Joshua

Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
"Be happy young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your YOUTH. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that all these things will bring you to judgement."

So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless."

Galatians 6:7-8

"Do not be deceived, God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from the nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life."

These 2 verses tie in with the life of a youth. As young people, we have the energy and the drive but we also tend to be reckless and regret later. Uncle Ser Choon made us think of things we have done in the past that benefitted us as well as things we would like to do so as to see the results five years later. This shows us that experience moulds us. We need to constantly think about what God is preparing us for and what are the experiences that God has placed in our lives and how they will help us in serving Him. God is real, and our daily experiences are important. The way Joshua was brought up and his experience in life prepares him to serve God better. Joshua's faith in God was admirable as he stood up and told the people of God not to be afraid as they were going to the promised land. His experiences with God led him to this faith that God will never leave them.

God will call us to lead at different times but while we are waiting we should start laying the ground work like Joshua did as he learnt from Moses, his mentor. We've all had a mentor in mind when we shared and it will be good as we look up to them like Joshua did with Moses.

To sum up, we have to:
(i) Lay down the groundwork while we wait for our calling. Be the best
we can be and start investing, nurturing and developing.
(ii) Be aware that our environment influences us. Be it the church or
even the world around us.
(iii) And lastly, get a mentor! haha... do pray about it and in God's time
approach someone whom we feel comfortable with and that we can
look up to.