The Law of Sacrifice
Dear friends,
Ever since I said 'Yes' to service in the core team of ZJ, things have been moving at break-neck speed and i haven't had time to blog.
My last blog post was probably posted about June 2006, before I commenced my first term in SMU. Since then, my way of sharing Christ with others has been via word of mouth - testimonies.
In the past months, however, with the ascendancy of IT as a driving force for youth ministry, I have decided to make time to blog and return to fulfilling the original focus of the God's Rhinos blog - the God's Rhinos blog is a journal to share my ups and downs with God for all the world to see, so that the glory of God may be advanced.
Today, I would like to share about the Law of Sacrifice. The Law of Sacrifice pertains to you if you: 1) are a youth ministry leader, 2) are serving in youth ministry, 3) call yourself a disciple of Christ.
The Law of Sacrifice especially pertains to you if you are a youth leader.
In recent months, I have been counting the costs of youth ministry. The costs seem to outweight the benefits.
First, I've lost touch with my TJC classmates since they always meet up during youth ministry time and have given up calling me cos I'll always say that i gotta be in church. Second, I've lost one year of CCA involvement in SMU. Third, I've lost a lot of free time for myself.
God always seem to take pleasure in stretching my limits. I wonder how much contortion can my body, mind and soul take.
Calculating the costs made me discouraged. I prayed, and asked God, 'Why am I in youth ministry? Why do you make me lose so much when i try my best for your community? What do you want of me?'
The image of Jesus and the Cross floated in front of me.
I remembered that even Jesus, was discouraged. Before His cruxificion, with a heart full of anguish, Jesus prayed and even asked God to take away the cup of suffering He was about to receive if possible.
Till His last breath, Jesus persevered because He was obedient to the Father's will.
Right now, because of peace in my heart, because I have the professional skills that allow me to serve powerfully in ZJ core team, because of a sense of loyalty to ZJ... these are confirmation that it is God's will for me to be where i am in youth ministry now.
Like Jesus, I may be discouraged. But I am striving to be obedient to the Father's will.
To all of you out there who may be a youth leader, involved in youth ministry, or want to be a true disciple of Christ, we will always need to sacrifice many personal choices in order to make a definite choice for God.
Therefore, let us strive to seek God's will in our lives. Let us strive to be obedient servants. Let us be united in prayer.
Meanwhile, you may start a prayer chain by dropping your prayer intentions in the tag board or in the comments page and i'll offer it up on your behalf at weekly ZJ intercessory sessions. Of course, it'll be great if can intercede for my steadfastness towards seeking God's will in my live! Onward in Jesus!
-rhino 69-
My last blog post was probably posted about June 2006, before I commenced my first term in SMU. Since then, my way of sharing Christ with others has been via word of mouth - testimonies.
In the past months, however, with the ascendancy of IT as a driving force for youth ministry, I have decided to make time to blog and return to fulfilling the original focus of the God's Rhinos blog - the God's Rhinos blog is a journal to share my ups and downs with God for all the world to see, so that the glory of God may be advanced.
Today, I would like to share about the Law of Sacrifice. The Law of Sacrifice pertains to you if you: 1) are a youth ministry leader, 2) are serving in youth ministry, 3) call yourself a disciple of Christ.
The Law of Sacrifice especially pertains to you if you are a youth leader.
In recent months, I have been counting the costs of youth ministry. The costs seem to outweight the benefits.
First, I've lost touch with my TJC classmates since they always meet up during youth ministry time and have given up calling me cos I'll always say that i gotta be in church. Second, I've lost one year of CCA involvement in SMU. Third, I've lost a lot of free time for myself.
God always seem to take pleasure in stretching my limits. I wonder how much contortion can my body, mind and soul take.
Calculating the costs made me discouraged. I prayed, and asked God, 'Why am I in youth ministry? Why do you make me lose so much when i try my best for your community? What do you want of me?'
The image of Jesus and the Cross floated in front of me.
I remembered that even Jesus, was discouraged. Before His cruxificion, with a heart full of anguish, Jesus prayed and even asked God to take away the cup of suffering He was about to receive if possible.
Till His last breath, Jesus persevered because He was obedient to the Father's will.
Right now, because of peace in my heart, because I have the professional skills that allow me to serve powerfully in ZJ core team, because of a sense of loyalty to ZJ... these are confirmation that it is God's will for me to be where i am in youth ministry now.
Like Jesus, I may be discouraged. But I am striving to be obedient to the Father's will.
To all of you out there who may be a youth leader, involved in youth ministry, or want to be a true disciple of Christ, we will always need to sacrifice many personal choices in order to make a definite choice for God.
Therefore, let us strive to seek God's will in our lives. Let us strive to be obedient servants. Let us be united in prayer.
Meanwhile, you may start a prayer chain by dropping your prayer intentions in the tag board or in the comments page and i'll offer it up on your behalf at weekly ZJ intercessory sessions. Of course, it'll be great if can intercede for my steadfastness towards seeking God's will in my live! Onward in Jesus!
-rhino 69-
posted by Rhino for God! at 11:12 PM
1 Comments:
hey bro.. i've made those same sacrifices u did, and probly will continue to do so. guess King David knows this law too when he said "For i will not bring before my God, that which has cost me nothing." let us continue to be cheerful givers! =)
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