Watch this!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS93Q4jQAO0&feature=channel

Hi everyone!! This is 'testing' la..my daughter, Amanda is sitting beside me now teaching me step by step how to do this, please, please, let it be successful...i want to share this u-tube with all of you to remind us of how lovely our singing was yesterday (Amazing Grace) and when God is tired, I know this will surely put a huge huge smile on Him....God bless all of you...angelene

Ladies Combined Meeting

SIB held the 1st combined meeting of the year today and what a great way to start the year! The guests were from DUMC headed by Doris Ho and her team sharing their experiences in prayer. Their passion was tangible and infectious.

There were a number of things to take back but these particularly stood out for me :

1. everyone should learn to worship not just worship ministry teams because worship is about ministering to the heart of God firstly and then ministering to one another;
2. worship and prayer are not different activities (compartments) but one flows into the other and are integrated
3. whilst God looks at our heart, learning how to carry a tune helps!

We know we are called to pray, we know that when we pray God works and the impossible becomes possible but yet it is so hard to pray. It is easier to almost do everything else but pray.

The DUMC team shared some tips:

• It is not easy for many to pray in a corporate setting. That's ok as prayer in whatever platform is still prayer, so starting in small groups is fine,
• Find a few anointed prayer warriors to champion each prayer meeting,
• Share a vision so that there is unity and passion, purpose and direction
• And finally... just do it!

Well.... what are we waiting for?

Trust

Making commitments generates hope
Keeping commitments generates trust

We were designed by God to trust
Trust is like a rope attached to God, your spouse, business partner etc
Whatever u trust in, He will lead you

When we have trust issues, our fist are closed up
Got to learn to 'open up' and trust again ie to trust in the Lord again
Trust opens the door to guidance
When you have trust issues, you are like a trapeze swinging to and fro, not wanting to let go.
Need to release and catch the other person's hand to go to the next level
Learning how to trust God and other people again.

Trusting wisely......
Jesus example : ...and whilst being reviled, He did not revile in return;
Whilst suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously.