SG Sim-ulation

With no real topic in mind, I thought I would write about how God has driven my life unexpectedly since high school began to becoming a small group leader. So grab your seat (or your mouse) because you're in for a wild ride...

At the start of my freshman year, I thought I had my high school career planned out. Little did I know of the things that God had planned instead. Believe it or not, freshman year would be my hardest year of high school (I'm serious). I became so ambitious and proud that I became involved in so many activities. My parents also forced me to participate in other activities as well. Soon, I found myself involved in piano, orchestras, sports, debate, and church and what not. This hindered my grades and especially my connection with God. I remember my freshman year was the year that I had to manage my time the most. However, to this day, I believe that God had me go through all this in order to make things easier for me today. These lessons that God brought forth to me has allowed me to find time to put God in my life every single day in supposedly my toughest year of high school.

Now fast forward to this year...

The biggest reason that I agreed to become a small group leader this year was because of the lessons I learned in my freshman year of high school. People always complain about juggling too many things at once. But for me, I had no excuse because I literally had the most stressful freshman year. If I could survive that, I could be able to lead others in fellowship in a year that was probably less stressful than before. I never had aspirations to become a small group leader but hey, God doesn't let you choose what you want and don't want to be sometimes. As junior year went by, I increasingly found myself closer to God because I had to hold myself accountable as a leader. Despite missing WiRE, I felt that the experience back at home was a big test of my faith in which I was able to really focus on prayer.

Overall, the biggest lesson is basically to let God drive your life. It's always good to get through the toughest situations first because it makes everything that much easier. In the same way, I challenge you to strengthen your faith ASAP instead of waiting because it will make every year of your future easier. So don't follow the norm! You can never be too spiritually mature for any age!

Simeon Lam