Stewardship

Since the earlier entry about Basketball Experience, something is like "knocking" at my heart. That is in the area of how i have take care my body. Not that i do anything harmful to my body or anything, just that to be honest, over these few years, i hadn't been a good steward of the "temple of God". I had allowed my "reasoning" or excuses for not exercising and really look after my body. And the "reasoning" that i normally used is, "i'm just not an active person or i don't really like sport."

But thru out these few weeks, i really ponder and think about the area of having a healthy lifestyle. It doesn't just restrict to exercise but in every area of my life, even my eatting habits. How i choose to eat certain food and reject the rest, but i must clarify one thing, there are certain type of things that i really don eat, as in i can't stand eatting it. But for the rest which i'm okay with it, and yet choose not to eat those, i must change in that.

So, now, coming back to exercise, i have come up with a few plans on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I choose the word "maintaining" cause i think that it is easy to start off and doing it, but it might be challenging to finish it well. That it is not based on a temporary "feeling" or "high" but it is base on "finish the race well". It is not a rule or a law that i had set up, but just plans that i have decided to do from today onwards.

I learn these from a book "Stewardship" which someone had given it to me in 2005 and until now is 2007, then only i have starting to build my conviction in a few aspect of stewardship as mention in that book. I'm very grateful to that person, who had given me that book.

You will never walk alone

Along life's road, there will be sunshine and rain
Roses and thorns, laughter and pain
And 'cross the miles, you will face mountains so steep
Deserts so long and valleys so deep

Sometimes the journey's gentle
Sometimes the cold winds blow
But I want you to remember, I want you to know

You will never walk alone as long as you have faith
Jesus will be right beside you all the way
And you may feel you're far from home, but home is where He is
And He'll be there down every road, you will never walk alone
Never, no, never

The path will wind, you will find wonders and fears
Labors of love and a few falling tears
Across the years there will be some twists and turns
Mistakes to make and lessons to learn

Sometimes the journey's gentle
Sometimes the cold winds blow
But I want you to remember wherever you may go

You will never walk alone as long as you have faith
Jesus will be right beside you all the way
And you may feel you're far from home, but home is where He is
And He'll be there down every road, you will never walk alone

Jesus knows your joy, Jesus knows your need
He will go the distance with you faithfully

You will never walk alone
He will be right beside you all the way
And you may feel you're far from home
He'll be there down every road

You will never walk alone as long as you have faith
Jesus will be right beside you all the way
And you may feel you're far from home, but home is where He is
And He'll be there down every road, you will never walk alone
Never, no, never, you'll never, oh you'll never
Never walk alone

A resturant with small portion

When Pastor Wenan shared yesterday about going into a resturant and serve with a small portion of food. Then i recall about something that happens about 1 year ago. It is very funny when i think about it.

Last year july, to celebrate shepherd's day cum chia yen's birthday, i organised a dinner with chia yen and all her other 4 sheeps. So i booked a place for dinner for the 6 of us. When we reach that resturant in chinatown, which initially i had lead them to the wrong way and had to walk back to the resturant. So when we finally reached the resturant, we ordered 4 dishes and 6 bowls of rice. And each dishes cost about close to $20. So when the food were served, nearly everyone's eyes open very big. I remember one dish which is like a piece of breast meat that is around the size that you brought from coles that is cut into about 10 slices. And i thank God that all chia yen's sheep are very gracious and even chia yen also very gracious to me. Just imagine with me, everyone is like try to eat a small slices of meat with a big mouth full of rice. Oh my gosh, it is one of the most embarrassment moment in my life. And after the dinner, while walking back home, i heard someone asking, "are you full?" then someone said, "can go home and had some instant noodles." Oh my gosh, that is really very embarrassing. Then i said, "next year, it will be a better one." But i guess there had been a few changes made, and the "next year" never really come.

But i still believe that one day, i can ask that chia yen for a dinner that will be full in stomach.

Basketball Experience

Just now i had the most interesting basketball experience ever. Mmm, just before i begin to share about the basketball experience, i will share a bit of the background first. You see, if you know me, you will know that edna don't like any sport. And for basketball, i had no idea of how to play or how to throw the ball into the hook to goal.

Towards end of last semester, i was told that we will be having a basketball every saturday. Okay, that's interesting. I don't know how to play and i know that i'm not good at any sports. Basketball, hmmm... interesting, can't it just be like coffee or something, just sit down and chat and talk, but nope, basketball. So we had basketball on one saturday and have break after that as it is close to exam period. Well, i was the worse in the group, i think if there is any "red card" i will have gotten at least about 5 "red card". But the girls are very gracious towards a beginner like me.

So today, it is the third time i played basketball in QLD. Well, i didn't score any goals this time also. And the interesting part is there is two in each team. So when we played the game today, it is either my partner has the ball or i will have the ball, no third person to throw the ball to. And this time, i learn to when i got the ball, i will try to bring the ball closer to the goal and pass the ball to my partner, cause i can't score any goals if i will to attempt to throw the ball and it will ended up wasted the oppportunity to score.

The interesting part is yet to come, after a while we take a break as there were guys who came earlier than us, waiting for us to finish so that they can play basketball. So after a while, another girl comes, she is the friend's friend that i know recently thru ccm, she came and wanted to join us for basketball. But after a short chat, she said, "do you all want to come over to our place for a tea, since now is like tea-time?" then we said, "sure. :)" Both of them are very friendly, and we have some interesting chat at their place like to set up a "food business" and each of us play our part in the "food business".

I think i will be seeing them soon again on wednesday when they came over to the babes' house for dinner. Look forward to wednesday as it will be a great time of building friendship and even the possiblity of building friendship that will least forever. :)

Tell the storm how BIG God is

Don't tell God how big your storm is, tell your storm how big God is.

This statement keep coming back to me throughout the whole week.

Everyone will have his or her storm, once in a while, but how many people can really tell their storm how big God is. So many times in the past, i had allowed the storm in my lives to determine on how i will respond to people, to things, to situations etc. But i learnt one thing, that is it doesn't help at all. In fact, it only makes things worse.

For the past few weeks, i do feel that i'm inside a storm and it doesn't seems like the storm will stop anytime soon. I'm not going to talk about the storm, which i do realised that storm in people's life is real and it's a struggle to go thru it. That's not my focus. It is not about the storm. It is about the One who has promise never to leave me nor forsake me. That the old had gone and the new has come. Those who hope in the Lord, will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.