I started my day this morning reminiscing the moments I had in Jakarta. Not that I don't reflect on my other overseas trip before, but I must say that the one in Jakarta is a unique one. I was spiritually inspired by the faith, dedication and togetherness of the Indonesian praise and worship team, by what I can vouch will change my perspective of my current ministries back in KK.
Before I proceed, let me enlighten you how my itinerary went. I went to Jakarta on 6th from KK via JB. I stayed there around 4 days, then departed Jakarta for JB on the 10th. On the 11th, I went to Singapore to attend a Bethany church and finally went home from JB later that day. The main purpose of my visit to Jakarta is to attend True Worshippers concert (a team based in Jakarta Praise Community Church), but in reality what actually I learned is far more than just be in the concert scene itself.
The first pang that hit my spiritual consciousness came when me and my three companions (from KK) were talking with Pastor Jose Carol in his office. I had this nagging voice within that urge me to ask Pastor Jose about how is his church prayer ministry is organized, and it came to a point that I had to speak out. I was inspired when he talked about his experience of spiritual warfare when he was still in Germany. The knowledge of how to handle such kind of intercession (especially when someone who is prayed for refused to let go of whatever possessed him) is something new to me. Spiritual deliverance comes from within, and breakthrough can only come if he willingly wants to accept Jesus as His Savior and Deliverer. If he doesn't, you will only end up draining out your energy.
The rehearsal of the concert in Senayan Indoor Tennis Stadium gave me a glimpse of how a complex and intricate management system can be extremely crucial in making sure the live concert and recordings run smoothly. I'm extremely grateful for the chance to witness this, as I can finally appreciate how the whole church can be involved in the making. It saddens me to look at the churches of the same denomination in my city can become so segregated, which gradually lead to biased opinions among each other in the body of Christ. I pray that this soon will change.
I will end this entry of what I've experienced the next day. Despite sleeping late the night before, I woke up at 6 am (or was it 5,I can't remember), and the first thing came to my head was to pray. I started my morning devotion by singing along with the song I listen to in my walkman and reflected on God's involvement in my life. This whole year I felt like I am at life intersections. I tried to move forward but there's always challenges and restrictions, and there's so many doors to choose from. Many times that I felt like giving up, but then that morning He softly reminds me, "Don't give up on Me, because I never gave up on you". I completely let go of my anguish and my pain that day and admitted that I'm spiritually hungry. Suddenly a Scripture flashed on me - Romans 5:8. " But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." I have never been so grateful that God has been so faithfully comforting me in times where I, His wretched child, need Him the most.
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