omggg. hahahaha.
i am very happyyy :D

well done zj well doneeeeee. ahahhah.
congratulationsss and jubilationssss. :D

hahah. okay let me think how to put this.
i feel very very encouraged and happy and excited and high and whatever else after i heard this news.

i wanna share it, even though its not my story.
its still very heart warming. haha. okay lets see how to put it.

uhhhhh,
well. let me tell you from the start la.
more effective. hahaha.

so its like this,
lets just say, he had to make a very important decision.
okay nvm, this is the actual thing. hahaha.
i feel weird blogging about his life..

Hey guys! Ze Jie from CD5 here! Just wanted to share with you guys a choice that I made recently, in order to be a shepherd! It all started out when Keith(my shepherd) set me with a challenge, to let go of canoeing in order to chiong for HCI. This was definitely a tough challenge, as canoeing played a very big part in my life and meant losing my chance at medals and the disappointment of my teammates.

My two years in SJI was only for canoeing, winning medals, gaining glory, receiving honour, it was everything I wanted. It was the first time I was in a sports CCA, and I did rather well in it, also, in the future, it would enable me to deduct two points from my 'O's raw score. The worst part was that just before the challenge was given to me, my coach was really satisfied with my performance and even upgraded me to a newer and faster boat. I had to give it a really really serious thought, before making any rash decisions.

Canoeing took up a big chunk of my time and it frequently clashed with the days when I have cg, or the days where I was supposed to go surveying. It wasn't possible to balance two things at once, it was either 100% for God, or canoeing and I was really reluctant on giving up canoeing, but at the same time, I could never give up on serving God.

I asked God to guide me along, this choice I had to make, I kept on asking God for wisdom for a decision. But while thinking of which one to choose, God was always there with me. He gave me time to think through, to think thoroughly, if I would give up canoeing for Him.
I was then reminded of the things that He has done for me, the miracles He have done for me, the blessings that He has so generously given to me.

God also loves each and everyone of us so much, every soul is so important, every soul matters, if giving up on canoeing can allow me to have more time to let God use me to bring more souls in, it is worth it. Two weeks later, Ricwan asked me this, if I would give up canoeing and chiong for God, I made the decision with God's guidance to say, "yes", what immediately happened was this, God blessed me with a sheep, and I really longed for one, finally being a shepherd, being able to influence another person's life greatly!

God will never shortchange us, are you willing to take the step of faith and give up anything for His Kingdom? =)

well it might seem like he did it very easily and had not much troubles.
but behind that post,
(this might sound abit weird.)
he was really really putting all his strength and energy and mind,
into making that decision.

anyway, he could try to find another way out right?
like, he could say that he would do both at the same time,
and rush between both.

that way he would be able to get the best of both worlds wont he?
that does seem like the best solution.

but the thing is.
he wont be able to give ALL OUT for either one.
and thus, both wont give results.
result of greed of wanting both things.

so yes, he chose to take the step towards God.
to chiong all out for his pioneer school for God.
and he gave up what he loved most,
his "passion" and talent actually.

well he is good in canoeing..

so yeah,
imagine, giving up smth you love so much,
be it material stuff or not.
as long as it is dear to your heart.

giving THAT up, for a God you cant even see or hear literally.

people who dont know God would go like maybe,
"are you out of your mind?!" or "siao ah, next time la." smth around there.

or some big reaction thing.
but he chose to give it up.

believing that God will never forsake, exactly what God said to all of us in the bible.
it was really a huge step he took luh.

zhen wei da. hahahah.
i mean if it was me, being damn fickle,
i would like think over it very very very very hard and stuff.

and ah that they when he went for his LAST training for the rest of his life,
he was super hiong and stuff, then he even like, funeral liddat.
HAHAH. as in without coffin and stuff luh.
i meant the mood k. lol.

but the decision was made anyway.
so he went all out for Hci, evaxing and stuff.

well i can see that their group worked hard.
its super encouraging luh.

then today i saw him at training again luh.
then i was like "eh? last training?"

hahaha. then just now he just told me about what happened.
which was the reason why i decided to blog :D

Wonderful. says:
i was talking to my cca teacher
Wonderful. says:
the other day
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about quitting
Wonderful. says:
instead of scolding me
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he sat down with me, and talked to me about it, christianity and all
Wonderful. says:
2 hours
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then
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he spoke about kaka
Wonderful. says:
footballer of the year
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being a devoted christian
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then he said something, is it not possible to glorify God through your talents?
Wonderful. says:
so i went home
Wonderful. says:
and reflected
Wonderful. says:
so, at that time
Wonderful. says:
keith asked me
Wonderful. says:
what my cca teacher said
Wonderful. says:
so i told him about the kaka part
Wonderful. says:
and keith immediately said, OMG, look at my blog post
Wonderful. says:
true enough, his blog post was about kaka
Wonderful. says:
http://www.consumingfire.blogspot.com/
Wonderful. says:
and the post was made one day before i spoke to my cca teacher
Wonderful. says:
so, its like really likely that God is trying to tell us something
Wonderful. says:
so, another thing that happened was this
Wonderful. says:
while keith was praying
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he suddenly thought
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of 2 colours
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orange and blue
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super random
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then he asked what's me and edwin's favourite colours
Wonderful. says:
guess what, my fav colour was orange, and edwin's fav colour was blue

well they are both keith's sheep :D

Wonderful. says:
so, keith went to ask ricwan
Wonderful. says:
and ricwan said
Wonderful. says:
orange and blue means passion
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because its the colours of the flame

omg i realised smth too!
when i change the words to orange and highlight it,
the words become blue too!!! HAHAHA.

All the homiez ya know what i mean. says:
hahaha
All the homiez ya know what i mean. says:
wth
Wonderful. says:
then
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its like
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super...
Wonderful. says:
fwah

ahhhhhhh, i mean,
isnt it like DAMN COOOLL.

Isn't it like, God really doesnt forsake!!!

This was a test too it seems.
like for zj.

to test him what he prioritizes.
and now that God has shown that he wont forsake people,
he has given zj back canoeing.

hahaha. and if he needs to go evax, that comes before cca.
because he talked to the cca teacher, the teacher allows him to go for that first.

its like,
totally worth it in a sense right.
like you give up what God gave you at the start, for him!
there's nothing you will lose actually.

cos whatever you gain/have comes from him. (talent for his case)
giving it up for smth worthwhile, God will definitely bless you back more than the start!

well we'll see. hahaha.
this is really a big encouragement and motivation for me luh.
and i still feel very happy for him and also their cg for their results!!!

God IS Great!!!!!! :D


well, to yall the unit/cg.
basically the evax people la.
hahaha.

jiayouuuuuuuu!! and go all the wayyyy!
power people, God is our energizer bunny :D
all the best all of youuu. hahaha.
(even though they may not read this)

yayyyyzz :D
and yes, friday is FINALLY here.
i hear the weekends coming. :D

the week seriously damn stressing man.
its like, every other day there's a test to take.
plus the teachers pile hw so much on us.

oh well.
weekends are here! :D
my weekly holiday. hahahah.

then its cny and then COMMON TESTS.
gosh, the school's planning is screwed.

but anyhow.
we cant do anything.
so yes :D

You have turned, my mourning into dancing!!
You have turned, my sorrow into joy!!
This is how we overcome!

I wanna sing this song tmr :D

Thankyou God for sustaining me through this whole week.
Sleeping so late every night, i would have died in class and fell asleep.
but neither happened. :D
IM LOOKING FORWARD TO TMR!