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commitments for the year ahead, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 @ 12:25 AM
"God has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and on earth." (Ephesians 1:9-10 ESV) All of us know this and practice it in relation to the basic physical necessities of life. We take steps to see that we have enough to eat and clothes to keep us warm. But do we take our spiritual needs that seriously? Do we apply the same earnestness in planning to maximize our ministry as we do in planning to make a living? John Piper talks about how we should take planning seriously and he also motivates us to do this through the four examples of planning in the Bible. First, some illustrations from the Proverbs; second, the planning of the apostle Paul; third, the planning of God; and fourth, the planning of Jesus. Read http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/sermons/a-new-years-plea-plan for the entire article :) Here are my new year resolutions/ commitments to God this 2012: 1. Pray for an overseas mission trip opportunity. Since i have been praying about an overseas mission trip opportunity during the past few weeks, God has opened several doors. He has been faithful & i would like to share with you the opportunities given. Logos Hope- door closed. A few days ago tim got back to me about the tentative months for Logos Hope. The timing isnt suitable as im looking at the few months in between after poly & starting uni (march-august). Thailand, Baan Orn My passion for the people in Ban Orn still stays in my heart. Things that will be done there are the medical clinic, gospel + in line skating camp, visiting several other villages at Baan Orn Out & ministering to the people there. However i am still praying if this is where God wants me to go. Dates: 27 May- 5 June Uganda, organsied by deb chen They will be collaborating with the helping hands organisation for the trip there. Tentative plans are to conduct mural wall paintings, many other arts and craft as well as playing sports with the children at the orphanages there. Dates: end june CRASH, Japan Christian Relief, Assistance, Support and Hope (CRASH) Japan is a network supporting Christians to do relief work in Japan and around the world. CRASH Japan equips and prepares churches and missions to be there to help their communities when disasters strike and coordinates Christian volunteers to work with local ministries in the event of a disaster. Things that will be done are like from cleaning out houses and structures of sludge and debris to replanting and restoring gardens and through the 1 or 2 weeks working from the basecamps nearby the affected areas, they seek to build relationships with residents over that time through their service. Dates: mid march God has been faithful and gave opportunities but i think i should be faithful as well in praying to go for one so that i may not be over distracted by going for all. 2. Seek to be consistent in doing QT daily Whether i may be busy in school or (maybe) pretty free during after graduation, i truly seek to have a consistent walk with the Lord with daily reading of the word & prayer. 3. Read 10 books in a year okay, honestly i dont know if this is a too ambitious commitment for me. As many may know, i dislike reading and take super long to finish reading a book (sometimes can take up to many thousand months or even 1-2 book per year no kidding!) But i see that it is really essential to read books so im going to be ambitious and commit to this in this year. I will be really glad if anyone can start recommending me books to read! (gosh, there are so many good books out there i dont know where & how to start! hahahaha) 4. Be appreciative Sadly the past monster year have stopped me from writing encouragement cards/birthday cards/christmas cards and be appreciative to those who have been so lovely & encouraging. SO this year im gonna FIGHT the busy monster that is draining me so badly & START being my old encouraging self again heehee :) 5. At least a mile Since i have officially put on hold competitive ultimate frisbee, there should be even more reasons for me to keeping exercising! From 2-3 trainings per week, now to at least once a week of leisure frisbee games :) okay, even though it is a drastic change from a hardworking many miles to a relax, run-at-your-own-pace during the leisure pick ups, i am still committed to run during the games! *okay michelle, so better stop standing there and laugh but start running & taking action during the picks up! no excuse that you are enjoying yourself therefore no running concept!!!* Also, i gladly welcome anyone who wanna join me in playing frisbee at pasir ris parks :D |