It's exactly 3.31pm now in Singapore and I'm blogging from Skye's house. It's been a good trip overall and I really enjoyed the food, the weather, the people, the sights and the company of course.
It's the end of the year litrally today and I thought it'll be good to put some thoughts down before the year 2007 comes by. Yesterday, I went to City Harvest with Skye. Ps Kong Hee was preaching from Mark 4, which talks about Jesus asking his disciples to cross over. I couldn't have agreed more to the fact that 2007 will be a year of crossing over, of getting up and move to a newer level in my life and my walk with Him. As Ps Kong was talking about the numbers of people in church and in the affiliate churches around the region, I was once again encouraged by the bigness of vision and dreams that can exist in real life. Ps Kong announced that a total of around 45,000 people were in church last week in a single weekend like that. That's not even in a crusade, or conference or anything like that, it was a church weekend.
So, here we are: 31 December 2006. I couldn't wait to see what's in store in 2007. I know that I want to know Him more, to love Him more to walk with Him even more closely. I want to see me stepping closer to the Destiny that He has for me. I want to see the bigness of visions coming to life. I want to be a part of that vision. God help me learn the things You want me to learn fast that I may step into Your perfect plan, Your will for my life.
In awhile, I'll be having dinner with Skye's folks at a Thai/Chinese restaurant in Sembawang, then Skye and I, we'll be heading to Marina Square to celebrate the new year. Usually I would have preferred watching it on tele or something quiet, but this year I decided to celebrate the new year in a festive mood, with the fireworks and stuff, 'cause I know that I know 2007 will not be just another year, it'll be awesome, it'll be a year of stepping up, of crossing over of soaring to greater heights than I've never done before. Thank You, Lord.
It's amazing how God works in the lives of people, how He wonderfully orchestrates every moment and everything took place exactly according to His wonderful timing. God is never too early or too late, He is always on time. But yet, according to our the limited finite human mind, we call Him late. But God knows best doesn't He? How can we even cast a fraction of our human doubt on the Creator of our souls and the One who holds our future.
Yesterday evening was an awesome evening. Skye and I had a casual meeting with an awesome man of God at Starbucks, Sunway Pyramid. We chatted for almost 3 hours, but it didn't even seem like that! Oh, as a sidenote we bumped into Boywin too, who is now working with Starbucks there. Have you ever had the feeling when you know that you know you're talking to a long lost brother, someone who seem to understand and relate to your passion, dreams and vision. Someone who owns the same DNA as you are and the moment you talk, you can feel a click happening in your spirit. I had. And yesterday night was a time when I felt like I took in a not a slight breeze but a major gust of fresh air. It almost seemed like the spirit man in me, noticed that fresh air coming in and he woke up suddenly saying "hey! this is what i've been waiting for! This is the destiny the dreams and visions that i've been wanting to tell you about, this is a man of God whom i can work with and whom we can witness the plans of God come alive right now!"
Yesterday night, we had coffee with Ps Mark of City Church KL. The stories, the tetimonies of God's faithfulness and love. The passion and dreams of thing man of God. I stand amazed. It was the moment when you sit there, but your spirit leaps and I stand in awe. Awe of God and what He can do wonderfully through a man of obedience. Such a strong testimony!
As he shared about how He heard from God can how he took the major step of faith by selling his properties and leaving his comfortable position as the pastor of Lakes Christian Centre to come here. To Malaysia, not for 3 months or 3 years but for as long as God wants Him here. He even confessed that he wants to be buried here. I mean not to be morbid or what, but you wanna talk about commitment? Here's commitment for you. As we talk about what are some of the dreams and visions that God has placed in our hearts, we leaped and jumped in excitement of what can happen in the next 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. We talked and talked and we became more excited of what God can do in this nation and in the region of Asia. As iron sharpens iron, I began to lift my eyes and my spirit to the call that God has on my life, the call has never changed, God's faithfulness has always been there. Now, it's time when we responded to that. There was a song that always move me to tears when I was back in City Church Melbourne then, it went like this:
I'm hungry for your fire I'm thirsty You're my one desire Jesus, please don't pass me by
Yes, Jesus please don't pass me by. I went home that night, had a smile on my face and I said to myself quietly "I've found home."
Last Sunday was a good day. Why? Because I bought myself an iPod Video 30GB! Woohoo! And thanks to PC Fair, it came bundled with a leather case, iPod speakers, and RM100 worth of merchandise! I'm a happy owner of an iPod now. Ahhh... and it feels good. I'll post up pictures of my little babies soon enough.
