Obey and Witness!

Imported from CFC Desert Sun

http://cfcdesertsun.blogspot.ae/2013/10/obey-and-witness.html

Shared after NATCON 2013

(Posted last October 2013)

Every conference is a blessing for God to teach and mold us.

It is a gathering of God's people with sessions to learn from and an opportunity to worship.

I have always looked forward to attending conferences because it's a way for me to grow,

learn and improve myself.

During the conference, I realized that becoming a witness is not just about

listening to God but voicing out. He desires that we should proclaim His greatness.

Being a witness is allowing Christ to work through us with our brothers and sisters.

It's also an opportunity for me to serve God through documenting the event. 

I was asked to take pictures during the conference. I willingly obeyed and tried my best.

At first I was nervous and I felt clueless. I didn't know what to do and how to do it.

I felt blank and somehow a bit pressured. I know I'm not a professional photographer

but I just love photography.

I don't own a DSLR but I have a point and shoot camera.

I didn't have the capability but with God's grace He blessed my ability.

It was challenging for me in the beginning but God gave me strength to fulfill it.

God didn't allow me to doubt because He believed in my capacity.

He kept whispering to me: "Do whatever He tells you."

He kept encouraging me to go on even if it doesn't make sense. 

He kept reminding me to "Obey and witness!" I followed Him and He made me

feel confident that I can.

He took away my shyness and empowered me to go on.

He removed my doubts & unworthiness.

He is a great God! I even learned about adjusting the effects/settings in the cam

and though my flash wasn't working, I just kept documenting!

Indeed, Praise God! I was able to capture images of Him and documented

some parts of the event through videos.

Stolen shot :)

Bless the work of my hands that I may bring back all the glory to you!

Thank you Lord for your grace and I will be a witness of your love! AMEN!

By Sis Sarah Lauren Lim

SFC UAE

Get Ready, Set, Witness!

The 12^th National Conference in the UAE will take place in a few days/hours at Sharjah! Everybody's excited and ready to experience the immense love and graces of the Lord. Good things and even greater things will happen and everybody just can't wait to experience it. So therefore we must get ready, get set and witness how God's mercy, outpouring of blessings, forgiveness and unfailing love that's constantly felt, experienced and meant to be shared.

GET READY.

We must get ready as the Lord has prepared surprises for us! The sessions and the activities are meant to teach and mold us to become effective witnesses and mouthpieces of the Lord. We must also be excited because it is going to be a day of worship and praise therefore it means a lot of singing songs, jumping for joy and unending thanksgiving to Him. For now as we prepare, let's feel the excitement as we are counting the remaining days to hours before the awaited event. Ready your pens and paper to take note of the wonderful messages He will reveal and also capture Jesus' moments that you can share with your friends around the globe. A lot of things are waiting for us and let's get ready to experience God's greatness, graces and goodness anywhere and everywhere.

GET SET.

Let us also lay down to God all the brokenness we feel, the struggles that we've been through, the unresolved problems and issues, the worries and all other concerns. Let's surrender everything to God and allow Him to take over. Learn to let go and let God's will be done. Let's set our hearts and minds so that we can place our focus on to God alone. Also, as we learn to pause for a while to think and reflect, let's remember to pray and ask God's leading so that our decisions and actions are well guided and are in accordance to His plans. May the Lord set our hearts ablaze because we want to go out and spread His love. Everything is all set, we just have to do our part, patiently wait for the go signal and pray.

WITNESS.

To become a witness is not an easy task but it can be fulfilling. Proclaiming God's word and becoming a witness is challenging especially in a world full of different cultures, religion, practices, race, experiences, beliefs, language and understanding. Testifying and being Christ like is what God wants us to be. Revealing to the world about Jesus Christ is a struggle and it is worth fighting for. God made it known to us that we should share whatever is in us. He emphasized the true meaning of love and it is manifested in giving, in sharing, in blessing and in forgiving. Let us not allow the hindrances that we experience to stop us from proclaiming God's word in evangelizing His people as we share the good news in transforming the world and renewing the face the earth.

So let's get ready, get set and witness!

Prayers up for the NatCon.