Mike Murdock once said that the only fear you should have is the fear of being stupid. When you encounter bad times, it is a clear signal from heaven that you must stop & think before further action.
Our phycical bodies operate the same ways. When pain begins in our arm, it is a strong signal that something needs to be addressed first. Too often, Christians who face terrible times (like myself), deceive themselves by focussing on either one of these 4 things such as God, ministry, work or school; they suddenly become a maniac of these 'holy' looking subjects.
At a glance, it looks you are strong, healed & delivered because the emotion is different. Like it or not, the wounds are still there and there is no such thing as microwave solution. As a result, characters are burn out of wounds and it is poisonous. It penetrates your mind & soul. Characters determine your life.
Sadly, many unexperienced Christians often give common advices, "udahlah....just move on, balik ke Tuhan pelayanan (it is always easier to say when you have not experienced it)."
That is very unwise !!! Wounded Christians bring wounded aura into others.
What should we do?
1. Go back to the roots. Recall all the advices & pre-warnings that yourfriends/pastors have given you earlier; those are divine signs.
2. Never blame God or the situations.
4.27.2005
4.26.2005
Splendid !
I'm back in Chicago again ! :) After spending 4 wonderful days in London - UK, it's pretty suprsing but i just couldn't deny how much I miss US specifically Chicago *crazy huh*... I mean London is pretty and all that.. but it just doesn't feel right for me y'know ?! It's definitely not a place where I want to live and work.. but really a great place for vacation ! It's a good getaway place.. Went to Buckingham palace, Windsor Castle, SoHo (bit of it), Wimbledon court and Chelsea stadium.. took zillion pictures in Madamme Tussaud's Wax museum *the highlight of my 2nd day :)* ... We also took those cruise on Thames river.. overlooking Big Ben, Tower bridge and London Eye.
The craziest CRAZIEST thing we did on the very first day was climbing up St. Paul's cathedral to the very TOP.. which has like 700-somthing steps.. make that 1400 steps round trip !!! My feet was so sore I could hardly stand after that painful journey up. The view was magnificent though... and it was where Prince Charles and Diana got married so the interior of the cathedral was beautiful beyond words...
Anyways, I showed some pics of me with the wax figures of Hollywood famous stars at Tussaud to some of my co-workers today and they fell for it BIG time !! :D Some of them even thought that the wax figure was ME and the real wax figure was Real !! They looked so much like real human it scares me.. But funny how all of my friends at work were like.. That' You and Brad Pitt in London ?!!! ^_^*
I'm just thankful to God for this trip.. we already had a really good deal on airflight and hotel.. bu then, we found another good deal on transportation and all the touristy places in London so that we don't have to pay a single penny while we were there; except for food, since it's all already included in the package. GOD is GOOD !! :)
Well.. looking forward to visit other parts of UK or even Europe sometime in the future.. but overall it was a splendid journey !
The craziest CRAZIEST thing we did on the very first day was climbing up St. Paul's cathedral to the very TOP.. which has like 700-somthing steps.. make that 1400 steps round trip !!! My feet was so sore I could hardly stand after that painful journey up. The view was magnificent though... and it was where Prince Charles and Diana got married so the interior of the cathedral was beautiful beyond words...
Anyways, I showed some pics of me with the wax figures of Hollywood famous stars at Tussaud to some of my co-workers today and they fell for it BIG time !! :D Some of them even thought that the wax figure was ME and the real wax figure was Real !! They looked so much like real human it scares me.. But funny how all of my friends at work were like.. That' You and Brad Pitt in London ?!!! ^_^*
I'm just thankful to God for this trip.. we already had a really good deal on airflight and hotel.. bu then, we found another good deal on transportation and all the touristy places in London so that we don't have to pay a single penny while we were there; except for food, since it's all already included in the package. GOD is GOOD !! :)
Well.. looking forward to visit other parts of UK or even Europe sometime in the future.. but overall it was a splendid journey !
4.15.2005
Weekend againnn !! :D
It's another weekend !! YIPEEEE !!
This weekend we're planning on going out to Lake shore again since it's so nice outside.. Thank you God for giving such a great weather for 2 consecutive weeks! U r AWESOME !! For those ppl who don't live in a 4 season state.. you gotta be grateful for what you have.. all those sun shine 365 days in a year.. mann... those are precious.
And tonight we're planning on having a big all nighters X-Box competition!! hahhaa.. it's so silly, us in our age still so crazy about playing video games.. but it's just so fun to hang out and make fun of those who lose.. plus the game itself is kinda cool and entertaining. I guess the best thing in life is just to stay young no matter how old you are. Oh and.. Mannyu got a PSP from his brother and lemme tell you that lil thing is really really COOL ! The screen is way better than my TV at home (yup it's sad) since it's LCD... and the quality of the image and sound is perfect. The only downside is the games/movies are sold for like $50 each.. a total robbery. So we figure we'll wait for a couple while to buy some games until the price gets a bit cheaper. :)
Anyway.. I really wanna go eat tapas this weekend.. nyum nyum.. and gotta start to pack for my trip to UK next week! I'm going to UK.. finally! It's my first time going there and we're so excited. We got this neat excel spreadsheet with schedules of where to go each day , tickets, etc.. *lol*
This weekend we're planning on going out to Lake shore again since it's so nice outside.. Thank you God for giving such a great weather for 2 consecutive weeks! U r AWESOME !! For those ppl who don't live in a 4 season state.. you gotta be grateful for what you have.. all those sun shine 365 days in a year.. mann... those are precious.
And tonight we're planning on having a big all nighters X-Box competition!! hahhaa.. it's so silly, us in our age still so crazy about playing video games.. but it's just so fun to hang out and make fun of those who lose.. plus the game itself is kinda cool and entertaining. I guess the best thing in life is just to stay young no matter how old you are. Oh and.. Mannyu got a PSP from his brother and lemme tell you that lil thing is really really COOL ! The screen is way better than my TV at home (yup it's sad) since it's LCD... and the quality of the image and sound is perfect. The only downside is the games/movies are sold for like $50 each.. a total robbery. So we figure we'll wait for a couple while to buy some games until the price gets a bit cheaper. :)
Anyway.. I really wanna go eat tapas this weekend.. nyum nyum.. and gotta start to pack for my trip to UK next week! I'm going to UK.. finally! It's my first time going there and we're so excited. We got this neat excel spreadsheet with schedules of where to go each day , tickets, etc.. *lol*
Kay.. hope you all have a great weekend !
4.09.2005
Preettyy Day ! :)
Last weekend was totally gorgeous !!!
It was around 50s outside, but with the sunshine and mild cool breeze, it almost felt like low 70s.. pretty, pretty, pretty ! How could you resist the big blue sky calling your name to go outside and play at this kind of weather ! And so we headed off to Lake Shore to embrace the beautiful weather and did some exercise (finally we realized we're a bit behind in our 2005 resolution).. nothing fancy, just some light jogging and.. rollerblading!! YUP, I decided to 'revisit' one of my greatest hobby back in my glorious days as a high school student.
Isn't it funny how you tend to think that whenever you're good at something... then, you're always good at it no matter what. Well, that exact thing happenned to me.
I remembered how I used to glide and fly on those tiny wheels.. and those memories created certain confidence and excitement in me. Confident that I can strut ALL those routines in no sweat.. and excited for those smooth glides I'll take and that wonderful feeling of actually rollerblading again ! OH this is Gonna be FUN !!
Well, when I actually put them on.. it turned out that it wasn't as easy as I thought i would be !
For starters, my feet was kinda stiff since it's been ages from the last time I rollerbladed. Second, those smooth glides didn't happen 100% since not all of the roads by the lake are paved perfectly. There were bumps here and there.. holes and uneven bricks which made me, well.. just didn't feel like gliding at all.. at times it's more of like.. walking in a really heavy shoes with wheels (that's a weird picture). After a while (and a painful fell) though.. I started to get a hang of it and everything started to brighten. By the end of the day.. at least I was gliding a little better than I was before. :)
Now after thinking about it.. isn't LIFE sometimes run that way ? Whenever you're going to go some place new.. do something you always wanna do.. or starting a new journey in life... You always have that excitement and certain percent of confidence that everything's gonna be alright. You're loaded with Faith and all the great things that God has done in your life.. and you feel good about it.. unmoved.. solid as a rock. And you expect that since this is something that God has given to you.. the road is gonna be as smooth as silk and everything is gonna be perfect and everybody will be happy, right ?!
WRONG! After some time living it.. you realized that it's not THAT easy.. it's not that simple. There're bumps and holes here and there.. and the road is wayyy far from smooth. You don't really feel like gliding and soaring in this new place... you feel like WALKING really slow.. and it feels like you're not going anywhere.
Once in a while you'll fell.. and then you have the option to either stay laying there on the hot dirty pavement.. or simply get up.. and try again.
So, the next time you feel like you're facing a brick wall, or when you're not so sure anymore whether God has placed you in your current position at work, country or whatever for a really good reason; Know this: Faith has no place for Fear. When you make mistakes or fail in something, just dust yourself off from any worries, confusion or doubt, learn from it and add another dose of faith by getting up and, try again.
Only then, you'll start soaring like an eagle... or gliding like a pro rollerblader, whatever you choose.
It was around 50s outside, but with the sunshine and mild cool breeze, it almost felt like low 70s.. pretty, pretty, pretty ! How could you resist the big blue sky calling your name to go outside and play at this kind of weather ! And so we headed off to Lake Shore to embrace the beautiful weather and did some exercise (finally we realized we're a bit behind in our 2005 resolution).. nothing fancy, just some light jogging and.. rollerblading!! YUP, I decided to 'revisit' one of my greatest hobby back in my glorious days as a high school student.
Isn't it funny how you tend to think that whenever you're good at something... then, you're always good at it no matter what. Well, that exact thing happenned to me.
I remembered how I used to glide and fly on those tiny wheels.. and those memories created certain confidence and excitement in me. Confident that I can strut ALL those routines in no sweat.. and excited for those smooth glides I'll take and that wonderful feeling of actually rollerblading again ! OH this is Gonna be FUN !!
Well, when I actually put them on.. it turned out that it wasn't as easy as I thought i would be !
For starters, my feet was kinda stiff since it's been ages from the last time I rollerbladed. Second, those smooth glides didn't happen 100% since not all of the roads by the lake are paved perfectly. There were bumps here and there.. holes and uneven bricks which made me, well.. just didn't feel like gliding at all.. at times it's more of like.. walking in a really heavy shoes with wheels (that's a weird picture). After a while (and a painful fell) though.. I started to get a hang of it and everything started to brighten. By the end of the day.. at least I was gliding a little better than I was before. :)
Now after thinking about it.. isn't LIFE sometimes run that way ? Whenever you're going to go some place new.. do something you always wanna do.. or starting a new journey in life... You always have that excitement and certain percent of confidence that everything's gonna be alright. You're loaded with Faith and all the great things that God has done in your life.. and you feel good about it.. unmoved.. solid as a rock. And you expect that since this is something that God has given to you.. the road is gonna be as smooth as silk and everything is gonna be perfect and everybody will be happy, right ?!
WRONG! After some time living it.. you realized that it's not THAT easy.. it's not that simple. There're bumps and holes here and there.. and the road is wayyy far from smooth. You don't really feel like gliding and soaring in this new place... you feel like WALKING really slow.. and it feels like you're not going anywhere.
Once in a while you'll fell.. and then you have the option to either stay laying there on the hot dirty pavement.. or simply get up.. and try again.
So, the next time you feel like you're facing a brick wall, or when you're not so sure anymore whether God has placed you in your current position at work, country or whatever for a really good reason; Know this: Faith has no place for Fear. When you make mistakes or fail in something, just dust yourself off from any worries, confusion or doubt, learn from it and add another dose of faith by getting up and, try again.
Only then, you'll start soaring like an eagle... or gliding like a pro rollerblader, whatever you choose.
4.08.2005
Pondering...
Altho now is not really a good time for me to think rather clearly (a good reason is that is it's 2am in the morning; notice the tendency of me blogging late on weekends?!)... but I can't really sleep and really feel like.. well, pondering.
I ponder about the greatest of the universe.. what exist high above our heads and below our feet.. what's going on there even as we speak. We homo sapiens tend to be so selfish most of the time... Spending like 90% of our days thinking about what we're gonna eat, wear, do,.. it's all about my ambition, my future.. me, me, ME!
I guess sometimes we can be so ignorant of other people, society, cultures (woaa.. how did i get this farr ?!)
And... I ponder about how some of my friends are planning to leave the city and eventually the States.. what happens in the next 5 years... and how sad (sometimes) it feels to experience what's called - 'changes'.
People changes and goes to different directions at certain times in life.. and no matter how wise and mature i'm trying to be, saying goodbye and knowing you have that certain distance (physically AND mentally) with that someone, always brings a hurtful pierce.
And I ponder (it's quite a jump i know).. how in the world am I going to get a genuine (as in authentic, original, REAL) LV bag with a not-oh-so-eye brow-lifting-price.. And it's not for moi, mind you! It's a gift for someone dearest to me.. :)
Then I ponder about what in the world am I doing here writting this blog.. without even sure anyone would read this piece of 'literature' anyways..
Well.. at least you did. :)
Okay. I'm done pondering.
Hey, after all.. this blog is called 'my daily ramblings'.. i'm entitled to do just that. ;P
I ponder about the greatest of the universe.. what exist high above our heads and below our feet.. what's going on there even as we speak. We homo sapiens tend to be so selfish most of the time... Spending like 90% of our days thinking about what we're gonna eat, wear, do,.. it's all about my ambition, my future.. me, me, ME!
I guess sometimes we can be so ignorant of other people, society, cultures (woaa.. how did i get this farr ?!)
And... I ponder about how some of my friends are planning to leave the city and eventually the States.. what happens in the next 5 years... and how sad (sometimes) it feels to experience what's called - 'changes'.
People changes and goes to different directions at certain times in life.. and no matter how wise and mature i'm trying to be, saying goodbye and knowing you have that certain distance (physically AND mentally) with that someone, always brings a hurtful pierce.
And I ponder (it's quite a jump i know).. how in the world am I going to get a genuine (as in authentic, original, REAL) LV bag with a not-oh-so-eye brow-lifting-price.. And it's not for moi, mind you! It's a gift for someone dearest to me.. :)
Then I ponder about what in the world am I doing here writting this blog.. without even sure anyone would read this piece of 'literature' anyways..
Well.. at least you did. :)
Okay. I'm done pondering.
Hey, after all.. this blog is called 'my daily ramblings'.. i'm entitled to do just that. ;P
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