today 's sermon was about miracles!thank God for this sermon in such good timing when i've just received the blessing of a miracle from God. it spoke closely to me that miracles can happen anytime in our lives and we may not realise it. it is really so ironic, sometimes we pray so hard for a miracle to happen in our life yet when a miracle happens we don't see it. this often happen because we don't pray specific enough for this miracle and when a good thing happens we don't relate it to God. it also may be that we totally forgot about what we have prayed for.therefore, we really need to pray to God specifically in which area of our life and wait faithfully in expectation for God's amazing deliverance.
Even so, sometimes we don't identify miracles because, of the many miracles that we hear happening around us. when we know that so many miracles can happen, we tend to not see as much value in the miracles, we'l think of it as normal happenings. and forgot to thank God for the blessing. However whether God's deliverance is a miracle really depends on owns perspective. God can do everything:make the blind see, make the lame walk but u can insist its a natural happening.thus we need to humble ourselves, recognise that our strength is limited, without God's strength we cannot do anything.
also i learned that each miracle from God is actually to prepare us for greater miracles that will happen in our lives in future. and these miracles happen in out lives so that we can use them to share the gospel about how amazing our God is and impact others' lives. so i really believe God is gonna pour in lots and lots more miracles into my life that i can use to bring about salvation of more people.
today really wan2 pray for miracle on my evangelistic work. pray for God to soften the hearts of the three pre-believers i've been working on and show then how true u are in their lives so that they may receive ur divine salvation =)
thank you Lord for speaking to me so closely tonight and thank u for the many blessings and miracles that u are about to pour into our lives :D
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
lol. ytd wad fun!! PERU visit the tree top walk in MacRitchie!! lol. as usual, i was really scared so i kept walking and didn't stop to enjoy the scenery cos whenever i start looking around, my legs will start to shake =.=' den cos i was walking in front, when i walk fast, people behind follow suite!haha den at the end michelle and huiying say this kind of place should walk slowly, and look at the beauty of nature in a different angle.. haha if u aren't scared of heights u can do it. i'd really love to but when i'm up there, no thanks =( after that we proceeded to jelutong tower and celebrated huiying's birthday in advance, her actual birthday is 1st october;children's day! so cute!! so we were the first to celebrate for her!muahaha!lol really hope she enjoyed it :)) cos really need to bring her step by step towards God; enfold her with the love of God ..den yichen also ..hope that the outing will let him see that the end of acts calibre is not the end of peru and see the difference in this group compared to the past other camps he had attended.
lol den after that went for unit meet at jon chen's house which is at keat hong!!haha so near my house.. its like the first time i have church activity so near my home sweet home =) thk God for that. of cos the feeling is good but still if its far ,it'll still be worthwhile to attend.
sihui told us to fast before the unit meet and think about personal prayer to ask from GOod during the fast. those i made were :growth in perseverence, mercy and forgiveness and courage..
soo thk God that He blessed me again, i was granted courage to share my testimony on the miracle on my C++ assisgnment. was really quite nervous before i volunteered but thk God i still did!! cos it always feel good to share of God's amazing works!AMEN!! ^^ heehee den after i volunteered, i said to myself: hey God blessed me with courage today, because i prayed for it! =) my recess week has been really wonderful, my eyes are opened to the things that God can do to my life and thru my life. and this i really think is wad makes a life purposeful. so i pray that each day i will dwell in the presence of God ;never will i shut my eyes, never will i shut my ears from His words and His callings for i know that each thing i do together with God will be fruitful.
afte that,teaching was about productive christian life. that we firstly need to grow strong roots, get rid of weeds, undergo pruning den finally wait for harvest. translates to foundation :knowledge, understanding and application of God's word. den rid of the unwanted: identify areas in life that hinders us/ draws us apart from God den lift them up to God, ask Him for help to overcome. after that grow through tests grow stronger to become even more fruitful.
today, yongsheng and daniel flying off to london for the tertiary education in cambridge. so pray for them a safe journey, grant them peace of mind and assure them ur presence and remind them that a reliance on U will make them the strongest man any mortal can be.them to continue shining the light from U and touch the lives of others. =) amen!
lol den after that went for unit meet at jon chen's house which is at keat hong!!haha so near my house.. its like the first time i have church activity so near my home sweet home =) thk God for that. of cos the feeling is good but still if its far ,it'll still be worthwhile to attend.
sihui told us to fast before the unit meet and think about personal prayer to ask from GOod during the fast. those i made were :growth in perseverence, mercy and forgiveness and courage..
soo thk God that He blessed me again, i was granted courage to share my testimony on the miracle on my C++ assisgnment. was really quite nervous before i volunteered but thk God i still did!! cos it always feel good to share of God's amazing works!AMEN!! ^^ heehee den after i volunteered, i said to myself: hey God blessed me with courage today, because i prayed for it! =) my recess week has been really wonderful, my eyes are opened to the things that God can do to my life and thru my life. and this i really think is wad makes a life purposeful. so i pray that each day i will dwell in the presence of God ;never will i shut my eyes, never will i shut my ears from His words and His callings for i know that each thing i do together with God will be fruitful.
afte that,teaching was about productive christian life. that we firstly need to grow strong roots, get rid of weeds, undergo pruning den finally wait for harvest. translates to foundation :knowledge, understanding and application of God's word. den rid of the unwanted: identify areas in life that hinders us/ draws us apart from God den lift them up to God, ask Him for help to overcome. after that grow through tests grow stronger to become even more fruitful.
today, yongsheng and daniel flying off to london for the tertiary education in cambridge. so pray for them a safe journey, grant them peace of mind and assure them ur presence and remind them that a reliance on U will make them the strongest man any mortal can be.them to continue shining the light from U and touch the lives of others. =) amen!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
today was a rather fruitful day too!manage to complete my physics lab report :) which has really been a killer subject to me every week!
today supposed to meet sengkim and his project mate peishan to run in the morning. so put alarm 6.15am den wake up, wanted to lai chuang 5min so slept on my fores thinking that this position will only allow me to sleep 5min but the next time i woke up was 7.05!!oh no i'm gonna be late! haha so rushed out of bed.first thing pray as i brush my teeth lol thank God for the 45 min extra sleep but allow me to still be on time. fruitful time ahead with sengkim and his friend, even if we can't be running(cos it was raining). left house around 8am.
den cos rain was pretty heavy, run was cancelled and instead meeting at cant a for breakfast. reached there first so put down bag and go toilet. den sengkim called, so i ran out of toilet and .........sloooop.......i slipped and fell flat on the floor!OUCH! fortunately no injury except for bruise on my elbow and butt (thank God for my fleshy butt!lol)
after having breakfast when to study at lee wee nam library. started on my lab report, which i had no ambition to complete!!haha but i did in the end, so really thank God for 3 fruitful days since the beginning of recess week :) when was halfway thru i found that our experiment was done wrongly thus our result seem so far off and i didn't know what i could do. Since there was nothing else i could do ,i used results that are not measured by myself. then after that finished my report at around 7.30pm. so we all went home after that cos they decided they are not able to complete their work today lol.
found out that their work is really quite tough and draining too. and their deadline is friday 5pm. and they can't finish it. quite worried for sengkim cos tmr whole day is filled by peru outing and unit meet then friday might be too late alr and he's still ill, not fully recovered from his flu. and first time i saw him so serious about work. he actually discussed the question while eating lunch and even brought out the qn paper.was quite surprised .and all the more make me worry to what extend will he stretch himself to complete his work.. thus i really wan2 pray for him. Commit his time into God's hands to make it fruitful and for God to grant peace and knowledge to him that he may focus in the work and not get frustrated or drained by the large workload.
continue to pray for cheong seng, a brother who has left church, yanyu just told me she's got connected with him and trying to know his reasons for leaving and getting him connected with the rest of us and such that he'l come back to God. i pray for cheong seng that God may reveal to him the importance of fellowship ;the support we get from one another ;the power of praying in groups ;the encouragement we always get from one another's simple actions that make great impact. remind him of the times he had had with fellow believers let him see the value in these past gatherings which drew him closer to God and the people around him. Protect him and not let him be drawn to the seemingly attractive things of the world that do not last. let him be the source of influence to his friends; he not just want to be with his friends in this lifetime on Earth but to be with them eternally in heaven.
i also wan2 pray for my spiritual buddy yanyu, thank God for her heart in having a burden for cheong seng and wanting to bring him back to U, Lord. assure her ur presence, give to her wisdom and knowledge that she'll be able to know his needs and give proper advice to him that will be relevant and speaks Ur word O Lord.
Finally for tmr peru outing, pray for fruitful time of interaction,opportunities to share of ur love and grace. bless us with good weather and safe journey.
thank God in advance for blessings to come.=)all these in Jesus' name.AMEN :D
today supposed to meet sengkim and his project mate peishan to run in the morning. so put alarm 6.15am den wake up, wanted to lai chuang 5min so slept on my fores thinking that this position will only allow me to sleep 5min but the next time i woke up was 7.05!!oh no i'm gonna be late! haha so rushed out of bed.first thing pray as i brush my teeth lol thank God for the 45 min extra sleep but allow me to still be on time. fruitful time ahead with sengkim and his friend, even if we can't be running(cos it was raining). left house around 8am.
den cos rain was pretty heavy, run was cancelled and instead meeting at cant a for breakfast. reached there first so put down bag and go toilet. den sengkim called, so i ran out of toilet and .........sloooop.......i slipped and fell flat on the floor!OUCH! fortunately no injury except for bruise on my elbow and butt (thank God for my fleshy butt!lol)
after having breakfast when to study at lee wee nam library. started on my lab report, which i had no ambition to complete!!haha but i did in the end, so really thank God for 3 fruitful days since the beginning of recess week :) when was halfway thru i found that our experiment was done wrongly thus our result seem so far off and i didn't know what i could do. Since there was nothing else i could do ,i used results that are not measured by myself. then after that finished my report at around 7.30pm. so we all went home after that cos they decided they are not able to complete their work today lol.
found out that their work is really quite tough and draining too. and their deadline is friday 5pm. and they can't finish it. quite worried for sengkim cos tmr whole day is filled by peru outing and unit meet then friday might be too late alr and he's still ill, not fully recovered from his flu. and first time i saw him so serious about work. he actually discussed the question while eating lunch and even brought out the qn paper.was quite surprised .and all the more make me worry to what extend will he stretch himself to complete his work.. thus i really wan2 pray for him. Commit his time into God's hands to make it fruitful and for God to grant peace and knowledge to him that he may focus in the work and not get frustrated or drained by the large workload.
continue to pray for cheong seng, a brother who has left church, yanyu just told me she's got connected with him and trying to know his reasons for leaving and getting him connected with the rest of us and such that he'l come back to God. i pray for cheong seng that God may reveal to him the importance of fellowship ;the support we get from one another ;the power of praying in groups ;the encouragement we always get from one another's simple actions that make great impact. remind him of the times he had had with fellow believers let him see the value in these past gatherings which drew him closer to God and the people around him. Protect him and not let him be drawn to the seemingly attractive things of the world that do not last. let him be the source of influence to his friends; he not just want to be with his friends in this lifetime on Earth but to be with them eternally in heaven.
i also wan2 pray for my spiritual buddy yanyu, thank God for her heart in having a burden for cheong seng and wanting to bring him back to U, Lord. assure her ur presence, give to her wisdom and knowledge that she'll be able to know his needs and give proper advice to him that will be relevant and speaks Ur word O Lord.
Finally for tmr peru outing, pray for fruitful time of interaction,opportunities to share of ur love and grace. bless us with good weather and safe journey.
thank God in advance for blessings to come.=)all these in Jesus' name.AMEN :D
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
memory verse for the week
actually wanted to find the verse when doing my QT later but went to read uncle ah-foo's blog and saw this verse that i fell in love with :)) so it shall be my mem verse for the week
guess its really something many people need: an assurance during a time of suffering.. sometimes we're not even suffering and we really feel like giving up. but God's promise is that the more we go thru the more we'll gain.. wan2 meditate on this verse and hopefully God will drop me more insights so that i may know Him more and flow with His heartbeat.
Roman 5:3-4 "Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope."
guess its really something many people need: an assurance during a time of suffering.. sometimes we're not even suffering and we really feel like giving up. but God's promise is that the more we go thru the more we'll gain.. wan2 meditate on this verse and hopefully God will drop me more insights so that i may know Him more and flow with His heartbeat.
a miracle!!
today i woke up the morning to be in God's most wonderful presence!! i knew it'll be another brand new day walking closely with God and i thanked God in advance for it..
had intended to complete my physics lab report today but i could not assess matlab from home so cannot plot my graph for the results. thus decided to study in school tmr and do my lab report there.
yup but i didn't slack after that cos i remembered faith comes hand in hand with action, so though i prayed really hard God to bless me on the things that need to be done, i need to put in my utmost effort. so i perseveringly moved on to start on my programming assignment.. though it wasn't like first try got it but i still got it after like 10 tries later!! which is really so amazing :D cos usually i do programming problems try like five times cannot means i really don't know what else i can do.. this incident really showcase to me what i've been working on lately: to let my faith and actions come hand in hand. i had to persevere on attempting another method and trust that God will grant me peace of mind if it fails to work out again and grant me the knowledge of what other methods there may be. really thank God for this miracle, i completed a major task i had for my recess week!! i'm really relieved by the fact i complete that assignmentso i really think God has worked through this and God is always so amazing!!
yup so once again i pray for tmr. for there to be smooth connection to the remote server for the matlab so that i can do my lab report for me to continue to have a peace of mind and not get frustrated by my work and i still wana make use of the chance to minister to the other brothers and sisters, getting to know them more and understand their needs (studying is the time that people will usually share about their difficulties!!). pray that we'll have a safe exercise session and brothers and sisters to be refreshed by the workout .thank GOD in advance for all these blessings :) AMEN!!
had intended to complete my physics lab report today but i could not assess matlab from home so cannot plot my graph for the results. thus decided to study in school tmr and do my lab report there.
yup but i didn't slack after that cos i remembered faith comes hand in hand with action, so though i prayed really hard God to bless me on the things that need to be done, i need to put in my utmost effort. so i perseveringly moved on to start on my programming assignment.. though it wasn't like first try got it but i still got it after like 10 tries later!! which is really so amazing :D cos usually i do programming problems try like five times cannot means i really don't know what else i can do.. this incident really showcase to me what i've been working on lately: to let my faith and actions come hand in hand. i had to persevere on attempting another method and trust that God will grant me peace of mind if it fails to work out again and grant me the knowledge of what other methods there may be. really thank God for this miracle, i completed a major task i had for my recess week!! i'm really relieved by the fact i complete that assignmentso i really think God has worked through this and God is always so amazing!!
yup so once again i pray for tmr. for there to be smooth connection to the remote server for the matlab so that i can do my lab report for me to continue to have a peace of mind and not get frustrated by my work and i still wana make use of the chance to minister to the other brothers and sisters, getting to know them more and understand their needs (studying is the time that people will usually share about their difficulties!!). pray that we'll have a safe exercise session and brothers and sisters to be refreshed by the workout .thank GOD in advance for all these blessings :) AMEN!!
Monday, September 22, 2008
arRR..today really start of recess week but i really feel that its gonna end very soon! so really wana commit to God, reveal more of ur presence during this period, please God.
here's my plans for the week :
first and foremost i wana organise up all my things, which include tidying up my room, my notes everything so that i can really study conveniently in future.
next is to catch up with my school work. didn't quite understand some things in the lecture so its time to catch up. and also use the time to do more practises to confirm i understand the concepts and application
den is to complete my assignment and lab report!! have not start either yet!! so really must buck up, yea..
finally is to start studying specifically on the mid-terms coming up, which include mas181,mas110 and he191.
God please lead me through and give me peace of mind so that i may not be too stressed :) thank you ,lord :D
May i continue to serve with lots and lots of joy~!^^
here's my plans for the week :
first and foremost i wana organise up all my things, which include tidying up my room, my notes everything so that i can really study conveniently in future.
next is to catch up with my school work. didn't quite understand some things in the lecture so its time to catch up. and also use the time to do more practises to confirm i understand the concepts and application
den is to complete my assignment and lab report!! have not start either yet!! so really must buck up, yea..
finally is to start studying specifically on the mid-terms coming up, which include mas181,mas110 and he191.
God please lead me through and give me peace of mind so that i may not be too stressed :) thank you ,lord :D
May i continue to serve with lots and lots of joy~!^^
Sunday, September 21, 2008
back to ushering!
haha today received email from some1 called joella who's in the tertiary usher ministry and informed me that from october onwards,i'd b an usher in tertiary service.. yups thank God for giving me this opportunity to serve .i pray that i'd always have the spirit of excellence as i serve in a similar way but different environment, grant me a humble heart willing to learn and accept new things. i have a feeling that because its something i'd done before,so i'd more or less show that i know how the usher duty goes about but let this not appear to others as arrogance and i really foresee new things that i'll learn in this ministry. also pray that i'd be able to blend well with the people in the group, cause i had really see value in the support i got from people in my ushering team previously.
today also had a farewell dinner for yong sheng. he's leaving to study in cambridge (which is like woOAHH!)coming friday. so went sengkim's dad's coffeeshop!haha had quite a lot if fun there.
though didn't really get to know YS well but always see that he's around during service, sub-d gathering and whenever/wherever his caregroup is although he doesn't study in ntu like the rest of them do. i see a sincere heart he has for people and always wanting to do something good for the people around. really thank God for putting this brother into our midst :) now that he has to leave, i'm sure its because God had plans for him to continue touching lives and making positive impact in a new environment !and i'm just so happy to know that !though saddening that some1 has to leave,it is heartwarming to know that he is taking a step towards such great growth :D
also get to meet up with kat there and pass her the long overdue card and cross-stitch!!haha the cross-stitch was started like during june but i made a 'fatal' mistake and had to redo so finished at around late july which was when school was about to start and had loads to do(cos i was really last min haha!) so didn't have time to think how to present it to her den school start also stressed and never do anything about it only now recess week den tidy table found it den make card to give her.haha still i believe its the heart that counts :)
kk i pray for God to bless me in my sleep, recharge my energy, refresh me for the coming brand new day, prepare me for my hard work during the day that i may use to glorify ur name. commit the night and the upcoming day and whole new week into ur mighty hands :D in Jesus name.AMEN! nitenitex :)
today also had a farewell dinner for yong sheng. he's leaving to study in cambridge (which is like woOAHH!)coming friday. so went sengkim's dad's coffeeshop!haha had quite a lot if fun there.
though didn't really get to know YS well but always see that he's around during service, sub-d gathering and whenever/wherever his caregroup is although he doesn't study in ntu like the rest of them do. i see a sincere heart he has for people and always wanting to do something good for the people around. really thank God for putting this brother into our midst :) now that he has to leave, i'm sure its because God had plans for him to continue touching lives and making positive impact in a new environment !and i'm just so happy to know that !though saddening that some1 has to leave,it is heartwarming to know that he is taking a step towards such great growth :D
also get to meet up with kat there and pass her the long overdue card and cross-stitch!!haha the cross-stitch was started like during june but i made a 'fatal' mistake and had to redo so finished at around late july which was when school was about to start and had loads to do(cos i was really last min haha!) so didn't have time to think how to present it to her den school start also stressed and never do anything about it only now recess week den tidy table found it den make card to give her.haha still i believe its the heart that counts :)
kk i pray for God to bless me in my sleep, recharge my energy, refresh me for the coming brand new day, prepare me for my hard work during the day that i may use to glorify ur name. commit the night and the upcoming day and whole new week into ur mighty hands :D in Jesus name.AMEN! nitenitex :)
"More than Work" (Colossians 3:23-24)
heex.. today ps Jeff preached!! haha really thank God for speaking to me so closely and just-at-the-right-time during service just now.titled 'More than Work' from passage Colossian 3:23-24. two teaching points, must do my best at work and must know that Jesus Christ is our ultimate boss :D
spoke to me that we must always remember that we are God's child even when doing our work or studies. therefore we must do our best in our work/studies to: 1.Lead consistent life 2.Glorify God with our achievements 3.Be salt and light ;be someone with a great influence on others and
Jesus is our ultimate boss.God created us to be in this world to put us to test, to know how much each of us can be entrusted to the rewards in heaven. and God promise to us is an eternal life in heaven where will rule and reign together with Jesus. and in Luke 16:10-12 it says if man is not trustworthy with little things (things of the world), he cannot be trusted with more (things of the world).
Pray that i'l always remember that my work/studies is the perfect channel i can use to glorify God therefore i need to work hard on it and i'd really fulfill the responsibility God has given me to be good students, excel in it so that we can use it to glorify our Father in heaven :D Amen :)
spoke to me that we must always remember that we are God's child even when doing our work or studies. therefore we must do our best in our work/studies to: 1.Lead consistent life 2.Glorify God with our achievements 3.Be salt and light ;be someone with a great influence on others and
Jesus is our ultimate boss.God created us to be in this world to put us to test, to know how much each of us can be entrusted to the rewards in heaven. and God promise to us is an eternal life in heaven where will rule and reign together with Jesus. and in Luke 16:10-12 it says if man is not trustworthy with little things (things of the world), he cannot be trusted with more (things of the world).
Pray that i'l always remember that my work/studies is the perfect channel i can use to glorify God therefore i need to work hard on it and i'd really fulfill the responsibility God has given me to be good students, excel in it so that we can use it to glorify our Father in heaven :D Amen :)
Friday, September 19, 2008
given an eternal purpose :))
heyheys!
though so long never blog i still come back!!!haha okay yaya i'm guilty but today i 'm so determined i wana blog cos i wan to use this blog to make me accountable of my spiritual growth. mainly becos of this week's caregroup which was to set personal goals on areas to grow in order to achieve our cg vision of building a strong foundation in God's word so as to equip ourselves to be salt and light amongst people within our sphere of influence.
and i responded quite alot.
upward (how to establish intimate relationship w God):
Establish relationship with God to the extent that I feel His close presence despite being pre-occupied with my daily routine. (ie. Do tutorial tgr w/ God; brush teeth with God :D etc)
Prayer: -not just pray when I need to / when there is nothing else I can do , but pray and commit all things to God so that I can complete each task using God’s strength and not my own.
-set aside time to pray for others (15 min each day to pray for at least 2 person (believers and SOWees =)
Stretch my ability to serve by extend reliance on God, because serve more => do more => less time to seek God quietly. Need a balance, how to do so? Not sure yet but probably reading books?
Inward (my attitude):
Faith: Recognizing faith and action come tgr. Pray and ask God for strength but still do whatever I can and God will add to it, instead of thinking that I pray and not do anything and expect God to do everything.
Peace of mind: tap into this promise from God which is to grant us peace. Memorise and meditate verses John 14:27 & Matthew 6:34
Knowledge: memorise bible verses (at least a verse each week =))
Outward:
Outreach: Tiffany – coursemate, spend a lot of time w/ her individually. Perfect opportunity given by God to outreach
Yee Sam – OG mate knows she is insecure about her friendship and is looking out for friends that will always rmb her and walk tgr with her
Shi Yong – in religion called 天道 believes Jesus Christ but takes teaching from others religion too. Potential believer that will need someone to reveal to her that there is only this one God that will bring her eternal life in heaven.
Not be afraid to outwardly express my reliance on God; let others see the presence of God through me so that they may be blessed by His provision in me.
Be a source of encouragement: affirm people, not just by sms and cards but do it face-to-face or even better in a group . Because from book Be All You Can Be it says that it will have a greater significance on the person in this manner.
Not to be selective in people I establish closer relationship with. God loves them equally regardless believer /non-believer
Tap and stretch my spiritual gifting of hospitality. This gift to be exercised not based on emotions. Let God be my only source of joy and comfort so that I can always be joyful and hospitable. Stretch this gift to bless non-believers. Use it to draw people to myself so that I can share the gospel to them and do my part to fulfill the Great Commission.
Yup so from this week onwards, i will post my week's memory verse HERE :D
This week's memory verse:
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seeks Him.
Yup its from this week's shepherding.
This week' s shepherding was on tuesday and we studied the passage Hebrews 11:1-10 which is on faith. Sumary of learning points are:
1. What is faith?: Faith is being sure of what we hope for, trusting God & His character (involves trusting even when we do not see the answers)
2. Why do we need to have faith?: Faith pleases God & help us grow in relationship w Him.
3. Application: Faith & action, faith in trials, faith in being healed, faith in approaching God.
Today had bible study with sengkim at the palette. passage was on Daniel 1 & 2. Learning points:
1. Daniel was loyal and obedient to God despite being in a foreign country where His God aren't praised. and, he stood firm in God's command to not eat food assigned by the king, even though he knew that it would created a lot of trouble.
Show also Daniel's reliance on God.
God showed favour of his obedience by blessing him with knowledge and understanding. These were clearly what they needed most in their current situation =>God provides accordingly
2. Even though Daniel did not hold high position among the king's wise men, he was respected. because even when the commander of guard (high position) wanted to put him to execution, he still had chance to ask. Daniel must have led a righteous and respectable life, which made him an influential character.
3. When Daniel spoke to the king, he kept pointing towards God. Doing things for God and fulfilling tasks with God's strength. =>bring glory to God
4. See importance in fellowship => looked for other 3 to pray tgr instead of praying alone.
After telling and interpreting king's dream, he was given high position and he requested for other 3 to be administrators because he saw the value in them and knew that he needed to carry out his work.
After that went on to talk about caregroup. He reminded me that the best way to serve my leader(specifically CL) is to give valuable feedback to her so that caregroup would be better suited to each one's need. it was really something that i've never thought about doing. Previously in youth i only participated in CG evaluation cos my CL asked me to. i shld have understood the importance of CG evaluation. yup, so something i wan2 see myself improve in.
like reason of being laid back: will my feedback even make a difference?
rebuttal: there won't even be an opportunity that a change will happen if i remain silent!!
haha. yups so just do it ba!
only things to consider: is it biblical? is it more beneficial?
if yes for both, just do it! jia you k =)
hmm, yup that's about it. recess week is here!!lol but can't enjoy holiday cos i'm lagging in uni, need this 1 wk break to catch up. btw tmr meeting eunice! to catch up,she was telling me about some of her worries in her family. God please bless my friend =) hope to hear good news tmr!
nite nitex (^.^)
though so long never blog i still come back!!!haha okay yaya i'm guilty but today i 'm so determined i wana blog cos i wan to use this blog to make me accountable of my spiritual growth. mainly becos of this week's caregroup which was to set personal goals on areas to grow in order to achieve our cg vision of building a strong foundation in God's word so as to equip ourselves to be salt and light amongst people within our sphere of influence.
and i responded quite alot.
upward (how to establish intimate relationship w God):
Establish relationship with God to the extent that I feel His close presence despite being pre-occupied with my daily routine. (ie. Do tutorial tgr w/ God; brush teeth with God :D etc)
Prayer: -not just pray when I need to / when there is nothing else I can do , but pray and commit all things to God so that I can complete each task using God’s strength and not my own.
-set aside time to pray for others (15 min each day to pray for at least 2 person (believers and SOWees =)
Stretch my ability to serve by extend reliance on God, because serve more => do more => less time to seek God quietly. Need a balance, how to do so? Not sure yet but probably reading books?
Inward (my attitude):
Faith: Recognizing faith and action come tgr. Pray and ask God for strength but still do whatever I can and God will add to it, instead of thinking that I pray and not do anything and expect God to do everything.
Peace of mind: tap into this promise from God which is to grant us peace. Memorise and meditate verses John 14:27 & Matthew 6:34
Knowledge: memorise bible verses (at least a verse each week =))
Outward:
Outreach: Tiffany – coursemate, spend a lot of time w/ her individually. Perfect opportunity given by God to outreach
Yee Sam – OG mate knows she is insecure about her friendship and is looking out for friends that will always rmb her and walk tgr with her
Shi Yong – in religion called 天道 believes Jesus Christ but takes teaching from others religion too. Potential believer that will need someone to reveal to her that there is only this one God that will bring her eternal life in heaven.
Not be afraid to outwardly express my reliance on God; let others see the presence of God through me so that they may be blessed by His provision in me.
Be a source of encouragement: affirm people, not just by sms and cards but do it face-to-face or even better in a group . Because from book Be All You Can Be it says that it will have a greater significance on the person in this manner.
Not to be selective in people I establish closer relationship with. God loves them equally regardless believer /non-believer
Tap and stretch my spiritual gifting of hospitality. This gift to be exercised not based on emotions. Let God be my only source of joy and comfort so that I can always be joyful and hospitable. Stretch this gift to bless non-believers. Use it to draw people to myself so that I can share the gospel to them and do my part to fulfill the Great Commission.
Yup so from this week onwards, i will post my week's memory verse HERE :D
This week's memory verse:
Yup its from this week's shepherding.
This week' s shepherding was on tuesday and we studied the passage Hebrews 11:1-10 which is on faith. Sumary of learning points are:
1. What is faith?: Faith is being sure of what we hope for, trusting God & His character (involves trusting even when we do not see the answers)
2. Why do we need to have faith?: Faith pleases God & help us grow in relationship w Him.
3. Application: Faith & action, faith in trials, faith in being healed, faith in approaching God.
Today had bible study with sengkim at the palette. passage was on Daniel 1 & 2. Learning points:
1. Daniel was loyal and obedient to God despite being in a foreign country where His God aren't praised. and, he stood firm in God's command to not eat food assigned by the king, even though he knew that it would created a lot of trouble.
Show also Daniel's reliance on God.
God showed favour of his obedience by blessing him with knowledge and understanding. These were clearly what they needed most in their current situation =>God provides accordingly
2. Even though Daniel did not hold high position among the king's wise men, he was respected. because even when the commander of guard (high position) wanted to put him to execution, he still had chance to ask. Daniel must have led a righteous and respectable life, which made him an influential character.
3. When Daniel spoke to the king, he kept pointing towards God. Doing things for God and fulfilling tasks with God's strength. =>bring glory to God
4. See importance in fellowship => looked for other 3 to pray tgr instead of praying alone.
After telling and interpreting king's dream, he was given high position and he requested for other 3 to be administrators because he saw the value in them and knew that he needed to carry out his work.
After that went on to talk about caregroup. He reminded me that the best way to serve my leader(specifically CL) is to give valuable feedback to her so that caregroup would be better suited to each one's need. it was really something that i've never thought about doing. Previously in youth i only participated in CG evaluation cos my CL asked me to. i shld have understood the importance of CG evaluation. yup, so something i wan2 see myself improve in.
like reason of being laid back: will my feedback even make a difference?
rebuttal: there won't even be an opportunity that a change will happen if i remain silent!!
haha. yups so just do it ba!
only things to consider: is it biblical? is it more beneficial?
if yes for both, just do it! jia you k =)
hmm, yup that's about it. recess week is here!!lol but can't enjoy holiday cos i'm lagging in uni, need this 1 wk break to catch up. btw tmr meeting eunice! to catch up,she was telling me about some of her worries in her family. God please bless my friend =) hope to hear good news tmr!
nite nitex (^.^)
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