was excellent! met up with dear and friends which includes Benita, Big Dom, Michelle, Aaron, Vanessa, Nicholas and two other whom erm.. i do not know their names. cuz it was my first time mtg the 2 others.. heh.. anyway, breakfast was HILARIOUS!!!
Big Dom and i were eating our breakfast (we were sitting opposite each other) while chatting when all of a sudden, "plop!" a drop of bird shit dropped in between Dom's and my plate! Oh My Goodness! we were shocked! we looked at each other, then looked up! NOTHING! must be a passing-by birdie.. LOL.. Benita said "No la.. wun have another time one..
LIGHTENING WON'T STRIKE TWICE" (take note of the bold letters) upon seeing Dom holding on to his plate and eating.
So after that, we were all chatting away happily when all of a sudden! Dom looked into his empty plate and saw another drop of bird shit! OH MY GOODNESS! cuz his chopsticks were placed across the plate, Darling (who was sitting beside Dom's right hand side) and Nicholas (i think) immediately placed the pair of chopsticks across each other to form a cross. So they made it looked as thou the bird hit the target! *slaps forehead* LOL.... we were all laughing away so hard tt we couldnt even control our laughter!!! LOL...
Yea.. Benita still say Lightening won't strike twice! LOL..
Anyway, most of the people in the group had to play in the worship team. So we had to be in church by 11am to prepare. cuz we were eating at the market beside church. :) so i just stood ard and chatting with some of dear's CG mates.
Yesterday was Music sunday. So they invited Pastor Robert Solomon, a pastor from a Medodist Church in Singapore to come preach in Glory. And he preached about making music to the Lord. Indeed. Worship to our God is not just during singspiration session (or what many know it as praise and worship session). he reminded us that worship happens throughout the whole service. Right from the beggining till the end of service. He preached about choosing the right songs, with correct dotrinal meaning and theological facts.
Many times, back in my previous church, we used to clap our hands during praise and worship session. Pastor Robert Solomon however reminded us that the only person who is allowed and is able to clap is none other than God. When we sing praises unto Him, He will clap if he find our worship's pleasing to Him. If WE clap, it just goes to show that WE'RE the ones who're enjoying the music. So now, the question is, Who's supposed to enjoy the worship? ourselves? or God. Are we praising Him, or are we enjoying the music?
Pastor Robert also shared that many Christian song writers are probably not well trained or very well versed in the word of God. That is why, although, many christian song writers meant well and do not have ill intentions when writing christian songs, however, sometimes, the words or the way they phrase their sentences, if being read carefully, u realised that there is something VERY wrong with it.
During conclusion, he shared with us about an Odthodox's story:
Once, there was a pastor who was preaching in a church. However, as time goes by, lesser and lesser people turned up for service. So one day, the worship leader told the Pastor, "Since there's no one here today, let's call off worship altogether" and left. When the Pastor was standing at the pulpit, he told himself, "hey! although there was no one here for worship? But! the One whom they are worshipping IS HERE! SO.. THERE IS NO REASON TO CALL OFF WORSHIP! :) so week after week, months after month, without fail, the Pastor will sing songs and praise the Lord himself, and preach to himself. People in the town calls him crazy, or insane. But! i think he's probably one of the SANEST person in the whole town! He understood the meaning of TRUE WORSHIP! Isnt's that so true? In fact, God was so PLEASED with him that he blessed the Pastor abandantly. Till today, the number of believers in the church is massive. Just because of one man's faith and honour to the king of kings and the Lord of Lords, Our God blessed him and the church till today. Amen? :)
In fact, after so many years.. my perspective of attending church and expectations towards praise and worship had changed alot. Till yesterday, i was convinced that the Lord has His own reasons for bringing me to Glory and i will live for Him and Honour Him for the rest of my life. In Him, all things are possible.
In approximately 3 weeks time, Wenyao will be leaving for the states to further his studies. It's the beginning of a new and exciting journey for the both of us, and of course, a very challenging one as well. But! like i said, with God, everything is possible. I am sure that if God brings us to it, He will bring us through it. 4 years may seemed long to everybody. everyone had the SAME kind of reaction when i told them wenyao's leaving for the states for 4 yrs. it's ok! God has provided everything that we needed and help prepare us for this long-distance r/s. He provided good and trusted friends, family, a netbook and Himself. isn't tt good enuff? :) thou at times i'd feel pretty emotional about things.. esp when i'm alone.. but.. i still choose to trust in My God at all times. Amen? :)
Alright. That's all for now. it's a super long entry today. gotta go take a short nap first. eyes are coming near to a close. and mind's not functioning properly. bye people. to the one i love, wenyao, i love u. :-*
