The most beautiful things in the world...

It's such a big world out there. Yet I tend to limit myself to only what I can see around me. I saw this quote today:

The most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen nor touched, but they can be felt with the heart.

How apt this is! And true too...

I wonder how many times we've envied others for having the things that we do not have or can never be, instead of thanking God for what we have and for who we are. Is that just human nature?

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During cg last Friday, we were going through 6 steps for praying in faith and I felt that I had a trouble with step 5 - Accept God's will in faith.

But I guess that if we asked, we should be prepared for the answer. And there are certain things I just have to accept, and trust that it is for the best.

Posted on 26 May, 11 pm.

Don't take offense...

Pastor's wife said something about the above this morning. She was saying that especially for us women, who are more emotional and having deeper feelings, we might be more inclined than men to take offense at the words or behaviours of others towards us. But that's not to say that men do not have emotions; it's just that women are generally more sensitive as compared to men.

Anyway, she went on to say that we should not feel offended so easily but should just let it go. Guess that's true in a sense too. After all, what's the point in habouring grudges and holding on to things that were already past?

Posted on 18 May 2008, 11 p.m.

Friends

I'm beginning to agree with what someone told me some time back. He had said that as we grew older, we'll find it more difficult to establish new and lasting friendships. We might know more people but how many are truly our friends? I've realised that most, if not all, of my good friends are from my school days. But then again, I've only been working for 2 years, so maybe it's still too soon to tell.

Posted on 14 May, 11.30 p.m.

Rebellious stomach

I think my stomach's rebelling. I only had one and a half slice of pizza on Wednesday evening and ended up with diarrhoea on Thursday. And I had a stomach ache this morning even though I did not take any dairy products yesterday.

Should I just go on a diet of plain porridge and veg?

Posted on 12 May, 11 pm

Fake

Perhaps at times it is a blessing in disguise to simply live in oblivion. Like there are certain things I rather not know, because knowing only leaves me feeling disillusioned and even disgusted with their behavious. Ok, maybe disgusted is a little strong. After all, who am I to judge right?

I'm just sick and tired of two-faced people, and all the gossiping. It seemed so easy for them to be so nice in front for that person, and then gossip about her behind her back.

Oh, why do I even bother? It's not as if I didn't know this before. I had hoped for genuine relationships, but most of the time, all I saw was fakeness and masquerades. Who says there are no politics? Maybe that which is not apparent at first will lurk its ugly head in the end.

I should have known better.


Everyone has turned away,
they have together become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.

Psalm 53:3


Posted on 8 May 2008 at 1 a.m.

Reap a destiny

Quote from Pastor Jon:

Sow an action, reap a habit
Sow a habit, reap a character
Sow a character, reap a destiny...


Posted on 4 May 2008, 9.45PM

Samson and Delilah

We watched this video on Samson and Delilah with the kids this afternoon.

Samson was a really strong man and his strength was a gift from God. However, if he shaved his hair, his strength would be gone. To cut a long story short, Samson fell in love with Delilah and told her the secret of his strength. This led to his downfall as she later betrayed him by shaving his hair while he was sleeping.

Anyway, the topic was supposed to be on self-control. Samson, strong as he was, had a really bad temper and a soft spot for beautiful women. Both of which caused him a lot of trouble. But really, I think it was more than just self-control. To me, Samson came across as a guy who was too trusting, especially towards the women he loved. And I am beginning to feel sorry for him, though it is easy to say that he should have known better.

The everlasting

Everlasting
By Dan Muckala and Jess Cates

The sky will fall.
The ground will give.
Through it all,
You will be faithful.

Friends may leave.
They come and go.
This I know,
You will be faithful
You will be faith ful

You will always be the same.
Your love will never change.
You are the everlasting
I will put my trust in You
Forever to be true
You are the everlasting

You're the Alpha and Omega
You're forever, everlasting


We learnt this song during our guitar class, which has already ended by the way.

I wonder what the songwriter was thinking when he wrote this song. Did he go through some incidents to make him realise that only God is everlasting?

Guess time changes how we see things, and people too, for that matter. Or rather, it makes us see certain things all the more clearer.

These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut.

Relevations 3: 7-8

Ceaseless striving??

We went to Malacca over the weekend for a company seminar cum retreat. It was quite alright I supposed. First time in Malacca, but we didn't really get much time to shop around. Well, at least we can save the money. We should always think positive right?

The above is a diagram from one of the speaker's presentation. It was supposed to describe the various reactions to complaints, but I feel that it can apply to other parts of our life as well.

"Take Action" + "No control" = Ceaseless striving.

Guess there's no point trying to control things that are beyond our control. A chasing after the wind.

Seminar aside, I read Kia's blog and in it she mentioned that perhaps true love is a cash cow invented by the media. I supposed it is true that love has been sensationalized and romanticised by the media. How could something that was supposed to be true love 5 years ago turned out otherwise 5 years later, she asked? How can someone who loved you in the past hurt you so much now?

Well, people change. And maybe true love doesn't exist. Or maybe it does. How will we know? But we choose what to believe in. And I want to believe, however hopelessly impossible it might be, that true love does exist.