Modeling
A friend of mine gave me a gift over X'mas (Christmas). I didn't rip off the gift-wrap until few weeks ago. When I saw the gift, I was laughing because I am too old for this. The gift was definitely for kids. He gave me a car model... a JDM car model. (Note: For those of you don't know about JDM, it stands for Japanese Domestic Market.) My friend knew that I love this kind of JDM car, Mazda RX7, and decided to buy it as my X'mas gift. I opened it up and I saw all little tiny separate parts from differnt parts of the car. There were pieces of different parts and a instruction manual to guide you how to put them together. After I read, I just left there and thought that I would give a try sometimes later.
God is so funny and interesting. Like Bible said, He tries to use our surroundings [things, people, ...etc.] talking to us. This past weekend was the weekend that I should go to my unit to drill but I couldn't go because my car is still in the bodyshop waiting to get repaired and re-painted. Before I went to Soul Survivor church for this past sunday service, I went online and checked to see any new job openings. I did submit couple re'sume' and started to think about the relationship between my age and the entry-level positions that I tried to apply. I couldn't believe that I am still at entry, FOB and recent college graduate level. I started to wonder why and I did some flash back starting from the time after I graduated. I got a techical support position in 2004 and got laid off after 3 months. Then, I spent 2 months to search for jobs and couldn't wait any longer. So, I prayed and felt that God was leading me to join US Army (I wasn't sure about it but had a strong feeling inside that I had to do it in order to move on my life.) After 7 months, I got another technical degree from US. Army School of Information Technology in Georgia. Then, I got a technical marketing position in a LCD monitor manufactor for 4 months and you know the story later on...
I realized that I spent the most of time in Army Training and I started to doubt, was this worth it?
is it worth it?
was it worth it?
will it worth it?
Pastor Marc, who is my spiritual my father and friend for long time, told me a story... a real-life story. The story reminded me and I would like to share with you.
A sister (I forgot the name but if I find out, I will update here) was a missionary. When she was young, her father taught her how to see things in different ways in order to decide things in her life. In her college year, she had a hard time to choose her major. One day, she asked her father about her major. She told her father about majoring in Business and Medicine. Her father asked her, "Which one is worth it for you to be? A Business man? or A doctor? Which one is worth the most value of your life?" After she was asked, she decided to go for Medicine.
She finally graduated and actively involved with mission ministry in the church. One time, God called her to go to Africa for a mission trip. She did go and tried to help natives by using her knownledge of medicine. As we know about the history of Africa, there was a lot of war going on there. By the time reaching the country that she went, all euro and americans left there because they heard rebels like to kill White. She asked God to give her direction and God told her to stay where she was.
Rebels came and conquered the land. They found her and captured her. They ripped her off completely naked and raped her in the end. She started to have doubt and asked God the same question that her father asked her long time ago, "Is it worth it?" God replied, "Am I worth it?" She realized that no matter what, it's all worth it for Jesus. In the end, she was rescued.
This story really encourged me. I know God uses Army Training to train me and shape me hard into the one that he wants me to be. He wanted to break me into pieces and put them together back by his own hand. It's all worth it.
Whatever that we do, is it worth it for Christ? Think about which one is but which one isn't. All I know is that as long as God makes us or calls us to do, it's all worth it.
in Christ,
-Mike
God is so funny and interesting. Like Bible said, He tries to use our surroundings [things, people, ...etc.] talking to us. This past weekend was the weekend that I should go to my unit to drill but I couldn't go because my car is still in the bodyshop waiting to get repaired and re-painted. Before I went to Soul Survivor church for this past sunday service, I went online and checked to see any new job openings. I did submit couple re'sume' and started to think about the relationship between my age and the entry-level positions that I tried to apply. I couldn't believe that I am still at entry, FOB and recent college graduate level. I started to wonder why and I did some flash back starting from the time after I graduated. I got a techical support position in 2004 and got laid off after 3 months. Then, I spent 2 months to search for jobs and couldn't wait any longer. So, I prayed and felt that God was leading me to join US Army (I wasn't sure about it but had a strong feeling inside that I had to do it in order to move on my life.) After 7 months, I got another technical degree from US. Army School of Information Technology in Georgia. Then, I got a technical marketing position in a LCD monitor manufactor for 4 months and you know the story later on...
I realized that I spent the most of time in Army Training and I started to doubt, was this worth it?
is it worth it?
was it worth it?
will it worth it?
Pastor Marc, who is my spiritual my father and friend for long time, told me a story... a real-life story. The story reminded me and I would like to share with you.
A sister (I forgot the name but if I find out, I will update here) was a missionary. When she was young, her father taught her how to see things in different ways in order to decide things in her life. In her college year, she had a hard time to choose her major. One day, she asked her father about her major. She told her father about majoring in Business and Medicine. Her father asked her, "Which one is worth it for you to be? A Business man? or A doctor? Which one is worth the most value of your life?" After she was asked, she decided to go for Medicine.
She finally graduated and actively involved with mission ministry in the church. One time, God called her to go to Africa for a mission trip. She did go and tried to help natives by using her knownledge of medicine. As we know about the history of Africa, there was a lot of war going on there. By the time reaching the country that she went, all euro and americans left there because they heard rebels like to kill White. She asked God to give her direction and God told her to stay where she was.
Rebels came and conquered the land. They found her and captured her. They ripped her off completely naked and raped her in the end. She started to have doubt and asked God the same question that her father asked her long time ago, "Is it worth it?" God replied, "Am I worth it?" She realized that no matter what, it's all worth it for Jesus. In the end, she was rescued.
This story really encourged me. I know God uses Army Training to train me and shape me hard into the one that he wants me to be. He wanted to break me into pieces and put them together back by his own hand. It's all worth it.
Whatever that we do, is it worth it for Christ? Think about which one is but which one isn't. All I know is that as long as God makes us or calls us to do, it's all worth it.
in Christ,
-Mike
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