Thursday, July 15, 2004
hmm..something to think about...
here's something which bothers me for a number of weeks already!! its about putting God first, other's second and myself third. well, i do not totally agree with this sentence at all. i remember somewhere, i don't remember who said that.. that loving God first, others and myself, equals. why? because its in the greatest commandments! it is written in the bible,
Matthew 22
37 And He said to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.'
38 "This is the great and foremost commandment.
39 "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'
so, in hale noa, we learn from the hula hoop incident that we must not only focus on ourselves. yes! i agree! which is, they want us to learn that by focusing on others, we will be focused too... and that does not mean, love God, then others, and i am last! because He wants us to love others as much as we love ourselves. how can we love others if we don't love ourselves? i think jabez was the one who taught me this. and, its like this triangle thingie where its divided into three, Jesus on the hight point then others and myself complimenting each other side by side. so, i don't believe in the JOY word so much. Jesus first, other's second and me, third!
do i sound very narcissistic?
haha!! NO!!
i hope wasshy has made up his mind on whether he wants to go for his mission trip or to stay for the concert!! nevermind, i'll send him an email!!
yukiko just sent me an email!! she is really cute okay!! she keeps telling me about shuubo!! i told you obasan is cute!! and she is walking daily with Him and meeting up christian friends!! kinda encourage her to even share her faith to shuubo and chosan. i told her to meet up with christians more often and she did! and she became more happy even though she is in the midst of her exams. i'm really surprised at the rate of growth in their faith these japanese can be~ amazing!! sugoii yo~
okay~ i'm not exactly still into the japanese mission trip, its just that, i really love the quiet life over there!! i miss it!! cos over here, everyday, you hear drum "to dong, ta dong!" or the cymbals clash clash clash!! or the funny funny music plays.. or the chinese opera singers "laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", and the buses and cars on the roads are super noisy!! not to mention my room's window's by the corridors where people walks past every single moment making noises!! and in the midnight and early morning, you'll sometimes hear people playing basketball!!! lagi worse!! and you know, yesterday, i had my o'level's chinese oral test and the tester asked me about my living environment and surroundings!! i ended up complaining~
beverly might be coming down to my place to teach me some stuffs later... better pack up man!!
I love Jesus!!
liten shan@
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