NIDL

i am missing my bed with my favourite sheets and the smell of my room. And my ikea UFO/cheap-imitation-of-a-disco-ball lights. And my own wardrobe. And the aircon. And the balcony. And the fridge. And all the different ROOMS in my house without green carpets bleah





And strangely enough, my old pair of sneakers ??

gonna be

Being faithful and thinking.


French oral exam tomoz, self-declared day off on saturhday, and then i'm up for some serious study seshs the coming week. Hoping to see whip it and praying hard that my brain is able to retain french words in sequence. Oh what's that? Sun? Bah, who needs it.

The Great Escape...

...is something we all need


Life is all about stages. You were conceived in your mother's womb, you grew for the next nine months, you were squeezed out at the expense of your mother's pain/blood/tears/pespiration, you learnt to crawl, talk, write, read, throw tantrums. You entered primary school, then high school, then college, then university. And then after when you finally become an 'adult' they say "welcome to the real world" where responsibilities and hard work seems to be on the top of your list, and the only question you have is not 'when do i get married', or 'how do i pay the bills this month', but 'when did i grow old (and boring) this fast, and how do i make it stop??'


I'm not saying we should be bitter and dread about what's coming up in life. I'm not suggesting that we should hit up the bar and drown our sorrows and talk about our secret pain over cheap peanuts. I'm saying we need to bust out the great escape. We need to do the things we've done for the past (insert number) years for one last time and make it memorable. And then just dropping it all. Leave it all behind and move on.

Yes, move on already. The real world awaits.

Joy Division

how can the weather suddenly go all sahara desert on us!?



I need fresh music. ktestonfridaybye.

Encounter

The last three days flew by so quickly. It's already Sunday which means another week of school yet to come my way.

But Encounter '09. On the first day I walked in expecting something amazing to happen, and of course, God never disappoints. The messages were all fantastic, especially guest speaker Jeremy Pearsons. He didn't just preach, he taught the word of God. He shared his revelations, not merely tell us how to live our lives. A very sincere guy with a texan accent. How can you not like him?

I think the thing that touched me the most was how ready everyone was to meet with God. All these people desperate for just one glimpse of heaven, praising and worshipping God with everything they got. It just blew me away.

And even though encounter is over, I'm sure things will not go back to the way they were before. Because our lives haven't just changed temporarily, it has changed entirely. For me especially, I've received so much from God and I'm gonna cling on to Him like Jacob did.

Did you get my message?

Do you ever wonder what happens to the words that we send

Do they bend, do they break from the flight that they take

And come back together again with a whole new meaning

In a brand new sense, completely unrelated to the one I sent

-Jason Mraz

More than Conquerors

I am in the midst of a really busy period of my life. We all are, I'm sure. And it is during this season that we should stand firm and declare the promises of God into our lives.

Romans 8 (by Paul, a servant of God)

(vs 28) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

If we are aligned with God's will, we will be blessed abundantly.

(vs 29) For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers

We are chosen by God and given the power and authority of Christ.

(vs 30) And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

If we answer and respond, if we believe, if we obey and serve, if we honour, God's blessings will pour forth.

(vs 31) What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

His name is the name above all names. He is all-powerful, almighty and awesome. The Biggest and the Best. His superiority over all.

(vs 32) He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all - how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

He is generous. Our cup overflows.

(vs 33-34) Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died - more than that, who was raised to life - is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.

The grave is empty, our Lord has risen and satan, defeated. Our battles are already won.

(vs 35-37) Who shall seperate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger of sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

We are unworthy. But while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. He loved us even before we were created, and His love knows no boundaries. His death in return for our life. And Jesus who conquered death has made us more than just conquerors.

(vs 38) For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate use from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Amen.

An-counter: God and You.

There is an 'Encounter' waiting for every one of us.

Some have already experienced it, some wait patiently for it, others don't even know it's coming their way.

Those who have had that encounter treasure it. They are unable to put the experience into words - that moment where all else fades away and its just God and them. In a place where there is a tangible, invisible connection. A life-changing, tear-inducing, goosebumps-generating, i-want-to-fall-flat-on-my-face-in-His-glory connection.

Encounterfest '08 changed my life. That's not at all surprising - It's hard for your life to stay stagnant after a fresh meeting with The Creator. It's like meeting (insert someone you really respect and want to meet) and multiply that by infinity. Except this person isn't a snob, but really wants to meet you too.
Which brings us back to the tear-inducing part, for He is Everything, and you...well, you are everything to Him too. An Encounter transforms your life from the inside out. Your soul bursts into a new song, a song you just want to belt out to every single person you meet.

Encounter '09, I'm sure, is going to be nothing short of amazing. I don't know what's going to happen exactly, but I do know God is definitely going to be there. So, get pumped up because this is a fantastic opportunity for young people to discover, learn, gather and encounter God all at the same time, in the same place!

It's great for those who know what it's like and clamour for more. But it's even more awesome for those who have been waiting for this one moment, and imagine what a pleasant surprise it will be for those who need it but don't know they do?

Enough said. Bring your friends, neighbours, and offer to pay for your Economics lecturer.

God Bless x

when I close my eyes

During my ECOP lecture yesterday, my lecturer mentioned that the word 'Crisis' comes from the Greek word 'Krisis', which means a Turning Point.



Which also means that at the point of the 'crisis', things are changing. It is a crucial, Decisive point.



And when he said it, I immediately thought about all things Christian - lives, this world, relationships. And HOPE.

What happens during the crisis is important. I'm not talking about the circumstances you are in, but the choices you make during those circumstances, the path you choose. As all things else, there is a cause, and there is an effect.
How you act during the crisis impacts your life beyond your immediacy.


So choose well. Look not at your situation, but keep your focus on God. Because in Him, we have hope. And He will bring us through.



It is during a crisis when you are given countless opportunities to perform and act in ways that will change your world.

And after the storm is calmed, your life will be transformed. It will never be the same again.