hellooo! its my first time here! heh.. we shld change to a more user-friendly password =p no offence aaron. there's a consolation though, u are near the top of my phonebook list of names haha..

anyway, here's a passage that struck me from EDWJ. (not sure if we've mentioned it before) and its so related to what we been discussing just now, about love and our new friends (:

Romans 12: 9-21

Love
9Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
11Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
13Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
15Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.[c] Do not be conceited.

17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"[d]says the Lord.
20On the contrary:
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."[e]
21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

hopefully this helps to clear up any doubts and serve as an encouragement for us all!
have a good week ahead!

peisi ((:

Labels: friends, God is love, love

to start the ball rolling after a long time,

was thinking about how long it has been, that our cell has been together, remember it was near my 21st birthday, (goodness some 2 years ago!) and we have joseph , jinyu, peisi and all feels like yesterday. today we re so glad that jinyu's friends have been saved and are able to join us, jiayu and bonnie, brendon and hafiz? haha.. not sure whether i got his name rite.. and it really dawned on me today how precious each and everyone of ur friendship is valuable to me. and i believe it is to u as well (haha :P), u have been doing ur best in every way to strengthen one another, to encourage one another and i hope we ll alwasy continue doing that. to the best of our ability. christian peers are so important in the journey of our christian walk.
i just want to let u know that i appreciate the time that you carried me when i was down, held me in prayer when i was weak and accepted my weaknesses even though you did not have to.

(weejun, clara, dada xiao xiao, sebast, i have not forgotten u as well)

so how about upholding me in prayer for this?

im determined to be a do-er of God's word. and i need ur help. u can constantly remind me if u want. i will tell u if its too much haha.

Gen2:8 (in all aspects)
1. I want to watch my relationship with God
2. I want to have a fresh revelation from him and communicate it to people around me
3. I want to provide for ppl around me (my loved ones, "hers" ? haha
4. I want to protect those around me
5. I want to have ownership over the responsibilities that i currently have, and be able to lead ppl towards Him.
6. I want you to do likewise

With <3
aaron