Doing it God's way

I learnt something from God's word today, that it's all about doing it God's way. It's not about what seems right to us, but what I know God thinks is good. And, that is difficult sometimes to know which is the correct way to go, but when we start to treasure God's wisdom, His wisdom will be in our hearts. I read that Wisdom is a god-given ability to see life with rare objectivity, and to handle life with rare stability. It is in the complete absence of fear. It is being able to face life's extremes yet knowing the purpose of God in it. How amazing. Even in Prob 2, it says that we should tune our ears to wisdom. Yes! What do we hear everyday? Is it wise and edifying to our souls? and what do we give ourselves to? Understanding should be it.

It's all about decisions that we make everyday. Always.

I've made some really stupid decisions the past week. I can't imagine how I did it. But i did, and i'm glad to some extent, cos' I am learning, changing to become more like Jesus! Yea!

So, Lord, I pray that you give me your wisdom everyday, to live in discernment, knowing what is right. That, understanding will guard my heart. Yes, wisdom will be my shield. Help me to incline towards you Lord, that even when I fall, I'll fall into Your strong arms.

amen. I love You Jesus!

Power!

This week, has been GREAT. TREMENDOUS.just WOW. From friday all the way to right now, it's never stopped.

On friday, I went for such a great time of cycling in the morning with my daddy, jie jie and my father's old time buddy. Ooh.. just looking out to the sea makes me so in awe.. aha.. i think i'm a person of simple pleasures.. thats Good..haah... anyway continuing..

Then, after that, as I was going for cell group, Powey msged me and told me she was kinda free.. then the Holy Spirit kinda put a thought in my mind to invite her for cell group since she is free. So i asked. And in less than an hour, Powey, came! I took 10 whole mins trying to convince her to come, and I prayed so hard that God would open this door. He did! and I praise the Lord! And I learnt this one thing. That no matter what, God can work even though the time is so close to the starting of cell group.I asked her to come at 4.20pm, 40 minutes before cell was going to start. This really impacted me because I really that we should keep asking and calling up out friends right up to the very last minute, second before the cell group or service comes! Because there is always hope! Amen!

Today, service was even better. I can't believe how God is so good! When Pastor Kong was going to pray for all the different groups of people, he called out for 21-25. So i was thinking in my heart, hmmm, maybe cos there is EMERGE, so Pastor is not praying for us, or maybe its just not the time. But, then at the end of the service, just before it ended, The Holy Spirit talked to Pastor, and he asked.. "Who has not been prayed for?" and then he called all of Pastor CK's zone to come down to be prayed for. I looked to the other members, and we all had a bug WIDE smile on our face. We all "ran" down, and lined up to receive the anionting. However, ISO and I were standing there for quite a long time. I didn't know whether to move up or not. But really I thank God, because He did not forget me! He sent Broken to grab me and push into one of the emptier spaces in the row. That was the last row Pastor was going to pray for. I didn't know that until Bro ken told me later. Wow. I inserted myself in and in the next seconds, Pastor laid hands on me. It was like in a split moment. I almost did not get prayed for. But I thank God, because He really did not leave me out of the anionting. Wow, it was just amazing.

Now, I am ready to embark on an adventure, a fascinating, unexpected, exciting! adventure with my Lord. My King. I can't wait. I know great things are going to happen. Greater than what has happened this week. Amen!

My beloved

Beloved to God. That's what we are. Loved because we are. I read this in a book, that we have to know where we stand in God. Only then can we conquer what He has conquered.

Wow.. I can't tell you How GOOD God really is. He is just too good to describe. This week alone, he spoke to me like twice through pastors... Pastor CK and Pastor Kong. All about prayer. All about a God who talks. I thank you Lord. Because I am truly reminded that you are who I am not. That you will answer when I call out to you! He's just so amazing! I can't imagine a day, a minute without God. I would Die. Just wither away into eternity. That's why I want to see my friends too have that kind of relationship with God, that close, intimate relationship no one can take away from them.

The message was so powerful yesterday, even though I know I pray everyday in the secret place, and I can't live without prayer, I was challenged to take a step further to go beyond where I am, to be able to pray about everything and anything.. to pray every single moment of the day.
Then, this morning, as I was doing my devotion, God showed me this verse:

James 1:5-6
5 "If you need wisdom--if you want to know what God wants you to do-- ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. 6But when you ask him, be sure you really expect him to answer. for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind."

Ain't it so so timely? When I asked God why I can't hear him, he told me this, and I realised yes, I really was doubtful in my heart at times. I think sometimes I have a misconception about God talking to us. But now, I know that I know that God will answer and I expect it!
And the presence of God really came, saturated my whole room, and I felt so wonderful once again. I love that presence. That familiar touch of God. And earlier, torrance sent me the file of pastor Kong singing during service, and as I listened to it, the presence of God came once again. Here's the song that really touched my heart. It was simple yet so powerful!

I have come to bow down at your feet Lord Jesus
In your presence there is fullness of joy
There is nothing, there is no one to compare with you
I take pleasure in worshipping you Lord.

Lord Jesus, I love you so so much. Take me, use me and make me who you want me to be. Lord, your will not mine. I'm listening to you Lord. I know you will answer. amen.

Glory of the Lord

Wow, the past two days were just TREMENDOUS.. I can't describe how much I've learnt.
About God, about life, about everything!

Three things that really impacted me most when Pastor Chee Kiang taught us Victorous living are:

1) That the dimensions of God is everything in our life.Its so true isn't it? That God shouldn't just be limited to church nor cell group but He is present in everything in our life!
That when God is allowed to enter into everything in our lives, everything changes. It's amazing.. because I know I won't ever be able to comprehend fully the Dimensions of God, my daddy. And that is so comfortin to know cos God is a BIG God! Amen!

2) That each and every single one of us have the ability to hear the Voice of God! It doesn't matter who we are, where we are! But the Holy Spirit longs to speak to us, when we want to hear Him. It came so timely. so so so timely. I can't say how timely it is. I mean like WOAH.. cos I have been praying recently for God to speak to me, to reveal His will for me. And I've been doubting a little (just a tinny winny bit) that I couldn't hear his voice..But Pastor CK was like talking to me directly. No actually it was as if God talked to me directly. It was so powerful.

3) The last thing,the most amazing revelation I have gotten about coming to the House of God since I don't know when.We were talking about thanksgiving, praise and worship. It's sth everyone is familiar with. Yet, Pastor shared that thanksgiving is when we prepart our hearts to come before Him, to spend time with Him. It may in service, cell or simply during QT. However, in any place, thanksgiving and gratefullness opens up the heart, and gives us the right attitude for the Lord to move. And its so true, because in our lives, there's always sth to rejoice for!
PRAISE. the most joyful, exuberant exclaimations one could make. I love praising Him. Yet, the revelation came and I saw that praise is when we ourselves praise God for HIS GREATNESS! for all He has done in our lives! But, the last, is the most impactful. It is the most amazing description of: WORSHIP .It is when God, the Creator of all.. shows us HIS greatness. He reveals to us his amazing greatness. I think that its so so true because every time I worship Him, I always am able to stand in awe, even if it means forever. Isn't it so real? So comforting to know? I love it!

Haha.. anyway, Pastor Chee Kiang is so super funny.. I learnt a game called "Ti Ti Diu".. haha..sth like that.. well its really quite funny..the sound effects..hah.. well, so if next week i'm leading games again, maybe I will play that.. haha.. :)

Oh! one thing he said about The presence of the Lord.. He said, in a cell group, the presence of the Lord comes when there are open hearts. When there is one heart open, there will be a visitation. But when all the hearts are open, there will be HABITATION. Lord, this is what I desire, what I want Lord. All for you and you alone. amen.