Mark Time, Triple Rolls & The Drum Major's Mace..
Do you realise dat it's extremely extremely difficult to be in a parade band.. marching band watever you call it.. This afternoon, we got our first taste of wat marching band is like.. well at least for me heheh~ many things to focus on~
We gotta focus on our marching. Yes try dat while playing an instrument and tell me whether you feel great or not.. And then, we gotta constantly watch our dressing with each other, the person in front, and on ur left and right.. Yea.. dat's all??? NOPE.. AND THEN, you gotta bear in mind the drum major's mace.. where it moves.. how it moves.. when it moves.. whether his fingers move with it or not! And then.. you gotta be very very mindful of the sound of the bass drum.. yes bass drummers, all the best to you guys~ gotta be very focused and alert for the double bass beats which indicate something, whether to stop or go or change music or wat not..
And yeah, we HAVENT played any music YET.. so yes, it's super challenging.. now i really admire and respect those of us who are multi taskers and can do more than 5 things in one go SMOOTHLY~ Now dat is something commendable i tell ya :P Anyway, yeah i made a whole lotta mistakes throughout the whole drill exercise.. terrible.. I kept doing either the wrong things or not doing the right things.. yeah.. when it was time to mark time, i was late.. when it was time to raise the instruments to playing position, i didnt.. when it wasnt time to march off, i marched.. when it was time to change the music piece, i carried on marching still.. ARGH! haha!
But really, it could have been worse i think~ No matter wat, thank God for dat first experience~ kinda enjoyed it :D
Just within this new year alone, wow, i've been SUPER DUPER BLESSED! And dat's exactly wat my names means~ It means 'blessed one'~ I've had prayers dat i prayed for a time during last year and then i stopped praying them cos i somehow grew weary in doing so? But yeah, this year GOD ANSWERED THEM! Dat's just the way God is ya know really~ He is and always will be faithful even when we are unfaithful!
And i was just talking this sister i came to know during my mission trip to KL last year, and i was just telling her how my prayers had been answered~ I was especially thankful for her because she prayed for me in a certain area in my life! And God answered the prayers :D So yeah, i was overjoyed to see her online on msn and we just started chatting about church and life and stuff etc~
This evening i was reading the latest issue of Harvest Times on the bus on my way home and God spoke to me in one of the articles.. It was regarding prayer~ I realised dat there were things i prayed for last year which i stopped.. And the most significant one was dat i stopped praying for my brother's salvation.. I realised dat i had gotten weary praying for him because it didnt seem like there had been a change in him since the first day i prayed.. invited him to church events and he didnt have any response.. yeah.. etc etc..
But i realised dat i had been wrong to give up praying for him. And then i remembered a passage in the bible dat speaks of Jesus right now in heaven making intercession for us. And then it dawned upon me dat throughout my past years wandering about like the lost son in the parable, Jesus never stopped interceding for me~
Hebrews 11:25 says, "Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them."
Romans 8:34 says, "Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us."
So Jesus lives to make intercession for us~ If He can go on interceding for us, then why should there be any excuse that we stop interceding for others amen? Realised also dat God makes things happen according to His time~ Dat's why i only came back to Him 9 plus months ago. Perhaps dat's why i only started developing such a strong passion for music at the age of 19~ Why not earlier? Well, to dat i can only say, "In His time".
So yeah i have faith dat someday my brother's gonna be touched by the Holy Spirit~ The bible says dat when one in the house is saved, the WHOLE household will be saved! i've not been the best elder brother in 2004.. no man.. i still lose my patience at him sometimes.. etc etc.. But this year, i want it to be different :) And it's gonna begin with myself first! Gonna learn patience~ lots of it :) though it can be hard with my brother but yeah.. it's not impossible with God!
So if u read this brothers and sisters in Christ, i'd appreciate if you could keep my younger brother in prayer~ Just like i know there were so many ppl who prayed for me, and who still keep me in their prayers, likewise, i wanna start believing in God again for a miracle! Thanks for reading, and thanks for praying :) God bless you!
We gotta focus on our marching. Yes try dat while playing an instrument and tell me whether you feel great or not.. And then, we gotta constantly watch our dressing with each other, the person in front, and on ur left and right.. Yea.. dat's all??? NOPE.. AND THEN, you gotta bear in mind the drum major's mace.. where it moves.. how it moves.. when it moves.. whether his fingers move with it or not! And then.. you gotta be very very mindful of the sound of the bass drum.. yes bass drummers, all the best to you guys~ gotta be very focused and alert for the double bass beats which indicate something, whether to stop or go or change music or wat not..
And yeah, we HAVENT played any music YET.. so yes, it's super challenging.. now i really admire and respect those of us who are multi taskers and can do more than 5 things in one go SMOOTHLY~ Now dat is something commendable i tell ya :P Anyway, yeah i made a whole lotta mistakes throughout the whole drill exercise.. terrible.. I kept doing either the wrong things or not doing the right things.. yeah.. when it was time to mark time, i was late.. when it was time to raise the instruments to playing position, i didnt.. when it wasnt time to march off, i marched.. when it was time to change the music piece, i carried on marching still.. ARGH! haha!
But really, it could have been worse i think~ No matter wat, thank God for dat first experience~ kinda enjoyed it :D
Just within this new year alone, wow, i've been SUPER DUPER BLESSED! And dat's exactly wat my names means~ It means 'blessed one'~ I've had prayers dat i prayed for a time during last year and then i stopped praying them cos i somehow grew weary in doing so? But yeah, this year GOD ANSWERED THEM! Dat's just the way God is ya know really~ He is and always will be faithful even when we are unfaithful!
And i was just talking this sister i came to know during my mission trip to KL last year, and i was just telling her how my prayers had been answered~ I was especially thankful for her because she prayed for me in a certain area in my life! And God answered the prayers :D So yeah, i was overjoyed to see her online on msn and we just started chatting about church and life and stuff etc~
This evening i was reading the latest issue of Harvest Times on the bus on my way home and God spoke to me in one of the articles.. It was regarding prayer~ I realised dat there were things i prayed for last year which i stopped.. And the most significant one was dat i stopped praying for my brother's salvation.. I realised dat i had gotten weary praying for him because it didnt seem like there had been a change in him since the first day i prayed.. invited him to church events and he didnt have any response.. yeah.. etc etc..
But i realised dat i had been wrong to give up praying for him. And then i remembered a passage in the bible dat speaks of Jesus right now in heaven making intercession for us. And then it dawned upon me dat throughout my past years wandering about like the lost son in the parable, Jesus never stopped interceding for me~
Hebrews 11:25 says, "Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them."
Romans 8:34 says, "Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us."
So Jesus lives to make intercession for us~ If He can go on interceding for us, then why should there be any excuse that we stop interceding for others amen? Realised also dat God makes things happen according to His time~ Dat's why i only came back to Him 9 plus months ago. Perhaps dat's why i only started developing such a strong passion for music at the age of 19~ Why not earlier? Well, to dat i can only say, "In His time".
So yeah i have faith dat someday my brother's gonna be touched by the Holy Spirit~ The bible says dat when one in the house is saved, the WHOLE household will be saved! i've not been the best elder brother in 2004.. no man.. i still lose my patience at him sometimes.. etc etc.. But this year, i want it to be different :) And it's gonna begin with myself first! Gonna learn patience~ lots of it :) though it can be hard with my brother but yeah.. it's not impossible with God!
So if u read this brothers and sisters in Christ, i'd appreciate if you could keep my younger brother in prayer~ Just like i know there were so many ppl who prayed for me, and who still keep me in their prayers, likewise, i wanna start believing in God again for a miracle! Thanks for reading, and thanks for praying :) God bless you!
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