Monday, March 30, 2009 8:21 AM
I wonder, what was going through your mind when you said something that curses heaven.
I wonder, if your love for God is thickly covered under the blankets of peer pressures, secular distractions, hatred and grievances or did they just disappeared in thin air, in a snap of fingers.
I convinced myself time and again that your love for Him will not vanish just like that, like the flower quickly fading. Instead I wish that your love for Him will come haunting you every nightfall, reminding you of the God whom you once served and I believe, the One whom you will never stop serving.
You put a new song in me,
a song that reignites the passion for Your Name.
Sunday, March 22, 2009 7:55 AM
This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen...
A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.
As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about so many things and various subjects..
When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said:
'I don't believe that God exists.'
'Why do you say that?' asked the customer. 'Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist.
Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people?
Would there be abandoned children?
If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain.
I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things.'
The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument.
The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.
Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard.
He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber:
'You know what? Barbers do not exist.'
'How can you say that?' asked the surprised barber.
'I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!'
'No!' the customer exclaimed. 'Barbers don't exist because
if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside.'
'Ah!, but barbers DO exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me.'
'Exactly!' affirmed the customer. 'That's the point! God, too, DOES exist!
That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help.
That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world.'
Monday, March 9, 2009 9:29 AM
I've just returned from tuition and yes! I'm feeling dead beat. Honestly speaking, who doesn't? Everyone has been feeling really lethargic these days, some cause' of jc, others cause' of school work. Some regarding their walk with God(that includes me to btw..)
I know I'm in no position to shout out that I'm tired but I REALLY AM! Here's my schedule if you wanna know: 4 drill pracs this week.
Remedial almost everyday.
Tuition 2x per week.
Hell will be over by next week. God, I'm waiting for next week to come. In the mean time, keep us, the drill com team in prayer. Thanks sweets!
Cheers,
Mand.
Friday, March 6, 2009 8:56 AM
I'm blogging at a freaking ungodly timing at 1256am when I'm supposed to be done with my uniform and boots. Oh well. I'm still gonna blog.
I MISS THE THREESOME! AHHH! Don't ask me why but I've just been thinking of Sec 2 when Chew, Seng and I would stay back in school till the wee hours in the night to study. Hey we did study alright and we did quite well. For that year. :) I miss those times when we study together. I miss those times we did stupid things together, like luring me into the boys' toilet. I mean it's just Shawn Chew. What would you expect? I can't wait for 19 April! Night cycling! And fyi, it's the day I step down from GB officially. Alright Chew and Seng, now you can't say that I'm putting GB as my priority okay. We have to meet up someday manzzz! I miss the 3 of us. :(
