#NoteToSelf

The greatest surprises often come in the least expected times.

This morning was one.

I got ready for church as usual. Nothing was different about the morning until I stepped out of the house and my elderly but friendly uncle neighbour was leaving the house too. It was not normal for him to ask but he asked where I was heading.

A thousand replies ran through my head and I could have justified myself that the most I could do was to give him a ride to the bus stop along the main road. I refused to be quick to rationalise myself so I offered him a ride anyway, without clarifying where both of us were actually going.

The context of this relationship was that this uncle is already a grandfather himself, has a heart condition and despite his failing body, he faithfully steps out weekly to clear the fallen leaves and rubbish along the common road of our homes. Though they were numerous, he would painstakingly and patiently sweep them in, one at a time.

Surely some see it as a waste of time or even an inefficient model yet there was something beautiful to learn from this.

Anyway back to the ride. I was actually heading South towards Aljunied and he was going to AMK. So I sent him anyway. The gist of my learning this learning was to be humble and patient. I was not really in a rush for anything, just a habit of sticking to the routine. I knew I would be later than usual to reach the carpark but I decided today, it is okay.

I dropped him off nearby the market where he was going to. Had a glean into his past and hearing his sharing of his life, then and now. He had a tough and hard life. He had no qualifications. Yet he came through and now, he is a grandfather.

And this young man had much to learn. For one, I learned through him to recognise the road planning in AMK and to path find my way around AMK. I thought I already knew but no. This morning, I learned much and I'm thankful I did.

So here's to slowing down and be patient. Often, we hurry through life when we are suppose to enjoy life itself.

In Season and Out of Season

I took a quick rewind in the decade to be. I realized I'm currently doing (almost) nothing like what I was years ago. Back then I was that noob convert who had, for whatever reason, stumbled into a whole new realm.

Much like a newborn, my decisions were mostly concerning myself, my next step. Which version of the Bible to stick to? What kind of Christian songs were the in-thing? Who around me is an ideal role model?

Fast forward 9 years later, I realized things are vastly different. The choices I have to make can easily affect the entire body. The life I would have to choose to live, may eventually be a (side) cause of how another person decides to live theirs.

Tonight the one message was that with the storm and the boat that the disciples were in, it was their moment to awaken Christ through authenticity. I figure this maybe mine too.

You could had put everyone on a crucifix yet You chose to be the one.

You can love the ugliest sight of me, so why shouldn't I do the same?
 

Amazement

It all balances up.
The more undeserving I am,
The more it magnifies Your love.

The more You are providing,
The more I can testify of Your grace.

The more You show up in my life,
The more I see Your faithfulness.

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The best person to share about You,
is the one who has experienced you.
The prodigal son; The first and the last;
The rich young ruler; The sowing of seeds;
The camel and the needle eye;
The buried pearl and treasure;
The shrewd manager;
The ungrateful servant;
The unfaithful keeper;
The good samaritan;
The foundation of the house...

Own their own, an element seems to make only so much logic.
Put them together, I see deeper than that.

A privilege God has given.

Lord I am amazed by You,
And I choose to live daily in Your grace.
The good and the bad times.
Always.