yeah well. had grading today:)
went to meet the taekwondo pple in the morning, was 5 mins late, then found out that we can't take the morning grading 'cos our grading cards are locked in the vjc storeroom due to the fact they were thrown in when our locker wasn't cleared...and no one was in school.
so, me and jit then got to make some decision about service and we concluded that we can go for first service. so poor huichun got woken up early in the morning, and jason got woken up early in the morning too.
i dun like to miss out on service. 'cos if i miss out on service, i'll miss the fellowship, miss out the praise and worship which never fails to administer, miss out on the testimonies of pple whose lives have been blessed by the Lord, miss out on the sermon which teaches and miss out on the chance to truly share two hours with pple, all with the same love in our lives, even when we're all so different, there's a strong link between us all that cannot be explained - and that's the love of Christ:) a family. an universal family.
yah anyway, we managed to go for first service, with Joy (from Riverlife Church?, not from Hope:D) joining us 'cos she can't make it for her service:) hehehe.
i always get reminded of this verse these days... it's a verse that always leaves a deep impression on me, one of the verses i knew before i was a christian - without knowing it's a verse and something which struck me hard even before knowing Christ.
it can be found in Matthew 16:26:
"What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?"
i find that it's so easy to neglect our souls... pple generally forcus a lot on studies (no1 attention grabber!:D), on friendship (friendship is good:D but haven't u felt those times when u feel as if friends just don't fully understand?), on BGR (geez. read same point as friendship. change friends to boyfriend/girlfriend) and even on money (money money, don't run away from me!).. with so many different things vying for our time, where can we find the time to focus on our soul? even when our soul's going to be one of the only things that'll last through our entire life:)
i dunno how many times i must emphasize on the importance of our souls, and i dunno when it'll take pple to realise that their souls are calling out to them, trying to get their attention, the small, still voice being buried by the burdens of the world.
when will pple start living a more fulfilling life, start to store something that's truly of worth, so that in the end, when pple question you to the root of what u have, u'll have a bowl of truth, shimmering brightly for all to see.
my heart pales to see pple being hurt over things of the world. you can provide them with the surface comfort, but what will really dig out the root of hurts... they reject.
when will pple see? i deeply wonder.