Someone told me face to face what I shared in Big Church last Sunday truly ministered to her and the situation she was going through.
Two days ago someone MSN me to thank me for an advice I’ve rendered over a chat which turned out well for him. Despite not having physically met him, he humbly refered me as his friend and mentor.
On monday, someone SMS me to thank me for a tool I shared during Leadership Huddle that helped her turn adversities around - something she has faced for the longest time.
Last night, someone told me that I’m a workaholic….. errr… which I admit is something fresh to my ears. I thought my dad’s a workaholic, me?
Every word that people say about us points us to how God is using us (or how God is unable to use us). To me its not about boasting of my ability. How can I knowing of the Almighty God above me?. Rather it is a way of knowing if what I do is making sense to people..and if I are going the right way.
I listen because everytime I hear something good, I’m filled with the gratitude that comes through knowing God still use a wretched man like me.
I’m also filled with gratitude when in His mercy, He guides and redirects me when I’m going the wrong way.
Isaiah 64:6 “All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away”
Our little boy’s ambition’s always to be a monkey. Since young when we ask what he’ll like to be, he’ll always say ‘monkey’. Never once did he said anything else, much to our dismay.
“Why would he want to waste his precious life like that?” We thought.
A while ago, we asked him again what he would like to be and we were pleasantly surprised when we heard him say ‘Author’. We were thrilled to the core. Alas this boy has a real ambition.
We later realise he meant OTTER.
Today he has changed his mind again. His answer has gone back to wanting to be a ‘monkey’.
When I visited HMV and saw Sarah Chang’s new album “Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons” with the Opheus Chamber Orchestra, I thought to myself “Oh no, not another Four Seasons, does the world need another recording of that?”.
I put it on and it one of the most beautiful rendition of that piece I’ve ever heard. I have one of Gil Shaham’s version of the 4 seasons which i don’t care much about. I think this one is worth asking your friends to buy you a copy.
I’m a big Sarah Chang fan. Her playing is strong technically and deeply emotional and I always have such great times listening to her other CDs especially her Mendelsohn’s Violin Concerto.
Today I fixed something for the Missions Department.
I also fixed some deals with our ISP and vendors.
I spend a bit of time after dinner fixing up the lights which is flickering.
It always feels good to be able to fix something.
It doesn’t matter if nobody knows, the reward is really having fixed something.
I think when we partner with God, we get to fix things as well. Most of the time we try to fix others but it is always ourselves that need fixing.
The satisfaction that comes from fixing ourselves is wonderful. Besides sin which we cannot fix, most of our life problems, we really can do something about.
Sadly many choose to leave all the fixing to others, and they in turn don’t feel wonderful.
God didn’t make us to feel terrible. He made us to feel great. So fix something today, anything… but I recommend to start with ourselves. It is easier to fix others having fixed ourselves first. It’s always a lot harder or even wrong the other way around.
