Fasting & Prayer – Perfect Combination

Once you are filled with the Holy Spirit, your life will never be dull again.

On tuesday, while having lunch in the pantry,
i reminded auntie faye that we are going for a full fast tml.
I also encouraged her colleague, auntie shereen to join us.
It was auntie shereen’s 1st time fasting.
Anyway, once we made the decision to fast, temptation started to come!

The cleaning lady, ah hiang walked into the pantry,
and out of the blue, suggested that she cook lunch for me tml.
Now, I been in the office for more than 2 mths.
Sadly, she has never cook anything for me before!

After lunch, auntie faye got an email from one of the hotel staff;
and the staff was trying to schedule a meeting with her tml(wed)
and was bringing along a cake!

Wednesday came, and by God’s grace, none of us felt very hungry.
Instead, we felt energetic and refreshed.
I bought along my guitar and was anxiously counting down to lunchtime.
Not because i could take a break, but because i know,
we are all going to have a divine encounter with God…

I went into the small meeting room and started playing.
This is also the 1st time im leading worship.
Everything was abit jerky, not very well coordinated.
The two ladies joined me shortly and we started to worship,
many a times, the songs were out of tune, but we nvr stop worshipping.
God’s presence came, and we started to pray in understanding.

Everything ended on a happy note.
Than, God started to bless us.

The lawyer that was testifying falsely againt auntie faye, has lost her voice and was so sick she could not attend a court hearing and didnt notify the rest.

Auntie shereen’s son(darren) who usually spent his off day at other people house suddenly came back for dinner and stayed in the house the entire night!

THAN, a very interesting thing happened!
Auntie faye’s boss, who happens to be the Deputy GM of the company told her to lock up the meeting room we were using, as all the stocks/inventory are stored inside.
(turning the room into a inventory/store room)

Before i continue, let me describe the room in detail.
Its a very small room, about 6M by 5M.
It is always been use by many people, for small meeting.
The door of the room is always open and people have full access to it.

Now, back to the Deputy GM.

He asked auntie faye to lock up the room;
that means that it is now inaccessible to all!
People are not allowed to come in, as and when they liked!

It has literally been transformed to a prayer room, for the three of us. The past two weeks, when we are in the room, we prayed fervently and welcomed the Holy Spirit to dwell with us. I guess God is faithful, all the time. He never fail to provide for us, giving us a room so that we can pray.

Bible study was great, talked about divine healing.
Laying the foundation on the need for Healing, in Jesus’s Earthly Ministry.

I really like what andy said, when we were in the class; while waiting for the teacher. He has just finished reading up the introduction of the new testament, when he blabbered out..
The bible is so nice to read!

Smooth Sailing ; Long One

This past week, im tremendously blessed;
to see God bless those closest to me.

My younger brother started school (NP) a few days ago. On his first day in school, he won a Samsung SGH-F250; that was a few weeks after he won, in a lucky draw the most expensive labtop accessory set at the IT fair(in sch).

Shaun, my close brother in Christ celebrated his 22tj bdae on April 13th. His malaysian cell group actually got him a billabong bag that he wanted to buy, when he was window shopping in Singapore.

His mum, auntie faye too experience God, in a tangible way. She was sound asleep one night when she was awaken by the ringing of bell. She said the sound of the bells were ones that sounded joyful and happy. She came to a conclusion after asking several people that it is a sign from God, that He is please with her(faye).

I too was blessed in my coming and and going out.
For the last one month plus or so, dad would be ‘working’ in my room as it is nearer to the wireless network/router. i would always be sleeping in the bright(dad need the lights) lights and its so uncomfortable. It severely disrupt my sleep patterns. To solve this, i search high and low for a eyemask but to no avail.

Yesterday as i was clearing up the inventory room, while going through a stack of paper, i found a eye mask, nicely wrap in a plastic casing in between several reports. cant believe that God would bless me in such a way! I was tasked to clean up the room, and part of it would mean throwing away these unwated paper. Looking out for small details sure is important! your detail determines your destiny. Its interesting how God use the eye mask, to remind me of this important fact.

After im done at work, i went for my driving lesson.
On the way, i was talking to God.
I ask Him, wont He be with me….

Yesterday i had my 2nd circuit lesson.
Many a times, my instructor told me i would mount/hit the kerb.
BUT, the car sail through, by the teeth of the skin!!
I know, its God’s grace that this happened.

I had a personal breakthrough in my spiritual life.
I am now more sensitive to the Holy Spirit prompting.
My quiet time are also getting longer. =p

i guess, its times like this where i feel im are at the top of the world that God has to remind me to fixed my eyes on the blesser and not the blessings.

Yesterday i had bible study at riverwalk. the message was about prayer and fasting. When u fast, u are actually humbling urself before God. I thank God for reminding me to be thankful even when im blessed. =)

I like what shaun say, its wonderful how to Lord works. He knows what i need and He never fails to bless me.

The evil one knows the truth!

These days, its more than just knowing about the truth.
You need to know God intimately; allow me to elaborate.

I just had a conversation with my friend who is getting married at the end of this year.apparantly, her fiancée is a non-christian and that got the church pretty upset. Nonetheless, her parents love that guy very much; coz he love my fren whole-heartedly.

My primary concern about her marriage was not if the guy is a christian or not.
Rather, my question to her was; if this marriage is going to affect her relationship with God? she gave me an outright yes; (Honesty doesnt mean aprroval)

Not full credited to her marriage, but partially because of her work commitments. You see, she is going to get promoted at her work place.

Now, take sometime off your work and start to think.
How does the devil go against God?

Answer is this; The devil will try to make this world a very attractive place, making all the christians become very materialistic and world-minded. eventually, the devil will try, by all means, to distant our relationship with God.

When that day come, it doesnt matter how much you know about God!
You have already lost that relationship with Him! I did a bit of research and found out that, 7 times, in the four gospels, we can see that even the evil spirits knows who God is!!

So, What does this tells us?

It’s not just about knowing, its about doing.
Its not just leading by explanation, but leading by example.
Jesus didnt explain to His Disciples how to wash feet, He showed them.

Our walk with God shouldnt be just knowing who God is, theologically.
You can have all the knowledge in the whole world, and not know how to love.

Having a relationship with God, is to have a personal encounter with Him!
Dwelling in His presence, Spending time in His word, in prayer.
To sum it up, i quote what auntie faye always say:
I’m worshipping and romancing with our Father every day.

Matthew 8:28-29 (NIV) When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. “What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

Mark 1:24 (NIV) “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!”

Mark 3:11 (NIV) Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”

Mark 5:7 (NIV) He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won’t torture me!”

Luke 4:34 (NIV) “Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are–the Holy One of God!”

Luke 4:41 (NIV) Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.

Luke 8:28 (NIV) When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!”

Writer’s note: Scriptures verses are quoted from www.biblegateway.com

Devil – I saw right through you

The devil only come to steal,kill and destroy.
Satan will try, by all means and ways to destroy what God has implant in you.

Take me for example.
I’m going to have my driving test in one mth time.
All along, im very confident that i will pass on the first attempt,
never give it much thought.

However, recently i realized that if i bump into a pole during parking, it would be a immediate failure. I further realize that my test time is 4 plus. It could very easily be a bus lane hour. Now, all that means is that i cant keep left, coz its bus lane. and as a L plate driver, u are trained to keep left!

All of a sudden, there is this big mountain standing right in front of me.
Its called fear.
Now its very discouraging and i kinda start to have ‘wild thinking’
Thinking that maybe i lack practice, bad judgement, etc.

I took quite a while to realize that its the Devil’s at work.
Satan is trying to steal the confidence i had, to destroy my dream.

I really worry unduly. either that or im putting too much stress on myself. i ought to be thankful that many people are keeping me in prayer, especially on 29 April(actual day of test).

ps: This week, Ken gave us a tour on SMU. I had my bible study in one of the lecture hall. total coolness. =p

God, remove the fear that has crept in my heart.
Place in me faith, Faith in You and in your Son and in the Spirit.
Guard my heart, send ur angels to protect me.
Do not let the devil come near me.
In Jesus’s Name, Amen.

KIA KEE Scam

Got an email after lunch from an unknown scammer.
He claim that i won myself a KIA KEE and 750 THOUSAND POUND.
The idiotic thing was that i actually fall for it.

But, i guess things aint that simple after all.
I was surfing the web furiously, just to verify the stuffs mentioned in the mail.

The mailing address was weird and it end with ‘@cooltoad’.
There were many loopholes, and eventually i resigned to the fact that it was a scam email trying to lure me to submit my personal info for some unknown reason.

Seriously, where is the conscience of people now a days.
Their hearts have turned cold, numb to their own conscience.
They will do whatever they can, just so that they will stand to gain.

We indeed live in a broken down world,
where people are only concern about their own wellfare.
Now, It’s not so common to find people who genuinely care for others.
Im so thankful im surronded by them. =)

Every morning, on my way to work, i will look up the sky.
I think its a privilege to see the bright morning sun on the left,
and the ’soft glowing’ moon on the right, without having to turn my head.
Also, the path i take every morning is like going for a stroll in the park.
With trees and birds for companion.

Dear God, teach me to be grateful for what i have.
Good times and bad times, teach me Lord to not forget you.
To bless your name, for you are worthy of all praise.

An Outlet

It dawn on me the need for human beings to have a outlet to dump all our emotional thrash. People who tend to bottle things up seems to be leading more mundane life, making themselves comfortable with just mediocrity.

Now, I simply cant live with mediocrity.
I strongly believe that God called us into excellence.

Many a times, when we are faced with a major setback in life,
we tend to look to somebody we respect for advice.
Or like some other people, simply running away or ignoring it’s existence.

Today something bad happened during work.
Fiann was msn-ing with me.
She said tiffany had approached her and ask her(fiann) to join her clan.

Cut the story short, i got very agitated/upset.
At tiffany for being so unethnical,
and blaming myself for not being able to come out with a feasible solution.

My human instinct tells me the next wise thing to do is seek God.
I started to bible-hop(didnt get anywhere),
mind still recovering from the aftershock.

A thought came to me, asking me to follow the church’s bible-reading plan.
So, i went to check it out.

I flipped to the passage luke18.
The chapter started with Jesus telling a parable of a persistent widow.

Luke 18: 6-8 (http://www.biblegateway.com/)

And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly.

I couldnt stop tearing after reading the passage.
I felt God’s presence so strong and tangible,
that i could do nothing but worship.

God didnt remove the problem, neither did He solve the problem(yet).
He merely lead me to a passage, for my reading purposes.
However, deep down, on the inside of me, I know God is with me.
He cares about what i do and wants a say it everything i do.

That, is more than enough for me.

Life’s Great [for now]

I went for my Root Canal Treatment last week.
It was really very scary, partially coz im going alone.
And prior to the treatment, heard many bad experiences.

It was really very bad, i was tearing and shivering.
I got 4-6 jab on my gum and nerves.
I was very angry with God, especially when the dentist told me all my canal were infected.

Anyway, 2 hr passed really quickly.
The dentist told me that im really very fortunate.
She said that coz of my filling, i shouldnt be using that tooth.

However, for the past SIX months, i have been using that tooth to chew.
Hard and Soft.

It is really a miracle it was not fractured, as the tooth is very fragile.
Thinking back, i finally realised what God was doing.

He has been ‘protecting’ my tooth all along….and has sent a very dedicate dentist to treat me.
The dentist was very nice and kept telling me what she is doing next….
Im looking forward to my next visit in early nov!

Also, i went for my Final Theory yesterday afternoon.
I was very stressed, the stakes are also very high.

I have to take half day off to go for the test(lesser pay),
Also,i dont wish to wait for another 2 mths to retake the test.
And to top if off, i really wana pass all these tests at first attempt. =)

I read through two books, each consisting of 450-500 qns.
I thought i was more or less prepared.

On the way there, i started praising and worshipping God.
I felt God’s presence and have the peace of God.

I reached eunos station at 2.40 and decide that since i have sufficient time,
i would take a bus, as i need to be there at 3.
The bus came shortly and it was only 6 stops.

However, there was a jam and the bus was moving at snail pace!
I started to panick and keep looking at my watch.
When the bus reaches the driving center, it was exactly 3pm.

Than, i decide to called Ken.
I told him that i needed him to pray for me.
And i started to pray out loud, in tongues,
while running into the center.

To cut the story short, everyting went smoothly!
Im proud to say that i passed both my basic and advance theory at first attempt!
All Glory to God.

After the test, i decide to apply for my PDL.
Waited two hours for it and i realised that we are required to pass a eye test.

Now, i really started to panick again,
coz im wearing my old specs and i cant see well!
Also, i waited 2 hrs and if im gona get rejected, i tink i will hyper ventillate.

During the eye test, all the characters seem to be very blurry to me.
However, at that split second, i can see clearly all those small characters.
I managed to get my PDL successfuly.

SO many things to thank God for.
Its really never ending…=p

Ez~Tezy

Major Project
I just got back my results late one evening, via sms.
Suprisingly, i passed my major project!!
I did farely well for the rest, nonetheless, Glory to God!
My gpa remained unchanged!

Recently, i started work at a photo studio[bugis] as a telemarketer.
The job requires me to do cold calling and invite ppl down to the studio,
to do a complimentary photo shoot.
We are to assure them that there is no hidden charge, etc.
But at the end of the day, they will be required to buy some expensive packages(2K plus).

The pay was very attractive.
I was employed as a full timer, which means that my basic pay is 1.4K per hr.
Also. for every guest i invited and did turn up at the studio,
i will be given another $10.
If they buy a package, i will get commission on top of what im getting.

I was determined to stay at the job dispite the Jenny’s objection.
In the end, i realised that work wasnt as good as it turns out….

The Manager was very touchy with all the female staffs and like to take advantage of them.
Most of the staffs are smokers and uses very crude remarks.

On the 2nd day i went in, i actually prayed for God intervention.
On the day itself, three new guys joined the company.
Turn out that they were christians and they were sitted all around me!

So, i thought God was OKAY with me working there,
However, every night, i dont feel the peace/presence of God.

In the end, i decide to leave.
Guess wad, those christians left with me!

On the same day i make the decision to leave,
i got a call from the youth pastor.

She told me that uncle meng yeng was looking for a part timer.
So, i was higly recommended into the job.

The company turned out to be a law firm,
and the whole place rawks!

The bosses take the initiative to know you better,
and the whole place is full of love! =p

I really love my new workplace!

Thanksgivings

When u have a Thanksgiving Spirit,
you are doing spiritual warfare against the Spirit of Discontentment!

I just had my first paper yesterday.
Its called Web services Application development(WSAD).
I think i will do well, coz all that i spotted came out!

This, I’m eternally grateful to Father God.
Every time there is a test/exam, i know what to study.
Really, All Glory To God. =)

life has ups and downs.

For problem package 3 of E-commerce Security Architecture(ECSA),
my group was, ambiguously chosen to present in the lecture.
This was so much better compare to the previous presentation.

Also, we had a Communication Skills presentation the following day.
The tutor was very pleased with David(my partner) and me.
She gave us an A for group work.
I got 10/10 for my Q&A!

For this presentation, we came in wanting an A.
We worked hard and we got it!
Thank God for His Favor!

This year Festival of Praise(FOP) was terrific!
For the first night, we got to see with the VIP.
We were 5 rows away from the stage!
It was an awesome privilege for us.

And guess what,
I bumped into Felicia Oh!
Felicia is Gabriel’s Older sister.
Somehow we only bump into each other only ONCE a year.

And yup, u got it right.
We only see each other during FOP.

Well, there are many other stuffs that happened in my life.
All in all, i guess i have grown more.

Grown as a person, and in God.
I’m glad that God see me through, all the time.

I just want to encourage all the people out there,
God never sleeps, and He is never tired of hearing our prayers. =)

God stretches our patience to enlarge our soul.

WSAD assignment was due 9am in the morning.
Didnt manage to sleep as i was busy modifying my codes.

Last night i managed to remove what needs to be removed from my labtop.

At 6.15am, i decided to take a nap.
However, i was awaken by a jerk.
Instinctively, i started to pray.
I prayed that God will remove it from my life.

As i close my eyes, i could not sleep.
There was this bright light, that prevented me from sleeping.
It was so bright i felt it pierce through my eyes.
I tried to switch sleeping position and it got slightly better.

Soon after, i fell asleep.
Although i was sleeping, i felt i was awake as i could see my surrounding.
Suddenly, i saw two “evil-looking” man lurking outside my room.
They tried to come in, but somehow, the bright light behind me stopped them.
They left in anger so after.

I woke up shortly after that,at 7.45am.
Thought i was late, but managed to submit my wsad assignment on time.
thank God. =)

apparantly, ivan was not so fortunate like me.
His group didnt managed to hand up on time.

Also, when i called him just now,
he was having his communication skills presentation.
It was the wrong time at the wrong place.
To make things worst, he wasnt wearing formal attire.

honestly, i didnt curse that all bad things will happen to him.
Though he have backstabbed the entire group on fridat,
I had forgiven him when i went for deliverance during the weekend service.

As i was typing this post, i saw yesterday devotion.
I thought it was very meaningful and thought i just write it here.

Faith never gives up. It knows that despite appearances, all is well. It can wait without signs or significant indications that God is at work, because it is sure of Him. “Each delay is perfectly fine, for we are within the safe hands of God,” said Madame Guyon (1648–1717).

We too must learn to view each delay as if it were “perfectly fine.” Postponements are reasons to pray rather than grow anxious, impatient, and annoyed. They’re opportunities for God to build those imperishable but hard-to-acquire qualities of humility, patience, serenity, and strength. God never says, “Wait awhile,” unless He is planning to do something in our situation—or in us. He waits to be gracious.

Amen to that.
We will always be safe in God’s hand.
Everything happens for a good reason.

Father God,
i prayed that you will guide me.
teach me to see the big picture like you,
and give me the stength and wisdom,
so shine in my school.
In Jesus’s name,
amen.