   
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed the set of footprints in the sand, one belonging to him and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, you 'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troubled times of my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why you would leave me when I needed you most."
The Lord replied,"My child. My precious child. I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
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~Footprints of my Life~
 Feeling so blessed now. =) Had a really busy week this week filled with meetings, workshops and report writing. So glad that it is finally over. Phew! Thank God for sustaining me with strength and good health! Yesterday was a busy but happy day. I went to attend my niece's (yes, I m a aunt now) one year old birthday party and then after that, I rushed for my church's thanksgiving dinner. I really enjoyed watching my niece. She has got beautiful eyes and is a confident girl. I got her a cute and extremely huggable rabbit from Kiddy Palace. The rabbit is so cute that I am thinking of getting one myself! Thanksgiving dinner was really fun. I laughed the whole night. I must say that God has bestowed Tzun (the mc) with an extremely good sense of humour. But more than that, the night reminded me of the many things that I am thankful to God for this year. Even now, I am filled with an overwhelming sense of gratitude of the things that God has done for me and for answering my prayers. Here are some of the things that I am grateful for. The beginning of the year started me feeling rather lost. I had just quitted choir and had a lot of free time on my hands. I spent much of this free time reading the bible, praying and reading Christian books. God greatly strengthened my spiritual life through these ways and enabled me to study hard and give my best for my school based assignments. All these ultimately paid off because I did really well for my last semester, better than any other semester in my 4 yrs. Then came the much dreaded practicum in february. I was actually so stressed up this time because I kept thinking to myself that if I don't do well this time, the school wouldn't want me and I can forget about gg back to PHPPS. Things were also very stressful considering I had a 10 observation per week kind of situation. I was really freaked out and my health suffered. God eventually showed me that I did not need to worry so hard or be so hard on myself, that I just needed to do my best and leave things to Him and that He would get me back there if it was His will. I am just so thankful that God pulled me through practicum. That, I would say is the hardest thing that I had to go through this year. A few months after practicum, next came the accomodation issue. Another headache but also another opportunity to trust God. I can honestly tell you that I cried while looking for accomodation. The thought of renting a room is not like living in a hostel. A hostel room is small but you have the whole space to yourself but renting a room is like being confined to a room in a house. While room searching, I have encountered situations like having to share the bathroom with the owner's whole family (men and women alike). Then, I met another owner who said that I was not to come out of the room unnecessarily because they needed their family 'space', not even to watch TV because she says I can get a small TV and put it in the room. And she tells me to put my own ironing board in the room and a small rice cooker too if I need to cook. Just don't get out of the room unnecessarily. God really opened my eyes through this experiences. It's really amazing how some people can suppress foreigners living on this land without even blinking an eye or having a beep on their consciences. After these few experiences, I gave up looking for rooms through the papers or internet. I was getting so stressed about it that I couldn't bear to look at it anymore. I just prayed 'Lord, I leave this accomodation thing to You. Show me the way to a Christian home.' And He did. In ways that I never imagined. He showed me to a Christian home in Woodlands through a friend. Thank God for his provision! A few months after I settled happily into my new place, another thing was troubling me. Church. I was previously attending Glory Presbyterian Church. I had just gotten into a wonderful CG and was even intending to get baptized there. But I did not have peace. It's a long story but through much prayer and a turn of circumstances, God led me to Woodlands Evangelical Free Church (WEFC). Things did not go smoothly the moment I stepped into WEFC. But it was God's will and that was why things managed to work out. I am now settling fine in WEFC and serving in ways that I had never imagined. I thank God for his soveriegnty and for providing me with all these opportunities. Thinking back, I now know that He sent me to stay in Woodlands for a reason and that was to lead me to WEFC! There are so many many things to be thankful for. But more than anything, I am most thankful for Jesus' love and His sacrifice on the cross. Because without that, I would never be able to reconcile with God and enjoy all these blessings that He has bestowed upon me. Thank God for His unfailing love and faithfulness. =) MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 7:58 AM | 0 footprints
While attending the alpha course today, the pastor introduced to all of us the song 'What a friend we have in Jesus'. I had heard the song in Pei Hwa when one of the chaplains sang it with the children. But it was only today that I knew the story behind the song and this story really touched my heart. 'What a friend I have in Jesus' was written by Joseph M. Scriven in 1855. Before he wrote this song, he had a fiance. They were deeply in love and had already set a date for marriage. Sometime before the marriage took place, his fiance took a boatride to another place. That was her last boatride because she drowned during the journey. Needless to say, I believe Joseph was devastated. Despite that, this song was actually written by him to comfort his mother in law who was equally devastated as well. The lyrics seemed to bear more significance after I knew this story. This was a person who was terribly broken by life's circumstances. He had every reason to blame God, blame his destiny but instead he chose to pray and trust in Jesus whom he knew was a faithful and loving God. What a friend we have in Jesus Words: Joseph M. Scriven, 1855 What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer. Are we weak and heavy-laden, cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge--Take it to the Lord in prayer; Do thy friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer; In His arms He'll take and shield you, you will find a solace there. It's the last day of school today. I have mixed feelings actually. I think I will really miss my children. But still, I thank God that in His grace and kindness, He has given me such wonderful children to teach. Being the last day of school, I also realised that what we teachers can do are limited. Ultimately, I still have to leave the children to God and trust that He will take care of them. I am burdened with some issues and many uncertainties at work but yes, it is a great comfort to know that I can carry everything to God in prayer. MaRGaReT left her footprint @ 11:30 PM | 0 footprints
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