my walk

i love christmas.
not only becuase of the message it holds but also the way it manages to bring out the best in people.

people are always cheerful, happy. brings out the smile in everybody. the atmosphere is always light and cheery.

i just don’t know how to explain it. it’s a wonderful time of the year.

this christmas i had my cousins come over. 2 younger, 2 older. family reunions are such a joyous occasion. even though not all of them manage to treasure it as much as i do. i find that these are memories that will really stick with us. i’m rambling alot but.. i wanted to share how God has really blessed me this year.

last ccf of the year we had a sharing session. and it’s just great to reflect on what God has done for you.

going into university, i didn’t kno what to expect. however, God gave me a community. a family. a nurturing environment. i’m not sure how it happened, but i’m grateful for it.

i met a good bunch of friends. people i could relate to. people i could get close to. i think that that in itself is a great gift.

i also learned how to live independantly. provide support. study on my own. cook. clean. etc.

i don’t know what i want to say. maybe i’m just blogging for the sake of blogging, but i kno that Christmas time does give us a time to reflect on the things we’ve done in the year.

espeically ppl. ppl we appreciate. maybe that’s why we give out gifts. it’s such a great feeling to see other faces light up, as well as getting a little something in return.

also…

boxing day has huge sales.. i just realized. somebody go with me next year. i’m gonna replace my wardrobe. lol. out..

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the bible talks alot about losing and finding things.

the lost sheep.
the lost penny.
lost soul.
lost cause…

but you kno what’s funny? last week while i was on my way to the student life center i dropped my gloves somewhere. i was so sad, cuz they were nice gloves. i circled around 3 or 4 times. trying to find my gloves! i was so disappointed when i couldn’t find them anywhere… anyways that was at like… 12pm?.. so i studied..
and studied…
and studied,

finally i decided to leave at like 7pm (a grand total of stupid 7hourss but w/e) and while i was walking, my friend mel was like. “hey look those are gloves, are they yours?” and low and behold.. they were!

and the parable of the lost sheep was the first thing that came to mind. and i was so happy. like super happy, and thats the sort of feeling i think God has when He finds us.

anyways. God is good. all the time.

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what… 10? no less.. 9. 9days before i’m done my exams. sounds like a long time for me

but for the rest of the world thats just a little over a week. just over a week! that means im done this term soon.

it also means lotsa work this week… like the most i’ve done the whole term lol.

but soon. soon i’ll be done.

hope to back home soon

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studying habits are important.

sleeping patterns are important.

self-control is important.

planning is important also…

anyways,
everything is a learning curve - once ur over the slow part everything becomes easy.
exams are like a game. once u learn how to play it. you should be alright.

i’m rooting for everyone.
gl guys.

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yesterday was sharing day.
we sat in a huge sharing circle with about 90ppl or so and we passed a bottle of water around after worship and whoever had the bottle had the chance to share something.

and i learned some pretty important things yesterday. from ppl’s sharing.

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serving is meaningless. meaningless, if you do not know why you are serving. serving is meaningless. if you serve just for the sake of serving. serving is meaningless. if you serve for any other reasons than serving for God.

serving for church, serving for christian fellowship, serving for school. just becuase you feel like you should serve in an area or place - is not something God asks of you. serving is not about serving in an institution. what i mean is serving takes place in the heart. and you shouldn’t do it just cuz it’s something like TC or some other big event. serving should come from the heart. and any purpose other than serving for God is wrong. and meaningless.

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growth occurs when you fall. sometimes success in our eyes is not success in God’s eyes. just because God calls you to do something, doesn’t mean he will bless it. maybe he calls you to do something to learn. when you fail at something, it is through the pain and mistakes we make that we grow.

if we are having low grades. maybe God is making us humble ourselves before him. in any circumstance there is a reason for it. and God is never wrong.

my friend said God called her to lead a cell group. and it was a strong calling. however, when she started her cell group. only on average 1 person came at a time. and it really discouraged her, but what seemed like a failure in her eyes was a success in his becuase it taught her a lesson on how to persevere. and i think learning this type of lesson is really hard. because it means we have to face failure.

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we do things, when we see results. but doing things for God means we see results when we’re in heaven. it is really hard to see the fruits of our works, because we’d rather see justifiable results.

but we should not just focus on earthly things but learn to see why we’re doing things. and thats because we’re doing it for him.

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live like Paul.

we shoud live a life of Power, Passion and Prayer

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we need to learn to judge why we really do the things we do. we need to live lives.. that are not self-centered. but God-centered.

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submit to God becuase in the end. he always wins anyways.

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there was alot of things coeverd. and i learned alot. ccf is my home now and i have come to love how much of a family we are.

i hope the bonds made will stay strong and will last till i come back next study term.

time to study and work.

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