Bagi nama Tuhan

Good, and bad, this 2020 is for You, Lord.

Thank you for not leaving my side. Not once, not ever. 

Almost Home

Well, hello.
After some radio silence, here I am again. 

A question so dreading; how is everyone doing?

In need of reassurance for myself, that things will get better, that scientists will soon find the vaccine for Covid-19, that business will slowly regain its strength... 
Here's a song that I hope will make you feeling just a little bit courageous today.

"Almost home, brother it won't be long, soon all your troubles will be gone. Almost home, sister run wild, run free.
Hold up your head, keep pressing on. We are almost home."- Mercy Me
 

The hurt and the healer

"The healing does not come from being explained." Mercy Me

Amen.

With All I Am

Into Your hand I commit again/ With All I am For You Lord/ You hold my world in the palm of Your hand/ And I'm Yours forever...

Ps: I miss you Dad.

Count Your Blessings

I need to hear this...

"When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done."

It is well with my soul

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,


It is well, it is well with my soul.

ps: This is why :)

Help me Believe

Will always have a soft spot for this choir.

Check this one too:  O Happy Day! and, when (what we should more often do...) praying for your country : 2 Chronicles 7:14.

Worthy is The Lamb

I never get to sing this song without bursting my eyes out. If I talk about my love for Him, I could never be always right, as I fail Him in so many ways.

But my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I would never boast His love for me enough...

Thank You for the cross, Lord. Thank You for the price You paid.

Happy Good Friday, everyone.

Kaulah Segalanya- My Everything

I must admit that it has been a while and I am not proud of it. Church is one thing, but talking to You as a friend is one privilege I am not using as often as I should. How I have failed you and been trying to do everything on my own as if I can handle it without your grace.

I look back and all I see is Your amazing work in me. In one sinful and weak soul like me.

I am afraid that I do not thank You enough.

That I am not shining Your love through my actions and my words to all the people around me. Especially because I have all the chance to do so.

Thank you for your sweet reminder. Thank you for always... always taking my call.

I always love our heart to heart talk and I know that should come to you more often.
Just to talk and let you know that You still are and always be... my everything.

One Day at a Time

One legendary gospel song I remember my Grandpa Alfred used to play on his piano. A song I keep playing in my head whenever I feel like the days are so far in front of me and I cannot even see a spark of light when I am weary.

But who am I to make a premonition about what is going to happen or not? "Yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never be mine..."

So, I am taking it one day at a time, in faith, with my God. For I have done my part and will let Him do the rest.  He's going to take me to a place I know have been prepared for me. I know so :)

ps: Are you in?

Manis Kau Dengar

It is one of those days when one particular song keeps playing in my head. This time, an Indonesian Gospel song :). My Dad used to play this record in the car on our home-work-home commute.

"Ya Tuhanku, aku hendak bernyanyi bagimu selama ku hidup/ Yah Allahku, aku hendak bermazmur bagimu selagi ku ada/ Inilah yg kurenungkan, setiap waktu/ Nyanyian pujian dan pengagungan kepadaMu/ Biarlah manis Kau dengar Tuhan, manis kau dengar Tuhan/ Dan hatiku bersuka karnaMu"

Manis Kau Dengar- is written by Welyar Kauntu, inspired from this bible verse, which will give you an insight of what the song is about : Psalm 104: 33-34 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD. 

The video is from a Gospel concert held in Jakarta, sometime in 2004.  I was there!

Slalu Bersamaku

A very simple song from one of Indonesia's talented gospel singer. If you do not speak bahasa... I can wrap the whole meaning of the song... " You know me to the very deep part of my heart,  be it in my moments of hardships or when I am in my victory ... "

Sedalamnya hatiku Kaupun tahu/ dan kasih Mu tak jauh dalam jiwaku/ Didalam kesesakan didalam kemenangan/ Ku tahu Engkau selalu bersama ku
Hanya Kau tempat ku berlindung/ Hanya Engau lagu ku dan kekuatan ku/ Ijinkanlah kudatang menyembah membawa syukur ku
Sedalamnya hatiku Kaupun tahu/ dan kasih Mu tak jauh dalam jiwaku/ Didalam kesesakan didalam kemenangan/ Ku tahu Engkau selalu bersama ku.

Finally Home- Mercy Me

Gonna wrap my arms around my Daddy's neck and tell him that I have missed him/ And tell him all about the man that I became / And hope that it pleased him/ There's so much I want to say/ There's so much I want you to know/ When I finally make it home when I finally make it home/ Then I'll gaze upon the throne of the King Frozen in my steps/ And all the questions that I swore I would ask/ Words just won't come yet So amazed at what I've seen so much more Than this old mind can hold/ And the sweetest sound these ears have yet to hear/ The voices of the angels When I finally make it home...- Mercy Me

Homesick- Mercy Me

You are in a better place I heard a thousand times. And at least a thousand times, I have rejoiced for you. But the reason why I am broken, the reason why I cry is how long must I wait to be with you? Help me Lord cause I don't understand your ways.The reason why I wonder if I'll ever know. But, even if you showed me, the hurt would be the same. Cause I'm still here so far away from home. I close my eyes, and I see your face. If home's where the heart is, then I am out of place. Lord won't you give me strength to make it through somehow. I have never been more homesick than now...In Christ the are no goodbyes... In Christ, there is no end... So I'll hold onto Jesus with all that I have, to see you again. To see you again.