Recap– Bye 2011. A New Perspective in 2012

Not very often can I look back on a year and say, “Wow that was an awesome year.” 2011 was packed with so much, flying by so fast that I hardly know where to start! There are a lot of things that the church accomplished in 2011 that I’m really excited of and want to carry forward in this year 2012. My new year will be happy because this is true:

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8).

I realized I have grown a lot in 2011. 2011 was really a good year and will definitely go down in the record books as a crazy roller coaster! It all started with a carry forward from 2010. I was wrestling with a lot of things spiritually that were induced by humanly words in 2010. Plus with what happened to my family (the in-laws), my attitude towards all of these have been pretty negative even to the point of panic and complete anxiety. However, for some reasons it didn’t really cause me to fall into the valley of death. Haha… I actually felt peace that surpasses all understanding, and I know inside that God is in control. In dealing with any change, we usually feel anxious and worrisome, not knowing what’s to come. But God is teaching me that although we don’t know why certain things happen, God knows fully well, and we only waste time and energy worrying about it! Thanks for this verse, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.” (Philippians 4:6)

Came to 2011, on April 7, there was an extraordinary outpouring of the Holy Spirit in my church. Even new believers were experiencing glory encounters, dreams and visions, signs and wonders. There are things which I can’t explain how it has taken place. For what had happened to me at that moment, I was totally overwhelmed and immediately surrendered my whole life to Him again. I just want to flow and walk in His Spirit again. One of the days, I was badly down with fever until I couldn’t control my mind and body. I lay on the home sofa and took a nap. I had a dream. I dreamt of a man, who called himself, Paul, visited our church. That time, I asked him, “What do you want, what can I do for you?” He answered, “Nothing, I just come to bless your church”. Then, I woke up. At first, I didn’t put it into concern because I was still very sick and headache that time. After some time of praying to get the meaning of the dream, God urged me to read the entire book of Acts. Acts is about the Holy Spirit empowering His people to be His witnesses. You know, actually the book of Acts is an unfinished book? It has never been completed or suddenly ends. Luke never wrote an ending to this book, he left it there. He never gets back to it, because, of course, the Holy Spirit intended it to be unfinished; it is still being written. The book of Acts is the book recording the things which Jesus began to do and to teach. So, is He through yet? No, definitely. He is still working until today. After I re-read this book, it gave me new challenges, it blessed and encouraged me. It makes us want to cast ourselves anew upon God’s unmerited grace in coming years ahead…

So, let’s keep pressing on towards the prize God prepares!

God bless

Astonishing Love

This morning, the moment I opened eyes while was still lying on bed, You’re the first thing I saw. While my vision still blurred, I felt Your presence over me. First statement I said to You neither a greeting “good morning”, nor “Hi”. But, “You’re incredible, crazy to me”, I said.
This is how I had a conversation with Him started today. And for the rest of the day, He never stops appearing in front of me, standing beside me while brushing teeth, hanging clothes, drinking water. Every corner of house I walk, He just like to sharing, telling, recalling even putting some images into my mind. I also been enjoying of His presence. Dad, everything that You have done to me all the while, I know deep down of my heart very well. You’re showing love and concern to me, even don’t want to see me make the same mistake again and again. You’re sharing Your big vision and want me to join, work together with You. You’re guiding me step by step, day by day. I know all of these…(smiling). Dad, thanks and I love you…
Friends, or whoever is reading this post, have you ever thinking about this body we’re living in right now? What I mean is, we are created with full of feeling. Imagine the feeling when you get your first love, probably you will just want to squeeze someone, telling him/her every feeling rolling inside you. Or the feeling that you’re getting any relationship, for me is with my first born son, Matthias. When I hug him, you know, is like that I got all kind of emotion inside and I just want to squeeze it to death, screaming out how much I love him. I just crazy of it but do you know what’s it about? That’s point of God; amazing thing which God can creates. He wants to show us His amazing love and all of His emotion feeling toward us, just like how our parents love us or how we love our children.
Day in and day out, don’t you think that we are in the monotony of life; study, career, family, friends, self help books, money, house, cars and etc. Most of us are just simply trying to live a “normal life”. But friends, have you ever found yourself wondering whether or not the goal of life should be normalcy? Have ever thinking about the ultimate purpose of living? The Bible says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). This is an amazing truth! He at first created us in His OWN image, then He sent his beloved son, Jesus Christ to save us. How worthy I am?! Or how worthy you are?! Neither both. I used to think and tell God that I am not worthy for His perfect love. So, please leave me alone. I had rejected Him. In spite of that, He never gives me up. When I was trap into deep down of pit, He saved me. Such a selfless, incredible love!!! And I tell myself that I will never ever letting go this amazing love out of my life again.