Two Is Better Than One

Welcome to the firebrands' blog

A place for those that are young, 

And also for those that are young at heart!

Fun fact about being young - It doesn't care whether you're 5, 15 or 50 years of age :D

The young gathering for - 

- a time of pre-pre service prayer

"For where two or three people gather in My name, there I am with them"

So, we pretty much had someone pretty who pretty much came back from Australia and gave us a pretty good time of not one, but two icebreakers to make sure that we're pretty warm to each other :)

It's a finger, no, its a digit, no, its Super Numbers!

A game that is pretty much like Rock, Paper and Scissors, only that the number shown at the end must be totalled up and then multiplied by two. 

And, Icebreaker #2. If I'm not mistaken, its called . . . . . Wait for it. . . . . .

"Tookie Tookie". (George of the Jungle?)

Pretty much a game of "Tag-You're-It!" blended together with distractions that would be difficult to explain here

Tookie Tookie doing her thing 

Tookie Tookie doing her thing #2

Tookie Tookie doing her thing #3

(Where's a guy Tookie??)

And after all the hype and fun, comes more hype and fun + a time of praise and worship as we tell God to

Take, Take, Take it all

Take, Take, Take it all!

Of course, before going on to the next session we had this lady *points below*

To welcome a newcomer for that night.
Welcome, Er Xuan! *Picture was too pretty. Blogger experienced a problem.*

Oh, and remember the game in the firebrands' Facebook page where we are asked to identify three people whose faces have been blocked out? Well, Isaac does. And so do the winners of the game, which are Natasha and Justin. So now we know who's a CSI freak. Hmm.. 

Since the night is still pretty much young, this time, instead of one, we pretty much had two young people lined up to share on the Word of God which will never.. I repeat, NEVER get old! 

A white haired, depressed looking man with his hands constantly on his head, scratching it as though he's bound by a curse. That's what came to my mind when Shiau Ting asked about our opinions on worrying. Yep, that's what she talked about. Worries.

A worry is _____________.
- To fell uneasy about something.
- Nothing less than a mental burden.
- The exact opposite of trusting God.

Why worry? Because _____________.
- It accomplishes nothingness.
- According to science, worrying cause depressions (A not-so-fun fact).
- God doesn't seem capable of handling any situation.
- You want to waste your time.
So, unless these four is what you want, stop worrying!
Matthew 6:26-27, " Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? "

And when the worry worm strikes,

Giving worries and the like, 

You can show 'em you're strong and fight,

And turn wrong things in your life back to right. 

How To Fight Off The Worry Worm for Dummies You!

Worry → Stop → Pray

- God doesn't provide worries, but instead, solutions.

-Trust in God and have faith because He's capable of handling even the most complicated problems this world has ever seen

Give thanks

-By doing so, it help us remember His goodness to us, and it will help reduce our worries when we count our blessings :)

"Okay so... What do we need in our walk with God?" asked Ken-Jeen, speaker number two.
1) Faith. Trust. Belief. 
Proverbs 3:5, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding"
-Once again, the topic of not worrying is brought to light when he said that we need faith that God is there for us. Worry not!
- God does miraculous miracles, and if you're smart enough, you'd know by now that miracles aren't merely coincidental.

2) Have time for God
Luke 6:12 tells us that even Jesus went up to the mountainside to pray.
- No matter how busy we are, there's always a free time for us to spend with God. Its a matter of will. Think about it. If you have time for Facebook, Twitter, etc, why not God?
- Borrowing and slightly altering a phrase from a movie, one does not simply work for 24 hours and not spend time with God.

3) Strength
Isaiah 41:10, "So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God, I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
- Times come when we don't get what we want (After all, the world doesn't revolve around us, so stop sulking), and its times like these that we have to be strong to handle things like these.
-God makes certain decisions in our life for our own good. Don't backslide because you don't get what you want. Be strong!

4) Prayer
- Prayer is something like. . . . Talking to a friend on a phone. You don't see that friend, but you know that he/she is on the other end of the line.
- God listens to our every whine, praise, complain, requests and thanksgiving, and He answers all of them in His own way. Be alert to Him :)
- Again, borrowing and altering a tagline from a product, anytime is prayer time

5) Self-esteem (a.k.a. Confidence)
- People tend to bring your self-esteem down whether they notice it or not and when it happens, confront them in a nice way. Tell them that what they've done has hurt you.
- Seek God. He'll calm you down and as it is written in Ezekiel 33:16 that God forgives and forgets, learn from His ways. It brings about a better feeling too.

6) Have a clear vision in life
-How are you to serve the Lord in life?
-Have you even considered putting what God asks of you in your life's vision?
-Changing visions will confuse you, so pray about it before acting on it :)

Service ended with Sarah wrapping things up for the night. Do come again next week as we have someone special to speak ;) See you and God bless you! :)