Pray for Salvation of My Dad
Sunday, August 22
Sigh, well, I just had a very very long and fruitful discussion with my Dad, in which I made my stand as a Christian very clear and witnessed to Him about our Lord Jesus Christ. well, we started from 9plus and we ended at 1plus in the morning. yeah, so u can guess how long that conversation was. ok, firstly we were talking about the school year 2 camp. ok, well, i am convinced to give it a try and actually to go there to see if there is any opportunity to witness to others =) then we were talking about the VJC VIP thing. well, great news! i've been invited by their school to join the programme which means that i am accepted. now is totally whether i want to or i decline it. well, i've publically said that if God really wills for me to go there i will. hmm, but now my dad is standing up not say against it but he is not convinced, he believes tchs has a better guarantee of the future because of political reasons and stuff. now, i have to get pass this trial before anything seem possible. i have to convince him the reasons i want to leave. well, i guess if the Lord really wants me to go, i should be able to get pass this face of trial easily. well, because after this, comfirm there are many more to come. from my coach, from teachers, from my friends, etc. bound to have. well, seriously my friends, if it is God's will that i leave, i cannot because of friendship or even because of the team that i should remain. where God leads i will go. no matter wad happens. another thing is i cant go church today. sigh. i expected already. but i'll honor my parents by obeying. the Lord has taught us to. well, i believe i should. because of this, i am even more weary and cautious of my testimony in my family. every mistake i make there is bound to be critism and persecutions. because thats what Christians have to go thru. but it also helps me to be more aware of my actions how it should be pleasing unto God and den it will naturally meet my dad's standard, or even above his standards. well, those mistakes pointed out has clearly shown that i am in a wrong. well, i am really remorseful for being wrong in those areas. shouldn't have been. well den the discusion went on to them being fearful of my going overboard. extreme. hmmm, well i cant deny somethings i did was. well, i realised they were right to do anw. so it was all my fault but my parents just could understand, or rather my dad could not accept that God should be given first place over parents! my mother didn't noe that either! so i explained to them why i have to put God as first priority, and what the bible says about half-hearted followers, etc. den come the question of the bible. den the question about being not open minded because of my faith. den he says that Christians seek an easy way out through their belief! argh.. grr.. actually its no point arguing over this. if his heart is hardened, no matter what i say it wont do anything. pray for the Spirit to work mightily. ok here comes the most most most most most most most most most most exciting part. my dad suddenly issued me a challenge. or rather issued me to challenge God something. he said that if God was to give him this job, this specific job he requested, in China, in shanghai as a GM by the next sunday then he would definitely believe because he has seen the Lord work His miracle. however if this does not happen, i was to stop believing what i believe. then it came to me hard. am i able to have to much faith? nothing so significant of "big" in a sense have ever happened to me before. i dun experience big miracles and i dun seek for one unless the Lord gives. but my life is a trusting one rather den base on seeing. unlike my father who only believes what he sees. well, i thought for very long. whether the Lord would grant this selfish request and save his soul and prevent me from losing mine in a sense. yes, it is a selfish request. but he said that it is not because he wants to provide the family and stuff. well i really dunno. i was stunned and said nothing. i thought really really hard. this requires alot alot of faith and trust in God. what if God dun show Himself through this way. what if this dun happen? what if what if .. well, the what if's shouldn't even come in. because God is able to do it. so there is no question whether my dad would be saved and me, not forsaking what i believe. well, its hard to understand how to stop believing what i believe. rite? haha. well, i dun too. but why do i need to understand wad it means when i am trusting that God will work miracle. grant me faith as a mustard seed Lord! then comes the question, will God do it? for this selfish reason? these questions flood my mind. then he was asking why i took so long to take up the challenge. he said i did not have trust in God. well, to be honest, i was a lil doubting but i was more to the "whether he would do" doubt. because this was clearly as selfish request, to the Lord la. it is definitely not asking it because it is His will. hmmm, so i took quite long to take it up. i believe this is a clearly good chance to win this lost soul well, to all who read this and to myself also. it strengthens my r/s with God sooo much to know that he works miracles if it does happen. well, so i decided to take up the challenge. well, pray fer me my friends. i need prayers for both me and my dad. this is really a very impt point of my life. hai~ i've decided to go into serious praying and probably fasting well. i dunno. but i do noe that i desperately want this soul to be won for the Lord. and i counting on no one but the Lord to do it. yupp. anw, just one night after that i fould myself seeking the Lord even more dilligently and my focus seems to be on the Lord. thank God for this. well, i really pray that if it is His will to show me His glory and to reveal it to my dad to be saved. if it is not His will, den i really dunno what it would happen. i dunno whether i made a right choice in taking up this challenge. this is the only way my dad could be convinced. talking to him doesnt help. seriously it doesnt. he needs to see something before he believes or trust. that's why he trusts sooo much in himself. well, he is not a bad man, definitely not. as daniel use to tell me, that this type of ppl are very disciplined and has alot of determination to do well and to do good. but what reaps in the end is too much confidence in themselves and unwilling to accept the Lord. well, lets pray that the Lord would work mightily in this and that He would grant me faith as a mustard seed. let us draw our swords and win this battle over the devil as Christian soldiers! onward Christian soldiers! we have the Lord to lead and to guide. let us win this battle an claim upon this victory that is right before us. pray my friends. pray.
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