Random again..

1) set 2010 new year resolutions with bern last week. pray that we will be diligent and keep to the goals set

2) the sec 3 and 4 girls set their group goals last week, and it’s encouraging to read what they came up with even though one of them upfront said she never keep to her goals.

3) I wondered if speaking the truth in love jeopardize the relationship and bond between saints? if yes, how can we reconcile the fellowship?

4) 2 years ago, Bern asked bro D a question.. “How do you know when the Lord speaks?” 2 years later, bro D posed the same question back to Bern and his reply was,”You just know..” His statement is really true, it all boils down to our relationship with God, as is our relationship with one another.. If it’s close enough, you will surely know when the Lord speaks to you. Amen.

5) I learnt from the recent elderly gospel meeting that the Lord never shortchange anyone who invested time and effort on Him and matters relating to His Church. He honours such willingness and desires. Thank and Praise the Lord!

6) I was troubled by some work stuff recently, because i’m not sure how to prepare the report. then one night, as I was brushing my teeth, the Lord suddenly reminded me that if today, i have a friend on earth who is extremely wise and reliable, and every single problem that i have, i can bring it before him/ her and be assured that he/she will help me through, then i wouldn’t be so troubled, cos I know I can always depend on him/her.

then as i ponder deeper, i realised that i do have this FRIEND… my Lord Jesus Christ!! and I CAN turn to Him on all my troubles, anxieties and worries. He can surely pull me through! After this realization, I felt much assured and comforted. Praise the Lord!

Miami – Day 1

The flight travel to Miami was extremely, extremely longgggg. One of the longest i’ve taken in my life.

if i include the transit time, it was a total of 27 hours travel timeee..

flight from singapore to los angeles was a 15hr direct, non stop flight. so that was good. though i can’t really sleep initially (yeah, even with the business class flat bed!!) on the plane, i was able to read my bible and had some really sweet fellowship with the Lord.. =)

the transit time at l.A airport was super long too. cos our flight was delayed abt an hour.. so it was 6 hrs of idling around at l.a airport. sianzzz….

Finally, after 4 hr and 45 min of cramping on an internal flight to Miami, i finally managed to reach the hotel safely at 630am in the morning.

But we can’t checked in yet as the hotel was fully booked. hence had a shower to refresh in the dressing room and kept our luggages with the concierge and idle around again…

to kill time, we went to a factory outlet to shop. the factory outlet is super big, much bigger than the one i went in vegas. bought some stuff from the outlets..in any case, today is the only day i can buy stuff because once the meeting starts tomorrow, i’ll be cooped in hotel conference room all day long, before flying back to Singapore.

went back to hotel with my shopping loot :)  to pick up room keys in the evening and dropped dead on bed for the next few hours.

woke up twice during the night (12 midnight and 3 plus am in the morning – Jet lag). Decide to log in to catch up with work, ordered room service (aint sure if it’s dinner, supper or breakfast) and continue working.

ps. my room is quite nice and spacious.

that’s all for today. Roger out now.

Encouragement

Last night, during home meeting, one of the brothers shared essence of the following verse, and I’m truly encouraged by it.

1 Cor 3:6-7 “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.”

In my service, sometimes, i fall into a situation of having expectation of how youths should grow. how they should behave etc.. and when they did not meet those “expectation” , i feel discouraged, and wondered what is wrong with them and with my service.

when i shared it with Bern, he told me that we must be very careful not to have any expectation. because the Lord will touch each one in His time. If we serve with an expectation, not only we will feel discouraged but we may also end up giving ourselves the credit when there is growth in the people we served, gaining self glory.

Although those words aren’t exactly pleasant to my ears, but i know he is sharing the truth in love, and i submit, confessed and repented before the Lord.

Hence the sharing during home meeting was timely and enlightened me once again. it is God who gives the increase. I just need to be faithful to my calling, and leave it to the Lord to do the rest. Amen.

Glory be unto the Lord! =)

Yes Camp 2009

Thank the Lord for the recent YES Camp. Thank and praise Him for all His Blessings in the Camp.

My Experience

Through being the administrative in charge this year, i experienced the Lord’s faithfulness and how He is truly in control of everything. Things that were beyond us, and things that we missed out. The Lord filled all the gap of our oversight in His way. Praise Him.

One e.g is that on the first day of registration, there was a youth who turned up for the camp but we could not locate his registration for the camp. Was it an oversight on our part, or was it that he did not sign up? we were not able to find out at that moment. but the Lord is still in control, because just a few days before the camp, a youth pulled out and hence this youth was able to take the vacant role.

Another e.g. is that the Lord sent a helper to us for music even when we didn’t expect it. Praise Him for meeting our every need.

Third eg. The Lord is truly in control of everything, including the weather. during the three days of camp, each time we have outdoor activity, the Lord provide sunny weather so that our activities could be executed without any problem. During one of the days at Marina Barrage, in the midst of the extra, super hot sun, He provided shade to give us some shelter! Our Lord loves us so much that He takes care of every detail.

The message during the camp encourages me, even though I am not one of the youths in the camp. =P We need to endeaver to be Holy, just as our Father in heaven in Holy. Our youthfulness is not an excuse for us not to experience the Lord. If we do not touch the Lord, there could be 2 reasons, 1) unconfessed sins hindering our fellowship with God, 2) problem with our heart.

we need to go before the Lord and ask for His shining, to lead us to confess repent of anything that hinders our fellowship with Him or with the saints. We also need to examine our hearts, that it may be one that desires the Lord.

I’m encouraged to exercise this, and to pray this for all the youths in the Church, that together, we may grow into the fullness of the Lord.

Amen.

Glory be unto His Name!

Thoughts at 30

i am officially 30. lol.

Just some random thoughts.

bern has been nagging me to change my IC. He is even more anxious than the Singapore Government.

i think being 30 is a milestone man. I don’t have post 30 withdrawal syndromes. Thank and Praise the Lord for His preservation throughout all these years. Pray that I will continue to grow in Him and be a useful vessel in His plan.

I’ve been telling my family that at 30 yrs old, i am an asset, not a liability. hehehe..

think my mom is super proud that her daughter is now 30 yrs old.. it’s an achievement. gives her the sense pride and satisfaction.

mom and aunt treated the whole family and me to dinner last sunday at a very cheap and good zi char stall

mil bought me a cake (last yr pil bought me a drawer to put in the room

fil bought yummy breakfast from chinatown (Very good paos and siew mais)

boss bought me a card and 30 dollar voucher (cos i’m 30!) and a half day time off.. awesome!

my dear sisters came down to my office and bought me lunch.. super sweet of them, despite the traveling and distance!

bern.. treated me dinner at sushi tei. i ordered like there’s no tomorrow. he also got me very big roses bouquet delivered to office.. *so sweet*

hehe.. he is so funny. cos he really panicked on what to get for me.. totally clueless.. ( i told him no need liao..=P)

so he prayed and eventually bought the surprise gift at the last minute.

i like it(the present) very much, not because of the gift but the thought, effort  and deliberation he put into in. i know it is not something that he will normally do, but he did it, out of his love for me.

so thanks honey for everything, i am truly blessed to have you as my hubby!

Recent experience and enjoyment

1) Teleconference incident

think it was 2 weeks ago, i was suppose to have a morning teleconference at 830am.

the day before, i told myself that i must rem’ to go office earlier for the telecon, and set a remark on my phone to remember (did not set alarm)..

so the day went on, i forgot completely about the telecon cos i was busy with so many other things..

next day morning, my alarm rang at 7am, and when i opened my eyes, i suddenly remembered that i had a telecon at 830am in the office that morning.. so i quickly washed up, dressed up, morning watch, breakfast and headed for office.

the good news is i manage to reach office on time. *phew*

Thank the Lord!

2) John 17

I enjoyed the Lord’s prayer in this chapter. How He prayed for Himself, then His disciples, and then the rest of the Christians. From the prayer, it touches me that the Lord’s heart desire is to be one with the Father and Him and for all of us to have a part in His Glory. The Glory that He has with the Father. It encourages me to continue to pursue the Lord while I have my being, until the day I can have a part in His Glory. Amen.

3) John 17:3 “and this is eternal life, that they may know You, the Only True God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent”

The eternal life which was promised by the Lord to all the believers, is already in us today. It is in us to help us to know more about the Father, and the Lord Himself, so that we can enjoy Him and grow more in Him. It is so precious and the key for us to grow in the Lord.

May we all experience the leading of the Lord in our daily living.

Amen. Praise the Lord.

I’m Back!

wow, as i checked on my last entry, i was shocked that my last blog was on Aug 31, and for the entire month of september, there wasn’t any entries.

what was i busy with man?? hmmm…

anyway, some updates:

1) year end conference: i want to go for this year’s conference. but alas, my boss told me few weeks ago that there’ll be an analysts’ meeting during the 1st wk of dec 09. so the dates conflicts with the conference. so i am praying if the Lord wills, that He open a way for me. Otherwise, I’ll work lor..

2) bern and i were actively trying to shed some kilos. we were making some progress, exercising 2 times a wk, losing abt 1-1.5 kg, until we started eating mooncakes (durian flavor from goodwood park) and all our efforts were lost. gain back to square one.

3) a hymn kept on ringing on my mind last wk: “folks around me are saying, make your money while you can. doesn’t matter how you do it, only be a wealthy man…..” i sang it when i’m alone, sang it to bern, sang in the car, sang it in my room… and even suggested to bern that we should think of some actions for the hymn.

then i started brainstorming and showed him some of my actions. with a very straight face, he replied, “no, you should do this action, but this… ” (and his expression changed unto a very funny one) his witty actions were hilarious!!! i laughed out so loud that i think the roof was about to give way. =P

4) one evening, bern helped me to carry some heavy stuff meant for my colleagues to my office. can’t rem where exactly were we, i asked him a qn.

me: so, are you excited to see my office for the first time?

bern: yes, can you tell me where are all your top managers seated, so that i can put my resume on all their desks?

me: *LOL*

my husband is really really funny. hehehe..

The story of Paul

One Saturday morning, bern and i read Acts 10 for our morning watch, and i’m very impressed with the character of Paul (formerly known as Saul).

From the time the Lord appeared to Paul on the road to Damascus, his entire life was changed. The Lord chose him to be His vessel, and showed him that he has to suffer many things for Him. Even though Paul did not have the privilege and experience to learn and spend 3.5 years with the Lord while He was on earth, he remained faithful and absolute to his heavenly calling.

Later that day, during the night bible study meeting, the bro shared also on Paul. At how at the end of his life, the Lord revealed to him that he has fought a good fight, he has finished the race and there awaits for him a crown of glory. Paul died a year later.

It really etched a deep impression in me. This brother lived his life to the fullest for the Lord. It’s not like his life was smooth sailing.. For the Lord, he suffered many things, beaten with stripes, ship wrecked, thrown in jail, persecution etc but he still remain faithful to Him.

All glory be to the Lord. May we be encouraged by Paul’s example and be willing to put forth ourselves for His will.

Amen.

Plant Saving Mission – ACCOMPLISHED

Took a cab home because i wanted to bring my dying plant home. i packed it nicely in a paper bag and happily got into a cab…

when the cab driver sped his way into KPE, he suddenly jam braked the cab… and the dying plant in my paper bag flew out and dropped under his car seat, with the soil and pebbles scattered all over the backseat mat..

i wasn’t able to reach for the plant, so the cab driver said,”it’s ok, when we reached your destination, i’ll helped you”

at the back of my mind, i was thinking.. “OH NO, this is really the end of my plant…”

after i alighted from the cab, i picked up the remaining pieces of what’s left of my plant and went home..

i showed it to mil, and she examined the condition… mil said if it can survive tonight, then probably it can be saved. otherwise, it’ll die…

then she touched the soil like pro and sprinkled some water on it…

about two hours later, she showed me the plant…

the leaves are getting back in shape, and the stem is also straightening, instead of sagging like some wither plant!!!

WOW WOW WOW!! Praise the Lord!!!

I am super impressed with whatever my mil did.. even if it’s just sprinking of water… (at least she can tell the actual condition and gave the correct treatment) i was still thinking i may have put too much water hence it’s dying.. hahahaha..

- Plant Saving Mission Completed.-

FILE CLOSED

Green Fingers

I must confess: GREEN FINGERS? i have NONE..

*sigh*

my boss bought a very cute and nice tray of plants (with 4 mini pots on the tray – 2 cactus and 2 leafy plant) for me in July.

one of the leafy plant is dying… the leaves are sagging and the stems are soft

i wonder if it’s overdose of watering? or not enough sunlight? i really don’t know…but these are suppose to be office plants wor..

in any case, i’ll bringing it home, so that my mil can see what she can do with it..

she has very very very green fingers and may be able to save my poor dying plant.

=)