To live is Christ

Been thinking abt..

2006-09-18T21:01:00.000+08:00

i shared abt my IA experience previously and i tot to myself.. there was nothing wrong in wanting to use this attachment to find out more abt wat it is like to be an engineer, to wanna find out if this is wat i wld like to do in the future.. it is a good desire but the prob was i got too engrossed with this good desire tt i forgot abt His higher purposes for my life.. when things wasnt gg according to wat i had planned or tot it wld be to accomplish my good desire, i tot i had missed it.. i tot i had heard wrongly from God over the choice of my company during the 2nd round of selection.. but in actual fact, God had beta things in stored for me.. (i will share more over the next few weeks..)

i thank God tt i didnt complain to my IA tutor abt my job or else i might hv juz missed wat He wants to do in my life cos i was too engrossed with MY good desires..

Prov 3:5-6 ~Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Recounting my industrial attachment experience.. (part 2)

2006-08-29T20:16:00.000+08:00

Believing i am in the perfect will of God, i tot things will go on smoothly for me.. in the perfect will of God wat.. haha.. how wrong i was!!

i had signed up for the recycling department cos tt is something related to wat i am studying.. at least i can apply wat i learnt in sch or i can learn something useful for my future but when i reported for work i was assigned to the Procurement department instead.. totally unrelated to wat i studied.. procurement deals mostly with purchasing items for the company.. nothing engineering abt it.. i was very disappointed cos i am thinking whether i wanna be an engineer aft i graduate and this wld be a very gd chance for me to access whether engineer is my cup of tea but now i hv no chance liao..

angry, disappointed.. i began to question if i had heard wrongly from God abt the IA company i shld hv signed up for or this is the consequence to bear for not choosing LTA at the 1st round of selection but deep in my heart, i knew i didnt hear wrongly and this is not a punishment from God but i juz refused to accept it..

i had tot of telling my IA tutor abt the company not putting me in the department i had signed up for.. i really wanted to hv a taste of wat it is like to be an engineer.. to me, my future is at stake here and since God is not doing anything abt it, i tot i beta take things into my own hands..

then, on one fine evening, i had a gathering with my JC friends and while waiting for the rest to arrive, my friend and i chatted abt her IA experience.. her words cut into my heart and settled all the turmoil in my heart.. she said: "at first, i was in the Planning department and it was totally unrelated to wat i studied and i felt it wasnt rite so i told my NTU supervisor abt it.. he feedbacked to the company and the company put me into a department related to wat i studied and i was able to apply wat i studied BUT i realised i learnt more in the Planning department.."

to her it was juz an ordinary conversation but it was then i realised being in the perfect will of God doesnt mean all will be fine, the grass is always green, the sky always blue but it means

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. " -Rom 8:28

Amen.

Recounting my industrial attachment experience.. (part 1)

2006-08-19T23:10:00.000+08:00

As some of you might noe, engine students need to go for one semester ie. 6 mths of industrial attachement (IA). so being a good christian, i prayed and asked God which company shld i choose to go to for my IA last year July and i felt i shld choose LTA but i chose PUB in the end.. so much for trying to be a good christian.. haha..
next i realised i didnt get into any of my choices so i had to wait for the 2nd round of selection and it so happened tt the 2nd selection registration was during the church camp.. i onli had one day to read thro all the companies offered but i didnt hv the time cos in the morn i had a ge exam and in the aft i had to travel to the place where the camp will be held.. due to lack of time, i prayed tt the Lord will direct me once more to help me choose somewhere He wld like me to go.. and tt's how i ended up at FME Onyx..

Contentment..

2006-07-30T15:16:00.000+08:00

Question: Why does the grass always look greener on the other side?
Answer: cos we are not on the other side.. looking at the other side is always different from being on the other side..

Question: Why human compare with human will qi(4) si(2) human?
Answer: cos we like to take what we see as our worst and compare with what we see as other people's best.. it's a neverending story cos there will always be one mountain taller than the other mountain.. haha..

i read this story from "i kissed dating goodbye".. i shall paraphrase it : "a speaker said to the congregation tt he has a feeling tt one who always yearn to get married will eventually get married, have a taste of marriage life and hope tt he/she was single again.. why? cos when the person was single, the person was so focused on getting married tt the person did not cherish the time he/she had while being single.. " yikes.. it freaks me out.. it gets me thinking of the situations i was in or am in now, did i learn to or am i learning to cherish them?? i surely dun wanna end up a grumpy old woman..

so how?? to learn to be contented.. be contented with what i hv, the situations i am in may not be the very best but to learn to be contented.. to not to compare with people too..

Quote from "i kissed dating goodbye": we dun arrive at contentment as a destination as much as we develop contentment as a state of mind"

As Paul said in Phil 4:11.. ".. , for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content. "

Paul had to learn to be contented so does Abigail Lew.. hee..

My favourite topic.. GOD !!

2006-07-24T00:54:00.000+08:00

God is good that's why when tough times come.. we are willing to go thro' the fire cos we noe tt it is for our good.. the outcome of that fiery trial is good cos God is good!!
We can trust God cos He word nv fails.. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.. not like the mcdonald ice cream cone.. the poster said 25 cents everyday but now it's back to 50 cents i think..
God is love that's why we will always find strength to go one more mile for someone God has placed in our hearts cos the love of God compels us.. tt means when we need encouragement, God will send someone who will go the extra mile for us cos the love of God compels them to do so.. thank God!!
and God gives His beloved (that's me and you) sleep so i am going to sleep liao.. nitey nitez... hee..

Me vs The Customer..

2006-07-10T23:06:00.000+08:00

The stage was set in the heartlands of Singapore...
Round 1:
The customer takes a slow approach, checking out the surroundings before making the first move.. the customer moves, "How much is the clothing ?"
haha.. a chance for me to move in now.. "2 pcs for $10 !!" and the customer was hit directly on the heart..
10.. 9.. 8.. 7.. 6.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. (Yes.. Yes.. i am gg to win..)
suddenly, the customer springs back: "do you hv a new piece?"

Round 2:
the momentum is rising.. the sudden influx of people heats up the stage.. no more me vs the customer, it's me vs the customersssss now..
i try to make a quick move,"it's a new piece.. juz displayed today.."
the customer strikes back: " you dun hv a new piece ??"
i make a more forceful move this time, "dun worry lah.. juz displayed.."
10.. 9.. 8.. 7.. 6.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. (Hurry.. hurry.. everyone wants a piece of me now..)
again, sad to say.. the customer bounces back: "will the colour fade?"

Round 3:
caught off guard but i give another blow: "i hv the same t shirt but it did not give me any prob aft washing it.."
the customer putting up a good fight: "but it gave me prob before.."
throwing in the white towel: "how abt i let you decide first and when you need anything, juz let me noe.."

The referee steps in: "and the winner is MUM !!"
wat?? cos MUM actually managed to single-handedly knocked down a few customers.. and she nv lost her cool.. amazing i tell you.. amazing..

Reporter: "so how did you managed to take on a few at the same time?"
MUM: "oh.. the key to my victory ah.. when someone comes to the store, they are our customers wat, so regardless of whether they buy anot, it is our job to serve them to our very best lah.."
Reporter: "orh.. so that's how the customersss fell prey to MUM easily.. cos of her good service.. "

i tell you.. my respect for my mum went up, up, UP !! wow.. every word dripping with ink xia..

People Need The Lord

2006-07-08T19:56:00.000+08:00

Verse 1:
Everyday they pass me by
i can see it in their eyes
empty people filled with care
headed who knows where
on they go thro' private pain
living fear to fear
laughter hides their silent cries
only Jesus hears

Verse 2:
We are called to take His light
to a world where wrong seems right
what cld be too great a cost
for sharing life with one who's lost
thro' His love our hearts can feel
all the grief they bear
they muz hear the words of life
onli we can share

Chorus:
People need the Lord
people need the Lord
at the end of broken dreams
He's the open door
people need the Lord
people need the Lord
when will we realise..
people need the Lord

i believe revival is coming.. it's getting pretty obvious by now.. and i wanna be prepared for the harvest.. i wanna get ready to be used by God.. before the revealing, there will always be a period of obscurity.. "on the stage one min, down the stage ten years' work" (translated from chinese)

and the flock that is coming in definately need shepherds.. will the Lord find faithful men and women tt He can depend on to shepherd His dear precious ones?? i pray He will find many in Cornerstone, in Anastasis..

Let's get ready, people of God !!

Jn 4:35 Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!

Why I want to win Christ ??

2006-06-28T09:40:00.000+08:00

Rom 5:6-8 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone wld even dare to die. But God demostrates His own love toward us, in tt while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Col 1:13-14 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we hv redemption thro' His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

1 Jn4:9-10 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, tt God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, tt we might live thro' Him. In this is love, not tt we loved God, but tt He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Jn 10:17-18 "Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life tt I may take it again.
No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I hv power to lay it down, and I hv power to take it again. ... "

Matt 26:39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will."

Matt 26:42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done."

Isa 49:16 See, I hv inscribed you on the palms of My hands; ...

Isa 53:3-7 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep hv gone astray; we hv turned, every one, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth.

Need i say more ?? And tt is why i wanna win Christ. May our Lord Jesus Christ receive the reward for His sacrificial love toward us !! God bless !!

My Story: Amibition in Action ??

2006-06-25T19:08:00.001+08:00

With this new found aspiration to wanna serve my community, impact lifes.. At career fairs, i would onli go to the police booths, army booths etc.. i even went to find out more on how to be a volunteer police.. i had aimed to join the volunteer police corps at the age of 18 but when 18 came.. excuses came too..
conclusion: our human zeal doesnt last !!

When i was in NTU (not saved yet), i joined the Welfare Services Club Youth Group.. we would go down to the Boys' Home every thursday evening as befrienders.. we would have our a boy attached to us and we would try to connect with them or give them tuition during that 2 hr session.. i remember i would try to persuade them not to go back to their former grp of friends when they can leave the home but to them its quite hopeless to stay away from their former grp of friends..
conclusion: i had a good intention but without power to help them change their situation..

When i got saved and was pondering which ministry to join, i felt led to join Vanguard but tt means it wld crash with my timeslot to go down to the Boys' Home.. Oh orh.. i really liked going there and try to reach out to the boys.. i felt i was making a difference in their lifes.. but at the end of the day, we dun want juz good intentions rite.. we want God !! so i decided to stop and join Vanguard..
conclusion: is God in the pic of tt good intention tt you have??

the big conclusion: though i am not contributing anything physically to my community but i believe my ambition has kicked into action the day i received Christ into my life.. Praise the Lord !!

My Story: A Simple Gesture

2006-06-18T21:30:00.000+08:00

This happened when i was in primary school. My family had just finished dinner and were on our way home. On our way home, we passed by a secondary student looking very despondent sitting on the staircase. And my dad (not a christian yet) juz went over to ask if he is alrite.. Nothing special you may think but that simple gesture had a huge impact on my life. From tt day onwards, i had always aspired to do something to contribute to my country. I had wanted to be a policewoman, teacher, social worker etc. A job tt will touch lifes..
Wanna find out more of what is to happen next in my life aft such an impact on my life.. hee.. then stay tuned next week.. hee..
Btw, the moral of the story is dun despise the little things tt u do, u nv noe what impact it will have on the people ard you.. God bless !!

Excited..

2006-06-11T20:54:00.000+08:00

Hello people of God..

i am so excited to have my own blog.. haha.. now i can share what God has been doing in my life with you all too.. COOL !! haha..