Leaders' retreat!!!

Something that I enjoy about leaders' retreat, although this is only my third time attending, is that all of us can come together, honestly sharing how we are coping with our walk, the highs and lows encountered...... All these requires a humble heart to come before the Lord, reflecting, then sharing with one another, spuring one another in love and encouragement. :)

There was this particular area in which we touched on-Why do we serve?

Being someone who will constantly set goals for myself,(sigh, i think i'm becoming an overachiever wana be) I realized that sometimes I can actually be more concerned about the expectation on myself, rather than on my members and my love for them.
When I do catch myself having such a mindset, fear would creep in because suddenly the things that i had planned to do with them would suddenly seemed meaningless. Which of course is because it was done with the a personal agenda. How scary the will of man is!

Through this session, it reminded me of something Sarah shared with me a few years back when we can actually get so busy serving God but serving without Him. That's when we do THE work, rather that HIS work. Would i be joyful when a fellow worker comes up to me and say, well done? For whom am i doing all these for then?

To be able to serve in this ministry with like-minded servants is a blessing and a great encouragement to me. A few days before the retreat, i re-read my past months reflection letters as well as some of the others that was sent to me. While a monthly reflection letter helps to align me in the way i have reacted to say a particular event that happened, or even remind myself something that i have learnt through DJ, talking to people, yss, cg. For the next 6 months, I want to find myself constantly being on my toes, to be on the alert to my surroundings, and even being more conscious of the way i handle a situation.

Vee shared with us something which i thought was very true. "our character will show us what God is doing in our lives. Our character may also be the one that pull us through the hard times"

Will be doing my consolidation soon. :) yeah! Looking forward to reading the transcript!!

Another exciting 6 months ago. AJA!!

OHHH... I TRIED FROG LEG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When i looked the pots with about 10 frogs worth of meat inside, i seriously heard frogs croaking in my head. Still, bravely took up romans' challenge and tasted one teeny weeny little piece of frog meat. PUI! (pardon me for being so uncouth) It tasted raw, chewy and bouncy with a funny lingering taste in your mouth. *goosebumps* My reaction would have been bigger that night if it wasn't 1am. haha.

frogs should just live in the well.