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Day 8 : 禁食日记 / Fasting Diary

 

 

第八天1010(一)

今天教会没有午祷,所以自己在同样时段12:15-1:15pm在家也有一小段祷告和敬拜。敬拜时,有感动唱禁食第一天,即上个星期一,所写的新歌“欢迎你来”。。。唱着,唱着,忽然发现也能够很顺的以英语唱完整首歌!我感觉这意义重大,想必上帝真的是以这首歌提醒我们他同在的重要性,而且他真的渴想来到我们生命、家庭、教会、城市与国家中。。。

这以英语唱出,也能服事到及启示我们教会讲英语的族群,可见虽然歌的旋律不怎么样,但上帝确实是要透过这首歌跟我们教会说话!

Day 8 : Oct 10th (Mon)

We did not have noon-time prayer today, so I used the same time frame 12:15-1:15pm to have my own short prayer and worship time at home. During the worship, I felt to to sing the song “I Welcome You”, which I wrote last Monday, i.e on our 1st day of fasting… As I was singing and singing, suddenly I realized it could be sung in English smoothly as well! I feel this is very significant, God must be wanting to use this song to remind us of the importance of His presence, and to tell us how He longs to enter into our lives, families, church, city and country…

To sing it in English can also minister and speak to the English-speaking members of our church. This shows that even though the melody is not that great, God does really want to speak to our church through this song!

 

这首歌主要是以马太福音21章1-11节为背景,百姓们欢迎耶稣进入耶路撒冷的情景,愿我们也欢迎主来到古晋。

至于“众城门,抬起头来啊”则是诗篇24:7-10。。。当我又再看诗篇24的时候,突然又有灵感把诗篇24:1-6写成一首新的轻快赞美歌!这让我感觉到,这一次的40天禁食,上帝在我们当中一定会降下新的恩膏,做一些新的事情,给我们更多创意能力。。。
所以,昨天宣布的这40天内的诗歌创作比赛,绝对会有一些人从神领受创作的恩赐,阿们!

那你还在等什么?快动笔、动脑、动心写歌吧!

The background of this song is basically Matthew 21:1-11, the scene which the people welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem. May we also welcome Jesus into Kuching.

As for “Lift up your heads, O you gates!”, that is from Psalm 24:7-10… And as I was reading Psalm 24 again, I was suddenly inspired to write Psalm 24:1-6 into a lively praise song! For this I felt, for this 40-day fast, God will surely shower new anointing on us, He will do some new things, give us more creative power…
Therefore, with the announcement yesterday of the song-writing competition within these 40 days, definitely some will receive the gifting from God to compose new songs, Amen!

So what are you still waiting for? Move your pen, your brain and your heart to start writing!

Day 7 : 禁食日记 / Fasting Diary

 

第七天109(日)

是梦、是幻、是异象。。。?
主啊,无论如何,请你跟我说话吧!

我很会做梦。我是属于那种一睡着就马上做梦的,那怕是睡五分钟,也会做梦。所以,我一向来不是很认真看待 我的梦;然而,有一些梦境在我脑海留下深刻印象、挥之不去,那时,我就会祷告问上帝是否要透过这梦境启示什么。事实是,异梦也可以是上帝跟人说话的其中一 种方式。而且,自大学时期开始,我已向神求解梦的恩赐,倘若那梦是来自神的话。

使徒行传2章17节:
“神说:在末后的日子,我要将我的灵浇灌凡有血气的。你们的儿女要说预言;你们的少年人要见异象;老年人要做异梦。”

看来,我是属于“老年人”的类别,哈哈。。。

Day 7 : Oct 9th (Sun)

Is it a dream, an imagination or a vision…?
Whatever it is, speak to me, O Lord!

I dream a lot. I am the type to start dreaming as soon as I fall asleep, even if it is just a 5-minute sleep, I would also dream. So, I never take my dreams seriously. However, certain dreams are very vivid and stay in my mind, then I would ask God whether He is trying to reveal something to me through those dreams. The fact is, spiritual dreams can also be one way God speaks to us. And since I was at university, I had prayed to God to give me the gift to interpret dreams, if the dreams are from Him.

Acts 2:17:
“In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see
visions,  your old men will dream dreams.”

Looks like I am under the “old men” category, haha…

 

自 从那一晚梦见与主同行、交谈过后,我就很认真问上帝这四十天内,他是不是要透过异梦给我启示。其实,那一晚过后,我还有别的梦,只是有一些我不太确定是异 梦还是自己。昨晚也不例外,我梦见我到了一个很多华人民间信仰的“妖魔鬼怪”的地方,感觉会爆发争斗。起初,感觉自己单枪匹马要抵挡这一群鬼怪,后来也有 几位弟兄姐妹出现。还没很激烈争斗的时候,我醒来了。

我以为快天亮了,一看,才凌晨3:23am!
我就想,上帝你是不是要我祷告什么?
那时,两个念头临到我:
1)为我表妹秀月祷告,因为她一个人在家面对属灵争战,父母亲很迷信,且相信鬼魔邪术。
2)这星期开始,全教会要更同心和积极为迷信与被邪灵迷惑和捆绑的人祷告。

所以,让我们继续同心禁食与祷告吧!

Since the dream that night of me walking and chatting with Jesus, I very seriously asked the Lord whether He is going to speak to me through dreams within these 40 days. The truth is, after that night, I continued to have some more dreams, just I am uncertain about some of them being spiritual or just myself. Last night was no exception. I dreamt that I went to a place where there were many “monsters” from Chinese superstitious beliefs, and I felt as though there was going to be a fight. Initially I felt i had to fight these monsters alone, but later some other brothers and sisters appeared too. Before the battle became fierce, I woke up.

I thought it was almost daybreak but the clock showed 3:23am only!
So I thought in my heart, God, are You wanting me to pray about something?
Two thoughts came to my mind then:
1) Pray for my cousin, Dorcas SG who is fighting a spiritual battle alone at home now. Her parents are superstitious and still believe in demonic power.
2) From this week onward, the church must be more united and geared up to pray for those deep in superstition and bound and deceived by demons.

So, let us continue to fast and pray in one accord, Amen!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 6 : 禁食日记 / Fasting Diary

第五天:10月8日(六)

有时候付出没有得到回报,会不会感觉累?
有时候爱心没有被珍惜,是不是不想继续?
有时候不断祝福,自己仿佛没有蒙福,是不是想停止。。。?

加拉太书6:9-10说:
我们行善,不可丧志;若不灰心,到了时候就要收成。
所以,有了机会,就当向众人行善,向信徒一家的人更当这样。

那天看到一句很有意思的英文句子,翻译出来大概是:
“给出去却不记得,领受了却不会忘记,这人是有福的!”

让我们继续学习吧。。。
为了灵魂、为了国家、为了别人而禁食祷告,仿佛没有什么报酬,但在神眼中却看为宝贵!

 

Day 5 : Oct 8th (Sat)

Sometimes, do you feel tired when your giving does not see due return?
Sometimes, do you feel like not continuing when your love is not appreciated?
Sometimes, do you feel like stopping when you do not seem to be blessed despite your blessing others all the time…?

Galatians 6:9-10 say:
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”

The other day I read a very meaningful quote that goes something like this:
“Blessed are those who give without remembering, and receive without forgetting.”

let us continue to learn…
Fasting and praying for souls, for the country and for others may seem “unrewarding”, but in God’s eyes, it is very precious!