Weekends

Was quite busy on saturday lah...had to do a number of stuff... stayed at home in the morning but went to church in the early afternoon.. joined misait for a short while and later did my own stuff.. it was one of those moody days i had again...

When home immediately after youth service to de-stress... when i'm feeling down, i usually like to eat nice food so decided to check out that crab place that RJ was telling me abt.. it was just a quick walk from my house and when i went there, i ordered this "creamy butter crab dish" which seemed quite popular.. then the auntie told me i had to wait ard half an hour for them to cook it.. since i ordered a take-away, i decided to wait at a bench near one of the blocks near the coffee shop. So i was there alone and i was talking to God and the Holy Spirit was working in my heart... cos i was getting frustrated with a lot of things.. but thank God for His presence and that He is still faithful even when we're not... :)

Sunday went for new team as usual and alvin shared on QT. I enjoyed the presence of God in the place. One of the things he said which impressed me is that he said something like praying to God "take me where you are" or something liddat.. and it got me thinking.. one of the thoughts that stayed with me that time was that most of the time, we meet God on our own terms instead of meeting Him on His terms.. and do you know that His terms are actually much easier?? It really is.. Many times, we're too hard on ourselves and we make it soooo difficult for us to approach God.. but the Lord's terms is just faith.. simply that.. (Heb 11) not based on what we've done but on what He's done.. and His terms are more beneficial. His terms are heavenly and they carry the weight of His promise.. a bruised reed he will not break and a smouldering wick he will not snuff out.. he wun deny us when we come to Him in brokenness and contrition.. we can't meet Him on a basis of fallen man, of a fallen imagination, of a fallen form of wisdom and thinking... but He sets the standards.. but though He sets the standards, he gives us the grace to fulfill them.. and meeting Him on His own terms, on His own standards, on His own realm is much more glorious than meeting Him on ours..

After new team sharing, had a session with misait and then went upstairs to teach in CC.. then, i heard **a******* sing and her voice just caught my attention! She has a really nice and anointed voice!!! Wow.. i mean i heard her sing before but this is the first time i actually noticed it and paid attention. Really thank God for all the talented ppl He placed in our midst... :) In the afternoon, had skit rehearsal for connection 33:3 with william, alex, jonjon and ele... I'm glad that they stayed back and gave some of their time in doing the Lord's work, especially since alex and jonjon have tests this week... I pray that all of us will learn from their example and put the kingdom of God first in our lives... :D (hehe... i know i'm stepping on some ppl's toes but truth is truth lah... :P)

After church, went to eat dinner with al, arun, jk and serene at NYNY at AMKHub... Actually, the more i go to NYNY, the less fanciful the experience becomes.. but they do have good quality of service though! :) Then went for dot's sch band concert.. was quite interesting lah..

When I got home, my mom apparently got me a new phone and she also upgraded and got me the same one as hers.. she has a red one while i have a black one.. i think it's a sonyericsson k610i or something liddat lah.. I think i'll take quite long to get used to this phone cos the phone that i have now has been with me for more than 2 yrs and i've never had a phone other than a nokia... i guess it's time to change anyway cos my old phone is "dying" lah. Thank God for blessing me.. Hallelujah. :)

Dear God, grant me the grace to live for you in every area of my life.. in school, at home, with friends, with classmates... Many times, living for you can be quite the roller coster ride but Lord, You promised me the abundant life and i will settle for no less than that! Teach me how to live, teach me your ways and may everything that I do be for Your glory! :) Amen.