Looking up from the dust

"…or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?"

This verse has been a key verse on my mind this quarter of the year. I know I have many stubborn habits, and weaknesses that I keep giving in to, despite telling God so many times "this will be the last time, Father". Sigh. I'm humbled that a holy and glorious God would choose to be patient with a bumbling child like me.

But this year, this verse has hit me more than ever before. I realise I can't take God's goodness, and the Lord's promise of intercession when I sin, for granted and use it for 'premeditated' sin, if there is such a term. I know He will not fail to chastise me for my wrong, but He gives oh so much grace in between! Its marvellous.

I'm not going to say "it will be the last time", because I don't know. But this I know, His goodness IS leading me to repentance, overcoming one day at a time, with my Saviour's help, by His strength.

Understanding, the prerequisite to obedience?

I was pleasantly surprised to hear that Wei En, Ngee Zheng's friend veiled at the Lord's Supper yesterday. I remember being so scared as I explained to her and elaine (another one of Ngee Zheng's friends) on the teaching of head-covering.

Its actually not easy for a guy to do so without having the fear that the sister who hears him won't feel 'offended' or 'oppressed'. I don't think the teaching is oppressive in itself, but today's cry of 'equal rights' has been extrapolated off the graph to the point where anyone who suggests a woman is not to do what a man should do, is labeled chauvinism.
I think that's quite sad. God is a God of 'equal rights', salvation is for 'the world'. He gives the sun and rain to both the righteous and the wicked. However, He has given different roles to both men and women, and it is good for us to humbly obey.

But i digress. I still wonder if Wei En veiled to conform to the meeting (where most, if not all, our women veil), or out of understanding and obedience to the Word of God. Nevertheless I'm thankful, because conforming or not, she has glorified God by suppressing the glory of man.

YA welcoming / graduation party 2007

YA Welcoming / Graduation party 2007
Well, finally Wen May and Danny (who didn't make it) are now in YA. We're glad to have them with us and hope to learn and experience much with them.
Weng keet and suet nie planned some interesting games, one that went on through the night, and one funny game which needed some good cooperation between a blindfolded person, someone who can give directions, and someone whose back is facing all the action but has to shout out the directions to the blindfolded person. objective the blindfolded person has to collect some stuff laid in a maze of chairs. see the pics below for an idea of the mayhem that happened.

all in all, it was fun.
to weng keet and suet nie, it was good . thanks!