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Thanks
I give thanks
Not only for
What I have
But also for
What I will
Soon come
To find.

I give thanks
For trials
And tribulations
That have to
Be overcome.

I give thanks
For the test
That must
Be passed.

I give thanks
For happiness
And pain.
No matter the
Emotion - I
Give thanks
Just the same.

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Sunday, February 28, 2010

I got approached for the first time ever by two nice ladies who shared with me about the 'end of the world', after the Chile earthquake today. they were Jehovah's Witnesses. i've heard about JW evangelism before but never actually been approached by one before. they actually quoted scripture from the very same Bible i read and i was a little uneasy, which led me to go to Wikipedia, the internet's authority on everything. Apparently they don't believe in the Trinity, or immortality of the soul, and do not celebrate Christmas or Easter for their 'pagan' origins. the incident gave me a fresh conviction about how important it is to know the word of God and to read my Bible and be very strong in Scripture lest my beliefs get shaken by others, even if they use the same Bible as i do. and it was also very important to know the teachings of my own church and own denomination lest i be confused by other interpretations of the Bible, or my faith be shaken.

with regard to the 'end of the world' thing they were sharing about, i felt that it was more important that 'it is not for us to know the times and the dates that the Father has set by His own authority, but that we will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon us and be His witnesses in Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:7), because Jesus did not come into the world to condemn the world, but the save the world through Him (John 3:17). good thing i do TAWG. haha. i guess i have to respectfully decline the teaching of the two ladies and agree to disagree with them.

anyway, i'm off to india. leaving for the airport in around an hour's time. really excited to go to india, as i explained in my previous post. the Life Group actually wrote a card for me, how nice. it's as if i'm going away for months...it's only 12days! i'm quite apprehensive about what i'll see there, i always get a heavy heart when i see pictures of street kids, beggars and what not. poverty is such an emotional sight. going to spam photos of a trip to remember. wish the actual training days won't be so long though, more R&R would be nice. yes i know it's wishful thinking.

bought this book called To Walk On Water, You Have To Get Out of The Boat by John Ortberg, think i can finish it by the time i'm back from India. it's going to be an amazing time reading and being challenged.

the only thing on my mind now is that i have to leave soon and i haven't finished packing!

Then Jesus came to them and said, "all authority on Heaven and on Earth has been given to me, Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. and surely I am with you, to the very end of the age.
-Matthew 28:18-19

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