The year 2008 marked a turning point in my walk with the Lord. As I look back on all that has happened, I can not help but feel a sense of joy bubbling from within me. I see His fingerprints all over the things that had happened this year, be it trials, testings or blessings. And though I did not get into the course i wanted in Ngee Ann Poly or into the public stream, I know that God still has his best for me.(To know more abt what happened, go ahead and read one of the April blog post for this year)
To cut a looooonnnnngggg story short, I shall list down my thanksgivings in point form with a little bit of commentry here and there.
I thank God for/that...
1) giving me opporunities to serve Him--Such as the YA survival camp, in YA club, helping my mum do the housework while she's at work, Hospitality Team Sector I/C, etc.
2) my $100 birthday miracle--see one of the March post
3) not letting go of me even when I contemplated giving up on Him
4) putting a desire within to live a life set-apart for Him and to know Him more.
5) the christian books, daily devotions and sermons during service that challenged me to live a life set apart for my Lord
6) I finally owned the decision that I'm home-schooled
7) the starting of my online business
8) the time spent with my grandparents during the december holidays
9) the YA Malacca Trip--Got to know the kids and their parents better
10) The Muar Prayer Retreat--Got to know the rest of the network people more.
11) putting me into situations that forced me out of my comfort zone--It helped me grow a lot. Especially the part of coming to the end of myself and totally relying on the strength of God.
12) not granting my desire to go to NP-- I really thank the Lord for this. If He had granted this, I would not have so many amazing opportunitites of serving him and I definitely would not have grown so much spiritually.
13) My two cell leaders--XIAOWEN! and LIJUAN!
14) My cell members
15) Network People--Syl, Sky, Andrew, Vivien, Bryan, Caroline,etc.
16) YA volunteers--FEEE! Jasmine, Vicki, GaoMin, Pris, Stef, Ben1,Ben2, Melvin, Angela, Samm, Wilson, etc.
17) My Hope Party and Jasmine's salvation
that's about it. There's many many many more. But these are the main ones. =)
Thank you, Lord, for all that You've done. Indeed, You are the one who has brought me thus far.
Well...2008 has gone and a new Year has come.
4 areas of growth for 2009:
Relationship with God
-continue to maintain that initmacy with the Lord ~ initimacy with Christ is a life-long pursuit of Him, not just for a season
-continue to work towards living a set apart life for the Lord.
-have solitude with the Lord at least once every 2 months
Ministry
-to get to know the YA kids on a more personal basis
-to get to know my cell members more
-More opportunities to serve the Lord and to be a blessing
Family
-spend more time with my grandparents
-pray for my grandparents salvation
-help out more with the housework without being calculative and with no complaints
-build a better relationship with sis and bro
School
-finish up NCSC level 3 (hopefully before April)
-sit for SATs
-pray and trust God for directions for my future
-put my heart and soul into glorifying the Lord in my studies
Living for the smile of my Prince
