My diagnostic test

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:7-10

The above passage shows us some characteristics of those who are in sin:

1. They do not submit to God (verse 7)
2. They do not resist the devil (verse 7)
3. They remain at a distance from God (verse 8 )
4. They have dirty hands and a defiled heart (verse 8 )
5. They are double-minded (verse 8 )
6. They are light and joking, and laugh much (verse 9)
7. They are prideful (verse 10)

I found this on the net, and I am putting this up as a reminder to myself

Unworthy, yet called.

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1 Peter 2:9

Ephesians 2

WE WERE:

1. Dead in transgressions and sins (v. 1, 5)
2. Followers of the world and Satan (v. 2)
3. Disobedient to God (v. 2)
4. Gratifiers of our sinful lusts (v. 3)
5. Followers of our every desire and thought (v. 3)
6. Objects of God’s wrath (v. 3)

WE ARE:

1. Loved by God (v. 4)
2. Recipients of God’s mercy (v. 4)
3. Alive with Christ (v. 5)
4. Saved by grace (v. 5, 8 )
5. Raised up with Christ (v. 6)
6. Seated with Christ in heaven (v. 6)
7. Recipients of God’s grace and kindness in Christ (v. 7)
8. Saved through faith in Christ (not from ourselves, it is a gift of God, and not by our works) (v. 8, 9)
9. God’s workmanship (v. 10)
10. Created (this means re-created) in Christ Jesus to do good works pre-prepared for us (v. 10)

Something I read on a Christian website. (:

Finally.. wait.

Just finished my last paper for my common tests (hl maths paper 2) it was quite terrible. Many of us just died when we did it. Anyway, that would explain the long interval between blogposts (or it would be a good excuse for, in any case). Of course this is not the end (which would explain the title), and there’s much more in store for us in the coming semester, such as indiv oral commentary (ask me if you wanna know what that is) and prelims, thus leading on to the final IB exams.

Youth Sunday was an interesting experience, especially how I was asked to lead the intercessory prayer department for the event, never really having signed up for prayer before. But yeah, i wasn’t clueless, and I also had Chris’ help as my twoic. I think he’s really done a wonderful job, could really see his diligence in whatever I tasked him with doing.

We joined the adult prayer intercession on the day itself from around 7.30-9.20am, it was an enriching experience, which began with worship, and then would carry on from there, after first seeking what it is that God would want us to pray. We then took turns to share about a thanksgiving item, and continued in worship. After which, Auntie Vivi and the rest of the intercessors prayed a song over us youths as we stood in their midst, followed by them praying over us and the rest of the youths whom we represented. We were about to pray for the friends that the webs had written down and given us, but since we had planned to be in the sanctuary for the response time, we split up the slips with the names among us youths and the intercessors, and prayed individually where we were supposed to be.

In all, that was great, but immediately after I was done with youth sunday, I realised how badly prepared I was for the papers the next day (math and chem). I feel that I might have neglected my studies in this way, even though service in church is important, I should have found a better balance. Oh well, I guess it’s a journey.