Heavenly Father
I know that I have sinned against you
my sins have separated me from you
I am truly sorry
I now want to turn away from my past sinful life and turn to you for forgiveness
Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again
I believe that your son, Jesus Christ, died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead and is alive
He hears my prayer
I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward
Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You
and to do Your will for the rest of my life,
In Jesus' name I pray, Amen
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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'O' Level Testimony (Part 2)
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Ok.. Let's continue...
Stregthened Faith and learning to be dependant on Him
The 'O' levels were now approaching. Back then, I wanted to stop cell for awhile(bout 3 weeks) to concentrate on my studies coz i got abit worried. So I informed Ps James(My youth pastor and cell leader) about it. He told me to entrust everything to God. But there was 1 verse which he quoted that struck me. That was 1 Samuel 2:30."Those who honour me, I will honour." And that verse really spoke to me. So I told God."Ok.. God.. This is Your promise to me. I'll honour you. And I'll entrust my studies to you. Help me in my studies". So I continued going to cell and church even during my 'O' Levels exams.
When it was the 'O' Levels, before every exam, I would take the time to praise and worship God. I didn't study anymore during that time coz I knew it would help much. So I would dedicate that time to Him and just enjoy His presence. I would turn on the worship CDs and just get down on my knees to talk to Him. He would say lots of stuff to me to encourage me during our quiet time. And He said this one thing which i remembered "You have honoured me, Now i will honour you". When I came out of the room each time, I was brimming with confidence. Usually, I would be scared out of my pants for any exam. But this one was different. I knew I had God with me. I carried that confidence through all the 'O' Level exams and I promised my parents I'd get my distinctions(Pretty odd for a boy who hasn't been doing well, huh?) And of course, I know you'd like to hear if God has really worked any miracles. Here's 2.
1. I couldn't find the answers to one of my physics question about energy conversion. It just didn't make sense. Then God let me remember something from sec 2(or younger) which was sort of like the missing piece of the puzzle. I hadn't touch that topic for 2 (or more) whole years and it just suddenly came back to me! I thought it was a miracle, but if you're still skepticle, here's no. 2
2. For one of the essay questions in my chinese exams, It was COMPLETELY the same as the one I had studied in a newspaper article recently. Ok.. What are the chances of that?!?!
Ok.. Miracles aside... What I'm really thankful for is how my relationship with God grew much closer during the 'O' Levels. This growing closer to God is much more important than my 'O' Levels because it is my relationship with Him that would last forever and not my academy results. :)
That's would mark the end of my 'O' levels. But not the end of God's little journey with me.. Next post is more what happens after the 'O' levels. :)
Firestorm thanked jesus at11:45 PM