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Humiliated

Ever been humiliated in front of a class? or get laughed at by your friends for something that happened to you, or something you did? bet everyone, like you and me, has been humiliated at least once in our life. bet no one likes the feeling.

as i was doing my quiet time just now, i came across this verse:

Isaiah 65:2-3 (NIrV)
All day long I have held out my hands
to welcome a stubborn nation.
They lead sinful lives.
They go where their evil thoughts take them.
³ They are always making me very angry.
They do it right in front of me.
They offer sacrifices in the gardens of other gods.
They burn incense on altars that are made out of bricks.

when i read this part, it struck me how God must have felt when His people worship other gods. its like as if having your own children, whom you love and created, calling someone else mum or dad and treating you like nothing.

i wonder how humiliated Jesus must have felt when everyone watched and laughed when He was whipped, spat at, tortured and pinned to a wooden cross. usually we get humiliated because of something we’ve done, but Jesus did nothing to deserve all that. even his friends betrayed him for money or just to save their own lives.
how did He feel at that point of time? gosh. it hurts to know that i’m also one of the people Jesus died for.
He didn’t have to do it, but He did it because He loves us. yes, US, including YOU reading this now.
i want to start to live a better life for God

A Story With A Point

A young lady was relating an experience that she had in a seminary class with her teacher; we’ll call him Brother Smith. She said that Brother Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.

This particular day when Sally walked into seminary she could tell they were in for another fun day. There was a big target on the wall and a table full of darts. Brother Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone who had made them angry and he would let them throw some darts at the picture.

Sally’s girlfriend on the right drew a picture of the girl who had stolen her boyfriend. Her friend, on her left side, drew a picture of his little brother. Sally decided to draw a picture of Brother Smith. She really put a lot of detail into her drawing, even to the extent to drawing pimples on his face. She was really pleased at the overall effect she had achieved.

The class lined up and was really getting into the dart throwing, with much laughter and a lot of hilarity involved. Some of the darts were thrown with such force that the pictures were ripped. Sally was toward the end of the line, and filled with disappointment when Brother Smith, because of time limits, asked the students to return to their seats.

Sally was thinking how mad she was that she hadn’t been able to throw darts at her picture of Brother Smith. The classroom had been quite chaotic during the dart throwing. Then Brother Smith removed the target from the wall and revealed the picture of Jesus that had been directly underneath the target.

A complete hush fell over the room as the students viewed the torn picture, the eyes pierced out, and marks and holes all over the Savior.
Brother Smith said only these words, “In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Nothing else was necessary as the tear-filled eyes of the students were riveted on the picture of Christ. The students remained in their seats even after the bell had rung, then slowly trickled out of the classroom.

Time Time Time

“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t
own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep
it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it
you can never get it back.” – Harvey MacKay

time is so limited. i agree so much with the quote above “once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.” its easy to waste precious time even unknowingly. priority should go to things that we need to do, like things that will determine our future. mistakes are often made which results in time being wasted. i’ve been wasting so much time on things that aren’t important, like watching tv even if i’ve watched that show thousands of times, playing computer games when i should be doing my homework. its only after the thing is done do i realise how much time i’ve wasted. usually i face the consequences of having to chiong my projects and assignments at the last minute

i regret wasting time saying the things that i would do but not having to do it. sometimes objectives and goals set are not met. gosh i think its human nature that we tend to misfocus often.

one thing i want to really improve this month is to really focus on what’s important for now, which are my spiritual walk, engit and my studies. i need to be more discipline, especially in waking up on time and completing my assignments on time. i need a great improvement and breakthrough. though my assignments don’t have a specific date of submission, like my art assignments, but i always end up being the only one not completed it. ah this has got to change big time.

“Don’t count every hour in the day, make every hour in the day count.”

i want to everyday count.

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The Colour Personality Test

Name: Faith
Date: 11/3/2009
Colorgenics Number: 14350726

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You are seeking an affectionate relationship, offering fulfilment and happiness. You are capable of powerful emotional enthusiasm. Deep down, you are a kind loving person, always helpful and willing to adapt yourself if necessary to realise the bond of affection that you desire. But you need the same consideration and understanding from others and it is this need that will sometimes hold you back… so let go, trust and you may pleasantly surprised at what happens.

You enjoy taking part in anything that may constitute fun and excitement. You need to be stimulated and need to feel that ‘Life is worth living’ and you are awaiting that stimulation and you don’t particularly care where it comes from!

You are feeling under considerable pressure and you are being forced to make concessions. You are not particularly happy with this state of affairs but you feel that you have no alternative. If you were to force issues you would be left out or completely ignored by one and all.

You are trying to prove yourself – not only to yourself but also to everyone around you. There is much that you would like to say and do but the situation warrants self-restraint and that is the last thing that you have on your mind. It would seem that you have an unsatisfied need to ally yourself with others whose standards are as high as your own. You want to be different – to stand out from the crowd. This is subjecting you to considerable stress but you tend to stick to your attitudes despite lack of appreciation. Of course, you are finding the situation uncomfortable and would like nothing better but to break away from it but you don’t like the idea of compromise. Your main problem is that you are unable to resolve the situation because you continually postpone making the necessary decisions. You feel that if you make the wrong choice this would lead to such opposition that you would not be able to command the esteem of others. It is essential that those around you are prepared to comply with your wishes.

You would like to be respected and valued for yourself and this can only be achieved from within a close and harmonious relationship.

 

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Happy Birthday To Me (Part 2)

more thanks to those who celebrated my birthday with me today

My Classmates, namely Yanting Debbie Carmen Leo Charles Vanessa Jessica Angela Kaichin Iskandar Hafiz Danial Margaret:
Hey, thank you so much for the huge stitch soft toy, i love it alot. now i have an entire stitch family. thanks so much for all the wishes. really appreciate all the help you’ve been giving me throughout the whole of last sem as well, be it helping me in my math, engfund and other subjects, or helping me get stuff i need, guiding me patiently in my tp life, thank you all so much. it’s been a real joy studying with all of you, looking forward for this coming sem and all the way till year 3. yeah man!

Hopekids:
thank you all teachers and helpers so much for taking time out just to celebrate my birthday for me and with me. thanks for astons and ben and jerry. serving with all of you in the kids ministry has been a real joy. and thanks to the kids also, you all are really really sweet. thanks for all the wishes and cards, i love it. thank you!!

this is done by ethan lim from hopekids!! thank you so much!! you’re amazing!

my stitch family. the biggest one is by my classmates, thank you!!!

Happy Birthday To Me

wow i had a really memorable and wonderful birthday, its all because of all the lovely people that have been placed in my life. i really love my life. i want to specially thank those who spent my birthday with me and made it such a splendid one. not in any order of importance or favouritism whatever.

TP Engit Girls:
hey hey babes. thanks for celebrating my birthday with me, though i’ve only known some of you for a short period of time. thank you so much for the card, i really love it alot. it had everything i love on it, some of which i didn’t think you all knew. more importantly thank you for each and every one for being a part of my life. from the time i came in till now you girls showed me alot of love and gave me alot of joy. i feel very cared for and loved. i’m proud to be part of Engit Girls. and i really enjoy spending time with you all, you all are a bunch of fun, loving, sweet, caring, pretty ladies. LOL! let’s jiayou together to see our group grow! i love you all!!!

My Family:
hi mum, hi dad, hi sis. Thanks for celebrating my birthday with me, even dad who is away in india. i’m proud and blessed to be part of a great family. i really appreciate all that you’ve done for me though i hardly express it out. just wanna say i love you! thanks for loving me though i’m unlovable at times. i love you mummy, i love you daddy, i love you cher.

Misha:
hey dearest. really wanna thank you for celebrating my birthday with me. i enjoyed the stayover, i love the card, the jelly-cake nice thing [i'm eating it now as i type. its very nice!] and also for the friendship rings. really love you and treasure you alot, not only because of the gifts and just these 2 days, but for being a great and loving friend. thanks for running this race with me, and for picking me up when i stumble and fall along the way, for cheering me on when i get tired and encouraging me when i get discouraged. thanks for everything, for being the best bff.  love you loads dearest.

Yenping, Mabel, Shih Ching:
heyo! thanks for coming down all the way just to pass me a gift. i love it alot. i can’t believe you all won it for me. amazing. really glad we still keep close in touch though we’re no longer caregroup/unit members. that shows that Godly friendships will definitely last. i love you 3 and EAST A!!

Also wanna thank those who wish me happy birthday, wrote cards, smsed me birthday wishes, wrote on my wall on facebook, call me. [hopekids, classmates, TP peeps, polyDINS, yhope and friends]

THANK YOU EVERYONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this is how my shelf looks like now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gifts from my loved ones :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

friendship ring from misha

more photos will be updated soon!

THANK YOU GOD FOR AN AWESOME BIRTHDAY!

Starting My Day Right With God

starting the day right with God certainly makes a really big difference.
its been quite a few day since i last spend time with God in the morning. it was either oversleeping, or not wanting to to do it and want to sleep more. bottomline, i was lazy.
in those days i usually end up being cranky in the morning, or feeling very tired throughout the whole day.
yesterday i decided to start my day with God. it really made a difference. i felt refreshed.
in school, though i started at 8am, i was so filled with joy. i was so happy and i didn’t know why.
my day went great. i had fun in understanding arts, making mask, getting dirty. the rest of the lessons, i kept singing. though i had boring and dry theory lessons yesterday, i didn’t feel bored. it was really unexplainable.
it was so cool! i had such great joy in my heart. God is so cool!
i really love that feeling, and i love God. He made me happy without a reason. inner joy, such a wonderful feeling.

thank you Dad for making my day wonderful and joyful. i want to start every single day with You.

With love,
Your daughter
Jade Faith

Jesus, I Put You First In My Life

i adore this song so much. its so simple, yet so true, so meaningful.
i’ve heard this song countless times, but it never fails to make me melt.

“Jesus, i put You first in my life, no one else will do. i’ll spend the rest of my life in your house, giving all to You”.
they say that having God in our life is so easy, He’s already in our life once we’ve accepted Him in.
but putting Him first in our lives may not be as easy.
putting Him first means putting others second, like family and friends.
putting Him first means putting other priorities second, like studies, work, pleasure.
putting Him first means putting our thoughts and feelings second.
putting Him first means putting everything else second.

i have to say that i myself struggle in putting God first at times. sometimes, friends seem more important, other times playing and having fun seems more appealing than doing what God wants me to do.
but through many things that happened, i can now proudly say that God is all i need.
“i’m so glad You’re here, i’m so glad You’re near cause i need You, i need You”
God is my comfort, my protection, my friend, my Father, my encouragement, my joy, my peace, my everything. above all i know that God loves me.

God You’re all i need, and i want to put you first in my life.