Monday, December 29, 2008
My day
Cute video.
I was talking to Hanes online just now. He mentioned that I dun talk a lot about my own relationship with God with him a lot. Hmm... maybe that's true. Maybe instead of getting my sheep to share their life with me, I also need to share mine with them also. Good to know that God still loves me.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Our everything
They reenacted this video in the Christmas eve service. I never failed to get amazed by this video.
Somehow, out on Christmas eve, I have missed out on another Christmas party somewhere near my home with another dear group of friends. I doubt they will ever read this for the past few months. Yet, there are two groups of people whom I can join for Christmas celebration on Christmas eve - with my cg and brothers and sisters in church or with this group of dear friends. My choice was obvious. For the past few years, it has been obvious also. I have said this for many times, but going for carolling is whole different plane altogether. I felt that I am directly blessing people on the street, compared to attending some self-contained Christmas party. And that's the case for me. My friends might find me a bit of goner or just off the board. But the thing here is that I dun want to be forever trapped inside the RC forever struggling to live as a Christian. I defaulted this year's gift exchange with them as I realise, that I have neither gold nor silver and yet they will not receive what I have.
Not a Christmas party that has no Christmas element, but a Christmas celebration appropriate for the occasion.
Ze stool
cool video... just wondering how much do we allow Jesus to make our decisions? I figure that just by today alone, I have made a lot of self-centered decisions...
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Toward the end II
It's after Christmas and now approaching the new year. We just had a splendid Christmas service at The Rock and our first uni-YA service at KYMC. The cg saw a new convert and a few more to come, in faith, in the next coming weeks.
I was looking back at my own spiritual journey for the past two years. Why two years? Because my journey as a spiritual leader physically began then. I was asked today what was my feelings when I rose up as a leader in the group.
This is a passage from 2 Timothy. I was thinking back and realise that all along since my conversion, I have set my heart on being an overseer. Perhaps that was normal with my own upbringing and my own experience in my studies and such. But my experience with my first cg (the previous NUSA3) had convicted me that I want to rise up as an overseer. I remember writing in my own private blog to God, after a particular sharing by Mun Kong about leadership, that I want to rise up as a CL. That was a month or so into 2007. I gave myself one year for God to mold me and prepare me. Now looking, do I have any regrets about being a CL?
One of the most rewarding thing as a CL is to see your cg grow in their relationship with one another and most importantly of all, in Christ. Seeing so really makes you feel that all have been worthwhile.
Now now, here's a picture of my lovely cg.
Brothers in the house.
Lately God has been speaking into my life for a lot of things. I have also been reflecting on my own personal journey as a church usher. Now I have to floor manage for service and it has been a long way. To think that I have thought of leaving ushering once before, and now I want to fill in the gap that the uni usher is having. Church ushering has been fun and challenging but it allows me to really take ownership of the service, something that I want to, because I want to take ownership of things that I belong to.
Well, have been trying to get rid of my mental block recently and my high inertia of posting. Hmm... next time perhaps.
I was looking back at my own spiritual journey for the past two years. Why two years? Because my journey as a spiritual leader physically began then. I was asked today what was my feelings when I rose up as a leader in the group.
Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task.
This is a passage from 2 Timothy. I was thinking back and realise that all along since my conversion, I have set my heart on being an overseer. Perhaps that was normal with my own upbringing and my own experience in my studies and such. But my experience with my first cg (the previous NUSA3) had convicted me that I want to rise up as an overseer. I remember writing in my own private blog to God, after a particular sharing by Mun Kong about leadership, that I want to rise up as a CL. That was a month or so into 2007. I gave myself one year for God to mold me and prepare me. Now looking, do I have any regrets about being a CL?
One of the most rewarding thing as a CL is to see your cg grow in their relationship with one another and most importantly of all, in Christ. Seeing so really makes you feel that all have been worthwhile.
Now now, here's a picture of my lovely cg.
Brothers in the house.
Lately God has been speaking into my life for a lot of things. I have also been reflecting on my own personal journey as a church usher. Now I have to floor manage for service and it has been a long way. To think that I have thought of leaving ushering once before, and now I want to fill in the gap that the uni usher is having. Church ushering has been fun and challenging but it allows me to really take ownership of the service, something that I want to, because I want to take ownership of things that I belong to.
Well, have been trying to get rid of my mental block recently and my high inertia of posting. Hmm... next time perhaps.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Towards the end
Today I end my exam and therefore, my second last semester at the exam classroom is coming to an end. Reaching this point, it tends to give me a sense of nostalgia in this classroom, especially my own corner. Life has become more bearable after that lonely night with Bowen and more people began to join us since that day, though we ran into some problems and received a bit of scare. But it just makes me look back and think about my time that I have spent here in this classroom.
I started out here in my year 1 days. I wasn't a believer and we just arrived in the classrooms to study. I also blur blur follow the people around, since I didn't really have any place to study. But it became the place where I will witness Christ in everybody's life, especially the part where I see people praying for one another. That's what I saw and that's what I eventually come to believe in: Christ.
It didn't really start out the way that it has been now. I remember, we just come in and use the classroom. Sometimes, people study past midnight and literally just slept there. Gradually, we began to leave our stuff in the classroom because we know that someone will be inside the classroom looking after the stuff. I eventually decided to take up the role of chopping and occupying the classroom at the start of the reading week. It was a decision that I want to make, to benefit the people who will be coming. I remember the sem when we arrived too late in the classroom on sunday and eventually we had to wait until monday morning to be able to occupy the classroom.
The time here in the classroom has many adventures. Sometimes, we become nomads, wondering around E1A, looking for classroom as the PRC scholars needed the classroom to do their bridging course. Sometimes, we got locked out of the classroom. Sometimes, people whom we dun know come in and take photos. Lots of time, we sneak into the RH toilets for shower. Sometimes, we stay up quite late to chat, play guitar, eat supper. Sometimes, we just go for praise and worship. Sometimes, we have kittens with us. Sometimes, we have 1 classroom, sometimes we have 2, occasionally we have 3. We study together, eat together, pray together and support one another. New people join us to stay over. Last time I remember there was Edwin and Jan and gang. There was always me, Bo, ZZ around. Recently, we see YZ, Jalea, Sida and gang staying around. New people, new faces.
And yeah, my time is coming to an end soon in the NUS E1A classroom. It's hard to imagine that I have been here for the past few semesters as the guardian of the classroom, literally became the de facto COS. And I was here as a Christ follower, to bless and not to receive. There were even blood stain at my corner to mark my presence =P. I wonder if there will be anyone who will dare to take up the corner and take up the role of guarding the classroom?
The classroom provides a sanctuary for us to study, and to fellowship. If there is no classroom, then another place would have to be found. Where exactly? I don't know. Exam becomes a time when we can draw nearer to God, or we stray away from God. I can't wait to see what the exam sanctuary will be like in one year's time, when I come back and take a look at what's going on. Who will be the COS? Who will be the ones staying over?
Well, I have stayed the good stay and occupied the good corner for quite the time already. Next sem will be my last, but it will be the time when we see people taking more initiative?
I started out here in my year 1 days. I wasn't a believer and we just arrived in the classrooms to study. I also blur blur follow the people around, since I didn't really have any place to study. But it became the place where I will witness Christ in everybody's life, especially the part where I see people praying for one another. That's what I saw and that's what I eventually come to believe in: Christ.
It didn't really start out the way that it has been now. I remember, we just come in and use the classroom. Sometimes, people study past midnight and literally just slept there. Gradually, we began to leave our stuff in the classroom because we know that someone will be inside the classroom looking after the stuff. I eventually decided to take up the role of chopping and occupying the classroom at the start of the reading week. It was a decision that I want to make, to benefit the people who will be coming. I remember the sem when we arrived too late in the classroom on sunday and eventually we had to wait until monday morning to be able to occupy the classroom.
The time here in the classroom has many adventures. Sometimes, we become nomads, wondering around E1A, looking for classroom as the PRC scholars needed the classroom to do their bridging course. Sometimes, we got locked out of the classroom. Sometimes, people whom we dun know come in and take photos. Lots of time, we sneak into the RH toilets for shower. Sometimes, we stay up quite late to chat, play guitar, eat supper. Sometimes, we just go for praise and worship. Sometimes, we have kittens with us. Sometimes, we have 1 classroom, sometimes we have 2, occasionally we have 3. We study together, eat together, pray together and support one another. New people join us to stay over. Last time I remember there was Edwin and Jan and gang. There was always me, Bo, ZZ around. Recently, we see YZ, Jalea, Sida and gang staying around. New people, new faces.
And yeah, my time is coming to an end soon in the NUS E1A classroom. It's hard to imagine that I have been here for the past few semesters as the guardian of the classroom, literally became the de facto COS. And I was here as a Christ follower, to bless and not to receive. There were even blood stain at my corner to mark my presence =P. I wonder if there will be anyone who will dare to take up the corner and take up the role of guarding the classroom?
The classroom provides a sanctuary for us to study, and to fellowship. If there is no classroom, then another place would have to be found. Where exactly? I don't know. Exam becomes a time when we can draw nearer to God, or we stray away from God. I can't wait to see what the exam sanctuary will be like in one year's time, when I come back and take a look at what's going on. Who will be the COS? Who will be the ones staying over?
Well, I have stayed the good stay and occupied the good corner for quite the time already. Next sem will be my last, but it will be the time when we see people taking more initiative?
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