Sunday, January 6, 2008

Today I said 'Yes' to something that up til 24 hours ago I was unwilling to do.


Guess it's easy to let doubts and worries stop me from doing something I should be doing.

A responbility that deep inside I have prepared myself for.

Still as the evening draws to a close and I let the day's events sink in, I realise how daunting the task ahead can be. Agreeing to it is only the first step, living it is another matter altogether.

I guess when I asked the Lord to do something new this year on New Year's Eve, He sure doesn't waste any time. Careful what you ask God eh? Ha ha...

Uncertain? You bet.
Afraid? Sure, a bit.
But the Lord spoke Isaiah 62:5 to me...

"As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you."

Thank for the vote of confidence, Pops...
Show me the way yeah?
In You I put my trust.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Happy New Year!


2008 is here.

Kinda sucky to start the new year jobless.
And although there hasn't been any YAM prayer meetings for a month, December still didn't feel like much of a break.
So I start 2008 at the bottom... Out of a job and feeling a bit tired from the past year's worth of activities.

Yet oddly there's a hope that rises as the calendar turns.
There's something about new beginnings that bring a sense of expectation, a quiet assurance that things can only go up... One of the perks of starting at the bottom... Ha ha

Indeed, as brothers Daniel & Joel led everyone into a time of worship last night at the SACCRE Youth New Year Gathering, the Spirit came with His refreshing presence.
Joel spoke about how New Year resolutions often seem to make us look to the past, to strive to do something we could not in the previous year.
So let us instead look to our Creator... He is a God of endless creativity, and He knows the plans that He has for us! Let us invite Abba to do something new in our lives.

What a way to kickstart the new year...
With thanksgiving and praise to our God, gathered as a community of believers in the House of our Lord. Mass was awesome, IHM was full-house! Praise the Lord!
And the worship earlier set the theme... To welcome the new year with anticipation and gladness, as the Lord does something new in our lives!

So as I sit here today...
My circumstances have not changed.
But I can start changing on the inside... To let strength rise as I wait upon the Lord.
To look forward to this new year with renewed hope and not dwell on the defeats of the past. Cos my God is gonna do something new.

Oh it is good to be a child of the Most High!