the funny little things we do to make it right

if everybody cared

January 14, 2010 14:07 / to top

Nickelback

From underneath the trees, we watch the sky
Confusing stars for satellites
I never dreamed that you'd be mine
But here we are, we're here tonight

Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive

[Chorus:]
If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died

And I'm singing Amen

Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive
Amen I, Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive

And in the air the fireflies
Our only light in paradise
We'll show the world they were wrong
And teach them all to sing along

Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
(I'm alive)

[Chorus x2]

And as we lie beneath the stars
We realize how small we are
If they could love like you and me
Imagine what the world could be

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died
When nobody died...

[Chorus]

We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day when nobody died

a new year

January 01, 2010 11:35 / to top

2009 ended without much fanfare and without much fuss. just counting it down with old friends from church. it occurred to me, during lunch yesterday, that i have not attended ANY new year/countdown party, held outside of church before. as far as i could remember, it has always been in church, attending the watchnite service. :) how much more boring can i get? hah.

anyways, 2009 has been a challenging year for me, with plenty of things thrown at me.

i thank God that He has fortified me, to be strong enough, to take whatever's been thrown in my face and run with it.

i thank God that He was there, for His set of footprints in the sand.

i thank God that He has revealed Himself to be a true and faithful God, in 2009.

i thank God for what He has done, through me and the leaders, in my youths, in 2009.

i thank God for the trials, for it has taught to trust in Him more, to trust Him to be my Jehovah Jireh.

it is my prayer that i would be able to say that again, at the first post of 2011, thanking God for that He has provided. that i would be able to say it, when i am going through the ups and downs, the good and bad, the joys and the sadness.

thank you, Father, for 2009. :)

hey

December 15, 2009 07:59 / to top

i am back, from the land of Sex and the City and Gossip Girl. Beautiful place, beautiful people, beautiful company - it was a great trip. so glad i did it, even though my pockets are significantly lighter now. :)

greatest highlights for me during the trip are getting to view tim burton's exhibition@Museum of Modern Art, discovering Central Park, Starbucks Venti Shaken Iced Black Tea (USD$2.30each!!), getting to spend time with joy&jed, tong and of course, joani, and the best part - getting to explo

re New York.

now that i am back, i am back to dealing with the demands of my life in singapore - work and ministry in church. cannot help but feel rather overwhelmed. that is normal; i know. but it still takes a little getting used to, since my daily routine the whole time i am in NY was wake up, decide where to go and set off. joani and i decided that our lives are too routine in singapore. hence, since we are on VACATION, we refused to make any plans. not for the lack of trying before the trip though.

rested and ready to go? rested, yes. ready to go, well, engine is still warming up. will get there. eventually. :)

November 26, 2009 22:08 / to top

NEW YORK CITY, HERE I COME!

so exciting!!! will update as often as possible, seeing how there's WiFi where im staying and Joani brought her laptop.

just a little concerned over my diarrhea (from Cambodia) but i seemed to be heading towards the road to recovery. so pray for me pls.

gg to catch some shuteye now...bloody flight's 6am in the morning.

TTFN!

November 11, 2009 07:23 / to top

COLOURFUL

the original song is by Verve Pipe. but Mark Wahlberg did a good rendition of it. LOVE THE SONG!

The show is over

Close the story book

There will be no encore

And all the random hands that I have shook

Well they're reaching for the door

I watch their backs as they leave single file

But you stood stubborn, cheering all the while

I know I can be colorful

I know I can be gray

But I know this loser's living fortunate

Cause I know you will love me either way

Most were being good for goodness sake

But you wouldn't pantomime

You are more beautiful when you awake

Than most are in a lifetime

Through the haze that is my memory well

You stayed for drama though you paid for a comedy

I know I can be colorful

I know I can be gray

But I know this loser's living fortunate

Cause I know you will love me either way

Look ahead as far as you can see

We'll live in drama but we'll die in a comedy

I know I can be colorful...

something to last

October 30, 2009 08:05 / to top

this was yesterday's devotion (from ODJ).

Something to Last

6I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow.
1 Corinthians 3:6 (NLT)

For years, Greg Mann worked hard to share the good news of Jesus with people in the remote rainforest region of Guyana. He had overseen the building of several churches in areas accessible only by canoe. But Greg began to sense that his churches were stagnant.

Then he started encountering health problems that seriously curtailed his ability to work. So he prayed. And the churches grew. That’s when Greg realized an important aspect of serving the Lord. It wasn’t his work; it was God’s. Greg’s dedication to serving God was admirable, but the Guyanese didn’t need Greg. They needed Jesus. God would continue His work—with or without Greg Mann.

As we look at the heroes of the Bible, we see some astoundingly human flaws in them. Moses actually asked God, “What did I do to deserve the burden of all these people?” as if God were abandoning both him and the nation (Numbers 11:11). Sulking, he told God, “Just go ahead and kill me” (v.15). God, however, had much more for Moses to do. The Bible tells us that Moses had been sent by God to be a ruler and a deliverer for Israel (Acts 7:35). But it also reveals that Israel’s exodus from Egypt wasn’t on Moses’ shoulders—it was on God’s.

No one accomplishes anything of value without Him. The apostle Paul understood this when he took to task the church at Corinth for putting faith in human leaders. He humbly rightsized the roles of God’s servants, including his own, when he said, “It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow” (1 Corinthians 3:7).

It’s vital for us to assume the roles God has for us. But let’s not lose sight of the fact that Jesus must be the foundation for anything we do (v.11).

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the last line hit me hard yesterday. God's word always has that impact. :) been feeling like i am treading water and the water is threatening to swallow me whole. im trying my best to stay afloat, to stay above water. if i go down, i wouldnt be effective anywhere, would I?

the reason why this devotion slapped me hard because i realised (for the umpteenth time) that i have been doing alot of things through my own strength. i have a high tendency to do that, with my 'just-do-it' personality. one of my fave line to use: 'No need to think so much lah; JUST DO IT. Come, let's go!' I say this to myself too; hence, ending up doing quite a bit of things, juggling numerous balls and various roles in the air. work has been demanding, much more than usual, directly contributing to the trying-to-stay-afloat syndrome.

however, by doing so, i am negating the manifestation of God's strength in my life. i now realise the reason why He has closed every other door, except the current door now (my current job). that only came after some time of asking and seeking His answer to my 'WHY AM I DOING WHAT I AM DOING?' Therefore, He must have a reason - His will for me will not lead you to a place, where His grace will not cover me. Yet knowing that, it was difficult for me to appropriate that in my life. For that, Lord, I seek forgiveness. Sorry, Lord for the times where I have chosen my own strength over Yours.

Hence, to remind me, i have come up with this, placed somewhere that i spent a bit of time staring at: the desktop of my comp at work. :)

my daily reminder:

it is also on my hp. :) I am a very visual person. so, visual reminders.

Thank You, Lord, for the timely reminder. Amen.