Just today, I was anchored back to the wonderful grace of how God works in our lives.
A lot of people know that I've been rather emotional of late, and well, that's the funny thing. I knew I had no reason to be emotional, and yet I was. I mean... life was going on smoothly, my friendships were intact and great, and I was still walking with the Lord. But WHY was I still emotional?
It took the whole of today to realise why, and make the move out of the emotional factor.
First in Quiet Time, the Lord showed me through Elijah, how his words testify that He is a man of God. Through this, the Lord affirmed me that what I have been doing and saying has shown that I am a faithful disciple of Christ. So this set hte tone for the day... God's affirmation.
Then, during prayer point worship, PS Bel gave 2 verses.. Hebrews 11:6 and Hebrews 12:1-3...
"Without faith, it is impossible to please God."
- Hebrews 11:6
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."
-Hebrews 12:1-3
- Hebrews 11:6
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."
-Hebrews 12:1-3
Well.. these two verses spoke strongly to me.. because I felt that it was a call to God to exercise my faith in Him, and to run with perseverance what He was planned for me, and to turn my eyes upon Jesus, so I will not grow weary and lose heart.
Then came service... where the songs were strong and spoke to me. Fel prayed for me, and it spoke. And the service by Pastor Caleb on overcoming our fears in the Lord, really spoke to me. Especially when Pastor Caleb started asking questions... I guess I let the tears come. I felt God comforting me, and in His presence, i felt safe... then Yuen Shun prayed for me, and so did Jin Hui.
After that... I cried on Jin Hui's shoulders, and it was quite bad I think. Wei Lin was so worried she came over, and I saw the looks on a few people's faces, and they were really shocked. PS Bel and PS Jim came over as well, and then began the biggg talk with PS Jim.
I realised through the talk with PS Jim, that subconsciously, I had lost my way with God in an area that I thought was pretty alright... I guess that in doing so, I had allowed the devil to grip my heart in that area, and turned myself into a bit of a nervous wreck, emotional, when there was really no need to.
My prayer thus became "Lord, grant me wisdom and peace to handle the situations that come my way." Because when we ask for wisdom, the Lord will give it.. and His peace will be our guide. And such, if we have these two, it is difficult for us to lose our way. It is truly by the grace of God that we can be saved, and that we can do right.
So, thank God for revelation and His divine intervention that really gets us walking right with Him. =)
Then came service... where the songs were strong and spoke to me. Fel prayed for me, and it spoke. And the service by Pastor Caleb on overcoming our fears in the Lord, really spoke to me. Especially when Pastor Caleb started asking questions... I guess I let the tears come. I felt God comforting me, and in His presence, i felt safe... then Yuen Shun prayed for me, and so did Jin Hui.
After that... I cried on Jin Hui's shoulders, and it was quite bad I think. Wei Lin was so worried she came over, and I saw the looks on a few people's faces, and they were really shocked. PS Bel and PS Jim came over as well, and then began the biggg talk with PS Jim.
I realised through the talk with PS Jim, that subconsciously, I had lost my way with God in an area that I thought was pretty alright... I guess that in doing so, I had allowed the devil to grip my heart in that area, and turned myself into a bit of a nervous wreck, emotional, when there was really no need to.
My prayer thus became "Lord, grant me wisdom and peace to handle the situations that come my way." Because when we ask for wisdom, the Lord will give it.. and His peace will be our guide. And such, if we have these two, it is difficult for us to lose our way. It is truly by the grace of God that we can be saved, and that we can do right.
So, thank God for revelation and His divine intervention that really gets us walking right with Him. =)