Shalom Sis,
Thanks for the very frank and open sharing. Bros and sis fr DLS, i believe this shud be the policy of this group. A place whr v can share openly without any1 judging us or worry if any1 wud gossip or talk behind our back. It shud also be a platform whr v can help each other be accountable to God.
Allow me to share on those issues u r being challenged in.
Water baptism, well, believe it or not, i only did mine in July this yr. I hv wanted to do it many many times over the last 9 yrs but each & evytime there was a hindrance. Even in July, on the very day i was supposed to do my water baptism, suddenly evythg tat cud go wrong went wrong! But i rebuked the devil and even with the threat of a huge thunderstorm, i went ahead. Fetch the pastor and we ended up having a beautiful sunset water baptism at the Ulu Langat Reservoir! After tat, i experienced a really big breakthru in my walk and feel a huge surge in my spiritual strength and faith. So i do agree tat getting ur water baptism done as soon as possible is extremely beneficial.
As for the church u r attending, well, continue to pray to God to lead you whether to stay or whether your "Promised Land" is sumwhr else.
As for clubbing and partying, well, i think the best counselor wud be the HS. All kinds of ppl will hv all kinds of ideas and "doctrines" on this issue....but let me share my experience with u. Mayb God can use my testimony to speak to you and let you decide your next choice of action.
U c, i m in the event management / entertainment biz for the last 20yrs of my life. This biz involves hvng to entertain clients to wine, women and song. Even prior to accepting Christ, i wz already vy uncomfortable with this lifestyle, cmg hm drunk at least 3-4 days evy week. To compound it, this biz in M'sia is greatly corrupted. To secure big govn & private concert jobs, a lot of monetary bribery and "favours" need to be offered. So can you imagine after accepting Christ, what kind of guilt i had to go thru? Some adviced tat i shud give up the biz and change line. But hw? i hv a fmly to feed and loads of bills to pay. Some ppl suggested tat mayb God put me there to be the "Light" in tat dark / sleazy and corrupted world of showbiz. But its not easy to be a lone ranger surrounded by an army of cannibals! After a while, i began to feel like i hv split personality, like a hypocrite....holy on sundays and playing the devil's advocate on the other days....and after a longer while, i became numb to those feelings of guilt and started to rationalise tat well, a little mischief wont do much harm. Afterall, it is my job and God was blessing me. Before i knw it, i already backslided and started drifting away from the Lord. Well, many months later, the HS gave me a big slap and woke me up with the story of Joseph when he was at Portipar's hse. When he was tempted, what did he do? He fled! He didnt stay and exercise any "Lone Ranger" anointing. He ran for his life. So tat wz wat the Lord taught me.
So i started to pray tat the Lord help me find new clients whom do not require entertaining and bribery. I also prayed tat our good Lord lead me to another biz which wil not hav any elements of sin but can instead be a ministry to share the Gospel of Jesus wt more ppl and glorify God.
Well, over the last few years God has been graceful and merciful. God have almost completely overhauled my range of clientele. Many clients from those unbelieving years now know tat i m a born again Christian and do not indulge in those former vices anymore. Praise the Lord, many of them still come back for my services as i hv a good and proven track record. God has also brought me many new clients who do not demand for kickbacks and extra-ordinary favors. God also brought many Churches and Christian organizations like NECF to use my services. And thank God, He changed my circumstances to such tat i spend most of my time taking k of my 3 kids, work fr hm and now God brings clients to me instead of me running all over town looking and begging for contracts! Praise God! I hv stopped clubbing, pub hopping etc for many years now and dont miss it at all! Anytime i feel lonely, esp when my kids are in sch or whn they go back to my ex-wife's hse, i wud apply wat was learned in DLS, chat wt Jesus in tongues & immerse myself in the Word of God.
Also, since 2 yrs ago, He has begun to lead me to start a Children's Ministry in the form of a school in China.
So sister, jz let the conviction of the HS to lead and guide you. Vy soon, i believe the Lord will open many other healthy avenues of entertainment for you and your frens to enjoy and mayb even open up opportunities for you to lead them to Christ. The most important thing is never to let go of Jesus. Stay faithful and apply wat v learned in DLS on hw to differentiate betw the voice of the HS and the whispers of the devil.
So all bros & sis fr DLS, we really need to pray for each other daily. I think most of us are going thru some form of trials even as I write this sharing rite? Pls include me in your prayers too ya…I m on the verge of a major breakthrough for the Kids ministry in China so need God to give me strength, patience and perseverance to complete this marathon race.
God bless us all!
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