Tell the world that Jesus lives

I went for the Doctrine classes and honestly, i wished that i went for those classes earlier. Foundation is very important and my foundation has been shaky for the past year because i didnt know a lot about God, i dont read the Bible and i never asked people questions. I had so many doubts and Doctrine classes really answered many of them (:

Service was great today! Usually during service, i'm half-asleep/half-daydreaming. But i like the Preacher today :D He is super funny, i swear. What shoulder massage, oil massage and etc. If BAG were there we would be snickering "TWSS!", hahahaha. Besides that, the testimonies were really encouraging (:


Like this guy donated 4 chairs to Church (1 chair costs about $300 i think?) and because of that, he couldnt go to Korea with his friends. Plus he just graduated from Poly so he didnt have much money. He went to look for a job so that he can work during the 4 mths before entering NS and he found one. The job actually pays $1.5k but he wanted $1.8k. In the end, the PR called and told him his monthly salary is around $3k! This happened after he donated to expand the Kingdom of God. And really, God is amazing. He will never shortchange us and we can never out-give Him :D

My story not as awesome as his but if you care to know...
This month, i gave 1/4 of my monthly "income". It may not seem a lot but it is to me. 1/4 donated to church, another 1/4 for my transportation fees. So i'm left with 1/2 of what i have for the month of July. Normally, i will run out of money every month. You can go read my past archives. So mathematically speaking, i would DEFINITELY run out of money this month since i donated so much to church right?

NO.
In fact, i didnt even worry about my spendings at all. Ya la, i got say "im going to be broke!" But im not broke yet. Still have $$ to survive hahaha. Usually, by the end of the month i would be ripping my hair out trying to scrape money. But i actually survived July (or about to, anyway)! Omg, its not like i purposely starve myself to save money or what. I still eat as much, i still go shopping and buy stuff like mad. But the difference is God saw to it that i can survive :D

Matthew 6:33-34

³³ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

And when we studied Jonah's story today, i was actually in awed.

Jonah 1:17 “Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

Jonah 2:10 “So the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.”

At first i was, whaaaat?? A fish swallowed a man and he can still live?? Well, do you know that technically it can happen? Sperm whales are able to swallow a human because their gullets are big enough. Of course, that's not to say that Jonah was swallowed by a sperm whale but that could be it. And since God is a creator, anything can happen so yeah.


Then, the story of Charlie Coulson.
I cried because its so touching. His limbs were about to be amputated but he refused to be given chloroform. The doctor, was a Jew, was shocked and asked why. The boy replied,

"Doctor, one Sunday afternoon, in the Sabbath-school, when I was nine and a half years old, I gave my heart to Christ. I learned to trust Him then; I have been trusting Him ever since, and I can trust Him now; He is my strength and my stimulant; He will support me while you amputate my arm and leg."

The boy did not groan during the operation. A few days later, before the boy died, he told the doctor this,

"Five days ago, while you amputated my arm and leg, I prayed to the Lord Jesus Christ to convert your soul."

(You can read the story here.)


Really. A person undergoing so much pain can still pray for others )': And i began to think: If he can pray for others given his situation, why cant i take the time to pray for my friends and family? Tbh, i suck at praying. Im very easily distracted and sometimes i fell asleep while praying halfway.

I know. (Y)
But today, i want to really take my time to pray for the people i love. I cut out some paper, wrote names, and pen down what troubles they are going through and what i want to pray for them. Here are the groups of people i am going to pray for:

YL, XY, SH
Seconday Clique of 9 + Shirleen
BAG
Rebekah, Pearl, Raseena, Tanya, Elitha
my beloved LG
me and my family.


Non-Christians, please do not be offended in any way. Its just a gesture to show that i care and love all of you (: And those whose names are not listed, i am sorry. I am praying for people who are closer to me. If you want me to pray for you, you can just tell me (:
Well, if anyone wants to know what im going to pray for each individual, you can ask me and i can give you the card that i wrote your name on ^^

The more I seek you, the more I find you
The more I find you, the more I love you
I wanna sit at your feet, drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath, feel your heart beat
This love is so deep, it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace, it's overwhelming

/updated: I know its only July/August and my birthday is in September. But if anyone is planning to give me a birthday present, you dont have to spend a single cent. Just come to my church once and im more than happy already (: Im not asking anyone to convert but i just want to give everybody a chance to come know (or renew your belief in) God. The rest is up to your free will because God is a God of love and mercy. He will never force anybody to be a Christian if they refuse to (: