Okay I'm inspired to put up a list of small things that God has done in my life, over the last few days. In chronological order. I'm pretty sure every day will have something new, so it'll be interesting to see how many blessings I can count.
Thursday: Bought a PS shirt for Tin Do on Steve's behalf, completely forgot about it and forgot all about the money. Put money in offering during session, and Steve paid me back afterwards with interest! Sowed and reaped 3 hours later with interest!
(now you might argue that I gained nothing because he already owed me money, but the way I see it, it was an unexpected windfall of income... awesome blessing)
Saturday: Buying a music lead at Kosmic, Bam! $5 off straight away, for no reason whatsoever (totally awesome) and then after unloading my music gear at the wedding, INSTANTLY finding a parking spot 10m from where I was, on the same street as the hotel, GOLD.
Sunday: Remembering the ang pow I got from the wedding... and contemplating whether or not I should give a proportion to Church, ended up giving it to God in faith...
Afterwards I was like "crap.... lunch money" but my niece gave me $10 fuel money which I was forced to take (she kept running away when I gave it back) and getting $10 from Thien.
:D God's training me up to be faithful in the small things so I can do bigger and greater things for Him. Woo!
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Sunday, January 21, 2007
Planetshakers Conference 2007 - Perth
Planetshakers this year was met with warm reception from our Church, with many people opting out of it or having to work during the duration of the conference. I was excited to be at the conference because they're always great, but inside I didn't have the same expectations as the previous times.
The first night went off quite awesomely, with Perth finally not being jipped in terms of lighting and effects (the wall of lights as a background was incredible) and Russell Evans delivering a good message. The songs themselves this year seemed uninspired... and the dance moves for "Praise Him"... are shocking (it's like the monkey!).
But throughout the night, God was trying to tell me something. I should come to this conference with a spirit of Expectation, and realise that it's never about the songs, or the speakers, it's just about God. So I did it. I expected God to do great things at the conference. I expected to feel His presence when praising and worshiping Him with the new songs. And He did all those things for me. I got so much out of this conference you wouldn't believe and I just felt re-energized to go and do His work in every situation and circumstance.
At the end of the day, the conference is about 'empowering a generation to win a generation' and it does this phenomenally through God's power. Nothing could compare to coming up and just feeling burdens fall, chains broken and honestly surrendering to God situations that seemed impossible. Praying for, and receiving breakthrough!
The situation I prayed for was just my relationship with my parents. For those of you who don't really know, we've never been that close. And I just prayed in petition for a change, for greater understanding between us... and slowly but surely, it's there. Coming home I felt an immediate change. I guess respecting my parents wishes and not going on the Kalbarri trip was the right thing to do, it leveled me up +1 in my parents' eyes. And... I actually did think it was impossible for me to ever be on proper talking terms with my parents, due to the massive generational gap and mismatched expectations on life. But slowly and surely, God's working in His own time.
Planetshakers isn't just for High School kids (or 14-year-olds), it's for anyone expecting to see a change, needing God in any circumstances.
The first night went off quite awesomely, with Perth finally not being jipped in terms of lighting and effects (the wall of lights as a background was incredible) and Russell Evans delivering a good message. The songs themselves this year seemed uninspired... and the dance moves for "Praise Him"... are shocking (it's like the monkey!).
But throughout the night, God was trying to tell me something. I should come to this conference with a spirit of Expectation, and realise that it's never about the songs, or the speakers, it's just about God. So I did it. I expected God to do great things at the conference. I expected to feel His presence when praising and worshiping Him with the new songs. And He did all those things for me. I got so much out of this conference you wouldn't believe and I just felt re-energized to go and do His work in every situation and circumstance.
At the end of the day, the conference is about 'empowering a generation to win a generation' and it does this phenomenally through God's power. Nothing could compare to coming up and just feeling burdens fall, chains broken and honestly surrendering to God situations that seemed impossible. Praying for, and receiving breakthrough!
The situation I prayed for was just my relationship with my parents. For those of you who don't really know, we've never been that close. And I just prayed in petition for a change, for greater understanding between us... and slowly but surely, it's there. Coming home I felt an immediate change. I guess respecting my parents wishes and not going on the Kalbarri trip was the right thing to do, it leveled me up +1 in my parents' eyes. And... I actually did think it was impossible for me to ever be on proper talking terms with my parents, due to the massive generational gap and mismatched expectations on life. But slowly and surely, God's working in His own time.
Planetshakers isn't just for High School kids (or 14-year-olds), it's for anyone expecting to see a change, needing God in any circumstances.
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