See, I've told you December is SOMETHING ELSE!
I've kinda sorta dreaded last weekend before Friday even came in to view.
Back to back scheduled event/practices/etc.
I just prayed for supernatural strength for Saturday and Sunday.
Limited rest, but unlimited supply of mental and physical power, please Dad! Lol.
What I never expected was..
That particular weekend was simply one of the most memorable weekend in 2017.
WEW! WHY SO GOOD, GOD???
So one of the MAJOR thing was the 10th year anniversary of Development Program.
https://www.development.org.sg/ for more info on the program,
TLG Band was asked to perform a few songs and to accompany the 2 Indo artists singing 5 songs.
The challenge was we never got to play any dangdut before WKWKWKWK.
And to find time/room slot for practicing was particularly SUPER-DIFFICULT.
The church was under maintenance and December was the busiest month for various events practices. Well.
Anyways.
D-day came.
We're enjoying ourselves SO MUCH.
Well, maybe just a little too much, judging from the Insta story feeds HAHAHAH.
But really.
All the attendees were so eager to sing along together.
They waved their hands, danced unreservedly, asking for encore some more HAHAHAHA.
You know what? I wished I weren't behind the keyboard tho.
Like my mom said after I've shown her the videos,
"Kalo kakak di situ pasti ikut ogel ogel juga"
If I weren't the keyboardist for the day, I bet I would have danced my *** off.
(Okay, the Bahasa was so much more representative here lol).
Mom knows best!! HAHA.
One thing that most people wouldn't know was..
I almost missed out this chance.
When I was first approached by Pricil, I was hesitant.
I'd told myself that I might need to adjust my future schedule (bukan sok sibuk gimana..)
but I didn't see how I could survive 2018 with the same timetable that has been fixed for almost 6 years. I was drained and tired. And then came the request. Which requires extra practices.
I honestly had asked if someone could help out. And yes there's one person that was willing to help out. But he might not be able to make the practices. So. I said yes.
Well. Reluctantly. TBH.
So the songs were discussed.
I was. Emmm. Even more hesitant.
I didn't know the latest dangdut hits WKWKW.
And to be honest, I tried listening to this 1 song. I pressed paused when hearing the first sentence of the lyrics. I just couldn't bear myself wkwkwkwk seriously tho.
I've complained to God. Well HOW CAN I NOT BE GRATEFUL FOR A SUPER PATIENT GOD LIKE YOU?
I told Him. SEE?? This is not my cup of tea. This kind of song will never bring any value-added to humanity. From the genre, to the message conveyed in this song, I couldn't find any reason why Í was even here!
I grumbled for a few minutes wkwkwkwk.
And He only said,
"Be humble"
..
..
.........................
Tercabik cabik hatiku.
Bulls eye God. Bulls eye. As always.
WKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWKWWKWKWKW.
..YOU KNOW WHAT?
This particular song that I've hated so much turned out to be the BEST SONG ever.
Listed number 1 on #tophitsTLGBanddangdutalbum lol.
So yeah.
And I'm so glad I've stayed.
I'm so grateful God hit me where it's hard, because when I chose to stay, the blessings were SO REAL.
And.. Humility is not something you can obtained without the help of the Holy Spirit.
Nobody can 'dig up this kinda dirt' better than the Holy Spirit.
Yea true, there were extra practices.
But there were extra strength as well.
Not to mention the extra joy, the extra fun, the extra bonding-time with the bandmates.
As I mentioned in my IG post..
There is no single gospel song played on that day.
But there is so much love for the people in that room that really moved my heart.
There's no way you would want to faithfully and voluntarily dedicate your time like all these tutors and teachers and all the staffs involved, if there is no love of God that first touched each persons and that flows through them.
The love of God is so tangible...
And I am humbled to witness this kind of Agape love.
God, would you teach me how to love well?
And if I ever came to you wearing all the suits of pride, would you just strip me off everything?
Until what I have left is You.
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