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Sunday

Target Audience

photographer: yiwen's friend

How do you know that you've been blessed? Today's sermon got me thinking. My answer to the above question was " when good things happen to me,"

His answer to how he defined blessings- when god helped him get a job, earn enough money to support his family, to provide for them. Also he mentioned that it's when people FEEL HAPPY, ARE Happy. Happy.... that people are nice to him, happy... to be free from pain. Happiness comes when needs are met. Well his insight to the question brought up for discussion, he mentioned 2 points that i will always remember from this day forth. He said god intended when he bless people- to make his way known to man, on the earth and also that salvation may come to the people who see his good deeds and mighty works.

What to do with our blessings (anything other than--food or clothing), to rejoice and honor God with all that I already have. We started with nothing, God provided everything and more. How much am I dividing up my money on my self and sharing it with others?

He knew that he had to praise the God- who gave him the joy. Positive thinking and joy come from the father ! Nothing that people ever feel, all your happy emotions God gives them to you. Because there are always days that you will be down, so you better than anyone else, should know, that not everyday is "happy day." So when it comes, it comes in abundance and people experience the joy , this joy that everyone wants but god gives them specially to those who will use it for his glory! -hannah

SERVING TOGETHER- TOMMY AND I!

photographer: hannah elena lim

Saturday

I only have 5 photos in my hand.. -tyra

New words I've learnt from work: Caveat and Empirically. I have a lot more that I have added in my list of new words and skills learnt in my CV. I am now preparing for 'what's next' for hannah elena lim after sept 2010. I have gotten the opportunity to add a year + 2 months of related working experience in the field of study. I think the best advice my parents gave me in 2009 was to find a job related to the work you will eventually want to do in the next 5 years. Thanks to them I have learnt that daughters grow up and conform to the pattern of this world, but they'd always be there to bring her back. They make me feel guilty in a lot of things, like second conscience I think. :))) Appreciation and overcoming tough times is RESILIENCE, something gb camp taught me in a camp during 2002-2005. I think there was a time that Gb was really all I had given my life to and it has build foundations and friendships.

A season and time for everything. Yes I have learnt that. I also learn that having a good family is impt and I wish to help anyone that feels that they are struggling to love and honor their parents. Being a daughter- TOUGH MAN, but DO-ABLE! haha

Well life has taught me that to find my life partner, Id have to look for him in the pile of peanut shells -hannah HAHAHA More seriously, life has taught me not to be so naive, to not trust people so easily because intentions can be hidden by words. Life has taught me that no matter what happens in time, I still always want to go back to happy times with supportive friends, I am not better off alone. Life has taught me that I have a friend for every bit of me that needs attention and mending. It's like God specifically placed one for every occasion, every season. To keep it going for as long as god wants it...would be also what's next for me. Life has taught me that I will always go through the things that I struggled to handle, in primary school, secondary school and in poly. I have learnt that things have a way of repeating themselves, as if god is giving us SECOND CHANCES to do them right again. Life has taught me that there will always be opportunities, always. Life has taught me that a man just has to find satisfaction in his work, doing all he can for the day and that's it, doing the best he can for the day. Living for a day at a time to last a lifetime -hannah :D

AND NOW,

photographer: valerie tan

photographer: hannah elena lim

photographer: valerie tan

ANTICLIMAX RIGHT! haha Love! ONCE A BABY, ALWAYS A BABY! We stick together, see each other through negative times and positive ones. To be able to grow together is a blessing really!!

Sunday

Insecure and Mean

Qihui - to the BFF i found in you 13 years ago, back when we were still baby chicks, this post is dedicated to you, this song is sung but...also gently answered by you when we met yesterday for tea like the rich and famous do. :))) LOL

Thursday

Broken glasses.

photographer: hannah elena lim
Lord, today i want to pray for the Asia-Africa region. I pray that there will be more translators who will help to translate the word to the zulu language and also the languages that need reaching out to. Father, we ask for your help to send people who are capable and if it is us, let us leave whatever we have to follow you. Lord help us to also serve you with whatever we can, prayer support, giving and just do something to help to ensure your work is complete. Use our hands and our feet and our lips to testify for you and tell people you exist. We praise you in the comfort of our own homes and commit PEOPLE into your hands. You watch over us as if we stood up on a dark night to see the millions of stars. The joy and peace and wonder we receive from just looking, what more you see us through your eyes, we are your creation ! :D Beautiful! In jn amen!

with ref to eprayer with RBS ministries!

Sunday

Do what you're called to do!

photographer: hannah elena lim

photographer: hannah elena lim

In Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life, Dr Charles Swindoll writes: 'Once upon a time, the animals decided that they should do something meaningful to meet the problems of the new world. So they organised a school. They adopted an activity curriculum of running, climbing, swimming, and flying. To make it easier to administer, all the animals took all the subjects. The duck was excellent at swimming. In fact, he was better than his instructor was! However, he made only passing grades in flying, and was very poor in running. Since he was so slow in running, he had to drop swimming and stay after school to practice running. This caused his webbed feet to be badly worn so he became only average in swimming. But 'average' was quite acceptable, therefore nobody worried about it; except the duck. The rabbit stayed at the top of his class in running, but developed a nervous twitch in his leg muscles because he had so much make-up work to do in swimming. The squirrel was excellent in climbing, but he encountered constant frustration in flying class because his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of from the treetop down… so he only got a 'C' in climbing and a 'D' in running. The eagle was a problem child and was severely disciplined for being a non-conformist. In climbing classes, he beat all the others to the top, but insisted on using his own way of getting there!'' Having then gifts… let us use them… ' (Romans 12:6 NKJV). When God has gifted and graced you to do something, give yourself to it and let the rest go.

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Because of this story (above) that a close dear dear friend of mine gave to me, I wish to share with you that money is an Important part of my life, but giving them up is more fulfilling and rewarding. I have recently been tasked to make a decision to build my house upon a rock or upon the sand. Well my answer , like the Sunday school song is to build it on a rock! So that when the rain comes down, my house wont go "SPLAT!" So right, I have made the most challenging decision of the year 2010, to remain as a researcher in the field of study I am in. I want to follow my dreams, I want to have the freedom of time, I want to be able to help people with what I do- which ultimately gives me the MOST FULFILLING DAY EVER! I wont like to be forced into something I have not prepared my heart for, I wont be forced into making decision based on everything that other people tell me. They aren't me. They wont be wearing my shoes.If i may boast, i will boast in Jesus Christ, the things he has done for me--- No one can sympathize with others like I can. No one will have a certain kind of compassion for a certain group of people like I have. All this confidence..received from the father, exemplifying God's compassion and love and sympathy received from him. This is my story once again! Nothing to conceal, nothing that people can use against me, nothing to make me waver because I AM SURE. I AM SO SURE OF THIS! No assurance needed! :))))))))))))))))))))))) What can you be confident about, that God has given you to do or be? What are you called to do?

HANNAH's DEBUT#2! The two pictures above are pictures of me and my friend leading worship for the children's ministry. We had a great harmonious time teaching the kids worship songs! Super fun! HAHAHA So cute and attentive the kids. When you asked them to sing louder, they really WILL SING LOUDER! Next debut----21st Feb (to play my guitar of course)! Excited already! LOL to an easily-contented me!

love!