Sunday, August 28, 2005
It's show time! The vacations are over, the students fill the classrooms again and all those who travelled on vacation are back. Yes! It's time let the show go on my friends! It's exciting, it's thrilling, it's boring? Hopefully not! It's a whole new chance to make your stand and effort to move a step further, to grow a bit higher, or even yet, to make a difference on this world! What are you going to do? No matter what you do, do it thoroughly, righteously, and be wise for it ain't no easy way. Once you're done, the results will speak for themselves!
As for me, I'll work as a Lifeguard, cycle as far as my legs and possibilities will let me, keep on studying, meeting lots of new people..... [breathe].....organize a whole bunch of sport events, give lots of therapeutic massages, instruct people in the sportcenter, and a whole lot more that life requires me to do. All of it, with the amazing helpful hand from God!
Are you ready? Let the show begin! :-D
As for me, I'll work as a Lifeguard, cycle as far as my legs and possibilities will let me, keep on studying, meeting lots of new people..... [breathe].....organize a whole bunch of sport events, give lots of therapeutic massages, instruct people in the sportcenter, and a whole lot more that life requires me to do. All of it, with the amazing helpful hand from God!
Are you ready? Let the show begin! :-D
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
This is the time, I see your mercy on me at every step I take.
I'm hitting the wheel with all my strength right on a curve attempting to reach the 40km/h speed in seconds to catch up with the pelotoon. At this moment I realize that God's Word is faithful indeed. He said, "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." (I Corinthians 15:58) All the arduous hours of riding, training, & watching on my weight hasn't been worthless. Now that I can stand up speeds round the 40 kilometers per hour for long enough, I know that God is faithful on His work. He led me to this path and He gave me the possibilities to become who I am nowadays. He made me a Cyclist, and I want to be one, for His honour. Every step taken, every stone moved out of the way, every effort, He led the way. I had once three ways to go to. Now is every aspect of my life leading to one way so that I may reach the goal. Praise be to God for who He is! I'm finally starting to taste the pleasurable side of His will. The way is surely difficult, but the satisfaction of knowing that I can be agreeable unto my Father's eyes is what makes the pain and struggle which this sport involves, worth it all. Now, not alone anymore but in the verge of beginning a contestant's life, in the right place, at the right moment, with the right people beside me, am I ready to head forward and stedfastly follow through that I may bring Glory to God, my Father who loved me even before since the beginning of days. He's my fortress, He's my Lighthouse, and in Him will I abide.
Thank you oh God for leading my ship safely ashore. I'm not lost nor confounded anymore, but I trust and believe that you perfect Will may be done here upon Earth.
In your name I pray, Amen.
I'm hitting the wheel with all my strength right on a curve attempting to reach the 40km/h speed in seconds to catch up with the pelotoon. At this moment I realize that God's Word is faithful indeed. He said, "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." (I Corinthians 15:58) All the arduous hours of riding, training, & watching on my weight hasn't been worthless. Now that I can stand up speeds round the 40 kilometers per hour for long enough, I know that God is faithful on His work. He led me to this path and He gave me the possibilities to become who I am nowadays. He made me a Cyclist, and I want to be one, for His honour. Every step taken, every stone moved out of the way, every effort, He led the way. I had once three ways to go to. Now is every aspect of my life leading to one way so that I may reach the goal. Praise be to God for who He is! I'm finally starting to taste the pleasurable side of His will. The way is surely difficult, but the satisfaction of knowing that I can be agreeable unto my Father's eyes is what makes the pain and struggle which this sport involves, worth it all. Now, not alone anymore but in the verge of beginning a contestant's life, in the right place, at the right moment, with the right people beside me, am I ready to head forward and stedfastly follow through that I may bring Glory to God, my Father who loved me even before since the beginning of days. He's my fortress, He's my Lighthouse, and in Him will I abide.
Thank you oh God for leading my ship safely ashore. I'm not lost nor confounded anymore, but I trust and believe that you perfect Will may be done here upon Earth.
In your name I pray, Amen.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Monday, August 01, 2005
Today happened what I was fearing the most; totally unexpected as a matter of fact.
This morning I approached my employer to organize my new working schedule. During two weeks had I been studying to become a Lifeguard and now I finally had the chance to work as one. That's what I thought at least, but no. As soon as the congratulations and greetings were over, did she tell me that the managers were on vacations during three weeks. The idea was to start right away. The only reason I had given up my vacation was to work and save my financial situation. Over three weeks would my vacation be over without any worthwhile work done at all.
Anger was no good. I chose for heading home and burst in tears while lying on my carpet. Why? Because precisely during those 3 weeks of 'free time' an evangelical campaign would go on in Israel where I should've been. No, I couldn't go due to finances. So 'ironically', during the only three weeks of the year that I actually have free time, am I not able to do what I'm supposed to do due to money.
I always promised to myself, "Don't let ever money be a limiting factor for God's will for you." Voilá! For the first time ever in my entire life of faith and miracle over miracle has that promise been torn into pieces. Lack of faith maybe? bad luck? a "Reality check, baby"?
Now, swallowed by the sea of unfaithfulness and living the real world like I've never done before, am I becoming more and more a natural man whom I'm not. Far from home, with no church to feel home at, with my dearest friends further than ever from me, and Spiritually, totally torn appart, am I here adrift like a sailboat with no sail led deep into the ocean by these waterseas...
By God's mercy and grace may I again find the sail, that Faith needed to lead me safely to the Lighthouse, to the Tower of strength, and to the place where reality has no meaning. A place in which God's Greatness overwhelm the rationalism and His Will overpowers any sort of understanding. A place where Faith does have a meaning.
This morning I approached my employer to organize my new working schedule. During two weeks had I been studying to become a Lifeguard and now I finally had the chance to work as one. That's what I thought at least, but no. As soon as the congratulations and greetings were over, did she tell me that the managers were on vacations during three weeks. The idea was to start right away. The only reason I had given up my vacation was to work and save my financial situation. Over three weeks would my vacation be over without any worthwhile work done at all.
Anger was no good. I chose for heading home and burst in tears while lying on my carpet. Why? Because precisely during those 3 weeks of 'free time' an evangelical campaign would go on in Israel where I should've been. No, I couldn't go due to finances. So 'ironically', during the only three weeks of the year that I actually have free time, am I not able to do what I'm supposed to do due to money.
I always promised to myself, "Don't let ever money be a limiting factor for God's will for you." Voilá! For the first time ever in my entire life of faith and miracle over miracle has that promise been torn into pieces. Lack of faith maybe? bad luck? a "Reality check, baby"?
Now, swallowed by the sea of unfaithfulness and living the real world like I've never done before, am I becoming more and more a natural man whom I'm not. Far from home, with no church to feel home at, with my dearest friends further than ever from me, and Spiritually, totally torn appart, am I here adrift like a sailboat with no sail led deep into the ocean by these waterseas...
By God's mercy and grace may I again find the sail, that Faith needed to lead me safely to the Lighthouse, to the Tower of strength, and to the place where reality has no meaning. A place in which God's Greatness overwhelm the rationalism and His Will overpowers any sort of understanding. A place where Faith does have a meaning.
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