"We love because He first loved us." - 1 John 4:19 (NIV)

I guess for the past weeks or so, this has been on my mind. The thought of marriage. And once in awhile, i ask God, "is this the man that You have sent into my life?" Somehow, it seems like it. And I cant help but to think about life after marriage. The kind of lifestyle i would want to pursue with him, the kind of house we will buy, the car we will drive, the number of kids we have, the kind of lifestyle we adopt and of course, the love we possess for one another.

It gets me excited to think about such stuff. I guess its because he is my first, and i will make him my last. The one and only for sure. I admit, it isnt a easy journey ahead of us. There are constant challenges coming our ways, obstacles that we have to overcome, but I'm sure that God will see us through all of it. Thankfully, its been 1 year and 4 months now, and counting. And i cannot be ever thankful for all the memories he has created. He is like an angel sent from heaven. For all these years, i have been patiently waiting and it seemed like it was meant to be. *grinning*

For it has been said in scriptures, "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor; If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."- Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 

Indeed, two is better than one.

I came across this movie, called The vow, and it has ever since then became my favorite movie of all times. There are quotes from the movie that never fails to move me deep within.

"I vow to love you. And no matter what challenges might crry us apart, we will always find a way back to each other."
"I vow to live within the warmth of your heart and always call it home."

This movie has taught me the core values of a marriage and the importance of the vow. After watching it, I cant wait til the day arrives when i stand in front of God and me to proclaim my vows to him whom i will spend the rest of my life with, and him whom God made me one with. Its a new phase of life which i look forward to.

Missing you always,
Van

" I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations" -Psalm 89:1

Once again, today I was serving at the 9am service and was part of the worship praise team as a co-singer. And i was given the chance to sing solo for the song, To you. It was always something special to me to be able to sing in church. Because it was where i found the gift of singing. I never knew i could sing until i entered sunday school.
Anyway, this morning, after the service, a lady who used to be my sunday school teacher, came up to me and said: " You can really sing very well you know? You should really consider going to join a singing competition like singapore idol or something." haha when i heard this, all i could say was:" Thank God." Because I know He gave me the gift of singing, and all i wanted was to use this gift to praise Him. I did consider ever to fulfill my dream to sing but then again, I would go back to the root of how i started singing. Maybe someday i might chase that dream if God opens the door. But i never know when that opportunity would come. So i'll wait. Even if it never comes, I know I was made to touch the hearts of His people with my voice that He gave. And that spotlight, will always belong to Him and Him alone.
 I'm thankful to be able to portray how i feel through songs. Somehow at times words just cannot portray how one truly feels. But with songs, unspoken words seems to be clearly expressed. I enjoy locking myself in my room, take out my guitar and just start strumming in my world. Somehow singing takes away that stress within and makes me feel at peace once again.
So I'll keep singing of Your love as long as I live.

With a contrite heart,
Van

"I will praise You, for i am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; My soul knows it full well." - Psalm 139:14

Just like how God created us in His own image, and we were just like the flour and the eggs and all the ingredients needed to make us into moulds and then again into human form, something beautiful emerged from it all. The process of creation.
And we were then given the gift to create beautiful things with our hands as well. And yes, up above, im referring to yet another amazing invention ever-  The red velvet cake. Which is my next mission impossible and challenge to myself. (:

Because we have God

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Thats what we ought to be