if there's only one thing that i can do in my life

God's promises

feb has past in a blink and i hadn't blogged as much as i'd like to..
there's so much to thank God for..

ssl started in feb 09
missed the 1st session for niece's bday. hadn't spent time with her since she started p1, miss her terribly
managed to attend the 2nd session of ssl & was much blessed. a sister i juz met told me God hears my prayers for the salvation of many!!

and 3 days later.. a little boy at the hawker near church, with whom God has endeared my heart to.. and been spending time with & singing worship songs together whenever we meet, received Christ into his heart, accepting Christ as his Savior!!

God is amazing, barely 2 weeks later, his mom accepted Christ as her Savior & Lord too!! I followed her home one night on the bus.. it wasn't planned, it just happened! i somehow just hanged around alone till late at the hawker that night, and walked her to the bus stop, somehow got onto the bus together with her, not really noticing where the bus was going, coz i was really excited at how open and sensitive her heart was towards God as we chatted!! it got to the point when i was just bursting to ask.. i did at some point.. and she said yes!! we finished praying just before she alighted, i couldn't stop smiling all the way home.. (such joy!! all of heaven must be singing and dancing over this little new baby) and i got home without a glitch even though it was the first time i've been there.. and not sure of the way around there (..just certain God will see me homely safely)

there are many more to come!! God hears our prayers and answers us when we ask, seek n knock!! knock knock knock, keep knocking..

saw a rainbow as i came out of the library one evening (the evening when i was going for my first harvest & sow cell meeting), a really huge one, across the sky stretching as far as my eyes could see..

God's promises are true & good. remember His promises. God will bring it to pass no matter what

Jeremiah 29:11 (New International Version)
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.


and nothing, absolutely nothing (..hey that's another song :)) copmpares to the beauty of the Lord


Jesus Your love
Has come one step closer
I will trust
That You will never let me go
Jesus Your love
Has won me over
All my trust
Has found no other
I will declare the beauty of the Lord
Nothing compares to the beauty of the Lord
Jesus Your love takes my breath away
I'm living everyday for the beauty of the Lord
Jesus Your love takes my breath away

Hallelujah

to East Timor with love

recently returned from East Timor..
started a blog in tetum-english to share God's love for the people and children of east timor, and to continue to learn the language..

who am i - casting crowns

new song

God gave me a new song this morning for a dear dear friend
and it goes like this

All day
Everyday
soak in Your Love
soak in Your Luuurrrve..
o..
soak in Your Love

i pray that God soak Eng in His amazing love and grace and watch over her and protect her and guide her in all that she does. God is so good and has only the best plans for her, and will teach her to hear Him and see Him and feel Him in her own special way Amen

wattaday

woke up this morn at 5am, it was God who woke me as usual, coz my alarm was set for 630..

i wondered what God wanted with me so early.. He had a new song for me!!
and my guitar suddenly sounded so beautiful and perfect, not like Sunday when i had a disastrous and fatal tuning session, thought i might have damaged my guitar strings.. it was unusually painful on my fingers that night

i had to play very softly, coz it was early but every note sounded so nice..

and the song goes like this

o Lord o Lord
i want to be
wherever you want me
and i will be there

o Lord o Lord o Lord
lead me to wherever you want me to be

i dunno how to write d chords
which is clearly why the song is from God, not of my own mite

and it goes with another i wrote some time ago.. (written for my 3 yr old niece - she started humming it as she played with her toys, after i sang it to her thrice..)

Obey obey obey
there's nothing better than to trust and obey

it's supernatural for me to be playing the guitar and singing new songs just like that coz i can't even play the guitar! but the day i bought the guitar, God gave me a spontaneous new song! and i just strummed and sang at the same time, God is so good!

and this was the first song God gave me

Lord i love You so do You know
i wanna spend everyday with You
i love You i want You i need You
every moment of my life

no one else might even call it a song, it's probably more like a verse from a song to everyone else, but it's a mighty song to me and the kids i've written these songs for
Thank you Lord!

oh and wat made the day perfect was closing the day with this lovesong.. awesome!! it sounds like a lovesong from God.. and the message is the same as what started my day..


Thanks for making it so clear for me.
Hallelujah Jehova Shammah

consecration

i was deeply moved by sermon Watchman watchman what is the night? by David Wang, co-author of Still Red on 13 Apr 2008 Isa 21:11-12

Beautiful are the feet of those who carry the gospel of peace..

Take my life and let it be (consecrated, Lord to Thee)


i'm reminded of my return to Christ..
about a year ago when i dedicated my life to follow Jesus..
..only upon receiving the third confirmation of God's calling, during Pastor Michael Ross Watson's sermon on 22 Apr 2008 >>Knowing God's will, now available online

God 1st touched me with a rema bible verse when i was reading the book "Heaven is so real".
God confirmed His calling for me a 2nd time, when the same bible message was recited to me by my 4 yr old niece who didn't even speak nor understand much English then

These 3 confirmations happened within the short span of a week.. God made it very clear to me it was no coincidence.
His Love and presence is amazing and indescribably awesome. I pray for everyone to have a personal encounter with God too.

God's rema verse for me >> John 15:7

i was re-born as a Christian on 21 Mar 2008, Easter Day!

Thank you God

every move i make (korean version)

worship songs for urbankids

ta da... these are some of my favorites

you are holy (prince of peace) introduced to me by jiayen :) - thanks! (note: it should have been jiayan)
found this on youtube (performed by michael smith)


matt redman's heart of worship - thanks again to jiayen for introducing this song to me :) (note: sorry, spelt you wrongly again jiayan)
see Matthew 15:8-9
"These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men."
what it is all about..
"No matter how important all of the external things are in our worship, the biggest obstacle in worship is what God has to deal with in us. The biggest problem in worship is our heart..No amount of action in a worship service, no amount of the externals, no amount of religious stuff that we can pack into our lives, no matter how well planned, how beautiful, how much we like it, how good it makes us feel, no amount of that can ever make up for a heart problem in our relationship with God."
see http://www.centralpc.org/sermons/2006/s060115.htm
lyrics and chords at http://www.justworship.com/worshipsongs/heartofworship.html

and this song that i don't know the name of.. i heard this at my niece's kindergarten, and my niece taught me the lyrics :)
it goes like this

i'm gonna clap my hands to show i love you
gonna jum around and sing your praise
coz you are everything to me
your're the best friend that i love
Jesus i love your name (2x)

i'm gonna stamp my feet to show i love you
gonna jump around and sing your praise
coz you are everythin to me
your're the best friend that i love
Jesus i love your name (2x)

therefore in life, Thee pour us high
there's one thing that stays the same, the same
no power of king, can do anything to take your love away (note: this verse is from another song, "absolutely nothing", my niece sang me the whole song, but i couldn't recall correctly)

(it should have been..)
i'm gonna lift my hands up high
coz you died for me
upon he cross
you took away my sins
and shake..

i'm gonna clap my hands to show i love you
gonna jum around and sing your praise
coz you are everything to me
your're the best friend that i love
Jesus i love your name (2x)

i'm gonna stamp my feet to show i love you
gonna jump around and sing your praise
coz you are everythin to me
your're the best friend that i love
Jesus i love your name (2x)