Saturday, February 13, 2010
Year of Jubilee!
I am still in a state of shock! Didn't believe Whee Ling could 'cheat' on me, for a good cause!
She was so busy of late with her work. Thus never really expected her to come up with this idea.
It was a real, pleasant surprise! Very well planned and well executed! Now you know how capable she really is! Behind all my glory in all these years is this woman who wows me in the way she sacrificially gives herself to the call and assignment of God in my life. She loves the people I love and gives herself to the things God permitted to come into my life - especially my illness and me leaving the pastorate in my previous place of service in FCBC. She stood by me believing God affirmed the stand I took to move on and to be where I am now in serving Him in the pastoral role without an official position in a church setting. Through it all, she stood by me, feeling secure in God's direction and purpose for my life and supporting me continously knowing that his assignment for me is in a very different platform now.
These 5 years or more have caused us to see the goodness of God in ways beyond our imagination. What some people thought was a curse on my life was turned around by our Sovereign Jesus into something He used to display me on a platform that helped us minister His goodness to thousands lke never before. What meant by satan to destroy my ministry and make me spiritually barren became what God meant to do more fruitfully when He gave me the permission to leave FCBC then. Indeed, His ways are higher than ours; and His thoughts as well! What a great God! What a good God who gave me this woman to be willing (Sounds like WHEE LING) to suffer together with me so that I may not give up but look up to the one who holds my destiny.
50 - it's a scary number at first! A number that says you are nearer to the grave! Yet, I have faced death once. So, in a way, I am no longer afraid of the valley of the shadow of death. Because the Lord is with me! And I know HE IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME YET!! And as long as there is breath in me, I will live to fulfill His destiny for me!
Numbers have spiritual significance, just like our names. 5 - is the number for GRACE. I believe God told me that day when I reflected on my 50 years of my life by the beach, He impressed upon me that 50 is grace availble to me by 10 times! Ten fold! Not double but 10 times ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! What a God of Grace! What amazing grace, that saved a man like me!
Well, I receive that by faith! I will live each day by His grace! I will conquer new lands by His grace! I will serve Him faithfully with Whee Ling and Josh by His grace! Nothing, but by grace through our mustard seed faith.
Guess we just want to live simply, by His grace, and please our gracious Father, though our simple faith!
Thankyou, for being part of my life in one season or another in these 50 years!
You have made me who I am today! I have grown.
Will continue to learn and grow, as He gives me the grace!
david
She was so busy of late with her work. Thus never really expected her to come up with this idea.
It was a real, pleasant surprise! Very well planned and well executed! Now you know how capable she really is! Behind all my glory in all these years is this woman who wows me in the way she sacrificially gives herself to the call and assignment of God in my life. She loves the people I love and gives herself to the things God permitted to come into my life - especially my illness and me leaving the pastorate in my previous place of service in FCBC. She stood by me believing God affirmed the stand I took to move on and to be where I am now in serving Him in the pastoral role without an official position in a church setting. Through it all, she stood by me, feeling secure in God's direction and purpose for my life and supporting me continously knowing that his assignment for me is in a very different platform now.
These 5 years or more have caused us to see the goodness of God in ways beyond our imagination. What some people thought was a curse on my life was turned around by our Sovereign Jesus into something He used to display me on a platform that helped us minister His goodness to thousands lke never before. What meant by satan to destroy my ministry and make me spiritually barren became what God meant to do more fruitfully when He gave me the permission to leave FCBC then. Indeed, His ways are higher than ours; and His thoughts as well! What a great God! What a good God who gave me this woman to be willing (Sounds like WHEE LING) to suffer together with me so that I may not give up but look up to the one who holds my destiny.
50 - it's a scary number at first! A number that says you are nearer to the grave! Yet, I have faced death once. So, in a way, I am no longer afraid of the valley of the shadow of death. Because the Lord is with me! And I know HE IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME YET!! And as long as there is breath in me, I will live to fulfill His destiny for me!
Numbers have spiritual significance, just like our names. 5 - is the number for GRACE. I believe God told me that day when I reflected on my 50 years of my life by the beach, He impressed upon me that 50 is grace availble to me by 10 times! Ten fold! Not double but 10 times ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! What a God of Grace! What amazing grace, that saved a man like me!
Well, I receive that by faith! I will live each day by His grace! I will conquer new lands by His grace! I will serve Him faithfully with Whee Ling and Josh by His grace! Nothing, but by grace through our mustard seed faith.
Guess we just want to live simply, by His grace, and please our gracious Father, though our simple faith!
Thankyou, for being part of my life in one season or another in these 50 years!
You have made me who I am today! I have grown.
Will continue to learn and grow, as He gives me the grace!
david
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
50!
David will be turning 50 tomorrow - in a few mintues time!
Wow, what a milestone, what amazing grace! Looking back at the journey, especially the "valley & mountain experience" last 6 years, I could only think of God's love and faithfulness. Oh, what amazing grace!
It is a time for celebration! And we did. We started celebrating since 31Jan when a dear friend of Daivd from KL came to Singapore with his family. They even gathered greetings from other KL friends to bless David. These were friends whom David knew for almost 30 years and they were praying for us during our times of trials.
Another wonderful celebration was last Sunday 07Feb's surprise celebration with families and friends from Singapore. David had no idea at all that I had planned with many of our friends, families and cell members to throw a surprise party for him. It was amazing that so many of us managed to keep it a secret and the plan to "trick" him to the party venue to "ambush" him was successfully carried out. I am sure he was overwhelmed by the love and blessings of everyone present. We had great fun and the event was made especially memorable by the slide shows our dear friend Bang had helped put together. It was such a blessed event that I believe David and our family will remember it for a long long time to come. We experienced God's love through his wonderful people once again and are deeply moved by His love and grace.
May we be spreading his love in every possible way as it is written in 1 John 4: 10,11: "This is love" not that we love God but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us."
The celebration will continue because God is love and He is alive! Every good and perfect gift is from Him and I am truly thankful to Him for my dear husband. May he continue to shine for Jesus and bless and impact many lives for many years to come. Truly, we have and will continue to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living (Psalm 27:13,14).
Love & blessings!
Whee Ling
Wow, what a milestone, what amazing grace! Looking back at the journey, especially the "valley & mountain experience" last 6 years, I could only think of God's love and faithfulness. Oh, what amazing grace!
It is a time for celebration! And we did. We started celebrating since 31Jan when a dear friend of Daivd from KL came to Singapore with his family. They even gathered greetings from other KL friends to bless David. These were friends whom David knew for almost 30 years and they were praying for us during our times of trials.
Another wonderful celebration was last Sunday 07Feb's surprise celebration with families and friends from Singapore. David had no idea at all that I had planned with many of our friends, families and cell members to throw a surprise party for him. It was amazing that so many of us managed to keep it a secret and the plan to "trick" him to the party venue to "ambush" him was successfully carried out. I am sure he was overwhelmed by the love and blessings of everyone present. We had great fun and the event was made especially memorable by the slide shows our dear friend Bang had helped put together. It was such a blessed event that I believe David and our family will remember it for a long long time to come. We experienced God's love through his wonderful people once again and are deeply moved by His love and grace.
May we be spreading his love in every possible way as it is written in 1 John 4: 10,11: "This is love" not that we love God but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us."
The celebration will continue because God is love and He is alive! Every good and perfect gift is from Him and I am truly thankful to Him for my dear husband. May he continue to shine for Jesus and bless and impact many lives for many years to come. Truly, we have and will continue to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living (Psalm 27:13,14).
Love & blessings!
Whee Ling
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