Selangor Mission (2007) sharing

Hi all! I'm glad to be able to share what I have learnt when I went on mission to Multimedia University@Selangor and hopefully, it will be able to help you in one way or the other!

For me, although having been to Thailand and East Asia, this mission trip to Selangor is definitely unique in its own ways! For instance, can one ever imagine 16 people cramping into one apartment along with the constant visits from the mosquitoes? That is definitely one unforgettable experience!

But what was the most important thing that I have learnt during the trip was that during my quiet time, God showed me a passage in 1 Kings 18:16-38. In this passage, Elijah was shown doing great works for God. However, the prophet that God was using so strongly on one day, choose to run away into hiding because of a woman's threat on the second day! Yet, as I read on, I realized that God does not scold Elijah for not leading a triumphant life but instead, God gives Elijah food and rest even though Elijah keeps complaining!

I have learnt that we as Christians live on a spiritual battlefield and sometimes we do get wounded (Psalm 56:8)! But Matthew 28:20 says, "I am with you always, even to the end of the age." What a promise God has promised us!

Just like Job, when Job was faced with circumstances beyond his control, he draws strength from the knowledge that he has been faithful in the things that he can do something about because that was all he could have ever done.

Therefore, I believe that no matter what and I mean literally no matter what, God will never leave us nor forsake us and that is better then anything else that we deserve.

"When we arrive at the end of our strength, it is not defeat, but the beginning of tapping into God's boundless resources. It is when we are weak that we are strong in God!"