A solution given and some thoughts I don't want to forget

After reading through some news on the new paper, I've begun to appreciate life more. Life does not revolves around me as I use to think but life is an expression of thanksgiving for the grace that God gave. When I looked at my own shortcomings and focus on them, I became mired in these shortcomings and failed to see the good things that God has given me.

Surely not everything is supposed to turn out fine and well. Even when I pray to God to make everything good and perfect, I'm sure not everything will turn out the way I wanted it to. That is because, I realized that through hardships and suffering, God's power is shown and only when we decide to rely on God can we see his work in our lives.

A new revelations was given to me today as I start my fast from leisure and anything that would distract me from my walk with God.(inspired by JingYing) I've decided today that I will not allow anything to take away my time with God again or to do what is right. Yes indeed, in the Old testament, the Kings who wanted to follow God had to make the tough decisions of upsetting the public through destroying the Asherah poles and idols of Baal. These foreign Gods while no longer a threat to us, we have indulged in similar idol worship through our interest in drama shows, computer games, online pornography, work and studies and many others that has lulled us into a new sense of complacency in honoring our God through worship. I believe that God wants us to cut down these poles that vie with him for attention and occupies up our time that was supposed to be consecrated for him. How is another question altogether as these are not easy and has taken root in our lives. However, with their removal, we'd be liberated and God's work can be so much more effective and powerful without their influence.

I read today about Arsene Wenger refusing to leave Arsenal for Real Madrid even though Real Madrid was his childhood club. His commitment to the young players prevented him from doing so as he also cited that in Arsenal, people were patient with him. Giving him the much needed support to build a team from young players who play attractive football. Basically, people trusted him, gave him support when he was trying something that no one had tried before and stood around him when results were not coming in. Instead of threatening to sack him as all the other clubs have done when poor results happened, they continued their support and he eventually delivered the goods. So when they won, the sweet taste of victory was savored by everyone in the club.

Now the reason why I raised this up was because I felt that my CG is like my club. With Jingting as the manager who makes the decisions in how to lead the team. Of course our board of directors is God himself who decides what we are supposed to do. What we as part of the club needs to grow in giving support to the manager even when mistakes are made rather than be the first to weld the axe in wanting the manager's head to roll. This way, support will be appreciated if the advice we give is constructive and when we show our support through encouragement instead of mocking or challenging the decision made. That should allow us to savor the victory and brave the storms together as a team and I think that is what my team needs right now. What I need right now as well. I pray that God will make us into such a team that supports each other and never one to put another person down even if the person is wrong.

When you care about others, your own problems will be taken cared of my God
-Rick Seaward