—why not take the chances—
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006"I
have a chance to do this now, and I might not have the chance to do it
again.."
this quotation caught my attention while reading the book of Discovering God’s
Will For Your Life. The quotation is simple and yet somehow it has a deep
impact on how am i going to respond to my everyday living… as of the moment
I’ll take things easily and as much as possible i think first before i act.. As
I look myself way back when i was in college, I still remember how much
pressure i am exerting just to maintain my scholarship…which is not bad at
all… but the question is… did i really enjoyed my college life?? Definitely
yes.. because its my choice and im sure that it is a God’s will for my life
because he wanted me to become successful in the career that I have chosen.. as
I remember all of the decisions and all of my future plans I always trust and
give it to our Lord because he’s the one who knows the blueprint of my life.
Meanwhile
as I read my thoughts quietly I’ve realized that there’s something wrong with
the picture… As I internalized the things that are happening in my life
questions begins to pop up somewhere… as if God is reminding me of something..
“Ley are you happy now”?.. “Is there something you wanted to tell me”? ; “Are
you still seeking my will”? … Suddenly my soul cries out for justification and
procrastination of my own delusion. I wanted to explain everything as fast as I
could… but…. Nothing came out… until then… someone hold my hand and hastily
look at me… don’t you remember me daughter?? I’m the one you always count
on…I’m the one who’s always looking for you and care for you more than anything
else in the world… come let’s talk and I will keep you from the resentment of
thy past and thy future.
I
thought that it was just a dream… but then… I cannot forget how he showed me
the light again… from there on I remember my childhood days I always talk to
him, and ask him to blessed me everyday and guide me for all the things that he
knows the best for me… I told myself I
think it is much better when I’m still young, when I know that I can’t live
alone….. Unlike now things were much getting complicated and the major dilemma
of it is…. I’m neglecting the one I used to be my best friend, my father, my
savior and my every thing… I forgot to ask guidance… I forgot to follow his
will… but then he told me. Ley it’s not yet late… there are times that the Lord
wants us to follow his will step by step not in short cuts…
I’m
in the middle of searching what does God really wants for me…for my life…I know
that all of the people we met has something to do with our life.. I don’t
believe in coincidence… for me it’s not just in my vocabulary… If things were
meant to happen no matter how hard you escape from it…sooner or later… it will
still happen.. so why avoid doing things that you think might help you to
become the better you… I’m my own understanding; the people that you will meet
in different stages of your life have a lot of things to teach you…. Whether it
is good or bad…. It is important to acknowledge what implications they had to
edify you…honestly speaking I really appreciate all the people that I had a
chance to spend my life with even though its just for a couple of minutes or an
hour or even a day…because they made me for who I am… whether I consider them
as my friends, lover, brother, sister, neighbor, classmate, schoolmate, enemy,
etc.
I
would like to acknowledge the presence of my dear friend “Curly theng!” we had
a great time together and I wanted you to know that I really appreciate the
moments we had… I’m happy because I’ll be able to experience how beautiful life
it is specially when were together.. laughing trips… joking around… I know that
someday we may not be able to see each other and spend a couple of hours
together I just want you to know that I’m always here for you. I will treasure
you as my very very dear friend of mine whom I used to call “Curly theng” ever!
We had a lot of similarities and goal in life I’ll just wish that whatever we
had will never be forgotten… I’m happy for having you as my friend and if time
will take us to a point that we had our own family I’ll be proud to introduce
you to my future son and daughter… meet “Curly theng” my special friend way
back 2006 when your mom was still 21 young and friendly…
“Knowing God’s will is a
journey, not a destination, and along the way we will sometimes be quite
confused. And sometimes we will be flat wrong about what God really wants for
us. The bottom line is not being right or wrong about God’s will but truly
seeking what God’s will is in the first place.”
Still seeking for God’s
will–>