Thursday, August 14, 2003 ·

Hey there... I'm alone in the office right now... The rest of them went for lunch. I brought pizza from home so I didn't join them. Using this time to post something. Went to watch a movie at Plaza Singapura yesterday. "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". The reviews I read rated it as average. But I thought it was quite good. Only drawback was the insanely fast fight scenes. You could only see 'things' whizzing across the screen. It was as if the cameraman was swinging his camera around aimlessly. Spent quite a lot on my personal retreat. Cab fare was $7-ish, the ticket cost $7.50, popcorn and drink was $5.50. Spent 20 bucks just like that...

Bought new drumsticks as well... I was going through this set of nylon tipped drumsticks when I suddenly lifted a pair that were super light. It was the same model but was 15 grams lighter than the rest. I searched for 15 minutes but couldn't find another pair like it. I bought that pair. I've got a feeling it won't last very long... But I'm still trying to find the best pair for me. So experimenting with different brands and types.

Finally gotten my new book, 'wrestling with God'.
If you've ever prayed long and hard over a certain request, or questioned God because of the way He answered, or doubted your faith, or struggled through a time of spiritual dryness, or puzzled over the discrepancies between what you've heard at church and how your life really is... then you've wrestled with God, whether or not you were aware of it at the time.

I think the author generalises 'wrestling'. I wouldn't classify some of the above as wrestling but thats besides the point. One of the reasons that prompted me to get this book was because I wanted to know whether struggling was wrong... Of course, I know God provides for my every need... I've experienced Him more times than I can count.
The thing is, is it wrong to struggle or to question God? Is it wrong to keep coming to God saying, "Lord, this is what I want. Remember ok?"
Or am I expected to shut up and stop worrying completely? Because I know I can never do that. Its just not possible. Not that I won't try. Its just being realistic.I feel that its when you come to God with these problems, then you start to grow.

Going for practice in church tonight. Praying that everything goes well.

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Books I'm Reading

  • The Practice Of The Presence Of God by Brother Lawrence
  • Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll
  • A Million Miles In A Thousand Years by Donald Miller
  • A Royal Waste Of Time by Marva J. Dawn
  • Travelling Mercies by Anne Lamott
  • Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller
  • Thriving As An Artist In The Church by Rory Noland
  • The Adventure Of Worship by Gerrit Gustafson
  • Christ The Lord: The Road To Cana by Anne Rice
  • Christ The Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice
  • Searching For God Knows What by Donald Miller
  • Sex God by Rob Bell
  • Jesus Wants To Save Christians by Rob Bell
  • Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
  • Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
  • The Wigglesworth Standard by Peter J. Madden

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