Finally I went to have a dip in the swimming pool this afternoon. I have not swam since the last 2004's Emerge conference where I was required to.. Hahs.
The weather was fabulous this afternoon! And the moment I step out of the swimming complex (NOT swimming pool) it rained! Hahs. What really mattered was that I finally had the chance to fellowship with my sister! The fellowship was great and I know that God is really working in my life in the area of my relationship with her.
Through our conversation I realised one very important truth. Ever since I accepted Christ Jesus as my LORD and Saviour, I have received tremendous grace from Him and favour from the people around me! You see, things went really well for me in secondary school. As an out spoken person in class, no one really objected to any of my speeches which I had for with the teachers.
For example, I used to be the first to comment about the heavy homework load of the class and would often request from them to reduce it, and surprisingly, many supported me. Hahs. That does not seem to be a very strong support. The other one I remembered clearly was in 2003 when our SS (Social Studies) teacher asked if we would like to order the Giordano's 'I love Singapore' T-shirt. Knowing that the T-shirt was awful, I immediately told her to save her effort because no one would want to order that T-shirt without even asking for the class' opinions. It came to me very sudden that everyone kept quiet and nodded their head. Woah! But in the end I got a trashing from her for being not supportive of my country's national day stuff and etc and she even commented me for being rude to have made that comment without seeking the thoughts of my classamtes. LOLS! Despite of all my mischievious acts and the many scoldings I got from many teachers, I still enjoyed my 2003 then. Hahs
In Sec 4, I remembered how my class supported me in whatever activities I organised. We had a unsuccessful BBQ at West Coast Park in the June holidays, and I tried holding another BBQ in Dec despite the failure. Surprisingly most of them turned up and kinda enjoyed themselves! Hahs. This was the kind of support they gave to me when I was still back in TSS! What great friends I have!
Now in JJC my classmates are the ones who brighten up my day when I am tired. They are the pushing forces for me to attend lectures and lessons which start in afternoon. On top of that, they are kinda entertaining too! Hahs.
I continued chatting with my sister and many stuff were brought to light today. I brought myself into the realm of thoughts. And all of a sudden I got a revelation in the midst of Pastor Zhuang's preaching earlier on at the combined CGM, Ignite.
A person who keeps learning the WOG (word of God) but do not apply it in their lives, even after a period of time, is like a seed that is frequently moistured, exposed to the sunlight and fed with quality fertiliser and yet does not grow. How is that possible when the required conditions are already present? It is simple, because the seed is dead! That explains why it does not even sprout out when quality conditions are provided! Dear friends, if you are not applying the WOG which you have learnt in your life, and are often hard headed to the feedback of others- refusing to heed the advice others give you and do not ponder about why people comment about your specific areas- you make no difference from a dead seed!
It hurts me alot to see people wearing a mask in front of people of higher authority and revealing their 'demonic' self to others around them. I can tell you that such burdens my heart even though these people whom I know are not close to me. The one thing I can do is to pray for them..
