i shared in office devotion today. this thot is something that's been in my mind for the past week and so i brought it to the table today.
first, i asked all of them. how did they come about to working in this office.
like for me, i remembered that during one of the youth camp in peacehaven, i felt God called me to serve Him. that was the second time i heard it and i know i needed to do something about it. i shared it with pas tim but he said there's no opening and he felt i should experience the secular world first. so i left it as it is but shortly after that, kay (administrator at that time) decide to resign n pastor called me if i'm still interested to work for church office. that's how i started. so i was very sure God called me to be there so each year when i struggle and want to leave, i know God reminds me that He's the one that'd calledit me there and unless He say i can leave, i stay put.
so each of them begin to share.
jude prayed and felt led to here.
beesean heard God asking her to stay.
yc knows God wanted her to work here but she didnt want to but God closed all the others doors for her so that she'd be sure this is where He wants her to be.
kel know God called him 25 years ago to play for Him.
neil, daniel, deborah, steven, cuz, pastor tim, pc....
each one had their own version of how god spoke to them, called them and hence all of us ended up here.
if u are here today, it would have been quite a sharing to hear each one's story. how God pulled each one to form today's team.
i shared from genesis 28 - jacob met God. he saw a vision of angels, hear God spoke to him but his interpretation of meeting God was to attain God's blessing. that's why his response to God was also in material - u give me 100%, i give u 10%.
that's why Jacob continued in his ways - from deceiving his brother to deceiving his father-in-law, gaining his advantages and he succeeded. from a career point of view, he made it.
but from God's point of view, Jacob's not made it YET.
God's not interested in just the 10% of Jacob's life.
God is interested in Jacob's 100%.
that's why in genesis 32, when God wrestled with Jacob all night - and he came out of it totally changed 100% this time - physically crippled, emotionally exhausted, spiritually transformed complete with a name changed to Israel.
we all heard God's call and came to work in this office.
1. if we are only thinking God is interested in grooming our skill alone then we are also thinking of the 10% cos God is interested in the 100% of us - he wants to mold us 100% to fit into the destiny He has for us.
2. if we have strayed from our calling, then we need to align ourselves back to first calling. if we think it's just a career stepping stone or the money is not good enough, or why do we have to work late or why do we need to attend all the services or why is it call serving and not working, then need to align ourselves back.
we are called to serve here by God because of His agenda, not our own agendas.
all the material things in the world can't fill the hole of relating with God.
my tot seems everywhere cos i got tot everywhere. haha...
first, i asked all of them. how did they come about to working in this office.
like for me, i remembered that during one of the youth camp in peacehaven, i felt God called me to serve Him. that was the second time i heard it and i know i needed to do something about it. i shared it with pas tim but he said there's no opening and he felt i should experience the secular world first. so i left it as it is but shortly after that, kay (administrator at that time) decide to resign n pastor called me if i'm still interested to work for church office. that's how i started. so i was very sure God called me to be there so each year when i struggle and want to leave, i know God reminds me that He's the one that'd calledit me there and unless He say i can leave, i stay put.
so each of them begin to share.
jude prayed and felt led to here.
beesean heard God asking her to stay.
yc knows God wanted her to work here but she didnt want to but God closed all the others doors for her so that she'd be sure this is where He wants her to be.
kel know God called him 25 years ago to play for Him.
neil, daniel, deborah, steven, cuz, pastor tim, pc....
each one had their own version of how god spoke to them, called them and hence all of us ended up here.
if u are here today, it would have been quite a sharing to hear each one's story. how God pulled each one to form today's team.
i shared from genesis 28 - jacob met God. he saw a vision of angels, hear God spoke to him but his interpretation of meeting God was to attain God's blessing. that's why his response to God was also in material - u give me 100%, i give u 10%.
that's why Jacob continued in his ways - from deceiving his brother to deceiving his father-in-law, gaining his advantages and he succeeded. from a career point of view, he made it.
but from God's point of view, Jacob's not made it YET.
God's not interested in just the 10% of Jacob's life.
God is interested in Jacob's 100%.
that's why in genesis 32, when God wrestled with Jacob all night - and he came out of it totally changed 100% this time - physically crippled, emotionally exhausted, spiritually transformed complete with a name changed to Israel.
we all heard God's call and came to work in this office.
1. if we are only thinking God is interested in grooming our skill alone then we are also thinking of the 10% cos God is interested in the 100% of us - he wants to mold us 100% to fit into the destiny He has for us.
2. if we have strayed from our calling, then we need to align ourselves back to first calling. if we think it's just a career stepping stone or the money is not good enough, or why do we have to work late or why do we need to attend all the services or why is it call serving and not working, then need to align ourselves back.
we are called to serve here by God because of His agenda, not our own agendas.
all the material things in the world can't fill the hole of relating with God.
my tot seems everywhere cos i got tot everywhere. haha...
2 comments:
hi sharon! great post!
anyways, just to let u know i took your easter 08 video from multiply to hopefully minister many more ppl out there.
just so u know! :)) thanks!
haha... thanks! i got 2 response to that post - yours that says 'great post' the other person told me... 'your tots are all over'! hahah... i think when i wrote it, my tots are really all over!
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