May the Lord Find us Faithful

No man that seeketh after things of this life
Is a solider who passes the test
Be faithful, be working, be running, be serving
Be searching His word for His best

Now that my running season is over, I found myself in another period of busyness. And I realised that life could never be as slow as I expect it would be and it could never be less busy. I should never procrastinate service and ministry because I was busy. The busyness seems endless. After running comes my studies, catching up, rushing assignments, tests, then the final year exam. I began to understand that it was never meant for me to start ministry only after all the hustle and bustle of life is over. (as if I could come to a point where there's nothing left for me to do) But I guess within the period of stress and busyness, that we may all find the grace, yes, and the time to serve the Lord.

Thank the Lord for the Youth Evangelistic Meeting! Thank Him for helping me decide to make time to serve instead of investing time in the endless piling work. I was in fact pretty uneasy when I realise that I would almost have to give up my weekend. The fact that all my friends around me are devoting so much time and rushing assignments, which I've barely started, didnt help much. Heh. I never knew I needed to even hesitate when it comes to serving the Lord. I used to think that I'd jump at any given opportunity of service. But now, service really involves sacrifice. And the decision to sacrifice I cannot make apart from His grace. Looking back, I am glad I invested time in the work of the Lord and I am blessed by His work. Apart from the actual meeting itself, I believe time had to be used for spiritual preparation too.

The fruits of the meeting I believe were unseen, nonetheless, ever real. For the two souls the Lord has saved, we truly are thankful. And apart from Him, this could not be possible. So thank the Lord for assuring His presence. To walk by faith and not by sight, means, to trust that truly "His word shall not return to Him void" and that He is in control. Has it been a fruitless meeting? Have we laboured in vain? If we are certain that the Lord has indeed, "build the house", we have certainly not laboured in vain. The intangible fruits of such a meeting may be the experience of serving the Lord, the hearts who have heard the voice of the Lord, the burden for lost souls and the emphasis of personal evangelism the Lord has placed in our hearts. In fact, His ways being "higher than ours" and His thoughts than ours, shows that the ways of God sometimes cannot be fully comprehended by our human wisdom. But, lets trust! That the Lord has really done and fulfilled His purpose and work in our lives, and the things done in secret shall at last be made known!

If the Lord wills.. may we continue to organise such meetings at a regular basis and may we continue to see the invisible hand of God. Nonetheless, may our hearts be burdened daily for the souls of our friends and be faithful in our witnessing of His word. Be faithful, be working, be running, be serving! May the Lord find us faithful!

Its really gonna be another busy period of time for me. Exams are drawing near. And a multitude of assignments to be completed. Lord, keep my focus on You! My prayer is that I may not be lost in the cares of the world and fail to keep my eyes on Jesus. Do pray!