"My Peace I Give To You, Not As The World Gives," says the Lord...
Yesterday, the choir celebrated my birthday, or rather, I should say, the choir celebrated the birthdays of all the January babies. 13 January is my birthday.
It's also my last day with Singapore Airlines.
Come to think of it, it wasn't long ago when I received the letter that said "Welcome and we hope you will have a rewarding career with us..", something like that. This time, the letter read "I would like to thank you for your service and to wish you well for the future".
Okay, I think I'm writing in a very sad tone. I'm not sad actually.
Relieved is the word I should think. Though I've made some fantastic friends, I guess I never really did quite fit in. I've shared with a few brothers regarding some events that happened.
But that's not the main reasons why I chose to leave. I think the series of events that occured in the last two months, how everything so uncannily fits together, at least to me personally, made the picture clearer for me by the day.
I know and I know and I know that it's time.
I felt so much peace when I tended my resignation on Monday. And many people around me have been bombarding me with questions like "Why did you resign?", "What do you plan to do?", "Have you found a job yet?", "Do you have another offer somewhere else?" or "Why don't you wait until you have found another job?".
It's surprising how peaceful I felt that I told them all these questions do not bother me at all. I know it's against conventional wisdom but hey, God leads all of us with unconventional wisdom - it's his supernatural guidance that exposes fools who proclaimed themselves wise.
And I also notice that some of those questions mainly dealt with issues of monetary compensation - like "Why don't you stay longer, then the company can compensate you a full month's salary?" or "So will you get a bonus?"
I can't explain the feeling when I heard those questions.
I think basically because I felt nothing.
Just a calm, and knowing that God is my provider, Christ is my centre, and the Spirit is my leader.
The peace of Jesus - that he says "Peace I give to you, not as the world gives." - I guess that is the peace He is referring to.
Many of us started 2005 with different emotions. The events happening around the world has certainly not been a cause of wild celebration. I myself had a quiet New Year's Eve, no count-down, nothing.
I slept through it - till 11 am on New Year's Day.
But I know it's going to be a new beginning. A new lease of life. A year of divine favour that surrounds us like a shield everywhere we go. You know, it's such a wonderful feeling talking to the Lord and listening to Him reply.
Just a quick concise one - during the recent Christmas show at Orchard, I remembered it was the second night. We were singing and praising the Lord in the heart of Orchard Road. And I was priviledged to be serving Him in the choir. And the Lord's presence touched me during one song and I said, in my mind: "Lord, you're here!"And He said,"Yes I am, Son, yes I am." He's always with us because He's in us. He surrounds you and engulfs you totally.
A brother shared after choir yesterday about a Word he heard from the Lord. He said: "Do you know why you feel so 'shiok' when you are praising and worshipping?" It's like all systems go-ahead, a sense of release.Because God is all over you, around you, He engulfs you.
Imagine Him hugging you as you worship Him. (Okay, the last sentence is my own input. =Þ ). Another sister shared that whenever she started singing, she noticed her baby boy stop playing with his toys and start looking around the house. And she tried it a few times just to test. And it happens each time. It's the presence of God, and the baby boy knows. The boy felt Him, I will go even further and say that I believe the boy saw Him, and angels surrounding his mum. It's the awesome presence of God!
Last Sunday, another brother from choir shared this with me: "You know, personally, I believe that God is a 'sucker' for relationships. He desires to have a relationship and to communicate with you more than you can ever think of.
That's why He creates so many channels of communication - through His Word, through the Holy Spirit, through praise and worship, through speaking in tongues, through preachers, pastors, etc. "I truly believe that with all my heart. If you open your heart, He'll be there, He can't wait for you to do that.
Let me share this song with you that the Lord impressed on me while I was typing this.
Dance With Me
O...Lover of my soul...
To the song of all songs...
Romance Me
O...Lover of my soul...
To the song of all songs...
Behold You have come
Over the hills, upon the mountains...
To me You have run
My Beloved, You've captured my heart
Dance with me O...(Repeat)
With You I will go
You are my love,
You are my fair one,
Winter has passed...
And the springtime has come...
So everytime you sing this song, imagine yourself dancing with the Lord. Just enjoy His sweet sweet presence, let Him waltz you, let Him romance you. Truly truly spring-time has come. And Lord Jesus, I thank you. And I know 2005 is the year You will greatly manifest Yourselves more and more in our lives, and we will be transformed from glory to glory, bathed in divine supernatural abundant favor, that we may all be children of God overflowing with your blessings, and a blessing ourselves for others.
Shalom.
posted by weiwen @ 2:01 AM
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