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[[ Sunday, December 27, 2009 ]]
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Small little things
Sometimes, it's hard not to react
Other times, I'm just speechless
Several times, I bite back my words
Occasionally, I break down and cry
There are some lessons that can't be taught.
No matter how much I may try
I know there's that chance that my efforts would be insignificant to the person
I know sometimes certain things for certain people need to be learnt the hard way
No matter after how many warnings or advice given
I know lengths of time will need to be passed and patience is needed
I ask God why He doesn't just instantly convict them
But He knows better - so much better
I just need to trust, believe, have faith, not lean on my own understanding.
And dedicate the little things I do to Him
That in His hands, they may become something more than just small little things.
[_A child of God, whom He loves, wrote this at 12:39 AM_]
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[[ Thursday, December 24, 2009 ]]
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Jesus, my heart must know that I'm pleasing to You
Sanctify me Clean out my closet Take away anything That is not pleasing to You Purify me Destroy all my anger Wash away everything That is not pleasing to You Chorus:I will be white as snow I will be pure as gold Jesus my heart must know I'm pleasing to You I give my life my all Taking the cross I will follow Jesus my heart must know I'm pleasing to You Sanctify me You are the light to guide me To the place where I am Only pleasing to You Oh come and Purify me Lord I need your light inside me So the darkness flees And I can be pleasing to You- Pleasing to You, By The Desperation Band
[_A child of God, whom He loves, wrote this at 3:14 PM_]
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[[ Saturday, December 19, 2009 ]]
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Digging deeper
Many people aren't willing to dig deeper
No desire to, no reason to, no need to
Maybe they're comfortable where they are at
Maybe they don't know that there's more depth to be found
Maybe they are just satisfied with playing around with the surface
And after all, it ain't fun!
Digging deeper, you find weird creepy crawlies
You find things that you never intended to find
It's dirty, messy work
Your hands eventually get tired of digging
But if you don't dig deeper, you won't be able to know more
If you don't dig, you will never find a hidden gem or a treasure chest
If you don't dig, you won't be able to uproot the bad stuff that needs to be completely removed
If you don't dig, you'll live with a shallow understanding based on surface and not in depth
I want to stay in my comfort zone
Don't want to find or face any more ugly truths beneath the surface
But if I don't, the seed that the Lord has placed in me won't be able to reach its fullest potential
Just because I'm not willing to let go of the weeds and remove its roots
Or get my hands dirty by digging deeper
Come on! Get up, get moving!
[_A child of God, whom He loves, wrote this at 12:46 AM_]
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[[ Friday, December 18, 2009 ]]
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Sharings from conversations
As I look back at how God has grown me, I'm really amazed
And just to think that what I've learnt is merely touching the surface
It's mind blowing
Sometimes I get the thought that I've learnt so much, that I know so much
Surely I know better than many others
Surely there's not so much to learn anymore
BUT what I know is really so little that it's almost scary
It's been 3 years since I truly received Christ into my life
And somehow the pain of my past no longer is vivid in my memories anymore
Previously, I was so grateful to God because I remembered what I went through, and how He changed me from there
But now that it's a distant memory, I guess I've gotten proud and less grateful
So I was really glad when Pastor Glyn talked about 'that day' during the camp
The day when we encountered God; His majesty, His intimacy to His people, His mastery
I want to keep being amazed by Him, always in awe of Him
[_A child of God, whom He loves, wrote this at 12:55 AM_]
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[[ Wednesday, December 16, 2009 ]]
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YI camp
Awesome stuff
YI camp
I think this year was definitely different from last year
Last year, lots of fun and games; I didn't want the excitement to end!
This year, I had spiritual heart surgery
More sober, less hyper; deeper in thought
Nonetheless, it was still very fun. :)
Haha
It's already December.
What a year 2009 has been!
That'll make a good post for new year's.
[_A child of God, whom He loves, wrote this at 9:40 PM_]
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[[ Tuesday, November 24, 2009 ]]
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What's your source of strength?
What am I being driven by?
Why do I choose to study hard?
Why do I choose to investigate and experience?
Why do I choose to persevere and persist even though it is not comfortable?
It is not natural of me
I am driven by something, otherwise there would be no meaning to go through all these things
Am I driven by fear?
Fear of failure? Of punishment? Consequence? Regret? Inferiority?
Am I driven by pleasure?
To gain satisfaction? Pride? Desire for success?
Or am I driven by God?
For God; His will, His purposes, His desires, what He loves and is pleased with
It's true, and it was a good thing that Karyn pointed it out to me
Because I was blind to it
Am I afraid of this world?
That I need to work hard otherwise I would be left behind by society
Challenge myself to be better than everyone else so that I can survive in this industry
Often, I find myself obsessed with what the world deems is good
That I forget that it is so temporal
I want to be obsessed with God-things.
I want to be driven and motivated by only Him.
[_A child of God, whom He loves, wrote this at 6:30 PM_]
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[[ Monday, November 16, 2009 ]]
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A new service sector in the Goh family
I have two very important jobs coming up:
1. Fetching my dad from the airport on sunday morning2. Sending my dad to the airport on friday nightI'm very glad to be offered this two very important jobs
And also quite honoured
And a bit nervous too!
But I think it's quite an epic thing
'Cause usually we don't send him or fetch him
How did I come to this point?
I used to be so bitter towards him, and the Lord kept nudging me about forgiving him
It used to be so hard, so impossible
But now - I don't know how it happened - something changed
By God's hand, through His help
Lalalala...
I'm contented. :)
[_A child of God, whom He loves, wrote this at 2:25 PM_]
