A cup of tea... anyone?

Receiving an email from Jo is definitely a refreshing one since my email is stashed up with spams from seek.com which can get overwhelming. In her email, Jo shared about her reflections and trials and joy of being a woman. Jo's email really came at the right time, when I was stressed about exams with the possibilities of failing and pressures of not being able to graduate, the worries of what lies ahead with a blank second half of the year and the sadness of uni ending and my brother jetting off to Qld for his PhD.

Jo's email really is a boost to get myself up and keep going. (P/s: Thank you Jo!) It encouraged me a lot seeing how much dedication and passion she has for Emanate and just wanting more and more. And seeing how God provided for her and working in her life, helped me to continue to believe in God's plan and trust God and put everything in him. Whatever God's plan is.... I am very sure this is worth waiting for.

I was reading through 2 Corinthians 4:7 "But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us"

Treasures in jars of clay. Treasures found in unexpected places. Treasures found in God. I don't need Earthly treasures because I have Godly treasures and it is 10 times better, 100 times greater and it is all I ever needed.

This is a beautiful video! I stumbled upon this video last night and I was crying like mad after I watched it! It correctly sums up the perils and hardship of a relationship. I never knew maintaining a relationship was that hard (pfft... who am I to say huh?). I always thought once two people fall in love and begin a relationship, things are simply rosy, beautiful and prefect and nothing can come between them. I always thought that love is all that is needed and when there is love, all else will fall together perfectly. But, this video showed me that a relationship requires more than love. It requires nurturing, effort, unexpected surprises, sacrifices and alot of understanding and care. I guess love isn't everything... but its definitely the beginning of a journey, a journey that can go two ways... and its up to respective parties to see that it goes the right way.

I now have a new found respect for couples that never gave up and fought and fought for their relationship. Kudos to WongFu Production! Simply creative! God Bless all these creative people!

So... I'm doing the 30 day blog challenge.

First question is "What is my ultimate guilty pleasure(s)"? Well, what is a guilty pleasure? I think guilty pleasures are things u like to do but can't really explain why u just like doing it! So, here goes my guilty pleasure(s)!

1. I love watching romantic love story trailers on Youtube. When I have nothing to do, I just lie on my bed and watch love story trailers like A Walk to Remember, Dear John, The Notebook, The Time Traveller's Wife, A Message in A Bottle, Letters to Juliet... It's just soooo satisfying, I don't know why! These trailers are so beautiful, how they are set up, the lines, the background music, just building the suspense of the whole movie. The funny thing is that they are just trailers, not the full movie!! I guess because I'm not a movie person, I find this 3 or 4 minutes of trailer as equally same as watching the whole movie. Its just so heartwarming and makes me smile inside. And I'll just lie there abusing the replay button! HAHA! My favourite trailer? If I have to choose then I think it would be Message in a Bottle, second close to A Walk to Remember!
   
2. My second guilty pleasure is night drives. I loveeeee night drives. It's the most satisfying thing! Just driving on the road, with a dark night sky and blinking lights from the buildings and being the only car on the road as if you own the road is the most amazing feeling ever! It's just so relaxing and so peaceful and calming. But, of course, going on night drives with the person u adore makes it 10 times better!
3. My last guilty pleasure is... cornflakes with microwaved milk! It is THE BEST!!! I don't know why but warmed, microwaved milk taste very different to cold milk! It just taste amazing!! I like to top it up with heaps and heaps and heaps of crunchy cornflakes until it forms a mountain and quickly gobble it down before it all dissolves away in the milk. And then if I have leftover milk, I would top up with more cornflakes!! This simply is 10/15 minutes of pure bliss and it sets me up for the rest of the day!

Well, I'm back at blogspot! Well, I tried to start a Tumblr thingy but it was too complicated and all I needed was to post my thoughts. So, here I am again!

Anyway, yesterday I was reading through Romans 8:18-27. This section was titled Future Glory. One part stood out to me. Romans 8:25 "But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently". I feel very encouraged and it encourages me to continue waiting. I've waited all my life for God to do something, to open up doors, to the point where I don't know if its worth waiting anymore. But, this verse encourages me that its all the worth to wait and be patient. When there's nothing more I can do, its only waiting, waiting at the feet of the God almighty is all I can do.

I've been having sleep issues lately. Gosh... its 2 in the morning and I hardly can sleep!! Sigh. It's the insomnia I think or maybe I work too hard till my brain simply cannot slow down. Speaking of working hard, I've finish the last of the last uni assignment! *breathe of relief* I have made it! I started this semester feeling weak and demotivated and just want to do anything else but uni. I thank God for the strength and just believing in myself. I thank God for this sudden burst of much needed energy. And also awesome group mates that really help out in any way possible!

We sang this song during Lifegroup! I love this song.... It comes second close to "With All I Am". Honestly, recently I've been quite slacked in my devotion and QT with God. Since Easter Camp, where I experienced an extraordinary high, it felt like I didn't need any nourishment or any more filling up. And... singing this song reminds me that God is Lord of all and most importantly Lord of my life and He is my World and without Him, I am nothing.