Monday, May 09, 2011
We are pilgrims on the journey of the narrow road,
and those who've gone before us line the way
cheering on the faithful,
encouraging the weary,
our lives a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace.
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us run the race not only for the prize.
but as those who've gone before us
let us leave to those behind us
the heritage of faithfulness passed on through Godly lives!
Oh, may all who come behind us find us faithful
may the fire of our devotion light the way
may the footprints that we leave
lead them to believe
and the lives we lead inspire them to obey
oh may all who come behind us find us faithful!im back from my first Regenerate camp, feeling a deep sense of how God has really blessed me so richly through the people in the camp, and the bible studies and discussions.
i feel like a new person altogether! like i was really renewed and inspired by the Holy Spirit to act on the many insights that i had learnt! it was like a whole new church experience for me, being brought up in the same church for all my life.
i loved how despite our different backgrounds and our differences, we recognised that we were brothers and sisters of Christ, chosen by God, united as a body of Christ! and it wasnt by chance that we were meeting at this camp. i felt that somehow, i was able to open up better to the people in this camp, because we shared the same beliefs, and were all so eager to learn about God. i realised that so many others have been struggling with the same problems as me, and have overcome them with God's strength. the one-on-one talks, and the group discussions and sharing sessions were really a blessing, where i realised that God has provided us with each our own set of talents, were we can use it to benefit others around us as we fellowship and share and serve each other. i wished that camp would seriously last forever. i didnt want it to end, and i was so sad when i went home ):
i miss the christian fellowship that we had, despite having just known each other. it was so great how we could just talk about our lives to the person we had just met, and they would share about their's. and so much more encouraging to see that we face the same problems, the same struggles.
another thing that i found so amazing, was that the camp program didnt have games! it was lined up with 2 or 3 messages/discussions a day, but its not like we had any less fun, as some would think. we all enjoyed ourselves so much and were really thankful to God for this experience.
Better is one day in your courts, than thousands elsewhere!
i think ive began to understand this statement, because of the wonderful friendships forged on the basis of our unity in Christ against the attacks of the evil one.
the song above really struck me when i thought of it on the way home. i had to struggle to try to keep my tears in, because what i witnessed at camp was really coming from the "fire of their devotions" and how i was inspired to obey.
"cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary, our lives a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace"
THANK YOU LORD!
avoid the aliens;
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