Saturday, October 11, 2008
Our Daily Journey With God (ODJ)
Thursday 11 September
the love that often leaves us doubtful, frustrated, angry and resentful is the second love, that is to say, the affirmation, affection, sympathy, encouragement and support that we receive from our parents, teachers, spouses and friends.
when we look for our worth and identity in human love, as wonderful as it can be, we're headed for disapointment.
the radical good news is that the second love is only a broken reflection of the first love, and the first love is offered to us by a God in whom there are no shadows.
in God's "first love" we are secure. we're free to love and serve others.
just something i read that spoke volumes to me. i dunno if many of you readers have ODJ but it's a pretty good study book to have. just short stories with really powerful reminders.
remember something from last week's cell, something about how worried i would be about the future if i didn't have God in my life. and i thought about it and honstly, knowing how much i like to worry about anything and everything, i think i would go out of my mind worrying, letting it manifest and consume me.
but with God around, life's a lot easier.
trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. proverbs 3:5-6
hello friends if you're reading this i'm really missing all of you! haha. S07 babes rojaks o-ay goh yau yau. i think that's all. haha. DO TAKE CARE! (:
which is still pretty awesome. for stuff that i'm unhappy with now, maybe God will reveal to me in time to come that it was for the best.
for now i'm really thankful for my project groups. marketing OB and stats. that we actually get things done and do a good job and aren't last minute. after hearing colleen and jiang chuan's neighbours 'complain' about their project groups not taking their work seriously, i'm super super thankful my groups aren't like that. THANK YOU PROJECT GROUPS! haha ok not like any of them are gonna read this but oh well.
i'm thankful when i bump into people i know in school too. seeing someone familiar in the middle of the day, especially when u just went for some shitty lesson, is great for lifting your spirits. saw jiayu and qiu just now, and loi ytd.
if only i could bump into more people who aren't in ntu, like in town during the weekends or something. how awesome would it be to be able to see one of the S07 dears or even 29th council people in vivo (that's where i frequent so maybe u guys can start hanging out there too haha).
i was 'complaining' to jiayu about my marketing prof (who's seriously bias, how is 80 slides more concised than 54). i know i shouldn't complain about teachers but seriously, telling us our mistakes during the ASSESSED presentations and not during the trial runs is seriously unfair and not our fault. ARGH.
kinda worried about final exams now. but...
God's will will not take me where His grace cannot sutain me. (:
Our Daily Journey With God (ODJ)
Thursday 11 September
the love that often leaves us doubtful, frustrated, angry and resentful is the second love, that is to say, the affirmation, affection, sympathy, encouragement and support that we receive from our parents, teachers, spouses and friends.
when we look for our worth and identity in human love, as wonderful as it can be, we're headed for disapointment.
the radical good news is that the second love is only a broken reflection of the first love, and the first love is offered to us by a God in whom there are no shadows.
in God's "first love" we are secure. we're free to love and serve others.
just something i read that spoke volumes to me. i dunno if many of you readers have ODJ but it's a pretty good study book to have. just short stories with really powerful reminders.
remember something from last week's cell, something about how worried i would be about the future if i didn't have God in my life. and i thought about it and honstly, knowing how much i like to worry about anything and everything, i think i would go out of my mind worrying, letting it manifest and consume me.
but with God around, life's a lot easier.
trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. proverbs 3:5-6
hello friends if you're reading this i'm really missing all of you! haha. S07 babes rojaks o-ay goh yau yau. i think that's all. haha. DO TAKE CARE! (:
watchin u;
at 8:02 AM
Monday, October 06, 2008
which is still pretty awesome. for stuff that i'm unhappy with now, maybe God will reveal to me in time to come that it was for the best.
for now i'm really thankful for my project groups. marketing OB and stats. that we actually get things done and do a good job and aren't last minute. after hearing colleen and jiang chuan's neighbours 'complain' about their project groups not taking their work seriously, i'm super super thankful my groups aren't like that. THANK YOU PROJECT GROUPS! haha ok not like any of them are gonna read this but oh well.
i'm thankful when i bump into people i know in school too. seeing someone familiar in the middle of the day, especially when u just went for some shitty lesson, is great for lifting your spirits. saw jiayu and qiu just now, and loi ytd.
if only i could bump into more people who aren't in ntu, like in town during the weekends or something. how awesome would it be to be able to see one of the S07 dears or even 29th council people in vivo (that's where i frequent so maybe u guys can start hanging out there too haha).
i was 'complaining' to jiayu about my marketing prof (who's seriously bias, how is 80 slides more concised than 54). i know i shouldn't complain about teachers but seriously, telling us our mistakes during the ASSESSED presentations and not during the trial runs is seriously unfair and not our fault. ARGH.
kinda worried about final exams now. but...
God's will will not take me where His grace cannot sutain me. (:
watchin u;
at 1:35 AM