17 May 09 - Finally..be planted and rooted!

i'm so happy for my friend XY!! after 4yrs of 'independent', she finally decided to respond to God's calling, retun to His embrace.. really, i cannot fathom on the depth of God's love and wisdom! Despite her strong resistence, logic and challenges, God has been so patient and kept opening doors for her, revealing to her that He is a God of All Possible. I really believe she has a great purpose in God! I'm so happy that she was lost and now found!

you cant imagine the excitement i had when she told me she attended a cellgroup meeting.. CGM!! for somone who 'knows-it-all' and has been giving 'valid reasons' from church commitment, it must be works of Holy Spirit in Divine timing! i readily agreed to her invitation to accompany her on her 2nd cgm last friday.. as much as i'm surprised and excited to see God moving in her life, it turned out i'm in for a great personal surprise too!

the cg she's attending is my long-ago previous cg!! it was really 'WHAT A SMALL WORLD' even though chc is growing in numbers and strength.. though i'm a '1st-time' visitor per se to this cg, i know them! it's so good to see them again, to be in same cgm with them, to praise and worship God and fellowship with them again.. God is really a fun-loving God, is He not? His plan is full of surprises, unexpected twist of goodness and joy.. never fails to bless my heart~ (perhaps that's why chc is and will always be my spiritual home.. full of little reunions now and then)

i know XY will be very well-taken care of for her integration; i'm sure she'll find her purpose, her rooting in Christ, with all the loving support.. i'm so hapy for her. i'm so glad she is back.. i know she'll grow well and strong in time to come. thank You, Jesus! indeed, there is nothing you cannot do! Glory to God in the Highest!

Luke 1:37

For nothing is impossible with God.

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if anyone can help me, please help me.. this question has been really bogging my mind these days - 'how do you know he/she is God-fearing'.. how do i know? and who am i to judge his spiritual walk?? even if i do meet someone special, how do i know he is God-fearing??? ...

i guess this is a common question for some of my Christian singles friends as well, esp one of the guys specifically put it as one of his criteria. (yes,dear, i was stunned too when i heard it - what an 'coincident').. anyway, i've always been wanting to know how do guys qualify 'God-fearing'.. but who are we to comment anyway? :P trust me, this question challenges my logic so much for past weeks yet is still a mystery to me..

somehow, sooner or later, i know i'd have accumulated enough skin layers to approach some guys on this question.. by then, i'll be in the state of 'ask-or-die' situation.. curiosity really 'kills' me, and i'm just waiting for me to burst out.. to blog it out is the first sign of bursting, more is to come.. help me..