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I'm currently on my study break since Thursday this week till the end of the month. What a relief from the days of working late and meeting deadlines. To be honest, I never thought that I'd be revisiting the times when I had to slog under lecture notes and saying 'hello' to mixed emotions of walking into the exam halls again. I remember the times back in my Uni days when I came to a conclusion that I am not cut out for dealing with numbers. I wanted out from Accounting. I was close to throwing in the towel. It's funny how things never quite turn out the way I thought it would be. Here I am, working in one of the top business services firm in the world, pursuing my CPA professional qualification.
Yes, there were occasional moments when I still ask myself why did I choose to contradict my words but as strange at it may sound, I have witnessed in so many ways how my decisions and crossroads have been guided by God, even way before I even knew who He really is in my life! Hence this brought me to believe that there's ought to be a reason why I have this paper qualification in my hands. It cannot be an accident. I have gone through a period of seeking and praying for my career path. I never quite like the idea of facing choices, which often makes me wonder about the analogy of God giving us "free-will" to choose. Knowing that God is one who's omniscient, if God knows what we are going to choose in the future, then do we really have free-will in the first place? Does that puzzle you? Being a thinker, it took me quite a while but I have came to realise that it seems that God knowing what we are going to do does not mean that we can't do something else. It simply means that God knows what we have chosen to do ahead of time. Our freedom is not restricted by God's foreknowledge but is simply just realised ahead of time by God. Due to the fact that it is His nature to know all things, His knowlwdge is necessarily complete and exhaustive, and because of that, He has ordained history to come to the conclusion that He wishes, incorporating our choices into His divine plan.
So, yeah... my decision is to give it a go. I chose to challenge myself to do something I think I cannot do. That's when my faith and dependency on Him is really put to test. God has impressed certain things in my heart about reaching out in the corporate marketplace. I don't really know where to begin with but I am entrusting this decision into His hands. No doubt that He has already written the whole story in His plan and wow, I thought it's quite exciting to think in a way that I get to "co-write" this story with Him because I participated in the decision-making part. *LoL* Does that make any sense to you? :P
Just a few days ago, I was contemplating whether I should attend a post-assignment dinner with my workmates because it's on a Friday, which means I gotta forgo being at cellgroup. My decision -- I joined the dinner. Last Sunday, I remember picking up a few brochures of the stage drama that's coming up next week at church. I handed out a few to my colleagues at the dinner and I sure hope that they will choose to come to hear the underlying message shared in the drama.
So this is one of the free-will moments I went through... I could have been at cellgroup fellowshipping with my cellmates and also feed myself with the Word, as always. But this time, I felt that desiring to walk my talk about sharing His love, I thought I should go beyond by stepping across the bridge and reaching at the other side. It is about bringing His love outside of church walls! Having a hearty meal with my colleagues sure will be even tastier and worth it!
So... here's an ad that I 'stole' from church's website about the drama:
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Date: 18 October 2008, Saturday
Time: 5.00-7.30pm
Venue: SIBKL, Main Auditorium
About the stage play....
The old song says that "love is a many- splendoured thing", but reality tells us that "love" can be bittersweet.
For its 2008/2009 season, Footstool Players is proud to present Crazy Little Thing Called Love: poignant portraits of the ties that bind – and sometimes knot – in a collection of sketches pertaining to the themes of love, courtship, marriage and family relationships.
The play features a mix of comedy and drama, but all thought-provoking in some way in highlighting issues pertaining to relationships. There's innocence, idealism, joy, humour, reassurance, hope, regret, heartbreak, sorrow, and more – everything that comes with that "crazy little thing called love"!
You'll laugh, you'll weep. But most importantly, you'll also think – and perhaps also discover.
--------------------------I should be in bed now... I need motivation to pick up the momentum to study... gaaahahaha.... someone please pray with me! Laterz, everyone...!
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