God is good, all the time!

I'm really thankful, especially when i'm in the midst of hectic schedules, that people are praying for me and have shown concern in one way or another. The simplest form of sms or mere tagging on my tagboard warms my heart. Thank God for you all, for being blessings in my life.

God is wonderful and awesome, really. Just a few days back, i was feeling really up to my neck. so stretched, as though i couldn't go on anymore. (as evidenced by my previous post) But now! despite knowing that i still have mountainful pieces of work undone, there's this sense of inner peace within that He will provide. and its inexplicable, i can sense a tinge of calmness, of course coupled with some stress and worries still. Yesterday, i had my DG and it was good! It was such a splendid time talking with li jing and my dgl, josephine, about issues relating to life. I asked a number of questions, which probably seem mundane to some. But i'm inquisitive in nature i feel haha, always seeking answers to my questions. For example, i asked why we, Man, have to suffer the consequences of Adam's and Eve's sin. Why must there be the tree of Good and Evil in the garden of Eden in the first place? Why can't God just forgive all our sins and not sent Jesus to the cross? It's indeed enlightening to hear what Joe has to say to my questions. =) Thank God for that opportunity really. I still have many questions, but i know slowly and steadily, as i continue to read His word, i will gain wisdom along the way and grow. Stir concert was great too! went with 2 of them after our DG. There was a variety of songs, and what struck me most was the sharing session by one of the band members, about how we can find freedom because we have Christ in our lives. It was inspiring and touching as he shares his testimony. Oh, and their composed songs really relate to our lives in general. For example, they had this song 'masquerade' which talks about how people put on masks all the time, and the thousand faces one has. Really thank God that people were brought forward in the event, that there was one who received Christ that night! how wonderful! =) Praise God!

Today, i was late for church. Supposed to meet my SYC comm to put up the hangers at ROL (River of Life). Sorry! was delayed due to make up lecture and i also kinda fell asleep. =X my bad! but it was really nice! with all the hangers hung up! and we had a prayer session for SYC. It was really good. Can feel that God is working within our team, that this camp will not be for us to have fun, but to expand His kingdom and bring more to Christ. Will cont to keep SYC in prayer!

cell was good too! wow, today's attendance was really good! Today, we talked about 2 signposts, mainly The "Stop" Sign & The "fork in the road" sign. Waiting demonstrates faith in God instead of ourselves. Because we dont' want to regret in the future, it is vital to wait for the Lord. We must always be committed to the Lord to wait for what He provided. We have to believe that what God provides is better than what i can do by myself and we should never be impatient. Must always fix our eyes on Him, and not light our own fires and make hasty decisions.

Isaiah 50: 10-11.
" Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the light of your fires and of the torches you have set ablaze. This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment."

The Fork in the road sign is about the "sound mind" principle. We should always have the mind of Christ. 2 Tim 1:7 "For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline". Discipline here means " a sound mind" or "sound judgement". Thus, God gave us a mind that works. If we are walking with Him, we dont' disengage our brian but we use it. God created us with minds, and He intends that we use them. Yet, there is danger in trusting too much in our own logic. One near-fatal flaw we have is our innate tendency to "lean on our own understanding". Proverbs 3:5-6.

Matthew 22:37. "love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind". W should love the Lord with not only our hearts, but minds as well. Often, we try to separate the intellectual from the spiritual. But God, who created the mind, delights in our putting it to use. Using it properly should move us to love Him more.

The key to the sound mind principle is being in right relationship with God. Only "he who is spiritual" can operate with the mind of Christ.

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Most of what i've written is taken from this book i'm learning in cell. This book is really good. Very apt to real life issues. Things about the heart and mind and all, how we should make decisions, seek counsel and everything... It's good =) Thank God for today's cell. and reallly wanna thank those who have listened to my prayer requests and prayed for me. Prayer works wonders!

These few days, i feel that i'm getting closer and closer to God, depsite how stretched i may be. It's been my desire to be spiritually revived and to know God more and more each day. I realised God is always there for me, it's just me being so overwhelmed with work that i have neglected Him. Really, spending time with God is so valuable, much more valubale than studying for exams. Of course, i will cont to work but i'll give a portion of my time to Him everyday coz i know He will provide and all i have to do is to trust in Him.

Follow up with Gen after service tmr! =)

and yes, i've got to rush through my work again! the weekends always pass very fast like a bullet train! its sunday already in a few hours time!! heez, take care everyone! HUGS! =D