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22 aug, fri
xue jun shared a very good offering message. God touched many many of His beloved that night. i was prepared to pray through some things, but felt God wanted to move in a different way. many received the power of God, sensed His love and encouragement, some fell under His power. truly His ways are higher than mine.
after cg, went down to fullerton hotel where jasper successfully proposed to doreen! yay! congrats to jasper and doreen!
23 aug, sat
it was mei’s graduation! at the end of the graduation, we celebrated pst kong’s birthday. a classy and anointed leader like him deserves an elaborated celebration.
24 aug, sun
it was chui’s sot graduation! it’s an encouragement for me to see her come so far and having completed a very significant milestone in one’s walk in chc.
congrats to all my friends and leaders who have completed this race too! your journey has just begun =)
team 22, mei’s team, won the most united team award! they have demostrated the spirit and lifestyle of fellowship and unity of wyz. yay!
had sab-time yesterday! she went bag hunting with me and gave me one of her starbucks voucher! hee hee
this morning marks the end of chc 10-days morning prayer.
for the past 9 mornings, i prayed for
- my cg, wyz, chc,
- my members’ walk with God,
- their studies especially,
- cchm growth and revival,
- my friends, my leaders,
- my career,
- my dad,
- some stuff God spoke to me..
so last night before i slept, i told God that this morning, will only be just Him and i..
well, i reached at 7.01am, which is the earliest in these 10days. as soon as i sat down, God’s presence touched me and i began crying. i couldnt stop myself from praying for some of the above matters once more.
the background music was
- walau seribu rehab (chinese)
我从来不曾 怀疑过
到底你有多么爱我
我生命里的每一分钟
都有你看顾着我
有的时候黑暗临到
有的时候巨浪狂风
我心依然满有平安
因为有你看顾我
我的主
不管前面道路有多困苦
耶稣你永远是我的帮助
只要有你在我生命中
永远看顾
我必能一路永跟随
我的主
the chorus is exceptionally encouraging..
- there is a place in your heart i am longing to find
as this song was playing, i saw a treasure box, which i supposed is God’s heart. i wanted to open it to know what’s in His heart.. His plans.. there and then, He told me there’s a price to pay to know what’s in there. While He is always ready to show us His heart, will we be ready to pay the price?
these 2 weeks of powerhouse have been extremely tremendous. i’m thankful i made it to God’s house to pray despite having to wake up so early on top of my insufficient rest. once again, i experience how God came through for me.. there was a prayer which was really short, as i didnt know what to pray for… yet He heard me and answered my prayers.
a speaker once said something like this “make your vision so huge, that you know only God can fulfill it”, and i felt God nudged me and asked what prayer requests do i have, so huge, i have to depend on Him to fulfill. the bible says ask and i will receive, seek and i will find, knock and it will be open. so i told God i want the following:
- to have at least 1 wyz member in cchm, in each level, in each class, in each cca
- every member under my influence will be world shakers and history makers , taking asia by storm
God, i know You heard me this morning.. not my will but Yours be done.
now that morning powerhouse has ended, i’ll discipline myself to wake up early so that i can seek His face before i begin my day.
i love You Lord.
mathew 26:40-41
then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to peter, “couldn’t you stay awake and watch with me even one hour? keep alert and pray. otherwise temptation will overpower you. for though the spirit is willing enough, the body is weak!”
this morning at powerhouse, i realise i have alot of things to pray for. it came to a point where i feel that my 45min in His presence is not enough. the bible says that Jesus wants us to watch and pray for one hour. today, i finally understand what Jesus means.
ultimately, it’s not about coming to God and submitting to Him our prayer requets. it’s really about entering into God’s presence, where He is and being with Him. the more we spend time with God, the more we need to depend on Him because apart from Him, we can do nothing at all. as we spend time with God, the closer we will draw to Him and there we will find His power.
it is possible to stay with Jesus for one hour, only if we love Him enough, only if we bother.
what took me so long to discover such a simple revelation..
dear God, take me deeper in love with You. i will depend on You like never before. amen.
i’m proud to introduce to you a very happening and anointed site
the evil and weaker me was struggling with the thought if i could find reasons not to go powerhouse daily these 2 weeks.
i tried to renew my mind by thinking how to construct a sms message to my cg, that they can give me their prayer requests so that i can pray for them at powerhouse. i was getting excited about being able to motivate myself to go powerhouse daily when my sandals gave way…
there was zero-grip for me to walk at all and i had to go home to change my shoes. i was like 10 minutes away from home and i knew i’m going to be very late even if i were ever able to make it to pl.
i toyed with the tempatation of giving powerhouse a miss. while struggling very hard to walk back home, i realised the evil and weaker me would be extremely please if i give up praying in God’s house this morning. it seems like a revelation from God and all the more decided that i’m going to powerhouse daily these 2 wks.
and i did the most foolish thing i never thought i could do. i walked home barefooted in order to quicken my pace and hoped to reach pl earlier to pray. and surprisingly, i reached hog ard 7.25am and was in office on time =)
there’s great power in the renewing of the mind. PTL!
we watched the grand opening of the olympics before cgm.
i decided to give my favourite fireworks a miss on nd. went home very early to pack my shoes cabinet and realised i have lots of shoes.. the boots and 2 others pairs of shoes have not been worn yet, while one very new pair of sandals gave way this morning
dinner with the “rainbow sunshine club”
we were getting a bit bored and mischievous
a very lovely pop-up card flown in from taiwan!
the five people you meet in heaven- mitch albom
the first book i’ve completed this year!
what i’ve learnt/ what i like:
- no life is a waste. the only time life is wasted is when we spend time thinking we are alone.
- when you sacrificed something precious, you are not losing it but actually passing it to someone else.
- anger is poisonous. it’s like a curved blade. when you are angry towards someone, you think you are attacking the other party, but we are doing harm to ourselves.
- love does not die. memory is our partner. we nurture, hold and dance with it.
- we live to impact people around us.
currently reading: the creative mind- ulf ekman
i’m having intense craving for fresh coconut this very moment.
weird.
