Life is like a TV show

John C Maxwell preached a word in season yesterday.

Taken from the verses in Hebrews 11, he said that when we are running, we are not running the race alone. If we could have some of the heroes of faith from the bible running with us for a lap, what would they say to us? They would probably summarise their whole life into 1 sentence and what is that 1 sentence which they would say to us?

1. Noah would say "1 man can make a difference."

Dont be afraid to take the first step when God commands even if it means you are the first to do it. Dont be afraid to stand alone.

You are different so that you can make a difference in others.

2. Esther would say "God has a place for you."

You can feel out of place even when you are at the right place.

3. Joseph "Dont give up on your dream."

During Joseph's journey, its when it is the toughest that God is with him.

When you got a purpose/vision, its free. But the journey is not. Theres a price to pay.

4. Rebecca would say "Serve and give generously to others." "You dont serve or be generous to get something out of it. Instead because you love them."

5. David would say "You can overcome the limitations that others put on you."

I admit that I have pulled back a lot on my initiative after I came back from Australia with the mindset that I was short-changed and I was determined to change the environment.

While waiting for the change of environment, I dread every step towards job be it waking up to prepare, travel to office or sustaining every minute during the 9hours.

But I told myself that I cannot continue this way. I need to change my mindset even if I wanted to change the environment to maximise the time I'm here before I could change.

I brought myself back to the time I was having the interview. A few things was brought back to remembrance.

I was determined to learn, learn anything under the sun. I was determined to do anything with any reasonable package - leave, pay, job scope, benefits etc. I was willing to accept anything that was given to me - sales, marketing, website, social media, english writing, b2b marketing, trades, production etc.

But I realise that I have pulled back because I had faced many obstacles while doing all these things and I feared that I make another mistake. With fear, I wanted to avoid the responsibilities that I wasn't confident about. And with that, I became unwilling to take on any more stuff other than what I wanted to do.

I think I have taken too many things for granted when I should be appreciative of the opportunity given.

I need to start to recognise the opportunity given to learn and not miss it nor waste or lose it away because I was fully occupied with the resentment about what I should be given to do.

That simple mindset to seize every opportunity to learn has to be put on again. That attitude of never enough, thankfulness and appreciation should be re-emphasized again.

But first of all, I need to face my fears.

God says "Fear not for I am with you always."

When I was in Australia, we travelled from Adelaide through small towns like SE Kingston, Robe, Port Fair and Warnambol, went along the Great Ocean Drive to the last destination of Melbourne.

We saw plenty of natural scenary like grasslands, trees, cows, sheeps and terrace houses. With the lowland, we saw the sky which looked like there's no end to it as it spans the entire world.

Staring at the sky, I asked God "So where do I need to go? What should I do now? Where do you want me to go?"

He simply replied "Do you see the sky? What do you think about it?"

I replied "It seems never ending. The sky has no limits."

And God answered "Yes. Theres no limits as to how far you can or want to go. So how far do you want to go for Me?"

And I was silent as I could not answer Him. There is a pull back in my heart as I feared the things to come or do not come if I went all the way. There was a voice telling me of all the things that I might need to forsake or to face bravely or to admit with courage and many more. And I asked myself if I was willing to do this.

But as I reasoned these thoughts, God was silent too. He simply stepped back an allowed me the freedom to make the decision myself and choose the path I would want to go.

I knew that if I followed Him, my potential will be maximised and many would be blessed including myself. But am I willing to face whats there to come?

The sky has no limits. How far am I willing to go or aim for?

So where do I go from here?

What about the job?

What about the journey or destination?

What about me? I realised I really have lotsa flaws, what can I do about it?

Oh God. Give me some answers please. *sigh*

Pastor shared about our Crossover project which has reached 10 years and preached on 28th April:
How do we cross over the other side?
Mark 4
1. What will I forsake
2. What will I take
3. What impact will I make


Blogging at 5.25am (Singapore timing) or 6.45am (Adelaide timing) or 7.15am (Melbourne timing) at Robe, Harbourview Motel; listening to "像我这样的" by Sun.

I was the first to wake up and didn't really like the feeling of being the first.

Few reasons - have to be the first to wake up (lesser sleep, earlier time) while I'm getting ready the rest had the chance to sleep (selfish thinking), taking stuff has to be discreet not making much noise to wake the rest, the scary feeling you have while the rest are sleeping...

There's this creepy feeling as I brush my teeth, like a man was watching. I prayed in tongues and said "Be still and know that I am God". There was this feeling that God is saying I am much bigger and greater than your problems and much more powerful to change situations at My fingertips, the most important thing is God backing me. Don't worry or be anxious just because of what you see ahead.

Then I reasoned with God whether should I be upset when I asked my friend to bath after I finished but she told me to go make up first so that she could sleep more. I was quite upset at that instant and said I dont want to make up (wanted her to wake up so that I'm not the only one). Instead, she went back to sleep leaving me with no choice. I had this selfish thought like why others can sleep more and I cannot and I dislike the feeling of being forced to do something with no other option. Can I be upset or rather should I? I asked God.

He reminded me about the journey of carrying the cross. Why others can but I cannot. There will be certain sacrifices to make when I follow Him. It is like a picture of salvation - the saved and the lost. Blinded in sleep and awake in the light; we view perspectives differently and judge perspectives with different mindset and principles.

Carrying the cross is like being the first in the race, there is no one ahead to help to pace you or show you the way and you have to decide yourself. Carrying the cross is like being the first to stand up and say "I'm going to do something stupid and who's with me?!" but no one replied or responded to go with you because it seems like a stupid thing to do. Carrying the cross is walking an individual walk with God and God alone.

With that I asked, why have I not met the other half? There was no answer for that except "Trust".