bRiNg Me tO LiFe - this i pLead :D

The 7th miracle in the video we watched in CG this Friday (26th Sept '08) triggered me to blog something about the above titLe :). That miracle showed about a man who's already dead for like almost 3days but was brought into LIFE and was resurrected in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ! The dvd was basically about 8 miracles, which took place somewhere in South Africa as a certain evangelist ministered to the people there and preached about my dear JC!

Oh well, I consider it a super extra-ordinary Friday and it's worthy to take note weLL of it - so read on ya? ;p

Well, the "worthy" fire-starter of it was basically the excitement that I believe everyone in my CG feels as we exchanged emails about our so-called "Hari Raya BatuFerringhi lock-up" thingy. I have felt that this certain "excitement" is a mixed with a 'lil bit of worry, hesitations maybe? to top it all - hopes and fun! Following it was an sms from a friend exclaiming he's back in Penang, "nice to be back home" - kinda a big relief from my end.

Then as you may know, Fridays for me and for majority is a TGICG day! (Thank God It's CG day!). At first I thought I wanna decide to just call it off because 70% of our CG family will be in the Children Ministry's retreat but God impressed something in my heart not to. Instead, I said we'll gonna watch DVD - titLe is "MSI: Miracle Scene Investigation". We started CG with singin' "Give Thanks" then a serene prayer for first, the retreat that is happening. We prayed that everyone there will be impacted with the message and that the speaker will be anointed. Praise God! I heard a lot of good feedback and even saw it from FB status. Prayer works! Next in line was the prayer for USO! Then our Raya "wutever" and SG trip of our two CG members, then for our Euwing who's celebrating the birthday in 3.5 hours time.

As the 7th miracle being shown about the resurrected man, I recalled one of my unforgettables here in Penang - the day when my Auntie Pat died and went home with the Father in heaven. Scenes just flashed back in me that I have remembered begging God to bring Auntie Pat to life right then and there to show His mighty power and miracle to everyone in the hospital. While everyone was cryin' out loud in that ward, I cried silently in one corner having that conversation with God. I even said, "C'mon Jesus! this is one great opportunity to show everyone that You are the true God! Please bring Aunti Pat back into life!" As I repeatedly prayed like this - nothing happened to the point I added something into my prayer. Sincerely I said, "Lord... if you want I can exchange my life for Auntie Pat's just so they won't all cry anymore and that you will be glorified, please do so." - nada! Then I heard God told me, "My dear, that's not really the way I work all the time you know?". I realized, maybe sometimes God just does not want to really show-off. Anyhow, in one of the "wake" nights of auntie Pat, Pastor Sam preached about the life after death we'll have in heaven as we receive the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6)! He highlighted that it's true that we are all going to miss Auntie Pat but she's in a better place now. Highlight of that night was that...while Auntie Pat physically died, one was brought spiritually into Life - her only son, who accepted Jesus Christ that night as his Lord and Savior. I bursted into tears and smiled....whispering to him, "that makes your mom even happier in heaven now, her big time prayer was answered!" It was the very thing that clicked me and Auntie Pat together when I first met her together with Uncle Ron - to pray for her son's salvation. Prayer rocks!!! :P

Okay so much for that. Then I realized something..... I realized that a certain part of me is dead. I have the Life, true, but I suddenly notice that this specific thing in me has died not so recentLy. It could be that I was too numbed to notice it, maybe because of the pain I once "had" within the whole of me. Yeah, you're readin' it right "had" - past tense, so not anymore :P. Then I thought, maybe this part of me is now ready to be resurrected. I closed my eyes and uttered, "Lord, bring me to life" :D

When CG was done, while on the way to church for the USO...something special happened. I smiled and whimmed, "oh-ow.. Lord is that You? starting to bring me to life again already?"....

let's wait and see :)