So the basis of this is from a story I shared over the pulpit in a message that I preached at the Edge just 2 weeks ago (I KNOW, like God, WOW I preached). In my previous post, I spoke of a grandmother that was in critical condition and on 18th December 2010, she passed away. She is so dear to my heart and I remember her as such a beautiful woman (:
Miss you so much, Mama!
This came just 2 months after my maternal grandfather passed away of a stroke. I have such fond memories of this old man who was just so proud and supportive of my ministry and even missions! He saw me leading net in my house once and was amazed at how I could command the attention of my net that he couldn't stop telling my mum and relatives! (: He even came to send me off when I went off to Timor at the airport and spent his last sunday at the Perfect 10 party at VFC Tampines (: WIth his recent passing, it really wasn't easy when my grandmother passed away too. I remember on the day of her cremation, I was filled with so much grief and had tears rolling down my cheeks as we left the crematorium. But what I cannot forget was the song that my heart kept singing over and over again. It didn't make any sense and it didn't seem to be something that someone would normally feel going through something like that. But the song that kept repeating itself was "Good To Me" by Desperation Band:
"I will be still, In the arms of my Savior
You calm my soul, As you sing over me
All of Your goodness, Follows me forever
I will live under Your wings
Chorus:
You are good to me
You are good to me
Oh Your love fills my soul
And my heart will always know
God, You are good to me"
And it was really the chorus that stood out for me. It wasn't like He took away the sadness and tears, but it was like He put comfort and assurance in my heart that I needed for that time. I started thinking about just how powerful this really was that in hard times, because I have Jesus in my life, my response can be entirely different. That by having this Jesus, when I enter into His presence, He can transform my entire situation and somehow give me the strength to smile at the storms in my life!
What a lover! What a Father! The quietness and gentleness of His approaches are so tender and loving (: I know I am safe placing my heart in His hands - the fragile parts, the weaker parts, the crazy parts, the stronger parts and the parts that no one knows about or understands (: - He lifts it up when I can't even lift myself up! Even as Valentine's Day approaches, seek for love! But not for something that will give you temporary satisfaction or that has no depth, seek for this Jesus who is in pursuit of your heart and is eager to love you unconditionally! My prayer is that you will find that this is a Lover that you will be completely captivated by and sweeps you off your feet the same way He has captivated me and definitely swept me away! Never met anyone who has loved me this much and who knows clearly the innermost depths of my heart so well and is just so eager to touch it (:
Thought I'd end this with a wonderful video that I took off one of my friends' blogs by one of my fav worship leaders (: Enjoy!! Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!
Love,
Gladys (:
"Oh what love, no greater love.."
