quick entry

In case you hadn't noticed (though I'm sure you will, sooner or later... Haha.) I've changed the layout. Hope you don't mind but I was getting tired of the old one. And I believe I've said before that I would like to move this to my site server so it would be nice if the layout matches.

Any (violent) objections? Please feel free. I'm not the owner of this blog. I'm just the servant. Haha.

My week was really good. I sent an email about it to Tida & Rita, then thinking about it I think I should share with Albert too. The only reason why I emailed is because I think Tida never comes to visit this place anymore :( and also there was some sensitive info in there that I didn't feel safe about blogging here. Hehe.

September 16
Hello Tida! =) How are you doing over there? Is it cold? It's been raining here alot these couple of days... How's uni life? =) Hope you're enjoying yourself.

Hi Rita!! You didn't get back to me about meeting up on Saturday guess not, huh? You're always so busy nowadays. Well about stats...I'm surviving!

School's alternately fun and boring. I had 3 deadlines this week. I managed to get 2 done and was considering making up a fictitious interview for my 3rd one due on Friday. I had/have to write a newsfeature article and utilise an interview or two for that - stillhaven't gotten round to it yet!
And don't even know what my topic will be.

We had a music thing on the life of John Newton in church on Friday and Saturday night last week. It was called Evening of Praise. It was good I think, but better on the second night.

Last week was quite a trying week for me, was having problems with my mom, and for some reason feeling down and not close to God but this week, I experienced alot of good things. Really feel that God's been so gracious and merciful to me, when I feel like He has forsaken me, actually He hasn't but I have forsaken Him - I skipped my QT for dunno how many days. And yet He has blessed me so many good things. In big ways and small ways; they really make me think God is just so amazing.

Recently I have been going for my church prayer meetings on Tuesdays because that's one of my two free days. The other is Thursday. I think it really does make a difference to stay close to God's people. I think I'm a lot happier these days than I have been in a very long while. Maybe even since I was a kid.


Just to add on, this is just something that made a big impression on me.
1 Timothy 6:11-12
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

I just find that very graphic and compelling - lay hold on eternal life. Of course you must actually be willing to sacrifice for it. Just wanting it or knowing how to get it isn't enough. I also want a great many things and yes I know how I could get them, but do I want them badly enough to give up something else that is also precious (in my eyes) in exchange?

Remember the rich young ruler in Luke 18:18 who asked Jesus, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
When Jesus said, sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. (Luke 18:22) he became sorrowful because he didn't want it badly enough to give up his wealth.

We know how we can attain eternal life. Grab it and never let it go. Even if it means giving up on other things. Fight for it. How else can our faith be purified except through hardship and struggles?

I think I have mentioned before my struggle about motives for serving God. It is partly fear and partly love. I'm sure you understand love. But why do I say fear? God is holy and hates sin.
See Leviticus 11:44
For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy...

and also Psalms 66:18
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Unless I am serving Him with pure motives I don't think it is acceptable. Not to God, so why should it be acceptable to me? I am supposed to strive to be like Him.

It's an uphill task but I pray for wisdom and grace from our Heavenly Father who is merciful and loving. :)

posted by Eáránë Felagund @ 1:13 am

I just wanna ask... what happened??! Arghh the template's getting from bad to worse.

Yeah okay we shan't close it down... I only thought of it because I wanted to move my blogs to my website server so I can put a password on it. But I have too many things to do and no time to set all this up properly... You could say I'm stressed! Blah.
My "summer" holiday will be coming soon. So I will work on it then. Right now bogged down by schoolwork and other commitments.

Just wanted to share with you guys like I was telling Albert the other night (Rita forever on "Busy" mode one) that recently... Despite being irritated by someone I still managed to care for her in a way that I would not have dreamed of. So yeah the love of God is real, and tangible, if you give up fighting for control let Him guide you. BUT!! Before I get proud, I'm still irritated by her occasionally... Okay, mostly! Yeah so it's not a one-off guaranteed thing, you still have to keep working at it. That's what I learnt this week.

And another thing was... I was wondering about what on earth I'm doing studying? What am I studying for? What am I going to do after (IF) I finish studying? Heh... It seemed quite meaningless, really... Then I was doing my QT... And came across
1 Corinthians 6
19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

So I guess that was my answer. Having been bought and redeemed by the blood of Christ, whatever I do must glorify God. That's the least I can do, right? I remember singing some cute song as a kid, don't know if you know it?

In the house and out of doors,
Shaking mats and scrubbing floors,
Washing, ironing, sewing too,
These are things that girls can do.
I'll do it all for Jesus,
I'll do it all for Jesus,
I'll do it all for Jesus,
He's done so much for me.

Hebrews 12
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

posted by Eáránë Felagund @ 1:41 pm