Here's the interesting part, ahhaha....
Guess what? I haven't been doing a proper QT since the day I started my job. Yep, I know. It's sad isn't it. I did have some sort of QT when driving to GC or back to Bne, where I sing songs then pray, or listen to CDs as well as the audio bible. But it's not as fulfilling as when I did QT at home, spending time 30mins or so waiting for God to speak.
Anyway, last Friday was the lowest attendance of people in my LG and one of the toughest night to praise and worship God. 8 of 21 didn't come, and half of those who came were sick (flu and cold). To top it all, most of them were tired from work and a bit distracted. The core team agreed that we could've done so much better than that, and we decided to change few things, at the very least our attitude when we come to LG where we will decide before hand to put lay down before God whatever burden we have and choose to bless Him with songs and bless others with our smiles and encouragement.
I sensed strongly that it's the attack of the enemy to our group as most (if not all) in the group have been growing, so much so that attendance to LG and church have been consistently high and people have been serving in church and LG consistently as well. So yeah, hats off to the devil for doing the damage, but I offer no apology for the ground breaking spiritual growth our group is having at the moment. Devil, I know you're the best deceiver but the truth and the Lord Almighty is with us.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Updates: Work
Hello... been a while hey.
OK, let me update you with my work.
Work has been good. Yep, so far so good, no major issues. The first week was a bit tough, not the work itself, but the commuting part, especially driving back from GC to Bne. Every day I would stop half-way to take a power nap as my eyes and brain could not take it. Second week was a bit better where I only stopped half-way a couple of days. Last wk and this week I haven't stopped at all, so it's good, cause it means my body is getting used to it.
The work itself has been interesting as it is a steep learning curve for me. So many things to learn. Currently I'm just doing reporting with no analysis at all, but soon they'll ask me to analyse data and put figures into words (or is it words into figures). Anyway... my colleagues have been very supportive. Love them.
OK, let me update you with my work.
Work has been good. Yep, so far so good, no major issues. The first week was a bit tough, not the work itself, but the commuting part, especially driving back from GC to Bne. Every day I would stop half-way to take a power nap as my eyes and brain could not take it. Second week was a bit better where I only stopped half-way a couple of days. Last wk and this week I haven't stopped at all, so it's good, cause it means my body is getting used to it.
The work itself has been interesting as it is a steep learning curve for me. So many things to learn. Currently I'm just doing reporting with no analysis at all, but soon they'll ask me to analyse data and put figures into words (or is it words into figures). Anyway... my colleagues have been very supportive. Love them.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
My Resignation
Don't worry, I'm not resigning from my work, ahhahaa... just wanna share something about my spiritual life.
Exactly 3 months ago, or rather 3 months and a bit, I told my pastor (and few other leaders) about my desire to quit WAM in particular being the vocalist/back-up singer in church. WAM is the ministry for worship, arts and media in my church.
To my surprise, yes.. to my surprise, a lot of people were surprised that I was resigning from WAM, even my pastor asked me if I were sure with my decision, to which I replied with a YES as I have thought about it and prayed about it for quite some time before I made the decision. Somehow I felt that my gifting is not in the singing ministry. Don't get me wrong, I like to sing, but I struggled a lot last yr in terms of growing in my skills and ability to sing properly. I know that I can train myself, but it's like I had to put way much effort compare to other people with minimum growth in skill. Furthermore, my desire to learn more about the running of the church -especially the program wise- has increased so much, so much so that I couldn't take my eyes off how things are being done during the church service. And I had to really cast away any thoughts of observing the program so I can enjoy my time with God in church.
But everything is good now. I am not part of the worship/vocal team anymore. I'm actually still part of WAM, but under church programs. They haven't put me under program yet, instead they put me under floor managing to learn more about what's happening outside the hall, then a couple of months later I'll be moving to programs.
It's an exciting journey this yr. I lost my job beginning of this yr and stayed unemployed until I used up all my savings, got a job at the right time when my bank account is showing single digit, then moved on from worship team to join floor managing team and will move to programs soon, and still growing the guys in my group. ah.... this is life. Good one day, and beautiful the next, ahaha....
If anyone of you from worship team are reading this, just wanna thank you all for your support. I'm gonna miss you guys, muchly.
Exactly 3 months ago, or rather 3 months and a bit, I told my pastor (and few other leaders) about my desire to quit WAM in particular being the vocalist/back-up singer in church. WAM is the ministry for worship, arts and media in my church.
To my surprise, yes.. to my surprise, a lot of people were surprised that I was resigning from WAM, even my pastor asked me if I were sure with my decision, to which I replied with a YES as I have thought about it and prayed about it for quite some time before I made the decision. Somehow I felt that my gifting is not in the singing ministry. Don't get me wrong, I like to sing, but I struggled a lot last yr in terms of growing in my skills and ability to sing properly. I know that I can train myself, but it's like I had to put way much effort compare to other people with minimum growth in skill. Furthermore, my desire to learn more about the running of the church -especially the program wise- has increased so much, so much so that I couldn't take my eyes off how things are being done during the church service. And I had to really cast away any thoughts of observing the program so I can enjoy my time with God in church.
But everything is good now. I am not part of the worship/vocal team anymore. I'm actually still part of WAM, but under church programs. They haven't put me under program yet, instead they put me under floor managing to learn more about what's happening outside the hall, then a couple of months later I'll be moving to programs.
It's an exciting journey this yr. I lost my job beginning of this yr and stayed unemployed until I used up all my savings, got a job at the right time when my bank account is showing single digit, then moved on from worship team to join floor managing team and will move to programs soon, and still growing the guys in my group. ah.... this is life. Good one day, and beautiful the next, ahaha....
If anyone of you from worship team are reading this, just wanna thank you all for your support. I'm gonna miss you guys, muchly.
Job Scope
I survived the first week at my work without a scratch, wuf.....
Tomorrow is Friday, the last day of my second week at work, ahhaa... Yday I discovered from my colleagues and boss that I'm supposed to be the 'know-it-all' guy in the team. Furthermore, due to me having knowledge of the use of peoplesoft in particular query and nVision, another colleague has asked me to help him in times of needs, and he'll show me and teach me about his work. I was like "HAH???"
I thought to myself "Did I sign up for this job?"
ahhaha... I'm laughing with tears coming out of my eyes, but don't worry, only happen in my mind. So yeah, was a bit shocked to find they put so much expectation on me. I don't know how I can handle the pressure in the future but I hope I can do it. Help me Lord.
Tomorrow is Friday, the last day of my second week at work, ahhaa... Yday I discovered from my colleagues and boss that I'm supposed to be the 'know-it-all' guy in the team. Furthermore, due to me having knowledge of the use of peoplesoft in particular query and nVision, another colleague has asked me to help him in times of needs, and he'll show me and teach me about his work. I was like "HAH???"
I thought to myself "Did I sign up for this job?"
ahhaha... I'm laughing with tears coming out of my eyes, but don't worry, only happen in my mind. So yeah, was a bit shocked to find they put so much expectation on me. I don't know how I can handle the pressure in the future but I hope I can do it. Help me Lord.
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