Pohon Jati di tengah taman bebungaan
Berdiri tegap kebingungan
Dimanakah buah diri-diri gerangan
Tidak ditemukan di pekarangan
Dimanakah jati sejati
Sudah bertahunan diri rekat berjati
Rekat dekat menyentuh daging
Dipelihara bagai buah kirmizi
Pohon jati kembali mencari diri-diri
Daunnya merambah rambah kanan kiri
Akar merasuk menembus tanah alami
Serat kayu melandau landau seakan tak pernah berhenti
Terus dan terus mencari
Diri pun sadar dan menangis
Tanpa Jati diri tak dapat berdiri
Oh Indahnya dunia taman bebungaan asri
Disaat pertemuan jati diri
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
2 things to do
1. To be more patient and humble ... especially when I feel threatened by something or someone
2. To be more pro-active in gospel sharing to my family and friends
2. To be more pro-active in gospel sharing to my family and friends
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Relationship stuffs
This is just a quick entry ...
In a relationship, how can we know if our bf/gf is the one from God for us to marry? It's a hard thing to answer, because I can never give an answer that is definite she is the one 100% ... After all, who can fathom the mind of God?
What I learned this past couple of days/weeks/months/years is that God has a plan for each of His children ... And His plan is always a plan to prosper (spiritual prosperity) and not to harm ... Whatever challenges ahead of us, they are there because God allows them to be there ....
What we should do in a relationship when this question arises are
Back to the topic, my experience with my past is the same. Like any other normal guy, I had crushes on (Christian) girls. There are 3 cases in my observation:
Case 1:
The girl is not interested ... ^_^
Case 2:
In some cases, I changed my mind about the girl because I saw some characters/incompatibility that I can't bear if she would become my wife... This, I consider as God working in my life and an indication that I shouldn't go into a deeper relationship with that person no matter how much I like that person (after all there are no coincidences in His children's life)
Case 3:
But in some other cases, I didn't see anything that would cause me not continue pursuing the girl (she is in a ministry, not lazy, love God, good communication, bla bla bla) ... Of course she has bad characters as well, but those are not the show-stoppers ... Still God blocked my way somehow (time, activities, future plans, other guy, etc) ... I guess this is also God working in my life, guiding me not to go into a deeper relationship with that person ....
In the three cases above, I was serious in looking for potential gf .. but God somehow blocked my way ... It is no different when I am in a relationship ... God can open the door or close it ...
Many people especially in Chinese new year wants to know his/her luck in the new year. As a Christian, we are lucky to have a God that guides our walk daily.
YES, it is important to know God's will ...
God's plan will be revealed to us at the right time ....
BUT all the more important is whether we accept God's plan/will when it comes and say Your will be done!
In a relationship, how can we know if our bf/gf is the one from God for us to marry? It's a hard thing to answer, because I can never give an answer that is definite she is the one 100% ... After all, who can fathom the mind of God?
What I learned this past couple of days/weeks/months/years is that God has a plan for each of His children ... And His plan is always a plan to prosper (spiritual prosperity) and not to harm ... Whatever challenges ahead of us, they are there because God allows them to be there ....
What we should do in a relationship when this question arises are
- To surrender our life (relationship, plans) to God daily ... Asking for His will be done and to block the way if it's not His will ...
- Keep working hard in the relationship itself and not slacking off ...
Back to the topic, my experience with my past is the same. Like any other normal guy, I had crushes on (Christian) girls. There are 3 cases in my observation:
Case 1:
The girl is not interested ... ^_^
Case 2:
In some cases, I changed my mind about the girl because I saw some characters/incompatibility that I can't bear if she would become my wife... This, I consider as God working in my life and an indication that I shouldn't go into a deeper relationship with that person no matter how much I like that person (after all there are no coincidences in His children's life)
Case 3:
But in some other cases, I didn't see anything that would cause me not continue pursuing the girl (she is in a ministry, not lazy, love God, good communication, bla bla bla) ... Of course she has bad characters as well, but those are not the show-stoppers ... Still God blocked my way somehow (time, activities, future plans, other guy, etc) ... I guess this is also God working in my life, guiding me not to go into a deeper relationship with that person ....
In the three cases above, I was serious in looking for potential gf .. but God somehow blocked my way ... It is no different when I am in a relationship ... God can open the door or close it ...
Many people especially in Chinese new year wants to know his/her luck in the new year. As a Christian, we are lucky to have a God that guides our walk daily.
YES, it is important to know God's will ...
God's plan will be revealed to us at the right time ....
BUT all the more important is whether we accept God's plan/will when it comes and say Your will be done!
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