Monday, June 05, 2006  2:27 AM
Global Day of Prayer
 The National Stadium
 Me, Janis and Julienne
 My favourite personal hairstylistThe Global Day of Prayer was certainly a life-changing experience and an event that truly, I felt, changed me. Amidst the purple helium balloons drifting into the air and discussions about being fined for 'littering' the air with balloons, despite the lingering heat because yours truly decided to wear a long-sleeved shirt with another layer inside when the weather was about 30 degrees (I thought it was going to be held at the Indoor Stadium with aircon), beyond the giggles and mock reluctance to take photos yet again, with Jules fixing my hair up with mere black pins like a couple of teenage schoolgirls would in school because I was so hot, I felt God's presence so strongly tonight just touching me and filling me and leaving me absolutely vulnerable to the point that I humbly came before Him and cried. It was just so amazing to see more than 24,000 people coming together in one place to worship and to pray for the nation, for the world, for the youths and for the leaders. The colourful array of flags, the sight of hands raised up in praise, the lovely chorus of voices in song and the humbling display of confessions - I took in all of that and more. When Janis, Jules and I prayed in our small group, I was totally shaken to the core and with tears streaming down my cheeks, I knew God was speaking to me as I confessed everything that I had indulged in as part of my everyday life. Not putting Him first, being double-minded, every sin that I commit every single day yet he forgives again and again and again. And after that, I felt as though I had really presented to God all the burdens I had within me and a calm tranquility set in. Janis spoke to me today and she said that I've changed. That I've become stronger in my Christian faith and I desire to seek God more. Her words of encouragement and affirmation will stay with me for a long time and be an asset in my walk with God because I do see Janis as an inspiration in church. I really want to put God first in my life, and to lead a life that would be pleasing to Him because I will never be able to get through the stress of school, strained friendships and all the other ungodly desires of the world without His strength. So as the strains of 'Be Thou My Vision' played melodiously in the background as we streamed out of the National Stadium, I felt that my walk with God had just been taken to another level and that is all that I want to matter in my life right now. Thou and Thou only, First in my heart, High King of heaven, My treasure Thou art.
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