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It’s been hectic being here and many things have needed to be done and accomplished and normally when we chose to serve Jesus and we are in a group, there is going to be a leader. Many times I have thought leadership was based on ability and capability more than anything else, but from being in a home cell team, lunch team etc. and being under a leader, it’s clear leadership is first spiritual, our relationship with God. In the bible we see many examples of leaders such as Nemiah, King David, Moses and Apostle Paul. From all these and many more I see that for them firstly they sought God at all times and wanted to please him and from that their capabilities and abilities flowed. But for me, the greatest example is Jesus. He too sought to please God and with only twelve men to start with to spread the gospel, fed five thousand people, and accomplished many spiritual and natural tasks. As a leader Jesus was willing to serve others (John 13:5) and to lead by example at all times and not only when it suited him. So I have been greatly challenged by being in these teams and to serve God through what I am doing - Be it leading others or being led. As young Christians we always must be in relationship with God, and through that we will be able to accomplish what is before us.

I got home one late evening with my roommate, very tired, as we had been out with the elders. When we got home everyone had gone to bed. All I wanted was to eat and sleep. We walked into the kitchen and their lay one pot and pan with our supper in it so we quickly dished up our food and did not waste any more time. Continue Reading »

Before a pilot takes off he draws a line on the map from point of departure to his destination and when he takes off it’s important that the plane is pointed in this direction and that he stays on that line. As the plane is in the air there is something not seen that can take it off direction if the pilot is not careful and that is the WIND slowly but surely the aeroplane can lose direction until it’s completely off. For the pilot to protect against this he has to fly against the wind. It’s the same with our christian lives. It’s so easy to start off well but we can so easily allow small things into our hearts because they are small and they will do no harm, then after a while we find our hearts are becoming hard and we wonder where it’s coming from but it’s usually what we consider to be small that contaminates our hearts. Flying against the wind is more like the cross, allowing the Lord to deal with our lives constantly keeps us on the right route and this is the only way to reach the destination because the most important thing is how we finish not how we started.