My First Motivations.

Okay in this post im gonna talk about how i ended up in hogc and my motivations to carry on attending hogc. But firstly im just gonna set the context a little bit first and talk about some stuff that happened today.

Something irrelevant that happened the past few days was a seminar that i was involved in. It was probably the first major event that i helped out in as part of the organising commitee. It was quite exciting to be part of the backstage crew. In the past i was always the sheep being herded by the ushers, and always listening to instructions while blending in with the crowd. But this time, I participated as part of the organising commitee, so i was the one herding the sheeps. And the power of the herding instinct is so great. Just tell a few people to move and everyone will follow naturally. But of course, theres always the stubborn people that dont want to move. And i know how irritating it is when people keep asking you to move quicker and quicker when you just dont feel like walking faster. So today i more or less gave them the freedom to lag behind and stone etc, in light of spreading daniel's policy of creating a peaceful, happy and stressfree environment for everyone to embrace in!
And of course another thing i've learnt is that events and activities can only drag longer; it can never be shorter than scheduled. Its always better to let them wait for the next activity, rather than to rush everyone to meet the timings for the next activity. And thus, i shall remember this simple rule i've learnt and apply it on all my future management projects that i may have. And argh. im getting arrowed by a few irritating people. Yet again, God is testing me with another trial or tribulation. Will i continue to love them and even offer up my other cheek, or will i remain silent and accept, or will i silent rage? I only hope for the best.

Went for bff meeting. It was super productive today! Every meeting i see the same familiar faces; they never fail to turn up for every meeting! Its because of such sacrifices people put in that make every meeting productive and on-schedule, and hence the event successful. And these sacrifices did not stop here, but went on throughout the meeting. Sacrificial volunteerism is perhaps the most important ingredient to make things work, and is also the fundamental  inspiration towards team excellence. And it works exactly like a chain effect. But sadly, this is never the case in many situations out there. Which is why much work needs to be done to build his kingdom!

Talked to joey about the burdens of a leader. I think being a spiritual leader requires so much sacrifice, the most fundamental being your rest. On top of all the compulsory/enforced burdens that they already have, ie with school, work,family etc, they take on another heavy load of optional burdens willingly, ie the troubles of their disciples, the life of their disciplies, ministry. Its really not easy handling and juggling so many things at hand. I often wonder to myself, why would anyone take on such heavy burdens on their shoulders? Dont they have enough problems at hand already? How can they ever expect themselves to excel with all the juggling they need to do? But i guess their motivation comes from a few things; the priceless treasures in heaven, the leap in spiritual growth, the genuine happiness they feel when they change a life. And its true. Amidst all the stress and woes they might have, their purpose in life is clear. The life they live, they live by faith in the Son of God who loved them and gave himself for them.
I remember being very reluctant to go to church the first time in easter. I was living a perfectly fine life, with the right amount of friends, family time, tv time etc. Adding in a church on saturdays would have meant chaos to my schedule, because my precious saturday evenings would be spent normally with stoners. And what more i was staying in in base then. Having only 2 days free out of a week, spending a saturday evening at church would be a heavy sacrifice for me. But having promised bai and dessy that i would go with them to church one day, and after rejecting their ofers for the past few weeks, i finally decided to move my lazy self off my house to be there on easter. I cant really remember what happened the subsequent weeks other than the many hi's i got, but i just wanna highlight a few people that made a gigantic difference to my motivation to continue attending church. Bai and dessy were of course my key motivations, but there was someone else who made a drastic difference, and that person was qianqian. I vividly remember on that very easter day, i stayed back in church and talked to her continuously for two whole hours. We exchanged numbers and from that very day, my life took a complete turn. Weekly for almost two months, she would sms me "daniel, going for svc this weekend : )?" with almost 10 different variations, but all with the same intent. She would tell me all about whats gonna happen for svc, and she would update me on special events that was gonna happen the following weeks. Then, I didnt really bother about all those upcoming events because it would just mean sacrificing more of my sat evenings. So actually i was just fuyan-ing her most of the time. However, she was really persistent, smsing me every week to attend svc. And only through much of her persuation and pestering along with bai and dessy did i decide to continue attending svcs, and that was when i took the first leap of faith to accept the presence of a living god.
Looking back, i could never have commited myself to go to church if not for qianqian and her persistent invitations. And this is something i can never thank her enough for. Putting me in her shoes then, i would probably have given up trying to persuade this irritating fellow, and carried on with life. But she had faith that god will move in my life, and God certainly did. I now see the importance of believing. And because of this one faithfilled act from her to move a boulder, i will always remember it, and hence, use this as an inspiration to move even the largest mountains and part the deepest seas.