Sunday, October 28
a personal observation when i was around orchard on fri..the impression i received from my observations is that there're more shops which emphasize on looking gd..i mean there's nothing wrong in trying to look gd but i think it comes to a point of over-emphasis that it becomes idolizing on purely physical looks...
just to name a few shops like the ever-popular newurbanmale which is fast-expanding...i dun deny that i used to own a pair of havaianas but the shop itself is promoting a culture that good looks matter..not only that shop but its only one of the many examples out there..and the many sun-tanning outlets around town which promotes the image that tanned bods are the way to go...
it seriously reflects the direction that our society is evolving into...how people worship looks and physical appearances...it is impt to recognize this before we ourselves get sucked into this illusion...its so easily influential that we must be wary of the dangers behind such idolatry..
hope everyone realize the truth and set ourselves apart from this world..
jel; 7:59 pm
Thursday, October 25
An incident which happened yest..
a friend (she)came over to talk to me while i was with another friend (he)...my friend (he) made a statement and she made this comment to me, " Hey, your friend ALSO very gay leh"...what really caught my attention was the word ALSO...a simple word yet can infer so much meaning in the sentence...and when i pointed out the usage of this word, she realized it and apologized for letting her mouth loose...hmm..apparently she didn't apologize by explaining its meant to be a joke, so she did meant it i guess...
somehow although its not the first time i've heard such comments (i've heard worst) but this is the first time it sort of incurred much thoughts in my heart..and these thoughts of wondering why others will pass such comments did stay for quite a while in my mind...
but eventually i stick by what i believe it...as long as we are secure in who we are, why be bothered by unconstructive comments made by others? esp those which have tendency to hurt you..very often, we are bombarded with thoughts and comments made by the people ard us and its always so easy to be influenced by these comments and before we know it, our mood is dependent on our surroundings...isn't it rather sad that we have to be subjected to the comments of this world and stay vulnerable to attacks of the words?
we must always rmb to stay secure in who we are, our identity in Christ and hold on to the truth which we place as the foundation of our lives..a foundation which is always stable and infallible...thank God for building our lives upon Him, for in Him, we find our securities in life...
i'm growing and maturing in this area of my life...may i continue to seek for the security of my life in Him...
jel; 11:57 pm
Tuesday, October 23
the Lord is putting me through a phase where my surroundings may be the most favourable for me..in fact i wld say working against me...but i believe that it'll be a period of growing and maturing..i find myself struggling each day to learn how to better handle situations but at least i'm learning...
indeed i can't ask for the perfect environment...its basically quite impossible but more importantly, its how i challenge myself to overcome circumstances i'm facing thats more critical...
going through each day with the same amount of work and assignments..but this time round with the peace and assurance from the Lord..may the Lord continue to bless and protect..
jel; 10:18 pm
Wednesday, October 17
met up with a friend today but was sharing with him over an issue which he's facing...and i do realize that many pple are too concerned over the things of this world..and more often than not, this is due to us narrowing our perspectives to the small scope which we put ourselves in...we see things that are directing affecting us, bothered by things which happen abt us and let our lives be led by our surroundings..have you ever realized that at times your emotions and moods are affected by changes in our surroundings?
if only we pull ourselves back, broaden our perspective and look at a wider scope of view, perhaps we can understand or realize that things of this world are indeed insignificant..when we set our sight at heaven, no longer will we be overly concerned over the worries and troubles of this world for it is the eternal life in heaven which we, as God's children, need to work towards..not after the riches and materials of this world and definitely not the gratification of Man...
very often, i love to look out into the horizons for through that, i can see a wide scope of view of the surroundings and its a reminder of how we need to look at things with a wider perspective..look up to heaven, thats where our homes really are...
hope it'll encourage all to focus on why we're living our lives, what we sloughing our lives for...
jel; 10:48 pm
Friday, October 12
received a very special sms from one of my student this morning..thanking me for some encouragement words which i've spoken to her quite some time back when i was still teacing at nchs...and i felt it was heartwarming that sometimes when the words spoken can be quite simple or short, but if its the correct words spoken, it can actually make an impact to the person..in this case, these words spoken to her serve as reminder as well as motivation to her...
and i thank God for making use of me to speak those words to her and more importantly to allow me to speak the right words to her..and i pray that those words will continue to remind her of her source of motivation always for the rest of her life...
it encourages me to be continuously be used to impact and influence others..the Lord has constantly brought me back to what my purpose in life is and that has kept me inspired in my life journey..more imptly, it put my priorities in life right, putting aside things which are distracting and not edifying to my life...
will continue to be inspired in my life...
jel; 2:30 pm
Tuesday, October 9
was on my way to lindy hop in the evening, listening to my playlist and pondering over a recent issue...in fact it was smthng bothering and i just wanted to get it out of my mind or shld i say find out the reason behind why everything is happening the way it is..
just as i'm in the midst of my ponders, this song by Splender played through my ear piece..if u know this song, its titled "If God can Explain" and the chorus just went " its alright, i'm OK, i think God can explain..." the chorus just strike a chord with me and i find it so interesting that even as i'm listening to contemporary pop rock songs, God can simply find means and ways to tell me what He intends to...
i'm not going into whether this song is biblically correct or not, but the fact is at that pt of time when i heard those words from the chorus, He is using those words to tell me that He has His reasons for everything that happens..its all within His control and one day, He will reveal His reasons...its such assuring words to know that my life is safe in His hands..every prob and situation is within His control..as what my msn message says, " my life is only possible through Him"
thank God for everything, including the test result which i just received..not to my expectation but still always be thankful for everything, whether my results are satisfactory or not...
jel; 12:27 am
Wednesday, October 3
my state of emotions have been going through a roller coaster ride these few days...not in a weirdo kind of way but more of a unstable manner...its lk a battlefield of the mind where u struggle with the thoughts which are going through your mind...its scary but boy can thoughts destroy the state of mind of a person...it practically brought me down from high spirits to emotional low state of mind..
its hard to accredit the thoughts to one particular source but its mainly the stress from work/tests recently...hard to elaborate either but its complicated...haha..thats not the main pt i want to blog abt either..
the main pt is thank God He lifted my spirit up just!!! i was at a low pt on my way home, letting troubling thoughts come into my mind..and midway through the journey, i braved through the thoughts to make a simple, sincere prayer to God to lift my spirit up, trusting Him to have His ways to doing it...i know its hard for my spirit to be lifted up unless something positive happens..
nothing significantly positive happened just now, but i feel so much lighter in my mood now..dun know whats the reason, but this meant a lot to me, knowing how much i can still depend on the mighty God who saves...
haha..i wldn't be blogging abt it if it wasn't impt to me..i want to continue to claim the healing and restoration of my heart in the Lord till it is complete in me. Amen!
jel; 11:50 pm
