Meshell.
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my humble reflection
Thursday, January 6, 2011 @ 2:03 AM
 This youth camp has given us the wonderful opportunity to be in conversation with God through prayer. How often do we neglect God in the midst of our busyness of life and all the distractions that draws us away from God? How often do we see the need to prayer; in adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication? Do we take prayer seriously? Do we take God seriously? This camp taught us many lesson and reminders. It allows us to have ample time to pray and spend personal time with God. There were activities on day 2 and 3 when we were allocated to go to different prayer rooms. The first prayer room taught us how to pray through a guided model of ACTS (adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication). The second modeled after the Lord’s Prayer where we spend a lot of personal time reflecting, carrying out certain activities that helps us visualize the value and meaning of each phrase of the Lord’s prayer and also time that solely belongs to us and God. These two prayer rooms were a built up to the final highlight of the camp, Journey To The Cross. Journey To The Cross is an activity where we trace the footsteps of Jesus before His crucifixion on the cross to His resurrection. Using our senses, hear, see, smell, touch and taste, we visualise and feel how and what Jesus went through dying on the cross for our sins. Though we can only ‘go through’ a small portion of what He went through, im sure it has spoken to most of us about how much He love us. Prayer is important in our daily life. It is a way we communicate with God. It is essential in our personal relationship with Him. Imagine not speaking to a loved one or a close friend. How long would the relationship last? Daily prayer with God is daily fellowship with our heavenly Father. It is truly amazing that God would want to have fellowship with us. We also learnt to be persistent in our prayers. To always pray specifically, in faith and trust, believing that God will have His way in us. It is only when we make our request known to God that we may see His hand working in our lives. In fact, we also learnt to pause and listen, which is important in the midst of us busy making our request to God. Praying with Jesus in our midst is where we can witness God producing miracles and changing hearts, and therein lies its real power, its real value-the deep intimacy, the quiet communion with God at His throne. Prayer is a time and place where God manifests His never-ending love and desire to communicate with those who love Him. May this camp be a lesson learnt to continue our life with this vital way of talking to God in our everyday life. The games throughout the days also were very exciting and well planned in having a key message to bring home, the armour of God. “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.” Eph 6:13-18 Thank God for the camp committee, for Celia, Zhi Yuan, Cheryl, Sherwin, Kym, Shannon and Ashley who avail themselves to serve in this committee. The camp would not be so fruitful without them being so detailed and well planned. Also thank God for Dominic and Eunice who guided their planning, the aunties who are such great chiefs and for those who helped up too! Most importantly, may all praise go to God who blessed us with such good weather & for overseeing the whole camp, keeping every camper safe. J May God glorify His name in our lives as we believe in Him enough to come to Him often in prayer. |