Faith Noodles

I was just thinking about the prayer chain some of my friends in Fiji commit to every Friday, and basically, they pray all night long from 9pm to 6am in the morning. They all gather at the office, and they each take an hour or two hour slots any time within that time frame. A friend of mine who participated in that prayer chain for the first time was relaying to me what the experience was like. He was telling me how it was just so inspiring that the Fijians looked forward to that Friday, every single week, saying that it was their favourite time of the whole week.  He was also telling me how he had the 2 to 3am shift, half asleep and jet-lagged, he prayed for Fiji and the areas affected by the floods, for the world, for things that God had put on his heart to pray for. At 2:45am, my exhausted and relieved friend nudged this 55-year-old Fijian lady, telling her that it was soon her turn to pray at 3am, and  this was her enthused reply: "Ohhh, I can't wai...

One of my most loved movies/ books are the Anne series - written by L. M. Montgomery. A skinny red-haired orphan, Anne comes to live with the elderly siblings, Marilla and Matthew who had intended to adopt a boy to help them out with the farm work. Every character, every scene is just so relatable, so vivid, so beautifully depicted. Montgomery's gift and love for the beauty of words is so captivating and makes you want to re-read her books and re-watch the movies again and again.  I personally feel that her books have this uncanny way of putting things into perspective, they bid you to slow down in this fast-paced world where you are able to appreciate the overlooked and long-forgotten beauty that lies in the simple pleasures of life. There's something very powerful about enjoying the moment you are in, as opposed to fretting over future or past events. A taster: “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or e...

The joy that Jesus offers his disciples is his own joy, which flows from his intimate communion with the One who sent him. It is a joy that does not separate happy days from sad days, successful moments from moments of failure, experiences of honor from experiences of dishonor, passion from resurrection. This joy is a divine gift that does not leave us during times of illness, poverty, oppression, or persecution. It is present even when the world laughs or tortures, robs or maims, fights or kills. It is truly ecstatic, always moving us away from the house of fear into the the house of love, and always proclaiming that death no longer has the final say, though its noise remains loud and its devastation visible. The joy of Jesus lifts up life to be celebrated.

For the first time in the 21 years of my life - I left an exam early! :) *JUMP JUMP*  ah, may as well do something like this before I complete my degree - one more paper and I have a Psych degree tucked under my belt! :)

I could while away the hours Conferring with the flowers Consulting with the rain In my head I'd be scratching While my thoughts were busy hatching If I only had a brain! I would not be just a nothing My head all full of stuffing My heart all full of pain I would dance and be merry Life would be a ding-a-derry  If I only had a brain! - The Scarecrow, from the Wizard of Oz Ha, I bet you were half-expecting an explication of wisdom of some sort ;)  But truth my told, sometimes, we humans don't appreciate how much potential we have compared to the lower level species. Been singing to this song during my break - ah, I love studying at home, one can burst into song and have mini-concerts anytime! :D

By Joshua Harris. "Think about all the training that Nehemiah had engaged in through his life, all the study, all the cultivated skill - he didn't get this job as cup bearer to the king without much labour - to make himself  intelligent enough  to function in this capacity,  skilled enough  in the ways of men,  knowledgeable enough  about government, he had applied himself and gained this significant role  by (effortful and disciplined) work, diligence and faithfulness. There is a very important lesson for us all but as I was studying this passage, I felt such a burden to speak this to the young people of this church. Do not be slack in your work. Do not be slack in your studies.  You're going to school somewhere, you're giving yourself to study - it might not seem that important to you but it is  very important!  Because it's what God's using to  shape you and prepare you so that you might be useful in His ...

"did anyone see you crying in the lecture? hehe...i havent seen anyone cry in a lecture before ;P but my lectures are normally about matrix, materials for building stuff...so." Talk about tactfully making light of a situation! ;)