rainbow hunter

this wet season may have brought lots of troubles to everyone. be it the great and annoying eminent visitations from beetles, flies and what not .or the fact that the basketball courts are always flooded with patches of puddles here and there. this hurts even more when yr coach makes u do physical in the rotunda, which is fatally boring.

but take a look at the other side of the coin. every cloud has a silver lining.... every pokeball contains a pokemon .. after every rain there is..... no not humidity

RAINBOWS

i shall share a lil testimony a couple of weeks back

i stepped into the court. its semi permeable floor and painted walls gave a soft finish. hefri was standing at the baseline. it was the last quarter. this was a crucial moment for our schools' glory and honor. 16 minutes left....roughly. if i was some 21 year old guy starring as a 18 year old college basketball player in disney's latest hit musical/ movie sensation aiming only at infatuated tweener girls and metrosexual boys, i'd certainly break into song. obviously i was not, because i dont even use facial wash frequently, contary to the vain actor. oops.. too much info given out...heheh

"im ready for this...im ready for this.." i thought in my head.... " russ!" a shout erupted from hefri as he gave me a chest pass. "IM NOT READY FOR THIS! IM NOT READY!" the fibre glass board was facing me. i was just at the bottom. i was open. i was stunned as well. just the day before i practiced doing 100 underbasket shots. so this isnt any different from the rest right? wrong! i missed. twice if im not correct! and my team lost possession of the ball as a result.

as i walked to the bus stop , through the lush foliage of bishan park. yi hui was telling me his successful day of his quarter in the friendly match. even though we lost to peirce, the guy was telling me of his fantastic behind the board shot and how he thew himself with no fear at the massive centre before him. well, it was his moment of glory, i didnt rant or anything. i could see in his small slitty eyes that it was a happy moment for him. i got on the bus and just thought through the match, how i lost opportunities that was so openly placed b4 me, and the regrets i felt after the match after hearing my friends retell me of their fantastic baskets b4 the topic was shifted on me and how i was pathetic in my attempts.

i popped my headphones into my sweat sodden ears. i had to listen to something to get the disappointment out of my head. throughout this year and last, i did try to put in my best at all basketball trainings , whether by the teachers, or when i went out casually for some shots. but a couple of weeks back i thought about it, rather i had this rather uncomforting thought that maybe god didnt want me to play basketball. it may sound weird or uncanny to you, but i really felt something, and i had been praying about it, quite fervently i must say. i asked god to show me a sign. god please give me something to know that u are behind me on this, cause i dont want to go for this alone

i was answered with rain, rain and more rain over that week, and i was starting to live in denial, not trying to accept perhaps the most signs thrown in by god, and on that day, i was positive god wasnt on my side. almost as positive as an ion that lost electrons. thats major positive mind you. i needed a song.

i plugged into my walkman phone and started scrolling for a song. and somehow, i was led to select this song by casting crowns- voice of truth

this song spoke to me . this was the true sign. but the visually stunning one came my way halfway through the song.i looked out of the window as the bus turned in and i saw the spectacle i havent seen about five years ago. this was god's sign to noah as a promise, and i took it as a promise that god would never forsake me, even if times seemed bad, he's there, u just have to spot him in yr busy life.and now im still vying for my spot on the team, and this journey has been spectacular, be it whether i made friends i never thought i could be so close too, or whether i feel energised as i draw strength from god daily. im not looking back when jesus' beside me.

Genesis 9:13 says, I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

what is god's promise to you? ive been led to share my testimony today ON 12.55 am on 8th march 2009.