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Tried a fast run this morning (which to many may just be a fast jog I guess... haha)and shaved 5 seconds off the target timing. Walked a bit... then did a slow jog covering the same amount of distance before I reach back home again.

Soon I'll not be able to have such times when I start work proper. Hmm.. maybe I should eventually check out if I can use the track in school and even the gym. Hahaha...

I was jogging down a part of upper bukit timah road when it dawned on me how things have changed. I've been travelling up and down that stretch of road for the past 13 years at least... by bus. Haha. 7 years ago, I wouldn't have imagined that one day I would actually enjoy jogging such long distances... of course not right, with that extra 20 kilos of weight. HAHAHAHA...

But there's so much more than that.

7 years ago, I wouldn't have imagined that I would eventually become a Christian and live a life of adventure and contentment that I wouldn't want to exchange for anything now.

7 years ago, I wouldn't have imagined that my heart would be touched and opened to serve other people in light of having the "what's in it for me" attitude that most typical teenagers would have had.

7 years ago, I wouldn't have imagined that I'd be blessed with a bunch of dear brothers and sisters, young and old, whom I can count on to journey on together in this everlasting road of uncovering more of His love, grace and mercy each day.

7 years ago, all I thought I had were my grades and achievements to determine my worth in this world... and if I hadn't realised that it's not for what I've done but simply for who I am that I'm loved and approved, I might have just forced myself to finish a course that I had no passion in, excel in it and end up blending into the work-for-living-and-money culture.

7 years ago, I wouldn't have thought that I'll be blessed with such a wonderful girlfriend who loves me so much, who's not afraid to speak up for my benefit and growth. And as I look back to when we first met and how it all developed with the time gap and all... and knowing that it is absolutely impossible to remove God out of this entire equation, it's just... amazing. :)

7 years ago, I wouldn't have imagined that I would be back at my alma mater being involved in lives of whom I was one of those lives. It was very much an innocent prayer a few years ago, a prayer of little faith, a prayer that faded off memory soon after it was prayed. I can still remember the struggle when I was first approached to cover lessons a year ago - all of these would not have happened if I had turned down the offer because of my inadequacies in speaking in front of large crowds... my involvement in youth ministry over the past years... now I see how He's been sovereignly preparing me to step out of comfort zones again and again.

And yeah. 7 years ago... I wouldn't have imagined that my online journals - turned blog - would have lasted so long and that He's used it to bless many... and that I'm in turn blessed by the many comments and encouragements that came in from time to time.

To the many years to come... however uncertain, however tough, however sweet, however bitter, however joyful, however hurtful... I'll trust.

That it's all in His mighty hands.

That all things work for the good for those who love Him and are called according to His purposes.

That He'll make all paths straight.

That His love will never cease.

Because I've tasted of His goodness... and I'll continue to taste and taste. (Aye. poor sentence structure I know. Haha.)

Hallelujah... Praise the Lord. :)

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3:5-6