Faith Bible Church Singapore

A Business Idea From The Lord Turned Our Company Around

- Bob Chew

It has been 7 years since I accepted the Lord into my life. I was then 21 years old. Life has always been a breeze for me, going through my university days with much ease. Till then, there has not been any challenging events that has allowed me to testify to the greatness of God. I was merely lukewarm in my Christian faith. To be honest, there were times when God wasn't top on my list.

Things started to change when I entered into the workforce, when I joined my Dad in his furniture business. This was in the year 2003 and challenges started to arise at an alarming rate. Dad wanted me to have a foundation in production. Hence, I was based in our Malaysian factory. At that time, we had many production and sales problems. I came in, tried to help out, but had no clue in managing a factory of 100 workers. We tried many ways to improve but it all came to nothing. The same problems in 2003 still remained unresolved 2 years later. At the same time, I had to help out with our business in Singapore. With limited time for both companies, more and more issues started to surface. We were 'bleeding' almost every month. After some evaluation, I decided to let dad manage the Malaysian factory by himself, and myself to fully focus on the Singapore business.

A popular furniture company in Singapore had been our core business partner for many years. However, sales started to decline drastically when a new Purchaser came into the picture. They started to import directly from overseas and we were not in the Purchaser's good books. Sales dropped by one-third within a year. At that time, that furniture company had been generating about 80% of my company's revenue. My company was badly hit by that Purchaser.

I often hear Pastor preach about 'praying someone out' of the company. I prayed for the exit of this new buyer but it never came to pass (until this year). Our company struggled and came to a point where we ran out of funds for general expenses. We were in an extremely bad shape. I was so demoralized that I felt like quitting. I spent months exploring new business ideas with my friends, however nothing materialized. You know, when it's not from God, you will never get your desired results.

I was desperate, because if the situation should continue, my dad would become a bankrupt. The company was losing hundreds of thousands every year. I decided I was going to get serious with God. I would take midnight spins in my car so that I could pray out loud in the Spirit. I did this a couple of times, but nothing seemed to happen. For months, I began to dread my work.

Then one night in October 2005, as I was spending my quiet time with God, this business idea came to me. SELL CHAIRS! When this idea came to me, there was such peace and joy in my heart. I double-checked with God if this was the direction I should take. It was a kind of unexplainable peace that surpassed all kinds of reasoning. It's one of those experiences where you either have it, or not. I immediately told my Dad about this new business idea and he decided to give it a shot.

We spent about 2 months researching, and formally started this new 'product' in January 2006. The startup was slow and difficult. We did not know much about this new industry, and the accumulated losses from 4 years back were taking the toil on us. My job scope covered every single aspect of this new business. From procurement to marketing to sales, and at times, I became the delivery boy as well. There was only so much I could do with my time, and all these little nitty-gritties prevented me from trying to grow the business further.

But God's great! He sends us Help when we ask for it. In October 2006, God sent me a helper. Grace was back from her studies in Australia, and she joined my company. Her arrival helped my company clinch many big projects. Not only did sales escalate to a new level, we also had a deeper understanding about the demands of this industry, through the help of these big projects. With her help, we were also able to bring our marketing efforts to a new dimension. By year-end 2006, our financial report showed that we were finally out of the red. We made profits for the company, finally, but the dollars were just too mediocre. I told myself, "I want more than this, Lord!!!"

I started to think about the business idea that God gave me and wondered, "If You have given me this idea, then why isn't the company making lots of money?" In my opinion, I thought if a business idea is from God, then definitely and surely, I can make millions, and definitely and surely, it should be fast, right?

What I've learned: Getting a business idea from God is merely step number one. We have to listen out to steps number two, three, and so forth, in order to walk out His perfect plan for us.

In one of Pastor's sermons in April 2007, he spoke about, 'Making up our minds!" What do we want from God? Desire it, ask in His name, consecrate it, and believe it WILL come! What you believe for, commit to it, put our faith in God to believe that what was promised will come to pass. Or if you don't have the faith to believe, then, don't even bother to ask Him for it. Have the faith to believe! "Fight a good fight of faith!"

Now this really struck me. In the past, I would always pray, but sometimes I did not have the faith or determination to see it through. I had this mentality, "If it doesn't go through, then it doesn't matter. Life goes on". Every month, I would ask God for a certain amount for my sales. But if by month end, the sales target wasn't met, then I would just accept it. I didn't want the sales figures bad enough. There was no conviction and this short-circuited the perfect plan that God has for me.

Since then, I have changed my thinking and attitude towards prayer. God has given me this business idea but I needed to have the faith to see it through. This was my step number two from God - Commitment! My monthly turnover was hovering at $X amount. However, I had decided that the company needed to achieve at least $Y monthly to be earning healthy profits. Challenging.but I was determined to make that happen. This did not mean that I worked overtime, put pressure on my sales staff or advertised more aggressively. All I did was to have the simple faith and determination to believe God for what I have prayed for - God's step number three for me! At the end of each week, I would monitor the sales figures, and keep in mind the target I was looking at. If it was not on track, then I refused to think any negative thoughts, and continued to believe God to bring in every cent I asked for, come into my bank account! I would continue to walk by faith, and not by sight. Glory to God! Ever since I made the adjustment, the company has achieved more than $Y every month, reaching a record high for the month of June. It was the conviction that praying alone was not enough.  I needed to pray, stay committed, and have the faith to see it come to pass!

Make a commitment to believe God and you will see how God will turn your situation around. Glory to God!

Pray, follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, trust and obey

- Eden Fan

God has been good to me.

I had a difficult time from the first day I started work at Company B. I knew through prayer that it is God's will for me to join Company B at the time. Yet, being in the place that God has planned for you does not mean the devil will leave you alone. But with God's grace and much perseverance, circumstances slowly changed for the better. Thoughts of resigning did come, but I decided to stay put as God was silent when I sought His guidance regarding changing of job. Job opportunities came my way and some of them were very attractive, but I turned them down because they didn't seem to be from the Lord when I prayed in the Spirit.

Some time at the beginning of 2009, the Lord put in my spirit something about the month of October 2009. I wasn't sure what it meant exactly, but it seemed to me it had something to do with the economy turning around for the better. 2009 was also my most difficult year with Company B. I decided to bite the bullet and leave everything in God's care. Yes, 2009 was a very difficult time but it was also the year I learnt the most. Things were more stabilised after June 2009. Though my work portfolio was increased, it wasn't as bad as earlier. In September 2009, I had this prompting in my spirit to start preparing my resume. Initially it was a gentle prompting but it became stronger as October 2009 approached. Sometimes we can become so busy with our work that we could have easily missed the prompting from the Holy Spirit. I decided to prepare my resume in early October 2009.

On 30 October 2009, I received a call from a head-hunter asking me if I would be interested in a position with Company A. If I got the job it would be a promotion for me in terms of designation. I agreed to go for an interview with Company A. In the natural, I wouldn't have even thought of Company A if I were looking for a job as the work they do is not directly related to my field.

On the Sunday of 1 November 2009, I mentioned about this opportunity to Pastors Yew Kwong, Geok Eng and Karen. They prayed for me after church service during which Pastor Yew Kwong was very conscious in his spirit about my right arm. He felt in his spirit that my right arm was very strong. Pastor Karen shared that a strong right arm might mean authority and she also mentioned that she seemed to have picked up the name of Company A when she prayed in the Spirit although she couldn't recall exactly when it was. Pastor Yew Kwong then advised me to use my authority in the name of Jesus to bind any work of the devil before I stepped into the interview room. In the evening, I prayed in the Spirit with my wife for favour and wisdom for the interview. I heard the word 'finished' on the inside of me. The understanding I had was 'It is done, completed'.

As advised by Pastor Yew Kwong, I used my authority to bind any work of the devil before I stepped into the interview room. The first round of interview went very smoothly and I received much favour from the interviewer. Soon, I was selected for the next round of interviews. Just a day before the next critical round of interviews, the devil tried to distract me by throwing obstacles in my way. I received urgent requests and one of them was due to be delivered at the same time when my interview with Company A was scheduled. I recognised that this was the work of the devil, and used my authority in the name of Jesus and forbade him to interfere with my interviews. Did I work late to rush out the request that was due the next day? Yes I did, but the devil didn't interfere further with my work at Company B, throw any more of his obstacles nor interfere with my interviews after I used the name of Jesus. Thank God for the name of Jesus!

I had to wait a week to hear from Company A as there were several other candidates as well. During this period of waiting, discouraging thoughts came to my mind but I remembered what the Lord had said to me on the evening of 1 November 2009, and I declared, 'Your Word is the anchor of my soul'. Whenever these discouraging thoughts came to my mind, I would declare, 'Your Word is the anchor of my soul'.

Finally, the head-hunter called and said that Company A had offered me the job. However, I was disappointed to hear that Company A was only willing to pay me 10% to 20% more. I discussed this with Pastor Yew Kwong and he asked me to pray about it. Praying in the Spirit, I asked the Holy Spirit if I should ask for a 40% increase and I had the vision of a needle poking the heart. I then asked the Holy Spirit about a 20% increase, but it seemed to me that the Holy Spirit was saying that I should ask for more - a 30% increase! It seemed to me that the Holy Spirit was telling me that I should ask for what was in my heart. I shared this with Pastor Yew Kwong and based on Matthew 18: 19 - 'Again I say to you that if the two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven'. We agreed on a 30% pay increase. I went back to the head-hunter and asked him to communicate my request of a 30% pay increase to Company A. The next day, the head-hunter rang me up and congratulated me as Company A had agreed to my request. The head-hunter also mentioned that it had been a while since the last time he saw such a pay increase and promotion for circumstances like mine. Praise God!

God is good. Though the 3 1/2 years in Company B had been difficult, His grace was with me. God has restored all the years the locusts have eaten. Going back to 30 April 2008, I was in the church office for Noon Prayer when Pastor Karen picked up the name of Company A. At that point, there was no understanding. Almost 2 years later, I now see the manifestation of that prayer. Praying in the Spirit has prepared the way for me to step into God's plans for me. Praise God!

Bring Your Loved Ones!

- Hailing

Is there anyone in your life whom you desire to share the Gospel with? Bring them here to meet our Pastor and he will lead them to receive their salvation in the mighty name of Jesus!

This is exactly how my friend received her salvation when I brought her to our Christmas musical. Two weeks after my arrival in Singapore, I was at Sunday church service when I sensed in my spirit that one of my friends in Shanghai should come here and experience the move of the Holy Spirit right here in this church. I wasn't sure who would be the one, so I kept praying about it. The answer came within two months. Two of my schoolmates in Shanghai told me that they had decided to visit Singapore during the Christmas period. I knew it was by no means a coincidence. God had a purpose for them to come. So I claimed their salvation according to what Pastor had taught us, although I really had no idea how to tell them about Jesus.

I didn't say a word about Jesus when they arrived. They're both smart, highly educated, capable girls who depended on no one else except themselves. Moreover, they were doing very well. They don't feel a need for God. Both of them had heard about Jesus, but did not believe in Him. They didn't understand the difference between religion and life, and they didn't like to be preached to. So I didn't want to reason with them. I knew if I did that, it would create in them an immediate aversion. They would have protested: "Shao! We're here on a holiday!" So I just took care of their accommodation best as I could, and made sure they had a good time here. That's it. I didn't try to share the gospel with them. "Action speaks louder than words." I told myself, "I'll do the action part. Let God deal with the rest."

I did, however, invite them to our Christmas musical. As usual, Pastor welcomed all the newcomers warmly. To my great surprise, however, he made special mention of the two friends of mine. I did tell Pastor earlier that my friends from Shanghai would be coming to the musical, but I didn't expect him to be so mindful of it. What's more, he welcomed them in such an affable manner, it was as if they were his most honoured guests. The musical was a great success, touching my heart deeply. So I thought, "Praise God, this must have touched their hearts too."

When the musical was over I asked them, "How do you like it?" "Good," said one of them, "Your worship is quite an interesting practice." In my heart, I responded, "Oh no, woman! It's not "practice"! It's spiritual worship! I turned to the other. "Well, not bad." she replied, "But I guess I don't need this." She took the big blue envelope out of her bag and threw it on the floor - the one that contained information on our church as well as a mini book written by Kenneth E. Hagin.

My heart sank. I knew they deliberately responded like this in case anyone dared to take the opportunity to share the gospel with them. But I swallowed my disappointment and said with a smile, "Never mind. Let's go to the church office and enjoy the buffet." Again I told myself, "Action speaks louder than words. I have done whatever I could. Now I'm going to leave the rest to the Lord".

It is true that action speaks louder than words. However, words are important too because faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word. I counted myself incapable of preaching the Word. I found it so hard to talk to my two friends about Jesus because of their attitude. But I didn't realize that I could not simply "leave the rest to God". God is not going to preach the gospel to my friends. God is not sending an angel to preach the gospel to them... God uses GODLY PEOPLE to do the "Word" part. Praise God! Even though my friends had an attitude, God used someone with an indomitable spirit to reach them. Lo and behold, there came our Pastor!

Everyone was busy with the buffet except him. He seemed to be looking for someone, and then he found me. "Hey Hailing!" He came up to me in two strides, "Where are your friends?"

"Over there." I pointed to the youth room.

"Did they enjoy the musical?" he asked me joyfully.

"Yeah. Sure. Of course. And the food is also very nice."

"Do they like our church?"

"Definitely."

"Are they saved?"

"Er... I don't know..."

"Well. Did they say the prayer to receive salvation?"

"Er..."

"They are not saved?"

"Well..."

"Good! Let's get them saved!" He strode over to the youth room, his eyes glowing with confidence and excitement, leaving me astonished at the food table.

"Oh no!" I thought, "Pastor is going to overwhelm them with the salvation doctrine! But he cannot do that because they will only oppose it even more. And he speaks in such a forceful way that they will no doubt be frightened!"

As I put my plate down and rushed into the room, I saw my friends sitting there with their mouths open and their body tensed, giving Pastor their full attention even as he spoke to them about America.

What? America?

Yes. America. He was not persuading them with the cross or the doctrine of salvation. He was telling them things about America, because he had asked them what he could pray for them concerning their lives, and they told him they desired to go to the US for further studies or for work. So he began to share with them his experience working and studying in America, and he shared all the testimonies he could remember - how he found a wife through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, how he had a breakthrough at his workplace using the believer's authority, how he prayed people out of difficulties and even death in the name of Jesus... I was like "Wow, he's telling them his whole life story!" And you know what? He talked to them with such warmth, such fervency, such sincerity, such frankness, such kindness, such tolerance, such care, and such love! After three hours of communication my friends told me, "Your Pastor is amazing!!! He's just like an old friend. He is the most special person we've met in Singapore, and of all the people we've met (in Singapore), we like him best!"

And later one of them admitted to me, "I think I have become a Christian."

Praise God for His salvation. Praise God that I have such a capable Pastor!

If you desire to share Christ with your loved ones but don't know how to go about doing it, invite them to this church and let them meet our Pastor! You do the action part, and he will share the Word of God. He knows by the Holy Spirit why these people are brought here. He knows how to help them. He knows how to pray out God's perfect plan for their future. Yes, he knows because he's been so faithful that he always gets his prayers answered. And you will learn how to love your neighbour as you stand by and watch him talk. Because he talks to every newcomer as though they were his friends and family. To him there are no strangers.

People don't care how much you know. But they know how much you care. So bring your loved ones to this church and let them meet our pastors! Here you'll find the good shepherds who will watch over them in spirit and in love.

My Lord Delivers! Training in London Secured!

- Valerie Baey Hui Yi

I resisted sharing testimonies because I thought people would see it as boastful. So the Lord did yet another great thing for me and this time, He said to me, "Go and tell others!" My response was, "Er. don't want, what if people think I am arrogant." The Lord corrected me and said, "When you tell, it's not about you, it's about ME, you glorify me!" So in obedience I am sharing this testimony.

I am in charge of writing preschool curriculum together with a team of professionals in the Early Childhood field. On 23 April 2010, my team leader was sharing with my colleagues about where they will be going: Taiwan, Singapore conference, etc. But I was left out - I wasn't scheduled to go anywhere. I was really affected and started to feel angry at others and feel sorry for myself, wallowing in self-pity. That very evening, I was on my way home when Mark called me, but I was too upset to talk. I told him to leave me alone and hung up. After a while, my handphone beeped. It was Mark, and he had messaged, "I prayed for you." I closed the message and continued to drown myself in despair. I was standing near the door of the MRT when the Lord spoke to me, "Looking at you now, the devil defeated you." I was taken aback and asked, "What did you say, Lord?" The Lord again said, "Looking at you now, the devil defeated you." I must have been in a daze, and that WOKE ME UP. I said, "If I behave like this, the devil won." At that moment, I told myself I was going home to rest, and that I would pray first thing in the morning.

I had a very good sleep and the next morning, on 24 April 2010, I woke up and started to praise Him and quoted a scripture from the Bible, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." (Mark 11.24) I claimed this scripture and prayed for an opportunity to go to London to learn.

On 25 April 2010, I was praying with Mark and the Lord revealed to me 3 phrases: "wait", "earnest request" and "steadfast". Sometime in mid-May 2010, my boss told me she had selected me to go to London. Amen! My Lord delivers! Oh, but that's not the end of it; the devil will try and come hard against this. When it was time to send the application to London, my boss couldn't, because the company had a budget constraint and was unwilling to release the funding. Even though applications would be closed in 2 days, this time, after the first incident, I have learnt so I was confident, assured and calm. I thought, "One of the devil's tricks again." Another of my colleague, who was supposed to go with me, panicked, "How, we can't go to London!" I looked at her and replied confidently, "We are going to London." She asked "How you know?" I replied, "I know, we are going." I held steadfast to what the Lord had told me and had complete confidence in Him, so when I commanded the finances to be released, things began to change.

I went about my daily work routine, knowing the Lord would set things right. On 1st June 2010, I was reading my emails and there it was. A written confirmation from LICE (London International Conference on Education). My Lord is greater! Amen!

I Escaped Death in Taipei

- Irene Chan

I am forever thankful to the Lord. He is merciful and faithful towards me. I reflect on the accident that happened on the morning of 2nd March 2004.

My boss and I had planned a business trip to Taipei and Nanjing weeks ago, but there was a strong prompting just one week before the trip, that I should not go. The nagging feeling was so intense on Saturday and Sunday. I felt as if I was leaving my family and not seeing them again. I was so reluctant to go that I did not even pack my luggage until Sunday night, the night before the trip.

When we arrived in Taipei on 1st March, we went straight to a business meeting, followed after by a dinner with our customer that night. At 6 am the next morning, my boss and I left the hotel for the airport en route to Nanjing. It was a rainy morning. While I was getting into the rented limousine, the Lord clearly said to me, "Put on your seat belt". But I reasoned with the Lord that this was Taiwan and that it was not mandatory to put on the seat belt when seated behind. Meanwhile my boss had his seat belt buckled.

On the way, I felt a strong prompting to pray, and did not know what it was for. As my boss was not a Christian, I had to pray in tongues under my breath. I prayed throughout the trip, about half an hour, almost dozing off. Suddenly, I saw a door in the darkness open, with a bright light shining through and Jesus standing at the door. I could not see His face but I knew it was the Lord. Immediately I opened my eyes, still alert. The first thing I did was to grab the handle above the limousine door. I felt that the car was losing control and heard a loud explosion and knew later that it was the right-rear tyre which had burst. I saw the car go off from the left side of the highway to the right side like a crawling snake. I held tightly to the handle while I was being swung around. At that moment, I called out Jesus' Name. The car went around for a good one minute, about 3 rounds, and finally came to a sudden halt hitting the side of the highway. On impact, the lower part of my back hit the side arm rest and my right side of the head hit my boss' shoulder. I blacked out and shortly after, I could hear the ambulance approaching. But strangely, no one attended to us. We continued to wait for a while. Slowly I regained full consciousness. It was then that I realized that there were ambulances around us but the paramedics were all attending to the accident behind! We found out that there were 4 cars stacked up behind us! Thank God none of them were near us.

Later, we were sent to the local hospital for a thorough check-up. I sustained injuries on the lower back and neck. According to the x-ray and medical report, my cervical spine showed loss of lordosis, the discs were desiccated from C4/5 down to C6/7 and were bulging. I had to put on a neck brace to prevent further aggravation. My boss only suffered minor bruises. We were arranged to take the next flight back to Singapore that afternoon.

Upon returning home, I went into solitary confinement and reflected upon what the Lord had done for me and broke down crying. (Incidentally, I did not cry at all during the accident.) Later I discovered a few things...

1) Brother Gerard had been praying for me that Sunday night, a day before my trip. The two words he received were "Protection" and "Covering".

2) Hui San and I had been prayer partners and had been able to under gird each other in prayer. She woke up on the morning of the accident, at around 5am and had a burden to pray for me. She wasn't sure what she was praying about.

3) Sister Kuen felt a burden to pray for someone in the church on the day of the accident at about 7am, but she wasn't sure who it was for and only knew that she needed to obey and pray in tongues. However, she knew it had to do with a road accident.

4) There is power in the Name of Jesus. When I called out Jesus' Name, He activated His protection upon me. He sent His angels to keep the road clear. Despite a wet road condition and rainy day, the car came to a safe stop after spinning for three rounds. And no cars from behind came near us.

Through this accident, my boss came to realize that I have a God that is Almighty and All-Knowing. In fact, he realized that his life would not have been kept if it was not for my prayer. I took this opportunity to reinforce what I had been sharing with him these past few years, and he and his wife accepted the Lord Jesus as their Lord and Savior! He has now joined his close relatives in attending a local church, sharing his testimony with his church members. He is also a changed person and full of fire for God!

During my medical leave, the Lord brought back to my remembrance 1 Corinthians 2:9-12. And I was so excited that I could almost leap (though I couldn't walk) as the verses just came alive in my spirit. I personally experienced a deeper meaning of it.

1 Corinthians 2:9-12 (NIV)

9 However, as it is written:
"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"
10 but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.
11 The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

God has put the Holy Ghost in us to guide us and to lead us. We can pray out mysteries in unknown tongues. I can hear from God and He warns me when there is danger! Hallelujah! Jesus is Lord!

Faith: A Fantastic Adventure in Trusting Him

- Ruth Heng

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

By the Grace of God, this day I look back on my life and count my blessings. I thank God for what He has done in my life.

When my husband and I first got married, we were looking for a church that emphasized the teaching of faith. I bought a church directory by chance on 20 December 2003 and my husband came across the name Faith Family Church^* under Rev Kenneth Hagin Ministries. Previously we had read Kenneth Hagin Jr's book How to Fulfil Your Divine Destiny and found it an eye-opener. So we were keen to visit Faith Family Church^*.

Falling More And More In Love With Jesus

On 4 January 2004, my husband and I visited Faith Family Church^*. We were ministered to in a special way during the praise and worship time - our spirits were lifted up. From that day onwards, praise and worship has become a joyous experience for us. We have been blessed by the preaching of His Word as well.

We started attending Sunday class on 15 February 2005. The topic was "Christianity - the Great Confession". It was through the teaching that we realized our identity and authority in Christ. This was something new to us and we were blessed by the teaching.

God gave us a fresh perspective of prayer when we attended the church's prayer group on 19 March 2004. During the prayer meeting, we experienced the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. The group has had a great impact on us; our prayer life has been strengthened as a result.

Our faith in God has been growing progressively with each passing week. We have put our doubts to rest and began to hunger for God's Word more. We began to seek the Lord seriously and make Jesus the top priority of our lives. Our hearts have been totally conquered by God's love. There is so much that we want to know and learn, so we continue to attend the Sunday service, Sunday class and prayer group regularly.

Trusting God Brings Peace

Since 26 March 2004, the Lord has been preparing me to leave my former job. I was happy and comfortable in that job, so leaving it was a test of faith in God. Moreover, there were many obstacles I had to overcome in order to leave. Not wanting to let go of my job, I tried to stay as long as I could. I simply didn't understand why God wanted me to leave. I was in a dilemma and the struggle lasted one year. I felt lost and sought the Lord for direction. On 16 February 2005, I shared my struggle with my prayer leader Sister Karen who prayed for me. God strengthened my spirit. Before I tendered my resignation, I prayed in the Spirit and the word that came out of my mouth was: "the right choice is to leave." After I gave notice to my boss, I felt God's peace and joy in my heart. Through this experience, I learned that I should place my security in God and not in my job.

Thank God For His Provision

On 10 June 2005, I asked my prayer group to pray for a new job for me. I did not have to wait long for God's provision. He granted me favour during a job interview on 17 June 2005 and five minutes into the interview, I was asked if I would be interested to join the company and to share my salary expectations. The bonus points are that it's a 5-day-work-week and the pay is better (my ex-company required me to work longer hours and also on alternate Saturdays). Later, I learnt that many people had applied for this job, but I was the only one granted an interview. This incident reminds me that God's plans are blessed and I thank God for everything He is doing, and everything He is going to do.

Thank God For Preserving Our Lives

Before I started my new job, my parents, husband and I went to Genting by night coach on 3 July 2005. On the way, I was prompted in my spirit to pray in tongues. I put my sleep aside and obeyed. Just before reaching the hotel, our coach approached a curve. A car was coming in the opposite direction and both vehicles nearly crashed. Our coach driver stepped on the brakes just in time to avoid an accident. At that moment, I knew that it was the Lord who protected us and I thanked Him for preserving our lives.

Thank God For His Protection

On 11 July 2005, my first day at my new job, I was on my way to have lunch when I was nearly hit by the car-park gantry barrier in my office building. I had seen a car approaching and waited for it, but did not realize I was standing directly under the gantry barrier. Just when it was about to strike me, someone pulled me away, just in time. I really thank God for shielding me from a serious injury.

Thank God For His Healing

Two weeks into my new job, 25 July 2005, I developed a very bad cough that lasted more than a month. I thought that I would recover within one week after taking medication, but the cough became worse. I could not sleep well at night, so I started to pray the Spirit-anointed prayers in Ephesians 1:16-23 and 3:14-21 daily as taught by the church. After that, I got better progressively and fully recovered within one week.

^*Faith Family Church Singapore has since been renamed Faith Bible Church Singapore in 2010.