there's gonna be a breakthrough!

all praise to God for His bountiful blessings upon me this week!

Synergiz!


the synergiz youth conference this year was such a blast! three full days of Spirit-filled worship and messages. although i was only there for the whole day on monday and for the concert last night, i just felt God's presence surrounding me. for my friends who are not Christians, i cannot explain to you how it felt, but my prayer is that one day, you will be able to experience it too.

the keynote address by rev patrick lau and late morning sermon by rev ken teo on monday was simply encouraging. it was revolving around the same point: the harvest is ripe, and we have to do something! relying on the POWER of God and His Word, the POWER of our personal testimony and the POWER of the Holy Spirit... we can do great things for our Lord!

throughout the whole day.. i can sense God ministering to me. it was the same point... over and over and over again... the same thing kept coming back to my mind. be it during the sermon, the workshops and the worship concert.. God kept telling me to be prepared for a breakthrough! THERE IS GOING TO BE A BREAKTHROUGH... not only in our church, but in the nation! and let's ask ourselves: are we ready for it?

planetshakers from australia led worship every evening and they led us to worship our Almighty God up to a different level... it was no longer just normal worship. it was no longer physical worship. it was no longer just worship for the sake of worship. imagine 600 youths praising God... jumping and shouting... lifting up their hands... it was what freedom is all about! it was freedom in Christ! it was liberation... and last night, there were 1000 over people raising their praises to the heavens... i stop to imagine how it would be like from the outside of the dome we were in? how would the people outside react to such loud voices? i'm sure it drew curious onlookers to wonder what was going on... and i'm sure some people would have found out that the people of God were inside rejoicing! that's what spreading the fire is all about!

what encouraged me the most was when i see our own youths being so charged up for the Lord. i've never seen them so enthusiastic, so vibrant, so tired after worship but with that big wide smile on their faces. they were asking for more! that's what we should be doing... asking God for more of Him! but at the same time, telling God to use more of us! let us not forget to come before God on our knees and ask Him to reveal His Will to us in a special way. let us not forget the blessings and experiences we have over the last three days. let us make sure it doesn't become just another spiritual high period... but let it be sustained through prayer, faith and action!

just to share with everyone... the song that is ringing in my head now is...
there's gonna be a great awakening
there's gonna be a great revival in our land
there's gonna be a great awakening
and everyone who called on Jesus, they will be saved.

special bonus to the end of my uni life
just last night, when i got home after the conference, i found a brown envelope on my table. and because zihui called me just when i was walking home, i knew that it was my results transcript. and a letter before it confirmed that i was awarded the degree with distinction! i can't say i didn't expect it... i have been calculating my points every semester to see if i am getting closer to it. and when the results came out last sem, i knew i should be able to make it. but to see the confirmation letter just made me so thrilled. i'm also just as happy for zihui... she was more excited. coz she didn't expect it, thinking she was going to miss it by a few points... but i'm so happy for you girl! and because of that... this pic is just for you!



Goodbye late mornings...
i shouldn't be sighing to that! thank God i found a job! and God answered me with somewhat my dream job... coz i have a Christian boss (who most probably be allowing me to go for mission trip in dec!), a job that doesn't just deal with one product for the next 5 years (i need variety!) and i won't be desk-bound (i need flexibility and space!). how great is that?

for those ZGMers reading this blog entry, i'll be working for sharon. work would be a bit busier, given that we are the only two in the company. but i am quite sure i will be enjoying my job! and i am definitely excited about my new job... taking my first step to deal with clients in the textile and fashion industry would open my eyes to an area that i have never been involved in. so we'll just see what happens... but i will trust God that wherever i go, and whoever i meet, i will fulfil His purpose for me!

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lynn sent me a quiz through icq... and to humour her, i did the quiz. haha... no lah... i answered the questions according to my PL and TP days, and guess what i found out?! i'm a super-slacker student... and you know what is the funniest thing? lynn also got the same result! i say the quiz is a hoax! how can lynn be a super-slacker student?! hmm.... *ponder* for those who are interested, just follow this link: Which Stereotypical Singaporean Student Are You?