The half that has never been told.

People Need the Lord

Everyday they pass me by,
I can see it in their eyes.
Empty people filled with care,
Headed who knows where?

On they go through private pain,
Living fear to fear.
Laughter hides their silent cries,
Only Jesus hears.

People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door.
People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
When will we realize, people need the Lord?

We are called to take His light
To a world where wrong seems right.
What could be too great a cost
For sharing Life with one who's lost?
Through His love our hearts can feel
All the grief they bear.
They must hear the Words of Life
Only we can share.

People need the Lord, people need the Lord
At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door.
People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
When will we realize that we must give our lives,
For peo-ple need the Lord.

People need the Lord.

little differences

When I woke up this morning it was cold.
I could have chosen to sleep in but I got up..
I felt numbed by the cold.
I could have chosen to stay still by the heater, but I prayed..
My stomach grumbled and I was feeling hungry.
I could have eaten first, but I drove my little brothers and sisters to school..
When I got home breakfast was set out (usually I like to self-serve).
I could have complained, but I said thank you and ate it..
I planned on leaving the house to go to the shops and my mom happened to need to go too.
I could have gone first, but I waited..
During this time, I needed to find something to fill it up.
I could have done my homework, but I did some house chores..
By the time I finished, I was feeling somewhat tired.
I could have indulged myself with junk food, but I practiced keyboard..
When my mom arrived home, it was still early for lunch time but she start preparing lunch.
I could have delayed its because I wasn't that hungry, but I joined her..
When we finally finished our business at the shops, she asked me if I wanted ice-cream (it's cold and raining, and we only have 10 minutes to eat, also my self-consciousness kicked in).
I could have said no, but I decided to treat..
We rushed to pick up my little brothers and sisters from school.
I could have said I told her so that we were going to be late but I commented on the CD playing..
I had to make dinner because I said I would, though I was feeling a little tired and lazy.
I could have ordered, but I made dinner..
We watched a movie, not my favourite genre but my dad's.
I could have finished eating and left, but I stayed and finished the movie..
Chinese homework time.
I could have procrastinated and let my mom keep nagging me but I finished it ASAP..
My homework time.
I could have postponed it til tomorrow, but I started some of it..
Time for my sister to sleep.
I could have just let her be, but I prayed with her and tucked her in..

..a self reflection for the day.
If I never woke up then today would not be the present.
(:

cold..

As winter begins and the cold settles in, I forgotten how much I used to look forward to the arrival of winter, the long dark days, the extreme cold, the pouring rains, and the fat patches of black clouds. But this year, I seem to miss autumn more--I will miss the extra hours of daylight, the warm sunlight, the innocent fluffy white clouds, and tender temperatures.

I saw a rainbow today, as I walked under the drizzling rain. Then I remembered that I have a promise to keep..even if I am in the middle of winter now. It might be dark. There might be no light. There might be no life. I might get worried or lonely, and shame may build in my heart as I watch this winter pass by. I might think how is it possible that something good might come out of this winter?

But if winter does not pass by, the grass and the flowers that I see everyday will not be more beautiful than they were last time. Winter may bring many unpleasant events of clouds crying, dark skies, rains that drown everything, and cold days, but when it passes everything will be able to grow again into a more beautiful thing. And a part of this winter will be in the grass and the flowers and in everything else.

No matter how long and cold and dark the days are and sleepless the nights, only when I have been through the darkness with Him will I know that He is always there. "Why" is not important anymore if I can just believe that He will redeem the pain for my good and His glory. If I learn to trust Him, my heart will no longer demand answers, but I will be happy.