faith

went to City Harvest Church last saturday with our youth.. speaker : Pastor Phil Pringle.. he's a really well known Australian pastor.. the founder of C3 church. i initially got to hear about know him thru my bro..

we arrived late and had to sit at the upper level, riiiiiigghhhtt at the end.. it was considered good already coz i thought we might not even get in, considering the fact that we were late.. the worship was good, even though i didnt know any of the songs.. :D the place was packed to the max! us sitting shoulder to shoulder, ppl sitting on the floor, stairs... a packed church! its definitely a good sight! =D

the event progressed smoothly.. thats what i like... good preparation and coordination.. pastor phil shared bout faith.. its been a long time since i heard a youthful sermon like this.. lols.. what he preached triggered something in me.. it left me thinking if im like Thomas, the doubtful one.. the one that needs to see things happen in order to believe.. pastor phil also quoted a verse that says Jesus couldnt perform miracles in a town because there was lack of faith... its actually true.. if u go to a doctor, thinking u wont be healed, why go to the doctor in the first place? so is that why we dont see miracles happening? because of our lack of faith? and the testing of our faith creates perseverance in us. he ended the service with asking which of us want to put more faith in God, test our faith.. i hesitated.. u can say im kinda penakut.. coz its true..

and today, we went for a healing meeting thingy.. lots of ppl were healed from pain in their hands, knee, legs, etc... and im ashamed to say what came across my mind.. were they really healed? will the pain come back later? can so many ppl get healed at once? then it what pastor phil said struck me.. in order to have faith, u need to get rid of the negativity and doubt in ur mind.. u have to create an environment of faith for miracles to happen.. so.. i learned a lesson today.. isnt our God the God of the impossible?? where 20million ringgit is just found under ur car seat or hidden under that dusty carpet? we limit our Great and Almighty God too much.. shall we ask for bigger things? and have faith? so we can persevere?? =)