Sunday, January 21, 2007

God's Grace Is Sufficient For Me

It is amazing how God made me well enough this morning to serve Him in the Worship Team. Last night my flu was very bad (sneezed so many times that I actually felt tired) and my fever was about 37.8 degrees Celsius.

I messaged the Worship Team members, my God-sister and a few other friends to pray for me as I sensed the work of the evil one was trying to weaken me to the point where I was unable to serve the Lord. My left knee was still giving me problem.

When I woke up this morning, I told the Lord no matter how I was feeling I would still go to church and serve Him. By His grace, I was able to do just that but I must admit it was a torturous moment for me as my knee was quite painful after a while. The first few songs were quite fast and because of that, there were a lot of movements of my legs. That kind of stressed my knee a little.

There was an interesting experience that I want to share though - despite of all the pain I had to endure, I actually enjoyed worshipping the Lord as I played the drums. I realised since I cannot do anything about the pain and the slight flu that I was still having, I might as well just praise the Lord with whatever I had. That was truly refreshing for me as it allowed me to understand what it meant to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.

I also told the Lord that my human abilities could only allow me to do limited stuff this morning and asked Him to help me as I played. He did not fail me and answered my prayers. I noticed I actually played better today as compared to other times when I was well. I even played some interesting rhythms for two songs. Thanks be to Him for that!

Well, no words can comprehend how God works so mightily when I am at my weakest.

I shall stop here. Thank you to those of you who have prayed and are still praying for me.

A brand new week of adventure awaits you and me!

Oh yah, Liverpool beat Chelsea 2 - 0! Well done, Reds! The Manchester United - Arsenal match starting soon! I am hoping the Red Devils will lose later so that Liverpool can chase up. It may seem impossible for the Reds to do so but I am still hopeful they may surprise the soccer world with a late comeback! :)

"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

"I can do everything through him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13

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