I have been thinking... what is an "AJ"? Can someone out there enlighten me please?
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Yesterday receive an email showing pictures of the budha statue remaining sturdy after the tsunami.
I wanted to reply to the email that not just the budha statue has withstood the tsunami. Mosques and churches have also withstood the tsunami. But then I deleted the reply. I don't want to sound as if I am high and almighty and point out that that certain person is just one of those people who are amazed, just cos they only see one side of the situation.
What I can do is to continue to do my best to testify and have the boldness to witness through my lifestyle and my life. And to seek the opportunity to introduce Christ into the conversation whenever I can. I just find it hard to bring it in amidst of conversation, and I find myself shying away from topics that non-believers bring up that are related to Christianity. I start to look around, I start to dodge, I start to shake my head and say, what to do...
And then after that I feel so ashamed of myself for not using the opportunity to clarify issues.
Well, at least I think my boldness has went up one notch when I met up with the ex-colleague who tried to sell me Amway. She is good with stating her point, and is the kind who gets swayed when pretty ideas of hope float to her. I really do not like the business and certainly is a little turned off by the way she tries to brings me in (puts in an extra product for me to try; telling me that I cannot judge unless I go to the meetings; keep saying that those negative comments about the business is just one of those people who can't make it) It really darn pisses me off. So what, if i dun join, that means I am a fool. I resist that kinda attitude.
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Just returned from writing an email to her. Though I am pissed about she trying to push the Amway deal to me, I try to sound less irritated :P Afterall, it's the business that turns me off and not her. After telling her that I am a natural non-MLM person, I wrote about other things. Below is an extract:
I have one observation though, when you presented the business to me. Your eyes were shining when you mentioned that one of the Diamond folks had just changed his car from a dunno-what brand to a BMW, or vice-versa.
You also repeatedly asked me to think about what we want to do with our lives, what is our purpose amidst of all this living and working. I have given some thought about it as I walked home from our last meeting. Let me give you my moral answer to your question.
I am half-way through a book called "A Purpose-Driven Life". My purpose in life, is to please God and tell people about His love for all. Sure, we still need to have practical financial means to live. But throughout my 13 years of being a Christian, I know that God will provide what I need, when I need it. When it's time for me to live a comfortable life (most Christians do not, frankly :), I am sure He will do it. We have a saying, "Man proposes, God disposes". At the end of the day, whether or not I fulfill my purpose I plan for myself, my loved ones, or to God, it's up to Him. Afterall, His love for me is bigger than any Tsunami that can ever happen in my life :)
Hope the above paragraphs didn't freak you out :) I just cannot hold down new things I learnt about God for the past 6 years. Like you, you want to share good things, same thing I am doing now. Only that it came 6 years late.
I felt proud after typing the last few bits. I am finally penning down my thoughts about my view of the God whom I want my friends to see. But it's really hard to tell people within a short span of time who God is, what He does to my life, and what He can do if we say "Yes" or "No" to Him.
I have got alot of people to tell about God... I am working on it.. My target is to at least win one soul for Christ this year. God, I will need all the help You can give ya?
Joyce
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Yesterday receive an email showing pictures of the budha statue remaining sturdy after the tsunami.
I wanted to reply to the email that not just the budha statue has withstood the tsunami. Mosques and churches have also withstood the tsunami. But then I deleted the reply. I don't want to sound as if I am high and almighty and point out that that certain person is just one of those people who are amazed, just cos they only see one side of the situation.
What I can do is to continue to do my best to testify and have the boldness to witness through my lifestyle and my life. And to seek the opportunity to introduce Christ into the conversation whenever I can. I just find it hard to bring it in amidst of conversation, and I find myself shying away from topics that non-believers bring up that are related to Christianity. I start to look around, I start to dodge, I start to shake my head and say, what to do...
And then after that I feel so ashamed of myself for not using the opportunity to clarify issues.
Well, at least I think my boldness has went up one notch when I met up with the ex-colleague who tried to sell me Amway. She is good with stating her point, and is the kind who gets swayed when pretty ideas of hope float to her. I really do not like the business and certainly is a little turned off by the way she tries to brings me in (puts in an extra product for me to try; telling me that I cannot judge unless I go to the meetings; keep saying that those negative comments about the business is just one of those people who can't make it) It really darn pisses me off. So what, if i dun join, that means I am a fool. I resist that kinda attitude.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just returned from writing an email to her. Though I am pissed about she trying to push the Amway deal to me, I try to sound less irritated :P Afterall, it's the business that turns me off and not her. After telling her that I am a natural non-MLM person, I wrote about other things. Below is an extract:
I have one observation though, when you presented the business to me. Your eyes were shining when you mentioned that one of the Diamond folks had just changed his car from a dunno-what brand to a BMW, or vice-versa.
You also repeatedly asked me to think about what we want to do with our lives, what is our purpose amidst of all this living and working. I have given some thought about it as I walked home from our last meeting. Let me give you my moral answer to your question.
I am half-way through a book called "A Purpose-Driven Life". My purpose in life, is to please God and tell people about His love for all. Sure, we still need to have practical financial means to live. But throughout my 13 years of being a Christian, I know that God will provide what I need, when I need it. When it's time for me to live a comfortable life (most Christians do not, frankly :), I am sure He will do it. We have a saying, "Man proposes, God disposes". At the end of the day, whether or not I fulfill my purpose I plan for myself, my loved ones, or to God, it's up to Him. Afterall, His love for me is bigger than any Tsunami that can ever happen in my life :)
Hope the above paragraphs didn't freak you out :) I just cannot hold down new things I learnt about God for the past 6 years. Like you, you want to share good things, same thing I am doing now. Only that it came 6 years late.
I felt proud after typing the last few bits. I am finally penning down my thoughts about my view of the God whom I want my friends to see. But it's really hard to tell people within a short span of time who God is, what He does to my life, and what He can do if we say "Yes" or "No" to Him.
I have got alot of people to tell about God... I am working on it.. My target is to at least win one soul for Christ this year. God, I will need all the help You can give ya?
Joyce
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