everyone's busy but spend some time to share..

yoz yoz..ppl...i noe everyone's busy..but ya..jux spending some time to share..or to check whether are all doing well..maybe nobody will even viewed this..but nvm..to all who read this regularly for updates..thanks ! jux checking that everyone is doing well..and pray for each other especially for those in universities..all of us are rushing projects and exams coming soon..if i m nt wrong..exams will end only in May and some of us early June..be it..when exams end or wadeva...pray for each other ya.. those in Ns are i think having ur IPPT test or sth soon..ritez..ya.pray for them as well..for nw..i'm gotta to rush my project liao..cya..do come for fellowship activities..exciting actvities are on their way to fellowship..yea..and for nw..cya.

Hmm wondering if anyone shares the same feeling.. I tend to be more like a real christian on sundays.. that means to say attend for service.. present at church.. But on other days.. I seems to be like on my own.. having my own lists of to do list.. well actually doing nothing much.. acomplish nothing much.. in front of computer only.. It feels so normal to do that.. as in it's like born with it.. or shld I say it's a habit.. Being a one day christian a week which is on sunday.. The rest of the week back to normal self.

Maybe it takes very effort I have to keep on reminding myself that I'm a christian and there are certian things that I should not do and certain things that I should do..Not to mention the basic two - QT and prayer.. More imptantly do we think abt God? In the midst of doing things do we think of Him? Whisper to Him? (just a thought that came across my mind) We can read the bible but not think of Him..

Btw I'm just thinking abt smthing.. I'm wondering if we seriously lack fellowship??? Esp for the younger ones.. cos if you come to think of it.. what they doing now.. The by rite.. is to go for pei xun.. lessons lessons and more lessons.. then for service.. more knowledge.. but how much can one absorb? though some really can absord and some wrote it down into notes.. But for me personally.. I can't really absorb..I dunno what's the problem maybe my mind keep on thinking abt useless things, hence can't really concentrate most of the time.. or can it be too much "teaching"- as in one teacher follow by another preacher keep on telling u the teachings and stuffs (referring to pei xun and sermons).. and you just sit there.. then slowly all these become too dead liao.. guess it's a sort of personal problem bah.. Guess I need to focus more..

Well back to the main topic.. the younger ones.. let's say they really absorb it.. But how many actually practice what is being taught? (not to mention that i'm also guilty always) hmm the point i'm trying to bring across is that.. being involve in fellowship.. serving inside fellowship then maybe we can see, experience and feel the "teachings" as we might be also to see people who actually practice what is being taught and it motivates us to do likewise.. being in fellowship, caring and loving one and other.. practice of love.. hmm you know what I'm thinking? I'm thinking about... you know there are different grps rite? Then let's say ok this group this week the program you all incharge.. you all do.. you all settle.. so ppl will be invovle.. planning.. decorations.. arrangging of chairs and stuff.. equipment.. this not only allow more ppl to learn and discover what they are gd at in serving, but also interaction also alot more.. it sounds like last time tuai qi rite? hmm.. Thru all these maybe we can better practice more of the teachings also ya??.. hmm what do we really lack of? the tuai qi seems to me like yet another sunday activity.. teachings.. hm just personal opinions and comments.. not a propaganda or anything.. Well do take care guys.. esp Uni students life not ez.. do share out the problems and pray for one another ya? (Well just to note that.. whatever u see here, what I type.. pls dun mistaken me as a very nice guy or whatever sia.. i'm not.. really i'm not, I'm not very stable.. once in a blue moon I will happen to think about stuffs and just say.. and its a say say only thing.. well it is a NATO (no action talk only) ).. well cheers!

Synod Youth Mentor Gathering @ GPC

Dear all, Presbyterian Synod Youth Ministry is organizing the following gathering to be held at our church !!!



Speaker: Dr. Liu Yi Jiang (Asia Theological Center), in Mandarin
Date: 7th Apr 2007
Time: 7:00-9:00pm (snacks provided)
Venue: Glory PC

Please attend and spread the word around for this gathering! I think this will be quite interesting for all of us as the topic kinda of suit us ! Do attend it ya !!!

"At the foot of the cross" by Kathryn Scott

A very beautiful song, it was the responsive song after today's sermon. I'm still trying to appreciate the lyrics fully :) Download it here: http://www.woodmenvalley.org/images/images_WVC/04_-_At_the_Feet_of_the_Cross_(K_Scott).mp3

INTRO
E

VERSE 1:
B C#m
At the foot of the cross
A E
Where grace and suffering meet
B C#m
You have shown me Your love
A B
Through the judgment You received
F#m E/G# A B
And You've won my heart
F#m E/G# A A2/B
Yes You've won my heart Now I Can


CHORUS
E B F#m E
Trade these ashes in for beauty
E B F#m
And wear forgiveness like a crown
E B F#m
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
C#m B F#m
I lay every burden down
B E
At the foot of the cross


BRIDGE
(Guitar)E B C#m A E B C#m A B
F#m E/G# A B
And You've won my heart
F#m E/G# A A2/B
Yes You've won my heart Now I Can

VERSE 2
At the foot of the cross
Where I am made complete
You have given me life
Through the death You bore for me
And You've won my heart
Yes You've won my heart Now I Can

Click here for lyrics

Source: Lyrics & Chords from Ultimate-Guitar.com

comments

some thoughts from the posts by jerm and edison....i was jux thinking thru..i gt the same experience of being fearful of cristism by others..perhaps this is the reason why i stopped singin in zhan mei xiao zhu for quite so long..i noe i dont haf the talent of singing..but who m i singing for? i m strugglin to go back to the choir but cos of certain reasons..i didnt.... maybe its the tests from God ya..tad's why i was being called to be in the band..( jux formed recently)...

i was jux thinking..why should we even bothered of wad ppl think hw we sing..and stuff since we r singing for God...some people are comparing how the choir members sing..hw well and lousy they are and stuf..ya..i jux wonder why? the bible says praise the Lord with all our heart..but why are we commenting or comparing with others? No one is perfect except God ritez. any comments?

Ah, it's quite sad that this is the norm in church right? Under-appreciation and passively sticking to good friends and not others. Although as di sheng and (who is germ?) said, it's understandable because we find ourselves doing the same thing. Guess we should start with ourselves, small steps :) Cuz Jesus wasn't passive at all, He went out to all the people who no one wanted to talk with.

I've got some thoughts after reading Edison's post. As a church musician I often feel stressed out before serving not because of the fear of making careless mistakes but because of the fear of congregation critism. The worst thing is that they speak behind you, often critism, never encouragement; and most of them comes from non-musician playing people.

Nevertheless you can never agree more with the fact that musicians often goes under-appreciated and never or seldom receive encouragement. Often comparisons were made between pianists and bring about more harm than help, poor-playing musicians often fall because of these factors.

That's all my thoughts about serving in music for so long, and I guess that this message have to get around pretty strong to stir encouragement instead of critisism as a habit.

seeking approval??

1)Hmm have you ever felt the need of approval from ppl, esp ppl with low-self esteem? Ever done something that had slove a certain situation or help people in some way and expect them to thanks you, but in the end nobody seems to say that out to you?

2)Ever try to show a concern for people but they just seems like not to know and stick with their clique? (or maybe is it that you chose to be quiet that's why people doesn't seems to wan to talk to you as they can't really clique and you seems to be rather cold and aloof and had to understand)

Ever felt left out? When all the people are there and you just seems to be forgotten? (Is it that you chose to be alone and too quiet that's why you are forgoten?)

Hmmm ok what does all these means? I dunno... I just felt like saying what i think and felt. For situation no. 1 hmmm.. I think maybe sometimes the things we do people really don't appreciate, and sometimes we even want praises from people for what we had done.. But the end of the day.. Maybe we just need to remind ourselves that.. no matter what we do, if we know that what is done is correct and right its enough le.. Because if we going to seek for those "acknowledgement" we will sure be disappointed. Especially in church, if we do what is correct and right at the moment and it benefit the whole situation.. its good enough.. Shld be thankful.. thankful that you are able to at least do something to help out..(thankful for a chance to serve)

Hmm for situation no.2 is more difficult bah.. For me its difficult, because I often look for the "return" when i give out "love" to people.. So i guess the only solution is to pray and practice to give out love with no "return" thoughts in mind. (Well tough one.. easier said then done)

Hmm felt left out? Hmm the only way is to be the one who join them and not wait for people to look for you.. As most people are passive bah.. Well some situations have more than one solutions =/ btw though i manage to say these out.. but that doesn't mean i do, as i don't really do what i say out actually.. Hmm why leh? I guess because is now i'm thinking.. den after this thing i forget about it already.. So it is stuck in the thinking stage.. not even the planning stage.. not to mention even about the doing stage.. dotz.. what a person i am..