She: 你是昨晚半夜两点二十分ah weh ah weh 出来的。我在家里肚子突然间很痛就赶去医院。
Me: 你每年都这样跟我讲。
She: 那天我daddy跟妹妹在看一部好像candid camera的戏, 有一个baby 怎样都吹不灭birthday cake 的蜡烛，因为他这样吹...” The boy’s mouth was pursed in a way that only his fringe was blown.
Me: Hahahaha.
She: 我就跟妹妹说“吖，为什么这个baby看起来那么熟啊？
Me: 那个baby 很笨leh。
She: 对咯。我就想起，哦... 阿彦小的时候就是这样咯。
Since when did people start eating cakes on birthdays? And how did birthday candles originate? Hmm. Who is listening to us when we say our silent wishes once a year? If wishes fall on deaf ears, why not just pray? This way I don't have to wait for that one chance every year and I know my prayers are heard.
I've been reading a book lately on Christian apologetics and one question that the author revolves around is, when non-believers are committed to independent reasoning, meaning everything is false until it has gone through the verification machine of human judgment, how do they justify that their allegiance to independent logic is absolute truth? Hmm. It’s tiring yet interesting to read that book because like evangelism, providing an apology to opposers of the Christian faith is the responsibility of every Christian, but most of the time I find that my methods are not in line with that of Scripture and often the arguments have no end.
Words if not used appropriately can be damaging. But if used wisely, they bring immense comfort and encouragement. What more the very words that the Creator breathed out?
Be joyful always,
Pray continually,
Give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thess 5:16-18
I really hope that I can achieve these 3 things in my spiritual life. These verses are not unfamiliar, yet the same words that I’ve read before have a new meaning to me. And I’m certain that His Word will continue to feed me sufficiently in various phases of my life :)
It’s truly a blessing to be able to experience the array of emotions. Sadness is one of them, as much as I hate to admit it, but the sensation of peace and joy that comes after is sweeter than if I never had my downs. Even though emotions are God given, it is not good to dwell in unhappiness. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Ro 15:13. As children of God, we should all be joyful because of the faith, hope and love in us :)
My brother: 我找到我的老婆了。
Me: 谁？你怎么知道？
My brother: 因为他超漂亮啦！问题是，她已经有男朋友了。
Even when I consider my choices for purchasing laptops, I think about its function other than its appearance. Hopefully my brother’s joking, though I heard him telling my dad about this too :( Well I don’t deny that I’m not completely affected by one’s appearance, but when thinking about something as important as a potential spouse, surely one must look deeper? In any case my focus now shouldn’t be on such matters :) But I admit that when a waitress wished me happy birthday a few days back, holding a brownie with a lit candle, my heart fluttered a bit, hahaha. It’s so funny. I was caught off guard. Haha. I think I remember seeing a twinkle in her eye. Thanks guys (from tiantang), we’ve been celebrating our birthdays for a few years now yea? I wonder how long this will last. I enjoyed the company :)
But I think for me, I’ll truly be happy when my friends and family believe in Christ. In that picture, I don’t see five animals belonging to the same species that fought its way to the top of the food chain. I see five individuals created in the image of God, each with a unique personality, able to talk, joke, feel, and think. I feel sad sometimes as people reject God not because of the lack of or the existence of evidence against Him. Rather, they choose to believe in themselves, failing to experience what a wonderful Creator He is.
Lord, thank you for not hardening my heart against You.
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