rachoo said...
hey jenn,
i agree with you that we dont want to emotionalize worship,and when i heard u say on sunday and wat u wrote that you "asked the Lord to forgive me for leading a worship session that plays to the gallery" i have to say tt i was moved and i had to agree.but at the same time,another thought crossed my mind: and it is tt every youth is at a different level in their spiritual growth.wat might seem as a session juz to get an emotional high might not be for another.so i believe that even as u lead,do it with all the passion u've got,God works in many ways and yes,it might seem like juz "hyping" up the youths sometimes but as long as ONE youth walks out having a REAL encounter with the Lord tt spurs him on in his spiritual walk,it's worth every bit of energy.

Me replied and blogging said
Wow, guo3 ran2 shi4 da4 xue2 shen1! I couldn't find words to summarise my thoughts and u did it in this comment! hahaha...

Yes, I ought to rejoice. Surely we can rejoice knowing that there are people growing. Sometimes change happens slowly. Doesn't mean that revival happened in Acts or in the past centuries means that it must happen at an instant for us(which is not impossible). I am strongly convinced that our prayer will not go to waste.

I thought about the things that the Cell grp are going to do next year. There's a great bible study coming up for the youths. I pray that the leaders will take time to study for themselves then teach the word passionately. If they could find God in His Word, it definitely elevate their spiritual life to another level. We used to have awesome Sunday School teachers who are really solid in the Word. That is sorely lacking today. We have passionate youth leaders, that's for sure, but how equipt are they in handling the Word? This can be trained. It's a matter of discipline to get down to do it on our own. Spoon-feeding time is over for us leaders. Let's not crave for spiritual milk anymore. Do we give a sword to a baby in his colt? They can't even handle it. In the same way, only the mature could handle a sword and to wield it skillfully. That is what we need to do with the Word of God.

Are u up for it?

I just receive news that something happened to an old friend. I don't know how to react. I know how to actually, but I really need God's wisdom to handle it or to leave things as it is. May be it's best to keep quiet. Opening my mouth will risk me losing any objectivity and reason.