yeah. again i was on my way to school for prayer group. i thought back and remembered what i told ben yesterday, about the outreach we are doing, only about 6 of us are doing most of the work, so i said this is OUR project. but he said the rest still can help us on the day of outreach, so it means the rest will still be part of this outreach when they join, even if they didn't help with the preparation. part of me thought it was unfair, but the other part of me thinks that his words do make some sense.

as i was still in my thoughts, this story Jesus told his disciples came to me ...

Matthew 20

“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work.

3 “At nine o’clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing. 4 So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day. 5 So they went to work in the vineyard. At noon and again at three o’clock he did the same thing.

6 “At five o’clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, ‘Why haven’t you been working today?’

7 “They replied, ‘Because no one hired us.’

“The landowner told them, ‘Then go out and join the others in my vineyard.’

8 “That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first. 9 When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage. 10 When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage. 11 When they received their pay, they protested to the owner, 12 ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’
13 “He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage? 14 Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you. 15 Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’
16 “So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.”

it didn't take much time for me to find this story, i found it when i opened my bible. ha.

my original motive for doing is outreach is to help others and i didn't thought of making a name for myself so that other's can know what i've done. but somehow, my mind got distorted and my heart became "impure".

i thank God for His reminder and teachings that has stopped me from having that ugly thought, and make me refocus on my original motive in doing His work.

hmmm. i feel that i need to say this...


to the many prayer groups out there! don't be so enthu about your schools' outreach yet be distracted by other stuff and get your focus messed up with impure desires. even if the outreach is a success, God will not be pleased because your heart is not with Him.

so yeah. hope my readers enjoy reading this and leave any comments you have any. ha. you don't have to if you don't want. i'm just joking. la la la. ha ha ha. i am crazy. :)

may all PG outreach be a success and God be pleased by the hearts of many!

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