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on thursday evening 10082006, i attended this talk in FMC about hearing gOd's voice by Dr. Richard Blackaby (s'y i didnt go for crossroads in NTU with campus crusade)..

in the advert, it said "Hearing God's Voice , How to recognize God's voice and respond in obedience"..

honestly, i didnt want to go..because how does anyone know wad gOd's voice sounds like?..is there a checklist that goes like "isit loud or a whisper? isit a deep voice or a high nasal sly one?"..so i wasnt too sure i wanted to hear this guy out..another reason why i didnt wanna go was because of my mum..she insisted that we ALL (all 4 of us siblings) must attend it..i dont realli appreciate it when she goes all authoritatv abt these thgs..to me, christianity is a lifestyle, not so much a religion..it cannot be forced..you can persuade and sway pple to adopt the lifestyle and to begin a relatnship with gOd, but u cannot push that person..i was basically being childish la..didnt want to obey my mum for wadever silly reason..

in the end, i went..with the attitude "let's see wad u've got to say, mister"..

after hearing wad he had to say and how he presented his arguements, i have to say i was slightly disappointed..

he was a great speaker..oozing with charisma, tall, animated, able to hold your interest for til he's done..brilliant..

but he didnt exactly answer the qn : how to recognize gOd's voice

he narrated lovely stories taken frm his life with his family..(they're real..he didnt make it up)..and i appreciate that..bcos they did explain the points he was trying to bring across to us..he told us why we shld keep an open ear for gOd's voice, why we shld react in obedience..but he didnt ans the qn that i thought wld b important and useful..

but then again, how do u ans that qn??..i dunno..

o wel..beggars must not be choosers..(jus felt like typing that)..

i'm grateful for him taking time out to cm over to s'pore to speak to us..even tho he'd jus arrived frm the US at 1+ in the morn on that day itself, he stil fought jetlag and spoke with gusto..

thanks lots Dr. Blackaby!!! =D

o, guys, if u have any chance to hear him speak, go!!..

even if he doesnt exactly ans the qn he was asked to speak abt, there's lots more to learn..he's got lots to offer =]

he co-writes books too, with his dad, Henry Blackaby..mebe i'l start reading them..

see wad lessons gOd wants to teach me =p

gOd bLEsS

me