Strange night tonight. But let’s backtrack a little. Some days ago, I was doing a devotional and it said that we can worship God in any way except sin. Tonight, some friends and I went to Zouk. At the dance floor, I felt that there were a lot of falleness among the clubbers. I would look at people and feel their emptiness. Even though they were smiling and having fun, I could feel their brokenness.

This made me feel like worshipping God.

So I chanted the Magnificat (Luke 1.46–55) and Psalm 118. After a while, I was praising God. Just praising and thanking Him. Nothing else. Then suddenly, I began praying over the clubbers and my friends. And prayed against the feelings of emptiness in people, and also for healing in some people’s hearts. At the same time, I was praying away the chaotic forces around me. And the more I prayed the more at peace I was. I never felt so comforted in a club before.

Now I know what Rick Warren meant when he speaks about having peace when we realise our purpose. Because I really felt God presence there in the club. And I kept on praying and praying, and I praised God and thanked Him for the peace. And everytime I restarted my prayer again, I felt my that my presence there and then was becoming more and more purposeful.

In fact, what was even more important was that I knew then and there that I belong to Christ and I love Him and I want to worship Him everywhere I go and in everything that I do! And all of my life I want to give it into His hands forever.

So again, I praise God and I thank Him for such an education tonight. This is just as well, I’m clubbing more and more often again. But, you know, it’s not about having fun, not about the social scene, and not even about the music anymore. It’s about being where God places me. It’s about allowing God to work with others through me. But it’s not about me anymore.

So, my friends, it’s not that I cannot have fun. I do have fun with you guys, but God’s purpose for us is a lot more than just the kind of fun we can ever achieve inside a dance club or in our whole earthly life. It’s the eternal kind of fun. Did you know that when we die on earth, we are being born into eternity? But even better than fun, I was glad I am able to share this kind of clubbing experiences with you because I know that you have also been blessed as I am.

This is a random rambling. I’m not really preaching. Don’t look too much into it. This blog is not about you.

What do we live for? It’s a question we take for granted, I think. Most of us ‘think’ we know what to live for, and so we actually live for what we think we ought to live. But let me ask you one question: What do you live for?

Most of us live for ourselves. We are concerned about our own careers and ambitions. We want to have an awesome job, a loving family and a comfortable home. We want to travel and learn about other cultures. We want our ‘important’ work in society made known. We want control of our own lives. That’s what it means when we live for ourselves.

Is this the right thing to do? Is it worth it?

Let’s take a look at it from another point of view. Life on earth for each person lasts anywhere from 80 to 100 years, if all things ‘go well’; and life in heaven is eternal life. Compared to eternity, life on earth is an extremely short time.

No doubt, even though it’s a short time, it determines whether or not we do go to heaven; so, yes, our time on earth is important in that way. But are we living lives that qualify us for eternity? Do you think that living for yourself qualifies you for eternity? Or do you count God so small that you can live life the way you want it and still expect to go to heaven?

Did you know that God made you for a purpose? Did you know that this purpose is His purpose, not yours, and so you don’t get to choose it? Did you know that His purpose for your life is so big that for you to live for yourself becomes small, myopic and petty?

Even to live for your loved ones and friends is small, myopic and petty. And what do I mean when I say ‘living for someone’ or ‘living for something’? I mean that our purpose in life determines how we live it: how we eat, drink, read, talk, work, play, learn, etc. Whether or not you are a doctor, lawyer, politician, businessman, accountant, teacher, athelete, scientist, engineer, or artist is determined by what our purpose is.

But often, we try to choose a purpose for ourselves. We often say things like, ‘I want to live for . . .’ But this is self-centred living—living for yourself. It’s what you want to live for, not what God wants. True, some people live for other people. We can become social workers because we want to serve those in need. But that’s still small, myopic and petty! And it’s still self-centered! Because it’s what you want to live for, not what God wants.

We live for God. And God alone. Whether or not we end up helping others in need, for example, is basically a consequence of the relationship we have with God.

Let’s say there’s this lawyer-politician. He makes it and becomes famous. He fights for the rights of the oppressed, stamps out crimes like prostitution, funds scientific research for curing the sick. In his private life, he is flawless, marrying a virtuous woman and having children who grew up to be like him. He never commits adultery. Over time, the world has come to look up to him with deep respect. He has everything he ever wanted: fame, fortune, glory and power. But he never pursued God.

Let’s say there’s a young man who never graduated from school. He gets involved with gangs, hurts someone and went to jail for three years. His parents died with grief. After he comes out, he got to know God. Eventually, he has a personal encounter with God. God imbues His purpose in this man. So this man goes out into society and becomes a youth worker. His ministry involves him with kids that are like him when he was still a foolish teenager. And whenever he can, he tries to tell people about God, even though many people simply ignore him because of his background. He does this for his whole life, never getting famous, never earning much. He never marries and so he does not have children. Eventually, he dies, unrecognised for his work.

Comparing the lives of these two, who do you think was petty and who do you think was larger than life? In my opinion, the politician was the petty man because he chose to achieve only the utmost for this world. The youth worker was the one who was really larger than life itself, because he didn’t limit his attitude towards his work with this world. He wanted to achieve far more than the politician did—his utmost for His Highest (that is, God). He knew that earth was only a temporary residence, and that it is not for this world that we ever have to live for.

If you think that it was the politician was the better person, then it’s only because you’re thinking of things in terms of this lifetime, in terms of this world—in human terms. We limit ourselves to only what we can see, hear, touch and feel. God, however, reveals Himself only through the Spirit. In His eyes, it’s more important for us to chase after His heart than after material success. Material success is temporary. God is eternal.

The source of the Disease is really from chickens. All chickens should be killed and burned! They threaten the existence of the human race!

Saying so, all the clean chickens deserve to remain alive since they have conscientiously kept themselve clean of disease, and not be influenced by the culture of germs. But they have to be killed anyway because if we don’t have healthy chickens we can’t make chicken rice. In order to have chicken rice we must therefore kill healthy chickens because we can’t be eating diseased chickens, can we? So, yes. We have to kill all chickens.

The world faces the ultimate test of time: to kill all chickens, diseased or not. And we know it is a war we will win because all things come to an end, especially the lives of diseased chickens. But for now, let us rejoice in the present, for today is the first day of the rest of our lives.