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Hello!: girl.twenty.yearns for... Quotes: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
He did it again!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 10:23 AM
Praise God! He's done it again! He has shown me that He is Jehovah Jireh, and now He has shown me that He is Jehovah Rapha.

I have been burdened by this persistent backache since Chinese New Year. I went to the doctor. It was better for a while but the pain came back with a worse hit. I decided to seek God for help.

Now two weeks after praying, I have been healed! (: Now I don't hurt when I sneeze and I can bathe my feet with greater ease.

Thank God, really for His grace and faithfulness. He not just healed me. He answered my prayer for replacing my doubts with faith. (:

Blessed are those who trust in the Lord!

Proverbs 31:30
Friday, March 26, 2010, 8:44 PM
"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. "

His reply
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 12:44 AM
God tests our faith so that we may trust His faithfulness.

"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. "
-psalm 46:10

(:

confession
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 2:21 AM
Dear God,

I think I'm shrinking further and further from You. To be honest, it is a struggle walking this journey. Sometimes I just feel so weary. It is like what they call 'the spirit is willing but the flesh is not'.

Every battle seems tougher than the previous one. And there are just times when I feel so inadequate, so disappointed with myself, because I can't live up to Your standards. In every down and dry period, I'm always so tempted to just give up. I think to myself, "when are all these going to end?" I know I simply can't go through the obstacles by my own strength. I know I need Your help so badly. Yet all these are just head knowledge. No doubt, I've experienced Your grace and power, and each experience leaves me amazed, but why do I always forget? I sing songs declaring my love and awe for You, and yet what I do and say simply doesn't reflect what I sing. It leaves me feeling hypocritical.

I feel listless and empty each time I stray from Your side. I'm sure You know better than I do, how I miss being so close to You.

It is a promise, a commitment I made to You, on that day when I decided to grab Your hands. I don't want to let go. Really. So dear God, will You help me? Will You promise me, that even when i loosen my grip, even when I give up, You will never give up on me? Please keep me going until the day I see You.

Thank you, Lord.

Love, Yvonne





"To each his own". We all have the responsibility to finish our race.

what's your thorn?
Friday, March 5, 2010, 2:40 AM
Last Saturday, we had a sermon about the parable of the sower (Matthew 13:3-9). There were 4 types of soil-- hard soil, shallow soil, thorny soil and good soil. In short, hard soil represents people who listen to the truth but refuse to believe in the truth; shallow soil represents people who are not deeply rooted in the truth; thorny soil represents people who want both God and the world; and good soil represent people who listens to the truth and follows it.

After the sermon, I feel that I probably belong to the third group-- thorny soil. I told my brother what I thought and he asked me, "What is your thorn? It is easier to rid the thorn if you can recognise what it is exactly."

And I agree with him. Isnt it always the case? That we recognise where the problem lies and we resolve the problem from there? I believe many christians are on thorny soil as well. We are always torn between the alluring lights of the world and God. Money, career, social life... So many things out there that are just waiting to distract us, lure us away and devour us.

As mentioned in Ephesians 5:15, "Be very careful, then, how you live-- not as unwise but as wise", and in Proverbs 4:23, "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." Every decision we make and every choice we take will have their own consequences. Once careless, it is so easy for us to jump the boat and fall away from our faith.

So, what is your thorn?