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Infuse is the youth ministry of Full Gospel Assembly Ipoh.
We believe in saving and leading the next generation of believers through praise and worship, prayer and the Word of God.
Young people need inspiration through the language they speak to reveal their values and propel them into God's plan for their life.
This year our theme is "Dare 2 Share".
We INFUSERs are going all out to share the gospel.
One youth reaching out to one youth a month. 30 infusers x 12 youths a year = 360 youths.
Hence, INFUSE REVOLUTION 360!
We meet up every Fridays at 8:00pm.
Come and join us for an awesome time with God!
9:53 PM
Sunday, April 19, 2009
The message that Kelvin Lim spoke about last Friday :
1. Position of self
Using the example from a show called 200 Pounds Beauty, the main actress, Hanna had her strength and weaknesses.
She can sing, but, as the title of the show suggests, she's very fat.
Usually, we tend to focus on our weaknesses and overlook our strengths. We often think of the strengths that other people have and question ourselves or God why we do not have what other people have.
For example, our friends have the newest gadgets, accessories, luxuries, etc. and we don't. We tend to long for what they have and try to get those things as well, just to be 'on the same level' or to be as 'cool' as them, which is WRONG.
2. Position to 'save' yourself
Continued from the position of self : After seeing what people have, we tend to 'save' ourselves, which means, doing something to please others, to get recognition.
Example : Hanna went for a surgery to remove the fats and to change the appearance of her face.
3. Starting to fake about yourself
After 'saving' yourself, you tend to lie about yourself, to cover up for your past, which you think is embarassing or uninteresting. You try to outsmart people, pile up lies until you don't even know who you really are anymore.
Example : Hanna starts to lie about herself, called herself Jenny instead, because no one could recognise her after the surgery, and didn't tell anyone about her past.
4. Rejecting people
When you fake yourself, you tend to reject the people who love you the most. You don't want to go back to being your old self, and seek new people to hang out with, rejecting those people who used to be close to you and care for you.
Example : After 'Jenny' became famous for her singing skills, she rejected her and acted as if she didn't know her father, who turned up as a fan during one of the parties, because she was afraid people might find out that she was actually Hanna.
5. Getting broken
After all of those things happening, you get broken. You don't know who you are until you feel that you want to be your old self again.
Example : During her concert, her dad ran to the front but got dragged away by the guards. 'Jenny' couldn't take it anymore. She burst out in tears right in front of her fans and told them she's actually Hanna. She wanted them to know her real identity and didn't want to lie anymore because she felt so broken on the inside.
Brokenness can lead to two things :
- Suicide, Depression
- Repentance
In Hanna's case, it was repentance. She told the whole world about her past and did not want to fake herself anymore.
Mark 8:35
"For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it."
The message here is, do not think of what people think of you. Think of what Jesus thinks of you.
God created you with specific strengths and weaknesses for a purpose. Everybody is different from each other and each one of us is unique, for we are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Even those people who seem to have a lot of strengths have weaknesses that you do not know. So, be content with who you are and how God made you. Focus on your strengths and think of how you can glorify God's name with your strengths instead of worrying about your weaknesses.
Joshua 1:8
"Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth, meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."
Prosperity and success is not fame and riches. True prosperity and success is when you have peace in your life.
For example, you are very rich and everybody knows about you, even the thieves, burglars and kidnappers. You are afraid to go out alone because there will always be people who are watching your every move, lying in wait to kidnap you for a ransom or rob you. You're confined to your own house, because that's the safest place for you. Sounds like you're being in a cage, right? You do not have peace in your life.
- The only way to lose our life for Him is to read the Bible and get to know Him more and more with every day of your life. Live by faith and walk this path of righteousness with God. -
