Monday, August 08, 2005
grace is getting something that you don't deserve. and i can say that i'm one good living example.. God is faithful even when we're not. i won't be able to comprehend how His mind works but from time to time i know that God favours me *grinning from ear to ear*i went to the overloaded and wounded seminar on friday nite, it was unplanned and i'd say a blessing indeed. a very interesting lesson and some parts just hit me so hard that i couldn't help but to smile. it's like a reminder of how foolish i was or am, especially in handling stress.
anyway a few learning points:
- Don't take things too hard especially when you're counselling someone who doesn't give you a very good response.
- I can't help everybody, I am not superman. Learn to say 'no', nothing to feel bad about it
- Take care of myself first before I can help anyone else.. or I'll end up burning myself
- Don't forget my first love, cos I am not my ministry
a lot more.. like laugh, laugh and laugh... listen, listen and listen! how to handle stess n help others in it.
i guess there has to be a balance... we cannot be parents (and pamper the children) but we have to be leaders who guide and support. but of course the love and care have to be genuine =)
well after that we went to nexus to find the rest, after supper etc we ended up taking cab home. slept for less than 4 hours that night and man i really regret it.
we had a great ss the next day, it felt ages since the last time i did fm, managed to settle some stuff and got to know some new ushers (actually not so new, but i really had no idea who they are). pastor went a bit high at youth ss, the sermon was simply hilarious. but i really love the whole content, caregroup.. family.. be connected, be committed. there's no such thing called 'the perfect cg', whose responsibility is this? it's you and me my dear, not the leader.. if the rest are not loving, not fun, not happening, then i'll start the ball rolling.
reagan was walking around taking pics with everybody, it's just funny ^^
think this is nice hahah my part time sheep? =p
anyway for the first time, we managed to watch movie on sat night! hahaha.. well actually not the first time la, but it's been ages. this time we reached prince right on time (as we alighted at the right bus stop, unlike the previous experience) and considering the size of the cinema and no of ppl going there, of course we could get good seats.
charlie and the chocolate factory is indeed a good one, though a bit like bollywood movies with oompa loompa's songs and even dance inserted in some scenes hahaha but it was just funny. and charlie is such a dear. the songs are nice, shuz is crazy enough to find n download them and shirls is crazy enough to memorize them -_-
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, the amazing chocolatier
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, everybody give a cheer
He's modest, clever, and so smart, he barely can restrain it
With so much generosity, there is no way to contain it, to contain it, to contain.... to contain... to contain...
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, he's the one that you're about to meet
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka, he's a genius who just can't be beat
The magician and the chocolate whiz
The best darn guy who ever lived
Willy Wonka, here he is!
phew what a song haha.. but i was too tired that night due to the lack of sleep and long day duty at nexus, so alas i fell asleep at some parts *i really regret* boo...
no cg on sunday but we ended up meeting outside at the end after all. there were times that i wished i could read minds.. cos it can be so tiring trying to guess what the other person's thinking or feeling. maybe that'why it's so hard to be a counsellor, a friend or yet just to be a human. if that's for the best, if it is your decision, so be it.
going for wam retreat tonight at sentosa, this is really something that we hardly have. hrrmm..... will blog more then-
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