hey all.
Clem thank you for posting, it means a lot to hear you share about what God has been doing in your life :) i can probably update for the rest of the cell that things are busy or "challenging", to use Swi's word. Except for Sean, Evelyn, Andre, Jared, the younger new members and myself, the rest are in exam fever state (even Swi). Will probably lift in a month or two, but meanwhile it's hot eh.
Praise God, i heard about your house thing, i'm really glad to hear how it was provided :D sometimes i think we mind daring to ask things more than God minds giving them. Similarly, it's great to hear that being co-CGL has stretched you in faith. Stretched is too uncomfortable a word-- when answered faith is more like walking in a garden and finding there is no end to it. "How I've proved Thee o'er and o'er; Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus, O for faith to trust Thee more"... Yeah i pray that you (not only you but all of us man, we really need it) will have a closer walk with God each day.
How did Easter Week go?
yeah i always found arms and stuff nicer than abdominal things, possibly because you can see and feel them...?
spent some time in perth and returned very spoiled because of all the good food and yummy yummy snacks. beware clem!
why i entitled this post coming of age: not because things have been high spiritually, but because of other circumstances.
in school, we've just started two months of very basic clinical training; stuff like venipuncture, catheterization, physical examinations. it's a huge transition to me, because it's been just books up to now, and it's slightly scary for me to consider that now skills like arterial blood sampling, iv plug setting and orthopaedic examination procedures are not only expected but essential. Over the last two years i have perhaps come to believe that a dr is someone who swallows lecture notes & textbooks, and draws up summary tables about them. i don't feel ready for clinicals; feels like i've not quite recovered from exams, travel, and irregular sleeping hours. I suppose one is rarely ready for change when it comes. There is a time for everything...
i feel like i've been less disciplined with quiet time and Bible reading, and that's definitely affected the way i approach things and deal with ppl. even then, i think God has been reminding me that when we believe in Christ and accept Him as Saviour, the Holy Spirit comes to live in us and will never leave us. I found this to be a great assurance. I tend to feel very bad if i don't do certain things-- say things to people, do stuff, pray a certain way. But i think God doesn't look at the outward consequences as much as He does the process, the heart of the matter, the intents and purposes. Not that my intents are blameless either, but i know if i set my heart to seek Him and Him only, He will be found. If i don't do QT because i was riveted to a novel and refused to put it down til i was tired out (confession, it's happened at least 4 times in the past week, because there were at least 4 novels), it's another matter.
actually i think a chief weakness of mine is using Stuff to make me content and happy; stuff like nice books, games (even hp games or simple things like tetris. very sad case.) and music, so i get lulled by it (like some kids keep getting fed candy so they have no taste for apples or watermelon) and slowly become dependent on it. Mind, i'm not saying those things are bad. They're just no substitute for a moment in relationship with God.
having said all that, i know God is faithful-- faithful to the promises He made, faithful to Who He is. More than that, He is Love itself. Even when the world is shaking and places, people, things, everything that anchored your identity turn out to be false, He is still true, and He is still trustworthy. Throughout history He, the Maker, calls to people: The LORD, your Father, your Husband, your Friend. Relational; He Himself knew love before there was any created thing to love, because in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And because He made us to be relational, I pray now that all our relationships would reflect something of that love.
sorry for the long introspective post; i hope it was encouraging, and i also hope to hear from you guys :)
Clem thank you for posting, it means a lot to hear you share about what God has been doing in your life :) i can probably update for the rest of the cell that things are busy or "challenging", to use Swi's word. Except for Sean, Evelyn, Andre, Jared, the younger new members and myself, the rest are in exam fever state (even Swi). Will probably lift in a month or two, but meanwhile it's hot eh.
Praise God, i heard about your house thing, i'm really glad to hear how it was provided :D sometimes i think we mind daring to ask things more than God minds giving them. Similarly, it's great to hear that being co-CGL has stretched you in faith. Stretched is too uncomfortable a word-- when answered faith is more like walking in a garden and finding there is no end to it. "How I've proved Thee o'er and o'er; Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus, O for faith to trust Thee more"... Yeah i pray that you (not only you but all of us man, we really need it) will have a closer walk with God each day.
How did Easter Week go?
yeah i always found arms and stuff nicer than abdominal things, possibly because you can see and feel them...?
spent some time in perth and returned very spoiled because of all the good food and yummy yummy snacks. beware clem!
why i entitled this post coming of age: not because things have been high spiritually, but because of other circumstances.
in school, we've just started two months of very basic clinical training; stuff like venipuncture, catheterization, physical examinations. it's a huge transition to me, because it's been just books up to now, and it's slightly scary for me to consider that now skills like arterial blood sampling, iv plug setting and orthopaedic examination procedures are not only expected but essential. Over the last two years i have perhaps come to believe that a dr is someone who swallows lecture notes & textbooks, and draws up summary tables about them. i don't feel ready for clinicals; feels like i've not quite recovered from exams, travel, and irregular sleeping hours. I suppose one is rarely ready for change when it comes. There is a time for everything...
i feel like i've been less disciplined with quiet time and Bible reading, and that's definitely affected the way i approach things and deal with ppl. even then, i think God has been reminding me that when we believe in Christ and accept Him as Saviour, the Holy Spirit comes to live in us and will never leave us. I found this to be a great assurance. I tend to feel very bad if i don't do certain things-- say things to people, do stuff, pray a certain way. But i think God doesn't look at the outward consequences as much as He does the process, the heart of the matter, the intents and purposes. Not that my intents are blameless either, but i know if i set my heart to seek Him and Him only, He will be found. If i don't do QT because i was riveted to a novel and refused to put it down til i was tired out (confession, it's happened at least 4 times in the past week, because there were at least 4 novels), it's another matter.
actually i think a chief weakness of mine is using Stuff to make me content and happy; stuff like nice books, games (even hp games or simple things like tetris. very sad case.) and music, so i get lulled by it (like some kids keep getting fed candy so they have no taste for apples or watermelon) and slowly become dependent on it. Mind, i'm not saying those things are bad. They're just no substitute for a moment in relationship with God.
having said all that, i know God is faithful-- faithful to the promises He made, faithful to Who He is. More than that, He is Love itself. Even when the world is shaking and places, people, things, everything that anchored your identity turn out to be false, He is still true, and He is still trustworthy. Throughout history He, the Maker, calls to people: The LORD, your Father, your Husband, your Friend. Relational; He Himself knew love before there was any created thing to love, because in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And because He made us to be relational, I pray now that all our relationships would reflect something of that love.
sorry for the long introspective post; i hope it was encouraging, and i also hope to hear from you guys :)
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