Crave prayer

Crave prayer is an underground movement at my church. It's about young adults getting together every fortnight on thursday 7am-8am to pray.

God answered my prayer thru this event. I've always wanted to pray more with my brothers and sisters from church. Two years ago i got given a book called- red moon rising for my birthday. It 's basically about some churches in the UK having a 24/7 prayer. Ppl from each individual churches have members to take turn to pray.At the end revival took place. This reminds me of the power of prayer :>

Trust

Who can i trust and who can i not trust??
What r the things that i can trust from the people that i trust? Is there a difference between trust and believe? How do i choose who to trust?

I've got so many questions in mind lately. I think my philosophy class is driving me crazy. I'm a person who trust what people say. Therefore when someone tell me something, the first thing that come thru my mind is believe. I won't doubt. But philisophy class is so different to my bio class!!!(duh!!) I need to think things thru . I'm current;y studying about aubrey de grey's SENS. All i know is i totally disagree with his idea but i've realized that i need to be rational so that during exam i'll be able to list out the pros n cons. But right now i'm too extreme that i can't think of a single advantage about SENS.

Anyway, my class has nothing to do with trust. I've been thru some struggles lately about trust. Have been talking to a few friends lately n i've found out that most smart people r sceptical. For example, they'll evaluate what people say n doubt first. But i don't normally evaluate n doubt. I'm not dumb am i?? anyway, i've always tot that i should be fully supportive with church- the activities, pastor's preaching etc. And by being supportive i've never question what my pastor preached. I've even came to a very dangerous state that i can't differentiate right from wrong when someone comes to me n starts to say things like God wants us/ u to do this or that. I don't know if those ppl r being true that things r really from God or just a feeling. So how do i know if i should follow??? i guess i'll have to pray n ask God.

coming back from POE

One word to sum up POE ---" Awesome!!!"

World class speaker, fantastic worship team, exciting company but on top of it - a touch from God!

How can anyone ask a question like where is God?? if He is real why can't i see Him??? well.. If ppl beside u r asking these questions, hmmmm... it's time for u to go back to ur own relationship with God. When i see the Pastors from POE especially Tommy Barnett and Paul Scanlon i can truely see God in them. The life that reflects HIM!!!

Pastor Tommy Barnett is so anointed!! Have u ever got so amazed by a sermon that u can't even take any notes??? is not that u don't know what he was saying, is just that u have put urself into the sermon so deeply that u forgot to take notes. That's him. There is so much of God in him that u feel that if u touch him u will get a bit of God. I'm not exaggerating! ask the ppl that went to POE this year!

Anyway, what i've learnt from POE from the different speakers are - Don't quit, God brings hope. Paul Scanlon also talked about making decision. As christians we r always affraid of making the wrong decision. We always ask God for sign. n we waited n waited n waited for a long time but didn't get any sign from God. I guess sometimes God don't give us any sign because it doesn't matter if we've made the wrong decision- which course to choose? which uni to go to? to go for cell group or stay back home to study? To go to night service or not?? God wants us to learn. Eventhough the decision we've made was wrong God is still in control n He wants us to go thru it so that we can learn from it!!! It's better to make a wrong decision with a right heart than not making any decision!!! Kate later shared something that she's learnt - God allows us to play on a playground. The ten commandments r the bolder lines of the field. As long as we r on the playground, we can choose to do anything. We can roll on the ground , go on the slide, go on the swing... do anything that we like on the playground!

Another thing i've learnt is about sowing seeds. Steve kennedy gave me a whole new view of this parable. As every chrstians r sower n the gospel is the seed. The condition of the soil represents the heart of ppl. why do sower still sow seeds on the path? or between the thorns??? Why can't they be smart to just sow the seeds on the good soil?? Because it's not up to the sower to choose which soil to sow. As sower, we r to sow in all the soils, good or bad. Everyone deserves to hear the good news, no one is too stubborn or too bad to know God.

I was touched by the section by Tommy Barnett when he prayed for everyone for the anointing from God. In his last section he let everyone bow down on our knees n pray to God. It was truely amazing. Everyone was weeping, even grown up men!!!! I've realized we r all the same when we confront God- we r his loving child.

thousands of lives have been changed. the person closest to me is fan. She decided to get baptised, truely amazing that God can change someone. I've seen her changed so much. I knew her last year around june. was really close to her because she is taiwanese. Got to invite her to church after a few weeks. Got to introduce her to all my frens from church since that. Many ppl have shared life with her. In the beginning of this year she started to want to know more about God. N after POE, she decided to get baptised!!!! So amazing!!!!God is a great great God!!!!

POE

POE---- what is that??? IT's PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE!!!
And i've signed up for it!!! I can't wait to go there!!! I know that God has been nudging me when i was thinking about it.
Seeing lots of ppl going there by faith has encouraged me!!! Sue fin , ah Est, Ah Aud n justin going to POE although they have got so many assignments due n tests to study the following week. Shen skipping lab to go there. Frank even signed up by faith although he has got a test during POE. n his lec agree to change his date of test for him at the end!!! God is truely great. I truely believe that what we will gain from POE will exceed what we have sacrificed. I believe that God wants to shower His blessings on us but we have to have a willing heart to allow Him to do that!!!

What more can i say seeing the life example of everyone??? I come to God once again. I can't run away from Him. Coz i've said something to HIM .I know i have to fulfill my promises to Him. When i first know about POE i found out that i've got test on that week. Then i told Sue fin i can't make it coz of test but i said " i'll go if i don't have test." MAN!! GOD HEARD IT!!! a few days later my lec told us that he has change the test to the 9th instead of the 17th. HMMM... i still try to avoid God. Till yesterday when Frank said that he wants to go POE although he has got test. i know that the step i take to make it to POE is smaller than his. Frank just came to know God this month n he can have such faith n willing heart. I started to reflect on myself n i found something missing in me. God wants to do so many things thru me but i'm not willing to let Him use me!! He wants to fill me up but i closed the door. Once again i come to a point where i know i have to open up n step out with faith!!! I know i'll have less time to finish up my lab report that's due right after POE but i also know that i won't regret going there.God is so great!!! He never struck me down when i don't listen to Him, moreover, he used the ppl beside me to encourage me to come back to Him again!!! He is so merciful!!!

Yuki's questions

I was once again amazed by Yuki's questions during bible study last thursday. Yuki is not a christian but he wants to know God. Me and elaine r having bible study with him every thursday. So many interesting questions popped up from him.
As we were studying about the fall of men.Yuki asked - IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD?Wow.. the answer is definately yes. But i was wondering how many ppl in the world know that it's possible to befriend with the LORD GOD ALMIGHT. Somehow i think it might be hard for Yuki to understand that God can be ur friend even though He is God. How do we explain this brand new thing to him? Well, honestly i can talk for a long long time about God being my friend but time was limited.
Another question that touched me was - IS IT POSSIBLE TO FINISH STUDYING THE WHOLE BIBLE BEFORE I GO BACK TO JAPAN? Of course me n elaine would love to study the whole bible with him before he goes back. But that seems impossible. Once again i realized that we r not in control but God is. His plan is best. How i love to be able to guild Yuki in his walk of getting to know God but i know it's not up to me to decide. I was there having bible study with Him just because He is merciful enough to use me. :> without Him i am nothing but i know that thru Him i have everything. n yet Yuki's heart of wanting to know God has touched me. How many christians including myself has such passion towards knowing God's words? How many of us has made it a daily routine when it comes to reading the bible? I pray i can be hungry again. I pray that i will have the heart to crave for His Daily Bread!! I pray that He will continue to touch me with the ppl beside me.

Brand new start

It's annoying not being able to log into my previous account. Anyway, i'm BACK!!!

Life in NZ has changed since i start going to Arice church. the most exciting thing is to be able to go to God's house every sunday. It's by God's grace that i have the freedom to go to church in NZ.

Life is different now being able to meet lots of different ppl in church. The joy is sharing life with the ppl around me. I was really encouraged to see how God has been changing Fan , Gao Chen and Frank. From their journey with Jesus i was able to experience that God is real. He is alive n He is the one n living God!!

I thank God for sending ah Aud n ah Est to us. They have encouraged me a lot a lot. From them i'm able to see that we can step up so much more. THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH!!