Grace Has Called My Name

Another nice song that I would like to share :D
Haha recently like doing song review :P



Peace as elusive as a shadow dancing on the wall
Life swallowed by the pain of yesterday
Left broken by the shame of things that I had done
No freedom from the choices that I’d made

But with one touch You made me clean
You met me in my deepest need

Grace has called my name
When all that I had left were just filthy stains
Grace has called my name
When hope had all but faded far away
Grace called my name

Wounded by words that left their mark upon my soul
Dreams overturned by empty promises
Well intentioned things I’d heard a million times before
Just left my heart to grieve alone again

But with one touch You set me free
You met me in my deepest need

Grace has called my name
When all that I had left were just filthy stains
Grace has called my name
When hope had all but faded far away
Grace called my name (x2)

Grace called my name(x2)

Grace called me

Grace called me by my name

Your mercy has met me

He set me free

At The Cross

One of my fav songs! :)
For some reason it keeps playing in my head the past few days :D



Oh Lord You've searched me
You know my way
Even when I fail You
I know You love me

Your holy presence
Surrounding me
In every season
I know You love me
I know You love me

At the Cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now?

You go before me
You shield my way
Your hand upholds me
I know you love me

At the Cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now? (x2)

You tore the veil
You made a way
When you said that it is done (x2)

And when the earth fades
Falls from my eyes
You stand before me
I know You love me
I know You love me

At the Cross I bow my knee
Where Your blood was shed for me
There's no greater love than this
You have overcome the grave
Your glory fills the highest place
What can separate me now? (x2)

You tore the veil
You made a way
When you said that it is done (x4)

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What is faith?

Faith.
What is it?
Something that we need to muster up?
Something that we need to build up?
Something that we need to conjure up?
What do you think?

Thank God the bible provides an answer!
Let's check it out!
Romans 10:17 says 'faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God'

Many a times I have little faith, even to the point where it is non-existent. I used to think that faith is something that I must try to build up, by becoming more disciplined or reading the bible more or doing more quiet time.

Thank God that 'faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God'. So obviously faith is established when we hear something.
Hear what u may ask?
The word of God!!!
What is the word of God?
In John 1:14 it says 'And the word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth'

Thus we realise that the word of God is not a 'what' but rather it is a 'who', a person, and He is none other then our Lord Jesus Christ! :)
So now we can know and conclude that faith comes when we hear abt Christ!
Its as simple as that!
Faith is not something we have to muster or conjure up, its simply hearing abt Christ and all that He has done for u! :D


So many things that we need to hear.
Romans 5:17 'For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.'


Adam's sin brought death into this world. We became sinners because of his sin and thus we sin.
We know this very well. In the bible it says for the wages of sin is death. Today each and everyone of us deserve to die. No exceptions. There is none righteous, not even one.

But praise be to God for Jesus our Saviour!!! :)
The next part of the verse says that once we receive 2 things we will REIGN IN LIFE!!!
Abundance of grace.
And the gift of righteousness.

I used to be confused abt my righteousness in Christ.
I didnt know that God's righteousness was a gift.
I didnt know that at the Cross, not only did He take all my sinfulness, but He also imparted His righteousness to me as a free gift!!!
I thought that my righteousness was dependent on the right things that I do or the wrong things that I avoid doing.
How wrong was I!!!
As a believer, our default mode is righteous!
No matter what happens!
Why can this be so?
Because it was never dependent on me.
It was never dependent on my thoughts, actions, words or behaviour.
It was never, ever contingent on my obedience.
On the contrary, everything hinges on Jesus' obedience!!

2 Corinthians 10:4-5
'For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ!

That's it.
At the end of the day, the question is, 'Do you believe that you are still righteous even when you fail, sin or fall short?'
Sounds like a simple question but your answer will mean the difference between victory or defeat for you in your life!
When u start to see yourself as how God sees you, i.e. you are as righteous as Jesus, you will simply begin to reign in life!
You realise that you are so undeserving, but yet it is so freely given to you! :)
Now THAT is amazing grace! :D

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Had a blessed first week of sch :)

Collected 'O' Level results.
Received free chocolate :)
Fantastic buffet lunch :)
BBQ Chicken + Gelare + great company :D
Bought 'Basic Econometrics'.
Tuition! :P
Participated in JAE 2010 :)
Found multi-variable calculus interesting.
Bought 'Numerical Analysis'.
Nice chat with Kelvin :)
Econometrics lesson made sense! :D
Bought 'Mathematical Statistics & Data Analysis'.
Bought 'The Shack' :)
Grilled Mushroom Chicken + Cheese Fries + good sharing :D
SWING!!! :D

What's your love language? :)

Think mine's quality time and words of affirmation :)
What's yours? :)
Another week has passed.
I'm 32 hours from my first lesson haha! :P

It turns out that collecting 'O' Level results on someone else's behalf is not as simple as it seems, esp. when u r not the parent/guardian of that person. And that's my situation, for my bro and cousin. Msged both form teachers and they told me diff stuff, lolx... One said I cant collect for my bro, but juz go down and bring supporting documents, she'll do wad she can to help. The other one said I need a signed faxed letter from my cousin's parents authorizing me to collect on her behalf, but then I can onli collect after 4pm. I was like wadever la, shall juz go down on Monday and whack all my supporting documents! :P Best is if can collect both their results - BEFORE 2pm. Cos' I sortof am not interested in the principal's address at 2pm. Its super lame one, principal tok, then dunno who else tok, then all the while some of ur classmates emo-ing. And finally when the teacher starts giving out the results, u curse and swear that your register number is like sooo big and you have to wait sooo long! :P

Looking back on the past week, I muz say that God's grace is already so evident in this new year. Hav always wanted to meetup with Audrey but dunno if her contact details hav changed. Then guess wad? I bumped into her at CityLink on Thursday. Right place, right time :) I managed two badminton sessions, one movie session, a few suppers and quite a few meetups. Sometimes I wonder if I shd continue doing wad I'm currently doing. People think that I'm sociable due to my scheduled meetups, but then any friendship takes 2 hands to clap bah, and sometimes I think I shd juz cool down and chill :) Cherish all my frens in Agape, but then I think I onli hav less than 5 frens whom I can freely share all sorts of stuff, from nonsense stuff to random stuff to serious stuff. It appears that there muz be some sort of focus I guess. For the past few years I've spent much time and energy building many friendships, and the onli problem with that is I juz become a Jack of all trades and master of none. Initially my social cycle was small too: mainly church frens. Nothing wrong with that, but I failed to see what ppl out there are struggling with, and with mainly close church frens, everything was sortof idealistic. I couldnt reli feel for my frens who were non-believers, which was ironic cos I thought the church was supposed to bring comfort and hope to ppl out there. But the truth was, staying in my comfort zone within church walls would not bring me any nearer to achieving that.

Thank God for Pastor Prince.
Who preached that 2010 is a year of resting in God.
Barely 10 days into the new year and b4 sch even started that has already served me well :)
Its juz so timely.
Learning to take things easy and maintain the peace within.
I believe that includes how I govern my friendships.
Sometimes I think that a particular relationship is precious and I try to hold on to it.
But obviously the other party doesnt think that way.
I will then try ways and means to keep in touch.
Today, I pray that I'll learn to be at rest :)
Learn to see things from God's perspective.
I am God's beloved.
If you befriend me, its ur benefit haha :P
I'm blessed to be a blessing!
And my bible tells me that whatever I set my hands on will be blessed and prosperous :)
Above all else, I shall learn to be at rest!
And not worry abt my future :)
When I work, God rests.
When I rest, God works.
And I sure want the latter!

Recently I looked at my timetable again.
And I was thinking to myself.
"Gosh, I really need God's grace to come alive in this sem!"
Cos' plus my tuition, everyday I reach home at like 9 or 10 plus at nite?
Except for Friday where I can prob reach home at 6 plus?
The more I look, the more I know that it can onli be by His grace that I'll get thru this coming sem.
And not onli get thru, but enjoy the process :)
Not juz mediocrity, but with favour and victory :D
At the end of the day, its all abt Him.
Its all abt Jesus! :)
Juz like wad the apostle Paul said.

"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."

Totally love the way he puts it!
Simple yet straight to the point!
When the grace of God is in your life, you'll work harder than the rest, but yet you know that it is not you who is working. Everything becomes effortless!! :D
So yes I want the grace of God in my life.
Grace is not a doctrine, nor issit a teaching.
Grace is a person, and His name is Jesus :)

Monday's the day...

... that I start sch.
And the release of the 'O' Level Results!!! :D
Juz when my bro flew off to Japan this morning :P
And I will be collecting His results for Him.
How exciting? :P
Anyway, I woke up at like 545-ish and was super blur.
Drove mum and bro to the Airport.
Terminal 1.
Came back and concussed until like 1pm?
Gosh, slp has nv been soooo good! :)
Met Han En and did some trigo and differentiation.
I came back, logged into fb and voila,

'The results of the 2009 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level) Examination will be released on Monday, 11 January 2010.'

And that's that.
All the best!
To my bro, Song Kai, Yi Yong, Si Hao, Ling Jing, Ling Xian, Michelle, Isabel, Felicia.
Dont panic!! :P

Mine was 6 years ago :D
Can still remember my whole class met for lunch at Bedok Market.
Ate Roti Prata together :)
It was good to see everyone again :)
Then we trekked up that hill/slope.
It was nostalgic man I tell you.
Some people were quieter.
Some were noisier than usual.
Anxiety being the common factor for both.
But it was a good time spent together :)
In the end I believed it was a miracle.
Everyone in the class got points that allowed them to enter JCs.
Everyone got below 20 :D
And during prelims it was like onli half the class.
It was cool! :)
I could still remember how I 'peeked' at my results.
From the bottom.
So the Aggregate hit me first.
Before I looked at each individual grade.
In anyway, look back now, I realised its juz a grade.
If its good and up to your expectations, thank God!
If its bad, its not the end of the world!!
Seriously.
I hav frens studying in Universities who didnt even make 200 for their PSLE scores.
They are scoring As now :)
'O's are onli part of a longer journey that most of us are taking.
It may be a huge stone blocking ur path right now, but who's to say that you cant walk ard that stone?
The stone may seem humongous, but hey, its not the end of the journey yet :)
Never, ever equate your results to your self-worth.
That's one of the worst things you could ever do.
Our self-worth is found in Christ.
And you are worth enough to bring Him to the Cross.
You are worth enough for the Son of God to shed His blood for you at that Cross.
It wasnt the nails that kept Him there - it was His love for you that kept Him there.
That's how much you're worth :)

When sch starts...

Not me.
Not yet :)

Was taking bus to interchange when I passed by my primary sch. There was a slight drizzle, and I could see many different coloured umbrellas, held by parents who were waiting at that side gate that I knew so well. It was only the first day of sch, but parents were tirelessly waiting for their beloved child. Everyone was looking out for their precious child, scouting and scrutinizing again and again. On the inside, students juz rushed along towards the gate, seeking comfort under the sheltered walkway. They were simply carefree, cos' they knew that special someone who would be waiting for them at the gate. I smiled to myself as it reminded me of our relationship with God. Do you know that He's waiting at the gate? :) You're not juz a face in the crowd, but He is there, seeking you out, even before you know and realise it. You are special to Him, and it matters that He picks u up safely, so that u are protected from the storms and winds out there.

Reminds me of another nice story.
Once there was a little girl who went to sch.
Everyday without fail her mum would be there right on time to pick her up from sch.
This went on without fail.
Rain or shine, the mum was always there for her.
One day, juz after the last bell rang, dark clouds started to gather.
The sky darkened and there was a smell of rain.
On this particular day, the mum was delayed in her trip to fetch her daughter.
The girl waited awhile and decided to go back on her own.
By now, the rain looked ready to give way anytime and there was thunder and lightning in the sky.
The girl started to walk, but whenever there was a flash of lightning she would pause.
The mother, coming from the other way, realised this and found it sightly odd.
Was her daughter terrified of the lightning?
She observed her daughter for a little while more.
Sure enough, without fail, everytime there was lightning, the girl would pause for awhile and continue walking after that.
Anxiously her mum walked up to her and asked her,"Were you scared of the lightning? Why do you pause at every flash?"
The girl simply replied,"I was posing for God, He's taking my picture."

What an attitude!
Do we see God's hand moving amidst our storms?
Do we realise that God is still smiling at us? :)
The one who calmed the storm for the disciples - His name is Jesus!
And He is the same yesterday, today and forevermore!
Realise that He can calm the storm around you - your situations and circumstances, and after that calm the storm in your heart, by giving you peace and rest every single day :D

Thoughts for the new year :)

Things are juz starting to get exciting! :)
Tuition resumes tml :)
Starting with Rebecca on Wed!
Super exciting, since I noe deep down that its God's favour upon me :D

Mum and bro flying off to Japan on Wed oso.
It'll be like a dream come true I guess :)
Pass him ur shopping list if u havent already done so hahaz :P

Thursday will be Club Fidentia's first session.
Bonding and interacting with the youth! :P
Somehow I'm super excited to see them again, after such a long break!
It'll be cool to get to know the new Sec 1s and teach them :)

GSS Application opens next Monday on the 11th!
Where should I go?
Japan?
Korea?
Or Western countries like France and Germany?
Muz discuss with Alloysius and Dong Yang haha :P

One more week to the start of the next sem!
Somehow I cant wait!
Its like everything inside of me knows that its gonna be a blast!!
7 modules seems daunting I know.
I've never taken 23 AUs in one sem b4.
But then again, its not me who's gonna do the job! :P
Christ in me works through me, in me and for me!
By His grace it'll be a breeze! :)
R & R in this new year 2010!
Rest & Reign!!
Super cool la :P
When I rest, He does all the work!

Have I told you lately?
Jesus is the reason to live!!!
His death and sacrifice brings life, not juz life but ABUNDANT LIFE!!! :)

Time doesnt wait for you...

Finally crossed over into 2010! :)
Countdown on the bus was like a first for me haha!
Nothing spectacular, I was juz on my way to meet Isabel and the rest :)
Anyway had fun at her hse!
Learnt to play Monopoly Deal :D
Then oso played bridge, hearts, 象棋。
Watched Invisible Target and listened to Doreen rave and rant over that cute guy in the show.
Eugene, Kailin, Sihao and Felicia was like play Texas Poker for 5 hours?
From 2am to 7am.
Gosh!
Issit reli tat addictive?
Poor Isabel.
She had to put up with them.

Anyway 2010 is cool!
Cos Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year coincide on the same day, a day precious to me :P
*Hint Hint!*
Haha I'm like so bhb on the first day of 2010!
Doesnt matter!
I know that I'm deeply loved! :)
I am the disciple whom Jesus loves!
Good things WILL happen to me! :D