Full Name: Mark Tan Wen Min
Age: 18
Gender: Male
DOB: 27 March 1992
Faith: Baptist(Christianity)
Church: Faith Community Baptist Church
Graduated from: St Andrew's Jr Sch, Jurongville Sec Sch
School: Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Chemical and Life Science
Course: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Class: PS1003
Friday, October 29, 2010
I realised that the devil has been trying to make life as terrible as possible for me. Ever since I have decide to let go of "them", I know the devil will not let me off so easily. But I know that I am under the protection of God as long as I do not give the devil a foothold in my life; by giving up my hatred and bitterness to God. I know that this is the only way that I can restore my broken relationship with God. By forgiving "them", I am not only freeing myself from the toxin of unforgiveness; I am also reconciliating with God. I am awed and touched by how God showed that He still loves me.
There are Tchoukball practices from this week, the first week, to the fourth week, which is the competition week. But it is the first week only and I have already sprained and fractured my left feet. The irony is that Tchoukball is a non-intercept, non-contact game, and I was wearing very good sports wear, with the sport shoe which costs hundred over dollars; and in the end I still ended up with sports injury. It is stated in Wikipedia that sprain might be due to "sudden exercise from sedentary lifestyle", but I would beg to differ. I have been jogging and exercising every alternate day. So there is really no "valid reason" that I sprained my feet. It just does not make any sense at all.
Apart from all that have happened, I have been training myself to be grateful; to count my blessings. I have set aside a beautiful notebook to thank God for every depressing or exciting; disappointing or worth rejoicing; blessings in disguise or explicit blessings; moments that are bad or good. There is just something to be thankful to God about. When we learn to give thanks to God, I believe God will entrust us with more possessions. In this way we will always be full of thanksgiving, never lacking in anything because He cares for those He loves.
Mark Tan at 10:40 PM