It's been 2 weeks already since I came back from Malaysian Youth Missions Conference called thePlan09. The Conference was AWESOME !! It emphasizes on young people to be FIRED UP 4 mission that GOD has appointed each one of us to do. People from all over Malaysia & other places around the world come together as one worshipping, listen & share what GOD has to say. We really learned a lot from there !
To me mission is not only for Leaders or Pastors, it's for simple men & women like YOU & ME !! GOD doesn't judge your appearance whether you're fit enough to minister or are u capable of leading a group of people. Instead, GOD uses us in HIS own special way, helping us to discover our own GIFTS & TALENTS !! How great is that to hear that we have our own GIFTS & TALENTS !! We may think that our GIFTS & TALENTS are small & not significant, but it's significant for GOD !!
Other than that, MISSION is 'going out of our comfort zone' sometimes to the extent of 'sacrificing our beloved things & family', not that we are force to but we want to !! The reason why we share the GOSPEL is simply because we want to see GOD's name be lifted high & be worshipped. Matthew 18 - 20.
One of the important things that I learned during the Conference is to Depend on GOD in whatever we do in life !! To just hang on there, no matter what happens, believing just in FAITH that GOD will deliver us from problems !! True enough it reminded me of how I lived my live few months back before I came for this Conference. I was leading my own live without realising it. Everything seems to be going well, I was making my own decisions in my life, until a day when my relationship with my friends & family brokened. -After I heard the Speaker said about 'Depending on God', immediately I say sorry to GOD, and within seconds I can feel that burden lifted up from me, & an assurance that GOD has healed my relationship with my friends & family !! How great is that !! :D Amen..!! Few days later after the Conference, I was back in school, and we (my friends & I) started to talk again like how we use to talk. It was Great !!
IMPORTANT NOTE :
we need to let our hearts be broken by GOD, before we can depend & follow GOD whole-heartedly.
Secondly, I've learned to LOVE my country more & more each day. After attending the Conference, I'm convinced that GOD is gonna bless this country with so so so many blessings !! I'm so touched by the Speakers who shared during the Conference. They're mostly Malaysians whom have migrated to other countries before decided to come back to Malaysia again. They had visions, GOD telling them to come back here, because GOD is going to do something great for this country ! There's gonna be revival !
To be honest, I was a really bad person, I used to talk bad about my country alot ! I was that kind of person until I reach the age of 17 years old, my eyes are open.
During form 5, right after my SPM, I went for a mission trip to Manila,Philippines. I was so so sad looking at the situation that they're living in. On that day itself, I asked GOD to forgive me for being a bad citizen, for not feeling appreciate that I'm living in this peaceful & sufficient country. Most of the Filipinos know about GOD, but they forsake GOD..they don't rely on HIM. Then I thought of those Western Countries, 'The Developed Countries'. They are so developed & full equipped with technologies, equipments & even FOOD !! With the basic necessities being provided fully, they forsake GOD, because they have everything. Few days ago, I was reading a passage in Proverbs 30 : 9 "For if I grow RICH, I may deny you & say, 'who is the Lord?' And if I am too poor, I may steal & thus insult GOD's Holy name". This is exactly what I was comparing !!
If we know that our Country is not doing a good job, why don't we stand up & help to fix it so that it'll be on the right track again, instead of sitting back, complaining & not doing A THING !! We don't need to do BIG BIG things to impress others, but just be a good example & do well in small small little things that are really significant to GOD, in where ever we are. There's nothing to LOOSE after all !!
IMPORTANT NOTE :
We need to have a heart for our Country in order to LOVE it !!
The last but not least, "The Harvest is plenty, but Labourers are few", Matthew 9 : 37 - 38. From what I've heard, during the Conference, "GOD is moving in this country mightly". It's TRUE !! I've got a testimony, this happened right after I came back from the Conference. That time I was in Serdang Train Station.
-There's this boy, he was with his group of friends, staring at me quite a long time, but I didn't stared at him. He was holding a piece of paper, then all of the sudden he stand beside me, and started talking to me.........
NOTE : He was talking to me in chinese the whole time, I don't really understand everything, but some....
the Boy ; hey,u're from Kajang rite??
me : yup I'm from Kajang .
the Boy : I have a piece of paper here, it actually an event sheet about church service. Do u want to attend it.?? U will discover the purpose of life, why are u here & ur answers will be answer.
me : (was staring at him - huh??)
then I told him..... "Oh actually I just came back from an event similar to this one"
the Boy still persuaded me to come for it......I was speechless & don't know how to answer him....
few minutes later, train to Kajang came, I was rushing to get in the train to avoid him...hahaha...and I failed, he followed me in the train....leaving his friends in the other part of the train.... still, he asked me whether I want to attend or not...then finally I answered him, erm, "nope"........ Our conversation continues........
me : which church are u from??
the Boy ; the church in sg.chua, near 7-Eleven....
me : Oh I see..... so how long have u attended that church??
the Boy : oh I've attended just few months only....
me : U're high school boy rite ?? have u seen me??
the Boy : nope....
me : are u a Christian??
the Boy : nope I'm a Buddhist.....(remember, he was speaking chinese, and my chinese is just half past six..hahaha...in other words my chinese is bad)
me : (don't really understand him) oh U're a Catholic huh??
the Boy : nope I'm a buddhist ( in english )
me : wow!! I was shocked !! Buddhist?? how did u came to know about God?? u mean u're still Buddhist.....??
the Boy : I just attended the church not long ago.....
me : oh i see.....who lead u there?? and why u go??
the Boy : a Pastor share to me about God, and I find that most of my questions are answered there....so i just attended it.....
me : oh i see....
IMPORTANT NOTE :
From that conversation onwards, I am assured that GOD is really doing something in this country......even a boy like him has the passion to tell others about the Good News, what do u think God expects from us, as Christians???....argh...i regretted how I acted at first !!!!
(but I haven't go and search for him about this yet.....I know he's a high school boy)
Testimonies by Genesis.
