In the Bedroom after the War
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August 17, 2009
The best bet Ivan 'Vern' Poh from URL @ 12:31 AM Dear friends, i just prayed. Feels on top of the whole. Lately i have been praying the very fundamental Lord's Prayer & it is interesting how fresh it is. I know some of you recite it in chapel and it's boring, but there is freshness in it, at least i think, if you are willing to find some freshness in it. Just 2 things and i'm gone. 1) The dilemma about attendance Truth is, it goes up, stays up, then goes down sometimes. If we are doing what we are doing when it is going up and staying up also when it is going down and staying down, then it is beyond whether we did our jobs or not. Maybe in 1 month, 3wks was good and 1wk wasn't. For all you know, that 1wk something changed, but then it's very rare. I do believe 1wk makes a difference but i think it's very rare. So good to be cautious. Be on the toes all the time. But then it is fine. Logically, stats would show the percentage of good attendance v.s. percentage of bad attendance. It is 75% v.s. 25%. As a leader, people you lead can get thrown off just by 1wk. We work hard to keep the momentum because it is the more securing and affirming but when it's rocky for a week it is rocky for a week. We cannot be thrown off. It is 3 v.s 1. Panic will arise, but don't let it throw you off, just move on. Faith is moving on. Deal with it, if there is any to be dwelt with and then move on. Most of the time, i've realized, nothing is done and then it goes up again. HAHA Dealing with it, those actions just makes us feel better though they also have a good effect to make everything feel tighter. 2) Information brings security Spiritual information is revelation. Sometimes uncertainty arises in our hearts and it just takes us over like that, this can be avoided when you habitually run after Jesus. When you are lost, you need information. You're quite okay with no solutions really, but you will cry without information of where you are at. Information brings security. When you have no revelation, you have no security. It's not as if you are doing bad, or backsliding. It's just normal because you don't have spiritual information that you can rely on. Life can get a little bit easier when you make it a habit to reach God. That's it. I just think faith is a decision. Discouragement may come, facts brings discouragement. You can feel discouragement. You can ignore discouragement. I will embrace the facts, cold hard brutal, smile, do something about it and move. But i will not feel discouraged. When you are discouraged, wind it back, remember the point you felt that emotion rush into your heart. You could have chose not to allow it to happen. As a leader, many times you just smile and move on. Dom spoke about prayer. Pray! You will align your heart and you will keep going on. More spiritual information will make you more secure as a leader and you will spiral upwards. Just have faith. It's the best bet.
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