2007, Unto The New Year…
Happy New Year 2007 to my fellow friends and blog readers.
I bid you a happy and blessed year for 2007, though for myself, 2007 might not be a happy year and there will be a lot of changes, trials and challenges that I have to face. I have to enter a new world, the next step, the next phase in life, and in every options that I can choose to take, there is a price that I have to pay for each of the choices. To lay it out simply, here are the options that I can take on 2007.
A. Go home to Indonesia and continue parents’ business
This might by the “easy way out”, and the easy way usually brings a toll on the maturity development of a person. If I go this way, I will lose the chance to develop myself both in personal aspects and spiritual aspects towards maturity. I might never be able to become a fully grown man that is able to make choices, have responsibilities and take consequences with every actions that I make. At the moment, this is not the choice that I want to make and my parents also wished for me not to take this course of action. Besides, the emotional toll is quite high if I have to leave KP-GPO now. I have been with them for only four months and I still have a lot to do here for my growth. I feel the need to tackle on more ministries and I have yet to follow the developmental activities like cellgroups and bible studies, so at the moment, this option A is not an option to consider taking.
B. Stay here in Singapore and face the many new challenges
The more difficult option, albeit the most rewarding one (provided I managed to finish unto the end). Two more months left in my study equals to having to start many preparations such as writing resumes, filing in extension of stay to the Singapore immigration and many nitty-gritty issues. Coupled with the fact that I will enter a new phase of life, namely the working life, many things will have to change. My sleeping cycle (too late at the moment so I must try sleeping and waking up early), my poor health and stamina which may make me unable to work 8-9 hours every day and many more. It will be a steep challenge to face, but if I take it, I know I will grow and learn a lot, even if I fail somewhere, I know that I will be able to learn from the mistakes. No one can become successful without stumbling here and there, the difference between the successful and not successful people is that the former always learn and take something from the mistakes.
In spiritual development, as I stated above, KP-GPO gave many more room for spiritual growth than I had before in Indonesia. With cellgroups only bound to start this or next week, I definitely need more time in here. There are a lot of spiritually mature people whom I can learn from here as opposed to my prior settlement which is still fussing over “internal matters” even to this day, straying their focus from the more important things at hand, and definitely, from God. Option B might take as little as two years to as long as God wanted to, from six, eight years to maybe more than that. And that is if He intended for me to stay in here.
The plan to take?
Maybe option B. I know God is with me and I just need to take this step… or maybe leap of faith. If I don’t get out of my comfort zone, no good will ever come to me and I will not be able to let God shape me and mold me to His purpose and likeness. It is indeed hard, and I pray that I will be given strength to endure and overcome it all through the year.
In this event, I would like to give my thanks to…
- GOD, for His enduring mercies and protection during the year, even when I am not faithful at times. Thank you for everything and I can’t believe it has been almost one year I’ve been here in Singapore. Can’t do it without you, GOD. For all you’ve done in my life, I am eternally grateful.
- My parents, who have given me the chance to study here in Singapore, and probably, extend my stay here for some another few years. Yes, I know that’s very costly for you… I’m sorry.
- Special dedication to friends at KP-GPO, thank you for bringing light into my life after six months of ‘no-life’ here in Singapore. Thank you for accepting me and I hope we can bring more glory into the LORD in 2007.
- Blog friends, campus friends, net friends and other friends that have supported me and carried me through during the year. I thank you for all your support. Thank you very much.
