Tomorrow is my mother’s birthday and this morning’s message
at church started with a reminder to honor our parents.
But the main point in today's message was all about being fertile, not physically, of course, but spiritually. Isaiah 32:15 says till the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field becomes forest.
The forest. That is part of the bigger picture. It talks about abundance. It talks about growth. It talks about multiplication. And the secret to all these is being filled with the Holy Spirit. We may have failed, recently, to come together as a group but I myself, as a leader, should be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Audition. This afternoon was all about audition for the interest
groups we have created (or revived), namely Dance and Drama. I am thankful I have Dimple and
Rey with me on this. I was encouraged by their enthusiasm, particularly Rey’s
enthusiasm. He has thought of coming up with a promotional video for the
interest groups. He was eager to do it and I was not because considering my hectic schedule. But I think this is what it is all about, fueling them up and going an extra mile.
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Trust. I think that young people should be trusted. Being young may mean failing but being trusted upon lifts them up. It builds their confidence. Who doesn't fail anyway? All of us fail, even adults. I feel like I have to tell them (adults) that they have to learn to trust young people. They have to learn to trust us that we will not fail them of their expectations of us.
It was nice to see Grace and her friend, Chimay, audition. The cell group members of Floresa, particularly, the dancers, also showed up. I
just hope they will find their niche. Some wanted to try the Music group also. But, personally, I don't want to limit them. No one's a finished product, not even me. I'd like them to explore. And we are here to guide them. And as I guide them, I learn also.
Shoes. One of the guys, I have noticed wore a very cool pair of shoes. It was counterfeit, I know, but it looks rad. I wanted to buy one.
But tonight’s word hit me. Luke 12:23. It reminded me that life is more than food and clothes. I am a person who is addicted, I admit, to Tshirts. I am vain...sometimes. Ok. Not sometimes. In fact, this afternoon, when Mama and I went to the mall, I was so tempted to buy something (read: Tshirt) for myself. (Crazy. There was this shirt in the mall that is worth more than Php2,000. It looks really cool. And the cloth feels like it's rubberized. I wonder who'll buy it? Not me, that is for sure. I'd never spend as big as that just for a shirt. I got a Vans shirt only for a hundred bucks. It looks cool. It looks cool on me. Hehe.) But what kept me not to do it is the fact that it is her birthday (and not mine). And then, this verse came.
I have read the bible verse through the material given to me by Ps John. Finally, I got the material that I
can use (together with other materials) for the cell groups and Values classes in high schools. It was given to me during the meeting we had with Ps John's team. I am excited about the plans we have with Ps John’s team. We're brewing up a 'youth revolution.'
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Before Luke 12:13, God also spoke to me about worship in Luke
12:21. It is not about us. We should not be storing things for ourselves. We should
be giving. Christianity is about giving. God himself gave His one and only Son. The verse talked about being rich toward God. The phrase toward God reminded me of worship. In Darlene’s
book titled, Extravagant Worship, worship
is defined as an active expression toward God. It is not for someone but it
is for God. Worship is about giving ourselves
toward God. It should not be for us, for our pleasure. True worship is directed
toward God. True worship is to please God.
