27 April

Today Pa and I were at the LRT station and a Singaporean man in his 40s came and asked us for directions. We told him he was supposed to get to Masjid Jamek. After we boarded, he opened up and told us that he was robbed, and his passport/other documents were gone. He only had RM 4, but later RM 2 was used for making a police report at a police station he spent 3 long hours at but was of no use at all because the police weren't very helpful. His brother was coming all the way from Singapore to meet up with him. He looked so anxious like he was on the verge of crying already, but we reached our station, got down, then it suddenly hit us that we should give him some money, but it was too late because the train doors closed. It struck me how slow we were to react, but we all we could do was pray for Him. I realised how callous our hearts can be--I feel that he was genuine and we WERE supposed to help--but we didn't.

"For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' Matthew 25:42-43

"..whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me." Matthew 25:45

As this coming Sunday is Election Day, I am reminded of how important it is to pray. I really find it hard to pray and often don't see the importance and power of prayer. We keep complaining about how corrupt this country is, and yet don't pray. We keep saying Ubah, and yet don't pray for change. The Singaporean man we met told us how unhelpful the police were. This is Malaysia. Wicked and unclean. So I want to believe in the power of prayer and that God will Ubah this nation this year, and I pray that the hearts of Malaysian Christians will Ubah as well.

At Revo service, we were asked: What would you do for God if you had NO fear at all? If I had NO fear at all, I would tell everyone on the street how much Jesus loves them. But I fear.


Edexcel decided to cancel the January exams, which means I'll have to take a lot more papers in next June. Majority of the students are switching to Cambridge, but I decided to stay..and I have been wondering whether this is a wrong choice..after praying, I still decided to stay, trusting in God for His strength to survive at the end of Alevels. I hope you still see me after June 2014. When things happen, I really really realise how I can't live without God, which also reminds me that a lot of people have not yet believed in God, which makes me wonder how they survive. And thennnn it is so timely that the pastor at church reminded us that our challenges in life are big, but God is bigger.

"You are stronger, you are stronger, sin is broken, you have saved me, it is written, "Christ is risen," Jesus, you are Lord of all." -Stronger-Hillsong playing right now

These days I am also finding it very hard to read God's Word because I have to admit---sometimes you just wannaaaa fallll asleeeeepppp...but someone shared at Alpha this week (FINALLY went for the first time after forgetting to go for like..5 times..) that if you need a manual to know how to operate a washing machine, we also need a Manual to know how to function our lives. And at CF this week, we're told of how North Koreans are killed if they get caught reading the Bible, but they just keep continuing what they do because they can't live without it. Now I can hear Charin's voice in my head saying "Be ashamed!"....
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This week I was doubting the Bible's relevance in our lives, and this week, God somehow reminded me of verses when things happen or relate verses to things that are happening. God is so interesting ey.

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. Malachi 3:10

This verse that was shared during chapel this week also reminded me of how people bless my lovely housemate with food,food and more food till there is no room in the fridge. And she's very nice to share. :D

Some reasons to be happy:
1. When my roommate's dad brings a WHOLE STACK of conteng paper---just after the last piece of conteng paper was used for math..
2. When another roommate brings ghee hiang back from college to SHARE!
3. When I have peanut butter sandwich to kick-start the day :D

I hope the Singaporean uncle is safe back home now. I hope.

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