The power of prayer

I believe this is going to be the longest of all entries that I'll ever input. So i better try to contain myself.

The most magnificent of days. A simple 1.5hour praise and worship session. One which was filled with so many familiar songs of drawing closer to christ and empowerment. The speech which was entitled "life is a jigsaw puzzle"

Biblical readings which was taken and assembled literally as a jigsaw puzzle for me. Unbelievable that a random speaker was able to lift up different passages and verses from the countless verses in such a thick book of books to unveil this jigsaw puzzle of messages i've received over the past weeks. What is the possibility of that? Drawing a set of 5 cards to form a full house?

From Jeremiah, that the lord stirs up the seas and makes it roar, through disasters that God reveals himself through the soft prompting or soft wind blowing. Fom Jeremiah that bad things happen but thats just God in the process of carrying out his plan such that his will is showing and we have to remain faithful and close to him to understand that whatever is done is taking place only because there is something which he has planned out for us.

The nature of human nature. The internal sin which Paul was speaking of to the Romans where he discussed the conflict that takes place in man. Something which we do but yet hate, something which we do but yet know that it is not us doing it but something within us - that which is referred to as human nature and our humanly sin. The addiction.

I went knowing that what i needed was healing. Healing: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual. I went today knowing that what i needed most was direction. Besides the probability of the speaker nailing so many of the verses, what is the probability of the worship leader calling out for someone in particular to come forth for that someone is seeking direction. Repeated calling at that. I didnt go up for i knew that even if i stayed where i was, i would receive direction and be led and be guided in the right direction. Uncanny that i had a 'northern star' pointing me in the direction initially. Uncanny that the northern star pointed me in the same direction later on in the night as well.

Most importantly, pray for the one next to you. Reconciliation was in the air. Not human reconciliation, but years of seperation in isolation and bitterness and unspoken silence. Healing was not so much with someone thats not next to me, it was with someone that was next to me. I'm glad that i was a part of it; the reconciliation. The beauty of sitting next to someone knowing so sure that the Father will reclaim what is his is unimaginable. Time, however, i know isnt now. But when it happens, it'll happen as like my experience. It will be in his time and it will be relative to what is minutes, hours, days and weeks.

It will happen. This one is strong. Unlike the other.

Lastly the night closed with a special place and my favourite special dishes. What is fungus? What is a sausage? Fungus is something which we perceive to dread, yet it can taste so nice. Sausage is made of meat taken from unwanted parts of the animal but yet when cooked and prepared and moulded correctly, it tastes good. Thats the speciality of what i mean by special.

I look beyond what is apparant. I look towards what can be. Not what is now, but what can be.

I thank you for all that has happened.
The summary for me, straight from the bishop,
You already know the way. Now, show the way.. ..go the way!


Thank you lord, for the trials that come my way,
In that way i can grow each day,
As I let you lead.
And I thank you lord,for the patience those trials bring.
In that process of growing,
I can learn to care.

But it goes against the way I am,
to put my human nature down,
and let the spirit take control of all i do.
Cause when those trials come,
my human nature,shouts the things to do,
and God's soft prompting,can be easily ignored,

And I thank you lord,for the victory that growing brings,
in surrender of everything,life is so worthwhile.
And i thank you lord,that when everything's put in place,
out in front i can see your face,and its where you belong.