"I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, And in His word, I put my hope. I wait for the Lord, More than watchmen wait for the morning, More than watchmen wait for the morning." //Psalm 130:6 (NIV Version)
Last week, Elder Andrew Goh asked a very important question. Something which struck me when I first heard it and then stayed with me throughout much of this week. He said, "What if the things that are important to you are actually not important to God?" And the more I thought about it, the more I realised how crucial and timely this question was. That in the end, the most important thing is to wait upon God and discover his intents and purposes for me. That I always want to be walking in the centre of His will, doing the things that He calls me to do. That I don't want to spend my life building something that I thought was important, only to find out that it didn't matter that much to God in the end. So I wait for you once again. I wait for you to speak, to lead, to guide. And as I wait, I call upon your name, declare that you are Jehovah Nissi, God my Banner. You will never fail me.
"If faith can move the mountains, let the mountains move; We come with expectations, waiting here for You, waiting here for You; You're the Lord of all Creation and still You know my heart; The author of salvation, You've loved us from the start. Waiting here for You, with our hands lifted high in praise."
//Christy Nockels; Waiting Here for You We wait for you indeed, to be upon us. So that we will comfort all those who mourn, to provide for those who grieve, to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. So that we will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendour. So that we will no longer be caught up in our humanness, running everything in human wisdom, but to be restored to who you want us to be, doing things the way you want it to be done. Bear with us a little longer so that we will be changed for the better.
"I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, And in His word, I put my hope. I wait for the Lord, More than watchmen wait for the morning, More than watchmen wait for the morning." //Psalm 130:6 (NIV Version)
Last week, Elder Andrew Goh asked a very important question. Something which struck me when I first heard it and then stayed with me throughout much of this week. He said, "What if the things that are important to you are actually not important to God?" And the more I thought about it, the more I realised how crucial and timely this question was. That in the end, the most important thing is to wait upon God and discover his intents and purposes for me. That I always want to be walking in the centre of His will, doing the things that He calls me to do. That I don't want to spend my life building something that I thought was important, only to find out that it didn't matter that much to God in the end. So I wait for you once again. I wait for you to speak, to lead, to guide. And as I wait, I call upon your name, declare that you are Jehovah Nissi, God my Banner. You will never fail me.
"If faith can move the mountains, let the mountains move; We come with expectations, waiting here for You, waiting here for You; You're the Lord of all Creation and still You know my heart; The author of salvation, You've loved us from the start. Waiting here for You, with our hands lifted high in praise."
//Christy Nockels; Waiting Here for You We wait for you indeed, to be upon us. So that we will comfort all those who mourn, to provide for those who grieve, to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. So that we will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendour. So that we will no longer be caught up in our humanness, running everything in human wisdom, but to be restored to who you want us to be, doing things the way you want it to be done. Bear with us a little longer so that we will be changed for the better.
