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Like a roaring lion that has come to kill, steal and destroy.
Sunday, February 21, 2010

On Friday morning, I woke up at 6am to get ready for school, however, I fell back to sleep. I had a dream when I fell back to sleep:

I was in my Grandparent's house. I found myself looking into the fridge and there was one packet left of some green drink(i think it was some cucumber like drink). That one last packet still had the plastic covering all the 6 in 1 packet drinks always come in on it. It was strange as my Grandmother normally removes that plastic covering. Anyway, my Grandparents went out together for awhile, they told me to take care of the house. Not long after that, I somehow was expecting my mentor, Kenneth to come. But instead, some random dude came. I said hi to him as I initially thought he was my mentor. The random well built and stern looking dude has a circle ear ring on his ear that some how caught my eye. I don't know why. He asked me if I had a drink. I immediately without second thoughts ran to the fridge, took the last packet of drink and gave it to him. After drinking it, he sounded really thirsty and with a hoarse voice, pleaded me to let him into the house as he needed something to quench his thirst. I somehow knew that letting him in would jeopardise the safety of my Grandparents house. He started to get frustrated and angry. In my mind I thought, "I already gave you something to drink, shouldn't you be grateful and not react this way?!"

My Grandmother's house has a gate and a door. In the dream, the gate was special, it required a chopstick to be placed into some part of the gate in order to lock the gate. He threatened to force his way into the house but somehow he knew he couldn't. I took a chopstick and locked the gate with it. He started screaming like as though all hope is lost. I knew it was al for the better, so I closed the door after that. His screamed seemed to grow softer second by second. The dream ended like that. I felt weird when I woke up, the dream felt so real and scary. I thought the dream could have a meaning. I remembered the whole dream somehow.

During the Prayer Meeting in church yesterday, I suddenly remembered the dream and felt God reminding me of the bible verse which goes something like, "the devil has come like a thief to kill, steal and destroy..."(searched it up, it's john 10:10) My understanding of the dream was still obscure.. I shared the dream and the verse I felt God gave my for the dream to my mother, not expecting her to give me an interpretation of the dream. She said something like "normally, all these wooden stuff(chopstick in this case) represents the cross." She reminded me of the devil being a roaring lion that cannot harm us. It all made sense then.

To sum it all up,the possible interpretation of the dream is, the wooden chopstick represented the Cross, I guess that's why the random dude/thief/ devil started screaming as if all hope was lost when I placed the chopstick into the gate. Although the dude seemed fierce, violent and all, he couldn't break into the house, just like the devil similar to a roaring lion that can only roar but is unable to attack me.

Cool dream huh? I wonder if the packet drink, my grandparents going out and me expecting my mentor to come has a meaning behind it...
Maybe the part about my grandparents going out, leaving me the only person in the house to face the random dude meant that, though i'm young and am one person only, with God's strength, the enemy cannot enter and attack?

Feel free to share if you have an idea of what the dream or some parts of the dream could mean. =]


John 10:10

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."




A week of showing love to the people around me and a week of refreshment

Nothing much significant happened this week relating to this theme haha, but it sure was a week of refreshment.
Firstly, I had a mini retreat with Ben Lee, Benedict and Gabriel, where I was reminded of God's love for me! And then prayer meeting on friday helped to sort out all that.
I felt like my passion and focus on God was refreshed at service yesterday. I felt assured that my life is going in the right direction God wants me to go. Well, He's in control so I guess there isn't really a out of his will kinda thing haha.
This morning, completing a song Huiting and I tried to write a few weeks ago was fun and again refreshing. For quite awhile my interest in music have died down tremendously. My music life started to seem kinda obscure.. But TODAY, completing the song with Huiting, Dominick and Gabiel, was not only fun and exciting, I felt inspired by them and that drive for music is moving again! =]
I really thank God for all these awesome people in my life! :D

Guest speaker David Davis who spoke at Megalife service yesterday said this coming week, our faith will be tested. Maybe that's why i'm getting refreshed in so many areas this week, hmm, we'll see =]




Tuesday, February 16, 2010

"Everyone needs compassion"
-So many times we fail, we fall, we sin, how can we say we don't need compassion?

"A Love that's never failing"
-We so often fall into sin, how can we not say we need a love that lasts forever, that never fails of forsake us?



Emotions In Words
Monday, February 15, 2010

Somewhere far away
No worries
No pain
No struggles
Ni sickness
Just take me there with You LORD

Being human, often I
Fall away from You
Fail You
Give up searching
Live like You don't exist in my life
Put You aside as if you don't matter

You say that I am Your masterpiece
You say nothing You've made is junk

All this I know
But somethings missing
Something isn't right.

Somewhere far away
Where Your beautiful creation surrounding me
Where The cool wind blows
Where The animals run around
Where a cottage stands
Where The fire that keeps me warm burns

Your gentle whisper
Your warm love


After writing all this, I'm reminded of Psalms 23,

The LORD Is My Shepherd
I shall not be in want
He makes Me lie down in green pastures
He leads Me beside still waters

He restores My soul
He guides Me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil
For You are with Me
Your rod and Your staff they comfort Me

You prepare a table before Me
In the presence of My enemies
You anoint my head with oil
My cup overflows

Surely goodness and mercy will follow Me
All the days of My Life
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever







A Week Of Praying Before Making A Decision

This week was more of praying before I make a decision. It's hard but it I did pray alot more this week then I usually do. Also thanking God for the things around me, it felt great coming to God for something else rather than always coming to Him on bended knees with a request..



A Week Of Treasuring People
Sunday, February 7, 2010

This week I felt like I could have put in more effort into treasuring people...

Well, I did thank the uncle that locks up the school everyday. Sms an appreciation sms to a few people but I feel that I could have done more... I could have go beyond what I would normally do...

BUT! This theme of Treasuring People will not end here! I will want to carry this value with me, I just hope I don't keep forgetting about it..






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