patience.

wow. I'm so privileged. I really am. hmm...I felt a tinge of selfishness though. why don't I care for everyone else? I mean I say I do...but my actions don't show that. "what about all your unsaved friends? family members who still don't know Christ? in what way do you show that you care for them?" I don't think I'm doing enough...well. at least that's a start, I realise that I'm not doing enough. now to do something about it...

Pastor Phil Pringle from Christian City Church Oxford Falls (Australia) came to City Harvest Church today to speak on PRAYER! one can tell an anointed man of God when one sees someone move in the Spirit so powerfully. the message he brought...to me, it was relevant at this point in time. you know my previous post was entitled "waiting?", well, I was given an answer today.

PATIENCE.

God is enough.
- seek Him with all your heart, and NOT what He can do for you, then you'll find Him.
God is a totally undisappointing God!
- it's because of Him Himself, NOT the things you ask Him to do.
God is slow.
- some things are going to take time...
God is more important than any dream.
- walk with Him!

and when you have patience...you begin to grow in capacity!

God placed suffering in our lives for one reason: for us to PRAY.
for us to turn to Him in our times of need.
for us to turn to Him for the strength to carry on.

and it is so true. this year...there were times when I was so desperate. at a loss of what to do. and it was during those times I prayed the hardest. no problem is too big for my God! I guess in the end, He knows my heart's deepest desires...if I follow Him and put Him first, I believe everything else will fall into place. put it in another way, there's nothing to lose. all there is, it's to my benefit. =) so why not take the risk? and STEP OUT?

persistence in prayer.
the secret to strength is prayer!
faith in prayer.
that's the key to effectiveness!

the 2 most important things. so right now...I should strengthen my prayer life. connect with God...it can be as simple as talking, or if you're at a loss, speak in tongues, the Holy Spirit can lead you when you don't know what to say...yes. I will make it a point to not just say things and not do it. obedience. action.

wow. it was an awesome message today. and 3 members from the CCC worship team was here too. I bought their album, Great Is Our God and got them to sign it. shook hands with them too! Joe Pringle (lead singer), Ryan Smith (guitarist) and Josh Bedoukian (drummer). =) just didn't take photos only. haha. so exciting...heh.

anyway. it's been rather eventful these few days. not really doing much...thoroughly enjoying my holidays. caught up with Robyn a few times! =) tmr gonna meet up more of NZ pples. yeah. ah well...I still miss the rest of the pple in NZ. never mind.

make the most of my time here.
make my time back in Singapore count.
make a difference.

and remember, have patience. =)