1001 Reasons to praise God

1-1001) CHARIS YOUTH CAMP IS ON!!!

YESSS! PARISE GOD! All that praying and fasting finally paid off...all the time God has been so faithful, so merciful towards us in Charis Youth....time and again we have failed Him, yet he still allows us a second chance

And He loves us so immeasurably, that even if all the heavens were to contain that love, it would still spill over...

After almost 2 years with no camp, finally here's one. And this camp will be one camp where we will once again be renewed by the Spirit of love and be blessed by God. We will spend time worshipping and praising Him, we will seek His face, and we will be ablaze once again.

When I got the news from Pastor Gideon, I just couldn't help but praise God with my guitar. it was just so fulfilling, so evident of a God that keeps His promises.

As I was praying a few weeks ago for the camp, I sensed the Lord telling me that the camp will go through despite all the difficulties. Today that promise has been fulfilled. Amen!

Yes, this is a time where broken hearts will be mended, lives will be restored, spirits revived.
Thank You Lord, for not giving up on us.

I will sing of Your faithfulness
Of Your mercy and Your love
I will say this is the day
That the Lord has made
I hold on to the promise
Of Your ressurection power
Restore to me Your joy
I will praise You now

Be glad and rejoice
For the Lord our saviour reigns
And the joy of the Lord shall be our strength
I was born to be
Your dwelling place
This is the day that the
Lord
Has
Made!

HALLELUJAH! MARANATHA!

This is one post which I'm probably gonna regret posting but here goes anyway. Disclaimer: I'm not as negative as you think. And I'm not wallowing in self pity even if it seems so.

101 reasons to be pessimistic this year

1) I lead an extremely boring life
2) I got an S grade for Chinese A levels
3) One of my closest friends has been diagnosed with cancer
4) I just don't understand maths vectors
5) I didn't get an A for PW
6) I have been unsuccessful in outreach so far
7) My glasses are damaged and I haven't fixed them
8) I am constantly indunated by other people's problems but no one can solve mine
9) My other close friend has sort of grown distant
10) Fellowship attendance is dropping
11) I am ostracised by a certain group of people( I won't say who)
12) I have few friends
13) My wrist has been injured since march and its not healed yet
14) My dad screams at my sis every other day
15) My sis throws a tantrum on the other days
16) I regularly lose track of my stuff
17) My study schedule is in chaos
18) I have failed all my Maths tests this year
19) I have failed all my Chem tests this year
20) After 2 years in Chariskidz I still find it a challenge to relate to some types of kids
21) I couldn't take a H3 subject
22) I'm not applicable for many scholarships coz I take only 10 AUs
23) I'm a regular latecomer
24) My room is in a deplorable mess
25) I don't have enough time to sleep
26) I get stressed up over the slightest things
27) My CCA record sucks
28) There are not enough mature youths to take care of the younger ones
29) Many youths are dissatisfied with PG even though God placed him as our leader
30) I suffer from SACDS (severe acute chocolate deprivation syndrome)
31) I'm destined to be a nerd
32) I just can't reach an A for GP
33) My ear is infernally blocked and I'm partially deaf
34) Mid years are only 1 month away and I'm still trying to catch up on tutorials
35) We are not of one body, one spirit, one mind
36) I seem to be failing as a leader
37) I'm pessimistic even though I try not to be
38) I'm getting old
39) Fellowship now has many restrictions
40) I keep disappointing others
41) I hurt others often and realise it too late
42) I hurt myself wen I hurt others
43) The food in AJ canteen is deplorable
44) My pet elephant hates me
45) I keep losing my clothes
46) I really really hate conflict, so to avoid it sometimes I give in
47) My IQ seems to have plunged
48) My EQ hasn't stopped plunging
49-101) Still thinking...I'm sure there are more

This seems like a laundry list of dystopia....but I'm sure things will get better...somehow....God will make a way, where there seems to be no way

Times of refreshing...

These few days I've been thinking a lot....about many things..

Have also been praying....

And I don't know why I'm writing this but I have a hope for the future..

OK I'm rambling I don't know what I'm saying..

Maybe this would be good, to sort out my thoughts, what is my current state of mind.

As I spend more time to quieten myself down in the midst of everyday stress and the avalanche of tutorials, lectures, class assessments and so on, as I spend more time away from the noise and bustle of the daily grind of work, and tune in to the music of the heavenlies, and as I treasure the time spent with my Lord,I begin to get the bigger picture.

As humans who live in the natural, it is only expected that we have to attend to our present needs. But so many Christians are today suffering from what I'd call spiritual myopia. We know we have been saved, but sometimes we live as though there's no God the trust and believe in. We live in the light of the present, when we should be living in the light of eternity.

A lot of the powerlessness Christians face today stem from one thing, the lack of personal time spent with the Lord. Thus one of my commitments has been to spend more time conciously coming before God to allow Him to renew me.

The Lord has indeed reassured me and shown me new things about my life as well as the youth ministry so far. Its too early to say anything yet, but I'm looking forward to setting aside time daily to seek the face of the Lord, and just simply to enjoy His presence and to feel safe in His arms. That alone is a privilege beyond words.

How wonderful, the richness of God's blessings which he freely gives to His children! How indescribable, to worship the King of kings and glorify Him! He is enthroned in the midst of cherubim and seraphim, yet we are sanctified by Him and we now can approah the altar of Grace with joy and thanksgiving.

Truly Man was made to praise You, Lord. We are not made to worship statues and stones, nor money and possessions, nor grades and achievements, nor human desires,nor Pride, Contempt, Self or Others, but the human heart will only be truly satisfied if it does what it is made for, to praise and worship an everliving God.

Down at Your feet oh Lord
Is the most high place
In your presence Lord
I seek Your face
I seek Your face

There is no higher calling
No greater honour
than to bow and kneel before Your throne
I'm amazed at Your glory
Embraced by Your mercy
Oh Lord
I
LIVE
TO
WORSHIP
YOU

"Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaih 40: 30-31