an email from a friend, a conversation with a colleague,

browsing thro' ppl's pics,

a little miss helpful handmade book,

got me thinking..

i think i'm still living in the past.. not willing to let go of what has been

those were good times but He said ," The best is yet to come"

i'm living on dug-ged up memories, not relishing in what i'm living today

stepping stones to start - appreciating what i have now and not wishing on what it could be

this is the ministry You've given me for now

and i will make the most of it and not just follow the flow

my decisions and attitudes form my future =) with His hand on my life =)

sometimes i wish i was back in aus

i knew what i was doing and which direction i was heading

a new beginning

a new dawn

walking alongside You

that's the best thing I could have

thank You!! =)

Once upon a time...

When i was young-er... way back in Wisma Motor

Sunday nights were Psalmist nights in church...

Some church members or performers

were invited every Sunday night to showcase their talents

Yummy dinner would be prepared by cooks at a reasonable price,

Crispy chicken drumsticks a.k.a Lum-sticks

named after uncle christopher lum who prepared them,

French fries, and of course delumcious waffles with honey on top

and these had to be ordered in advance on the church bulletin board

Psalmist used to be a playground..

playing games with peers ... X-men...

while the adults listened to music,

played scrabble and boggle and chess...

then... as i got older...

being involved in orchestra performances,

helping out to make waffles...

more random games in the children's room...

then... Psalmist died out somehow.,, BUT....

now, the youth revived it and run it =]

it's on once a month on the first sundays of the month

sometimes our youth performs, sometimes we have guest performances

it's great.. though it may be tiring...

but it's fun to just help out in the preparation

laughing together in the kitchen ...

the many many people sitting at the waffle place

helping to make waffles...

people running in and out with orders...

and also the closing ...

i guess sometimes we get a little bit crazy due to sugar high reasons

like yesterday... due to uncle mak's cupcake brithday cake

while packing up the tables and chairs,

we started singing random songs at the top of our voices...

laughing and being hyper...

ahhh.. the memories of Psalmist.. hopefully it will last long =)

treasures such as silver,gold, precious jewels

all have to be dug/mined for

normally they are buried deep underground

and its not a very instant process

the digging, then searching, then cleaning, purifying, cutting

to make it look good and ready for use

i guess it’s the same with us,

each of us has hidden treasures within

whether we know or not

most of the time ppl don’t see it coz the process is not yet complete

we’re still in the midst of being dug/cleaned/purified

and the process is obviously not easy

tedious, meticulous, require a lot of waiting and might even be painful

but once the process is complete

we can see how beautiful the end product is

was reading Job 28 when this came to mind =)

a reminder that God is still working on me,

and to look beyond the surface of others to see

hidden treasures within them

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