Some updates about myself

These few days had been very busy, tiring and trying but I thank God for seeing me through.. It was the Convocation "Week". I had my convocation ceremony on Tuesday (see previous post) and Convocation Ball on Saturday.

But in the day, I was triggered by some self-worth and acceptance issues. But thanks be to my godly brothers and sister in Christ who gave me godly counsel and look beyond my issues. Thanks Brother Calvin, Brother Chun Rong, Brother Linus and Sister Huifen. :)

Alpha Ministry

Alpha meeting went fine. Thanks be to God that quite a big group of my family members and friends are keen to "support" me at the Alpha Introduction Dinner but I'm more grateful if they would be ministered by the message of the Intro Video, not so much of our performances and buffet dinner.. Haahaa.. God, I commit all who are coming for the Alph Intro Dinner unto Your Holy Hands, please let Thy Will be revealed in their lives.

Let the mature believers be refreshed with Your Mercy and Grace, once again be touched by Your Love, let the new and backslided Brothers and Sisters come back to Your Embrace and be touched by Your Love once again, and of course, the pre-believing children of Yours come to hear of the Good News of Your Kingdom and be touched by Your Saving Grace and unfailing Love for them! :) Father, help them. Grant us the wisdom to create a loving atmosphere for these non-Christians friends and famil members. I commit them unto Your Holy Hands and I seal their salvations by the precious blood of Your Holy Son Jesus Christ and by Your Holy Spirit, that the evil one will not be able snatch them away from You!

Choices Ministry

This thursday, Choices Ministry is resuming and I look forward to see breakthrough for everyone of us in our recovery that Jesus will restore us to wholeness but as Brother Calvin taught and reminded me that it's the LOVE of God that I should be pursuing and everything else shall be added to me as well.

It was the Lord's will that through Choices Ministry, I got to know Christ and receive Christ. I was convicted by Sister Huifen and she reminded me that my objective in Choices Ministry was to receive healing and restoration, not to get involved in the old lifetsyle again.

Father, in the Name of Your Son Jesus Christ, please forgive me that sometimes life got some clouted that I lost sight of my objective in Choices. I believe I receive Your forgiveness and Lord, I ask for Your ever-sufficient Grace to see me through my recovery process. No method or programme would help without fully understanding that unfailing and everlasting Love of Yours and my Identity as Your adopted son in Christ Jesus. So Lord, have mercy and restore me. Even if I have to bear the thorn through this life on earth, as Paul said in His Second Epistle to the Corinthians 12th Chapter Verses 8 - 10 that:

Concerning this thing [the thorn in the flesh], I [Paul] pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And the Lord said to me that "My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest on me. Therefore, I take pleasures in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

God, help me to do Your Will and be ready for Your corrections.

TRAC Intercessor Training

I signed up for the Methodist TRAC Intercessor Training at Living Hope Methodist Church. I wish to learn more about praying and intercession so that I could be more effective as a prayer warrior for the Lord and His people. As an intercessor for the Lord, I was convicted that I need to lead a "sinless" i.e. no deliberate intention to sin. Dying to my old man and live as a new man in Christ is very important as an intercessor. If the Lord will, I am willing to go ahead.

Most importantly, I do not want to grieve and anger the Lord by indulging in sins. Seeing my two sisters' life stories, reading about King David's adultery encounter and seeing how these affecting himself, his family and his descendants, I know and I know and I know that enough is enough.

As Sister Huifen mentioned, perhaps the Lord doesn't answer my prayer for inner healing and DEW ministry because my heart is not ready to follow Him. If I continue to indulge in my old lifestyle, I would never make it to the "Promised Land" just like the first generation of Israelites, who kept complaining, sinning and looking back to Egypt.

I am Daniel - the faithful servant of God, the God's man after His own Heart. I need to die to myself and let Jesus takes over as Lord over my spirit, Lord over my mind , Lord over my emotions, Lord over my will, Lord over my body, Lord over my everything.

I must remember myself as Daniel - God bestowed name to change my life altogether, consecrated for His purpose! I come against the evil one in the Name of the Lord. In the Name of Jesus, the evil one shall not have any chance to kill, steal and destroy my intimate and loving relationship with God the Father through faith in Jesus Christ and by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Baptism and Membership

Yes, this year, I am praying to receive my water baptism and be a member of the Methodist Church in Singapore. May the Lord prepare my family as I break the news to them in due course. Lord, may You bless this prayer request in the Name of Jesus Christ. :)