ThE BeAtiTuDeS

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Trials...

Chastening of the Lord:

"Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands made whole."
---Job5:17-18---


"My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest His correction; For whom the Lord loves He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights."
---Proverbs3:11-12---

"My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; For whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives."
---Hebrews 12:5-6---


At times God just allow us to go through trials to allow us to conform to be more of what He desires us to be.... Nevertheless, we will never find it nice...

"The end of a thing is better than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit."
---Ecclesiastes 7:8---


However, we can always look forward for the end product...that's having our character change...

"And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perserverance; and perserverance, character; and character, hope."
---Romans 5:3-4---

Nothing comes easy...and God is interested in our Character not our comfort....However,what can makes us feel comforted of is that He will be there to lead us through...

"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness"
---2 Corinthians 12:9---
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Searching God...

Through this time, I really have been pondering if I am really on the right track at all..I just felt that a lot of things in my life seems to have taken a great change...even i myself also don't understand myself anymore...wonder if i have become worst....

There seems to be so many questions going thru my mind every now and then. Yet i simply can't generate any answers to them at all...

As usual, there would usually be a verse that would encourage us...and this time i turned to the verse:

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you a future and a hope.
---Jeremiah 29:11---


And this time for the first time, i really do not know why but i continued reading on:

Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me wih all your heart.
---Jeremiah 29:12-13---

Also, another verse:

Be still, and know that I am God
---Psalms 46:10---

I begin to realise that i have been seeking for answers and asking far too much but never listen and give God the opportunity to speak.....even when i know that I really got to be patient and wait upon the Lord....

But am i far too impatient and also wanting to know things that probably He won't want to disclose to me till His perfect timing?

Relying on my own flesh, i know that i am wearing out...just felt so physically tired everyday with tonnes of work to do.... I wish that i could have more wisdom, better time management and greater discipline to study and do my assignments...really need to have an expansion of capacity too..I believe tt only by drawing strength from God, then will it be possible...

In addition to that, I have been pondering over how could I ever breakthrough in guitar playing...I felt so stagnant for such a long time already..and I am really so dissatisfied...but how how how? How could I move on to another level??

Also, I guess I really need to learn of ways to encourage myself...

Can really onli hope in the Lord...Hoping tt breakthru will come soon....

Another late nite again..time to turn in and wake up at 7.30 again for lessons...*Sweet Dreamz*
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Sunday, August 21, 2005

My Life is in You

Haven't been singing this song for ages and for the first time i played it on the guitar.....a beautiful song..a song that cries out from my heart even in times like this....Knowing that God will always be in control and tt for good or bad times i would sing praises to Him...knowing that my strength and hope is in Him....had a good time trying this out together with rirong using the tambourine 2...kinda wish that i can own another tambourine that sounds better..but tt tambourine is really so expensive..but tt's the price tt u got to pay for a real solid one with a solid sound...moreover the one tt i am using is causing me to haf blisters already.*ouch*...thanx rirong for letting me haf the opportunity to come in touch to this song once again....Singing this song is simply like claiming that Jesus is the Lord over our life and that He's in control...*Jesus Reigns*

Here goes the song:

My Life Is In You, Lord
My strength is in You, Lord
My hope is in You, Lord
In You, it's in You
(Repeat 3 times)

I will praise You with all of my life
I will praise You with all of my strength
With all of my life, with all of my strength
All of my hope is in You

(Chorus)
(Verse)
(Chorus)

(Ending)
In You, it's in You,
In You, it's in You,
In You, it's in You
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Friday, August 19, 2005

*Waiting upon Him*

Room mate went for lessons so i got the opportunity to play my guitar to worship Him...This is my favourite song...at least for this season...here it goes:

Here I Am Waiting
Abide In Me I Pray
Here I Am Longing For You

Hide Me In Your Love
Bring Me To My Knees
May I know Jesus More And More

Come Live In Me
All My Life, Take Over
Come Breathe In Me
And I Will Rise On Eagle's Wings
(Repeat)


What really amazes me is that this verse came to mind:

Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
---Psalm 27:14---

Apart from the verse above, few days ago i also posted this...

But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
---Isaiah 40:31---

It's really a season of waiting upon the Lord..and relying on Him...

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from the beginning to end.
---Ecclesiastes 3: 11---


Be patient and wait....you will see the rainbow at the end...:)
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Finally...

yeah...finished my ICT assignment already...hopefully i am on the right track..and did my reading for psychology...it was really so dry..abt self regulated learning...but i realise that these pple who came up wif such studies are reali so cool...ehhe

juz finished washing some of my clothes, a warm shower and popped my pill(Thanx haoyi n nicole for letting me noe abt the pills and jerel n guohong for purchasing them for me)...hoping to sleep soon...

Prayer meeting was really awesome..felt so charged up...found tt the seed for lost souls have been planted once again in my heart..gonna strive for it..:)...the sermon was reali reali great too...EDGE --> anointing tt God has given...mustn't lose it!! when you do, must reali know where you lose it and get it back...also, always b truthful about things..coz truth sets u free... Also, it's really so impt to built relationship within the church...having pple who love you, encourages you, spurs you on, challenges you etc..Oh yeah, remember that your identity is in Christ!!

Hmm...stanley, it's reali nice toking to u over the audio conversation..hehe..but too bad it juz got disconnected suddenly...anyway, do take really good care of yaself and always remember that God is always there for you!! Just wait upon Him and draw strength from Him k...

Oooo...feeling sneezy again..*Ah Chew* kinda wish i am at home now...i miss home!!

Played bejewelled just now during my lecture..hehe..hit high score again..over 100000...yippee..must play n get better each time...

kinda wana get a web cam...but yet it's building fund season...looks like gota set this plan aside...but here's 2 links which jasper sent..looks cool n kinda like them..but they are reali ex...

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/logitech-quickcam-for-notebooks-deluxe-reviewed-verdict-good-105439.php

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/logitech-quickcam-fusion-squirmy-looking-117329.php


Hmmm..it's time to go do my quiet time and sleep already....gota wake up at 7.30 for my maths lesson..can't afford to be late...gota pray that i can get up..coz the tutor is reali reali so strict....i kinda miss days that i can sleep in but now i no longer have tt luxury...

~God is good, all the time!!!~
posted by Cheryl at 3:51 PM 0 comments

Finally...

yeah...finished my ICT assignment already...hopefully i am on the right track..and did my reading for psychology...it was really so dry..abt self regulated learning...but i realise that these pple who came up wif such studies are reali so cool...ehhe

juz finished washing some of my clothes, a warm shower and popped my pill(Thanx haoyi n nicole for letting me noe abt the pills and jerel n guohong for purchasing them for me)...hoping to sleep soon...

Prayer meeting was really awesome..felt so charged up...found tt the seed for lost souls have been planted once again in my heart..gonna strive for it..:)...the sermon was reali reali great too...EDGE --> anointing tt God has given...mustn't lose it!! when you do, must reali know where you lose it and get it back...also, always b truthful about things..coz truth sets u free... Also, it's really so impt to built relationship within the church...having pple who love you, encourages you, spurs you on, challenges you etc..Oh yeah, remember that your identity is in Christ!!

Hmm...stanley, it's reali nice toking to u over the audio conversation..hehe..but too bad it juz got disconnected suddenly...anyway, do take really good care of yaself and always remember that God is always there for you!! Just wait upon Him and draw strength from Him k...

Oooo...feeling sneezy again..*Ah Chew* kinda wish i am at home now...i miss home!!

Played bejewelled just now during my lecture..hehe..hit high score again..over 100000...yippee..must play n get better each time...

kinda wana get a web cam...but yet it's building fund season...looks like gota set this plan aside...but here's 2 links which jasper sent..looks cool n kinda like them..but they are reali ex...

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/logitech-quickcam-for-notebooks-deluxe-reviewed-verdict-good-105439.php

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/logitech-quickcam-fusion-squirmy-looking-117329.php


Hmmm..it's time to go do my quiet time and sleep already....gota wake up at 7.30 for my maths lesson..can't afford to be late...gota pray that i can get up..coz the tutor is reali reali so strict....i kinda miss days that i can sleep in but now i no longer have tt luxury...

~God is good, all the time!!!~
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Retiring...

*Sneeze*Sneeze*Sneeze*...simply can't stop sneezing and feeling a little blocked...Lord, will u pls heal me and it will not get worst...can't afford to fall sick...really relying on you for strength..though the sleep that i have is never enough but i believe that through you my rest will b complete...so give me a sweet nite tonite..Thank You!!

Feeling tired already so going to put aside the rest of the work till tomorrow after lessons...This week science lessons will be starting already..kinda dry but haf no choice...can only look forward...hopefully my tutor will be an interesting one who will be able to make my lessons more interesting and not even drier...

Pheww...so glad that things are getting onto the rite track for us..that we could just continue to be the way we were b4 u came back...it kinda been draining me past weeks and it really doesn't feel nice at all...let's look forward and not backward anymore okie..kinda wana wat's past to be past and not hinder our frenship anymore..bcoz u do mean a lot to me as a fren and i treasure you...thanx for always being around when i was down..and i cared because u r dear to me...never forget the times when i tried to shaft u aside but yet u neva gave up but persisted and showed ur concern for me...even times when i needed the advice u will suddenly appear and started advising me...although times what u said may be harsh on me but i noe tt u meant well and indeed it did bring me somewhere rite now...if u ask why i am nice to you, i am, because u were nice to me too..but even when u ain't i still would...because u have really been a great friend to me...tts why u matter and i dun wish that our frenship be ruined again...but i guess it will take time n effort to build everything all up again...

went for a jog juz now..from hall 2 to the innovation centre there then come back again without stopping at all leh...felt breatheless so decided to head back..but a good jog coz at least i noe tt now i can turn in soon..

today, i was being picked by my teacher to do a read aloud passage together with 3 other guys...of course she said that i am not projecting my voice and that i couldn't engage my group members..the guys were so loud and their voices simply covered mine...but the lesson today was a little interesting coz we learned abt phonetic symbols...but it's seriously not easy...hopefully after the courses i could be able to pronounce better....but still it still kinda feels funny..but i dun really like the strange exercises that we got to do on every start of the lessons....

i'm really so glad that this afternoon i could come back to hall and start playing my guitar...really misses it so so so much...wish i could be better..but i guess i still lack of the substance to break thru..but i will perserve..:P

so happy, got a pda with me now..it means that i could b able to play bejewelled and break high scores again...my itchy fingers..hehe...but games do help me destress a little..hehe...realli thankful tt yanpeng sent me the link with the penguins...felt shiok playing with the fighting but then i tink it's not challenging enough...

okie time to play bejewelled for a few mins then doze off liaoz...sweet dreamz...

and will then awake and REJOICE!!! For tis is the day that the Lord has made!!!

looking forward for the prayer meeting too..hehe..can pray n pray n pray...:P..n of course i love to dwell in the house of God...

He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increase strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary , and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength;They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint
- Isaiah 40: 29-31


That's why Lord you are my portion of strength...*Draw strength*...I know that as i wait on You, i will be renewed...Thank You for your promises!! for they are Yes and Amen!!
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Monday, August 15, 2005

WoOo HoOooo

God is really good...

I am just so amazed by how God really works...my so called IT angel appeared when i was just asking God for help...Hehe..Thank You,Lord!!

of course, thanks so much jerel...i know that u'r always being so helpful but i guess i'm always as usual, just refuse to really listen till i finish whining then when u finally say tt "if only i could just listen to what u haf to say it probably could b solved"...i guess next time u should juz do tt n i will listen...hehehe...

although u can't get to the real solution to the problem but i really thank God tt u led me to a way that i could actuali work around it and still do my assignments...

i noe that u have been really busy and tired lately..but yet u still sacrificed ya time and help me solve this problem tt i am facing...it reali ain't the first time tt u have done this...and also lending me a listening ear or i would say eyes to read all that i typed and tried to encouraged me...thank you for being around...n i really thank God for ya encouragements and seriously many tt u said do wakes me up...i would juz like to say tt u have been a great encourager...:) but i guess i am always too unattentive...but i will try to listen the next time round...n not interrupt u and pushing u away..coz i realise tt i wouldn't feel nice if someone else does tt to me...sorry...

many a times, i do feel bad always imposing on you...i do hope that there would b times that it would b the other way where i could return u the favours..of course, i will always pray tt God will bless u in return instead...n i hope tt tonite u would have a good sleep and that your sleep will be made complete thru God..sweet dreamz

anyway, i do admire the way u could go all out for pple...the amount of time u tried to set aside which actually costs u your sleep and so much more...last time i would say tt u could explain...but then what i realise what's more important is to pray that people could have a more understanding heart instead...if not u will really get so tired of explaining...n with an understanding heart, u will b able to reach a level where u need not explain anymore but pple would just understand...nevertheless, God always understands what and why u did things...so when no one does, the greatest comfort that you can haf is tt He does...:)

terence, just wana say thank you for wanting to lend a helping hand and also offering to pray for me...don't stay up till too late and ganbatte for your project...will keep u in prayers too

dave, thanks for trying to cheer me up...but i guess i am too occupied with so much stuff to be cheered up...anyway, continue to perserve, i believe tt u will be able to find ur dream job..because u always dream big and will always pursue wat u desire one..n God will not shortchange you when u set urself aside to serve him...

finally it's time to sleep...good nite, everyone...Lord, give me a peaceful sleep okie coz i got to wake up real early...
posted by Cheryl at 6:20 PM 0 comments

If only...

Lord,

I really miss the freedom to be able to praise and worship u at home, at any time of the day...now, i simply wish tt i could pick up my guitar and play...but my room mate is already sleeping..

all i noe is tt when i am down, i would be able to seek peace in your presence wheneva i spend time in playing the guitar to praise n worship u...i realli realli miss this feeling...Lord, it's only you that i really desire...your word says that your grace will be sufficient for me...can you please take away this horrible feelings away? i desire your peace...
posted by Cheryl at 4:08 PM 0 comments

Lord, help me!!!

feeling so tired and frustrated rite now...can't seem to do my assignments...aaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhh

the word document keeps generating error reports and there is something wrong with the table...what am i to do? Yanpeng says that there is nothing wrong and Hongxiu's comp also showed some problem...

What's wrong?????

Lord, can u send an angel to help me solve this problem??

Can't stand it...keep facing problems every now and then...n i always can't seem to solve them and have no answers to them...

Lord, when no one understands, u do....can u please help me?? I am really tired...:'(...all my assignments are piling up n i just can't seem to have enuff time to deal with them...everytime when i set aside time to do, something just would crop up..just like now...

give me the strength to move on...i reali can't do it on my own...:'(
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Laptop Revived!

Praise the Lord!!! My laptop has been REVIVED!!!

it died out on me yest nite at abt two plus when i was talking to my cell group members...it was really a rare time for me that i could have the opportunity to catch up with them...ever since i began this career, i kinda feel a drift..but just when we were chatting and sharing, it juz blacked out...

even when i tried it at 10 plus tis morny, it still refuses to work...remembering how it was revived the other time thru prayers, i laid hands on it n pray again...n, it has been Revived!!! God is really good...not only a healer of living thing but also non-living things...

and now, i can finally listen to songs and study...got so much to cover but yet so little time..n partly i feel so distracted n unable to concentrate...kinda feeling the stress coming already...assignments piling up and tests next week...but one verse tt will always spurs me on is tt:

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me -Philippians 4:13

time to study....so tt i can reward myself with some play time in the evening...*perserve*...but got to go back to hall tonite..kinda sad...i do miss home alot..esp my mum's home cooked food...last time i used to feel tired always eating at home..but now i reali miss her cooking so much...it just don't feel nice at all..bcoz every weekend when i am back the time i have with them is like so little..it's either that i am always out for church or cell group or they will be out...either that i will end up sleeping whole day long..somehow, i just feel so tired everytime i come home n all i desire to do is to sleep....kinda feel tt drift already...if only i could have more time with them....also, staying in hall everything also got to do myself...no longer have the luxury of being pampered....but looking on the bright side, it's good that i finally have the time to grow up...:P
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Outing with cell group

Outing with Cell Group

Whoo hoo....went for dinner with cell group at marina south yesterday nite...paid 12 bucks for the steamboat meal...but end up not eating much...main focus was very much on the arcade...

it has been a long time since I went to the arcade...reali had so much fun yesterday...for the first time i finally had my hands on that percussion game..the coins kept going into the machine endlessly...couldn't get my hands off it..seems pretty much very addictive..but i reali enjoyed it so much...wish i could play it now..i'm reali bad at it but manage to break my record to improve yest...coz i refused to leave till i improve on it...hehe...*perserverance*;)

rirong is reali very very good..he seems like a professional drummer though he said that he never played a real drum set before...but onli spent lotsa money in practising it in the past...but practice reali makes perfect..hehe..n seriously he got the talents for music...:)...so blessed...

lijun was really good too..she's seems pretty excited abt the game too but of coz not as much as i do...oh guohong also is really good in the game...got lotsa combos too...

we also had our hands on datona....n terence won the race tt we had...hehe...but, nicole beat him in the next race..hehe..

it's all abt arcade n we forgot all about the food..hehe...till when we r about to leave then we went back to drink the tasty soup..hehe

yesterday's cell group was really great...a great time of ministry and a refreshing touch from God...when nobody noes, God noes...:)

Yest, i was almost late for cell group and when i reached guo hong was doing the song sheet already...thanks brother...seriously i reali felt touched yesterday..coz somehow i do not know why i was so dazed yesterday...have been making mistakes in doing song sheet lately..but yesterday u seem to be there to guide to ensure that nothing went wrong...thanks for being sensitive to that and also thanks so much for always helping to change the ink catridge when it runs out of ink...i do appreciate all your acts fo service..but i guess, coz of the circumstances that i was in yesterday i really felt very touched...:)

hmm, but i kinda miss the presence of jerel and his music..hehe...i guess we will all miss him, the fun n laughter then he had brought to us...we even talk abt one leg catching and pepsi cola one two three..hehe..it wouldn't b as exciting without this agile guy..hehe...n now i can't bug him after cg to ask him teach me guitar alreadi. Nevertheless, wish u all the best in ur ministry...remember that no matter where u go, continue to shine for Jesus n b an impact to others...I believe that there's a purpose why u'r sent there...u'r a great guitarist and u have really improved tremendously...continue to seek for greater improvements and play even better for the Lord!!! :P N a big Thank You for always availing yourself to play for our cell group..u have really done a great job, being found faithful and always giving ur best to make our praise and worship a good one...:)

Hey haoyi, it's really sweet of ya to sms me so late in the night to ask if i'm alrite...although we dun really tok much but times i will just be able to feel your concern n love for me...

oh yeah, lijun..thank you so much for blessing me with the cross cd esp even in the times of building fund...i reali love the songs...n guess what, my frens found the music really nice..hopefully, the times that they hear them they are actually touched by the presence of God too...but seriously, i am really sorry gal..i felt that i haven't been giving you my time..guess, we kinda haf lesser time for each other too...n mayb it's coz i have become slightly more independent, unlike the past where when i wana go shop for things i will ask u along...but dun worry okie...i still love ya lots..n i will accompany u to make ur specs okie..:)
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