Daily Devotional

I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.
-Jeremiah 29:11 (NRSV)

AFTER a difficult year, we thought smooth sailing was ahead. And it was - temporarily. We had moved five times in five years, and I could sense the winds of change starting to blow again. Uneasiness began to run through my veins as I fought off nagging fears of the unknown. Following a recent death in our family, I was facing money problems in addition to serious health concerns of my own. Instead of taking comfort in God's promises, it was too easy to panic as life moved us out of our comfort zone.
Any time struggles come, we may view their very presence as a sign of something wrong. After all, can't all difficulties be avoided by following the commands in the Bible? No. God doesn't guarantee us a trouble-free life. Truly living for God means we can expect to encounter some difficult situations. Nonetheless, we can rest in the promise that God will be with us every step of the way.
True, we can avoid many problems by following God's laws; but we can't control everything. God, however, always has a plan for our lives. This plan is meant to bless us and give us hope for the future. Whenever doubt threatens to cloud God's promises, we can know that, no matter the circumstance, we are always in God's care.

Christa Sterken (Oregon, U.S.A.)

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I've a huge question mark in my mind right now.
Where should I be? What am I suppose to do? Why am I here and doing these?
Someone tell me why. I'm not going to hang in mid-air anymore.
God, tell me.
Sighs. I was trying to sleep one night and a verse suddenly popped up in my mind. "Do not worry..........."
Anyone who's worrying....(yeah YOU!), WORRY NO MORE! because God is there for you. He just loves surprises.........
Junshi- Hope you're enjoying Moree!

10am-1am

real tired.
but i feel very happy.
because i've made a number of friends who're finally out of a handful today.
thank God.
for Jesus.
thank Jesus.
for dying.
and for rising up again.
finally hols.
finally.

Third post in one day!

(My apartment)


So sorry guys I'm like flooding my own blog right now.


I thought i'll be nice and informative to let people know how I'm doing right now!


Entering my 3rd week of uni and I'm sort of enjoying it I guess.. can't wait for the easter break to come! I've met pretty interesting people at uni and seriously, some of them talk real fast. And they're are really competitive. All the combined degrees, triple majors etc. I guess it's good pressure so that I can really push myself. One really happy thing in my whole 3 weeks of stay in Sydney is.......... my parents are contemplating on coming over for a holiday! That means good food during exam period. HAHA.
I hope Big Sunday will be a success once again.
Please take a look at this website: www.philotrust.com
It consists of letters written by J.John, the famously known 'Mr Bean' christian speaker. He's got funny and simple letters for daily encouragement. ;)

God gives power to the weak.

This is what one of the colour conference speakers talked about.

Psalm 33. God is bigger than anything else! Seriously, can you imagine how God manage to create the whole of milky way, the solar system with all the humongous planets. God just holds on to us whenever we're down on our knees. He's like the protein molecule, laminin, which holds on to everything which is attached to our body. This laminin is a real tough molecule to be seen on photo. So, let me describe it a little.
Laminins are the major non-collagenous component of the basal lamina, such as those on which cells of an epithelium sit.[1] They are a family of glycoproteins that are an integral part of the structural scaffolding of basement membranes in almost every animal tissue. Laminins are secreted and incorporated into cell-associated extracellular matrices.
Having a headache now? Well, the crux of this whole description is that this protein molecule hangs on to the whole of our body (the flesh, bones, muscles, nerves etc) so that we can stand, move etc. I suppose any molecular biologist would know that. And what's so amazing about it is..... it has a shape of a cross when seen with a microscope! It is like the cross where Jesus died on and it is still holding on to us and God. (Isaiah 40)

I'm so loved by You.

You know what? God is just so awesome. I feel so loved and I hope I'll never forget or take that for granted. He made me realised that there is a cause for me to be right here in sydney. I met wonderful christian girls and fantastic apartment mates when I thought this move was so wrong. (I'm definitely not forgetting you girls back in newcastle okay?!)

Women's colour conference is indescribable. Though I'd to wake up like 6am each morning for the past 2 days, it's simply mind-blowing. It's a great place to be at because........................

you see an awful lot of women! They're so friendly, so chirpy and imagine hearing just women's voices during praise and worship.

The speakers were just so funnny. Funny till a point where God is so emphasized in our everyday life.

The conference was all about sisterhood. Showing how important women are in this world; showing how amazing women can be in handling things which men can't do at all. We're God's princesses! (meaning: we're very very rare and precious jewels in God's eyes. each and everyone of us, LADIES!)

Isaiah 55

I was reading through Isa 55 (all thanks to Dene) and I could see so clearly the purpose that all christians should have in their lives.
And this verse popped up,
Matthew 7:7 - Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
I've been missing out too much. I've been digging around my life but not for Him.
Isaiah 55:2 - Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labour on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
That's so true. Nothing beats more than receiving satisfaction. Not just any kind of satisfaction, but from Him.
Don't procrastinate any longer!
I can't help but say, I'm really expecting lots from the women's conference tomorrow!