~Footprints of my Life~

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."

~Footprints of my Life~

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Good Friday and Easter

Nowadays, the frequency that I log on to blogger is so few that I am in serious danger of forgetting my blogger password anytime. -_-

I dunno why. Perhaps I have been spending less time on the computer. I only go online when its absolutely necessary. As for busyness, I guess it has always been the same - ever since I started working. It's just that I spend more time watching TV, reading the bible, marking myschool stuff and less time on the net now.

I am also thinking of changing my blog skin and layout but honestly, I know I am rusty with all those coding, alignment and colour - stuff to do with webpage designing... :P I think I will need some time before I get in sync with all these again.

Maybe I should just think less and start writing...

Ok, a few things prompted me to write this post. I attended two services on Good Friday - one in the morning in my home church WEFC. The service was moving and I was once again reminded of the painful and bruesome price that Christ paid to free me from my sins. I wept during the service and felt upset at myself for taking Christ's death so lightly at times and also touched at Christ's great love for mankind and for me.

Then in the evening, I went to Lighthouse Evangelism (also in Woodlands) to hear Rayson Tan and Chen Liping's testimony of how they became Christians. As I heard their testimony, I was honestly shocked to hear how bounded they were by Fengshui superstitions. One of the advice that their fengshui master gave them was that they shouldn't use the master bedroom toilet or else it might flush their fortune and so the couple did not use their master bedroom toilet for 8 years faithfully. It got to a point where they were so afraid of doing so many things in life because they afraid of upsetting those Feng Shui laws which might in turn mean bad luck for them. I am glad that they have placed all these behind them now. By the way, I was pleasantly surprised that it was Li Nanxing who introduced Rayson and Liping to Christ! Chor Meng and his wife were at the service too. Well, praise the Lord for this divine arrangement. Yes, there is indeed a timing for everything, including knowing Christ as our saviour.

The Look

Lyrics by John Newton, Additional Lyrics by Bob Kauflin

I saw one hanging on a tree

In agony and blood

Who fixed His loving eyes on me

As near His cross I stood

And never till my dying breath

Will I forget that look

It seemed to charge me with His death

Though not a word He spoke

My conscience felt and owned the guilt

And plunged me in despair