The art of Rejection

Rejection, most people fear it most. Some people have master it. I was talking to Juliana about rejection just now. She asked: What makes you try again when you are rejected? I guess rejection is part and pieces of a man's life. We face rejection every single day. How do you feel when people say 'NO' to you? This will be one of the important concepts in our life.

I have come to realise that life is how we view it. Our thoughts determinds our action and our action determines our charactor and our charactor will determine our destiny. What we will become starts with our thinking. No wonder the word of God in Romans 12:2 asked us to renew our minds.

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12: 2

It is the same with rejection. It's all about how we view it. How we view rejection is going to affect how we feel. If we are going to view rejection as 'Oh.. The person is rejecting me', then you will feel the impact of being rejected. But it is viewed as this person is saying 'No' to me because of .... nothing personal, then it shall be the way.

We need to take control of our thoughts, the things that we allow to think about, to ponder about. It will either encourage or destroy us.

I'm soooo Bored

Feeling a little restless nowadays. Everything seems so monotonous. Work, msn, church, serve, cell group, mamak, movies, fellowships.. I need some adventure. I need some excitement in life. Something that can make me feel excited again. Maybe I should learn something, go somewhere, do something extra ordinary. Pick up a instument or something like that. I don't know. I need to be motivated again.

Do you know what to ask for?

Hmm.. Have been thinking about this question recently. Sometimes I really don’t know what I am asking for. I felt that I am running in circles, after I get out from one trouble, and without me knowing I have already landed in another trouble.

Today’s devotion says, when we pray using our own way, this is what we are going to face. Running in circles. We need to ask God to open our eyes and see what is it we really need. Many times what we think is best for us now may not be good for our future. I thank God that He did not give me just anything and everything I asked for, no matter how desperately I asked. Now when looking back, the things that I want at that time really might not be the best for me.

So we really need to pray and ask Him to show us what we really need so that we would not be wasting our time running in circles and going no where.

A lesson on TRUST

I thought I would never blog, but then again I thought it's good to write down the things that God has spoken to me.

And again, God still speaks today. He has been teaching me a lesson on 'TRUST'. A lesson that I had a long and hard time learning. Trust.. What is trust, I asked myself. I first understand the meaning of trust by learning to ride a bike. When riding a bike, you need to be able to put your feet up, let go and not trying to take control and relying on the person who holds your bike. It requires you to have faith in that person behind you. Trust is letting go and relying on Him.

In my life, there are areas that I would like to take control. Sometimes I run ahead of Him and try to do things my way. When I do that, I always messed up. But He is always gracious, always guiding me back to the path He has for me. I will learn to trust Him totally and hopefully, I learn this lesson fast and move on to the next thing.