create in me a heart that is pure

Whenever I feel lonely, I’ll think of Jesus on the cross, for He bore the sins of the world all alone.
Whenever I am hurt emotionally, I’ll think of Jesus on the cross, for He endured many insults and said, “Father forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”
Whenever I am hurt physically, I’ll think of Jesus on the cross, for His whole body, from His head to His toes, was covered with deep open wounds, bruises and drenched with blood.
Whatever pains that I have to experience, I’ll remember to think of Jesus on the cross, because what He had gone through were far more painful and humiliating than all the pains that I had experienced, and all the pains that I will be experiencing, put together.

Our Lord Jesus is indeed our source of strength in all that we have to go through, and He definitely is our example in our life of faith."

taken from closerdaybyday

i'm glad i've been given a chance this holiday to really draw close to the Lord again and feel His wondrous love and grace. it pains me to reflect on how i have been the past 6 months, but i'm glad that i've been given a chance to rekindle my fire for Him once again, through my trip to UK because we got to visit a few other branches of our church there, and also through the annual bible seminar (my last, sadly). the members in those churches were really warm and hospitable, and that really touched me :) for bible sem, we really ensured that we used up our time wisely for prayers and to do our duties well, and it was quite edifying!

If we really love someone, we would want to spend more time talking to him/her, taking time to communicate our love.
If we say we love God, we would want to spend more time in prayer, talking to Him and worshipping Him.

i really feel different after this bible sem, and i guess it's because i've already been through theolo (so i made use of this camp better), and i'm glad. it's always difficult to maintain this post-camp spirit especially during the school term, but i pray that God will help us all keep this fire burning for Him. :-)

Jesus says in John 14:15 - “If you love me, keep My commandments.”

Our love, devotion and commitment to Christ are reflected by our obedience to Him. May God guide us to lead lives pleasing to Him.



this is one of the hymns we learnt during the camp, and it's my personal favourite because the lyrics are beautiful.