Tuesday, October 31, 2006
I'm Back
Hey ppl...I know I've been out of touch with my blog for awhile now, but what can I say, I'm a busy girl =) My exams are going on and there's so much that has been happening that I have not had time to sit down and write.
A few weeks ago someone told me my Blog was too…and it did not appeal to them. Well just for clarification, my blog is my space for me to put out my thoughts and to rant about what I want so, it does not really matter if it appeals to you or not cause I never asked u to read it in the first place, no offence.
Anywayz that whole bigger picture thing that I have been trying to adopt has not really been working well for me lately. I have been really confused about a lot of things, well actually there's one in particular that is constantly on my mind. The thing I don't get is, that I made a decision about the circumstances awhile ago and have decided to stick to it, however, Just when I decide to move on everything seems to be so overwhelming.
Why is it life always has a way of working in the opposite direction of the plans we have made? Is it a Yin and Yang thing? I mean I know that there has to be a balance and what not but isn't there also supposed to be something like Good "Chee" where everything flows smoothly in one direction.
Well all that a side, Joshua shared a great testimony with me the other day that reminded me of how gracious God is and how fast he can give us reassurance. The testimony was about how he had gone to the bank b4 church and so when it was time for offering he had no change and so was contemplating as to whether he should give or not but finally decided to do so. Then that night he got stuck in the rain and he told God 'after all I have given the least you could do is let me get a ride home". The next day during his devotion he came across the verse, 'sow sparingly and you shall reap sparingly, so abundantly and you will reap abundantly'. Then he went to D2Y2 and Sunil said he wanted to bless Joshua and to cut the story short he gave him a set of brand new Altec Lansing Speakers. It is just amazing how God works... I hope this story encourages all of u out there in knowing that God sees everything we do and is always Eveready to Bless us.
~Rosanne~
Posted by ~**Beth**~ at 3:45 AM
Sunday, October 08, 2006
~Crossroads~
There comes a point in our lives when we all reach a crossroad. The moment where we cannot keep running from the reality called life, instead, we have to settle down and accept the fact that decisions are a part of life, and we have to make them no matter how far or fast we run because as they say, 'life always finds away of catching up with us'.
I have come to realise however that being human beings, we never stop being afraid of life, and we always find it hard to accept responsibility. Because of these things, we always try to find the effortless, undemanding and uncomplicated route available, so that we do not have to deal with the more difficult, complicated, 'easier said than done' kind of situations. We constantly make excuses as to why we chose the easier road just to make ourselves feel better.
Why is it we do not say exactly what is on our minds? Why is it we find it so difficult to say what we really want, but always make up for it by saying things we do not really mean? We are inconsiderate to those around us and spew out hurtful words just to cover up and hide the pain that we are actually feeling because we cannot find it in us to let out our true feelings. It is not as if the process as to how we let out our true feelings are any different from saying things we do not mean. No. It is not the case at all. The process is exactly the same. We start out by opening our mouths and then uttering the words that describe how we feel. It is perfectly simple, yet we do not do it.
We all are well aware that time waits for no man. We know that what we want is there in front of us, just waiting for us to reach out and grab a hold of it but we are too afraid to do so and so when it comes to making decisions we make the decision to choose the road which hurts the least as is far less complicated. We live in regret and disappointment but in some bizarre way find solace in it. We should all learn to choose the herder road of the two roads, because from what I have learnt, no matter how hard that road may be it always has a brighter more beautiful picture at the end of it. We can find true joy and happiness instead of a momentary interlude of satisfaction.~Rosanne~
Posted by ~**Beth**~ at 1:12 AM
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Adulthood.....
6 Days...8 hours...54 minutes... and...33 seconds. That is exactly how long before I am officially considered an adult. It is supposed to be one of the greatest moments of your life. The moment You can finally stretch your wings and fly, as there are a million more experiences just waiting for you to reach out and embrace them. However so, I believe that it is also a very menacing moment.
It is true that you can finally have that freedom you have been longing for, the power you have so desired the chance for you to stand on your own two feet and say, 'I and I alone have the right to have the last say in my life' sounds perfect. But, what about the other stuff? We always tend to leave out the more important things, for example the responsibility that comes with the freedom and power that we have. As is said, "With Great Power comes great Responsibility." Being an adult also means having to make many decisions on your own, many of them life changing ones. And if u think making the decision is the hard part you have got it all wrong because, it is not the decision making that is difficult as it only takes a moment to do so. The consequences of that decision however, that is a whole different story, as we will have to live with these consequences each and every day of our lives.
I am not saying that being an adult is all-bad, No. I am not a sadist and so that is not what I am saying. I know that becoming an adult also has its many perks and believe me when I say it has its perks...however, all I am saying is that a coin has two sides.
Being an adult also brings about many perceptions. One of the very common ones is, that adults are wiser when compared to children. This statement is true, but only to a certain extent. I believe that wisdom comes through knowledge and experiences rather than age. Although being an older person means you have technically had many more experiences, it does not necessarily mean that you have learnt anything from it. A teenager in this day and age may have gone through many experiences in his life, which has forced him to grow up way before his time and take the responsibility of an adult. Does this not give him wisdom? It is not how long you have lived that determines how wise you are but how you have lived.
Life can begin and end in just a blink of an eye, and so, it is important that we make the most of every moment, because we will never know, when our life is going to be taken form us. We will never have to be afraid of life if we live each day and each moment doing the right thing to the best of our abilities, because then, no matter what has happened, we can say 'I did my best' and we will have no reason for regrets.
***Rosanne***
Posted by ~**Beth**~ at 2:06 PM
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
God's Gift........
Your talent is God's gift to you.
What you do with it is your gift back to God.
~Leo Buscaglia~
To me this is an extremely Beautiful and Marvellous statement. There is no doubt in the fact that God does not require anything from us. He is the awesome creator. The author and the finisher. The fact that the most that we could give him, does not compare to a mere drop of water, in a mighty ocean, says everything. Nevertheless, I believe that he made each and everyone of us unique with a special talent. And the reason for this is, not for us to sit around and let this talent go to waste, or to deteriorate over time, instead, it is intended for his good works.
I believe that we should all be making full use of the talents buried deep within us, to make a difference in the world around us. Believe it or not, in some crazy, unexpected way, we are all capable of changing something around us for the better. No matter what is said, we all have the chance of making an impact in the lives of the people we come in contact with. It may be a hundred people or it may be one single person, but it is still someone's life that is being turned around.
It is not how much or how little we say or do, but it is the simple fact we took the initiative to do something. It only takes a second for a person's heart to stop beating, one second to say something hurtful. One second for a day to end. Why not take one second to change a life? We are all extremely capable. Unlike others who are disabled, we all have working limbs, and organs that function well enough. A stable life and sufficient finances. So why turn the small little problems in our lives into big issues? There are people who are worse off compared to us. People, who are physically disabled, mentally challenged, and yet, they have learnt to make the most of their lives. They have turned out to be the ones encouraging us and impacting our lives instead of the other way around.
I strongly believe that it is about time we got out of our comfort zone and started doing things differently. Time we stopped being selfish and time we started reaching out a helping hand. It is time we stopped taking and time we started giving, for the greatest reward is not what we have on earth but what lies in Heaven.
*** Rosanne***
Posted by ~**Beth**~ at 1:48 AM
