guess?

another round of guessing!!

haha.. where did i go again? fun guessing.. the clues will be shown in pics.. no other descriptions will be given except those of the pics.. haha.. see how well you know me or know singapore..


Clues:

my brunch at starbucks..
cheese bagel spreaded with cream cheese
and a venti size vanilla black tea latte

some window panes..
lol..

mickey and mini mouse wishing you
Happy Chinese New Year!!

looks like a smart windmill

smart windmill known as Daisy

description about Daisy

a piece of artifact that i was sitting in front of..
lol..

magnificent view of the glass lift under sunlight

=)

so after all these clues, do you know where did i go to on Thursday afternoon? lol.. not that hard to guess ba.. yeah..

i went there to do some planning and reflections.. was rather fruitful.. got to slow down and get some stuff planned.. away from the distractions of the city and of my home.. haha.. i caught a cold at the same time too.. that place is super cold.. please wear jacket/cardigan with jeans/long pants when you go there.. lol.. singapore very rich.. invest so much in air-condition..

i'm pretty impressed by the singapore government in the maintainence of the place.. after so long.. the place still looks new and well-furnished.. on the hindsight, it is something that they need to do also ba.. cos that's the first impression that foreigns will have of us once they reach singapore.. haha..


Ans is Changi Airport!! you must be thinking, again?? lol.. yeah, again.. :P


Reflection and Restoration are good for the Soul


Love,
Naomi

lunching on 3rd of lunar new yr...

i met sihua up on wednesday, which was the 3rd day of chinese new year (chu san).. haha.. we had lunch together at pepper lunch.. lol.. so funny.. it was super filling.. that i can't even finish my bubble tea after the meal..

it was fun.. even though we almost always go the same place do the same thing.. lol..


some pics to share:

sihua booked the whole place for our lunch lei..
lol..
like real..

trying to show that i am at pepper lunch..
lol..

sihua is ready to start eating..
looks as if she haven't eaten for days..
lol..
in fact it is the exact opposite..

me with my pepper lunch meal..

haha.. so funny.. i am always so happy to go out with her.. super funny bff that i have.. i really love her more and more as i get to know her more and more each day.. but sometimes i will puke blood to try to get her to take care of herself.. lol.. yet sometimes i will just give in to her cos i too buay ta han her..


BFF + God = Wonderful fellowship


Love,
Naomi

Amazing Grace (my chains are gone)

sharing you with a song that never failed to touch my heart in describing how much God has done for me.. =) indeed a sinful wretch that have been saved by God and i just couldn't stop thanking Him for what He has done.. and how much He loves me..

Amazing Grace (my chains are gone)
Chris Tomlin


Amazing Grace how sweet the sound

that saved a wretch like me

I once was lost but now I am found

Was blind but now I see

'Twas Grace that taught my heart to fear

And grace my fears relieved

How precious did that Grace appear

The hour I first believed.


My Chains are gone, I’ve been set free

My God my Savior has ransomed me

And like a flood His mercy reigns

Unending love, Amazing Grace


The Lord has promised good to me

His word my hope secures

He will my shield and portion be

As long as life endures


My Chains are gone, I’ve been set free

My God my Savior has ransomed me

And like a flood His mercy reigns

Unending love, Amazing Grace

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow

The sun forbear to shine

But God who called me here below

Will be for-ever mine

Will be for-ever mine

You are for-ever mine

Amazing Grace, God's love, grace and mercy flood over me..

love,
Naomi

God's great love...

something that has been ongoing among my family and relatives reminded me of God's love.. i think many families have sort of went through that too.. choosing to forgive and embrace a son/daughter who has chosen a wrong path in their lives..

parents choose to forgive their children for whatever mistakes that they have made and take them back home with no strings attached cos of their love for them.. God who created us and loves us so dearly did the same for us too.. how great is the love God has for each and everyone.. looking at what He did, you will know..

we sinned and are still sinning against God.. sin is anything ranging from jealous thoughts, anger to murder.. God hates sin very much.. and yet He chose to forgive us, watch over us and pursue after us.. to the point that He can't stand the separation any longer and neither does He wants us to keep struggling to reach to Him through other means that are futile.. so He sent Jesus, His one and only Son to die on the cross for our sins.. and Jesus resurrected after 3 days.. so that our relationship with God is bridged back again and we can have a life, life to the full..

that shows how much He loves us.. so much more than our parents can ever love us.. He chose to have compassion on us to forgive whatever we have done to sin against Him.. His grace (giving us what we don't deserve) and mercy (not giving us what we deserve) make us anew..

"9 "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!"

- Matthew 7:9-11 -

"8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast."

- Ephesians 2:8-9 -


"1 Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2 Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-

3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,

4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,

5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

6 The LORD works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.

7 He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people of Israel:

8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.

9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;

10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;

12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

14 for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.

15 As for man, his days are like grass,
he flourishes like a flower of the field;

16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.

17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD's love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children's children-

18 with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.

19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.

20 Praise the LORD, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.

21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.

22 Praise the LORD, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, O my soul."

- Psalm 103 -

God, thank You for loving me..


love,
Naomi

reflection outing...

had a long day on Saturday.. a lot things to think through.. so sihua and me decided to go on a reflection trip.. we went for dinner at soup spoon.. our fave place.. lol.. then we went esplanade roof top to do our reflections.. saw a lot of people there especially couples..

it was a good place to hang out actually and do reflections also.. it was quite a fruitful time.. had quite some learning and understanding.. we shared with each other what have God spoken to each of us.. will update on the next post about my reflections and some of sihua's..


So some photos to share:

sihua thinks that her soup pales in comparison when she drank mine..
lol..
then i came up with an analogy for it..
like when we have tasted God's love, everything else pales in comparison..
Amen!!

the beautiful night sky

the paranomic view of our frontview..
magnificent?

me posing..
lol..

sihua posing..
she looks tired..
take good care of yourself..

trying to get the best zi pai position
lol..

guess how did we take this pic?
lol..

paranomic view of our backview..

to those who don't really like to reflect about things.. it would be good for you to reflect and make sense of what has happened.. and don't let it slip away from your hands.. cos it will just keep coming back until the day you really have learned your lessons..

btw, the answer to how did we take that second last photo is we used a timer to take it one.. lol.. a bit bo liao eh.. can just ask pple to help us take.. but it was fun.. lol..

just want to end with a verse to encourage people and remind myself.. =)

"22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does."

- James 1:22-25 -

God's great love is the sweetest thing you can ever taste...
Love,
Naomi

a wake-up call...

sounds serious eh.. looking just at my title.. i am indeed talking about something serious.. it is something that many Christian faces.. i think i need to thank God for reminding me through a small incident rather than something major..

an incident.. where some Chinese who were on the bus don't really know where to drop and stuff.. then i was just sitting opposite them.. and i overheard their conversation and sense their anxiety.. i wanted to offer my help.. but i didn't.. why? cos i scared they say me busybody.. scared to be troubled.. also thinking they will eventually figure a way out.. indeed they did figure a way out when they went to find the driver for some directions.. and someone offered to help..


Pics of where the incident took place (on bus 196):

the place where they sat

the place where i sat

through the incident happened.. i was greatly reminded that.. if i choose to let my own fears, comforts, worries and limitations to weigh me down.. when He calls me to raise up to the occasion.. then i will lose the chance to allow God to work through me.. as He will and can use someone else to do it.. just like the saying God's Kingdom is forcefully advancing.. it is just whether i want to be part of it..

i want to allow God to work in me, with me and through me.. so i hope this post will be a reminder with the pictures.. to always remind me to look to God.. knowing that He places us where we are for a purpose.. and when He chooses to use us.. He will back us up.. provide for us and lead us.. anything that we need, He will give to us..

thank You, God.. for loving me so much that You don't want me to miss Your calling for me in my life.. and allowing me to live life to the full with You right there with me..


Actively participate in the forcefully advancing Kingdom of God!!

Love,
Naomi

guess where i went..

just like what my title says.. guess where i went today? actually i just went there for around 1 hour like that.. haha.. so wasted sia.. i want to go there longer but can't.. cos went there to fill my free time.. then travelling there is already a long journey.. lol.. one of my fave place in singapore to hang out.. but very far from my house.. lazy to keep going there.. unless i got car.. haha..

so many clues le.. should be able to guess le ba? the photos below will be big give-aways.. haha.. enjoy.. hopefully artistic enough for you.. lol..


Photo Clues:

vertical shot of the place
looks magnificent eh..

this is a super big give-away..
a link bridge to..

took this shot on when i was going down an escalator..
not bad eh..
lol..

i think you all should know where is it already? haha.. the answer is changi airport.. got it? haha.. i like the feel of the place and its ambience.. so i really like to go just chill there.. haha.. and partly i like travelling ba.. yeah.. and it's been a long time since i last went there.. when i was going on my short term mission (stm) trip to Hope Kota Samarahan, Kuching.. which was in september.. haha.. i thank God for the trip actually.. learned quite a lot and builded many friendships.. =)


i miss travelling!!

Love,
Naomi

birthdays!! =)

happy birthday to Xiu Hua.. and happy 1st month spiritual birthday to Kemin.. so exciting.. haha.. it was a surprised to the both of them.. they were helping to plan one another's celebration.. lol.. we had the celebration at the later part of our cg meeting..

so glad to have these 2 sisters in our family.. both greatly treasured..


Photos of the celebrations:

kemin presenting bdae cake to xiuhua
and xiuhua representing ang ku kway to kemin
lol

surprise!!

xiuhua making her birthday wishes

supposed to take her blowing candle de..
but this is an even better shot..
cos she is so happy..
=)

xiuhua cutting her cake
and posing for photo..
lol..

xiuhua presenting kemin with ang ku kway once again..
lol..

gift for kemin..
a meh meh (sheep) sown by xiuhua
with kemin's name and spiritual bdae on it..
xiuhua u r gd eh..
lol..

you must be guessing why pandan cake for a birthday cake? i don't know cos it's eileen seah buy one.. lol.. she say she can't get cream cake cos got school then she got that instead.. lol.. it's the heart that counts eh.. =)

To Xiuhua.. continue to grow up in the Lord and grow in your intimacy with God.. then He will reveal to you His plans for you as you walk closer and closer to Him each day.. really be encouraged that your efforts are not unseen by people or even God.. continue to fulfill your potential and live out your life.. it will surely touched a lot of people.. Jia you!!

a verse to encourage you:

"33 But seek for His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

- Matthew 6:33-34 -

To Kemin.. i admire how much you want to see your family to come to know the Lord as you did.. continue on to hold on to this faith of yours (whether is it big or small).. God will bless you as you choose to trust and believe in Him.. thank God for your heart to want to honour things of His Kingdom like coming to service and cg.. really very glad to see you putting in effort.. continue to experience God's love more and more each day.. Jia you!!

a verse to encourage you:

"20 He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing is impossible for you."

- Matthew17:20 -

Happy Birthday to Xiuhua and Kemin!! You all are God's beloved!!


Love,
Naomi

valid or excuse?

i was just thinking to myself.. when i say certain things or other people say certain things.. what is the motivation behind why i say what i said or why they say what they said?

taking for example.. saying that man are falliable.. what are we trying to imply by saying that? i don't deny the fact that it is a valid and true statement to say.. but are we using it to be an excuse for ourselves to escape from responsibilities? so because man are falliable, does that mean we do not need to give our best to God? no.. it doesn't.. it's just a fact to know that we ain't as strong or capable as we think we actually are.. it's a reminder to trust God and not man.. instead we love man as God loves us..

there are actually many other examples that can be quoted.. like everyone has their down times, trying my best liao, etc.. the same principle as demonstrated above is applicable to them all and in all situations too.. some statements might seemingly be valid.. and they might also be about things that many or even everyone goes through.. but the intention of saying that statement determines whether is it an excuse..

always search our hearts and ask ourselves the motives behind why we say/do what we say/do.. then can we be walking right with God and knowing who we actually are and how to go about it to change..

"19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man."

- Proverbs 27:19 -

"45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks."

- Luke 6:45 -

"14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer."

- Psalms 19:14 -

"23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life."

- Proverbs 4:23 -

really don't let anything slip pass your nose and go unnotice.. even the most subtle things.. it will only continue to leech on and grow bigger the next time round.. by then, it might have caused a lot of damage.. or even worse you will have to take a long time to make things right within you and with God..

maybe you would say better late than never.. true.. but why wait? when you can do it now..


God looks at the heart more than anything else..

love,
Naomi

spending time w my BFF...

haha.. you must be wondering didn't you guys just went supper together yesterday? today still meet-up and go out together.. not sianx meh? really not sianx lei.. lol.. it's fun and enjoyable..

today sihua super sotong.. forgot to bring her hp out.. i was like die liao la how to find her.. lol.. then at the end of the day she thought she lost her bible.. then go home people msged her to tell her she left it at hq.. lol.. so sotong rite?

the funny thing is she already so sotong.. we still ate sotong together.. lol.. we went shokudo together and had a sumptuous meal.. then we went to bugis street to shop and had dessert thereafter.. think we eat too much.. our shepherd think so too.. by the way, we have the same shepherd, who is Dorling..

i am blessed to have this sis cum BFF.. haha.. really enjoy her company and thank God for her to want to speak into my life.. and helping me to walk right with God.. yeah..


Some photos of our meet-up:

does she look reserve to you?
lol..

indeed she is reserved..
reserved for God..
=)

me with the shokudo card.. lol..

1st part of our sumptuous meal
the omelet is a must-try..

oh... what is sihua trying to do?
lol..

i really think she loves me a lot to tolerate me.. lol.. great sister to hang around with.. she is more influential than she think she is.. really make good use of it in the Kingdom of God..


Let's Jia You together, my BFF!!

Love,
Naomi

random meet-ups...

went back to school to have a random meet-up dinner session with some of my cg members.. haha.. even though random, it is a good initiative.. thanks wee boon.. had quite fun fellowship with 3 bros in my cg.. wee boon, guo feng and alvin.. wee boon treated us to honey milk tea somemore.. very nice of him.. haha..


Photos of random dinner session:

alvin hiding behind his file
and guess what guo feng is looking at?
(ans revealed later on)
:P

finally caught alvin's face on camera
lol..

talk to my hand
guess who is it?
not very hard ba after eliminating..
lol..

a pic of myself zi pai-ing

hehe..

ans revealed..
guo feng is looking at his mac book
watching the some news on CNN live

lol.. didn't know alvin and wee boon are camera shy.. so funny.. guo feng and i tried quite a few times to capture their face on camera.. but all failed.. so sad.. lol..

then after that i went supper with sihua.. in the name of fellowship.. we went to macs.. shared 2 packs of large twister fries.. she had a red bean pie and coke light for herself.. i had a iced lemon tea for myself.. so fattening.. lol.. has been a week plus since our last meet-up.. really miss spending time with her.. even though we chat on msn and over the phone quite often.. lol..

"24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another- and all the more as you see the Day approaching."

- Hebrews 10:24-25 -

Fellowship is fun and fulfilling..


love,
Naomi

sweeping...

lol.. i swept the whole house today on my own.. a four-room old style kind of flat.. tiring.. sweat quite a bit.. spent almost 2 hours just sweeping the house.. so long.. lol.. so proud of myself yeah..

anyway it took me quite a lot to go sweep the house.. cos i don't usually do that and it inconvenience me a lot.. i very lazy and comfort level very high.. somemore i am being pampered at home.. so bad rite? lol.. but i chose to sweep cos i want to be a good testimony at home.. hoping to make a difference in their hearts.. knowing that hui shan has really changed.. also really living up to what God has asked us to do.. and it is also my way of loving God back.. by showing my love to my family through cleaning up the house..

"16 "Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you. "

- Deuteronomy 5:16 -

this is the sweep i use to clean the house
now you know why i took so long
lol

my grandaunt say i very guai today.. help her sweep the house.. lol.. which i am glad to hear ba.. it is a bonus to hear her say that.. lol.. think she's becoming older.. so must help her out whenever i can ba.. i am glad that i did my part at home..


tiring yet happy :P

love,
Naomi

shepherding...

had a fun and enjoyable time with my shepherd today.. went pasta mania then swensens.. haha.. it is not about the place.. but about the company.. but didn't take any pics.. haha..

shared about our reflections to one another.. and talked about our ministry and people.. and also our lives.. real reconciliation really will bring about a breakthrough in relationship.. it is true between me and my shepherd, dorling.. yeah.. really got to know about how is she doing these days and what she is going through.. don't just want to go through the good times together but also the bad times..

think really thank God for her guidance in my life.. to understand myself better and help me to make sense of things.. we went through quite a patch together recently.. actually i think i need to thank God for that cos if not i think we would not have a breakthrough in our relationship.. i can feel and see the difference.. even sihua can sense it over the phone.. yeah.. lol..

my shepherd is teaching and serving in the ministry at the same time.. very tiring sia.. can't imagine it when i start working.. lol.. think i will be superbly tired and worn out.. especially when i sleep during unearthly hours..

a learning to share.. a healthy dosage of self-forgetfulness, will bring you far in your relationship with people..
and always trace back and make things right before moving on.. don't leave things at the point of digging it up or realisation.. but move it to the level of turning away from the sins and change with God's help.. nothing is impossible with God.. yeah..

at the end of it.. i want to say Jia You, Dorling!! you can do it de cos you have God with you.. and i want to do my best to support you as a fellow leader and as you sheep.. yeah.. and do take care of your health and remember to eat, k? lol..


Thanks Dor n Jia you!!


Love,
Naomi

reforming is painful...

just thought of sharing about my life.. about what i have been going through recently.. =)

i may be someone who will sometimes wear her emotions on her sleeves.. but i am not someone who will often openly reflect what i am going through in the way i look.. a good analogy for it would be people are only seeing the tip of the iceberg without knowing how much under current is going on underneath.. i think it is true for quite a number of people..

to be frank i am not exactly going through a very easy patch now..

as you all know from 2 other posts that i had earlier.. i graduated le.. and i am feeling lost about it.. after a chat with a professor.. and i got lost in my thoughts.. but after quite a bit of clearing up of the thoughts going through my head.. at least i know that i need to study for GRE and register for it, and also apply a scholarship.. even though i don't know exactly which option of furthering my studies is the best.. yeah.. think this week sermon 'The Shepherd who Leads me' - [Psalms 23:3b] hit a home run on this.. haha.. surrendering to God, pray and let Him lead me..

i wanted to do a spring cleaning of my heart and i started on it this week.. then i also prayed to God for Him to cleanse my heart during our church prayer meet.. and at the same time promised Him that i will and want to love Him through the way that i lead my life (not just in pastoral ministry but in all aspects).. and it hit me at the same time.. that when He said in the bible..

"37 Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' "
- Matthew 22:37 -

He means loving Him with every single bit of me.. my heart, my thoughts, my being, my attitudes, my actions, my speech, etc.. and to love Him with all these in the best manner and fullest potential.. i need to let Him cleanse my heart, my thoughts and my past.. why is my past included? cos who i have become today or how i react to things, has a lot to do with how i have been moulded, affected and influenced previously.. even though i have came to know God and leading a new life with Him.. there are still old parts of me that need to be dig out to be cleaned up or changed.. to really lead my life to my fullest potential.. just like what my leader, Wen Jiang said "God wants to change those parts of us and our lives that don't jive with His words cos His words are given to us to give us a life, life to the full."
indeed.. God is really doing the cleaning.. which is scary and painful at the same time.. cos having to face the ugly side of yourself really needs a lot of courage and humility at the same time.. it is also the same for inviting people to speak into your life especially correction.. really very hard to swallow.. lol.. but at the end of the day i know it is for my own good.. so yeah.. unless i allow Him to clean things up in me.. i will never be walking right with Him or going to be able to fulfill my fullest potential..
so please pray for me.. haha.. pray that i have the courage and humility to face the things that God is going to show me about myself.. then repent and ask Him to help me change from deep within.. a breakthrough is going to come with it i believe.. but i also know walking right with God is not a once off thing.. it will have to be a consistent effort.. yeah.. cos i am a sinner and i will never be perfect.. until the day Jesus comes back..

i will jia you de.. Naomi, you can do it man!!


Reformation is painful but worthwhile..

Love,
Naomi

a song that touched my heart...

just want to share with you all a song that touched my heart greatly during our church prayer meet.. the highlighted portions are the one that really went deep into my heart..

Hosanna
Hillsong United

I see the king of glory
Coming on the clouds with fire
The whole earth shakes
The whole earth shakes

I see his love and mercy
Washing over all our sin
The people sing
The people sing

Hosanna
Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest

I see a generation
Rising up to take their place
With selfless faith
With selfless faith

I see a near revival
Stirring as we pray and seek
We're on our knees
We're on our knees

Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me

Break my heart from what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause
As I go from nothing to
Eternity

Hosanna in the highest

i really hope that this song will bless each and everyone of your hearts as God wants to move in our midst.. =)


Wash my heart clean with Your love and mercy and heal it, Lord...


Love,
Naomi

encouragement...

everyone needs encouragement.. agree? lol.. if you don't agree, you are either bluffing yourself or you just can't put down your ego ba.. haha.. encouragement is oxygen to the soul.. something you cannot do without whether is it from God, Himself or from the people around you..
so what exactly is encouragement? encouragement is spurring one another on and speaking the truth in love.. just a reminder for those who think encouraging means only cheering the person on and forgot about feedback-ing to the person so he/she can really change for his/her own good..

for me.. encouragements from people really keeps me going.. really.. i think i would have given up on a lot of things if not for the encouragement from God and the people around me.. as i am encouraged, i want to encourage others on too..

so there you go..

there is definitely gonna be challenges ahead in our lives cos God didn't promise us that life is going to be a bed of rose after receiving Him into our lives.. but He gave us a even better one.. He promises us His presence, providence, deliverance, joy, peace, strength, etc.. and the list goes on..

so as we go through the tough times, rough patches, trials and temptations, etc.. where do we choose to look? God or circumstances? where you choose to look is going to make a huge difference.. the diagram below illustrates it out..



if you choose to focus on God and magnify Him, then you know that nothing is impossible with Him.. but if you choose to focus on the circumstances, then you will only find despair and miss out God in the pic..

"37 For nothing is impossible with God."

- Luke 1:37-

a bookmark i have done for my cg
to remind them to look to the cross when they are feeling discouraged

actually looking to the cross or looking to God is simply by going to God in prayer telling Him our anxieties (Philippians 4:6-7) knowing that He is in control.. and letting others know and let them encourage you and pray for you (1 Thessalonians 5:11)..

"6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

- Philippians 4:6-7-

" 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 -

recall the blessings in your life and the experiences where God delivered you through difficult times.. even until now and forever, He will still deliver you through the circumstances.. also be reminded of God's love for us and claim His promises for each of us.. there are 6000 over promises from God in the bible.. can you imagine if you claim everything? lol.. you will be super prosperous in God's Kingdom..

" And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

- Matthew 28:20b -

" 11"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you," declares the Lord, "and will bring you back from captivity."

- Jeremiah 29:11-14a -

Jia you everyone especially the bros and sis!!
God will deliver you.. persevere on!!


Focus and Magnify God..


Love,
Naomi

finally done... whee!!

finally.. really finally.. i am done with my honors project officially.. research ended, report handed in and poster presentation finished.. haha.. it wasn't smooth sailing at all for those who know what went on for all these while.. thank God that He delivered me through.. really.. think i wouldn't have done it without Him and the people who encouraged me, supported me, helped me and prayed for me.. thanks a lot!


Photos to share:

shi ping, zhou jie and me
working under Dr Xing for our honors project
fun company.. lol..

a small preview to my poster
i finished it within a day
lol

i am not good at presentation and it turned out to be rather true cos i was asked until speechless by a lecturer.. which i should have been prepared for.. i still thank God for it cos i know i am not good at it so i prayed that He will deliver me through and He did.. yeah.. to say that i don't care much about the grades is bluff you de.. i still care.. but i think i really need to trust that God is in control and knows the best for me.. cos i don't want to fall back to the same old trap of achievements orientated life.. actually a greater part of me, just wanted to get it over and done with.. cos really took a long time to come thus far then i can graduate le..

even though i have wanted all the things to come to an end.. i realised i felt a sense of lost after it all ended.. really seems like it was just yesterday that i started my uni life.. but the reality is that i have graduated.. people envy me cos i have graduated.. but i don't feel super great about it except for the rest that i can get.. simply cos i haven't made up my mind about my next step.. yeah.. so i want to take a sabbath rest with God and really think things through.. finally got time to slow down and really rest..


thank God for Your deliverance!!


Love,
Naomi

jan babies until today.. lol..

Happy Birthday to all the January babies who reads my blog and to those that i have celebrated and going to celebrate.. lol.. not really a lot of them that i know of.. but enough to make a hole in my pocket.. lol.. really hope that they have enjoyed themselves for the celebrations..


Photos of most of my jan baby friends (in sequence of their birth dates) :

First in line: Lai Quin

Lai quin with her chewy junior..

chewy junior up front
candle not lighted cos no lighter
y? cos sarah brought the lighter home.. lol..

Second in line: Eileen (21st birthday)

eileen looking happy with her coffee cake
made her malu on that day.. lol..
21 tasks completed..
welcome to adulthood..

Last in line: Zhi Wei

zhi wei and his choco cake

wee boon, zhi wei, rui xia and me
we celebrated his bdae with him
=)

zhi wei's bdae cake up front
mud lava cake @ starbucks
he say it's very nice

present and card for zhi wei
card and gift wrapped by wee boon
quite good taste eh.. lol..

I am very blessed to be in each of their lives.. they have blessed me in different ways through the times that i spent and interacted with them..

Happy birthday to Lai Quin, Eileen and Zhi Wei once again.. and even Jun Xin who i didn't get to attend the celebration.. lol.. there is one more to come.. the last to come of the jan babies is Xiuhua.. will update about her birthday when time to come..



God bless each and everyone of them.. Happy Birthday!


Love,
Naomi