Life is like a TV show

My life now is like what the bible says in Matthew 14:28-32.

'And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water."

So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying "Lord, save me!"

And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.'

To me, the boat signifies my comfort zone where everything is safe and expected. Walking on water signifies the journey of the vision given, walking with Jesus. The wind which was boisterous signifies the situations in life that can seem serious and big.

Yesterday, as I was praying, the Holy Spirit reminded me about what I used to tell my members. Who/what is bigger? God or your situation? If God is bigger, then why do you worry about your situation as God is always in control? If situation is bigger, then why worship and call Him God?

Faith on His character, power & ability.

I was looking for balance and the boundary between the world and the kingdom of Heaven. I was looking for the thin line as to keep holiness while being relevant to the world.

Like what Jesus implies: we are in the world but not of the world.

There are many principles to be refined while walking the journey towards a successful career.

Jesus mentioned 3 times in Matthew 6 "...hypocrites...that they may be seen by men...your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly."

It is this lingering thought whether work done is seen by people. While I think that people sees what others are doing and permits it, I wondered if it goes the same for me. I wondered if people know what others are doing.

Today, God says it doesn't matter whether people see or not, because what matters is God sees and blesses what you are doing. When He sees and approves what you are doing, He will never short change you. He will reward you openly.

"My grace is sufficient for you..."

When much is given, much is expected.

The DNA which I got from my spiritual family is a distinct trait which I think is an important trait to be successful in life. The mindset, values and principles, the expectation, the excellence of work, the way things are done etc are very much influenced by this DNA that we have. As much as this is concern, there is quite an expectation placed on us.

One thing which I realised Singaporeans to have, even myself; we tend to sit back, complain that things are not working as its supposed to be and wait for a solution to drop from Heaven. Conscious of this very fact, I try to offer solutions rather than being the problem. I try to be prepared, think further and initiate rather than to wait till something happens to think about how to solve it. I try to look far, plan further and foresee the future rather than looking at the past or the present. I try to go an extra mile and complete everything nicely rather than do what is instructed.

With that, there are much expectations placed on us to do it well. Once in a while, I had to remind myself and those around that I am not a god but I will just do what I can. Sometimes, being human, I started comparing myself with the rest and wondered why am I doing so much more.

Is it worth it?

"Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;" - 1 Thessalonians 4:1

It has been some time since I updated my blog. I guess there were many things on my mind so it was difficult to focus and write it down.

Yesterday, as I was going home from Marina Square, I thought to myself about truth, lies and people. It is always so difficult to keep a lie because it can never be consistent. Unlike lies, truth will never change.

I thought about the people whom I find some contradictions in their values towards work. What I could figure out the reason behind the contradictions is because it is not the true values which they practice. People say it out loud not because they really have such values. Instead it is more like agreeing with the social norms to keep up a certain image and maintain the impression others have on them.

I asked a question "what for?". Lies can never last. They will be busted one day and people will find out. Lies can be tiring to keep because it is never consistent. All of us have different answers to that question and I think we are all aware of it. Yet, people still practice it.