I Am A Visionary Soul, What About You?

You Are a Visionary Soul

You are a curious person, always in a state of awareness. Connected to all things spiritual, you are very connect to your soul. You are wise and bright: able to reason and be reasonable. Occasionally, you get quite depressed and have dark feelings. You have great vision and can be very insightful. In fact, you are often profound in a way that surprises yourself. Visionary souls like you can be the best type of friend. You are intuitive, understanding, sympathetic, and a good healer. Souls you are most compatible with: Old Soul and Peacemaker Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

3 Weeks Break: Day 1 & 2

I had tendered in my resignation a month ago and now have been enjoying the fruits of my labour. The long awaited break after working non-stop for almost 6 years. To reward myself, I am going to take a 3 weeks break before I embarked on my new career.

Peeps have been asking if I am going on a trip and they lament on how wasted of me not to take full opportunity of this chance to travel. Well, not that it never crossed my mind, I just couldn't afford it. Yes, despite having worked for quite a substantial period of years, I haven't got much savings left after investing all into my engineering degree. And yes, I admit, part of my salary contributes to my collection of bags and shoes (which every gal will agree with me that it is a necessity to stock up a few bags and a few pairs of shoes). Oh, c'mon, only gals can truly and fully understand the theory behind being a shoe-aholic and bag-aholic akin to guys go ga-ga over soccer.

That's beside the point. This is definitely the best time for me to catch up with some old friends.
To do things that I really like. Spend time to nuture my inner-self, to read books, quiet time with GOD and family et cetera. I am not going to pre-plan anything, but just let it go with the flow. To slowly savour the sweetness of this long, lazy break. Don't you just envy me?

A New Lease Of Life

23rd January 2005 is a very special day for me. It marks a new lease of life. On this very day, I re-dedicated my life to Jesus. Today's sermon was on singing and praising to GOD. And the 7 things we learnt from Psalm 84.

i) Progress
ii) Passion
iii) Purpose
iv) Preservation
v) Power
vi) Prosperity
vii) Protection

With much delight, we sang alot during the service which was marvellous because I enjoyed praising and worshipping to GOD with the congregration. Pastor Kong made a calling to the altar. For those who have backslided (he even gave an example for a duration of two years) and I reckoned it was me. Without a tinge of hestitation, I just walked towards the altar. (read: my churchmate was telling me that I walked so fast that she couldn't catch up with me). Anyway, the whole congregation sang and prayed with Pastor Kong leading us.

Uncontrollably, tears trickled down my cheeks. God really touches my heart this time. I just feel the strong urge to make that one step to let GOD knows that I want to come back to him. Even when Aka asked me why am I so emotional, I couldn't really put my feelings into words. Alot of unhappy things have happened to me during my pursue of my degree. Those two years were also some of my toughest and saddest milestone in my life. I just want to move on without these sad memories and only GOD can help me overcome this and heal me of the hurting wounds and scars and to fill these gaps with HIS love and understanding.

These are trials in my life and I believed that GOD never set a trial for us to fail but rather to make us stronger. With GOD in my life, I will prosper for His grace is abundant and blessings bountiful. He will make me a stronger character to go through everything in my life from now on. For He can turn mourning into dancing and everything into a spring of joy.

"Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
who have set their hearts on pilrimage.
As they passed through the Valley of Baca,
they make it a place of springs,
the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before GOD in zion."

Psalm 84:5-7

A Test Of Faith

Ever since I visited CHC last week, I kept pondering if it is GOD's divination for me to make CHC my home church. In fact, months ago, I prayed (I admit not that religiously) but definitely with a sincere heart that GOD will find me a church that I will settled down. A place where I feel comfortable and able to grow spiritually of course.

Then....during the wee hours of Sun, I received an sms from my friend, Aka. He was the one who brought me to the church, and the only person I knew well enough. He told me he will not be going to the service as he has something on. Being a sleepyhead at that time, I just merely read the sms and went back to my dreams.

Morning came, I washed up and began to think. In the past, I will only attend service if my friend is going. This situation hit me again. Should I go or not go? Though I was in a dilemma initially yet a firm decision followed my uncertainty. During the last sermon by Pastor Kong, he mentioned about committed to church, committed to reading the Bible, committed to prayers and committed to GOD. It also dawned upon me that this is a personal relationship with GOD and I should not waver nor let my attendance be affected by someone else.

I went. And I am gald I did. For the service was awesome. Pastor asked the congregation to pray in tongues. For those who don't have this gift, Pastor said this is the time. We all layed our hands on our brothers and sisters, and everyone started speaking in tongue. You really can feel the presence of the Holy Spirit hovering around and among us. At a specific moment, my tongue seem to be out of control. I kept rolling my tongue and speaking in something that I don't understand and barely hear. No idea if I am really speaking in tongue but I do hope that in time to come, I will inherit this gift from the Holy Spirit and use it faithfully to praise and worship GOD.

CHC

I was elated when I received a sms from a friend that another mutual buddy accepted Christ as his Saviour. Ok, let me delve a lil' deeper about this friend of mine.

Affectionately known as Aka, he looks like just about any ah beng but totally different from those you'll find loitering in void decks, wolf-whistling at girls. With his unique hairstyle, he is quite hard to miss in school. But he is exceptionally shy, especially in front of the opposite sex. How he blush and shy away from a group of giggling girls. But I have got to give him credit for his excellent drawings and also his nimble steps to the tune of "Square Room". That's my buddy whom I got close with during our six-month industrial attachment stint with an electronics company.

Getting back to the topic, I was exuberant at the good news. Almost instantaneously, I sms him, welcoming him to the big family of Christ. And you know what, he invited to me his church. It never ever crossed my mind that he will come to know GOD, lest to extend the invitation for me to pay a visit to his church. Feeling ashamed that during my years as a Christian (still am) and us as classmates, never did I once share gospel nor get him to go to my church.

Nevertheless, I accepted the invitation. He even had his churchmates-cum-oikos group member to meet me at the pick-up location near my place. Bless Angela. She lives in Katong and took a taxi all the way to meet me. Was really thankful and grateful for this arrangement.
Angela, a very nice and friendly girl. We chatted during our journey to the church. We talked about everything under the sun, about Aka etc.

I was overwhelmed when I reached the destination, City Harvest Church. It was beautiful, as all other GOD creations. You see people (mostly youngsters) everywhere, in the foyer, bookstore, hallway waiting to enter into the main hall. But the moment came when I saw Aka. It has been years since we met up and I almost felt a tear trickling down my cheeks. Ok, I exaggerated a lil' but what I want to emphasize that he is my FIRST friend who came to know GOD, who is standing humbly before GOD, and now a brother-in-Christ. My happiness was beyond words can describe.

Truly was an eye-opener for me. The interior looks like a mini indoor stadium we had at Kallang. Lightings, several camera doing the filming, big screen for the lyrics. Akin to watching a concert, they even had their own live band and choir. After a short prayers, it exploded into a strings of praise and worship. Pastor Kong was the speaker for the day, sharing about having Jesus as a foundation of your life and dreams. I really enjoyed myself and had this strong desire to come back to GOD. I was highly motivated, inspired and touched that Aka has accepted Christ. It made me look back into my life. I yearned to be back, in the arms of the Lord.

Angela told me, even GOD did not forsake the prodigal son. I just need to make that one step, that is to be committed to church, committed to reading the bible and of course committed to GOD, himself.

What I want to say is, GOD works in the most miraculous ways and at the timing when you least expected it. GOD is great! Amen.

New Year, New Outlook

Happy New Year!! Extremely excited about 2005 and it has been a peaceful 1st week so far. There will be major changes...one of them is my blog! Yes, I have change to a new blog skin. I had the previous one for quite some time so I thought, I'll give it a fresher look to welcome the new year. So much for the blabbering, but that's all for now folks!! Look at the time, I need to catch some ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz *yawn*