Gading for a real piece of food! Yum!
After lunch was house viewing with J,Y & Sean. Can't believe with that price and location, still it was sold out so fast! Without making any purchase, we went to Taipei Walker for some drinks. Thumbs up for the sour plum green tea. Yum! Others were so so only with that price paid. I assure you that Uncle Bob serves better ShiLin chicken...I was waiting for a call to climb the FRIM hill but I guess it was called off due to the weather. J suggested we go swimming instead. And there, within the next hour we were gathering and picking up Jane, Lean, Hui, KC and go back to my place for a short 'rest' and feasting session since it was drizzling. Thanks KC for the yummy dessert :)
Weather got better with milder drizzle and so off we went to the pool! You gotta see for your own eyes the 2 funny girls carrying a huge umbrella sitting by the pool while watching the rest of us swim. We had a great time there, for about an hour and headed up for a shower before dinner. And the word Dinner......is what worth mentioning. Let the pics speaks for themselves...
Weekends, usually fully packed for me, is the same this week. However, amidst busy-ness i really thank God for being able to spend quality time with people and still find strength to go on and on!
To start on, Saturday morning was greeted with an early rise and morning swim. I then joined J&Y to Subang to meet up with our auditor on some accounting matters and next we headed to a K-luunch. Sing sing sing like how Chris Tomlin put it...we had a great time together with Jas, Lee & WanZi. Next we head to church, running here and there settling down for errands but still, I manage to catch a bowl of yummy cendol :) It was a wonderful service with His presence all throughout the praise & word. Many were ministered to and I took the chance to bless some of my sisters with prayers I longed to. By the time we head for dinner it's already 9...but it was a relax one as we watched the recent CNY movie of the 72 tenants...
I was home safely after a couple of jokes from Jimmy on the 'bert' and some funny names that followed. Tired, I did laundry, some cleaning up, and head for an episode of drama while waiting for laundry...well thank God the dvd couldnt be played after a while or else I would've spent longer time there. Frustrated after trying for so long, I went back to my room for some uZapping and a chapter on Selwyn Hughes' book. I can't pretty understand ZiHui & Lee out there watching a movie without sound...so I greeted them goodnight before turning in...there goes, my Saturday. And oh, before my eyes closed, I played that song which always puts me to bed :)
The sleep seems to be too tiring as I was having terrible dreams which in my heart I truly pray that they won't be real.
Sunday morning, I was up before my alarm at 8 rang...grrrr...there came a growling in my tummy, can you believe it? Guess I should know where does my additional pounds come from...Roll and roll until slightly before 9, I decided to wake up and go to church early, just to catch anyone's that's around for breakfast. Had a satisfying pau and enjoyed the most happening event in GEPC....Sunday prayer! For real, ask any of my youths and they will tell you the same :) As we finished prayer and preparing for lunch, the Guitar & Drama performance team separated for practice for coming Easter. Well, lunch wasn't really worth mentioning, but of course as a responsible consumer, please do consider twice if you are considering the i-shabu place above Gading. Trust me, think twice. Can you believe that after an unsatisfying lunch which we particularly cancelled half of our orders, we headed to Gading for a real piece of food! Yum!
After lunch was house viewing with J,Y & Sean. Can't believe with that price and location, still it was sold out so fast! Without making any purchase, we went to Taipei Walker for some drinks. Thumbs up for the sour plum green tea. Yum! Others were so so only with that price paid. I assure you that Uncle Bob serves better ShiLin chicken...I was waiting for a call to climb the FRIM hill but I guess it was called off due to the weather. J suggested we go swimming instead. And there, within the next hour we were gathering and picking up Jane, Lean, Hui, KC and go back to my place for a short 'rest' and feasting session since it was drizzling. Thanks KC for the yummy dessert :)
Weather got better with milder drizzle and so off we went to the pool! You gotta see for your own eyes the 2 funny girls carrying a huge umbrella sitting by the pool while watching the rest of us swim. We had a great time there, for about an hour and headed up for a shower before dinner. And the word Dinner......is what worth mentioning. Let the pics speaks for themselves...
I remember the yellow bowls and cutleries which looks like prisoner's. But the food, was really good I tell ya...now that I've found this again, next round I've to bring mum here...Such a nice hot bowl of soup on a rainy Sunday nite after a swim. Now, how does that sound? :)
The night's complimented with a constant drizzle and rain...so nice to sleep, too nice for me not to wake up this morning and late for class! And yeah, I went Body Pump for the first time this morning. I feel dumb as usual...but instructor said he thought I did weights before. Well probably that's just some motivational words for me to keep coming. Haha!
Coming up this week, none other than CG outing! Tentatively I'm already joining 3 CGs on Thurs, Fri & Sun...Woohoo~
Friday, March 5, 2010
有意
Was catching up on the drama of Burning Flame III...those familiar characters remind me of old times when the drama first showed...the spirit of never giving up (though its just a drama) never fails to draw tears and inspire me. And yes I still know, it's just a drama :)
Want to share on this closing song...the introduction was very familiar at once...then I realize it's another different song all over... Enjoy :)
Want to share on this closing song...the introduction was very familiar at once...then I realize it's another different song all over... Enjoy :)
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