i'm kinda lost for words as to how to put it down but i'm gonna try anyway coz i believe none of this is a coincidence.

so i've embarked on reading thru the Bible for this yr and i knew i'd get stuck mid-way thru Exodus and the rest when it gets to chapter after chapter about cubits and acadia wood and all. but i really believe that God doesn't put these facts and figures randomly and my mom always reminds me that God always speaks when we're ready and yearning to listen.

so today i trudged on and i read about the makings of the Tabernacle from Exodus 26. and the study bible i'm reading cross-referenced me to 2 Cor 3:14-15 and what i was reading suddenly made so much more sense! all the more so in light of tonight's CNY Home Blessing and tmr nite's V-day evangelistic event.

then i checked my email and Char sent a long, heart-felt email about the people she's really burdened for. and while i've remained nonchalent for the longest time, i realized i can't anymore.

at the end of the day, only God can remove the veil that still shrouds the heart. "and we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit" (2 Cor 3:18) just need to do what we've been called and commanded to.

and i've been personally encouraged to see how all i am to do is really to step out in obedience and tell of who He is...and He'll do the rest. God just used the most amazing of ways to show me that!

u see, apparently one of my frens waaay back in pri 5 got a Bible and he told me so i started quizzing him about what he read. and apparently, i asked him what was abraham's name before God changed it and who Sarah was and all that. and apparently i was the first person who asked him stuff from the Bible. all random facts, yes, and a whole lot of "apparentlys" coz i didn't remember all this till he told me. and so i lost contact with him after primary school. and last wk, we got back in touch with each other and to my surprise, he tells me that he's now actively serving in church and has a burden for youth too and apparently, he remembers all these things about me coz i was the first girl who talked to him about the Bible!! and i was shocked. coz i had no idea that one day, this boy would grow up to love God, serve God, and be so passionate about bringing others to Him. and for me, it really brought such fresh meaning to how God says His Word will not return void to Him. so u see, it's really not that difficult! it's not intimidating. i'm talking to myself a lot here actually. haha yeah...so i'm still being amazed by this boy's heart for God and the people he serves...this same boy who no longer goes by his chinese name but a cool Bible name now. haha

so yeah...called. commanded. all that's missing is obedience. and that can no longer be.