korea trip :)
70% of korea's land is filled with mountains...as such, everywhere we go, there will always be mountains as the background...
1st day, we were really fascinated by the scenery we see...2nd day, the excitement went down a little...n by the last day, what was left was "don't you think korea's scenery is always the same?"
what 1st fascinated us was taken for granted after a mere span of 9 days...
God's presence is like the presence of those mountains...
1st day we receive Him and experience His presence, we get really fascinated and excited...but as time goes by, what happens?...
has ur excitement died down?...
let's not take God's presence for granted...n renew our passion for Christ daily...:)
left; 5:50 PM
Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the LORD,I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Habakkuk 3:17-18 (NIV)
though shai has no voice
and she cannot sing or even talk,
yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Saviour :)
left; 12:22 PM
had vocals retreat today! :)
xiang led worship. samuel played the guitar. qianjin gave teaching. kim, star, meng, pete n fongyee led games.
hee...all of them did a great job!...*clap clap clap*
1 thing i got back from the teaching is this concept of "free labour"...
quoting from qianjin...
"there r 2 ways we can use our gifts - 1 is to use it for God, another is to use it for urself."
a lot of times when we do things in the name of "to God be the glory"...but deep down in our hearts, is it really really for God's glory?...
"if we use the gifts for our own glory, then we're providing free labour for God coz at the end of the day, when u go heaven, u'll see that God kept no records of wat u've done 'in the name of His glory'"...to me, tt isn't very worth it...
Matthew 6:5 (New International Version)
Prayer 5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.not that we cannot pray in public...but that when we pray in public, are we really communicating with our dear God or are we merely acting spiritual?...
same issue...for God or for urself?
left; 11:43 PM
28th may '09 thursdayrealise the importance of efficient discipleship today...shai better be faithful in meeting up with her singers to train them...coz with effective discipleship comes a blossoming ministry...n i pray that singers ministry will blossom...:)
left; 2:09 PM
27th may '09 wednesdayshai n xiang went ecp to cycle!...n we cycled for 3.5 hrs from ecp all e way to changi!...cycle till butt pain...n sunburnt...i look like a lobster now...hee...in e journey, we went thru lots of upslopes and downslopes...heard of e saying that goes "after every upslope is a downslope"?...
how abt flipping it over and make it "after every downslope, dere's a downslope"?while gg on a downslope, do we cruise through it n juz enjoy e breeze or do we paddle as much as possible so that we can cruise thru the tough journey of gg upslope?when things r gg well in life, it might b a cruising period...but if life only consists of cruising, won't it b very boring?...dere'll b no growth needed...n obviously, our dear heavenly Father won't want our maturity to remain status quo...so, after every cruising period, dere'll surely b a tough period...since we already know, y not spend the cruising period preparing urself for the next tedious upslope journey? :)hee...shai's having holidays now...seemingly cruising...but i know the reopening of school term will announce the beginning of another tedious upslope...so shall use this holiday to prepare myself...:)
left; 2:01 PM
taught regina how to sing the tenor part of the song "open up the gates"...hee...n she learnt really fast...God, i pray that You'll help her rmb the parts and continue to be with her as she practises...in Jesus's name, amen...:)
hee...been spending my holiday going out with pple, taking my own sweet time to tidy and clean up my room, watching the perfect cut (which is a super nice show!...makes me think of some issues of life...hee...) etc etc etc...hee...ever since the start of this holiday, i've been asking myself "how to make this holiday really fruitful?"...till now, i've not found an answer yet...i'm quite free, now that it's school holidays...yet i don feel that i'm wasting my time...it's as though i'm going on a trip to widen my perspective to life and to relax and enjoy...hee...wfl is coming real soon...next up is camp!...looking forward to learning more of the Word and meeting God...:)
left; 12:00 AM
hee...shai's really happy today!...coz xiang called me...to chat eh!!!hee...so cool!!!...so loved...thank kew xiang...:)
left; 1:00 AM
