Second Chance

I'm excited because despite the emotional roller coaster I was on for the past few weeks I think I've just entered a whole new realm with God. I think He has been empowering me with faith - faith that is allowing me to dare to believe that things can happen simply because HE is God.

And because my God is love.

You called my name

Reached out Your hand

Restored my life

And I was redeemed

The moment You entered my life

Amazing grace

Christ gave that day

My life was changed

When from my shoulders

Fell the weight of my sin

So it's with everything I am

I reach out for Your hand

The hope for change

The second chance I've gained

On You I throw my life

Casting all my fears aside

How could greater love than this

Ever possibly exist

Consume my thoughts

As I rest in You

I'm now in love

With a Saviour

Bearing the marks of His love

So I'll wait upon You now

With my hands released to You

Where a little faith's enough

To see mountains lift and move

And I'll wait upon You now

Dedicated to Your will

To this love that will remain

A love that never fails

Saying goodbye to yet another autumn

Relief from conquering my assignments + wanting a small break before studying = blog. haha.

It's been a while since I just let my mind wander and think random thoughts - can't wait to do more of that after exams. A blink of an eye and this month is drawing to an end; soon all the leaves will drop from the trees to mark the end of autumn and start of winter. Within days, exams will commence and I'll have to admit that I'm no longer a teenager (sighh). At the same time, there's the winter break to look forward to: sydney, no need to study and sleeping in!

Today my mum woke me up saying she made me breakfast and told me not to drive later in the evening if I was tired; that she and my dad would come pick me up and drive the car home. <3 On top of that, today I claimed a free cup of coffee and I found myself with a huge smile on my face despite the fact that I was exhausted, physically and mentally. A warm cup of coffee on a cold autumn day, that undoubtedly made me more alert, and a little hyper. The tiny things that really make my day (:

Love so amazing

He [God] is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.

Job 36:16

One more month!!

Kinda can't wait for all these assignments/exams to be over so that I can go back to experimenting in the kitchen (cooking and baking), and play with my dear camera, Alexis, and slack and not feel guilty about it. I just need to endure for one more month!! But at the same time, I'm really grateful that my parents are here and that I don't have to worry about food prep when I'm all stressed out.

Oh all these post exam plans make me happy(: (: haha.

Faith

"When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly."

Barbara Winter

Your Love Never Fails

Because once in a while, we need a reminder of how faithful, how forgiving, how loving, how BIG and how awesome our God is.

Verse 1:

Nothing can separate

Even if I ran away

Your love never fails

I know I still make mistakes

But You have new mercies for me everyday

Your love never fails

Chorus:

You stay the same through the ages

Your love never changes

There may be pain in the night but joy comes in the morning

And when the ocean rage

I don't have to be afraid

Because I know that You love me

Your love never fails

Verse 2:

The wind is strong and the water's deep

But I'm not alone in these open seas

Cause Your love never fails

The chasm is far too wide

I never thought I'd reach the other side

But Your love never fails

Bridge:

You make all things work together for my good

To be honest,

Everyone is commenting on how Osama is dead, some are even going to the extreme to comment about what he's going to face in hell. There are jokes being made about Obama beating Osama and whatnot.

But I really wonder how Osama's family (the people who love him) is feeling right now. I'm not saying that what Osama did was right, but still. His family has now being victims (they've lost a father, a husband, a child) and yet they'll probably never be recognised as one because we're all fixated on the fact that he did terrible things. That's just the tip of the iceberg. To an extent, don't you think it's sad that while they are mourning a loss of a loved one, the whole world seems to be rejoicing that Osama is dead? And not only rejoicing, people are even making fun of the fact that he's dead. I don't think it's completely unreasonable for them to not want him to be found; because wouldn't you want the same for a loved one who did something wrong? And because the US has Osama's body, they may never get to see him again.

I think it's just sad. Sad because we get so caught up with "eradicating" all evils, that we forget to stop and remember the minorities that will be affected and we forget to show compassion and sensitivity to the people who need it.

I can only imagine that things are just going to go downhill from here...

I still believe that God loved (even) Osama.

I had a 13 day long break (:

I really like this photo even though it's kinda blur. DG Support '11 is so sporting(:

This has to be one of the best mid sem breaks ever. I think it's because it came at a time when everyone was dying after the long and tiring first half of the semester. I feel so well rested and recharged, both physically and spiritually. And though I think I may be the only one who is going to say this, but I'm really excited for the rest of the semester and I really can't wait to go back to uni.