Sunday, July 17, 2005, Sunday, July 17, 2005
Back Again - Revelations upon Revelations
hi friends,
been almost a week since i last blogged and juz got to say that was real busy in the past few days..time never seems to be enough..even time is enough..prob don't have the energy to complete all my tasks and duties...haha...
well, this was what i went through the past week..besides work during the day, attended my night classes as usual...went for combined cg meeting at bible house; combined adult cell with Pst CK...the atmosphere was awesome i tell you...although yes, after a long day's work, many adults came..not with a heart that is tired..juz wanting to cruise..but with a heart, expectant that God is going to do a mighty work once again!...was really encouraged when i saw how ADULTS actually fellowship...the genuine, heart to heart type...unlike the ones practiced by professional christians...the ones i saw were very simple, yet annoited type of fellowship...Sister evelyn lead the praise and worship together with 2 bass guitarists..and a pianist...wonderful setup!..although wasn't as sophisicated as what we have in serivce, we all had something in common; the presence and annoiting of God!
this week was Arise and Build 2005. Haaha...to tell you the truth, was pretty unsettled during the week because the amount was firstly challenging, although God was graceful enough to let me know like 1 month before hand how much to give, but i know that i won't have much to save after giving my building fund, tithe, personal expenses, hp bills etc etc...thats why was feeling kinda unsettled..you know, typical "short hand, poverty" mindset...
well, God is good and truly He is!...went to sing for s2 and s3 but its really during pw for s2 that i felt such a tangible presence of God, so thick that a knife can cut through it...just like how sis valerie described it as...God spoke to me and i believed many other choir members too..and He said
"Glenn, the amount that i want you to give, if you are faithful and obedient to give, i will give you back the exact amount as your pay raise"
Immediately, i was shocked, stunned, almost though i died..hahaha..was so touched that tears begin to flow down like streams of living water down my cheeks, mucus started to clog up in my nose...and i cried like never before...wow wow...its really true that He is real, sometimes due to our rebellious heart inside of us, we've never been able to enter the supernatural abundance that God has prepared for us...i am believing God, by faith that His promise is going to come to past!
I know and i know, no matter what happens, the next 10, 20, 30 or even 60 years of my life is already set to be awesome, excellent and mind blowing!
Although tom is monday again and i have yet to finish all that i am supposed to do, i refused to look and dwell on the problem but i look to the problem-solver..Jesus Christ...the bible says that as we continually confess His goodness and promises, it shall come to past!...the bible says that we are the head and not the tail, above and not beneath....God has already provided me with an unlimited swiss/citibank gold account with so much cash that it will never be used up at all...
I used to think that i got to save, scrimp to make it through life..even as a christian..but now, as i wrote the amt on the pledge card, i know i have embarked on a route of no return..
As we give for the next 6 mths my friends, lets give with a purpose, a mindset that with this building, a REVIVAL in our city is truly possible and it will be done!...cell groups will explode and multiple..people will get saved...prayer sessions will be carried out throughout the city, everywhere we go, People will be positive because we know that IF GOD IS FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?....
Lets walk together on this route of no return..towards successful, purposeful, godly and prosperous life..Shall we?