From Rebecca (G2)!

Hi everyone! This is on behalf of Rebecca, who has wrote something for everyone to read.
Enjoy! :)

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Hi! It’s great to be in HOGC and in zone g! Although I’ve not been planted here for the longest time as some of you have, and not the most eloquent and fervent, I feel really happy to know (after reading all your blogs and posts) that all of you have such deep and strong convictions and that I have friends who call on the Lord out of a pure heart to pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace together (while fleeing youthful lusts). I don’t really know what to share, but I guess I’ll share what God spoke to me while doing extended time in the botanic gardens with my Nav friends (basically we went to the botanic gardens and did qt for 2 hours, it’s actually quite fun we can try it out! :) ) I was prompted to read the book of revelations and God spoke to my heart about certain things.

“So then, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth...as many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent”

The past few days my mum has been nagging at me not to be so involved in church and I was thinking about it and this verse hit me in my face. God does draw us to Him in love and showers His blessings on us, but He also desires that we give Him our all, “be faithful until death, and He will give us the crown of life”

“for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes”

Everytime I feel sad I’ll worship God and end up crying cause His love and presence is so strong, we might sow or labour in tears but we know that the Holy Spirit is always there to comfort us and that we’ll reap in joy in time to come!

“And the fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you and you shall find them no more at all...for in one hour such great riches come to nothing...”

Sometimes I struggle with longing for the wrong things and sometimes we go through testings, trials and temptations, but we know that “the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits” and “blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been proved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him” Our lovely Peck Lian was encouraging me recently regarding the concerns of my mum that while money can do many things, the love and peace of God cannot be bought. Hope that this revelation will come to many mums and friends.

I think I shall end here before this becomes a bible study. I’ll end off with one of my favourite verses from the bible “therefore beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” Sometimes we stumble but we will not fall, for God upholds us with His hand so let’s keep on doing good, keep on reaching out to our friends and family we’ve been reaching out for so long, keep on praising and thanking God, keep on praying and reading the bible, keep on being teachable by our leaders and to the Holy Spirit’s correction, keep on loving pastors, keep on loving people, keep on loving life, keep on loving God! :)