Hope

Today someone very kind took time out to process with me my many thoughts. I believe it was a divine appointment because it stirred something in me and it gave me a ray of hope.

Haven't we all grown weary and tired - depressed and despondent - some time or another in life?

Now hope is very important because it reminds the soul that there is something ahead to look forward to, it provides the reason to press on.

Today, I speak Hope into your spirit.

Romans 8: "24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. "

So my brothers and sisters, I write to you today because I want to encourage you:
Press on and set your eyes on Jesus.

The world has a 1001 ways on how to live life, 1001 ways to do things. But there is only one way to a life in Jesus - by faith.

There is only one way to keep walking - by faith.

And how we do "activate" this faith so to speak? By singlemindedly setting our heart, our mind and our soul on Jesus - simply trust Abba Father the way a kid would.

You might stumble, you might question. You might resist and you might rebel - but I pray you will always return to asking Jesus, "What would you do?" or "Jesus, what would you like me to do." When Jesus speaks, I pray that you will obey - complete obedience.

There is Hope in Jesus because He Lives and you can face all the tomorrows in the world. Your certainty is in Jesus. So Hope strong, Live Strong - the love of Jesus never fails and He will never leave you nor abandon you.

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I wrote this yesterday but I couldn't post it. I left it as I wrote it.

Report on OPERATION 715

Hey everyone..

W.R.T. my 715 prayer... I also did it at NUS, and it reaped many unforseen benefits, with lots of grace unto the Lord.

A buzz was filling the canteen as we gathered at 700. The swarm of people gathering for Operation 715 was huge... It reminded me of a verse from the Nehemiah model that Sharon is using for NUS...

Nehemiah 4:20
"Whenever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!"

Indeed, the Lord has sounded the trumpet, and His prayer warriors have gathered for the exact purpose of serving the Lord, and to see His will be done in our college. I was all fired up, and after Pastor Yolanda prayed for us, we split into our groups, as XY mentioned: Arts, Science and Engine. So I went to the Arts group, with an eager heart, but somehow, the Lord told me "Be prepared." So I wondered, be prepared for what?

Sharon: "Daniel, you'll be the leader for the Arts group."
What? Me?
And God replied "Yes, you."

The enthusiasm went "poof" as I considered the responsibility laid upon me.
Am I capable of leading a group of 8 Christians on this prayer walk? Why me, God?
And God replied "Because you pray to me that MY WILL BE DONE. Now go."

So obediently, I led the 8 warriors on the prayer walk. I led them with anxiety in my heart, and fervently praying for the Lord to grant me strength to lead this group of His warriors on this spiritual walk, praying for guidance and direction.
Oh Lord... calm my heart down and guide me.
And God replied "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to me. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus. I AM WITH YOU."

I calmed down considerably, and managed to even joke with some of the Christians along with me. Somehow, with the peace that came, did many revelations that resulted from a peace of God and the opening of spiritual senses. So I noticed that the students in NUS will be the next batch of leaders of sectors in society. So I noticed that direction is important, especially the ones who set it. And I noticed certain areas in FASS that the Lord was heavily burdened by, and the Lord even gave me the courage to stop the prayer group, and pray about the area.
Dear Lord, open up my spiritual senses to see what You want me to see; feel what You want me to feel.
And God replied "As you have asked, so shall you receive."

We gathered back at the Deck for debriefing, and I thank God that my really good friend in FASS, ShuYan was proactive in sharing, and so helpful and endearing. From her, the sharing just flowed, and as I availed myself to be used by the Lord, I found myself drinking of His strength, and felt the wonders of being guided by Him. And when we sat in a circle facing outwards, saying the declaration prayer, God's glory shone when everyone of us were saying the prayer with the same intonation in the same places at the same time. And when we sang "Shout to the Lord", I called each member to sing with sincerity, in the way the Lord calls us to. The voices harmonised, the melody sweet, and I believe, pleasing to the Lord.
Oh Lord, accept this sacrifice of praise as your people sing with sincere hearts unto You.
And God replied "I am pleased."

With the closure of the prayer meet, I prayed over the entire group as a whole, and blessed them. As the group departed, the Lord gave me time to seek Him alone in thanksgiving, as I gave thanks for the whole experience, because indeed, the Lord is faithful, and He is good.
Dear Lord, I thank You for bringing me through this ordeal.
And God replied "I love you, my child, and ne'er will I forsake you."

Is our God wonderful? Yes, He is. He even led Shu Yan to come find me, and a time of short, but meaningful fellowship with this sister of mine who has taken 3 modules with me when we are different majors, and who I have come to cherish as a dear sister to me. It was an Operation where God called His warriors, and though we go through the valleys of Baca, He used us to make it a place of springs.

Operation 715: COMPLETED!

one voice!

I just realised how apt this song is, cos we want God to heal our land(2chron 7:14-15). and it is imperative now, that we are joined together as one for God:). God is doing a great work in our tribe, moving and shaking things! let's see what God's doing and follow Him, let's bind the tribe together in unity! I'm asking for God to infect us with a love for each other! think relationally!

Father, we ask of You this day,
Come and heal our land.
Knit our hearts together,
That Your glory might be seen in us.
Then the world will know,
That Jesus Christ is Lord

Let us be one voice that glorifies Your name.
Let us be one voice declaring that You reign.
Let us be one voice in love and harmony.
And we pray, O God, grant us unity.

Now is the time for you and I
To join our hearts in praise.
That the name of Jesus
Will be lifted high above the earth;
Then the world will know
That Jesus Christ is Lord.

715!

that was quite an encouragine fel post! i have this feeling i'm going to make 3 posts today. haha. where's the rest of you guys? wake up wake up!

715 was interesting.. i didn't know if i should do it in hall, or do it with the fellow FCBC nus people at arts canteen. i felt the peace to do it with the fc people so it was cool. i was in the midst of a project meeting, and i told them i would have to go off and come back, and it was cool with them. so i headed out and we gathered there. we split into 3 major faculties, eng, arts and science. i headed the engine group with daniel (not our dan, the other tribe dan) cos he was from material science, and off we were.. there were 7 of us! :D yays. we further split into 2, dan taking one group and me taking another, and we walked...
it was a good time getting to know the rest of the eng people yay! and it was a good time believing in God that He would give us insight.

I felt strongly that God was in NUS, and He was working hard for us. The peace to know that was cool.
I also felt that it was time for the nus people to repent of choosing to look at the ugly/beauty of things, i.e. man's judgement, instead of God's judgement. like how we complain about NUS, the structure is so cui, facilities, every we complain about, we do it in man's perspective. :) it's time to look at God's perspective.

It was cool to know that God had already went ahead before us, and He was way more passionate about the people in NUS then we are.:)

Simple sharing, but i hope it encourages you:)

haha to mich - something to update you ! :)

My 715 Prayer

I was on course and having a good time with a colleague. I remember the 715 prayer and wondered if anyone near my area would really do it. Maybe I could don't do it. But I must and should.

It was 705. I took my leave and hurried home.

Dear Lord, please bless me with someone who is doing the 715 prayer also. I hope to have company and not be alone. It would be very sad.

The traffic light seemed slow to me. It was nearly 715 if not passed the hour. My sticker! My red sticker! I clumsily pulled it out of my bag and held it in my hand - a little shy to wear it. In my other hand, I held the little red 715 booklet. The sticker began to feel limp as it melted in my sweaty palms. I stuffed it back into the red booklet - the booklet should identify me.

It was nearly dark but I could make out the 3 ladies in front of me. I saw the red booklets in their hands and thanked God for answering my prayer.

They were from the Adultnet and one actually lives in the same block as me! We broke up into pairs and me, the youth, listened to the directions from the adult. We each took ownership of a block and walked around it, praying in tongues and interceding as the Lord led. After which, we sat down to sing Amazing Grace and 2 other songs from the little red booklet.

We began to pray again, asking God for breakthrough in the different areas such as the family, the broken relationships, the children, the MP for the area, spiritual breakthroughs. And we did all this amidst the traffic that carried on around us. I prayed for the people stepping in and out of the lifts and whatever God laid on my heart. My partner from the Adultnet prayed in Mandarin and I was so inspired by what she prayed! It was as if she had access to God's heart as I listened to her covered the areas one by one. I was literally nodding in agreement to every single point she made!

My partner also prayed for me and I felt so wonderfully blessed! I think it is just the beginning of the Adultnet merging with the Youthnet. I know - it will be good.

After praying, we walked around, intending to find another block to prayer walk but found that another FCBC member was already walking around the area with his cell members. My partner's husband. Wow! FCBC was out to pray!

So my partner led me back to our block and we walked around it again. This time, it was different. I felt like crying. The more I walked, the more I began to sense the heavy heart of God for all the people in the block. I began to pray with more fervour and I was encouraged in my spirit to know I had other brothers and sisters interceding together with me to a God Almighty who will make things happen.

We ended with a closing declaration from the book and I also prayed for her.

It was a pity we had to rush off to continue our individual lives. Still, it was such a wonderful time of prayer.

What was your 715 prayer like?

Almost all of you know that I am not crazy about Facebook! One possibility is that when I view my friend's pictures, I tend to judge my life as being not as 'Happening' as theirs. One day I had enough of those silly thoughts and I decided to sit down and think what is the definition of Happening? Clubbing Pictures, Social Gathering Pictures, Holiday Pictures??? Hmmm... I am in BJ now, so if I post up alot of my overseas pictures does this mean my life is happening? Not Really ... as I feel that my life will still be empty! I saw a man on the street walking with one foot bent at a 180 degree angle, one side of his shoe was worn the reversed way from the Norm! Yet he managed to walk himself to the Market to purchase groceries! It finally hit me! - I am so fortunate to be born normal, so how can I say that my life is not happening? My Life is happening, as not only am I enjoying an overseas experience but I am also given endless possibilities to make a small difference in someone's life and be changed in the process :) Whoopie My life is going through happening changes!!




Random rambling again all thanks to the upcoming exams :(