Sal† C.A.N.S.

At ABC today (ABC = Adult Bible Class in my church), we were learning about fight the Good Fight, Finishing the race and keeping the faith. So my teacher asked, "Do you think you can write 'I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith' on your tombstone? When facing death, will you be as satisfied with your life as Paul was with his? Why?"

My friends and I giggled. Personally, I don't think I'd dare to put that on my tombstone, especially if the time for me to leave this earth is say, tomorrow.

The class was pretty quiet. The younger people in class (aka my friends and I) did the typical thing students do when the don't want to answer questions. We were all staring at the paper, pens poised, pretending to want to write something (hahaa).

"One of the regrets I have would be leaving my family members behind.. espcially those who haven't heard the gospel, or those who need to be cared for. I could have done more," said auntie N.

"JT, how about you?"

Uhuh. So I kenna.

"Erm, I can't say I have fought the good fight... When I meet God ah... it'd be time to account everything to Him... and I don't think my life is lived the way which God would be completely pleased with. I think if I look back, there are so many opportunities missed, so many tiny rebellions and struggles against God leh. And I can't say I've been wise in using the resources God has given to me... "

Another lady who's working with YWAM (Youth with a Mission... heard b4?) spoke. (She's quite a *salute salute* kind of person. From the way she shares, I can sense the love for God's word and the awe she has for God... )
" Why do we need to account to God on that day when God already knows? I mean he searches our hearts and is in the know all the time..."

I'm stumped. Yah. Why ah. "On our part maybe? To come clean and honest before God and confess?" I said.

She smiled and with that conviction in her voice, she answered, "I guess when we account to God, it's not exactly about all the millions of sins we have committed in our lives. It's about our relationship with God, living right with God. God has already forgiven our sins when Christ died for us. It's about how we are with God. It's not the things you have done or not done, or the people you live behind. All these, God knows. But it's the relationship between you and God that we are really accountable for."

It never occured to me that way before. And I want to dig the Bible to see what the Word says about this accountability. If you know of a passage or somewhere in the Bible about this, do share k! :)

The Encounter

My encounter with the Word of God is always so _____ . I can't find the word for it. In the downhills of my spiritual walk, I leave the Word far behind me. But when I finally pick it up, just simply picking it up with a small plea in my heart that His Word will speak to me, I'm amazed at how I enjoy and yearn for the passages and verses. The Word is so engaging. The Word speaks to my heart. I didn't want to stop reading. Five years after my conversion, a lot of Bible truths seem subconsciously etched in my mind... and whenever I read the Word, everything is put right in front of me. All the truths jump out at me with refreshing clarity. I want to do this everyday. Dear God, see me through.


Verses of the day:

Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.
--Luke 21:34-36

But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgement for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your worlds you will be condemned.
-- Matt 12:36-37

Hello my friends! Three cheers for the coming of HOLS! (yeah, kick the PW outta the way and get over and done with it! Go Go Go!) Guess I won't be meeting you guys for prayer meeting for a while... but that doesn't mean end of meeting up right? Don't want you all to miss me too much. (okie. I admit. That's too thick-skinned of me.) Just thought it would be good that we could keep meeting up and keep encouraging one another :)

And I also promise... to blog regularly! I figured that this blog thing has something wrong with it. I don't know why I can't invite all of ya in. Maybe i should have done yahoo groups. hUmph. Do i have a volunteer helper with such technologies?

Nevertheless, I'll keep blogging here here here and here. Drop ur comments k!

I was just passing by this isolated little blog... and I was surprised to see someone clearing off the cobwebs! haah. That's nice! Well well, guess the crunch time's over for u peeps eh... must be real tough. Euphoria after exams rite... haha. My sis went for a major shopping trip after her exams... and heard Mr Sam da man ate 13 plates of sushi at sakae before the papers even finish ... kekeke... n during my time... erm, I just slept for 24hrs straight. haha. So how's everybody feeling? Hear from u all soon k! Seeya at PM!