IT'S AMAZING.

On friday night, Pastor Tim preached about how God wants us to stretch BACKWARDS so that we are able to move FORWARD.

He gave the example of a bow and arrow.

If someone only stretches the bow back a little(elastic PE low), the arrow will have not enough energy to push it forward over a far dist.

But if someone stretches the arrow all the way back(elastic PE increases to max value), the dist the arrow can go is definitely much further than the previous attempt.(hahs. that's wad physics do to someone; have to see, feel and use physics. o wow. hahs XDDDDD)

This simply shows that for one to be able to progress to the next stage or season during this walk with God, he or she must actually go through trials and tribulations.

Even though it is painful sometimes, but WITH GOD THE WAY FORWARD IS OFTEN BACKWARD.

It eventually led me to ponder whether there are times when God sends me under this trials so as to eventually move me forward.

And during the sermon, wenn suddenly turned and rubbed on her forehead and reminded me about my scar.

Hahs. that's exactly a perfect example actually.

Wells. roughly repeat the whole story again.

On 1st july this yr, i went to the family carnival, lying to my parents that im going to my friend's hse cuz at that time, if i told them im going for church's carnival, i can actually forget about going.

And so i went, but something 'unfortunate' occur to me.

Stupidly, i ran forward towards the dunking pool pole and got hit so badly that it created a very deep wound.

At that moment, i was thinking: this time everything is over for me.

I'll nvr be able to come to church again if my parents find out that i've been lying to them.

And that im eventually back to square again.

But...it's amazing that God turns it around(allowing the allergy thing, the flower basket thing to happen) and eventually not only i have opportunities to come to church once, but many times!!!

Cause i guess my mum understands how badly i want to go church and by sharing many things about church with my mum, i can see that she is actually curious.( though many a times she will talk about stuffs on buddhism and often that's the time when i said God!!!!ahhh help me seive out these things i dun wanna hear.)

hahs. and eventually mum will stop after toking awhile without me responding. =)))))))))

But my Dad still seems quite negative about church...

Actually this is also the reason why im afraid of asking.

It's the fear of facing failures.

This brings me back to pastor's 1st part of sermon about this character in the bible called Gideon, one of the kia si-est character u can find in the bible.

'When the angel of God appeared and said to him: The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.' Judges6:12

Gideon was insecure.

He was afraid that he wasn't good enough for the job that God has given him.

But eventually God made everything possible.

Gideon and only 300 others Israelites defeated the 600000 Midianites and Amalekites soldiers.

It simply shows how GOD USES AN UNSURE, INSECURE AND FEARFUL PERSON TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE...AND WITH GOD, HIS STRENGTH THROUGH YOUR WEAKNESS IS EXACTLY ENOUGH.

But to do all that, one has to discover who God really is first and discover one's own identity in Christ and im still in the midst of searching.

hahs.But i must say this sermon was really woah!!!woah!!!WOAHH WOAHH!!! =))))))

Hahs. wells. after all this woah woah things, i guess i'll still gotta wait till after promos before trying to talk to my dad abt church again.

Hmm...but for this whole week, it feels so different, being able to go church everyday and do morning prayer in church and meet more people etc etc.

And of course going for prayer meetings.(wow!) XDDDDDD

But wells, everything will be back to normal?? when my dad returns home today??

Hahs. no idea. but i know he will be going overseas soon this month again.

LALALALALALALA.

And eventually, stress still got the better of me that i broke down. RAHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Somehow i've contracted the UNSOUND mugger syndrome too.

And unfortunately, dear unsound has taken snipets of me getting mad due to this syndrome which i think sooner or later they will upload the videos on youtube/their blogs etc.

This syndrome somehow turns me into a dancer. and of course a lousy and ki siao one, where i'll 'dance' around in circles..but banging into the walls most of the time. =)))))))

Hahs.

And yea WE ARE MUGGERS.

absolutely.

i guess there's this stress atmosphere within the 'unsound's that everyone can feel.

Considering the fact that pris left the room where we were mugging as she felt stressed by the atmosphere.

Hahs and yes i mugged and still will be mugging but whether or not those stuffs get into my head is a different case.

But it's a great accomplishment for someone who watches tv every single day to live without it for almost a week and hahs.

i know God gonna make our mugging sessions productive cuz of the prayers. =))))))

And so jiayou!!!!!!!!!!!sp jiayou!!!unsound jiayou!!!!charlotte,bev,siewboon jia you!!!!

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD