April 2010
3 posts
feelings and truth
“My feelings are not God. God is God. My feelings do not define truth. God’s word defines truth. My feelings are echoes and responses to what my mind perceives. And sometimes—many times—my feelings are out of sync with the truth. When that happens—and it happens every day in some measure—I try not to bend the truth to justify my imperfect feelings, but rather, I...
March 2010
1 post
February 2010
5 posts
the little things
i’m feeling blessed by the little acts of encouragements, prayers and help received during this time of ultimate stress, where everything seems to be going haywire, even my laptop has decided to slow down and take a break. it has been a trying time, and i broke down a few nights each time i think about my progress and i don’t seem to be heading anywhere. but nonetheless, thank God...
being alive
celebrate each day, it’s a gift =)
January 2010
12 posts
rethinking missions
i’ve been wanting to post something related to missions, especially recently when the term ‘rethinking missions’ has been on my mind. and after today’s missions service, there were some reflections and thoughts. i guess it’s been something close to my heart since year 1, and today, it was a revisit for myself in how i view missions.
i remember that when i was in...
flower in the desert (dissert)
sometimes when faith is running low
and i cannot fathom why things are so…
i walk alone among the flowers i grow
and learn the answers to all i would know
for among the flowers i have come to see
life’s miracle and its mystery…
and standing in silence and reverie,
my faith comes flooding back to me.
hope is the lone flower blooming in times of life’s desert (or...
one step
one step at a time, 10,000 words in a month! i think i’ve had countless reminders of dissertation and its impending deadline over the past weeks. even today after eating the d-plus bread, i turned over and saw a very familiar number on the expiry date: 26/02/2010. well done.. even the bread would not let go of me! but thank God that there has been encouragements and help from people around...
failure
sometimes we come before God and we feel like utter failures ourselves (many times for me). i felt like one when i woke up late this morning when i had meant to wake up early. sigh.. what a start to my day! i felt like one when i see my group not responding or supporting in a way which i had hoped for. i would think to myself, ok joyce, epic fail!
and so we remember the areas which we have...
on leadership...
taken from John C. Maxwell (The Maxwell Leadership Bible)
security is found in Him, not in followers.
1. people cannot provide permanent security for a leader.
2. leaders should never put their emotional health in the hands of someone else.
3. spiritual and emotional health requires the truth.
4. leaders must remember that hurting people naturally hurt people.
5. trouble arises when...
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open our eyes
last week, i had an informal bible study session with sarah. after our last meetup when she suggested imparting her skills, i made a new bible study shifu and became a curious disciple. using her bible teaching materials, she taught me some bible study methods like color-coding. with color pencils, we highlighted different words from the text. it was quite a feat as we went through the book of...
faith
Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
have you heard of people telling you, “just have faith lah”? so what does it mean by that? faith. something that sounds so simple yet requires my lifelong understanding and application. personally, i’m still learning and i can never learn enough about it because faith...
resolutions and vows
as we enter the first week of 2010, many of us may have been thinking about new year resolutions and have even penned down some of them, with good intentions to see them come to pass this year. personally, i haven’t fully gone into the specific details for different areas, but there are 2 things which i really hope to focus on this year: 1) greater devotion towards Him, putting Him as first...
December 2009
21 posts
happy new year
a wonderful new year to you guys! 2010 will be an amazing year with Him :D for His mercies are new every morning, and His steadfast love never ceases, and therefore we can have this hope in a God that makes new beginnings. may Christ be our portion that God extends each new day :)
Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it...
Watchkopenkope:
here’s a video of our summer memories!
just enjoy the show :)
back to oasis
i visited oasis fellowship service in the afternoon today, and it was a time of refreshment and much joy stepping into the compound after exactly a year. this was the place where our hanoi team met up for preparation, and this time i was going to listen to the testimonies of the new team which just returned. wow.. it was definitely exciting to be able to hear what God has been doing, and it also...
an encounter
have you ever experienced a divine encounter with strangers, people whom you feel the Lord has sent in your way for a particular reason?
something happened yesterday while i was at the post office, waiting in the long queue for my turn to buy stamps. i was reading Captivating (the book which was mentioned a few posts earlier on) to make my time productive, and shortly after i closed my book,...
fattened calf with love
just had the privilege to go for an informal christmas gathering at prof ooi’s condo function room, where he invited some friends and ex-students and current students. he’s also a believer, and i could see how he and his wife put in effort into the organising of the party, to extend hospitality and make us feel welcomed and at home. there was such an atmosphere of love as he used the...
self-control
okay, time for facebook? twitter? or.. how about youtube? this is a pic which i took from another blog, and i guess it’s somewhat a true parody of what many of us may be going through this holidays, without the normal routine of lectures and tutorials and school life. we could be turning to these forms of entertainment, in the name of “rejuvenating” and “relaxing”,...
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the importance of taking QUALITY time to retreat with God this december break to be recharged & refreshed, for God speaks in moments of quietness & stillness.
Mark 6:31 “.. Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
rest, as He has intended. it’s never about us and our agenda when we come before Him, but it’s what He wants to speak &...
dinner with the professor
just had dinner with prof kwame and cherie. he gave us a treat at the kent ridge guild house, in appreciation of our ‘escort’ service for sde’s 40th anni dinner earlier in nov. it was a special time when he began sharing his faith (he’s a believer too) with us and heard some amazing stories of his conversion, from someone who came from a deep family history of idol...
let it work! (let it snow!)
dedicated to all final year students doing their FYP/thesis/dissertation.
just for laughs :D
Oh my professor is so frightful
But my thesis ain’t insightful
And since I’ve no place to hide
Let it work, let it work, let it work!
It doesn’t show signs of moving,
And I’ve done so much researching,
My stamina has gone way too low,
Let it work, let it work, let...
thesis testimony →
came across this powerful blog of a brother whom i do not know personally. but i’m very encouraged by his intimate walk with God, and this testimony he shared was about his final thesis. believe that God is also telling me something, about entrusting my thesis unto Him, and this is coming very timely cos i’ll be starting on my dissertation research tomorrow again since after exams!
...
Psalm 145 - A song of His greatness
something to share: this song was written on 18/11/09, during my recent exams period. the lyrics are taken from Psalm 145 (so lyrics are by king david!). it’s my first song ever written, the tune for the chorus came out first, and it was truly inspired when i was reading this psalm the previous day before i decided to write a song to God. it felt as if God placed a song in my heart and the...
the God i know
when i was talking to 2 sisters today, i reflected upon this year and realised that within me, i do have a great desire to see this year end well. maybe it’s because the past few months, i’ve been feeling like a wave tossed in the ocean, with many ministry problems coming my way, and i have not properly settled certain personal issues with Him. and i’ve been praying and talking...
faithsheep is back
joining tumblr now! i should think it’s better than wordpress :D didn’t quite figure out wordpress well, hope tumblr is able to serve my blogging needs better, with its more advanced applications.
should expect myself to update more often here!