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My reflections for the year 2008
Wow! What a year huh? Well, to start off, i must say, it was definitely an eventful year for me. A very eventful year indeed. Events aside, it was also a rather exciting year for my walk with God. Yes it was. And its like really hard to just write 1 highest point and 1 lowest point! Ahh. Alright... Here goes,
Highest point.
Let's see, i think it was completing my final art project. Yeah, art was like a roller coaster ride for me. Actually, yes, the process of finishing my art included one of my highest points and my lowest points. Ok. Highest point first. Completing my art was like really one of the few moments i actually felt so so so so super accomplished, like i completed some 1000000000km marathon or something. haha. Yes. Art was really something that tested me actually. It tested my faith in God. During the process of Art, i constantly questioned myself. Am i doing this out of my own will or am i trusting and relying on God. I had to constantly reflect and ask myself, where is God in this? To cut the long story short, i didn't manage to finish my prep work. Ok, so why was this my highest point, I'm like lost as well. Hmmm. I think it was my highest point cause i managed to see God reveal himself to me through this process. Even though i didn't complete my prep work, I saw how God used this to show his love to me, to make me question and think why was I not depending on him, why was i making myself so stressed out and pressuring myself so much. In fact, all i needed to do was to give my best, not for myself, but for him and him alone. He already knows the ending, and he was beside me throughout the whole journey till the very end. So when i completed my final painting coursework, it was not the pride or sense of achievement that filled me, rather, it was God's love and grace. Also, i believe this experience was the start of God working in me, building up something which was to be revealed later. And he continued to build this something up in me throughout o's and so on.. And i believe that later was during operation DHL. As you all know, what i shared after the altar call was really something that changed my life, sort of, it really drew me much closer to God and opened up my vision to see what God was doing.
I hope this all makes sense, honestly, when i wrote down my reflections for year 2008, i did not even think of this.
Lowest point.
Alright. my lowest point was probably during the time when i sprained my wrist. I think. During that period, it was also my mid years and my deadline for my higher art project. Yes, when i sprained my wrist, i really lost alot of my faith in God. Ok, honestly, m walk with God at the beginning of the year was really shaky. And spraining my wrist really made me question why, because of it, i couldn't play my netball finals in my final year and i had to take some time off doing my art project. I felt like super lousy during that period, as if God was not there in my life at all. But i was wrong, he was always there, just that i let go of him cause i was depending on my own strength. How stupid was i to think that God let me down and ruin my netball experiece, my art project etc. In fact, I was stupid to think that i could do everything on my own without him. I let my pride overcome me and like someone mention to me. when the distance between you and God increases, guess whose the one who moved away. I guess thats me right.
Yeah. i think thats my lowest point.
How God transformed my life in 2008
Well, i think i became nicer right? haha. ok. im kidding. Yeah, i think God really taught me how to trust and obey him. Instead of doing things my way, He wants me to follow his way, to set my pride aside and just rely on him, to hear him out and allow him to lead me in life. Lastly, i think that im a very judgemental person. haha, and yes, i think i talk alot behind people's back. I've definitely learnt how to not judge people so quickly and just to open up my heart to people who i erm, previously had a bad impression of. I mean, how can i go out and serve people when my heart is not prepared to accept everyone right?
Ok. My aims for 2009.
Alright, so as not to bore you people any further, i'll keep it short and sweet.
1. I want a deeper relationship with God, to surrender everything to Him.
2. To have a balance in life, get my priorities straight
3. To put my pride aside and let God take full control of my life
4. To bring my cousins closer to christ
5. To grow with oak as one unified body in Christ
6. Finally. To say "I will go" with all my heart, mind, soul and strength
-Joycelyn
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