the four right chords can make me cry

Evidence of God's favour resting on me, so undeservedly.
Serendipity.

Had such a good day in school today, everything seemed to be going my way. Had breakfast with Damien, Jon and Jeremy, what a nice way to start of the day, having a meal with friends =) Was waiting for damien, got there early, so closed my eyes to pray a bit and when i opened them, there was jon! Haha... so movie-esque. Made a new friend, Jeremy, i was quite amazed, cos he seemed to know everything about me though I'd never met him before. He was like, "you're from bethesda bukit arang right? from life science and usp also right?" Stunned! Turns out he's from YCK and they came over to BA last year for the Love Factually series, he's in the writing class next door to my uncertainty or sea class, so he's seen me in usp before, and he's in bioD, so he knows im in life science. how qiao is that. Singapore too small lah. I said I've been sleeping too much in class to notice, which I realised the moment it left my lips, is absolutely true.

Anyway, off to the library we go. I ask damien whats the call number for the bioD text cos i wanted to borrow it, but jeremy lends me his, which turns out to be way better cos i could have it for the whole day, not just 2 hours for RBR. And I covered so much today! I amaze myself! More amazing than that, I did'nt fall asleep even once! Knowing me, thats really super duper amazing. Amazing. (loss for words).

Lunch was pretty good too. We got there before it started raining. We built a tower of nalgene bottles. Haha... too bad I didn't have a camera. But wait, it keeps getting better.

Hazel messages me and asks me for my prayer requests for the week! wah... why is everyone being so nice to me?

I was just complaining to my mum in the car that I forgot to bring my jacket, but I didn't feel cold at all in the library. Considering that I was in the lib from 9am till 5:30pm, thats quite... amazing. Left cos I had to go give tuition, not that i don't like to, cos she's a good kid, but just the thought of the 1.5 hour bus ride and the day only ending at 9pm was quite daunting. Nevertheless I carry on and who should I meet on the bus A1 but Huay Shi! this really nice PRC girl who was attached to our JC class for 3 months in J1. On the bus, I notice that I've just missed 151, which usually takes forever to come. But oh well, i'm already in quite a good mood so it doesnt bother me, just cross the road and wait lor.

and who should I see there but my all-time favourite prof!!! Yay! and he tells me that I should submit my essays to Folio!(this usp publication, but i thought my essays werent good enough) wow, to recieve genuine affirmation from someone you respect, there are really few better feelings. He's promised to email me about which essay specifically I should try sending in. soo nice =)

and seconds later... an AIRCON 151 bus arrives. (non-151 patrons, this is rare.) On the bus, even before I sit down, my tuition kid calls me and cancels tuition! woohoo! can go home and rest! And when I change bus, I'm greeted by a familiar face, Cheryl! too bad she was too far away, I wanted to tell her how she just made my perfect day more perfect.

Too many good, unexpected things in a row to have happened by chance. I thank God for reminding me how much He cares about me, even up to the smallest details. I was just thinking that it's so easy to praise God when (every)thing's going your way, but we should praise God in every situation, if only because He's God. But He's given us so many reasons to praise, the biggest of all: because Jesus died for our sins. also because "I am fearfully and wonderfully made". If we don't, even the rocks will cry out. That's the way praise works, it flows out naturally, spontaneously, but based on the reality of Christ. Simply amazing.

a song came to mind
I love because you first loved me, a sinner saved by grace
You exchanged your blameless life for mine, a debt I can't repay
I don't deserve your favour, but still you love me without measure
Your love is reaching me, and i'm responding to it
Your love is changing me, as i surrender to it
I'm holding nothing back, I give you every part
My soul has been released, your love has captured my heart

another thought i had. the only available response is to accept, with thanksgiving. There's no way to repay such a great debt, we should'nt think that by doing something good we will ever be able to "even the score" with God. There is nothing so great or sacrificial that will ever be able to tip the scales in our favour. God owes us nothing. But He gives us everything. Incoming song lyrics! "Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer. But this I know with all my heart, His wounds have paid my ransom."

not very coherrent, but I hope it's encouraged you.

posted by beckyboo @ 9:11 PM