Surprised By God

Philip and I have on our spiritual journey began to enjoy God more and more. One of the characteristics of God which we discovered is that He loves to surprise His children. Recently we were reflecting on the numerous occasions when He surprised us and the tremendous joy it brought us.

Her version:
Few years back when we were in South Africa, He surprised us by giving us the opportunity to watch “Riverdance” perform. It had been my dream to watch them live. The whole nite we were so entertained.

Recently, God surprised us by doing the incredible. We belong to a group called Bethel Ministry and Philip and I being the leaders, always dreamed that 1 day we would have the opportunity to bring our members (Alex's and Jimmy's family) to Toronto to experience the power of God at the Toronto Airport Fellowship (TAF) as we've heard so much about God's transforming power there. But because of financial constrains and all of our differing work schedules and kids, it was totally impossible to go to Toronto together.. But with God nothing is impossible. In March 08, Giancarlo and Catherine Elia (both affiliated to TAF) were passing thru Kuching and they came to our group meeting where they shared on the “Father Heart of God”. That was awesome!!! God knew our desires and He worked around our “impossibilities” by bringing this wonderful couple to us. Nothing is too difficult for our God.

Another surprise I just had recently is to see how computer savvy Philip has become. This is such a major surprise 'coz every time he hits a computer snag, he'll be running to Alex, Steven or Jonathan to solve his woes, but just look at him now... total transformation. It's like God has given him some computer tips !!!!

His version:
I often get pleasant surprises when parents of my piano students bring me goodies usually at a time when all my mind could think of is food... ! Just kidding. (Doreen: Sounds so greedy !)

My “favorite surprises” usually happen when I worship God alone in the studio. It is during these precious moments that God often gives me new insights concerning my career, family, dreams and even my problems !

The Musicmaker studio...my meeting place with God.

I still remember vividly few years back one afternoon when I felt great pain on my leg due to the after effect of a minor operation. During that time I felt a prompting by the Holy Spirit to worship. As I was in pain, it was the last thing I felt like doing but decided to obey anyway. Because I obeyed, God surprised me by instantly healing me from the pain. That was simply amazing !!!

Imagine this. Going home ...tired and feeling hungry after a long day at work. And upon opening the front door, suddenly all you hear is popping sounds and you see streamers flying to the shouts of “SURPRISE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!”
I was surprised to say the least. I was gazing into the laughing faces of all my friends and family. It was my clever wife who orchestrated the entire event without even dropping a hint. Everyone who was invited collaborated with her and I had the BEST birthday ever.

I must also share my joy with you about how God surprised me with my dream grand piano. It was a birthday present given by my wonderful wife Doreen, and honestly both of us were absolutely surprised that God just miraculously pour in the finance just to pamper me. I am a happy and contented man.

To list all the surprises God had done for us would take pages but we want to testify to the goodness of God. We know by faith that God still has many surprises for us. We rejoice in that fact !