Wednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 8:51 AM |
hey salties (:
i'd REALLY love to go for salt camp but i'll be in batam so i'll be missing the whole thing D:
Anyways, i know that you all esp the comm are SLOGGING right now for the camp. I remember working really hard for the camp 3/4 years ago (cant remember heh. too old) getting the planning and logistics ready and all. In the end however, very much of the camp turned out to be impromptu. Why? because what the campers NEED may not be what we've planned for. In retrospect, i think Jeann realised then that she's not just carrying out a plan during the camp. She really served the people attending the camp and their needs took first priority (:
So the point is, the plan is just a guideline but be flexible and sensitive to their needs as well (:
Your work for the Lord is not in vain darlings! The hard work put into the previous camps have brought you to SALT, helped you grow a lot a lot a lot a lot a lot x infinity spiritually and brought out the servant in you (:
I'm excited for this. Even if things doesn't seem very exciting during the camp, trust that God is going to make it exciting (: cause He has an awesome plan.
1Corinthians 15:58
"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain."
ADD OIL, ADD LOVE, ADD PASSION, ADD JOY. <33333
praying for you, fishie
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I've been learning a lot from QT. Dancia encouraged eve and I to do QT without materials like ODJ and all. So now, i try to read the chosen scripture in the ODJ first absorb whatever i learn from it then read the devotional last.
and wow, QT is really different. I was always so reliant on learning what other people has learnt from that passage, getting what they've learnt from it. It's not wrong but it's soooo much better when I meditate upon the passage myself and see what God is trying to teach me through it. There's a whole new level of engagement rather than just... reading. You know? okay, i dont even know if i make sense.
I remember telling Dancia i have a problem of not remembering the lessons i learn during QT but now i realise i can remember it better. I think it's because i spend more time thinking about it rather than just reading through. (: YAY!
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Jeann once told amy, kim and i after we watched grudge that we shouldnt watch horror movies. I never understood why until i really really pondered over this verse. It was stuck in my head and wax's for a period of time <3
2Timothy 1:7
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline."
Horror movies make me reaalllyyy scared, and even after the movie, i'll be scared of going to the toilet in case the ghost pops out behind me or something. That is soooo NOT fun. In fact, it's really gross cause i wont bathe the whole night and i'll look like i poured oil on my head. okay, too much info. hahahah anyways, i dont know how i thought about this, i just did.
There are 2 kinds of spirits, the good ones and the bad ones. the good ones are from God (aka the spirit of power, love and self-discipline) and the bad ones must be from satan (aka spirit of fear and timidity). When we watch horror movies, we instill the spirit of fear in us, the BAAAAD spirit.
Satan aims to lead us away from God. and that is scary. even the word scary is an understatement. it's a disaster, catastrophe. Just think about what kind of life you'll be living without God. What then would be your purpose here on earth? What then are you living for if you're just going to lose everything in the end??
We NEED God. Satan leads us away from God, so have nothing to do with him plskthx.
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Another thought on that verse:
Sometimes we dont realise that we actually already have what we always pray for.
Remember, the spirit of power, love and self-discipline is already in us (:
