It’s a Physics monday. 3 hours of lecture… wow
Our professor gives us a break by giving us problems to solve on the board… that’s a real physics fanatic..
Then again.. I loved maths so much I did it for fun. Haha..
Just thinkin about life, about the CGs, about Church. I’ve so much to grow in to.. I really want to grow into.
Expand me today. Grow me today. Change me.. to be more like You each day.
It’s six am and I’m awake in school. I just finished reading up all of my lecture notes. There’s more to do but I’m not sure if I can take in anymore. Physics definitely is more than reading up the lecture notes, you must try it to know how to deal with it. Living life is the same. You must try it to know how to deal with it… it makes it all the more better to have Him with you.
Listened to Pst How’s sermon on Moments, Movement and Monument. Words cannot describe what it was like listening to it. You can feel a whole part of you begin to change as God’s word speaks right through your life. More than that, it was a time where things are just put into perspective… to have a monument, where a generation of young people once had the Power of God moved in this generation. At least, in our generation… It has always been all for God and His glory…
When things do fade away and focuses get off-track, I’m reminded that it has always been for Him… always. That’s how it started… that’s how it should end..
I read the first page of the book that Charleston, Lynette, Dom and Fifi got me.. It’s Inspired to Pray by Phil Pringle. It’s from 2 Chronicles 7:14.
Quoted from Pst Phil Pringle :
It’s an astonishing insight that God’s own people are so disconnected from Him that they have to be commanded to pray. One would think that if we are his people, we would be communicating with Him on a regular basis. … The most natural thing for believers is to pray
The most natural thing for us is to pray…. We can’t stop praying especially if we are His people…
The words of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.
You shall keep them, Lord
You shall preserve them from this generation forever.
Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Sorry for the lack of updates! If you need to know:
LOVE
JOYCE CHUA
p/s: Missing you psts!
I realized that I haven’t been blogging for the longest time! I’m in Brunei right now and it’s good to be back where I grew up in. But the future is never boring and I’m excited for what else is in store when I’m back in Singapore. Life never stops getting exciting!
I’ve been catching up and spending more time with my mom than ever. It’s good! I’ve been sharing with her the bible, about God and the Holy Spirit. I realised that sharing with an adult is so different than any youth. Whilst there were moments that my mom couldn’t understand, the Presence of God and the peace that the Holy Spirit gives speaks more than the words I can say. Sometimes, its just merely the raw word of God that brings that revelation.
I’ve also been spending a lot more time studying the Bible, reading, writing down my thoughts and having a clear mind to the things I’m doing. I love doing that! It’s been awhile.
Being here helped me learned so much more about myself, about God and the people around me. Loving people is becoming a new challenge every day as a 21 year old. Things and perspective change… but its the heart and the substance in our lives that will keep us going…
Just thinking about God and the way He is amazes me. I should never and could never have enough of Him.
Missing church, Psts, leaders and the cg’s.. Missing the buzz and the atmosphere of being home. Yet… feeling like my heart is being shaped all over.
Thank You Jesus for Your love for me. Wanna live life.. ploughing the land for You. Just serving You always….
Love,
Joyce
Hey guys! I’ve been missing in action for the longest time! I sincerely apologize! A lot of things has happened, a lot of things are the same, a lot of exciting things are going to happen! Haha! Life gets even more exciting each day! New friendships are building built, certain friendships are build stronger… awesome stuff!
Pastors are away for the holidays but will be back this week! We all can’t wait to have them back! We totally miss hearing Pastor’s voice on the pulpit. I know I’ll miss it the most when I take my trip back to Brunei! The cool thing, though, is that we’re having A.R Bernard preach in our church! But still… no one beats Pst How and Pst Lia’s preaching. It’s always different. There is no place like home!
My parents are busy at the moment. Mum is busy with the new house and the new shop that’s coming up soon. I am excited for her business to bloom! She always gives her best in her cakes! She definitely deserves a long break and I’m hoping to be of much help when I go back and help out. Hrms…
A few plans that I have in mind I’m in Brunei. 1) Have a hair cut. My hair is growing too fast! I wouldn’t mind dying my hair again.. I wonder what colour is good! Anyway, it’s cheaper to have your hair done in Brunei. Haha Magstar is my favourite. 2) Meet up with the girls in Brunei… especially Fei, and those who are back from the UK. Haha… for old time’s sake… lets go to St.Andrew’s School. 3) Really spend time with my family… take a trip down to Malaysia to visit my grandparents… 4) Try as much as I can to still call in for Huddle and Cuddle. Haha… the only connection left hanging with my leaders and friends. 
Have not really planned much beyond that. I actually plan to study… believe it or not. I can’t imagine what next semester would be like. Hopefully I’ll get that done as well!
On a side note, I enjoy being with F4, and G2 is still as amazing. The leaders in church are really rising up to a whole new level of ownership. I feel that I need to grow and expand fast as well. Take new steps, make new decisions… have faith in the things that I need to do… This season will be great. Fight with faith… not fear!
Anyway, Yvonne was here a few days ago. Xuejun and Yingling thinks that she’s really funny. She infested them with her ‘apa-kan’. That’s something that I have not heard for a long time. Haha, malay is good. Btw, my chinese is getting better. So please, have some faith in this chinese girl.
Alright! I gotta go! See ya!
Gotta take the baton and run!
Got this from Lisa’s blog!
An Atheist professor of Philosophy was speaking to his class on the problem Science has with GOD. He asked one of his students to stand and . . .
Professor : You are a religious person, aren’t you, son?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, you believe in GOD?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD good?
Student : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL – POWERFUL?
Student : Yes.
Professor : My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student was silent )
Professor : You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good ?
Student : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from?
Student : From . . . GOD . . .
Professor : That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil ?
(Student did not answer)
Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, who created them ?
(Student had no answer)
Professor : Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son . . . Have you ever seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?
Student : No , sir.
Professor : Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor : Yet you still believe in HIM?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.
Professor : Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.
Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor : Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor : Yes.
Student : No, sir. There isn’t.
(The lecture theatre became very quiet with this turn of events)
Student : Sir, you can have lots of Heat, even more Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat, a Little Heat or No Heat. But we don’t have anything called Cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as Cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of Heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre)
Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?
Professor : Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?
Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light . . . But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it’s called Darkness, isn’t it? In reality, Darkness isn’t. If it is, were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, young man ?
Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality. You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view Death as the opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that Death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of Life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Professor : If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going)
Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?
(The class was in uproar)
Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?
(The class broke out into laughter)
Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor’s brain, felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . . No one appears to have done so. So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable)
Professor : I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.
Student : That is it sir . . . Exactly ! The link between Man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.
That student was Albert Einstein.
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AMAZING!
the beauty of worship isn’t just about the quality of your voice
it isn’t just about the way you look
its about the heart.. thats were it all lies in
thats the beauty of worship
the beauty of God
the heart
Hey hey! My blog is being spammed with all the weird comments and I can’t seem to get it to stop. Seriously… its weird.
School just started again for me and I’m in the same class with Lisa! So exciting! I’ve moved out to a new hall and in a matter of days I’ll be moving into a real house! A unit for my brother and myself. Woohoo! 
He’s going to cook and I’ll be washing the dishes. haha!
Growing up is great when you’ve got people around to grow up with you. Been loving the company that I have and they’re tremendous support and love are felt every day. They are the Best Poot Poots! haha BPP…
Last weekend’s service was powerful! In fact, the whole of last week was amazing! 24 was great! Ps Lia was and is awesome! Steve Munsey left us stunned… stunned by the love of God. I was moved by the powerful love of God that no man could ever find in them except in Him… that was a long sentence.. haha
My stomach is still as hungry as ever… But it’s time for some exercise. Will be going running again… not my favourite sport but a must need in my life. Should really start swimming again…anyone wanna come?
Beginning to really get my life in order… make real decisions in life. Maturity comes with a price. But out of that cost, comes the real joy and satisfaction. Facing life is worth it. Its scary but its worth it… especially when you know where your secured in.
I love where I am… content but unsatisfied.
OKAY! I’m out!
Love,
Joyce
Worshipper… DNA carrier.
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