Trying to Get the Feeling Again

I've been following Boston Legal and I fell in love with this song! Although I laughed most of the time when the song was played! (It's all Danny's fault!)

Here's the lyrics:

Doctor, my woman is coming' back home late today
Could you maybe give me something ?
Cause the feeling is gone and I must get it back right away
Before she sees that
I've been up, down, trying to get the feeling again
All around, trying to get the feeling again
The one that made me shiver
Made my knees start to quiver
Every time she walked in

And I've looked high (high), low (low)
Everywhere I possibly can (high)
But there's no (no) trying to get the feeling again
It seemed to disappear as fast as it came

Where did it run to? I thought I'd done all that I could
Just to keep the love light burning
But whatever I've done, guess I just haven't done it too good
Cause all that's left is
I've been up, down, trying to get the feeling again
All around, trying to get the feeling again
The one that made me shiver, made my knees start to quiver
Every time she walked in
And I've looked high (high) and low (low)
And everywhere I possibly can (high)
But there's no (no) trying to get the feeling again
It seemed to disappear as fast as it came

And I've been looking', I've been looking', I've been looking'
I've been up (up), I've been down (down), and trying to get the feeling
I've been up (up), I've been down (down), I've been trying to get
I've tried and I've tried and I've tried to get (up) the feeling (down)
I've been trying to get the feeling again
I want to get that feeling (2x)
I've got to get that feeling
I've got to get that feeling again (up)
And again (down) and again (trying to get that feeling)
Trying to get (up) the feeling (down)
I've been trying to get the feeling again

"...you've gone through the acts of religion and faith and yet found yourself more often than not at a dry well. Prayers seem empty. Goals seem unthinkable. Christianity becomes a warped record full of highs and lows and off-key notes.

Is there all there is? Sunday attendance. Pretty songs. Faithful tithings. Golden crosses. Three-piece suits. Big choirs. Leather Bibles. It is nice and all, but... where is the heart of it?... I had no answer. All my verses so obediently memorized seemed inappropriate. All my canned responses seemed timid."

As I grabbed "No Wonder They Call Him The Saviour" by Max Lucado to read it in the toilet, I came across this quote in the first few pages.

I felt exactly like that on Wednesday.

I went for a haircut at Bedok, at a home salon. Her name's Michelle and she's really good. My dad thinks I look like ru now especially because of my curls and because I changed the parting of my hair today.

Well, usually when you meet someone for he first time, you would talk about what you're doing. So I was asked just that and it opened a whole can of worms about Christianity. Michelle mostly could not accept the fact that Christians (youths and young people) dress loosely to church, i.e. tank tops and short skirts. She said that she it's not being respectful.

At that moment, I didn't know how to reply her because I really don't think that the outward appearance matters when you are a Christian. At the same time, I understand that it stumbles people because people do stereotype us as the 'holy' people, therefore they expect us to look a certain way. So I guess I was quite torn. If I agreed with her, I would be hypocritical. If I didn't, I would be stumbling her furthur.

I could only say that I understood her point of view..

Sometimes, we're too church-ed up that we find ourselves stuck in these kind of situations! Come out of your little cacoon all you churchy Christians! Stop hiding and get real!

Be a thermostat, and not a thermometer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's the introduction of chaos.

(picture taken at changi airport)

to the dearest one in my life
one who shares my greatest joys
one who shares my lowest times
God has brought us together for purposes that only he will know
we can keep guessing what it is
and at times we might get it
at others, we might not
This year, a very special year
we have walked it through
Now as we enter a new season of our lives
I pray that this chaos will bring us to another level in our relationship
As we practice patience
and continue to learn about each other
May love constantly expand to contain that knowledge

May God empower us with his grace, his strength and his love

As He Leadeth us...