went for Yuen Mun's YWAM(youth with a mission) graduation last thursday and the message shared by Rev James Chan who is the director of YWAM Singapore spoke to me.As I heard him exhort the graduates from April's intake,it acted as a catalyst for the goals that I had for this coming semester and it motivated me to act on them.
I know that as I go through the next 8 weeks, that it would not be just balancing both camp and school but the evidence of character development through the effective usage of time especially during the past 6 weeks which consisted of connecting with people, which would enable all my necessary doings for this semester.
He shared of the battle that David dared to undertake in facing Goliath and of Nehemiah where even those who are not called to a full time ministry can be bold to face the giants and defeat them.These giants may include those that we need to take on such as negative mindsets to the Gospel on behalf of others,by being that bridge for them to know God.
John Wesley states that when you set youself on fire, people love to come and see you burn.Its a choice that is centred on running with God rather than waiting for others to carry you through the storms of life. .If John C.Maxwell's maxim is that everything rises and falls on leadership,and the word everything just like all, means everything,then my doing which comes from my being close to God must have that clear purpose of his leading me to fulfill all that he wants me to do and not succumb to the urge of the giants' call for a comfortable but "second best" life.
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That's right! Don't COmpromise! Don't succumb! Don't settle for second best!!!
Indeed i think even those of us who do not have a full-time ministry, we are called to defeat our everyday giants..and just by actively living out Christian lives is challenge enough.
Even for those of us who don't have a full-time ministry or have a testy walk with God, i think we will be surprised at the strength we can summon when we try to walk in His way to defeat our everyday giants; for we draw strength only from the Lord, weakness only from our human attitudes. Amen
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