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12:04 AM

I think I actually had quite a bit that was on my mind that I wanted to blog about, but there's only one thing on my mind right now and its...

How utterly sweet my new shampoo smells. Its so strong... and just minimally intriguing that all I can smell right now is the malty scent of that $16.90 bottle from The Natural Source (as recommended by Rene but Lizzy shall not go into details. Honestly darling, you don't have to talk about my hair as though its as greasy as Snape's).

ALL I CAN SMELL IS SHAMPOO. This is starting to get the least bit distracting. I don't want to end up blogging about shampoo all night.


Was feeling fidgety and spiritually dry today... Nearly didn't go for Bible Study because I was so exhausted of everything that I just wanted to come home and hole myself in my pathetic 'Dusty Corner'. But hey, faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. And God's Word is always life unto my me, and it never hurts to be reminded once more that it is not my circumstances that determine how much my Abba Father loves me.

Because none of the good deeds I do can make him love me more than he already does, and none of the bad things that I've done will make him love me any less. =)


Pastor Lawrence preached today... My initial reaction when he started preaching that very familiar message of 'How blessed you are is not dependent on your own works' was one of 'Oh yeah, I've heard that one before...'

But yup.. Sometimes I think I already know the message, but when I think about it, hey, am I really practicing what I know?

Its one thing to have a head knowledge of grace, and another to have a heart knowledge of how Daddy really just wants to keep blessing us with so much more.


He preached on the prodigal son, and how he came back to his father thinking that by being a slave, by reducing to doing good works, he could once again regain the favour of his father. But his father cared not for where his son had gone, or what he had squandered his inheritance on, but focused more instead on the fact that his son, who was lost, had returned! And thus it was a reason to celebrate.

And then there's the older brother, who had been faithful to his father all through the years, and was thoroughly unhappy over his wayward brother's return and the fact that his father had killed the fatted calf for him and called for a time of feasting and celebration. The older brother's words to the father was that all these years he had served diligently at his father's side, and not once had his father thrown him a feast, not given him the best robes or put a ring upon his ringer.


And this was the part that really set me free.
The father told his elder son,
"'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours."

All this time, the elder brother had been working, toiling by his own efforts to try and gain the favour of his father, the blessings of his father, but all this time, all that his father had was already his.

He didn't need to toil, he needn't have worked for it, for his father loved him just the same, and all that his father had was his.

Likewise, why am I working to try and gain the favour of my Daddy? Its not how many times I take communion, how much of the bible I read, whether I try by works to do well for my exams, I already am the beloved of my Father, and he wants me blessed, and he wants me to reign in life.

I'm not blessed based on how many times I confess over my illnesses, nor how times I claim Romans 8 over my scripts. My Jesus loves me regardless of what I do.

And I am loved regardless of circumstances.

Now I fully understand what Agnes was teaching us during caregroup when she said that we did not have to claim wisdom, nor favour with our teachers, with the markers, for our exam papers.

We don't have to claim it, because its already ours. It belongs to us. Its just a matter of whether, as God's beloved, you choose to use what he has already given to you or not.

It is 100% God, and 0% me.

My job, is just to rest in Jesus' finished work on the cross. (:




Alright.
Felt God was trying to tell me some stuff today lah... that hey, don't be held bondage to the worries that constantly plague my mind... like really mundane stuff.. Lizzy's actually by default a very good worrier.. But God has changed me a lot and I know he's still changing me.. =)

All glory to God, for without whom, I know, almost for certain, that I would have let the devil rob me of my life two years ago.

^^




Alright.. On a seperate note... I LOST MY RIGHT CONTACT LENS! :\ No wonder the world looked so blur today. Was squinting a lot and wondering if I wore the wrong pair of lenses.

Apparently I tried to dig my own eye out an hour ago attempting to remove a lens that was not there. Oh well. Thank God Mummy bought six months worth of contact lenses for me.


Oh yeah, the Relient K album rocks!!
They were a Christian band before they decided to go mainstream, but their songs still have Christian undertones, and really.. The album was thoroughly enjoyable. Listened to it over and over again today.

Loved this bit from the bridge of "I So Hate Consequences"

When I got tired of running from you
I stopped right there to catch my beath
There your words they caught my ears
You said 'I miss you son. Come home'
And my sins, they watched me leave
And in my heart I so believed
The love you felt for me was mine
The love I'd wished for all the this time
And when the doors were closed
I heard no I told you so's
I said the words I knew you knew
Oh God, oh God I needed you
God all this time I needed you, I needed you

Even in Be My Escape, which is a very nice song... Although secular, still has really cool lyrics.

I’ve given up on doing this alone now
Guess I failed and I’m ready to be shown out
You told me the way and now I’m trying to get there
And this life sentence that I’m serving
I admit that I’m every bit deserving
But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair

In fact.. I could dissect the whole song from a totally different point of view, a lot of what it says is true,
- To live you must give your life away
- I'm a hostage to my own humanity

Somehow its just like having to die to ourselves, for we are dead to sin but alive to grace, and the only way you can really let go and let God is when you die to yourself, when you know you really can't do it, how small you really are, and how big God really is.

Sometimes you try so hard and the more you think you can do it on your own, you realize you can't. And that in those moments you're really crying out to the only one who can save you.. When you've already exhausted all other methods of trying to 'work' your way out of the situation.



Mannn, I'm decidedly in love with Relient K, though its gonna take longer to convince me to appreciate Switchfoot's kind of songs.


And to my dearest Hweeeeeee,
Since when do I owe you a glomp and a hug? A hug would be mild in comparison to a glomp. And in any case, you always see me before I see you. And I really can't imagine going up to you and going 'SQUEEEE~~~~ XDDDD *glomps*'

*shudder*

Thats actually a very scary thought.


And I thank God for giving me height so that next time I take a picture with you, BOTH of us will actually be able to fit into the same screen YES? And we won't have to utilize staircases in an attempt to make Lizzy look taller than her full 159cm glory.


In any case, poking = bad. Attempting to take bad pictures of Rene/Lizzy = equally bad.
Yes? Okay? Understood? (:


Fyu.
K lah.. Think sis wants the com, and I've to charge Wasabi.

Goodnight. (:

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
8:49 PM

Did God give me temporal righteousness? No!

If sin can stop God's undeserved favour, then it is not undeserved favour to begin with.

If sin can stop grace from coming into your life, then grace is not grace!

Grace can stop sin, but sin cannot stop grace.

Even in the midst of your sin, you cannot stop God's grace!


When I fail, when I sin. I can still experience the goodness and the blessings of God's righteousness.


Even when I fail, when I don't hit the mark, I can still experience God's blessings.. (:



Amen.

Just coming home each night and listening to Pastor's messages, cause fear can grip you, in many circumstances. When you listen to the world, when you see what the world does, it can affect you. So I'm just gonna listen to the Word, and feed on it, for that is what will see me through all the way.

Not because I'm smart, not because I can do it.
I have nothing to fear, because I reign in life in Christ.


Reject condemnation.
Reject good works.
Its not about what I can do.
Its about what my God can do for me.


=)

ANYWAY!
The song nice? Lol. Shall play Yellowcard's Believe tomorrow.

R0x0r song. First heard it when Two Left Feet played it for Project Reap... Sua ku Lizzy doesn't keep in touch with whats 'hot' on radio.. And only found the treasure that was Yellowcard on Kitz's iPod.. and have been plugging the album on a daily basis. (:

You are my only oneeee only oneee~~~


Oh man.

Haha. Listening to the Word just gets me high.
I'm just happy.
Free, even when I don't know how to do the questions. Even when I look at stuff and I know I can't.

Because my hope is in the Lord. My strength is in my God and no other.

Not in the filth of my flesh.. but in his righteousness.. (:

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 The Saturnyne said

hi there!

Just passing through again... see ya soon, m'dear!

S.xxx

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Monday, September 12, 2005
7:42 PM

WHEEE.

For those who didn't notice my msn nick last night....

WASABI ARRIVED! (:

And he arrived in this nice little delivery box..



Slowly unwrapping him...







Tadaaaa!!




And zooming in on the engraving...



AHH~ *hearts*

Yes, its called Wasabi, and if you're in mortification over the fact that I've only just got an iPod mini (just as Apple phased it out), well.. Lizzy like mah..

Who says anything about having to follow trends. Its green. And I *love* it. X)
(If anyone is interested in seeing the bigger images, I've uploaded them, but I'm too lazy to link 'em.. so just ask if you actually do want to see it.. o_O Or stare at the convos on my computer screen.. XP)



Lord, you are my glory and the lifter of my head...
Listening to Deaconess Lian's message again. Its really powerful. Been listening to Deaconess Lian and Deacon Chin's messages a lot.. cause their bite size portions of the word have really blessed me and my limited enzyme capability to digest the information.. lol.

A lot of room for me to grow in my faith. Learnt more new things at caregroup this week.. Its not about wisdom, its about going to the mercy seat.. Going back to the Word, lifting your eyes back to the cross and his righteousness.. its the only thing I need to seek, not his wisdom, not just his favour.. But when I have his mercy, his grace superabounds in my life and everything will just flow into place.

Seek first the Kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you.. (:



Okay now that Bio paper's over I can safely say that I read the textbook thoroughly a grand total of once.. God, Kitz and Rene are my witnessess. Did browse through it once through again last evening, but the arrival of my iPod stopped me from even touching the last five chapters a second time.

Hmm.. Not looking to my self efforts.. Not looking to the fact that I did much less work than my peers.. because its not about what I can achieve, but about what my God can do for me..

Was praying in tongues all through the paper today, had a pretty bad stomachache halfway through and at one point, had a sudden thought that I forgot to bring my house keys (in addition to the fact that I had already forgotten my handphone that morning).

Well.. my God is for me.. who can be against me? (:

He can give me miracles, who said anything about relying on what I can do?
Who said anything about looking at what my friends are doing?
Who said anything about what the world thinks?

I have my Jesus.
And he is more than sufficient for me.

If God can turn water to wine, he can give me those A1s. If my God heals cancer, cures AIDS, restores eyesights and frees his beloved children from oppression, if my God who feeds the birds of the air and clothes the lilies of valleys, how can he not give much more?

I am loved by my Daddy God..
Not because of what I've done, but because of who you are.

Still you, hear me when I'm calling. Lord you catch me when I'm falling. And you've told me who I am...

I am yours.

And I am safe in your arms...



Oh yeah, layout preview. Its not particularly great or anything, but am still gonna use it since I've finished it.

Lyrics are from Yellowcard - One Year Six Months
and Hillsong United - All I Need is You

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Sunday, September 11, 2005
9:38 PM

Wheeeeee!

"Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

For since , in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe."

2 Corinthians 1: 20-21


But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 6: 33



And as Kitz has said..
When fear comes knocking, tell it that God is in charge. (=


No fear for tomorrow's paper. Won't even bother telling you how 'well-prepared' I am. Don't need to give my classmates fainting spells (from shock).


LOL.

Okay. Don't even know what I'm high on.

Oh .. yes.

LOVE YER TRUCK LOADS!


AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH.

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Saturday, September 10, 2005
12:23 PM

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

*coughs*

Okay, just woke up 20 minutes ago and have already been subjected to music created by a bunch of RI dudes.

Its so shiok to wake up at this hour. Jun Kit and I were at the airport till about 12.30ish last night.. Mom fetched us home thereafter... Izzy came home and plonked herself in front of her computer... and slept at 2.

She only grudgingly got out of bed at five past noon today because her tummy was making rhythmic rumbly noises.


Oh well yes, back to the music that Bernard.. my dear GEP-er cousin from RI has blessed my computer with. Hmmm. Well I suppose the vocals are somewhat better than TKGS's Two Left Feet. But the arrangement is really, really weird. Like they didn't know what to do with all the guitars, basses, synthesizers and drums and just attempted to make a really weird excuse for an intro.

Oh well. HAHAHA.
Okay I just started playing it again and its even more hilarious the second time.
AHAHAHAHAHA.
Oh goodness.

Till you came into my life like that,
Then my life went,
Splat.
Splat.


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!!!!!

Okay okay. After the splat part the song gets a lot better until the part where they have to attempt to put in nice bass soloes and things and suddenly all thats going on is the synthesizer banging chords. Its untitled but I bet its called Crazy Over You. And to my ignorant ears it sounds exactly like one of those light rock songs on the radio like McFly/Green Day/Simple Plan/etc.


And oh, to the people who messaged me in the morning, if you got incohrent replies, it was because I still stuck in the limbo between dreaming and reality.

[1.30PM]
Tried to rush it out, but didn't have the time.
In any case, here's a lil' preview of zeh new layout.



Alright, I know it looks like all my other layouts. Lol.
But thats mah style. And until I have the luxury of time to develop it further. Thats that for you.

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Friday, September 09, 2005
7:27 PM

Hai.

Okay. Kitz and I have decided to be gung ho tonight and try to study the '2nd shift'. Lol.

Came back from the airport over an hour ago.. showered, cooked, ate.. and now it seems like we're gonna be up for round two.

o_O

Anyway we're not overnight tonners lah.. yer know, we'd be home like.. before the last bus leaves.. Lol.

Anyway.. if you're viewing my blog from IE.. can you hear the songggg? (:

I love this song (一千年以後). Although I am admitably, not a big JJ Lin fan. (Kitz: *headache posture* That song again?)
Its very *awwww*
Was between this and the 老鼠爱大米 song.. Shall put that one up another day.

And oh.. sua ku Lizzy has unravelled many many treasures on Kitz's trusty iPod.
Like Yellowcard's Only One. Two Left Feet played it for project REAP.. although they're cool and all and their front dudette is this really charismatic sec three, er.. well. Yes. They certainly have.. potential.

Anyway.. Random shot of Rene and Lizzay that Kitz took with his phone.





*moment of silence* Rene's going to kill me when she sees this.


Couldn't find the Simplified Chinese version, but here it is anyway...

一千年以後
詞：李瑞洵 曲：林俊傑

心 跳亂了節奏 夢也不自由
愛 是個絕對承諾 不說 撐到一千年以後

放任無奈 淹沒塵埃
我在廢墟之中守著妳走來 喔
我的淚光 承載不了 喔
所有一切妳要的愛(所有一切你需要的愛)

因為在 一千年以後 世界早已沒有我
無法深情挽著你的手 淺吻著你的額頭
別等到 一千年以後 所有人都遺忘了我
那時紅色黃昏的沙漠 能有誰
解開纏繞千年的寂寞 纏繞千年的寂寞


Laters. XD

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Thursday, September 08, 2005
10:28 PM

Okay.. Hmm.

Its been a wee bit of a sad night.

The grandfather of my slightly distant cousin, Bernard (we only share the same great-grandparents) passed away.

And so has Kitz's sissy's hamster.. who passed away in a most unfortunate accident of sorts.

Liz will talk more.. later.

I miss band.. my tenor..

Listened to our Praise Jerusalem recording on the way home just now..
My heart go bathump everytime I put it on.

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9:36 PM

Nicked this from Chevie's Livejournal.


Go to your media player and put it all on shuffle. Say the following questions aloud, and after each one press play. Use the song title as the answer to the question.

What do you think of me, Windows Media Player?
F.I.R - Revolution
Ah. My dear WMP, are you really trying to edge me into making a permanent switch to iTunes?

Will I have a happy life?
S.H.E - 他还是不懂 (He still doesn't know)
Hahahaha. Let me tell you, that I do have a happy life and I will continue to have a happy life. (:

What do my friends really think of me?
Parachute Band - Complete
Hahaha. Yes, I'm not missing any limbs the last I checked... :P

Do people secretly lust after me?
PlanetShakers - How I Love You
HAHA. OH.. I know my Daddy loves me.. I don't need/want anyone to lust after me.

What does [insert significant other] think of me?
Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
No significant other how to want it any way...

How can I make myself happy?
Newsong - Your Favourite Name is Father
Yup.. by giving glory to my Daddy God... (:

What should I do with my life?
Avalon - I Don't Want to Go
Yeah.. Don't want to go anywhere without God.

Why must life be so full of pain?
Smurfs - You're a pink toothbrush
Two toothbrushes were holding hands and this is what they said..
You're a pink toothbrush, I'm a blue toothbrush, have we met somewhere befooore?

How can I maximize my pleasure during sex?
Little Mermaid - Part of Your World

Will I ever have children?
Prince of Egypt soundtrack - All I Ever Wanted
I want kiddies.

Will I die happy?
Prince of Egypt (Inspirational) - Let go, Let God
Haha. I'm gonna be raptured. No death for me. (:

Can you give me some advice?
Secret Garden - Prayer
Yupyup.. Prayer's a powerful weapon.

What do you think happiness is?
A1 - Cherish This Love
Haha.. The God kind of love, that no human can ever give.

What's your favourite fetish?
Casting Crowns - Life of Praise
Hahah.. Nothing too wrong with praising my Daddy God.

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Wednesday, September 07, 2005
11:42 PM

Declaration of the day..

"Life is hardly ever dull with Rene around."

And that, can be interpreted both ways. *gives a wry grin*


More drama tomorrow. Lizzy expects. *looks bemused*


Went back to band today.
Juniors.. well. As long as I know they've done their best, I'm proud of them.

Don't let her words get you down.. because you know that a lot of what she says isn't true.
You don't suck, and you can't let anyone convince you that you suck if you know you don't..


Anyway.. Exchanging songs with Kitz at the moment.. Want to photoshop, but its late and tomorrow's another early day at the airport.. Lol.

Will update more.. whenever.

Oh yeah, ate dinner at Chongqing hotpot with Mom and Sis. I love my family. *hearts hearts hearts*

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Tuesday, September 06, 2005
7:22 PM

Fwee.. Back from the airport.

Went out of the house with $0 in my wallet. Spent $20 buying precious shampoo for Sissy yesterday, and forgot to 'refill' my wallet thereafter.

Oh well. Then my cheapo $7 This Fashion slippers gave me blisters.

ANYWAY!
If you've noticed, yes, its (HORRORS!) an A1 song playing on my blog right now.. I know its well.. boybandyeurchmusic and all.. but.. err.. it is in any case.. dedicated to my beloved juniors of TKGSSB, especially the saxes, of course.

A1 - Learn to Fly

When you feel the dream is over
Feel the world is on your shoulders
And you lost the strength to carry on
Even though the walls may crumble
And you find you always stumble through
Remember never to surrender to the dark
Cuz if you turn another page
You will see that’s not the way
The story has to end

And if you need to find a way back
Feel you’re on the wrong track
Give it time, you’ll learn to fly
Tomorrow is a new day
And you will find your own way
You’ll be stronger with each tear that you cry
Then you’ll learn to fly

In your head, so many questions
The truth is your possession
The answer lies within your heart (within your heart)
You will see the doors are open
If you only dare to hope and you
will find a way to fight
The fears that kept you down
Cuz if you turn another page
You will see that’s not the way
The story has to end

And if you need to find a way back
Feel you’re on the wrong track
Give it time, you’ll learn to fly
Tomorrow is a new day
And you will find your own way
You’ll be stronger with each tear that you cry
Then you’ll learn to fly

Looking at your situation
There’s so much that you can do
Now’s the time to make your stand
This is just an observation
In the end it’s up to you
The future’s in your hands

And if you need to find a way back
Feel you’re on the wrong track
Give it time, you’ll learn to fly
Tomorrow is a new day
And you will find your own way
You’ll be stronger with each tear that you cry
Then you’ll learn to fly

Give it time
Then you’ll learn to fly


(:

Mmhm. Maybe I'd blog later. Want to go update LJ with something. Listening to El Camino Real now. Lovely lovely.

I MISS MY SAXOPHONE.
I MISS TKGSSB.
I MISS SBA.
I want to play the tenor again.. *heart aches*

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8:54 AM

Agnes, the new CG leader I've suddenly found myself with, has just blessed my gmail inbox with great nuggets of blessings. *listens to Deacon Chin's message*

Campus has really been a refreshing blessing in my life this past couple of weeks. I always feel so recharged after leaving that room on Saturdays.

Its all very much a sudden change to my church-going routine, and I'm still getting accustomed to being around other people in church again, but I enjoy the time tremendously, not just because of the people or the place, but really, the Word brings abundant life... (:

Its hard to explain lah.. but I know I've found a place where I can grow in God's Word and be fed and not choked.. Its not that Pastor Prince isn't good.. but sometimes he gets a bit too cheem for me, and its nice to be somewhere where the message is preached at Lizzy's level of comprehension. I'm not all spiritual and dandy and have complete understanding of Pastor Prince's messages all the time yer know.. its part of my walk with my Daddy God.. my level of spiritual comprehension isn't way up there. Sometimes I just really need to listen to a message that I can relate to from a sixteen-year-old's point of view.


Alrightyy. Deacon Chin preached on Saturday that trouble cannot overtake me. Trouble may chase me, but it will never overtake me. Because in Proverbs 12: 21 it says,
"No grave trouble will overtake the righteous."

And if you ask me, how can I say that I am the righteous?
For it says in Romans 5: 19,
"For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous."

The disobedient man is Adam, whose act in the Garden made us all sinners until the time of Jesus, who was both Man and God, and through his fulfilment of the Ten Commandments, which is, although, good, just and holy, was not created for Man to keep - but created so that Man could see that he needed God.

Christ was the only one who could have fulfiled the law, and by his obedience, by his death on the cross, we were made righteous.

Why does it say many and not all?

Because you have a choice if you want to be righteous or not. By accepting Christ you become His righteousness. We cannot by any means whatsoever make ourselves righteous. For it says in the bible that "There is none righteous" (Romans 3: 10) except our Lord Jesus Christ who was the only one who fulfiled the law.

I have Christ, and I know that I am the righteousness of God in Christ. I am blessed. And I have what God's word says I have. And I am what God's word says I am.

And what does it say?
"For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ."

I am called to reign in life.
And Jesus died not only so that I could be forgiven for my sins, He died so that I would be free from the imputations of my actions. I am free from condemnation. I am free from the judgement, from the punishment of the law for those who sin.

When Jesus came, He didn't just die for the small sins. He died for all your sins. For if He didn't die for them all, then He would have died in vain.

Hmmm. Actually I think I'd elaborate on that later when I come home.

Its 9.30 now and I'm supposed to meet Kitz at the airport at 10. Although we're both champions when it comes to (the lack of) punctuality, I think I ought to at least get dressed and comb my hair for a minimum...

Okay.
Just wanted to say one more thing..
Something Pastor Prince said on Sunday really struck a chord in me. He was telling us of how a few years ago, when the church was somewhat smaller and he was getting a lot of persecution because of the grace message that he was teaching, and he was hearing all the bad reports telling half-truths or complete lies about our church.. yer know those, that we're some kind of cult or whatever someone managed to rumage out of his warped imagination. During that period, Pastor was feeling upset at the fact that this was happening to him, when he was preaching God's word.

He wanted to defend himself, he wanted to tell the world and explain why he said certain things, why he did certain things to stop them from saying things about his ministry.

But when he finally sat down and thought about it, he realized one thing. The ministry is God's ministry. He was called by God to feed His people. It was God who was in-charge, not him. He didn't need the world to look at him, the world needed to look at God.

And so he prayed, and he said that he knew it wasn't about defending himself, but just preaching God's word and knowing that God was in control, that no matter what, he thanked God that everything was in His hands.

And he said this one line..
"Anyway, I'd rather I be wrong and my God be glorified, then I try to make myself look right and God is overlooked in the process."

And so I say it now.. I'd rather my God be glorified. Even if I'm the one making the mistakes, I'd rather my God have the glory for getting me out of trouble than try to fight my way out of it on my own.
Amen.

It is not me but Him.


Anyway.. going back to TKGSSB tomorrow.
This little ditty is for my juniors.

I know you guys feel demoralized. And I refuse to say anything bad about you.
I'm coming back to help in the morning, and I just pray that all of you will come, all of you will turn up, and all of you will come with the expectation that you are going to play well, and you are going to make us proud.

In all honestly I look at you and I know that you cannot do it. The same way I looked at us last year and said that there was no possible way we could have even gotten a silver for SYF.

But I want you to know that no matter how you sound now, I believe in my God, and I don't even know what to pray for, but I know that God hears my prayers, and he will provide in ways I can scarcely imagine.

I just want you to know...
Don't be discouraged, don't look at how badly you guys are doing.
But look to how good you guys can be, and go for band with the expectation that you want to, and you are going to work towards being the best that you can achieve.

We don't need you to be the best.
We just want you to be your best.
And looking at things now, I know this isn't your best.
Don't shortchange yourself, you can be better, so be better.
(:

Put a smile on your faces, it isn't the end of the world till you say you've given up. Okay?

Anyway.. I don't even know if my juniors read my blog lah.. but if anyone does read this, do tell my 'ickle saxophonists that I've left this message for them alright.


K lah.. am very, very late already.. Hope Kitz is still eating breakfast.. Lol.
*scuttles off*

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Monday, September 05, 2005
10:54 AM

Hmm I keep pushing back all that I want to blog about.

And I'm about to head out to the airport as it is.

*dusts bloggie lightly*

You have not been abandoned. *declares*

New layout, sometime this hols, yes? (: Lizzy will make you nice and pretty again.

No worries. Lizzy's sanity is not being threatened.

o_O

Back laters? XD

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Sunday, September 04, 2005
12:44 AM

Its.. Sunday mornin..

Dumdeedoo..
Had a funny moment just now. Rene really knows how to make me laugh for the oddest, most unlikely reasons.

".... bowler?" *deathly pause* "OMGWTHROFLMAO"

Bought earrings.. Its a pair that reads 'Me' on one side and 'You' on the other. And so the following hilarious conversation ensues.

Wrongness part 1:
Rene: So what do you want, 'You' or 'Me'? (Read outloud, out of context.)
Liz: I want you.
*moment of silence*
Both: Ewwwwwww.

Wrongness part 2:
*outside shop settling the earrings*
Liz: Okay, so I'd take 'You' and you can have 'Me'.
Rene: Why would I want you?!!

Hiak.
It was hilarious. Anyway dear readers, do not fret. There really is nothing going on between my dotter and yours truly. She merely is, someone who has existed in my life for the past ten years.. six of which she succeeded in making fascinatingly eventful. *eyebrow twitches*

Rene is, after all, currently more interested in the likes of a certain individual whom she would 'rather do this with'.

*this of course, refers to the earrings.


Went for Campus today, was really blessed by Deacon Chin's message once again. He's really become a very annointed preacher over the past couple of years. His messages are full of more substance and more life with ever before. Was intending to blog on the message, but I'm really, really sleepppyyy!!! *collapses into a puddle and starts dozing*

Tomorrow then. I hope. XD

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Friday, September 02, 2005
11:55 PM

Emath and SS today.
Don't feel like commenting on either.
I've prayed that by grace, the good results will come. And by faith in his word and finished work I know it will come to pass.

Went to town today. Didn't do much, shopped for Char's pressie, stoned around with Rene and went to Kino and stuff.

Anyway in the past couple of weeks I've realized that something Rish said about two months ago is very true. "Don't bother looking for cute guys, the only 'cute guys' in Orchard Road all turn out to be girls!"

This is very sad and very true. The only ones who are worth having a second look at, all turn out to be female. Cute guys are few and far in between. (This is of course, for oogling pleasure only. Liz very seldom comes across guys who have personalities charming enough to impress her.)

Bought a couple of comics from Kino while Rene engrossed herself with some numerology book. Which calculates a rediculous bunch of numbers in order to assess something about your personality, which of course, turned out to be highly.. inaccurate.

Went for BS, and fell asleep. Whoops. Poor Kitz had the fortune of having to see my unglorious sleeping positions. Not for the first time, I believe. *thinks bus on the way to TeenZeal camp two years ago*

Oh well, 'tis sad that Lizzy doesn't look glamourous when she's in the land of the Dream King. Not everyone falls asleep looking at good at they do on television yer know. *attempts to look mournful*


Am pretty tired right now. Just blogging cause I felt like doing it.

SLEEPY.
Typed out a few paragraphs on something, but fell asleep halfway.. Bah. Sleep lah sleep lah.. *gone*

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Thursday, September 01, 2005
10:01 PM

Dumdumdeedubaadoooo.

Teacher's Day celebrations yesterday were rather.. well. Hmm.
The concert was pretty alright actually. The sec3 emcees at least tried to be entertaining. And they succeeded 70% of the time - mostly when Lubna (iz zat 'er name?) was the one making the jokes. The other girl, whateverhernameis, was a little too try-hard for my taste. Lubna was far more natural.

And for once, in my four short years of being a TKGian, was I almost drawn to tears during Teacher's Day. Sec 4e2 of 2004 (last year's sec fours) came back to perform. The whole class turned up to sing. They sang the very same song, the original composition that they wrote for their teachers last year. And let me tell you, it really does have a nice tune to it.

Man.. it was just such a *gasp* moment of stunned silence when the curtains drew back to reveal what appeared to be the entire population of 4e2'04. They did change some of the lyrics to the song of course, but we were just sitting there in awe of the fact that the whole class came back to sing!

Joce and I almost cried. But I didn't want to look like some emo kid wailing my eyes out in solidarity in the middle of the hall.

Fyuu. Well, of course.. this was shocking to me lah.. you know, the miracle that the JC1s managed to get together to come back.. when us, 4/6 haven't even left the school yet and ten people were absent on Teacher's Day. (No offence to those who didn't come.) 4/9 pwnzed all - only sixteen people turned up. Their classroom looked so cosy on Wednesday.


A couple of months left.
I'm bringing many great memories with me. (:


Oh yeah, SS and Emath paper 1 tomorrow.

My God has given me peace.
I am secure in Him.
Not in what I know I can do, but in what I know he has done for me.
How can my Daddy not freely give me all things? (:


Alrighty, meme time. Taken off LJ.

Ask me for "top five" lists of pretty much anything, and I will list for you my top five of that thing or things. Copy and give your own top fives.

Ask ahead, if anyone's actually... interested. Of course.

Comment, preferably. Anyway, Blogger's comment system has been refined into one which you don't have move away from this page in order to post from a pop-up styled window. So its not that difficult - really.

Lizzy much loves Blogger.

And Lizzy's sleepy..

So..
Goodnight you beautiful people.

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8:37 AM

Wow. Read yesterday's post and realized how utterly tired I must have been. A lot of it is rather incoherent (to my eyes, to yours, maybe not)... though I hope the keen eyes of my observant readers failed to notice any such error.. *hee.*

Decided that I've enough of Howie Day's Collide.. *rumages through C and D drive for something better to play*

Somehow most of the music that filters through the radio these days is very unappealing to me.


Anyway.. was talking to Kitz yesterday about certain issues that have happened in my life during the past year or so.. Realized thatI really am embarassed and ashamed of quite a few of the decisions I made that only served to make my own life slightly more complicated because I refused to listen to the Spirit's prompting.

And you know when you make a wrong decision, because the discomfort that you feel inside wouldn't go away until you do the right thing.

Oh well. It is even more so, that despite all my flaws and imperfects and ability to do the wrong things even when I know what is to be right, my God still loves me and he still died for me knowing what a sinner I was. That makes the finished work so much more beautiful.

There are issues I could blog about that have been bugging me, but that would be a waste of my time to complain about the small issues in life that made the mistake of irritating me.

Because more importantly, giving praise and glory to my God is more worthwhile for He is the glory and the lifter of my head.

The world can't bring me down. Because I'm resting on His shoulders, and He is the one who lifts me up. Not me, not my friends, but my God. My reliance, my strength is in him, and not in human emotions. Because the feelings of individuals will change, and the promises of the human flesh can be made void in split seconds. But my God will never change. If he says He'd freely give me all things, He will freely give me all things.

And no matter where I walk - across the green meadows with yellow buttercups or through a war-torn land peppered with mines, my God will never forsake. me.

If my God is for me, then who can be against me?

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