Tuesday, January 13, 2009



Well it's been a whirlwind journey.

Lino's Secondary School Life in Victoria School, 2 Siglap Link, has officially drawn to a close with the release of the O level results.

For all those wondering, I got 10 points. It's not that good, but I'll take what I've been given and be happy with it.

Prayer session with the other guys in the afternoon was nice. It helps remind all of us that it's not for our parents, or our friends, or for ourselves that we live and move through life, but for God. We're here to glorify God, not ourselves.

One little piece of paper and how it can affect people.

Those who did well would shrug it off and say it's not a big deal.
Those who didn't do well would take it so badly and it is a big deal to them.

I find it funny sometimes how people, including myself, can get so worked up over things in our life. O levels, yeah it's quite a big deal, now. But let's step back and pull ourselves away from all our 'omgwtfbbq' emotions and look at it. Does it really matter all that much? I got 10 points, and I don't think it does. Why should one little piece of paper decide whether or not I succeed in life? I've got my own path to carve, the path that God's planned for me. It's not in the hands of the O levels, or SEAB, or MOE, or any physical being and body to decide for me where I want to go, it's in the hands of God and I'll trust Him to guide and carry me

In Christ alone
I place my trust
And find my glory in the power of the Cross.
In every victory
Let it be said of me
My source of strength
My source of hope
Is Christ alone

It's shameful how I often forget Christ in my life. When all is good and happy, Christ is shoved to the side. But when I'm panicked, when I'm in trouble, I turn to Christ. But He's not a Santa Claus, He's not someone whom you can wantonly use and toss aside. How many of us remember to give thanks to God when all our anxiety has disappeared and we rejoice ( or not ) in the results that we've been given? I know I forgot for a while.

Perhaps the important lesson here isn't the O level cert and the meaning of dilligence ( which I didn't display anyway ). I guess what's more important is that I've realized that it's all I can do to trust in God. To trust in God to help me get into VJC, to trust in God to lead me in his own marvelous plans.

We might be insignificant as an individual, a mist that appears and disappears
But God put us on this Earth; God created us.
We are significant in His plans.
And if we are significant to Him
What power can decree that we are insignificant at all?