Faith Noodles

I was just reading my fear-stricken posts leading up to my internship applications last year. My favourite one has always been t his one . Even when I crumbled in fear, my Father was so patient with me, guiding me each step of the journey. I cannot believe how richly He has provided for me - I have a paid internship and I get to work in a position where I can just love people, especially people in very vulnerable positions.. It definitely has its challenges, but I feel so certain that God purposed me to be here. Help me and strengthen me, Father, to do Your will.

It has felt amazing to be in a new town. Meet new people. Get on well with them. Be welcomed so warmly. And to start earning! But I feel it. Since I've started working and learning to stand on my own two feet.. I feel the temptation to.. value material things and love money above my relationship with God - it has been so good to be able to afford nice clothes, facials, and just pamper myself more since I've started earning. start minor swearing - especially when my clients are swearing so much and swearing back can help to build rapport. If you know me, this is shocking right? So thankful to meet a Christian youth worker last week who was also struggling in the same area and her reminding me to not compromise who I am in Christ for the world, and remembering that by not swearing, I'm giving my clients something different from what they are used to - and that not swearing has to come from a place where I'm not saying "I'm better than you", but that...

Dear Daddy, There are so many things I want to thank you for. I am so humbled by how You have provided for me since I moved last Sunday. <3 my wall of cards! Thank you, Dad for.. 1. My new friends. I'm someone who doesn't crave a bustling social life, but I really do like having a close group of friends. I've been meeting a couple of friends of friends over this Easter weekend and they live only 2 minutes away from me. In just a span of one week, I've found friends with whom I can grow in faith with, friends who've offered to give me rides to the bus stop, another friend who will watch girly movies with me (like Cinderella :P) and a friend who doesn't mind playing board games with me (that's very important you know :D). Daddy, You think of everything! 2. My lovely workmates. The two teams that I'm working with are so lovely, supportive and easy to get along with. I really cannot say more. It is really my prayer that I will be able to ble...

Knowing how sensitive I am to caffeine, perhaps it wasn't the wisest thing to have my "kumquat lemon tea with aloe with 30% sugar and 80% less ice" at 10pm. Even if Chatime's just opened in my part of the world and even if I'm leaving for a town where there will be hardly any Asian food, except what I can prepare myself. It's 4am now and I'm feeling rather proud of myself for spending my time so efficiently. So far I've tidied my room and packed (not done yet though) and I've prepared the batter for apam balik, this crispy pancake with peanut filling. I was whisking away at 3am in the bathroom, hoping that I won't wake any of my family members up. And thanks to my ninja whisking skills, I didn't :P bahahaha. Now, it's 4am and I've finally decided to try and sleep.. and my thoughts are wandering. I move this Sunday. Although I feel like I've found a really great flat with really nice flatmates, I'm not allowed to bring m...

A few things going on in my head right now.. Why is it so hard to find an apartment that allows dogs? Why are my friends of friends who are also hunting for a flat only GUYS - it can't just me and two guys.. where are the girls looking for a flat? One thing I'm relieved about is that my internship only starts on April 1st so I have some time before going up. I am going to aim to bring and accumulate the bare minimum of what I need! I have been so distracted these past three weeks (with youtube). I have been so undisciplined and I've hardly been doing any work at all (bad Abby). My supervisor is probably jumping up and down wondering why I haven't called a supervisor's meeting. :( Finally managed to do some work today. I am so so thankful to God. Thank you so much God. Please forgive me and help me! I know I'm not living a life worthy of the Gospel and I really need You to teach me to count my days. :( Was sharing this with a friend the other day, it ...

I am so overwhelmed with thankfulness to God right now.. :') I FINALLY GOT AN INTERNSHIP!!!! After months of tears and waiting and applying and rejections, I finally got one. Trusting God that this is His plan for me, and I really pray that He will keep working in me to will and to work for His good pleasure. Left to my own devices, I just am unable to live for Him unless He works in me and I submit to Him. I have been so unfaithful recently with how I've been spending my time. My internship will be 2 hours from the city I'm currently living in, and it's in a small town - the demographic are of a lower socioeconomic status. I am also feeling so thankful that even before I'm leaving for this small town, there are so many kind friends around me who are helping me to make contact with people who are up there. I started with only knowing one friend who has been so helpful with pointing out places I should or shouldn't live in! And now, I found out that I have...

Jesus said this in Matthew 6:34, "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." I have been worrying and worrying and worrying and worrying and worrying about my internship. Still haven't got one and the clock is ticking. I was so encouraged by what a friend shared that she has been learning not to worry about tomorrow, that she is learning to trust her Father at all times, leave work at work, and be fully present each moment. If He - the Creator of this universe who owns all things, whose mercy and love is so deep I can never ever truly comprehend fully - if He says I don't need to worry about tomorrow, then I *really* don't need to worry about tomorrow. I should just keep living fully in the present - knowing and loving Him, and loving others for Him in the present, without loading myself with anxiety about what tomorrow might hold. Did you know that the plethora of researc...