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Remember,
God is great,
God is good.

Remember,
He will be there for you.
Do what you need to do,
He will bless you.

Remember,
Let not yourself be distracted,
Let not hardship bring you down,
It might be impossible for you, but not Him.

Remember,
Our future is decided because of Christ,
Shine His light.

Remember,
Focus on Jesus,
We'll have strength.

Remember,
Christians,
We have every reason to rejoice and be glad.
Because of Him, we can.

Remember,
when you take up your text books,
Know that when you put your effort,
You'll be blessed by Him.

Remember,
We're not alone in this.
He is right beside us.
We'll have His peace.

Peace out.

It Is All Jesus!

How easy indeed it is, I realized, for us to be sidetracked by the busyness and demands of our everyday lives. Life seems so mundane sometimes, so monotonous. And if that isn't enough, life catches us by surprise with unexpected trials and twists and turns; hurts, a broken heart, a dampened spirit, a dreadful feeling of being alive, a depressed state of mind.

People hurt people. People feel hurt.People hurt other people back in return.PERIOD.Nothing more to add to that. This is a fact of life that we all can't evade so as long as we're still living on this planet. Our emotions are like a rollercoasters. The very moment you're feeling up, be prepared for a drop back to earth. This statement by pastor is so true. This begs the question: Do we let our emotions dictate how we are to live? Do our words, thoughts, and actions flow along with the rise and fall of our emotional state? Or... Do we live out our lives with a Peace that is free and independent of our emotions?

The Bible says, "as a man thinks, so he feels". I find this extremely true and paramount in my understanding of human nature. Do we let circumstances change us or do we change the circumstances? Are we a thermometer or a thermostat? The former is completely different from the latter.

Hurt is REAL. Pain is REAL. I know. Believe me, I do. But now I realize, Jesus IS MORE REAL! Jesus just floods our hearts with His love when we come to Him. And suddenly, you find the pain is gone, the hurt has vanished, and is replaced by His ever-abounding love, joy, and peace.

This weekend, God has refreshed my soul by speaking to me through the youth service message and this morning's Sunday preaching. I learnt that once we know our identity in Him and Who loves so much, we needn't worry bout' a thing no more. So what if we're misunderstood? So what if we're accused wrongly? The KING OF KINGS, the only one whose opinions about us really matter, thinks the BEST of us! All this seems so puny compared to the very fact that Jesus LOVES you for who you are. And boy, did He really show it without holding back! He gave us His everything on that Cross! WOW, suddenly all insecurity is gone! All concerns of life, all hurt, all sorrow, is replaced by His love, favor, and immense Joy! I learnt that Jesus is my reality and HE has blessed me with ALL blessings!

An excerpt of the song, The Stand clearly echoes the cry of my heart:

You stood before my failures,

And carried the Cross for my shame,

My sin weighed upon Your shoulders,

My soul now to stand.

So what could I say,

What could I do,

But to offer this heart Oh God,

Completely to You.

I pray you guys are blessed reading this just as I am blessed by the revelation of His love for us!

We need to be constantly reminded of His amazing, unfailing LOVE.

As Christ is, so are we in this world!

The Look Alike Contest

Jason, no offense to Simone k.

Joash told me over gtalk saying Jack went to Rome. I was like, huh? what Rome?

Here:




No, Jack din go to Rome, she and Simone just so happened to look alike XD

Your Unfailing Love (Cover)

A headphone mic, a free sound recorder, a guitar, two bored siblings, and half an hour of spare time. What can we do? =)



It's an amateur recording with only simple tools and a laptop. We made a cover of this song, currently my favourite song. Enjoy there. =)

London Update

Hello hello everyone!..

How's things?..Well, its a Monday morning here, and I have approx 20mins before i have start leaving to go to work, and i was thinking of you guys and FCC..actually, i've been thinking about you guys quite a lot this week..And so, i thought it would be nice to give you guys an update about how things are going here with my life in London...

Oh where do i start? haha!

So, Uni's started again for me, and i'm in my second week, of my final year here. Yes, my time here in London is down to a matter of months. This time next year, i'll be complaining already about how hot it is in Malaysia, and really really missing my life, friends and church in London. So my time here now is super valuable.

With church, wow, there has been so many things happening recently, its crazy!..
Just this week, we've had Hillsong Conference, and that's been amazing. Ps Joseph Prince, Craig Groeschel, Brian & Bobbie Houston, Christine Caine, Joel Houston, Reuben Morgan, Israel Houghton and New Breed...super sweet as!..
I didnt manage to go for the whole conference though, just for one day, and that was cool enough..(coz last year, i went for the full conference, and this year, i had classes..)
Also, not sure if you guys know, i'm on the worship team now, and since a few weeks back, i started singing what we call 'frontline'...if you watch most Hillsong stuff, they usually have 5-6 vocals singing side by side with the Worship Leader, so yea, started singing frontline, and i think its the biggest stage i've had so far. Yesterday, Israel and New Breed sang at our church, and it was really cool watching them do their thing, and the guys (and girls) of New Breed are friggin funny!..haha!..most cool was, Joel Houston was worship leading yesterday, and I shared the stage with him..no photos or videos unfortunately, but man, it really was a dream come true. I remember the many times sleeping over at Joseph's house, or Joash's house, listening to a United cd, and trying to figure out what Joel is singing, or how he's worship leading, and just really having a super small thought at the back of our minds, would be cool to see him personally.

So yea, i'm really grateful for how far i've come since i've been here. So many dreams have come true, and so many new dreams have been birthed. What was once so amazing, like singing in Hillsong, or even being a part of the church, is now a reality. I've really been blessed by his amazing love and grace over my life. He's been friggin amazing!

This picture was taken at Young Adult's Live, an event we have every 3 months or so, at another venue, and the worship leader here is Jay, and the crowd is, you guessed it, Hillsong's Young Adults. (I didn't sing here)

These photos were taken last year at our album recording, but just to give an idea of the church.

Also, if you guys dont know yet, i've got myself a girlfriend here. Yes, i caved...haha!
Her name's Simone, and she's Brazilian. But don't start generalizing coz she doesnt look anything like Gisele Bunchen, or Ronaldo or Ronaldinho (thank God!)..(one thing London has taught me, is that i cant generalize about ppl at all!...) She's Brazilian Japanese, just like there are so many of us who are Malaysian Chinese, except that she's 3rd generation, meaning her grandparents went over to Brazil from Japan.
If you're wondering what she speaks, no, its not Brazilian, its Portuguese, coz they were a Portuguese colony as well, but the difference with them compared to us is, it became the main language there. In fact, I think the only thing that's Japanese about Simone is her looks, everything else about her is very Brazilian!..She's loud (although she's small), crazy, and loves life! She's really an amazing girl and i cant wait for you guys to meet her one day..

Simone's the little girl on my left. Don't be fooled by her size, she's really a chili padi!

Woah, i've gone waaaay over my time, and i'm late for work!..

Come say hi to me on facebook guys, we can catch up there!...

Hope everyone's doing fine yea?..and i really wana hear from you all...tell me what's been happening at FCC, good or bad alright?..

Later!d

Church Guitar