I start working one and a half year ago. After I work, I return the tithe to God. (Tithe is 10% of income. Christian believe it is belongs to God and should give back to church.) My salary figure is not rounded to hundred, so I round it myself because it is so trouble some to put small change into the tithing bag. And I do not think I have the time to make the change myself while the tithing bag is passing around. So I give10.23%.
After 6 months, God is faithful. He rounded my salary with a increment of 2.27%. So I give exactly 10% of my salary now. My salary never adjusted by then. Because of my unfaithfulness I stop giving tithe for 2 months. Guess what. God stop my salary also. Ok Ok, I surrender to you. I give back the tithe to God. This time I give 14.44% because my father on earth help me in car payment this month. Guess what. God increase my salary with 44.44%. God is very exact in figure isn't it? Is it a testimony? I bet yes. Let do some testing on this formula and manipulate your income.
(Malachi 3:10) “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” say the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Book Store Navigation
I went to book store and browse around for 3 hours. First I went to information technology book section and looking around. There are a number of book shelf with different categories of information technology books. I am interested in programming and database though sometimes imagine myself as a hacker and have a glimpse over networking books. Oracle database skills have a good market value over others, so I was considering to study a Oracle book to improve my resume. At the same time, I was considering having a programming book for a project. In fact I am in debt and I do not want to spend anymore money other than on food. I desperately want to improve myself at this critical moment (jobless). But normally I will not spend and save money for food. I was on the fence. Finally I bought the programming book.
I had been changed. I no longer bond by my financial condition. If I do not give up the little amount of money, I will never grow and advance. In my heart I just believe God will provide what I need. I do not need to worry. I just live my normal life.
(Proverbs 30:8-9) Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
I had been changed. I no longer bond by my financial condition. If I do not give up the little amount of money, I will never grow and advance. In my heart I just believe God will provide what I need. I do not need to worry. I just live my normal life.
(Proverbs 30:8-9) Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Life After Resignation (Day 7)
Today is the seventh day after my resignation. Everyday I wake up around 10 AM, then I will make myself a breakfast. It is customized spicy noodle that suite my taste perfectly. But I do not know how long I will like it. After that, I will wash my clothes. I do not normally wash my clothes. It is either bring back to be washed by my father or my girlfriend will wash for me. I have no washing machine. Now I wash it myself.
My life still full of challenge. I am going to play guitar in my Christian fellowship group today. I download the songs and the chord sheet which take me a day to complete. Then I try very hard to practice since I have not play for around 3 years. My fingers feel pain after playing for an hour. There are 5 songs tonight but I am only able to play 3 songs.
Besides, I start to contact back my old friends by Internet. Before I do not actually have the time to write email and chat to them. Suddenly, my sky become bigger. Last week, one of my old friend is getting marriage. I attended the wedding dinner and have a nice time with a group of old friends. Friendship is not a strange word to me as in before.
This is only the first week after resignation. By my estimation, my cash balance can last me one month. I have no choice but to borrow money from my family to survive. There is a old saying that say, “Life have up and down.” This is the first down turn of my life, I believe there are more to come in the future. I have to learn how to go through this valley of my life and stand up again. My heart is peace, I realizes that nothing really bad can happen. I had been used to people comment and despising eyes. It did not do any harm to me actually.
(Psalm 23:4) Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
My life still full of challenge. I am going to play guitar in my Christian fellowship group today. I download the songs and the chord sheet which take me a day to complete. Then I try very hard to practice since I have not play for around 3 years. My fingers feel pain after playing for an hour. There are 5 songs tonight but I am only able to play 3 songs.
Besides, I start to contact back my old friends by Internet. Before I do not actually have the time to write email and chat to them. Suddenly, my sky become bigger. Last week, one of my old friend is getting marriage. I attended the wedding dinner and have a nice time with a group of old friends. Friendship is not a strange word to me as in before.
This is only the first week after resignation. By my estimation, my cash balance can last me one month. I have no choice but to borrow money from my family to survive. There is a old saying that say, “Life have up and down.” This is the first down turn of my life, I believe there are more to come in the future. I have to learn how to go through this valley of my life and stand up again. My heart is peace, I realizes that nothing really bad can happen. I had been used to people comment and despising eyes. It did not do any harm to me actually.
(Psalm 23:4) Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Life After Resignation
I start to apply for job. There are quite a lot of option in the market but there are even more applicant. A job is applied by more than 100 peoples normally. I have no Internet connection at home and no transport. I have to walk 20 minutes for a cybercafe for Internet. I did it. I do not really can cook and saving money in case jobless for a long time so I skip my lunch. Though the situation is not very good I continue my journey as a IT professional. I continue to study about database which is the area I was work in. Am I right in the direction? I do not know.
(Exodus 12:37-39) The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. Many other people went up with them, as well as large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. With the dough they had brought from Egypt, they baked cakes of unleavened bread. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves.
(Exodus 12:37-39) The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children. Many other people went up with them, as well as large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds. With the dough they had brought from Egypt, they baked cakes of unleavened bread. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves.
Resignation
I have tendered my resignation to my company. During the 1 year and 5 months in this employment, I tried my best in my works. No regret and no shame. But I have higher priority than that. I have my commitment to church. I do not want to fill my time with work, but wish to work something out for God. My commitment to company was doubted then. In fact it is not doubted but it is a known issue, because I make it known. I am not willing to work overtime for company. I want to participate church activity. There is a choice between church and company. When it crash, I start to lose heart to my work.
What I was doing for this 1 year and 5 months is work and only work. It seems meaningless. It does reduce my parents' burden and grew me technically. However, I believe these are not the purposes of God on me. Let me try another way with another two years of my life. Oh no, I do not have enough two years for me to test out. Anyway, since it is not right now, I have to get back and start all over again. The lesson learned is get a job which is not so demanding since career is not my main purpose of life. I used to be a workaholic but it seem not the right way to live. I wish my future employer will not see this. ^_^
(Exodus 6:6-8) Therefore, say to the Israelites: “I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.”
Egypt is a powerful, rich and prosper nation. It is really good and enjoyable to live, but only if you are Egyptian. I am not.
What I was doing for this 1 year and 5 months is work and only work. It seems meaningless. It does reduce my parents' burden and grew me technically. However, I believe these are not the purposes of God on me. Let me try another way with another two years of my life. Oh no, I do not have enough two years for me to test out. Anyway, since it is not right now, I have to get back and start all over again. The lesson learned is get a job which is not so demanding since career is not my main purpose of life. I used to be a workaholic but it seem not the right way to live. I wish my future employer will not see this. ^_^
(Exodus 6:6-8) Therefore, say to the Israelites: “I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.”
Egypt is a powerful, rich and prosper nation. It is really good and enjoyable to live, but only if you are Egyptian. I am not.
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