Haha. my dear boss share this two verse to us(church people who help to organise) so i intend to share it to everyone who is reading my blog:)

I would like to share with you two sets of verses today, the first of which is found in the book of 1 Thessalonians, Chapter 5.

8 But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.
11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Words and acts of encouragement for our brothers and sisters in Christ are no doubt simple to do, but yet its importance could never ignored. Throughout your life, now as a student, you would no doubt face many challenges. I assure you, there would be moments where you find no purpose in life, as if life is just but a cruel, never-ending cycle and you are but just a pawn in it. You might be failing your academic subjects in school, you will be facing conflicts with your peers, you will be exposed to all sorts of negative influence from society that might seem wrong, yet the simple reasoning that everyone does it too would sway you to stray from the right path. Yet, as both Preacher Hong Li and Preacher Mei Ling mentioned in the video, we would need to find a Spiritual Partner, a brother or sister in Christ who could lend us their ears, their hearts and their hands in times when we are down.

Remember, when the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to PRAY!

Happiness keeps You Sweet,
Trials keep You Strong,
Sorrows keep You Human,
Failures keeps You Humble,
Success keeps You Glowing,
But Only God keeps You Going!

The second set of verses actually comes from 1 Corinthians 12:14-27.
14 Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15 If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

21 The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!" 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.



27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

As you can read, we are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. Although i'm glad that all of us have volunteered to join this committee, I would like to remind everyone that we have a responsibility to get the rest of the youths in Youth Hour to be willing to serve, to worship and praise Him with all their hearts. After all, if any part of the body malfunctions, it would affect every other part. Hence, I deplore you to encourage the brothers and sisters whom you know, pray for them, encourage them to step out to serve too. One good way would be to join the Faith Fellowship that would be set up really soon, and through the fellowship with our fellow brothers and sisters, we would then be able to encourage everyone together. Therefore, LOOK FORWARD to the fellowship that we would be starting! If you are interested to serve in the leadership of the fellowship, we would more than welcome you to indicate your interest to us (can tell me)!

Reflect upon your life for the past 13-16 years, can you see God's work in you? If you can, how have you responded to this great love? If you haven't, I encourage you to be more reflective in the future, and more observant of the simple things around you. You would be surprised how God actually makes the best plans for us.

This is all for now from me, I know i'm famous for my long emails, and I sincerely apologize if your myopia has gotten worse from reading this. In conclusion, please pray day and night for Youth Hour and for the new Fellowship, so may we grow together in him.

Signing Out,
Cheers,
Daniel
Chairman, Combined Youth Service Working Committee 2007
(this is my naggy but good boss. haha)

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! PRAISE THE LORD!

Oh by the way, here's a really nice song that all of you should learn to sing in encouraging one another to serve Him.



Faithful God
I serve a God who is faithful,
and He will never fail
When i'm in the desert
He's a river of hope

I server a God who is faithful,
His faithfulness prevails
Lord I Put my trust in You

Chorus:
I serve a God,
who is faithful and true
I will hide, in the shelter of Your wings
For i find my rest in Your faithfulness
Yes i serve a faithful God

Bridge:
No matter what this life may bring
Heartaches and pains
Through it all i'll turn to You and call on Your Name

Song - Faithful God
Artist - Trinity Christian Centre (Singapore)
http://trinity.net/download_music.htm (can download from here, thanks to TCC which has kindly hosted the file and allowed everyone to download it)