When I was much younger, I attended Sunday school with my brother. I cant remember much from it, but I do remember I do try to do things other people are doing. For example: Lifting up hands when praise and worship but i do not understand the reason for it, and wanting to cry as others are crying. What i did not know is that those action are expression of the person towards God.
But after finishing Sunday school, I never lift my hands to God as I was worried how the person beside me is thinking. What if my hand is blocking the person at the back and so forth. After having a personal relationship with God, I was able to lift my hands up to God. Not fully but I did it. I am able to do it because I want to praise God not because of my ability but because of God greatness. I always imagine that when we are in heaven, we will be praising God and we should be practicing now if not what are we suppose to do in eternity beside praising God?
I learn part of who is God is during Sunday school and values stuck with me while growing up. Eventhough i backslided before as there is a period i do not go to church because it wasnt a priority to me. My 'tiredness' is more a priority than going to church. My parents also were not those pushy type to force you to church. I guess that is also a reason they backslided too. Just to clarify with you that you can also backslide even if you go to church. How i would define backslide is that you do not have an intimate relationship with God alone or in another words you do not spend time with God. If you are wondering how do we spend time with God since God is everywhere, we read the bible, pray , praise and worship Him.
Similar with other relationship, there need to be contact time with another person so that relationship will florish. Parents and children, brother and sister, lovers, even pets and humans. All of this relationship require time with each other to know more about each other and create a sense of belonging to each other. Spending time with God is no different, but the different about God is that he will never fail on us. And he do not harp on it if we forgot to spend time. He will always patiently wait for us and discipline us if we are moving towards the wrong path. That is the wonderful part about our Great God, Jesus.
I remember getting food from Sunday school and it was great. Thank God for those teacher to teach us about God. God had also have a plan on my life to teach children about who God is and I am honored and bless by it. As we prepare for the kids teaching materials, I am obligated to read the bible and learn to teach to the kids. Indirectly, I also was spending time with God. hehe.
God use this ministry to mold me to be brave and to trust in Him. It is a privilege to serve Him in this manner. I was an insecure and shy person towards kids. But now I am able to have a conversation with a kid. Whenever I see a kid, or baby I just ignore them. Now i am able to make eye contact with them and smile. God is Great.
