Here I would like to share with you guys regarding the topic, ‘dare to be different’.

So what’s the big deal to be or not to be different. Let’s take a look myself for instance. I am not affected by the trend set by everyone else. I just do what I felt is right… I admit I’m different, but I am proud.

I feel for those people who are always wearing masks, playing ‘games’, or trying very hard to be someone other than themselves. Wouldn’t they like the freedom to just be accepted for who they are, without the pressure to be someone they really do not how to be? God knew what He was doing when He made us. We are a unique individual, each one is of us is DIFFERENT. It’s time we dare to accept ourselves as different, unique individual and stop being insecure about who we are.

So one thing you must identify is are you a People pleaser or a God pleaser.

Being a People pleaser is the easiest thing to do. When we start pleasing others, we might often hear comments that make us feel good about ourselves, feeding our own ego. That’s perfectly fine if we do not DERIVE our sense of WORTH in their comments/opinions. People are too fickle to base our self-worth on. We are worth something because God say so- not because of the opinion of what people think or say about us.

People pleaser also allow others to control their lives in order to gain acceptance and approval. However, God does not want us to be easily manipulated or controlled by others. We shouldn’t let other people’s opinions of us control what we do.

At the same time, we must walk in love. We can’t just do whatever we want without regards of others feeling.

But the challenge to be different is that the World(friends, family, society, etc) is continuing to conform us to its image. If we are not ‘similar’ to them, we get rejected, ‘outcast’… However, the bible clearly states in Romans 12:2, Do not be conformed to this world,… but be transformed by the renewal of your mind… It’s then that we can good and acceptable will of God for our lives.

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Let’s deviate to some other lighter topic like… what happened in my life =D !!

One of my new year resolution that I never state in my previous post is that I want to be more active in cell group activities. That is why I die die must appear for the first ‘tuan qi’ of the year 2009. Guess what? The first activity is ICE-CREAM buffet. Okay the following pictures is kope from sbcyouth.blogpost.com

First tuan qi of year 2009. Oops, lim han must have let out gas, that’s why weili(guy in orange shirt) fainted…

Wow… the wide spread of ice-cream buffet. Someone prepare already ah… Loose pant so as to store more ice-cream.

Ice-cream float, we can make!

Look at zhaopei cigar! I want one too.

To conquer the enemies, we must have teamwork. That’s what was taught in NS

I was giving the expression of… you(ice-cream) are worth 2 rounds around the track!!

We managed to wipe them out. Muahahaha!

These few days, I kept training and preparing for NAPFA. This the shoe I bought. $95!!! Although good shoes make you use less energy when running and make you less prone to injury, I already ‘injured’ my wallet.

$70 basic running shoe + $25 in shoe padding (make it feel like a hundred plus shoe -(minus) the expensive price tag)

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