SHOUT BOX!

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

I was having my favourite peanut butter toast at Vivo City today when I bumped into a new-found friend whom Ive just met this week. Amazingly, this is the 3rd time that I am seeing her …in a short span of 5 days!

I first met her on Tuesday while waiting for the kindergarten bus to drop off my 3-year old niece at the foot of my block. As I was on M.C that day, I wanted to give my niece a surprise by “picking her up”. I’ve never had the chance to do so as I’m always at work during daytime. As this lady was also waiting for her son and there weren’t much for us to do while waiting, we started chatting. The 2nd time we met was during the National Day holiday. I was having breakfast with my sister and niece at the food centre when Mrs Tan and her family walked by. When she saw me and my sister, she came by to have a friendly conversation.

Ok, back to my peanut butter toast story… As I sat there, I felt it strange that I would meet Mrs Tan on 3 separate occasions in a short span of 5 days. So, I asked God, ‘God, are you trying to tell me something here?’ At that moment, I remembered that I had picked up 2 additional copies of the ‘I Need A Miracle’ brochure so that I could invite my colleagues in the coming week. I told myself that once I’m done with my food, I would walk over and pass one of the brochures to Mrs Tan. In fact, I was rather pleased with the idea and was really determined to walk up to her later.

However, when I was almost done and attempted to look towards Mrs Tan’s direction, she wasn’t there anymore! She’s gone! I felt awfully upset for having missed the opportunity to hand her the brochure containing many testimonies. God, how could I let the opportunity slip by?! Why I was so slow?! Somehow, a similar incident came to mind. Well, I was on the MRT when I saw this elderly woman who looked really sick and was leaning on the shoulders of a teenage gal (probably her grand daughter). At that moment, something within me told me that I should walk up and pray for the sick lady. As I found it awkward to so in the train, I told myself that I would alight at the stop with them wherever it might be so I could find a more appropriate spot to pray for the elderly lady. The ‘divine’ moment came and the pair alighted. I followed them and squeezed through the crowd to get out of the train. Once I was out of the train, my eyes roamed frantically to look for the pair. Unfortunately, I lost sight of them and the precious moment to pray for the elderly lady was gone in just a few seconds!

As I sat there staring at my last piece of the peanut butter toast, I was really upset and disappointed with myself for not acting on the prompting of the Holy Spirit. Yes, on both occasions, I had been self-centered and had placed my own comfort and convenience above what is important to God. While lamenting over what had happened, God implanted an idea in my mind. Perhaps it was a way that God has allowed me to ‘redeem’ myself. I realized that I could attach a short note to the brochure and ask my domestic helper to pass it to Mrs Tan the next day i.e., when they meet while waiting for the school bus. I thank God for this wonderful idea and opportunity to ‘redeem’ myself this time round. For the MRT incident, sigh…. the chance had slipped by ….

If you think that God has called you to reach out to your generation (His Purpose. My Generation), good for you! = ) But I believe that God has greater things in-store for you and me! It’s not only our generation who needs Jesus, folks. For those in Z2, you would remember me sharing 3 weeks ago about how my ‘target’ list has always included the same old group of people. But as I prayed for God to bring new people into my life and create new opportunities or me to reach out them, people around me (some of whom I don’t even know of their existence) started to come up to me and share their problems. My friends, don’t hesitate to exercise audacious fervor in asking God to open doors and create opportunities for you to reach out to those around you -- your teachers, your CCA mates, your primary school friends, your neighbors, your cousins (the list is endless)

Alrightie… I am taking a 20-minute drive to my auntie & uncle’s place to pass them the ‘I Need A Miracle’ brochure and invite them to come for the evangelistic event. It’s 10pm and it’s raining out there. But it’s not going to be a deterrent for me. I do not want to let another opportunity slip by.

Seize the opportunity to be a blessing to someone! I’ve learnt my lesson.

Sis Cheryl


8:01 PM
(SALVATION)

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