God's masterpiece~

Have you ever wonder how were you made? Do you know what was on God's mind when He formed you?

That was the question I asked my kids this very day.. It was truly amazing to know that in Psalm 139:14 "that you are fearfully and wonderfully made.." When God created man.. He made them in His own image.. when the bible says the word "fearfully" means God actually took it seriously and with special consideration and attention made you.. "Wonderfully" means that you are an unique individual, special and exclusively different from others.. Think of your abilities and what made you special..

That was on God's mind when He created you.. I was a bit discouraged when I heard my kids reply on what are ALWAYS on their mind!? Their replies includes games, computer, studies, play etc.. any other thing but God.. ok I personally admit too that I found it hard to have God in my mind always.. but I am learning to put Him in everything I do; be it for good times or bad times.. Give thanks with a grateful heart, for God loves a cheerful giver.. So it was a harsh pressing issue that where is God in the kids' lives.. I was very eager and worried.. but Aunt Mary gave me this 1 interesting pointer that I learnt..

And that is.. we should nt just pray for God to be real in their lives.. but rather we should pray that they WILL NOT have peace till they seek God 1st in their lives..

When I heard of this, immediately I recognised that God is teaching everyone of us in His own special way.. For me, it was praying till something happen.. and in a reverse way which I never thot of in my life.. It was an eye opener..

So I will continue to pray for my kids, that they will not find peace till they come to know the True & Saving grace of You.. We're indeed God's masterpiece.. we should treasure ourselves and learn to share the love God had given to us through His son, Jesus..

And I will live to love You
And I will live to give You praise
I will live a child in awe of You
You alone are God of all
You alone are worthy Lord
And with all I am my soul will bless Your name

Emplacement in IRAS~

Well, people.. I dunno whether this is good or bad.. But in everything we do, we give thanks to God for His wonderful, merciful provision and grace to Me..

I was given the option to be emplaced into the permanment establishment under the TG scheme.. My 1st opinion of this was "HUH".. I was stunned.. why? Because I had yet to serve 1/2 year of my contract.. and now here comes a bomb..

GOD was very real in my life in this month of Jan.. As you people know I'm now studying part-time, working at IRAS, holding appointments in ministries as well as the AM for my soccer team.. woah~ think of it makes me wow wow..

I'm very involved in many activities as well as follow-ups.. I got to find a balance between work, study, play and relationship.. So do continue to pray for me.. The very day I fall ill, I would look back and say this "Thank you God for giving me the strength and the boldness to push on.."

It was not an easy decision to make.. but after prayers and consultation from many of the wonderful people around me including my family.. I decided to take up the challenge and agree for the emplacement..

So with effect from 1 Feb 2007, I am a perm tax-officer.. whether I will be there for long depends on myself, my performance.. So I thank God for His favor a upon my life.. I was blessed.. And now it's for me to bless others..

Watch this space =)

IPPT Test~

Well, this post is written as in to glorify God in my testimony..

I wanna thank God for this GOLD award in this IPPT test that I took at Maju Camp.. I did not really want to take it.. And I was not prepared for it.. Yet in His Grace n mercy.. He gave me a 'push' in my standing board jump.. Yet He allowed me to run into the gantry with just less than 3 sec away from the cut-off timing for 2.4km run..

I was blessed and thankful for my results which allowed me not to come for another test.. Thank GOD for His grace which is sufficient for me.. And I can only give thanks to HIM.

Results:
Sit-Up - 40 (5 pts)
Standing Board Jump - 234 (4 pts) 1st attempt: 212
Chin-up - 11.5 (4 pts)
4 x 10 Shuttle run - 9.5 (5 pts) despite a slip
2.4 km run - 9.41 (5 pts) cut-off @ 9.44 >> 3 seconds more, $200 fly away
Total : 23 pts out of possible 25
Award: Gold
Monetary value: $400 richer

Ministries~

Ok here's another post while waiting for hair to dry..

Recently, as mentioned in my resolutions below.. I am a committee member of CM as well as a core group leader.. The responsibilities that I hold now is important.. I realised that God had placed me in such an unique position for a reason..

In many many posting below.. I mentioned that I would love to seek to have both the YPM & CM coming together in 1 united ministry in serving God and the church.. So God had been faithful and He had gave us a chance for problems to arise that could possibility bring both ministries to co-work with each other.. I am very excited by the thought of that.. after all, it was my desire to see us functioning as a corporate body for Christ.. yet I am unable to see a solution out.. still I know that God is moving across our ministries and I know that 1 day in His time.. He will bring us together.. because we're after all 1 in the body of Christ.. We need each other to function out as a ministry..

so continue to pray with me that God will reveal His plans He had for our ministries.. and that the members including the parents will find us faithful in following closely after God's heart.. It is His passion to let the little children into His kingdom.. so we should not deprived anyone of that chance of salvation.. That's our purpose and that is our heartbeat..

Proverbs 3:5-6: "Lean not on our own understanding.. " We need to learn how to admit that we need GOD in our daily lives..

Nite Cycling 2007~

Ok this was suppose to be in the year 2006, but it's for year 2007.. Pardon me for not being able to write anything more than this.. I would love to write down my thots but time factor is always not by my side.. oh in case you're wondering why I am writing this.. Is becos I'm waiting for my hair to dry.. haha~~

Ok here's a short summary of this wonderfully wet event.. It was an event organised by IRAS and well I went there w/o really knowing any other staff except the organisers.. thank God in His wonderful grace, I found companionship in Pei San, Chong Yao & Felix.. so it was a start of a 55km cycling from East Coast - Lavender - Thomson Rd - Yio Chu Kang Rd - Hougang Ave 3 - Old Tampines Rd - NTUC Pasir Ris - Expo - Bedok Central - East Coast..

Yeah during the trip, it was downpouring and thank God it wasn't that bad and that we could continue our trip although all of us had our backs WET.. yeah the weather was great.. And I had a terrible supper at Jalan Kayu.. the prata took > 30mins to come!! can you believe that others had finished eating while mine was still yet to be served? I'll remember that place and not to eat there again.. How I wished there's a feedback form for me to write.. Argh~ it's so isaac these days.. haha.. I cant stand myself either..

Well here's the most important part of this message.. As we made a pit stop at the end of old Tampines Rd.. we saw this group of chinese teenagers running down the street.. one of them seemed to me that he was possessed.. I was rather disturbed by that scene.. And actually wanted to confront the group.. but I hold myself back.. instead in my heart I decided to pray against him & the spirit.. It was at once if not a while later, he was unconscious or struck down on the floor that the troup of guys can only crowd around him.. It was only after 10 mins time that that guy got hold of himself, got up and took off in a taxi..

So what was my concern? It was clear.. that the gospel needed to be preached to them.. They are lacking of the knowledge and engage themselves in the spiritual realm.. although I may not know the outcome.. but I pray that this guy wont be a slave to the devil.. that He would 1 day come to know of the saving grace of our Father in heaven.. I was seeing a need to be running a race for Him.. we don't have the time..

A while ago, my cell group was going through colossians.. And we found that from Chapter 1 verses 1-8 speaks of 4 elements.. (1) to have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (2) to love the saints (3) to hope of the promise dued (4) to speak the truth about the gospel.. So my question to everyone.. How much have we done to speak forth His word.. There are many out there who didn't have a chance to hear His name.. maybe just like the guy that I mentioned above.. Jesus had already come down onto this earth once to seek and save those who are lost.. And the next time, He would descend from heaven as King of Kings and Lord of Lords ready to lay judgement on all.. so will He find us faithful when we see the footprints that we left behind?

Think about it.. We are running a race..

2007 Resolutions~

Ok ok.. this is so exciting.. And I am going to write my new year resolutions for the year 2007!!
Here's goes:

1. Have a closer walk with GOD in the centre and priority of my life..
2. Stay focus on my studies -- it's not easy after not touching the book after 4 years..
3. Be able to serve GOD closely in the children's ministry -- taking up the committee role..
4. Be able to serve GOD in ypm as a core group leader -- pray that my passion is also extended to the youths..
5. Be able to get the job I desire -- apparently I'm at the workplace I wanna be, but I wanna be in the corporate tax division..
6. Be able to express myself freely and understand others' feelings better -- extrovert as well as consideration..
7. Have the mind of Christ -- be able to remember what Christ did for us 2000 years ago..

So do pray for me that I may achieve all the resolutions I had set for this coming year.. It will be hard.. But I know my God won't leave me alone.. and I am gonna rely on His strength to continue on my journey even if it's alone still >> I am earnestly seeking an answer from Him =)