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Monday, July 21, 2008, Monday, July 21, 2008
The past 1 month.
Hi friends,
how time flies past so quickly that we seldom even realised it? As I am preparing myself to write a blog entry today, I realised that the last time I blogged was 1 month ago! Exactly! Haha...sorry for not blogging as often as in the past..but in the next 1 month, I should have more time to blog about my thoughts, my happenings and my experiences! :)
Life is a journey and along the journey; consists of many pit stops. Some planned. Some unplanned.
In the past 1 month, I have (in chronological order):
- Started a new job
- Attended a friend's wedding
- Prayed for mum
- Started jogging and going to the gym
- Continued to pray and seek God daily
- Attended company's D & D with dear dear!
- Celebrated darling's birthday! Yipee!
God is really awesome and as I was taking a walk to the nearby research institute near my workplace earlier, I reflected on what Pst Tan shared yesterday and as I reflect, God's values reflected back on me like a mirror; showing me what I could have done better; how could I have lived my life in a more fruitful way in the past 1 month. Pst shared about the easy way and the hard way; and although it seems like basic Christian teachings at surface level, it is this core discipline in our lives that will determine whether we live a A grade, B grade, C grade or Pass grade life.
Without being hard on ourselves, this discipline to walk the narrow, Godly, spiritual way is a discipline to be nurtured, cultivated and developed in God's presence and only God's presence. The other lifestyle components in our lives; such as shopping, driving, jogging are good but I feel that these are the add-ons (icing on the cake) that would only make a cake look and taste better isn't it? There is no point if a guy is fit, knows how to wear his clothes, drives a beemer but his attitude is crude, rude, unruly and impatient.
God is really awesome and as I was taking a walk to the nearby research institute near my workplace earlier, I reflected on what Pst Tan shared yesterday and as I reflect, God's values reflected back on me like a mirror; showing me what I could have done better; how could I have lived my life in a more fruitful way in the past 1 month. Pst shared about the easy way and the hard way; and although it seems like basic Christian teachings at surface level, it is this core discipline in our lives that will determine whether we live a A grade, B grade, C grade or Pass grade life.
Without being hard on ourselves, this discipline to walk the narrow, Godly, spiritual way is a discipline to be nurtured, cultivated and developed in God's presence and only God's presence. The other lifestyle components in our lives; such as shopping, driving, jogging are good but I feel that these are the add-ons (icing on the cake) that would only make a cake look and taste better isn't it? There is no point if a guy is fit, knows how to wear his clothes, drives a beemer but his attitude is crude, rude, unruly and impatient.
For myself, I am certaintly not perfect and I am sure that my loved ones will tell you that! But, as I constantly reflect on how I can adjust my life to a better son, boyfriend, colleague, worker to my loved ones and my colleagues.
I realised that so long as I keep turning one stone at a time per day, I would have turned 365 stones in a year and that would have meant 365 positive changes!
In the past, I have always concerned only about the external; how I look, how I behaved but neglecting my thought process and not putting in enough effort to pray, seek God, dwell in His presence so that my thought process can also be renewed and changed every single day!.
A simple interpretation of "narrow" would be a reduction in overall width or width of space to manourvere in.
As such, when I choose to walk the narrow way daily, it would mean that I need to 1) sacrifice 2) avail myself even if it's inconvenient 3) pray when I least feel like praying.
However, I have learnt in the past few months, the more I do what I don't feel like doing, the better my life becomes! :)
Yesterday was AWESOME! I celebrated dearie's birthday at Rakuzen ( a jap restaurant at Millenia Walk) and the food was value for money! Haha...a place w/o crowding people, noisy conversations and GOOD FOOD! Heee...I am very happy that I chose the right place and dear dear was BLESSED by the treat AND my card!! Dear, I just want to tell you that I am looking forward to better plan and celebrate your every birthday with you year in year out and no 2 years will ever be the same darling laopor!! Hahaa...dear dear, you are very very precious to me and I love you forever till ETERNITY!!!~~ Hug you tight tight and sayang you darling baby!! Muackieooosss dearie darling! :)
The past 1 month has truly been awesome; but I am not going to rest on my laurels. I will continue to press in; to be a better son, a better boyfriend and leader to dearie darling and a better worker in office! :)
Take care people! Ciao! :)
me
