Today is my second last day at YFC, and my last day with the Chai Chee Secondary School students. I tried to share with the only Chinese boy in my group, but did not get very far. Though I feel I did make a slight break through. Thank God for that. We ended early because of the programme, and so James and I had a good hour or so chat about church, and stuff. It was very encouraging, as James said, to know that there was someone else out there who also felt that the church had issues. Though the two of us come from different churches, and so the problems highlighted were different, yet the spirit to want to see a change, and to want to initiate a change was the one thing that we had in common. We discussed our heart-burning issues with each other, and gain certain perspectives.

One thing we did agree on was that leaders needed to be rooted in the word, in order to lead. And many church leaders, and church members will tell you the same thing. But the problem is that talking about it, and knowing about it is not good enough. Because the fact is that, many of our young leaders are not into the word. They are leaders, not because they have depth in the word, but because they have gone through that particular phase in life, and so they lead, to give guidance to their younger ones on how to overcome the problems they face in school and so on. But what happens when a member, poses a question from the word, and the leader cannot give an answer on the spot? It will undermine the credibility of the leader.

I'm not saying that all leaders must have answers at their finger tips, but they should have sufficient knowledge to overcome the obstacle. Because to be able to answer these kind of questions requires a close walk with God, and that comes only when you read the Bible, and know of His promises. Then you will be able to apply it to your life, and then lead the Christian lifestyle. But if you find that reading the Bible is a chore, or reading your school text should come first, then how will you advance to the stage of application to your life? Let alone lead the Christian lifestyle.

So the question is, do you find reading the Bible a hassle?