the other night, we have drinks with a youth in our Church.... oh... youth... so its just sugar cane drink in the hawker centre and NOT liquor drinks..... or beer.....

he suddenly said, I will be busy and don't know if I will be so involved in Church work any more....

me and the wife shot off immediately... "Yes you will..." without hesitation.....

strange though we spoke in unison....

but its a fact... i have seen many youths... professing their undying faith to God and will never be far... he is not the first and neither will be be the last....

we are all much like peter.... who told jesus that all will forsake him, but he will never forsake Jesus.... but then..... sad to say, he went on to deny Jesus 3 times......

today, everyone is so preoccupied with they busy lives.... there is school.... exams..... work.... and pressure to do well in life and at work....

there is simply no room for God..... how sad.

i want to be a millionaire when i turn 30..... i want to buy a condo, i want to get my dream car.... i want to travel the world... yes the world centers around the 'I'..... and yes... 'I' have no time for God.

but i was young once too.... i understand perfectly well why these things happen... can't blame them....

i left Jesus for more than 10 years before i came back to him and ask for forgiveness.... throughout these 10 years, i have never felt that God have forsaken me.... it was the 'I' that i was so caught up in me..... yes.... I..... but God was never far.... i can hear him calling me home.... come back to him... he wants me to be happy in him.... but i choose to ignore his calling.... 'I' dont want to listen.....

I ignored him completely... maybe it was pride.... maybe its just my attitude and my disappointment of the world and people around me......

I was lucky.... God send his most powerful angel to me and brought me back to his fold....

so for the youth, i truly understand.... but we must all pray for them... and that if they leave, God and our faith in Him will brings these youth who have strayed back to the fold and to be in union with Him again.

i sure hope i am dead wrong in this conversation with the youth.... it isnot a nice feeling to leave God... i have been there, i was never happy in that 10 years.... there were only anger and hate. there is no joy, love and peace.

God Bless our youths.

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