Friday, January 04, 2013

Amazing Grace

God works through our humanness.  Many a times, we appear to be at the breaking point and another straw would have brought down the tower.  Yet, our amazing God works in moment like this.  These are moments of great vulnerability, anguish, despondency and heartache.  God works through the dark moments of our lives and His light comes flooding through our life and circumstances.  He sings the song of the night through each broken vessel.  Our pain and struggles are the raw materials that He brings about miracles and breakthroughs.  He raised us up as His mighty army and launched us forth to conquer battles that we can never conquer in our own strength.  His grace is sufficient for anyone who clings on to Him dearly.  His hand is never too short to reach us when we call on Him.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013

The Important Things in Life

On 31 December 2012, the Strait's Times featured a segment on New Year, New Start. Ms Goh Kai Sin, a 31 year old teacher who is expecting her second child has this to say "In a materialistic, face-paced society where people want a big house or car, it's easy to lose focus because of peer pressure. I don't want my children to be so caught up in the rat race that they forget what is important, for example, being near to God, the importance of family ties and being passionate about their interests."