Can you believe if I tell you I can almost see the smug on God's face tonight? .. I really didn't feel like going to Amplify just now, afterall we met whole of yesterday under the super hot sun, sand and sea..Just then, my friend called me to join him for a movie in town as a celebration after his exams. It's been so long since I 'chilled out'..How tempted I was, really tempted.. Yet I know God has prepared something for me through the ministry tonight... Do you understand how I felt? I finally threw the ball to God n 'challenged' him.. If He really want me to go Amplify, He'll make a way, right? I told Him to cancel the movie idea fr my friend, so I will 'no-choice' go Amplify..I know it's kinda testing God, but I really wanted to go out, esp on Friday night!! Guess, what..Just as I'm prepared to leave my house, he told me the movie idea is off..I was like "OK, You win".. Can you imagine the smug on our Almight God? So awesome, right? Who dares to challenge Him...
In the end, I enjoyed myself so so so much with Amplify till 11pm. It's really like a big cell-group/small family though age gap is so diversed..The sharing of Word just so direct and 'aligned' with my 'calling'.I just feel so so so so so at home..Speaking of being in the right place! I've always heard Pastor sharing his joy of being at the right place for God, but I've never really feel it till now! Nothing else matters anymore, you know you are meant to be..
I still remember the concerns of my CGL when I told her 'maybe I'm meant to be in the charismatic movement in Catholic church'..I don't blame her-if my member tells me that, I'll be VERY concerned too.
But if u ask me, why the concern when we are all Christians?.. Well, as a general misconception, cos Catholic pray to Mary and have pictures of Holy Family around, not to mention they have lotsa saints too (trust me, I was THAT anti-catholic too) After crossing over, I learnt a lot more of the Bible and the Church. In the end, all I can say is it really depends on what's your calling in God and where God wants to plant you. I will always thank CHC for being my birth-church, teaching me the Word of God and putting the seed in my heart. If someone is to say something nasty about my CHC family, I will still 'defend' our vision in Christ. Yes, we are very big and 'rich' but we are also doing a lot of missionaries and church planting for the Glory of Christ, hence requiring the finance to work through this material world. You may not understand what we are doing, but do keep praying as a Body of Christ. God's ways are higher than our ways - each of us has a different calling in Christ. We will understand one day when His Glory reveals. It takes whole year of faithful sowing in the empty field before reaping the harvest. No one understand what Noel was doing when he was building the ark faithfully for so many years! :) understand my point?
And if you ask me - why I cross-over? All I can conclude - when God moves, just have to move with Him. I cannot afford to be without Him. Though I cannot understand, but I know He'll show me in His time. Keep praying and keep seeking after Him :)
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