Serving the Lord is so meaningful for me as I serve at the Children Church here in DUMC. After each gathering, I am always happy to see children going back home after Children Church with something in their heart, which is the love of Jesus Christ and filled with the Word of God. That is the joy I experience when I serve.
Actually, I know that I am truly blessed to belong to a church like DUMC. The reason I am saying this is because DUMC provides a lot of ministry options for me to choose and I am able to serve God according to the Lord's calling and will for my life. I used to ask God where I could serve, but with so many ministries here in DUMC, there is no excuse not to be part of one. Just try-lah… and see… and so, I joined the Children Church.
What has happened to me since I started serving? I realised that I am now more humble and down-to-earth since I started serving. This is because serving has become a good platform for me to learn and to practice how to meet people’s needs and to be diligent in prayer. I also remember that as we serve the lesser in our society, the humbler we become. My gifts and talents that the Lord has given me are also fully utilised to glorify Him when I serve in ministry.
When I serve, I also learn how to depend on the Lord especially in times when my own weaknesses and problems hinder me to serve. By my own strength, it is really hard to serve the Lord. Therefore, I learn how to channel my own self-centeredness to God-centeredness by depending on His wonderful strength and wisdom. Eventually, I learn to put my trust in the Lord and have faith in Him even more.
In addition, seeing the children worshipping the Lord is really encouraging. They are the ones who taught me how to expressively worship the Lord - Dance, clap, sing and shout… just feeling free to worship the LORD without being self-conscious of myself.
I am also humbled to learn from the children about having FAITH in the Lord. I recalled that during my recent Cambodia Mission Trip, I applied my childlike faith in various challenges. With the faith of a child in me, God answered my prayer and blessed this wonderful mission trip in Cambodia.
What else? Serving together in Children’s Church means being in a team with the rest of the Children Leaders of course! It is really fun and happy to serve together where everyone here is like family. Having them around and by serving the children together, my life is never a dull moment! By partnering with them, my character is being shaped and I have received a lot of blessings from serving with them. The leaders have also blessed me with prayer, love and care, knowledge, wisdom and even transportation. They also helped me to build my confidence especially when I am on-stage (as I ‘have’… or should I say ‘had’ stage fright).
Life isn't the same anymore after I started serving here at Children Church. God made me see that Children Church is where I belong and he called me according to His purpose to serve here. Now, my life is more meaningful and purposeful!
Last but not least, to me, serving is the matter of the heart and willingness. I believe that serving is something that the Lord wants me and you to do while we are living in this world. I am reminded that ’For even the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve’. So, even the Lord Jesus Christ, our King of kings and Lord of Lords came to this world and served. So, who are we, as His servants to say ‘no’ and refuse to serve others whom He loves.
Therefore, we need serve. Remember, serving is one of our purposes here on earth. As ‘salt and light’ and an ambassador of Christ, start serving today to enlarge the Kingdom of God and to glorify His mighty name.
Serve, because He first served us.
(Edited by DUMC Intercessory and Prayer Ministry writing team)
