Finally Finished

My exams finished today. I'm so relieved, after my last exam finished today I ran to my car and screamed! I'm pretty sure I passed everything, although I definitely don't deserve to. Last few days I was feeling so depressed and I didnt think I'd get through it. I had never studied so much in such a short time frame before. I hope I don't forget this feeling, so that next semester I'll remember not to slack off.

I feel like throwing up...
unbelievable...
dunno how im going to be able to study for exams!
so depressing, just feel so sick seeing all those replays

Faith / Plan of God

Scenario 1:
Sam decides to go overseas for secondment (or international exchange), away from Church, his Christian brothers, family, and girlfriend. When I express my concern that he will struggle to be a Christian overseas, he says: it'll be fine, its all God's plan.

Scenario 2:
Jenny takes up a job that require ridiculous hours, causing her to struggle to find time for quiet times, church and ministry (say Investment Banking, Law, or even your average Big 4 Auditor). I ask: Do you worry that you will be too busy to keep doing mninistry? Response: I have faith in him and the plan he has for me.

What is God's plan for us and why should we have faith in it. Why should they trust that God's plan will work out fine for them? What do people mean when they say that? What does the Bible mean when it talks about God's plan for us?

What people mean is that God is sovereign, and so they don't really need to worry too much about what will happen. While its good to not be anxious, it could be that the person is being fatalistic and not recognise that in our discipleship, we work as God works in us. Rather than questioning his original decision, Sam thinks he can just do what he wants and God will make everything fine.

Sometimes people say that because they know God is sovereign but they substitute their own plans for God's plans. If our goal in life is to grow more like Christ, how can we choose to take a job that is helpful to our Christian growth, then just say we trust in God's plan. What are you trusting in? Are you trusting that you can NOT deny yourself, NOT take up your cross, NOT follow Him, and he will still keep you in Christ?

28And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,^[g] for those who are called according to his purpose. 29For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. (Romans 8)

God's sovereign work will be for "good", and the good is not that we can pursue our own desires and still be in Christ. "No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other." The good is that we will be conformed to the image of his Son, so that Jesus might be the firstborn among many brothers. That is God's desire for us, so "be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall." (1 Peter 1:10) Don't trust your own desires, and don't have faith that your plans for your life will keep you in Christ.

These things should be clear to all of us, so let us not be like the people in Jeremiah 4:

22"For my people are foolish;
they know me not;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
They are 'wise'--in doing evil!
But how to do good they know not."

Joga Bonito

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World Cup Predictions

Group Stage:

Group A
Germany, Poland

Group B
England, Paraguay

Group C
Argentina, Holland

Group D
Portugal, Mexico

Group E
Italy, Czech

Group F
Brazil, Australia

Group G
France, Switzerland

Group H
Ukraine, Spain

Round of 16

GER v PAR
ARG v MEX
ENG v POL
POR v HOL *
ITA v AUS
FRA v SPA
BRA v CZE *
UKR v SWI

Quarter Finals:

GER v ARG
ITA v FRA *
ENG v HOL *
BRA v UKR

Semi Finals:

ARG v ITA *
ENG v BRA *

Finals:

ARG v ENG *

* must watch

Just heard smeone on the news say we should teach year 1 kids about sex education... so that with the correct information they can have safe sex...

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stupid

Exams

People say that when you're in a ditch, everyone believes in God.

I reckon when you're stuffed in an exam, everyone believes in post-modernism.

I would never pass my philosophy exams if it wasnt for post-modernism.

socceroos

Watching the socceroos makes me feel so ashamed! I think they dont understand the concept of "friendly". If I was another country, the last team I'd wanna play is the socceroos; for no reason someone is going to try and injure your players. They're just like little school children; when people are better than you, you use lose your temper and try to hurt your opponent.

The commentators and the media are worse, they actually think the result is important, as though 1-1 means we're as good as Holland, even though we were completely rubbish and couldnt string 2 passes together. The last game against the amateur side, the news actually said it was such a wonderful result and Kewell was spectacular for scoring two goals (thats like an adult team playing against kids...) And you know exactly what the media are going to say... tomorrow they're going to say, what a gutsy performance with 10 men only, it was a very important result going into the world cup, great performance. NO, all wrong...

Totally outclassed. We'll be lucky to score a single goal at the world cup. Pretty unlikely to get a single point. Its OK to be crap at a sport. I'm not being unpatriotic.. its good we got into the world cup, but stop acting like an arrogant kid in the world stage.

It is shameful that we are injuring the Dutch players so that they cant even go to the World Cup anymore. Totally Childish.

more stupidity

And now Howard says

"There's absolutely no comparison, the public will not see any comparison between the sale of Telstra and the sale of the Snowy, and to suggest there is is ludicrous."

No, you're ludicrous.

If he's going to popular demand over the public interest (what is actually best for the people in the long run), then its exactly the same. In both cases, public interest would be served by ignoring the economic irrationality of people.

stupidity

Politics in Australia is so ridiculous... the whole Snowy Hydro affair is nonsensical; Howard changes his mind because the public sentiment is wrong, then Beazley (who wanted Howard to change his mind) criticises Howard for changing his mind, then tells him to change his mind on Telstra as well (another deal where the public sentiment is non-sensical and economically foolish).