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