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Monday, July 30, 2007

:: 29th July 2007 ::

Yay! 29th July!

My Baptism Confirmation and Church Membership in the morning, then had dinner and watched the musical "Love Above All" by Mt Carmel BP church on Jim and Elisabeth Elliot at night!

The day was just super memorable! =)

Thank you mummy and daddy for baptising me as an infant! Dedicating me to the Lord was the best choice you made, as I have grown up in Christ-likeness and have decided to do likewise for my children too! =) What a happy day! I have affirmed my parents' decision and confirmed my personal faith!

The evening was a rather emotional one... Beginning with...

Dinner! It was a super rushed one at Holland V Crystal Jade with Kuner, yet a super enjoyable one! Why? Cos before that we were going through me baby photos and almost forgot I had to take time to doll up before we could leave! haha well we ate a mighty lot and was super full! =)

We drove to NUS UCC for the musical and we thought we were late, but thank God we made it in time not to miss anything! I was amazed at how well-done the musical was done, especially for a local church production! There were so many times in the musical I felt like crying, but the Kuner beside me was worse than me! hahaha his eyes were like a running tap everytime the song "He is no fool" was sung. Well the song lyrics and tune were ultra moving!

He is no fool
Who gives what he cannot keep
To gain what he cannot lose

What if I gain the world and all it's worth
And lose my soul in exchange?
I'd be a fool to lose it all
For what will soon pass away.
I have one life, one life to live,
So help me Lord, to wisely choose

He was no fool who gave his life on the cross,
Who died the world to redeem.
He paid my debt and set me free
And now I am no more my own.
No greater love could claim my life,
To give my all I gladly choose,
To give my all I gladly choose.

~ Jim Elliot
"He is no Fool"

This song just manages to tug at the heart strings of everyone who hear it! Amazing! How true it is! Well for me, I was the most emotional during the song sung by Elisabeth Elliot...haha it was a song sung out of a heart longing for love.. I loved the last few verses which went...

When will my prince appear,
And when will he come?
Riding across the skies
To the beat of a distant drum
I thought I almost saw his face,
but he was gone without a trace.

All through the years
I waited patiently to meet him,
My heart an open door
I longed each day to greet him.

Now I'm grown,
the years have made me wiser;
Love is more than
wishing on the stars above.

God is love,
and love's a gift he's planted
In the hearts of those who
pledge themselves in love.
My prince will come,
whenever God sets the time.
Hearts will beat as one,
like verses in rhyme.

Oh Lord you know me and my place,
You plan it all in wondrous ways.
Whoever is your choice for me,
You already know his face.
Yes, you have seen his face.

~ Elisabeth Elliot
"Betty's Song"

Emotional was the word to describe the musical! Love Above All. Love. Can we love like God did? Like Jesus did? Like Jim and Elisabeth Elliot did? To love even those who murdered our loved ones?

It was a shocking awakening for me to question my own love, to see if it was love above all else, or selfish love.

Well it was a blissful night however! =) heh HAAGEN DAZ Belgium Chocolate ice cream for our supper! Ate it in the car with Kuner driving at tortoise speed at 45km/hr on PIE!!! Goodness I think if there was a camera to catch those road hoggers, Kuner'd beat the record. Manz.

Reached home happy and all smiles! AND then that night took another emotional turn...an emotional dip rather.. haiz.. all the ice cream's fault =( it would have been less problematic if we had eaten BEN & JERRY's *evil laughter* cos they dun have an extra plastic covering, which makes it less messy to eat in the car.

Anyways, lessons learnt that night... someone's gotta learn to write essays with proper conclusions next time, and someone else's gotta learn to be more frank and less nice in future! Hah! =P

Emotional day manz. Happy. Tired. Upset. Excited. Worried. Touched. Awakened. Blissful. Angry. Playful. Forgiving. Sleepy.

Unforgettable Day.

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11:20 PM
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

:: Happy Bunny! ::

Happy!
I am so happy!

I have a destiny,
I know I shall fulfill.
I have a destiny,
According to Your will.
I have a destiny,
And it's not an empty wish.
For I know,
I was born,
For such a time,
As this.

NOW is the time to make a difference in this world where we were placed. We were predestined long before the ages to be the children of God, and ALL are welcome into the Kingdom of heaven!

My destiny is IN CHRIST! So is yours... if you so choose it today!

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1:53 AM
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