Departure of Friend

People come and go in my life. That is a very cruel fact to me. I do not like this fact of life. However, demanding people stay forever with me is just unrealistic. I myself do not able to stay or attend to everybody around me also. So the final principle I cultivate over this fact is seize the opportunity to have a great time with the people around me.

I am very shock and appreciate during the time I wanna leave Australia to go home after study. Over the last 2 weeks of my stay in Australia, I hardly spare some time because people around me treat me almost every meal. I am amaze for the people reaction over my departure. I think probably I really open my heart for the people around me.

Departure not necessary means a bad thing. It is just an experience of life. Besides, it is also a necessary step to move our life to another stage. No lost no gain. There are always better blessing and interesting challenges waiting in front of our path of life.

(Joshua 1:9) Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is like a Grammy Award for me. People are comparing agaisnt each others performance over the year. Relatives agaisnt relatives, friends agaisnt friends, self agaisnt self.

Last year, I was the tail because I was just start working after finish studying. This year is a little bit better. I am able to pay all my personal bills. However I have nothing to dedicate to my family, absolutely nothing. I wish myself a fruitful year ahead. ^_^

My father like to encourage me extraordinarily. Quote of the year from him is, "See, you have not even spending a single penny through out the whole chinese new year celebration."

Seriously I should not wish myself a fruitful year, I should make it a fruitful year.

(Psalms 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.

Thanksgiving

Everyone have own difficulty and problem in life. I am having a lot of problem in my life too. Sometimes, I just want to give up. Sometimes, I just keep complaining to God and keep asking why all this happen to me. The main problem in my life is lack of money. ^_^

Then God sent me a brother. He visit me for a dinner. During the dinner, he share his life experience to me. He start working at the age of thirteen. Since then he is financially independent from family. He does not has any education qualification. He start working in a supermarket and continue to be a sales person. His car was tolled because he does not pay the instalment. He has experience with only one dollar left and owe a lot of money to relatives.

God sent someone that suffering more than me and show me the life of others. People who they love is suffering in sick and pain. Some of them are eagerly looking for a suitable job.

God is teaching me a lesson of thankgiving. It is the opposite of complain. It can overcome complain. Life is not for me to complain, it is for me to enjoy and overcome.

(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Wandering Around

I was not working this morning. Although I had no transportation to go anywhere, I decided to went walking around because staying alone in a house without Internet is killing.

It was ten o'clock in the morning, the sun is shining. It was not very comfortable walking in the strong shining sun. I was sweating. I walked pass a stony path in a bush. The bush is half a metre tall. A man was walking in front of me slowly, I proposely kept a distance from him cause there were some crime nowaday on the newspaper.

After half an hour walk, I reached my destination - a comic shop. It was not open yet. So I continued my walk and look into every shop around the area. After one hour walk, I felt tired and stop to have a light breakfast. Then I went into the comic shop and read a comic.

After comic, I continued my walk without destination. I stop at a bus stop. A bus came and I took the bus. I enjoyed the 5 minutes journey on the bus very much. I end up in the second comic shop.

All was so common but it is worthy to be recorded because it is a special occasion out of my ordinary routine working life. I enjoyed the walk very much. This was my Sabbath.

(Genesis 2:2-3) By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

New Year Resolution

Every new year, people will have new year resolution. I really do not have any new year resolution. I was asked a question, "How long in advance are you planning your life?". Of course I do plan my life. My answer is daily, I plan my life day after day. If you ask me about next week, I have no idea. Now people start to talk about yearly plan!

However, it is good to have new year resolution so that at the end of the year I can evaluate my personal performance over the year. The first resolution is to get marry this year. This is a big one cause I really have to save a lot of money for this. It is like a mission impossible to me. Anyway this is the first resolution.

Second, I want to have 80% of church activities attendance. Last year, my attendance is around 30%. So I have plenty of hardwork and obstacle to overcome. Attend church activities is not a easy task in my environment since I am work tight, financially unstable, and physically unfit (sick and lazy).

Some people are having resolution to pick up some ministry in church. Me too but this have to depend on my second resolution. If I am not be able to attend church activities, how am I going to serve the church. Anyway, I do hope I can spend a little time to contribute to the growth and function of church.

Visit to Orphanage

I went to an orphanage with my church members. The children there are happy. We went there with some stationary as gift and sing song and play game with them. They are very friendly to stranger as us. I feel they desire being loved very much as they like to lie on our body during game session.

I saw a big scar on the leg of one of the child. Probably it is a mark of abuse. Thanks to the hard work of the orphanage worker, the children though abused before, now live happily and healthy.

During the time when we were going to leave, one of the child is sad to leave. She keep hugging every one of us, and waving when we leave. I really feel like to come visit them regularly to accompany them for their childhood. I do tell some of them Jesus love them, but can I show them what I said?

(Matthew 25:40) The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

Renewal Badminton Session

Last Tuesday I went to play badminton with my colleague. It is really a wonderful badminton session. I win most of the game and very motivated to win. This is unusual for me. Normally, I take everything easy. Winning or losing does not make any different to me. That is the reason I am always the loser. And this make my life miserable. The consequence of this attitude is loss hope, because I do not hope at all.

It is just a badminton session trigger my inner desire to be a victor. The feeling of victory are so wonderful that I miss for many years. The second lesson learned is victory only come with some tactic.

(Isaiah 57:10) You were wearied by all your ways, but you would not say, 'It is hopeless.' You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint.