Wednesday, September 27, 2006 @5:07 AM
A Blessed Birthday!
This is one of the best birthday I've ever had.
I was very touched by my brothers and sisters in the NP unit, especially those in my clique one day before my actual day of birthday. We may not know each other very long yet, but I'm very touched by what you all had shown me. The gifts maybe small but what I saw is the heart and the love from each and everyone of you. It is the heart that is of importance, not really how valuable the present is. I just want to say Thank you so much!
But this is not the end!
I went for leadership camp later that day on my birthday. I was rather distracted and doubting quite a lot whether is it really God's decision to put me in this camp. For the 1st lesson - Vision, I was really concentrating much. For the 2nd lesson - Anointing, I got worst and I keep praying to God to calm my heart down and eventually I got better.
God knows how I feel and what I am struggling on. During the prayer session, the leaders went around to pray for us. Nel came to me straight away and started praying for me. I guess the Holy spirit was prompting her to pray for me. God actually used Nel to speak to me. Fel prayed for me too and He too used Fel to speak to me.
He said,
"Stop Doubting, Stop Fearing."
"Be Courageous, Be Bold"
"Don't use your own strength, but rely on ME"
"I am always with you"
I cried once I heard this. It was what I wanted to hear from Him from the very start of my struggles. He knows it all. He knows me so well. He is so real! Who can overtake Him?( no one!) I felt so loved, comforted and affirmed by Him. It is never me but Him and is was He's decision that I was put to come to this camp.
Other then what He spoke to me, I realised that the tongues I spoke was so much more confident than before and the touched of the Holy Spirit was so overwhelming and power that my hands start to tremble. It is so real! I can sense the presence of the Holy Spirit so strongly. He has always been here beside me, just that I wasn't sensitive enough to feel Him.
I received a present from lennon in front of everyone and they all sang me a birthday song. I went stunned and lost for words but overjoyed. When I opened that present, it is called " Called to be God's leader". Just that title, I felt even more affirmed and determind to be that leader God wants me to be. It may not be easy but I'll try, not with my own strength but His strength.
I really THANK GOD for such a great 17th birthday this year. He gave me great brothers and sisters around me and also the best present from Him ( those affirmation, comfort, love, peace and joy) . THANK YOU JESUS! This will be the most memorable birthday you've given to me.
♥ there's not a place
in heaven that we cant reach