Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Moments

the Last week was filled with different emotions.
with keen hoe's grandma who has gone to be with Lord,the stories of what your grandparents do that you remember, how can you forget them?
to interesting conversations that began because of being at that event that evening.

It was a week walking against the current of falling into my distractions, actively seek HIM, and defend my 'FORT'.And it continues on...

this week had me thinking about some people to be praying for instead of the mundane motion that I go through in my safe zone.

my mornings & nights in camp are always filled with GOD's paintings up in the sky.
May it be stars, wind, the rising sun, the lightning that i saw flash in front of my face this morning, his affirmation of how BIG my creator is. Thank you Lord

feeding on the word at my monday 吃饭了sessions.
we shared about Luke 8 :40-56 this week...
got me to rmbr that the points are not opportunities to see who had a quicker divinition from God, but experiences from your lives that were made real to encourage others in their struggles with you.
praying for others like you mean it(:
GOD make my days real,
not just a 'cover' for people to see a 'pious' jacob.

have a wonderful week ahead my friends and good rest over this weekend(:


Thursday, April 9, 2009

Distractions

It's so easy that my eyes are off my Creator...
that I'm distracted over things that shouldn't actually be.
stepping out of distractions...


this past week, i didn't have my phone with me since sunday till wednesday.
GASP* you dont?then how do you stay connected?
thank God, through a series of 'borrowed' SMSes, phone & the email.
since we didn't have 吃饭了 on Monday, Sue Ann got us to be praying for 2 people in this group.
so instead of the hp, it turned out for me that emailing these prayers seem to fall in place so well.
I thank Him that these prayers encouraged people(:

Looking through Romans 2 with Eoin yesterday
talking about judging others and the law.
"who or what was this law that they were talking about?"
to follow the rules?or in the ways of this person whom is God's son?

-to know and believe is just simply not enough, but to walk in the ways of HIM-
faith without works,or works without faith, just don't add up.


Isaiah 40:21-31

28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom. 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.


Have a blessed week towards Good Friday(:




Sunday, April 5, 2009

REST


Especially after falling sick and the aftermath of that intial flu.
I noticed myself constantly praying that i recover, give me strength, that it's not one of those 'shortness of breathe' again that I have to go through, realising not being disciplined in resting allowed the flu to come easily

Reading parts of JOB, parts of the bible that saw God giving his people the strength that they needed,
re looking at what was shared at 吃饭了, how God is there for me, closer than i think.
I remembered someone once asked my mission team up in Thailand,
"what will be your 1st love?"
"Has that thing you been praying about instead distracted you from your 1st love?"

"I praise you Lord, for who you are
And all the mighty things you done,
you saved my soul,you made me whole
And I sing my praise to YOU"

So instead of saying, heal me, I said You are God, in control,
and told myself what my mum told me the other time in BMT

"do not be anxious...

but with Thanksgiving present it to God "[Phil 4:6]

Thank God, i do feel better after being patient, remembering who's my 1st love again, and the medicine.

This is the song at cell tonight.

"And when the winds blow, He is my shelter
And when i'm lost and alone, He rescue me
And when the lion comes, He is my victory
Constantly watching over me
He is constantly watching over me"

Thank GOd(: