My Amazing September

September 2009 is simply the best months of the year (: I can name 6reasons why!

Firstly, it is the month where I can finally remove my braces!!! AAAAAAHHHH!!!

Secondly, it is the month where I went on my first overseas trip, taking zee airplane, after more than 12 years!

Thirdly, I had an amazing time at Bangkok with the FACEB clique.

Fourthly, God has blessed me with a job at Miss Clarity Café.

Fifthly, I will be getting my Foochow Association Award.

Sixthly, I got my results back, which has been blessed by God. GPA = 4.0, 4As with Distinctions. Just when I thought I would do badly for this semester because I had study the bare minimum for each of the examination paper as well as I was extremely distracted with the preparations for the Bangkok trip, but God has amazed me with His power (:

Principles of Marketing (PMKT) examination paper was the worst paper I have ever had. I had spent 1 hour on the first PMKT question as the invigilator had made many noises and movements and caused me distracted. I wanted to cry because I simply had no time for the rest of my other 3 questions. I hyperventilated during the paper because I was so nervous and scared that I will do badly. After the paper, I teared at home but I surrendered the paper to God. During my periods of anxiety, God had told me in Psalms 121: 1-2 “I look up to the mountains – does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord who made Heavens and the earth.” I got an A for that paper (:

Business Communications 2, there was no examination paper for this subject but during the first table topic test, I was so nervous, I couldn’t think straight. The following week for my second table topic test, God had reminded me of my most favourite verse. Isaiah 41:10 “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” With such great encouragement from God, I was able to stand in front of the class and deliver my speech with confidence. However, I never expect myself to get an A, lest an AD. (:

For French, I seriously thought I would fail this subject because I felt that I couldn’t enunciate any of the foreign language words. I battled with the difficulty of writing French as well. But God had surprised me with an AD.

When I went back to my TAWG on 21st August 2009, I read what I wrote. God spoke to me on the bus after my Finance International Trade paper. I had just finished my first examination paper and God told me that even before I ask God for help, He already knows I need help. Even if I don’t request for His help, He will help me no matter what. Matt 7:9-11 “You parents – if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask Him.” An effective prayer is having a childlike faith to believe God hears your prayer and trusting that He will help you simply because He wants the best for you.

But through it all, after receiving my results and feeling elated, God reminded me that I have to work equally hard to get into the Kingdom of God. Results, achievements and awards do not matter at the end of the day. Ultimately, I’m still running the race for God. Spending the rest of my days in the courts of God is my main goal. (: Everything that I achieve on earth is nothing compared to the days where I enter Heaven and spend the rest of my life with God.

Cheezeelmomeezel,
Cereeeeal loves Christ!