lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
And love that never fails
Let mercy fall on me
When everyone needs forgiveness
Kindness of the Saviour
The Hope of the nation
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything that i believe in
Now i surrender
Shine a light in and
let the whole world see
Singing, for the glory of the risen king
Jesus, Shine a light and
let the whole world see
Singing for the glory of the risen king
Friday, November 10, 2006
-10:20 AM
HSF: Heart Serving FamilySomeone once said, 'When you go through changes, you need to take care of 3 Ss otherwise you become an Ass' The 3 s are You need to allow God to redefine your Success, Significance and Security. This someone shared with another somebody who asked this someone how is it that Shirley & this someone seemed to cope with change rather well all these years??? This someone said that the year they left YOUTH to join their mentors was a year that God dealt with their defination of ministry and they learnt to serve God and people without any concern of church structures, church appointments or even without the concern of changes and uncertainty. How about now? That somebody asked?? Well, the someone said, "We both love God and love our people.....sure it hasn't been a bed of roses but you can either look at rose bushes and focus on the thorns or look up to heaven and be grateful that rose bushes have beautiful roses" That somebody then asked ...so are your people roses ....hahaha...
Another one said, 'Go slow. People are a lot like horses. They don't like to be startled or surprised. They don't like change. It causes deviant behavior.' That's what we are gonna do ..... go slow. Shirley & I have been praying that while change is upon us.... we sensed that many of you have also responded differently ..... some have not thought much about our move with Ps. RL while others have discussed or shared over MSN / Blogs / Emails / SMS ....
This coming Wednesday (15 Nov 2006) .... let us all come with hearts united to welcome and embrace our brothers and sisters who are joining us .... let's listen to their journey and response spontaneously..... Forgive me if I have 'rushed' some of you WE will not rush, we will not be quick to comment but let us come ready and be patient to listen.
HSF will be available to meet anyone of you anytime...please let us know ..... We would like to make your our priority .... Let us know okiez.
Till then, I pray that what Jian Jian shared be true....that this could only bring us closer and we must be joyful and purposeful as we are supposed to be ambassordors for CHRIST, inviting strangers and others to church .....or conversely....this may test existing relationships .... the key is back to our security and significance and who we really are in God and what we want to do with Christ......so let us put down our fears and uncertainties or personal negative emotions and stand up and love each other...considering others before self ...so that the world can see we are His disciples
The prize of status quo is sometimes not bad but for good reasons. It is not usually just a matter of personal or communal preferences but certain values and understandings after a group of people have established over a season..... however some times we feel the inertia and avoid change ...we resist change also becos we may feel that we are compromising our loyalties if we participate in the change. I personally believe that people do not resist change, per se but when we do, it is because we are coping with a loss and hence resist the loss ...... I pray that there come a tipping point in the process of change for us all....... A point at which so much change has already been accomplished that it is futile to resist the change and pointless question but ONLY surrender .....
Remember adaptive change and be harmful but authentic change with God as our light and guide is often for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purposes and plans!
For those of you who need more time, take your time to feel and come to terms but not for long because people give excuses not to feel because they are afraid to face the changes, the challenges, the realities, the real circumstances.... people who choose not to feel can be in denial of something and hence ...avoiding the issue is normal .... perhaps understanding the circle of change will be helpful (see below)
I hope all of us will learn to go through D.A.B. First ...denial sets in for a while...then...acceptance must come and soon we must start believing in something or someone BIGGER than ourselves once again ...learning to go through this process helps
Until we meet again, let's remember that God has called us to be change-agents where ever you are ...so besides sharing and discussing change on the BLOG .... ask yourself...when was the last time you made a differences or effect positive change in your environment, in other's.... let us not stop being "Salt & Light"
