His Way is Perfect

When my way seems dark and dreary
And the future I don't know.
My heart feels so empty as the tears unending flow.
When my heart breaks with sorrow
And a temptest fills my soul,
This one thing I know for sure; My God is in control.

His way is perfect, His way is perfect.
Though I don't understand His wise and loving plan,
His way is perfect. His way is perfect.
Take my life and make a vessel purified.
God makes no mistakes, His way is best

When the toils of life are come
And my heart is worn with care,
I faint 'neath the burden of a cross I cannot bear.
When the joy has departed from
My sorrow stricken soul,
This one thing I know for sure: My God is in control.

His way is perfect, His way is perfect.
Though I don't understand His wise and loving plan,
His way is perfect. His way is perfect.
Take my life and make a vessel purified.
God makes no mistakes, His way is best

Interesting weekend

Another update! alittle slow la but nevertheless..here was the most interesting weekend experience..

Friday-was supposed to catch up with my sleep from the draining week but i didnt manage too..so i found myself making my way for friday teenz worship..we watched a documentary on the unveiling of the da vinci code..yup den after everything..the lights went off and the MANGO birthday cake 'arrived' ..was kinda lost (im sure many cld tell..haha) Anyway,everything ended late and apparently the 'sabo' was off initially..den it was on again! (without me knowing of course) *Shock NO 1. so thanks to some 'masterplan' and the assistance of jean, i had to put on jean's drama fest costume..was den blindfolded and made to guess 5 pple as they said things in weird noises..yup..den i cld see again and they sang "Wait on the Lord" i den joined in..the song and the prayer following that really touched my heart..

Sat- Woke up earlier than I wld normally,headed to school, had sch open house..(wat a great day to have open hse) but anyway,isabel n lez passed me some presents and i thought that was it but well, here came *Shock NO 2. they called 'chiawen chiawen!' so i went out and there was 3 cakes(in a way)haha..yeah..den we shared and ate the cakes..yup..

In the afternoon, marcus and jiahao were to first to come by to ask for directions..den after awhile..the surf2 pple came..was quite shocking to see the no of pple..yeah..den jus did some stuff..never to expect that they were jus a distraction..then came *Shock NO 3-a grp of my classmates n school mates came by with a gong and made a grand entrance with the sounding of the gong and started singing birthday song..den i proceeded to opening all the presents and taking of photographs..took my lunch break and went around sch for awhile with the surf2 memebers..cldnt leave early so stayed on until 4 and den made my way down to novena with cherie to meet the rest.

Talked for awhile, had dinner and went to pasir ris to recce the campsite for the koinonia camp..it was an interesting place..the walk along the beach reminded me of a few things..haha...okay..nvm random..den we walked ard,looking at the places to play games. After that, we squeezed into eric's car and made our way back, with much jokes in the car..haha..yeah..Eric (intetentionally) dropped me at SPE den i walked bakc with anne..reached my condo,took the lift and here came *Shock NO 4.- I saw a banner of 3 pieces of paper " HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHIAWEN"..I was like *HUH* den i saw lishaan den I was like *HUH HUH* den i saw cheryl n i was even more *HUH HUH HUH?!?!* so after my heartbeat was normal again, we all went in my hse and ate MANGO ice cream(hahas)yupz..After awhile,cheryl n lishaan left and my parents bought a cake so we celebrated and it happened to be a MANGO cake!yupz..that was about all the shocks..hahaha

Well, this birthday was definitely the most memorable and the best birthday i ever had.. seeing how God has seen me through 16 yrs, where He has placed me and the people around He has blessed me with.. I really really appreciate and am very touched from all the efforts of everyone..from the birthday wishes to the saboing..every part made this birthday so special..And I am really thankful for that,every single part.

Jus on a side note..was really touched by the song " Wait on the Lord"..God taught me many things through this song esp when I was going through a tough time..He truly never fails and He will provide as we wait on Him and in His time, all things are perfect and He will give us His best.

My heart overflows with thanksgiving..

Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you so much for seeing me through 16 yrs..for being so gracious to save me that I may not only spend eternity with You but spend this life on earth with You and for You. Lord, I thank you for jus who You are, an infinite and almighty God whom I cant comprehend but from what I know, I thank you with all my heart for being there for me, ALWAYS..through life's ups and downs..You were with me, You carried me through, You provided for me, You guided each step of the way. Lord,thank you for jus who You are and for Your faithfulness, ever so ready to welcome me back whenever I stray away from You..I thank you that You never gave up on me, no matter what. Lord, I thank you for placing me in the place that I am, in my family, in Scgs, in Glcc, in teenz and in surf2..Lord, thank you for all the family members and friends that You have blessed me with..Lord, what more can I ask? Lord,I pray that You will help me to be thankful with wat I have and I pray that You will use me, as Your servant to humbly serve You no matter what it takes..Lord, take my life, take every part..if there be anything that will hinder Your working through me, I pray that You will show it to me and take it all away Lord..Lord, I want nothing to hinder Your will to be done in my life..Lord, my life is Yours to control..

In Jesus most precious name I pray, Amen.

Feelings

Feelings play a big part in life..its rather unpredictable as well..sometimes its up, high and flying, but also sometimes in a matter of minutes it can make you hit the bottom..

Its a rocky road when it comes to feelings with its ups and downs...

It is often that we hear feelings cloud judgements, and that we shldnt let feelings lead us in the way we react or act on things.. It is hard, definitely, at least for me..

Through the ups and downs..thank God that He led me through..well, jus a reminder to all and to myself.. The Christian walk is more about feelings, its way beyond feelings.. though many times we let feelings control us, its MUCH more than that..

Thank God that our walk with Him is not based on feelings but His unfailing Word and promises which we can claim no matter how we feel or what happens..nothing changes the Word of God and His promises.. Praise God for His faithfulness for if things were based on feelings, I wldnt be where I am now and still holding on..

For this walk with God..there's much much more and its way beyond the 'downs' of feelings..Guess that is what will carry me through..

Seems like im having problems tagging my board n its kinda flooding so I'll resort to this..haha ..yeah

To Cherie: haha..okay,BUTTERFLIES!haha..ok lah,shall not suan u anymore..anw,gr8 to have ya ard!cya!=D

To Kenneth: haha..well,so i guess u read slower..or else..marcus becomes a butterfly..hahaha

To Daph: haha..you're not that old lah..haha..thanks anw..really thank God for ya too.. =p takkaires!

okay,that's all for the replies on the tagboard..keep tagging n i'll find a way to respond..even if i have to resort to this rather unusual method..haha..yeah..