Ask

Ask the loveliness of the earth,
ask the loveliness of the sea,
ask the loveliness of the wide airy spaces,
ask the loveliness of the sky,
ask the order of the stars,

ask the sun,
making daylight with its beams,
ask the moon tempering the darkness of the night that follows,
ask the living things which move in the waters,
which tarry on the land,
which fly in the air;

ask the souls that are hidden,
the bodies that are perceptive;
the visible things which most be governed,
the invisible things that govern—ask these things,
and they will all answer you,
Yes, see we are lovely.

Their loveliness is their confession.
And all these lovely but mutable things,
who has made them,
but Beauty immutable?

- Augustine
Sermons 214.2

(15) Undignified

Undignified
David Crowder

I will dance
I will sing
To be mad
For my King
Nothing Lord
Is hindering
This passion in my soul

Chorus:

And I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Some may say
It's foolishness
But I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Leave my pride
By my side
And I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Some may say
It's foolishness
But I'll become
Even more undignified than this
Than this

La, la, la, la, la, HEY!
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, HEY!
La, la, la, la, la

It's all for You my Lord!

Inspired by David, no doubt! :D

I think being undignified...is swallowing your pride and doing things for God's glory and to worship Him. It is not being afraid of what others think about you. It is being brave and expressing your love for God. Perhaps by sharing the gospel with a friend, or talking to someone no one else wants to talk to, or telling another person bravely that what he or she is doing is wrong.

Read Psalm 34 today! I think I have to start modifying some parts my behavior, which have been getting out of hand lately. Oh dear. I really want to learn how to fear the Lord, and do right.

(14) Majesty (Here I am)

MAJESTY: Here I am
Delirious

VERSE 1:
Am G F
Here I am
C/E F
Humbled by Your majesty
C/E G/B E/G#
Covered by Your grace so free
Am G F
Here I am
C/E F
Knowing I'm a sinful man
C/E G/B E/G#
Covered by the blood of the Lamb

PRE-CHORUS:
Am G/B C
Now I've found
Am G/B C
The greatest love of all is mine
D/F#
Since You laid down Your live
F
The greatest sacrifice

CHORUS:
C G Am7 F
Majesty, majesty
C G
Your grace has found me just as I am
Am F
Empty handed but alive in Your hands
C G Am7 F
Majesty, majesty
C G
Forever I am changed by Your love
Am F
In the presence of Your majesty

VERSE 2:
Here I am
Humbled by the love that You give
Forgiven so that I can forgive
Here I stand
Knowing that I'm Your desire
Sanctified by glory and fire

Nice random things:


Our Brand Name Bag!!! :D


Thanks Vel!!!


We will persist!!


Sila cooking!!


Wing Mei cooking!!


Pasta dinner at Block Two!!


Supper - Pound cake and yakult hahaaa...


From Wing Mei!! So nice of her :)

PS: I took THREE baths today!! Cold baths!!! Hahaa...and studied in RH library again after such a long time heheee...NEED AIRCON

(13) I Shall Have No Other Gods Before You

I Shall Have No Other Gods Before You

I shall have no other gods before you
Only you can reign as my heart's king
I shall have no other gods before you
I will put you first in everything

With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my might
I want to worship you

(12) They That Wait Upon The Lord

They That Wait Upon The Lord

They that wait upon the Lord
Shall renew their strength
They shall mount up with wings as eagles
They shall run and not grow weary
They shall walk and not faint
Teach me Lord, teach me Lord
To wait

Taken from Isaiah 40:31

(11) Yesterday, Today and Forever

I am so glad that there is a firm foundation in this changing world. Someone who is always the same, and is always good. Always faithful, loving, merciful.



Yesterday, Today and Forever
Vicky Beeching

Everlasting God,
The years go by but you are unchanging,
In this fragile world,
You are the only firm foundation.

Always loving, always true
Always merciful and good
So good

(Chorus)
Yesterday, today and forever
Your are the same, you never change,
Yesterday, today and forever
You are faithful and we will trust in you
We will trust in you

Uncreated one
You have no end and no beginning
Earthly powers fade
But there is no end to Your kingdom

We will trust in You (x3) in you
Yahweh, God unchanging
We will trust in you
Faithful God.

Oh how difficult it is to hold on when things fall into pieces around you! And you think: "Will it make any difference if I let go?" Unless you believe the thing you are holding on to is always there and will never give way. How strange that faith is self sustaining.

sad (10) In Christ Alone

feeling a little down
try to be optimistic
really difficult to
sometimes

When the darkness closes in Lord, blessed be Your name!



In Christ Alone

In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light my strength my song
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled when strivings cease!
My Comforter my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand


In Christ alone! - who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This Gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied -
For every sin on Him was laid:
Here in the death of Christ I live


There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine -
Bought with the precious blood of Christ


No guilt in life no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life's first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till he returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand!

Rather like the one with bagpipes :D But this will do :)

Tagged and Have a Little Time in My Hands!!

1. Real name : Chow Li Ling Tirza
2. Nickname : A lot!!! T.T
3. Married : Nope
4. Male or Female : Female
5. Highschool : Er...sec school? SMK Taman Connaught, then SMK Cochrane for Form 6
6. College : NUS
7. Short or long hair : Long
8. Are you a health freak : Nope
9. Height : 159cm (Last I measured...in Form 1 I think...:D)
10. Do you have a crush on someone : Perhaps hehehe...
11. Do you like yourself : Sometimes
12. Piercings : not at the moment
13. Righty or Lefty : Righty

FIRST'S
14. First surgery : Tooth
15. First piercing(s) : Ear!! But then closed dy hehe...
16. First person you see in the morning : Depends
17. First award : Can't remember lor...
18. First sport you joined : Crawling!! Hahaaa....
19. First pet : A cat called Cindy my dad saved from the brink of death by stuffing it with antibiotics...
20. First vacation : Can't remember!!
22. First crush : My cousin
23. Eating : Eating what?
24. Drinking : Drinking what? Alcohol? Occasionally...
25. I'm about to : Type this?
26. Want kids : Think so
27. Want to get married : Think so..
28. Careers in mind : Architect (as of now...)

WHICH ONE IS BETTER
29. Lips or eyes : Haiya, so difficult...eyes gua
30. Hugs or kisses : hugs
31. Shorter or taller : Just nice
32. Romantic or spontaneous : Anything!!
33. Sensitive or loud : Sensitive
34. Trouble maker or hesitant : Hesitant? Hehe I don't understand this question...

HAVE YOU EVER
35. Kissed a stranger : no
36. Drank bubbles : no
37. Lost glasses/contacts : I found it again
38. Ran away from home : no
39. Liked someone younger : yes
40. Liked someone older : yes
41. Broken someone's heart : Yeah, during Bio lab...an accident!!!
42. Been arrested : Er...I don't think so...
43. Cried when someone died : yes
44. Liked a friend : yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN
45. Yourself : Yes
46. Miracles : Yes
47. Heaven : Yes
48. Santa claus : Not really...
49. Angels : YES!!!

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ~*
50. Is there one person you want to be with right now : Yes
51. Do you believe in God : Yes

That's it lor...Yi Feng tagged so many...Hmm, tag all YA people (All of them so long never blog tsk tsk...), Stacey, Simon, Nick, Geri, Chew Wei, Jerome, Jia Voon, Sila, Thierry, Zhi Jun, Chu Hwai and Evy!!!

Postcards

When you write a postcard to someone, you think carefully because there isn't much space, and you want to write only what is important.
There is a picture on one side, usually of the place where you are. Or sometimes it can be of something else. A cute picture, drawn by a child in a hospital. A work of art. A photograph of a poignant scene.
And you write: Wish you were here.

I have locked my heart and thrown the key away.

(9) Jesus, All For Jesus

Sister Chew Wei gave me a little card today through Gail (cos I went for the 9am service)and on it was written a little verse that really encouraged me...and it also relates to this song!!!

Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper yuou and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Thanks Chew Wei!! It's a lovely card. And a lovely message!!

A guest speaker came to CEFC (My KL church) last time, and sang this song. He had a very nice voice for such beautiful lyrics. So simple.

Jesus, All For Jesus
Robin Mark

Jesus, all for Jesus
All I am and have
And ever hope to be.

All of my
Ambitions, hopes and plans
I surrender these
Into Your hands.

For it's only in
Your will that I am free
For it's only in
Your will that I am free.

Nothing to say...but the lyrics say everything, don't they?
Die to self. And that is when you live.

Today:


This is my cousin, baby Ang Kang Siang!! Isn't he ADORABLE??


Cross eyes haha!!! :D


The only one I got of him laughing!! That's grandma!!

My parents came down for a convention at Suntec, so I got to see them today!! We had crit today (AWFUL!!! Sobs...) till 2pm...Just don't want to think about it anymore...So I could only go see them at 3pm!!! Waaah!! Anyway, I met them (they look so much older than when I last saw them...argh...I guess they are getting on in years...just that when you don't see people for some time...you get a shock when you see them looking older than before...dad's getting more lines, white hair...mom's looking older too...) Sigh...Anyway, we had lunch at Thai Express cos my mom had a craving for Thai Tom Yam (like mother like daughter haha!! ) I had Phad Thai which came with clear Tom Yam soup too...Dad had some seafood omelet thingie and we had coconut ice-cream for dessert!! Yay!!

Then we went to my grandparent's place to visit, and my uncle was there too with my aunt and cousin haha!! Sooo cute...spent a lot of time playing with him...such a good kid, didn't cry even once!! Then later we went to Clementi and had the famous satay and chicken rice...

That's all for now :D Just wanted to publish pics of my cousin...then felt obliged to write lol...