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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Week 65

A truly amazing week.

Over here i want to apologize to God and many people as well for my over-seriousness and some would call it paranoia this past week. For that matter, i'd rather not dabble in too much smiles or excitement around people because unhealthy seeds do manifest from there and i'd do best to steer clear of that.

Psalms 18 was a prominent passage this week, i'll dedicate this post to this psalm.

God's character 18:1-3

1 I love you, O LORD, my strength.
2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield and the horn [a] of my salvation, my stronghold.

3 I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise,
and I am saved from my enemies.

God's deliverance 18:4-29

4 The cords of death entangled me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

5 The cords of the grave [b] coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.

6 In my distress I called to the LORD;
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.

7 The earth trembled and quaked,
and the foundations of the mountains shook;
they trembled because he was angry.

8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.

9 He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds were under his feet.

10 He mounted the cherubim and flew;
he soared on the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.

12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced,
with hailstones and bolts of lightning.

13 The LORD thundered from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded. [c]

14 He shot his arrows and scattered the enemies ,
great bolts of lightning and routed them.

15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke, O LORD,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.

16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.

17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.

18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the LORD was my support.

19 He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.

20 The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.

21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD;
I have not done evil by turning from my God.

22 All his laws are before me;
I have not turned away from his decrees.

23 I have been blameless before him
and have kept myself from sin.

24 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

26 to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

27 You save the humble
but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.

29 With your help I can advance against a troop [d] ;
with my God I can scale a wall.

God's blessings 18:30-50

30 As for God, his way is perfect;
the word of the LORD is flawless.
He is a shield
for all who take refuge in him.

31 For who is God besides the LORD ?
And who is the Rock except our God?

32 It is God who arms me with strength
and makes my way perfect.

33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he enables me to stand on the heights.

34 He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35 You give me your shield of victory,
and your right hand sustains me;
you stoop down to make me great.

36 You broaden the path beneath me,
so that my ankles do not turn.

37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

38 I crushed them so that they could not rise;
they fell beneath my feet.

39 You armed me with strength for battle;
you made my adversaries bow at my feet.

40 You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.

41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
to the LORD, but he did not answer.

42 I beat them as fine as dust borne on the wind;
I poured them out like mud in the streets.

43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
you have made me the head of nations;
people I did not know are subject to me.

44 As soon as they hear me, they obey me;
foreigners cringe before me.

45 They all lose heart;
they come trembling from their strongholds.

46 The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God my Savior!

47 He is the God who avenges me,
who subdues nations under me,

48 who saves me from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
from violent men you rescued me.

49 Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD;
I will sing praises to your name.

50 He gives his king great victories;
he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.

God's people should always acknowledge the magnificent multifaceted character of our God. We should also recount His awesome acts of deliverance for us. Furthermore we should continue to rely on His future faithfulness in view of who He is and what He has done for us.

12:53 PM

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Week 64 - Question

Why do children ask “why”, and when we are adults, we have to be taught how to ask “why”? I was in a seminar class on Wednesday, and while the tutor was droning on and on about how to ask questions pertaining to a certain subject matter in a Hong Kong accent (50 cents a lot of money!), this thought suddenly popped into my head. Sad case eh.

Interestingly, this had to be one of the highlights of a week of projects and deadlines. Ahh... at least there's always food.

Looking forward to what God is going to do in our lives. In the meantime, stone wall =)

1:34 AM

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Friday, October 9, 2009

Week 63 - The calming of His hand

Indeed, it's very interesting how God has His ways. I thank God it's Friday (TGIF), looking forward to tomorrow's service when we praise God again =)

This week has been quite a mixed week. Again. In fact, i can't seem to be able to count how many mixed weeks are there these days. Some have been efficient, like today, when things got done. Others, well, more controversial.

Thursday. Had AB214 negotiation presentation. Due to the ambiguous nature of this task, my group mate and i were caught out cold when my tutor re-emphasized the 10 min mark. When it was our turn to present, we left out the scenario totally as we gave out handouts for the class to read. Horrendously, the class was lost at first when we started presenting.

Thank God for AB005. I totally started crafting out my 5 min speech in thin air to try to get the audience to understand, plus my own part. The Q n A, we were more of trying to explain the slightly complicated context. Thank God there were still pluses in the end. However, the early damage was done and i just pray for lenience on the tutor's part. Then again, the issue with grades and innate desire to score, i kinda felt that it was missing. Perhaps along the way God has really brought me to see the value in the process rather than the end result.

Had final CG before official restructuring. Perhaps it was the final CG, the whole mood was just lightened and there was much laughter. Loads of suan-ing, lameness and joy. Thank God for Calyn, Shanrui, Gracia, Meixuan and Liyun. I look forward to the flourishing of NYCA3!

My dad and mum were ill this week, and it was not a good time for health, i kinda had to pop some pills as well because of another bout of 21 gun salutes. Pray for sick people here, that God you'll just heal them and restore them to full health.

Must start exercising!

And most importantly of all, to remain joyful, because God is here with us. Believe in people. PRAISE GOD, WHETHER WE WIN OR LOSE.

Psalm 40:3-5

3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the LORD.

4 Blessed is the man
who makes the LORD his trust,
who does not look to the proud,
to those who turn aside to false gods.

5 Many, O LORD my God,
are the wonders you have done.
The things you planned for us
no one can recount to you;
were I to speak and tell of them,
they would be too many to declare.

8:15 PM

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Sunday, October 4, 2009

Week 62 - God i am amazed by you...

Help me remember. When we win, we praise You. When we lose, we praise You. Whether we are in high spirits or low morale, we praise You all the same.

This was one week that so much could go wrong. From the inside out, from the smallest and insignificant thing to the largest and trickiest situations. However, right now i'm just thankful that most of my projects are on track, nothing too big has gone wrong, and i can really look forward to sch starting again.

Watched "Fame" with CG. Given that it's the last time we're actually fellowshipping as a CG on official Saturdays, i think it was quite a special moment, and the show was not bad either. Though i think some parts weren't my cup of tea. The music was great though!

School starting also means mid term quizzes and more projects, and i also would like to pray for all taking quizzes and mid terms, to focus and not let minds and hearts wander away to lalaland or some other place.

I'm thankful for God for what He has done in my life for this past 7 weeks or so. No regrets, i smile and give thanks, because He speaks straight into my heart and allows me to experience Him in a way which wouldn't have happened if it was just another ordinary sem. There is still work to be done. But then again, which sem with God will be ordinary? =)

Help me remember. Stone wall. Build up foundations, strong and pleasing in God's eyes and with wisdom. I look ahead with anticipation.

1:02 AM

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"When we win, we praise You. When we lose, we praise You. Whether we are in high spirits or low morale, we praise You all the same."

because He is our constant. because we don't only praise Him for the things He gives us.
because He has redeemed us.
because we can't help but to be in awe of our mighty mighty God, who will ultimately triumph over evil.

By Qinpei, at October 5, 2009 at 1:29 PM

rather, who HAS triumphed over evil, and will do so again.

By Qinpei, at October 5, 2009 at 1:29 PM

=) Indeed!

By KT, at October 6, 2009 at 2:52 PM

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