3 Days of Prayer and Fasting

2 Timothy 2:3-6
"Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs - he wants to please his commanding officer. Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops."

Wow! Indeed this is a year of victory! =) Throughout the whole of 2006, i've been trying to do a 3-day fast but it never came to pass... i always gave up halfway somehow. But on Sunday as Ps Eugene preached about being a warrior of light, what struck me the most is that a warrior of light needs to endure. "Endurance" is something that's really not easy. If u're an athlete, you'll know that to endure to finish the race (and not to slow down or start walking) is not easy. It really needs alot of mental strength. haha. Endurance entails that we must never give up, we need to start with the end in mind. This time as I began my 3 day fast, i began with the end in mind - to see myself complete the fast. I realise that the past few times, i always gave myself leeway and excuses to give up.

In this year of victory, I want to grow in endurance - to fight the good fight for the Lord Jesus Christ! Some might ask why I want to embark on a 3-day fast? Indeed I want to have a spiritual breakthroughs in many areas of my life - personal, family and marketplace. Indeed, as Matthew 4:4 says, "Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." Truly as I fast, I rely on God for His divine strength. His grace is more than sufficient for me. My spirit is always especially sensitized to His voice when i fast! =)

I share this not to show-off that i can fast for 3days, and not to ask you to do like-wise. I share this to encourage all of you that nothing is impossible with God. When we choose to endure through the difficulties and trust in His provision, we will emerge victorious! So don't give up, but fight the good fight in the many areas of your lives.

May we be like the apostle Paul, who nearing the end of his life can say that "i have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge will award to me on that day - and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing." [2 Tim 2:7-8]

I Love to Dance

yay! such a nice picture of a ballerina! Looks like me right? *thick skin* hahaha... Honestly, i've a soft spot for stuff to do with ballet... I enjoy ballet concerts loads and i like ballet shoes loads (funny rite). haha. i really regret quitting ballet when i was young. =| I don't know whether I told you this before, but I quit because the teacher scolded me all because of a huge misunderstanding. aishs. Really regret it. But anyway, now i know the importance of watching my words when I speak to children... because every word makes an impact.

Haha... so being a ballerina is just one of those childhood dreams... but 2 years ago... when the theme of the year was "Dream On", God brought me back to that childhood dream of dancing. And that was what made me decide to join the dance ministry in church... because I want to worship God through dancing. Thank God for giving me the privilege to serve in this ministry... cos when i first started ah, i cannot really dance very nicely... but now, got vast improvement alr! =PpP and today when our group rehearsed a song together... we did it with such unity that it was really nice. Thank God for His grace... because it's Him that empowers us to dance well! =) May He continue to bind us together in complete unity, that we may praise Him beautifully with great joy!

Finding Good

In this season of life, i'm learning to live a life of worship. That with every act i do, i do it to please God... but it made me ask myself, how can i do so? This is something i read by John Fischer... and it gave me a glimpse of how i can live a life of worship. =)

“If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you!” (Proverbs 11:27)

Why is it that we are often more fascinated by evil than by good? At least, according to this proverb, it appears that evil is easier to come by. Look for it and it will find you. It will be everywhere. Evil does appear to be a hot topic. It shows up in our movies and films. It dominates our intrigue in apocalyptic material. It permeates our science fiction. News about calamity is much more sensational than news about some good service that has been performed by someone.

In contrast, finding good takes a little work. It’s harder to create and harder to portray. It’s as if our default setting is for evil but good has to be searched out. Yet the fact that it can be found and enjoyed makes the search worthwhile.

I’ve always seen this concept as a part of what daily worship is – worship that is not dependent on a religious context. The proverb says that if I look for good I will be rewarded, but it’s not going to come get me. Evil will come get me, but good won’t. Good, I have to wake up and find. It’s all about being alert to it. It’s about looking for God and truth in the daily activities of our lives.

This may sound like a task, and I suppose it is, but it is not cumbersome. It’s a challenge and one with a great deal of joy attached, for the rewards are great. One big reward is discovering that I don’t have to wait for church to worship. I learn that I can worship anywhere to the extent that I have trained myself to seek out that which is good. Finding good is the same thing as finding God, because God is glorified in all that is good.