~QuIeT tImE~

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well, its me again sharing about the word on the last youth meeting.. well, its was about quiet time.. which is one of the most essential steps to know more about our god, the awesome king in heaven.. well, last friday, Ray shared wif us the word, which was gd!! He also blindfolded michael and tzen had to guide him through obstacles, without touching him at all.. the rest of us got to be the obstacles and made lots of noise to distract michael frm tzen.. hehe, it was fun, but besides the fun, there was a strong and meaningful message in it...

We, as the obstacles, were representing the obstacles and hardships that we get into in life.. while michael being blindfolded was actually refering to as us being blinded by sin.. lucky tzen then got to act as god who guides michael through life.. this simple demonstration truly does show how god tries hard to show us the way to become a better person and get away frm sin.. but the greatest factor of all is us. Who chooses whether or not, to obey god's teachings.. God always does speak to us through our hearts, be it during our greatest or lowest times in life.. but we would find it hard to listen to him through all the distractions and troubles in life..

therefore the solution to solving our problems: Quiet Time!!
well, if we refer back to the blindfolded michael and tzen being god demonstration, it makes much sense how this is true.. if michael had stopped and listen to tzen's direction before moving off recklessly, he could have gone through the obstacles cleanly without bumping into anyone.. it could be related to us in our life, like before making a huge decision as like whether to rob a bank. The consequences could be hugely grave.. like if we do not go through quiet time, and sort our thoughts our in a "sterile" mental state, we could have heeded the satan's influence and got into trouble.. But!! if we had gone through quiet time, we could have seen the light and see the consequences all before it actually happening.. Conclusively, if we go through quiet time, we will not do stuffs rashly and stupidly wifout giving a second thought, such as robbing a bank..

God is the the man who tells us to do the right thing, so listen to him!!
He leads by faith and not by sight!!

The greatest test of knowing god is not the theory, but instead, it is the practical.. putting god's word into gd use!! If knowing the bible is the most important thing of all, god could have made a cartoon out of it, and made us watch it everydae.. BUT HE DIDN'T!! So following nike's famous phrase, we gotta "just do it!" God is also not rigid, he did not made us read the bible everydae at a specific time.. he allowed us to read the bible whenever we had time to.. he's wants quality time instead of quantity.. therefore he wants to have quality time wif us, even for a short while instead of having us talking to him while being distracted wif so many things in life..

A meaningful quote by Ray during the word was "THE DEVIL MAY KILL, DESTROY AND STEAL, BUT GOD GIVES US LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY".. I'm not sure of his exact words but this was something like it.. its meaningful to the max!! The devil would kill our family, destroy our house and steal our precious possessions but god in return give us life more abundantly.. more abundantly than we can ever contain, so much that we have to share it away to our friends.. Do not be such a pessimist and always look on the dark side of life, as for every dark side of things, there is always a better side.. just look beyond the dark side..

Our father in heaven is much like our father on earth.. he wants u to communicate wif him all the times, in gd times even in bad.. he afterall is the one who makes the trouble in life.. therefore he's gotta have the solution to them!! heed him for guidance!!

there is a formula to have a better life.. It is to truly accept God's true honour and glory into ur life!! To accept Christ into ur life, for he will lift ur sins away, and give u a new sinless start.. if u have yet to accept and would want to, feel free to meet up wif one of the helpers or even ur friends in youth.. for we will pray for u!! God is not someone to be ashamed of, but rather to honoured and glorified of!! he's the truth, the way and the light.. he's the salvation and redeemer for us!! he's the awesome one!!

He's not ashamed of u in heaven in front of his father, y should u be ashamed of him then!





some method's of having quiet time:
-listening to christian songs
-read the bible
-pray
-read devotionals
-worshiping



i spent like an hour on this.. hope it reached ur heart!!
If u ever feel like sharing ur experience in youth.. feel free to post up articles..


[stay cool]
-ivan-