morning ppl

morning ppl,

yesterday we ( mary,Mary's friend-hui sun, ericC,ben,smallD, BigD, winnie, EG and me) met up fro breakfast b4 service. later a smaller group went hiking at BJ. in the evening. Winnie made it to the top in excellent condition. sorry no pic as our official photographer - BigD didn't come la. then we all went to have makan accept winnie& EG as winnie sdh masak. anyways winnie promised to brush up her cooking skills and invite all of us to sample her delicious dishes, right winnie?

you know God is doing something with our group, as you know we were not this close b4 but somehow something changed and this is the beginnings of a greater work that God is doing in our CG. it's easier to live separate lives and maybe see one another a few hours on fri nite. we go about our biz rarely thinking what others are doing in their lives much less to think about what struggles they may be facing in their lives. somehow I think that is gonna changed whether we like it or not

In our work especially those in multinationals, you learn how to compartmentalize and organize our lives. you learn to box issues up - this one deal with it later, this one immediate action, that one throw away, that one, that one aiyo byk kepala sakit one!!! Its an effective skill that one acquires in order to perform to the max at work or else you would just go crazy. some how this skill can also flow over into our lives after work. and very often what will work in one place may not neccesarilly be as effective in another. that's where we all will have another super skill_ we have to unlearnt what we learn. This is especially important when we are dealing with lives and not inanimate objects eg work etc. In work , if we don't like to deal with an issue, we can hide it under a " to do when have time" pile. In lives, much as i wish it can be done( definitely will make my live simpler!)this way, but very often you end up hurting ppl

well God is stretching us. and one of the agents of stretching are ppl he has placed around us. they make us happy and glad but they also make us sad. but i'm afraid Throwing them out is not an option. filing them under the " don't wanna deal with it" stack is a choice you can make. Shutting ppl out is a choice. many times made because you've been hurt and don't wanna get hurt anymore. Unfortunately it also mean shutting God out of your lives. God knocks at the door of your heart for you to let Him in. He says " my child my yolk is easy. leave your burden behind and I will give you perfect rest". there is no guarantee when you open the door, ppl will not hurt you but there is absolute assurance that He will comfort you and heal every hurt and He will pick every single pc of your heart that has been broken into smithereens. pcs you think that have been so shattered that you think will never be complete again. But He say He will bind every broken hearted and set the captives free.He will make you complete again. Also when you open the door , you also open the door for "angels" that will come in and cheer your heart. they will encourage you, cry with you when you cry and laugh with you when you laugh. they will share their lives with you and help you through the rain. These are bros and sis He has placed around us.

welcome to our cg. welcome to our lives . let us be open and transparent. we are not perfect and may fail and dissappoint but we will be here - hand in hand , heart to heart.In this journey of life where God is perfecting us , while we are under construction, let us reach out to one another in His LOVE.

God bless