A Journey in Grace

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. -Psalm 42:5

Wait on the Lord

Though the pathway before you uncertain may be
Trust the Lord no good thing to
withhold back from thee;

He is perfect in wisdom and faithful to bless,
Trust His Word; in His time
He will give you His best

They they wait upon the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings as eagles,
They shall run and not grow weary,
They will walk and not faint.
Wait, I say, wait on the Lord. (Chorus)

Be not weary in waiting for love suffers long;
If you faint not, you’ll reap when the harvest is come.
Run with patience the race, as you rest in His Word,
For your testing will teach you to wait on the Lord.

(unknown author)

Wait, O my soul, thy Maker’s will;
Tumultuous passions, all be still!
Nor let a murmuring thought arise;
His ways are just, His counsels wise.

He in the thickest darkness dwells,
Performs His work, the cause conceals;
But, though His methods are unknown,
Judgment and truth support His throne.

In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas
He executes His firm decrees;
And by His saints it stands confessed,
That what He does is ever best.

Written by Benjamin Beddome

Given that we believe that God does exist, and that He is our Creator, isn’t it only justified that He does deserve to be the Master of our life?

"Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood." -Isa 10:15

Why is it so hard to accept & do? Oh the pride of fallen men (& women :p)

Yesterday dad sms’d me & Budi (my younger brother).

"Tan (Tani is how they call me at home), Bud, Proverbs 3:5 & 6. To live a good & righteous life, we have to hold fast to the truth. God’s word is truth. Not ourselves or our own conclusion. We must think, but the fruit of our thought (i.e. conclusion) may be wrong. Test or compare (it) with the bible." (directly translated from his mixed use of Indonesian & English)

Mum’s sms to both of us this evening, excerpted from her English homework (she’s currently enrolled in mothers’ English tuition class!! ^^), in which the mothers were asked to write a letter to their child(ren).

"Esspecially for Tani: I love u. u are best in my heart, beautifull girl, GBU";

"Esspclly f Bud, I love u 2, my black honey bear (pffftt… whahahahah ^^), to keep yourself (stay the way you are), I like it, GBU"

ps: GBU is an acronym frequently used by the Indonesians which stands for God bless you.

This song gives a sim­ple, clear ex­pla­na­tion of liv­ing the Christ­ian life. The ti­tle ex­press­ion was used in a test­i­mo­ny meet­ing, fol­low­ing an evan­gel­is­tic cru­sade in Brock­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts, by Dwight L. Mo­ody. A young man stood to speak, and it soon be­came clear he knew lit­tle Christ­ian doc­trine. But he fin­ished by say­ing, “I’m not quite sure—but I’m go­ing to trust, and I’m go­ing to obey.”  Dan­iel Town­er, who was in the meet­ing, jot­ted down the words, and gave them to John Sam­mis, who de­vel­oped the lyr­ics from them.

Hm.. A balancing act to that lovey dovey stuff, and it’s definitely more edifying :p. Hm.. Lest ppl get worried also haha…:p Another copy & paste masterpiece by… Me!! Yay… Hmm.. My resolution would be to write my own thoughts again some day. Hmm.. wonder when that day would come..

Under His Wings (by William O Cushing)

Under His wings I am safely abiding,
Though the night deepens and tempests are wild,
Still I can trust Him; I know He will keep me,
He has redeemed me, and I am His child.

Refrain:

Under His wings, under His wings,
Who from His love can sever?
Under His wings my soul shall abide,
Safely abide forever.

Under His wings, what a refuge in sorrow!
How the heart yearningly turns to His rest!
Often when earth has no balm for my healing,
There I find comfort, and there I am blessed.

Refrain

Under His wings, oh, what precious enjoyment!
There will I hide till life’s trials are o’er;
Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me,
Resting in Jesus, I’m safe evermore.

Refrain

Precious…^^ And who says church hymns are boring stuff? :p

Think Of Me (The Phantom Of The Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Think of me
think of me fondly, when
we’ve said goodbye
remember me
once in a while, please
promise me you’ll try

When you find,
that once again you long
to take your heart back and be free
if you ever find a moment,
spare a thought for me

We never said
our love was evergreen
or as unchanging as the sea…
but if you can still remember,
stop and think of me

Think of all the things
we’ve shared and seen,
don’t think about the way things
might have been

Think of me
think of me waking, silent
and resigned…
imagine me, trying too hard to
put you from my mind…

Recall those days,
look back on all those times,
think of the things
we’ll never do…
there will never be a day when
I won’t think of you

We never said
our love was evergreen
or as unchanging as the sea…
but please promise me,
that sometimes
you will think of me

Flowers fade, The fruits of summer fade,
They have their seasons so do we.
But please promise me that sometimes
You will think of me…

It finally ended in… November last year…*toeeeennkk….*

Ok, ok… a bit (?) outdated news hor..hahahaaa…=p Been so lazy to blog for the past few months ehehhe…=p Aiyaa… didn’t have much chance to get into the internet til recently mah…=p

More about it soon (MY standard of soon…=p), gotta go sailing to the lalaland now….zzz…zzz…

Blessed Lord’s day everyone! (^_^)

On the side note, as can be seen, my SINGlish is getting err… more powerful.. *paiseh* And strangely enough, I enjoy it.. tee hee hee…;D *scolding welcome* 

Lalalalallalalalala =D Ding ding dong dong…. Buhuhuuu….T_T muahahahahahah

Thanks a lot Ruthie dear! ^_^ Luv u lots! (hope you get to read this hehe…=p) 

• Catching up with everyone! Goodness, I don’t remember I’ve ever felt so social-deprived in my life as in the past few months. Missing so, so, so many people. And really badly at times.

• Baking lotsa cakes!! =D

• Starting cooking from scratch again. Am now sick of instant sauces ‘cheat cooking’. Just name one.. Maggie, Lee Kum Kie or Continental? I’ve probably tried almost all their ranges by now. Which is sad..T_T. My bro, Aunty Ling & myself will probably have unhealthy accumulation of maltodextrine (not that I know exactly what the alien word is, hee..=p I just know that a friend told me it’s definitely not something good for the body). Sowie housemates…:(

• Kicking myself (& bro!) back to the swimming pool once again. Desperately need to get back in shape! Hmm… That’s why I sometimes think doing thesis and being pregnant are rather similar… Now don’t start throwing rotten tomatoes yet, let’s think about this logic.. We all know that mothers always try to get back in shape after giving birth –> just like me after thesis ehehe…=D *ok I now welcome those tomatoes (Hint: fresh mangoes/ oranges will be even better)*

• Having a haircut. Hair is waist-length now! Whoa.. new record.. It’s been almost 2 years since the last time my hair touched scissors *amazing, amazing..*

• Job hunting… … …

*sound of crickets*

Waitaminit..

As in, J-O-B? Muahahaha YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING! >=D Nah, of course I will… Do I have choice anyway? =p But still, probably not in at least 1 or 2 month time haha..=p.

• New Zealand!! Singapore!! Do welcome us with your open arms!! =D God willing hor…^^

• Continue reading my (many –> man, this is embarrassing..T_T) unfinished books.

• Lastly, and yet most importantly, spiritual refreshment & reconciliation.

“Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” –Matthew 11:28-30

Amen =)