simply myself

5 loaves and 2 fishes
2004-02-04 15:14:16 (UTC)

Such a pleasure

First I was fortunate to have met Andrew at the Chiangmai
trip and to get so acquainted with him that he had no
qualms about discipling us.

Now I had the wonderful privilege of sitting beside uncle
say hong at a wake, and he initiated the conversation,
broke the ice a little, and there was so much wisdom in the
things that he spoke. He talked abt how he and his
contemporaries started the youth service in English, back
in the late 60s with Geylang Chinese MC. He talked abt how
he served as LAY Leader in church for 20years. How there
are councils like education, judiciary etc that assist the
General Council. He prayed for me at the end of the car
ride back to NUS. I'm glad I took the lift cuz there's so
much I can learn from this man. I had a feeling he truly
meant it when he said it was his pleasure. It definitely
is, for those words of his could well influence a young
man's life like mine.

Actually first was not Andrew. First is probably people
like Auntie Susan, and occasionally Uncle Seng Meng, Uncle
Beng Hwa all of whom i had the chance to speak with at the
Batulicin weekend trips.

I thank the Lord for bringing these adults into my life, or
rather to cross paths with me at least. I think I'm at a
stage of my christian walk that so needs encouragement thru
acquaintances with these adults to know that there are
truly people around who have walked the talk for many years.

Even more so, I feel the Lord is preparing me for greater
works. When I say greater works I mean of greater
magnitude, perhaps leadership level in church, in boards,
in councils etc. I do not mean to say that these are of
greater glory to me, for whatever work God leads me to do,
despite how small in scale it may be, it is still great in
God's eyes. I do not desire to do any particular magnitude
of work, or rather, I do not see any particular scale of
work as greater than others. It's truly my pleasure to be
able to serve the Lord, and my loss to say no to
opportunities that come.

I am beginning to get the feeling that these adults like
talking to me too. I think that they are encouraged that
there are fired up youths who would give their all for God.
Already in church I know i'm feeling sometimes that certain
things of the Lord that I find myself wanting to know more
in but my contemporaries are not interested. Certain things
regarding church leadership, CAC board, MMS etc that i'm
interested in my friends in church are not. That is what I
mean when some entries back, I talked about me not being
the norm sometimes.

I do not see my interest in such areas and my
contemporaries disinterest in similar areas in a way that
I'm greater than they all. I just thank the Lord for His
divine timing in revealing these things to me. It's my
prayer then that my contemporaries will be enlightened to
these things and be convicted about them too.

Like Uncle Say Hong who could have so easily went to
another church instead of taking the harder approach in
helping to start out a youth english service, I will not go
to another church where I can find more like-minded people,
but I'll stay where God has placed me, and allow Him to use
me to cause my contemporaries to be like-minded as well.

In fact I have never thought of leaving church. The closest
I came to was with the BGR problem...God if it is your
will, use me in my local church.




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