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might as well dance

"Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance." Read this on one of those forwarded e-mails in my mailbox. Yea sometimes I feel like we can get very uptight about things. Especially so when I need to have this little thing in place, or expect that thing to happen. All's alright except when things don't go my way. But perhaps I need to pause and learn to enjoy the moment, even when it's not in my 'strategic' plans. Sometimes, it's like I carry so many expectations or burdens from myself or others in life that I just 'endure' but forgot to 'enjoy' also. This period of time, with lots of springcleaning and ministry planning has surfaced this even more of this in me. It's a challenge to "endure" and "enjoy" at the same time. But I'm sure God knows what's best and I can cast my anxieties on Him. Guess one of the things I really want to learn is "dancing"

CNY's coming..

CNY is coming.. and interestingly Feb is more the start of the 'New Year' at least in perspective for me compared to Jan. I know why, cos ministry has come to an official pause as the students go on study breaks and exams. It's time for me to do some evaluation and planning ahead, while taking time to rest too and spend time with Him. 07 is here..finally! Some thanksgivings: My dad has started talking to me again after a cold war since 2 weeks ago. It's tiring and frustrating to have cold war every now and then. But well, it's over for now, and I want to trust God that there'll be no cold war for a long time. Managed to clear quite abit of the house while doing spring cleaning today! Left with kitchen n my room.. should be done by tmr. Since a few weeks ago, I've been helping to lead a group at YAM in church (Young Adults Ministy). Not all is great and easy but I guess I'm learning to get to know my group members, pray for them and expecting God i

pray!

“No man is greater than his prayer life. The pastor who is not praying is playing; the people who are not praying are straying. The pulpit can be a shop window to display one’s talents; the prayer closet allows no showing off. Poverty-stricken as the Church today in many things, she is most stricken here in the place of prayer. We have many organizers, but few agonisers; many players and payers, few pray-ers; many singers, few clingers; lots of pastors, few wrestlers, many fears, few tears; much fashion, little passion, many interferers, few intercessors; many writers but few fighters. Failing here, we fail everywhere.” - Leonard Ravenhill, 'Why Revival Tarries'