After an Empowered meeting, I remember driving home doing my usual thing: driving (duh), listening to music and rolling my eyes at drivers who don’t indicate when they change lanes or directions, God placed this statement in my heart that’s stuck with me ever since:
Be the right choice, not the obviouschoice
Even if there is no one able to fill in my role, I don’t want to complacent – I want to be the best I can. Jesus was the only one who could our Saviour, but he still walked with the Father every moment of his life.
God, I don’t want to ever rest on my own laurels, but to firmly spend my life chasing after you.
For a couple of months, there’s been a spreadsheet in PHUQ2 where everyone can put in a weekly prayer point. So there’s a space for each person to put in their prayer point. The aim is to build a culture of prayer in the group.
So after life group finished today, I wondered out loud to the guys whether we could write prayer points to someone else’s prayer box in the spreadsheet. And the answer to my musing is *drum roll*
Trung Tang: “For full healing from my cough. To make the most of my week and be a good steward of my time. And for God to prepare me a good-looking, godly and intelligent wife”
Shadows all around
I hear the sound
Where I’m afraid to be
Don’t let me down
I want to feel You surround
Cause I fear that I’m drowning inside the dark
I want to love You now with every emotion
Not holding back anymore
I want to see You like I loved you for the first time (the first time)
Reveal Your love to me
Reveal Your love to me
Still not alright
I’m failing tonight
So help me believe
Let me see
I see you surround
So lead me
Lead me into Your light
I want to give You all the pain I’ve kept inside of me
Not just words anymore (Not just words anymore)
I want to need You now with every emotion (emotion)
Reveal Your love to me
Reveal Your love to me
*
When all else is said and done, the church will have its win not because of the flashy programs, world-class praise and worship, quality PA or the unbelievably good looking chairperson or the charismatic speaker,
But when every individual in their brokenness seeks the light of God and the love of God is revealed.
My divine discontent has seriously soared several notches after Conference. I’m not content with just dreaming about what this group can achieve. I’ve seen the potential and God has given me the vision.
Come on PHUQ2 – let’s put everything into action. Let’s do it. For such a time as this. For the sake of those in our world.
God, I want this image to be picture 1 of 5 of PHUQ2 in 2010.
I’m watching TV when my dad comes rushing upstairs looking excited. \
“Trung, Windows 7 upgrade only $50.”
The possibility of a bargain price for something that sounds expensive always gets my parents excited. So I dutifully looked at the info and what do you know, there was the $50 dollar info.
Intrigued, I scrolled down the article and saw the killer blow: available to USA, Canada and Japan.
My dad in all his excitement forgot to read through all the info.
HIs response? “Well I was right about the $50”
*
Even though I shake my head now, knowing me, in 15 years I’ll be remembering this moment with great fondness.
For the budding fashionistas, those interested in culture and all its craziness, looking for a trendy lifestyle blog or just whether that restaurant that everyone is raving about is worth the hype, a couple of Hope people have set up their own blog to follow.
Thanks to everyone who celebrated my 21st birthday by spamming my Facebook Wall, sending emails or sms – it is must appreciated. As Mark said to me (and sister) on MSN – I can now legally gamble in the United States.
Thanks to everyone who contributing their part in my life
Heads up to the PH Champs + Don (the sheep) + Fung (my ’special’ friend…still don’t know what that means) for organising my surprise party – I was actually surprised. One moment I’m sitting down waiting for Empowered to start and the next, I’m having people wish me happy birthday and Fung throwing coins at me. Thanks for your words of affirmation and for showing such love in my life.
And in the midst of this, I studied. You can take the boy out of the nerdiness, but you can’t take nerdiness out of the boy. Especially a week before exams.
For the Federer fans. Sampras fans, view at your own risk. I am not responsible for any loss, damage or injury inflicted from you viewing this video etc etc.
