Love People. Prayer and Change series.
The sermon which is most applicable to me to this date. =)
Well, it made me realise that I only loved those who loved me. Do I love the bangladesh workers working their head of to built VS's Indoor Sports Hall? Nope. In fact, do I even love my parents?
The sermon has set me thinking about all these questions; I realised that I need to love those around me, and stop habouring grudges, and... just love them.
And btw, I'm straight ok? I'm talking about the type of love which the sex education talks are NOT concerned abt. =D
Lol. Just unloaded a stream of chiiimpanzee onto this blog.
Let's do something less chim, shall we? =)
new blogskin!
Anyways, the title of this blogskin is: CAPTURE.
I realised that the purpose of blogs is to capture. They capture our thoughts, our life, our beliefs... you get the picture.
So this blogskin is pretty apt... I think.
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I think ppl who read my blog often will be thinking that this is an emo post... again. Look into my archieves, and you realise that alot of my emo posts are seperated using lines, or *.
Lols. But guess what? This isnt EMO!!! *grins*
I came back from the Pasir Ris library after studying with Yulian there. And I'm still taller than him! XD (no offence yulian, i hope ;p)
So now im like... exhausted. Its also weird that I didn't do alot of stuff at the library, yet i spent about 2h 30min there, and I was studying throughout... I guess time passes very fast when you're in a library. =)
Anyways, in recent days I feel less... emo-ish. I also feel alot more optimistic. I'm not very sure what caused this sudden change; maybe I'm having mood swings, or maybe I'm bio-polar. =) But I just feel happy. I can't explain why. But I thank God for that.
=D
Labels: blogskin, emo, experiences, God, random, school
Just now I downloaded 'To know your name' by hillsong into my phone. =)
(Don't worry, I didn't download it illegally; i bought the album and downloaded it onto my phone using Disc2phone... that isn't illegal right? XD)
The precious blood of Jesus Christ redeems
Forgiven I'm alive restored set free
Your majesty resides inside of me
Forever I believe
Forever I believe
Arrested by Your truth and righteousness
Your grace has overwhelmed my brokenness
Convicted by Your spirit led by Your word
Your love will never fail
Your love will never fail
[c]
I know You gave
The word Your only Son for us
To know Your name
To live within the Saviour's love
He took my place
Knowing He'd be crucified
And You loved
You loved a people undeserving
go check it out. This song touched me alot, esepcially the part about "he took my place". It makes me really appreciate what God has did for us. =)
PS to nico and pearlyn: you can tag in my tagboard now. =)
I've just recieved the message from Janice about the Christian-Hindu thing
in Bangalore.
RSS burned 20 churches last night, and planned to destroy 200
churches in Orissa.
Everything was caused by a misunderstanding. Why like
that!?
And BJP has planned to kill 200 pastors in the next 24 hours.
Read up more about this case at the following website.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/india.riots/index.html
And Christians, please pray for this guy called Paul Thangaia in
Bangalore.
RSS plans to kill him as well.
Christians, take some time to
pray.
More about this,
The violence spread to southern India
over the weekend when vandals attacked 14 churches in an hour in the state of
Karnataka Sunday, the network said.
They chopped down trees to block roads,
making it difficult for police to reach trouble spots. A Christian orphanage was
set on fire. A 20-year-old woman, who was teaching children inside, burned to
death.
By Tuesday, about 20 deaths had been reported, said Praveen Kumar,
the superintendent of police in the worst-affected Kandhamal district.
Christians! Please pray for God's protection!
From: http://the--afterlife.blogspot.com/
This reminds me of 'Where is The love?'
But if you're not a christian, at least put those poor ppl out there in ur mind. There's a chain SMS being passed around; if you received it, pls bother to pass it on. You're doing the world a favour ;p
I wonder why people have to be discriminated, assaulted because of RELIGION. Seriously, religion is only a thin line that seperates people. Why blow up that thin line? Why cause calamity after calamity to happen because of a small matter?
I remember reading something from the Roald Dahl book, The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) was telling sofie that humans were the only ones who killed each other. Snakes don't kill each other. Raccons don't kill each other. Napoleon didn't kill Snowball.
What does this say about ourselves?
But anyway, I pray for those people out there. Although strong winds may blow, God is always able; hold on to what euu know. =)
Top of my playlist: Who I am Hates Who I've Been- Relient K
I watched the proverbial sunrise
Coming up over the Pacific and
You might think I'm losing my mind,
But I will shy away from the specifics...
'cause I don't want you to know where I am
'cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been.
This is no place to try and live my life.
[Pre-Chorus]
Stop right there. That's exactly where I lost it.
See that line. Well I never should have crossed it.
Stop right there. Well I never should have said
That it's the very moment that
I wish that I could take back.
[Chorus]
I'm sorry for the person I became.
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.
I talk to absolutely no one.
Couldn't keep to myself enough.
And the things bottled inside have finally begun
To create so much pressure that I'll soon blow up.
I heard the reverberating footsteps
Synching up to the beating of my heart,
And I was positive that unless I got myself together,
I would watch me fall apart.
And I can't let that happen again
'cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been.
This is no place to try and live my life.
[Pre-Chorus x2]
[Chorus]
Who I am hates who I've been
And who I am will take the second chance you gave me.
Who I am hates who I've been
'cause who I've been only ever made me...
So sorry for the person I became.
So sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.
This is a Christian song. *gaps*
But seriously, christian music rawks! The guitar solos, drum, wadever-instrument-you-name-it RAWKS! It's like a style of its own; very different from ur linkin park and ur MCR and ur Metellica.
So basically, I have seen myself... change alot. In good ways, fortunately. So WHo I am realyl hates who I was before this. =)
Well, I hope that I'll keep changing for the better. -.-
Labels: God, life, music, thoughts
I was touched by this song. Really.
PS This song is dedicated to...NICHOLAS! =)
To Know Your Name
The precious blood of Jesus Christ redeems,
forgiven I’m alive, restored set free.
Your majesty resides inside of me,
forever I believe. forever I believe.
arrested by your truth and righteousness
your grace has overwhelmed my brokenness
convicted by your spirit, led by your word
your love will never fail
your love will never fail
I know you gave, the world your only son for us
To know your name, to live within the saviour's love and he took my place,
knowing he’d be crucified and you loved.. you loved, a people undeserving!
Nicholas:
You said you wanted a life of freedom. A life where you can be happy, go to church etc. God has the power to give you that kind of life!
There are just too many evidence that God can change lives. My life for instance. I was freed from all sorts of bad habits (Let's just say it was even worse than stuff like not making my bed etc.) when I started to be serious about God a year ago. =)
hoped the song encouraged you! ;p
