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Offering

Posted on | October 11, 2009 | No Comments

God's plans takes you far, He knows you far better than you know yourself, He would definately know what is really right for you

Last Tuesday, exams was 2 more days left. Today, It's still 2 more days left, and guess what? This situation will remain the same for the next 2 days! How annoying. This exams have changed my view towards holidays completely, makes me feel like Aung San Suu Kyi (no, she's not related to Wai Leem), jailed at home. Anyhow, besides the studying for the long last 2 days, I have partially started my productive after-exam plans cum to-do list. And man, it's QUITE a long one, thanks to the long exams, it has accumulated this way. But i'm lovin' it, stuff to do and productivity is what God uses to keep me going and of course gain lots of different experiences. That explains why being jailed at home doing nothing except trying to study makes me wanna blow up. So yes, I couldn't take it and got some stuff started, and man I feel like me again! Hallelujah! =P

So a cool friend of mine Sze Kay (or otherwise known as zkay) shared about offering today before offering. Since the mission trip sharing in YC, I've always thought she could be the next youth pastor, hahaha! (don't be flattered) But that's besides the point for now. People do come and share about offering and all but somehow something zkay spoke today hit me. And it's something i've always known, but it became very real. 'Donation is giving away stuff that you don't already need and doesn not play a significant part for you, but offering is giving away something that costs you something, something that's significant to you, that comes from the heart, knowing that God would use it for His purpose and will.' Very true, God acknowledges only when you give with your heart, there's no meaning if you give something that cost you nothing, come on, God created everything, He doesn't need your wealth and possessions! It's not some kind of religious rituals, He doesn't look at what you do, He looks into your heart. And it's not referring to just money, it can be everything else. As Jesus Himself said, wide is the way to destruction and narrow is the way to eternity. Take the hard way, do the hard thing and depend on God, then whatever you do, according to His will will prosper for His glory.

How did it hit me? Lately, my dad has been talking to me about my tertiary studies and all and I did my research. I am passionate about politics, but I can't go into Social Sciences(or Liberal Arts, it's like flats and sharps in music, haha!) and so soon, coz there is just no good careers to venture into upon graduation. Made sense, I suppose I can further my studies in that after I earn my own money. So it boils down to Mass Communication and Law. Mass comm is another thing I really like, lots of fun and happening things to do and learn, and also lots of good and interesting careers to go into after graduation. Law on the other hand is not that 'happening' (its not easy) but I'd always had this strong feeling (or prompting?) to go for it. But yes, I do have the interest and the passion (it has everything to do with standing up for what is right and politics, it's like knowing the rules of the game inside out before charging in), thing is it's much more work compared to Mass Comm. And so I was praying and God spoke to me through this. If you wanna really do it for God, it's gotta cost you something. It's not that you don't get to do things you like being a christian, but it's about the long run, it's about a joy that lasts long rather than a temporal happiness that ends right after whatever it is ends. God's plans takes you far, He knows you far better than you know yourself, He would definately know what is really right for you. I'm not exactly saying this theoratically, I'm talking through the little experiences God brought me through to this small portion of life, He has always been right in the end. Again, it's not about not being able to do things you don't like, it's about the greater things behind it that you cannot see, which will be far more awesome for you and that WILL be something you like more than ever.

I don't think it's too early to think and worry about it. We gotta have an aim to work towards. Besides, it can be an motivation to do well in SPM to achieve what you have aimed. Haha! And definately, He's telling me too, take the narrow way, do add maths now! Yea, that makes total sense. =)

(Many asked) Oh and why not computers? Simply because I can't imagine dealing with pieces of metal and pages of codes my whole life, seriously, that's so boring! Well, don't think I'm made for it, will keep it as a big hobby though. =)

JoFan. Quiet down and listen to the still, small voice.

I think we're going somewhere.
We're on to something good here.
Out of mind, out of state.
Trying to keep my head on straight.
I think we're going somewhere.
We're on to something good here.
There's only one thing left to do.
Drop all I have and go with you.

[Chorus:]
Somewhere back there I left my worries all behind.
My problems fell out of the back of my mind.
We're going and I'm never knowing (never knowing) where we're going.
To go back to where I was would just be wrong.
I'm pressing on.
Pressing on, all my distress is going, going, gone. (pressing on, pressing on)
And I won't sit back, and take this anymore.
'Cause I'm done with that, I've got one foot out the door.
And to go back where I was would just be wrong
I'm pressing on.

I think we're going somewhere.
We're on to something good here.
Out of mind, out of state.
Trying to keep my head on straight.
I think we're going somewhere.
We're on to something good here.
Adversity, we get around it.
Searched for joy, in you I found it.

You look down on me, but you don't look down on me at all.
You smile and laugh, and I feel the love you have for me.
I think we're going somewhere.
We're on to something good here, and we're gonna make it after all.

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