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Monday, January 26, 2009

School's out! For now... i just finished my Chem module on 21st Jan (Wed) - that was the day of my final exam. I think i'll just scrape through the final paper. It was too much to study in a short period of time, but i think...i will just pass :) I did what i could. I want to thank the Lord for putting me through this new phase of life where i've been working full time, studying part time and serving in the ministry. I really do want to thank Him because it has really pulled me out of my comfort zone to really trust in Him when things can get really tough, as they most certainly did and will. In regards to the school process, the Lord has been good to me! Despite the crazily hectic schedule...the Lord granted me really good results in the major tests in the modules (80%++ for both my main tests!), a very helpful bunch of classmates who helped me immensely when i found it hard to understand the greek that my lecturer was speaking...and He used this period to get my brain working & thinking again like it should! Lol! I am really thankful to a lot of the people in church too who encouraged me and supported me and understood me during these past 4 months. Thank you!

Here's the best part of not having school for the next 2 months. I have 3 - 4 more nights free every week! Coz if there's school i'd be in school 3 - 4 nights per week...it's like wow! Suddenly there's so much time! Well it may not be much but still...the thought of how much more time i can have on my hands...it's such an enthralling feeling! :p Time to do so many things...to serve in the ministry...to spend more time with myself...to be able to focus on work and not have to bother about school matters...to spend more time with my friends!

For those who don't know... i'm doing a foundation year now before i start on my BSc in Sports Science in 2010. (Drooling at the prospect of it) Yes. I am really really really looking forward to Sports Science! It's amazing how time flies...4 months and my first module is over already! Before you know it... the degree will be over...and i'll be married :p hahaha...lemme get attached first eh...*cheeky smile*...

But for now...

Time to sleep...

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

It's 2009 already! When i look back on the happenings of the year... it's amazing. I look back on my life and all that's been going on around me and i can only

Bow down and say
You are awesome in this place Mighty God
You are awesome in this place Abba Father
You are worthy of all praise
To you our lives we raise
You Are Awesome In This Place, Mighty God

He really has been awesome!

As every other year, 2008 was full of new experiences. The last few months especially were a struggle, coping with the load of working, studying and serving in the ministry. It was something like i had never faced before. But i am so thankful to the Lord my God for His grace and mercy, that despite my unfaithfulness, He still granted me the strength & willingness, bringing me through this period and He ensured that His work would not be affected. Through the struggles i learnt more about myself as a child of God and i learnt more about how to run & serve in a ministry. And this was all His doing :)

And these are things too that i am very, very thankful for.

Thankful for my fellow SNP Leaders
Thankful for Romans, Ivy & Ben, my fellow co-labourers in the ministry and in the office
Thankful for the Pastors and their support to me
Thankful for Brian, for his understanding of how busy i was
Thanful for the rest of the staff in the office who always have a way of helping & encouraging
Thankful for the people in the church who serve quietly but faithfully, year round
Thankful for the SNPians & Desire-ians
Thankful for our church members who constantly encourage me & support me in my work Thankful for a new experience of being back in school after 6 years
Thankful for my parents who have been quietly supportive of all i do
Thankful for my sisters, who bring much joy into my life :)
Thankful TO THE LORD, WHO HAS GRANTED US THIS GIFT OF SALVATION WHICH ALLOWS/ENABLES US TO BE THANKFUL IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES & THANKFUL TO HIM FOR HIM WHO HAS CARRIED US THROUGH PLENTY - GOOD TIMES & DIFFICULT TIMES.

There's plenty more to be thankful for. But then if i listed them down, people would probably give up less than halfway through :p

One thing that recently caught the world and turned it upside down was the economic crash world-wide. Look at how Europe and the States have been affected. It made me really thankful for our government for the certain practices that they had demanded out of our local corporations. Had they not, we would have faced the same credit crunch. People think that life in the States is so good because residents there can just keep on taking loans, delaying payments from their credit card bills and mortgage loans. Look what happened; they borrowed so much money that the banks were left with no more money. And after borrowing so much, they couldn't afford to pay back all they had borrowed, leaving the banks with no hope! I'm generalising here. I'm sure that there are plenty responsible residents in those places. But, it really made me thankful for our government. I hear of my friends, past and present, complaning of the Singapore government (PAP). They wish that there could be more freedom sometimes. They wish there could be a change of leadership because they want something that the current government is not giving them.

But they fail to see that the laws that our government has placed are really to protect us. Yes, there may be certain rules that may really need to be changed - i don't know, BUT i do know that it is because of these stringent rules that the government has put in place that today, Singapore stands where it is. Just like how God gave His people laws and commandments to follow. Why? Why did He become a "cosmic killjoy"? He didn't! He placed those laws and commandments because He wanted to protect His people. Protect them from falling into the trap of doing wrong and paying eternal consequences later on. But people, being people, still went ahead and ignored His laws and commandments. That's why we have a world full of sin today, don't we? I think it's pretty similar. The government has placed certain procedures and rules in place to protect us. Yet people complain. It's hard to please everyone i guess. Just think...if our government had been so easy-going with mortgage loans and credit card re-payments...we would be so much worse off now. For that, i am thankful for their wisdom in foresight to look ahead and prevent greater damages.

Thank God for all that 2008 has carried and let's move into 2009 seeking to know, trust & obey Him! Woohoo! Thank You Lord!

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