Suffering for Doing Good

Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it.
So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats.
Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life.
And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.
But do this in a gentle and respectful way.
Keep your conscience clear.
Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.
Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong!

 - 1 Peter 3:13-17, NLT
 
 
But how do i know whether what i'm going through now is indeed God's will?
What if it isn't? Am i still better off suffering for doing good?

i wish i could say, "Everyone gets his fair share of shit in life," but no, it's not true for me 'cause my share is much less than the rest!

i have a thoughtful bunkmate but there're also inconsiderate noisy ones on the same level. Oh, the joy and pain of communal living!

A happy one year anniversary to my mountain bike!

A happy one year anniversary to my mountain bike!

Uni applications are such a hassle. Even NS enlistments are a much more user-friendly process, albeit much less exciting of course.

Hey Woman of God, will i ever get to unlock the door of your heart? Or have you thrown the key away? i wish to find it, if it's God's will.

Thought for 5th day of field camp: If i can't justify or validate the punishments i mete out, i simply do not carry them out unreasonably.

Thought for 2nd day of field camp: Life is full of misunderstandings. If we were to clarify them all, the world would be a better place!

Thought for 3rd day of field camp: It is such a fine line between tough discipline and ill treatment. How does one strike a balance?

Thought for 4th day of field camp: Even the toughest guys break down in tears knowing that their loved ones are behind them in tough times.

Thought for 1st day of field camp: Even the toughest guys break down under the sweltering heat of the Tekong sun. Lord, please cool it down!

Lord, please grant me super memory to remember the names of the people i've met in my entire life. Please cure my short term memory!

Lord, please grant me super memory to remember the names of the people i've met in my entire life. Please cure my short term memory!

Pertinent Bible verses

The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.

For I have kept the ways of the LORD;
I have not done evil by turning from my God.

All His laws are before me;
I have not turned away from His decrees.

I have been blameless before Him
and have kept myself from sin.

The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.


You armed me with strength for battle;
You made my adversaries bow at my feet.

You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them -  
to the LORD, but He did not answer.

I beat them as fine as dust borne on the wind;
I poured them out like mud in the streets.

You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
You have made me the head of nations;
people I did not know are subject to me.

As soon as they hear me, they obey me;
foreigners cringe before me.

They all lose heart;
they come trembling from their strongholds.

The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God my Saviour!

He is the God who avenges me,
who subdues nations under me,

who saves me from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
from violent men You rescued me.

Therefore I will praise You among the nations, O LORD;
I will sing praises to Your name.


  - Psalm 18: 20-24, 39-49

Had a great time chatting with my youth pastor Wilson Barnabas Koh about the things of God!

i overestimated my own strength. i could manage sending 200+ SMSes but not receiving 200+ replies! They simply drove me crazy yesterday.

O Lord, have mercy on us here on Pulau Tekong. Please send down Your tears of compassion as rain now. It's getting hot in here!

The most regretful thing i have about this (shit) compilation of A Level results is after slogging my (tight) ass off, i can't submit a good end-product. It's beyond my job scope! There's a reason why i'm only a Section Commander, not an Officer. Only those on the ground know how it feels to be overworked/underpaid. i'm so exhausted that my sentences are incoherent. Pardon my self-pity again.

i'm approaching an important crossroad of my life. May God guide me along the path which He has planned for my life and may i follow Him!

Went exploring the island on my mountain bike again. Very gorgeous sunset. Exotic wild boars, monkeys and monitor lizards. What a privilege!