God is good - ALL THE TIME!!!

Friday, March 30, 2007
This song is singing in my head since morning. It is singing so loudly that I want to sing it out and skip along as I am humming the tune. Praise the Lord!!!

God is good, all the time
He put this song of praise
in this heart of mine
God is good, all the time
Through the darkest night
His light will shine
God is good, God is good all the time

If you're walking through the valley
And there are shadows all around
Do not fear, He will guide you
He will keep you safe and sound
He has promised to never leave you
Nor forsake you and His Word is true

We were sinners so unworthy
Still for us He chose to die
Filled us with His Holy Spirit
Now we can stand and testify
That His love is everlasting
And His mercies they will never end

Though I may not understand
All the plans You have for me
My life is in Your hands
And through the eyes of faithI can clearly see

Words and music: Don Moen and Paul Overstreet

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Looking forward

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Things to look forward to:-

1. My last day in my present company – I am counting down now

2. My baptism – working hard at it … (it’s so difficult, I still give in to temptations at times)

3. My holiday – when was the last time I was out of Singapore? (er, Malaysia not counted ok ….)

4. My new job (eh, take note that the level of enthusiasm is not as high as the three points above)

5. Buying my own piano and probable starting classes … (something to do once the weekly Thursday are out …) I am also thinking of taking up dress making (but then, I do not have any creative juice left in me …)

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Psalm 91

Monday, March 19, 2007

14Those who love me, I will deliver;

I will protect those who know my name.

15When they call to me,

I will answer them;

I will be with them in trouble,

I will rescue them and honour them.

16With long life I will satisfy them,

and show them my salvation.

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Sunday, March 18, 2007
Had my second scrutiny today. Well, i think these are good for me - it is like a detox session. The pre-scrutiny that i had with father t cleared up lots of stuff for me. i am so glad that i decided to say what had been bothering me and he helped a lot by asking lots of questions, probing, probing and probing. i reckoned i scared many people around but i am glad i poured it out and brought the issue to light.

i am so blessed. my godma is a beautiful lady. the two ladies doing my scrutiny with me are equally lovely .. esp this emily... i just feel that she is different. veron is beautiful as well. God really loves me ... hahahaha.

godma mentioned that i am so happy these days ... maybe because i have settled down to my new role and also there is a new job coming up and most of all, i am going to get baptised! hahahaha. i cannot imagine that i have come this far. for someone who likes to try new things, to be consistently going for thurs and sun class is no mean feat. but hey! the credit should go to my Heavenly Father. He has called me and has shown me the way... He is just soooooo beautiful =)

hmm, during this time, i have learnt a lot. we shared about my current life, my life in my ministry, how i can live my live in area of my work and family, how to love the people that God sent for me to love. i understand the meaning of it is only through the dying of self that a new person can emerge.

today, i shared about my fear... emily mentioned for me to read Psalm 91 ...http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=41229929 .. a beautiful psalm...

i like psalms, especially psalms that are sung during Mass by the Cantor. i like to play the psalm on the organ as i can really feel connected to God through the psalms ....hmmm, just beautiful!

hmmm, dear friends, continue to keep us in your prayers... =)

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O This Heart of Mine that's so Prone to Wander

Yesterday, i was having the feeling of "should i skip choir tonight" when i login to check my yahoo mail ... guess what greeted me? He knows what i was thinking and he gave me his answer through a friend ...

Come,Thou Fount of every Blessing
Tune my heart to Sing Thy Grace;
Streams of Mercy, never Ceasing,
Call for Songs of Loudest Praise
Prone to Wander,
Lord, I Feel it,
Prone to Leave the God I Love;
Here's my Heart,
O Take & Seal it;
Seal it for Thy Courts Above!

Yea, i went for the choir and i felt good. Thank you Lord for calling me back to you =)

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@ the Hair Dresser today ...

I accompanied my ah boy to his hairdresser today.

While waiting for him, I was flipping through the pages of Simply Her ... and i found the following goodies =) (it's good to surf new blogs, especially when my friends are not updating theirs =P)

Quite interesting ... check them out if you are bored - like me =)

www.drastic-measures.blogspot.com
http://madbeautiful.blogspot.com/
www.dottedlineshop.com (er, nice clothes ah.... inspired to take up dressmaking course)
www.vintagefusionhandcrafts.blogspot.com
www.thehandiworks.blogspot.com

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The Road Ahead

Tuesday, March 13, 2007
In a way, I am glad that I will be getting out from a place with fakeys.

On the other hand, I do not know what the future might hold.

It will be an exciting journey but will I be used to it?

Is this a sign of growing old? Am I becoming risk averse?

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What do you do when temptation come knocking at your door?

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Well, I have learnt that temptations come in various forms and means. Some are easy to identify. Some are not.

But I learnt that whenever in doubt, whenever I feel unsure, I just need to turn to God and He will give me an answer.

During the week, I was troubled – should I take up the offer or not, coupled with the fact that my colleague is leaving (which means I need to train new staff), never ending work plus other commitments awaiting me. I was tempted to just leave everything and take up the offer. But something is holding me back.

A sis commented “wa, I would feel bad if I just tender when there is still so much undone.”

Another commented – not all open doors are from God. You need to discern.

Another two friends commented “you are unsure now but maybe you will get your answer after this weekend” (Indeed …)

The comments triggered a thought in me. Yes, my current bosses have been very understanding towards me. Especially during the time that I need to go away for my wedding. I should not do such thing.

Then I asked for His guidance. As it happened during/after the 1st week of Lent, I turned to read the reflection. It talks about Pride, and power …. The reading was about Jesus being tempted by the Devil while He was in the wilderness. I did not link his temptations to mine at first but slowly, things became clearer.

Baptism retreat was round the corner but I was telling Pete that how time seems to fly that I have not really prepare myself for the retreat, and the baptism. If I take on the new job, my life will be in a greater mess – how to find time to go for sessions, how to take leave etc. The whole thing just do not seem to gel.

During the retreat, I learnt a lot more – about God’s plan for me, about sins and temptations, about community, about the other more important things in life like Friends, Family and relationship and about myself. I asked Father T – how would I know if what has been offered to me is from God even after praying? Father gave a simple answer – after you have decided on the path to take and you prayed, do you feel at peace?

Well, it makes perfect sense. I did not feel the peace. I did not feel peace if I take up the offer. I did not feel the peace if I just leave what I am currently doing behind. Plus, the new job would mean less personal time with my love ones, to go for wedding mass with my choir etc coz it is a requirement to work on Saturday.

In a nutshell, I have decided and I should just focus on my baptism and go forth in faith and walk in His light.

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