7/21/2006 03:06:00 AM
god's so encouraging esp recently.. he's answering my prayer.. =)
sUnDaY:
a classmate of mine, joseph, came for e davinci code svc.. i invited him b4 but he couldn't make it due to some last min changes.. b4 i invite him for e sun svc, my heart wasnt rite, i was struggling whether to ask anot n expecting him to say he has smth on, he's busy etc. but he agreed to come w/o hesitating much. it's such a joy n encouragement frm god..

mOnDaY:
first day at wrk for one of my sec classmate, jun xian. had a lil struggle, been quite awhile since e last time i wrk f&b.. was quite tired after a day in sch n haven been slping well 4 e past 2 wks. after wrk, we went for supper n had a long talk.. frm 12am to 2am.. gosh.. nv tot tat we can talk so long. had a gd talk. talked abt his business, gave a few suggestions; talked abt his relationship w his gf, how impulsive he has been, not taking such things seriously, acting on impulse; his plan 4 his future. he didnt plan to get a degree, stopping at dip n will wrk for e rest of his life.
i used my dad as an eg to motivate him to really plan his life, not being so naive thinking not to study, starting early to wrk n earn money is gd.. personally i feel dat it's such a bad plan. looking at my dad, i feel dat if oni he's not complacent, if oni he's diligent to constantly upgrade himself; things wont be wat it is today. it's such a burden for his kids in future when he n his wife grow old.
somehow we talked abt who's e one in control of our lives. he said confidently "i'm e one in control of my life." god's definitely w us always. i had e courage to tell him "wat if i tell u e bible actually says dat we'r not e one in control? " he challenged me; -ok den tell me wat's e purpose of us living on tis earth? -my impression of god is v lil, oni been exposed during pri sch days. all i noe is wat i heard frm my parents. -u seem to b doin quite well in church? why r u telling me all tis? i said becoz i care, i feel dat tis is gd, i wan to help u. he said he'll bomb me w lotsa qns. hee.. e more e merrier ;)
we arranged for tis thurs, to meet up n i'll b prepared for his qns w a fren stanley.. pray dat god bless stanley n alvin w strength, wisdom during e 2 studies. pray dat tis 2 frenz will be open, 've a soft heart n b moved by god's words. of coz e desire to seek after him.. i belive god's words is definitely powerful, amen.

wEdNeSdAy:
today's steph's 8th Spiritual B'day!!! wrote her a card w my new small grp - wei ting n jennifer. haha i'm still e youngest in terms of age.. :p
i'll learn to b more discipline. NO MORE CAB!!! it's so exp, even e cab driver say so.. e meter jumps faster than e past. over slept at hm, took a cab down 4 mid wk. i'll nv go hm n go out frm dere again. to solve my prob frm gg back hm, needa solve my prob = place to slp! haha..
felt e pinch in my heart even during mid wk, until when stanley shared the gd news dat joseph will be studying e bible on fri; i was so shocked, excited, cant believe dat it's a dream come true.
haha.. i den started to imagine e day when he'll get baptise in our church, me sharing, my first fruit, frm NYP somemore.. mission accomplished-setting up of NYP. haha.. i noe i tink too much n too far; but it's gd to 've great dreams 4 god, whether it'll come true it's up to god. *-)

tHuRsDaY:
had a great day! finish sch at 1pm, met steph 4 lunch in sch. initially e plan was to start evangelising at 2pm, but jas who initially say cant meet us called to say she's meeting us. aniway it's been a long time since i st w her. e 3 of us had a great time, juz talking abt attachment, sch, projs, lecturers..
at 3pm, steph n i went to my fav place in sch to pray b4 evangelising. at first i was insecure; how others will look at me e next time i meet dem ard in sch again.. but i commit everyth onto god's hands.. we had quality time! we reached out to 3 gals. gave all e invitation for davinci code thou none of dem could make it. 1st frm nursing yr2, kept rejecting us. 2nd - soe kuan, frm business mgt yr3, exchanged no., msn. she was v open to talk, make frenz, noe god. 3rd - ying lu, frm nursing yr3, exchanged no. too. chat 4 awhile den we left. somehow, i felt like we shld set up study on e spot, she seems like e potential one. steph shared abt e campus student she met w a sis in e kuching mission trip. e sis oso tot dat dere's smth she wan to share w e student n dey turned back to her n after chatting deeper dey realised smth new abt e student. that boosted my confidence, so we turned back n shared jeremiah 29 to her. she wasnt resistent, we shared acts 17 too. thou she seems quiet, not interested; at e later part of our time together, she got wat we meant, where we r coming frm.
i like steph's analogy to her. ying lu said "wait till he appear in front of me." she feels dat she cant c god, so abit diff to belive. steph den asked her, "wat abt air? wat abt dust? can u see dem? yet do dey exist?" it's god's wisdom lo.. tis striked ying lu n set her thinking.. we continued to chat den she went for lecture, steph n i went to meet felicia n we walked out to e mrt station together.
by e time i reached julie's hse was 6.15pm.. super late.. haha.. during e study both of us nv reply her sms, nv ans her phone call.. end up she was so worried abt us.. she did so many things n we still have not contacted her.. until 5pm..
at her hse, she shared w me abt discipling.. so thankful 4 e lesson, if not i'll be so lost n so burdened. having e thinking; being e disciple of a baby x'tian has great responsibility etc. actually, discipling is light-hearted n enjoyable. it's e sincere attitude wanting to serve her, wanting to help her meet her needs, being dere for her always. wat encourages me alot is tis, if one day she falls away; it's her own choice, it's b/w her n god. even if she had e best disciple on earth, it's no use. as long as i've done my part, shined for god, gd enuf. dat w all e verses frm e bible really assures me.
after which at 8.15pm, weiting finally arrived. we had dinner den her follow up study. julie n i were able to sit down n discuss how we can help her better. i felt dat today's lesson is v convicting for her n is v impt for her.. being a baby x'tian definitely is full of zeal. everyth is new, bibletalk, devo, scriptures. tis results in her being in a way superficial. esp now dat she started wrk, her qt is not consistent animore. she hasnt been taking god's words seriously, last wk when i enc her to do her qt in e morning, she seems burdened n not willing. today w e use of bible, she sees y she's quick to speak, slow to listen. it's gd dat she has tis self awareness. so we showed her verses abt e heart n pride; self-righteous.
was tinking next wk when i spend time w her, i'll share w her verses on putting god in e pic always, pride, taking god's words seriously as a follow up n reinforcement frm all e past few wks sermon esp today's follow-up study.
gotta pray hard hard for my 2 frens' study, ying lu to continue her study - dem to have a soft heart, open mind, desire to seek god; strength n wisdom for alvin n stanley n myself to b able to show dem wat god wans us to show dem, be used in a powerful way to impact these ppl.
for jas n py, gotta constantly pray for dem too. e talk w jas, i felt dat she changed. influenced alot by e world, letting go of christianity, totally got attracted by e world.

oh god, only u'r in control. until now i've not asked anyth in ur name. ask n i will receive n my joy will be complete.-john 16:24 trust in e lord w all my heart, lean not on my own understanding, in all ways acknowledge him, and he will make my paths straight.-proverbs 3:5-6



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