God's blessings - keep faith that He's watching over us through His works

i went missing agian for a few weeks...

over which.. had stuff to bitch about.. those petty frustrations about how my school didn't ensure we had enough seats for my lessons... and.. about my experience of being a "professional flyer distributor" at the age of 25 - the shenton crowd surely does have an attitude problem! etc..

but the sunday service was what impacted my heart the most in this season.. and made me feel rather small in our comfortable environment. my heart goes out to the hostages, their family and friends, and very importantly, ALL CHRISTIANS and ALL NON-BELIEVERS.

i hope that many would share my prayer:

• I pray that the hostages and all who cares for them recieves comfort in this trying time of infinite fear, anxiety, pain and uncertainty;
• I pray that God grants them mercy in His works
• I pray that when all brothers and sisters may be challenged and persecuted, when their physical and emotional worldy skins are captureds, their hearts and souls seek the Lord more than ever and that God gives them the will and might to protect and strengthen their faith in Him
• I pray that hearts of all christians will only be strengthened but not waiver
• I pray that all non-believers will see the great works of our Lord through whichever outcome, that if we lose lives, it's for the Lord and people would see the faith in our God; if gain victory, it's the blessings, power and glory of our God's wonderful works.

Here's a sharing (once again from Adrian):

Although God has the power to solve our problems instantly, what we sometimes need most is not a quick fix but a wise counselor. God is our divine counselor.

Quick fixes are nice because they relieve the situation for the moment, but often the gain is only momentary. When solutions come early, it's easy to take them for granted and not learn from them, so the problems recur. Sometimes we are not meant to go around our problems but through them, because struggles bring with them valuable lessons that strengthen our spirit and make us wiser. You are then better equipped to handle problems that come up later.

How and when God work on our behalf is for Him to decide, but if we are after His best and are trying to learn from every problem situation, we will be greatly blessed at the end. God will fix the problem in His time and in His way, and we will be wiser for it.

"He has made everything beautiful in His time, let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach" (Eccl.3:11; James 1:4-5)

in the market place, i met some girls

i was doing some flyer distribution assignment which put me in a market place (refering to a work place with people, with the mass and interacting with them). being a temp-job kinda thing, i met different people on different days, some i saw more of, others less. some encouraging, yet others rather depressing.

first few days,

i was with a bunch of teenagers, very chirpy and joyful bunch, except for 2 who were non-believers. the two behaved truly gloomier than the rest. be assured that there's no ostracism whatsoever, we all had our meals together and stuff.. initially, i didn't sniff a bit of relation to Christ.. but on the 3rd day.. interesting fact was that over lunch, i realised theye were the only 2 non-Christians. well, this can't speak for anything much blatantly.. but the significance was that the believers actually spoke of mundane stuff and complains, but, they spoke and also expressed the joy of life and hope.. to me, i felt, yes, that's what God brings to those who come to him =)

next day,

i met a few new people, the old group wasn't scheduled. among these new girls, there was someone who appeared really contented with her life, but was clearly burdened by her values. she was seeing a married man and did enjoy the glamour in modeling jobs. young, sweet and desirable girl she was. but as she shared about her life and about her relationship, she seemed so entangled within her relationship struggles including getting out of it... sad..

following 2 days...

another demure girl in uni, speaks about life like any other uni undergrad in her age. she was an amazing blessing to lighten the boredom the job gave. she was hungry for God i felt. i didn't share too much, but at least shared what i could. i was joking with her and described her as a freelance Christian, which she kind of agreed. and i was wondering, are we who call ourselves Christians full-time? anyway, i pray that the Lord with reach her heart wholly in his grace, mercy and time. she knew God, not by knowledge of the bible but in belief that God's here with us. But it seemed difficult for her to fully accept a less physically tangible God. my voice to those who might share her view is: God becomes tangible when you decide to recieve Him and allow Him to walk with you.

through all the days,

i distributed flyers at shenton way, orchard and bugis... the most depressing part was... the public.. and i must mention, those at shenton way.. i really don't understand why these people look darn depressed.. was it obsession with wealth and reputation? or the desire to be anonymous in life to get by? i can't comment much, but it truly wasn't a good experience. blatantly, i would describe their behavior as rude most of the times.. but i felt that something must be inwardly bothering enough to actually express such outwardly expressions of hmm maybe sadness or frustration? i don't know..

that's all folks =)