A Zero To A Hero

Who was King David before he was anointed as king? He was just an ordinary teenage shepherd boy, in charge of tending his father's flock. The youngest in the family, hardly being taken notice of, wasn't even called when Prophect Samuel came looking for the next king in his household - David was forgotten! Compared to all his older brothers, he's not the strongest, he's not the most handsome and he's not the tallest. The entire family viewd him only as a shepherd boy. (1 Sam 16:11-13)

But, what did God see? YES! God saw a "hero" while others saw a "zero" in David. Can you see a hero in yourself? Maybe some of you will say, "I don't feel like a hero. In fact, many times I feel like a zero. People around me sometimes see me as a zero too!"

Young people, let me tell you a fact - You are not a zero! You are a Hero! In fact, you are not the leaders or the heros of tomorrow. You are the leaders and heros of TODAY!

A hero doesn't becomes a hero overnight. When God saw David - what was he? He was just an ordinary shepherd boy. But, what did God see? He saw a King - A mighty King of Israel. However, before the shepherd boy becomes the mighty king in the eyes of the people, God had some work to do in David. Likewise, before you become a hero in the eyes of others, you need to go through a PROCESS of PREPARATION....

Let's take a look at some of the power ingredients needed in this process..
1. Love & Worship God

• As you read the book of Psalms, you will be able to look at how much David loved and worship God. As a young teenager, David learnt to please & win the heart of God, just by learning to love and worship God.
• His lessons of learning how to love & worship God took place while he was tending his father's flock. He would bring his harp along and starts playing and worshipping God while his sheeps were grazing the grass.
• Learning to love & worship God is something that all of us as teenagers can learn and do. Oh, let your heart be filled with adoration and love for Him!
• As you just simply love & worship God, you'll excite the heart of God, & God will start drawing you to Himself

2. Choose to be careful to live a blameless life

• As God draws you to Himself, you'll begin to like & love the things that are dear to God's heart. You'll then start choosing how you want to live your life.
• Start asking yourself - "If I live & make this decision, will God be happy?
• Somehow, you will start off in a journey of adventures, excitements & struggles as you try your best to choose to live a blameless life.
• This is a PROCESS. It requires you to be patient and resilience.
• You are not alone in this. There are many young people who are choosing to live a blamess life...So, precious young people - "GAMBATEH!!"

3. Guard your eyes, mind and heart

• A hero in the making is someone who understands that what he sees, what he thinks & what he feels must be wholesome & not be contaminated.
• Being a hero in these last days is tough. You need to be constantly alert!

4. Feed yourself with the TRUTH

• Desiring & living in the truth is vital..The Bible tells us that we'll know the truth and the truth will set us free!
• In order to live in the truth, we need to FEED ourselves with the truth.
• The first truth that we need to consistently feed ourself with - the truth of God's word.
• When you learn & diligently fill your hearts & minds with God's word & start learning to live them out, you'll then be able to differenciate what is the truth & what is deception.

Therefore, to all young people out there - Know that you are not a zero. But, you are a hero...And you are not a hero of tomorrow..you are heros and leaders of today! Stick to the process of preparation..Persevere on! Be resilient! You can make it! Let's 'gambateh' together!!