It's confirmed that I have allergy to dairy products.
So from now on, "byebye" to yummy favourites like...
1. Macdonald's ice-cream
2. Creamy mushroom pasta or carbonara pasta
3. BK mushroom swiss burger
4. Caesar salad or any salad with salad cream/thousand island cream
5. Milk
6. Yogurt
7. Ham and Cheese sandwich
8. Tuna/chicken/seafood mayo sandwich
9. Chocolates
...and so many more foods....:(
Sad... I am forced to refrain from my favourites...so sad.
I ate lots of prawns when I was young..then allergy started at the age of 12. Now I am down with another type of allergy. Oh dear..Guess I have just been eating too unhealthily.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Answered prayers - God is real
Praise God!
Had a matter today which was scheduled for trial of at least 2 days. After analysing it with boss, I told him, it would be better if the matter could be settled.
Well, I prayed very hard that it would be settled especially since boss hasn't been feeling well and is probably not up to it. Given the nature of the case, I prayed that God would work in the hearts of the parties so that they would arrive at an amicable settlement and not fight. I also prayed that the judge would be wise in helping them arrive at a settlement.
Guess what! Praise God! It was really settled... :) And I knew in my heart that God was the one who worked it out. Boss knew that too, cos he told me to pray hard. haha.:) The judge was, in my view at least, really wise.. haha :) All praises be to God who answers prayers.
Am encouraged once again that God is real... and He answers prayers.
With this encouragement, I am now challenged to believe Him about something else. Something else which seems way out of the norm...something which no one (maybe except one i.e. hubby) will understand. To believe that He would accomplish what I ask for, just like the other prayer, which I just discovered recently, was answered.
Food for thought: Will we still do the right thing even though no one else around us understands?
haha...I think it's easy to say yes to that question, but when the situation really arises, and God says, "you have no one but Me"....hmmmm....a different story???
Had a matter today which was scheduled for trial of at least 2 days. After analysing it with boss, I told him, it would be better if the matter could be settled.
Well, I prayed very hard that it would be settled especially since boss hasn't been feeling well and is probably not up to it. Given the nature of the case, I prayed that God would work in the hearts of the parties so that they would arrive at an amicable settlement and not fight. I also prayed that the judge would be wise in helping them arrive at a settlement.
Guess what! Praise God! It was really settled... :) And I knew in my heart that God was the one who worked it out. Boss knew that too, cos he told me to pray hard. haha.:) The judge was, in my view at least, really wise.. haha :) All praises be to God who answers prayers.
Am encouraged once again that God is real... and He answers prayers.
With this encouragement, I am now challenged to believe Him about something else. Something else which seems way out of the norm...something which no one (maybe except one i.e. hubby) will understand. To believe that He would accomplish what I ask for, just like the other prayer, which I just discovered recently, was answered.
Food for thought: Will we still do the right thing even though no one else around us understands?
haha...I think it's easy to say yes to that question, but when the situation really arises, and God says, "you have no one but Me"....hmmmm....a different story???
Daily stuff which matters :p
Hubby and I spent some time together after work.
He shared about updates relating to his work. I am happy for him that he has landed himself in an interesting job scope. We both shared our observations about ourselves at work...our weaknesses and strengths, that was meaningful..:)
We should never underestimate chats like this...:)The things which go on day to day matter...they may seem small, but they matter.
He shared about updates relating to his work. I am happy for him that he has landed himself in an interesting job scope. We both shared our observations about ourselves at work...our weaknesses and strengths, that was meaningful..:)
We should never underestimate chats like this...:)The things which go on day to day matter...they may seem small, but they matter.
facades, authenticity, distance...
Human beings are all familiar with facades. I think modern life people are even more familiar with that...there are so many thing which hinder authenticity. Technology is one huge obstruction to authenticity I believe... we can easily hide in the virtual world of internet, smses, blogs etc. We think we are connecting but are we really connecting? Technology seems to cause people to come in touch with each other more easily and more quickly, but it also seems to cause us to fear face to face interactions more. Comfort zones become smaller and smaller...and over time, the lack of security increases.
Is this God's intention or is it man's doing? Went to a plenary session of a seminar last week and the speaker said something which contains so much truth, he said that this is the principle which governs modern-day relationship,
"When I draw closer to you, I feel hurt, when I move away from you, I feel lonely."
We are all yearning for authentic relationships, but many a times, we are not prepared to risk getting hurt and to trust with all our hearts. We also seem to find it harder to reconcile with those who have hurt us. Has God been the one giving us less power and strength to forgive and hope for change in Him? Or are we the ones who have changed and have turned cold.
What is God's original design?
Do we dare to love? Do we dare to risk getting hurt? Do we dare to face rejection? Jesus went through them all. He loved with all His heart, He was utterly hurt by those who crucified Him, He was rejected...yet, His love remains to this day. Can we love others with such love?
Divorce rates are rising everywhere...it just shows how vulnerable modern-day relationships are. It's sad, cos that also means that more children will be growing up in broken homes. Many begin to wonder whether there is LOVE, and HOPE.
1 Cor 13:4-8
"4Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails."
The truth of God endures forever...and it's the truth of God that holds every relationship together in love and harmony. Being married for close to a year, I am beginning to catch a glimpse of the reality of a marital relationship. Many often tell me that it's difficult to maintain the marital relationship. It's not all rosy, it's not at all easy...because we are imperfect. And I often tell others, love is far more than just emotions and feelings, it involves a person's will, commitment and devotion.
But thanks be to God who is Love....:)
I hope to see a world with less facades...and a world where people relate to one another just as they are...a world with empathy for those who are hurting...a world with hope for healing.
Is this God's intention or is it man's doing? Went to a plenary session of a seminar last week and the speaker said something which contains so much truth, he said that this is the principle which governs modern-day relationship,
"When I draw closer to you, I feel hurt, when I move away from you, I feel lonely."
We are all yearning for authentic relationships, but many a times, we are not prepared to risk getting hurt and to trust with all our hearts. We also seem to find it harder to reconcile with those who have hurt us. Has God been the one giving us less power and strength to forgive and hope for change in Him? Or are we the ones who have changed and have turned cold.
What is God's original design?
Do we dare to love? Do we dare to risk getting hurt? Do we dare to face rejection? Jesus went through them all. He loved with all His heart, He was utterly hurt by those who crucified Him, He was rejected...yet, His love remains to this day. Can we love others with such love?
Divorce rates are rising everywhere...it just shows how vulnerable modern-day relationships are. It's sad, cos that also means that more children will be growing up in broken homes. Many begin to wonder whether there is LOVE, and HOPE.
1 Cor 13:4-8
"4Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails."
The truth of God endures forever...and it's the truth of God that holds every relationship together in love and harmony. Being married for close to a year, I am beginning to catch a glimpse of the reality of a marital relationship. Many often tell me that it's difficult to maintain the marital relationship. It's not all rosy, it's not at all easy...because we are imperfect. And I often tell others, love is far more than just emotions and feelings, it involves a person's will, commitment and devotion.
But thanks be to God who is Love....:)
I hope to see a world with less facades...and a world where people relate to one another just as they are...a world with empathy for those who are hurting...a world with hope for healing.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
An insightful prayer...
This is a prayer found in the 40day/08 devotional by LoveSingapore movement.. it's beautiful...
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships so that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace.
May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy.
And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in the world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done to bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor. Amen.
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships so that you may live deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace.
May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy.
And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in the world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done to bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor. Amen.
Friday, July 18, 2008
blessings.. :)
haha.. it was such a close shave this morning. When dad said that I did not need to pick him up, I decided to sleep in a little later. BUT.. I nearly forgot that my coupons lasted only till 8am! I rushed out at about 820am..praying that I would not get a parking ticket.. Praise God! When I got out of the lift, I saw the lady right beside my car..I ran over and she asked, "Is this your car?" I said "Yes!" and she walked away...hahaha...Phew.. if I got there just a few seconds later...I would have gotten the ticket. God saved me some $ today :)
Yeah! hubby managed to get the hotel room booked for our anniversary celebration! :) Last year, we held our wedding banquet at Grand Hyatt.. apart from giving us a 2-night stay after the dinner... they offered us a free annniversary night stay.. so nice right? :) Thank God he reminded us sometime in Nov last year that we forgot to ask for the complimentary coupon... hubby wrote to the manager in Nov (about 4 months after our wedding day)...and they issued us with the coupon without asking any questions... so nice right? :) When I realised yesterday that we will be returning to the same type of room for our anniversary stay.. I was overjoyed!! I still am actually.. cos its a super nice and big room... :) I am so looking forward to it..But then again.. it's sad that time passes so quickly.. it felt like the wedding day was just yesterday..
Yeah! I will get to play keyboard this week during service.. it's been a long time since I last played the keyboard.. looking forward to it.. sometimes, it's good to have a change. :)
Yeah! hubby managed to get the hotel room booked for our anniversary celebration! :) Last year, we held our wedding banquet at Grand Hyatt.. apart from giving us a 2-night stay after the dinner... they offered us a free annniversary night stay.. so nice right? :) Thank God he reminded us sometime in Nov last year that we forgot to ask for the complimentary coupon... hubby wrote to the manager in Nov (about 4 months after our wedding day)...and they issued us with the coupon without asking any questions... so nice right? :) When I realised yesterday that we will be returning to the same type of room for our anniversary stay.. I was overjoyed!! I still am actually.. cos its a super nice and big room... :) I am so looking forward to it..But then again.. it's sad that time passes so quickly.. it felt like the wedding day was just yesterday..
Yeah! I will get to play keyboard this week during service.. it's been a long time since I last played the keyboard.. looking forward to it.. sometimes, it's good to have a change. :)
Thursday, July 17, 2008
M-time..."stock-taking"
M-time yesterday was good.
We went to Vivocity again...enjoyed a sumptous dinner at the foodcourt and sat at the balcony for a chat.
It's coming to a year, since the day we got married. We are grateful to God for the good year which has gone by. But we also realised that it's not easy to maintain a good marriage. As we go through our daily mundane lives, when there is little excitement etc... it's easy to start feeling that we just exist beside each other and there is a lack of deeper connection. Such struggles are very real...which is probably the reason why deliberate effort is needed.
We shared about some of our thoughts about the marriage...how things will become even more challenging when kids come along etc...and we came to a conclusion that M-time's really important because regular "stock-taking" keep the marriage healthier. When we take time to communicate deliberately, share our lives deeply....it makes a difference. Little actions on a daily basis also make a difference to the relationship.
Well...it was a good time of "stock-taking". We are amateurs in this and we have a long way to go...but God is and will continue to be our source of grace and strength :)
We went to Vivocity again...enjoyed a sumptous dinner at the foodcourt and sat at the balcony for a chat.
It's coming to a year, since the day we got married. We are grateful to God for the good year which has gone by. But we also realised that it's not easy to maintain a good marriage. As we go through our daily mundane lives, when there is little excitement etc... it's easy to start feeling that we just exist beside each other and there is a lack of deeper connection. Such struggles are very real...which is probably the reason why deliberate effort is needed.
We shared about some of our thoughts about the marriage...how things will become even more challenging when kids come along etc...and we came to a conclusion that M-time's really important because regular "stock-taking" keep the marriage healthier. When we take time to communicate deliberately, share our lives deeply....it makes a difference. Little actions on a daily basis also make a difference to the relationship.
Well...it was a good time of "stock-taking". We are amateurs in this and we have a long way to go...but God is and will continue to be our source of grace and strength :)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Restless :(
One word to describe the past 2 days, "restless".
Little motivation to work since monday... it's midweek and the drive's still not coming back. My suspicion is that the weak gastric's causing the problems with concentration etc.
On such days, I just feel like resting at home and recuperating and I hope the week will pass me by real quickly.
But, thank God for...
1. victory in the mini-case yesterday
2. judge did not really give me a hard time this morning
3. one problematic case settled today
4. the big case might still be settled without a huge fight
Little motivation to work since monday... it's midweek and the drive's still not coming back. My suspicion is that the weak gastric's causing the problems with concentration etc.
On such days, I just feel like resting at home and recuperating and I hope the week will pass me by real quickly.
But, thank God for...
1. victory in the mini-case yesterday
2. judge did not really give me a hard time this morning
3. one problematic case settled today
4. the big case might still be settled without a huge fight
Monday, July 14, 2008
To look after widows in their distress...
I finally got down to visiting my tuition teacher who is now 80 years old. The last time i visited her was sometime early last year...ever since then, although I have been prompted time and again to visit her, I did not get down to doing it. Finally, my younger sis prompted me again sometime last week to go visit her, especially since she's getting old.
I walked from my place to her place on sat morning...when I got to her place, I rang the door bell, called her home number, but there was no response. Thankfully, her neighbours saw me and informed me that she's unable to walk and that her maid was out at that time.
I was shocked to know that her health had deteriorated over the past year. I wanted to see her badly, so I prayed and ask God to bring the maid back. Praise God! Within about 10 minutes, she came back and opened the door for me. She was happy that I visited and she told me how she was just thinking about all her ex-students recently.
She is a widow and she's been rather depressed. I read some verses from Psalm 73 to her and prayed with her. I felt really bad that I had not visited her for such a long time and I apologised. Her husband's no longer around, she has no children..and she needs a lot of care. Once again I was reminded of the verse
James 1:27
27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Actually, over the past year, whenever I thought of her, I would think of that verse, but I just failed to obey the Word of God and put things into action. The Lord convicted me once again...
She will be moving to a nursing home soon...I hope I will commit myself to visiting her once per week.
A big lesson which I learnt from this: When God prompts us into action, do not procrastinate.
I walked from my place to her place on sat morning...when I got to her place, I rang the door bell, called her home number, but there was no response. Thankfully, her neighbours saw me and informed me that she's unable to walk and that her maid was out at that time.
I was shocked to know that her health had deteriorated over the past year. I wanted to see her badly, so I prayed and ask God to bring the maid back. Praise God! Within about 10 minutes, she came back and opened the door for me. She was happy that I visited and she told me how she was just thinking about all her ex-students recently.
She is a widow and she's been rather depressed. I read some verses from Psalm 73 to her and prayed with her. I felt really bad that I had not visited her for such a long time and I apologised. Her husband's no longer around, she has no children..and she needs a lot of care. Once again I was reminded of the verse
James 1:27
27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Actually, over the past year, whenever I thought of her, I would think of that verse, but I just failed to obey the Word of God and put things into action. The Lord convicted me once again...
She will be moving to a nursing home soon...I hope I will commit myself to visiting her once per week.
A big lesson which I learnt from this: When God prompts us into action, do not procrastinate.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
A freaky encounter! Yikes!! =(
I got onto a cab at the taxi stand. The driver's a lady...everything seemed normal, until...
she suddenly shouted, "I must hang him, no matter what I must hang him..(in mandarin)"
Silence.. (radio in the background)...
I thought she was on the phone...
then she shouted, "Things cannot change, I cannot change, he cannot change.(in mandarin)"
Silence (radio in the background)....
I really thought she was on the phone but I felt really weird.
then she shouted, "Da2 si3 wo3 ye3 yao4 "hang" ta1! (in english: "Even if I am beaten to death, I want to hang him!"
At that time, I was really freaked out...and guess what, she looked at me through the rear mirror and our eyes caught each others'! ARGH!!! I then realised she was not talking on the phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She nearly missed my stop. I had to tell her to stop and she pulled over.
Before I got off, I asked, "Are you ok?"
She said "sorry" and after handing me the change, she gave me a cold stare with a grin on her face, the freaky type
....EeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
Oh gosh..I was freaked out! My body shuddered when I got out of the cab, like I just came out from a horror movie.. Can you imagine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still shiver at the thought of the whole incident now!..
Maybe she was testing me out... I don't know...it felt like it...
she suddenly shouted, "I must hang him, no matter what I must hang him..(in mandarin)"
Silence.. (radio in the background)...
I thought she was on the phone...
then she shouted, "Things cannot change, I cannot change, he cannot change.(in mandarin)"
Silence (radio in the background)....
I really thought she was on the phone but I felt really weird.
then she shouted, "Da2 si3 wo3 ye3 yao4 "hang" ta1! (in english: "Even if I am beaten to death, I want to hang him!"
At that time, I was really freaked out...and guess what, she looked at me through the rear mirror and our eyes caught each others'! ARGH!!! I then realised she was not talking on the phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She nearly missed my stop. I had to tell her to stop and she pulled over.
Before I got off, I asked, "Are you ok?"
She said "sorry" and after handing me the change, she gave me a cold stare with a grin on her face, the freaky type
....EeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
Oh gosh..I was freaked out! My body shuddered when I got out of the cab, like I just came out from a horror movie.. Can you imagine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still shiver at the thought of the whole incident now!..
Maybe she was testing me out... I don't know...it felt like it...
"Now is the time for you to heal..."
Read from New Paper and Today about the sentence passed by Justice Tay on the young man, aged 20, who smuggled his rifle out of camp and planned to murder.
The judge said his heart hurt for him...that's how I feel too. I can fully understand why such a harsh punishment had to meted out on him...the offence was grave. But at the same time, I am sure many sympathise with this young man who was immensely traumatised throughout the 20 years of his life. A broken family, abusive family members, loss of his close younger brother, breakup with his girlfriend...and probably a lot more.
Pain..it's the consequence of hurts, wounds and pain. He wanted to kill himself, just like many other youngsters who struggle with suicidal thoughts. This young man has never experienced love. And my prayer for him is, "Lord, please save this young man!". I hope that his time in jail would be life-changing, in a good way.
I like the adaptation of a biblical passage, To Everything There is a Season, which Justice Tay read before he passed the sentence,
"There was a time when you loved,
There came a time when you hated.
There was a time when you felt you wanted to kill,
Now is the time for you to heal.
There was a time you were broken down,
Now is the time to build yourself up.
There was a time when you were at war in your being,
Now is the time to restore peace within."
It's a meaningful encouragement from the bench to him, I believe. And I hope he will truly be healed.
All these remind me once again that many people are hurting deep inside...and they need God...who loves them with an unfailing, unconditional and everlasting love.
The judge said his heart hurt for him...that's how I feel too. I can fully understand why such a harsh punishment had to meted out on him...the offence was grave. But at the same time, I am sure many sympathise with this young man who was immensely traumatised throughout the 20 years of his life. A broken family, abusive family members, loss of his close younger brother, breakup with his girlfriend...and probably a lot more.
Pain..it's the consequence of hurts, wounds and pain. He wanted to kill himself, just like many other youngsters who struggle with suicidal thoughts. This young man has never experienced love. And my prayer for him is, "Lord, please save this young man!". I hope that his time in jail would be life-changing, in a good way.
I like the adaptation of a biblical passage, To Everything There is a Season, which Justice Tay read before he passed the sentence,
"There was a time when you loved,
There came a time when you hated.
There was a time when you felt you wanted to kill,
Now is the time for you to heal.
There was a time you were broken down,
Now is the time to build yourself up.
There was a time when you were at war in your being,
Now is the time to restore peace within."
It's a meaningful encouragement from the bench to him, I believe. And I hope he will truly be healed.
All these remind me once again that many people are hurting deep inside...and they need God...who loves them with an unfailing, unconditional and everlasting love.
Super fruitful evening
:) Left office at about 615pm yesterday. Got home within 20mins and started going about doing many things haha....
1. Bought Darlie toothpaste (came with free Snoopy cup! yup..I want to collect all 4 of them in the series! so that means getting another 6 tubes of toothpaste!)
2. Vacuumed the house plus Magic-cleaned the house
3. Went to jog on the stadium tracks with WG and KP
4. Had a sumptous dinner at Margaret Drive: Chicken Chop and Rojak :p (You may wonder, "then why go jogging?" haha)
5. Recycled a magazine by making paper dustbins
6. Prepared juice for 3 pax using oranges and apples (and made a mess out of the kitchen, I shall not explain how..haha)
7. Cleaned the kitchen and some other parts of the house
8. QT & P-time started at 1130pm...then ZZZzzzzzzzzzz
I thought my evening was SUPER well-spent :p And ya... I do hope I get to leave office so early EVERYDAY!
1. Bought Darlie toothpaste (came with free Snoopy cup! yup..I want to collect all 4 of them in the series! so that means getting another 6 tubes of toothpaste!)
2. Vacuumed the house plus Magic-cleaned the house
3. Went to jog on the stadium tracks with WG and KP
4. Had a sumptous dinner at Margaret Drive: Chicken Chop and Rojak :p (You may wonder, "then why go jogging?" haha)
5. Recycled a magazine by making paper dustbins
6. Prepared juice for 3 pax using oranges and apples (and made a mess out of the kitchen, I shall not explain how..haha)
7. Cleaned the kitchen and some other parts of the house
8. QT & P-time started at 1130pm...then ZZZzzzzzzzzzz
I thought my evening was SUPER well-spent :p And ya... I do hope I get to leave office so early EVERYDAY!
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Falling into place :)
I had a good week...:) Although I am still doing work on my laptop on a sunday night, I feel that there's a lot to thank God for.
But well..i must still say that working during weekends is something i wish to avoid at all cost. It's not nice to have work spill over into personal time. Thankfully, working on weekends is not a norm for me. My boss is rather understanding and respects that I do have other commitments. Managed to get some time to catch up with WG just now...so that was good.
Yup.. lots to thank God for this week. Guess it's cos I am beginning to see 'the light' in my circumstances...everything's starting to fall into place. So yup, less wrestling, less intense emotions. More peace...and more ready to move on in God's strength. Most precious lesson this week: "He is in control, He is Sovereign and Ruler of all. He knows what He is doing."
Had a great saturday.. WG's cousin came over. JYF was great! BS during CG was fantastic, as usual! :) Was very ministered and encouraged during the church prayer meeting this afternoon!
All in all, I am grateful for everything.
Went to watch GET SMART with some ppl last monday! Wanna go watch Hancock this week! :p Yeah!
But well..i must still say that working during weekends is something i wish to avoid at all cost. It's not nice to have work spill over into personal time. Thankfully, working on weekends is not a norm for me. My boss is rather understanding and respects that I do have other commitments. Managed to get some time to catch up with WG just now...so that was good.
Yup.. lots to thank God for this week. Guess it's cos I am beginning to see 'the light' in my circumstances...everything's starting to fall into place. So yup, less wrestling, less intense emotions. More peace...and more ready to move on in God's strength. Most precious lesson this week: "He is in control, He is Sovereign and Ruler of all. He knows what He is doing."
Had a great saturday.. WG's cousin came over. JYF was great! BS during CG was fantastic, as usual! :) Was very ministered and encouraged during the church prayer meeting this afternoon!
All in all, I am grateful for everything.
Went to watch GET SMART with some ppl last monday! Wanna go watch Hancock this week! :p Yeah!
Thursday, July 03, 2008
still in office :(
Aiyo.. i am still in office. Just came back from dinner with boss, waiting to leave for clients' meeting at 830pm!! ARGH!! sigh...Been pulling my hair quite a bit again lately because of stress at work...ARGH! Got to stop pulling... !!!
Quite happy that I managed to discipline myself to eat slowly during meals...:) Got to get rid of the indigestion problem!
The past half a year hasn't been easy...ups and downs in my personal walk with the Lord and I call this the 'pruning' process as described in John 15. Painful and tough, but I am trusting that He has His greater plans. I thought I knew myself, but actually, I did not. There are still many parts of me which need to be uncovered by God... the stubborness, the pride, the unwillingness to submit etc. The human will is still strong, and that has to go. The reality that God is God has been hitting me real hard. His sovereignty, though hard to grasp, is a huge lesson which I need to learn. Many a times, I forget that He is God and I am man. The message that has been ringing within me, "I am the Potter and you are the clay".
Well, though painful, I guess it's worthwhile at the end of the road. It's the process of knowing God for who He really is. Many a times, I choose to know the side of God which makes me feel good, but that's not the complete picture. It just isn't.
Ah well... I am learning to thank God for all these... to thank God even when it doesn't FEEL good.
Hab 3:17-19
17 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,
18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
19 The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to go on the heights.
Quite happy that I managed to discipline myself to eat slowly during meals...:) Got to get rid of the indigestion problem!
The past half a year hasn't been easy...ups and downs in my personal walk with the Lord and I call this the 'pruning' process as described in John 15. Painful and tough, but I am trusting that He has His greater plans. I thought I knew myself, but actually, I did not. There are still many parts of me which need to be uncovered by God... the stubborness, the pride, the unwillingness to submit etc. The human will is still strong, and that has to go. The reality that God is God has been hitting me real hard. His sovereignty, though hard to grasp, is a huge lesson which I need to learn. Many a times, I forget that He is God and I am man. The message that has been ringing within me, "I am the Potter and you are the clay".
Well, though painful, I guess it's worthwhile at the end of the road. It's the process of knowing God for who He really is. Many a times, I choose to know the side of God which makes me feel good, but that's not the complete picture. It just isn't.
Ah well... I am learning to thank God for all these... to thank God even when it doesn't FEEL good.
Hab 3:17-19
17 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,
18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
19 The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to go on the heights.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
our german friend's in :)
Our german guest arrived yesterday. Nice guy, about our age...but taller than both WG and me. Speaks english fluently. Settling in well.. we brought him to Koufu for zhu chao! He enjoyed the food. We had fried kailan, sweet and sour chicken, tom yam soup and hotplate toufu!:) hubby and I managed to get a temporary wardrobe from IKEA.. not bad. :p So far so good. We are making good use of our extra bedroom! Thank God!
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