Music to the Soul

The weather is so HOT!! So dreadfully hot I cannot even sleep. I am going to take another bath. There are some guys fighting downstairs. Can they please don't shout? Guys like that are not good. I can't believe this is happening in RH.

I feel so depressed. I'm wilting. Can they just STOP shouting? I hate it when people shout. It scares me. Especially when guys shout. When a guy is angry and cannot control himself it's extremely scary. I actually thought they may start punching each other. Scary.

I have just bathed (in cold water) and have been comfortable for a whole of 1 minute. Now it's getting uncomfortable again. I'm trying not to move or I will sweat.

I love music. It is so calming. I actually cool down when I listen to music...aahhhh.

Going to be baptized tomorrow. Meant to be baptized a couple of years ago, but circumstances did not allow. I do not believe that the act of baptism by water is necessary for salvation, but rather, baptism is an act of obedience and identification with Jesus as the Christ. I believe that it is merely an outward expression (is this the right word?) of God's work and hand in my life, which is usually invisible to man but visible to God. I hope this is in line with my current church's beliefs. :) Anyway, it will be very important to me, a 'physically visible' milestone in my walk with God.

I have known for very long that Christ will always be my one and only Savior. I will not stray from this faith. So I think it should be alright for me to be baptized.

I am glad to be God's child. I see His hand in my life, and I am so glad. I am glad that my parents dedicated me to Him when I was a child, being a firstborn. I know I have a work to do here on earth, and I hope to do it with all the abilities I have, and with all the talents he has given me. I am glad to be here in Singapore right now, because I know that God meant me to be here, and I am glad for the faith he gave me to come here and not take an easier route.

Life on earth may not turn out the way I want it to, but I know it will turn out the way God wants it to, if only I trust in Him every time I face an obstacle in my life. Decision making will not be based on short term gains, but on prayer and on the everlasting life promised.

Like what is written on the campus blog:

He is no fool to give up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot

And my other favorite:

If we discover a desire within us that nothing on earth can satisfy, we should begin to wonder that perhaps we were created for another world. -CS Lewis.

There is a life after death, and the treasures there do not rot and are not stolen. Let my treasures be there and not on earth. There is where God is, and where God is is perfect.

Matthew 6. I love Matthew.

Well, I thank God for insomnia. Perhaps I have not been taking my baptism seriously enough, and now I have time to think it through. Thank You, God.

Some time ago when I was rushing for submissions, I was also rushing through my quiet time, but something about fasting struck me. I felt that fasting and prayer was going to be a new thing in my life.

I never thought much about fasting before, it was more a kind of novelty, of missing a meal. But now I realize there is more to it. Fasting and praying will play a part in my life from now on. It is a discipline. God speaks to those who listen, and I want to have my ears wide open from now on. And I think intense course of personal Bible Study will play a very big part in the coming three month holiday :)

Goodnight everyone. Thank You, God.