I have been busy with so many things. I don’t think I really have the time to mention much right now, but suffice to say… GOD IS MOVING!!!!!
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Chinese Dept sandwich rolls! 
P6 pineapple? 
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Some divine guidance of some sort. Because I am almost at the end of my rope with one 6 year old who seems to siphon the living energy out of me.
I, quite literally, am at the end of my tether. I have tried so many things, but he still won't do as I tell him. And I haven't been unreasonable or unfair in my dealings. I suspect he's clinically hyperactive and that's just difficult to deal with right now. He doesn't seem to comprehend a word I'm saying. Sometimes he seems alright, but
Short of praying, I'm getting really frustrated. I think I need to pray for myself more… just in case I succumb to the temptation of doing the little bugger in. Not that I would… I'm just saying that it is very frustrating.
Time to see whether theory relates to practice. Need to hunt for those books on handling ADD or ADHD cases.
I realise I need God more than before, to bring out the best in others.
Some cute photos of this year's kids… both P1 and P4s. They're just too adorable in still images.
I'm reminded of how much I fall short of God's standard. But I sure am glad that there are plenty of people around who back me up, despite my inadequacies.
So today, I learnt that something I said in passing affected a third party. I am, quite admittedly, miffed. Nonetheless, I think it's only appropriate that I swallow that pride and apologise. Apparently, it's quite a large pill, this pride of mine.
I'm still praying that I see the merit in this.
This question popped into my head: isn't salvaging a relationship worth swallowing one's pride for?
I would have to say 'yes'.
Things I did in January (in no particular order):
l Started work l Received many pieces of news (some good, some not quite so fantastic) l Restrained myself from going off on some individuals l Learnt to trust God more l Received new responsibilities l Connected with plenty of friends l Celebrated Jon’s wedding l Recommenced Japanese lessons l Learnt to pray more l Shared my vision l Forgot a hundred things I did in January
Pretty fruitful month, but seems like I didn’t accomplish much at all. I hope this isn’t going to repeat itself in February. Just had what could be arguably the best Sunday in 2010 (not many Sundays to choose from). The weeks just keep topping themselves! And God just keeps showing up! (Not that He hasn’t before, but there’s something different going on here in these parts.)
We kicked off Service Eve Synchronised Prayer with the worship team where every member that serves each Sunday comes together at the same time to pray in their own homes for the service the next day. It is entirely possible to get excited just by praying for 15 minutes during the same time with people who are like-minded. I’m not going to focus on whoever might not be participating, but I did get encouraging messages from my fellow Js about how excited they were about the following day.
I mean… EXCITED! It’s a new day and I think a real breakthrough! Personally, it was for me. I am so glad there are people on board with this and are desperate to see God move in a greater way within the region. It has to start with somebody. As a result, this morning’s pre-service prayer with the team was off the charts. When hearts are prepared and ready, God descends… there is no doubt in my mind when His word says that we shall find Him when we seek Him with all our hearts. I felt a breakthrough for pre-service prayer… it was just awesome.
Pre-service prayer isn’t about preparing oneself on that very day. It needs to improve in leaps and bounds and we need to get pumped up about the God we’re serving!
Other highlights of the day include ironing out some housekeeping with youth band, aviom tweaking, an honest sharing session with some people and awesome dinner. But most importantly, I finally caught the prayer train… it’s something that we can’t do without. I’m seeing evidence of that… thank God for His control over every situation!
We need to start committing things to God more… and pray without ceasing. He never disappoints.
I say that as positively as I can manage. It’s been the longest week of 2010 yet.
But, I can still say that God is good… because He sustained me. That is, I am still alive.
I am learning how to work with challenging kids this year through personal experience. I have to admit that these situations bring a lot of testing, but hopefully they’ll bring forth good fruit. Not volcanoes.
It’s very exhausting though, so I can only imagine the amount of divine sustenance that goes into each day. Thank God that He overflows with it. Can’t imagine the consequences if things run out. Casualties! Mayhem! Hiroshima! North Korea!
Anyway… my Japanese lessons have been going on every Saturday. I haven’t been the best of students thanks to the absences due to weddings and whatever else. But I am still faithful in doing homework (which is the least I can manage). Things are progressing well, which is beautiful.
And my Sharp Mebius netbook is working out SMASHINGLY! 私は神にパソコンをもらいました。Exactly what it says! Haha. I’m working that new Japanese format keyboard, which is very different from the US one.
Next stop, Google Nexus One, methinks. (And subsequent LDS claim.)
Who would’ve thought…
I am completely convinced that 2012 is the year for Japan.
『One Way』
あなただけが ただ一人の主 Watch this video of Kari Jobe singing “Revelation Song” which Pastor Mark Cole introduced to us on Saturday’s corporate rehearsal session.
That’s a perfect example of expressing oneself in worship. Let’s aspire to go so much deeper than we have ever been with the Lord in 2010!
[Thanks James for the link.] Let’s start the year with a post of thanksgiving and testimony about how God perked me up from my 2010 blues. Woo! The past few weeks, I’ve been (quite frankly) feeling under the weather regarding the heading back to work. It came to a point of denial at the possible workload that would come my way in 2010. And frankly, I’ve been procrastinating over a number of things and literally hightailing it. Not a good testimony, I know. Sadly, when I’m in such a state, I just end up dropping everything and ignoring everything that’s important. But that’s just how it works with me. Obviously, I haven’t been relying on God much. I think I started to focus on the negative until it really made an impact on my mood. Those of you who know me, would generally feel that I’m a jolly person and I tend to think so for the most part. But sometimes, there’s a lot of unrest and disquiet within my spirit that I can’t settle. And I don’t talk about it only because I find that no one quite understands or sympathizes. I’m not writing a list of pity-party invitees, but it is true that I find that you can’t quite rely on anybody to be there when you want them to be. At this point, I have to interject and say that God is supposed to be all I need, but He also didn’t make me an island. I’m not being resentful of friends — practically speaking, it’s how this world and relationships roll. So I was planning on skipping out on Watchnight service to hang at home, cleaning my room and whining to myself, possibly playing the occasional Wii game (Mario Kart roxmysox) and watching the early episodes of Naruto. It smacked of all kinds of pathetic. Until Angie and Wilson called. God sends the right people at the right time. We met for dinner and headed over. I honestly think they are a GODSEND. They probably thought I was feeling incredibly lonely. Which I was… not in a I-need-a-man way, but in a geez-fly-kite-again kinda way (sorry Mimi — although I know you’re sick). And best of all, I got to sit with one of my best buddies, Mr Ha, who ditched the kids at home with poor wife and made his way to the building. In the end, I got to spend the 2010 countdown with people I consider gems. It was brilliant. God lifted me up from my dump the moment praise and worship started. Also, I got to experience Joel Tan style worship for the first time. That was great. And I also got to hear Esther Lim’s wonderful testimony and song… that was such a blessing. The message speared right into my spirit. I need to take action on that. How many times must God bail me out for me to trust in Him? I don’t know, but suffice to say I’m kinda looking forward to the challenges of 2010 now. I will obviously feel better when I have a squeaky clean room to work in of course. Then ah-girl-Goh can come by and visit. Haha! Happy 2010, friends and may the new year be full of joy for you! That’s my new cheesy motto for the coming year. I have resolved to attack everything with GUSTO. And to not shirk my responsibilities. You’d think a teacher would be pretty responsible, but the truth of the matter is… I’m not there yet. Half the time, I still feel like a 15 year old. Must be all that hang-out time with the 7 year olds the past year. But who am I kidding? I still enjoy cartoons. I’ve heard about my assignment next year and it’s with the same bunch of children, the Primary Ones. Can’t wait to begin another year, doing all those things I swore I would do last December. This time, I’m turning over a new leaf. Hope I don’t uncover some gross bugs. The new year also has brought some new tuition assignments. Two, to be exact, but only because I need to pay up some loans. I think I need to make better use of my time. Which means that my Wii at home won’t be getting much use. Nor will I be watching much anime. But who am I kidding? (Only Wendy knows. Probably myself.) It’s going to be a very busy year ahead. I’ve got so many things planned:
I need to learn to enjoy working. This year it’s felt like a little chore. No more though! Onward!!!! |
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