I want to boast...

about God!

I just got back my AIS. A-!!! OMG, that's like almost impossible. I got like B- for both my assignments and D for my forum, and B- for my class participation...

And exam? A+!!! Praise the Lord man, that's like's totally unexpected.

The rest of my subjects I got A for Finishing Touch and Business Process, and A+ for International Economics.

I want to boast about God. Everytime I tell people that I trust God to sacrifice my time just before my tests or exams and give it to Him by serving in church or helping out with the cell group, people always brush me off by saying I'm smart. zzzz. But this sem I gave the most of my time to God just before the exams( like the friday, saturday and sunday, I totally didn't study at all cos I was serving at church), and I got the highest GPA over my 4 sems! Ha. Now no one can say I'm smart. God is good! He is faithful to His Word!=)

And for AIS I even entered the exam 10 mins late. Haha.. It's definitely by God's grace I got that A+ for the written paper.

But it's great to know that when I give God my time, He will honor me. =) And I'm glad I can be a living testimony of that.

I also want to boast about God's people!

I just had my bdae on Thursday, and even amongst the church people, I had to celebrate with the birthday singing 3 times! One with my cell group, one with my bible school classmates, one with my bookstore volunteers! And I got like gifts from people like Tianyi, my cell group and my bookstore and one of my Bible school classmates even blessed me with quite a sum of money!

And I hardly knew her! Wow. It's blessed to be around such people. I have never experienced this much before, but the most pleasant gifts are from the people you never expected to receive from... And speaking of Bible school, people who are always so joyful, so affirming, don't curse or even the slightest curse word like "s$%t".. I think I'm the worst there la! I rem one time at the bookstore I was a little frustrated and then I accidently let out a "wah kao..". I think that was the worst I heard from there... from myself!

Actually it's a good thing, cos I'm going to really change for the better there. Haha.

I think I just got a taste of heaven. =)

SOT

It's been really busy for me for the past week. I was telling a few people, from the end of the exams till now, I never had even a 6-hour slot that I had for myself; everyday was just stuff from day to night and day to night. Everyday reach home so tired sia. I thought holidays might be better than school in terms of free time, but well.. Haha, I stand corrected.

But I thank God for SOT ( School of Theology), although I'm really busy and stuff, but it's different this time. I'm busy but I feel more alive than ever. I'm physically tired every night but God is strengthening me in the inside; I don't feel burnt out at all, much as I'm inclined to think I should by now. God seems to have renewed my vision in Him and really, I really feel passionate for Him once again. It's amazing how you can be busy with so much stuff yet feel so alive when you are doing something that you love and have a heart for.

I thank God for the friends as well. These are the people I really want to take the chance to get to know better. The trust level even within the SOT people is very high. I remember that time i was going home and then I saw this girl from SOT as well on the bus stop. I didn't even know her then, but she was wearing the SOT tag. So I just went up and spoke with her at length and we chatted till we got back. AND I realized she lives 4 houses from me! OMG, that's like a first of many many many. Haha.

And then the people from overseas as well. In my team there's one for Korea and one couple from Taiwan. It's really just great to talk to them; I think it's a trust that comes from the fact that we know that the people who come Bible school are serious with God and in a sense, although they're imperfect, yet I know that they've made a decision to put God first, and follow all the things that He taught. In that sense, I feel safe in their midst, there's no distrust or anything. I think it's probably a glimpse of Heaven; a place where there's no more people with their selfish needs, but all putting others before themselves. Everyone is just so selfless, caring and loving; it's really a haven from the nonsense we see in the outside world now where alot of people are really just looking out for themselves.

Well, got back my first result BP. Praise God, I got A for it. 3 more to go and I really pray that it'll be a testimony of His promises =)

Phew.

Threw Company Law stuff into the rubbish bin. From my brain. lol. Well actually nothing much really went inside in the first place.

I spent the weekend at church for its Easter Celebration, and really, it's by the grace of God I didn't crash for this paper. Haha. I think I spent an equivalent of probably about 3 hours studying company. I don't know about my grades yet, but if I even get an A-, I'd feel like a criminal getting away with his crime. lol.

Though I just checked my AIS quiz grade. C-. Ha. That's my worse grade ever for any section in SMU. Well, there are always firsts. lol.

Anyway since, its just past Easter Sunday. Watched an amazing drama by my church; was so touched by it. I never cried so badly before. Haha. Well, since it's Easter Sunday, lemme share what it is really about, not about Bunnies and Eggs, for sure.

(Source:All pictures from www.chc.org.sg Easter 2006)

This is Your Savior

They shouted 'crucify'
As he stumbled on the road
The weight of the world
All the pain
The cross became His load
He was innocent
Yet accused and blamed
Sent to save a fallen world to bare all our shame

They shouted 'crucify'
As He climbed the lonely hill
Bearing the shame and the mocking crowd
While Heaven Earth stood still
He was innocent
Yet accused and blamed
Sent to save a fallen world to bare all our shame

This is your Saviour
Pure love of Heaven
Sent to die on Calvary to bear the sins of all
Rejected cursed to die
Love silently endured
His blood poured out an offering
at the foot of the cross

For the broken hearted
For the poor , the weak
For the blind ,the searching
He shed his blood for you and me

Forget your soppy Korean or Japanese soap opera. This is the real thing. This is love at its purest. Where the Creator of Heaven and Earth stripped Himself of His glory and allowed Himself to be humiliated and tortured for our sake. He died that we may have life.

Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Imagine you decided that you should take the place of a murderer who tried to kill you and was condemned to die anyway. And you allowed yourself to be stripped naked and tortured before you got hanged. That's what Jesus did, at least a part of what He did.

And what is the Good News of the Gospel? That He is risen!

John 11:25
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.

John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

When I witnessed Jesus in the drama walking to the cross, the question that came to my mind was:

Have I lived worthy of His sacrifice?

Have you?

Feeling sian

Feeling sian but cannot say why. Hai.

Not cos of work. Work I don't care liao. Whatever will be will be. Just try my best. Can't get anything in company law in but don't care liao la, I did my best with the time I have.

Just looking forward to the holidays. I'm okay with studies, I just want to study stuff that I like. Not like company law or AIS. Things that I will learn in 1 week and forget in 2. lol. How true is that. Well, tmr's another day. Sun will rise again.


Anyway just read this book called Boy Meets Girl by Joshua Harris. Really has alot of insights on how to have a proper relationship with a guy/girl. It really gave me greater insight on why so many relationships screw up nowadays. But well, if you're looking for greater wisdom in this area, especially since we're of age already, this books is a great read. It'll definitely save both parties tears and broken hearts if they follow the godly wisdom in this book. Haha..