Yoznet had a family dinner for tribe members who had served in ministry in some way or another this year. It was a short but good time. Through the worship and the testimonies we could see God working in our midst - speaking to us, teaching us, growing us. Denise, who leaves this week, shares her journey with God this year below:
Serving this year as a cell leader and in Young Arrows has been very exciting. Through it all God has shown me that the 3 attitudes: always thankful, always victorious in Christ, and always a blessing to all are really choices that I have to make daily.
Serving hasn't always been easy. Working with the kids in YA can be quite hard because you don't see the fruit of your labour immediately. I also felt that I wasn't making a lot of difference since I will be leaving for the UK soon and it felt like I was leaving behind unfinished work. However, upon reflection about the 3 attitudes, I realised that it's simply my job to have the attitude of a winner, and God will give the victory.
In cell group, it was also quite hard because a lot of my girls can't come for church due to parental objection. So I ended up having to meet them separately because trying to find a common time for cell group was impossible. As a result this was very time consuming. At times, I was very tired and felt like giving up.
But God reminded me of Exodus 14:14 - The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still and 2 Chronicles 20:15 and 17 - 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's. ... You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.'
God reminded me that the battle belongs to him. So when I felt like giving up, God helped me to remember that I was not alone but that he was fighting for me and with me. He reminded me not to try to fight the battle with my own strength but to just maintain an attitude of victory and the victory would come.
After the last Encounter, God showed me this about the 3 attitudes and I wrote it down: “I think I'm beginning to see everyday that the 3 attitudes that Ps Khong keeps talking about are really choices. Attitudes don't depend on circumstances or feelings, they're just difficult choices that deny our flesh and call upon the most painful, inertia-laden parts of the spirit. Attitudes that force us to commit our burdens to God. Attitudes that force us to push the extra mile on faith in God's word, even when we don't see. But ultimately they are the attitudes that bring victory, that bring us back to the cross, that apart from him we can do nothing, apart from him there is no choice, apart from him that life is really not worth living.”
Now, God has shown me that an attitude of victory really does bring victory. When we make the choice to be winners, God makes us winners.
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