Sacrifices made unknowningly

This post in actual fact actually really deserved an immediate posting, but it has been 3 days of interviews, I was just pre-occupied to blog about it. In fact, more often than not when a blog post has been procrastinated, it usually doesn't see the light of day. It just gets kept and hidden in our memory somewhere, but this deserves to be posted up.

Well, I have been attending a course called XEE short-formed for Evangelistic Explosion, you can find out more about them by clicking on "Evangelistic Explosion". In a nut-shell, it's basically teaches you how to share the gospel in a structured manner and it has been an enjoyable experience thus far. One very important point that I must highlight is that it helps solves two very crucial myths that many people perceive:

1. People do not want to hear the gospel
2. It is difficult to share the gospel

The situation on Sunday was a rather odd one. I always treasure by Sunday evenings, because if i'm not out with Shermaine or out with the guys, I would like to stay at home and have "me time" watching football or Formula 1. Well last Sunday, I unknowingly made an appointment to a connect activity to see a prospect in the evening.  What i realized later was that the appointment would mean that I would be missing:

1. Liverpool v Arsenal
2. Belgian GP

To be honest, I kinda rued my judgement for agreeing to the appointment at that time. I was tired and it was a big sacrifice (some may disagree) on my part. Well, we were due to share with a fruit seller at Taman Cempaka. So far I have only shared the gospel in English, well this Uncle did not understand English so had to be translated in Cantonese or Mandarin.

We managed to go through with him the entire gospel and despite the language barrier needing translation and what not, he accepted Christ! His wife was very thankful, and it took a bit of time for the feeling to sink in about what we have managed to do. Someone's life is going to be changed, renewed and for eternity that's something BIG!

What I'm getting at is, sometimes we need to put our own interests and luxury aside to attend to others for awhile. These are the sacrifices we make, not necessarily big ones per say but getting out of our comfort zone, in this case literally (because i watch F1/Football on the couch) can make a necessary change for someone else.

I may have missed a match, a race but thank God there are highlights and repeats, whereas for someone's salvation who knows what might happen. We won't, so can't afford to leave it to chance, people's life are too precious to be gambled on.

Just food for thought. Have a great week ahead!

A student's struggle

I'm still feeling some after effects upon receiving my final semester results, ultimately how this semester turns out will determine if i graduate or not. Fortunately, results were great (4 distinctions and 1 credit), it's great to have a set of results that reflects the effort you've put in, because saying you've studied hard without results to show at the end is like telling your boss "I've made profit, but i can't show it to you" that sorta thing.

Well, a little history, to those who knows me will tell you that i'm a realist on a good day, probably a pessimist on a bad (that's all you need to know in regards to this). I believe that when you're like that, you prepare for the worst outcome, and with every worst outcome there is a worst-worst outcome. Preparing yourself for the worst is practical, but although it serves that purpose indirectly it's a shield to protect from disappointment, being pragmatic if you will.

If you were to look at my past results going back from Standard 2 all the way up to Semester 5 of University, you would see i'm a very consistent student, my grades have never deviate much despite the level of difficulty increasing. That can be interpreted as good and bad. Good is that i've been consistent, bad would mean i have not improved over the years. So which is it? How do we know what we're doing is keeping us on track?

The difficulty is always in persevering through the difficult times, as there is nothing much to persevere in good times (perhaps some of us don't enjoy it enough though). The idea is to keep pushing forward, regardless of the type of situation you are in as you never know when it ends (hypothetically), don't leave room for chance. Leaving room for a chance, is a 50% opportunity for things to go against you (assuming things were going your way and you got complacent) and nothing to lose if things were already bad.

Some people believe in being a self-made man, but i'm not having much of it because it's a given. We of course have to understandably work-hard to achieve something, but God alters our route and sometimes we don't get what we want or what we think we deserve. Many years, I've asked that question but as grew up I stopped asking, because I realized i never moved on by dwelling on it.

When you've held on long enough, the success you were looking out for was just around the corner and don't give up till it comes. Even though it might be right at the end.

First Post of 2012..

It's about 2:30am on the 15th of February 2012, Valentines Day has just passed. Well, for the second year running, valentines was spent without Shermaine. Without her being around, valentines day is just like any other day.

Well, Valentines Day is a special day, but for those of you who are courting. Do something to appreciate your loved one, especially when they are within close distance to you. Because there might be times, where you can be apart and the only thing you wish, is the company of your loved one.

Valentines Day should be a everyday thing, simply because of everyday you learn something new about the person. Each day should be taken with appreciation and not for granted.

My love, my best friend. I have missed you much.