The First Times

I was listening to the songs I used to sing when I first came to City Harvest, Songs by Delirious?: 
Rain Down
Paint the Town Red
Did you feel the Mountains tremble
Majesty (Here I am)

and then I came across Delirious? website, which has a blog. This is what Martin Smith the singer said: " We never had a number one single, we never played top of the pops, we never had a platinum record. But we stayed together for 17 years and gave it everything we could. We loved it; saw people’s faces light up. We played in more than 40 countries, saw heaven touch earth and saw ordinary people believe they could be history makers. I can remember so many of them: people from all walks of life realising they were part of a bigger story, a treasured and vital part of his story." 

As I listened to Majesty(Here I am), I was reminded about the book I read, Phil Pringle- You the Leader. He quoted someone saying: "Only the heart can learn to preach." Truly indeed, only the heart, words that come out from the heart, can preach, songs that are sang from the heart can move. 

I was brought into flashback of all the first times I had with God.
The first time I entered CHC
The first Time I Jumped in praise with my friend in church
The first time I found out that there was really a Real God 
The first time I realised God was so fun
The First time I lifted my hands in worship to God
The First time I had bible Study
The First time I was truly touched by God
The First time I felt REAL TRUE JOY in my heart I never experienced before
and all the times i sat in my room, weeping, and with tears dripping on my bible, 
God was there in my room beside me, embracing me with love and his words of encouragement.

Why are we here for?
What are we doing? 

God reminded me once again, everything we have, everything we do is for his glory, for his purpose and for his power to move in the hearts of his people, with love and real joy that causes true life transformation. 

That's what Church is all about. 
That's why our friends need to get saved. 
Thats why we need to stop procrastinating and start loving God with all your heart, with everything you've got. 

This is what God is truly all about. 
Do you know him? 

love,
ame