Thursday, May 22, 2008;
Counting my blessings
? 9:15 AM
Connect Group was shifted from Friday to Thursday as Chris' place is not available this week. So we went to another connect group's place. For the first time, I shared my testimony at connect group. I shared about my blessings in finances whereby my mum helped to pay for the utilities bill in May 08 willingly and offering to pay half of it in June 08.
For this I truly thank our God for this blessing as this is one of the greatest breakthrough in my life. My mum is a well known self-centered person and she hardly will extend this kind of friendly gestures from her own will and heart. But she did for the first time in my life since I start to have memories. Hallelujiah, praise be with our God.
Thank you for walking with me to give me the faith to start tithing and offering more faithfully and out of love.
After connect group, I came home and opened the letterbox (as I am the only person who has the keys) as usual. In it, there laid the best breakthrough and surprise I ever had in my life. My dad's appeal for CPF was granted for his renewal of license crieria to be lighten. OH MY GOD, THANK YOU! He only have to pay 5% of what is required of the original upfront to solve his problem. This is truly grace from our Lord. This is gratitude that I have in my heart that cannot be explained in words. I pray to Lord that my faith and belief and love for Him will still be there even when He doesn't show me signs. Amen.
Also reflecting on what the pastors had been preaching for the past weeks, we are into a season of prayers. I realise a big difference from my walk with God from my previous on and off days. This time I am here to stay and I am given the most powerful tool that even Lord Jesus used daily in His times. It is prayer. I started praying faithfully to God and talking to Him everyday. I realise that my life is not so empty and is more fulfilled. I am actually having a 2 way communication with Him and not just sitting in church like a woodblock listening to scriptures with ears that do not hear with my heart, with eyes to see but not with my soul. The life I am having now is so fulfilled and focus that the love of God is so near and not distant. His love made me overcome alot of things and grow wiser.
I am God's prayer warrior, I wield the Sword of His Words bestowed by Him to charge bravely and courageously at the devil every breathing moment of my life. My Lord let me not be a backslider but a courageous warrior for You and bless You with all things that I do that pleases Your eyes and heart. Thank you Lord Daddy in Heaven. Arigatou for Your GREAT LOVE that you shed blood for us on a cross to pay a pricey price to redeem us. We were sinners that do not deserve Your Great Love yet You love us earnestly and so great that You gave Your Only Son to save us. Thank you Papa. I LOVE YOU! Kamisama Papa, watashi aishiteru yo ne ^-^. Ero ero, Hontoni Arigatou!
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
