Saturday, March 10, 2012;
The Love of my Father
? 8:16 PM
The Love of my Father
It's been more than a year since I last written on my spiritual blog. Somehow today I just felt like writing again.
The title happens to be the title of Pastor Kong's sermon last week. But I think I really want to write about the love of my Heavenly Father has for me.
Trials and Challenges
Of course, when we walk with God, our Abba Father, challenges and trials are nothing more natural than like the very breathe we have.
For 3 whole years, it had been very very challenging. From learning of some hidden secret, losing a soul mate, going through sickness, operation, grandma down with cancer etc... None of it had been easy, least to speak that I am taking chemo drug myself.
Countless nights, I would cry when everyone else is asleep at home. No one could understand my pain and what I had gone through the past 3 years.
Grace and Mercy of God
But nonetheless as I face those painful days, God has given me much grace and mercy through it all. Forgiving my initial drifting syndrome for drifting in and out of God's Kingdom as and when I feel like it.
He blessed me in countless ways - give my sickness a cure, prolonging my grandma's life above her prognosis when I told Him I am not ready to lose a close one again so soon, gaining me my boss' favour, blessed the work of my hands, giving me more and more close friends along the years etc...
The Love of the Father
But the tangible feeling of His LOVE came when the past Monday that I had received a terrible news and praise the Lord for His protection and love. Cause it has only to be His love and protection that such a miracle had happened.
I prayed last Sunday, 4 March, for a miracle to happen on 5 March. I thought I was praying for the important presentation I was going to be a part to present. Little did I know, I received a miracle that I would never forget as long as I live.
On 5 March 2012, New Delhi, Haryana, India suffered a 5.2 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter 19km below the surface of the ground. It would be considered a low bed earthquake with a moderate impact. My youngest brother had just left for Haryana, India on 1 March 2012 for his training which is located 100+km away from New Delhi. I was in complete shock and disbelief when I heard the piece of news from my dad.
Tears came streaming down my cheeks uncontrollably. Suddenly, I remembered my brother saying that shall we want to check anything urgently, we can call his camp. My 3rd brother did and praise the Lord we received news that they were not much impacted by the earthquake.
As we were complaining on Friday evening that we had not had any updates from his camp on their safety, we miraculously received a call from my youngest brother who managed to buy a prepaid card finally.
Conclusion
Thinking back on the incident that just happened on Monday, I think it has to just be God and the love of Him as our Father. Who can prevent your loved ones from being harm by natural disaster except Him? He calls me His beloved (a.k.a Amy-beloved in French) and He shows me His love through all my days. He knows that my heart will not be able to take another lost in my life, therefore time and again though ridiculous as my requests seemed to be, yet He granted it time and again.
When I am afraid, He hugs me and tells me that I am safe in His arms. When I cried, He will wipe away those tears gently and reassure me that it is okay.
Who can love me more than my Abba Father in Heaven? I can think of no one.
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
