Servanthood!

Dear N276,
Im here to share a revelation from God to me...

In 2 Cor 6:4 & 2 Cor 4:17 :
4 But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses,

17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,

Just when Pst Tan preached, the email by GOD's Minute arrive in my inbox. LOL v timely indeed..
haha the verse speaks about servanthood, at first read like that dont understand v much.. so i search for the Message version... hahha and it's here below!

2 Corinthians 6
Staying at Our Post

1-10Companions as we are in this work with you, we beg you, please don't squander one bit of this marvelous life God has given us. God reminds us, I heard your call in the nick of time; The day you needed me, I was there to help.Well, now is the right time to listen, the day to be helped. Don't put it off; don't frustrate God's work by showing up late, throwing a question mark over everything we're doing. Our work as God's servants gets validated—or not—in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly, unswervingly . . . in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we're beaten up, jailed, and mobbed; working hard, working late, working without eating; with pure heart, clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness, and honest love; when we're telling the truth, and when God's showing his power; when we're doing our best setting things right; when we're praised, and when we're blamed; slandered, and honored; true to our word, though distrusted; ignored by the world, but recognized by God; terrifically alive, though rumored to be dead; beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing to die; immersed in tears, yet always filled with deep joy; living on handouts, yet enriching many; having nothing, having it all.

2 Cor 4:17
16-18So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever.

yea i know it's cool! just have some flashbacks of moments serving in bookstore, when i just join till now..
i used to be a v blur person, not steady and unclear, yea also asking a lot of questions abt everything...thinking back i felt that serving indeed helped mould my character or my capacity has been stretched.. u may not see it in the short run, but as you serve, to be honest, you will definitely increase in many areas of your life!

Also, sometimes really even my mind is telling me what is the point of serving until u even hav to skip a meal or even meals.. like torturing myself.. but then at the end of the day it's just v fulfulling and it's like everyone serve tgh for God, it's really wonderful and a privellege!

Pst Tan said, if u want to be great in the kingdom of God, you must serve more!
Imagine if Jesus din nt come to give His life for our sins, what will happen to you and me?
He has given us lives, new lives, to become better individuals everyday, to be free!
Free to love and to rcv love from God and people! So it is the same for us, that we serve others like Jesus did.

What I mean that by serving we can become more like Jesus? Now Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father, enjoying His glory, He is the Name that is above any names! (read 2 Cor 4:17 again!) Our eternal life and glory awaits us in heaven! Amen!

Be like Jesus, Tong

Lord of my life

Dear N276,
I want to share a little about SOT!

This has been a miracle month for me, I believe both me and yvonne are growing!

Let me share more about how I come to SOT... firstly, i totally missed out writting that I want to go Uni in 2008! haha I'll be going next year January instead, alr got a placement in SIM- European Culinary Management! Praise GOD!

Secondly, I really felt this desire and need to up my spiritual level and devotion to God, more or less testing myself... more than I've imagine it to be just a spiritual "thing"; but really my everything.

I really learnt a lot, I guess most importantly, this period I really humble myself, in every aspect of my life and just centre my life around SOT, zoom into GOD!

I never once feel it's unfulfilling, even it is painful to my flesh. Waking at 6am every day and being in financial difficulties. But I truly believe God will honor me more than how I honor Him, for He is a God of more than enough!

really must come to a point to believe He is all I need and will need! Must keep on resist the devil strongly and open my heart and life towards GOD.
there is definitely a lot of things we can learn, so want to encourage you in this area.

For me also I'm currently taking Gifts of the Holy Spirit , and we learn abt the 9 different gifts or manifestation of the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20cor%2012;&version=31;

7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,and to still another the interpretation of tongues.11All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.

In this chapter, Apostle Paul describes the spiritual gifts, if you read it u'll find that he doesn't say that "to some" but "to each one"! This means to every individual believer; not matter how ill-deserving we are. He allows the Holy Spirit to manifest in our lives, at least one gift each! WOW!
It has been like this, every session in school is mind-blowing and challeges us all to change our thinking and renewing our mindset.

N276, why not let's find out more about the spiritual gifts God has bless you with and practice them, put them to good use! You can be wrong at times, but as long as you are right standing in God's eyes, it's perfectly fine! For these things we have, we use them unto the Lord and bless the people around us. It is non-profitable to ourselves, but using the gifts we are testimony of God's grace and goodness! Amen!

Love, Tong

GOD's Minute

GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD YOUR FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. ( EPHESIANS 1:2 *NKJV )

A Letter From: GOD

MY DEAR CHILD, DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO IS IN YOU, WHOM YOU HAVE FROM GOD, AND YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN? ( 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19 )

NOW IF WE LIVE IN THE SPIRIT, LET US ALSO WALK IN THE SPIRIT. LET US NOT BECOME CONCEITED, PROVOKING ONE ANOTHER, ENVYING ONE ANOTHER. ( GALATIANS 5:25-26 )

SO WATCH AND PRAY, LEST YOU ENTER INTO TEMPTATION. THE SPIRIT INDEED IS WILLING, BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK. ( MATTHEW 26:41 ) I SAY THEN: WALK IN THE SPIRIT, AND YOU SHALL NOT FULFILL THE LUST OF THE FLESH. FOR THE FLESH LUSTS AGAINST THE SPIRIT, AND THE SPIRIT AGAINST THE FLESH; AND THESE ARE CONTRARY TO ONE ANOTHER, SO THAT YOU DO NOT DO THE THINGS THAT YOU WISH. ( GALATIANS 5:16-17 )

LIKEWISE THE SPIRIT ALSO HELPS IN OUR WEAKNESS. FOR WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD PRAY FOR AS WE OUGHT, BUT THE SPIRIT HIMSELF MAKES INTERCESSION FOR US WITH GROANINGS WHICH CANNOT BE UTTERED. ( ROMANS 8:26-27 )

FOR THOUGH I AM ABSENT IN THE FLESH, YET I AM WITH YOU IN SPIRIT, REJOICING TO SEE YOUR GOOD ORDER AND THE STEADFASTNESS OF YOUR FAITH IN CHRIST. ( COLOSSIANS 2:5 )