Hello All!
I hope you were encouraged by Thanksgiving Part 1. And now.. I bring to you Part 2, Main Actor: God, Supporting Actor: Chong Lip! God really is the main actor, the one who deserves the attention, praise, and glory! Our lives are but ways in which He shows His wonderful works and glory to the rest of the world. =)
So this is what Chong Lip has to say about God's faithfulness:
2008 has been the most difficult year of my life , being the year I take my A levels, as well as dealing with worsening family problems and more responsiblities in church. I really want to thank God that He has brought me through the bad times, through encouragement from brothers and sisters in Christ and His special visitation. As I reflect upon the past year I can declare that the Lord is good, all the time, though sometimes we fail to see or forget what God has done for us.
I have got a short testimony to share, about how God has guided me and my belongings safely back from Shenyang(an industrial city in China) to Singapore during December. Even before I entered the passengers' terminal in Shenyang, the custom officer would not let me pass, saying that my air ticket is a fake one. Thankfully my friend and his relatives were still around and helped me address the problem and I made it for the flight, with just 10 minutes to spare. Throughout the whole time I thank God for the peace that He provides, for I was thinking that I may never get back to Singapore.
Then after the domestic flight from Shenyang to Shanghai, I had to collect my luggage. As I was wearing a layer of thermal pants under my jeans as Shenyang's climate is rather cold at -10 to -20 degrees, i went into the toilet to change. By the time I went to collect the luggage, the conveyer belt had nothing left and there was no one in the baggage collection area. I was stunned, I thought my luggage was stolen. In my heart I was asking God how could this happen to me?! I asked the receptionist but the advice was useless. I uttered a silent prayer and when i opened my eyes i saw my luggage at a hidden angle. There were security guards there who were protecting it, and I was very pleased that my luggage was intact and not missing anything. From then, it was a smooth journey back home.
Through this, I begin to realise that in times when we feel alone, or there is no one to help us, God is with us and that He will always provide a way out for us. It can be quite frightening to trust God, since we do not know what He will do, but let us trust God in the little things, so that when big things happen, our faith in Him will not waver.
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Note: Last call for more thanksgivings '08! email to ypmpetra.gmail.com ASAP!
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