fell in love with this word of God today

“Trusting is being confident of what we hope for, convinced about things

we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 CJB

20 By trusting, Yitz’chak in his blessings over Ya‘akov and Esav made reference to events yet to come.

21 By trusting, Ya‘akov, when he was dying, blessed each of Yosef’s sons, leaning on his walking-stick as he bowed in prayer.[g]

22 By trusting, Yosef, near the end of his life, remembered about the Exodus of the people of Isra’el and gave instructions about what to do with his bones.

23 By trusting, the parents of Moshe hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw that he was a beautiful child,[h] and they weren’t afraid of the king’s decree.

24 By trusting, Moshe, after he had grown up,[i] refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose being mistreated along with God’s people rather than enjoying the passing pleasures of sin. 26 He had come to regard abuse suffered on behalf of the Messiah as greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes fixed on the reward.

27 By trusting, he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered as one who sees the unseen

28 By trusting, he obeyed the requirements for the Pesach, including the smearing of the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Isra’el.

29 By trusting, they walked through the Red Sea as through dry land; when the Egyptians tried to do it, the sea swallowed them up.

30 By trusting, the walls of Yericho fell down — after the people had marched around them for seven days.

31 By trusting, Rachav the prostitute welcomed the spies and therefore did not die along with those who were disobedient.

32 What more should I say? There isn’t time to tell about Gid‘on, Barak, Shimshon, Yiftach, David, Sh’mu’el and the prophets; 33 who, through trusting, conquered kingdoms, worked righteousness, received what was promised, shut the mouths of lions,[j] 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, had their weakness turned to strength, grew mighty in battle and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received back their dead resurrected; other people were stretched on the rack and beaten to death, refusing to be ransomed, so that they would gain a better resurrection. 36 Others underwent the trials of being mocked and whipped, then chained and imprisoned. 37 They were stoned, sawed in two, murdered by the sword; they went about clothed in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted, mistreated, 38 wandering about in deserts and mountains, living in caves and holes in the ground! The world was not worthy of them

39 All of these had their merit attested because of their trusting. Nevertheless, they did not receive what had been promised, 40 because God had planned something better that would involve us, so that only with us would they be brought to the goal.

Hebrews 11 (CJB)

i should count myself

so 'lucky' that i had a diarrhoea this week....started on Mon. stopped at 1pm Mon.
Then started again this morning....
I conclude, i cannot drink 1) cold milk tea at least these few days. something about the equation of milk, ice and tea together that's so wrong. what, three's a crowd? lol.....my taiwanese friend whom i met in taiwan told me milk and tea go together but not with ice.
Ice and tea
Ice and milk go together.
but her logic was different. she said it weakens the bones.
So anyway.....having this weight loss programme doesnt hurt. everything i take in came out yesterday. Instant bulimia or something. ( i am perfectly aware i am being gross but i need to bcos there is no subtle language for such happenings yesterday )
And evidently i have actually lost weight thru water loss.
my clothes are slightly baggier not kidding.
i hope this is just is system clearing every like 2-3 times a year. or after a period of time where i didnt eat that much.
Thankfully i'm still me and it doesnt hurt....in fact i don't even know why or how i can have "system clearing" without any aches n pain.
All's well or Allswell for work. at least for now. this new working place reminds me of my days in meinhardt. where i was at least 50% carefree.
I hope to be carefree forever but i guess no one can.....hm.....i hope to maintain the frienships that's been given me.....

Aside from gross topics (like outputs) and work and friendships, i found inspiration in the movie Abraham Lincoln the Vampire Slayer last week. It had metaphoric meaning i think. and part of his famous speech quite good:
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free......^"

handova

I was pleasantly surprised when i went for an unplanned group outing at the Home Club within c.q. that day.
it was live comedy called Comedy Masala.
altogether about 8-10 solo perfomers came onstage and did 5 to 20 minutes worth of talking and goofing around (some of them) but mostly slightly on the fringe jokes if u get what i mean.
But nonetheless some were so good they brought the funny side out of singaporeans and other nationalities including their own. Tons of racist jokes too! hahaha!

I have found a priceless resource that i have not fully utilised during my leisure periods.
that is......

To learn

A language.

Blessed birthday greetings to you too! May you continue to grow deeply in love with our Saviour who will direct your every path and future plans. Matthew 6:33 is always precious for growing teenagers and young adults as I've learnt my lessons!!!!

- Pauline S.

This morning my boss asked my supervisor in front of me and colleague if i was malay or indonesian or indian......hmm......then when i said "chinese" he started speaking in malay just to test if i understood him

By Susie Shellenberger (Editor of Brio Magazine, on her own blog):

Is God really good?

Or are we just swallowing that simply
because the Psalmist tells us so in

Psalm 145?
In my last entry, I asked:
Why doesn’t God remove temptation, obliterate the devil, destroy the demons?
Here are two reasons:

First: God created man in His image (Genesis 1:26).

Therefore, because He's sovereign,


He gave us a certain measure of sovereignty, as well.


In other words . . . He didn’t create us as robots.


He allows us to make our own daily choices.He won't force us into His ways.


He won't MAKE us live according to His Word.


He allows us the freedom of choice.


And many times, the choices we make


bring hurt to ourselves.


So to shake our fist at GOD


and say, "How come, God?"


is unfair.



Second: Not only did God make you in His image

and give you a certain degree of sovereignty,


but God made you for a purpose—


and that's intimacy.


God the Father desires that we love Him.


And because true love demands a choice,


He won't force Himself upon us


but will give an alternative to us.


The alternative is evil.


The alternative is sin and self.


So if I choose to ignore God and say,


"I don't want to develop intimacy with You.


I want to live for myself and call my own shots."


Then the only alternative I have


is in the direction of evil.


And God will allow me that liberty.
The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah


said that it's only because of God's mercies


that we're not ALL consumed (Lamentations 3:22).




Really, every one of us should have been consumed


a long time ago. It's only because of God's goodness


and mercy that we're alive today!


This is true spiritually and literally.


Think about it:


The air we breathe is composed in


nitrogen


oxygen


and a few assorted gasses.


If the oxygen content was a mere 2% higher,


the world would catch fire and we'd all burn!


If the nitrogen content was 2% higher,


we'd all be poisoned and die immediately.


Who keeps the atmosphere in such perfect balance?


God.



Yet we've all rebelled against Him.


We've all sinned against Him


But He is good and merciful to every one of us.


He's slow to anger


gracious


full of mercy and


lets us continue on and on and on


until we finally come to the place


where we finally bow


in repentance and give our lives to Him.




The question isn’t, “Why is there evil?”


The question is, “Why is God so good?”

strangers

Hebrews 13:2 is a haunting one. "Remember to welcome strangers, because some who have done this have welcomed angels without knowing it." How many angels have we missed because we were too busy?


Compassion doesn't ask for limitations. It searches for opportunity.

all in a day's work

Nothing more fulfilling than working hard at a job you can do....or a job you like to do. And then having great sleep at night.

recovered

I am so so happy and relieved and grateful my phone which i thot was going nuts since two days ago, has been recovered thanks to Nokia Service Call Centre.
I can't believe the importance of over-the-phone help, that it can be sooo.........helpful........i know, cheesy.
Alas.....i realised i have been idolising my dearest handphone to a certain extent. Counterfeit gods....a phone? Yes that is possible. so gotta be careful

I love the Spidey movie this time though i was seated right at the FRONT row. 7m away from screen only. I thought it would be as boring as Captain America or Avengers (which i fell asleep at btw). But.......it was SO good! Almost, almost wholesome. Had some Solidly good values/lessons to learn

.....

the day's pledge

very appropriate...

Flipping open today's 40-day fast booklet i see that today's entry is about The Pledge but meant for males to be and stay honorable.

What does having such an entry on my birthday say? Lolz....

I cant believe i accomplished so much at work this week....for like the first time in ages! I actually love numbers now. I think its about not being able to go out for lunch.....we get free lunch here though.

better

"How i wish i could talk better......sing better, smile more confidently, be more confident, forget the past....etc etc......'better'"

The beautiful thing about God is He likes and Totally accepts us the way we are

And not as we Should be.

It's hard to grasp this fact with our natural minds when the rat race everywhere chances upon every opportunity to be competitive, making us fear to become last, or fear lagging behind others, or just fear about everything negative and disouraging that happened to us in the past.

And we don't need to keep trying to BE the best all the time or DO our best all the time or outshine everyone else....when we know and are totally sure just how loved and accepted we really really are.

strong and GOOD purpose

I need the above title to make myself move again.
If not it defeats the whole reason for me to move??!?!!!
And yes i may come across as rude or impatient
But at least i know i am not moving aimlessly in life.
It beats the conforming, subdued and compliant me which lacks purpose in life.
I cannot stand myself just sitting there and accepting all rules people throw at me.
Without seeing reason behind it???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

complicated

Am i complicated?  I try to make things simple but actually they do get more complicated that i think not doing anything would be better. lol.