Archive for July, 2007

Interesting morning

{ July 31, 2007 @ 9:57 pm } · { Random }
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I witnessed something interesting this morning. I was waiting for the bus to go to work this morning. This bus just arrived, it was supposed to take me to work in like 2 minutes. This other bus driver, was beeping him non-stop because he almost hit the pole. He was beeping him so he will realise. But instead of being thankful, he came down and started yelling at the other bus driver. They were swearing their guts out for like 10 minutes. Dude, if they waited any longer, i would be late for work! They continued swearing and calling each other, racist etc etc. Man, i thought only high school kids do that, but no i was wrong! I saw it with my own eyes this morning! It really open by eyes to see how many people in this world needs God! I wanted to be the peace maker, but i was too afraid, i don’t work in translink, so i am just another passer-by witnessing the whole scenario. In the end, i was 3 minutes late to work. My boss asked me if i took the wrong bus again, i said that the bus drivers almost had a fight. He said ‘Why didn’t they fight?!” I said, ‘If they did, i no need to come to work today-lah!’ Hahaha.. By the way, my boss is really nice to me now. I think i understand him more, it must be the power of PRAYER! God is changing him..=)

Loooonnnnnggg morning

{ July 24, 2007 @ 10:19 pm } · { Work work work }
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Had a long morning. I usually start work at 9am and today was no exception. I was waiting for my bus at cultural centre in the cold. I really wanted to hop on the bus because it’s warmer in there. I usually catch the bus that goes straight to my workplace. Being the impatient Ruth that i am, i caught another bus at 8.30, not the one i usually get on, hoping to get to my workplace earlier. Guess what? I was so wrong! That bus brought me around the world, and i missed the stop cause it stopped at the side of PA hospital and i didn’t see the huge building. After about 20 minutes, i was like…’Why is it taking so long?!’. I went to ask the bus driver and he said that i missed the stop already. So guess where i ended up at? Carindale shopping centre!! Woo…shopping!! I wish… I had to take another bus back and i got to work at 9.30! No doubt i was late.. Lesson learned: Be wise when taking buses. 

A season of faith

{ July 13, 2007 @ 2:09 pm } · { Challenges in life }
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Our church is going through a series of faith right now. At the same time, I reckon God is putting me through a season of faith. Everything seems to be so tough. But as long as we have that faith as small as a mustard seed, we can move mountains! First, i have a boss who have no mercy whatsoever on me. Second, my results came out and i failed one of my exam. No clue why because i was actually quite confident with that paper.  I have to fully depend on God and trust Him especially during this tough time when nothing seemed to be okay. I went to work 2 days ago and guess what? My boss complimented me. Man, i was over the moon. He said that i am better than this other new girl who has worked more hours than i have, she also has 1 year experience in waitressing. I started to ‘fly’. Haha. I’m glad my relationship with my boss is getting better and better. Praise God for all He has done for me! Also, i went to QUT today to speak to my lecturer about my exam. He said he has reviewed my paper and he is happy to give me a pass! Wow! Isn’t God amazing? I didn’t even have to do anything, God has done everything! All i had to do was pray! God is faithful to us when we are faithful to Him! Only God can make the impossible possible!

Malaysian laksa + HK milk tea + Canadian ice-cream

{ July 4, 2007 @ 12:01 am } · { Random }
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Steph and I invited some friends over for lunch today. I promised these people ages ago that i will cook for them. Finally, the time has come. I cooked authentic Malaysian Laksa and Steph made Hong Kong milk tea and Canadian maple syrup ice-cream. We were so full, most of us just wanted to sleep after lunch! Haha. We tried our best to stay awake, it was good fellowship. Someone actually went straight to dreamland. We listened to some cool music, played cards, looked at Steph’s photos on her laptop and had our usual ‘talk talk’, which i feel was the highlight of the day. These people have truly blessed my heart, cooking for them is just a token of appreciation to them. Hope that we can continue to build each other up even though we may be in different units in the future. Click on our-party.jpg, aiskrim.jpg and nilla-ruth-jim.jpg to have a glimpse at the pics taken today…

Reason why we work

{ July 2, 2007 @ 6:55 pm } · { Life with Jesus }
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I prayed for favor on the way to work today. Favor from my boss, favor from my mentor, favor from customers, even favor from strangers. Guess what? Prayer works! I challenged myself today to walk into the newsagency with the most positive attitude and putting on brightest smile on my face. Work today was heaps better. I’m a bit more steady now. At least i know how to use the cash register, sell phone cards, use the Eftpos machine and the lotto machines. The boss didn’t really talk to me today. He was so busy -first Monday of the month so he had lots to do! He just asked me how i was going. Maybe he’s scared i’m gonna cry again!haha. Anyways, let me tell u the reason why we work today. Ruth starts preaching…

1) God commanded us to work

Work is a blessing that enables us to imitate God, the creator of heavens and earth. In the beginning, He created mankind in His image. In the Bible, even right from Genesis, after God created Adam, God told him to work and look after the Garden of Eden. (Genesis 2:15). This is one of the reasons why we work today.

2) Transformation

As you all know, people in church are all nicer than the people at work. Reason being those people do not know Christ. We can learn a lot in the workplace. Lately, I’ve been learning about humility. I have to put God first, others second and myself last. Even when i didn’t do anything wrong, i get scolded. I have to say sorry even if it wasn’t my mistake. This is a challenge for me because I’m not a person who would say sorry so easily, especially when it’s not my fault! It’s a very competitive world out there. People try to get you down as much as possible. Dad was just telling me that some people actually find joy in pointing out the mistakes you make. These people ah… By experiencing all this, we can be transformed into the likeness of Jesus Christ.

3) To be the salt and light

We can be the light and salt of this earth for God. Wherever we go, whatever we do, we can impact people for God! Let me challenge you to be the influencer, not the influenced. As we grow into more like Christ, people will start to realise that we are different. We need to start salting the people and bring light where there is darkness. When we do this, people will start thinking, ‘hey..how come this girl seems to smile and be joyful even though she gets scolded everyday’. Matthew 5:16 says ‘Let you light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.’ I want to be a blessing to my boss, the newsagency, the customers and even the strangers that walk around there!    

I hope this short preaching sharing has blessed your heart. Just wanna remind you that you are not only working for your boss, but you are working for God!

Healing Conference

{ July 1, 2007 @ 8:23 pm } · { Life with Jesus }
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What an awesome weekend! Learnt heaps at the healing conference. Not only did I learn the theory about healing in black and white paper, but i also had the opportunity to exercise my faith praying for people! One of my friends, Douglas, came all the way from Tasmania so I invited him to the healing conference. He has been having very bad migrain for a while now – due to stress?, pray that God will heal him completely! Waiting to hear the good news!

Apart from that, I also went down to be prayed for on Friday. In my previous post i was complaining about my boss, mainly because i was hurt deeply. And yesterday, Sunita prayed for me for inner healing and I felt so much better after. I choose to forgive him no matter how bad he treated me. I am made whole in the name of Jesus. God has healed me from the inside out.  

Since i was young, my parents were very protective of my brother and I. They were our problem solvers. Everytime we had a problem or issue, they will be like superman and superwoman coming to rescue us. Because of the way i was brought up, I haven’t seen the ‘real’ world yet. Now that i’m in the workplace, i could see more of the different people with various attitudes. I know it’s not going to be easy but i choose to persevere and carry on. I’m glad God put me through this so that i can experience more of Him and depend on Him even more. Truly, people in the world are not as lovable but we must learn to accept them for who they are. Praise God for all He has done for me! Keep shining and keep smiling for Jesus=) Let me encourage you with this ‘When life gets tough… toughen your faith!’