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hahas been watching this vid for almost everyday!din reali noe hu is chris brown until i heard this person performing his song:D in my opinion, he is much better than the original singer itself, go check out his remaining vids too, n oh ya, his band is seriously good too!:D

went to NAFA to watch melina's choir concert wif phoebe, maria, jingwei, anna, 2 marcus and ronaldo:D its entertaining because they perf tgt wif CO and sang famous tunes like the prayer, somewhere out there, you raise me up, home, wu ding!!:D and of cos, congrats to melina for a gd job well done!!even though it will be her last choir perf, bt i believe that there will be future chances for u to perf more on stage!!:D for now, all the best for Os!!:D

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11:26 PM

Sunday, March 30, 2008

royston!!

this song is my current favourite!!--Built to Last by Melee:D hahas, esp love the mv version of this song cos the band played so naturally and the mv is meaningful too; love the song beacuse every instrument seems to fit in so nicely!!:D

2 weeks ago, Phoebe asked us in cgm who is our favourite bible character, and immediately Job came to my mind. Here is an excerpt from one of the site about Job:

The Story of Job the Long-suffering.

In ancient times, east of Palestine, there lived a righteous man by the name of Job. He was a just and good man, who always strove to please God throughout his life. The Lord rewarded him for his piety with great wealth. He had many hundreds of large and thousands of small cattle. His large and close family of seven sons and three daughters comforted him.

But the Devil was jealous of Job. He began to vilify him before God, "Doth Job fear God for nothing?... But put forth Thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse Thee to Thy face." Then God, in order to reveal to all how faithful Job was to Him and in order to teach people patience in their sufferings, permitted the Devil to take away all of Job’s possessions. One day robbers came and drove away all his cattle, slew his servants, and a terrible tornado from the desert destroyed the house in which Job’s children had gathered together, killing them all. Job not only did not complain against God, but he said, "God gave, and God hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord."

The Devil, put to shame, was not satisfied with this. Again he began to slander Job, "All a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth Thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh (that is, strike him down with disease), and he will curse Thee to Thy face." God permitted the Devil to deprive Job even of his health, and Job was stricken with the most terrible disease — leprosy. Then even his wife began to persuade him to complain against God. His friends, instead of consolation, only further grieved the innocent sufferer with their unjust suspicions. But Job remained firm, did not lose hope in the mercy of God and only begged the Lord to testify that he was suffering in innocence.

In his discourse with his friends, Job prophesied about the Redeemer and of the future resurrection: I know that my Redeemer liveth and on the last day He shall raise from the dust this my corrupted skin, and in my flesh I shall see God. I shall see Him myself; mine eyes, and not the eyes of another, shall behold Him (Job 19:25-27, Septuagint).

After this, God, having shown to all the example of devotion and long-suffering in His servant Job, appeared Himself and commanded his friends, who had regarded Job as a great sinner, to ask for prayers from him for themselves. God rewarded His faithful servant. Job regained his health. He had seven more sons and three daughters, gained back twice as much cattle as he had before, and lived another one hundred and forty years in honor, quietly, piously and happily.

The story of long-suffering Job teaches us that God sends misfortunes not just for sins, but that sometimes God sends misfortunes even to the righteous for an even greater confirmation in goodness, for the shaming of the Devil, and for the glorification of the righteousness of God. The history of the life of Job also reveals to us that earthly welfare does not always accompany a virtuous life for men and teaches us also to be sympathetic to those in misfortune. Job, by his innocent sufferings and patience, foreshadowed the Lord Jesus Christ.

The reason why i admire Job so much is that he stands so firm even in the face of trials and persecution. Not only was his possessions and livelistock taken away, even his dearest family memebers were killed. And the worst of all, he had diseases and painful boils upon his body. Yet in the midst of facing such physical and emotional agony and pain, Job does not waver in his trust for God but belive that God is always with him in all circumstances. All of us have problems which sometimes we cant seem to overcome it and in the midst began to feel frustrated and draw away from God. This year i have experienced some really challenging times, and i do admit that at times, i jux simply wanna give it all up, run away from the trouble, and run away from God. Yet as i begin to look at Job's life, i begin to realise how small my problem is compared to his; why cant i trust in God for His wisdom and strength like Job?

Trials are meant to make us grow to another level of anointing and strength. With greater levels comes greater challenges.

11:51 PM

Sunday, March 23, 2008

royston!!