em's blog: last day of school.. sorta..

ok, so technically today was the last day of school for me.. but i've still got 2 more psychology classes next week and then that's it.. reflecting back, the past 9 months have flown by.. i really enjoyed myself here, and i'm now learning to live life to the fullest, and to stop living for the moment and to start living for eternity! God has been sooooo real to me in the past week.. He's been speaking to me about so many different things, with a new word for me everyday.. just to share with you about my devotion from yesterday.. 2 Cor 4:18 says "the things that we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever." How true is that.. :) Do you sometimes get the feeling that you just don't feel satisfied with your life, no matter how much you achieve? well, it's because we were made for more than just life on earth! and at death you wont leave home - you'll go home.. we'll be going home to an eternal home, which leads me to something else God has been talking to me about.. i was talking to Melvin, my cell group leader in s'pore, and i felt so much joy as i shared with him what God was doing in my life.. but all that i could tell him was just the tip of the ice-berg! there are no words to express what i'm feeling.. i can't wait to go home and share with the SHINERS about God's grace and mercy in my life.. for i've tasted and seen of God's goodness, and i don't ever wanna lose this feeling.. instead, i want to fall deeper and deeper in love with Him.. :) messages from friends and sermon scriptures are confirming what the Lord has been speaking to me about! awww! it's just sooo exciting!! some people may think that i'm being "holy" and all, but you know what, I was made to worship and glorify His name! i was made for His purpose! and i want to be a Mary in a world of Martha's.. haha.. that's the title of a book i saw at Koorong.. think i'll go back and get it tmr.. hehe..

anyway, ISM was great again.. it's so good to just step aside from our daily lives and just spend time worshipping Him.. the fellowship was great, and the sharing was enlightening.. what Wilson shared is so so so true.. am i a Mary or a Judias? we should be giving out of gratefulness for what the Lord has done in our lives, and not because we expect to recieve a blessing out of it. yes, it's true that the Lord will bless us for giving, but that shouldn't be our main reason for giving. it's true, for me at least - i won't speak for others - that sometimes i find it hard to give freely. sometimes i think of what other things i can do with the money instead. but you know what? all that we have is given to us from God. it's His. it was never ours to begin with anyway. besides, what are our mere "sacrifices" of our finances, when God made the biggest sacrifice of all - sending His one and only son to die for us; for our sins. how much more is that than our finances?

oh wellys.. tmr morning i'm going to the christmas festival parade thingy with Lok Ing and Noelle.. can't wait to spend time with the girls.. hehe.. i'm sure it'll be an awesome time.. hehe.. might go back to Koorong after that to get another book.. hehe.. there's 20% sale, and i got 1 book today; it's on cancer, so i thought my mum could use it for her patients, or else i might give it to my uncle.. yeah.. so i'm off.. here are some pics.. have a great weekend people.. love you all heaps! hugs and kisses..