Wrapping Up 2013

Towards the end of this year, I took the courage to quit my job in the United States where I was at for the last five years. Now after slightly more than three months being back home in Singapore, I am glad I did that. I am happy and satisfied with being close to my unsaved parents, although they have compounded five years of nagging and unleashed it all upon me over these last few months.

Another major change is the change of my heart more towards God as I returned home to Singapore this last September. I figure that this change of my heart to desire to be close to Jesus Christ even more comes from the fact that I have to trust in Him to bring me back home safely and in all the transportation of my personal belongings all the way back from the state of Utah. My heart is now made more sensitive towards the Holy Spirit as I have no one else to depend on except Him alone for this major decision made to move back to Singapore.

The trusting in His Word and that He is my sole Provider led me to a new job by His Grace alone. As a Christian, I have never expected my life to be easy and smooth sailing at all. The reason is God the Father never let His Begotten Son, Jesus to have an easy life. Jesus Christ Himself has to drink the cup given to Him by God the Father (John 18:11). However no matter how tough our lives here on earth may be, it is not going to last, folks. That is why we as Christians always have that eternal hope (1 Peter 3:15) which is in Jesus Christ and we all look forward to that day when we will all be ushered into the new heaven and earth (Rev 21:1-4) where sin does not have a foothold and God’s Glory is at the center of it all. Amen!

As Christians, let’s continue to fix our eyes on Jesus Christ and run the life’s race with perseverance (Heb 12:1-2). My prayer is that I will always be amazed by the Gospel which is accomplished only by Jesus Christ’s finished work on the Cross. I should never grow weary or fainthearted, noting that I have not yet resisted sin to the point of shredding my blood (Heb 12:3-4).

In 2013, I thank God for allowing me to finish reading through the Bible for the third time. Although I didn’t really complete my 2013 resolution of memorizing a key verse from every book of the Bible, I look forward to completing this resolution in 2014. In this coming new year, I also hope to practice what Pastor A.W. Tozer had mentioned in the concluding chapter of his book, “Experiencing the Presence of God” in order to have a daily personal experience of God’s Presence. They are namely, the discipline of shunning the world, the discipline of mediating of God’s Word, the discipline of solitude, the discipline of the daily expectation of God’s Presence, the discipline of reverential awe, the discipline of obedience and finally, making room for God’s Presence.

Have a blessed New Year, fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Let’s continue to journey with our big spiritual Brother who is our LORD, Jesus Christ and strive to know Him deeper with each passing day.