Jesus Encounter ANEW

I have to admit it. I was not looking forward to spending the weekend having someone run through your life and help you clean out any lingering issues that remains a stumbling block to being the person God intends you to be. I have not taken up my golf clubs for 2 months now and was looking forward to a relaxing time at the greens.

However, God has other plans. He even shifted my intended business trip so that I can be around for the weekend. And, truly what a weekend it turns out to be.

Jesus Encounter ( ANEW ) is a PLMC initiative to get members to spend some time looking inwards into their lives. The foundational teaching will prepare the hearts and minds of the participants as the Holy Spirit reveals areas where the participants need ministry or release and healing, in order to walk in freedom, unhindered. There will be one on one prayer counselling where he/she is sensitively and prayerfully led to encounter God in these areas of bondages or woundings. By allowing the Spirit to reveal and let God remove those hindrances that keep us from deepening our relationship with Him and with others, we prepare ourselves for the renewal of our minds and the revival of our spirits for greater spiritual growth - a desire we all have.


I was particularly drawn to the teaching on the Tripartite Man - We have a body, soul & spirit. Within the soul resides our mind, emotions and will. This is where the battle rages on. When we became a christian, our spirit man is aligned with God. However our mind has just begun to be renewed after all the ungodly soul ties we have accumulated. We need to cut all ties and prevent the devil from using these to again pull us back into sin. That is why the Bible teaches that we need to constantly renew our mind ( Rom 12:2 ) with what is good and godly so that we will be able to make godly decisions ( will ).

We had a 3 hr one to one session with a counsellor at the end of the program to basically go through our life experiences right from birth to draw out any hurts, wrongs, ungodly affiliations that may explain our current struggles and to cut away all these ungodly ties.

Truly a rewarding time spent.

A New Assignment

God works in mysterious ways. When you least expected it, something happens that leave you completely stunned and you can't help but marvel at God's providence and timing. I was handled an added responsibility at work. Looking at the task at hand, I can't imagine how I can fit into this role. I can only look up and trust Him to lead the way and I will follow (Proverbs 3:5,6). Depending not on my strength, but His alone ( Phil 4:13 ).

All glory be to Him.