~ Faith ~

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"
~ Hebrews 11:1 ~

To me, this verse, though it was a verse like to remember in last year's VBS. It was a really powerful thing to me because as I was doing my Quiet Time (QT) just now, God placed this verse back into my heart again!

In the recent weeks, I've not been really very faith filled in certain areas of my life, and I think like when Fifi shared with us about faith during the leaders meeting last night (like until 115am in the middle of the night), it really impacted me!

It set me thinking and made me realise just how much I had to be living in faith, and living with faith. Normally, many people will live by the agenda of 'success breeds faith', but like what was shared yesterday, I truly believe in the other way round, 'faith breeds success'!

I sat there thinking back to the day I was 1st told to lead Effects Ministry, and then, a revelation hit me. In those times, I really didn't know anything, didn't know what to expect, didn't know just what I had to do, but I know I had just 1 thing... FAITH!

Faith to trust in the Lord.
Faith to lead the ministry.
Faith that the Lord will lead me to lead the ministry.

This is when I started to see Effects grow and mature, as talents grew and more people became more planted and committed in the ministry. It gave me the strength and the wisdom to lead, that simple faith and trust in God.

Only then did I realise just how much I really missed spending that time with God and to just cast all my inner and deeper burdens unto Him. Hence, as I was planning and doing a number of things just now, when there was just a burden to go into His presence and pray, I took that step of faith and did it.

I didn't care whether or not it would mean sacrificing sleep and working late. I didn't care whether it mean being physically spent. To me, all that mattered was that simple believe and faith that the only reason why I was called and burdened to do so, was that God wanted to do something.

I am glad that I did it.

During my QT, after being planted that Word, I realised just how powerful that 1 verse was in my life. It literally translate the essence of faith, to just believe and trust that things will happen, where at the end of it, it will become an evidence of things that would come.

As I dwelled in God's presence, He led me in prayer and I suddenly felt the burden to pray for certain things in my life and for certain people that I never really did count as priority people. In the end, the burden grew so strong, the presence came so strongly, I could do nothing but pray as the Lord leads and as I wept in His presence.

Towards the end, I could feel an tingling and electrifying experience flowing from my fingers and hands, to the rest of my body. It was as though God was just saying, 'have faith, I will lead you as you have faith that I will!'

I will live as that, and commit my life, into that simple essence of relationship with God...

FAITH

~ Rain... Raining down on me ~

What' s the purpose of my title?

Looking at the church events for the year, there's Red Rain Concert this coming 24th-25th May, 2008!

This is an event that brings in the alternative life of Christian music!

1st look into the concert, check out this website http://www.redrain.sg

After you look through, I'm sure that you'll want to come, so take the opportunity to enjoy and view a mindblowing, Christian music experience!