Feel the heat/ Tuesday, July 11, 2006

hey just want to share something i read to you pple=) from the book "no wonder they call Him saviour" by max.Lucado. not the whole chapter but certain paragraph.chapter 6. the cry of loneliness...i keep thinking of all the people who cast despairing eyes toward the dark heavens and cry "why?" and i imagined him. i imagine him listening. i pictured his eyes misting and pierced hand brushing away a tear.and although he may offer no answer, although he may solve no dilema, although the question may freeze painfully in mid-air, he who also was once alone, understands.chapter 7.I thrist... He wants us to remember that he, too, was human. He wants us to know he,too, knew the drone of humdrum and the weariness that comes with long days. He wants us to remembered that our trailblazer didnt wear bulletproof vests or rubber gloves or an impenetrable suit or armor. No, he pioneered our salvation through the world that you and i face daily.He is King of kings, the Lord of lords, abd the Word of life. More than ever he is the Morning star, the Horn of salvation, and the Prince of peace.chapter 8. creative compassion....The Creator being sacrificed for the creation. God convincing man once and for all that forgiveness still follows failure.i wondered if, while on the cross, the Creator allowed his thoughts to wander back to the beginning. One wonders if he allowed the myraid of faces and acts to parade in his memory. did he reminisce about the creation of the sky and sae? did he relive the conversations with Abrham and moses? Did he remembered the plagues and the promises, the wilderness and the wanderings? we dont know.chapter 9- it is finished.finish. stick to it until it is done.but unfortunately, very few of us do that. Our human tendency is to quit too soon. Our human tendency is to stop before we cross the finish line. our inability to finish what we start is seen in the smallest things:-A partly mowed lawn.-A half-read book,-letters begun but never completed.-An abandoned diet.-A car up on blocks.or, it shows up in life's most painful areas:-An abandoned child.-A cold faith.-A job hopper.-A wrecked marrigae.-An unevangelized world.am i touching some painful sores? any chances i'm addressing someone who is considering giving up? If i am, i want to encourage you to remain. Jesus didnt quit. but dont think for one minute that he wasnt tempted to. watch him wince as he hears his apostles backbite and quarrel. look at him weeps as he sits at Lazarus's tomb or hear him wail as he claws the ground of Gethsemane.Did he ever want to quit? You bet...Are you close to quitting? Please dont do it. are you discouraged as a parent? hang in there. are you weary with doing good? do just a little more. ..cant resist temptation? accept God's forgiveness and go one more round. is your day framed with sorrow and disappointment? are your tomorrows turning into nevers? is hope a forgotten word? Let's endure. *
above are some passages that really spoke to me. decided to blog and share with you all cause i hope it encourages you=) did you read it carefully? skip a sentence or two? please read it again. really. =)
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im feeling rather weird. cause now that world cup fever is over, i kinda miss worldcup. the joy and excitement when your fav team scored a goal, all the disappointments when the fav team got to pack and leave germany, all the "goals", yeah! and alot=) i really miss it! and of course, i miss helping out in cafe and having real great fun with the staffs there. worldcup's over, im feeling rather empty. =(( and to me, like ltalty we all should have a good fighting spirit.
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went airport ytd to send mdm koh and to fetch my kor back. talking abt airport and flight, im so reminded of my dream. i always wanted to travel around the world, to take a break and to explore the world. and again, i want to study overseas. to me, leaving singapore for further studies is something i always wanted to do which like i dont think even my closest friends know abt it=) been sending pple off at the airport these months, well, deep inside of me, somehow i really hope im the one being sent off, really. i know i will really miss ALL in Singapore but well, i guess i really need to learn to be more independent yet dependent on God, i need to grow up, isnt it? i really want to leave. =)
Olevels chinese today was pretty okays except for the reading part, man i did so badly, and yes i mean it. i had like alot of long pauses! :(( but well, its over le lah, so haha, bye! and ya, having Olevels chinese listening compre on mon.
amanda&caryn: im SO SO SO SORRY for not being able to meet u all up for so long, so super long. im sorry for letting u all wait annd really m sorry. i really hope the desire for follow-up is still there. im sorry, i miss you=)
vera: dont know you will read anot, but witch loves you alot. <333>
the desire for complete joy.
some things are better left unsaid.
yongling loves you, always.
you completed my life..
4:43 AM <3
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