I just read an inspiring article from Christianity Today. It's about a guy named Matt Elrod. He is one of the contestants at the reality show "Survivor" (still on air now) and he is an outspoken Christian. He mentioned that he was in the show to proclaim God's glory. At first, I could not believe, that's why I was drawn to read the article. I was so curious.
I never watched Survivor before, but from the ads of the show I can see that there's a lot of sin (lie, talk bad about others, backstabbing, vulgarities) involved. It is interesting to follow Matt's journey on the show and how it have turned out. Click the link, read the article, and be inspired :)
'It's a Hard Place to Be'
'Survivor' Update: Hat Tip to the Almighty
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
"Why" on Ministry
I've always liked "why" questions.
It reveals motivation.
It digs into the depth of the heart.
It makes aware of the unconscious.
Now I'm questioning myself, again, why?
Why am I taking ministry?
Can I say no to a ministry offered to me? Or why should I say no?
Is it 'weird' for a theological student to say no when others asked me to minister? Is it not ok for a theological student to take less ministry than others for wanting to concentrate on study? Should I care of what people think of me?
Am I taking ministry because nobody else available, or because I think that nobody else can do better than me?
Am I taking ministry to prove myself? To get a platform to develop my skills? To utilize what I have learned at school?
Am I taking ministry because it makes me feel good or feel useful?
Am I taking ministry because I just love to be the one in charge, to be able to tell others what to do?
Am I taking ministry because people have given me allowances and love gifts? Oh... yeah... money is always one of the trickiest thing on earth.
Am I taking ministry because I sense that there was a great need? Has these needs driven me to ministry? Is need-driven ministry right?
What is inside is more important than what is seen.
Works are important, but it is the motivation behind that defines the value of works.
Has the Gospel driven me? Has God's grace driven me?
-Inspired by the sermon preached by a senior at TTC on Chapel yesterday-
It reveals motivation.
It digs into the depth of the heart.
It makes aware of the unconscious.
Now I'm questioning myself, again, why?
Why am I taking ministry?
Can I say no to a ministry offered to me? Or why should I say no?
Is it 'weird' for a theological student to say no when others asked me to minister? Is it not ok for a theological student to take less ministry than others for wanting to concentrate on study? Should I care of what people think of me?
Am I taking ministry because nobody else available, or because I think that nobody else can do better than me?
Am I taking ministry to prove myself? To get a platform to develop my skills? To utilize what I have learned at school?
Am I taking ministry because it makes me feel good or feel useful?
Am I taking ministry because I just love to be the one in charge, to be able to tell others what to do?
Am I taking ministry because people have given me allowances and love gifts? Oh... yeah... money is always one of the trickiest thing on earth.
Am I taking ministry because I sense that there was a great need? Has these needs driven me to ministry? Is need-driven ministry right?
What is inside is more important than what is seen.
Works are important, but it is the motivation behind that defines the value of works.
Has the Gospel driven me? Has God's grace driven me?
-Inspired by the sermon preached by a senior at TTC on Chapel yesterday-
Monday, November 22, 2010
Prayer and Power
"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men and women.
Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks."
-Phillip Brooks (1835-1893)-
I read this statement twice within these two days from two different books. Coincidence? I don't think so. I think God is trying to say something to me.
When I read the above statement, two things came into my mind:
First, what Peter Parker said in Spiderman 2 : "With great power comes great responsibility". Hmm... come to think about it, it's quite frustrating, right? You end up thinking about how much responsibility you will have to do.
I think the sentence is not complete. If I may add, it would be: "With great power comes great responsibility, and with great responsibility, comes great power."
Yup, there's God's encouragement for each of us to fulfill our responsibility :)
Second, I think about how my life would be next semester. I will take 5 subjects (same as this semester) and 1 audit. Plus... there will be placement. I will be placed in my home church. Currently, I still do not know what my responsibilities are, but one thing for sure, I will have more responsibilities compared to this semester.
The quote above becomes an encouragement for me to pray more. Praying... something that I have been considered as 'second class' compared to reading Bible. Yup, no doubt I enjoy reading Study Bible, commentaries, and books. But to pray? It takes much lesser than my time spent for reading. I think God is trying to remind me to get on my knees more...
Thank You, Lord, for Your Word. Help me to obey.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
A Day with Rev. HR and His Wife
Missionaries...
A special call...
A call for total surrender to GOD even on the simplest thing of daily lives...
A call for faith to His providence...
A call for sacrifice... die to yourself and your loved ones...
A call to live for Christ... and bear His cross...
A call to fully understand God's heart... His mercy and compassion...
A day with them has opened my eyes and heart of what God can really do in ordinary people's life. He is undescribably amazing, and I stand here totally in awe of Him and His works.
A special call...
A call for total surrender to GOD even on the simplest thing of daily lives...
A call for faith to His providence...
A call for sacrifice... die to yourself and your loved ones...
A call to live for Christ... and bear His cross...
A call to fully understand God's heart... His mercy and compassion...
A day with them has opened my eyes and heart of what God can really do in ordinary people's life. He is undescribably amazing, and I stand here totally in awe of Him and His works.
I believe my Creator knows me well, what I would and wouldn't be able to bear. That is why he did not call me for this particular mission.
Still... He is calling me to do good works that are just right for me...
And yes, just like Rev. HR and his wife who are faithfully doing good works that are right for them, I also want to be faithful to my calling.
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." -Ephesians 2:10-
Monday, April 12, 2010
Small Group (No Name Yet)
I am amazed by God's work in our Small Group I don't even know where to start.
The church started the idea of Small Group at the end of last year. At that time me & Dyn planned our groups. Both of us would lead this group that consists of Lis, Kem, Mel, Ton, Jas.
Off we started... meetings by meetings...
The chemistry is there, I must say. We could openly share about our life. And it's not just sharing. It is sharing with a 'deep' content, very spiritual... and we were growing in numbers, too.
We are determined to have a better relationship with Him...
We are struggling with our weaknesses...
We are doing our best to witness for Christ...
We are praying for each other and for salvation of the people we love...
We want to be like Christ in our thoughts, our words, and our deeds... A vision that we would not be able to achieve in this life... but we knew that this is what God wants for us...
LORD, please, keep working in our lives. We are tools in Your hands. Use us to bring glory and honour for YOU alone. Amen.
The church started the idea of Small Group at the end of last year. At that time me & Dyn planned our groups. Both of us would lead this group that consists of Lis, Kem, Mel, Ton, Jas.
Off we started... meetings by meetings...
The chemistry is there, I must say. We could openly share about our life. And it's not just sharing. It is sharing with a 'deep' content, very spiritual... and we were growing in numbers, too.
I try to see each of us from God's point of view. There are HUGE potential.
God has planted the seed. And it is growing now.
Someday they will become huge trees with strong roots, sturdy stems, and ripe fruits.
In 1 year? 5 years? 10 years? 20 years time? I do not know.
Time is in His hands and His plan is sometimes unfathomable.
"Beyond imagination". That's the term I usually use :)
For me, I am amazed by His work in our lives. I am grateful of God's appointment to be part of this group.
Trully, this ministry is a priviledge. To see us in this stage... growing... is like to indirectly see God's hands doing works in our lives.
We are pilgrims... in progress..
We are struggling to find out God's calling in our life...We are determined to have a better relationship with Him...
We are struggling with our weaknesses...
We are doing our best to witness for Christ...
We are praying for each other and for salvation of the people we love...
We want to be like Christ in our thoughts, our words, and our deeds... A vision that we would not be able to achieve in this life... but we knew that this is what God wants for us...
LORD, please, keep working in our lives. We are tools in Your hands. Use us to bring glory and honour for YOU alone. Amen.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
12 Ways to Trap Those Who Are So Called Reformed
I received an article from a Reformed Evangelical Church's mailing list that, I think, really worth sharing. Like the Screwtape Letter version for Reformed people, or at least those who claimed themselves as part of Reformed movement (including me). Enjoy the article and hope we could reflect on it...
During a meeting held by the strong man and his servants, the Strong Man rolled out his plan of attack against the Reformed People.
12 Ways to Trap Those Who Are So Called Reformed
1. Make Them Big in Head but Small in Heart
2. Encourage Them to Criticise but Make Them Unwilling to Act
3. Allow Them To Learn The Sovereignty of God but Make Them Fail to Understand Man's responsibility
4. Encourage Them to Be Theologically Strong but Weak in Love and Deeds
5. Nurture Their Pride in Knowledge, So That They Will Absent In Humility, Gentleness and Meekness
6. Instigate Them to Quarrel over Disputable Matters In The Bible to Weaken Their Church Unity
7. Flame Their Zeal For Traditions but Cold Like Dead Fish in Worship
8. Praise Them For Always Correcting People but Failure to Live out Themselves
9. Let Them Be Zealous in Doctrines but Failure in Doctrine of Love
10. Teach Them about Predestination But Not Let Them Understand The Command of Great Commission
11. Let Them Teach about Grace but Not Showing to Others
12. Poison Them In Self Contentment, Pride in Knowledge and weak in Love and Evangelism is their trademarks.
Go out and trap those "Reformed" in minds but not in hearts and will.
Allow them to think they ARE ALWAYS RIGHT , that they Themselves are LOGOS.
Then we shall succeed, in leading them to fall into our traps.
(Instructions by Strong Man).
plus: don't leak this secrets out for fear they will examine their lives.
The article serves as a reminder for me as a Christian. I used to be a person that was very 'thirsty' in knowledge. "Knowledge is power" was my motto. I love reading. I used to be a very arrogant person, thinking that I was the smartest of all and I knew better than anyone else. I always tried to show my knowledge, talk intellegently with others using jargons, look down on other people that I thought not as intellectual as me. I chose who to be friends with. Most of my friends are the top students in class.
But I came to one point when I felt that knowledge, in the end, did not satisfy me.
It is wisdom. It is love. It is compassion. Those are the things that makes life become a wonderful testimony for others. Show them to others, and we will see lifes changed, we will see hearts changed.
Up until now, I sometimes still struggling with this weakness. I still have to constantly remind myself to love and to be humble. "Constantly remind myself"... It means it doesn't come automatically.
I also have other things to share from Prayer Meeting yesterday that really 'hit' me.
The preacher talked about the masks people use to hide their trueselves:
1. The mask of belongings. e.g. buy branded things to build one's identity *Crocs? G2000? :p*
2. The mask of intellectually. *which is so me!* e.g. gain recognition by collecting books (but not reading it) >.< , collecting degree, scientific reference out of its context.
3. The mask of social. e.g. join groups that perceived to be able to change our status
4. The mask of morality. e.g. donate money or other things to cover failures to live as a true Christian in front of GOD.
I also learnt about "the progressive of sanctification". The building of Christian character. There are three categories:
1. BASIC character. Purpose: to be able to 'survive' in the community. e.g. obedience, gratefulness, attentiveness
2. BEAUTIFUL character. Purpose: To be a good member of a team. e.g. friendly, tolerance, compassion
3. BRILLIANT character. Purpose: To be able to influence or lead others. e.g. initiative, persuasive, wisdom
In my heart I was shouting, "LORD, THOSE are what I'm looking for! I want to grow fully in all those characters!!!"
During a meeting held by the strong man and his servants, the Strong Man rolled out his plan of attack against the Reformed People.
12 Ways to Trap Those Who Are So Called Reformed
1. Make Them Big in Head but Small in Heart
2. Encourage Them to Criticise but Make Them Unwilling to Act
3. Allow Them To Learn The Sovereignty of God but Make Them Fail to Understand Man's responsibility
4. Encourage Them to Be Theologically Strong but Weak in Love and Deeds
5. Nurture Their Pride in Knowledge, So That They Will Absent In Humility, Gentleness and Meekness
6. Instigate Them to Quarrel over Disputable Matters In The Bible to Weaken Their Church Unity
7. Flame Their Zeal For Traditions but Cold Like Dead Fish in Worship
8. Praise Them For Always Correcting People but Failure to Live out Themselves
9. Let Them Be Zealous in Doctrines but Failure in Doctrine of Love
10. Teach Them about Predestination But Not Let Them Understand The Command of Great Commission
11. Let Them Teach about Grace but Not Showing to Others
12. Poison Them In Self Contentment, Pride in Knowledge and weak in Love and Evangelism is their trademarks.
Go out and trap those "Reformed" in minds but not in hearts and will.
Allow them to think they ARE ALWAYS RIGHT , that they Themselves are LOGOS.
Then we shall succeed, in leading them to fall into our traps.
(Instructions by Strong Man).
plus: don't leak this secrets out for fear they will examine their lives.
The article serves as a reminder for me as a Christian. I used to be a person that was very 'thirsty' in knowledge. "Knowledge is power" was my motto. I love reading. I used to be a very arrogant person, thinking that I was the smartest of all and I knew better than anyone else. I always tried to show my knowledge, talk intellegently with others using jargons, look down on other people that I thought not as intellectual as me. I chose who to be friends with. Most of my friends are the top students in class.
But I came to one point when I felt that knowledge, in the end, did not satisfy me.
It is wisdom. It is love. It is compassion. Those are the things that makes life become a wonderful testimony for others. Show them to others, and we will see lifes changed, we will see hearts changed.
Up until now, I sometimes still struggling with this weakness. I still have to constantly remind myself to love and to be humble. "Constantly remind myself"... It means it doesn't come automatically.
I also have other things to share from Prayer Meeting yesterday that really 'hit' me.
The preacher talked about the masks people use to hide their trueselves:
1. The mask of belongings. e.g. buy branded things to build one's identity *Crocs? G2000? :p*
2. The mask of intellectually. *which is so me!* e.g. gain recognition by collecting books (but not reading it) >.< , collecting degree, scientific reference out of its context.
3. The mask of social. e.g. join groups that perceived to be able to change our status
4. The mask of morality. e.g. donate money or other things to cover failures to live as a true Christian in front of GOD.
I also learnt about "the progressive of sanctification". The building of Christian character. There are three categories:
1. BASIC character. Purpose: to be able to 'survive' in the community. e.g. obedience, gratefulness, attentiveness
2. BEAUTIFUL character. Purpose: To be a good member of a team. e.g. friendly, tolerance, compassion
3. BRILLIANT character. Purpose: To be able to influence or lead others. e.g. initiative, persuasive, wisdom
In my heart I was shouting, "LORD, THOSE are what I'm looking for! I want to grow fully in all those characters!!!"
Monday, October 26, 2009
A "Spiritual Giant" That Has Been A Source of Inspiration for A Woman That Has Been An Inspiration For Me
Amy Carmichael’s Confession of Love
My Vow
Whatsoever Thou sayest unto me, by Thy grace I will do it.
My Constraint
Thy love, O Christ, my Lord.
My Confidence
Thou art able to keep that which I have committed unto Thee.
My Joy
To do Thy will, O God.
My Discipline
That which I would not choose, but which Thy love appoints.
My Prayer
Conform my will to Thine.
My Motto
Love to live, live to love.
My Portion
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance.
Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee as Thou deservest;
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labor and not to ask for any reward
save that of knowing that we do Thy will, O Lord our God.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Quoted from
The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael—A Chance to Die
written by Elisabeth Elliot.
This was Amy Carmichael’s Confession of Love.
Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) was an Irish missionary to India.
She spent fifty-three years in South India without furlough.
She was known as “Amma” or “mother” by the hundreds of children that she
rescued from moral danger and raised to love and know Jesus Christ.
Amy was a Godly woman who gave her life unreservedly to serve the Lord.
Note:
Hope you understand the title :)
Hint:
A woman that has been an inspiration for me = Elisabeth Elliot
My Vow
Whatsoever Thou sayest unto me, by Thy grace I will do it.
My Constraint
Thy love, O Christ, my Lord.
My Confidence
Thou art able to keep that which I have committed unto Thee.
My Joy
To do Thy will, O God.
My Discipline
That which I would not choose, but which Thy love appoints.
My Prayer
Conform my will to Thine.
My Motto
Love to live, live to love.
My Portion
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance.
Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee as Thou deservest;
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labor and not to ask for any reward
save that of knowing that we do Thy will, O Lord our God.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Quoted from
The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael—A Chance to Die
written by Elisabeth Elliot.
This was Amy Carmichael’s Confession of Love.
Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) was an Irish missionary to India.
She spent fifty-three years in South India without furlough.
She was known as “Amma” or “mother” by the hundreds of children that she
rescued from moral danger and raised to love and know Jesus Christ.
Amy was a Godly woman who gave her life unreservedly to serve the Lord.
Note:
Hope you understand the title :)
Hint:
A woman that has been an inspiration for me = Elisabeth Elliot
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Peace
Live in Peace. (L.I.P) *not R.I.P :p*
That is how I have been in the past 2 weeks.
Based on my current situation, I've been trying to think some bad scenarios that might happen to me in the future (eventhough I'm not supposed to)
Well... the conclusion is... What should I fear of? What bad thing that could happen to me?
Unemployment? It just prove that GOD gives me more time to be quiet, to search the Truth more deeply, and to set my eyes more to other people. Anyway, I have been there. And I enjoyed every moment of it.
No money as the result of being jobless? I still have family in Bandung that would accept me as who I am. And I could just start a new chapter of life there.
What else that I could think of?
Suffering? Sickness? Loneliness? My experiences with those kind of things just made me closer to GOD as well as grew in faith & hope in HIM
Persecution from people around me? Not afraid. I will hang on to GOD. Just do what HE wants me to do. In the end all people will see how great is my GOD.
Death? Even death is considered gain for me :) Well.. if I could choose, I would choose to live. But... "my times are in Your hands" (Psalm 31: 15a)
How can I come to this state of peace?
Read Bible. Read good books. Don't read rubbish.
And reflect on what we read.
These are a few (from many many many) important and useful things that I learned from reading:
1. Psalm 56:3 says "When I am afraid, I will trust in you." But, Isaiah 12:2 is better to say: "Surely God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid" (this one thanks to Pastor Warren Wiersbe)
Trust first, then I won't be afraid. But, even if I feel afraid, there's a way out, which is to trust in HIM. Amazing rite? I'm currently in the process to trust everything in God's hands. All I need to do is obey.
2. As usual, Elisabeth Elliot has always been my inspiration! I'll quote her again: "We are meddling with God's business when we let all manner of imagining loose, predicting disaster, contemplating possibilities instead of following, on day at a time, God's plain and simple pathway. "As thy days so shall thy strength be" (Deuteronomy 33:25). God knows how to apportion each one's strength according to that day's need. Faithfulness today is the best preparation for the demands for tomorrow."
Apart from reading... Listen to good songs. Hymns & worship songs. Don't listen to rubbish.
I would just close my eyes and let myself absorb every word to be my prayer to GOD.
Well... it is too good to be true. Therefore I believe GOD is preparing me for something "big". Most probably a huge storm. Hmm... let's see...
For now, I would just equip myself with 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 "So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
How beautiful a life lived in, with, and for GOD! :)
That is how I have been in the past 2 weeks.
Based on my current situation, I've been trying to think some bad scenarios that might happen to me in the future (eventhough I'm not supposed to)
Well... the conclusion is... What should I fear of? What bad thing that could happen to me?
Unemployment? It just prove that GOD gives me more time to be quiet, to search the Truth more deeply, and to set my eyes more to other people. Anyway, I have been there. And I enjoyed every moment of it.
No money as the result of being jobless? I still have family in Bandung that would accept me as who I am. And I could just start a new chapter of life there.
What else that I could think of?
Suffering? Sickness? Loneliness? My experiences with those kind of things just made me closer to GOD as well as grew in faith & hope in HIM
Persecution from people around me? Not afraid. I will hang on to GOD. Just do what HE wants me to do. In the end all people will see how great is my GOD.
Death? Even death is considered gain for me :) Well.. if I could choose, I would choose to live. But... "my times are in Your hands" (Psalm 31: 15a)
How can I come to this state of peace?
Read Bible. Read good books. Don't read rubbish.
And reflect on what we read.
These are a few (from many many many) important and useful things that I learned from reading:
1. Psalm 56:3 says "When I am afraid, I will trust in you." But, Isaiah 12:2 is better to say: "Surely God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid" (this one thanks to Pastor Warren Wiersbe)
Trust first, then I won't be afraid. But, even if I feel afraid, there's a way out, which is to trust in HIM. Amazing rite? I'm currently in the process to trust everything in God's hands. All I need to do is obey.
2. As usual, Elisabeth Elliot has always been my inspiration! I'll quote her again: "We are meddling with God's business when we let all manner of imagining loose, predicting disaster, contemplating possibilities instead of following, on day at a time, God's plain and simple pathway. "As thy days so shall thy strength be" (Deuteronomy 33:25). God knows how to apportion each one's strength according to that day's need. Faithfulness today is the best preparation for the demands for tomorrow."
Apart from reading... Listen to good songs. Hymns & worship songs. Don't listen to rubbish.
I would just close my eyes and let myself absorb every word to be my prayer to GOD.
Well... it is too good to be true. Therefore I believe GOD is preparing me for something "big". Most probably a huge storm. Hmm... let's see...
For now, I would just equip myself with 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 "So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."
How beautiful a life lived in, with, and for GOD! :)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
One Soul
A Christian should never believe in coincidence.
No, it's not a coincidence.
It is absolutely an opportunity given to me to share the Good News.
One opportunity taken.
One soul won.
Praise the LORD!
Revival in my spiritual state.
Thank you, LORD!
Next, the Revival Meetings! Onward! Yosh! :)
No, it's not a coincidence.
It is absolutely an opportunity given to me to share the Good News.
One opportunity taken.
One soul won.
Praise the LORD!
Revival in my spiritual state.
Thank you, LORD!
Next, the Revival Meetings! Onward! Yosh! :)
Monday, June 8, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
PRAYER BEFORE STARTING WORK
My Heavenly Father, as I enter this work place,
I bring Your presence with me.
I speak Your peace, Your grace, Your mercy,
and Your perfect order into this office.
I acknowledge Your power over all that
will be spoken, thought, decided, and done within these walls.
Lord, I thank You for the gifts You have blessed me with.
I commit to using them responsibly in Your honor.
Give me a fresh supply of strength to do my job.
Anoint my projects, ideas, and energy,
so that even my smallest accomplishment
may bring You glory.
Lord, when I am confused, guide me.
When I am weary, energize me. When I am
burned out, infuse me with the light of the Holy Spirit.
May the work that I do and the way I do it bring
faith, joy, and a smile to all that I come in
contact with today. And oh Lord,
when I leave this place, give me traveling mercy.
Bless my family and home to be in order as I left it.
Lord, I thank you for everything You've done,
everything You're doing, and everything You're going to do.
In the Name of Jesus I pray, with much love and Thanksgiving..... Amen.
PS: Got this note from my boss today... maybe I should start to say this prayer everyday before I go to work...
I bring Your presence with me.
I speak Your peace, Your grace, Your mercy,
and Your perfect order into this office.
I acknowledge Your power over all that
will be spoken, thought, decided, and done within these walls.
Lord, I thank You for the gifts You have blessed me with.
I commit to using them responsibly in Your honor.
Give me a fresh supply of strength to do my job.
Anoint my projects, ideas, and energy,
so that even my smallest accomplishment
may bring You glory.
Lord, when I am confused, guide me.
When I am weary, energize me. When I am
burned out, infuse me with the light of the Holy Spirit.
May the work that I do and the way I do it bring
faith, joy, and a smile to all that I come in
contact with today. And oh Lord,
when I leave this place, give me traveling mercy.
Bless my family and home to be in order as I left it.
Lord, I thank you for everything You've done,
everything You're doing, and everything You're going to do.
In the Name of Jesus I pray, with much love and Thanksgiving..... Amen.
PS: Got this note from my boss today... maybe I should start to say this prayer everyday before I go to work...
Friday, April 17, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
What's Your Hobby?
Oh no... I really miss writing on my blog... Lots of things to talk about!
Must set aside some time >.<
Ok. This is special case. I dunno why, but I feel like I have to share this...
This morning I taught in a class... A one student class... Felt like doing a pivate instead of teaching :)
The student is a Filipino domestic worker. Short, quite plumb, nice, decent, pretty (my Myanmarese colleague kept emphasizing this. Hehe..). She seems young, about 20 yrs old, but when I checked, she has a husband and 2 kids! o.0
In the curriculum, I was told to give some tips on how the newly arriving workers can cope with homesickness, loneliness, and sad feeling. One way to do this is by doing the things they like to do a.k.a doing their hobby.
I gave some examples to her: listening to music, writing diary, reading, etc.
And then I ask a question to her, "What is your hobby? What do you like to do?"
Straightly she answered, " I like reading Bible".
...
...
...
I stunned! A simple answer from a simple girl, yet it gave strong impact.
Then I asked her, "You like reading Bible?"
"Yes.", she replied.
You could hear a big "Wow!" in my heart! !
I mean... I don't think she knows that I'm a Christian... *I don't think my name and my face would make people think that I'm one :p*
And there she was... with courage she firmly stated that her hobby is reading the Bible!
I must admit she is one of a kind.
I definitely NEVER expect that kind of answer coming out of a student I teach. EVERY other domestic workers I have asked before (even though they are Catholic Filipino) always gave "standard" answers (listen to music, sing, write).
Then I smiled at her. And I gave a glance to my Myanmarese colleague who is in the room with me (a devout sister in Christ) and found out that she also smiled :)
Then the conversation moved on to how often she reads the Bible (first thing in the morning & night before sleep). I told her that me & my colleague are Christian and I shared with her how we also do the same thing and how GOD's word has always become our source of strength everyday. And she also smiled, maybe because she knew that she is not alone :)
Well... what a day! I must admit I can't stop thinking about it.
I mean... yes I also like reading Bible, but I don't think to the extend that if people ask me my hobby I would answer "Reading the Bible."
Today's incident really make me think, think, and think again...
Must set aside some time >.<
Ok. This is special case. I dunno why, but I feel like I have to share this...
This morning I taught in a class... A one student class... Felt like doing a pivate instead of teaching :)
The student is a Filipino domestic worker. Short, quite plumb, nice, decent, pretty (my Myanmarese colleague kept emphasizing this. Hehe..). She seems young, about 20 yrs old, but when I checked, she has a husband and 2 kids! o.0
In the curriculum, I was told to give some tips on how the newly arriving workers can cope with homesickness, loneliness, and sad feeling. One way to do this is by doing the things they like to do a.k.a doing their hobby.
I gave some examples to her: listening to music, writing diary, reading, etc.
And then I ask a question to her, "What is your hobby? What do you like to do?"
Straightly she answered, " I like reading Bible".
...
...
...
I stunned! A simple answer from a simple girl, yet it gave strong impact.
Then I asked her, "You like reading Bible?"
"Yes.", she replied.
You could hear a big "Wow!" in my heart! !
I mean... I don't think she knows that I'm a Christian... *I don't think my name and my face would make people think that I'm one :p*
And there she was... with courage she firmly stated that her hobby is reading the Bible!
I must admit she is one of a kind.
I definitely NEVER expect that kind of answer coming out of a student I teach. EVERY other domestic workers I have asked before (even though they are Catholic Filipino) always gave "standard" answers (listen to music, sing, write).
Then I smiled at her. And I gave a glance to my Myanmarese colleague who is in the room with me (a devout sister in Christ) and found out that she also smiled :)
Then the conversation moved on to how often she reads the Bible (first thing in the morning & night before sleep). I told her that me & my colleague are Christian and I shared with her how we also do the same thing and how GOD's word has always become our source of strength everyday. And she also smiled, maybe because she knew that she is not alone :)
Well... what a day! I must admit I can't stop thinking about it.
I mean... yes I also like reading Bible, but I don't think to the extend that if people ask me my hobby I would answer "Reading the Bible."
Today's incident really make me think, think, and think again...
"Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night."
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night."
Monday, January 12, 2009
My New Job: the Stories Behind and What I Learn
Ok. Sekarang gua bakal cerita2 soal kerjaan baru gua.
Jadi... gua udah tandatangan perjanjian kerja pada hari Jumat tanggal 9 Januari kemaren.
Kerjaannya sebagai Training Executive di perusahaan lokal penyedia jasa pelatihan. Kerjaan gua adalah melatih para domestic workers tentang keselamatan kerja.
Secara kronologis...
Akhir taun Desember sebelum Natal ada seorang temen yang mem-forward email ke gua soal lowongan kerja itu. Gua apply seudah Natal. Tanggal 30 Desember gua ditelpon, dikasih tau kerjaannya apa, dan diminta dateng ke kantornya. Diinterview sedikit kemudian dikasih hardcopy modul yang akan gua ajar. Gua diminta untuk belajar modul itu & latihan presentasi, soalnya gua cuma bakal di-hire sama mereka kalo gua lulus audit dari Dept Tenaga Kerja (Depnaker) nya Sg. Beberapa hari seudah Taun Baru, gua dateng ke kantor itu 2 kali buat dipersiapkan untuk audit. Manajer & Directornya cukup harsh tapi bae, dalam arti mereka bener2 mengkoreksi gua kalo ada yang salah ato kurang.
Presentasi pertama tu bener2 disaster... Manajernya bilang kalo gua keliatan frustasi dan bakal bikin takut semua orang :p Terus mereka coba kumpulin beberapa Indonesian domestic workers buat 'pura2' jadi murid di kelas gua sementara gua presentasi. Ternyata metode itu berhasil. Gua jauh lebih relaks dan jelas presentasi nya jadi jauh lebih bagus :)
Hari Rabu 7 Jan gua presentasi di depan staf Depnaker Sg. Presentasi pertama dalam Bahasa Indo, jam 10 pagi. Presentasi kedua dalam Bahasa Inggris, jam 2 siang. Both went well :)
Besoknya, Kamis 8 Jan, manajernya nelpon ngabarin kalo gua dinyatakan lulus audit dari Depnaker! Cukup kaget juga, soalnya manajer itu bilang hasilnya harusnya keluar dalam seminggu. Tapi... dia propose gaji lebih kecil dari yang dibicarakan sebelumnya. Gua bersikeras bilang klo gua ga bakal terima kerjaan ini kalo ga digaji sesuai pembicaraan sebelumnya. Manajernya bilang dia bakal bilang sama Directornya dan dia minta gua dateng ke kantornya sehari sesudahnya, Jumat 9 Jan. Akhirnya gua pergi ke kantornya, ngobrol2 sama mereka. Kita sepakat dan gua tandatangan perjanjian kerja :)
Apa yang gua pelajari lewat proses pencarian kerja?
1. Prayer: "Be still and know that I am GOD"
Gua belajar banyak buat berdiam di hadapan Tuhan, cari apa yang Dia mau, bukan apa yang gua mau. Gua belajar buat mengalihkan kuasa atas hidup gua. Dari mengandalkan diri sendiri, diganti jadi mengandalkan Dia.
In the end, Tuhan ga kasih apa yang gua pikirkan. Sebagai manusia, jelas gua pengen pekerjaan yang sesuai sama background pengetahuan gua, sesuai dengan pengalaman kerja gua, dan bergaji besar.
Memang ada beberapa interview. Ada pekerjaan yang sesuai banget sama background pengetahuan & pengalaman gua. Gua yakin banget gua bakal diterima. Tapi pada akhirnya ga diterima.
Ada juga yang ga sesuai dengan pengetahuan & pengalaman tapi gajinya gede. Setelah consult sama Tuhan, gua tolak 1. Sempet berpikir apakah gua bodoh sampe nolak interview kedua di tengah kondisi gua butuh kerjaan dan kondisi sulit cari kerja. Tapi waktu itu gua terus dikasih keyakinan bahwa pekerjaan itu memang bukan buat gua...
Akhirnya Tuhan arahkan gua ke pekerjaan ini... Gua bener2 ngerasain banget tuntunan Tuhan dalam ngelewatin setiap proses (interview, latihan presentasi, presentasi di depan staf Depnaker, nego gaji, tandatangan perjanjian kerja). Gua dikasih damai sejahtera. No fear. No doubt. Sedikit worried memang ada, terutama waktu gua mau presentasi dalam Bahasa Inggris. Gua cuma bisa doa. Terbukti, sesudah doa, hati jadi damai dan presentasi Inggris gua lancar! Kekhawatiran kedua adalah soal gaji. Gua sedikit worried kalo misal gua tetep ngotot buat minta gaji sesuai pembicaraan, mereka ga bakal hire gua, apalagi dengan kondisi sekarang dimana perusahaan harus sebisa mungkin menghemat biaya. Hari Kamis malem dan Jumat pagi gua berdoa. Dan Jumat pagi gua berangkat ke kantor dengan langkah pasti. Ternyata, pembicaraan soal gaji ga semengerikan yang gua pikirin. Waktu gua dengan manajer berhadapan dengan Director, dia cuma jelasin kenapa dia turunin gaji lebih rendah dari pembicaraan, karena biar sama seperti trainer2 yang lain. Kalo misal gua digaji lebih tinggi dari trainer lain, dia takut trainer2 lain bakal iri sama gua dan bergosip di belakang gua. Tapi dia juga bilang kalo dia memang sangat bersedia bayar gua lebih tinggi dari trainer2 lain. Dia cuma berharap gua bakal kerja lebih keras dari trainer lain. Gua menyanggupi. And it's a deal! :)
Lewat semua proses itu, gua bener2 ngerasain kalo kerjaan ini memang meant to be for me. Ada damai. Ada keyakinan. Dan kuncinya adalah doa, quiet times, mencari apa kehendak DIA.
2. Word: "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you"
Sambil cari2 kerja, kadang2 gua juga suka browsing2 cari informasi soal kursus2. Udah lama memang gua berminat untuk ngambil kursus, dengan tujuan belajar hal2 baru. Salah satu kursus yang kepikiran adalah kursus Teologi. Dari dulu memang sering kepikiran buat blajar lebih lanjut soal Teologi untuk meng-equip dalam kehidupan kerohanian & pelayanan, tapi ga pernah jadi soalnya gua ga pernah act on it. Ga pernah bener2 cari info soal kursus2 yang ada.
Nah, di masa pengangguran ini gua bisa ada waktu cari2 info soal kursus. Masuk ke beberapa werbsite seminari di Sg, terus ngeceng2 beberapa kursus yang ada dan mulai berpikir2. Waktu itu yang kepikiran "Wah, Tuhan, ini menarik banget! Pengen! Duh... tapi sekarang saya kan lagi nganggur... ga ada pemasukan... sedangkan kalo ikut kursus kaya' gini lumayan mahal..."
Akhirnya pada bulan November gua sempet bikin nazar di hadapan Tuhan. Gua bilang, "Tuhan, kalo saya berhasil dapet kerjaan sebelum taun 2008 ini berakhir, saya janji taun 2009 saya bakal mulai ikut kursus Teologi."
Waktu berlalu dan Tuhan membuktikan bahwa gua bikin nazar yang salah :p Gua terus diingetin sama Mat 6:33. Berkali2. Cari kerajaan Allah dan kebenarannya dulu, baru semuanya (termasuk kebutuhan fisik/finansial) ditambahkan kepadamu. Gua disadarin kalo pemikiran gua itu terbalik. Bukan pemasukan dulu, tapi kebenaran dulu.
Semakin hari keinginan untuk ambil kursus ini semakin besar sampe gua ga bisa nahan dan akhirnya memutuskan buat daftar. Di mata beberapa orang, gua mungkin diliat sebagai orang aneh. Belon dapet kerja, eh, malah ikut2 kursus. Bagus kalo kursusnya tuh yang menunjang skill buat kerja. Ini malah ambil kursus yang ga sesuai dengan kerjaan.
Yah... gimana ya... emang udah kehendak Tuhan... ga bisa lari :)
3. The Art of Waiting: "He hath made every thing beautiful in His time"
Kalo ini sih kaya'nya udah jelas :p
Buat dapetin kerjaan ini, gua harus melewati proses pencarian kerja selama 3 bulan. Duh, percaya deh, nunggu itu ga enak banget. Ada saat2 boring, down, males terus-menerus ditanya orang dengan pertanyaan yang sama "Gimana? Udah dapet kerja?", bertanya2 apa ada yang salah sama CV gua, nyesel kenapa dulu ga kursus ini itu, bertanya2 apa gua ngambil keputusan yang salah dengan resign dari perusahaan lama, kekhawatiran tentang kecukupan (ngitung2 sampe berapa lama gua bisa bertahan hidup di Sg dengan tabungan yang tersisa), pikiran mau back for good ke Indo, dan beberapa pemikiran lain yang negatif yang bisa bikin gua undur dalam masa penantian ini.
Tapi sekarang... gua cuma bisa tersenyum waktu inget2 lagi masa2 itu... I thank HIM for HIS faithfulness & strength. Not once He left me nor forsaken me.
Yah... itulah sekelumit perjalanan gua bersama Tuhan dalam proses pencarian kerja ini...
Perjalanan belum berakhir... malah baru aja mau dimulai...
It will be tough. Gua udah di-warn kalo kerjaan ini bakal sedikit membosankan. Gua juga bakal kerja 5.5 hari instead of 5 hari.
But.... let me see the positive side. I will meet a lot of people (domestic workers). I will work with more people (colleagues). It means I have more people & more opportunities to be a blessing :)
Big Daddy, I'm so proud to have a Dad like You. Please, help me to be a child that makes you proud!
Jadi... gua udah tandatangan perjanjian kerja pada hari Jumat tanggal 9 Januari kemaren.
Kerjaannya sebagai Training Executive di perusahaan lokal penyedia jasa pelatihan. Kerjaan gua adalah melatih para domestic workers tentang keselamatan kerja.
Secara kronologis...
Akhir taun Desember sebelum Natal ada seorang temen yang mem-forward email ke gua soal lowongan kerja itu. Gua apply seudah Natal. Tanggal 30 Desember gua ditelpon, dikasih tau kerjaannya apa, dan diminta dateng ke kantornya. Diinterview sedikit kemudian dikasih hardcopy modul yang akan gua ajar. Gua diminta untuk belajar modul itu & latihan presentasi, soalnya gua cuma bakal di-hire sama mereka kalo gua lulus audit dari Dept Tenaga Kerja (Depnaker) nya Sg. Beberapa hari seudah Taun Baru, gua dateng ke kantor itu 2 kali buat dipersiapkan untuk audit. Manajer & Directornya cukup harsh tapi bae, dalam arti mereka bener2 mengkoreksi gua kalo ada yang salah ato kurang.
Presentasi pertama tu bener2 disaster... Manajernya bilang kalo gua keliatan frustasi dan bakal bikin takut semua orang :p Terus mereka coba kumpulin beberapa Indonesian domestic workers buat 'pura2' jadi murid di kelas gua sementara gua presentasi. Ternyata metode itu berhasil. Gua jauh lebih relaks dan jelas presentasi nya jadi jauh lebih bagus :)
Hari Rabu 7 Jan gua presentasi di depan staf Depnaker Sg. Presentasi pertama dalam Bahasa Indo, jam 10 pagi. Presentasi kedua dalam Bahasa Inggris, jam 2 siang. Both went well :)
Besoknya, Kamis 8 Jan, manajernya nelpon ngabarin kalo gua dinyatakan lulus audit dari Depnaker! Cukup kaget juga, soalnya manajer itu bilang hasilnya harusnya keluar dalam seminggu. Tapi... dia propose gaji lebih kecil dari yang dibicarakan sebelumnya. Gua bersikeras bilang klo gua ga bakal terima kerjaan ini kalo ga digaji sesuai pembicaraan sebelumnya. Manajernya bilang dia bakal bilang sama Directornya dan dia minta gua dateng ke kantornya sehari sesudahnya, Jumat 9 Jan. Akhirnya gua pergi ke kantornya, ngobrol2 sama mereka. Kita sepakat dan gua tandatangan perjanjian kerja :)
Apa yang gua pelajari lewat proses pencarian kerja?
1. Prayer: "Be still and know that I am GOD"
Gua belajar banyak buat berdiam di hadapan Tuhan, cari apa yang Dia mau, bukan apa yang gua mau. Gua belajar buat mengalihkan kuasa atas hidup gua. Dari mengandalkan diri sendiri, diganti jadi mengandalkan Dia.
In the end, Tuhan ga kasih apa yang gua pikirkan. Sebagai manusia, jelas gua pengen pekerjaan yang sesuai sama background pengetahuan gua, sesuai dengan pengalaman kerja gua, dan bergaji besar.
Memang ada beberapa interview. Ada pekerjaan yang sesuai banget sama background pengetahuan & pengalaman gua. Gua yakin banget gua bakal diterima. Tapi pada akhirnya ga diterima.
Ada juga yang ga sesuai dengan pengetahuan & pengalaman tapi gajinya gede. Setelah consult sama Tuhan, gua tolak 1. Sempet berpikir apakah gua bodoh sampe nolak interview kedua di tengah kondisi gua butuh kerjaan dan kondisi sulit cari kerja. Tapi waktu itu gua terus dikasih keyakinan bahwa pekerjaan itu memang bukan buat gua...
Akhirnya Tuhan arahkan gua ke pekerjaan ini... Gua bener2 ngerasain banget tuntunan Tuhan dalam ngelewatin setiap proses (interview, latihan presentasi, presentasi di depan staf Depnaker, nego gaji, tandatangan perjanjian kerja). Gua dikasih damai sejahtera. No fear. No doubt. Sedikit worried memang ada, terutama waktu gua mau presentasi dalam Bahasa Inggris. Gua cuma bisa doa. Terbukti, sesudah doa, hati jadi damai dan presentasi Inggris gua lancar! Kekhawatiran kedua adalah soal gaji. Gua sedikit worried kalo misal gua tetep ngotot buat minta gaji sesuai pembicaraan, mereka ga bakal hire gua, apalagi dengan kondisi sekarang dimana perusahaan harus sebisa mungkin menghemat biaya. Hari Kamis malem dan Jumat pagi gua berdoa. Dan Jumat pagi gua berangkat ke kantor dengan langkah pasti. Ternyata, pembicaraan soal gaji ga semengerikan yang gua pikirin. Waktu gua dengan manajer berhadapan dengan Director, dia cuma jelasin kenapa dia turunin gaji lebih rendah dari pembicaraan, karena biar sama seperti trainer2 yang lain. Kalo misal gua digaji lebih tinggi dari trainer lain, dia takut trainer2 lain bakal iri sama gua dan bergosip di belakang gua. Tapi dia juga bilang kalo dia memang sangat bersedia bayar gua lebih tinggi dari trainer2 lain. Dia cuma berharap gua bakal kerja lebih keras dari trainer lain. Gua menyanggupi. And it's a deal! :)
Lewat semua proses itu, gua bener2 ngerasain kalo kerjaan ini memang meant to be for me. Ada damai. Ada keyakinan. Dan kuncinya adalah doa, quiet times, mencari apa kehendak DIA.
2. Word: "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you"
Sambil cari2 kerja, kadang2 gua juga suka browsing2 cari informasi soal kursus2. Udah lama memang gua berminat untuk ngambil kursus, dengan tujuan belajar hal2 baru. Salah satu kursus yang kepikiran adalah kursus Teologi. Dari dulu memang sering kepikiran buat blajar lebih lanjut soal Teologi untuk meng-equip dalam kehidupan kerohanian & pelayanan, tapi ga pernah jadi soalnya gua ga pernah act on it. Ga pernah bener2 cari info soal kursus2 yang ada.
Nah, di masa pengangguran ini gua bisa ada waktu cari2 info soal kursus. Masuk ke beberapa werbsite seminari di Sg, terus ngeceng2 beberapa kursus yang ada dan mulai berpikir2. Waktu itu yang kepikiran "Wah, Tuhan, ini menarik banget! Pengen! Duh... tapi sekarang saya kan lagi nganggur... ga ada pemasukan... sedangkan kalo ikut kursus kaya' gini lumayan mahal..."
Akhirnya pada bulan November gua sempet bikin nazar di hadapan Tuhan. Gua bilang, "Tuhan, kalo saya berhasil dapet kerjaan sebelum taun 2008 ini berakhir, saya janji taun 2009 saya bakal mulai ikut kursus Teologi."
Waktu berlalu dan Tuhan membuktikan bahwa gua bikin nazar yang salah :p Gua terus diingetin sama Mat 6:33. Berkali2. Cari kerajaan Allah dan kebenarannya dulu, baru semuanya (termasuk kebutuhan fisik/finansial) ditambahkan kepadamu. Gua disadarin kalo pemikiran gua itu terbalik. Bukan pemasukan dulu, tapi kebenaran dulu.
Semakin hari keinginan untuk ambil kursus ini semakin besar sampe gua ga bisa nahan dan akhirnya memutuskan buat daftar. Di mata beberapa orang, gua mungkin diliat sebagai orang aneh. Belon dapet kerja, eh, malah ikut2 kursus. Bagus kalo kursusnya tuh yang menunjang skill buat kerja. Ini malah ambil kursus yang ga sesuai dengan kerjaan.
Yah... gimana ya... emang udah kehendak Tuhan... ga bisa lari :)
3. The Art of Waiting: "He hath made every thing beautiful in His time"
Kalo ini sih kaya'nya udah jelas :p
Buat dapetin kerjaan ini, gua harus melewati proses pencarian kerja selama 3 bulan. Duh, percaya deh, nunggu itu ga enak banget. Ada saat2 boring, down, males terus-menerus ditanya orang dengan pertanyaan yang sama "Gimana? Udah dapet kerja?", bertanya2 apa ada yang salah sama CV gua, nyesel kenapa dulu ga kursus ini itu, bertanya2 apa gua ngambil keputusan yang salah dengan resign dari perusahaan lama, kekhawatiran tentang kecukupan (ngitung2 sampe berapa lama gua bisa bertahan hidup di Sg dengan tabungan yang tersisa), pikiran mau back for good ke Indo, dan beberapa pemikiran lain yang negatif yang bisa bikin gua undur dalam masa penantian ini.
Tapi sekarang... gua cuma bisa tersenyum waktu inget2 lagi masa2 itu... I thank HIM for HIS faithfulness & strength. Not once He left me nor forsaken me.
Yah... itulah sekelumit perjalanan gua bersama Tuhan dalam proses pencarian kerja ini...
Perjalanan belum berakhir... malah baru aja mau dimulai...
It will be tough. Gua udah di-warn kalo kerjaan ini bakal sedikit membosankan. Gua juga bakal kerja 5.5 hari instead of 5 hari.
But.... let me see the positive side. I will meet a lot of people (domestic workers). I will work with more people (colleagues). It means I have more people & more opportunities to be a blessing :)
Big Daddy, I'm so proud to have a Dad like You. Please, help me to be a child that makes you proud!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
A Gift
Yi Jian Li Wu 一件礼物 - 基督教泉南堂
有一件礼物 你收到没有
you yi jian li wu ni shou dao mei you
眼睛看不到 你心会知道
yan jing kan bu dao ni xin hui zhi dao
这一份礼物 心门外等候
zhe yi fen li wu xin men wai deng hou
是为了你准备 别人不能收
shi wei le ni zhun bei bie ren bu neng shou
生命有限 时光也会走
sheng ming you xian shi guang ye hui zou
如果你不珍惜 机会难留
ru guo ni bu zhen xi ji hui nan liu
礼物虽然好 如果你不要
li wu sui ran hao ru guo ni bu yao
你怎么能够得到 怎么能得到
ni zen me neng gou de dao zen me neng de dao
亲爱的朋友 你是否明白
qin ai de peng you ni shi fou ming bai
马槽的婴孩 是为你而来
ma cao de ying hai shi wei ni er lai
亲爱的朋友 你是否了解
qin ai de peng you ni shi fou liao jie
最好的礼物 是人子主耶稣
zui hao de li wu shi ren zi zhu ye su
(Chinese lyrics: Author unknown)
English translation:
There is a gift
Have you received it?
It can’t be seen by eyes
Yet, your heart may know it
This gift awaits
Outside the door of your heart
It is prepared just for you
No one else can receive it
Life is limited, time will go by
If you do not care
The opportunity may slip away
Although the gift is great
If you do not want
How can you get it? How can you get it?
The infant in the manger
He came for you!
Dear friend, do you understand?
The best gift in the world
It is Jesus Christ, Son of Man
Ada sebuah hadiah
Apakah kau sudah menerimanya?
Hadiah itu tak terlihat oleh mata
Tapi, hatimu mungkin mengetahuinya
Hadiah itu menunggu
Di luar pintu hatimu
Dipersiapkan hanya untukmu
Tidak ada orang lain yang dapat menerimanya
Hidup itu terbatas, waktu akan berlalu
Bila kau tak peduli
Kesempatan itu akan pergi
Meski hadiah itu sangat indah
Jika kau tidak menginginkannya,
bagaimanakah kau dapat menerimanya? Bagaimanakah kau dapat menerimanya?
Hai teman, mengertikah kau?
Bayi di dalam palungan
Dia datang untukmu!
Hai teman, mengertikah kau?
Hadiah terindah di dunia
Adalah Yesus Kristus, Anak Manusia
That was a new song I learned today as a part of Christmas carolling in one of the hospital in Sg. Sukacita banget kalo hari ini gua bisa ikut carolling... hal ini dipicu satu kejadian di RS...
Waktu kita nyanyi lagu di atas (dalam bahasa Mandarin) pada salah seorang pasien, seorang suster (sepertinya warga negara Cina) yang lagi bersih2 tempat tidur di sebelah kita tiba2 berlutut dan menangis tersedu2. God touched her heart!!! (asli, gua ga bisa nahan untuk ga nangis! Sukacita banget!)
Kemudian beberapa anggota tim ngedeketin dia, ngajak ngobrol, dan mendoakan dia...
Dari pembicaraan dengan anggota tim yang mendoakan dia, gua tau kalo suster itu ternyata tadi terima Yesus!
Wow, I feel blessed! Gua mengalami apa itu artinya:
1. The JOY of being a channel to HIS blessings, being a partner of HIM, and an instrument of HIS work.. Cannot really describe it, better feel it yourself! :)
When we serve HIM, yes, we will be a blessing for others, but, when we re-think about it, the greatest blessing of service is for the ones who serve :) Sukacitanya berlipat ganda.
2. The unthinkable way of GOD. Karya Tuhan itu ga bisa diduga oleh manusia.
Carolling itu diadakan dengan tujuan "Share the blessings with PATIENT". Tapi kenyataannya... Tuhan kasih "bonus" seorang suster :)
Sampe sekarang masih amazed dengan hal2 yang tampak seperti kebetulan... Suster yang lagi bersih2 di ward itu... Juga pemilihan lagu... Honestly, pas waktu nyanyiin, gua sendiri ga ngerti apa arti lagu itu. Pulangnya gua langsung tanya temen yang bisa bahasa Mandarin. Dan waktu itulah gua ngerti betapa dalem makna dari lirik lagunya. It's amazing how GOD work... :D
GOD, I am definitely ready for next! :) *Antusias mode: ON*
Monday, December 15, 2008
Eternity
Last weekend gua banyak diingetin lagi soal perspektif kekekalan (eternity). Entah kenapa hal itu terus muncul di pikiran. Lewat hal2 yang gua baca maupun lewat kata2 orang lain.
Buat orang Indonesia yang belajar Hubungan Internasional, dia itu "sesepuh", a very
Dalam perspektif dunia, yup, beliau orang "besar" dan dihormati. Meninggalkan legacy yang luar biasa. Menabur pujian di mana2. Menginspirasi orang2.
Sempet kepikiran, "Tapi... hmm... sayang cuman sementara..."
Itu perenungan yang sesaat banget. Gua ga merenung lebih jauh soalnya masih harus ngerjain hal2 yang laen.
Pa Albert meng-encourage kita buat merenungi lagi hidup kita ini. Beliau memberikan perbandingan antara tokoh "dunia" dan tokoh misi.
Beberapa pemikiran pribadi yang timbul dari sharing beliau:
-Dunia ini cuma sementara. Mungkin cuma beberapa ribu taun, terbatas oleh waktu. Tapi seudah mati ada apa? Ada kekekalan, kondisi yang ga dibatesin waktu. Kita bakal ada di sana selamanya.
-Tokoh "dunia" itu berpikir dalam perspektif yang sementara. Ya, mereka bisa contribute besar banget terhadap perdamaian dunia, terhadap pendidikan, terhadap kesehatan dll. Tapi mereka kontribusi mereka ga bertahan lama. Bakal abis dimakan waktu. Waktu dunia berakhir, berakhir pula kontribusi & peninggalan mereka. Orang2 yang mereka tolong toh tetep bakal mati & binasa.
-Tokoh misi. Mungkin kontribusi mereka cuma buat 1 suku terpencil yang cuma puluhan ato ratusan orang. Tapi peninggalan yg mereka tinggalin itu sifatnya kekal, ga abis dimakan waktu. Mereka dipake jadi sarana buat memperkenalkan orang terhadap hidup yang kekal.
Pertanyaan Pa Albert adalah, "Bagaimana dengan kalian? Kalian pengen hidup yang seperti apa?"
Ita yang over confident pengennya jawab, "Pengen yang contribute buat banyak orang dan ninggalin legacy yang kekal!" ;p
Yah... Dengerin sharing nya Pa Albert tentang tokoh2 misi membuat gua lebih didorong buat SELALU berpikir dalam perpektif kekekalan. Menjadi berkat buat orang lain, bukan cuma secara fisik (ngasih barang, sumbangan) dan secara psikis (menjadi pendengar, ngasih encouragement) tapi juga secara spiritual (ngingetin mereka apa yang bakal terjadi seudah mati. Apa bakal binasa ato bakal hidup kekal?). Hmmm... ga mudah sih... karena otak gua agak terkontaminasi dunia :p Dan lewat diskusi sama temen2, kita berkesimpulan ga mudah juga ngelakuinnya ke orang2 yang terdekat sama kita (keluarga, temen, colleague dll). Tapi bukan berarti ga mungkin...
OK, Ta. Berjuang! Semangat! *meng-encourage diri sendiri :p*
Lanjut...
Pas pulang dari YF gua lanjutin baca buku "Life Sentences" karangan Warren W. Wiersbe. Apa yang gua baca?
All true believers of Jesus Christ have their citizenship in heaven (Luke 10:20; Phil 3:19-20) and don't belong to the world system that so fascinates Cain's descendants (John 17:14-17). But "the son of this world are more shrewd in their generation that the sons of light," said Jesus (Luke 16:8 NKJV)-and they are. They know how to make money and achieve what the world calls "success," but they enjoy it only "in their generation". They can't see beyond this world and never seem to take eternity into consideration. Consequently, what they live for won't bring satisfaction and won't last. Scripture bears this out:
The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. - 1 John 2:17
Wew. Nyambung banget sama apa yang udah dibahas di YF.
Next...
KKR Natal di SP juga ngingetin lagi soal kekekalan. Yesus itu adalah Allah yang kekal yang rela masuk ke dalam sejarah dunia yang ga kekal. Dan again, Pa Stephen juga ngingetin lagi soal berpikir dengan perspektif kekekalan. Untuk pembahasan yang lebih komprehensif (dan padat) soal perspektif kekekalan, gua mo suggest temen2 baca buku karangan Pa Stephen Tong yang judulnya "Waktu & Hikmat". Bukunya ga tebel koq :p (cuma 61 halaman). Gua punya bukunya. Yang berminat bisa leave comment di blog ini, ato sms, chatting, email.
Yah... begitulah rangkaian "weekend penuh kekekalan" yang gua alami :) Ga enak juga sampe diingetin berkali2 kaya' gini... Tinggal ditunggu prakteknya...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
On Christmas Day: an Operette - Song
Fave song from the Operette:
YESUS, penghubung Allah dan manusia, penghubung sorga dan bumi.
His birth as a human, a baby, is part of GOD's plan of salvation, that would be fulfilled +/- 33 years later..
Why on earth would You come to earth
Clothed in our humanity
God spoke His word, all creation heard
Heaven’s royal symphony
Angel splitting skies, a tiny infant Christ
None of us could understand
Our God on earth, showing us our worth,
Or the vastness of Your plan
Jesus, O the Wonderful One
Jesus, precious glorious Son
Heaven’s highest pleasure
And this earth’s finest treasure
Jesus, O the Wonderful One
Wonderful One…
Jesus, You’re the Wonderful One
Jesus, precious glorious Son
Heaven’s highest pleasure
And this earth’s finest treasure
Jesus, You’re the Wonderful One,
Wonderful One
Jesus, You’re the Wonderful One
Pas dinyanyiin sama kita jadinya kaya' gini :)
I think this song capture the core of Christmas. Christmas is not something that is easily understandable for human mind, as I have shared with you here.YESUS, penghubung Allah dan manusia, penghubung sorga dan bumi.
His birth as a human, a baby, is part of GOD's plan of salvation, that would be fulfilled +/- 33 years later..
On Christmas Day: an Operette - Sharing (Preparation)
Salah satu bagian terbaik dalam Kantata tuh persiapannya.
I always learnt a lot through the preparation time:
1. Ujian & cobaan yg datang selama masa persiapan (apalagi mendekati hari-H):
- Kelelahan fisik dan kesibukan yang bikin kita jadi stress dan kehilangan sukacita.
- Ke"aku"an ato ego yang bikin suasana jadi bersitegang.
- Keengganan mengundang orang2 (takut penolakan, takut dicap rohani)
Tanggung jawab sebagai koordinator kantata bikin semua ujian itu datang dalam bentuk yang lebih berat lagi. Kemaren itu bener2 struggling... dan beberapa kali gua jatuh...
Sempet kesel waktu ada yang ga dateng latihan...
Sempet perang mulut...
Sempet raise my voice waktu ngomong sama orang...
Sempet dilanda keraguan terhadap rekan kerja gua apa dia bisa take care apa yang jadi tanggung jawabnya...
Bisa dibilang gua gagal untuk menghindari semua itu, tapi gua udah cukup berhasil menahan diri dan meminimalisir. Thanks to GOD yang selalu berbicara lewat sa-te setiap hari dan especially buat seorang saudari yang di hari2 mendekat hari-H mengajak doa bareng setiap hari. It encouraged me a lot! Thanks a lot, Sis! :)
2. Gua kagum dengan banyaknya orang yang bersedia melayani. I mean... gereja kita tuh total jemaatnya tiap minggu cuma 120an, dan beberapa temen lagi ga ada di Sg untuk study tour atopun pulang ke indo untuk liburan.
Nah... untuk mempersiapkan kantata itu butuh sekitar 60 orang untuk choir, pemain drama, penari, crew audiovisual, lighting, stage coordinator, multimedia, make up, bikin pernak-pernik kostum & bikin properti drama.
Awalnya udah kuatir ga cukup orang yang mau melayani. *Dasar kurang iman*
Kekuatiran itu ternyata ga terjadi, karena in the end kita malah kelebihan orang. 90% dari IEC Sg dan 10% adalah IEC Sg's Partners (baik dari gereja lain di Sg maupun yang khusus datang dari Bandung!)
3. OK. This is the best part. Karena temen2 tuh bukan cuma sekedar melayani. Gua SANGAT ter-encouraged karena melihat temen2 yang "go the extra mile" mengorbankan ini itu dalam persiapan kantata ini. Gua jadi lebih terdorong untuk melakukan hal yang sama.
Contoh:
-Seorang temen yang Sg-an berinisial DS. Dia lagi join wajib militer di Sg. Beberapa hari menjelang Kantata, dia harus operasi kaki dan dikasih MC beberapa hari. Nah, pada waktu MC itu dia HARUS tinggal di rumah. Akan ada atasan dia yang nelpon ke rumah untuk mengecek. Tapi pada suatu sore, gua ketemu sama D di deket kantor gereja kita. Gua on the way mo ke kantor gereja, begitu pula D. Beginilah kira2 pembicaraan kita.
"So what are you doing here? You are supposed to be at home!" I shouted.
"I wanna help with the props." he answered.
"But, what if your boss called? What will your parents say?" still shouted, with eyebrows raised.
"Ya... tell the truth la... Cannot lie what?" he answered with calmness.
"So... what will happen to you?" still shouting.
"Yea... I'll get punishment." he answered, still in calm & confident tone.
".................." Mulut menganga, tapi dah ga bisa ngomong apa2... percuma... :)*
Gua kagum sama dia, bisa sampe segitunya... Setau gua hukuman wajib militer ga gampang. He really took the risks.
- N yang in charge bikin semua dasi dan scarf merah yang kita pake dan juga jadi koordinator untuk bikin properties dan juga soloist. Belum lagi dia kerja 5.5 hari. Wew... ga kebayang..
Setau gua dia sampe ga tidur karena ngejar deadline. Semoga dikau sehat2 saja sekarang.
- Para narator yang sampe harus ada latihan khusus bahasa Inggris biar pronounciation & nada yang bener. Sampe print kertas narasi dengan huruf segede2 buta, sampe corat-coret kertas narasinya biar nadanya bener. Susah banget kalo ganti pronounciation, karena kita udah bertaun2 terbiasa dengan pronounciation yang salah. Good job narator!
- Temen2 yang dalam masa persiapan diselingi dengan exam period. Pasti tough banget buat kalian. Mudah2an nilai examnya bagus :)
-Temen2 yang harusnya OT sampe jam 11 malem buat nyelesain kerjaan, tapi harus keluar kantor karena ada latihan jam 7.30 malem, dan akhirnya gantiin OT itu besoknya sampe nyubuh. Salute for you!
-Tim AV, Multimedia, dan Stage Coordinator. Yang kehilangan banyak crew karena pada pulang ke Bandung. Yang ketiban kerjaan ekstra karena kita banyak maunya. Yang pusink tujuh keliling karena suara choirnya kecil banget. You did a good job!
- Yang nyubuh2 bareng gua ngedit invitation, ngelengkapin rundown acara, bikin programme note... dan temen2 lain yang ga bisa disebutin di sini *karena kalo disebutin satu2 ntar postingnya ga beres2*. I remember all your hard work...
Kita semua semua amatir, pengalaman nyanyi ato maen drama juga dikit banget. Untuk narator dan soloist malah sepertinya ini pengalaman pertama mereka.
Di mata penonton lain yang ga terlalu ngeh sama proses persiapan, mungkin penampilan kita biasa2 aja (amatiran lah). Tapi di mata gua yg tau banget seluk beluk belakang panggung.... deep down inside my heart I'm grateful to be able to work with you guys. I could see that you really give your best. THE BEST.
Dan gua juga bersyukur karena gua ngeliat pertumbuhan & perkembangan dalam diri temen2 lewat proses persiapan Kantata.
I always learnt a lot through the preparation time:
1. Ujian & cobaan yg datang selama masa persiapan (apalagi mendekati hari-H):
- Kelelahan fisik dan kesibukan yang bikin kita jadi stress dan kehilangan sukacita.
- Ke"aku"an ato ego yang bikin suasana jadi bersitegang.
- Keengganan mengundang orang2 (takut penolakan, takut dicap rohani)
Tanggung jawab sebagai koordinator kantata bikin semua ujian itu datang dalam bentuk yang lebih berat lagi. Kemaren itu bener2 struggling... dan beberapa kali gua jatuh...
Sempet kesel waktu ada yang ga dateng latihan...
Sempet perang mulut...
Sempet raise my voice waktu ngomong sama orang...
Sempet dilanda keraguan terhadap rekan kerja gua apa dia bisa take care apa yang jadi tanggung jawabnya...
Bisa dibilang gua gagal untuk menghindari semua itu, tapi gua udah cukup berhasil menahan diri dan meminimalisir. Thanks to GOD yang selalu berbicara lewat sa-te setiap hari dan especially buat seorang saudari yang di hari2 mendekat hari-H mengajak doa bareng setiap hari. It encouraged me a lot! Thanks a lot, Sis! :)
2. Gua kagum dengan banyaknya orang yang bersedia melayani. I mean... gereja kita tuh total jemaatnya tiap minggu cuma 120an, dan beberapa temen lagi ga ada di Sg untuk study tour atopun pulang ke indo untuk liburan.
Nah... untuk mempersiapkan kantata itu butuh sekitar 60 orang untuk choir, pemain drama, penari, crew audiovisual, lighting, stage coordinator, multimedia, make up, bikin pernak-pernik kostum & bikin properti drama.
Awalnya udah kuatir ga cukup orang yang mau melayani. *Dasar kurang iman*
Kekuatiran itu ternyata ga terjadi, karena in the end kita malah kelebihan orang. 90% dari IEC Sg dan 10% adalah IEC Sg's Partners (baik dari gereja lain di Sg maupun yang khusus datang dari Bandung!)
3. OK. This is the best part. Karena temen2 tuh bukan cuma sekedar melayani. Gua SANGAT ter-encouraged karena melihat temen2 yang "go the extra mile" mengorbankan ini itu dalam persiapan kantata ini. Gua jadi lebih terdorong untuk melakukan hal yang sama.
Contoh:
-Seorang temen yang Sg-an berinisial DS. Dia lagi join wajib militer di Sg. Beberapa hari menjelang Kantata, dia harus operasi kaki dan dikasih MC beberapa hari. Nah, pada waktu MC itu dia HARUS tinggal di rumah. Akan ada atasan dia yang nelpon ke rumah untuk mengecek. Tapi pada suatu sore, gua ketemu sama D di deket kantor gereja kita. Gua on the way mo ke kantor gereja, begitu pula D. Beginilah kira2 pembicaraan kita.
"So what are you doing here? You are supposed to be at home!" I shouted.
"I wanna help with the props." he answered.
"But, what if your boss called? What will your parents say?" still shouted, with eyebrows raised.
"Ya... tell the truth la... Cannot lie what?" he answered with calmness.
"So... what will happen to you?" still shouting.
"Yea... I'll get punishment." he answered, still in calm & confident tone.
".................." Mulut menganga, tapi dah ga bisa ngomong apa2... percuma... :)*
Gua kagum sama dia, bisa sampe segitunya... Setau gua hukuman wajib militer ga gampang. He really took the risks.
- N yang in charge bikin semua dasi dan scarf merah yang kita pake dan juga jadi koordinator untuk bikin properties dan juga soloist. Belum lagi dia kerja 5.5 hari. Wew... ga kebayang..
Setau gua dia sampe ga tidur karena ngejar deadline. Semoga dikau sehat2 saja sekarang.
- Para narator yang sampe harus ada latihan khusus bahasa Inggris biar pronounciation & nada yang bener. Sampe print kertas narasi dengan huruf segede2 buta, sampe corat-coret kertas narasinya biar nadanya bener. Susah banget kalo ganti pronounciation, karena kita udah bertaun2 terbiasa dengan pronounciation yang salah. Good job narator!
- Temen2 yang dalam masa persiapan diselingi dengan exam period. Pasti tough banget buat kalian. Mudah2an nilai examnya bagus :)
-Temen2 yang harusnya OT sampe jam 11 malem buat nyelesain kerjaan, tapi harus keluar kantor karena ada latihan jam 7.30 malem, dan akhirnya gantiin OT itu besoknya sampe nyubuh. Salute for you!
-Tim AV, Multimedia, dan Stage Coordinator. Yang kehilangan banyak crew karena pada pulang ke Bandung. Yang ketiban kerjaan ekstra karena kita banyak maunya. Yang pusink tujuh keliling karena suara choirnya kecil banget. You did a good job!
- Yang nyubuh2 bareng gua ngedit invitation, ngelengkapin rundown acara, bikin programme note... dan temen2 lain yang ga bisa disebutin di sini *karena kalo disebutin satu2 ntar postingnya ga beres2*. I remember all your hard work...
Kita semua semua amatir, pengalaman nyanyi ato maen drama juga dikit banget. Untuk narator dan soloist malah sepertinya ini pengalaman pertama mereka.
Di mata penonton lain yang ga terlalu ngeh sama proses persiapan, mungkin penampilan kita biasa2 aja (amatiran lah). Tapi di mata gua yg tau banget seluk beluk belakang panggung.... deep down inside my heart I'm grateful to be able to work with you guys. I could see that you really give your best. THE BEST.
Dan gua juga bersyukur karena gua ngeliat pertumbuhan & perkembangan dalam diri temen2 lewat proses persiapan Kantata.
Makasih buat banyaknya pelajaran yang gua bisa ambil dari temen2 semua. Dan makasih buat surprise-nya! It's like.... wow! Di tengah segala kelelahan fisik seudah Kantata dan tiba2 Ko E (ketua panitia Natal) dateng ke gua dan ngasih satu bingkisan. Di dalemnya ada sebuah buku berjudul Life Sentences (yang sekarang jadi bahan sa-te tambahan) dan sebuah kartu...
Kata2 dalam kartunya bener2 menguatkan, dan bukunya... baru baca 2 bab tapi udah banyak yang di-highlight tuh! :)
Grateful to GOD for HIS blessings, faithfulness, strength, and LOVE :) and grateful to GOD for all the great Bros & Sis that I serve with :)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
On Christmas Day: an Operette - narsis mode: ON (video)
Akhirnya... hari itu tiba... Kantata Natal!
To the point aja ya...
Videonya bisa diliat di acc Facebook gua (bisa liat plus comment2nya)
Ato di sini, sini, sini, sini, dan sini.
Emang sih di videonya suaranya cempreng, tapi klo nonton aslinya sih ga se-cempreng itu *pembelaan diri*
Memang masih agak jauh dari sempurna sih... Tapi gua tau banget kita semua udah berusaha put our best effort (ntar sharing2 di post berikutnya). Lagipula... kita bukan penyanyi ato pemain drama profesional :p Maklum sajah yah...
Bandingkan dengan rehearsalnya di sini & sini. Hahaha!
Di video rehearsalnya bisa diliat beberapa muka temen2 yang pada hari-H beraksi di belakang panggung (AV, Multimedia, Stage coordinator, Lightning, dll).
OK, one's done. Next! Changi Chapel, here I come! :D
To the point aja ya...
Videonya bisa diliat di acc Facebook gua (bisa liat plus comment2nya)
Ato di sini, sini, sini, sini, dan sini.
Emang sih di videonya suaranya cempreng, tapi klo nonton aslinya sih ga se-cempreng itu *pembelaan diri*
Memang masih agak jauh dari sempurna sih... Tapi gua tau banget kita semua udah berusaha put our best effort (ntar sharing2 di post berikutnya). Lagipula... kita bukan penyanyi ato pemain drama profesional :p Maklum sajah yah...
Bandingkan dengan rehearsalnya di sini & sini. Hahaha!
Di video rehearsalnya bisa diliat beberapa muka temen2 yang pada hari-H beraksi di belakang panggung (AV, Multimedia, Stage coordinator, Lightning, dll).
OK, one's done. Next! Changi Chapel, here I come! :D
Monday, December 8, 2008
Becoming His Star
Menurut gua sermon ini tuh Pa Caleb banget! Beliau penyuka sastra. Perhatiin aja iramanya...
1. Menerangi tempat yang kelam bagaikan bintang di tengah malam
2. Membangkitkan hati yang terlena, tak lagi jadi pengembara yang kelana
3. Mengobarkan semangat yang membara memperoleh sesuatu yang belum ada.
4. Meninggalkan haluan yang salah kembali ke jalan Allah.
5. Meyakini Alkitab Firman akurat memimpin ke ibadah penuh hikmat.
6. Bercahaya dengan hasrat tinggi mempersembahkan yang bernilai abadi
7. Menggairahkan potensi Sang Pencipta bersedia dilupakan nan hidup tiada sia-sia
Wow... banyak poinnya. Harus dicerna satu2 >.<
Buat gua pribadi, hal yang paling menarik perhatian itu poin 7, tentang potensi. Poin ini terus-menerus ditekenin dalam khotbah beberapa minggu terakhir, bahwa di dalam diri manusia ada potensi-potensi dianugerahkan oleh Tuhan.
Hmm... potensi... kata yang indah bukan? :)
1. Menerangi tempat yang kelam bagaikan bintang di tengah malam
2. Membangkitkan hati yang terlena, tak lagi jadi pengembara yang kelana
3. Mengobarkan semangat yang membara memperoleh sesuatu yang belum ada.
4. Meninggalkan haluan yang salah kembali ke jalan Allah.
5. Meyakini Alkitab Firman akurat memimpin ke ibadah penuh hikmat.
6. Bercahaya dengan hasrat tinggi mempersembahkan yang bernilai abadi
7. Menggairahkan potensi Sang Pencipta bersedia dilupakan nan hidup tiada sia-sia
Wow... banyak poinnya. Harus dicerna satu2 >.<
Buat gua pribadi, hal yang paling menarik perhatian itu poin 7, tentang potensi. Poin ini terus-menerus ditekenin dalam khotbah beberapa minggu terakhir, bahwa di dalam diri manusia ada potensi-potensi dianugerahkan oleh Tuhan.
Hmm... potensi... kata yang indah bukan? :)
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