Sunday, June 10, 2007
moving to the next level of faith
hello guys(: today's cell group msg and pastor's msg really impacted me a lot.the story starts about a week before emerge.my school has a handful of chc members and one of them sent out online msg to gather the strength of these few people and to start a revival in tpjc. of course i didn't imagine this to take place. today's cell group msg has made my faith go up to the next level, that nothing is impossible for me because i can do all things through Jesus Christ amen!(: During the last part of the service, when we were praying as a church, i actually had a vision for the first time. i see a tpjc revival, tpjcians getting saved and being added to the kingdom of God. serving God and being on fire for God that His will will be done.
I guess, this is a new thing that i will attempt after emerge this year.to be no longer my old self but to really step out of my comfort zone to reach out to those who are lost. i know i cannot do this all by myself but together with a few others and having God with us, i believe for a breakthrough and a revival in tpjc just like the one that i saw when the whole church was praying. i know i've been in my comfort zone for too long and it's the time to step out and emerge. tpjc is my marketplace and i want to make an impact before i leave college this year. to the the great works of God, of course it will demand for my time for my studies but i know, as i put God first, everything will work out for those who love God. I was really really encouraged(:
secondly, i would like to thank God for my studies. term 2 has been one of the most trying period for me due to the limited time i have for my studies but thank God, i managed to passed 3 h2 subjects(phy, chem, maths). For maths, i wasn't expecting a pass because i know i didn't prepared well for it. on the day itself, i was studying in choir room and those who were about to take the test were saying "aiya, let's just fail the test together lar. " " eh. let's meet in the toilet later okay. cuz i dont think i will be able to do those qns." Of course, i did not let these comments get into my head, instead i asked God to give me wisdom even though i didn't prepared well for the test and yar. of course, getting a E is not a good pass but it's a good start towards greater heights.
i also want to thank God for giving me the opportunity to play praise during cell group just now. it's the first time playing and of course it was challenging but nonetheless, i will continue to do my best to use my talents to serve God. yes, i will practice hard(: last time i used to think playing praise seems to be such a breeze when i saw royston played during cell group but now i know. haha. it's harder than worship because praise requires a lot of strength. it was a good experience(: just want to thank you guys for encouraging me(:
i will conclude by saying the things that i would like to pray for:
1. revival in tpjc!
2. studies- exams coming in 2 weeks.
so yups!(:
see you all next week(:
cheers,
val
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hey val! whoa that's a great post! i was chatting with one of the handful of christians in my army camp and we had a vision of a powerful revival coming to singapore. a revival that would penetrate, and permeate, all stratas of society, from schools, to businesses, to the media and more; and we agreed that by no means would ns men be left out of it.
comfort zone is a key issue; and we know that we do have to take that step of faith out of it into the unknown as well. another christian friend was telling me that sometimes, our walk with God is like walking in a pitch dark room with only a torch that can shine one step ahead of you. uncertainty is unavoidable at times. but yet, if the torch we hold is the HS, with each step that we take, it never fails to illuminate the next step, and a step at a time, we would successfully navigate the path that God has meant for us.
i don't have much time left before i've to rush off to camp already so jiayou for your exams and woohoo! congrats on playing praise!!
before i go off, here's something i found quite amazing; for all of you who are faced with disappointments or uncertainty (in stuff like uni applications, studies, whatever... =P), here goes:
'Usually, the step after catching a vision is to see it die. There is a special reason for this - our vision often contains a combination of godly concerns and human perspectives, so God has to engineer a way whereby the godly concerns remain and the human perspectives are changed to divine perspectives.
This is a Biblical principle. The vision Moses received 'died' when he was rejected by his people and was forced to flee into the desert for forty years. The vision Abraham had of becoming the father of a great nation 'died' when he found his wife was barren.
The reason is this: The waiting time in which we find ourselves during the death of a vision is God's classroom for the development of godly character in us. It is in the waiting time, as the vision 'dies', that such qualities as patience, persistence, perserverance and self-control are built into us.''
God bless all
Charles =)
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June 10, 2007 at 3:39 PM