My Sleepy Thoughts...

Dear all,

 

If you are reading this, it means you must REALLY be bored, anyway, its now 2007 and I've succumbed to the fact that this blog is officially over and done with...might resurrect again some day, but not for now.

 

Goodbye!!! 

Sitting here with nothing much to do, I realise how un-used my blog has been, either my computer is too slow to blog or wont let me blog, full stop. This is one of the major reasons why I cant be bothered to blog too much, its too time-consuming...but I realise I have about 6 more days of holidays so I better blog while I still have the patience to...

 

Here's what you may have missed out on in the past few weeks:

 

Busselton Trip: To celebrate the end of semester exams, a few of us went to a little town in WA called Busselton, home to the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere plus beautiful scenery and stress-free fun!

 

OCF Winter Camp: being on committee was an eye-opener and presented a good learning experience for me. With that being said, I did have a blessed time at camp. Not only was my soul fed but I got to enjoy quality stress-free time with other OCFers, especially with those I usually dont spend time with. I'm grateful for the new friendships and those that were strengthened through these 4 days of fun, running around, worshipping the living God, learning how to "go, glow and grow" etc etc etc. Can't wait for winter camp 2007!!!

 

Flying Home: took 12 hours, but fun nonetheless, getting upgraded to business class, watching the soccer final on TV, seeing my family once again after 4 months, eating lunch together...enjoying the "country town-ness" of Canberra...ahhhh!

 

Meeting Liam: so I already blogged about it, but here I go again: the new little cutey in my life: my godbrother...always brings a smile to my face

 

Turning 20: i'm old now... :(

 

My Brother is no longer a bum: when people ask me the question "so, is your brother still a bum?" i can finally answer no!!! He's started his first job ever, thank God for the providence of a job after many prayers...and for seeing him through his studies!!! Congratulations kor!!! Now for you to buy me dinner... :D

 

Going snowboarding: honestly, the most humbling experience to date, thank God for goggles to cover my eyes (to minimise the chance of my identity being found out!)!!! Tumbling down snow slopes is not exactly snowboarding, but I tried nonetheless!!! Thank God I can go straight now! Next year, I will try turning...thanks for JoYCEE convincing me to go (with cookies), I loved it!!!

 

Sydney for the weekend: YAY!!! Sydney!!! City life, shopping, discovering the joys of playing PSP!!!

 

Missing Perth: yes, i know i'll regret it when i go back, but am missing my life there, can't wait to hang out with my awesome coursemates, friends, housemates...etc etc etc...

 

Home: no cooking, no washing, no laundry for 3 weeks!!! And of course, quality time with my parents...nothing is better than family time :D

 

Sleeping til 4pm: the ultimate in sleeping in...I didn't believe I could do that

 

Okies, thats about all that I can remember...I will try to have more patience and post some pics up soon...to whoever is reading, God bless you today!!!

 

 

Yay!!! Home!!! I'd never thought I'd be so happy to see the "hole"-ness of Canberra, but miracles do happen! It took me a 5 hour flight to Melbourne, 6 hour-ish delay in Melbourne and an hour flight to get back to Canberra. Being so far from home, its quite special to come back to your home and see the slight changes made to it, but its still home nonetheless. However, one of the best things to come back home to is a new bub...no, my mum didnt have another baby...hehehe, my little godbrother was born a few weeks ago during my exams and he's a little sweetie, he's extremely "guai" and doesnt cry much...He was sleeping for the whole 2 hours we were visiting...

 

Life is surely good...Praise God for all He's working out in my life...

Once again, its been a long time since I blogged. What do I have to say???

 

GOD IS GOOD!!! I had a massively stressful week, I feel like exam week has been and gone! 3 exams in one week…3 more to go in the next few weeks…

 

I guess this is the “post before exams” post…hehehe…what can I share??

 

Oh, a few weeks ago I was so thirsty for God’s Word and I sat down to do my devo (devotion) but I had misplaced my devo book!!! So I prayed and asked for God to speak to me through a verse/chapter He wanted me to read and this is what I found…

 

Isaiah 49

The Servant of the LORD

 1 Listen to me, you islands;
       hear this, you distant nations:
       Before I was born the LORD called me;
       from my birth he has made mention of my name.

 2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword,
       in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
       he made me into a polished arrow
       and concealed me in his quiver.

 3 He said to me, "You are my servant,
       Israel, in whom I will display my splendor."

 4 But I said, "I have labored to no purpose;
       I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing.
       Yet what is due me is in the LORD's hand,
       and my reward is with my God."

 5 And now the LORD says—
       he who formed me in the womb to be his servant
       to bring Jacob back to him
       and gather Israel to himself,
       for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD
       and my God has been my strength-

 6 he says:
       "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant
       to restore the tribes of Jacob
       and bring back those of Israel I have kept.
       I will also make you a light for the Gentiles,
       that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth."

 7 This is what the LORD says—
       the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel—
       to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation,
       to the servant of rulers:
       "Kings will see you and rise up,
       princes will see and bow down,
       because of the LORD, who is faithful,
       the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."

 

A lot of words eh??? But God’s Word is so wonderful, it has an answer in a passage that your heart is craving…this is what I had been craving. I was struggling with the idea of sin, of how although I am “saved” why do I continue to sin? I always, without a doubt, fall short of His glory and His calling on my life. I was struggling to understand whether or not God still wanted me to be His child…and then I found this verse…

All Christians should focus on being a servant, like Christ came to serve us. I am made for God’s purpose, He has a plan for me. And although I sin and sin and sin and sin and go my own way, He still wants to use me. (verse 4-6) He has equipped me with gifts to use in this world (verse 2) We are called to be His ambassadors, His lights in this dark world (verse 6-7)…He is forever waiting for us to take up this call!!! I am so blessed to have God in my life, to have His Word speak to me in this way, I know that I am a hopeless case without Him, I am nothing. Yet, He will use me for something HOOGE, according to His purpose and will for my life. He makes my life meaningful and guess what, He can make your life meaningful as well…My God reigns!!!

So as I (and a whole lot of other university students) face exams, I will trust in Him to work out His will in my life, so I may be a better servant for Him in my studies…to all the students out there: do your best and let God handle the rest for you!!! You only have to trust that He will take these burdens from you so you can concentrate on what you can do and not what you cant do…

I wish I could portray this better, but maybe blogging isn’t my gift, I hope u will have gained something from this or at least read some Scripture today and discovered more about God, no matter who u are… God bless you!!!

 

 

Hello all,

 

I'm sitting in the library at uni, bored out of my mind. I am thinking about going over to the shelves to pull out a book and start studying or something productive like that...I'm a bit lazy and am in a procrastination mode.

 

I havent actually opened up my textbooks for a few days at all, was busy trying to get over a cold. Was bascially sleeping and sleeping and now yay! I'm all good...still a little crook, but can open textbooks nonetheless...

 

I've just written up a few graphs and finished off some labs...*sigh*

 

Anyway, in the midst of another mundane week, I went to Church and heard about a tragedy in Subi Church...

 

A mother of three boys and her husband have been praying for a baby girl and last wednesday, their prayers were answered when she gave birth to a new baby girl. Unfortunately, there were complications and the mother was rushed to the emergency ward the next day in the early hours of the morning. She was not revived. She was only 38 years old and now her four children (all under the age of 6) are without their mother. I was so sad to hear about this. Even though I have never even met her, to see her husband and kids sitting in Church on Sunday broke my heart. Isn't it funny how a lot of things dont seem to matter anymore when something like this happens?

 

May God's peace be with this family...He is forever carrying you in His loving arms...