just got back from two days in malaysia. haha i had time to think about alot of things. i realised things have been moving really fast since school started. ive been in school, what 8 weeks now? and it feels like eternity. haha in both good and bad ways (:

i watched world trade centre, finally. it wasnt exactly as 'exciting' as i thought it would be, but it reminded me of alot of the basic things of life. love, for example that is sorely lacking in our society today. perseverance as well that most of us 'young people' do not possess, much to the dismay of our older generation.

i had some time and i read through the book of james again. and once again i am AMAZED at the buckets of wisdom that you can gain from this one, single book alone. its one of the more direct, more understandable books. i cant imagine the wisdom that would just flow out from books like leviticus that half of us fall asleep trying to understand. the spiritual blessings are there for us to reach out and take. most of the time we sit there and wait for it to 'fall on us'.

i found a few things that well, give me more inspiration for life and the upcoming exams.

1. JOY
"...count it all joy when you fall into various trials..." james1:2

2. PERSEVERANCE
"...knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience..." james1:3

3. BEING DOERS
"but be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." james1:22

4. FAITH
"but someone will say, 'you have faith, and i have works.' show me your faith without your works, and i will show you my faith by my works." james1:18

5. WATCH YOUR TONGUE
"but no man can tame the tongue, for it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison." james1:8

6. HEAVENLY WISDOM
"but the wisdom that is from above is firse pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy." james3:17

7. TRUST
"you also be patient. establish your heartsm for the coming of the Lord is at hand" james4:8

8. SEEK HIM
"is anyone among you suffering? let him pray. is anyone cheerful? let him sing psalms." james4:13

i have so much trouble practising just two of these eight things. i need to persevere! haha. yupp just some reflections. lawr presentation tmr! i will do my best and attempt not to faint. (: