Doing Fine

It's been a while since I've blogged. Have been rather bogged down with work, worship pracs (put in quite some effort for the Tony Anthony and BB services) and other stuff the past 2 week. When I do get sometime on my hands I'm usually too tired to do much - to the extent that today was the first time I went to the gym in 3 weeks. So when it comes to blogging the inertia is even more superb as you can probably deduce by the un-updated Youth blog.

But yep, despite the tiredness things have been going swell with God. Think the main thing that has encouraged and at the same time discouraged me is inviting the Teban youth for Youth. After some events that happened this year that high-lighted the fragility of life, I opine that I now feel more burdened to evangelize to the people around me than ever before.

Anyway, back to the Teban youths. Don't think I have been so direct and persistent in asking people to come down to church. I felt that I had to be politically correct and there was some unknown fear that hindered me from asking people come down. So when the Tony Anthony service was approaching I was starting to feel a little uneasy about asking the Teban youths. Would they dislike me if I asked them to go down to church? Would they reject me? (Ok, I know that by saying,"No" they aren't rejecting me but God but back then I didn't really like receiving negative replies)

But then I knew that there was Youth CG the coming Saturday and one of the discussion pointers sent in the e-mail was to ask the CG who they would be inviting. I thought to myself,"How can I ask my CG members to invite their friends if I myself don't lead by example?". This compounded with the whole "fragility of life" thing made me want to step out in faith and just ask.

Ok, it's getting late and I need to be at Teban at 7.30am so I shall summarize:

- I wanted to invite the Teban Youths personally
- I had a fever and was dying so I wrote notes to them
- They did not respond but I used that note as a talking pointing
- Other youths who did not get the note were curious why they didn't get it
- My courage began to grow and I asked them boldly
- I was surprised that they were very receptive
- A number said they would come but remained uncontactable
- 3 came (encouraged) the rest pang-seh (slightly discouraged)
- I don't find asking people down to church or talking about God as intimidating once I've tried
- I thank God that He placed me in TG and I believe He has used these Youths to teach me that inviting people to church and sharing your faith isn't that tough
- I'm now more burdened for my own personal friends
- I need to find time to pray, rebuild bridges, share God with these people

Cya @ Teban Kids Games tomorrow blokes...