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yesterday i managed to meet up with all the leaders in my cg.
had an enjoyable time fellowshipping with them at SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
its my first time there.
as jianwei is a member of the yacht club, we are able to go there to fellowship.
the yacht club is mainly catered for the members, which made it more high class than the other country clubs.
according to jianwei, the membership isnt cheap.

we ate at the restaurant there.
the food tastes good.
the price looks nice too. (EXPENSIVE!)
and the portion is quite big, compared to the normal restaurants.
jianwei was really nice.
he treated us to a meal.
THE NEXT TIME IT SHALL BE MY TURN! =]

it was a meaningful fellowship.
we began to discuss on many aspects of our lives, about cellgroup, and ways to improve the situations.
then i was challenged, to take up a new cg by next year.
i need more faith man!
i dun wanna be where im now, i need a breakthru.
ok i shall pray about it seriously.
wait upon the Lord for His Word.

GRACE-
grace seems to be the word of the season.
it makes me realise the great meaning of this word, and the greater importance of it.

Grace [in Greek, charis (χαρις)]:
1. The enabling power sufficient for progression.
2. The indispensable gift from God for development, improvement, and character expansion.
3. The positive benefit that one does not deserve to receive.

the word GRACE is mentioned many times in the bible.
both in the New Testament and the Old Testament.

2 Corinthians 12:9
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

many times, we neglected the part that people shld have grace for one another.
we often want others to give us more grace, give us an extra chance, yet we forget that it also applies to the others.
be it in school, in our workplace, in our family, and even in our church, we shld always learn to have more grace for people.
give others a chance, give others room for changes and improvements.

we gotta realise that we are living in an imperfect world.
no one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes.
and everyone needs others to esteem themselves for the mistake they made.
many times, we just set a mindset of people the moment the mistake is made.
this will drive people to the edge, and ruin the relationships.

many people are waiting for this one chance that they can prove themselves to others.
but this will only be possible if there are willing parties who decide to lend them a helping hand.
this is the true reality of the world.
the rich gets richer, the poor gets poorer.
people who have committed crimes before, cant be accepted by the society.
outsiders look at them with a different view.
this then limits their circle, which causes many to go back to crime.
thank God for the yellow ribbon campaign.
its all about grace, and giving others one more chance to change for the better.

God i pray that you open the hearts of people.
let there be more grace and compassion for the people in the world.
lets not limit others, like we do not want others to limit us.
we reap wad we sow.
we sow good seeds, we reap a harvest.
allow room for people to constantly change for the better.
let there be nicer words out of the mouth.
let people learn to esteem others before themselves.
let people learn to express themselves better.

this world will have peace if every one does their part and try to make this world a better place. =]