first things first, today:
churchhh:D
pastor David Chua was pretty good, i should say. in case you dont know where he's from he's a youth pastor from Cornerstone. from the way he preaches it's quite obvious he was meant for the younger generation:]
anyway. the sermon was about Remebering Your Creator, which was overall rather speakable to me.
after church. headed for lunch with tabi and jo. i managed to motivate jo to hurry with his eating with ice lemon tea. haha:)
oh and. i had a little experience in which showed me how God really does hear our prayers and answers us. even if we may feel that he does not seem to hear or answer, it just takes abit of noticing to see that he had already answered. unfortunately many times people fail to see that NO and WAIT are also answers.
anyway.
so there i was, buying jo's ice lemon tea which i promised him, and i got exploring around the supermarket. it was rather big, actually, comparing from its view outside. i had some trouble finding the can drink even though i had seen some ILT cans already, but i didnt want to buy them in case jo scolded me for not buying Seasons brand ILT.
so i said, not too loudly,"dear God. please help me find that ILT can."
as i looked i saw a ILT bottle(bigger in size and more $$), but as i reached i felt that i should continue looking.
so i continued, and i came to this part where i had to either go right or left.
i heard this small voice telling me,"go left."
but i replied,"ah, anyway will still go there if i dont find it. try right also can right?"
i went right, only to find nothing. so i went left.
and there it was, just as the voice had said.
well i learnt something else too. this may just be a small experience but it has taught me quite alot.
- God DOES hear and answer our prayers
- He will always do, and help us out, no matter how small the situation is.
- sometimes obedience is critical. we need to learn to stop trusting in ourselves and our instincts and just obey God. in my case today disobedience got me taking more time than i should have if i had listened, thus making me queue in a longer queue. however, in other times the consequence may not be so light.
but God is gracious, and He will definately get you back on track if you let Him. see, God is powerful and strong, but He isnt forceful or mean. He wont slap you hard in the face or throw lightning at you for doing something stupid. He's gentle, but sometimes we just have to listen to him and obey. that is one area i find many of us, including me, need to work on badly.
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V1
Careless, I am reckless
I'm a wrong way traveling
slowly unraveling shell of a man.
Burnout, I'm so numb now
that the fires just an ember way down
in the corner of my cold, cold heart.
Lord this time, I'll make it right
here at the altar I lay my life.
Your kingdom come,
but my will was done
C
My heart is broke as I cry
like so many time before.
But my eyes are
dry before I leave the floor.
O, Lord I try (I try)
but this time Jesus how can I be sure
I will not lose my follow through,
between the altar and the door.
V2
Here at the altar,
oh my world is so black and white
how could I ever falter,
what you've shown me to be right?
Lord this time (Lord this time)
I'll make it right (I'll make it right)
Here at the altar I lay my life
Your kingdom come
but my will was done
B
I'm trying so hard,
to stop trying do hard,
just let You be who You are Lord,
who you are in me.
Jesus, I'm trying so hard
to stop trying so hard
just let You be who You are
Lord who you are in me.
casting crowns - the Altar and the Door