miracles.
It's me. again. Am I the only using this blog? anyway, whatever it is... if this is read, then so be it. If not, then too bad :P
Many a miracle we see and hear about.
Each day, every passing moment is a miracle in itself.
Yet we just don't notice, what is a miracle?
Is it a prayer answered? A dream fufilled? A wish granted? Things that you long and hope for, finally realised?
Doesn't matter anyway.
I was in church last week, and I looked at the weekly church brochure/bulletin-like thing that they handed to me as I went in... The miracle service.
As usual, they talked about the same old stuff... this person got their healing.. blah blah. (they keep using the same people, same testimonials...) After a year, it really gets me wondering, aren't there other testimonies that they could share?
That very same day, the pastor talked about the miracle service. He said that the miracle service is one of the least held service in churches (around the world?). Well, that struck me. That was just about the only thing that I remember now after almost a whole week...
What about the miracle service? I don't know. The pastor urged us all to attend the miracle service on a regular basis. Because that is when God moves. That is when all come together and pray... for healing... all coming with expectations... and you can really see the results... some of the testimonials shared at the end of the service just make me feel so. AMAZED.
The last time I went for one of those services was a couple of years ago...
Today, I just read another testimonial. Not from someone I know personally. Just randomly surfing the net when I came across this:
http://www.memphiswest.com/jodie/index.html
And then I thought, is it only in times of sickness that people come closer to God, or even know him at that point? For me, it hits me like a hammer on the nail. It's something close to heart. Because it is through illness, that I have realised how vulnerable we are, and realise God's greatness and his awesome power... and it is in this, that I have learnt to value life more and more each day, despite it's trials and all the worries and problems.
I know it hasn't exactly been the greatest day of the year (16th December 2005) to have received Trinity Foundation Studies results early in the morning.. and for some, to have stayed up till 4am (or wake up at 4am) to go online and grab a hold of disappointment.
But all I want to say is that: much as everyone looks at results, grades, marks, all the numbers and letters that seem so insignificant, yet they bear so much weight... that's not everything there is to life.
Life is so much more. There's so much more to live for, especially when we are placing God first in all that we do. There's nothing better than having that feeling... to be able to cling on to a hope that many in the world do not see. It gives me a sense of joy to think that there's always someone who cares for me in this world, no matter who I am in this world.
This year has been a tough year. The years after may not promise anything better, but even as the year draws near the end, I will never forget what Pastor Matt said about 'not winding down at the end of the year, but continue to look forward and start believing greater things for next year'.
It's not easy for one who is disappointed, because of all the limitations and the pains in this world... all the worries, all the troubles. But choose instead, cast your cares upon the Lord, because He cares for you.
After all, He's all you're living for, right?
Basically, to sum it all up:
Keep praying for that miracle that you want, because I believe that a miracle in the world's eyes is really just another simple thing in God's eyes.
What's impossible can become a reality.
Even I am struggling to believe in my miracles.
If anyone has a prayer request, just post it here or send an email...
p.s. Jane actually suggested sending her all our prayer requests... and I think we've all forgotten about that?
Many a miracle we see and hear about.
Each day, every passing moment is a miracle in itself.
Yet we just don't notice, what is a miracle?
Is it a prayer answered? A dream fufilled? A wish granted? Things that you long and hope for, finally realised?
Doesn't matter anyway.
I was in church last week, and I looked at the weekly church brochure/bulletin-like thing that they handed to me as I went in... The miracle service.
As usual, they talked about the same old stuff... this person got their healing.. blah blah. (they keep using the same people, same testimonials...) After a year, it really gets me wondering, aren't there other testimonies that they could share?
That very same day, the pastor talked about the miracle service. He said that the miracle service is one of the least held service in churches (around the world?). Well, that struck me. That was just about the only thing that I remember now after almost a whole week...
What about the miracle service? I don't know. The pastor urged us all to attend the miracle service on a regular basis. Because that is when God moves. That is when all come together and pray... for healing... all coming with expectations... and you can really see the results... some of the testimonials shared at the end of the service just make me feel so. AMAZED.
The last time I went for one of those services was a couple of years ago...
Today, I just read another testimonial. Not from someone I know personally. Just randomly surfing the net when I came across this:
http://www.memphiswest.com/jodie/index.html
And then I thought, is it only in times of sickness that people come closer to God, or even know him at that point? For me, it hits me like a hammer on the nail. It's something close to heart. Because it is through illness, that I have realised how vulnerable we are, and realise God's greatness and his awesome power... and it is in this, that I have learnt to value life more and more each day, despite it's trials and all the worries and problems.
I know it hasn't exactly been the greatest day of the year (16th December 2005) to have received Trinity Foundation Studies results early in the morning.. and for some, to have stayed up till 4am (or wake up at 4am) to go online and grab a hold of disappointment.
But all I want to say is that: much as everyone looks at results, grades, marks, all the numbers and letters that seem so insignificant, yet they bear so much weight... that's not everything there is to life.
Life is so much more. There's so much more to live for, especially when we are placing God first in all that we do. There's nothing better than having that feeling... to be able to cling on to a hope that many in the world do not see. It gives me a sense of joy to think that there's always someone who cares for me in this world, no matter who I am in this world.
This year has been a tough year. The years after may not promise anything better, but even as the year draws near the end, I will never forget what Pastor Matt said about 'not winding down at the end of the year, but continue to look forward and start believing greater things for next year'.
It's not easy for one who is disappointed, because of all the limitations and the pains in this world... all the worries, all the troubles. But choose instead, cast your cares upon the Lord, because He cares for you.
After all, He's all you're living for, right?
Basically, to sum it all up:
Keep praying for that miracle that you want, because I believe that a miracle in the world's eyes is really just another simple thing in God's eyes.
What's impossible can become a reality.
Even I am struggling to believe in my miracles.
If anyone has a prayer request, just post it here or send an email...
p.s. Jane actually suggested sending her all our prayer requests... and I think we've all forgotten about that?
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