Printed In Image

Took a cab to visit a youth in hospital. Received a WOK printed (in image form) at the back of my mind for the driver. There was pain between his left bicep and elbow area. He confirmed it.

He asked me what I do for a living and I shared with him about church and healing. Prayed for him. He couldn't test out the difference as the pain comes on and off periodically. Trusting God for his healing. Amen.

Second Time - Printed

Was helping out with ushering at an event in our church when I saw a lady walking towards my direction.

I saw the words "left knee" printed at the back of my mind. This is the second time I received a WOK with printed words.

I checked with her and she confirmed. But she didn't allow me to pray for her as she was skeptical about it.

How To Know If It's A Word Of Knowledge

I have read and heard about teachings on Word of knowledge. They teach you many different ways in which you can receive a word of knowledge. But almost none of them teaches you how to discern if it's a WOK.

Personally, the Holy Spirit taught me few things which I could use to gauge if it is a WOK. I'm not 100% accurate yet. Sometimes, I still miss it. But I'm going to keep doing it.

1) Immediate

Usually, it comes almost immediately after I ask for a WOK. The longer I allow my mind to wander around, the more likely what I have is not from the Holy Spirit.

2) Spontaneous

Sometimes, it can be a similar image or word I have received before. If it is similar, there are other points in which we can discern the WOK. Usually, it comes out different from previous experience. God is creative. He shows me different images of ankle injury; different images of same physical problems. When it is spontaneous, it is usually Him.

3) Sudden

This seems like point 1 - immediate. Yet it is different. The best I can describe is this - you are not thinking about it, but it just comes to you.

4) 'In your face'

This is like reading th Scriptures when a word or a verse jumps out at you. The WOK is 'in your face' that you know and you know that it is likely Him.

5) Centred view

Usually, the WOK (image/word/etc.) will be the centre of your spiritual view. Other things become dimmed or invisible.

6) Peace

I realise that if I am feeling unrest (for me, it's the sudden increase of my heartbeat) at the moment when I want to release the WOK, it is likely not from the Holy Spirit. It is likely from my own thought. But if I have divine peace when I give the WOK, it is likely from Him.

It takes a measure of faith to release a word of knowledge. You cannot be 100% sure that you will get it right UNTIL you release it. If you are 100% sure, you don't need faith.

Mass Word Of Knowledge In Public

I have done mass Word of Knowledge in meetings and services before. But the Holy Spirit just dropped a thought into my mind.

I can partner with the Holy Spirit to do a mass Word of Knowledge in public event/gathering. That will be so awesome when people start realising that Jesus knows what they are suffering from and witness healings taking place. The Gospel can then be shared openly to them in the event/gathering.

I'm excited! Light shines the brightest in the place of darkness!

Wonderful Breakfast

Went out of the hotel to look for a local coffeeshop for breakfast. My youth leaders slept very late last night (or this morning) so they couldn't get up to go.

As I stepped out of the hotel, I prayed, "God, I'm available today."

I noticed one local guy who was limping and I went to approach him. But he rejected my offer to pray for him.

I strolled past many coffeeshops that were closed before stumbling upon this dim sum coffeeshop. The owner is a young Chinese guy with 5-6 Indonesian female workers.

While eating, I asked God to reveal to me how I could bless the staff here. God gave me word of knowledge for two of the staff - one with back problem and the other with pain at her right deltoid.

After settling the bills, I asked the boss if I could bless his staff. As the Indonesian workers didn't understand English, the boss was kind enough to translate for me. I asked him twice if he would mind that I was doing this to bless his staff and he agreed.

Prayed for the first one with back problem (lady on the left of the photo) and she got healed. She requested to be prayed for her aching jaw and God healed her completely.

The lady with right deltoid pain (not in photo as she's a shy lady) received her partial healing - not 100% but she got better.

Another staff (lady on the right of the photo) saw what was happening and she came over. She asked to be prayed for her shoulder pain. She was also healed.

I blessed the boss and told him that I came from a church in Singapore. As I got to rush back for the next service, I didn't manage to share the Gospel. I doubt I could do it in Mandarin though.

God is so good. He desires to encounter and touch lives. We just have to be available.

Years Of Injury

While waiting for my YMLC group to gather before we went out for durians, I received a word of knowledge for the hotel captain - left knee problem.

I went to approach him. His name is Kumar, an Indian working in Malaysia. When I first asked him about his left knee, he said that it was okay. I asked again and he said, "Nothing. Why?"

Unconvinced, I asked the third time - "What about your right knee?" Finally, he responded, "Actually, my left knee has this pain for few years. I injured myself and something inside has shifted. Now I can't bend fully without pain."

I asked him to sit down and let me take a look. Prayed for him and got him to test it out. To my surprise, he simply squatted down bravely and quickly. He replied, "It's gone. When you prayed for me, I felt something moving in my knee."

"Is it good now?" I asked.

"Yes. Good. I also have numbness at my back area. I don't feel it now but it comes on and off." He requested me to pray and I did.

Found out that he's a Hindu and I talked a little about Jesus before telling him that Jesus loves him. 

Jesus encountered Kumar and healed him from his years of knee injury. Praise God!

Sudden Surprise

Five minutes ago, I was near home. When I was about to enter the lift, my index finger suddenly felt a tingling sensation. A lady in her late 50s walked into the lift after me. She pressed the button to level 13 while I pressed level 15.

I could have easily let this sensation slip me by. As I asked God, I felt that it was a word of knowledge. So when the lift went past level 11, I quickly asked her, "Do you have problem with your fingers?"

She said, "Huh?"

I repeated (moving my fingers), "Do you have problem with your fingers?"

She nodded, "Yes."

I came out of the lift with her at level 13 and said, "What problem do you have?"

She showed me her last finger. "Numbness here."

I laid hand and prayed very quickly. "Try moving it now."

Surprised, she asked, "Is this going to be temporary or permanent?"

"Huh, what do you mean?"

"The numbness is gone. Is this going to be temporary?"

I replied, "Let's trust that it is permanent."

She questioned, "How come you know?"

"I'm a Christian. Jesus can talk to me. When I entered the lift, I felt something on my finger. He told me it's you."

She responded, "I see. My palm area also has numbness. But my little finger's numbness is gone."

I laid my hand and prayed for her palm. "You try again."

She clenched her fist a few times and said, "Wah... So good huh. Feeling good."

I shared about Jesus and told her that I stayed on 15th floor. 

She's a Taoist. But the seed of the Gospel is sown. 

Haircut

Went to have my haircut today at a familiar and cheap salon.

The 50-year old hairdresser, Serene, encouraged me to try out a new hairstyle which she has just been tested and approved in England. She said that it would suit the shape of my face. As I have never tried it before, she did a mild version of the original, new age hairstyle.

As we were talking, God gave a word of knowledge concerning her left ankle. As the impression wasn't very strong, it required me to step out in faith, despite of uncertainty.

I asked her, "Do you have pain on your left ankle?"

She replied, "Why do you ask that?"

"Just want to check if you have pain here (pointed to the area)."

"Yes. But why did you suddenly ask?" She questioned in surprise.

This gave me an opportunity to talk about Jesus. But I realised how poor my Mandarin is when it comes to sharing the Gospel. I don't know how to say "insecurity" in Chinese. She asked me why I converted from Taoism to Christianity and I couldn't really share my conversion story properly in Mandarin. Time to brush up -_-"

After my haircut, I prayed for her ankle. She walked around and tested. She said, "It is different now. My ankle feels loosened and good." And she automatically lifted the other ankle and asked me to pray. God's healing was upon her.

Every day is a day to bring an encounter to someone. I'm available, Lord.

When God Reveals

Last night, I was on my way back from church and I boarded a cab. In fact, my wife prayed for the cab to come so that I would not return home too late. Thank God for answering her prayer immediately.

As I spoke to the 47 years old driver, I received a Word of knowledge concerning his left back. So I asked him, "Do you have pain at your back area at the left side?"

He replied, "Yes. How come you know?"

I said, "When I talk to Jesus, He talks to me and He told me that you have this area of pain."

The driver responded, "I see. I have gone to the Chinese sinseh few days ago to have it adjusted. I'm feeling better now. But the pain is now at my left rotary cuff."

Calmly, I responded, "Don't worry. I will check for you later."

Driver said, "Oh... You also work as Chinese sinseh?"

"No, I don't. I work in church. As a Christian, I can pray to Jesus and He will heal you."

Driver nodded, "I see. I heard that before."

Throughout the journey home, he shared his life with me - his father just went through an operation; his wife is back to her own country as she suffers from a terminal disease and he can't afford to pay her expensive medical bills in Singapore. It is a sad story.

He said, "My wife is really very sick."

I asked, "What is she suffering from?"

He replied, "I can't tell you."

Suddenly, I spoke something out of my mouth without thinking, "Even HIV can be healed. I have a pastor friend who has seen HIV patients healed. Whatever sickness your wife has, Jesus can heal even if doctors can't."

"Actually, you are right. My wife has HIV. It was diagnosed one month after we got married. Many people told me to divorce her but I didn't want to. I felt sorry for her."

I took the opportunity to talk about Jesus.

When we arrived at my void deck, I prayed for his rotary cuff thrice and he felt so much better. Left 5% pain.

I gave him my namecard and told him to call me, if ever his wife comes back to Singapore one day. I will bring them to my friend for prayer.

Very often, we just need to be available and God will use us to touch the lives of others. I want to be available not just in church, but especially outside the four walls of the church where people are, where darkness is.