had my 21st birthday party today! :)so happy that it is over!...finally can concentrate on my school work le...:)hee...if u know shai, u will know that party isn't really shai's kind of thing...so, many pple wondered why did i want to hold a party though i don really like it...actually, initially, i was too lazy to plan and i din want pple to come for the party and just spend the 2 hours there just mingling with the people they might be seeing every wk in school or in church...but den, God challenged me to sing for my parents during the party coz it was a good chance for me to sing to them since they kept complaining about how i always sing in church but never sing for them...hee...hope that they were touched...n now, shai really got to be a better daughter...need God's guidance in it...n please keep me accountable...:)sooooooo...actually the party was more for my friends in school to know wat i'm always doing in church (since they know my commitments in church are quite high)...n tt came in when my friends performed for me...coz then it gave me a platform for me to point out the certain pple i hang out with...though only pauline and tinghui were there (the rest went off early), i'm happy that i was able to share to them coz these r the pple who will actually wonder how come i spend so much time...yay!...so 1 objective met! :)hee...thank kew all for coming...seriously, i really appreciate that u all make time for this coz though i think the venue is not the most convenient place and this is not exactly the best timing to hold a party since many deadlines to meet, u all still chose to set aside time for this...:)yihui and esther, thank kew so much for being willing to take time out to practise so that u can perform for me...saw u all staying back after cg to practise instead of gg to fellowship...:)florence and reginaaaaa, thank kew for being so courageous to take up this last min dedication of the song "thousand miles" for me...:)yaoguo, though u r piano pro, still need to practise de...so thank kew for taking time out to practise even in the midst of preparing for musicians training as well as school work :)shannnnnnnn...u like in every performance!...hee...seriously super touched by ur acts of service to me...shan's the organiser, shan's the keyboardist, shan's the singer, shan's in cleaning up and clearing stuffs...shan's in everything...hee...thank kew so much shan...:)all in all, the party was considered a success coz i think pple have fun and pple who are concerned or interested in wat i do in church got a glimpse of it as well...n i even got a surprise tt zhou zhong is a lyricist and she works with a composer and so next time, opportunity that we can work together!...so cool!!!! :)thank kew God for everything that You've done in this party and in pple's hearts...:)
left; 12:33 AM
chanced upon this song...hee...nice lyrics...sing it in faith! :)Lord reign in me by Brenton BrownOver all the earth You reign on high Every mountain stream Every sunset sky But my one request Lord my only aim Is that You’d reign in me againChorus:
Lord reign in me Reign in Your power Over all my dreams In my darkest hour You are the Lord Of all I am So won’t You reign in me again Over every thought Over every word May my life reflect The beauty of my Lord ‘Cause You mean more to me Than any earthly thing So won’t You reign in me againhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzEkhTwiODc&feature=related
left; 8:44 AM
it's been super long since i blog le...lazyyyyyyyy...hee...
but yest, i had a revelation about the song "promises"...so amazing that i have to blog it down! :)
the lyrics goes "i surrender my life to Your ways; i have learnt wat it means to obey"...after i sang these 2 lines, i couldn't help but stop to ask myself, "really meh?"
so for the rest of the song, i don't dare to sing anymore...coz i simply can't sing wat i don mean...n if i mean wat i sing, isn't it the same as making the dangerous prayer of "God, use me more"?...muz really stop n think...
the song went on to the bridge that goes "singing all Your promises won't let go of me"...talking about God's promises coming to past...tt's much easier to sing, isn't it?...but wait!...the song totally links...coz in order that God's promises come to past, we got to surrender and obey...and when we surrender and obey, God's promises come to past...that encourages us to want to surrender even more and obey even more which leads us back to God's promises coming to past...so this is a cycle...
is it possible for us to really come to a point whereby we can surrender fully and willingly?...possible but really difficult...probably will take a long time...so does it mean till we can say for sure that we're ready to surrender everything den we can sing?...of course not...meanwhile, we juz got to sing by faith and by the decision we make to want to surrender and obey...difficult...but shai will try...:)
left; 12:03 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V0rgrt1nTMEverything by Tim Hughes
the lyrics r simple but super sweet! :)
left; 2:07 AM
what do you do when things don't seem to go the way you expect them to?....................................................
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stop complaining.
look at what you've got in your hands.
give your best with what has been given.
PRAY.
then,
when the seemingly out of place situation is over,
sit back, reflect and see what brilliant things God has done.
Trust in the LORD with all your heartand lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) :)
left; 1:36 AM
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
