Posts by Abigail Soon (Page 4)

Last week, I attended the Toronto Children’s Ministry Conference with some people from LifeSpring. I learned so much from the workshop presenters and speakers, and while I was reflecting on my takeaways from the conference, God gave me a verse that pretty much summarized them. “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” James 1:19-20 Let me break…

I heard so many gems from Dr. Siang Yang’s sermon and leadership training on Sunday. One line that really jumped out at me from the leadership training was “Don’t try to do great things for God. When you try to do great things for God, the emphasis is on the great things. It’s not about God, it’s about how great you are and the great things you do. Do things simply for a Great God.” He was spot on. If…

My family invited some friends over for dinner the other day, and one of my friends told me “Your house is full of treasure!” It really got me thinking, “What are the things in our lives that we don’t generally think of as treasures?” It’s usually the little things that slip through the “things I am grateful for” cracks.  For instance, my friend was mainly referring to my mom’s cooking and kimchi. I’ve heard many people say that growing up…

I was in a church service the other day where the worship team and worshippers were on fire and quite a few people in the congregation shared a testimony.  You’d be correct in thinking that I just described this Sunday’s Service. However, this description also applies to the morning service at Glory of Zion, a Mandarin church I attend. The only real difference between the two services was content and there was no sermon that morning, but let me tell…

Have you ever had one of those days where things unexpectedly work out really well? For me, it wasn’t exactly one day, but the days leading up to the first day of BSF (Bible Study Fellowship). This year, our study would be fully in-person at a church, and while I prefer in-person to online gatherings, I didn’t have a ride and busing down would be a hassle. To top it off, I had forgotten about BSF starting in September, so I…

Last week, I went camping with my family and some friends for a few days. I enjoyed most of it, but there was one day where it rained pretty heavily the whole day, which ruined our plans to go on a hike and check out the programs/activities in the park, so we spent the day at our friends’ yurt. I thought, “This is not ideal AT ALL.” However, I realized that ideals are our (often unrealistic) ideas of a “perfect…

I came across a podcast episode a few months ago titled “If you want to Succeed, Slow Down”. The theme of this was consistency, not just in not slacking off, but also in not overdoing things. It’s easy to go all out when starting/learning something new in the hopes of getting results fast, but it will quickly backfire when you can’t keep up with doing as much as possible every day to achieve your goal. It’s easier to stick to…

I’ve been thinking about fulfilling your calling for some time, and I’ve been seeing a lot of it in the life of David, who has one of the most drawn out examples of fulfilling calling in the Bible. David was called (well, anointed) to be king, but he doesn’t seem to fulfill his calling for a long time. David probably though he would be a shepherd his whole life until Samuel anointed him (1 Samuel 16), and right after that,…

I used to hate change. However, over the last 10 months, I’ve gotten more reconciled to it, as starting my internship involved a myriad of changes happening to me. I become the youngest in the room, got put into a variety of leadership positions, and started writing devotions, to name a few of them. Change shakes up our comfort zone and reveals areas that we need to grow in. If we have no change, we become comfortable and can become…

In previous LifeSpring events like the Kidz Harbour Christmas play, Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue, and others, I would usually play a central role in setup or at least running something. For the Wildfire Fundraiser, however, I didn’t want to take care of a table because I knew I’d also be supervising the kids in the gym that same afternoon. With that in mind, I spread out all the tasks that needed to be done on Sunday amongst Wildfire, and just did…

Every highschooler hears this question almost weekly; in fact, they probably know it by heart. The question and all its variations boil down to “What are you going to do after high school?” And for at least 50% of us (I’m making a wild guess here), the answer is “I dunno.” You might get a few speculations, but no one is completely sure of the area in which they will work or study. Some of us, myself included, have spent…

Earlier this week, some friends and I were leading worship. We had just hit that “sweet spot”, where everyone was just enjoying God’s presence, the music was quiet, and the atmosphere was tranquil and peaceful. Out of nowhere, my friend grabbed a small tambourine and started shaking it to the melody. I was irritated and thought “You are ruining this quiet, peaceful moment!” I was about to shush him when I realized (or rather, God gave me a mental nudge…