the time of singing has come!: September 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Yearning to have.... more of Jesus first

The same two questions.

It is only either 'Yes' or 'No'....

I believe God will be pleased with my "No".

Have faith.

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Sunday, September 26, 2010

I am....

I am not a superwoman.

I don't have to do everything.

I don't have to bear the weight of the world on my shoulders.

It is the Lord's burden.

And right now... I need rest.

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how could I forget?

too many things have been happening recently and no time for reflections.

how can i forget that personal quiet time is essential for my salvation?

time spent in silence is like breathing to me

and i haven't been doing it

stop trying to do everything

you can't do it

and you don't have to do it

leave it to God

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these are some matters in my heart waiting for contemplation/take action

being a teacher/counsellor

being a true Christian who doesn't judge by appearance and on being one with Him

God's amazing work to move people to see the truth in His Word

Compassion and the journey Ann took

making time for quiet moments with God

relying on God's power

never alone

my brother's birthday (today!)

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Sunday, September 12, 2010

老师

回家的路上有点犹豫

有点想念

有点彷徨

有点感伤

三天的训练课程

三天的亲近

让彼此认识、熟悉、习惯

三天的机会

让彼此学习、教导、服侍

我会想念你在教室生动的表达

我会想念你沉静的外表，却富有内涵

我会想念我们捧腹大笑而你嘴角的弯

我的老师

我已想念你的同在

也已想念与大家一起生活的时光

这三天的学生生活的确是主所赐的恩典、福气。

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after coming back from REU Teachers' Training 2010

Labels: contemplation

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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

My peace

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace (shalom H7965) and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11)

The LORD lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace (shalom H7965).”’ (Numbers 6:26)

God’s desire is for us to have ‘shalom’ - a state of completeness, rest, peace, properity… to be complete in every way (body, mind, soul).

A shalom life.

Have you got it?

If Your thoughts are of peace
Why do I feel broken?
If Your plans for me are complete
Why do I feel lack?

I want to have shalom.

Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. (Jeremiah 29:12)

It’s time to call upon the Lord once again, and to plead for His grace.

And it is true…

even more so for us who have been baptised into Him,

when we choose to be near Him and abide in Him,
to be close to the heart of God,

there… is heaven,

there… is peace.

Shalom.

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Thursday, September 02, 2010

You can't get there!

Sometimes it feel like I am just wasting time.

God has reminded me in more than one way that I am drifting away from Him...

And yet, I am still stubborn to turn and seek after Him

At times you just want to watch the time goes by

because you are not sure how to grasp hold of it, or how to look for opportunities or opened ways.

Which way, Lord?

I need to have more faith in You.

That whatever comes, You have already been there.

And so You know what's best for me. And when's best for me.

I am getting quite lost.

How to get there, where You want me to?

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Much pondering

Teacher's Day.

A day to ponder if one is really suitable to be a teacher.

Many thoughts yesterday at school - it was a little disappointing how the day went. I wonder why..

I came to realise that I still care a lot about what people think. How do my students think about me? How do my colleagues think about me? If I do this, what would they think? If I didn't do that, what would they think?

And as I go on with my every day, it gets frustrating at times when I don't seem to be doing things the way I would like to.

I would like to be ME. But I forgot how to.

Or when things don't go the way I expect them to, I get discouraged.

Expectations... another weakness.

When I have expectations, I cannot readily accept when things turn out differently.

Anyway, there are still quite a number of things which I am silently pondering over in my heart. May they find their way out soon.

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the time of singing has come!

A place to share God's marvelous love and grace in the everyday living. There are still struggles. There are still questions. She is still waiting. But, "the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. the flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come!" (Songs 2:11-12)