my freedom

There are very few things that make me feel better than coming home :) It sounds as if I’ve been gone for a long time, haha. Just came back from a campus crusade camp yesterday. It was fine, not very good, just good. Unknown to my group mates I had a bad headache, so I was trying hard not to laugh or contain my laughter if I did, or not have too many sudden movements as they might aggravate my headache :(

But other than that it was quite meaningful. During a particular cell group session we all shared our testimony, and I was amazed by the end of it, how everyone was initially not serious about God, and eventually rededicated their lives to God due to certain events that happened. As we told our stories one by one, it became more apparent that in a point in our lives we all had been stubborn and turned ourselves from our Father, choosing to distant ourselves from Him. But He never once forgot about us, and in His unique way, welcomed us back individually with open arms.

I find myself at ease with other Christians :) And I’m really thankful for this particular guy who took the initiative to come into my room and have a chat at night. It’s funny because the first thing he said to me upon closing the door was "I also have an issue with people speaking in tongues." Haha. He overheard me speaking to another guy about that when I heard him "blabber" suddenly during worship. It’s a good feeling to have something as important as faith in common as we can easily open the bible and talk about it. Talk about our problems and our walk with God to encourage one another.

Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible, but not everything is constructive. 1 Cor 10:23.

This verse was playing in my head during the most of the camp. As we walked around the campus, there were other orientation camps happening as well. Then I saw the notice boards for the various CCAs and also people staying back late in school preparing for RAG. Their enthusiasm, cohesiveness and joyful spirit is admirable, and admitably I miss that kind of team bonding back in school where sweat, tears and "blood" mix in a exhausting yet memorable blend. But the verse kept appearing. Everything is permissible, but not everything is constructive. I know I can still do my part in expanding God’s kingdom even if I joined another CCA. But if I were to put the same eagerness, passion and time into crusade, would more spiritual seeds be sown? Especially during a period where people begin to think about their purpose in life and the existence of a divine being...

My sister has just flown to Australia to study, but my brother returned for the holidays, so it's just me and him in the house. My parents are not in Singapore as well for the time being, so I’ve to put up with my own cooking for now :( haha.