Dear Confidant,
I will share today the wonderful and life-changing thing God did (and will continue to do) at the Women's Encounter Weekend. It happened last weekend, 11 to 12 November 2006 at Paramount Hotel.
For those who are wondering what on earth is Women's Encounter Weekend. Well, to put it simply, it is a time or a program that to be quiet in your heart so as to cultivate a meaningful relationship with God and His Word. Actually, there is more to just this. But to keep things simple, just take Women's Encounter Weekend as this.
I slept at 3 plus in the morning of the Encounter and find it pretty amazing that I felt refreshed after waking up at 6 plus in the morning. I only had 3 hours of rest. But thank GOD that I did not feel tired.
I arrived 15 minutes earlier before 8am when the program started. Not many people were there at that time. But it's okay. I feel great that I can make it in time! (as I thought I'll be late)
We started of with a game and I got to know Sofie, Uncle David and Auntie Christine's helper. It was great knowing her name. All this while, I only knew she is the helper of so and so. =p
Then we had a short time of worship and dance to the Lord. It was so good to dance once again for the Lord! And then, come the first testimony sharing. I teared when I heard it, it was just so heart-warming and touching to see God's work in a sister's life.
Then came a series of talks, a video and more testimony sharings...
God spoke to me at least one thing too me in each and every session, be it talk, video or testmony sharing. I shall just pick one of them to share due to time constraint.
The session "Faith to heal my soul" really spoke to and dawned on me. God spoke to me about my bible reading time. One sentence that stroke (strike) me is that "Faith is essential but diligence (to read God's Word and pray) is just as important." From then on, I decided to read God's Word regularly, as in everyday.
God also convicted me of a sin that I never had the courage to share as it was just too bad. But I decided to confessed to someone so that I am accountable to someone. Auntie Sabrina is that someone. She prayed for and with me.
The root of the sin started with some bad incidents that happen to me. And the incidents still haunted me once in a while and I felt dirty. But God took me back to the time it happen and I just realise that the incident could have turn out worse if not for His intervention. I truly thank God for that. Amen?
I had been suffering from depression for about 1 to 2 years or so. I was under medication for that long too. But each time, I got better, there is a relapse. And I think the last relapse is what brought me out of church as I shared in the previous journal entry.
I went out and claim healing. And I believe that healing is in the process. And I pray right now that there will be no more relapses, in the name of Jesus! I will be seeing my doctor again this friday (17 Nov). I believe that he will reduce my dosage of medication and eventually, I no longer have to eat those medicine! Amen?
One more thing, I pray and expect specifically that God would tell me who should my mentor be, Susan or Meryl. In my heart, I had choosen Meryl already before the Encounter since Susan felt it was better. Again, I spoke to Auntie Sabrina about it and she pray for me that the name will appear to me. Almost immediately I heard Susan name just like chanting and it just goes, "Susan, Susan, Susan...". And when I tried to say in my mind, Meryl. The chanting continued. So I am convinced that God wanted me to stick to Susan for he has great and might plans for me! Amen?
After one of the session, I went out to pray for a re-filling of the Holy Spirit. And it happened! Amen?
I went out also for an anointing of multipication. And God spoke through Senior Pastor (he only came for the last session and left, all other speakers were female because it's Women Encounter) that I will be healthy first. Amen to that! God wants to heal me first before I work for Him to be fruitful.
I learnt many new things that are precious to me. I pray right now that I will not forget them, in the name of Jesus, Amen!
ALL GLORY TO GOD!
I think I had share enough to encourage or touch you. Enough to let YOU (yes, you!) to know that my God, Jesus Christ is a good God to have. I shall now end with a short prayer.
"Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for the mighty work that You had done in my life (and the lives of other participants). I pray right now that I will CONTINUE in this walk with You. Draw me closer and closer to You each day. In Jesus most precious name I pray, Amen!"
=Shu Ling=
4:35 a.m. - Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006
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