Update! Update! Update!

PRAISE GOD!!! Finally, i had finish one subject for this summer...
oh thank GOD, i managed to go through that...
well, this also mean that one month already past....
wow....time move so quick...
CCJ203, Criminal, Crime & Justice, i will never forget what i learn in this subject...
It is a very interesting subject..manage to see the criminal justice system in US....
this subject added to my knowledge tank. =D
For this one month, i had busy with school work, and working...
every week had exam, and had to work during evening...
timetable is packed, it make me can't settle down and really write a post
However, thinking i have time to write share things that happen to me this month ( i have a lot to share though, =D), i still caught on another exam = HND 101 Personal Nutrition
this summer, the subjects that i am doing, really make me open my eyes...
not only aware of what is happening in the criminal system in US and around the world ( because we still need to study some of the crime trend in European country, such as Canada, British and so on)
personal Nutrition also make me health conscious...
know how to read the Nutrition Fact of the food that in a package, know how and what to eat to be more healthy, and know what is the nutrition value in the particular food...so and so...
this make me going crazy..haha
as in, if you follow what I am studying, you will be healthy, but sometime you will lost the joy of eating some "unhealthy" food based on the Dietary Guidelines...
So, what i can say is there is no bad food, but it is the way you eat, the amount you eat...
in order to not make you become too health conscious until there is nothing you can eat in this world,
you just need to follow this 3 principle in your diet, and you will be fine =)

Balance

Moderation

Variety

FireWork

4th July is Independence Day for United States
in the small city like Carbondale, they have an firework event
my housemate and I decided to go and experience the firework in US..(seems like i never see firework before) haha
one interesting thing in US is, they like to picnic, and they like outdoor activity.
they like to bring whole family out for some event...
such as this event, the will bring chairs, food and even BBQ in the place, just to watch firework...
so me and my friend, just cycle to the field, bought some snacks and drinks, sit on the grass, and wait the night come..
it was a different experience that watch firework in such a short distant..
just felt like wanted to reach out and catch the firework
it was very beautiful under the dark sky which full of stars...
Awesome.. ~

Bride. Bridegroom

This was a wonderful thought that came to me few days ago...
and finally i got the chance to write it here
summer school start, caught up with new schedule..
but, praise God, He help through it
without Him, i have no strength to go on the busy schedule...
ok, back to the topic..

When i did my devotion, a verse came up to me that we are the bride of Christ.
before that, my friend told me that we will be marry to Jesus
that time my reaction was like, oh..ok, that is sweet..end. that's it

After the verse came alive to me, i have different mindset
think of it, Jesus, a sinless man, Son of God, perfect man, a man who is love, patient and have every good character is your husband..
can you imagine that?
i just imagine that He is like a normal man, eat, drink, work,sleep and live together with me,just as normal marriage couple do
I was like, wow..that's is too  much....
I myself is a sinner, who is imperfect, have to live with a perfect man..that's is too much..
I'm not match with Him, this was my first reaction..
however, when i think it deeply, we should be grateful that we are chose by Him
by the grace of God, His Spirit who live in me will make me to be like Him.....
I thank God that at last i will be His bride, a perfect man....
This also mean, at this life, I have to be prepare that He will come to receive me any time...
Be prepare people, He will come any time soon...
Pray  at that time, I m ready to hold His hand...

besides that, it is inspiring to know that, i m person who will worry when thing not going in the right way, and He who is my husband will say : " Jing, don't worry about anything, give it all to Me, i will help you to carry all those burden, just rest in Me and trust Me."
oh~ how sweet it is, when your husband tell you like this, and you will have peace an truly rest in His shoulder
This was one of the beautiful thing about Jesus...
He is our bridegroom

Blueberry picking ~

Few days ago, went to blueberry farm to pick blueberry
was a very new experience...
it was fun.haha
never pick blueberry like this M'sia
So was very new to me.. =D
the day before we go to the farm
the weather forecast reported that, that day in the morning will rain and have thunder storm
as i know, the US forecast is very very accurate
all of us prayed very hard for a good weather
as we know, God is good =D
that morning didn't rain..was a very nice day to pick blueberry...=D
God is good. =D

20th

Officially, i m 20!
Yeah! Praise God that i live in this world for 20 years...
I felt so blessed that my first birthday in US was surround by wishes and celebration
Malaysians celebrate with me in the very first hour of my birthday
My housemate cook "mee sua" for me, thank you very much chailian and carol for helping chailian
CCF celebrate with me and steveenney make an awesome cake..
Basically is full of blessing and joy
the different of this year birthday is people surround me changed
the people used to celebrate with me changed
I miss all of them so much...
and my lovely family also...
if my family is with me right now will be perfect! wonderfully perfect!

Just want to say thank you to my heavenly Father

Thank You for created me

Thank You for binging me to this world

Thank You for You found me two years ago ( roughly)

Thank You for breathe into my life

Thank You for placing me in this family

Thank You for the people around me

Thank You for Your love

Thank You for Your mercy and grace

Thank You for listening  and answering to my prayer

Thank You for meeting my needs

Thank You for You are patience to me

Thank You for discipline me

Thank You for Your promises

Thank You for Your protection

Thank You for be with me all the times

and the most important thing is Thank You for sending Jesus Christ to die for us 

without knowing you and accepting you, i don't know how my life will be

Mayb it will better or worse than right now

However, accepting Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior is the most correct decision that i make in my entire life

I never regret of choosing to walk this journey with Christ

It is not a smooth and easy journey

However it is a journey full of His love, mercy, grace and promises

I LOVE YOU .

 

My reading

Last week was a productive and busy week
This week is a productive and busy week also
Timetable is pack
and i no longer feel like the first time i reach here : do not know what to do..haha
well, God is good. =D

Finally, i got the chance to write post
this post is just simply want to share what some good books that i read

I finally finished Viktor E.Frankl's book " Man's Search For Meaning" three weeks ago, before the intercession start.. this book took me a semester to finish
Is not hard to read, but in fact it is a very inspiring book
Just that i didn't dedicate my time to finish it. so it took me one semester...

If you are a psychology major student, you SHOULD read this book
If you are not a psychology major student, you SHOULD read this book also
because the principal that mention in the book, is what we should carry in our daily life..
It is a classic book..
In this book, he wrote about his experience in the Nazi's concentration camp, and why it is important to have a purpose and meaning in your life..
In his book he quoted from Nietzsche :

"That which does not kill me, makes me stronger"

He also mention about the important of suffering

and he has different view suffering

It is a book that you should read in your life..

no matter how old you are, you should at least read this book once in your entire life

The other book that i like is "Tuesday with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

I love to read his book...

I bought his entire series of books

Tuesday with Morrie

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

For one more day

Have a Little Faith( latest)

I just finished Tuesday with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven

currently i m reading Having a Little Faith ( my target is finish it before summer school start =D)

All his book is inspiring and make you ponder

Tuesday with Morrie is a light reading book yet it make you reflect your life 

You may not agree with what he said, but he make you think..

and i like the way he present in Tuesday with Morrie and Have a Little Faith

Because what he wrote is a true story and after you read one chapter, he will present his childhood experience or the person's life...

It is interesting to read his book

would like to share one of my favorite part in the book :
his teacher Morrie asked his student to do an so called group exercise. They have to stand and facing away from their classmates and fall back, relying student to catch them. One of the girl in the class, close her while she fall back...every student were shocked by her reaction, coz she is going to fall onto the ground if her partner does not catch her.. and Morrie said about this incident: you closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them , too-even wen you're in the dark. even when you 're falling"

Isn't it nice when you know that you have somebody to trust when you are in the dark or falling? you trust him that he will catch you, you trust him that he will find you, you trust him that he is with you...
Personally, from the statement that Morrie make, the first person that i can think of is Jesus
He is the only One in this world that you can trust when you are in the dark, when you are falling
Man can fail you, but Jesus don't
Jesus is the only One that will never abandon nor leave you
Jesus is the only One in this earth that you can  really trust, no matter what...

Hebrew13 : 5-"...For God has said," I will never leave you ; I will never abandon you."

This is a bold statement that He made and He will never violate what He has promise
He is a faithful God.

If you do not read or don't have the time to read

I would like to challenge you to read this two books

you will see how this two books change your life or your view about life 

Those two books are books that you MUST read.

I can't wait to finish "Have a Little Faith", 

i read it every night before i go to bed

Hope to finish before school start. =D

p/s : going to ALL NATION Conference, i'm excited about that. =D ya huh!!!

A song to share~

This song speak on behalf of me..
Praise Him through good and bad
Praise Him for what He had done in my life
Praise Him all the times

It is human nature that when thing going well, we will take the credit for ourselve
But thing goes wrong, we will point the finger to somebody else, or blame God
Sometime we may doubt God why He let this kind of things happen, but there is two different kind of doubt.
The doubt that differentiate from one another is the motive behind your doubt
If you doubt God but your heart is full of blame or no matter what God answer your prayer, you will never listen to it. this is not the doubt that we should have.
The other doubt is you ask God why thing become like this but you didn't blame HIm, you still trust Him.

It is easy to praise God when thing is going well, or we get what we want
but it is hard to praise God when we are having difficult time.
Learn to praise God no matter what, for He had already done so much in your life
Just need to endure the tough time, and the victory is waiting behind the bad time

Thus, praise Him in any circumstances...
Be thankful all the time

Don't look at the thing you do not have, look at the thing you already have.