When I went to church today, I was hoping that God would send a message to my heart thru the Sunday Service. And because God is just so awesome, He did not disappoint me. Before the sermon of the pastor started, our Pastor made a few announcements. And the he announced that he was going to anoint our youth pastor, Pastor Lawrence, to be the National Youth Pastor for PAG (Philippine Assemblies of God). PL, as we all call him, has been handling the us/CA (Christ's Ambassadors). It is the youth organization in our church. And now, he has been given a much much bigger responsibility, and that is to handle all the youth-related activites all over PAG. It really is something. PL was asked to come up to the stage and kneel, while all the senior pastors gathered around him, placing their hands on his head. He was anointed with oil and prayed for. He gained the respect of every individual in that church, regardless of the fact that he was just in his late twenties.

It was a glorious moment. I think his parents, who were there, are very very proud of him. PL has proved how faithful he is to God's ministry. He dedicated his life to serving God. He is very talented. He leads the praise and worship every Sunday. He always has fun ideas regarding hte activities that we do in CA. He had always been there for us, the young people, and made sure we can come to him anytime. I look up to him then, and I respect him so much more now.

He was committed to what he was doing. He even wanted his job to be related to his ministry. He was sure that he was made for this. He was sure that God called him to preach His word. And he wanted to fulfill it so that God's name will be glorified. I admire him for that. And what made me admire him even more was when he said that the task that has been given to him is not a responsibility, but a privilege. A privilege to mature spiritually and bring more young souls to the Lord's feet. That was so wow.

I wondered how did he know that God really called him to serve. He said that if it's really His calling, you will just feel it in your heart.

Right now, I don't know what my calling is yet. Whatever it is, I know it's not going to be easy. Nothing really is. But for the meantime, I'll just prepare myself for the big privilege that the big God has prepared for me. :)