28: Career Choices

My first job is still my current job. After I graduated from college, I immediately looked for a job that suited my degree. And gratefully, God gave me the best job. I can't believe that I'll be turning 7 years in the company this August. I remembered I was about to give up when I thought that nothing great was going to happen in my career. Then, all of a sudden, opportunities came, just at the right time. Talking about God's timing. :)


There are times that I would think about trying other companies and seeking better opportunities but I really never do anything about it. I never submitted any resumes or even deliberately look for jobs. Those were just spur of the moments. But not until I got back from Canada. I was opened to a lot of options. And my desire to work abroad grew. Actually, I got a change of heart because I never wanted to work abroad before. 


But right now, I'm not yet sure if this is what God wants for me. It would take a lot to actually leave my current job because I still enjoy what I do and now having the chance to really mentor a team, it would also be a lost privilege for me. When there was a door for me to go back to Canada, I wanted to take control and push it. But I didn't. I trusted God. Because I believe that no one could ever hinder His plans. It was a great opportunity but God knows what's really best for me. 


Just this week, I posted my updated resume to job sites and I received some responses through email and even got a phone call. I wasn't expecting any of it. And I actually felt scared. I'm not sure if I would even be qualified or if I'll even pass the interviews. It was the same feeling when I was looking for a job for the first time. I'm not even sure if it's even the right thing to do for now.


I was very much encouraged with the message today. Practicing God's presence. This is what I really need to do more than anything else. To be able to hear God clearly and know His will for me, I need to be in His presence constantly. I got so focused thinking what are the next steps I need to do instead of focusing on God. More than anything else, I need to understand the heart of God for my career. Why, what and where? And make it the desire of my heart as well.

^{Hebrews 13:5}

 Keep your lives free from the love of money and 

be content with what you have, because God has said,

“Never will I leave you;

  never will I forsake you.”

Knowing that God will never leave me no matter what, I just have to wait and be still.

28: My Bucket List

Last week, I watched this Korean drama entitled, "Scent of a Woman". The female main character was diagnosed with a cancer and she only had a few months to live. Before she knew about it, she lived her life allowing people to mistreat and belittle her. Only then after she found out that she got some courage to stand up for herself and do the things that she wanted to do. Realizing that she only had a few months to live, she chose to live her life differently and to the fullest. That's when she came up with her own bucket list.


If you've watched the movie, "The Bucket List" (starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman), you would know what a bucket list is. :)


After I finished the whole drama, I was thinking, a bucket list shouldn't just be for people who are on the verge of death. I mean, reality is, we all are going there. It's just really choosing to start living your life to the fullest each day, in the right way. :)


And so, I got inspired to start my own bucket list. Some of the things I wrote, it's been in my mind for a long time. I just need to write them down. Others, things that I just thought of recently that I would like to do.  And some, just today! :)


Here are some items from my bucket list...

someday, i want to write a book telling great stories of real people

it's time i take the risk for my hair! :p

I've made 29 cards for 29 people....71 more to go... :)

I just wrote this tonight after I read the blog of jansenism

http://jansenism.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/eating-bipolar/

The last scene of the last episode of the drama, she said that she wouldn't have lived her life to the fullest if she didn't know about her condition. Then, we should start now, right? When we still have all the time in the world. And as for me, living to the fullest should always be partnered with wisdom.

 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I (Jesus)have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. - John 10:10

28: love & wait

I'm 28. On Monday, I'm turning 28. Some may think, at that age, I should be getting married, or if not, at least be in a relationship and settle down before I get 30.


I'm 28. Even before I turned 25 or 26 or 27, I've been complete as a person. Since I learned to practice the word, "surrender", I became complete. In Christ, I am complete.


I'm 28. I am single. Yes, I've never been in a romantic relationship. As they say, "No Boyfriend since Birth". But, it doesn't mean I don't want to be in a relationship.


I'm 28. I'm a believer of waiting for God's best. Yes, I failed at one point. I've had my own share of being heartbroken. Not all may know. But, it didn't make me stop believing in love. It made me better.


I'm 28. As I continue looking up to the Author of love, I will never be tired of waiting. I will always enjoy romantic movies. No bitterness. Just waiting.


I'm 28. And if I'll meet him when I'm still 28 or when I'm 29 or 30 or whenever, my first LOVE will always be my first. And I hope it will be the same for him too.


I'm 28. A woman captivated by the heart of God. Beautifully waiting.