Testimony - Praise report - NYR2011 - A summary to 2011

Hello everyone who still reads my downregulated blog.. Finally I am updating my blog once more after like 4 months? Haha well the end of 2011 is slowly drawing closer and closer. So before I put down this year and run towards 2012, I want to share with you all what I have been through and experienced throughout 2011. Firstly, I want to say i pretty much achieved most of my 2011 New Year Resolution (NYR). Some of the resolution here might seem funny but .. yea.. its the changes i have aimed and done.. Here is a few that I will touch on in this blog entry.

NYR 2011
1) I want to be cheerful, positive, faithful
2) I wanna have a wardrobe change (yea this one is funny)
3) I want to plan my finances well
4) I want to save up some money (At that point I think I was broke)
5) Complete Church Pledge
6) Continue to learn my guitar
7) LOVE GOD with Passion, LOVE people with Compassion
8) Help and think others

NYR 1 : I want to be cheerful, positive, faithful
Yes, Simple stuff but hard to accomplish. During early 2011 i am still in my degree life and have been through alot things that really made my world turn upside down. I looking back, I have been a person that complains alot on Social Network being alot emotional from time to time. My spirit was broken at the time point of 2010. It was at that time I had my breakthrough and leading to me attending City Harvest Church KL and being touched and restored by the Love of GOD. I was amazed by the people of the Church. They were so cheerful, positive, and faithful. Thats when I made this resolution after trying to understand what made them so awesome. By making the decision for 2011. I start of trying my best to be positive and cheerful. It was hard at first but then gradually i find that I somehow became that way. Having less negative thoughts on daily life. Life became more easier and much happier. It was that time i questioned my self.. what is faith. I really tested and investigated what is really faith. When someone says have faith. What does it mean? "Faith isn't FAITH until it is all you are holding on to" Stay positive! Keep believing!" That is what I found out about faith. Surrendering and totally depending and believing on GOD! That is Faith! and so i really put Faith into my daily life. Seen lots of works of GOD. Faith is truly amazing and powerful. As 2011 progressed, without noticing, I think i did change somewhere here and there.

NYR 2 :
Simple. I just went and got some new clothes. hahaha this is funny. But thanks to my awesome cousin, Joy Angeline Goh's company :) really appreciate her hanging out with me.

NYR 3 & 4 :
At early 2010 I was broke due to spending alot on outings as well as sampling trips down to Johor for 2 times for my final year project. I decided that i have to plan my finances well and start saving up. Church also thought us to plan our finances right and must give tithe back to God besides the usual offering. I slowly work hard on building up finances and I'm happy that finally at the end of 2011 I started to giving tithe. It may be hard at first but I believe I had receive lots of blessings and do feel comfortable to enjoy the fruits of labor. I believe I can continue to grow and plan well for my finances in 2012. Life is not about keeping your finances, its also about giving. That is what i believe.

NYR 5 :
Early 2011, I was quite at the edge with my finances. But then came Brother John Avanzini to challenge us to give over and above for building fund for church pledge. I was having a hard time planning on finances to complete the pledge.. But still i gave to Over and Above. Having faith, believing and it is true that God will bless you even more when you go the extra mile for Him. I did have some complications with my family when I told them i was pledging. But God have blessed me and made my parents healthy and happy with me attending CHCKL which is such a far church. They were against it at first. Always asking me why can't I attend a nearer church. I really cannot explain in any way but to put it in God's hands. It doesn't end here. After pledging, I went hope for my holidays (graduated). When I went home, suddenly my dad suggested to get me a new Laptop. This is an incident that I would never ever though would happen. I never asked for it nor intended to get a new one. I understand its a big sum of money to get a new laptop. But I my dad insisted. I was quite happy actually but thinking for my family i tried to say no at first. At the end i actually got it and my old laptop was left at home for my parents to use. It was all good. My parents have a laptop to use when going out or travel. It was up till later only i got to know that somehow my parents received a sum of money and they decided to get me a new Laptop. Knowing that i was deeply touched by my parents and I also know that this is too good to be coincidence. I am sure it is God blessing me back after I have pledged for building fund and over and above fund. Beside that incident. We had building fund pledge this year as well and also Brother John Avanzini coming back in November and challenge us once more to give in "The Best Christmas Present for Jesus". I willingly gave and find myself being blessed in many aspect in life not only financially or materially. But have awesome new friends for my Masters life. My studies maybe hard but miraculously am still hanging on and doing fine. Life has been good so far.

NYR 6 :
Yes! I did! I restarted to learn my guitar. Imported my guitar on my room from my house. Haha am still working on it. But its a start. :)

NYR 7&8 :
Yup. By these resolves. I started serving in Choir Ministry. Its a big step and bit commitment to do so. But its really a privilege to serve. How can you show someone that you love them if not by action? I serve because I love. I also love people around me as well :)
Helping and think others. Alright this one happened recently. I feel its like a test. Although it was fraud in the end. But i didnt feel sad. I don't know why. One day i was out walking around in my faculty. Humming praise song then suddenly an african approached me and asked for help. He told be his problem and how he need to rush to airport to go back Cape town coz his mother was sick. He asked for a sum of money for transport. I gave to him. He promised to pay back the next week. But he never came back. I know I may seem stupid for giving him money. But I was sincerely trying to help. By that I think its okay. I didnt have big issue with feeling cheated, anger or anything nor i feel that i want to get the money back. May the money bless him if he needed it that much but I just pray that he will never use God's name to do fraud anymore. May he realize it one day and be forgiven by the grace of God.

There you go. NYR of 2011. I can say my 2011 has been getting better and better. God has been faithful and I really think I have been growing in Church since i joined church. For a visitor, to a member, to serving in church. I believe God will continue to mold me in 2012 to who I am to be in His plan. Early december, I actually felt weary with life.. there is so much to accomplish and so much more to do. Besides that, I am really thinking what would I have resolve for 2012. I became quite stressed and weary. But as i attended service last week. God touched my once again and set me free while singing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb1h4nxyVtU ... I once again experienced his grace and my spirit is once again ignited for 2012. I really need God in my life. To go over and above and beyond in accordance to His plan. Embracing 2012. Andrew. Signing off.

P/S : Its Chromeheart production today!! Woohoo!! its gonna be great!! See you all there!!
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