TODAY IS NEVER TOO LATE

Hi people,
Just wanted to share this entry which was written by Rags, a bro-in-Christ from another church. It is extracted from his online journal.

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Just when I thought that we is closed to recovering fully from last year, Uncle Ah San passed away with a stroke last week on the 17th Jan. It was exactly 3 months after auntie Elsie (she left us on the 17 Oct) Rachel their 15 y/o daughter was in such sorrow though she knows they are in a better place. We pray for the strength of God's hand and peace to be with her. We are also doing whatever we can physically.

Another death in Mag's family humbly reminds us again of our mortality. We talk about it, reflect upon it more and its never enough. If we die today will we die doing what God has called us to do or will we die caught with our pant's down just trying to make life more comfortable? I believe all of us are born with a set of right things to do. It's not about doing what's easy than it is about doing what's right.

Most of us live unreflected lives, allowing life to control us with its demand every single moment. When that happens, it is so easy our day will turn into weeks and our weeks into months, months into years and without realising it, it becomes a little too late to do things that matters.

Some of the things that people will never regret having done when on their death bed are hugging people, building friendships, skipping rope with children, investing in the next generation, giving of our time and money, telling loved ones how much you love them, writing a book or creating something with our hands to bless others, using God given talents and gifting and developing them. There are much more and maybe many things unique just for you.

Today is never too late, we should reflect upon what we are doing against what we should be doing for a truly regret free life. After we have done that, to work on how to do these things with great love and passion. Nike got it not quite right.It's not about just doing it. It's about doing right things greatly.

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Especially those who have gone through baptism last saturday, and those who had been baptised last year, just ask yourself this question - "If we die today will we die doing what God has called us to do or will we die caught with our pant's down just trying to make life more comfortable?".

I believe that God is not trying to say that you cannot make life comfortable - as in get study hard, get good grades, having fun, finding your loved ones ... but if we allow the fun and comforts to control our life, leaving God out of our life equation and not building up the gifts which God has given you while you are on this Earth, then you would probably have already gone off-course.

Reflect and ask yourself if you have not been building up a love relationship with God. If not, start today by getting to know your Heavenly Father more intimately, to know His heartbeat for you, to know His purpose for you ... so that whatever you do in your life, you can align your heart and desires with what He has for you. How to do? start with these -
1. reading His word/devotional materials and take time to reflect, ask God what they mean and how they can be applied to you.
2. pray to Him, talk to Him, be still before Him.
3. live your life more Christ-like, not more worldly-like. You must abandon your bad attitudes and change to be more like Him.

It's also when you desire to know Him more and start to seek Him with all your hearts, that He will begin to show you more things and teach you.

Meanwhile, please listen and obey to Moses and your assistant cell leaders. They are also God's anointed authority over the cell and you. If you disobey them, you are also disobeying God.

blessings,
alex