Don't be a soccer's spectator!! plsss..!

Last Sunday, it was Rev. Eddie's ordination. Congrats rev. Eddie tan!! Now be a good boy and don't hack my msn or FB's message anymore. =)

It was a wonderful service because it was a privilege to hear three powerful and noble Rev. speaking at the same night, there were Rev. Dr. Isaac Yim, Rev Dr. John Ong and Rev. Ker Kiat Bin. Each of their message was bold, straight to the heart and very de powerful! I was truly blessed.

However, I would like to bring to attention a note spoken by Rev. Ker that night. He was giving exhortation to encourage Rev. Eddie. He make an illustration of the soccer's spectator and the soccer's player to make a point that the spectators are always in more number than the players on the field, and in addition the spectators make the most comment while watching others sweat and play.

A spectator will be sitting comfortably on the sofa in their own house and screaming, "Aiyooo how can you kick like this?", "Look at the way he run, he must have taken bribe!", "Aiyooo, how come so easy also cannot goal, if I play I would have goal 100 times already!" and etc......


They will give all negative comments and judge any small little mistakes that they could found on the players. They would want to make 100 changes but never do they want to implement it themselves.

This is a very common ground that all leaders would face including myself.

My own encounter with these spectators:
It is hard to be a leaders; it is harder when you have a bunch of soccer's spectators on your back trying to teach you how to run, and how to kick a ball, while you have been kicking it for a long time.

It is always a very painful experience for the leaders when hurtful remark has made to their wholehearted service to the Lord. However, not the entire comments from the spectator is bad, those who commented and then with love and prayers really want the good for the team, then it is different.

When someone make an easy-way-out comments to someone's work for the Lord, it will discouraged the leader. "Leadership landmine - Discouragement was the biggest killer of leadership!!"

I urge you friends, I know how easy we would fall into the category of soccer's specatators, I'm guilty of it too. But when there is no love, no prayers in our heart then let us keep the comments to ourselve, because your remark may be the cause of a leader to quit it ministry. It's important that we as a body of Christ support one another in love.

In Matthew 9: 35 -37
"Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagagues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harrashed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL BUT THE WORKERS ARE FEW. ASK THE LORD OF HARVEST, THEREFORE TO SEND OUT WORKERS INTO HIS HARVEST FIELD."

If your heart is stirring for the people and for the ministry, don't just stop at making comment to the leaders, but join them in the field to win this battle for Christ.

His name alone deserved all our hearts,
His name alone deserved all our pains,
His name alone deserved all our lives.
May you be a player not a spectator. For His GLory sake.

Matthew 20:28
"Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."

"Come, follow me;" Jesus said. (Matthew 4:19)

God bless your heart.