HAPPY BIRTHDAY JINGTENG. haha if u're reading this. eh pls dun be an annoymous reader okae? haha leave a tag!
so i'll noe wad to say and wad not to say. Ha!
( Ooh Ah. Ooh Ah. Wah Janet )
Sorry if u guys din understand that, but jt seems to speak monkey language so do pardon us. hahaha.
Anyway these days i feel like i've been meeting some pretty cool ppl. Haha.. not cool as in cool.. but like fun to hang out with la.
Plus they are nice. In fact, I'm pretty surprise at how i can click w ppl these days, or maybe its the people i'm starting to noe. haha
or MAYBE... fun ppl just attract fun ppl. WAHAHA. okok. i'm kidding!
Its amazing how when i'm with my friends
I can become so friendly and bold... talking to waiters and ppl hu i dun reallie noe..
And yet be so shy and withdrawn wen i'm alone..
to the extent of pretending to be sms-ing on my fone.
WOWWW i made a poem!!
Heh. i got b3 for lit okae.
haha. But one interesting thing i realise in the midst of knowing these ppl is that they have this certain idea and concept of Christianity.
Its funny how i see churches changing thier style of praise and worship to appeal to the masses, to the younger generation,
but these young ppl would rather not go to that church becos they find that the music is too loud and so not church-like.
Well, i was from a more traditional church previously so i noe wad u all mean.
But i guess when you begin to understand the reason and rationale behind the things we do, hopefully ur perception will change too.
To me, Praise is an expression of my faith in God, it is done out of joy and out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Praise is expressing my faith in God, inspite of. Inspite of my situation, inspite of my circumstances.
I'm sure different ppl have different ways to express thier joy.
But lets say one day, one of you gave me a million dollars for my birthday present,
do you think i will just stand still, give u a smile and say a polite thanku?? NOOOO... i'l be jumping up and down like crazy la!
haha if u're a girl i'll definitely hug u. I'll be laughing singing dancing twirling ard in circles and i'll probably not keep quiet for the next hour or so.
And hello? God is worth so much more than just 1 million to me la.
Its just like praying, haha someone once told me she doesn like to pray. She doesn like to go for prayr mtgs.
But when you begin to understand that praying is reallie a time of communion w God, its a time wen u reallie come into his presence,
and give him ur worries and burdens. Its a time wen u cry out to him for ur miracle, find rest and strength to carry on,
you'll feel closer to God then never before and it no longer becomes a religious duty. It becomes a need.
Praying doesn necessarily mean u hafta keep talking. The bible also says, Be still, and know he is God.
It includes just basking in his presence and letting him speak to you.
Hide me now
Under your wings
Cover me, within your righteousness
When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with you above the storm
Father you are King over the floods
I will be still, know you are God
There is so much I can say but the decision still lies in you, whether you choose to press in and experience him for yourself.
A'level results are coming out on friday and this song just came to my mind!
3 comments:
Yes jamie,
Praise the LOrd! :)
"Everything is possible with the Lord"- i think if i am not wrong, its is from the Book of Mathew, but i am not sure because i do not have my bible with me in the office. Correct me if i am wrong ok?
I think alot of people ask if I am christian and I tell them I am but I do not go to church, they will prod and ask me why? I know jamie for one wants to know too?=X
To me, i believe alot in having a relationship with GOd and it is so much more than just dutifully going to church every single sunday and probably fall asleep during sermons? i want to go to church,and i believe in also going to the right church. Its just that i have not found a church that i feel comfortable with,just like what you said jamie dear, some churches try too hard to appeal to young people and in their attempt, they end up in the other direction?
Anyway, to me, i believe i will find the right church for me one day! To be totally honest, i miss monday mornings in AC, where we worship the lord and have chapel. i really miss it. Oh well, until the day i find the right church, i will continue to read my bible and sing to the lord everday and yes praying everyday, because, i know God provides me the strength i need to go on, the comfort when it gets to dark and someone that totally understands my joy and pain.
Yes! praise the lord! :)
P.S Jamie, i love you.
hi amy dear!
Thanks for leaving such a nice and long comment on my blog. haha think it reallie helps the both of us understand each other better. yea, sensitive issues, but at least we are not superficial friends.
Yea i believe u will find a right church for yourself one day. And i understand what u mean by not having just a religious duty of going to church just to fall aslp during sermons. But i dun think the churches are trying too hard to appeal to the young ppl, but rather, like what i said different churches have different ways of expressing their faith and praise to God.
Actually different churches have different callings and focus. For eg. my mom's church's focus is the old folk living in chinatown. Their style of worship and their systems may be different from my church but that doesn mean they
are not as good or wad. But i chose to leave that church cos it didn suit me. So i really do hope u will be able to find a church where u can be able to engage in the presence of God and haha not fall aslp during sermons!
That's right. dun give up of ur faith in God. and friday is cmg!!
i mean yeah..as in like what you say, different churches have their different ways of teaching and beliefs in teaching..but yups, in any case, i believe that all churches have only one basic function which is to congregrate people from all over to praise our almighty god.
*huggles** dont worry too much jamie, have faith in him and yourself..i'll be there for you if you need me alright?
ha..wn u and me can like call each other and have a conference on fri or sth..
ha.
Anyway, love ya.
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