have faith, give hope, love always.

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i may have teared up a bit.

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today i got reminded to let God direct my life, not finances not worries but that trusting that God will provide :)

How our culture misunderstands compatibility.

Dear God, thank you for the wonderful 2011 that you’ve brought me through and given me. Thank you for

1) helping me to grow up , to learn that it is alright to leave sometimes. and that it might hurt at first, but somehow as long as I cling to You, You will make it work. and You did.

2) putting people in my life who understand me. thank you for the new friends you’ve given me, to help see me through the season in life that you knew i needed them in

3) old friends who’ve seen me through my best and worst. who’ve seen me through the darkest and most painful times, and rejoice with me in my craziest and happiest moments. who were always there with me, because they never left.

4) new jobs and colleagues. for the things i’ve learnt about myself in the different job scopes, and for putting me in jobs that i love with friendly colleagues who made working less of a pain.

5) a new phase of ministry. of the privilege of sharing with girls and learning about Your Word together with them. to journey through life together as we seek to become women after Your heart.

6) showing me that miracles still happen. for making everything worked out perfectly of jobs, timing,  geographical locations and ministry. for putting everything in place, even before i knew what was coming.

7) a chance to settle in church. to serve along side church members and to just belong in a community and family of believers.

8) the wonderful man that you’ve given me. that somehow after teaching me that its ok to move on and let go, you plop-ed this man in my life who is so precious to me.

9) the lessons that you’ve reminded me. that who i am is not based on ppl’s approval or  how they see me, but based on my identity in You alone. for reminding me about it time and time again.

10) the many holidays, short or long trips that i’ve had a chance to be on. to admire and enjoy Your creations, and to spend time with the many beautiful people you’ve placed around me.

11) and most of all for being so faithful to me this whole year, even when i was faithless. for loving me, even when i was distracted with so many other things.

and I pray that as 2012 comes, i’ll learn to be sensitive to Your spirit and what you want to teach and show me, and that I will not fear the future, because I know i’m never alone and You are with me, as you teach and show me what it means to be busy with You and Your business.

In 2012, i want to learn what it means when i am “busy in His business”. i really love being busy, there’s this added adrenaline of rushing through things, getting things done, looking back and having the satsifaction of being productive. But as I read the article today, it reminded me that it is no use being productive if it is not doing God’s business. If its about doing my own things that i get too busy to not prioritise God, then its wrong.

So for 2012, i want to be busy with God’s business and being busy with being with God. so that i never stop growing in the r/s with Him, never stop serving Him and His people, and never stop remember that the chief end of my life is to “glorify God and enjoy Him”.

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And today i got reminded again that with God, we have love joy peace and hope. and to remember that Godliness with contentment is everything. today i got reminded that amidst the busy-ness of life, i’ve lost focus on what’s important to me. I’ve lost focus on the things i should be chasing after vs. the things i’m currently chasing after. I’ve forgotten that everything that i have been given belongs to God and God alone, and that what He’s given me i should be thankful for, even if its for a season. I’ve forgotten that i don’t have the right to manage them forever, nor to demand more, but rather to grow a heart of thankfulness and gratitude to God for all He has done for me and all that He has given me. and most importantly to learn and remember that my life and my identity is not in the approval or admiration of peope, but my identity will always be secured in God and God alone.

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i was thinking of the things that made me feel safe and there you were right smack in the middle of my thoughts :)

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