Pray for 12, persevere till 16

Sounds like a real catchy title eh? Actually, this refers to our faith level in God. And if I were to revise the title a little bit, I would call it, "Pray for 12, persevere till 16 and more..."

I came up with this phrase when I was waiting for someone at a MRT station one day. We were supposed to meet at 8.30 a.m. but he didn't arrive on time, so I gave him several morning calls. And you've guessed it right! - I called him 12 times! But let me explain the process of the morning calls.

When I called for the 5th time, I prayed and asked God to intervene and get him to answer the phone on the 12th time. And as I called for the 6th time, 7th time, 8th, 9th..., I kept praying and kept focusing for the 12th. But when I arrived at 12th, he didn't answer. So it kept me thinking. Didn't the bible mention that as long as we have a faith that is as small as a mustard seed, we can move mountains?

But at the end of my thought process, I came to a conclusion that perseverance is key. Faith isn't just our demands to God or blatant and outrageous commands to Him. But it is by grace that God has given us this privilege to communicate and pray and ask him for requests. And many a times, God wants us to pray to him with that level of understanding coupled with the prayer requests that we have. We don't command God what he has to do. We just pray and persevere like how Jacob did.

And yes, he answered my phone call at the 16th time.

We've proved a point today

Nobody expected us to make it through. But today, we proved a point to the rest. The youth can be powerful. With a strong goal and purpose in mind, nothing is impossible.

Why are we called Feet Washers?
1. We want to shine forth Christ likeness on and off the pitch.
2. No matter how tough circumstances may be, we want to strive to do it (with our best).
3. Feet Washers aren't quitters.

I believe our team has brought across a strong point to the rest throughout this whole HPL. Although it's just soccer, we want to glorify God in all aspect. The blue jersey with silver words isn't just an ordinary jersey anymore... It's the jersey of the Feet Washers.

And it's something to be proud of.

Finally, thank you Jesus for everything you have done for us!

Got this from Ps Jeff's blog

What a wonderful song... Just a guitar, a microphone and a few people to create such a melody. I'm impressed!

Prayer request

Lord, as I embark on theis fasting & prayer journey, help me with these few requests:

1. My relationship with you

2. Masquerade ESS

3. Unstoppable Camp

You know my heart requests even before I put them to my mouth... Help me to fufill them, Lord.

Deadlines? Busy? No time?

It's been a very long time since I've blogged. I think it's mainly due to the lack of time to reflect. And I think that is a very very bad habit.

As my life enters the final stage of Polytechnic life, it seems that time is a rare commodity. Life becomes more hectic and busy, schedules are tighter than usual. It is at this point where reflection seems so less significant to me. With this significant drop in reflections, I sensed the decrement of my spiritual awareness too.

I am melancholic by nature (that means I usually reflect and think a lot). In my first 2 years in Poly, I think a lot. Every time I am on a bus, eating, or even in the school toilet, I would think deeply. And the heaviest part of my reflection is when I am having my bath. For me, bath times are reflection stations.

But in this year, I realized the drop in initiation for my daily reflection. It seems so different when I don't reflect on my daily journey with people around me, and God. Without it, I might even cause myself to sin. I wouldn't want this to happen. I want to be righteous before God. And this is when I decided to do something about it.

Just 2 days ago, I specifically bought a blue journal for my quiet time and for my reflections. This book is meant for penning down my thoughts and feelings over situations in my life. In the first page of the journal, I wrote down the sins that I've committed in that day (It was a long list...). And in the following day, I aim to decrease the number on that list.

Sounds like a good deal to me. I learnt something from this- don't let anything stop you from hindering your spiritual walk with God, even if tight schedules doesn't allow you to. It takes deliberate effort to groom your spiritual walk.

"I aim to be righteous before God..." -Marcus (in a hectic and busy world).

Thanks!

Hey! It's been a really long time since I've blogged! And I'll take this time to thank God for a couple of things.

I want to thank God for:
1. blessing me in my studies.
2. making the Northeast Shepherd's Retreat a success.
3. giving me an opportunity to sing on stage.

Jesus, thank you so much for blessing me.

To Lead

"Where do you want the group to be? Where are you at now? How are you going to get there." - PS Jeff