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Jonathan

Today’s service with Pst Pat was yet another awesome session! First of all, I must say how proud I am of my members to drive all the way from Seremban just for the service. When a girl is afraid to drive, she really is afraid k? And for her to drive all the way to KL, I was really pleasantly surprised! Well done gal!

Pst Pat is known to be a really funny, motivational speaker. So, I was expecting another fun-filled, entertaining kind of sermon. He was funny as usual, BUT he had some really serious issues to address tonight.

He taught us about FRIENDSHIP. Hhmmm..that word itself reminds me of high school when your friendship is the world to you! Remember those days?

But really, we are very much influenced by the friends that we allow into our lives. And tonight, Pst Pat used a really superb example of true friendship. It’s between 2 men, David and Jonathan.

David was a little shepherd boy who came from a poor family but he had guts and a kind heart. Jonathan was a prince who had it all. When Jonathan met David, he thought he was an absolute cool dude! They clicked immediately and became the best of friends!

Jonathan shared all the glory he had as a prince with David. He gave David his latest jacket, his newest toy and his favourite food! They played, they fought, they did everything buddies would do together.

The beautiful thing about this friendship is this: Jonathan is the crown prince and will eventually be king of the nation. But David was the one that God has anointed to be the king. Guess what happened to this friendship? Did Jonathan’s love for David change?

Nope! In fact, Jonathan did everything he could to help David to be a great king, even at the expense of his own life! WOW! He not only shared all he had with David, but he gave him his sword and belt. That’s like giving him his secret weapon and shield! David went on to be the greatest king Israel ever had up to this day. Amazing! By the way, this is a true story. Check out 1 Samuel 17 in the Bible.

While Pst Pat was teaching, I couldn’t help but to think about the “Jonathan”s in my life. SUNshine has many friends to laugh with and hang out with. I yack a lot and connect with people pretty naturally. But, as much as I yack a lot, not many people know my deepest hurts and pain.

As I reflected on the “Jonathan”s in my life, I was reminded of the people who stood by me when I was going through a very painful period last year. When I felt most abandoned and discouraged, 3 people stood by me. These 3 are always the ones that hold me up when I fall, cheer me up when I was sad and the first that I run to when things go wrong.

The first one is more than a leader to me, he’s my brother, my friend. The phone call he gave me from Sydney just to hear me cry changed my entire view of true friendship.

The second one is like my tai ko. When I need help or I’m in trouble, I trust him to settle it for me and to defend me. And yes, he is protective of me and nags me like my dad! But, I feel safe and secured when I’m with him.

The third one makes me cry! I miss her heaps and it’s amazing how patient she is with me! If you wanna know how difficult I can be sometimes, ask her! And she has this great anointing to listen to me whine about the same thing 8 times a day for 8 months! She can even reply my messages at 3am because I keep forgetting that UK time is different! I really cried during the sermon because I thought of her and I miss her. Sniff…wish you were here gal!

And I really cried when another thought came to my mind during service. I have “Jonathan”s in my life. But am I a “Jonathan” to anyone? I really don’t know. I am one person who forgets birthdays, doesn’t yam cha much, doesn’t give gifts on a regular basis, doesn’t call her friends just to yack. I finally have a great revelation of what a lousy friend I am! At least to the 3 special friends that I mentioned above. I didn’t even celebrate tai ko’s birthday and he got me the latest scent from Body Shop just because I mentioned that I like it. Boohoo!

Sigh. SUNshine needs to change and change for the better. God, teach me how.