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Thursday, March 05, 2009

:: Spirituality ::

It was two misunderstandings in the week. Alrightey. I guess often we misunderstand because we're overly concern about certain things.

I know the answer. I know who God has called me to be; a woman after God's heart. Even if the world has been speaking something else into my life, I have to stand on His firm foundation and claim+declare everyday that I'm made to be a woman after His heart!!

The world's contaminated with so many other "truths" that sometimes I'm ignorant about, and there's no need to believe in them. Only believe in His definition, His perspective.

I was pondering over the meaning of "Spirituality" the past few days. Just because someone mentioned it to me on Sunday. I'm sure it is needed and normal to assess someone's or a cell member's level of spiritual maturity in a context like L-cell. I have personally done that as well, when I was in the JC core group mini L-cell, where we evaluate the 5Gs that we've so far executed and who we can appoint to try out leading one of the 5Gs, and who shall we send to SP course. Sometimes, in such context, our judgement are put across rather bluntly. We will come to decisions like, "Maybe we should give the person some more time, perhaps one more month, before we ask him/her to attend SP class". Because the person doesn't seem to be ready, and is always very stressed when we ask him/her to say grace, to pray, etc.

Then recently, I've heard comments about myself. I personally do not know who or what happened in L-cell that so many comments of me suddenly arose. But I do hear from a few people who spoke to me and affirm me of my voice, my growth, and to rise up. I'm quite surprised because some of those I don't usually speak to frequently. However, the funniest thing I've heard that someone commneted was, "Grace ar....her voice not bad...but she doesn't smile, so can't use her". HUH?? I never smile meh?

I don't usually smile when I'm praying during the 15mins into service, at pre-service prayer, because the prayer request are really important ones and I don't want to joke about any of them as the congregation could really see our reaction each time each prayer request was read out over the pulpit. I don't understand why during pre-service prayer Linda would always ask us to smile?? When everyone were intensively praying for others' needs. Then after 15mins of intensive serious praying, came the roll of the drums, "Are you ready to worship? Turn to two other people and tell them 'expect something this service!' ". All of a sudden, you had to smile, because we're transiting into praise worship. It was as if, immediately after "5,6,7,8" and the drum hits the first beat, and the singers start to sway LEFT, and suddenly the smile appeared on your face. Sometimes I think it's abit funny. Haha.

I believe it's a conscious effort to smile, so as to reveal the "joy" that God has given. Joy, is one of the 9 fruits of the spirit. Fruits of the spirit would mean evidence of your spirituality, or level of spiritual maturity. Therefore, I guess somehow why "smile" was so emphasized in the ministry. But we can't just smile on stage, and get off the stage looking so "qi-cham". That's really schizophrenic. Haha. But even if life hasn't been smooth, and yet you're able to smile because you know that God is for you, just that the other end of the tunnel isn't as clear yet, that's strength! I wrote this on gmail, "The stars that shine for me, and the applause that gives me strength". Actually, it was originally a song from a dance drama. But, I am looking at this phrase in another view: God made the stars of me, that they shine for me and I could be in delight whenever I look at them in the skies. The applause from the congregation actually encourages me everytime that there are many many souls who longs to worship God, and their applause shows their enthusiasm and acknowledgement of who God is. I will have strength to continue to sing praises to Him no matter the situation I am in.

"所有的星光为我闪亮, 所有的掌声给我力量"

Actually one's level of spiritual maturity can be best seen in during the adversities. If one's faith isn't wavered during the storms, but he or she actually become more fervent in prayer and petition, and continues to sing praises to God, that's strength from God; strength that arises from a high level of spiritual maturity. Similarly, someone who wouldn't get angry so easily over a team member in the ministry, also shows a high level of spiritual maturity. Now I have to work on the second. Maybe one day I should just ask her out for dinner and pray for her. It's very funny...we're 8-9years apart. We'll see.

posted at [12:22 PM]

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