Friday, June 8, 2007
The Zoe-d One Speaks...
Hi guys! It's really encouraging and inspiring to hear people starting to share about Emerge, but hmm, why is it always the sisters who are setting the pace huh? *Hint hint*
Anyway to those who shared, thanks for being a blessing. I'm sure we all took something home from Emerge, and the girls have aptly shared more or less what I want to share, so I will not talk too much about that. If you wanna know more, check out zoe-loveseedplanter.blogspot.com as usual. ;)
I believe something else that I received was not so much from what my auditory senses picked up from all Pastor talked about, but it was something I caught via my visual senses, and through that, something powerful really hit me. I'm sure those who have been with us from the 1st Emerge Conference would realise that there had never been one Emerge organised that same way, and you can be sure every year, surprises will be behind the curtains for us. It was the excellence put into planning that exploded this in me: the church with a living God in it will undoubtly stand at the forefront of all sectors of life. Like what Pst Abraham Ku prophesied, creativity should never cease from flowing from the church of the living God. If the way we have been 'doing' cell group, 'doing' outreaches, 'doing' reaching out and bringing friends every big day has not shown the results we wanted, then it's time for a new dose of creativity! I love the creative. I love to do the things that shock people. I love to make life interesting. I love to inject little surprises into people's lives out of the blue. How about you? (This is beginning to sound like my own blog.)
Another thing that significantly provoked me came from how CHC never fails to surprise me year after year with the best of the lot in the music industry performing for us. When all Tank had to do was shout 'Hallelujah' once and the crowd went wild, when all Daren and Diya had to do was proclaim they are christians and the crowd screamed: that showed me one thing. What stirred me up even more was the story in Liu Gen Hong: he is a loving man to his fiancee (now), a passionate singer-songwriter, and still very much a strong cell leader in his church, loving God and His people. When he shared that there were 100+ people that were won over or under his leadership now in his cell group, it blew my mind, because I realised that influence someone highly visible to the public eye could have. Imagine if someone in E348 was an actor, singer, pop artiste, writer, dancer, politician, sought-after businessman, banker...people will start knocking on your doors asking you to bring them to your cell group! How mind-blowing it is!
Many of us are blessed in some way or another: some sing, some play instruments, some dance, some earn big bucks, many lead clubs or societies, and all look good. We need to introduce the God-factor into our talents and let it penetrate our society. Many times, we excuse ourselves saying that there is someone else better than us. I understand that, being someone who sings myself. Yes, there are many who can sing better, but I know for one that when I am called into the stage by grace, nothing else matters. There will always stand someone more qualified, but one day, plan B will turn into plan A. One day, the testimony will be yours to share with CHC. It's time to move out of the norm and do something different. Take responsibility of your talent, and DO IT NOW!
Cheers,
Zoe
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