2 Timothy 4:7 says, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."

Truly want to give glory to the LORD Most High for empowering Aaron, E.Chang, Van and I today. By God's grace, we each finished our individual races. An answered prayer from our Heavenly Father to witness the victory of my dear brother for completing the Road Run 2010 first. Medals and trophies will rust but our faith will last.

Isaiah 12:2 says, "Surely God is my salvation;I will trust and not be afraid.The LORD,the LORD,is my strength and my song;he has become my salvation."

Friendship is like a Book. It takes a few seconds to burn but many years to write it.

Don't just put out fire alone! Train firefighters to put out fire with you!

Matthew 21:13 says, "It is written," he said to them, "My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a 'den of robbers."

Went for BS with my brothers (28 Aug 2010) today. Learnt about prayer to our Heavenly Father. Praying can at times be like letting go of a balloon into the sky (which may symbolize a burden, worry, thanksgiving etc). Sometimes when we lift up our prayers to God and doubt, it is like pulling back the balloon even before it hits the ceiling. Which is greater? Our prayer or our God? Can our prayer ever be too BIG for God to answer?  We must dare to pray and believe! There is no magic in prayer but there is magic in faith.

Biblically, a human body is known as a temple of God in which the Holy Spirit dwells. We can either treat it like a marketplace and stock it up with wealth, lust, idols, malice, boasting and a constant hunger for earthly treasures. Or we can ask God to clean it up with brimstone and heavenly fire so that it is sanctified and worthy to be used for as His instrument of worship.

Romans 13:14 says, "Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature."

Truly a joy and God-given privilege to represent Innova and Singapore as the Youth Olympic 2010 Torch bearer.

Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame at Woodlands

Matthew 6:33 says,"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

Today, God gave me a new bike through my Alumni brothers from Christ Church (20 Aug 2010). "O LORD, you just gave me a bike for my birthday?" Truly, He has been faithfully meeting my needs through the birthday gifts. Lost my bike recently and I was asking God if I should get a new one soon. Van and Xiang Yi bought me a running shirt. LIFE purchased a G-Shock stopwatch which now replaces my spoiled Ironman watch. Followed by a new tights from A.J as my old tights was getting loosed.

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you,"declares the LORD,"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,plans to give you hope and a future"

Attended Youth Alpha today. People were talking about how our Singaporean lives would probably look like in the future. All of us seem to have a similar template:

(i) Graduate from Kindergarten
(ii) Complete Primary & Secondary School
(iii) Enter our desired courses in a JC/POLY/ITE
(iv) National Service
(v) Achieve an Undergraduate Degree [Local or Overseas]
(vi) Work & Gain Financial Security
(vii) Marriage & Childbearing
(viii) Work Even Harder
(ix) Retire Peacefully or Travel as a Tourist
(x) Attend Our Own Funeral

I wonder: 'Is there more to life than this?'

Perhaps, I shall add in two more major events if God allows:
 (xi) Go on a long-term mission trip with my future wife
(xii) Witness my Dad and family confess that Jesus is LORD together as One and be baptized with my Dad on the same day and in same water.

Numbers 14:17 says,"Now may the Lord's strength be displayed, just as you have declared"

Eric Liddell once said, "God made me fast and when I run, I feel His pleasure. To win is to honor Him." Uncle Oliver introduced this film ,Chariots of Fire, to me recently. The film portrays the life of Eric, the first Olympic GOLD medalist who represented England. God made this man so fast and surrounded him with His glory but Eric never failed to point all glory back to the Almighty God! There was once when the King gave an order for him to run in a competition that fell on a Sabbath day. Eric Liddell rejected the King's decree and went to church to worship God like any other day. That incident was soon reported across the whole nation. Everyone witnessed the faith of this Olympian who chose to honor God and not run on a Sabbath.

From now on, I want to run to win for God and display His strength through my weaknesses! Aaron and I always talk about this, "Will God ever let us win big races?" I believe "YES, why not?!" and I shall claim God's promises step by step as I will run and pray and not faint. Sometimes it grieves me to look at people who win races and then, point all glory back to themselves and their own effort. You know what? By God's grace, I would rather be that person who wins those races and point all glory and honour and power all back to our LORD Jesus Christ!

Luke 9:23 says,"Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."

Crucifixion story of our LORD Jesus Christ embodies the most famous and magnificent irony ever recorded in history. Jesus was a carpenter. He spent almost 30 years of his life learning carpentry from his Dad, Joseph and making furniture as a livelihood. He worked with nails, wood and hammer almost everyday (probably got his Bachelor in Architecture by the age of 12). Ironically, Jesus was crucified (for our sins) by the Roman soldiers using the very same tools that he himself uses almost everyday. Likewise, the very people whom He loved were the ones who nailed Him onto the cross.

Proverbs 25:21 says, "If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink."

 Class 1031A's Adventure To Bintan Resort. A Snapshot In The Washroom

Ephesians 4:30 says,"And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption."

Someone once asked me, "Dan, why do you like to do pull-ups so much?"

Well, I must say its because doing chin-ups is one of the few moments where I can truly trust God to overcome my own weight and lift myself up with God's strength!