do not grow weary in waiting.
do not give up hope in God halfway through the race
because God isn't finish with what He's doing for and in You
the promises and rewards are only for those who faithfully finishes until the finish line
they will not fade, they will not be claimed by someone else.
because God will personally bless those as He has promised since the beginning
one of my favourite promises of God
:)
Isaiah 40:31
31 but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
I never truly set aside time to look back and count the amazing things Dad has done for me
I give thanks as I go.
after each prayer answered, after each road made smooth and obstacle moved out the way, I thank Him.
and many times they are forgotten very quickly. especially if they are small ones :p
but I would very much like to start now.
as soon as today began, I could already feel Him from the start.
on my way to the washroom I saw the uni janitors that I always do and never bothered to take a second look at, today I did.
she was struggling to pour the trash from the bin to another bigger plastic bag.
it was hard to do it alone since the plastic bag wasn't really cooperating with her. lol.
unusually, I walked over to her side and held the plastic bag open for her.
She looked up to me, stunned for a second, and shyly smiled with all her teeth at me.
I couldn't find the words to say so I just smiled back.
She managed to pour most of the rubbish in in just 15 seconds.
I regretted not helping her all the way since she warmly said she could take it from there.
She thanked me and I walked off.
Did i made a difference? i wonder. lol.
but I thought, if I could just notice them and help them out more, the work they do will be so much easier.
they clean our campus, wash the bathrooms, make sure the bins are always empty,
the least I could do is smile and thank them.
on a different note,
working on this HOA assignment has really made me dig up old testament stories kao kao. lol.
how the artist interprets and tells the story. versus how the story really goes.
I'm also thankful that its a channel for me to share about God. muhaha.
as i explain about the story of the painting of The Prodigal Son to this friend of mine, i sneaked in some other stories as well and got her questioning.
if it weren't for the extra time we had staying back after class,
I wouldn't have known about this part of her past.
I hope to humbly shine some light of Dad into her life
hopefully she will begin to see.
children of the light, we have nothing to fear :)
every darkness trembles at the sound of His name.
I am very very able because of His mightiness!
:)
called to be like Him
Philippians 2:3-11
by taking the very nature[b] of a servant, being made in human likeness.
I give thanks as I go.
after each prayer answered, after each road made smooth and obstacle moved out the way, I thank Him.
and many times they are forgotten very quickly. especially if they are small ones :p
but I would very much like to start now.
as soon as today began, I could already feel Him from the start.
on my way to the washroom I saw the uni janitors that I always do and never bothered to take a second look at, today I did.
she was struggling to pour the trash from the bin to another bigger plastic bag.
it was hard to do it alone since the plastic bag wasn't really cooperating with her. lol.
unusually, I walked over to her side and held the plastic bag open for her.
She looked up to me, stunned for a second, and shyly smiled with all her teeth at me.
I couldn't find the words to say so I just smiled back.
She managed to pour most of the rubbish in in just 15 seconds.
I regretted not helping her all the way since she warmly said she could take it from there.
She thanked me and I walked off.
Did i made a difference? i wonder. lol.
but I thought, if I could just notice them and help them out more, the work they do will be so much easier.
they clean our campus, wash the bathrooms, make sure the bins are always empty,
the least I could do is smile and thank them.
on a different note,
working on this HOA assignment has really made me dig up old testament stories kao kao. lol.
how the artist interprets and tells the story. versus how the story really goes.
I'm also thankful that its a channel for me to share about God. muhaha.
as i explain about the story of the painting of The Prodigal Son to this friend of mine, i sneaked in some other stories as well and got her questioning.
if it weren't for the extra time we had staying back after class,
I wouldn't have known about this part of her past.
I hope to humbly shine some light of Dad into her life
hopefully she will begin to see.
children of the light, we have nothing to fear :)
every darkness trembles at the sound of His name.
I am very very able because of His mightiness!
:)
called to be like Him
Philippians 2:3-11
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature[a] God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature[b] of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death —
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Monday, August 20, 2012
My little spring in the dessert :)
I am so easily discouraged by my bad attempts in drawing/designing
I see no use in continuing it if I don't see that it will become a good result in the end
simply because I'm tired of trying so hard
but I press on nonetheless
"you can do it you can do it. Just do your best and I'll be your support. don't look down on yourself."
why?
because
Isaiah 40:29-32
29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
if you're tired in trying, just keep hoping in God. Trust and lean. hands off any other support. trust in only Him alone.
I am so easily discouraged by my bad attempts in drawing/designing
I see no use in continuing it if I don't see that it will become a good result in the end
simply because I'm tired of trying so hard
but I press on nonetheless
"you can do it you can do it. Just do your best and I'll be your support. don't look down on yourself."
why?
because
Isaiah 40:29-32
29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
if you're tired in trying, just keep hoping in God. Trust and lean. hands off any other support. trust in only Him alone.
Friday, August 17, 2012
How silly I am and how mighty He is.
1 If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it— how shortsighted to refuse correction! Proverbs 12:1
I came to this verse right after I had my little conflict with a friend.
it was more to my self pride and weakness in abiding the formats that made me stumble.
but I held bitterness in my heart and it showed through and maybe somehow hurt her too.
she corrected me. in the gentlest way possible.
but all i could hear was what a bad job i did.
i blamed myself and resented that she pointed it out.
then the warfare of the good and bad battled inside me.
let go. no. let go. no. let go. no. no. no.
but i thank God so much, that His spirit in me is stronger. and He won.
I got over it with the comfort God brought to me.
somehow i still feel bad for acting the way i did. childishly.
and when i came home and sat down with my odj and bible, He began to speak.
and the verse above was what He showed me. how can it be so timely?
love and peace just washed over me and I was instantly lifted up.
I yearned for Him to forgive me and thanked Him at the same time. this time, He corrected me too.
I knew what i had to do. I had to clear all the confusion away.
so i texted her and let her know i was sorry for the way i behaved. and she replied me in a joyful lighthearted way. I am so relieved :)
God is my ultimate comforter and healer. all the time.
and today my mighty Dad demonstrated His amazing timing once more as I was having time clashes for consultation and a replacement test.
long story short, I had replacement test half an hour before an important consultation with my tutor.
i can only make it if i finished my essay assesment in half an hour's time lol which is completely impossible.
but i just surrendered to Dad and LEANED ON HIM.
i said, "i don't know how You're gonna do it, but i trust that You will."
this morning my tutor texted my friend saying,
"sorry no time. you'll just have to find time to consult me next week."
PRAISE GOD!! WHOA!
i just couldn't giving Him thanks and knew i could sit for my test peacefully.
He's so great.
I had pretty good grades for the assignments i got back today. all glory to Him and Him aloneeeee.
I know i'm in good hands. I just know it.
:)
1 If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it— how shortsighted to refuse correction! Proverbs 12:1
I came to this verse right after I had my little conflict with a friend.
it was more to my self pride and weakness in abiding the formats that made me stumble.
but I held bitterness in my heart and it showed through and maybe somehow hurt her too.
she corrected me. in the gentlest way possible.
but all i could hear was what a bad job i did.
i blamed myself and resented that she pointed it out.
then the warfare of the good and bad battled inside me.
let go. no. let go. no. let go. no. no. no.
but i thank God so much, that His spirit in me is stronger. and He won.
I got over it with the comfort God brought to me.
somehow i still feel bad for acting the way i did. childishly.
and when i came home and sat down with my odj and bible, He began to speak.
and the verse above was what He showed me. how can it be so timely?
love and peace just washed over me and I was instantly lifted up.
I yearned for Him to forgive me and thanked Him at the same time. this time, He corrected me too.
I knew what i had to do. I had to clear all the confusion away.
so i texted her and let her know i was sorry for the way i behaved. and she replied me in a joyful lighthearted way. I am so relieved :)
God is my ultimate comforter and healer. all the time.
and today my mighty Dad demonstrated His amazing timing once more as I was having time clashes for consultation and a replacement test.
long story short, I had replacement test half an hour before an important consultation with my tutor.
i can only make it if i finished my essay assesment in half an hour's time lol which is completely impossible.
but i just surrendered to Dad and LEANED ON HIM.
i said, "i don't know how You're gonna do it, but i trust that You will."
this morning my tutor texted my friend saying,
"sorry no time. you'll just have to find time to consult me next week."
PRAISE GOD!! WHOA!
i just couldn't giving Him thanks and knew i could sit for my test peacefully.
He's so great.
I had pretty good grades for the assignments i got back today. all glory to Him and Him aloneeeee.
I know i'm in good hands. I just know it.
:)
Sunday, August 12, 2012
well taken care of (:
Entering the final few weeks of the first trimester already,
and i'm still very much alive! praise God!
so much has happened, so little has been recorded down. i feel a bit sad.
but however i still wake up grateful about everything that has happened.
i'm doing what i've always wanted to, and definitely there will be times where I struggle to finish an assignment, but at the end of the day, I see the purpose for all my works and know I've not worked in vain :)
truly its the most hectic course for a university student. GRAPHIC DESIGNNN.
and i'm so so so THANKFUL for the amazing help i get from my amazing seniors,
namely tammie, ah yew and terry.
i really appreciate u guys so much. all the spiritual support and prayers and guidance.
I'm so new to this and your support is simply gold to me.
just wanna let u know, if u're reading this, i'm so thankful!!
and also!
I'm now in my first ever experience of fasting and praying. YAY! :D
personally, i think i made a good decision in setting aside everything to simply fast and pray.
I never saw the importance in practicing this, but ever since i said to myself, "why not give it a try", Dad truly showed me greater and wonderful things in earnestly praying for our country.
it feels so good after each time. even though i'm only fasting for dinner everyday.
some other changes i've noticed also is how much more free time i have!
cutting out the time used for travelling in and out and eating and chatting.
i even have spare time to clean and organize my room!
happy lor :D
God is good yeah!
room had been decorated ever since tam's birthday too. thanks to her deep passion for fairy lights and ah yew's great generosity in blessing us with hers, we got to hang fairy lights all over our room!
Entering the final few weeks of the first trimester already,
and i'm still very much alive! praise God!
so much has happened, so little has been recorded down. i feel a bit sad.
but however i still wake up grateful about everything that has happened.
i'm doing what i've always wanted to, and definitely there will be times where I struggle to finish an assignment, but at the end of the day, I see the purpose for all my works and know I've not worked in vain :)
truly its the most hectic course for a university student. GRAPHIC DESIGNNN.
and i'm so so so THANKFUL for the amazing help i get from my amazing seniors,
namely tammie, ah yew and terry.
i really appreciate u guys so much. all the spiritual support and prayers and guidance.
I'm so new to this and your support is simply gold to me.
just wanna let u know, if u're reading this, i'm so thankful!!
and also!
I'm now in my first ever experience of fasting and praying. YAY! :D
personally, i think i made a good decision in setting aside everything to simply fast and pray.
I never saw the importance in practicing this, but ever since i said to myself, "why not give it a try", Dad truly showed me greater and wonderful things in earnestly praying for our country.
it feels so good after each time. even though i'm only fasting for dinner everyday.
some other changes i've noticed also is how much more free time i have!
cutting out the time used for travelling in and out and eating and chatting.
i even have spare time to clean and organize my room!
happy lor :D
God is good yeah!
room had been decorated ever since tam's birthday too. thanks to her deep passion for fairy lights and ah yew's great generosity in blessing us with hers, we got to hang fairy lights all over our room!
u can also catch a glimpse of my VERY CLEAN fan, much thanks to ah yew for being so helpful. puts me to shame!
so anyway just a short update.
keep doing what u do and do it great!
God will forever be faithful!
till next time.
:)
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