I was packing my things last night and as I was putting my journals in the box I saw my journal back in Africa and I remember the letter we did as an exercise how to hear God by Mama Pamela. I remember crying out the whole day that day because I couldn’t believe God will say that to me. So, Kirsten came to visit me and I was just sharing to her the story and then I said, actually I did that exercise earlier before in our prophetic elective class and Adrienne gave us a couple of minutes to find a place where we can meet God and write down our conversation. We were all shocked for a moment and totally got no idea how to start. So, I went to the big Balboa “Elephant” tree, sat down under it and looked at the sky. Lie down a little bit and started thanking God for the sky and the words just came and my hands just kept on writing like I don’t even have the control of my own self. It’s funny that it was written at the very back of the same journal and I shared it to Kirsten and I was thinking should I share this? After our conversation last night and my devotion this morning I felt I need to share it. So, my conversation with God goes like this, Me: “That is super weird God! You are just so awesome! I was just lying down here thinking if You will protect me from the ants that can bite me, then You instantly comforted me with those gorgeous clouds, it is moving so graciously and beautifully with this patterns, peace and calmness! God: “This is how am I moving in your life. No hurry my chid! Take it slow! It is ‘I’ that will move you.” Me: “But God sometimes I just want to be like those birds and fly and see until where I get.” God: “But you will surely get tired! Yes, you can fly as long as you can and as high as you want but you will get tired! Wait until I move you.” Me: “I’m sorry Lord! Forgive me! Soak me with the tenderness of Your Love and stillness of Your voice.” And suddenly Lord I can only see clear sky, so BLUE! It’s awesome! And those leaves are so beautiful. How come I never see that before? God: “Because you only see what you chose to see.” Me: “So, what else I should expect Lord?” God: “Sometimes you just need to be like that TREE, standing still there, waiting for me to provide and pour out, because I will.” Me: “God I know that Your thoughts are higher. Do it Your way, Lord! I surrender! I give to You all my expectations! All Yours Lord!” I need to go back! As I was sharing that to Kirsten last night when she visited me I stand up and look outside the window and suddenly the Holy Spirit just crashed in and I opened my mouth and said, it’s cool and weird that God gave me a comparison of a tree and why I suddenly read this conversation today? (looking outside) The tree when it’s newly planted in the backyard it’s life and growth depends on watering it every day but as it grows as a tree nobody water it anymore but fully dependent on the natural source of food from God himself. The sunlight and rain that comes from God. When a tree is healthy from the inside you will see the outcome from the outside. You will see rich green leaves. But when a tree is not healthy and dry from the inside, you will see it as well in the outside. It will be covered with brown leaves and dry trunk fighting for survival. When a tree is healthy it will bear fruit when the season is right. But if a tree is not healthy from the inside it will not bear fruit even the season already came. I sat down and I realized that it’s biblical. There is verse in the bible about a tree planted in the riverside I told Kirsten. Instantly in mind I was reminded that whatever experience and encounter we had it has to be evaluated by the scripture. The encounter must match the bible. I realized as well that it is very symbolic. Jesus is the tree of life and we have to be imitators of Him. This morning I resume to where I Stopped in the Gospel of Mark and surprisingly it is the interpretation of the sower and the types of the soil and the parable of the growing seed in Mark 4:13-32. When I got to v26-28, “The Parable of the Growing Seed 26 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.” I was remined that once our responsibility is to scatter the seed but God will do the rest. I remember my conversation with Kirsten last night. I was reminded both that when I was new, my mentor put a seed on me and watered it for a while but then afterwards I have to be that tree in full knowledge of what God can do on His own. So, I searched for the verse I mentioned to Kirsten and here it goes, Psalm 1:3 (NKJV) 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. When I had that conversation with God I totally did not meditated back what He meant. I also got no idea back then that He will move me somewhere else after more than a year now. But I guess God always knew the right time I need to process His word. I decided I will paint Psalm 1:3. Art is one form of worship and I am so glad that God gave me this moment today to reflect on what kind of tree I want to be. I want to be the tree in Psalm 1:3. When you read the full context of it you will love even more to be that tree. 😊
#NoToShortcuts Psalm 57:2 "I cry out to God Most High,to God who fulfills his purpose for me." #GodFulfillsNotMe #GodsPromiseGodsWay
I was watching the 3rd in the #bArsandBattles series of Ps Steven which is #CuttingCorners and it speaks about God fulfilling His promise to us in His own way and His own time. It's not our responsibility to make it happen but to be faithful and faith-filled in serving to where we are NOW. It is awesome to get a Promise from the Lord but we don't take a partial promise or a piece of the bible and claim it as a promise without understanding the context, situation and the process the promise came about. It is very true. Nowadays we love doing cherry pick verses wherein we just take something out from the bible because it sounds good but did not read the whole thing. David got a promise to be the next King but he don't need to climb to get there. God #Pick him up #SERVING where he is at the moment, in a #shepherds #pen. When God gives us a #promise #itDoesNotMatterWhereWecameFrom #WhatWearecalledForMattersMore but there is more that where we came from and where we are going that is #HowWegetThere! In 1 Samuel 24:1-6 It showed how #David Honoured the promise of the Lord by doing the right thing and not taking the matter to his own hands to get where he is called to. I am thankful how God spoke this at this time because I need to hear it. When David felt guilty of cutting the corner of the robe of King Saul when he is in his vulnerable situation David felt guilty about it. That is not the kind of man he is. He will not become someone he is not in the pursuit of what he wants to be. It is Gods' job to get us there. V3-6 3 He came to the sheep pens along the way; a cave was there, and Saul went in to relievehimself. David and his men were far back in the cave. 4 The men said, “This is the day the Lordspoke of when he said[b] to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’” Then David crept up unnoticed and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. 5 Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe. 6 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.” He knew to honour authority despite of how cruel King Saul maybe and despite the fact that King Saul wants to kill him. He leave that to God. Anyways he will still be a king at the end as we all know but David have not seen it yet that time but he believes on what God can do and it has proven his character. #ItIsnotJustaboutGettingTherebutHowyouGetThere. #NotEveryOpportunityisFromGodbutsomeAreTest. #SomeThingsWeshouldnotDoJusttoGetsomething. #WhyjustcutAcornerWhenGodWantsToGiveTheWholeThingInTheRightTime? I can totally relate. There is such powerful peace from within when you know God is working out everything. When you can see God in every process. When you have sought the blessings of your elders, of your church when you got a promise from the Lord. There is something special about honouring the process for God to schedule the promise. When I shouted a Nation when we were asked in Africa and got a land stick or marker, i wanted to return it because I didn't want the Nation that came out from my mouth. It was never me, at first I did not want to go. It took me more than a year. But God knows what He is doing. God knows when and how. It was all just right in time and place. If I look back 6 years ago I never thought I will be in Mission Field but God knows so He trained and equipped me. I am thankful I did not fully know until 2014 because I might freak out if I got the whole picture while I'm just a new believer. But it's 2017 now. Did I already knew what I need to do back in 2014? God knows I need to prepare my WHOLE BEING FOR IT. He always know. There is no rush with God. He put things all in sequence. We can't put God in our own time schedule. I have gone through a lot while in preparation but God made me through it. When I got sick again last month and got to go for my 4th surgery, did I question God? Yes I did. Did I cry? Yes I did. Was it painful? Absolutely! But I knew I am just in the right track because like what is in verse 1-2, 1 After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the Desert of En Gedi.” 2 So Saul took three thousand able young men from all Israel and set out to look for David and his men near the Crags of the Wild Goats. "When God has a purpose for you to do something so significant expect for the enemy to send out his special forces. That might be why your life is so hard, not because God is not with you but because God is so distinctively with you, maybe His plans for your life is so intimidating and threatening to the devil that no way that the devil will let you ascend to your purpose without an attack. That might be why you are fighting right now." - Ps Steven Furtick It is one thing to know what you are called for but another thing to know what do to about it. Let God be God. It is Gods' purpose He will make it happen. When you feel so stressed out making it happened tendency is God did not asked you to do it to be stressed out! When you know you are just right where you need to be in just the right time you will rejoice in the midst of suffering! I know that for a fact. Because God is good All the time but we will only be able to know that when we are in His presence. It will hurt but it's worth it! Lights Ministry is the first ministry I did for the church before about 3 years ago. One time somewhere in those three years i posted this photo taken by my mentor salem and put caption "bring light to the world." I was so amazed when i saw the fb memories recap yesterday because I know in my heart how I am fulfilling this very line today. There is always power in vision! A man without vision is totally lost. If you don't have an aim or a target you will never have a plan. We all have our purpose on this lifetime, pair it with a vision! Keep moving forward. Don't be fearful to try and fail. Life is like that. It's a trial and error until you find the answer. And it will be a continious question and answer portion. Once one question is done you need to solve another one other wise you will stop in the middle of the road. Your journey will never be full. I desired to bring that light of Jesus to the world few years ago. I may not have been in the whole world but at least I've already started somewhere. Everything is a process and there should be a progress. What's your vision my friend? What do you want to take part on the great commission? When will you take part? Live life Now • Bring the Light of Jesus Everywhere • Love Every Human Beings As possible as you can • Preach the Gospel to every Creature. #travelforJesus #light #love #lovemuch #allforJesus #allglorytoGod #Lifetothefullest #life #passion #calling #ministry #christianlife #greatcommission #onelife #onepurpose #oneGod Have you asked yourself if you are worthy to be love? Maybe to other people not but God will never look at you that way. God will always love us because He is love. The greatest statement of your faith is love. Love others•Love yourself•Never Stop Loving! Even in the most difficult times and most unlovable people. You will never know how much power Love has if you won't try. 😊😊😊 #lovemuch #spreadlove #Godislove #christianlife #calling #passion #onelife In my Takeo, Cambodia trip I had such an awesome time being an art teacher. God really have his own plan, which I agreed always better than ours. When I was still in the planning stage and arranging things to do in the kids of cambodia, I told Mr. Kit i want to share some art stuff with the kids. That time I want to let loose and have fun again with colors and brush. I supposed to have a carefree art thing with the kids in the orphanage with water color and then it turned out when I got there they want me to teach FOR REAL in the school. I never hesitated to say yes though I never hold a brush for about 7 years. It became a burden to me hearing these kids have zero idea with art because they have been trapped in a gloomy mindset of after war setup. Art got some magic in kids, that stir up their creative minds and imagination. Art can bring out unspoken words and unexpressed emotions that can break any wall of miscommunication, language barrier and silence. That experience was totally awesome. I got to teach them and all of them taught me back, the strokes of colors i did back there were the strongest and boldest strokes i ever did becAuse i did it not for any client or professors but out of love for those kids. Those kids taught me something from within that is irreplaceable. I got to enjoy my birth right giftings to bless people which I never thought I still have. Don't stop trying and exploring things friends! The race of life will never stop, don't stop in the middle of your journey. Don't waste what ever you have! Bless people! Love more! 😊😊😊😊 #creatingmemories #travel #takeo #cambodia #onelife #alonetraveller #spreadlove #traveller #passion #calling #art #schoolexperience #missiontrip #teacher #thankful #blessed #favoured #livinglife #Lifetothefullest So, i wAs crossing the street this morning, just my normal day going for work then while walking I suddenly looked at the blinking green man. I used to see that timer for many times i have been crossing the street, but today i took out my phone and took a video. While capturing it the spirit within me urge me to make an impartation out of it. This is the very thing that came to my mind in the split second of staring on the timer. We are like that green man there. Our time here on earth is numbered. What if we run out of time? Our life span is like that timer there on top of the green man, it's gonna be unstoppable until that green man turns red. I hope today you will realize how valuable time is. Life can only meets the real value of it if you treat it with it's value. Don't be like that green man there that just waited until he turns red. You don't have another life to taste it. Salt will never be appreciated or will never have worth if it lies just there in your kitchen countertop but once you put it in your cooking and use it for its purpose it serve so awesome. How about you? Would you choose to bring life some spice? Live life now! Don't wait! You got not much time. You have a greater purpose than what yourself and this world shout in your brain! Your brain and so as your life will be limited of only what you see and feel and experience. Life is more than that my friend! Get up and Catch your vision! #Lifetothefullest #livinglife #creatingmemories #capturingthemoments #justathought #morning #life #walking #chaseavision #justdosomething #travel #serve #lovemuch #spreadlove #lovemorehateless #Agreatpurpose #calling #passion #share #bless #onelife "People will not care of what you know until they know what you care." I just read this statement in the book i am currently reading while on my way to meet some girls from the church. This statement was given by the author of the book treasure hunt to demonstrate that the best way to get people love to go to church is an act of service. The moment i read it, it really strike me because i strongly believe in this concept. Most often i get to give the most respect i will give to a person whom i can see how passionate they can be in serving God and fulfilling their purpose. I get to admire and be inspired of people whom I can see how much they want to honour God by honouring their calling. I want to see what they care about before i can even say anything about them. In my leadership i always make it a point to show them what is my passion and calling and try my best to show them theirs. We all have different purpose but same calling, to be a follower of Christ and proclaim the good news. What do you care about? Is it your physical appearance? Your career? Lovelife? Whatever it is one thing is for sure people will know eventually. People will see what you really care about in this lifetime. I pray that you are magnifying and reflecting the right thing. I hope and pray that you are showing the people around you that you care for their souls so they can follow the same example and they will do the same thing. 😊😊😊🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 God bless everyone.. Good morning. Today have you looked up the sky? Or greet someone with a smile? Have you ever wonder lately how blessed you are in the midst of trials and struggles in life? No matter what is our current situation right now remember in the past many years of our lives God had made us through it to make it today, so be thankful. Count your blessings and it will multiply even more not your miseries. Luke 17:11-19NKJV Ten Lepers Cleansed 11 Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. 13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. 17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? 18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.” Don't be like those other 9 who never give thanks. Today thank God for whatever you have and thank as many people that have done good in your life and also those people who might have challenged you but made a big contribution for who you are today. Spread gratefulness today. Today is A THANK YOU DAY PEOPLE! Thank you for all who have been part of my life! 😊 From the bottom of my heart "THANK YOU!" #grateful #Lifetothefullest #livinglife #thankyou #spreadlove #loved #christianlife #share "I don't need easy, I just need possible." - bethany hamilton. How many of you watched the movie soul surfer? Bethany was left with one hand after a shark attack and she is a professional surfer. She said those lines while trying to get back on board and surf again though it will never be the same again. Life trials and struggles comes and go. We all get a bite of it but the difference will always be how we make it through. Hold on guyz. Romans 8:28 says, all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord" things happen for a reason we may not know it while we are in the storm but will surely gonna treasure the lesson after the storm. God will never leave nor forsake us. He will be with us in the midst of the storm. This is my 2nd favorite line she said in the movie when she was asked, "if you can change what happened and never gone sufing that day will you do it?" (Pertaining that day she was attacked) this is her answer, "I will never change what happened, for i will never be where I am right now if it did not happened. I get to embrace more people with one arm than when I still have two arms." Try to see a good perspective in life always. Whatever may happen, bad things or good things don't let the situation changed you. Change your situation. Give your trust and hope fully to God. 😊 smile and move forward..😊😊😊 have a blessed friday guyz! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻happy weekend! Isn't amazing to see in a tangible way how God plan. How God moves or works. I believe there is no accident in life. In what ever situation people always make choices. It's just a matter of poor choices or Godly choices. In every twist and turns of life there is always the PLAN of the Lord and the TRAP of the enemy. Last night we went to Malaysia to help two friends to be extended here in singapore. Two of them both prayed, two of them have the same intentions and clearly both of them have shown great faith. One was given the chance to stay 30 days more in singapore with a very smooth process. One will only stay until the 6th of Sept. and was interviewed in the office. It is not the matter of who have the more faith or who believed and prayed more. It is a matter of God's plan. There are different ways God used for each people. I don't know what is the great work that God will do for the both of them but one thing I am sure of, God will do greats things to the both of them. I am so thankful to witness again how God move differently in each people's lives. I was once again left amazed of Gods might and grace. I was once again been blessed to bless people. I once again witness that joy from those two and was very blessed to see how both of them see both of their situation in a positive and Godly way. Excited to see more... Remember! God has plans for you. He is the Master Planner of everything. He created the world and everything came from Him. Be still. God is not done yet. He is just starting to make all things beautiful. We are all under construction! Wait until you see the final outcome. Keep the Faith! Stay in God's Plan. 😊👍🏻🙏🏻 Proverbs 19:21New International Version (NIV)21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, If you want an unending Joy, get it from someone Eternal. God! He gives the true and authentic Joy. Living for Jesus may not seem like the joy of this world where you have limits of the longing of your flesh and full of test and struggles but there is joy in knowing that living this life for Him gives delight to our Most Holy God. If you base your happiness of something and someone if this world which is temporary, more likely your happiness will also be temporary and can be snatch from you anytime. Choose wisely! #reflection #devotion #morning #Godmoves #Godspromise #GodsJoy #joy #happiness #love #favoured #eternaljoy #heaven #allglorytoGod #allforJesus God will not give you a partner just because you are lonely. When you are lonely He will make sure that you are solely into His presence because He is the only one that can comfort you and give you the true peace and joy. When you pass the test of loneliness and have come to the point of satisfaction in life of having God in your life, wherein you value life how God designed it not on how you planned your life to be that is when things will get clearer. It is not like when we tantrums and demand from our own desire from God and when we go emo emo and show Him how miserable we are He will quickly give what we want. He don't anyhow give what we want. He gives what we need. Same goes, He will provide the person to be with you, support you, love you and respect you next after Him when you are ready. How many of you knows that before anyone can be ready all goes into preparation? There's always a process for everything, even instant noodles comes instantly!!! You need to boil water and pour all things and seasonings in and WAIT! Take heart my friend! God knows His timing! Life is full of meaning. The more we try to see how rich life is the more we find out the value of it. God created life with such beauty, joy and mystery that the more we try to discover and find it, the more we get to see the meaning of it. The bible says, those who love life and protect it will lose it but those who live their lives for God will find and enjoy it even more. 😊😊😊 Truly living in God's timing, purpose and will is the best way to live and enjoy life. Don't just travel to see the world; Travel to witness life and witness God's power and magnificence in the beauty of His creation; travel with an expectation of seeing God in every place you go. Don't just travel because it is you passion but because you are passionate to meet God and bring God on every places you set your feet on. Give travelling the right justice.😊 So, I haven't unpacked my trek pack from my last trip and I just came back last tuesday night but i need to pack my things again tonight for my tomorrow's travel. Hahhaahah..😂😂😂 water and beach meet you soon! Time for rest! Time for getaway! Time for friends! Gift and reward from God. 😊 #traveller #feetonthego #lovefortravel #beach #getaway #vacation #friendships #christianlife #rest #livinglife #passion #growbeautifully #Godlytiming #Godslove #loved #blessed #favoured Life is full of meaning. The more we try to see how rich life is the more we find out the value of it. God created life with such beauty, joy and mystery that the more we try to discover and find it, the more we get to see the meaning of it. The bible says, those who love life and protect it will lose it but those who live their lives for God will find and enjoy it even more. 😊😊😊 Truly living in God's timing, purpose and will is the best way to live and enjoy life. Don't just travel to see the world; Travel to witness life and witness God's power and magnificence in the beauty of His creation; travel with an expectation of seeing God in every place you go. Don't just travel because it is you passion but because you are passionate to meet God and bring God on every places you set your feet on. Give travelling the right justice.😊 So, I haven't unpacked my trek pack from my last trip and I just came back last tuesday night but i need to pack my things again tonight for my tomorrow's travel. Hahhaahah..😂😂😂 water and beach meet you soon! Time for rest! Time for getaway! Time for friends! Gift and reward from God. 😊 #traveller #feetonthego #lovefortravel #beach #getaway #vacation #friendships #christianlife #rest #livinglife #passion #growbeautifully #Godlytiming #Godslove #loved #blessed #favoured People always have the tendency to rush things. It's like we are in a marathon or quiz bee that has time limit or a distance that is needed to be accomplished. Life is made of time and time is created by God. Why do we need to worry or rush? Will you just get pressured and stressed trying to catch up with the time frame of this world? When people get into their 30's or when all of their friends get married while they don't even have a partner is like there's a time bomb ready to explode anytime soon. I guess its the trend of this world. We usually make our own time schedule or others make schedule for us. Stop relying on the timing of this world and start trusting the timing of God. He created time in the first place He sure knows the best timing of all. Be still! Stopping running after the worlds tik tak tik tak. Wait upon God's timing. It's always the best time ever! 😊😊😊 I'm finally back in my second home. What a long journey back home and when I was about to rest suddenly i missed the kids. Then tears started coming again. I just missed those kids. It's like part of my heart was left there in Chiang Mai. Then i scroll to my gallery again and saw my collage of my last night with them where in they Really slept later than usual to spend time with us before we leave. They really hugged us like they don't want us to go. I missed all of them with all my heart. Thank You Lord for breaking my heart once again with so much to witness out there. Your love is overwhelming. 😭😭😭😭 I will pray to never get tired on serving You. I was reading about how to find a treasure or get clues in your treasure map to do ultimate treasure hunt. The author said about the "word of knowledge or message of knowledge" that can only be obtained by the power of the Holy Spirit." Then these lines really captured me, "Most people know what is wrong with them, what they don't know is what is right about them." They have destiny with Christ and God's plan is always to prosper them and give hope right? That is God's promise in Jeremiah 29:11. It is all there. It has been there many years ago but most of the people don't know that promise. Then I got to the thinking, some people I have encountered before, they felt this emptiness and longing and unexplanable sadness and some are blinded by the wealth and lust and success of this world. There are those times that the Holy Spirit will prompt me to say something that they might be feeling that moment and it really turns the table. But there were those times that some people suddenly ask you just to have a debate over religion and I totally need to wait for the Holy Spirit to intercede and give me a word of knowledge and our conversation will eventually ends with silence. It is true that most people knew what is wrong with them and got sucked up by that idea that everything about them is a mess and completely wrong and unchangeable. Some people will only be aware of the truth if somebody will dare to open their eyes and let them see the truth. Which ever the scenario is somebody needs to do something. When Jesus waited for the Samaritan woman in the well He did both to her. Definitely the woman knew what is wrong with her, even being a samaritan is considered wrong about her that time. What Jesus did is letting the woman know that He knew what is wrong about her and how to make it right. For the woman to believe that He is the messiah that is all knowing He begun saying about the wrong doing that the woman is commiting but Jesus did it with such grace. He let her know that there is hope. Jesus told the hard truth so she can be free from the lies and eventually Jesus offered the cure and eternal offering. Jesus intentionally waited there for that woman so He can help her and save her by revealing what is wrong with her without exposing her to the people and condemning her so Jesus can also tell her what is the right thing to do. Jesus corrected and protected her by the truth, by grace and by love. My question now is, Are you a follower of Christ? If you are, will you also hunt, seek, look and wait for those precious treasures that awaits you? Will you correct your friends and loved ones with the truth? Will you help the blind to see? Or Are you in those class of people? Are you blinded? Are you not aware of what is wrong with you? Or what is missing in your life? Or you don't know the promise of God? You don't know or not sure if God loves you. Well, He do. He really do my friend! He died for you. He wants to save us all😊 Suddenly our site office need to power off to check the electrical loading so I went to our site BBQ pit to kill time and while I was browsing my gallery I saw our anniversary photos again and I couldn't be thankful enough on How God moved in the birth of my new life group. It was just 3 months after and I saw many miracles, breakthroughs, testings and favours poured out in each one of us and I am certain that many more will still come!!!! Thank You Lord! I am truly honoured to serve You. #dunamis13@jubilee When we serve and work hard to build the kingdom of God. When we got caught up of the many task and when we are tagled with many schedules just to fulfill our duties in the kingdom Of God I do hope that we don't get to the point that all we can see is our tasks; That all we can think of is the kingdom but we don't even bother to think about our KING... In the midst of every preparation that we are doing while serving the kingdom of God, like the upcoming anniversary of the church I call upon you fellow servants. Take time, take heart to pause and converse with the King. Hear from the king because out of busyness you might not hear His voice anymore. Take time to check and examine your heart is your serving reached until the perimeter of the kingdom only? Or it goes straight up to our King.. Go back to the very heart of worship. Enjoy His presence and offer whatever you do for Him alone. #thejoyofservingtheKING... I always find it amuzing how much I learned from every book I read. I just finished reading "Surviving Your Wilderness" by Daniel Kolenda. Every part of the thin book speaks so much. Are you in the wilderness right now? You must know these tips: #1. Don't Panic Do not fear! In any stranded and lost moment having no clarity at all will make things worst. If it happened to be like things are falling apart stay calm and be still and know the He is our God. Call upon him. Don't dare to move without certainty that it is from God. Listen! Don't do things out of your own strength when you are in spiritual wilderness you will make the situation worst! #2. Assess your Situation Why are you in the wilderness? Are you in a wilderness of opposition because of your disobedience to God? If we do or decide one thing which is in the opposite direction of what God wants us to do not very long you will find yourself in the wilderness. Lost and sinking down in the desert. Or Are you in the position of wilderness of promotion? Wherein God test you if you are worthy enough of the big things to come? You are in the wilderness becauae God wants to see if you can be trusted of the task He is calling you. God is preparing you in the wilderness so in that way if you make it until the end of the test still trusting God you will be stong to face the challenge. As what the Word says, God will never allow us to get tempted of the things beyond our capacity. Check your life. Maybe God is just testing you, don't give up and keep holding on to the Word of God! His promise is true and real. #3. Find Shelter! There is no greater shelter than the presence of God. I'm always amaze how God protects me when I'm about to get tangled in the wrath of wilderness. You see, on our most vulnerable moment that is the perfect time for satan to attack us. If we are not fully covered and sheltered in the presence of God we will surely collapse so easy. But the question is how can you find shelter during wilderness. Those times you may have been blinded by the tricks of the enemy. You maybe lost in the play of emotion, how will you find your way in the shelter of God? Go in the foot of the cross! Just surrender to God! Stop hiding from Him but instead hide in Him. #4. Build A Fire! I remember in the Fire Conference Evang. Reinhard shared that once he was interviewed and asked, "how do you keep the fire going?" He answered and said i don't need to do anything to keep it going because God Himself will keep it going. Don't try too hard to keep it burning becAuse once you keep on obeying God He will keep it burning." What if it went out? You are totally dry? How? Well then, the best time to worship God is when you feel like YOU DON'T LIKE IT! When you are in the wilderness choose to worship God slowly the fire will start go ignite again and you will be consumed with His burning Fire. 5. Drink Water I don't know how hot it is in the desert but just merely staying in the construction site at work for the whole day will sure cause me heat stroke, how much more in the wilderness? If you are in spiritual drought right now you better drink quickly or you will be eternally condemned. Jesus once said to the Samaritan woman in the well that whoever drinks of this world water will thirst again but whoever drinks of the water that comes from Him will never thirst again. KEEP YOURSELF HYDRATED WITH HIS PRESENCE! 6. Find Nourishment If i will be stranded in the desert I actually don't know how long i will survive without food. I hardly survive with my normal physical condition in a normal weather setup how much more in the wilderness? Same thing in our spiritual life. If you get hungry or tested and fail for a day of not reading the word of God and a week without proper guidance of the Word of God how much more when you are in the wilderness? When you are totally detached? How will you survive? Jesus said, men should not live by bread alone but with every word Of God. Friends! One day without food surely your physical body will get weak. Few more days i think most probably your system will collapse. Then now how about no food at all for your soul for many days? Do you think you will survive the temptations? Do you think you will survive your wilderness? God loves us that much. He will always do. He provides everything we need to survive, the only thing we need to do is acknowledge that we need help and Let God lead you. We should have learned from the experience of the Israelites on the wilderness by now. Its should have been a short and smooth trip! It should have been a wilderness of promotion. God just need to see if they are faithful enough to receive the promised land but rather it became road to destruction. The travel became a tragedy instead of fulfillment of the promise. Let's learn from them and Try our best not to repeat the same. Let's all together look forward to be in the promised land!!!! Hold on! The promised land awaits you and me! God has been so good with My New life group. He never stopped pouring out the favours upon the people. From my last posts we declared new work for Angel and Fina but God gave more than that. He even give new people that can be a channel of favours also. Angel finally got new job to start on july 23. Fina finally got work. Pass approved today!!! Mhay who have attended our the voice event got hired tuesday after that week. Waiting for pass also. Still waiting for June and we are claiming it in advance. Favour for the leave approval for micah for our Thailand mission trip was so amazing! Her manager even put her off day the day we need to ho back sg. Super out pouring of blessings!!!!! I am overwhelmed Lord! This is just additional from all the blessings others have received already last month. 😭😭😭 😊😊😊 I am thankful seeing the people being blessed! May we all be a channel of blessings and favours! Let's flow it!!!! Praise God for everything! SUPER THANK YOU LORD!!!!😍😍😍 During Jesus ministry here on earth most of us knew about the 12 Disciples and many of us will also wonder; How come Judas who have been with Jesus face to face, who have worked with the Messiah and witness every miracle He did was able to betray God. Judas was there just the same as the other 11. Why the other 11 fully surrendered and he did not? Judas have seen Jesus physically and still manage to betray his master, I wonder how can we be much worst than him. Judas was with them but not OF them. He was there but not fully embrace it. He was a practical man who thinks of his position after thinking forward of what can happen to Jesus. John 13:18-21 18 “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with Me[a] has lifted up his heel against Me.’[b] 19 Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He.20 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.” 21 When Jesus had said these things, He was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” Judas became so cold. He is IN company with them but not OF the company. He is not truly within the family. Some of the christians are also like that. Not because we go to church we became child of God. We might have an interest in the Word of God but it doesn't mean we are saved. You will know in yourself that you are saved. You and God should know more than anyone else. We can fool people but we can never fool ourselves and GOD. Judas was with Jesus more thAn 3 years but still manage to turn upside down. What can make you do the same thing to Jesus? Giving all up and choose other way other than what is Jesus leading you? Is it wealth and security like Judas? Have you examine yourself? Are you serving but not fully surrendered to God? How much of Judas do you have in yourself? 2 Corinthians 13:5New King James Version (NKJV)5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. We might be serving with the company of believers and believe in God but not become one of them. Salvation is not as cheap as we get it and loss it and get it again and loss it. Be real with yourself and ask yourself right now, are you really OF the believers company? When you finally identify and be honest with yourself that is the only way you can make it right with God. It's either you will come to the time that Satan will finally get a full of you like Judas. John 13:27New King James Version (NKJV) 27 Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.” Or be full of the radical love of Jesus. His Love is consistent. In the whole time that Judas was with them from the start Jesus knew it will be Judas but He have shown the same love with all of the 12. They never knew that one of them will betray Jesus. Jesus loved Judas until the very end. That is why He is troubled that one of them will betray Him(v21) not because He will die but one of them will be lost eternally. He is feeling the same way for all of us. He doesn't just love us when we serve or because He wants us to go for mission, worship His name and be a leader or pastor. HE LOVES US! Period!!! Don't wait until it's too late. Repent and finally surrender to His Love.! He is waiting and longing for you to finally Be Of His company. He is Philip.. He is the guy who was sitting beside me in the plane on my way back to Singapore from doing mission trip in Isabela Philippines for their second anniversary. That night God prompted to me to pray for him because he kept on coughing badly. He let me pray for him and eventually he just kept on asking about the bible and christianity like what I have shared before until we went on before we land to the prayer for him to get to know Christ even more and accept Him as his Saviour. I wrote about it last time, the whole story. After that encounter I always follow up on him but his schedule in retail hinder him from attending the lifegroup and sunday service but our communication still went on. Until last sunday the spirit prompted me. After a long time it was just that day I asked him where he is working so I can just drop by sometime and tadahhhh!!!! He said seletar mall just the mall besides where i work and where i usually eat my lunch. Isn't it amazing? Now I can finally pay a visit. 😊😊😊 I finally saw him after 3months. God works in a very surprising and amazing way, more than what we can understand and imagine. THERE IS NO ACCIDENT WITH GOD! All things happened for a reason. I believe God really wants this fellow brother to be imparted of God's work through me. I am so blessed and amazed!! Tonight we went out for street evangelism with the other life groups in the church in orchard area. After 9pm we already had our closing prayer so me and micah went for a walk for prayer first and happened to meet 4 Filipina girls who are very accommodating so in short was an extended street evangelism then after a few minutes of talk with them we continue our walk and sit in the fountain in front of Ngee Ann to pray first for whatever prayer concerns in the Job seeking Fina have. Then after praying ang taking some rest we finally decided to go home and walk towards orchard mrt then we happened to bump to one Indian Teenager selling keychains. Her name is Harvini. She was so tired and she started telling her family story. She was only 18years old and got two more siblings whom she's trying to raise on her own. Her Mom died from giving birth on their youngest sister whom by the way just 6months by now. She got one more brother who is 16 years old and they are struggling because her dad is in prison. The government is supporting them and she is working for the company that supports low income families. After hearing her we gave our food we have from KFC then from the keychains she was selling there was one, only one that is in pair. It is a whistle keychain and the moment i laid my eyes on it I knew that is the one we will buy so me and fina will have one each to remind us of that moment. Then we told her that we will get the keychain but we asked her to move on the corner of the street first so we can pray for her. We blessed and her pray for her so she could finally open her to see Gods love in her life. We prayed for the 10$ to multiple in a supernatural way to sustain their family in a longer time though it may seems to be not much in the time being. After we prayed for her i saw a difference in her face. We gave to her our life group invite card so she can contact us anytime she might need help. We left super blessed. It was an amazing night tonight. We are more blessed meeting people in the streets that needs prayer and needs to hear the love of God. Just like the aunty selling tissue near somerset that we prayed for when we started the street evangelism. Thank You Lord for the opportunity to bless your people. Tonight was not just an ordinary street evangelism that we normally fo for the anniversary harvest for Filipinos but an opportunity to reach and touch more people beyond culture and language. Would you like to be a blessing upon others? Don't hesitate to act upon it. Everyone can be a blessing..😊😊😊 Be more like Christ. 😊😊😊 (Fina and Me testimony for tonights street evangelism and prayer walk.) 1 Peter 2:21New King James Version (NKJV)21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us,[a] leaving us[b] an example, that you should follow His steps: I believe as a church leader one thing you will always be proud of seeing and will always want to see happening is the people under your care capture the very heart of Jesus and choose to follow Him. I am not so sure if discipleship is my strength but one thing I am sure is we are called to be like little Christ, an imitator of the Messiah and it is our responsibility to do the same thing with the people given to us by God. It is our responsibilty to show them and disciple them how to be like little Christ. I'm just so inspired to see two of the people whom I just met from street evangelism doing the exact thing. Would it be nice to see those you have met in street evangelism doing the street evangelism? I am blessed and moved how I see the passion forming in their hearts and I couldn't be thankful enough to witness how they choose to follow Christ day by day. I can't wait to see the whole Lg moving and marching in one direction for the Glory of God! Soon.... Isn't it amazing when you just found yourself the whole day worshipping your God. No sickness can pin me down and no worries can drag my spirit down! You are my Lord that made me stronger day by day and I know that worshipping You in the lowest valley is the greatest form of worship. You call me out upon the waters |
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