Hi Philippians!

ah. i'm inching closer to the weekends, haha... it was the first thought that came into my mind the moment i opened my eyes this early morning. Amazing right, the simple incentive of a week is the weekend, for most students at least.

well, got back my results early this week, was so grateful that i managed a pass or better in every subject except Chemistry, in which a fail was rightly anticipated. To think that before the Promos i was hopelessly struggling with my econs and worrying over the prospect of me being elevated to JC2.

Therefore i thank God for His encouragements, I had had given up on econs, convinced that econs wasnt worth touching in my revision. But when i was about to start my revision(on the Saturday before Promos), i just felt that i should start with econs, thinking that i should at least study a pinch of it, before dumping it away after that day. So i happily dished out my market structure notes, thinking that i'll only be reading it through once and once only, after that, i'm done for econs. However as i began to read my notes deeply, i cant help but feel extremely disturbed by the concepts or things that i dun understand, as such i ended up searching for the answers and found it. Growing in confidence and bursting with self-acheivement, i ventured on to revise Cost & Production. Eventually i didnt have time to revise Demand & Supply.

What i want to say is, thank God for He paved a way for me when i didnt seem to have one. He foiled my plans but planted His in return. He encouraged me when i thought i couldnt make it and as a result, i overcame my problems instead of sleeping and running away from it. Thank You Lord, i'm grateful to you.

i dun knoe about u, but i feel really disgusted when some of my classmates were openly demanding additional marks from the teacher today so that they can make a B or an A grade. I was like hello? people who didnt make even a pass deserve the grace marks better than they do!

As the rest of you guys receive your results, do remember to give thanks.
Like what i've shared during JJ Prayer Mtg on Tuesday, no matter what our results are, we should learn to be grateful. whats more important is our response when we receive the results. Do we react like the Non-Christians do, lament over getting that one mark less to make it a grade higher, and mourn or complain that the teacher is too strict in marking? Do we see ourselves as Christians who must be characteristically different from them? therefore, what is the right way we should respond? remember, a lot of pairs of eyes belonging to the unsaved are watching us every moment, we certainly dont want to be a bad testimony right. So, hope we dont go around 'die'ing like they do.

If the results are undesirable by your standards, dont despair! we can still work harder!

its hard and difficult to be contented about your results if it is down the pits, i struggle with it most of the time too, but thank God for His reminders.

couldnt remember the verse that states about giving thanks, so i msged Hsiao Ling to seek her help in locating the verse for me. So here it is:

1 Thessalonians 5:17
give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus

Hopfully this can be a reminder to you people too.

C u around! :)

A for Alvin