trusting Him everyday

If you never felt pain, Then how would you know that I am a Healer?
If you never had to pray, How would you know that I am a Deliverer?
If you never had a trial, How could you call yourself an overcomer?
If you never felt sadness, How would you know that I am a Comforter?
If you never made a mistake, How would you know that I am a forgiver?
If you knew all, How would you know that I will answer your questions?
If you never were in trouble, How would you know that I will come to your rescue
If you never were broken, Then how would you know that I can make you whole?
If you never had a problem,How would you know that I can solve them?
If you never had any suffering, Then how would you know what I went through?
If you never went through the fire, Then how would you become pure?
If I gave you all things, How would you appreciate them?
If I never corrected you, How would you know that I love you?
If you had all power, Then how would you learn to depend on Me?
If your life was perfect, Then what would you need Me for?

Love,
Jesus

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something i read from somewhere, hope it encourages you as much as it has encouraged me! ( :

hey everyone!

sorry for the hiatus. i’ve been pretty busy with school hehh. in anycase, heres a short post because 1)you all dont really like LONGGG posts 2) i have five minutes to type this before i have to prepare for tomorrow!

i hope the week for you has been good. for me, i’ll usually have a theme for the week. this week was WAITING ON GOD. for decisions, for choices, to just hear His voice and for Him to guide me in whatever i do. i’m not particularly praying or waiting for anything, but i thought it’s a good time to just take a step back, stop letting my heart/head rule and let God take the wheel.

i’m really glad to say that God has revealed many things to me this week. in particular, He assured me of my identity in Christ. im not sure about you all, but at times i’m still unsure and insecure in my identity (yes even leaders do falter and question). but God just assured me so clearly that my identity lay in Him and not in 1)my family 2)my friends 3)my results 4)my talents 5)my successes 6)my popularity 7)my confidence

i’ll be having a performance tomorrow! will tell you guys more about it next saturday! meanwhile, take care kids and mummy michelle will be praying for you through the week (:

love you all <333

hey everyone(: sorry for the week’s hiatus, i was busy with exams. i do wonder who still comes to this place and read what i type.

in anycase, i STILL do hope you guys will reply to what i write ((:

this week, one of my goals was to work FROM love and not FOR love. i dont know about you, but people including myself have the tendency to work for love in almost all areas of our lives.

in school we constantly strive to be THE best (not that being smart or the best isnt good, but we should do it with the RIGHT attitude)

in our home we strive to stand out and be unique from our siblings.

we try to fit in with the crowd, we do things that pleases people, we follow their style of doing things and often, i find that we lose ourselves in the process. often when we take a step back to look and reflect on our lives, we realise that we’ve actually become quite a different person from what we were before.

thats why this week, the challenge i posed to myself (and now to you) is to work FROM love. working from love means giving unconditionally, giving from a heart full of love, full of hope and joy. it means loving someone even though it may be hard, doing something not out of obligation or because everyone’s doing but because we WANT to do it.

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cell will be on this week, room 207 3-5pm

SEE YOU (((:

Hai everyone, this is Ben =D. I’ll put something up, once I think of something to put up, when I’m free. I’m keeping my word my making a post here =P

i took some time off studying (for my exams next friday!) to look at the photos i’ve got in my computer. these photos were taken in Timor when i went there for mission trip back in July this year. i’ve got alot more scenary photos but i thought these 3 were the best!

it made me marvel once again at the wonder of God’s creation.

admist the stress, hustle and bustle of life (school work, CCA, exams, family, friends and other commitments), do you actually take time off to look around?

what does God creation mean to you? what does it tell you about God? have you ever had times (in sg or overseas) when you just couldnt take your eyes off the beautiful sky/flowers/sunset?

to end, i was reminded of this song we used to (and still do) sing during Youth service.

God is bigger than the air I breathe
The world we’ll leave
God will save the day and all will say
My glorious

‘Know that the Lord, He is God. It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. be thankful to Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generation.’ Psalms 100:3-5

on Sunday night, i got an email from one of my friend, M which included the verse above. and i thought to myself, how apt.

when everything piles up and i feel like im so overwhelmed, i dont know for the rest of you, but for me, i’ll focus all my energy on praying for myself. me to have strength to face each day, me to have a happy day, me to… and the list goes on. but when i read that email, it dawned upon me that we shouldnt let circumstances in life determine how we pray. when we’re happy we thank God for His works in our lives and exalt His name, but what about when things don’t go our way? we subconsciously (or even consciously) forget to thank Him (what happened to thanking him BOTH in good and bad times?), instead we ask why things happen, we pray for wisdom, for strength, for peace, for love for ourselves. we forget there still exist people around us, and to a certain extent, its not bearing a good testimony for Christ. 

this weekend has been .. trying. saturday night was really a test of my faith. but its okay, because i like trials. when life gets a little too comfortable, trials arise to remind us of the power of God. God brings us through fire and water to mould us, so i’m not afraid because He who brings us through dark valleys raises us up and lets us soar on wings like eagles. not just saturday, but even as exams come and school days are madly long (8.30 to 6 everyday), i find myself slipping into the “Lord help me help me” mode. 

i remember in Timor for morning devotions we did on the names of God. and i found myself really learning alot from those simple morning devotions because it was a good reminder that we should praise God for who He is and not what He does. our prayers should thank Him for what He will do, and by this meaning believing He will do great things. 

i’m so thankful for reminders time and again that i serve a real God, and that Christianity isn’t a religion but a relationship that only grows more intimate and deeper with each passing day.

hey everyone, cell this week 3pm room 207! REPLY PLEASE thanks :D

and what happened to you all posting stuff?! PLEASE DO! do NOT be put off by my essay like posts!

hey everyone,

cell this week : 3pm room 207

SEE YOU THERE (:

hey everyone! i’m terribly sorry for the lateness in posting. tumblr is really, i stress REALLY hard to use! but its okay, i am NOT RESISTANT to changes (:

like what i said on saturday, i really hope this can and will be place where we update each other about our lives because honestly i don’t think seeing each other once a week is enough. (not that you all don’t text or call each other, but still..)

i hope the week has been great for you all!

on sunday, i met up with my classmates and ct(civics tutor aka form teacher) from RJ and we went to Bugis for lunch. it was definitely nice meeting up with them and catching up and all, but what struck me was that three years on, they’ve never changed, or rather we’ve all never changed. we still stuck to the same group of friends we were close to in RJ, still talked the same way, still made (almost) the same jokes and all. this class gathering kinda got me thinking on the whole topic of friendship.

so i ask, what does friendship mean to you personally?

to me, there are different levels of friendships- mere acquaintances to best friend(s). i’d rather have a few good and trustworthy friends than many friend friends, if you understand what i mean. friends that’ll watch your back for you, friends that’ll pick you up when you fall, who’ll sit on the steps and listen to you even if they’ve got a test coming up tomorrow, friends who’ll genuinely share in your joy, dreams and ambitions, who’ll walk in when the rest of the world walks out. i’ve always been a person who values friendships alot. because i believe each friendship is special and no one person makes you feel the same way.

two days ago, i had an argument with my bestfriend, which culminated in me saying “since you don’t consider me anything like your best friend except in name, i’m just going to give this whole bestfriend thing up”. of course i felt really sad after that because we used to be rather close. but this entire thing just made me realise one thing - that the one and only bestfriend we’ll ever have FOR REAL is Jesus, because He will never fail us. People change and move on, but you can always be assured (its stated everywhere in the Bible!) that His love for you is unchanging and unconditional.

i remember fretting over friendships back in secondary school - who was real, who’s putting up facades and all. i wonder if you all go through the same things.

this verse’s on the cover of my journal - Isaiah 40:30-31 (google it if you’re not sure what is is!)

remember that God can do wonders, even if the situation seems hopeless ((:

-mich