Brokenness

God works through our brokenness. God uses trials and challenges to shape and mould us. 

We allow God to break through our defenses and see His hand of love.

In the midst of our pain and struggles,

the fire of God's love penetrates through us. 

Brokenness allows our authentic self to emerge. God leads us on to taste His goodness and know Him in intimacy. 

He makes something beautiful out of our brokenness. He works miracles through tragedies and hardship. His love is made perfect in our weaknesses.

Divine Providence

Monte and I were at the Ministers' Institute cum Retreat (MIR) in Malacca, Malaysia, from 21 - 24 November, 2016. Our stay in Holiday Inn was wonderful. 

Our friends, B and M (a christian couple), have graciously paid for me to attend this retreat. I am deeply indebted to their kind generosity and help.

Time and again, God has shown His goodness and faithfulness to Monte and I. We are humbled and thankful for His providence and grace. The Lord's unending mercy is new every morning. His unfailing love never fails. Our hearts rejoice for He is exceedingly good. God has blessed us beyond our wildest imagination.

Great is the Lord

We are limited; we are bound by space and time. Even the smartest among us have their limits. God is limitless, ageless, boundless, matchless and great. When God speaks into the depths of our hearts, things that were once impossible and not achievable suddenly brim with possibility. Our hearts overflow with hope and optimism. Our hearts leap with joy. We cannot contain all that God is doing. The awesomeness and glory of God spur us on to trust God for the impossible. He leads us to tread on uncharted water. From faith to faith, He empowers us to see the miraculous as His glory fills the earth.

Awesome Privilege

Last Sunday morning, Monte was preaching at Pentecostal Christian Community. His message:

"Build an Ark for Coming Rain."
There are time God prompts us to build arks
Though there be no show of coming rain.
Regardless of what we see or don't see
Times when God us to acts of faith
Acting as apostolic people
Partnering with God towards
The dreams He gives us
Getting ready for coming rain
For the blessing of humanity
And the healing of creation."

Our hearts are filled with deep gratitude for every opportunity we have to minister. We continue to draw from God's throne of grace. God grants us His wisdom, grace and understanding to share what He places on our hearts. As vulnerable and weak vessels, His transforming and empowering presence graced us to love and serve Him and His people. It is a great privilege to share His message of hope, renewal and restoration.

God has Blessed me with Monte

Monte gave me a surprise birthday party two days ago. I am so blessed with a wonderful husband. He planned for the event two months ago. I shared openly with the people present at my home last night that Monte has been a loving and supportive husband. I battled with depression since I was a young single adult. I had gone through several bouts of depression in my lifetime. God's mercy and grace saw me through each episode. It was never easy for Monte. He kept praying, loving, caring and supporting me through it all. I love and appreciate him deeply.

I thank God for family and friends who made my birthday so memorable. The Lord graced us with His sweet presence. 😊

The River of Your Spirit

In the face of a raging storm
We feel Your peace
In the times of testing
We know Your presence
In the place of desolation
We feel Your comfort
In the depth of our pain
We receive Your healing
Who is like unto You
The God of comfort
The one who is with us 
Till the end of the age
Flood us with Your love
Let Your raging river
Wash over us 
As we are carried 
By the river of Your spirit

Grant us Your Courage

It takes courage to do what God puts on our heart. It takes courage to step into the water.

God works on our behalf. We see His miraculous work unfold before our eyes. 

God opens the floodgates of heaven and pours His spirit on us. We begin to see, and hear and understand the heart of God. 

God unleashed His anointing on us. He challenges us to take another step of faith. 

We place our complete trust in Him. We allow the Lord to lead us to places that we have never thought we would go. 

God will pour His spirit on us. We set our faces like flint before Him. When we are deeply rooted in Him, no storm can overcome us. 

We declare His faithfulness from now through all eternity. Our sovereign God rule and reign in us.  He deserves all the praises in our hearts.

God's Holy Call

God is raising God fearing men and women who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.  

We are a people who are consumed by the holy call of God upon our lives. We abondon all we have to pursue the Lord.  

We want to see God's purposes and will fulfilled in our lifetime. We lay aside comfort, prestige and  power to embrace all that the Lord desires to do in our broken lives. 

God pours His spirit on us. He empowers us to do what we are incapable to do. All that matters is that all glory and honour will go to Him. All that we see is the loving hands of God. We live to see a sign of His goodness.

The Miracle of Life

You are the miracle working God who breathed life into us. 

Every breath we take reminds us of Your sustaining power. Every breath we take reminds us of Your redeeming grace. Every breath we take reminds us that Your mercy. 

Come and abide in us. We find refuge in the shelter of Your love. Wash over us and renew us with Your great love.

More of You

We ask

Not for gold or silver

Not for power or prestige

Not for title or applause

We ask 

For more of You

More of Your 

Kindness

Gentleness

Meekness

Love

Compassion

Courage

Hope

We long for You

We long for Your presence

All we ask is for

More of You

We See Your Glory

 

We see Your glory

In the eye of the storm

We see Your glory

In our trials

We see Your glory

In our darkest hour

All we need is

A glimpse of

Your glory

All we need

Is the touch of Your love

The things of this earth

Grow strangely dim

As we gaze into

Your lovely face

Set our hearts on fire

Let Your glory fall

Let Your grace abound

Great is the Lord

The wonder of Your grace

The power of Your spirit

The sureness of Your hope

The depth of Your love

The warmth of Your comfort

The greatness of Your might

We worship and adore You

We give You

All the praises

From the depth of our heart

We are limited

You are limitless

We are finite

You are infinite

We are powerless

You are powerful

So we proclaim

Your majesty

We extol You, O Lord

Every Heartbeat

Every heartbeat

Reminds us of

Your sustaining power

Your enduring love

Your redeeming grace

Your divine love

Your sovereignty

Every heartbeat

Reminds us of

Our powerlessness

Our frailty

Our vulnerability

Our desperate need

For You

Our maker

Our redeemer

Our fortress

Our all in all

Saturate Us

Saturate our hearts

With Your presence

Saturate our minds 

With Your presence

Energize 

Empower

Restore

Refresh

Fill us with Your presence

Touch our hearts 

Saturate us with

Your love

Your grace

Your strength

And hope, O Lord

Purify Us

Purify us, Lord

The pure in heart

Shall see You

The pure in heart

Shall hear You

The pure in heart

Shall know You

Cleanse us from deep within

Hide Your word in us

That we would not

Sin against You

Purify our hearts

We pray

Live Through Us

Live through our broken lives
Live through our broken dreams
Live through our broken hearts
Live through our anguish
Live through our bruises
Live through our pain
Live through our hurts
Live through our scars
Lord, live through every part of us
Be glorified in us, we pray

Your Hand of Love

Thank you, Lord

For Your hand of love

Your hand of protection

Your hand of comfort

Your hand of grace

Your hand of restoration

Your hand of deliverance

Your hand of help

Watching over us

Opening pathways for us

Thank you, Lord

For You are eternal

Immortal

Invincible

Almighty God

Walking by Faith

Lord, teach us to walk by faith and not by sight. When we do not see, when we do not hear, when the obstacles and challenges mount. Teach us to lean and cling to You our eternal rock of salvation. Open our eyes to see, open our ears to hear. Open our hearts to receive You in Your splendour, majesty and grace. Touch our hearts, this day. Pour Your spirit on us, we pray.

Wonder and Grace

Thank you for a brand new day, Lord. The morning sky is indescribably beautiful. Your glory fills the earth as our hearts sing of Your wonder and grace.

Joyful Hope

God works through us powerfully and amazingly with His love. He works through broken lives. 

In our deepest anguish and struggles, God brings out beauty and strength. 

The fragrance of Christ is released when we go through the wine press of live clinging onto the Lord. He works through our pain, our sufferings, our wounds and our broken lives. 

With our unanswered questions and daily stress of life, He beckons us on to follow Him and find complete rest in His love.  He is in complete control.  There is nothing our God cannot do.

The Lord empowers us to trust and lean on Him.  This is the beauty of the Christian life, a life of bliss not because we are free from hardships but rather knowing that God is with us.   He is with us  in every season of our lives.   

He is with us when we are on the highest mountain and the deepest valley. 

The everlasting presence of God is all that really counts.  The eternal hope of the living God burns bright and strong in all who calls on His mighty name.

Lord, strengthen and empowers us to press on in this arduous journey.  Our hearts are filled with expectancy, joy and hope.

On Bended Knees

This beautiful morning is a gift from You, Lord. We cry out to you, Abba Father. You are our strength and our hope. We lay everything at the altar this day. Sanctify and purify us. Make Your face shine upon us and pour Your grace on us. We long for the courts of the Lord. We wait for You on bended knees. Touch our hearts this day.

Miracle Working God

In August, we received word from the Society of Pentecostal Studies thatMonte's paper has been accepted for the March 2017 Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

As next year’s theme is “Pentecostalism and Culture,” Monte's topic is, “Towards a Pentecostal Conscientizing Praxis of Mass Culture Engagement.” Recognising the role Pentecostalism plays towards shaping culture, he will be suggesting from the wells of pentecostal theology, constructive ways for doing so, in dialogue with Roman Catholic approaches. God willing, this will be his fifth presented paper in six consecutive SPS annual meetings.

We are thankful for the opportunity for Monte to serve through this platform that the Lord had sovereignly opened. On the other hand, we do not have the funds to do this. Over dinner this evening, I told Monte that God is going to provide for the upcoming SPS conference. God has challenged us to believe even when we do not see with our natural eyes. He has performed one miracle after another. He shows us that nothing is impossible for Him. This trip is not possible in the natural but God will do a supernatural work.

We marvel at His greatness and providence. As we step out in faith to believe, the Lord reminds us that all we have to offer Him is our five loaves and two fishes and He will multiply. He has blown our minds so many times that our hearts would leap with joy. We serve a mighty God. He knows no bounds. He is limitless, matchless and awesome. As God begins to work, we see our vulnerability and frailty in the light of His greatness. The Lord is greatly to be praised.

The Power of His Presence

Two days ago, I was experiencing nagging discomfort at the upper portion of my spine.  Yesterday morning, I woke up with a hard lump at the top of my spine.  There is pain when I touch the hard lump.  The amazing thing is I have perfect peace.  In the natural, I could have panicked and worried. 

God is not a figment of our imagination, He is alive, He works in and through us powerfully.  The beauty of the Christian faith is that God gives us peace that passes understanding.  Peace that defies logic.  Peace that conquers fears and anxiety.  We experience peace that the world can never understand.  The power of God’s presence under girds us amazingly.  He is our hope and refuge.  He is our help in times of need.  Our healer, our comforter and strength.

Redeeming Grace

This glorious morning beams with Your redeeming grace. Your love brightens our life. Watch over us and guide us. Pour Your spirit on us. For You are everlasting and eternal. You are Alpha and Omega. You are the beginning and the end. We put our hope in You.

Healing Grace

Release Your healing grace upon us

Heal and touch us

Pour Your oil

Cleanse us with Your fire

Come in Your power

Come in Your might

Come in Your glory

Let Your healing grace fall

Empower Us

Flood our heart

With Your presence

Your peace

Your joy

Your hope

Energise 

Empower 

And restore us

Work in 

And through us

This day

As we lay our life

At Your altar

Praise Arise

We praise Your most high name

Thank You for 

Taking away

Our pain

Sorrow

Hopelessness

Agony

Suffering

You knit us together

In the depth of

Our mother's wombs

We are fearfully

And wonderfully

Made to praise 

Your glorious name

Praise arise 

From our hearts

To You

Our maker

Redeemer

And everlasting God

And King

Celebrate Life

On the morning of 18 July 2016, our hibiscus was in full bloom. It was beautiful!

All you need is a gust of wind and hibiscus will fall off. It falls off easily. It was fragile. 

Our life is like this hibiscus. The Lord sustains us by His power. Our life is just one breath away. We may be here today but gone tomorrow. 

We are vulnerable, powerless and fragile. God in His love and mercy keeps us alive.

Lord, teach us to number our days. We want to live purposefully. We live for You. We live to glorify Your name.  

We celebrate life, we celebrate living. Your gift of live brings us undying hope and amazing grace. Empower us to live for You daily. Unfold Your plans and purposes to us. 

We walk in love and liberty. We live by the power of Your Spirit. We cannot live without You.

You are Lord

Lord, Your glory fills the earth. Your majesty and power radiate with every rising sun. Who can compare with You. You are matchless, glorious and great. Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that You are Lord.

Quiet Love

His quiet love
Satisfies
Calms
Refreshes
In the stillness
In tranquility
In solitude
Be still and know
That I am God
He said

The Eye of the Storm

You are with us

In the eye of the storm

Your abiding presence

Your unending hope

Your amazing grace

In the eye of the storm

We see You

Your hand of love

Your ever increasing glory
Your surpassing power

We cling to You

We lean on You

We cry out to You

For You are with us

In the eye of the storm

A Heart that Seeks You

Grant us a heart

That seeks You

A heart

That follows hard

After You

Do a deep

And a lasting work

In our heart

Draw us by Your spirit

Touch us with Your grace

The Vision of the Cross

Fill our eyes with

The vision of the cross

Your grace so rich

Your love so deep

At the foot of the cross

We find peace

Hope

Strength

Courage

Grace
Fill our eyes
With the vision of the cross
At the foot of the cross
We find release
We find healing
We find wholeness

Broken Lives

Broken people

Broken lives

Broken dreams

Broken hope

Broken world

Touch our lives

So that we can touch

The broken people

In this broken world

How Great You are

The warmth of Your love

The comfort of Your Spirit

The purity of Your word

The strength of Your grace

The courage of Your hope

The splendour of Your glory

How great You are

We bow down at Your feet

We declare Your majesty

In all the earth

Come to Us

Come into our broken lives

Come into our shattered dreams

Come into our midst

Come into our pain

Come into our sorrow

To heal

To restore

To inspire

To build

To create

To empower

For You are all we ever needed

You are our source

You are our only hope

You are supreme

You are sovereign

You are eternal God

Your Mercy and Grace

Lord, we do not know what tomorrow holds but we know You have complete control over us. When the journey gets more challenging, we rest in Your quiet love. We draw strength from You. We cry out for Your mercy and grace. You are God almighty, ever faithful and true. We cannot live without You. We bow in humble submission to You. Let Your name be magnified in all the earth. We worship and adore You. We give You the highest praise.

Five Loaves and Two Fishes

This morning, Monte is invited to preach at His Sanctuary.  We are thankful for every ministry opportunity.  God grants us His mercy and grace to serve Him in season and out of season.  We offer our five loaves and two fishes to the Lord.  We call out to the Lord to do what we are incapable to do.  As we posture our hearts to serve God and His people, the Lord empowers us.  He graces us with His strength to do the work of the ministry.  God's faithfulness reaches to the sky and His tender mercies are new every morning.

The Hand of God

God pours His mercy and grace on us. We need the Lord every moment of every day. God brings us renewed hope daily and He never fails. All we need is the hand of God on us. His loving hands that guide, protect and embrace us in the darkest hour. Touch our life and bless our heart. Draw us by Your Spirit, Lord.

The Sustaining Power of God

A few days ago, Monte and I ran into a dear sister in the Lord, Sis A. She is in her seventies. We sat down with her and her son at the coffee shop in Tampines.

She is a caregiver to two family members. She shared that in the earlier days, she was at a loss and struggled to make sense of what she was going through. God came through for her and continues to help her to face the difficulties and challenges.

We prayed together. Monte and I were deeply encouraged by what the Lord is doing in Sis A's life. Though she continues to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of caregiving, what makes the difference is the sustaining power and grace of God. Our God who empowers us in our powerlessness. He is our helper and refuge.

Fellow Sojourners

Life can be tough at some junctures. Pressure and stress are part and parcel of life. Things fall apart, relationships sour.  We battle with unanswered questions and the great unknown.  

The word of God tells us that in life we will face tough times. 

Some of us are hurting from betrayal. Some have lost loved ones to diseases and accidents.  Some have faced tragedies and destruction.

We are fellow sojourners; we are not alone.  We can encourage one another.  We can lift each other up. 

The hand of God is never too short to reach us. He inclines His ears to hear our heart cries. 

He promised help and deliverance. As we call on the name of Jesus, the Lord reaches out to us in His mercy and grace. 

In Him, we find solace and strength. He is our hiding place; He is our high tower; He is our only hope. 

We call to mind the faithfulness of God this day. His faithfulness reaches to the sky. There is nothing our God cannot do. He wants our complete trust. We cling to Him. We find eternal hope in God.

Matchless

You are infinite

We are finite

You are limitless
We are limited
You are all powerful
We are powerless

Lord, we bow

We fall at Your feet

We worship You

The God of the universe

You are boundless

Matchless

Invincible

Your splendour and glory

Fill the earth

And Your presence

Floods our hearts

You are strong

We are weak

Eternity in Our Hearts

Thank you, Lord
 For putting eternity

In our hearts

We have a living hope

Life has meaning

Joy floods our hearts

Our purpose and destiny
Are rooted in Your love

Bring us to a place of release

A place of overflowing grace

A place of wonder

A place where Your mercy reigns

Lord, thank you
For putting eternity

In our hearts