When faced with a dead-end in my ministry, more often than not, I get demoralized when I do not see tangible fruits even after praying for long periods of time. Then this innate challenge from me to God arises. “God! Help me with this issue by _dateline_. I need to see You work. I want to call it quits, yet, I know that by doing so, I will be sinning against You. When is then a time to give up and pursue greener pastures in the lives of others?”

The fighting spirit we caught in our secondary school and college days are not of without use. I got to learn to translate this fighting spirit and make it submissive to the WOG. I need to have the spiritual fighting spirit! Fight on because we do not live for ourselves. Fight on because we know that one word from God can change eternity. Fight on because we never know when the moment of divine intervention will just occur. Fighting spirit means being available to God no matter the circumstances. Though I may be crushed in my spirit, if I choose to obey and avail myself, God will use me.

I remember the time where I obeyed the Holy Spirit to just pick up my phone and call a friend. That chat over the phone, the HS moved so strongly and it prompted me to invite him down for the ESS which will be happening 2 days later. Certainly it wasn’t planned out. Sat came and he raised his hands in response to accepting Christ to be his Lord and Savior. The feeling of walking down the aisle with him to the altar was one of true joy and relief. Salvation is here.

When we decide to wage war with the devil, he will not sit back and let us attack his kingdom. He will wield out his WMD, comprising of the perception of us by others when we share the Good News, the fear of rejection, the fear of losing our status, being a goody nice polite Christian by not actively living out the Word. Many incidents where I have given such excuses, including “That person looks fine. How can effectively share the WOG when he/she doesn’t seem to have any need?” How wrong I was. Everyone has a soul/spirit. Everyone needs God.

It becomes dangerous when we take the worldly values as to gauge which Godly values we will obey. If we follow social norms, would God be smiling at homosexuality activities? Would God be pleased with us when we party our youth away? Would God be proud with the fact that we cheat in examinations to attain high marks and then give glorify to Him? Homosexuality, partying, cheating has become an acceptable part of society. All these are of the world. What does God say?

From the article, I was reminded that what my physical eyes see might not be what God sees.

Under the section of “Not Closed At All”, I pondered and saw the intrinsic link to the 4 BUTS OF OUTREACHING as preached in GC. It was only when Luis chose to believe in the power of God, when he chose to hear from God, when he chose to preach the WOG, when he chose to be sent, he was empowered by God. Linking this back to my life, had I not come to accept Christ, I would not have known His goodness. I would then not be able to pass down this Good News to my friend. Had I not chosen to hear from the HS, things would not be in this way! Had I not mustered the courage to share the WOG and decide to go forth, HE WOULD NOT BE SERVING HARD IN THE KOG TODAY.

I must remain equipped. I must be relevant in knowing current affairs, sports, the WOG, sharing current life testimonies, EQ, culture, games etc. What I do not know, I must be willing to find out.

Lifestyle is a very powerful tool, act of worship, and for evangelism. Without the proper guidance and on-job-training (OJT), it would be extremely difficult for others to catch this vision and mission. Skills need to be sharpened, and God needs to be bigger while the self must diminish.

Lead me back to the cross, where I was born.

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