Temptation is sweet ... (in the past, I will put a '.' here but now) ... but SINFUL.
Weeks ago, I shared to fay that sometimes we know that certain things is not worth pursuing and when we are trying very very hard to avoid it, it keeps coming up-right into our face that we find no ways to escape or avoid.
Only recently then I realise that running away or avoidance cant solve the problem. The ONLY solution is to cut all ties and have a cleansed heart which is aligned to God.
The love for power and money and lust --- these are the 3 greatest sins that take control of a person's mind, harden the heart and blur the vision. God definitely does not create mankind for this purpose.
I'm so glad that I have put down the 'temptation' that have bothered me weeks ago (and mths ago) and only today then I realise the time wasted and damage caused. But if not because of these, I wouldnt have experienced that peace and joy after a prolong period of struggle.
Temptation is never from God and He will help us to undergo each trial in our life. This just reminds me of what happened last yr when I was in XB and the answers can be found in James 1:12 - Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
And now I finally understood why God says NO when I wanted to go YN oct last yr.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Exam fever is over. WooHoo!!!
I have finally completed my last paper yesterday. Although it's quite tough (cos those questions I spotted didnt come out), I still feel very happy cos it's finally over!!!
I have a very long to-do list and am feeling very excited to clear this long list ... so excited that sometimes i dun know which 1 to do 1st ... hahaha
Tml is the last day for term 2. The children are so happy, although they have to come back for supp class next week and they know that their holidays homework file is not going to be thin.
Very soon, I will mark my 3 mths in PL. Working here is really an experience ... learning to show love and concern to the irritating people and constantly reminding myself not to be overly-nice to the people I like. Hmmm ... isnt this 1 of the hardest-to-master teaching in the most precious self-help book from God?
But I still think I'm the lucky 1 cos most teachers I have worked with are very nice. There is this English male teacher who is known for being fierce. His base class consists of the more severe students of the P5 cohort and I believe they put him there for a reason. After supporting him for 1+ mth, I realise that he is very humorous in class and sometimes I have to either control my laughter or turn my head away so that the students didnt see me.
Yesterday, the students were learning connectors - 'and', 'but' & 'or'. A student was selected to form a sentence using 'but' and this was what the student said," The crown wants to be a teacher but he does not know how to teach".
From the above sentence, I suddenly realise and conclude that, to a certain extend, humour can be learnt.
I have a very long to-do list and am feeling very excited to clear this long list ... so excited that sometimes i dun know which 1 to do 1st ... hahaha
Tml is the last day for term 2. The children are so happy, although they have to come back for supp class next week and they know that their holidays homework file is not going to be thin.
Very soon, I will mark my 3 mths in PL. Working here is really an experience ... learning to show love and concern to the irritating people and constantly reminding myself not to be overly-nice to the people I like. Hmmm ... isnt this 1 of the hardest-to-master teaching in the most precious self-help book from God?
But I still think I'm the lucky 1 cos most teachers I have worked with are very nice. There is this English male teacher who is known for being fierce. His base class consists of the more severe students of the P5 cohort and I believe they put him there for a reason. After supporting him for 1+ mth, I realise that he is very humorous in class and sometimes I have to either control my laughter or turn my head away so that the students didnt see me.
Yesterday, the students were learning connectors - 'and', 'but' & 'or'. A student was selected to form a sentence using 'but' and this was what the student said," The crown wants to be a teacher but he does not know how to teach".
From the above sentence, I suddenly realise and conclude that, to a certain extend, humour can be learnt.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Exam fever - Part 2
Thank you snoopy chan for the encouragement (^-^) ... i feel so blessed to receive prayer from various people during this exam period. Thank you to you all people. 2nd paper is over. The next and last will be on next Tues and then I can celebrate lor ... WooHoo !!!
I attended cell on tues despite having a very very bad sore throat and running nose ... it so incredible that i can still lead P&W. My cell members prayed for my conditions and guess what. I felt exceptionally fresh and recharged when i woke up on wed morning with absolutely no sign of sickness. The feeling is even better than sleeping for 12 hours ... this once again prove the power and wonder of prayers. WooHoo !!!
comparing with previous semester, this time round i can feel the peace in me even though i know deep in my heart that i didnt study very hard ... but i also realise funny things happen ... such as my 1st paper, while i was sitting in total peace waiting for the invigilator to announce that we can start writing, i suddenly heard a prompting abt my correction tape. so i checked and discovered that there was less than 5 cm left and i didnt bring the refill ... very funny lor ...
n then today ... i checked multiple times for the correction tape before i left my house n just 10 mins before the exam start, i realise i didnt bring my calculator woh ... very funny right ... how can i do my statistics paper without a calculator??? so i went to the book store to buy 1. so now i have 2 calculators of the same model lor ... hahaha
i hope there wouldnt be anymore funny things happen on my last paper ...
I attended cell on tues despite having a very very bad sore throat and running nose ... it so incredible that i can still lead P&W. My cell members prayed for my conditions and guess what. I felt exceptionally fresh and recharged when i woke up on wed morning with absolutely no sign of sickness. The feeling is even better than sleeping for 12 hours ... this once again prove the power and wonder of prayers. WooHoo !!!
comparing with previous semester, this time round i can feel the peace in me even though i know deep in my heart that i didnt study very hard ... but i also realise funny things happen ... such as my 1st paper, while i was sitting in total peace waiting for the invigilator to announce that we can start writing, i suddenly heard a prompting abt my correction tape. so i checked and discovered that there was less than 5 cm left and i didnt bring the refill ... very funny lor ...
n then today ... i checked multiple times for the correction tape before i left my house n just 10 mins before the exam start, i realise i didnt bring my calculator woh ... very funny right ... how can i do my statistics paper without a calculator??? so i went to the book store to buy 1. so now i have 2 calculators of the same model lor ... hahaha
i hope there wouldnt be anymore funny things happen on my last paper ...
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Exam fever
As my students have gotten their SA1 results, it's my turn to have exam. Whenever i thought of the amount of materials to study and the time available, my anxiety level increase and tension built up.
I was very guilty on Tues for turning in very very early and slept for nearly 12 hours. Those hours could have been put into better use or at least I shouldnt have skipped cell. Worst of all, I have dreamt alot alot ... so much that I couldnt tell whether that incident was a dream or reality.
Due to my lessons on Tues evening, I cant attend cell for the past 6 weeks. My extremely-nice cell members have never stop praying for me and whenever we meet in service, they will always express concern and care over me. This brunch of uncles and aunties are really nice people ... so nice that I rather miss cell than to change cell.
My upcoming course for austim will be on tues evening too ... tues seems to be a popular day for evening lessons ... this course will last for 4 months and me knowing myself well enough, I cant afford to be 'cell-less' for 4 mths. While wrestling with the thought of changing cell or being 'cell-less', I casually brought this up to my cell members and my cell leader intends to change it to wed ... WooHoo!!!
I just hope that the next 2 weeks will pass smoothly and quickly so that I can be free from the exam fever. Work starts to come in and there's lots of planning required. I can also sense that my responsibility is increasing. My small-group coaching will commence next week and this's something I need to pray about. I want to be filled with the wisdom from God so that I can help this top students to ace in PSLE.
I was very guilty on Tues for turning in very very early and slept for nearly 12 hours. Those hours could have been put into better use or at least I shouldnt have skipped cell. Worst of all, I have dreamt alot alot ... so much that I couldnt tell whether that incident was a dream or reality.
Due to my lessons on Tues evening, I cant attend cell for the past 6 weeks. My extremely-nice cell members have never stop praying for me and whenever we meet in service, they will always express concern and care over me. This brunch of uncles and aunties are really nice people ... so nice that I rather miss cell than to change cell.
My upcoming course for austim will be on tues evening too ... tues seems to be a popular day for evening lessons ... this course will last for 4 months and me knowing myself well enough, I cant afford to be 'cell-less' for 4 mths. While wrestling with the thought of changing cell or being 'cell-less', I casually brought this up to my cell members and my cell leader intends to change it to wed ... WooHoo!!!
I just hope that the next 2 weeks will pass smoothly and quickly so that I can be free from the exam fever. Work starts to come in and there's lots of planning required. I can also sense that my responsibility is increasing. My small-group coaching will commence next week and this's something I need to pray about. I want to be filled with the wisdom from God so that I can help this top students to ace in PSLE.
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