i began the day with this:

"i wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in His Word i do hope.
My soul waits for the Lord,
More than those who watch for the morning-
Yes, more than those who watch for the morning."

-Psalm130:5-6

i thought this was breathtakingly beautiful. i stopped for a long while as the image of a sunrise formed in my head. as sure as the sun will rise, is my hope in the Lord. (: and the day got greater with a very yummy japanese buffet lunch treat at miramar hotel (thanks mun!), i ate like 17slices of salmon sashimi. hur.

today, i was taught to enjoy the simple things of life. to pray for and rejoice with my friends when prayers are answered (huangs i am still praying for you!). to encourage each other though we're miles apart (mwacks vette. haha). to play the gamecube and have fun though i keep losing to my brother. to have everyone around you giving you strange looks cos your earphones are on, you cant hear yourself, and youre singing too loud. :/

im counting down the days i have left.. in singapore. haha. but my day would not be complete with a few more amazing insights from my favorite writer of all time-

[When you come to knowing God, the initiative lies on His side. if He does not show Himself, nothing you can do will enable you to find Him. And, in fact, He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others- not because He has favorites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition. Just as sunlight, though it has no favorites, cannot be reflected in a dusty mirror as clearly as in a clean one.

You can put this another way by saying that while in other sciences the instruments you use are external to yourself (things like microscopes and telescopes), the instrument through which you see God is your whole self. And if a man's self is not kept clean and bright, his glimpse of God will be blurred- just like the Moon seen through a dirty telescope.]

how true. the times i see Him the most clearly is when i have asked for forgiveness and cleansing. when i recognize my wretchedness but accept His grace. when i do my best to work through my sins. when i love with my actions and my words, when my heart's motives are pure. and that is not through my own doing, i think. for i think God is also the hand that cleans the mirror of my self as He is the sunlight that shines on it.