Fasting and Prayer 2

Halfway across the U-Turn program with 1 and half more week to go, thing weren't easy as I thought. Of course, the first few days was simple and felt like this could go on forever..... how wrong I am. Till today, temptation is a hundred more times tempting than the 1st few days. Even today, walking past cafeteria is so tough.......

Even so, there were a lot of interesting happen which actually never happened before in my life. Most of them is just better to tell u personally..... But as I take this time to get closer with God, He show me some of my bad habit that I don't consider it bad actually, then He remind me this, as much as I like being myself plus ignoring what other think of me, but there are some thing just gotta go if you really want change in your life. Although it sounded easy but habit are habit, though they are some are tough like nobody business, but I know I will get through all this with the help of Him.

The following story won't be a good thing..... It was this afternoon, when I was somewhere in Monash, just being with God. A call came, and it wasn't a good one. My mum tone wasn't good too, there was a feeling of uneasy.... Ah gong(grandpa) was admitted to hospital..... That moment, my heart fell. It was that same time when I was reading a story book "Teen Miracles" where it reminded me sometime thing happen just to glorify God name even though you may not see it with our human eye.

Since it was rare for Ah gong to to hospital, the only time he goes was just regular checkup (if I remember correctly). Luckily I was alone that time, I cant help but pray and cry. Even though initially, I wasn't close with him but long story short. he was part of the reason of what happened to me during 3rd-4th September 2011 that changes so much in my life. I dun noe what will happen in the end, but I do noe there always a reason for everything to happen, it just some of them cant be seen with our naked eye.

As much as temptation is getting stronger each day with one of the worst news now. There is always hope, just gotta have faith.

Thank God!!

Fasting and Prayer

Nothing was ringing through my mind when I 1st heard about these words, I thought I wouldn't have to do it at all...... Until, Friday, 16th March, it was my 1st time attending HOME (Act church) (another secret on this days was I almost got into a bad car accident, Thank God for letting me go for He know I got HOME to go to :) ). There I was, of course always the quiet one and always needed someone to start a conversation, well, Thank God, always being so good to me. The welcome was very the warm and it really remind me of "Urban Life" back in OZ.

As the HOME goes on, they started talking about fasting and praying because Acts church is now having an event known as "U-turn" which will start the next day and goes on for the next 21 days. As noob as I am :), I did not fully understand the meaning, but then there was an urge to do it. Knowing my limit, I agreed to do just a "partial-meal" fast which fast from 7am-7pm (btw, the timing does not necessary have to be 7am-7pm). Of course, the next day, I manage to do it but something did not actually felt quite right.

It was until the next Sunday morning when I finally understand the meaning of fasting and praying, thank to the awesome speaker in Acts church!! It is all about removing distraction in life that have been blocking God, just to get closer to God. This is went I finally decided to cross that limit of mine, and decided to fast everything that had been distracting me from God. As much as I still unsure of what lies ahead in the future and how much I actually capable of doing this, I guess this is one of those time to get as close as I can get with God :)

Arigato Gozaimasu, Lord!!!