Archive for January 2009
Practicing Proscrastination
Note: I really, really wanted to update earlier but unfortunately, I succumbed to the power of procrastination. Either way, I got tagged…
A Picture of You in the Most Unique Environment
- Two babes and the Tornado in the background. How much more unique can you get? Lol
A Picture of You at a Place You Dislike
- Considering the circumstances – where we had to eat cup noodles in the most literal manner…
A Picture Of People That Mean A Lot To You
- ‘Ohana’ means family (:
- Friends back home. Miss the lot of you heaps!
- Friends away from home (:
A Picture of You With Your Best Smile
- I wouldn’t classify this as my ‘best smile with my mouth closed’. Rather, I’d say that it’s my most ’spastic’!
- Well. I’d count this in cos’ I for one, was awfully relieved and glad that our hard work paid off. (:
A Picture Of You With The Lamest Pose
- The lamest by a clear mile! :D
- This lame pose was totally unintentional – I was mimicking how teenage girls take photos of themselves…
A Picture Of Someone That Stands At The Top Of Your Heart
N.A. (:
A Picture Of You With Some Toys or Cute Stuff
- Aww. Ain’t he cute?
A Picture Of You In A White Shirt
- White tees in RED Camp.
Anyways, I shall tag:
- Amy
- Audrey
- Chester
- Constance
- Soon Eng
That’s all for now. And to whoever’s interested in the tag above, please feel free to do so. Til then, ciao!
Bring On Twenty-O-Nine!
As we hoist the sails and embark on a journey into the promising waters of 2009, a familiar message of moving into a new season comes to mind. In Exodus 33 – after the golden calf episode, God told Moses to lead the Israelites to the promise land and that He will not go with them. Verses 12-18 are as follows…
12 Moses said to the LORD, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”
14 The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”
17 And the LORD said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”
18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”
From this particular conversation, there is a number of notable petitions on Moses’ part – as Moses and the multitude enters the promise land.
1. In verse 13, Moses told God “teach me Your ways so I may know You and continue to find favor with You.” As we enter the uncharted waters of 2009, we need to ask God for the same. Moses, of all people, asked God to teach him His ways – the Moses who threw his staff on the ground and in a blink of an eye, became a snake, the Moses who led the Israelites out of Egypt after 10 different plagues, that same Moses who would raise his staff and the Red Sea would part. If Moses who obviously knew Gods’ ways so well had to ask God “teach me Your ways”, what about us?
2. In verse 15, Moses tells God not to send them if His presence does not go with them into the promise land. The same can be said for us. If Gods’ presence does not go ahead of us (or with us), then what really, would be so promising about the new season? Later in verse 16, Moses explains, “How will anyone know that You are pleased with me and with Your people unless You go with us? What else will distinguish me and Your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?” If we want 2009 to be the best year yet, then we’d certainly need to have God with us right from the start.
3. Finally, Moses asks God “show me Your glory” – verse 18.
That’s about all that I can recall for now. I do believe that it’s oh-so-important to begin the year well (and even more important to end it well), what better way than to ask God the same things that Moses asked for. :)
Personally, I thought 2008 was nothing short of a great year and I’m gonna be optimistic in looking forward to 2009 for an even better one!
Alright. Hope you’re having a fantastic start to the new year. Til then, it’s back to my FA Cup tie where we’re leading at Preston North End thanks to a beautiful Riera strike. :D
