Plunge

Went for the event organised by VL's church yesterday. It's organised by their youth ministry and it was great to see lydia, grace, evelyn and desmond there. Gosh haha miss them tonnes since i quitted my job.

It was an awesome night for me because I felt God speaking to me so strongly during one of the song item by this girl called Joy. She has written this song herself and was sharing with us about how the song came about. And the words of the song just struck me so much. Emotions just welled up within me. Praise the Lord for hearing my crys! When I felt so weak and about the crumble, He had came to my rescue to strengthen me to uphold me once more. And I felt so relieved, like so so relieved, a huge burden lifted off my heart after last night. Rejoice!

So let me share about what God exactly had God spoken to me:

'In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of you faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ' (1 peter 1:6-7)

Trials are blessings. Therefore we do not question why others have it so seeminly easy while some others have to struggle so much. Trials are God's blessing really. And why so? simply because
1) through trials we are purified to become more and more like Him.
2) through trials we are strengthened because our faith in Him had increased as we put our trust in Him (our only source of deliverance). And lastly,
3) it is through trials that we become a blessing to others! Yes a blessing to others. We need not be rich or lead a really good high flyer kind of life to bless others. The way we lead our lives especially during trials are the best testimony to others of God's graciousness and strength. From the way we cope with our struggles, we can edify our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ and be the living 'bible' for non-christians. Our lives become His testimony.


'But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. 'Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened.' " (1 Peter 3:14)

1) Trials are blessings! we do not have to fear during trials because we know where it came from. If God our loving Father had allowed this to happen to us, He will strengthen us and help us learn and tide us through. Fear not! ( as he promised in isaiah 41:10)
2) Suffering from what is right.
God's benchmark is very different from the rest. From the society. Sometimes we are placed/forced into situations that makes us very different from the rest. From the so called norm. What God sees as 'right' maybe 'wrong' in the eyes of society and we will suffer. We will fear. We do not want to be the outcast. We fear about not fitting in. Not being part of the norm. Not part of the group. Just not the same.
But remember God's our benchmark? There is no room for comparison when He is our benchmark. His plans for us are the best! So why worry about being different? If He's our benchmark, everything falls into place!
Therefore we should not fear to take the plunge into the unknown. Let go completely and free fall into His loving arms. And we definitely will be blessed! Because the place that He wants us to be is the place where we will be the most successful, the place where we can glorify Him the best! So we do not fear what they fear. What others fear. about not being part of the norm. It's God's right that matters not what society think is right. We will be blessed. Let God be our benchmark.

Praise His name forever.