Too much, too little

One of the (many) items I bought from the recent trip. The list is long, but all within budget.


4 tank tops
2 tees
3 cardigans
3 casual shirts
2 semi-casual shirts
2 long loose tops
1 jacket (most ex item but still < 25sgd!)
2 pairs of shorts
1 pair of 3/4s
3 pairs of shoes
1 pair of slippers
4 belts
1 necklace
1 bag

And the list for others is just..
2 man's tees for the buds
8 dresses on behalf.

Heh.

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That is, to love.

Some form of love gives you power.


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倾盆大雨

Literally. It was bright n sunny just eight mths ago. And suddenly the skies are not only dark and gloomy but filled with deafening thunders and glaring freaking lightnings.

五年前卷入了漩涡。五年后又来了多一场更无奈，让人十分愤怒却又不知所措的。只是一颗不起眼的棋子。一文不值。


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you have His word. Start believing in a new you. a new creation.

Take God at His Word
by Buddy Owens

Lasting change doesn’t start with you. It starts with God. And it all begins when you say, “Yes Lord, I’m taking you at your word.” God isn’t asking you to make a promise that you can’t keep. He is asking you to receive a promise that only he can keep.

When you confess your faith, you are receiving God’s promises into your life, and he always keeps his promises. When you confess your faith, you are taking God at his Word, and you can!

He loves you – you have his Word on it (John 3:16).
You are forgiven – you have his Word on it (Psalm 103:3).
You belong to him – you have his Word on it (Romans 1:6).
He will never leave you or give up on you – you have his Word on it (Hebrews 13:5).
He will meet your needs – you have his Word on it (Philippians 4:19).
He has a plan and a purpose for your life – you have his Word on it (Jeremiah 29:11).

As you build your life on the Word of God, he will truly make you into a new person – a total makeover from the inside out. And what God starts, he will finish.

“I am convinced that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it through to completion” (Philippians 1:6 GWT).

Your responsibility it to confess it. Let it renovate your life. “Be made new in the attitude of your minds.” But let me warn you: expect to be challenged. The Devil doesn’t want you to be free, so he will whisper old lies to you. He’ll try to discourage you and accuse you. He will bring up your past to haunt and harass you. But, as Greg Laurie says, “Whenever the Devil tries to remind you of your past, remind him of his future.” And start confessing your faith.

What lies do you still believe? What is keeping you from walking in the freedom and joy of the Lord? Start declaring the truth of the God’s Word and then act on that truth.

And that will truly make a new you.

and ALL... is for Good.

Accepting the past, making good of the future to come. First believe, step on with faith, asking for wisdom in every decision.



God Meant It for Good
by Jon Walker

You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result. Genesis 50:20 (NASB)

Joseph’s life was anything but peaceful. He was sold into slavery by jealous brothers and thrown into prison on false charges. Yet, he remained free of bitterness or regret and saw God as the “Great Engineer” behind even the worst of circumstances.

In a final confrontation with his brothers, he graciously noted, “You meant it for bad; God meant it for good.”

“God meant it for good” says:

You can accept the past. No sin, no action, no choice on your part is too big for God to handle or too big to be worked out for good (Romans 8:28). Just ask Joseph! Better yet, ask his brothers who ended up relying on him for their survival.

You can embrace the present. There’s no need to play the “what if” game. The past is forgiven and gone, and the future is in God’s omnipotent hands; so you’re free to focus on the present: “Wherever you are, be all there,” says Jim Elliot. God wants you in the present because that’s where his grace will flow.

You can look expectantly toward the future. Even if you make mistakes today, God still controls your future. Walking in the Spirit, you can live life to the fullest, without fear of making mistakes that take you out of God’s control. Even when things appear to be terrible, you can trust that God is still working out his divine plan for your life.

This devotional is by Jon Walker, editor of the Daily Hope Devotionals and author of Costly Grace.