Prequel - Quarter of a Century

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Treasure it, for you won't know when it'll be taken away from you.

Perhaps it has already been taken away.

You can't please everyone. But you can choose not to be affected by them. Coin is yours. Whether to flip it or not at all, it's really up to you yourself.

It's not like I cannot identify who these people are, but I want to treasure every single one of them. If then, emotional disturbed is what I get, I rather walk away, this time.

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Early doesn't mean it's kidding.

Today my house church celebrated my early birthday with me. This is the first time celebrating in a new house church. It feels different.

The fact that the exam period starts few days before my birthday really make me not really in the mood to celebrate. Six years of birthday celebrations were all combined with post-exam party. This time it is different. New people. New surroundings. New friends. New university. New life.

A new life of perhaps running away before I could stand up strong to face some unsettled things.

Nevertheless, I want to make it right, this time.

This time, I want to be strong.

This time, I be different.

You gotta love that smooth mango cheese cake made by none other than Sally!

Unexpected dinner treat of Pakistanis' awesomeness of Pulao Briyani. Yummy!

How nice of friends who made sushi for me because the restaurant that we supposed to go and celebrate my birthday unexpectedly didn't open during lunch time.

The spicy syrup drink by the Pakistanis housemate

Oh yea, I haven't claim my free Starbucks drinks. Will go tomorrow.

Well, actually all of these I could post after the big thing. But I think I will forget it if I don't record things down. Suffer minor short-term-memory symptoms already. Talk about aging.

So this is pre-birthday celebrations!

Here's to quarter century of my life on earth. And many many years more, before Jesus's second return!

And yea, I should blog more. Before memories fade away. :/

[Updated] Timing

why am I so disturbed about my future..? Is it because I want to know it now, instead of allowing You, my God to have Your timing?

I worry, because I have only a year more before I come to the end of the study - come to the conclusion of study life and the determination of whether I should stay in Germany, or go back to Malaysia for good.

I worry, because I want to know the reasons and begin to work towards it; to prepare for it.

But, God, why are You not speaking to me?

Why can't I hear anything from You?

Remove any disturbances that could keep me away from hearing from You, for my heart desires for You and to do Your Will.

How to seek Your Kingdom and your Righteousness? You're the lamp of my feet, I pray that You will guide me to Your perfectness.

In Jesus's name,
Amen.

update 20130709 - talking about how real God can be...

Making the Most of Your Time (Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life)

Time really does fly, doesn't it? On the other hand, in some situations, it may seem like time crawls! No matter how fast or slow it feels like time goes by, each of us only has a certain amount of time on this earth. With that in mind, I want to ask you, what are you doing with your time?

Time is such a gift from God! I see every day how He takes His time to make us what He wants us to be. And then, in His mercy and grace, He gives us time to get in agreement with what He's doing in our lives so we can experience His goodness. What a loving God!

So, ask yourself, "Am I in agreement with what God is doing in me? Or, am I struggling and fighting, impatiently trying to do things my way?"

I can assure you, if you're struggling with God, you're just wasting your time, but if you're in agreement with Him, you're using your time for great things.

Remember, God is gracious. He takes His time. We might think He's taking too long when, in His goodness, He is just waiting for us to line up with the work He's doing in us. He won't rush. He is patient. Our struggling only delays our progress.

So maybe this is a good time to change your outlook and start looking ahead to a new way of doing things, a new vision for life, a renewed faith and trust in the One who is always at work in us, and always for our good.

My encouragement to you is to trust God and spend your time getting in agreement with what He is doing in your life. Let Him define your purpose. Know in your heart that He has great plans, and no matter how much time He takes, He loves you, and He always has your best interest at heart.

Prayer Starter: Lord, I want to spend my time agreeing with, not fighting, the great work You are accomplishing in me. I thank You that when I start to waste time, You always remind me that You love me and that Your timing is always best.

He is so real.