HEY GUYS.

I admit I haven't been the best blogger for the cell blog but I'll try to update more frequently. Yeah. :)

As 2009 approaches, new year resolutions are being set. I'm sure you will set some too. For most of us, the 'O' level is one of our main priorities for us. It's true but let's not forget out walk with God.

I believe that God is going to work in ways that we cannot fathom even in our midst for preparing for the 'O' level. So long as we pray and look to him in faith, his power will work through us. Let us not just remember God only when we need him but at all times.

I quote from the email my camp facilitator Rachel Ma sent me. I know it's really long but I hope you take your time to read it. :)

" We well know, before during and after the camp, the theme set before us- and that was purity. By now I am certain that you understand the whole encompassing definition of this word- purity goes beyond sexual purity, its more than that. Its not about being pure in our dressing, in our manner of speech and behavior. No it is more than that. Purity is about being untainted- and that can only be possible when God is God in every area of our lives. This includes our interactions and thoughts about our parents, our friends, our cell leaders, all of them and more. When we are upset and frustrated about a certain event/thing, when we get angry, when we entertain angry thoughts- these are the times we are impure.

There have been such moments during the camp when we have not been faithful to the theme purity- Times when we have failed to uphold integrity, in pursuit of completing the end goal- times when we have allowed ourselves to say, "it doesn't matter, we are so near the end anyway" when we see the rules of game broken; times when we have pleaded with the game IC for them to turn a blind eye. How have we been pure?

How then shall we go on from here? How then shall we keep ourselves pure?

We are imperfect and need to will ourselves to change
We are not condemned because of our imperfection
We can be empowered in Christ

It is first necessary to understand that we are imperfect in our ways and that we need to will ourselves to change. We are not condemned because of what we have done- this much we have learnt from the camp, because we are made righteous in God. And the last point is about empowerment, this is the most practical part of it all. How then can we be empowered?

Empowerment comes about by faith. Faith in God and what He can do for us. So many times we have heard this 5 letter word. But what faith is exactly? To me, faith is about seeing that Christ is better. Better than the world. Better than ourselves. And that is why it is possible for us to be renewed; that is why we can move on from impurity, from imperfection into righteousness and into purity. When we ask and pray for new eyes to see with faith that Christ is better- this is where we will begin to see real change in ourselves. "

God Bless! :)
GOODBYE 2008!
HELLO 2009!

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