alive and free

Time for Change; was today's message. And I believe that it applies to me alot. Well, at the start of this year, I made a commitment to God to live a life of significance. I was and am not going to let this year waste away, without doing something for God. By 'life of significance' I mean impacting and changing lives. I believe that I have a destiny in God, and I'm am working towards that, especially this year.

As I made a commitment to impact people's lives, I have been noticing that there have been changes in my life. And I believe that many of these changes happened over the past weeks. I started to pray more, and enjoy praying, and just beable to go on and on; compared to when I used to try to finish my quiet time as fast as I could, in the past years.

But one thing that I would really want to thank God for would be the change inside of me that took place over the duration of the LDP camp. During the camp, I was being tested close to my limits and God ultimately pulled me through. As mentoned in my previous post, Day 1 of the camp was not planned well at all. And it was rather miraculous that I wasn't totally stressed out, and that I managed to keep my cool and just improvise and do my best.

I also did things that I never thought that I would be able to do too. I am not a fan of public speaking, and so briefing everyone about the camp and teaching them Tamil were really unexpected. I mean going from my heart pounding with such force and hands shivering uncontrollably when I did presentations, to being able to impromptu the Tamil lesson with ease is rather miraculous, and so I believe that God has really built my confidence alot through this experiance. I encountered various people who were complaining about the sad results of Day 1, and yet, I thank God that I did not take their remarks and comments to heart, but instead use them to spur me to want to make Day 2 memorable.

I remember lying in my bed that night, thinking, "I am not going to let Day 2 screw up! Its going to be memorable either way!", and I thank God for blessing us with decent weather, allowing us to complete part of the race

I am also not a fan of being around people who were new to me; and I would normally be rather quiet in such situations. Yet during the camp, I managed to be myself and not retreat into a shell. And so I did things that I would never have thought of ever doing - briefings, and the 'emcee-ing'.

Today, I woke up with a sense of confidence that I have never felt before. I did not care about what the world thought of me, and I just did what I did =) During service, I committed my life to God once again; renewing my commitment to live a life of significance.

So, I believe that there are many more changes yet to occur in my life; this is just the tip of iceberg. And I can forsee that this year is going to be very different from the last 15 that I have had.

As I end off, I would like to share these lyrics from a song that impacted me greatly. I am making this my prayer today, as I set out to accomplish what God has for me......

Lord of Lords
Verse 2
The spirit now living and dwelling within me
Keep my eyes fixed ever upon Jesus' face
Let not the things of this world ever sway me
I'll run 'till I finish the race

God Bless,
Nathan ;-)

It's Time for some serious Change!!!

..Made Free. .Made Alive..
.the Nathan.. Nic.Nathan Christian RJC Year 1. Rec. Badminton ~~SYFC - 165th~~ 17+yrs 19 Aug	We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed. Perplexed, but not in despair. Persecuted, but not abandoned by God. Struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8
Time for Change Saturday, March 15, 2008, 10:55 PM Time for Change; was today's message. And I believe that it applies to me alot. Well, at the start of this year, I made a commitment to God to live a life of significance. I was and am not going to let this year waste away, without doing something for God. By 'life of significance' I mean impacting and changing lives. I believe that I have a destiny in God, and I'm am working towards that, especially this year. As I made a commitment to impact people's lives, I have been noticing that there have been changes in my life. And I believe that many of these changes happened over the past weeks. I started to pray more, and enjoy praying, and just beable to go on and on; compared to when I used to try to finish my quiet time as fast as I could, in the past years. But one thing that I would really want to thank God for would be the change inside of me that took place over the duration of the LDP camp. During the camp, I was being tested close to my limits and God ultimately pulled me through. As mentoned in my previous post, Day 1 of the camp was not planned well at all. And it was rather miraculous that I wasn't totally stressed out, and that I managed to keep my cool and just improvise and do my best. I also did things that I never thought that I would be able to do too. I am not a fan of public speaking, and so briefing everyone about the camp and teaching them Tamil were really unexpected. I mean going from my heart pounding with such force and hands shivering uncontrollably when I did presentations, to being able to impromptu the Tamil lesson with ease is rather miraculous, and so I believe that God has really built my confidence alot through this experiance. I encountered various people who were complaining about the sad results of Day 1, and yet, I thank God that I did not take their remarks and comments to heart, but instead use them to spur me to want to make Day 2 memorable. I remember lying in my bed that night, thinking, "I am not going to let Day 2 screw up! Its going to be memorable either way!", and I thank God for blessing us with decent weather, allowing us to complete part of the race I am also not a fan of being around people who were new to me; and I would normally be rather quiet in such situations. Yet during the camp, I managed to be myself and not retreat into a shell. And so I did things that I would never have thought of ever doing - briefings, and the 'emcee-ing'. Today, I woke up with a sense of confidence that I have never felt before. I did not care about what the world thought of me, and I just did what I did =) During service, I committed my life to God once again; renewing my commitment to live a life of significance. So, I believe that there are many more changes yet to occur in my life; this is just the tip of iceberg. And I can forsee that this year is going to be very different from the last 15 that I have had. As I end off, I would like to share these lyrics from a song that impacted me greatly. I am making this my prayer today, as I set out to accomplish what God has for me...... Lord of Lords Verse 2 The spirit now living and dwelling within me Keep my eyes fixed ever upon Jesus' face Let not the things of this world ever sway me I'll run 'till I finish the race God Bless, Nathan ;-) It's Time for some serious Change!!!