I learnt today that not all things that seems to be 'spiritually sounding' came necessarily from God. Not all good things means good at the wrong time.
Take for example, my boss just gave birth to a baby boy after being married for 10 years...
A lot of people were overjoyed! A lot of people showered them with happiness and blessings..
I then thought about what if there is a 17-year old girl, not married and is heavily pregnant, where the man is still schooling or just entered the work-force and is not able to take care of the baby.
In contrast, both events are actually happy events. Where a new life is born, and having a baby is a happy thing. However, timing and circumstances simply doesn't show that it's that 'happy' or 'blessed' or 'wonderful'.
I learnt in church today that the sheep will always be able to identify when the Sheperd calls. The voice is un-mistakeably clear, and sheeps, no matter how 'dumb' they may-be, still recognizes that voice. The same parallel was drawn between us, Human, the sheep, and God (the Sheperd). Still, I wonder, will the sheperd ask the sheep to do something 'sounding-right' yet leads to a wrong?
Now then, if the sheperd has a family member and tries to mimic the voice of the sheperd, and make the sheep do something foolish (like over-eat or over-run/walk to someone else's field...) that's possible isn't it?
Therefore, lesson learnt today:
I realize many at times, hearing God is simply this: submitting to God's will in areas where I know I have to let God take control, and trusting that in such situations, I need not fret, worry or be in-charge.
So, in view of going overseas to plant a church:
- it's not whether to go or not to go which determines God's will. It's how I think about it, how I analyze the situation, how I work towards finding a conclusion, what's my thought process in prioritizing what's important at this point... I guess that's what God's will and hearing God really-really mean.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Man needs to be Bold and Something Worthwhile Doing
I recently learnt that as a man, we ought to be bold in the things we do.
Not to be rash or irrational, however, sometimes its a thin line that we may cross over which may hurt others around us. Nevertheless, I realized the drive in which men have or is designed with, requires a certain level of boldness to activate it.
I have a friend who naturally has a soft personality. Everything he does is done gently and slowly. And there seems to be a problem. He's trying to lose weight, but he simply can't lose anymore even though he exercised or changed his diet. My conclusion, there is not enough drive in his life to burn the excess 'fats' or food in his body.
Therefore, if you are a man, and you would like to lose weight, you ought to learn to be bolder in the things you do, in the decisions you make.
p.s. I am making an assumption here. No theories what-so-ever. But in my life and some other people's lives, I do see ourselves eat much more than our 'diet-brothers', and yet, we maintain a more stable weight/size ratio than them.
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Since I have not written for a while, I thought sharing 2 lessons will be appropriate...
I went out to hang-out late night on a Friday evening. I Stay in the western part of the island while most of my friends stay either in the north, north-east and eastern part of the land. Considering the cost of the hang-out, I felt that it wasn't at all appealing. even my way back using taxi costs more than my drinks and food combined!
As I Was going home on a taxi, I couldn't stop thinking about what made me do what I did and whether it was worthwhile.
My conclusion, simple: It was worth every while of it because I am not doing it for myself, but for the benefit of the unity in the group of friends. Plus, it was once in a long while hang-out which, it may be a good opportunity to bond and grow closer in our relationship with one another.
p.s. I drank Pina Colada last night. Interesting drink, and I slept very well after that!
Definition:
A tropically flavored alcoholic beverage made with coconut cream, pineapple juice, and rum. The coconut-pineapple flavor has also become popular ...
The earliest reference to a drink called a piña colada containing rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice, occurred in the April 16, 1950, edition of the New York Times:
Drinks in the West Indies range from Martinique's famous rum punch to Cuba's pina colada (rum, pineapple chunks and coconut milk). Key West has a variety of lime swizzles and punches, and Granadians use nutmeg in their rum drinks.
Not to be rash or irrational, however, sometimes its a thin line that we may cross over which may hurt others around us. Nevertheless, I realized the drive in which men have or is designed with, requires a certain level of boldness to activate it.
I have a friend who naturally has a soft personality. Everything he does is done gently and slowly. And there seems to be a problem. He's trying to lose weight, but he simply can't lose anymore even though he exercised or changed his diet. My conclusion, there is not enough drive in his life to burn the excess 'fats' or food in his body.
Therefore, if you are a man, and you would like to lose weight, you ought to learn to be bolder in the things you do, in the decisions you make.
p.s. I am making an assumption here. No theories what-so-ever. But in my life and some other people's lives, I do see ourselves eat much more than our 'diet-brothers', and yet, we maintain a more stable weight/size ratio than them.
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Since I have not written for a while, I thought sharing 2 lessons will be appropriate...
I went out to hang-out late night on a Friday evening. I Stay in the western part of the island while most of my friends stay either in the north, north-east and eastern part of the land. Considering the cost of the hang-out, I felt that it wasn't at all appealing. even my way back using taxi costs more than my drinks and food combined!
As I Was going home on a taxi, I couldn't stop thinking about what made me do what I did and whether it was worthwhile.
My conclusion, simple: It was worth every while of it because I am not doing it for myself, but for the benefit of the unity in the group of friends. Plus, it was once in a long while hang-out which, it may be a good opportunity to bond and grow closer in our relationship with one another.
p.s. I drank Pina Colada last night. Interesting drink, and I slept very well after that!
Definition:
A tropically flavored alcoholic beverage made with coconut cream, pineapple juice, and rum. The coconut-pineapple flavor has also become popular ...
The earliest reference to a drink called a piña colada containing rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice, occurred in the April 16, 1950, edition of the New York Times:
Drinks in the West Indies range from Martinique's famous rum punch to Cuba's pina colada (rum, pineapple chunks and coconut milk). Key West has a variety of lime swizzles and punches, and Granadians use nutmeg in their rum drinks.
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