Wednesday, August 01, 2007

D.I.Y Ice Cream! You probably would have known whereabouts I went to eat. Yuki Yaki! Yum! Where all the yucky food is...ahaha! No la, It's pretty worth the money; About 25 per adult, Student price is only available during lunch on the weekdays. Yup! It has got all the prawns and different kinds of meat, ESPECIALLY SLICED BEEF! Someone please tell Elvin about it. I think all the sliced beef went over to Yuki Yaki bro. You might have realised that ZHEN FA HAI XIAN doesn't have sliced beef no more. Totally disappointed.

How often do you give tips to a waiter? We were eating and she came along, took some time out to clean the mess we created and even bothered to help us out with the ice cream. At that point, I was prompted to bless her with some tips. Little did I know, that she came over to Singapore from the Philippines as an intern for 6 months. She only gets $450 each month and that tip definitely helped her some way or another. 10 bucks. Yea...You probably must be thinking, you guys are nuts. No we are not, it feels good blessing someone.

When I came back home, I looked at my guitar for quite a long time. I just stared at it for a long long time, and memories flooded my mind. I told God that I am happy serving Him once again with my guitar and tho some of you know how much I long to come back to "home ground" to play, I am happy serving the Lord everywhere I go. I do realize that you grow so much more when you are being called to serve in places you "do not wish to go". Not that I dread going to other cell groups, but its always comfortable being in our own cell groups. Sometimes it gets too comfy! Yet, I remembered when I was a small boy, I would pray to God and tell Him how I want to go to different places to play for Him. One time, when I was packing my classical guitar into the case, (I think I was 8 then..) someone came up to me and asked me "Tim, what would you do if you lose both arms or fingers, and you cannot play the guitar no more?" I replied "Sir, I would thank God for the times He gave me the ability and the skills to play for Him and I will remember the songs I played as long as I live." God brought me back to that day I said that.

I remembered, with tears in my eyes, I came home, locked my door, knelt down before the Lord and cried. I wanted to play the guitar all my life for Him. I cried to God, telling Him how much I wanted to be a good guitarist, one that is able to usher in the presence of God. 8 years old, I knelt down and cry out. Now, years have passed and I think I am where I wanted myself to be...But now, with a greater purpose to improve constantly, and with a humble heart, God brought me back to remembrance the day I pledged my hands to the Lord.

I stared at my guitar the whole while with tears in my eyes...

"God, I will fulfill what I am called to do, this time, I will not drop the baton...I'm all for You..."

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