ONE WAY !!!
Everybody in the FRONTLINERS(RGBC YOUTH
MINISTRY)… knows my personal theme song is "ONE WAY"
by Hillsongs. Check it out. It has a catch tune.
I want to let u guys know… why i love this
song so much. Why i never get bored eventhough i listen to it 100 times a day.
I can just play One Way again and again on my mp3 player… and still
have my first love for this song. WHY?
Everybody knows, ive backsliden for 2 years. To find out more, read my
" from backslider to FRONTLINER " episodes. I turned
away from GOD. But God is gracious to me all the time.
I had no holidays for the past 2 years. It was a stressful and eventful 2 year period for me. It was at that time I learn that no one can help me but GOD alone. I prayed hard for a holiday. KL was my destination. Ive always loved the city lifestyle. I missed the tall buildings and canggih stuffs u can get in KL. I miss my favourite HOKKIEN MEE ( tai lok mee - the big black noodles ). And, i wanted to meet 2 good frens of mine and another childhood fren. These guys has been an encouragement and an impact to me all this while.
This guy asked me one day… hey… r u coming to KL end of this year? I replied, err… u gotta pray for it. Cos my dad wont let me off. So after that, i diligently prayed for it daily.
One day, i asked my dad, can i go to KL? Miraculously, he let me go, even when i had to miss my classes. God is great. I wonder wat changed my dads mind…
It has to be the prayers.
So… i finally went to KL. When i reached KL, the first guy i wanted to meet was Eric Lim. He picked me up in the LRT station. We finally got to lepak like the good old’ INTI days…
He brought me around KL, we ate at Satelite Ngah Choy Kai (Ipoh bean sprout chicken) and then lepak kow kow. Crapped for hours, then we went to 1 Utama. Praise GOD… after such a long time, i finally got to lepak with this guy. Wonderful guy. And a very encouraging brother as well. This guy calls me all the way from PJ and even Australia to keep in touch with me. So proud to have such a fren. Keep it up brother..
I stayed at Adrians place tat night and the following days. This is my childhood fren i knew since standard 1. We got to share a lot.
The next day, i went to the church i used to attend during my INTI days, Glad Tidings PJ. I cant wait to go there, cos, they finally moved to the new building. It was so touching, when i finally saw the new building. I did pledge a very small bit for the building, thus i had a sense of belonging with it. God rewards when we are faithful. They had 3 sanctuaries. And all of them runned at the same time.
The other guy i wanted to meet was Ah Pork. This guys another brother who had an impact on me. Thru his lifestyle… i saw GODs grace all the time. I see how God can be faithfull in spite of the failures we go thru in life. I met him in church and we went lepaking and crapping the whole day. We finally prayed for each other and said words of encouragement to each other.
I remember… he told me " Press on to JESUS. U will be a stronger person after u trust HIM ". " Dun worry, no matter how screwed up u are, God can change everything, as long as u repent ". Those words still stood in my mind till today…
The next morning, i woke up at around 11am. Adrian went to help his mom in their restaurant. I was alone in the room. Suddenly, i felt like praising GOD. The feeling was so intense. i locked up the room. I took the discman and played the song by hillsongs, ONE WAY.
That morning, i praised GOD personally on bended knees, with tears flowing. I told God thank you for giving me this holiday which i craved for 2 years. I got to meet the people i wanted to see. People whom impacted my life. People whom prayed so much for me. I couldnt have come tat far without them.
I sense the HOLY SPIRIT tat morning, telling me, God already has a great plan ahead for u in Penang. Tat morning, i promised GOD and made a covenant with HIM, that i will serve HIM wholeheartedly. I promised HIM, that no matter wat happens, i will never ever give up on the visions he has given me until i complete it. I promised never to ever complain about things again. I know that God wants me to be a FRONTLINER. This time… to be a true FRONTLINER.
Since tat morning, i never looked back again. The past is the past. Let God deal with it. I never even think of past glories anymore. I let go of my INTI days where i enjoyed to the max and saw the world. I must move forward. NO TURNING BACK !!!
Tat day, adrian sent me to the LRT station, i was returning to Penang. I felt weird. Cos, everytime when i go back to penang from KL, i was very reluctant and depressed. But this time, i cant wait to go back to penang. I know ive got a destiny to fulfill !!!
True enough, i look back from today, i am no longer the same person i was since i made that covenant. I am no longer the same playful and undependable slacker i used to be. I am a more driven person now, serious with my commitments. An ex-classmate of mine told me recently, " This is the first time i ever seen u serious in ur life ". I am like the apostle peter after the days of pentacost. It is the work of the Holy Spirit that changed me this far. God is a God who sees the heart. It is only God who can get the best out of our hidden potential …
So u c, the song ONE WAY… had a significance in my life. I dun get bored with it. I can still jump with tat song. Because it reminds me of the day, LEPAK CHAN finally followed Jesus Christ with all his heart.
Hei MingHwee
Thomas here. i certainly enjoy reading your blog man…you’re very good at storytelling.
i get excited reading about how you’re so passionate for Jesus! God’s worked in you, i can tell, and He will accomplish what He has started!
God bless you, man! see you around! (you can visit me at http://thomasleong.blogspot.com)