A sharing during Guitar lesson 13/5/07

Ps 119:46
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

While sharing about my amazing weekend, I missed out the second Guitar Lesson on Sunday 13/5/07. This week, we had 3 more newcomers.

Our mission statement-

Our guitar lessons exist to lead students to Christ, to help christians grow in their faith and honour God with our life.

As the Lord led me to facilitate these lessons, I do hope that the mission statement be fulfilled for the glory of God.

As I think back, the past few years of my life and even the present or future to come, it has been or will be very blessed because I have found favour with God.

Something kept bugging me that I have to testify for the glory of God for a few weeks. I then decided to share it during this guitar lesson.

Sharing :- (the actual sharing was very brief, it isn't this long because time was running out)

Recently, my family and I went on a holiday trip to Genting on 30/3 -1/4/07 over the weekend.
It take about 6 hrs to reach Genting so I told Rebecca if she can help download some songs in my MP3 which I have gotten it free from Safra being a member. So that I can enjoy it during the journey. My husband and I find the tune and song ' You were there when I needed a neighbour' very beautiful. We listen to it a number of times but nothing very special strike me, I just find it nice.
While I was tired out by the way my 2 girls take the rides from both in and out door theme parks since 8 am in the morning, I took a break at 5pm listening to the same song again. Resting alone at the stationery caterpillar train. I started asking myself who is my neighbour since I have 3 very close mentors with me now. I feel privilage to have them as mentors, it is good to have someone to account our life to and help us keep track where we are going.

And the Lord brought my memories back to 4 yrs ago, which I almost forgotten what had happened to me during that period of time as I have been enjoying the present of God with me since the Lord took me out of it. I went into depression in 2003 between end of Feb to May, about 3 mths.
One day, the Lord sent Mentor Y to call me, I began to open up to her for the first time in my life which I never ever open up to anyone else before. Anyway, I was also fasting for God to show me the way out of my messy life at that time. I believe the Lord heard my cry for help. Rebecca was recovering from her major operation then. Life was really very tough.

Whenever I couldn't cope with life, I will call her. Sometimes I even called 3 times or if not at least once a day. Until Mentor Y's mum thought I wanted to borrow money from her. When she took my call, she said, ' bu zai, bu zai' mean not in, in chinese. This was how bad it is, but Mentor Y's has alot of patient with me. She is a listener even until now and I can trust her for everything I tell her. I learn alot from her and also become wiser.

I recalled 2 occasions, Mentor Y and husband had a gathering with relatives at Changi yacht club for dinner that night. I was feeling very low and I needed to see them, they asked me to join them instead. After dinner, I spent much time pouring although they couldn't do much but I do believe they pray much for me.

One night, on 7/9/03, I walked out of the house due to some family frictions. I left the house with only a handphone. I called for them, they came all the way to look for me. It was a great distance for them to travel from one end of Singapore to another end.

Sitting there at the caterpillar, I realised Mentor Y was that neighbour, my tears just kept flowing uncontrolbly. If it had not been for her, how would I ever walk the past 3 yrs beautifully with the Lord. I never knew, so did she, that one day I will bring blessing to her by helping her organised guitar lesson for her church's youth and adults. This is a relationship with God in christians circle.

I thanked God for sending them into my life and the extra miles they choose to walk with me . Many of the answers still came from the Lord Himself. He spoke to me through many ways, unimaginable and undescrible. You just know that the Lord was there for you at that point of time. Sometimes I just tremble for He is just owesome.

And healing take place in my life and the Lord gives me special wisdom and understanding, this cause a great change in my life that the Lord channel me in many different directions until I can't believe it myself. Indeed my strength come from the Lord. And let the people of God says 'AMEN!'
I have experienced that blessings are two ways. While you bless others and you will be bless in return, somehow they come back to you again. This is how amazing God is when you are in fellowship with Him.

I shared this during the lesson because I know that Mentor Y will never tell anyone how she walk alongside with me. No one who loves the Lord will self praise themselves and the bible says
Prov 27: 2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

So, because of this verse, I felt lead to testify for God's glory. People usually share during funeral service about the dead's life, what good he or she did on earth. But the dead can't hear anymore and if something happened to me, it probably buried together with me too. I am glad I shared it.
The first day I entered the lecture room for counselling course by Prof Fred, I was very impressed by these words that he put up near the top of the ceiling.

*ASPIRE TO INSPIRE BEFORE I EXPIRE

This has been my motto ever since. Hope this encourage you to move on in life.