Psalm 19:14, "14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer."
Psalm 139:23-24, "23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting."
This happened around four years ago. I remembered sharing with a fellow church member how I could sometimes react very angrily towards my girl friend over small incidents. He told me that he behaved in similar manner too but he went further to briefly narrate how he recently threw a pizza that his wife bought for him onto the floor and messed up the whole kitchen because he told her he wanted to have home cooked food initially. Although I did not show it, I was thinking how he, being a Christian, could react in such a manner that was so aggressive. I thought he had over reacted. I thought he could have represented Jesus better, since his wife was a pre believer. Nevertheless, I did not really give much thought to this incident after our conversation.
A few weeks later, we happened to meet up and we began to chat. From our conversation, he started to share with me that he was experiencing a period of very difficult time for the past few months. He told me that a few months back, he had accidentally caught explicit photos and videos of his wife and her business partner in his wife’s mobile phone. This business partner happened to be someone he knew as well. God actually led him to this discovery which had been apparently been going on for some time. He was struggling to forgive her while contemplating thoughts of divorcing her. He was going through a period of emotional turmoil.
I was shocked. I was also convicted then and there.
God gave me the privilege to lend a hearing ear to my friend but God also brought me to my remembrance the time I had judged my friend regarding the pizza incident. God asked me what I would have done if I was in his shoes. I confessed to God that with that kind of emotional stress, I might have committed a terrible crime in a fit of anger. I asked God for forgiveness. This lesson taught me never to judge a person’s heart or actions again. You never know what that person might be going through in his/ her life. God corrects in creative ways.
Anonymous
Monday, August 31, 2009
Experiencing the joy of the Lord that comes from evangelizing
Luke 15:10, “10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Recently, I received a SMS message at around 1 plus in the morning. I just about to sleep at that time and thought who could have messaged me at this time of the night. It turned out that it was from one of my group members. She was overjoyed from being able to share the gospel with one of her colleagues so much so that she could not contain the joy and must share it with someone else. Hence she decided to share the good news with me because I had been sharing with her my joy in this area too. The supernatural joy of the Lord bubbles up in us whenever we share the gospel.
I also recalled not too long ago, I had the opportunity to share the gospel with a friend of mine. I was so engrossed with sharing my life changing experience and the wonderful news of Jesus to him that I was not aware that time had passed by so fast. Thank God that he received his salvation then and there. When I left his place to pick up my car, I could vaguely see a piece of paper being placed on my windscreen. Upon closer look, it turned out to be a parking summon which I was fined for overstaying at the parking lot. Nevertheless, I was too overjoyed to bother about the fine. Even if it was a heavier fine, I would have gladly paid for it because the joy from the time spent sharing the gospel far exceeds the monetary loss that I experienced. Again this was the joy of the Lord in demonstration.
JY
Recently, I received a SMS message at around 1 plus in the morning. I just about to sleep at that time and thought who could have messaged me at this time of the night. It turned out that it was from one of my group members. She was overjoyed from being able to share the gospel with one of her colleagues so much so that she could not contain the joy and must share it with someone else. Hence she decided to share the good news with me because I had been sharing with her my joy in this area too. The supernatural joy of the Lord bubbles up in us whenever we share the gospel.
I also recalled not too long ago, I had the opportunity to share the gospel with a friend of mine. I was so engrossed with sharing my life changing experience and the wonderful news of Jesus to him that I was not aware that time had passed by so fast. Thank God that he received his salvation then and there. When I left his place to pick up my car, I could vaguely see a piece of paper being placed on my windscreen. Upon closer look, it turned out to be a parking summon which I was fined for overstaying at the parking lot. Nevertheless, I was too overjoyed to bother about the fine. Even if it was a heavier fine, I would have gladly paid for it because the joy from the time spent sharing the gospel far exceeds the monetary loss that I experienced. Again this was the joy of the Lord in demonstration.
JY
God supernaturally provided my monthly allowances and ease my workload
Matthew 11:28-29 (New King James Version)
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
The past week had been a tough week for me - whether it was the work in school or my financial status. Everything seemed to happen in that week. Just thinking of all these problems dampened my attitude and mood.
For school work, it was the final week for my projects; I had to hand it up that week. A lot of things had to be done and yet at the same time I had to prepare for my presentation. On Tuesday, I woke up feeling stressful at the start of the day due to work and financial issues. However, God brought a song to my remembrance, last Sunday we heard a new song called "Today is the day". I repeated this sentence in my heart saying that, "This is the day that the Lord has made, therefore I will rejoice and be glad in it." With peace in my heart, I walked towards a small corner in my room, looked up to the sky and I said, "God, you made this beautiful day for all of us. Each of us will have a beautiful day to begin with in our lives. Therefore, I believed that things will happen today and I am able to experience You for You have not created your children to suffer. You know what I am going through, and therefore, give me the revelation, the wisdom and the knowledge that I need to fulfill this day. All these things, I pray in Jesus name."
Next, an amazing thing happened, (it might sound shocking but it is the truth), once I opened the door, my mother came to me immediately and said, "Yesterday I went out with my sisters and they gave me some money, at the same time, your brother also got his year end bonus, therefore, I am giving you XXX amount of money." And this allowed me to survive at least for a week with my girlfriend. I cannot thank God enough to have my prayers answered within a split of a second.
Later that day, upon reaching my school, to my amazement, I managed to solve all the errors in my projects with my teammates with much greater ease compared to last week.
Seriously, sometimes we are depending too much on our own strength and neglected the power of our Almighty God. He is there for a reason. He is there to help us. Therefore, I will remind myself to be more conscious of His presence, in order to connect myself to Him who blesses all of us. Praise God!
Gary
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
The past week had been a tough week for me - whether it was the work in school or my financial status. Everything seemed to happen in that week. Just thinking of all these problems dampened my attitude and mood.
For school work, it was the final week for my projects; I had to hand it up that week. A lot of things had to be done and yet at the same time I had to prepare for my presentation. On Tuesday, I woke up feeling stressful at the start of the day due to work and financial issues. However, God brought a song to my remembrance, last Sunday we heard a new song called "Today is the day". I repeated this sentence in my heart saying that, "This is the day that the Lord has made, therefore I will rejoice and be glad in it." With peace in my heart, I walked towards a small corner in my room, looked up to the sky and I said, "God, you made this beautiful day for all of us. Each of us will have a beautiful day to begin with in our lives. Therefore, I believed that things will happen today and I am able to experience You for You have not created your children to suffer. You know what I am going through, and therefore, give me the revelation, the wisdom and the knowledge that I need to fulfill this day. All these things, I pray in Jesus name."
Next, an amazing thing happened, (it might sound shocking but it is the truth), once I opened the door, my mother came to me immediately and said, "Yesterday I went out with my sisters and they gave me some money, at the same time, your brother also got his year end bonus, therefore, I am giving you XXX amount of money." And this allowed me to survive at least for a week with my girlfriend. I cannot thank God enough to have my prayers answered within a split of a second.
Later that day, upon reaching my school, to my amazement, I managed to solve all the errors in my projects with my teammates with much greater ease compared to last week.
Seriously, sometimes we are depending too much on our own strength and neglected the power of our Almighty God. He is there for a reason. He is there to help us. Therefore, I will remind myself to be more conscious of His presence, in order to connect myself to Him who blesses all of us. Praise God!
Gary
God healed me of my flu
Isaiah 54:17, "17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper ..."
I was showing symptoms of flu two days ago. I was suffering from a running nose, a slight sore throat and my right nostril was blocked. Initially, I thought it was due to my lack of sleep; hence I did not see a doctor. Instead I drank loads of water and slept early, hoping that I will recover the next day. However, when I woke up in the morning, I continued to have the same symptoms and now with a little phlegm in my throat. I began to pray for healing and I kept praising God. I ate a flu medicine too. Slowly, I felt the healing working in me and I continued to praise Him. By late afternoon, I have fully recovered from my flu, even the phlegm was gone! Now I can fully concentrate on completing my projects and prepare for exams.
Thank God for His healing. God is our Healer.
Anonymous
I was showing symptoms of flu two days ago. I was suffering from a running nose, a slight sore throat and my right nostril was blocked. Initially, I thought it was due to my lack of sleep; hence I did not see a doctor. Instead I drank loads of water and slept early, hoping that I will recover the next day. However, when I woke up in the morning, I continued to have the same symptoms and now with a little phlegm in my throat. I began to pray for healing and I kept praising God. I ate a flu medicine too. Slowly, I felt the healing working in me and I continued to praise Him. By late afternoon, I have fully recovered from my flu, even the phlegm was gone! Now I can fully concentrate on completing my projects and prepare for exams.
Thank God for His healing. God is our Healer.
Anonymous
An ex gangster shared his life changing experience with me when I was a pre believer
Romans 2:4, “4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?”
That day I managed to share my life changing story to one of my Malay colleague. It all started with some casual conversations between us while he was waiting outside my room to meet another colleague sitting in the room next to mine. He jokingly asked me whether I am happy. I replied him saying I am not only happy but also joyful. He corrected me saying happy and joyful meant the same thing but I told him happy depends on feelings and situations while joy is something that is consistent even in the face of trials and tribulations. I then started to explain how God came into my life and how I changed after being a Christian.
I was extremely careful with what I was sharing due to the sensitivity of our religion differences but I was also aware that when I share my life changing testimony, it is something non threatening and non debatable, as compared to theories and philosophy.
I thanked God for this opportunity to reach out to my colleague. This incident also brought to my remembrance how a Christian brother shared his life story in the same manner 10 years ago when I was still a pre believer.
Back then, I was working as a part time Sony sales promoter at SAFE superstore in Bishan Junction 8. During one of the work days, I happened to have lunch with another sales promoter working at the same outlet. At that time, I was not aware he was a Christian. We started to make casual conversation to find out a little more about each other over lunch. It was then when he started to share his life testimony with me. He told me how he used to participate in gang fights, drug parties in hotels behind closed doors, stealing etc. Then one day, God touched his heart during one of the evangelistic outreach at the Indoor Stadium which he attended. He told me at that point onwards, God began to change his life for the better. That night when he got home, the first thing he did was to look for his mother. When he saw her, he cried sorrowfully and hugged his bewildered mother, He then sincerely asked for her forgiveness for all the trouble and worries he had brought onto her for the past few years. His mother was shocked by her rebellious son’s actions but she being touched by her son’s repentance, started to shed tears of joy as well.
I was taken aback by this sales promoter story. I thought he was sharing something very personal with me and I could sense the joy in his tone as he narrates his story with sincerity. Most importantly, I was not a Christian then and I was not able to comprehend how he could turn over a new leaf in such a supernatural manner. I knew there was something good coming out of his life after he accepted Christ. His testimony started to get me pondering about this mysterious force and the reality of Jesus in this world. Somehow I know in my heart that there was something very special about this particular encounter with my colleague.
Years later, after becoming a Christian and learning more about God, I believed he was speaking to me under the anointing of the Holy Spirit during that time. God has used his testimony to catch my attention. I know my colleague had played a pivotal role in watering into my life. From this experience, I have also started to faithfully sow and water seeds of righteousness into other people’s life; desiring them to be touched by God in a supernatural way too. Praise God.
Steve
That day I managed to share my life changing story to one of my Malay colleague. It all started with some casual conversations between us while he was waiting outside my room to meet another colleague sitting in the room next to mine. He jokingly asked me whether I am happy. I replied him saying I am not only happy but also joyful. He corrected me saying happy and joyful meant the same thing but I told him happy depends on feelings and situations while joy is something that is consistent even in the face of trials and tribulations. I then started to explain how God came into my life and how I changed after being a Christian.
I was extremely careful with what I was sharing due to the sensitivity of our religion differences but I was also aware that when I share my life changing testimony, it is something non threatening and non debatable, as compared to theories and philosophy.
I thanked God for this opportunity to reach out to my colleague. This incident also brought to my remembrance how a Christian brother shared his life story in the same manner 10 years ago when I was still a pre believer.
Back then, I was working as a part time Sony sales promoter at SAFE superstore in Bishan Junction 8. During one of the work days, I happened to have lunch with another sales promoter working at the same outlet. At that time, I was not aware he was a Christian. We started to make casual conversation to find out a little more about each other over lunch. It was then when he started to share his life testimony with me. He told me how he used to participate in gang fights, drug parties in hotels behind closed doors, stealing etc. Then one day, God touched his heart during one of the evangelistic outreach at the Indoor Stadium which he attended. He told me at that point onwards, God began to change his life for the better. That night when he got home, the first thing he did was to look for his mother. When he saw her, he cried sorrowfully and hugged his bewildered mother, He then sincerely asked for her forgiveness for all the trouble and worries he had brought onto her for the past few years. His mother was shocked by her rebellious son’s actions but she being touched by her son’s repentance, started to shed tears of joy as well.
I was taken aback by this sales promoter story. I thought he was sharing something very personal with me and I could sense the joy in his tone as he narrates his story with sincerity. Most importantly, I was not a Christian then and I was not able to comprehend how he could turn over a new leaf in such a supernatural manner. I knew there was something good coming out of his life after he accepted Christ. His testimony started to get me pondering about this mysterious force and the reality of Jesus in this world. Somehow I know in my heart that there was something very special about this particular encounter with my colleague.
Years later, after becoming a Christian and learning more about God, I believed he was speaking to me under the anointing of the Holy Spirit during that time. God has used his testimony to catch my attention. I know my colleague had played a pivotal role in watering into my life. From this experience, I have also started to faithfully sow and water seeds of righteousness into other people’s life; desiring them to be touched by God in a supernatural way too. Praise God.
Steve
My challenges in stepping out to receive the healing of God
This is a continuation of the healing testimony that I have written earlier: I received healing on my skin after months of skin irritation. There is something more which I have learnt from this experience. I believe every time a person decides to obey or step out of his comfort zone for God; be it for personal blessing or doing the works of God, he will grow in the knowledge of God as a result of his act of obedience.
As I was contemplating in my heart to step out to the front of the church to receive my healing that Sunday if my pastor asked for the sick to step out, there were thoughts that were discouraging me to do that; even as I was worshipping the Lord at the start of the church service with the expectations of receiving the healing later. Thoughts like: “If I step out, would people start to think why I had such a big problem that I need to be prayed over by the pastor? What was so grave that I couldn’t solve it myself? What if I was the only one to step out?”
Being a leader in church, thoughts even crept in like, “What if the church members think: “How could a leader step out to receive healing? Shouldn’t he be qualified enough to believe for healing? Is he qualified to even lead then?”
They could be my thoughts or they could be thoughts put into my mind by the devil. Regardless of the source, they were clearly trying to prevent me from receiving God’s best. Looking back, such thoughts might not be what people really think after all. However I could recognize the resistance of the flesh as I was contemplating.
Then when I have decided in my heart to step out to receive my healing, other thoughts started coming in, “What if nothing happens? What if the pastors prayed so fervently and I do not see any effect? What if I did not fall under the power of God? What if I really did fall and how long should I lie down? Would I look stupid” Again, I think all these thoughts revolve around human performance. These thoughts are not Christ driven.
2 Corinthians 10:5, “5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,”
My desire was pure and I just want to get healed. I asked myself if getting healed is more important than my pride in not surrendering to God and stepping out of the crowd. The answer was yes. As a leader, I thought I should even set an example to show my members, especially the younger Christians that it was perfectly fine to step out to receive things of God through Pastor’s laying of hands; because I knew some of the members might feel shy in this area given our culture. To lead by example was a secondary part of my intention of stepping out as well.
As Pastor Amos puts it, humility is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength. Surrendering to God brings blessing. In this case, I gave up my pride to receive my healing. Thank you Jesus.
Steve
As I was contemplating in my heart to step out to the front of the church to receive my healing that Sunday if my pastor asked for the sick to step out, there were thoughts that were discouraging me to do that; even as I was worshipping the Lord at the start of the church service with the expectations of receiving the healing later. Thoughts like: “If I step out, would people start to think why I had such a big problem that I need to be prayed over by the pastor? What was so grave that I couldn’t solve it myself? What if I was the only one to step out?”
Being a leader in church, thoughts even crept in like, “What if the church members think: “How could a leader step out to receive healing? Shouldn’t he be qualified enough to believe for healing? Is he qualified to even lead then?”
They could be my thoughts or they could be thoughts put into my mind by the devil. Regardless of the source, they were clearly trying to prevent me from receiving God’s best. Looking back, such thoughts might not be what people really think after all. However I could recognize the resistance of the flesh as I was contemplating.
Then when I have decided in my heart to step out to receive my healing, other thoughts started coming in, “What if nothing happens? What if the pastors prayed so fervently and I do not see any effect? What if I did not fall under the power of God? What if I really did fall and how long should I lie down? Would I look stupid” Again, I think all these thoughts revolve around human performance. These thoughts are not Christ driven.
2 Corinthians 10:5, “5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,”
My desire was pure and I just want to get healed. I asked myself if getting healed is more important than my pride in not surrendering to God and stepping out of the crowd. The answer was yes. As a leader, I thought I should even set an example to show my members, especially the younger Christians that it was perfectly fine to step out to receive things of God through Pastor’s laying of hands; because I knew some of the members might feel shy in this area given our culture. To lead by example was a secondary part of my intention of stepping out as well.
As Pastor Amos puts it, humility is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength. Surrendering to God brings blessing. In this case, I gave up my pride to receive my healing. Thank you Jesus.
Steve
I received healing on my skin after months of skin irritation
Isaiah 53:4-5, “4 Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”
I have a problem with skin irritation when I was very young. It was very bad because I would keep scratching myself and my skin would turn very raw. However this problem went away when I sort of grew out of it around the age of 18 years old. On and off, I might still have this problem coming back but it is easily cured after applying some medicine. Recently, after many years later, this skin problem came back. This time, I tried to apply medicine and even changed my body foam but it just got worse and worse over a period of a few months.
Initially I refused to see the doctor and kept believing that God could heal me even though my wife kept asking me to seek medical advice. At that point in time, the degree of faith in God that I had in this particular area was not strong. Mainly because I thought this skin problem would soon go away given time and after all I have lived with it for most part of my younger days. I kept telling my wife it is ok and not to worry so much.
However recently, I realized that my body got so itchy that I kept scratching myself. Sometimes the itch was so bad that I would even scratch myself out of sleep. Sleeping under air conditioning also does not really help much. Not only did I disturb my wife’s sleep, my bed sheet was stained with blood here and there due to broken skin. Finally I recognized the seriousness of the condition and decided to see the doctor.
The doctor looked at me, gave me a pack of oral medication told me to monitor my situation. If it got bad, he would refer my to the dermatologists and take my skin sample for analysis. When I asked for medicine to apply on my body, he said there is no point since I would use up the tube in a few short days due to the amount of body area to apply.
I remembered that I saw the doctor on a Saturday and that was when I took the first dose of medication. That night, that itch was one of the worst I have experienced so far, I kept waking up many times in the night from scratching. This was when I told myself, “This is it. It has gone over the limit. I am very sick of scratching all day long and all night long and I want to sleep well at night again. I now truly want this skin problem to be solved and I do not want to spend any more unnecessary money to see a skin specialist or to get my skin samples analyzed.”
The following morning, I knew Pastor Amos would be praying for the sick during the service. That morning, I went church with the full intention of allowing him to pray over me if he calls for the sick to be prayed over as well as with the expectation that my skin will be healed and that I would not scratch anymore at night. Two things I clearly knew were, firstly it was God’s desire for His children to walk in divine health as it was written in the bible. Secondly my pastors’ hearts were pure and their faith in the area of healing was strong. God would surely give them the anointing to pray over the sick.
James 5:14-15, “14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”
With that in mind, I am expecting God to show up.
When the church service started, we sang a new song, “Today is the day!” I sang my heart out as if today will be the day I will receive my healing. I sang my heart out as if today is the day I no longer scratches at night. I desired badly to be healed and I expect healing to take place. Towards the end of the church service, Pastor Amos asked for people who wanted healing to step out. I walked out immediately with my eyes closed and my hands slightly lifted, waiting for Pastor Amos and Pastor Oon to pray over me. They laid hands over me and I fell down naturally. As I lie on the ground, I felt good and I knew that I have received something in me, something spiritual has happened. It was not long before I stood up again and returned to my seat.
Although when I looked at my skin and the problem was still there. I believed my skin will heal rapidly moving forward. That very same night, I went to sleep with the confidence that I would not scratch myself up anymore. True enough it came to pass. I continued my medication and my skin is healing rapidly. Even days after that, I still enjoyed my sleep. When I find myself starting to scratch a little again, I would confess “By the stripes of Jesus, I am healed” and I would thank God for the healing he has done for me. Each time I do that, the itch stopped. Praise God and a big thank you to You, Jesus!
Steve
I have a problem with skin irritation when I was very young. It was very bad because I would keep scratching myself and my skin would turn very raw. However this problem went away when I sort of grew out of it around the age of 18 years old. On and off, I might still have this problem coming back but it is easily cured after applying some medicine. Recently, after many years later, this skin problem came back. This time, I tried to apply medicine and even changed my body foam but it just got worse and worse over a period of a few months.
Initially I refused to see the doctor and kept believing that God could heal me even though my wife kept asking me to seek medical advice. At that point in time, the degree of faith in God that I had in this particular area was not strong. Mainly because I thought this skin problem would soon go away given time and after all I have lived with it for most part of my younger days. I kept telling my wife it is ok and not to worry so much.
However recently, I realized that my body got so itchy that I kept scratching myself. Sometimes the itch was so bad that I would even scratch myself out of sleep. Sleeping under air conditioning also does not really help much. Not only did I disturb my wife’s sleep, my bed sheet was stained with blood here and there due to broken skin. Finally I recognized the seriousness of the condition and decided to see the doctor.
The doctor looked at me, gave me a pack of oral medication told me to monitor my situation. If it got bad, he would refer my to the dermatologists and take my skin sample for analysis. When I asked for medicine to apply on my body, he said there is no point since I would use up the tube in a few short days due to the amount of body area to apply.
I remembered that I saw the doctor on a Saturday and that was when I took the first dose of medication. That night, that itch was one of the worst I have experienced so far, I kept waking up many times in the night from scratching. This was when I told myself, “This is it. It has gone over the limit. I am very sick of scratching all day long and all night long and I want to sleep well at night again. I now truly want this skin problem to be solved and I do not want to spend any more unnecessary money to see a skin specialist or to get my skin samples analyzed.”
The following morning, I knew Pastor Amos would be praying for the sick during the service. That morning, I went church with the full intention of allowing him to pray over me if he calls for the sick to be prayed over as well as with the expectation that my skin will be healed and that I would not scratch anymore at night. Two things I clearly knew were, firstly it was God’s desire for His children to walk in divine health as it was written in the bible. Secondly my pastors’ hearts were pure and their faith in the area of healing was strong. God would surely give them the anointing to pray over the sick.
James 5:14-15, “14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”
With that in mind, I am expecting God to show up.
When the church service started, we sang a new song, “Today is the day!” I sang my heart out as if today will be the day I will receive my healing. I sang my heart out as if today is the day I no longer scratches at night. I desired badly to be healed and I expect healing to take place. Towards the end of the church service, Pastor Amos asked for people who wanted healing to step out. I walked out immediately with my eyes closed and my hands slightly lifted, waiting for Pastor Amos and Pastor Oon to pray over me. They laid hands over me and I fell down naturally. As I lie on the ground, I felt good and I knew that I have received something in me, something spiritual has happened. It was not long before I stood up again and returned to my seat.
Although when I looked at my skin and the problem was still there. I believed my skin will heal rapidly moving forward. That very same night, I went to sleep with the confidence that I would not scratch myself up anymore. True enough it came to pass. I continued my medication and my skin is healing rapidly. Even days after that, I still enjoyed my sleep. When I find myself starting to scratch a little again, I would confess “By the stripes of Jesus, I am healed” and I would thank God for the healing he has done for me. Each time I do that, the itch stopped. Praise God and a big thank you to You, Jesus!
Steve
The joy of a new believer!
This is an exerpt from the blog from one of our newly converted members
Li Xian was salvaged on 02 August 2009 =)
many may think that its an impulsive decision; but its not. =)
The main reason 'why' - I felt comfortable.
After all that had happened for the past few years, I've decided; This, is it. =)
It's definitely a tough decision at first; But I thought, I'll just follow what my heart tells me. And, yes, this, is it.
Thank you Princess for the Bible! =)
This, would be my first entry, in my entire life, blogging, and Thanking God, for everything. Really.
*happy*
Praise God!
Li Xian was salvaged on 02 August 2009 =)
many may think that its an impulsive decision; but its not. =)
The main reason 'why' - I felt comfortable.
After all that had happened for the past few years, I've decided; This, is it. =)
It's definitely a tough decision at first; But I thought, I'll just follow what my heart tells me. And, yes, this, is it.
Thank you Princess for the Bible! =)
This, would be my first entry, in my entire life, blogging, and Thanking God, for everything. Really.
*happy*
Praise God!
I managed to share the gospel with my colleague through MSN
Isaiah 55:11, “11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
This month was supposed to the 7th Month Hungry Ghost festival accordingly to and secular beliefs. My company has organized a ritual to pray to the “ghosts” in return for peace and protection during this period of time. Being a Christian, I pointed out to my HR that I do not want to get involved. However my HR manager insisted that I must attend the prayer session even if I do not participate in it. She said that this is a company policy. Reluctantly I obeyed her instructions. Deep down in my heart, I felt sad that my colleagues are all fervently going to pray to the “ghosts” and not Jesus. Perhaps no one has shared the gospel with them.
When I got home, I gave my MSN a nickname “真的不明白” which means “Really don’t understand”. While I was surfing the net, one of my colleagues was also online and she got curious by my nickname. So she decided to ask me why I gave myself such a nickname. I told her if she has ever wondered why people would rather pray to the dead spirit and not to the living God, who can bless them instead? As the conversation continues, this topic actually led me to share the gospel with her. I was overjoyed because I have been looking for opportunities to share the gospel with my colleagues. I also referred her to His Harvest Church blog to let her read about all the blessings that our members have received.
I pray that God will eventually touch her in a way that she will come to the knowledge of God and receive Jesus as her Lord and Savior. I have released the Word of God through my mouth and I believe that Word of God that I have shared with her will deposit in her spirit somewhere and somehow for it is written:
Isaiah 55:11, “11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
Lena
This month was supposed to the 7th Month Hungry Ghost festival accordingly to and secular beliefs. My company has organized a ritual to pray to the “ghosts” in return for peace and protection during this period of time. Being a Christian, I pointed out to my HR that I do not want to get involved. However my HR manager insisted that I must attend the prayer session even if I do not participate in it. She said that this is a company policy. Reluctantly I obeyed her instructions. Deep down in my heart, I felt sad that my colleagues are all fervently going to pray to the “ghosts” and not Jesus. Perhaps no one has shared the gospel with them.
When I got home, I gave my MSN a nickname “真的不明白” which means “Really don’t understand”. While I was surfing the net, one of my colleagues was also online and she got curious by my nickname. So she decided to ask me why I gave myself such a nickname. I told her if she has ever wondered why people would rather pray to the dead spirit and not to the living God, who can bless them instead? As the conversation continues, this topic actually led me to share the gospel with her. I was overjoyed because I have been looking for opportunities to share the gospel with my colleagues. I also referred her to His Harvest Church blog to let her read about all the blessings that our members have received.
I pray that God will eventually touch her in a way that she will come to the knowledge of God and receive Jesus as her Lord and Savior. I have released the Word of God through my mouth and I believe that Word of God that I have shared with her will deposit in her spirit somewhere and somehow for it is written:
Isaiah 55:11, “11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
Lena
Saying grace over my food gave me an opportunity to share the gospel
Colossians 4:3-6, “3 meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, 4 that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak (proclaim it clearly). 5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time (make the most of every opportunity). 6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”
There are proactive and reactive evangelism. The below is an example of proactive evangelism.
I was having lunch with a new colleague of mine the other day. After the food was served, I bowed my head to say grace over my food. This colleague then asked me whether if I was a Catholic or a Christian. I said I was a Christian. Taking this as a door of opportunity, I requested her permission to share how I became a Christian six years ago. She agreed and I managed to sow some seeds into her life.
Steve
There are proactive and reactive evangelism. The below is an example of proactive evangelism.
I was having lunch with a new colleague of mine the other day. After the food was served, I bowed my head to say grace over my food. This colleague then asked me whether if I was a Catholic or a Christian. I said I was a Christian. Taking this as a door of opportunity, I requested her permission to share how I became a Christian six years ago. She agreed and I managed to sow some seeds into her life.
Steve
I was not able to explain why I became a Christian clearly
1 Peter 3:15, “15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness (gentleness) and fear (respect);”
There are proactive and reactive evangelism. The below is an example of reactive evangelism.
I remembered when I was younger in Christ, I was posed by a close friend of mine asking me why I became a Christian. This presented an excellent opportunity to share the gospel with my friend but at that point in time, I was not prepared to answer him. I was tongue tied and was not able to explain to him clearly. I gave a very vague answer and brushed the topic aside. Subsequently, I did not feel good about the way I handled the chance.
The Lord later led me to read 1 Peter 3:15 to remind me to start thinking how to relate to my friends when I was posed the similar questions again. I realized I need to spend time thinking about what and how God has blessed me and how I could convey my testimony to people around me clearly when opportunities arise again. The principle is the same as how I market my products to my customers in my secular marketing role.
Steve
There are proactive and reactive evangelism. The below is an example of reactive evangelism.
I remembered when I was younger in Christ, I was posed by a close friend of mine asking me why I became a Christian. This presented an excellent opportunity to share the gospel with my friend but at that point in time, I was not prepared to answer him. I was tongue tied and was not able to explain to him clearly. I gave a very vague answer and brushed the topic aside. Subsequently, I did not feel good about the way I handled the chance.
The Lord later led me to read 1 Peter 3:15 to remind me to start thinking how to relate to my friends when I was posed the similar questions again. I realized I need to spend time thinking about what and how God has blessed me and how I could convey my testimony to people around me clearly when opportunities arise again. The principle is the same as how I market my products to my customers in my secular marketing role.
Steve
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