Reflections
I read something interesting today: 'One of the saddest experiences which can come to human beings is to awaken, gray haired and wrinkled, near the close of an unproductive career, to the fact that all through the years he has been using only a small part of himself.' -V.W. Burrows.
Reflection on Life: I've changed a lot since I was young - I've made mistakes and I've learned from some of them. but I've always believed that there is one part of me that remains the same: the part of me God created to serve and worship Him. He is the little kid that finds joy in hearing laughter, in seeing smiles, in seeing eyes light up with warmth.
So despite all the things that I do to improve myself to explore "all parts of me" to see whether God has given me something that I have yet to see (nevertheless know how to best utilize), and all the improvements that I've experienced that have changed me, and all the things that I do that overwhelms me and nearly drives me crazy, I find solace in knowing that there is still a link between everything that I do and that kid that God brought to life 24 years ago.
Reflection from Work: In soccer, we have attacking minded players and we have defense minded players. I observe that in work, I'm more of an attacker. I constantly look for opportunities to score. But this comes at a cost of possibily leaving my team vulnerable to conceding a goal. As much as I don't like to be "called off" from a all-out-attack, I know that this is what's best for the team.
Reflection on Love: They say with great power comes great responsibility. I say with great love also comes great responsibility. Love is power entrusted into our hands for the service and betterment of another - whether it is your girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, children, parents, even friends. When they say that God is love, they also mean that our God is has taken up responsibility for serving and bettering us - at whatever cost. So what do we really mean when we say we love? What responsibility have we consciously decided to take?
Reflection on Life: I've changed a lot since I was young - I've made mistakes and I've learned from some of them. but I've always believed that there is one part of me that remains the same: the part of me God created to serve and worship Him. He is the little kid that finds joy in hearing laughter, in seeing smiles, in seeing eyes light up with warmth.
So despite all the things that I do to improve myself to explore "all parts of me" to see whether God has given me something that I have yet to see (nevertheless know how to best utilize), and all the improvements that I've experienced that have changed me, and all the things that I do that overwhelms me and nearly drives me crazy, I find solace in knowing that there is still a link between everything that I do and that kid that God brought to life 24 years ago.
Reflection from Work: In soccer, we have attacking minded players and we have defense minded players. I observe that in work, I'm more of an attacker. I constantly look for opportunities to score. But this comes at a cost of possibily leaving my team vulnerable to conceding a goal. As much as I don't like to be "called off" from a all-out-attack, I know that this is what's best for the team.
Reflection on Love: They say with great power comes great responsibility. I say with great love also comes great responsibility. Love is power entrusted into our hands for the service and betterment of another - whether it is your girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, children, parents, even friends. When they say that God is love, they also mean that our God is has taken up responsibility for serving and bettering us - at whatever cost. So what do we really mean when we say we love? What responsibility have we consciously decided to take?
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