my loss

My grandfather passed away today at 1:30pm (LA time) while I was driving to Pasadena I got a call from my cousin in Taipei.

Heartache...Mom, be strong.

A story from Mike Kingsley

Even Mike Kingsley's father who pastors a 10,000 people church misunderstood Mike for doing God's work when Mike was 17. After Mike got expelled by his school because he led a Spirit filled meeting at school, 400 other students who also were about to get expelled left with him to pray at his father's church. Mike's father didn't accept it and rebuked Mike for doing that; can you imagine that? Even the Father of Revival (Mike's father) in Uganda would reject a revival in a campus because he didn't want to cause the parents any trouble?!

Mike stood firm with boldness in front of his father and the principle of school; he didn't know where that boldness came from, he only knew that he can not compromise of what God had done among the young people. His father didn't speak with him for weeks and he also got kicked out of school for few weeks; because of his boldness without compromise, God intervened.

During a major conference where the churches leaders (Including Mike's father) in Uganda invited an European Evangelist/Prophet to preach, that time Mike was desperately needing a confirmation from God. In the middle of sermon, this preacher asks if someone here named Mike Kingsley; without knowing who Mike is, the preacher asks again for the second time in front of ten and thousands of people. The third time, Mike stood up and walked towards the preacher from the very back of the crowd. The preacher then prophesied over Mike and promoted him in front of Mike's father and people of their city; he then asked Mike to sit at his chair on the stage, which was right next to Mike's father. After that, Mike's father realized that God is with his son; their relationship was restored, and Mike was then welcome back to school.
Some of those 400 students became evangelists and pastors in different nations; because of persecution of fire, God can shape these students and test each one of them. What about you?

God honors us when we obey Him!

CALL OF DUTY 2008

Annie has an interesting insight that she shared with me after this conference, Call of duty. Remember back in the day when we were deciding on the theme of this conference, out of the blue, we named the conference, Call of duty. It was not only a popular game, but also we as Christians are called to be warriors/soldiers of Christ. Thus we decided on this theme, hoped to dispatch a generation of revivalists. God is interesting. Rev. Mike had no idea about the topic or what so ever before he stood on the stage; the night he shared, he mentioned that God gave him the word "spiritual warfare" as he prayed.

Interestingly enough some of our leaders are going through different aspects of warfare, although some of them were not able to hear the entire message; I believe that God is warning us about the spiritual warfare that is happening or will happen among us.

Ever since we moved into this "Wu-Shu center", I felt the intensity of warfare as well as the discipline of the Lord. It's not like "the Learning center" anymore when we could kindda get by and cut corners. I feel that God really means business now. How many of us could bear God's intensive training? I sometimes wonder...why God calls us to do things that no one is doing? How many of us have realized that? God intentionally intensifies our circumstances and condition, so that we will seek solutions from Him.

To change a culture, it takes courage also called godly foolishness. How many of us are actually foolish for the Kingdom? Are we wise or foolish? Depending on whcih side you're on - God's side or the world, I think.

Just like this postcard, we've just raged a war against the enemy. Some know it, some may not, some got shot down yet still strong, some got knocked down without knowing why; whether we like it or not, we are already in war. How would you respond to it?

Morning

Can't go back to sleep after receiving the "prayer call" at 5 am...
I tossed and turned in my bed for almost a hour "thinking" or "worrying" about lots of thing; guess that would really help better any condition (or not!). Yes, I shouldn't focus on the condition, but the solution which is Jesus Himself; yes, I simply want to enjoy my God moment without worrying anything else.

Yesterday, few of us (the older adults) were talking about the difficulties of being a pastor. We all agree that once you become a pastor or a pastor's wife, you will know how challenging it is to be one; no one would ever understand the role until he/she becomes one.

Servants of God are the weepers. But I also need my cells/body/emotion/spirit to rejoice and be happy too. Annie said that I think too much, but I have to think ahead. Sometimes I wonder if I would wake up one morning and find out that my hair turn grey overnight...wow, that's be awful. I still couldn't find a grey hair on my head...hmm...or maybe I am losing them...

Anyway, I need to rest now...

Chasing heaven

It's my mom's birthday in 2 weeks, I want to go back to see her. I am doing something I don't even know if it makes sense to anyone. Someone is praying for me and Annie, I know. I need to go to see my family; I know that You will provide. It's not right, God if You don't provide.

Being normal>? or just waste my life away in God?<



What's it that you are chasing?