Monday, May 28, 2007
When I look into the sky above...
'When I look into the sky above,
Wonder how my life has changed,
Wonder how Your love it came to me.
When I look into the sky above,
All my fears so far away,
All I feel is heaven calling me.'
This wonderful song was sung during the previous weekend's services and has been resounding in me the entire week serving in Tekong. After all, NS is a place where I am in the open, literally able to look into the blue sky above, at least 75% of my waking time, which is much more than I can say for school, work and even church.
Going through the verse's last 2 lines, as little-Christs, God has taken away from us spirits of fear and in place has provided provision for a spirit of faith. And as it goes, this faith puts no limit on God and likewise God puts no limit on this faith.
Throughout the week's proceedings, this truth has only managed to prove itself to be true to an ever increasing extent. In my earlier emails, I think I did mention that I found considerable difficulty in route marches and looked upon each successive, longer one with apprehension. There's another Christian in my platoon who's my size who also dreads route marches. Faced with a 12km one last Thursday, we prayed together for faith and strength for it and for the experience to refine us. A revelation that came to us, which I think applies to all burdens and trials we might face, is that Jesus had carried the immeasurably heavy cross all the way to Calvary 2 millennia ago without uttering a word of complaint because of His perfect love for us. And so we realise that as Christians, called to love as Christ loved us, we should similarly bear our personal crosses and burdens in faith, without complaint, as Christ did; for after all, any weights we carry pale in comparison to what Christ carried.
As it turns out, the both of us small-sized guys cleared the march and we attribute it to our faith. Yes, there are others who conquered it through natural willpower alone and perhaps we could have managed similarly. But nah.. we know that that's not true.
'From the inside out' is another song that's constantly accompanied me through the week. There's 1 Malay guy in my platoon who loves the song and appreciates Christians and what we do and represent. In our free time, I was playing the song for him on my guitar =P. A Muslim, can you imagine? Its quite amazing I feel. =D
On a separate note, God usually reveals things he wants us to know through the most unusual ways and He sometimes places little mirrors in our lives to show us aspects of ourselves that we are unaware of; perhaps to mould us. He has done so at least once for me this week and thanks Joie for listening to some of it.
And hmm, I'm running quite late for my book-in already and there's plenty more I'd like to write on varying issues if not for the time constraint. But I shall have to end here.
To E348 and the church and Pst Kong, thanks for a great service (I wassn't able to make Saturday's..) and prayer meeting!
To Zoe, Joseph, Terence, Joie and Jme; thanks for a certainly unique and filling dinner of Egyptian cuisine! =P
To Joseph; thanks so much for the treat and the car rides! =)
To Joie; thanks for listening to some of my crap and for your affirmation! =D
To YQ; thanks for playing the guitar well for the PM! Its definitely a level up from the previous time at cg! Keep it up! =) And all the way for manhunt!
To Terence; thanks for Death Note! =P
To Wendy; thanks for the sermon notes and your company during the train ride from expo! (Haha i'll have to get it from you next week) And all the best to you and Ebodicons! =)
To Val; thanks for sharing and sing with God for your concert! (I'll be there spirtually even if not physically). All the best! =) And for your studies too! And get well soon!
To Zhinian and Elicia; jiayou for your examinations and keep shining as God's salt and light in school!
To Evonne; (did i spell your name right?) thanks for picking me and Wendy up for PM and for being a great member of the E348 family! =)
To Lewen; have fun in Japan!! =) I know you are.
To Hongxiu; God's with you whatever trials you may face.
To God; 'So I look to You'. =)
Signing off
Charles
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