Beautiful Spirits

Here's an old entry I dug up from my blog which I didn't post... just to share with you all... Sorry, been a little too busy to actually write anything but I assure you that I will once I settle into my job. haha. Here goes..
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I know I should be studying.
I know I have a lot of writing up for my research to do.
I know that I have a long list of things to accomplish.
Work work work.

But I couldn't resist spending the afternoon reading away... reading some of my old friends' blogs and before I knew it, the sun had slipped beneath the horizon. Well, I don't have much time to spare considering I've wasted a good deal of time and time is of essence.. TIME MANAGEMENT was the biblical teaching we got on Friday... which I'll share another time...

I just felt compelled to write something now. As I kept on reading, I was extremely captivated by some of their writings not because they were funny, not because they were so depressingly sad, not because of sacarstic humour, but because it was just plain beautiful words speaking about God and life. Every story was inspiring. Uplifting. And I thought of all the people in life that I knew...

Some were beautiful physically. Some were beautiful inside. Who lives a better life?

She, fortunately, has both.

I gaze upon people like these...gentle and quiet souls... with the Spirit of God speaking volumes in their life and I wish I could be like them. I have yet to know my gift and role to play in God's house.

I've always wanted to do more. Serve God. Climb higher. Do this. Do that. I wanted to progress leaps and bounds. I wanted to be BUSY serving God. But then I am reminded...

The story of Jesus visiting Martha and Mary. Martha was busy preparing food for Jesus. Mary merely sat at his feet and listened to his teaching. And then he told Martha that she was being needlessly busy and that Mary had done the most important thing : LISTEN. She had sthg no one could ever take away from her...God's Word.

And so i learn to be patient. Not to want to do things in my own time but to still my restless spirit and LISTEN. For it is the most important thing that anyone can do...for you can still serve and lose your way...but we need to constantly LISTEN... and before I can progress anymore.. I need to LISTEN...

Once Upon A Time

A guy met a girl, they fell in love, went out for periodic ice-creams and walks on the beach, and decided to get married.

Now, during those ice-creams and beach walks, they had plenty of time to discuss how their wedding ceremony would be done. The guy had brief visions of a vision of beauty in a pristine white dress walking up the aisle, and the girl was all for champagne at the reception. Both agreed that Mendelssohn's Wedding March was too old school.

Both girl and guy agreed that the hardest thing to do would be choosing whom to invite. See, they both came from different schools, went to different universities and over the years, had accumulated many different friendships all over the world. Asked to name 10 close friends, both of them would have only one difficulty; which 10 friends?

Plus their parents, being typical Chinese dudes, could invite a hallful of people in 10 seconds, no problem. Two hallfuls, cos there were 2 sides of parents.

But they agreed that something had to be done. So they reached a compromise.

The guy would invite 15 of his closest friends, and the girl would invite 15 of her bosom buddies to the wedding. They were all over the world, UK, Australia, Germany, China and one in New Zealand. All of them received their invites in good time (despite the ridiculous postal strike still ongoing in the UK) and did the usual fussing about what presents to get.

After all, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, even though they used to be close in high school and college. But everyone looked forward excitedly to the big day.

Since the wedding was in a private location in KL, all the friends flew over the day before, sort of a mini-reunion before the wedding itself. And as friends who haven't been back home in ages do, they went out to mamak. And to Luna Bar after that. And then to someone's house for a chat. And then out to mamak again. By the time all 30 friends said goodnight and went their separate ways, everyone was pretty tired.

Inevitably, next morning, groggy faces and hangovers were the theme of the day. But everyone remembered the BIG DAY. Church at 10! No messing around-get dressed-beat the KL jam-rush rush rush. And it so happened that about half the group of friends hadn't a clue where the place in KL was. Cos you know, they weren't from KL to begin with. So they got out their mobiles and tried calling the bridegroom. But, wouldn't you know it, they had misplaced the invitations to the wedding, on which the contact numbers of the bride and the groom were written. Then they decided to call each other. But in the rush, not many people were answering their mobiles. Some hadn't even gotten a Malaysia number yet. And some batteries were flat.

And so, just like in Matthew 25:1-13, those who were ready, got to party with the guy and the girl. They got to watch the long-awaited-for kiss, the irresistably 'chim' and romantic vows, and enjoy a great reception after.


Those who weren't ready, lets just say it wasn't the best day of their lives.

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I think God has this tendency to catch me by surprise. Sometimes He does something I'm not expecting, and I just have to roll with it. Sometimes its ok, cos I'm still walking pretty closely to Him, so can pick up the signs here and there, and its not a total clueless surprise. But at other times, when I'm stuck in a rut, and God pops a stunner, I miss it. Mostly because I'm not ready.

Is there a way to live my life in that perpetual sense of readiness for God's move? What do you ppl think?

My 1st Post Here... ;P

1 I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;
before the "gods" I will sing your praise.

2 I will bow down toward your holy temple
and will praise your name
for your love and your faithfulness,
for you have exalted above all things
your name and your word.

3 When I called, you answered me;
you made me bold and stouthearted.

4 May all the kings of the earth praise you, O LORD,
when they hear the words of your mouth.

5 May they sing of the ways of the LORD,
for the glory of the LORD is great.

6 Though the LORD is on high, he looks upon the lowly,
but the proud he knows from afar.

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life;
you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes,
with your right hand you save me.

8 The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your love, O LORD, endures forever—
do not abandon the works of your hands

--Psalm 138

I am once again reminded of the greatness of God when the worship leader shared this psalm in church yesterday. I KNOW it is His plan for me to be here and I am truly blessed. I am excited to see His plans unveil as I walk with Him.

And indeed the saying, "When one in the family finds salvation, the others will follow," is true, because I was truly encouraged when my sister told me that she has accepted Christ! A Godly surprise indeed!

Keep the prayers strong and loud, because God can hear them! I am sure that all families will one day find salvation and serve together in His house! God is indeed wonderful! And I am believing for more miracles!

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