Posts by Abigail Soon (Page 4)

Every highschooler hears this question almost weekly; in fact, they probably know it by heart. The question and all its variations boil down to “What are you going to do after high school?” And for at least 50% of us (I’m making a wild guess here), the answer is “I dunno.” You might get a few speculations, but no one is completely sure of the area in which they will work or study. Some of us, myself included, have spent…

Earlier this week, some friends and I were leading worship. We had just hit that “sweet spot”, where everyone was just enjoying God’s presence, the music was quiet, and the atmosphere was tranquil and peaceful. Out of nowhere, my friend grabbed a small tambourine and started shaking it to the melody. I was irritated and thought “You are ruining this quiet, peaceful moment!” I was about to shush him when I realized (or rather, God gave me a mental nudge…

Last Friday at Wildfire, we had a different lesson plan for the night: instead of one of our leaders teaching us, we simply got out our Bibles, read through the passage from the lesson, and discussed it.  I really enjoyed that discussion. I didn’t know it was possible to squeeze so much out of 9 verses, but we thoroughly dissected and analyzed each part of the passage and came up with some pretty good takeaways. Our discussion was memorable because…

I’ve been studying Habakkuk with my BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) class, and something that stood out was the ending of the book:  “Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls — Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God…

While I was listening to Auntie Leona’s message from this Sunday, the two things that caught my ear were “We need to use what we’ve learned” and “Are we just listening to sermons and doing discipleship but not growing?” I was reminded of James 1:22-25 – “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural…

Let’s say you go on a trip to the Rockies. When you arrive, you’d probably be really excited about seeing it and taking lots of pictures. In contrast, the locals, who see the Rockies from their backyard, take almost no notice of it. It’s become so normal and familiar to them that it doesn’t deserve extra attention or recognition. Similarly, we often skip parts of the Bible that we’ve heard and read many times. I’ve definitely thought, “Oh, I’ve seen…

The Potter and the Clay is an analogy in the Bible about God and the relationship between Him and us. One instance of it is found in Romans 9:20-21, and says, “But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” 21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for…

Some of you may know that I enjoy a good mahjong game night with my family. I usually wind up with losing most mahjong games and have the lowest score, so I was quite pleased when I managed to win all the games this Sunday. Upon further reflection, however, I came to the conclusion that this “win” wasn’t really a win. You see, that Sunday, I played against my youngest siblings, who aren’t as experienced in mahjong, and were therefore…

In the midst of an increasingly busy schedule, I found myself looking at 2 Corinthians 1:8-12 (Thanks Pastor Alvin!): “For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth…

I’ll be honest, I have a bad habit of doing things on the fly. Essay due tonight? Just unload your thoughts onto the paper. No time to practice the worship set before Sunday? Eh, it’ll be fine. (Sorry worship leaders). Over time, I found that having some kind of preparation or plan makes the actual project easier because I already took off some of the workload and figured out what to do. When I prep, however, I never pray about…

I’ll be honest, I have a bad habit of doing things on the fly. Essay due tonight? Just unload your thoughts onto the paper. No time to practice the worship set before Sunday? Eh, it’ll be fine. (Sorry worship leaders). Over time, I found that having some kind of preparation or plan makes the actual project easier because I already took off some of the workload and figured out what to do. When I prep, however, I never pray about…

Fasting meat has been difficult. I didn’t realize that swapping eggs for meat wouldn’t stop me from being hungry all the time, and my snacking habits subsequently skyrocketed to the point where my mom suggested that I fast snacks instead of meat. It didn’t help that there were a LOT of cookies, cake, and snacks at home from the Christmas and New Year baking. Last week, I had a wake up call from my sister, who said, “Abby, you can’t fill that…