Give thanks

First of all, I want to thank God for the persecution. Why? Because I know that nothing happens through God's divine permission, and I know all these are to test me, to mould me into a better person with better character. So that I can really build up my faith with solid rock with all these tests, when the storm comes I'm not afraid of anything.

But for now, I rebuke the devil. He can bring me down one time, two time, but he will never bring me down forever. Even though he brought me down once, but I'm gonna bounce back with greater strength from God, and greater faith for God! Hallelujah!

Next I also want to thank Elaine, for spending time to talk and share with me, even though she came back from work yesterday, tired, but still she took out time to talk to me, listening to me sharing about my problems. Thank you Elaine! I still owe you one drink!(from the coffee bean that time)

And I also want to thank Vic, even though I don't know when did Elaine and her met up yesterday night...she messaged me this morning and encouraged me, and I can only reply her half an hour ago, because I was having prelims...

I also want to thank God for answering my prayers once again, I prayed for the rain to get small, as my friend and I are going to be late for the exams. Indeed, the rain got small, ten minutes after I sat down, it just start pouring again, like water coming out from the fire hose...

Speaking about prayers, my mum yesterday told me that her christian friend said that God answering prayers are ridiculous...what crap!! I got lots and lots of testimonies that can prove that God answers our prayers, I believe even if I share with non-believers, they would also believe. I just simply don't really like all these christians who live just by the name, and shallow teachings christians trying to debate the true meanings of the word, and most of all, these kind of christians trying to poison my mum's mind...

Serious persecution

Yesterday night, when I was at Bugis with my mum, she just suddenly bring up this religion thing to me. She said alot of things, here's what she said.

1. Don't go for water baptism. (I told myself, die die I also want to get myself baptized.)

2. She said her christian friend said(I also know her friend), as long as we are not baptized, we are able to hold joss sticks. (What crap???? All I can say that she's learning the wrong things in her own church.)

3. She say her friend also said, even as we are baptized, we are still able to pray to other gods, as long as we don't hold the joss sticks. (WHAT CRAP???? The bible says, we are only to pray and worship to Lord the God in heaven, and I'm going to do that no matter what.)

4. She said her friend has been christian for a longer time than me, read the bible more than me...(Man, I thought being a Christian is not looking at how long you've been, I thought is how much you love God?)

5. She said her other friends been to CHC, and they say the church is bad, teaching the wrong stuffs.(Whole Singapore, about 100 something churches teaches the same things, what do you want me to do?)

6. She said if a church teaches you not to pray to other gods other than our Lord Jesus, then that church is tyring to brainwash you into their religion.(What Crap!!! refer to no. 3)

7. She say she also go to church, but because she believes in her own god, that's why she can go two places.(She's half right, if you have no intention of coming to know Jesus, why did you came?)

I know all these happens under the divine permission of God, and I know that all these are a test of my faith to Him, and I don't blame my mum because she don't know the truth like I do. The only thing I don't like is her tone of speaking, her friends poisoning her mind. I just feel like I'm on the bringe of falling...but my faith will still be there...

One thing I don't understand, when your child becomes a christian, are they still your child? Yes right? As long as they don't do some bad stuffs that endanger both themselves and society, why are you all have to be so narrow minded and object to everything we do??

Arrgh...calm down...

Saturday's service

Man, yesterday's service was awesome!! It's a waste Cerenna can't come...

Dr Joyce Meyer shared with us yesterday that we should seize every opportunity God has given us, just like Peter took the opportunity to get out of the boat and walk the water with Jesus. Some other points are practical teachings of the bible, and useful to our lives also.

After ther service, all of us celebrated Shamus's belated birthday for awhile, Elaine went to give bs, and the rest went to our usual hangout, Paya Lebar to eat. The Cavana staff, just pissed Chong and me off, what kind of service attitude is this?? She asked us what we want, and she walked away... Never mind, be forgiving...

All of us had quite a chat on the train though, just like usual, haha. When I reached home I was just so tired, but I still managed to pray even though I'm tired...I was supposed to come today, but I overslept...:P and I missed today's message...never mind, I'll ask the rest.

Whew!

Today, a suprise check on our hair happened at my school gate. The first thing I thought was, oh my God, what am I supposed to do? I'm sure to get caught! But, really thank God for his grace, the discipline mistress was looking at everybody's hair who walked out of the school gate. My hair touched the collar and my ear, but luckily she never stop me. Whew!

Saw JJ outside my school with HuiXian(if i never remember wrongly), I went to chat with him for awhile before I went back. Was quite suprised though, seeing him outside my school! Haha.

Dr. A.R. Bernard weekend

Last saturday, was the first time I'm seeing and listening to Dr. A.R. Bernard preaching. Man, it was so so so impacting. It's so important for all Christians, bringing the spiritual and moral values of Jesus into the marketplace.

After the whole service, the whole lot of us went to Paya Lebar to eat, to accompany Quang Yi. Halfway through, Kenneth, Shamus and I spent some time talking to him. Kenneth thinks I'm too soft to him, upon thinking, maybe I am, I don't know...

I went for the sunday service also, but I was so so so tired... Afteroon, I went to meet up my mum at bugis. That day was blessed by 3 things.

1st: PSP games in memory stick.(I need to modify it, who can accompany me?)
2nd: 4 new clothes! (Watch out for what I wear! :P)
3rd: Durains!!! Yum!

After that, I was so tired for both yesterday and today, because I ate durain, and I was full, so I can't sleep early, resulting myself very tired the next day...

National Day Celebration

Wow! Yesterday was fun! Man...I was so blur! To actually take the long way to Marina Bay...In the end I reached there at 3... So many people were there long ago... Some never came, Gary went for the parade, Jarrett went for family outing, Agnes and Louie don't know why. People who came...hmmm :

W116: Elaine, Shifu, Kenneth, Victoria, Quang Yi, May, Ben and me.
W143: Xiu Wen, Wei Siong, Hui Tong, Ng, Chong and Qi Hui.
E448: Serene, Sherrill, Ah Li, Chun Ping, Joel and Peifen.

Shamus and Yong Jing came for the steamboat.
Sorry if I missed out anyone. :P

Ng, Hui Tong and Wei Siong organised the games. All of us had lots of fun. We then went to Chong Pang to eat steamboat, which I joked that Chong owned the shop, due to the word "Chong"...



A pic of the signboard.

Around 8:15 the fireworks started, and I was in the toilet! -_-
I also took a pic of the fireworks, and some videos.



The one that worked so hard among our table and Wei Siong's table is......May! Why? 'Cos she's peeling the prawn shells and standing for don't know how long... And you want to know what is a difference? Let me teach you the meaning of the word today.



This is the food of Elaine's table, where all the experienced cooks are.



This is the food of my table, where almost all seldom cook... :P



A pic of Quang Yi, Chong and Shella.

Upon finishing, Yong Jing, Shamus, Wei Siong, Chong and me went fo DotA. The com there is so lousy with it's connection, keeps on disconnecting...

We leave at 10, and all of us took MRT home. Haha, had some fun traumatizing Shamus...our own popular game...suitable for all ages! Hahaha!

Let me share with you something today. Read Isaiah 50:4.
It says, "The Lord God has given me the tongue of the learned, that I shoulde know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary." May we be ready with a timely word or a caring question to point others towards our Saviour who offers life and peace to all.

Lord, let me be a shining light in all I say and do, that Your great love displayed in me, may lead someone to You. Amen.

PS: I was typing this on friday afternoon, and was supposed to post it, but my father came back and I had to shut down the com...

Happy National Day!

Happy National Day!

About 4 to 5 hours ago, was chatting with the team at Pending LRT station. It's been a long time since the whole team sit down and chat. Everybody indeed is busy with their own things...

Yawn...I'm very tired now, shan't be iron man today...

FOP

Man, I was 1 day late in posting this, I was actually planning on posting this yesterday, but my father was at home, so...hmm...

Ok, this is the first time I'm attending this FOP. Sat, I met up with Xiu Wen they all at Jurong East. We alighted at Tiong Bahru, taking bus number 16 there. Some of us bought LJS to eat while queueing up later. Man, it was kind of hot, lining up, but luckily, only for about an hour or plus.

The service, woohoo!! Man, Pastor Phil Pringle was hilarious, I mean his preaching. Delirious? and Don Moen... Woohoo, enjoyed the praising and worshipping part! It's just seems hard to put the whole thing out in words, it's best if experiencing the whole FOP. Cerenna can't come, wasted. Never mind, looking forward to the next one!!

I remember on Sunday, during offering time, Pastor Wu, from City Harvest, said something wrong unintentionally. He said those who never brought cash can make cheques payable to City Harvest...oops. The whole satdium goes 'oh.......' Pastor Kong stood up and pointed to him, he then quickly changed made it payable to FOP. Haha, that's when the whole stadium was laughing, and also during Pasto Phil's preaching, he changed the past into a modern one. Haha, hilarious, I laughed till I had a little stomach cramps.

Sunday, I left early, met Chong at the bus stop. He advised me to take the shuttle bus in the end. Reached Kallang, but Chan told me to wait for him. Ok, den when I was on the platform, Wei Siong called me, and we met up on the platform. Man, both days, I reached home after 12:30, before 1am. That's so late!! How I wish I can suggest to the president to change sunday's service to afternoon...or maybe I can suggest to Pastor Kong...forget it...

*Rain down, all around the world we're sing, rain down...*

*I'm gonna be, a history maker in this land...*

*On Christ the solid rock we will stand, all other ground, is sinking sand...*

*God is smiling over us tonight(x2), and what unites us is much stronger, than what divides us. God is smiling over us tonight...*

*Oh, here we come, here we come, here we come...*

*God is good, all the time, he put a song of praise in this heart of mine. God is good, all the time, through the darkest nights, His light will shine...*

Man, bits and pieces of all the songs that we sang. Don Moen's songs are nice and catchy, Delirious? songs are rock and nice too...

I want to go again next year!!!

Late already...

Ok, I was supposed to post this just now, before 12 midnight, but now it's over, I still wanna post it.

Just now cgm, benefitted alot from the word, learnt new things. After that, we also celebrated Gary's birthday, which was right on 3rd of August, and May's birthday, which falls on Sunday, so might as well celebrate both, since she's not coming for FOP on Sunday...

Gary treated everyone with canadian pizza. So blessed...

Today I reached early, so was in the room with Shamus, practising for the praise song. The funny thing was, his string broke halfway when Xiu Wen was practising, while I hold the laptop. He had no choice, but to borrow Jarrett's guitar, and tune it. The funnier part was, Elaine also broke Jarrett's guitar string...Wow. Elaine's power. :P

Quang Yi shocked all of us suddenly during testimony sharing. He suddenly cried, all of us were stunned, Chong accompanied him out and have a talk. None of us know why.

After the cgm and celebration, all of us went home. Although tired, but fun, and the 'scariest' part, Elaine say that when W143 is officially multiplied from W116, some of the members will have some shuffling. Oh oh...

Well, still considering should I be going for soccer later at 9, if I go I'll be very tired...but, it's been a long time since I resume my position. Nevertheless, I'll try my very best to wake up, since it's at Pending, should be easier I guess.

I can't wait for the FOP!!! WOW, very power packed. Pastor Phil, Don Moen, and of course, Delirious?!!! Ok, I'll just serve the net for awhile more, before I go to sleep.

Boring...new paragraph.

Today, my school came a General who's in the armed forces, and he's going to be the Chief of Navy with effect at the end of this month. He's was once a schoolmate of my principal now, that's why we have the priviledge of inviting him to come. His talks, I'm sad to say, is boring. Although all these military stuffs do make me feel excited, but his voice is just too monotone, and I just kept dozing, halfway woke up and I don't even know what was he talking... *yawn......*

Ok, new paragraph...

Read Psalm 65, if you want to, or you can just read what I typed. The paragraph goes like this:

Some people are like that with God. They run from Him in fear. They don't know that He loves them and richly provides them with everything for their enjoyment. Henry Scougal, a 17th-century Scottish minister, wrote, "Nothing is more powerful to engage our affection than to find that we are loved by One who is altogether lovely.... How must this astonish and delight us; how must it overcome our fear and melt our hearts." God's love is the perfect love that "casts out fear"(1 John 4:18).

Today, during my recess, I suddenly had a thought of something, somethign about doing things for God. Someone seems to tell me that, 'Doing things for God, we shouldn't always have a mindset thinking, Oh God, I have limited resources, I have limited strength, I think that this the most and the best I can do for You Lord. Instead, we should be thinking like this. Oh God, this is too little for me! What can I do for You more?' We should always feel happy and glad that we can do things and serve the Almighty God. Makes sense doesn't it?

Later I'm going to share a testimony, even though it doesn't sounds serious or big, but I believe that it's a good testimony to share as God, once again has answered my prayers again!! Yeah! Hallelujah!