Ignite Conference

This week was probably one of the more tiring weeks for me, especially since i went for ignite conference from sunday to tuesday... but the Lord gives me His grace lah.

It wasn't easy chasing after ppl for registrations and it can be quite tiring also lah since i already had a couple of things to do but it was worth it cos i believe that those who came for the conference were impacted by God and I believe that there has been a breakthrough in our lives and our lives are never gona be the same again.

The worship was refreshing lah cos we got to jump around and dance before the Lord. I believe the Lord spoke to us in His own way during the conference.

The first night was hilarious as Pastor Glen preached his message. He really knows how to add humour to his sermon! The morning sessions were more intense than the night ones. On the first morning, Pastor Pat shared about the whirlwind of the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit was really there. When I went up to the altar, I really felt His presence so strongly, even like a mantle of heat and i was there for quite some time crying out and weeping before Him. God is real! There were certain things that i resolved in my life through this conference. After the morning sessions, we went for lunch and took some time walking around finding a place to eat. Then we came back for the workshops and JK and I attended the leaders' session and it was also very eye-opening and God spoke to me through the message :)

On the 2nd night, Pastor Pat shared on the earthquakes that God brings about. When we were having a time of response to the message, he was saying that we receive our freedom form bondage through worship and that that's how the world will also receive their freedom... The Lord spoke to my heart saying that that's how you bring forth the treasure- when the bondages are broken... Then during the worship, i saw an open treasure chest open before me. To me that talks about the kingdom of God within people and how the kingdom of God advances as bondages are broken.

Oh yeah.. and during that night Pastor Pat released healing to whoever needed it.. and i had this ulcer in my mouth which was giving me some trouble for quite a while but then after that night, it felt better and it went off completely a few days later! Like i mean it's been there for like more than a week lah.. Praise the Lord! :)

Met Joyce and caught up with her cos haven't seen her in quite a bit.. oh yeah.. and THOP was there too... Terrence gave us a lift from Bedok central to the venue and he also sent some of us home! Really thank God for His gracious provision! :)

That night, I had a dream where the Lord was speaking to me about the Ignite t-shirt that i bought. Cos the title of the conference is Relentless and that's what's printed on the shirt. And the Lord was showing me that the pursuit is more important than the end, that our pursuit has to be relentless and how the process is more important than the reward that we may receive at the end of it.

I didn't go for the 3rd morning session cos I had school and i had to take my TS1101E test. I was trusting in the Lord to carry me through the test even though i was quite tired and had quite a busy schedule... but His grace is sufficient, yeah? ;)

I went for the evening session and I took a bus from school that took me directly to Bedok.. but it was such a long journey.. anyway, as the bus was on its way to bedok central, i decided to get off one stop early and cross the road cos bus 222 woud still pass by that bus stop before going to the venue. When the bus came, it was so full of young ppl coming from Bedok central on their way to the conference and i couldn't even get on board the double-decker bus lah! :P haha... so anyway, i waited for the next 222... the 229 showed up and i felt a prompting from the Holy Spirit to board the bus.. but i didn't wanna take the risk lah... so i waited again and 222 didn't show up for a long while and i started to think what would happen if the next 222 that comes by was just as packed! So the Lord graciously sent another 229. Then i took it and it stopped just a few metres from the church so i could have walked there and saved a lot of time if i took the first 229 in the first place! Lessoned learned: Don't go against the promptings of the Holy Spirit! And learn to step out of your comfort zone...

Before the sermon, had another chance to talk to joyce and her friends.. i met one of her fellow church mates and i found out that he knew one of my other friends. Now here's the interesting thing... i've been trying to reach out to this friend of mine for quite a while but i haven't seen him already in a very long time lah so i've been wondering how he's been getting along. Then I met joyce's frens and found out that they've been reaching out to him! Hallelujah! Praise God... :D

The sermon that night spoke to me lah and after that there was a time of impartation... Terrence sent all of us back again in the evening lah... In the bus, i felt that the prophethic anointing was still upon me and so the Lord used me to speak His wisdom into the lives of some people. God's really great! :) Thank God that He's leading me higher and higher into His plans and purposes.. :)