Sunday, July 26, 2009
Hi LOG.
you know today I tried so so hard to keep my emotions in check, and that I could still run the 50th anniversary. I went into ado twice, asking the Lord to take this burden away from me, the burden of being frustrated at the lack of commitment from our community members. It is hard for me to try and take things up as the chairman when I do not have the support of my entire community behind me. It is disappointing when there is a combined effort to be made and I just see the same few of us around and every other community is in full force.
However, I understand the situation that everyone is in. Nothing in church can be compulsory because it boils down to each and every one's choices - to go or not to go; to sacrifice our time or not; and whether we have that passion burning for our Lord Jesus Christ. So I concluded that all we can do is wait, for God's intervention in each and every one of our lives, and in His time, perhaps we would all be gathered again to serve ministry as a whole big group again.
But all I ask is that you understand that the leaders of this community are trying our best to turn around the situation, praying fervently to discern God's direction for us. Hence, it is no point saying things like, "LOG is dying," yet doing nothing about the situation - it only serves to make the fire in the rest of us die a little more. Our lives, as a community, are inter-twinned in the past, present and future therefore, the decisions you make concerning the community affects the community. So, in all relationships, be responsible about it and be frank about it; leaving something hanging there will only hurt people more.
What we need is a time of rest and refocus. After these 3 months of almost non-stop ministry, it is time to feed our spiritual hunger once again and I assure you I will persuade YMC to head in the same direction. Events will still come inevitably as we're part of Youth Ministry, but let us take the rest of the year to recharge and hold Jesus' hand again. I challenge each and everyone of you to hold His hand again and say, "Lord, wherever I am now, I pray that You will draw me closer each day." Do make yourself available for the upcoming retreat as we come together as Leaven of God once more.
God Bless
Mark
Hi LOG.
you know today I tried so so hard to keep my emotions in check, and that I could still run the 50th anniversary. I went into ado twice, asking the Lord to take this burden away from me, the burden of being frustrated at the lack of commitment from our community members. It is hard for me to try and take things up as the chairman when I do not have the support of my entire community behind me. It is disappointing when there is a combined effort to be made and I just see the same few of us around and every other community is in full force.
However, I understand the situation that everyone is in. Nothing in church can be compulsory because it boils down to each and every one's choices - to go or not to go; to sacrifice our time or not; and whether we have that passion burning for our Lord Jesus Christ. So I concluded that all we can do is wait, for God's intervention in each and every one of our lives, and in His time, perhaps we would all be gathered again to serve ministry as a whole big group again.
But all I ask is that you understand that the leaders of this community are trying our best to turn around the situation, praying fervently to discern God's direction for us. Hence, it is no point saying things like, "LOG is dying," yet doing nothing about the situation - it only serves to make the fire in the rest of us die a little more. Our lives, as a community, are inter-twinned in the past, present and future therefore, the decisions you make concerning the community affects the community. So, in all relationships, be responsible about it and be frank about it; leaving something hanging there will only hurt people more.
What we need is a time of rest and refocus. After these 3 months of almost non-stop ministry, it is time to feed our spiritual hunger once again and I assure you I will persuade YMC to head in the same direction. Events will still come inevitably as we're part of Youth Ministry, but let us take the rest of the year to recharge and hold Jesus' hand again. I challenge each and everyone of you to hold His hand again and say, "Lord, wherever I am now, I pray that You will draw me closer each day." Do make yourself available for the upcoming retreat as we come together as Leaven of God once more.
God Bless
Mark