The Singapore Song

This is the song composed and sung by Pastor Rony.

I really want to thank God for this heart of his, for it really inspired and touched me deeply. For many years of my life, National Day probably just meant a plain and simple public holiday; a day to have fun and be free.

The question is how are we able to experience the fun and freedom now, if our forefathers never paid the price? It was a price that we could *never* comprehend or experience; the pain, suffering, poverty and struggle. How many of us actually know how it feels like to _struggle to survive_?

Even as I write this post, strong emotions are crashing upon my heart. I'm thankful for God's protection over this land, that we may have peaceful days, a clean government with no known corruption, an island that's free from natural disasters, and a considerably safe society that we can be assured of our safety when we're out on the streets.

All these are things that are too easy to be taken for granted when we are born and raised in a time of peace. With this song, I do feel a lot more appreciative for this land that I stay and live in. This is the place that I call...

Home.

Somewhere In The Middle

This is the song by Casting Crowns that I shared during cell tonight, and as promised, here it is. :)

Just wanted to share some things before jumping straight into the song. In the lyrics of the song, I believe we all can see ourselves. We are always in the middle for God; sometimes hot other times cold, sometimes righteous other times in sin.

Yet in all of these situations when we can't even see ourselves, it's just amazing that God always manage to find us. Always. He never let us go just because we sin again, He never refuse to listen to our concerns, and He never abandon us.

Even when we are somewhere in the middle, His mighty arms are always outstretched forth to us, waiting for our return like the prodigal son. His love never fails.

With eyes wide open to the differences,
the God we want and the God who is.
But will we trade our dreams for His
or are we caught in the middle.

16 Jul 08: Prayer Items

Praise God for the many many testimonies again this week! :D

Here's the prayer list for this week:

• Trovan
  • For his cough and health
  • For his basketball competition this Sunday
  • Career


• Harry
  • Career


• Lionel
  • For his 24hr coding competition this weekend
  • For LEW's choir to be in pink of health and ready to serve the Lord

The Word Is Alive

Not too sure if you guys have heard of this song called "The Word Is Alive" by Casting Crowns? It contains a very strong message that really encouraged me, and I hope it will encourage you and all who stumbles upon this blog post too. :)

The Bible was inscribed over a period of two thousand years, in times of war and in days of peace; by kings, physicians, tax collectors, farmers, fishermen, singers and shepherds. The marvel, is that a library so perfectly cohesive could have been produced by such a diverse crowd over a period of time which staggers the imagination. Jesus is its grand subject, our good is designed, and the glory of God is its end.

Powerful eh? Here's the full song with lyrics. ;)

Casting Crowns - The Word Is Alive

Overworked, But God Is Always Around

The last month saw me working too hard on a single project, and I fell sick from sore throat, which led to flu, and of course, cough. Even though I tried a couple of methods to cure, I am still coughing, albeit slowly recovering. Guess my immune system is pretty whacked. :P

While I was busy working, quiet time with God was also chewed away. It was especially so for the week that just past, seeing me OT till hours when I am the only one left in the building. I felt detached; being away from Him for too long is never a good thing. :S

So that's possibly why I love serving in my ministry so much, because it brings me close to God every weekend, serving His people, and being amidst my brothers and sisters who all share the same joy with me. :D

I'm talking about THE kind of joy that overflows from deep within your heart, so hard to contain that it feels as if it wants to burst out, warms your nerves and yet chills your spine, and leads your muscles to produce the brightest kind of smile you thought you never had. *lol~* That's the kind of joy I experience when I'm serving God. :)

Watching miracles of healing by the grace of God every Miracle Service also brings refreshing strength to my tired soul. And yesterday was one such night. :)

From the start of the service till the end, I could feel the fresh anointing Spirit of God filling the corners of the sanctuary, and I felt great peace and joy in my heart which I could not feel for the past week.

To top things off, Li Nanxing (李南星) and Chen Tai Ming (陈泰明) also came to our service! It was extremely encouraging when the both of them, being public figures, responded to the salvation call and (re)dedicated their lives to God. From the stage, we could even hear fellow Lighters clapping and cheering!

Praise God! :D

13 July 08: LE Prayer Items

1. Miracle Service
   Spiritual TNT Prayer Guide
   
   • Prayer #7 - Excellent Attitude
   • Prayer #8 - A Spirit Of Travail
   • Warfare: Binding & Loosing
     • Bind
       Confusion
       Distraction
       Cancer
     • Loose
       Clarify
       Focus
       Healing


2. Translight Ministry
   • Divine protection and strength to fulfill the task
   • Continue to serve with the spirit of love and unity
   • Understanding and co-operation from drivers
   • More Lighters to step forward to serve

A Decision

Dearest brothers and sisters,

Hope this post finds all in great health! :)

As a very recent decision, I decided to stop and start removing "Our Daily Bread" entries from this blog.

The reason is pretty obvious: post rate for "Our Daily Bread" is high, and all our personal sharing of experiences and testimonials gets buried to somewhere which is hard to find.

Our personal sharing entries are what I felt to be of greater importance, since it helps to encourage each other in times of need, and people who stumbles upon our blog finds us growing strongly in faith together. Not an easy decision, but I hope to find support in this decision from you guys. :)

Finally, if you're looking for "Our Daily Bread" postings, you can find it from the official site.

In His love.