His Favour upon me (2)......

His favour continues and God is good despite silence in my job searching. Once again He showed his favours upon me in ways beyond my imaginations.

I was referred my Mike Brown (ex colleague from Australia) to connect with a local lead in Singapore, TC Chan from aerospace industry. We did not managed to connect due to schedule conflicts but today am, we talked finally. After the usual brief exchanges, he expressed that I seemed familar and wonder if I have a brother in the artillery. I replied that I was from artillery too and later discovered that he was my primary school classmate. Indeed the Lord works in mircaulously ways to fulfill his purposes. I told my ex classmate that the Lord was indeed behind all this. We will meet for lunch not having met each other for 35 years and he is trying to connect me with other potential leads through- 1) His WW SupplyChain VP and 2) Search consultant that he knows personally.

I am thankful for the way He led and am reminded that we sometimes prefer the outcome than the journey...the journey is equally as important if not more important than the outcome. I still do not have a job onhand but his mercies and favour have shown that God is capable of miracles and I need not lose heart.

He has not failed me in His promises and past two weeks God has shown his imprints behind the seemingly quiet scenes that is visible to me.

I have once again tasted His favour.....

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His Favour upon me (1).....

Sunday March 25
Thank God for the mercies that you bring into our lives as people showered their cares and concerns for us. Today's blog will journal His goodness in watching over us and especially His favour upon me....

This am, Hui Tze SMS encouraging us that she is praying for us to have a closer prescence with Him.
Thereafter Kahwai/Jenny pass on a CD: He is able - our anchor of certainty by Peter Chao.
This am after service, Alvin enquired about our status assuring that the good Lord will provide the best JOB for my next move.
Thereafter spoke w/Alick and he prayed for me. I reminded him to share with Philip Saw (his brother-in-law and a friend of mine) who may be able to help me network.
Prior to leaving church, Tze Khoong encouraged our hearts!

GOD YOU ARE INDEED GOOD TO BRING THESE PEOPLE TO ENCOURAGE OUR HEARTS!!!!

God did not stop there ...he engineered another event to show that He cares and that He is in control although "things seem quiet" for me in my job searching.
About 4pm, Philip Saw called me saying that he actually dialled the wrong number and instead called my mobile. I asked him if Alick had spoken to him re my job situation and his reply was negative as he called me by mistake. I told him that GOD prompted him to call me and it was no mistake or accident...He actually influenced events to encourage me. I told Philip that GOD was good to me and Philip agreed that GOD was good to me. Through this event, God provided me another lead to help me network and it is not just the networking but the way God works to encourage our hearts!

His message - I love you n although things seem quiet be assured that I will not forsake you .......

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His promises of Blessings....

This week March 12, I think it was the Tuesday or was it Wed when I woke up in the morning and was very certain that the Lord had spoken something specific to me in my dreams.
It was so vivid, specific that I could remember it clearly after waking up and told Sylvia that the Lord is reminding me of something......

In the dream, I recalled pronouncing the Priestly blessings of Numbers 6:24-26
" The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace".
(Every word was so clear in my dream and I was not meditating or praying over these verses prior to my sleep!!!)

I was reminded that His promises of blessings is there for me and I do not need to feel denied...
He also will keep me from falling, from wavering in my Faith in Him and above from wickedness & evil...
He will make grant favor by shining HIS Face upon me that by my life I will reflect His glory & life.....
He will be gracious to me & though I may not get any positive response in my career search, I am remined of His grace to me and likewise to be gracious....

(This week I experienced His Grace - when a friend connected me with a possible job lead and that lead connected me with 3 other leads altho he does not know me at all - surely this is the goodness and grace of God!)

He turn his face toward me - give me time and attention and peace to me....
Yes as circumstances seem negative or unpromising, my peace in Him should not be dependent on these circumstances but rather on HIM who is ever faithful.
My faith remain steadfast in Him instead of just circumstances....

God is the Lord of my all including uncertain, unpromising and silent situations because HE Loves me and His promises to Bless me is there to fulfill and not to fail.....

I am blessed that He sent me this dream to encourage me!

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What is Faith?

Wk of Mar5 - I went to XM and during the journey listened to Edmund Chan's tape on Eccl7:7-10 and was very blessed by it and would like to pen my learnings:

1. PROMISES Delayed are not Promises DENIED !!!!

2. When Faith level is higher, Expectation rises and possible disappointment is greater.
But REAL FAITH presses on ..... it focuses on GOD who allows the results and not just the RESULTS!
He who has true Faith examines himself and rest in GOD and continues to believe in GOD's BEST and SEEK GOD inspite of the circumstances.
Do we seek His answers to our prayers more than we seek Him? What are we focusing on - God or His miracles to our answers? What if answers are not there? Where is our faith or is our faith misplaced? Should our faith dwindle away?

3. The next few verses suggest how we should continue in our faith journey when prayers are not answered...
Heb 10:35-36
35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

These are the same verses that were shared with us by a CG member- reminding us to perserve in Him so that we will receive what He has promised.

4. When prayers are not answered where is the faith?
Ps Edmund shared his own journey of their church tendering a piece of land which they were Not awarded despite much prayers, faith and unity...what is the learning lesson here?

A generic lesson for all believers in this journey....

IN THE FACE OF LIFE TRIALS, I SEE....
THE WISDOM OF PATIENCE
THE PRESENCE OF LOVE
THE MYSTERY OF JOY
THE GLORY OF HUMILITY....

ABOVE ALL, I SEE THE HAND OF GOD!!

DO I SEE THE HAND OF GOD DESPITE UNANSWERED OR DELAYS IN PRAYERS?

DO I SEE THE HAND OF GOD IN MY OWN JOURNEY IN LIFE'S TRIALS?

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The Lord will honour you.....

March 2 P&P - I shared how e lord led me thru this difficult decision to do the right thing for Him. The church was v supportive and they gathered ard Sylvia and I to pray for us. Ps Joe/Kenneth asked for pple to pray or shared with us if they hv a Word from God. See Chee, Susan Wong & David Yong prayed for us and we were v thankful for their love & care.

Interestingly Susan shared a Word from God and prayed for us:
"You have honoured me before Man and I will honour you. Do not hang down yr head in shame. Open your mouth and speak and blessings will pour forth...be courageous."

Both Sylvia and I were v v encouraged & blessed by e lord's words. More so when susan repeated these same words on Sunday am to Sylvia affirming that the source of all these was from Him.....

I also shared in greater details this situation with CG on sat 3 Mar. We were v touched by their concerns esp those like Yoke mui, hui tze, eileen, alice, susan and Hock Chuan who prayed lovingly for us. The Lord is now also helping e CG to go thru this journey w/us as we prayed and trust Him for nxt steps....

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He is leading me .....

week Feb 6 - this wk pondered over the job situation and what e Lord is leading me as regards to the staff reduction plans due on 12/Feb. I was reading bk on Prayer by Philip Yancey and somehow the thot was thrown into my mind - " Do you love me more than these? Clearly God was asking if my job & its trappings was more than my love for Him...I sensed e Lord asking me if my job meant more than Him??? sometimes we do not realized Idols in our life?? Do u love me more than these was like Jesus asking me same qn as He asked Peter??? God was preparing my heart.....

(I was then doing 12 hrs workday and losing sleep, weight & appetite hence it is taking its toil & strain on me. )

Feb 11 - sunday sermon by Ps Alvin on Mt6 - not to worry was another indication from e lord to trust Him to provide for my needs cause He loves and cares for me...where is that childlike faith? Has it watered thru' the years of life journey that it is now harder to trust him for the basic needs ..... By sunday evening, God had prepared my heart to put my name on the Plan. Reason for doing so 1) it was against my spiritual principles or values to put my staff at risks while saving my "skin" 2) I was not prepared to cough out e >12 hrs workday which will mean no life at all.

Feb 12 - day that i have to submit my staffing plans. as i agonized over to do or not to do...i was reminded that to stay would ensure security/$ but will have to give up life as I will be expected to cough up >12 hrs workday. hence what do i choose life or security/$.... at about 3pm HuiTze sent SMS sharing on lessons she learnt that spiritual growth comes from childlike dependence on God. I sms Sylvia to check if she had informed HT on our urgent need of that day and her reply was negative. This was clearly God's personal message to me thru' HT's SMS assuring me to embrace that childlike faith on Him. That SMS unknowing to HT sealed my decision and then I went to mgt informing them of my plan. God was indeed good that despite us sometimes wavering in our trusts He send his servants to affirm His purposes/plans for us. This was one incident.
I decided to choose Life and trust GOD for His provisions...Faith in Him than what is visible.

I reject worry instead embark on faith journey.

The nxt day 2/13 I shared this decision w/family and they were v supportive ... the two older ones were positive of the Lord's provision for us and this was v encouraging to see their own faith in God instead of a borrowed one. Cleo indicated in his naive reply that we may have to eat less now.....
What started out as a personal step of faith has now become a family journey. I also sms the few CG members asking for continued prayer support as we journey.

Feb 19 CNY Sunday Service and Ps William preached on success and reminded that at some pt in life we nd to choose btwn success & signifiance and i thot that was God assuring me of our decisions.

Feb 19 CNY week - pondered and prayed after the decision and felt e need to anchor on His promises less I waver when circumstances does not seem positive. On 2/24 sat am when I got up from bed, I remembered vividly that He gave me a verse in my sleep/dream : Phil 4:6,7- Have no anxiety abt anything but in everthing by prayer & supplication w/thanksgiving let yr requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which passes all understanding will keep yr hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Again I am thankful of e Lord speaking to me v specifically and assuring me thru' His words.

Indeed God is Good!!!!

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August 4 - Typhoon Crazy travels.
Left nanyang,henan at 5am to catch 0850am flight from Zhengzhou(ZZ) to HK airport ....HK airport was closed yesterday due to typhoon. sent sms to CG to pray so that I can return home. the once a day flight fm ZZ to HK was cancelled yesterday and our flight today was delayed for 2 hrs. Managed to get all 4 of us onto same flight....departed....Thank God...was not looking forward to spend weekend in ZZ.
Expected flight time was 2hrs 20 mins but extended by another 45 mins circulting in air space due to heavy air traffic in HK...landed 2pm instead..missed my 1330hrs connecting flight fm HK to SGP. Was waitlisted for subsequent flight...they put me on SQ861D...D suggesting "diverted" (flight that was diverted yesterday to Taipei fm HK)...ETD 4:30pm revised then to 5:30pm and actually flew out at 6:30pm from HK!!! Finally left the crowded crowded HK airport..."pple mountain pple sea" all at airport...chaotic saw many "hot tempers" from irritated passengers that missed flights and not knowing when they will actually depart.

Landed Singapore 3 hrs later very glad...but saga continues...cannot find my luggage. waited 1/2 hr and then reported loss with abt 2 dozen behind me quing for same reason ....left airport abt 11:15pm instead of original 5:30pm.....sent SMS to update CG & thk God ... many encouraging sms returns!

Longest journey as left 5am and reached home past 1130pm without luggage...waste no time to get onto bed.

story continues....next day/Sat at CG mtg at 10:30pm, airport called to cfm they will deliver my luggage to house within nxt 1.5hrs...God is good indeed!!

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