New lesson.. and new hobby!!

I was having a discussion with some friends about how we can reach out to people and tell them about Christ. We came to the conclusion that, we just have to be cool!! There is no such thing as "my method of reaching out is a quiet one." If I am a quiet person by nature, the more I should step out and be bold for Christ!!

I used to think I am the quiet type (especially to strangers.. it's true!!) and all I have to do is to live a life reflecting Christ. I tell myself and people around me I reach out through testimonies. I guess that's not wrong. But if that's all I can do, then maybe it's time to do a bit more.

Someone told me we need to get out of our comfort zones for Christ. The very thought of that scares me to bits, but I must say I totally agree with him.

So new lesson : get outta my comfort zone. Right now. Stop doing things that I feel "comfortable" with and start doing things I fear. Like talking to mom more.. and looking for opportunities to share Christ (the opportunities have become clearer, but I'm still too scared to do anything.. boo hoo hoo... sorry God!!).

I've also decided to make thank you cards for people in my firm before I leave. That'll be nice. Plus, I like doing it. I must stop spending money to get more resources and work with what I have though, seeing that I'm still in "Broke-land".

Next weekend, for Father's Day, our cell group's gonna form a band!! That'll be so cool. I suspect they enjoy doing things like these, but they need to be pushed.

It's 2 more weeks to the Bangkok trip!! And 5 more weeks to my last and final day!!

Moving On

I have decided to move on in my career. The few days preceeding to resignation is stressful at best. The time of my resignation was like a huge boulder being removed from my shoulders.

But the time after my resignation proved to be the worst. I'm bracing myself to things that could get worse than "worst". However, the treatment I'm getting has made me see many things about the people that now still surround me:-

1) that certain people do not take kindly to resignations. They see it as you waging war against them rather than you just moving on to something better for you;

2) that when something is intended to be purely professional, certain people tend to take it personally;

3) that somehow, people do not know how to accept your decision on something, especially when they can't understand it.

While conversing with a friend today, I am being reminded of something. Perhaps this is a good time for me to spend with God instead of wasting my time doing nothing. Plus, I can't go for the sales coz I'm rather broke. What a great opportunity to renew my strength and refresh my faith!!

Uncle H said over the weekend in church that we need to pen down our life purposes, mission and our personal statement. I think I shall go think about it right now.