Wednesday, January 19, 2005 @2:59 AM
Hey everyone!
Ive got a class in 15 mins so i must make this a quick one!
The last i heard was that everyones really busy and stressed at school.
Esp the sec 3s? woah...i cant believe u guys are sec 3 already!
It seems like only yesterday that we first started our gp in the tiny room which doesnt exist anymore!
And not forgetting the sec 2s, i think school is just as tough huh?
U know, school in spore is really intensive, and its much slacker here.
I wonder why. And people are not dumber. they are pretty intelligent too..Strange..
Anyway, i think ill be back in the middle of june. and maybe even to thailand to teach hannah again in july.
I miss u guys!
its been very rainy here, all the snow has melted..im praying that it doesnt snow agn, i dont like snow. temperature is going up a bit..which is extremely good news for me..
Church is far, but very good. only thing is that im short of a bible study group as well as another bible study group with beautiful young ladies and 2 not so young ladies.
alright, u know what im getting at..ok, take care u all, and do write more!
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 @11:30 PM
we believe that God makes miracles ` #
Wrestling with God
The other day a friend said to me, "I am trying to follow God. But the people in my family are mean to each other, and a lot of things in my life aren’t going the way I would like them to. I think that God isn’t helping me very much and then I feel like I am wrestling with God. Is it wrong for me to wrestle with God like this?"
Sometimes when things go wrong in our lives we wonder what God is doing. At times like that we may wrestle with God and question if He is really helping us. That’s a good time for us to remember a man in the bible who actually did wrestle with God. His name was Jacob.
One night God visited Jacob in the form of a man and the two of them wrestled all night long. While they were wrestling, God injured Jacob’s hip so badly that he had to walk with a limp for the rest of his life. But Jacob won the fight.
In the morning Jacob said to the man, "I won’t let you go until you bless me." (Genesis 32:26) So God told Jacob, "I will bless you by changing your name to Israel. The name Israel means, "You have wrestled with God and won." (Genesis 32:27) That’s when Jacob realized he had been wrestling with God.
God didn’t get mad at Jacob or kill him. Instead, God was very close to Jacob during the struggle and even ended up blessing him. The greatest blessing that God gave Jacob came many years later. Jesus Christ was born into Jacob’s family. And because of Jesus, Jacob could have eternal life. And so can we.
Like Jacob, we don’t have to be afraid to wrestle with God. God doesn’t get mad at us when we question Him or when we struggle with the way things are going in our lives. If we don’t give up, and if we stay close to God, He will stay close to us. He will use our problems and questions to give us a blessing.
Can you think of any ways God could use our problems and questions to bless us? How would you answer the person who asked, "Is it wrong for me to wrestle with God?"
Jeanne Burger
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 @12:01 AM
we believe that God makes miracles ` #
Hee Hee Pink Feather
hop dint get u in2 trable w sms beep.
ned generous input fr ery1, 4dis blog 2 wk
thks n now Where s Vic? sh arund?
untip not around al e time (erh.... 2presef ur sanity)
incas u stil blur y we buddied u all
budies mus care for ea o/r
with a genuine honest hart. tats wat budies r 4.
alredi c signs of u budies suportg ea o/r
wh u grow listen, corect ea o/r, feel for ea o/r
sxs painful sxs joyful usualy tummy v ful
selfless bonding wil open up frenships
tat wil last 2young adulthood
o/rs wil suport u wen u drown
n'corage u til u turn around
so tink budy not sef cos we r CHurch Famly.
pl read below Part I first
i oso got a Part II to mi sundy blog sermon tat Yau Seng preached
tis e most impt cos it concerns U oni not Me
no mater wat Mi Generatn does
we canot pass yr hart onto God.
YauS believs parent Jews fr Joshua GEN DID tell their chidr abt God
knoing wat traditnal Jews r lik
it s unlikly they dint tell kids abt moses red sea n Joshua jordon river
The kids dint wan a relationship w God.
Com to tink of it
Esau treated his heritage so shamefuly
He said Quick jacob let me hav yr Tau Suan
Look i m abt to die if u dont giv me my Tau Suan.
o u lo-so stupid jacob. take wad ever n get on w it
He ate and drank n GOT up N left!
He did not realise wat had jus happened to him, Oman
No more Firstborn Right.
Wat abt U?
cos u got 2 wan yr own relatnship w God
n wan it badly too
gd9t to all feathers n furs
Howdy Kel. SS getg solemn wout u
cos u r our sunshine
n most teasible of all
Monday, January 10, 2005 @12:22 AM
2005 9 Jan Sunday
Jus blog a few thots aft church B4 QT.(cursory one oni)
We had open Youth Group Open Sunday
Chris Yip intends to hav it once a mth
tho will disrupt SS lessons its gd to com tog as a group to foster our identity
I do agree.He admonished us to guard our hearts and not clutter it (Prov 4:23) Pursuit of materialism or o/r passions can rob us of time for God's purpose for us
Grateful to Yau Seng for preachg thgs straight fr e heart without any icing or deco or soften e msg. Part 2 of Judges 1&2.
Disobedience of Isrlites:-failure to listen to God's wisdom to destroy the Israelites 100%.they compromise n becam master n slaves, accomodatg Canaanites as co tenants,mimic their pagan practices, becom as evil as their enemies.
Finally to top it all intermarry with idol worshippers.
God was angry n punished them severely.
For us
Al these translate into tragedy Jg2:10 if we fail to heed God's warning.If we continue to disobey him we allow compromises in our Christian standards(tv bks jokes office ethics), we accomodate all kinds of idols in our lives we hav a price to pay......pity the nex generatn.........
A stern warng on being unequally yoked. Its spiritual suicide.
Result : Spiritual Decline Spiritual rot
Our Generatn mus heed God's Warng n purge r hearts n r lives of pagan influences
lest we be answerable to a Whole Generatn after us being -Lost
Conclusion : When ONE GEN fails in will HIT the NEXT GEN for sure
God has spoken. The Bible is e plumbline an absolute std.
I m glad to hav a chanz to listen to dis msg
I hope it wil change yr outlook for dis yr
It has certainly changed mine.
Hav some time please visit to n'corage one a/r.
or jus put in Qns or thots for us to reflect.
I hav decided to follow Jesus No turng back.
LOL untip
Friday, January 07, 2005 @10:05 PM
hm...i m rather pressured in2 riting this( Untip i got ur hints...) yearh... not really hafing fun in school ya noe..my teachers r rather looongwinded...:)) perhaps this is the age of students who want everything done suuuper fast... dunnoe lah.. hi Kel! only erm... one week has passed and we're already missing you so badly... all of us r hafing sleepness nites and crying over you(just a fanciful expression... may not b true larhs...)no untip, i can't really get on the com lyk once a week... i'll try to be a regular customer but i can't guarrantee sucess...:) haf fun doing h/w!!!
love myself 100% Love God 200% lurve everybody else... er, as much as they're willing to love me!!!
haha, i'm egoistic...
love ya lots( coz i think u do 2), eunice
Thursday, January 06, 2005 @11:25 PM
Yes indeed we r still vmuch alive n i m grateful for it.
if we dont writ soon Kel might tink we'v bin swept away too
Sundy Yau Seng preached e sermon
He said
if only tere wer warng sirens in place many wil not perish in e sea
likwise we hav to heed the warnings.God givs warngs in e Bible ov & ov again
to save us fr disasters. Rmb HE wil defnitely judge us 1 day.
Highlights Judges 1&2 ........a chilling truth
E Isrlites did not obey God intotal. Tey did not destroy tere enemies but kept som alive n made treaties w som of them n made them slaves
In teir own wisdom tey compromised. e Isrlites wen astray n made God fume
Judges2:10...A whole generatn grew up,who knew neither e Lord nor what he had done for Israel. So tragic. Is dis going to hapen to r genratn or mi childr's genratn?
mi own tots :wat m i doing ev day tat God has extended to me?
is He satisfied with me?
Don't talk abt convertg e world tat kind of global scale
I mus start to b grateful for all e help God gav me dis week
He sent workers to complete e paint job in e front of house.
waited anxiously for 2 wk. so small an area actually but tok so long,do litle bit stop wk start litle bit stop wk.it rained mani days w no wkers in sight.
backyard is another headache. needs retile cos all cracked up lik me.
anticipate noise n dust. trouble with drillg noise cant hear ofice phone n wil dust wakes up mi asthma. Help Lord i need mi sanity. Gues God wil back me up again. He alwys does in his own time.Let my heart b glad n trust in e only One who is mighty and gentle in handling me.
I m so blessed to hav God on mi side.
Give thks for little things God allows us to hav to ncorage us
Where s Eunice? arn't u supose 2 drop by onc a wek?
skol so bad huh? evbodi ran away?
HA HA sthg funni hapened yest
Joel Tay had to crop his hair army style 1 cm
tats not funy dont b mean u all
wh he came bk fr barber he greeted babi mattias
Mattias yelled his head off. He cried n yelled and shed tears n refused to be pacified. Normally he loves Jo wen he sees him n wil agoo n agaa to Jo
I wonder wat wen on in tat little head of his. Is he lik so grieved cos he tinks tats wat u do to boys wen they reach 18?
Wel so long mi son e army boy
U r God's child so ask God for help ea day
may u b a blessing to others in Tekong.
Seek God u will surely find
i m still
untip-able.
Sunday, January 02, 2005 @12:11 AM
we believe that God makes miracles ` #
dearly beloved of the gentlest kind
11.55 pm 1.1.2005
huff huff puff puff
jus made it to wish erybodi
HAPPY BLESSED NEW YEAR 2005
hav to mentn Kel specially by name
not bcos she is not a gentle specimen
but its kinda special for her to b @ e other side of e world
we r olive-green with envy u kno
(she'll receiv dis greeting wh she reads r blog
n feel bad she dint write us. havnt had time to read her blog
dont kno whthe she did or not)
i m sure i repr all of us wh i say we'll mis her v much tmr in SS
we r sendg lots of love tog w kisses * mu-ak mu-ak mu-ak * ha ha ha
last 9nt had watch night makan cum gathering at Mandalay
mi floor's a sticky gluey mess now
no time to clean n consider calling "amah on wheels"
then send e bill to Uncle Paul hee hee
make him get nightmare mah
now i go n hav swee drems
tmr i c u
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