a challenging experience :)

hey u all,

its been a while since i wrote something and it is definitely an odd timing right now as im having exams. but...oh well, i really felt like sharing this to you all :)

on wednesday night we had a choir and worship team practice. we started off with a short worship session first then right after praying, the presence of God was so strong there. then randomly, the worship leader ask everyone of us to randomly find some one and minister to them. which means, we were to prophesy over that person. I WAS SO SCARED!!!!!! i never prophesied over anybody what more to someone i never talked to!! i partnered with a fren, well i know who he is and stuff but i never talk to him...not at all!! and i had to prophesy over him....(*&^%$#$@^&*(&%^#$@....so i told him this would be my first time ever haha..so we started praying first.

i really prayed so hard!! i was asking God to give me something, a word, a picture or just anything that i can actually see..u know..like..see see...something i could interpret out la hehe then i saw a bright shinning light..i thought it was just a weird sight cuz i was closing my eyes so i tried again, prayed even harder and still, that was the only thing appearing. so ok..i settled with that. as i was trying so hard to put up my own sentence, i prayed that God will give me words, right words and there and then, words just flow through my mind. with all that i just prophesied over my fren. i said everything i had in my mind!!...and after that my mind was really blank hahahah SERIOUSLY!!

then after everyone is done, the worship leader asked who was prophesied accurately...MY FREN RAISED UP HIS HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was like..looking at him..in total shock!! i was thinking like.."are you serious?"..haha then he told me the night before that, he was listening to online sermon and the verse that caught him was about the light of the world. AMAZING AIN'T IT!??

haha kinda proud of myself :D but true enough, when you put your trust in God, He is definitely on your side!! faith not tested is faith not proven. it was truly an amazing encounter with God :)

but anyways, at the end of the day, i truly learn that God put ppl in our lives for a reason. be it good or bad. it is through ppl that we learn the most!! and..we need to learn how to communicate with God as well as to speak out. there's so much i want to share with you all but its hard to type it in here. will share with you all when i see you...NEXT WEEK!!!! YES..NEXT WEEK!! I'LL BE HOME....WEEE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

cant wait to see you all.

love,

angelica :)

ONE LIFE!!

hey guys, i was at church just now n throughout the whole sermon time, i was thinking about the youths. not that i wasnt concentrating like wat justin said, haha it just reminded me so much about the youths..also for myself.

as u can see, the title is "one life". we only have one life to live. but the question is "what are you gonna do with it?" what are u using ur life for? what motivates you? what inspires you?..is it God or the things of the world??

sermon relates itself to 2 Timothy 4 : 7

1) i have fought the good fight.
-paul said that he had fought the good fight.that means there are fights that are not worth fighting. if you're fighting for something that'll only give you temporary results or values, then u know for sure that's not the fight that's worth fighting for. fight for smth that has eternal values!! so learn to pick the right fight.

friends, i know the youths itself are facing many challenges n problems but who doesnt? God didnt promise us a life with Him tat is carefree n no problems. in fact it is thru all those challenges that He moulds us n make us more strong in Him. if just because of one small thing n the thot of giving up comes in...is it worth it? is it fair for God? He has never given up on us tho it required Him to give up Jesus. wat more can we compare that with? NOTHING!!

2) Daniel 3 : 24-25
- Daniel's friends experienced God in such a powerful way because they refused to succumb to the demands of this world.

guys, if we let the situation n circumstances around us win us, win our hearts n make who we are then we've actually let the devil win hands down!! he doesnt want us to be strong. he doesnt want us to remain firm in faith. so dun ever think of giving in to problems or so. when life is getting tougher, that is when u're gonna go a step further from the devil IF you choose to surrender it all to God, fully rely on Him n continue to trust in Him in every single thing that comes in your way.

3) i have finished the race
-it is very interesting to note that Paul sees this life as a race and it is not a sprint but a marathon!! our walk with God is meant to be a long run. we wana live a life in God's way but when God changes the direction of our lives, it is always n definitely better. we dont know wat are His plans for us but rest assured, our destiny is already decided!! run the race with Him and you'll see wat lies ahead of u. to win a sprint, we need nerves, but to win a marathon, we need stamina. our heart is where we keep our stamina!!

guys, the stamina lies in our heart. its like how strong is our faith in Christ. how much we trust in Him leading us thru all the hard times without forgetting the good n great thing He has done in our lives. we ought to keep a good attiture and a sweet spirit. always keep your heart moist but not hard. have ur heart like a sponge and not a rock. a sponge can always absorb n also give out as well. u can absorb wat God is putting in ur life and share it with others to touch n bless others around you with wat God has done in u.

- proverbs 4 : 23
we want a form of godliness together with God's power. dont let unforgiveness steal ur destiny in God. protect ur heart. dont let discouragement or disappointment steal ur heart, love or faith.

4) i have kept the faith
- this i believe is more important than all our achievements and ideals of life-that until the very last moment, we are stil faithful and faith-filled.

2 corinthians 11 : 24-25, 28
- choose to remain faithful
-choose to remain fervent
-choose to pray
-choose to read the bible
-choose to come to church
-choose to put God first
-choose to find a Godly partner
-choose to be disciple

its reli about how you live your life.you have one life, will you live it to God?

SPECIALLY FOR JUSTIN LIM YAO LONG!!

happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to justin,
happy birthday to you~~~~~~~


hey big boy!! wishing you a happy happy blessed birthday. guess u're reli busy with orientation n stuff but seriously, i hope u didnt forget its ur bday!! i text you but someone din reply!!! so wat is it this time? busy bidding or helping senior? hehe

k la k la..its your day. dun cari pasal with u dy la =p reli hope you're having a great time there :) take care ah.

** i know deep down in ur heart u're missing us all so so much. u want us n ONLY us to celebrate with u right? ok mayb ur family too la..but ah..srill u miss us!! tat's my whole point!! hahaha

love,
angel :)

words from my heart :)

guys..im so proud of u all!! tho starting youth fellowship at 740 is not exactly on time but knowing how late we used to start it off makes it sound so much earlier haha anyways, its truly a great start. its so nice to see how u guys r putting things up n changing for the better....together!!! tat's how it shud roll =p

i believe God is working in each of u, individually or as a group. continue to stand strong in Him.

somehow i cant believe im telling u guys all those but having problems myself :( actually i find myself struggling here. both spiritually in my walk with God n my personal life here. starting all over again in a new church is seriously not easy. things r sooo different. its as if i cant reli be myself like how i am in grace chapel cuz the culture n how things go arnd here is not the same.i miss how i can go crazy in church. i miss how i can reli pour out my hearts when i worship God.

as for uni, its reli getting pretty stressful.having assignment due almost everyweek. have to cope with the lecturer's speed of teaching. family problems...its just not helping in making me in my studies. things r so just so hard for me..or mayb its just that im not taking it the right way...i dunno :(

i reli wana go home :( i mis u guys..how i can put away all my troubles n worries whenever i have u all arnd to keep me happy.

sigh...thank God for this blog. or else i wont know where to reli pour out my hearts to..other than bugging justin every nite with all my problems..but its not like he has a choice cuz his ears belongs to me!!

p/s : justin if u dun agree to that talak 2 ah!!!

anyways..im looking forward in seeing u guys...never knew i'd miss u all sooooo much..love u peeps..muah~~

gel's rather late updates

hey you all, sorry i haven been updating myself here thou i cud have done it way earlier. got some problems making this account...cuz of ronan la!!!!!!!!!! haha well anyways, lets not talk about ronan.it has been almost 3 weeks plus i came here. was reli reli reli reli depressed the first week. didnt wana accept all the new things appearing in life but then, i had to.

the orientation was rather useless cuz it didnt help much of us to know new ppl. at least im better than justin la, have a few frens haha but only close to one girl la..but stil more than one =p..so ya, second week. classes started n i got like 3 assignments on my third day!!!! gah~~~~!! stress can!! haih n lecturers r teaching so fast like nobody cares n covered first 4 topics in the first week!!! i seriously got a bit stressed out then eventually got sick haha apparently im lack of calsium n Bcomplex!!! its a bit funny but..i dun understand la hahahha n now the third week, im kinda getting used to studying already even after one year not using much of my brain haha have to hand in assignments n homework already..sigh~~

n church..i cannot agree more to what tammi said. there is no other youth group like the one in grace chapel luyang!!!currently im attending city harvest church. as some of u might not know, its a charismatic church. very very lively n fully equiped with almost all the best stuff in church. but even so, i felt a slight difference there.i dont know how to put it in words but its just differentfrom how i thot i would feel. but no doubt, ppl there r reli nice. truly can see all the wonderful talents God gave them n how the fully used it to praise n serve Him. now im joining a cell group. its a small group, proli arnd 10 persons. IM THE YOUNGEST!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahaha but yeah. it gave me another different feeling attending cell n service.things r starting to be a routine here to me so i guess its gonna be ok soon.

i miss u guys sooooo much :( reli reli reli wana go back to church. that's the one thot that has never left my mind n heart. our church is owez the place for me to put down all my burdens n worries n truly find the peace in God. i hope you guys back there r growing spiritually with the Lord n also helping each other up. we are all one body in Christ. everyone matters equally.so give ur best in everything to the Lord n to others.

P/S : JUSTIN DURIANS R NOT BUSUK.THEY'RE GOOOODD~~~~

anywyays..i'll post up some pictures soon..when i know how hahahah

here's a quote i learnt from cell last nite. ' when you let go of what you have in hand, God will let go of what's in His hand.' what you recieve can actually dwindle away but what you give will multiply.guess i'll stop here for now. need to get ready to go uni to rush up assignments!!...love n miss u guys so so muchie..cant wait to go back end of the year..muaxxx

***ronan..so much of trouble just to post this rite?? hahahaha