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There is an endless song
Echoes in my soul
I hear the music ring

And though the storms may come
I am holding on
To the rock I cling

How can I keep from singing Your praise
How can I ever say enough
How amazing is Your love
How can I keep from shouting Your name
I know I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart want to sing

I will lift my eyes
In the darkest night
For I know my Savior lives

And I will walk with You
Knowing You'll see me through
And sing the songs You give

I can sing in the troubled times
Sing when I win
I can sing when I lose my step
And fall down again
I can sing 'cause You pick me up
Sing 'cause You're there
I can sing 'cause You hear me, Lord
When I call to You in prayer
I can sing with my last breath
Sing for I know
That I'll sing with the angels
And the saints around the throne

Lately, there have been battles going on everywhere... whether is it at work, at home or in church. Internally, there is also a battle going on... fighting within my carnal self and what God has implanted. Although there are still many battles going on, I still chose to give thanks and smile to the Lord, cos battles make one person stronger and appeals to make one stands taller in any circumstances.

As I question myself on all the battles, I also remind myself on the position of God in my life at this point in time. Whether I run fast or slow, swim through the oceans or walk through the darkest valleys, God is still by my side no matter what. He is my refuge isn't it??

Not many people are concerned about what has been happening in my life. Though some bother to ask, but some don't bother to find out till I start sharing? Well, it is just part and parcel of life. We can't expect everyone to care about you isn't it?? Simply have to learn to grow up and grow out of these and I think I am really growing.

Without fail, the times when I feel down and lonely are the times that I feel closest to the Lord. However, I also need to learn to enjoy the happy times with God too!

So, I am looking on the bright side of life!!

加油! because he who gives me strength is the strength in me.. =D

Ok. This is going to be an amusing entry... Last Sat, I was working and was about to go back home to rest and suddenly, Lay Hong sent me a msg over facebook asking me where I was at... haha.. then i replied that i was in office and abt to knock off. Then, very impromptu, I asked if she wanna join me for lunch...and she agreed to it yeah!!

While I was waiting for her, I went to Subway at AMK Hub and had my lunch. Over there, I met this ang moh father with his son. There weren't many seats and they decided to sit with me. While the dad was still queuing up for the meals, I've decided to chat with his 10-year-old son. The son is so so charming because he has a pair of very captivating eyes and his nose was really sharp too. His eyes were mixed of blue and green. haha... dun worry, not blue-black eyes la.. you should have seen him, he's really cute!

When his dad came over, I started chatting with him. I got to find out that they were from France and will be working in Singapore for 3 years. His wife will be giving birth to his 3rd son in 2 weeks time. He is actually a CFO (Chief Finance Officer) sent to oversee the business in Singapore. It was really amazing. I managed to get his contact card and will be following up with him and his boy soon. Haha... Hopefully, I will be able to do missions through this opportunity.

Anyway, when Lay Hong saw me talking to the father and son, she was quite amazed at my ability to get contacts. But it was even more amazing to meet up with her for the rest of the afternoon because we really shared a lot of our heart, esp for me... I shared with her my passion and vision... it is just so amazing when you are able to bare your heart out to someone that listens to you. I was so glad that I met up with Lay Hong... She was so nice that she even offered to send me home, from AMK to Yishun. Truly appreciate her for that... and this will be the entry dedicated just for her!!

Lay Hong, keep on keeping on... because you know that your work in the Lord is never in vain. :)

Love ya!!

Reached back in Singapore at 11pm last night and I managed to reach home at a quarter past midnight. I was really zonked out at that point in time. But my heart was still excited about God. The entire LC refreshed me in my commitment to the Lord.

As always, I will normally set my objectives and see how God will meet them one by one. I can only say that God met them not just one by one, but He exceeded beyond what I have expected. As I was thinking through, I reflected in my life that sometimes things get so difficult and life is just so challenging and I really don't know how to challenge myself beyond the norm. Setbacks, betrayals, distrust, misunderstandings, unrealised dreams, disobedience, loneliness...etc.. all these are very real issues in mankind. However, I thought that it is only when we find God then we will be able to resolve all these.

Try helping someone when you don't even care about the person. Try showing care and attention when your heart is angry with him or her. I call it hypocrisy. I fall into this trap sometimes too. That is why I need to learn to live my actions with my inward heart attitudes.

I realised that my maturity in Christ is no longer in the role that I play. My maturity is simply in how much I know God, not how much I serve God. Yes, knowing God will bring about our gratitude and desire to serve Him. But then, serving God hard might not mean that you know God.

I only hope that we won't fall into the trap of just serving but not knowing the person behind these services.

I hope that God will humble me more. It is tough but I simply need His grace to move on.

Two of my colleagues are leaving soon... and they are AA Dory and Bee Bee... Can't believe that they are leaving soon. I can still vividly remember them coming in on their first day. haha.. the newbie, fresh grad Bee Bee and the DJ Ruiming. Now that they are leaving, I can only wish them the best. Hope that they will find a better job soon.

Come to think of it, the office will be really quiet without them, cos they are the ones that really bring laughter to the entire office... when I say 'entire', i meant the whole of "level 2" in our office, which have about 60+ colleagues (rough estimation..)

I will really miss them, serious.. but come to think of it, I've gained 2 dear friends too. :)

All the best, AA & BB!!!

God has been good to me. Although there has been a period of grill, I still can't stop being thankful for Him, who stood by my side and always ready to catch me when I am about to fall down. He holds me in His arms when I am feeling lonely and depressed. He cheers me on when I am trying to catch a breather in this race. He rushes to fetch me water when I am thirsty. He does everything that He knows to help me grow and mature, simply because of His unending love for me.

Towards this year of 2008, it will mark my twelveth year in the Lord. Twelve years don't seem to be long, but to me it is quite long already. Hoping to pace myself in my walk with Him and my ministry. Not forgetting to remind myself, that His grace is not something that I ought to take for granted.

And this year, I set my heart to search for greater promises that He has in mind for me. Whether is it in my job, ministry, family, relationship or finance.. I will be receiving plenty from Him.

I set my heart to listen to Him and hear out for Him, every single step of my way will be taken with caution and also in faith.

2008 will be a turning point, a change in my life, a year of thanksgivings and a year of rejoicing!

I'm just so happy!! I'm going to LC in Jan 2008! That is just so exciting!!

The last time that I went to LC was in 2000... and it was talking about "A Victorious Church" then. I was just so blessed by the entired conference... and this time round, it will be another generous feeding on to the Word... time to have some free flow of WOG!!

Besides going there, I think another bonus is tt i'm going to room in with Ps Shirl Mel... hohohoho... this is another great blessing!

It is a blessing for sure! May the Lord refresh me again... Yea God!! (copy from Ps Jeff's blog... haha...)

Christmas service is over... haha.. but the countdown is beginning only tonight... hohohoho...  I was being "appointed" to be the Flip Chart representative from my sub-d... and I am just so happy that I did it. With the many people coming to know the Lord, I am only glad that I shared my life with them. No.. not a single word was shared verbally but the few words that I wrote on my chart was that impact that brings to all.

When I look back at my life, my heart is just filled with so much thanksgiving and joy, gratitude that cannot be expressed with words.

I told someone that night, "It wouldn't possible for me to be who I am today, if not without God."

God helped me in my confidence-building, my words-restructuring and my life-reforming. He made it all possible.

That is why I did the flip chart testimony with even more gladness and willingness.

Because there is no reason why I should not share how my life had a turn around when He came into my life.

Have you share your flip chart testimony yet?

 

funny... i saw shirls' 6 weird things about her... then i thought it was pretty much interesting.. therefore, i've decided to put down 6 weird things abt me... hee... so simply to say, ENJOY!!

1. Everyone in church thinks that I'm high everytime.. as if i'm on drugs... cos I always keep chattering away and talking non-stop even if it is not my turn to do so... But then, the funny thing is when in company, I don't usually be that high.. but will always hide in my little quiet corner, doing my own stuff. So, people who knows me will wonder why Tricia is so quiet in the office? Perhaps, I'm only on a high when I'm with familiar people. After all, I've been in church for 11 years??

2. The tap that runs freely.. that is how I name myself. I can cry very easily.. no doubt at all! People who know me on the surface always think that I'm strong and mighty.. haha.. but hor, I can cry easily.. not over small things of cos.. There were  few incidents that I cried... when I watched programmes on how the third world country children are suffering, missions trip etc. You must be thinking that I'm quite crazy.. but what to do, I just have a soft spot for missions.. of cos, sad romance story makes me cry too!

3. Love for children. Yes, I simply love kids!! This is not weird of cos but it is the way I play with them that is weird!! hahaha... Although some kids are really enjoying my funny expressions... (guess that they are more extrovert..) while some kids simply cry after looking at me for a while... they must be wondering, this auntie is mad!!! haha... but I love to dance and sing and play my guitar with my nephew and niece when they were younger. We dance so crazily that my mum thought that I was really 'siao'... and mind you, I stay on the ground floor of the block and I don't close my main door when I dance with them! hohohoho...

4. Well-known for pouting... my mum always tells me that I love to pout when I was young... but till now, I still pout! I pout so naturally that I don't even realise it. I guess that I need to discipline myself from pouting...

5. Talk before walking... Toddlers often learn to walk before learning to talk.. But I'm one real weird case... I learnt to talk before learning to walk. And funny thing is, I started to run even before I walk.. and it was 2 weeks before my sister was born. Hmm, guess that I'm just so stubbornly jealous about my younger sister. Haha... till now, I am still jealous over her. hahaha...

6. Ever thought of becoming a nurse! Yes... I remember Nanyang Poly always send nurses to sec schs to encourage students to join nursing after their 'O's. I wanted to be one but my friends often says that my roughness will surely poke patients to death and they will have to suffer under my tough needles... haha.. but every time, when I visit the hospitals, I will always hope to shower care and love to those patients who do not have any one to visit them. I somehow hope to bring my bubblyness to help them recover faster... Perhaps, I should do a career switch and go back to my poly and study?? So that it is easier for me to go church planting?? hee...

Ok!! That's about all... I know that it is not too weird but then, to me, it is really weird enough! hee...