Praising Him even when all else fails.

Praising Him even when all else fails.

Since I don't really have time to blog.. I guess I'll just paste from something I wrote earlier on in my email to my sister. Hope this encourages!
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-dated 18 April 2005-

Dearest Sis..

I just wanna share with you about my encounter with God... The past few weeks, as you've known.. I've been having holidays..
However, I felt that I haven't been able to do much.. especially after promising you to help with the photos and the songs selection..
it all took so long.. I'm still selecting the songs.. yeah.. but most of all I haven't felt fruitful..even though I have been busy, but yeah. u know
what I mean.
Then Sunday morning, I went to church, Pastor was preaching a very very short and simple sermon about praising God. He started by
talking about how the high degree of anointing comes from a high price, that is high level trials and also dependent on the degree of surrender.
In my heart, I was thinking, "I'm like not going through much trial leh, wah there much more room to be more anointed!"
Then he went on to talk about David praising God, even when he was going through the hardest testings and desolations. He emphasized that we should always remember, Ps 34 "I will praise the Lord at ALL times", bad or good.
I left church, happy with what I received...and went on..met friends, went movie, then went strikeforce training at night...
NIGHT. yes. My church is having live recording for our church album (think Hillsong, Planetshakers), so strikeforce is involved in playing one of the tracks. And it is often inevitable that rehearsals go til very late cos of this spirit of exellence and also constraints cos ppl have to work in the day.. Anyway. Yea.
I reached home...Mom was not happy as usual..but this time, God kept reminding me what I learnt. I just told her the truth. That I really love her, but I love Jesus too. I love to glorify Jesus. She mocked me and called me stupid. Wah I thank God, my cellgroup leader always say, "I'd rather be a fool in the sight of man, than to be in the sight of God." Then I told her, it's ok.. Though, in my heart I was rather helpless and grieved, but by the grace of God I was able to let her say, and tell her that I love her and have no means to want to let her worry or become crazy.. She kept accusing.. then I went into your room and pray..Thank God got your room ah (hee, then can lock mah!).
I began to praise God. It was hard. But I just did and praised and sangs songs to Him. I thanked Him for Mom too.
Then I realised, "WOW! God actually spoke and provided a solution even before it happened!"
It was really great, I just sat there and fellowshipped with Him. I continued praising and worshipping. He was there with me. We were having a conversation, a most comforting one. He even joked with me! haha.. It's just WOOOOOOOOH. wonderful.

I really hope to be used by Him mightily, I want to be able to bring souls to His kingdom, esp this holidays..
You would support me all the way right? haha.

Yes. I just hope that reading this would encourage you too. =) love ya sis. So much.



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Peace Faith Hope Love.
Jules