Realisation
First of all, I wanna thank Shufen for giving me the book "Joy for the Journey".
It has encouraged me greatly and indeed is the message for the season for me.
With the Word, it comes confirmation, from Dr Joyce Meyer's conference.
To talk about a passage written in the book:
Finding Joy in your work.
Work should always be associated with joy.
The story is told of 3 women washing clothes.
A passerby asked each what she was doing,
"Washing clothes" was the first answer.
"A bit of household drudgery" was the second.
"I'm mothering 2 young children who someday will fill important and useful spheres in life, and washday is a part of my grand task in caring for these souls who shall live forever" was the third.
Ordinary work, which is what most of us do most of the time, is ordained by God as every bit as much as is the extraordinary. All work done for God is spiritual work and therefore not merely a duty but a holy priviledge.
Another excerpt:
Finding holiness in the Ordinary
Henri Nouwen, in his book Out of Solitude, tells of an old Notre Dame professor who had always complained that his work was constantly being interrupted. Like so many of us, he longed for the freedom to concentrate fully on what he considered important. Late in his life, however, the professor came to realize what he wished he had known all along: that the interruptions were his work...
The interruptons are the work. The pieces are the whole. We cannot wait for a total, personal revelation of all that God has for us to be handed down in one lump sum. God reveals Himself to us bit by spiritual bit. Even our broadest visions and our highest goals, once we know them, must be broken down and lived out in the small particulars of our everyday lives if they are to have meaning.
End of excerpt.
From those passages, you should have guessed that the problem which I am having right now is coping with the expectation that I have with regards to my work.
In fact, I missed by a fraction, to despising what I do at work.
With the recent transition in my work place, I began to seriously examine why I was there and doing the things that I was doing.
I did not have job satisfaction and began to yearn for more, wishing that I was doing something else instead of those. Wishing that I was somebody else that I wasn't..
Though I was still effective and efficient in what I did, somehow, I felt that I lost the joy, the spirit of excellence, and the faithfulness.
After reading the book, I felt encouraged. To be faithful, even in the little things. Even in the ordinary work, it can be holy unto the Lord.
To quote what Dr Joyce Meyer said," God wants us to do the ordinary things in supernatural way!".
Today, I was tremendously inspired and encouraged by what Dr Joyce shared.
What a great message to start off the year!
As I spoke with Joel, he asked me how I felt about the message. I said it was so timely.
Joel said," It was long-needed.".
I thought so too. The content of the message was about loving yourself, loving your life, and enjoying what you are doing.
I believe that is a message where alot of people needs to hear and will change their lives tremendously.
I hope u will bear with me cos I can't help but write down all those things that have impacted me.
Indeed, faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. I should suppose that I knew those stuff and principles already. But when I heard Dr Joyce said it again, faith arose in my heart.
I felt that I have to make a decision. To really walk the walk and not just talk the talk.
It is true, you know, that if I am not happy where I am right now, even when God promotes me, I will not be happy still. Cos I will have a thought that I will only be happier if I can get another promotion. Like this, I can never be happy. Cos to quote the bible, we should have the joy of the Lord, and not the joy of the circumstances.
Of course, happy not meaning that you be contented. But be happy with what you are doing right now, cos that is where you are and where God placed u in at that point of time.
If fact, God knows what we are doing at that point of time. And when the time of promotion comes, He will reveal it to us.
Do not do what the Lord has never intended for us to do/have.
What amazes me further, is the truth in the below sentence:
People are unhappy most of the time, cos most of the time, they think about how to make themselves happy. Yet, the Lord has not called us to inreach. But to Outreach.
Hence, the next time u get unhappy, reach out to someone and encourage them. Make the difference in their lives, and you will be happier.
There are actually alot of opportunities for us to do good and make the difference in people's life. The point in question? Our self-centerness. Sometimes, the biggest barrier of all, is ourselves.
You know, if what you have is what you've got, you just have to work around with it.
One simple sentence Dr Joyce Meyer said, which I totally agree.
I met Jesus and He changed my life.
It's a simple sentence with much emotions and truth attached to it.
Watched a documentary show just now. Not sure if you caught it. But it's about the addiction to gambling.
This gambling addict was sent to jail due to his embezzlement of company funds to pay off gambling debts (I should think that was how he was sent to jail..)
Through rain or shine, his parents ever so faithfully visited him in jail.
Christians also visited him in jail to talk to him about the Good News.
He felt that he had to repent and did not want to let his parents down. He changed and since then was a changed man.
When I saw a snippet of the film of how he worshipped God, I thanked God for His mercy and grace towards us right there and then. How great God is. Changed our lives and gave us new hope and light.
In short and in conclusion:
1) Be faithful even in the little things. God placed me in that place at that time. Let me do things with the joy of the Lord, love myself, love my life, and enjoy what I am doing.
2) Stop thinking all about making myself happier. Start taking myself off my mind and reach out to others, serve them, listen, encourage them and be for them. Dun just talk the talk. Walk the walk and show them Jesus.
3) Do what you are talented and good in. Stop yearning to be someone whom u ain't and wishing to be like them. You are special and lovely, and unique. Love yourself (but kick that self-centerness.)
*Hope you have yet to fall asleep and is still enjoying my writings.
To end off with some scriptures:
"Whatever you do, do it heartily as to the Lord and not to men."
-Col 3:23
"In all labor there is profit."
-Prov 14:23
It has encouraged me greatly and indeed is the message for the season for me.
With the Word, it comes confirmation, from Dr Joyce Meyer's conference.
To talk about a passage written in the book:
Finding Joy in your work.
Work should always be associated with joy.
The story is told of 3 women washing clothes.
A passerby asked each what she was doing,
"Washing clothes" was the first answer.
"A bit of household drudgery" was the second.
"I'm mothering 2 young children who someday will fill important and useful spheres in life, and washday is a part of my grand task in caring for these souls who shall live forever" was the third.
Ordinary work, which is what most of us do most of the time, is ordained by God as every bit as much as is the extraordinary. All work done for God is spiritual work and therefore not merely a duty but a holy priviledge.
Another excerpt:
Finding holiness in the Ordinary
Henri Nouwen, in his book Out of Solitude, tells of an old Notre Dame professor who had always complained that his work was constantly being interrupted. Like so many of us, he longed for the freedom to concentrate fully on what he considered important. Late in his life, however, the professor came to realize what he wished he had known all along: that the interruptions were his work...
The interruptons are the work. The pieces are the whole. We cannot wait for a total, personal revelation of all that God has for us to be handed down in one lump sum. God reveals Himself to us bit by spiritual bit. Even our broadest visions and our highest goals, once we know them, must be broken down and lived out in the small particulars of our everyday lives if they are to have meaning.
End of excerpt.
From those passages, you should have guessed that the problem which I am having right now is coping with the expectation that I have with regards to my work.
In fact, I missed by a fraction, to despising what I do at work.
With the recent transition in my work place, I began to seriously examine why I was there and doing the things that I was doing.
I did not have job satisfaction and began to yearn for more, wishing that I was doing something else instead of those. Wishing that I was somebody else that I wasn't..
Though I was still effective and efficient in what I did, somehow, I felt that I lost the joy, the spirit of excellence, and the faithfulness.
After reading the book, I felt encouraged. To be faithful, even in the little things. Even in the ordinary work, it can be holy unto the Lord.
To quote what Dr Joyce Meyer said," God wants us to do the ordinary things in supernatural way!".
Today, I was tremendously inspired and encouraged by what Dr Joyce shared.
What a great message to start off the year!
As I spoke with Joel, he asked me how I felt about the message. I said it was so timely.
Joel said," It was long-needed.".
I thought so too. The content of the message was about loving yourself, loving your life, and enjoying what you are doing.
I believe that is a message where alot of people needs to hear and will change their lives tremendously.
I hope u will bear with me cos I can't help but write down all those things that have impacted me.
Indeed, faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. I should suppose that I knew those stuff and principles already. But when I heard Dr Joyce said it again, faith arose in my heart.
I felt that I have to make a decision. To really walk the walk and not just talk the talk.
It is true, you know, that if I am not happy where I am right now, even when God promotes me, I will not be happy still. Cos I will have a thought that I will only be happier if I can get another promotion. Like this, I can never be happy. Cos to quote the bible, we should have the joy of the Lord, and not the joy of the circumstances.
Of course, happy not meaning that you be contented. But be happy with what you are doing right now, cos that is where you are and where God placed u in at that point of time.
If fact, God knows what we are doing at that point of time. And when the time of promotion comes, He will reveal it to us.
Do not do what the Lord has never intended for us to do/have.
What amazes me further, is the truth in the below sentence:
People are unhappy most of the time, cos most of the time, they think about how to make themselves happy. Yet, the Lord has not called us to inreach. But to Outreach.
Hence, the next time u get unhappy, reach out to someone and encourage them. Make the difference in their lives, and you will be happier.
There are actually alot of opportunities for us to do good and make the difference in people's life. The point in question? Our self-centerness. Sometimes, the biggest barrier of all, is ourselves.
You know, if what you have is what you've got, you just have to work around with it.
One simple sentence Dr Joyce Meyer said, which I totally agree.
I met Jesus and He changed my life.
It's a simple sentence with much emotions and truth attached to it.
Watched a documentary show just now. Not sure if you caught it. But it's about the addiction to gambling.
This gambling addict was sent to jail due to his embezzlement of company funds to pay off gambling debts (I should think that was how he was sent to jail..)
Through rain or shine, his parents ever so faithfully visited him in jail.
Christians also visited him in jail to talk to him about the Good News.
He felt that he had to repent and did not want to let his parents down. He changed and since then was a changed man.
When I saw a snippet of the film of how he worshipped God, I thanked God for His mercy and grace towards us right there and then. How great God is. Changed our lives and gave us new hope and light.
In short and in conclusion:
1) Be faithful even in the little things. God placed me in that place at that time. Let me do things with the joy of the Lord, love myself, love my life, and enjoy what I am doing.
2) Stop thinking all about making myself happier. Start taking myself off my mind and reach out to others, serve them, listen, encourage them and be for them. Dun just talk the talk. Walk the walk and show them Jesus.
3) Do what you are talented and good in. Stop yearning to be someone whom u ain't and wishing to be like them. You are special and lovely, and unique. Love yourself (but kick that self-centerness.)
*Hope you have yet to fall asleep and is still enjoying my writings.
To end off with some scriptures:
"Whatever you do, do it heartily as to the Lord and not to men."
-Col 3:23
"In all labor there is profit."
-Prov 14:23
posted by xx @ 11:07 PM
1 Comments:
At 7:43 PM,
Fleur De La Lune said…
amen. I felt so impacted by Joyce Meyer's message.
Especially agree with you about the part where we stop trying to make ourselves happy and try to make others happy instead.
this is so important.
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