Been staying up till 5 or 6 in the morning the past few days to watch Euro 2004 matches. Leaves me waking up at around 12 noon with a buzzing in my head... Felt good to go back to worship in Charis this morning. I missed the family bonding in our congregation. Although worship was a little bit distracting, I enjoyed the service. Pastor Louis spoke today and from his past few sermons, I find that he is very focused on current issues and isn't afraid to speak out. But his sermons isn't much like a teaching but rather like a father disciplining a child. It isn't wrong but I feel it has to go hand in hand with good teaching on the bible.

Scribbled a few thoughts on love nearing the end of the sermon.
First love? Romance? These are all well & good. But its not what makes a relationship tick. its the same with BGRs, marriages and our relationship with God. When the honeymoon period ends, it means something!! It means we have to grow up & move on to the next step of the relationship. Into one thats not dependent on the way you feel. One that doesn't depend on the feeling of romance. Love is so much more than a feeling. Its a commitment, a dedication of your life involving perseverance & sacrifice.

But what some people think about love appalls me. Love ceases when the feeling ceases. It means they no longer love their partner. It means its time to move on to find another partner who can give them that flighty 'butterflies-in-the-stomach' feeling. Cos if they decide to stay with their present partner, its denying and lying to themselves...

The Good thing about God is that He's the perfect partner. The relationship is only dependent on us. Because He understands us, loves us and cares of us more than we could for ourselves. However in a life partner, more of than than not, both parties have selfish thinking. When I say selfish, I don't mean its a conscious intention to be selfish. We do many things that we don't realise. Anyway, thats why the best thing to do is to focus on our relationship with God. Because He's so perfect. We can focus on developing ourselves. I don't know if it would work for sure in a real-life scenario, but I believe it might...

Thats where I got to when the sermon ended... Blabber blabber. It might be the lack of sleep.

We (Xiong, Joe, Vincent, Gerald and myself) went to visit Thomson at Singapore General Hospital. Spent quite a while there talking and encouraging him. Well they did, I was too tired to do or say anything. Watched him go through 3 packs of platelets. Prayed for him after that. There was this old man who was in the next bed who went 'Amen' when we finished praying. Starting talking to him and prayed for him as well. My gosh, his faith was amazing. Dear Lord, you and your word says that its by our faith. And Lord by that man's faith he should be healed... No exceptions right?

Dale's back home... Not so lonely at home now.

Restraint...
So that by the time I do get there, it might be the right time.
Or I might not dig her anymore.
Or she might not dig me anymore.
Come to think of it. Have I ever restrained myself?