Joy in Serving Jesus

there is joy in serving jesus
as i journey on my way,
joy that fills the heart with praises,
every hour and everyday.

(Chorus)
There is joy, joy, joy in serving jesus,
joy that throbs within my heart;
every moment, every hour.
as i draw unto His power;
there's joy, joy, joy in that never shall depart.

There is joy in serving Hesus,
joy that triumphs over pain;
fills my soul with heaven's music,
till i join the glad refrain.

Chorus

There is joy in serving Jesus,
as i walk alone with God;
'tis the joy of Christ, my saviour
who the path of suffering trod

Chorus

There is joy in serving Jesus,
joy amid the darkest night
For i've learned the wondrous secret,
and i'm walking in the light

Chorus

alrighty, i'm back and fully recharged after teens camp! ((=
i went there with a heavy and half-reluctant heart, but i'm really really glad that God talked to be during the course of the camp and all the sermons actually helped to solve many of the emotional struggles i was facing during the period of time before the camp. at first i felt that the theme of the camp (改变生命的救恩) this time wouldn't be too beneficial for me as i thought i've already know all about salvation. afterall i came from a christian family and you can say i've been attending church since the nine months before my cry was heard on the face of earth. well...i was proved wrong as the sermons helped me reflect on the many blessings god gave me for allowing me to grow up in a christian family and to tell me about the challenges i may face in the future. all these are actually things i've taken for granted all along. sure...i was always glad that i had the chance to hear about god and accept his great salvation since the age of 6, but it never really strike me that i had the chance while others had not. i sometimes even complain about having christian parents as they are constantly nagging at me to do my quiet time everyday and to pray before each meal. but now i'm kinda glad that i have them to remind me and help me lead a 'healthy' life of a christian since young. at least i now have the habit of doing quiet time and praying. but of cuz, when things become a habit, we start to take them for granted and not see the importance of it. this is exactly what happened to me, i felt that it was a duty on my part to do quiet time each day instead of seeing it as an action of love towards God for his great love for us.

and i'm really glad that God answered my prayers and help me up on my feet once again. as you guys might have noticed from my previous few posts, i was in one of the dark moments in life. just stumbling along without a purpose. but God really spoke to me through the speakers and really gave me a strong pull up from the bottom of the pit which i fell into. i guess words really cannot describe my feelings.

and i'm really thankful that he prepared a group of teens to help me out in 膳食. what really surprise me was actually the 2 guys helping out. i really didn't expect them to be so willing to work so hard. like at the start of everyday they wud come to me to ask me if they are needed to go collect the food for each meal and 15 mins before each meal they would go to the pantry and help out. they are so willing to work. and they really work hard. they are even willing to empty the bin, wash the bin, mop the floor etc etc. and i'm pretty sure they don't even do all these at home. it really showed the power of God and how willing they are to serve the Lord. i really learnt alot from them. and i kinda miss their lameness. esp xinquan sticking around and insisting on repeating his lame jokes until i had no chance but to stop whatever i'm doing and listen to him. and to everyone else who offered to help. whether or not you are part of the 'food people'. i'm sure God would be very happy and what you have done will be recorded in the heavenly 'book'. i really had so much joy serving the lord this time. the hymn above is a song i really liked cuz it's somewhat like what i felt before and during the camp. from being in an emotional low before the camp all the way to finding immense joy in serving the Lord.

there were really silly and funny moments in the camp. for example yuhan. she is really one funny kid.wonder what the sec ones will think of her when they join us next yr. couldn't stop laughing at her.

i'm really happy to see the changes in each and every teen. i really think that all of us have grown in the Lord in one way or another and really we should continue to do so and not just be like that during times of spiritual high,. one thing i will never regret is going for this camp and giving up the time instead of attending lessons in school. i was really worried that time will be wasted in this camp instead of learning things in school. but all those were not necessary cuz what i learnt in this camp is really something of eternal value and of much higher importance as compared to academic knowledge.

ok...it's getting really late now and there's still school tmr. i'll update more when i find the time.

signed and sealed with love at...7:01 PM
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