My Philosophy of Life (Note: very rough... still in progress... and always in progress)

This is actually the extract of an essay that I should make in order to apply to a college:

Reasons for applying to enter Theological College and my hopes and intentions regarding the Christian ministry:

Firstly, let me describe my philosophy of life in order to paint the big picture.

I adopt the integrated concept of 3Vs (Vision, Values, Vehicles):
 Vision gives the focus that answers the “What” question: “What God wants me to become?”
 Values give the foundation that answers the “Why” question: “Why do I do what I do?”
 Vehicles give the function that answers the “How” question: “How do I get there?”

Here is my personal 3Vs (please note that it is progressive):

 Vision
• Life-purpose statement: To be a servant of GOD. To serve others so they would worship the true GOD. (Matt 23:11)
• Mission:
  1. To know and experience the divine resources. To know GOD through the Bible and my experience the walk with HIM
  2. To see the human needs compassionately from GOD’s point of view
  3. To become the channel of GOD’s resources. Distributing the divine resources to others.


 Values
• Obedience to The Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16)
• Love, The Greatest Commandment (Matthew 22: 37-40)
• The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20)
• Servant leadership. To lead by serving. To serve by leading/giving examples (Phil 2:7)

 Vehicles
• Spread the Gospel. Share about GOD’s true love.
• Dig the Word of GOD and teach others about it (1 Tim 4:6-16)
• Discipleship. Becoming more like Christ and assist others to do so.

Reasons for applying to enter Theological College
In short, studying at TC is one of the vehicles that I could utilize to strengthen my values in order to achieve the vision. A sound Theology will give a solid foundation (values) for my life and ministry. I hope I will be able to know and understand GOD more (vehicle) so that I could serve others more effectively that they may be able to know and understand GOD better (vision)

My hopes and intentions regarding the Christian ministry:
I have a burden of reaching out to youths and young adults. I plan to do Youth Ministry. First, I want to convert youths at church. Many of them diligently do ministry at church without knowing about the true salvation through Jesus Christ. I want to help them to grow to be like Christ in every aspect of their lives (relationship with others, characters, study, ministry, etc.). I want them to have a growing personal relationship with GOD that is life-changing so that the changes will be noticed by others (teachers, parents, peers) and they will be interested to know about the GOD in them.
I also plan to teach Religion at Christian school in Indonesia. I was not quite satisfied on how teachers teach the subject at school. Most of them treat Christianity only as knowledge without realising that this subject could be use as a tool to reach out for new souls to salvation and to build better relationship with GOD.
I also have a heart to serve fresh graduates who just enter the working environment. The shift from education to working environment could also somehow be “shocking” for some of the fresh graduates and I found that many of them backslide on their first job due to hectic work schedule, over times, sour relationships with bosses and colleagues, and office politics. I hope I could help them to maintain, or even grow their relationship with GOD through this difficult time.