Dear Joynetters, Praise God!!
I am bubling with excitement even as I write this mail...We had gone for a youth rally yesterday, conducted by the Torch Bearers For Christ (TBC) the youth wing of the Bombay service team (Charismatic renewal in Mumbai). We were around a thousand youth from all over Mumbai...gathered to give praise to our Awesome God. And you can well...imagine a thousand youth dancing to the Gospel music...and it worked wonders with all the youth who were timid and shy...as they too couldn't resist dancing and singing to the Lord. There is this song that we learnt there...it goes like this...Some words are in the Mumbasa language (South Africa) and I have forgotten some...<grin> JAMBO, Jesus Loves You, Are You Happy,(...I forgot...) CARIBU, Into His Presence Why do you worry, HAKUNAMATTATA. Jambo - means Hello, Caribu - means Into His presence, Hakunamattata - means Why do you worry...(hope I got them all correct) Now to tell u guys...my personal experience...The theme of this rally was to Enthrone Jesus as the Lord over our lives (career, studies and relationships). Even after going for a retreat (a month ago) and surrendering my life to God...I somehow did not put Jesus on the throne of my life...and this rally came at the right time to remind me of the same. The speaker (Br. Victor) at the rally spoke about the 3 Ms in life...in view of enthroning Jesus in your relationships. He said the first M is Master...making Jesus the master of your life. The second M is Mission, Praying about the mission that God has called us for...coz..each one of us has come into this world for a purpose and plan. And after knowing our mission the last M...i.e the Mate...will fall in place. That is the life partner the Lord has in mind for us. But he said you have to soak every decision and every step that you take in prayers....as this is the time of temptation... During the infilling of the Holy Spirit...as Br Derek spoke...I was touched...I was shown all the areas in my life...where I was not enthroning Jesus...especially in my relationships. It was difficult to believe that the Lord was calling me to give up certain friendships...but He said..."Put ME first...and everything else will follow". It is a hard decision to give up these friendships...but just as another speaker, put it so well...by quoting the scripture from Jermiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. The Lord knows what He is asking of me and He will give me the grace and strength too! But I need ur prayers tooo... Thanks! God Bless You! Yours in Christ Jesus, Jennifer D'souza Mumbai _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
