lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
And love that never fails
Let mercy fall on me
When everyone needs forgiveness
Kindness of the Saviour
The Hope of the nation
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything that i believe in
Now i surrender
Shine a light in and
let the whole world see
Singing, for the glory of the risen king
Jesus, Shine a light and
let the whole world see
Singing for the glory of the risen king
Thursday, December 3, 2009
-10:43 PM
my exams ended on the 28th. finally.
praise the lord.
been having a whale of a time since the 28th,
and i'll be leaving for turkey tomorrow.
what more can i ask for? (:
Lord, i thank you for blessing me so so much.
you really love me beyond what i truly deserve. thank you.
Lord, i pray for journey mercy for my turkey trip,
(it makes me really learn how important it is to have a dad around :/)
my results, so that i have a GPA of at least 3.6 to keep my scholarship,
and bless my church, to keep my churchies' passion for you burning ((:
my 2nd prayer request is something that has been weighing on my mind for quite some time,
and it is really a test of my faith,
because i find it really hard to put everything into your hands.
I know you are the Almighty, but maybe i say i don't trust myself enough,
but if i don't surrender the whole of my worries to you, how can i say i trust you fully.
so Lord, now that i'll be leaving Singapore, leaving this all behind,
maybe it'll be a good time for me to put EVERYTHING into your hands,
my worries and troubles,
because i know that i cannot accomplish anything with my own hands,
but with you, there is nothing too hard.
(i am such a lousy child :/)
God said that in the Bible that
'It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God' (Mark 10:25)
but why.
Jesus told the rich man to sell everything he had and give them to the poor, and he will have treasures in heaven. the rich man left, because he had much wealth.
when the disciples asked Jesus 'who then can be saved', Jesus answered 'With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God'
ALL things are possible. hmm.
why do i doubt. it is true, there are many things that are impossible for man, for me. but God makes everything possible.
and i can almost imagine the plight of the rich man.
when one has acquired much worldly treasures, whether fame, wealth, or status,
it is hard to give them all up, if one day God asks us to do so.
i pondered upon this question for quite some time previously, and i thought they this was my stronghold.
can i leave everything i have behind, for God?
but Jesus says 'no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age and in the age to comes, eternal life.' (Mark 10:29-30)
He provides a reassurance, and tells us that what we sacrifice for him in our mortal life,
he will reward us a hundred times more in our eternal life.
our mortal life suddenly seems so short and insignificant in comparison to the eternal life that is awaiting us.
are we willing to surrender our all, come to Him wholeheartedly, release our worldly concerns and possessions, and freely follow him?
