I shall come forth as gold

^{Job 1:13-22}

¹³ One day when Job's sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house, ¹⁴ a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, ¹⁵ and the Sabeans attacked and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"

¹⁶ While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, "The fire of God fell from the sky and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"

¹⁷ While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"

¹⁸ While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, "Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house, ¹⁹ when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"

²⁰ At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship ²¹ and said:
"Naked I came from my mother's womb,
and naked I will depart.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
may the name of the LORD be praised."

²² In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

Job 23:10

“He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold”

Cling to God. He has promised to work on our behalf, even in the worst possible scenario.

~Denise Fisher~

God often sends me joy through pain,

Through bitter loss, divinest gain;

Yet through it all—dark days or bright—

I know my Father leads aright.

~Conklin~

The living God can take the fear out of living

G2

Matter of the heart

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Matthew 6:5-8

Not a waste of time!

:)

"With all these going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And dont look back. Throw yourself into the works of the Master, confident that nothing that you do for Him is a waste of time or effort." 1Cor 15:58

Orientation is behind us! *Applauses~~~
Great job, everyone! *Thumbs up!!!

"Nothing you do/ have done is a waste of time or effort!" (paraphrased part of 1Cor15:58)
What you have done has eternal value:) Trust in God that He will use it for the good!:)

"With all these going for us..." (Part of 1Cor 15:58)
What is all these?
It is the gift of God: that all sin are GONE and we are given LIFE through CHRIST!

Continue to jia you!:)

Love you,
G1

being the reason behind the smile on God's face!

i saw the story below and i just had to share with you all. I hope the moral of the story will encourage you, i know i was encouraged. And it relates to orientation too!! you never know something you're writing would put a smile on somebody's face! you never know how a smile you put on your face today may help somebody while you're walking along curtin grounds! you never know the help you offer today to somebody would bring him/her to the most wonderful place you could ever imagine>>>HEAVEN! my friends and COMRADESS!! ahhhh!!! Let's bring a smile onto ppl's facess and most importantly a smile onto our FAther's face! and remember! the even more beautiful thing is knowing that you are the reason behind the smile on God's face!

G2

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"




The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way."
I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."

Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?




Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.

When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling¦
And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

AWESOME!

Today, in my awesome uni, together with awesome passion ppl, we met awesome freshies and we brought them out to awesome little caesar's to eat awesome pizzas and have an awesome fellowship time! It is super awesome!

But the most awesome thing is that my awesome God is in control of every awesome thing!!!!

Believing for more awesome things to come!!

God is going to do new things!

I got something to share! today after church, i was catching up with the youths in my church and they told me they saw my photos of cell in perth and it looks really fun. smile=) ofcoz larr!!! haha=) thats not the point! the point is they want to start cell groups for the youths in church! one chinese one english! previously they had youth sessions every sat and outings etc etc. wooohooo!!! when i heard that, i was like WHOA! THATS AWESOME MAN!!!=) then the youth leader ask me to share with them what we do for cell, how to start one, etc etc. So, i sat down on the floor with the youths and started TALKING! thats what i do best ya. TAlkING! haha=) i told them how we organise cells, how things are done, how we need to spend time with our cell members, love them, care for them, coremeetings, logistics, etc. My gosh!!! it was exciting just talking about cell!!! wooohooo!!! im sooo excited that the youth in my church here are going to start cell groups! my church is a small family church and i just think this is SOOOO amazing!!! ahhhh!!! God is awesome!!!

ok, so my point here is God is working everywhere! It doesn't matter where on earth you are at whatever time! God is working! He's planting, He's sowing! Everywhere in this world! He's doing what He does best! my friends!!! ahhh!!! aren't you excited you are part of this???!!!=) i know i definitely am superrr excited about what He's doing!!! this is sooo coolll larrrrr!!!=) this year God is going to do new things!

Isaiah 43:18-19 ¹⁸ "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.¹⁹ See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.

He is definitely going to do new things! are you ready?! are you preparing your hearts and soul for what is coming your way??!!! wooohoooo!!!=) im realy excited man!!!=) let's continue to pray for orientation!!! very near liao! superr near! God is going to do new things! remember that! blink hehe=) klar...we pray together lar! love you all!!!=) hehe=)

G2

Orientation

Orientation Sem 1 2010 is coming up! (for uni students)

ARE YOU READY????

Be a light that shines brightly,
Salt that doesn't lose it saltiness,
A city that is on a hill for everyone to see