HOPE.: January 2013

Beginning of a new year.
First moments of 2013 at church and made some goals/prayer topics for myself!

Well...here are the things that I am praying to God for and hopefully you can pray for me as well:

-to make friends that will be a good influence to me and my university life.
-to find a good church to attend at Otago
-to meditate God's word daily
-to spread God's word to my friends
-to have a heart to help and serve others
-not to be ashamed of God
-not to be easily tempted by the Devil
-for my siblings to seek God more
-for my family not to forget the family worship every Thursday evenings
-for New Zealand to become a better place

First bible verse I received in 2013:

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

Romans 5:1~2

Honestly, I don't know what this really means. Hopefully through the year I'll understand this verse and realise something extraordinary. But for now, all I can do is pray and meditate on this bible verse.

Also, in 2013. Our worship band at church have decided make a t-shirt for our team.
Going to blog about that soon :) but till the next post, stay safe and God Bless! He really and truly loves you and we should love him with all our hearts and souls too as it says in the bible and in this song:

He answered: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and Love your neighbour as yourself"

Luke 10:27

Well... 2012. What do I have to say about that year, it was quite eventful. Events that have made who I am now and things that have changed my perspective on things.

1) Forgetting the past
Even though this year I've been forgetful at times. I mean things that I no longer want to remember. Things I should move on from, the past. The times I've felt pain and misery. Biggest thing for this was girls. Through girls, they've shaped my life, cause at this age I've come to realise that what we talk about with people always include the opposite sex. What attracts us and what doesn't.
Well, from girls I've learnt to forget things that may be painful and also learnt from those things so I might not make the same mistake.

2) Intimate relationship with God
This year has probably been the year that I've gotten most close with God. God has anointed me the position of being a leader at church. Even though I'll be gone from 2013 because of school. In the short time of being the leader in 2012 I've learnt so many things about God. Things that have allowed me to change myself into a person who God would want to use. This has lead to me being afar from bad habits. e.g. smoking, girlfriends, alcohol.
Even though there may be the occasional event of doing these things, I've noticed a great decrease of it in my life.
I believe those of you whom have kept up to date with my blog have noticed a change in me over the year. Over the experiences that I've been through that have brought me closer to becoming a genuine Christian.

3) Blogging
Yay, started to blog in April 2, 2012 through the influence of Chelsea!
It has helped me to reflect on myself. Although I haven't blogged a lot in 2012, reading my previous posts it helps me to remember the time that God has been acting in my life.
The feelings that I wouldn't want to forget. God's presence and guidance have been felt and recorded on this blogspot and I'm really thankful for Chelsea and the creators of this site. And...hopefully I'll continue to blog in 2013!

4) New and old friends
Friends and popularity played a big role in 2012. I've always been concerned about what others thought about me. I guess I was obsessed with popularity. I overcame that factor with the help of some deep talks with Steph and Chelsea, resulting in me being less active with making new friends although there are the few exceptions, you know who you are.. :D tai! Although I've become distant with some friends (literally as well) I believe things happen for a reason and even better friends await them. I've also become even closer with a specific group of friends I can call my closest friends, and I know now that it's better than having many casual friends. I want to thank you friends for being my friends. Friends that have still stayed after all the things that have happened! God Bless you all :)

Well got a lot of more to write, and things that have occurred in 2012..but it's in more detail in some of the other posts on my blogger :) here's a photo blog of 2012 and beginning of 2013!

Key events in 2012!