So it's PROSH today

I miss UWA...

The house hunting expedition has begun

 

I finally arrived home after an epic day of house hunting.

Originally, I hoped that as soon as work finished, I could hurry home to eat lunch and map out a route for this afternoon's hunt. Unfortunately work finished rather late which meant that I only had time to scoff down a bowl of bak kut teh and a tin of tuna. Glancing at the clock and realising that it was already 1:25pm, I quickly grabbed the newspaper and left the house without any clue of where to begin! I ended up finding the closest house to home and began driving. In the car I remembered Proverbs 16:9 which says "A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps". Indeed, I can't move unless God gives force so drive I shall!

Anyway, back to house hunting. 'Pleasant' weather to kick off my first home buyer's journey right? 35 degree heat! There aren't many things in life that are as nerve wrecking, yet exciting at the same time, as the search for a house. I guess in a way that kept me motivated despite of the humid weather today.

First of all, allow me to send a little package of complements to Google for its Google Map App on iPhone! Finding my way around in the different suburbs was a completely painless exercise. Not only did it save time and petrol by me not getting lost, I also visited two properties that I otherwise wouldn't have known about. The Compass on Google Map is an extremely helpful navigation tool =)

In the end I visited six properties. Some good, some could be better. I saw a house today I really liked. It's newly refurbished with spacious living space and definitely move-in ready. Honestly, stretching the budget to put in an offer for this house, I know I will definitely regret it big time in the future. In other words, I might have a pretty place, but I'd also become its slave. I was afraid I might be so overwhelmed with meeting mortgage repayments that I'd forget my real purpose for working is to bring God glory. So, the decision was clearly to let it go.

I was slightly disappointed but I'm completely at peace. Seeing as I have no intention whatsoever for my first home to be my 'forever home'. One advise my colleague Alison has suddenly pops into mind: 'just remember Sweet, buy with your head, not your heart". Sweet potatoes, she's right! I realised that I did sidetrack momentarily from the path of reality to dream. Hang on a second, I wasn't put on this earth to pursue an elusive dream! 

Please pray for me. I truly hope that this house can be used to bring God glory. I don't know how yet. 

So, I wait. And, continue the hunt. 

With prayer.

BPCWA 25th Anniversary Dinner...

Registration opens now

My friend Lilian's "Bridal Shower"

 Lilian turned twenty-seven quick as a dash

Eight girls met at Dragon for a birthday bash

One girl said "hey lian since we are all super girl power

let's turn this night into your bridal shower!!"

The night was filled with lots of laughter

We are going to be friends forever and after!

Blessed birthday, lovely :)

First Skiing Experience - Video Only

So FUN!!

Words of Wisdom

Our speech should ENCOURAGE: 

Wise words encourage healing

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword:

but the tongue of the wise is health. - Proverbs 12:18

Wise words combat anxiety 

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: 

but a good word maketh it glad. - Proverbs 12:25

Wise words minister joy

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word 

spoken in due season, how good is it! - Proverbs 15:23

Wise words promote peace

A soft answer turneth away wrath:

but grievous words stir up anger. - Proverbs 15:1

Our speech should INSTRUCT: 

Wise words bred knowledge

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge:

but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. - Proverbs 15:7

Wise words flow with wisdom

The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom:

but the froward tongue shall be cut out. - Proverbs 10:31

Wise words meet spiritual needs

The lips of the righteous feed many:

but fools die for want of wisdom. - Proverbs 10:21

Wise men say:

A wise person is quick to listen

 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it,

it is folly and shame unto him. - Proverbs 18:13

A wise person seeks to understand

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that

his heart may discover itself. - Proverbs 18:2 

A wise person ponders how to answer

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer:but the mouth

of the wicked poureth out evil things. - Proverbs 15:28

A wise person doesn't speak hastily

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?

There is more hope of a fool than of him. - Proverbs 29:20 

A wise person doesn't speak excessively

He that hath knowledge spareth his words:

and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise:

and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man

of understanding. - Proverbs 17:27,28

A wise person doesn't speak unnecessarily

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart

of fools proclaimeth foolishness. - Proverbs 12:23

A wise person is slow to despise others

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour:

but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. - Proverbs 11:12

A wise person is slow to anger

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man

keepeth it in till afterwards. - Proverbs 29:11

Three practical ways to 'Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak, and Slow to Anger': 

1. Worship God!

From whence come wars and fightings among you?

come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have,

and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not,

because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss,

that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not

that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?

whosoever therefore will be a friend of the

world is the enemy of God. - James 4:1-4

2. Follow Christ!

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ

also suffered for us, leaving us an example,

that ye should follow his steps: - 1 Peter 2:21

3. Fear the Lord!

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:

and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

- Proverbs 9:10

"When Silence is Golden" by Greg Mazak

Click ME to listen to the sermon

March Murmur

昨天起，小雨點恢複了搭 bus 生活。

本來啊，我很想狠下心來每天開車上班的

但是油價發神經飆高137.60，加上整天的停車費

小雨點算來算去實在太貴，何況前後時間沒差多少只好放棄

也在此 murmur 一下 Perth 的瘋狂高房價叫人實在不敢無故奢侈


後來坐在 bus 上時仔細想了想

其實這種安排也不賴

一來  走路到 bus stop 時可以多運動燃燒熱量
二來  因為有司機伯伯開車所以專心聽 sermon


感恩唄，小雨點~


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