LIVING FOR ETERNITY

Inspired by Pastor Larry Dotson

Why do I do what I do for You, Lord?
Is it obligation or love?
Where do I place my hopes and dreams?
Is it here or in Heaven above?

Do I want to please You or man?
Where does my loyalty lie?
Am I living for eternity,
Or just living till I die?

Do I live my life in fear and guilt,
Trying hard to keep all the rules?
Or do I step out in faith every day
Knowing You will provide the tools?

Do I want to please You or man?
Where does my loyalty lie?
Am I living for eternity,
Or just living till I die?

Lord, I fall on my face in awe
At Your glory and righteousness;
Worshiping moment by moment
Giving all and nothing less.

I want to live to please You, Father.
In You my loyalty lies.
I want to live for eternity,
Not just live until I die.

Sandy Moffett
~ 2009
Sandy Moffett

Change of address

HI I HAVE A NEW BLOG! ITS CALLED imadethisljtokpo@livejournal.com

see you there!

muacksZ!

What worse than finding a WORM in your orange?

HALF A WORM!

pukes

VEGAN. For the People. For the Planet. For the Animals.

I'm going to be vegan.

here's why...
http://www.nonviolenceunited.org/veganvideo.html

Emo hour

Hi guys. i guess if you are reading this post right now its because you're really tooo bored (like me right now) because i haven't blogged for ages, its a wonder that any of my friends would still consider checking to see if I have uploaded any posts.

Well, some disclaimers. This post is NOT MEANT to make anyone feel bad or apologetic. Neither do i have any single person in mind as i was writing this post. (except of course my family).

If you would like to know, this is how i deal with my feeling. when I'm rather upset or very happy. i like to pen down (or type in this new age) my thoughts. Its really rather therapeutic and helps me to get things in perspective.

I always believe that any upsetting experience is a new learning experience, because each time something makes me upset, that something would be something i have never imagined being upset about. Because if i knew exactly what would make me upset, i would have anticipated it and wouldn't have let myself get upset. (you know how terrible it feels to get upset, so i alway avoid getting upset)

hence, i would pen down my thoughts after an upsetting experience and hence make sure i learn from it. so here goes:

emo hour one: may 1st, 2008

I realized today how much my happiness is dependent on others. Just because others forgot to inform me about a fun outing or basically assumed that I didn’t want to join or even perhaps it didn’t occur to them to invite me made me so sad and unhappy.

This is not Karen. Karen is always so self-assured and well liked by others. She’s always wanted around and desired. Now I know how it feels like to be one of those who are always left out of the group. How down and unwanted one can feel. I guess God gave me this experience so that I would understand how it feels like, to not be “in” the group or “in” the know of things.

Now I understand why some people can, not feel like coming to church or not feel like contributing and simply stay unhappy all the time. It is because they just feel under appreciated by the group or don’t feel that they are worth enough to be wanted around. With that feeling inside, its difficult to want to contribute or be cheered up although the people around them care so much and are trying so hard to help them. Very much the concept of self worth is based on how much others value you.

If people do not think you are important or of value or needed around, a person will probably grow up to feel unimportant, worthless and not good for anything.

Now I know how people can grow up to have such low esteem and be never able to break through their discouragement or depression. Its simply because they have never cultivated faith in themselves or there isn’t people around that person who simply believes that he/she can be successful either socially, academically or any area.

I realize now how important it is for someone to have someone who believes in him/her. How much it keeps another person going through all failures and disappointments.

Now I know how come people who are studying overseas or are alone in the world (E.G. orphans) usually very quickly get into relationships and how those relationships can really make or break them a lot. This is because when you feel like you’re all alone, having people step into your life and show confidence in you, have need for you or care for you really makes a lot of difference in your life. It suddenly becomes what you are living for and determines who you are.

Now I understand why some people can so easily succumb to peer pressure. This is because those friendships or relationships simply mean so much to them and they feel that it determines how much they are worth. Hence, they would do anything it takes to keep those relationships or friendships, for better or for worse.

I am so lucky to have parents that love me and believe in me. Who really makes sure I know how important I am to them and who makes sure that I know how much they love me all the time. Who are always there when I need them and whom I know exactly where I can find them when I need them. I guess that’s what’s keeping me through all the difficulties and pressures of life. I wouldn’t have been able to resist peer pressure through all my teenage years without the fear of losing my friends if I had not parents and family whom I knew loved me more than my friends would ever love me. Family whom I knew I could depend on more than any closest friend when I’m in need.

Where does God come in here? I guess God has blessed me with a happy family and good parents and thus have kept me out of harm’s way all this while. All that I could ever ask for and desire is a family like mine. =)

It seems that God is getting little credit for what I have today but no. I wouldn’t have such a happy family without God intervening in my parent’s lives. If not for the subtle guidance and cultivation of the character of my parents that makes them the loving parents they are, I could never have grown in such a happy family. Without the Christian principles that my parent’s abide by, bad habits and social ills would have infiltrated my family circle and destroyed the happiness of my family.

If not for the watch, care and protection that God has given my family, anything could have befallen and wrecked my family.

If not for the unconditional love that God has for my family and it having sprung up in our own hearts and overflowed to our relations with each other, we would never have learnt to love each other so.

It all boils down to this: all that I am, that I have and can ever hope to be lies in the fact that God loves me.

i guess its quite fun to read other's blogs. sure get to know what's going through their mind. the mysterious mind. hahha.

anyway, have a nice day!

love
karen

Karen as Youth Leader next year.

Hi all. Usually I don't blog much as you can see, but suddenly i feel that communication is really important (ahem, maybe after taking Communication studies). I also realised that there are many parts of me that is simply hidden. or is it? *shrugs* usually i don't bother much about what the general people think of me, but now that i'm in the youth leadership i think its very important to let people know me more and better. Rather than be some vague skinny figure.

#1 thing to know about me is that i love God and want to make Him happy. So after i realised that God wants me to take on this leadership, (how i know is a different story which i will tell another time) I decided that i will do my best according to His will. How i find out God's will in the really functional aspects is usually through His prophet's writings.

This is what i've found:

Solemn Responsibility--Solemn are the responsibilities resting upon those who are called to act as leaders in the church of God today.--Acts of the Apostles, p. 92. {ChL 2.1}

Demands Measured by Influence--Heaven is watching to see how those occupying positions of influence fulfill their stewardship. The demands upon them as stewards are measured by the extent of their influence.--Gospel Workers, p. 495. {ChL 2.2}

Responsibility of Leadership No Child's Play--The position occupied by my husband is not an enviable one. It requires the closest attention, care, and mental labor. It requires the exercise of sound judgment and wisdom. It requires self-denial, a whole heart, and a firm will to push matters through. In that important position God will have a man to venture, to risk something; to move out firmly for the right, whatever may be the consequences; to battle against obstacles, and waver not, even though life be at stake.--Testimonies, Vol. 1, p. 320. {ChL 2.3}

I feel the pressure already but i know if it is His will then He'll teach me how.

BRATZ i love you guys. =)

Muggerful weekend turns into Wonderful weekend!

After reading a very interesting article by Sumiko Tan on the Straits Time *yes lifestyle in the Reflect section* I got inspired to start writing my views online for the viewership of my friends.

Somehow my frontal lobe, where reason and rational, lies, is screaming "stop wasting your time and start mugging!" whereas my lower powers of desire and appetite, say, "if it feels good just do it". So I am here typing out my little takes on life in this little blogosphere for no apparent good reward other than enjoyment.

Evidently from the title, I have not been ideally spending time like a good university student would. Good university students spend majority of their time on school work and a lesser amount of time doing practically nothing. (oh no the struggle going on in my mind stated in the second paragraph is too strong! i can't concentrate on blogging!!!)
Incentive for blogging is too low. Cost is too high. Term paper, research paper, tutorials, readings, arggg. Incentive-driven me is taking hold!
Shucks!

i'm going to practice piano. To de-stress and yes, do nothing about the insurmountable workload.

Seriously, if this blog is going to be resurrected, it would mean two things: I am having holidays or I'm being paid to blog.