What makes you different?

Just 48 hours left to my returning to Singapore, back to what people term as normal life.

Now this may just well be the defining thought for me to wrap up the "season" of 40 days.

What is normal life?

For sure, I know God wants me to make the choice(s) personally. He will not choose for me and has given me the freedom to make that decision. 38 days ago, I resolved to embark on a journey to seek out answers from Him, thinking that Yes I want God's Will to be my way but that may not be the case anymore.

What makes the decision making ever more exciting, is going back to the start. It is an endless cycle, like an mp3 player that is left on repeat.


Know God, Love God. Know God more, Love God more.


Whether it is a calling to be "set apart" for the work of the Lord or a position in the market place, it has now become clear to me that BOTH choices are equal in calling and none should be higher than the other. The only comparison to be made is in the heart of the decision.

Is it pleasing to the Lord and according to His ways?

The occasional updates from the media on what has been happening back home is heartbreaking. Easily, almost every bit of reported news is juicy yet of worldliness, be it corruption or violence or implemented rules biased against a particular group of people. But over and all, one thing remains.

This world will continue to evolve and trends will ever be changing, possibly for the worse. Matthew 24, Jesus tells His disciples of the End of the Age to come and the signs. A sad truth (V12) - Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. It has already begun if we pause for a moment from our busyness and truly open our eyes to look around us. Jesus encourage us to press on, (V13) but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.

Further in Mat 24 talks about the unknown time of Christ's return and in 25, talks about the parable of the ten virgins, the talents, and the sheep and the goats. As I put these thoughts down in writing, it only serves to remind me that the days ahead of my living ought to consider all these that Jesus has mentioned.

In every second spent in the office or at the pulpit, for every cent used for His Kingdom or in the market, remember the Lord my God always.

I acknowledge that this final semester is really not my cup of tea and often I question my going through the last couple of years. But in the things I do not (yet) understand, it's only right to trust Him and walk with Him through the process. What more in the uncertain future ahead, what more the things that life will throw at me.

A repeated message preached in Hillsong Church over the last 2 weeks at 2 very different campuses preached by one of the leaders from Brisbane only serves as a reminder from God.

1. Identity
2. Decision
3. Who I meet in life

I cannot change the circumstance that I was born into, but I definitely have the choice to decide how I can live out the next moment of life.

I cannot stop life from throwing unpredictable situations at me whether they are happy ones or not, but I can choose not to let it put me down and give it to God.

~ Deuteronomy 6:4 - 9:

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Man of Sorrow

It has been 10 days now and I'm just blown away by the numerous revelations and God-moments, usually in the quiet and alone times with Him.

Just this weekend, a prayed-over verse I picked up just shook me all over.

"Let there be stillness in your soul, so that I can speak to you."

And I thought I have always been spending time being still, but it is a difference of being physically still and being still inwardly. The mind is a whole realm in itself, even the greatest and positive thinking mind can be thrown off by the Devil, also less known as the Accuser. It is so apt that God reminds us, "love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your mind..."

For sure He has reasons for that sequence of desiring from us, first the heart and the mind and so on. God can be seen as legalistic or demanding if one cannot comprehend an authentic love relationship.

But for those who have truely fallen on love with Jesus and loving Him today through and in everyday living, we being single or married are never meant to be alone. Cause Christ is our Greatest Romance.

It's only a matter of being aware of it and immersing oneself into that revelation of a relationship with Jesus, who is coming back.

The last 10 days was spent wondering why every attendee in wrpf wants to return, now i've bought it. I'll come back again, symbolically to remind myself to give devoted (time and myself) to Christ.

Judging from updates and insta photos, cell seems to be bonded and bonding. This is the harvest of the Lord, and I know for sure He will take care of everyone of them. I just have to hear Him and avail myself to what He wants to do.

"Lord speak, for your servant is listening."

Love

O how i miss you and long for you

Food for thought

This trip has been blessed so far. Nevertheless and sadly, this is probably my last time attending a live Hillsong Conference.

I admit the sermons and electives are a great blessing and life giving but being here in person teaches one so much more. I figure with resources available for sale, I could still receive His Word and avoid all that negativity.

Live out who we proclaim we are to be.

Being mindful of that, what else are You teaching me God?

The truth about Grace

Tonight was the opening night of the conference. So far, things have been awesome and we are all so blessed along the way.

Just this morning on my run, I just feel so blessed and free being myself with the Lord in my run. But I guess there is really much for me to inquire of the Lord especially in this season.

I must be wary of why I came all the way here for the conference. Also, what I do.

Tonight so happened was Joseph Prince's sharing over the pulpit. I suppose he was really getting his point across especially to those who misunderstand his teachings. I for one believe that he has valuable stuff to share but at the same time, i must discern if every point that he shared is biblically sound.

Thank God for people who have the faith to run this conference. Thank Go for preachers who are willing to stand in the gap and bring God's word to the people.

Be thankful.