Saturday, April 06, 2013
i feel really impacted by a testimony shared by one of my cell group members here in melb.
just this year she was put in charge of the youth group that has been on the constant decline. the youths are few in numbers, part of a separate service, and most of all, they do not seem to have the passion nor the fire nor the fear of God in their lives. she testified that she has been praying so much that she couldnt pray anymore for this bunch of youths that refused to be moved themselves - being intellectually full of knowledge and the right answers, but lacking the personal experience with God. essentially, knowing about who God is, but not knowing God Himself.
was thinking, that's how it's always been.
i can't and won't say for myself that i haven't experienced that before because it's true. alot of time i've been wondering is this all that is to life? what exactly is faith? am i just being naive to think all things will work out well because i'm a Christian? even if i don't do QT, God will still be there for me when i need Him? and lots more. then i start thinking about the voice of God, is it the voice in my head or is it the Holy Spirit trying to prompt me and tell me something. alot of times, we want confirmations. but confirmations we don't have. is it head knowledge or heart knowledge? noone can tell you yes or no except You-Know-Who.
good news is that just over easter, we had an church easter camp.
the youths questioned and sought after God themselves. and they found God.
at the end of the day, it comes down to you.
personally seeking out the answers to your questions.
personally seeking out the confirmations to your answers.
personally seeking out for the presence of God.
personally seeking out for your own encounters of God.
until you personally experienced it, it doesn't matter what others say, your head knowledge will never be your heart knowledge and your faith will always be swayed. and all you actually needed was that touch from God to make everything seem alright for that moment.
the good thing is that the youth knew what they were lacking, they voiced out that they didn't know who God is. they took the first step.
so question is now to myself and everyone else: how do you aid your people to take the first step? then, how do you make/encourage oneself to go do the work themself? how do you push them towards the edge of personal encounters?
skimmed through this article someone posted on FB: why children leave church
(this is that which somewhat triggered the post)
*throbs @11:30 <3
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