Yesterday's youth meeting was awesome. When Pastor Kong shared with us his burden, i felt that burden as well. I realized that as I grow up in church, year after year, even though we have grown in size, the people are taking a step back and "relaxing" and enjoying what is already present and made available to them. Unlike the pioneers, it can be said that we "had it all too easy". Instead of carrying on what the pioneers had already done, we are just "relying" on their victories instead of going out there to conquer the giants and take the world for Christ. You may not agree with me, but this is what I have observed as I grow up in church since I was 14 years old till now.
A little bit of reminiscence, when pastor Kong asked the pioneers how old they started leading etc, it dawned upon me what I could have achieved if I obeyed. At the age of 14, i joined church. At the age of 15, it is the year of the Emerge and I was inspired to want to do something for God. Unknowingly, God's plan for me was to become a student leader of my school. I truly enjoyed the days of being a student leader, whereby there are days I would gather the people in my school to do prayer walk, conduct prayer meetings with other schools, fast and pray for school revivals etc. When i left the school, having need to pass on the responsibilities to another potential student leader for my school, initially i was reluctant, as I truly love to serve God and really want to see God moving in my school. My teacher (who is a cg leader), talked to me about it and he said that what is important is leaving a legacy.
At that same period whereby i was a student leader, i was also the helper of my cg. I was growing and had the desire to want to become a cell group leader. But many things happened. Instead of seeking the advice of my previous cell group leader and my cell group leader, I chose to be influenced by "wrong" company and assume it is for good of the company and as a result, I lost my leadership.
Even though that may be so, as I reflect upon it today, I realised that how much more I could do if i obeyed during that time. But well, never be trapped in the past. Have to keep moving on. So instead of being caught up in the past, i'm looking forward. I still have 1 year and 9 months more in my school. Probably I could pray for revival and do something about it. I believed there is reason why God placed me in my school, and I want to make full use of what is present and given to me. I must be a good steward of what he place in my life.
In conclusion, after the youth meeting, instead of rushing my work, I ended up taking up my guitar and worship God instead. It's really great to be in His presence. The youths should start to rise up. It's never too early to start, nor is it too late to begin. All it takes is a step of faith. Once we make that decision to step out, God will lead our way through. Always remember, obedience is better than sacrifice. Let's not be trapped in the legacy of what the pioneers have done and be glad in it that we never go out and do greater things for God.
Let's all rise up!
