Be Still My Soul

i was folding clothes. as usual. like nonchalantly all care-free clothes-folding.

was playing this hymn called "Be Still My Soul" by Don Moen. this is one of the songs our church choir is gonna present tmr at one fund raising event for the church. thought it sounded nice so i dl'd it and put it on replay mode.

i was like all fine and whistling (not that i can whistle lol) and all of a sudden, the chorus struck my head "Be still my soul... God knows your way... and He will guide... for His name's sake"

my eyes turned teary. the switch was on. just like that. there i was, folding clothes, crying to the song, thinking "thank you God for touching my soul"

i felt it.

that very splashingly splendid moment, i felt it. God's always there for us.

Thank You God for letting me find my way to You. or.. bringing me to You. whichever it is, thank You God.

oh yea. i joined the church choir. since i figured i'm good at nothing but i like singing. might as well join the choir. and the turnout's unexpectedly amazing.

i'm truly blessed. i am. though there have been a little trouble going on with all the house-hunting, packing, and time-clashes for that matter.
but i believe it'll all turn out to be alright.
"Be still my soul, I will guide your way"

praise the Lord!

God loves everyone..

yes! God loves everyone of us..but i'm not gonna start a whole bunch of topic out of it..then..why the title? well you'll see..

for my first time i went to the youth gathering of my church this morning..with grace wong..we were rushing like hell cos we thought we were gonna be late..they said it started at 11am btw and by the time we reached there it was like 11.15am..but guess what..people were still waiting for the arrival of the president..lol..well it wasn't a big group for youth..there were like..10 of us? anyway..cos i had been to my ex-church's youth activity..and it didn't go well so i've had this not-so-good impression for youth since then..and why did i finally go this time? the president asked me to..since he's been asking me for like quite few times so i decided to go..give it a try at least.. anyway we then started the sing-along thing and doing prayers and stuff..we then watched a movie called "源来是爱", a hk production movie about how Jesus changes one's family's lives..sth like that..we didn't finish it though..gonna finish part two in two more weeks' time..and we did some sharing and we left..cos the church was decorated with wedding embellishments and yes! some couple were gonna get married soon..blessing! oh..the youth..after everything ended i felt pretty comfy with the process actually..i kinda liked it! it's a small group but it gave me the feeling of a whole little family..i was warmed..we then headed to Viet Hoa for lunch..nice~it was vietnamese food btw..so..nice~~

we went to Karaoke afterwards..at 2pm sth..grace n i..we first went to the Utopia in northbridge without expecting any fully-booked situation..and yes..not a room available for 5 of us.. 2 of her friends and 1 of my friend..5 of us! damn it..grace n i then went to meet other 3 up..(before that her friends were like on and off about the karaoke stuff..they said they're going but the next sec they turned us down..what the hell..and the next sec they got back on track and sticked to the plan..again..lol..) and finally it was around 4pm we got to meet everyone else..what a relief hoho..but bad thing started happening..we took a bus to the place..sort of like the area of the other Utopia..but none of us recognized the place..and we ended up totally lost and walking all the way down the street asking people..and it was 15 mins later and..we saw the sign Utopia! thank god! pretty exhausted walking there but once we got into that room..we were high like hell! gosh..well i was the most excited guy for sure..anyway..we totally had fun..and we paid $7 for each! for 2 hours..nice~

it was 6.40pm sth and grace n i were supposed to go back to her home and she drove to UWA for a musical - "Imagine Christmas"..organized by New Life City Church which started at 7.30pm..but it was too late to do so..so we took the train instead and we waited for the bus for like probly half an hour? yea..we were late..luckily the pastor was talking about sth before the musical got started so..we were still on time for the musical! woohoo! lights off..a little girl came out and said sth like, "i wonder how does christmas look like?" and there began a series of performances..mainly riveted on the birth of Jesus..the funny part was the 2 angels..they totaly sounded like characters in How I Met Your Mother..a TV series..which was hilarious! the way they acted..the way they talked..other than the 2 funny angels..there were people dancing..singing..kids singing in choir..which was cute..and the scene when people from all over the world(i suppose..) came and witness the birth of Jesus..the savior of people..and that part..that part was amazing! i got goosebumps at the moment..how powerful Jesus can be to attract people all over the world to come and adore him..totally amazing..wonderful.. the song "O come let us adore Him.." was playing at the moment..we sang along..the pastor..Pastor Eu..ended the whole show with a splendid speech..he said how he transformed himself from hating Christians and churches to one to be saved..it kinda touched my heart everytime i listen to him preaching..telling story..i can feel God's love amongst us when we were praying..that was glorious..imagine christmas..i'm impressed..when we started to leave and were planning to take a bus and so..worrying about the darkness..we ran into my housemate! thank god! cos when grace n i were on our way to UWA..before the show started..we were hoping that we would stumbled upon someone who can give us a ride home..and there he was! amazing ay.. and of course..he sent grace back and we went back home..we got slightly lost finding our way home after sending grace wong back..it was fine though..we managed to get out of that place in just few mins later..nice~

a little video of a guy singing..i didn't record the two girls duet and the angels crapping though..my phone was out of battery! so it took time to change and i only managed to record this one..i wanted to concentrate some more so..the show was great anyway hoho..


well that's pretty much of what i've been through today..what a wonderful day..busy yet still wonderful..amazing..though i still haven't really had my dinner yet but i'm gonna have some soon..guess what? i'll have Dorito's chips i bought as my dinner..well..call it supper if u like..anyway..yea..what a day! nice~

"新"的自我

你相信神的存在吗?

我小时候(小学时期 乳臭未干)每个礼拜随着外公到教堂,
我当然是去天真无邪之主日学啦..
难道要我跟一大堆熟男熟女一起礼拜咩.. XD
我还记得那时我所持的态度,
那股对基督教的热诚,
简直就是典型的人见人爱型的好小孩..
怎么上了中学..
那股感觉就不知所踪了呢?
我曾试着鼓励自己: 去教堂吧! 没效..
久而久之.. 那种信奉上帝的感觉已在我心里销声匿迹了吧 (惭愧 ==)
是我給自己太多借口吧...

直到我来到了澳洲, 朋友都使尽吃奶的力气邀我去教堂
(欸~拜托一下~我这种百年教堂化石.. 怎么可能..(欠扁))
但.. 奇迹发生了!
上星期五晚上 我去教堂了! 参加他们的青年团聚..
今早也去做了第一次的礼拜..
很不幸的是.. 我找回了当初的那份感觉了! XD

特别是在礼拜五晚之后 感触良多 真的..

那晚我在想:
一个人真的须要信教吗?
主耶稣真的在眷顾着人类吗?
上帝, 真的存在吗?
我反复地思索.. 希望能得个所以然..

想啊想..

我想通了 (是顿悟吗? XD)
而我得到的结论是:
有必要想那么多吗? 信主是罪恶吗? 不..
then? 想那么多干嘛咧?
好吧.. 那就不想了.. 反正信主也没啥损失嘛 XD

其实我觉得去参加教会是有利而无害的啦..
又能认识新朋友(通常教会的人都比较亲切友好^^)
又能给自己心灵上一个依靠的地方..
何乐不为呢?

我又开始在冥想了 (<--此乃危险人物 请勿靠近)
(歹势吼~本人比较爱想些无关紧要的琐碎事 呵呵)
我在这里会重拾自己回到教堂,
是神的召唤吧..
也许.. 神觉得我休息也够久了 是时候回到祂身边了吧..
就是有一股隐藏的感觉 把我带回教堂去..
觉得还蛮神奇的 呵呵

我在想的同时,
不禁回忆起爸爸临终前的祷告
又不小心想起外公以前载着我们去教会的画面..
好窝心..
真的..
感觉像昨天才发生一样..

嗯..希望这次不是三分钟热度吧..
既然选择了就继续下去吧..
愿主保佑

P/S: 教会的合唱团超强的! 每次听都起一堆鸡麻皮..耳油掉满地..太动听了! Btw, the church i join is "Bible Presbyterian Church of WA".