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22 November 2009 @ 08:51 am

Genesis 50

19 But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

You know better than I

I thought I did what's right
I thought I had the answers
I thought I chose the surest road
But that road brought me here
So I put up a fight
And told you how to help me
Now just when I have given up
The truth is coming clear

Chorus 1:
You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
For You know better than I

If this has been a test
I cannot see the reason
But maybe knowing
I don't know is part of getting through
I tried to do what's best
But faith has made it easy
To see the best thing i can do
Is to put my trust in You.

Chorus 2
For, You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
For You know better than I

Coda:
I saw one cloud and thought it was a sky
I saw a bird and thought that I could follow
But it was You who taught that bird to fly
If i let You reach me
Will You teach me.
(Repeat Chorus )

For, You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
I'll take what answers you supply
You know better than I

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21 November 2009 @ 09:56 pm

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because life is getting prettier as we walk on
during the exam period, we have no lessons
we get to sleep according to our own timing (at our own peril)
i am fed well, too well, and my mum just keeps accomodating me (spoilt child)

yes, i get a little anxious, i pray about it
during the papers, time passes by really quick
and after the paper, I get this perverse sense that some notes are not as important as before (I believe the things we learn do help us though)

my parents fetch me home on many of the days, brought me out for dinner
sometimes i learn a lot from the bible (like those days you marvel at the wisdom in the accounts)
i get a change in environment during cell (and very thankful)
instead of seeking knowledge, I seek a person - Christ, an infinite experience
and i have service to look forward to

life can get a little boring, but those are the days when i have to depend on God to help me enlarge my interest, and help shape the desires of my heart

i miss playing sports:) but in a few days, I can have so much freedom (thank God for such a long break)

my prayer is that I grow to be a better Christian

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19 November 2009 @ 09:55 am

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this morning, I was looking for a verse. it's quite interesting, cause I thought I saw it in Chapter 40 something of Isaiah.

But it wasn't, and I decided to flip backwards...

the verse meant alot to me, especially now. So i flipped through rather quickly, but tried not to miss anything out... (only got one shot you see)
and by the time I reached chapter 5... i was a little frustrated and disappointed.

Hehe, but yes, I did continue... and finally, I found it in chapter 1:)

so many ellipses.

Isaiah 1

Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."

condition of the heart:)

I think with Christ, every morning is worth celebrating:)
He who makes all things new:)

In Jesus Name
Amen

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17 November 2009 @ 09:08 pm

thankful to God :)

:) I like learning and improving. growing and understanding clearer through practice

am thankful for all these days, months - really a great learning experience

i am thankful too, that I am doing it with God, because I know without Him, I would not have been able to enjoy myself or actually do well

it really makes a huge difference when God's on your side

the exam period has shown me and many others this - that sometimes, you just reach your limit... and then you have to let your God take over

whenever I am down, or whenever I face an obstacle which I cannot surmount on my own strength, I need not quit, I need not despair

I can call on the name of God Almighty:)

greater than all

In Jesus name,
Amen

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11 November 2009 @ 06:43 pm

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Exodus 15

The Song of Moses and Miriam

¹ Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD :
       "I will sing to the LORD,
       for he is highly exalted.
       The horse and its rider
       he has hurled into the sea.

² The LORD is my strength and my song;
       he has become my salvation.
       He is my God, and I will praise him,
       my father's God, and I will exalt him.

³ The LORD is a warrior;
the LORD is his name.

⁴ Pharaoh's chariots and his army
       he has hurled into the sea.
       The best of Pharaoh's officers
       are drowned in the Red Sea. ^[a]

⁵ The deep waters have covered them;
they sank to the depths like a stone.

⁶ "Your right hand, O LORD,
       was majestic in power.
       Your right hand, O LORD,
       shattered the enemy.

⁷ In the greatness of your majesty
       you threw down those who opposed you.
       You unleashed your burning anger;
       it consumed them like stubble.

⁸ By the blast of your nostrils
       the waters piled up.
       The surging waters stood firm like a wall;
       the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.

⁹ "The enemy boasted,
       'I will pursue, I will overtake them.
       I will divide the spoils;
       I will gorge myself on them.
       I will draw my sword
       and my hand will destroy them.'

¹⁰ But you blew with your breath,
       and the sea covered them.
       They sank like lead
       in the mighty waters.

¹¹ "Who among the gods is like you, O LORD ?
       Who is like you—
       majestic in holiness,
       awesome in glory,
       working wonders?

¹² You stretched out your right hand
and the earth swallowed them.

¹³ "In your unfailing love you will lead
       the people you have redeemed.
       In your strength you will guide them
       to your holy dwelling.

¹⁴ The nations will hear and tremble;
anguish will grip the people of Philistia.

¹⁵ The chiefs of Edom will be terrified,
the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,
the people ^[b] of Canaan will melt away;

¹⁶ terror and dread will fall upon them.
       By the power of your arm
       they will be as still as a stone—
       until your people pass by, O LORD,
       until the people you bought ^[c] pass by.

¹⁷ You will bring them in and plant them
       on the mountain of your inheritance—
       the place, O LORD, you made for your dwelling,
       the sanctuary, O Lord, your hands established.

¹⁸ The LORD will reign
       for ever and ever."
¹⁹ When Pharaoh's horses, chariots and horsemen ^[d] went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. ²⁰ Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her, with tambourines and dancing. ²¹ Miriam sang to them:
       "Sing to the LORD,
       for he is highly exalted.
       The horse and its rider
       he has hurled into the sea."

I just want to shout a BIG THANK YOU TO GOD ALMIGHTY

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08 November 2009 @ 08:56 am

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Trust the Lord in all your ways and lean not on your own understanding.

Don't let anyone tell you how much you are worth, because to God, you are worth as much as His only son

Try your best to keep His commandments. But when you feel that you have failed, it is ok, just look to God for forgiveness and restoration
God is looking for children who love Him and those who are willing to please Him. Never give up. Never lose faith

If you have never relied on Him or never had high expectations for Him to fulfill - now is the chance

maybe time will appear to pass with or without God, but we are created to be loved, to love, to be comforted, for great things, to live in certainty and hope - don't choose to do it on your own.

above all, why do I believe, because I know Him, His heart, His ways, His presence:)

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02 November 2009 @ 10:01 pm

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1 Corinthians 13

Love

¹If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ²If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. ³If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. ¹¹When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. ¹²Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

¹³And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

I was reading this passage and I began to see that love encapsulates the essence of the 10 commandments

for me, here are 10 things I encourage all of us to grow in
1. Love the Lord Your God
2. Love God's people
3. Be kind, and not impatient
4. Do not envy or get jealous
5. Do not be proud
6. Do not be selfish
7. Do not get angry easily
8. Keep no record of wrongs
9. Love the truth
10. Always protect, always trust, always hope, always persevere.

Thank God always,
in Jesus name
Amen

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29 October 2009 @ 06:59 am

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I am very happy because I have been asking, "Lord, have Your way in me" and yesterday I learnt that it is not always a passive surrender, but an active engagement. To illustrate this - one day God comes along our lives and ask, "who wants to be part of my business?" For me, it is about volunteering and raising your hand and enthusiastically saying "I want to Lord." For I have been called.

it's a wonderful feeling because God can make me feel very precious to Him and I feel that the whole bible is very much like that - telling us through the accounts of generations after generations that there is a God who loves them, who wants the best for them, who trusts them, who wants to be with them, who is willing to forgive sins and embrace us, who is willing to give up everything just for us.

Faith. Hope and Love.

Giving glory due His name
In Jesus name,
Amen

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27 October 2009 @ 08:18 am

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God's awesome:)

well 2 weeks before A's. I trust God though:)

I had lots of fun debating yesterday.

SMILES. THANK GOD:)

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09 October 2009 @ 06:26 am

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last night before I slept, I was praying, and I had this urge to just take my lit essays and thank God for every one of them

I want to thank God that He has allowed me to lead a life that may be a little tiring, and sometimes I feel stretched and unwilling to continue with what I am doing, but it is a life which I truly enjoy and believe in.

I was just listening to the "You know better than I", and how true is that. very seldom, we know so little. we try to predict, and even work very hard just to increase (or so we think) our control over the outcomes - think exams, uni apps, and everything and anything. but truly, who can know what is coming our way. and ironically, that's the part which makes life exciting and full of surprises

now we know in part, we prophesy in part, but there will come a day where we will know in full, just as the Lord Jesus Christ knows us

God's word is so relevant to our lives - He has the answers to Death, to our guilt of sin, to the power of sin, to love, to transcend

He is the Lord, and apart from Him, there is no other saviour.

Truly He is worthy to be praised
and not to us, oh God, not to us, but to God be the glory, because of His love and faithfulness:)

In Jesus name,
Amen

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03 October 2009 @ 01:16 am

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thankful:)

God has been good. by faith

In Jesus name,
Amen

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30 September 2009 @ 10:20 am

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on Christ-likeness

it is for freedom that Christ has set us free:)

sometimes I wonder, have our faith been diluted
i mean when I read about Moses's time, it seems that God is right there living in their midst
and a daily encounter with God is almost assured. like what you eat comes from heaven
you are judged according to the law given to Moses(like literally), you are guided by the pillar of cloud
and you hear God's voice resoundingly clear

then you read about the laws and regulations, you realized how God has prescribed numerous tenets for these people to live by.
the ceremonial laws were specific right down to the details
sometimes I wonder, if I were living at that point in time, wouldn't the ambiguities of life be taken care of
maybe I would not have to mull over my actions, maybe I can rest better with my conscience

but I realized too that it is not right for me to desire that I be placed in a different time and different context.
God made me precisely to live in this age.
It is true that when we live by the Spirit, we live by God, for God is spirit and His worshipers will worship Him in spirit and in truth
and that's what I am called to do. to show people that we are living in a time of a new covenant.
to show that we live by faith and not by sight - not by sight of God

In the book of Ecclesiastes - there is a time and season for everything
there is a time where people lived by manna, now is the time where we live by the bread of Christ
there is a time where people lived by burnt offerings and sacrifices, now we live by God's name - Jehvoah Jireh, the Lord will provide
there is a time where people lived by ceremonial cleansing, now we call all things clean, so long as Jesus's blood is on them
there is a time where people lived out the 10 commandments in action, now the law has been written on our hearts, and the peace of God that surpasses all understanding, shall guard our hearts and mind in our Lord Jesus Christ
there is a time where people felt that they were sheep led to the slaughter, now we believe that nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus
there is a time where the kingdom of God is advanced by force, now the kingdom of God dwells in the heart of man
there is a time where all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, now we believe that to him who believes, God has given them the right to be His children, and God will remember their sins no more

some things remain the same:
1. who is God to us
- Does He stand for everything good and more
- Is He in control of all things
- Is He worthy to be praised
- Does He love you always
2. who are we to God
- Do we live for Him
- Do we think about Him
- Are you willing to bear Your cross daily
* strict obedience to regulations was their cross, ours is about values beliefs and convictions

:) Thank God really
In Jesus name
Amen

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29 September 2009 @ 11:59 pm

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sorry, subconsciously, i have been thinking

¹³ Now all has been heard;
       here is the conclusion of the matter:
       Fear God and keep his commandments,
       for this is the whole duty of man.

we can be radically honest with God
because He is God.

a few days back, when i was struggling to pray and stay awake
i asked God a long list of questions
I won't be listing them here so ask me personally if you want to find out

I thought I needed to know the answers to them

but I found the answer: I didn't

and God truly is real, He doesn't waste a single experience
not a single day, even if you felt that you have wasted it

why do nations rage and people plot in vain, against God, their closest one
but that's how we can be like, we don't like people stepping on our toes
much less someone pulling us back, even if He is stopping us from walking into a pit

I asked God for space. To be able to think and enjoy freedom.
and this is what I understood, that freedom takes a shape too
not because everything needs a form and a shape (because not everything needs a form and a shape e.g. God)
but because God intended freedom to take a shape for us to experience it

I realized what I was looking for is not "real" freedom
i was looking for a feeling that keeps tugging at me and telling me that I am free
if freedom is a place and choice is a means, then freedom is the consequence of choice
and choice is free if it has consequences

can we have the freedom to choose not to be free?
i think more importantly, we got to understand what Paul means by slaves to righteousness
the bible says that Paul uses those terms because the people he was talking to sees things in a particular fashion
so that they can be convinced that they can be enslaved unto liberty

(that's us, and that's me) sometimes

but what God wants us to know, is this, who needs an idol when we have a living God

a religion based on expectations and fulfillment of those will be abused by pride, complacency, and lethargy.
e.g. taking an examination.

a relationship built with a friend holds meaning. because he/she will tell you when you are going the wrong way. he/she will let you know that he/she is there (literally and figuratively), because he/she will excite you wit his/her life

that is my prayer tonight, to know God as a friend. The laws of God are fantastic, because they come from an honest and direct and straightforward God who makes His core principles known so clearly
but today, I am not fulfilling expectations, I am not re-reading the rulebook to plot my success
I am not even going to second guess the scope of the law, the relevance to specific situations
I am a friend of God, our walk with God is a home built on a seasaw- we are on the same plane:)
the arms of Christ, the pivot in God

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29 September 2009 @ 12:04 am

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Praise the Lord for so many things

1. For Him
2. For Family
3. For Church
4. For Friends
5. For help

God, thank You so much:)

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22 September 2009 @ 05:14 pm

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Don Moen

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 night
His light will shine
God is good
God is good all the time

If you're walking through the valley
There are shadows all around
Do no fear He will guide you
He will keep you safe and sound
He has promised to never leave you

Nor forsake you
And His Word is true

We were sinners so unworthy
Still for us He chose to die
He filled us with His Holy Spirit
Now we can stand and testify
That His love is everlasting
And His mercies they will never end

Though I may not understand
All the plans You have for me
My life is in Your hands
And through the eyes of faith
I can clearly see

From the cross to the grave, from the grave to the sky, Lord I lift Your Name on high
:)

to my friends:
all the best, and I love you all. Our God's love NEVER fails :)

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19 September 2009 @ 09:54 pm

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happy little boy part 2

thank God first

i guess revision can be improved next

but i thank God for all He has done

sometimes all i want to do is to thank God thank God
thank God and remain in His love

i realized i can really trust God HE IS MY LORD, MY SAVIOUR, AND MY VERY GREAT REWARD :)

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19 September 2009 @ 12:35 am

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SLEEPY BOY:)

THANK GOD REALLY:)

I hope when I say this, people will trust me and believe what i say - that I really really really love people cause they are worth loving and the more I know ppl, the more I love them :)

if you know my heart, I know you will believe me

thank you Lord Jesus

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14 September 2009 @ 10:41 pm

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quick one before i go

Lord, I remember how You came through for me the last paper...

In Jesus Name,
Amen

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14 September 2009 @ 06:48 pm

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not an empty cross

I am clinging unto God, never letting go

Thank God for blessing us for maths:)

I know my God reigns, and He rules over all

:) God's so real, so strong, so merciful, so powerful - so worth living for:)

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13 September 2009 @ 08:42 am

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¹³Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. ¹⁴Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. ¹⁶Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

¹⁷Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. ¹⁸Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.¹⁹My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, ²⁰remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

Lord Jesus, I come before You Lord, and I love You Lord with all my heart, with all my strength, with all my mind, and with all my soul:) Lord Jesus, You said in Your word that those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Lord, thank You always for saving me. Today I confess that You are my Lord, and my saviour, and all I have is Yours.

My greatest desire Lord, is to do as You say, Lord I will be contented.

when all else fades away Lord, You said in Your word, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in Paradise."

Lost is where you found me, shattered and frail, You loved me still

Troubles may surround me, my heart may fail, You never will

Lord, after a while I will be taken up to You, and I am waiting Lord, for the redemption of my body, and may my heart throughly be sanctified as life refines me Lord.

Always, forever, and sincerely I sing, Blessed be Your name Lord

In Jesus mighty name
Amen

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Exodus 15

The Song of Moses and Miriam

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