Yvonne; Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn!

So I've got my last GCSE exam tomorrow, and it's PHYSICS! oh how I don't give a crap about physics nor chem nor bio because I'm never evah evah gunna take it EVAHH again! but just to make sure I get a pass, I'm gonna study for it... TOMORROW. hahaha anyway, my history paper 2 this afternoon was alright, I was having a little trouble deciding which questions I wanted to do. It could have been better, but whatever it's all done and over with now.

The YDM CAMP started this evening! I would have attended it if it weren't for GCSEs..

That makes me miss Acts 29's Extraordinary Youth Camp a few months ago :( Oh well, a BETTER ONE NEXT YEAR! I haven't been blogging lately because there's nothing to blog about except exams. I haven't been to Acts29 in a month I guess, and I really miss it so much. Thank God for Sunday Service :) I hope I'll be playing this Sunday.. being part of the worship team is something I look forward to every week. Well it's the only activity I look forward to every week.. hoping that I'll be on that stage worshipping God.

I haven't gone out in ages, well not properly at least, and I really do miss hanging out with my friends. Prom is just a week away and to be honest I'm not that excited about it. I just want to take endless pictures on the night, and hopefully me, Muiz and Iffah will be able to perform for the last time. I can't wait for the 'afterparty' (as they call it) at Empire, to just... spend time with friends and taking loads of pictures and making stupid videos and not actually really sleeping. The downside is that I have piano lesson the next morning, so I would have to leave Empire early and then come back again. I can't believe I'll be sitting for my Grade 8 ABRSM Piano Exam on September, AAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!!!!!! THIS IS IT!!!! hahaha I'm not at all ready, and I'm not saying that just because.... but it's the truth. I can't remember the last time I properly touched my piano. Oh and I want a grand piano, kthanks.

A few people I miss..... and a few moments I miss....

Oh but there's more...

Rora made some cranes!

Tomorrow i'm going to go to the field! Only if the weather is nice and sunny :D

Yvonne has a hungry heart, what about you?

So it's 4.15a.m. right now and you must think I'm crazy for being awake this late, but after having not read the Word properly in what feels like a loooong time, I was suddenly starving! I'm so excited for service today, and it's in a few hours! I hope my mum will be able to make it too :) I can't wait to hear Pastor David Lin talk!


Little Foxes - June 3/07.

You and me, we have something in common. Whenever we're trying to accomplish a task, we find that there are always "little foxes" that get in the way. These "little foxes" represents the obstacles we face in the midst of fulfilling a certain task, and no matter how tiny these "little foxes" may be, they can immediately change the way we react and deal with things. However what strengthens us and determines our true attitude is how we react and deal with these "little foxes" that get in our way.

For example, say you had to be in school super early on a Monday morning just to be on time for an assembly that you were taking part in, and you are one of those people who don't have problems when it comes to being on time. This Monday morning starts out just fine, and you wake up at 6a.m. because you know you've got to arrive at school at 7.15a.m. just before assembly starts at 7.30am. You get in the car and leave the house by 6.45a.m. and you relax in the car by turning up your favourite song to start off your day (knowing that you have a good 30 minutes to arrive to school). Suddenly traffic approaches you at around 7, but it doesn't get to you yet and you're still in a relaxed state. However, 5 minutes come to pass and you're not getting anywhere on the road, and you start blaming all the cars in front of you (since that is what most Bruneians do), cursing in whatever language and being impatient. Next thing you know, your relaxed state and mood has completely changed, and you're acting in an ungodly way (which may lead to sin, etc). Instead of being calm and just letting matters be, you react towards the traffic in a negative sense. In this kind of situation, your patience is tested. Patience can be tested by several ways but the most common factor would have to be by interruptions.

Psalms 139:23-24
"Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.

See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting."

See it's how we deal with these interruptions and other "little foxes" that determines the level of our patience. We can choose to deal with it the right way, or we can choose to deal with it the wrong way, by losing control of certain things that we have total power over. By choosing the right way, it is blatantly obvious that our mood won't have a major affect on the rest of our day and the people around us. Whatever state we are in, it affects the people around us. If we are sad, angry or pissed off and choose not to talk to people, it affects them emotionally and we see that it usually affects the people we're closest to.

Whenever things are not going our way, we tend to get discouraged easily- and really quick too! We should know that God is with us all the time, and we have the Holy Spirit with us too! We are different when we are in the and walking with the Spirit, and we can solve our problems more precisely and faster than others that do not have the Holy Spirit- and we should rejoice and thank God for this! :) We should never let the "little foxes" get in our way because the aim of the Devil is to discourage us whenever possible, and to let us lose control over our thoughts and actions. Do you want the Devil to win over this little battle? Wouldn't you rather gain control of your thoughts and actions rather than lose control of it?

We must choose the right and wise way, however we must also be sure that what may be right thing to do may not be the wise thing to do. Of course some of us may find it difficult to make decisions, and this is where we cry out to the LORD for help and trust in Him and His ways. (Psalm 37:3) He knows what we are thinking everytime, even though we may not be aware of it. (Psalms 139:2, Psalm 139:4, Proverbs 5:21)


Please take note that it's the little things that hinder you in your life.

Hinder:
1. to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede
2. to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop

Would you want the little foxes to 'stop' you from accomplishing your desired task or goal? Do you want something so little to 'prevent' you from doing something that you wish to do? Even a simple 'delay' can change the entire situation, and why let these small things make your task harder than it already is? Deal with it the wise and right way by choosing the correct way to act, and never forget to put your trust fully in God! and I pray that like me, you may slowly learn how to be more patient towards things as you never know when God is testing us. It is important that we apply the Word into daily life situations (even small matters), because that is when the Word truly comes to life!



and I am done rambling, it is 5.12a.m. now (woah, like an hour later!) and I'm so ready for service now!! I just luuuuuuurve being in the presence of GOD man, what about you?! :D

Rora had a lousy time.

Not.

Yvonne; Soul set on a Holy name!

For once, I actually understand what I'm studying! I was reading a heck load of biology yesterday afternoon till evening, and I understood and learnt sooo much in those few hours! What happened to the 2 years then, I wonder? After much praying, God has finally answered my prayers! You seriously don't know how happy I was when I was explaining stuff about bacteria and viruses to my maid (in malay, as accurately as I could) hahaha. She was like "kamu doctor ah?" and I'm like "AHEAHHE no!" hahaha. If you know me, you would know that I'm not a science person. To be honest the highest I've ever got for Science is a C, but I'm sort of a B/C student which is why I'm in the 'middle class' but to my surprise the teachers are letting me sit for the Higher Tier paper. 2 years ago, I wouldn't have seen myself sitting the Higher paper, I always thought I would be sitting the Foundation paper... but well, things don't always go as we hoped right? So since I'll be sitting for the Higher paper, I'm gonna try my best to study what I can and let God do all the rest :) of course I'm not relying on my own strength because if I was to do all of this alone, all this understanding of things I couldn't care less about, I would probably just fall asleep on the table- but there's a purpose and reason. so I was always turn to God when I don't understand something and I focus on Him while reading what I'm reading, to know that there's a purpose. To keep my thinking right. I'm doing all of this with God's strength and mine :) Together, with our powers combine.......


Acts will be starting in an hour or so, and I can't believe I'm missing it :( I missed the gathering last night as well at Desmond's house to watch the Emerge Conference in Singapore live on tv.. I'm missing out on so many things! but it's okay I guess, two more weeks and it will all be over, and I can go out all I want, and I can sleep all I want, and I can laugh all I want, and I can be in good company all I want- and more! Sarahtudong begged me last night to watch Shrek3 with her today, this afternoon, and I kept saying no and she kept begging! homygah I felt so bad for saying no ten thousand times but I actually wanted to study! Even though it's just '2 hours' of free time, 2 hours is ayyyyylot man come to think about it. I don't know why all of a sudden I love studying so much, seriously yo. I just hope that I will be able to apply what I have learnt in all this studying to the exam questions.

Well, I wish I could post pictures but I just don't have the effort to do that right now, and time. Well I'm gonna hit the shower!