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| Thank you for all the prayers
I am very fine in Taiwan. God has been protecting me physically and spiritually. There were so many things to boast about work that has been done by our gracious and marvelous God. I feel so sorry about being quiet for so long. I admit it was due to laziness~~~~ But I always think of all of you who pray fervently for me before I came to Taiwan and during my stay in Taiwan. The peace within me from above is such a blessing for me due to your prayers.
Daddy, Mummy, my dear sisters, Pastor Sean, Aunty Cryston, Uncle Jimmy, Aunty Chailai, Gynette, Kenray, Uncle Paul, Aunty Jenny, Josephine, Aunty Ann, Uncle Joseph, Uncle Lai and wife, Aunty Ginna, Gary and Jaclyn, youth ministry, Chinese department, and so much more¡K¡Kthanks for every word you have spent to pray for me. I know that each blessings in any form that I am experiencing now is the fruit of your prayers.
Currently, during summer, my prayer life here seems lack of power. It has been just prayers in my heart (not speaking out). I find myself stammering while praying in Chinese, and so lacking confidence and the cycle goes on. Hope that God will anoint my lips and strengthened my heart to be confidence enough to speak out my prayers loudly and claim His Words.
I am reading books during summer, not having much outdoor activities after the medical camp and church camp. Among the few books I have read, one ¡§In the grip of Grace¡¨ by Max Lucado, another one ¡§Boundaries¡¨ by Cloud and Townsend, and ¡§Rich Dad Poor Dad¡¨. Truly benefited a lot from them because there are many things that we would never learned from people around us or things that we might know abit here and there but not realizing its importance and influences. Thank God for providing good books for me. | | |
| After a month since the 2nd semester started, my homesick syndrome has surfaced unknowingly, only being realized in today's sermon.
"How to be a favorable child of parents"
A lot of scenes were pictured in my mind throughout the whole session of preaching and a friend of mine sitting beside me passed me tissues regularly.
When I was still in Malaysia, I could never imagine myself appreciating the non-stop nagging from my parents. Now, the situation is different.
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| Giving Thanks VS Complaining
We hardly realize our growing tendencies of complaining, about many things. I observed that the tendency to complain becomes a habitual reflex reaction to anything one would encounter. Unconsciously, our emotions flow with complains that blurted out from our mouths. Slowly, we are enslaved by the feelings of unsatisfactory, anger, jealousy, sorrow, pitiful¡K¡KWhy are people bound to making waves of complains even though those sound are not melodious at all?
Are we too vulnerable, too sensitive, too high expectation?
How often do we give thanks? When was the last time you give thanks? Do you agree that you are more likely to giving complains than to giving thanks? Why do people stare at the spot on a white piece of paper but never had a thought on the clean face of it? Are we too forgetful? Are we thinking that these are good things that we used to possess and will remain with us forever?
Please, don¡¦t take things for granted.
But be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances for this is God¡¦s will for you in Jesus Christ.(1 Thessalonians 5:9)
When girls, especially, groaning over the reading shown by weighing machine, think of the malnutrition among those African children and thank God for food you have taken in.
When you grumble over an energy consuming task, think of the amputatees or those with inborn deformities, and give thanks to God for your healthy forearms.
When you made a fuss over some friction with someone, think of the vegetables in the hospitals, and be thankful of the privileges given to interact with variety of people.
When we moan over the pressure of studying, think of the brain damaged ones/slow learners, and be glad that God gives us wisdom to reason and to be utilized.
When you murmur out of boredom, have yourself slapped. Be thankful that you have the freedom to introspect, dream dreams and plan plans ahead.
Last but not least, guard your mouth from gossiping. If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it; if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him. Always thank God for owning your mouth to communicate, to construct not to destroy people. A gossiper's mouth is like a pit full of rotten garbage that only attracts flies.
Count the blessings given unto you. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. | | |
| Friends are everywhere but soul mates are rare.
When we stumbled, friends would stop and comfort us but soul mates would kneel down and stretch their hands to pull us up.
When we are thrilled, we seek friends to share happiness. When we are down, soul mates seek to sob with us.
Words from friends soothe our hearts while words from soul mates ring our hearts.
Friends are like windows, showing us the sceneries of the surrounding. Soul mates are like mirror, reflecting the true images of ourselves.
Have you found your soul mates? | | |
| Expecting a beneficial and memorable experience from the two days one night Christian freshmen camp in which I am participating tomorrow. This will be the first time for me to interact with christians outside CSMU. Feeling excited when I vision the passion of young people running after God uplift each other to crave for a more intimate relationship with Him. This gathering will be a meaningful and motivating one, I believe.
I would like thank God for His promises in providing me. Indeed, I never lack at all, in every aspects. In terms of spiritual warfare, He sends me people with whom I can share testimonies, prayer requests, dreams, visions, and from whom I can learn to start daily devotion and by whom I am introduced to many different Christian books. Now, I understand deeply the significance of fellowship in the walk of growth in Christ.
God put me in a very good church in which an anointed and gifted pastor and many caring mentors are present. I am looking forward to serve Him, both in Christian Fellowship in CSMU or in church. This is because spiritual nourishment not only comes from what we take in like bible study, prayer and attending church, but also by what we give out for God. | | |
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