"Amazing love how can it be, that you my king would die for me? Amazing love I know it's true; It's my joy to honor you; In all I do I honor you" //Chris Tomlin; Amazing Love Somehow the topic of work has been troubling me for the past two or three months. And while I've been getting by, I also know deep in my heart that I'm not yet digging deep enough, have not yet reached a point where I have complete peace. But God has been good, granting me two wonderful opportunities with weeps and kx to discuss my work situation. I've been really blessed, just to be able to share with them and say what has been eating away at me. And I really took away some wonderful nuggets of truth from my conversations with them. I don't know if this helps anyone else who is going through something difficult but I'll just share them here cos I think it applies to most things in life. First, it doesn't matter that I don't exactly know what I eventually want to be. It's enough that I know that God has placed me here for a purpose. So even if I'm doing something that's super mundane, I should do it with a spirit of excellence, as if I'm working for God and not for man. Bcos this is something that will mould my character and a stone I need to step on in the journey that God is leading me through. Second, my heart attitude plays out in the way that I interact with others and do my work. Do I truly believe that God is in control and He directs my path completely? If so, I will stop worrying about all my fears and my insecurities. Instead, I will do my best at everything I've been given and trust in God that he will allow it to turn out well. I will thank him for the place I've been put in and all the good things I've been given. I will not strive. Third, I will learn as much as I can in the time I've been given. It doesn't matter if there are many working styles, many things that I do not yet know. By God's grace, I will pick up the skills I need so that I can be effective in my calling. Lastly, each and every day I need to start off again with a spirit-filled vision of my work and my calling. Remind myself that I'm not in it for material things but that I'm placed here to do His work, in whatever shape and form that may be. Onward and onward, until we're called home.
"For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength." //1 Corinthians 1:25 I managed to meet KX for brekkie this morning before church and we had a really good meetup session. Now, I really feel like trying out a silent retreat session where there's no way for me to connect with the world and literally the only person I can converse with is God. Time to stop sifting soil and dig deeper. God is all I need, He is more than sufficient and in all my weakness, His strength will be made perfect.
"You call me out upon the waters, the great unknown where feet may fail. And there I find you in the mystery; in oceans deep, My faith will stand." I will call upon Your name, and keep my eyes above the waves; When oceans rise my soul will rest in Your embrace; For I am Yours and You are mine." //Hillsong United; Oceans (Where feet may fail) choosing faith over fear is a choice we need to make everyday. every morning, get up and get down on our knees, saying that there is no other path I'd rather walk, no other way I'd rather live my life, than in the shadow of your beauty, in the majesty of your presence, in the fullness of your grace.
"Amazing love how can it be, that you my king would die for me? Amazing love I know it's true; It's my joy to honor you; In all I do I honor you" //Chris Tomlin; Amazing Love Somehow the topic of work has been troubling me for the past two or three months. And while I've been getting by, I also know deep in my heart that I'm not yet digging deep enough, have not yet reached a point where I have complete peace. But God has been good, granting me two wonderful opportunities with weeps and kx to discuss my work situation. I've been really blessed, just to be able to share with them and say what has been eating away at me. And I really took away some wonderful nuggets of truth from my conversations with them. I don't know if this helps anyone else who is going through something difficult but I'll just share them here cos I think it applies to most things in life. First, it doesn't matter that I don't exactly know what I eventually want to be. It's enough that I know that God has placed me here for a purpose. So even if I'm doing something that's super mundane, I should do it with a spirit of excellence, as if I'm working for God and not for man. Bcos this is something that will mould my character and a stone I need to step on in the journey that God is leading me through. Second, my heart attitude plays out in the way that I interact with others and do my work. Do I truly believe that God is in control and He directs my path completely? If so, I will stop worrying about all my fears and my insecurities. Instead, I will do my best at everything I've been given and trust in God that he will allow it to turn out well. I will thank him for the place I've been put in and all the good things I've been given. I will not strive. Third, I will learn as much as I can in the time I've been given. It doesn't matter if there are many working styles, many things that I do not yet know. By God's grace, I will pick up the skills I need so that I can be effective in my calling. Lastly, each and every day I need to start off again with a spirit-filled vision of my work and my calling. Remind myself that I'm not in it for material things but that I'm placed here to do His work, in whatever shape and form that may be. Onward and onward, until we're called home.
"For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength." //1 Corinthians 1:25 I managed to meet KX for brekkie this morning before church and we had a really good meetup session. Now, I really feel like trying out a silent retreat session where there's no way for me to connect with the world and literally the only person I can converse with is God. Time to stop sifting soil and dig deeper. God is all I need, He is more than sufficient and in all my weakness, His strength will be made perfect.
"You call me out upon the waters, the great unknown where feet may fail. And there I find you in the mystery; in oceans deep, My faith will stand." I will call upon Your name, and keep my eyes above the waves; When oceans rise my soul will rest in Your embrace; For I am Yours and You are mine." //Hillsong United; Oceans (Where feet may fail) choosing faith over fear is a choice we need to make everyday. every morning, get up and get down on our knees, saying that there is no other path I'd rather walk, no other way I'd rather live my life, than in the shadow of your beauty, in the majesty of your presence, in the fullness of your grace.
